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Perry Chamber Will Sponsor Live TV Special Mr. Tom Daniel, President of the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Elwyn McKinney, Executive Vice President, announced today that the Perry Area Cham ber of Commerce has ob tained full commercial spon sorship of the live from Per ry, in color, telecast of the final night of competition of the 1970 Miss Central Geor gia pageant which will be staged here in Perry at the Senior High School gymna torium on Saturday, August 22, 1970. The Miss Central Georgia Pageant which is annually produced and directed by the Perry Jaycccs is an offi cial Miss America prelimi nary franchised for the six middle Georgia counties of Houston, Peach, Taylor, Crawford, Macon and Bibb. Mr. Daniel slated that in acquiring the rights to the color telecast, live from Per ry, all commercial time for VOL. 100 NO. 23 PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. 31069, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1970 SINGLE COPY 15* , I /«; f. > Jiw Ijk| *v w , JSIJj V"'. n |B| BL W |S HJ i ■! ■ WB .- : - -JB| It's peach-packing time in Georgia, and at Gunn's packing shed on Highway 41 north of Perry a crowd of teen-agers waited expectantly last week, hoping to be the Funeral Homes Will Continue Ambulance Service 6 Months At their meeting Tuesday Houston County Commis sioners agreed to pay a to tal of $1,500 a month to six funeral directors to continu ue to furnish ambulance ser vice until Nov. 1 when the Houston Hospital Authority will take over the service. Home Journal’s Billy Clark Will Enter Business William J. “Billy” Clark, who has been employed by Houston Home Journal for a number of years as a linotype operator, has resigned effec ■ * BILLY CLARK the 90 minute program will contain a living color promo , tion of the City of Perry, its , industry, industrial oppor , tunities, retail business re sources, tourism attractions . and facilities, domestic faci lities, homes, schools, chur ches. etc. The Perry oricnt , ated commercials will be fac tually filmed in color here . in Perry in the near future . and will visually and orally , publicize or promote a spe . cilic facet of the City. Mr. Daniels went on to say that the telecast will be originat ed by the facilities of WMAZ TV in Macon and viewed by some 750.000 people within their telecasting audience. Mr. Daniel added, that the Perry Jaycees are to be com mended for their sponsor ship and administration of the Miss Central Georgia Pageant which is one of the finest preliminary programs in the entire Southeast and certainly No. 1 in the state of Georgia. Bill VVinkis is The Houston Home Journal A federal grant is expect ed by the Hospital Authori ty by November 1 with which to start a county-wide ambulance service with one ambulance in Perry and two in Warner Robins. Funeral directors had ad vised county commissioners tive this week to enter the real estate business with his wife. In a statement to the Home Journal, Clark said, “My as sociation with the Home Jour nal has been long and pleasant. It is with mixed feelings that I now must resign from the paper to accept what I feel is a greater challenge in the real estate profession. I will con tinue to be a booster of this great weekly newspaper as it strives to build a better com munity." Clark is a graduate of Perry High School, a member of the Perry Civitan Club, the Perry Board of Realtors, and the First Baptist Church. He is presently attending the Georgia Institute of Real Estate in Atlanta. He will be associated with Clark Realty and Invest ment, Inc., a firm started by his wife, Margaret T. Clark. the current President of the Perry Jaycees and also holds the position of Producer-Di rector of the Pageant and has stated the production aspects for the telecast will be of the highest profession al quality, featuring as Mis tresses of Ceremonies, Miss Virginia, Cherie Davis; Miss Indiana, Jill Jackson, and Miss Tcnessee, Brenda Joan Seal, all of whom will parti cipate in the color telecast. The theme of the Pageant this year will be a magical adventure in prose entitled, “Somewhere Out There” fea turing original music writ ten for the Miss Central Georgia Pageant by Glen and which Will be telecasted to be held on Saturday, August 22. Mr. Helms slated Pa geant activities will com- Edna Osser of New York. Mr. Jim Littlefield of the Macon Musician’s Union, will be the Musical Director. Mr. Irvin Goodroe, President Elect of Perry Jaycees for “The Only Newspaper Published By And For The People of Perry And Surrounding Area" lucky ones hired for this summer job. Sometimes the work is hard and the hours long, but for most it is a never-forgotten summer experience and they return each year to work again. that they lost money on this service, and that they would discontinue it after July 1. Under the temporary plan until Nov. 1. the directors will continue to furnish ser vices and divide the money under a plan of their own devising. Salary increases were granted three officers of the State Court of Houston County. Salary of the judge, held by Judge Paul Armi tage, will be raised from 514.000 to $18,000; salary of the solicitor, held by Austin Kemp will be raised from SB,BOO to $12,000; and salary of clerk, held by Billy Hollo way. will be raised from $7,- 800 to SIO,OOO. All three en cumbents are expected to qualify to run for re-election this year. Salary increases become effective Jan. 1, 1971. Payment of SSO a month to the chairman of the Houston Planning Commission and $35 a month to members was approved by the commission ers, effective June 1. The planning commission meets from two to five times a month. Commissioners voted to support to the extent of $5,- 000 a program of advertis ing to attract more residents to Warner Robins and Hous ton County as presented by the Warner Robins Chamber CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 1970-71 is the Entries Chair man of the program. Mr. Goodroe has stated that he hopes to have a field of 20 competing contestants rep resenting the Middle Geor gia counties in competition for the title of Miss Central Georgia. David Helms, Executive Director of the local Pageant indicated that the Pageant this year will be a two-night program with a public pre liminary Pageant Friday, August 21 and the finals which will be telecasted com mence on Tuesday of that week when the 20 competing contestants arrive in Perry to live as guests for the en tire week in their prepara tions for the Friday and Sat urday events. In talking specifically a boul the commercial aspect of the program Mr. Daniel stated that according to the FCC regulations a 90 minute telecast is allotted 13Vk run ninc commercial minutes TOM THOMSON Tom Thomson To Run For Board Post Tom B. Thomson of Perry qualified for post 3 on the Houston County Board of Edu cation this week. The post will be vacated when incumbent L. C. Walker retires this year af ter 20 years on the board. “I have always been interest ed in the welfare of my com munity and education in parti cular and I would like the op portunity to serve the people of Houston County on the board of education," Thomson said. He has been a resident of Perry for the past 6'* years and is employed by CIBA Agro chemical Co. as a technical marketing representative for the State of Georgia. Thomson, 34, is a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and a 1960 graduate of Auburn University. He and his wife, Billie Sue, and four children, live at 1413 Ba ker Street in Perry. Thomson will be running for the post as a Republican. and examples of the Perry promotional commercials would possibly consist of filmed footage featuring our present existing industry and would focus upon their respective manufactured pro ducts, their employment op portunities, their industrial opportunities and their ex pansion and growth within the communities. A series of commercials with filmed footage and nar rative would feature our re tail merchants, local busi ness resources, the variety and availability of consumer items and shopping power that is available here in Per ry. Another series of com mercials would have a fea ture on tourism. Included would be motel availability, local attractions, etc. Still another series would deal with some of our domesticat ed facilities such as housing development, recent apart ment growth, home availab ility, and general population Council Calls Vote For A New Perry Library Perry City Council meet ing with the local library board Monday night, voted to c»U a special referendum to let the people of Perry decide whether or not they want the city to build a library. The County Commissioners have already told the library board they need the space in the . courthouse now occupied by the library in the courthouse here. The library also needs additional space other than the cramped quarters they now occupy in the basement of the library, according to a spokes man of the library. Mayor Malcolm Reese told The Home Journal that if the people vote in favor of the re ferendum, it would mean that the city will find a location and build a library. Reese pointed out that the City will still need a supplement from the county to help operate the library. “If Perry is going to have a library, we should do it pro perly by owning our own build ing,” Reese said. Reese pointed out that to build a library the city will probably have to have a bond issue for the amount of SIOO, 000 to $150,000. No date for a referendum has been set. TAX NOTICES MAILED In the regular meeting Tues day night, City Council was told by the City Clerk that some $260,000 in tax notices for 1970 were mailed to city taxpayers this week. Mayor Reese told Council that in view of the tux notice mailings he hoped the City will have a great deal of mon ey coming in during the next few weeks. NEW POLICE CAR Councilman Dan Hrilton re commended to Council that they buy a new Chevrolet police car from Union Motor Co. in the amount of $3,100. He said he had received bids from several other auto dealers and that Union submitted the lowest price. Council voted unani mously to buy the new car. PUBLIC HEARING SET Councilman James McKin Ochlahatchee Park Sets Members Day Membership Appreciation day at Ochlahatchee Park has been announced for Sat urday, June 6, by Jack Rag land, President of the Perry Club Council. The event is growth over the past years. Another series of commer cials would be developed that would deal with our re ligious and educational in stitutions and opportunities with filmed footage featur ing some of our fine schools and churches. Mr. Daniel stated these arc but a few examples of the possibili ties for the filmed commer cial footage which would be placed at strategic points throughout the entire 90- minute color cast, each pro moting or selling an avail able agency and or oppor tunity within the City of Perry. John Bryant, the Staging Director for the Miss Cent ral Georgia Pageant, stated that the telecast would ori ginate from the facilities of the Perry Senior High School gymnatorium which will be set up to accommo date 2,500 live viewers. Mr. Bryant went on to say that located strategically in the ley asked the Council to set a public hearing on the City’s new comprehensive planning _ — ~r~n — Stewart Bloodworth Will Run For Re-Election Incumbent County Commis sioner Stewart Bloodworlh of Perry qualified for re-election to his Republican post on the Commission this week. Blood worth is completing his first four year term as a Commis sioner. “At this time, more than ev er before, this county needs a choice of all types of good leadership,” Bloodworlh said. “Houston County is destined to grow with the growth propor tions we have for the next few years and we need to lead the county down the road of growth and progress,” he said. “I feel that honesty, sinceri ty and efficiency in county gov ernment, as well as being able to say yes when yes is needed and no when it is not in the best interest of the people of Hous ton County is what we need in our county government and I intend to continue to carry out this policy if 1 am re-elected,” Bloodworlh said. ”1 am the first to admit that 1 don’t have all the answers but I’m willing to work as hard as 1 know how to solve our problems with whatever energy it takes,” he said. Bloodworlh is a Perry farmer ■and businessman and life-long resident of Houston County. He owns Bloodworlh Forest Prod ucts, Bloodworlh Farms and is co-owner ol Crossroads Green houses. He is a graduate of Perry High School, Abraham Bald win Agriculture College, The University ol Georgia and holds a Master's Degree from Yale University. He and his wife, Marty, and two children, for members and their fam ilies, and their out of town guests only. There will be free swimming, and a recrea tion director available for free tennis instruction. From 5-7 p. m. free Cokes and hot dogs will be served. Dues may be sent to Mrs. Stewart Bloodworlh at 1201 Pine Needle Drive in Perry, or may be paid at the park on Saturday. Ochlahatchee Park opened for the summer on Saturday, May 16, and had 213 persons in swimming the first day. Argue with the editor. Write him a letter. viewing audience that night will be color television moni tors so that the audience on hand will be able to see not only the live action, but what is being viewed by the tele vision audience. In order to accomodate a color telecast, Mr. Bryant further stated that staging modifications in tlie area of increased light ing and stage setting ability, would have to be made at the Senior High School fa cility. These modifications would be of a permanent na ture and ui)on completion will make the facility at the Perry Senior High one of the most modern in the en tire area. W ork will begin in this area as soon as permis sion has been obtained from the Houston County Board of Education. The television equipment will begin to arrive on the scene some two weeks be fore the actual telecast. This is being supplied by the Tel and zoning ordinance lor Mon day night July 13, at 7:30 in the City Council Chambers. ■ ■’vr.T%y»»,..iwn«awi. .»■«•"» ■■ 1 live on Fineneedle Drive in Perry . '' Bpy Aj STEWART BLOODWORTH Perry Calendar Vacation Bible School will be held at the Perry Presbyterian Church June 8-12 beginning at 8:45 a. m. Chikhen age 3 through sixth grade are invited. First Baptist Church of Hayneville would like to announce they are having Bible School starting June 8. Time is from 6:00 p. m. to 8:00 p. m. All children are welcome to come out and be with us. Ladies Fun Day will be held Tuesday, June 9 at Houston Lake Country Club beginning at 9:00 a. m. Reserve golf carts by phoning 987- 3243. Luncheon plate available for SI.OO. The annual Community-Military Golf Tourna ment sponsored by the Warner Robins Chamber of Commerce will be held at Houston Lake Country Club Saturday, JJune 6. Please sign up in the Pro- Shop Tee-oil times will be from 8:50 a. m. to 2:30 p. m. Social Hour Dinner will be held Saturday night for participants and wives. The Flag Sale sponsored by the CAR originally planned for Thursday will be held from 10 until 2 on Friday, June 12, in the downtown area. Members and their guests are invited to a Bingo Party Saturday at the Perry Country Club. This event will get underway ai « p. m. A large crowd . is expected, so come early. ************* evision Production Incorpor ated Company of Atlanta, Georgia which will provide three color cameras, cohM* lighting, and the audio and video transmission trucks necessary to transmit the signal back to the originat ing facilities of WMAZ in Macon. Mr. Daniel staled that the color telecast originating live from Perry is a first for the Crossroads of Georgia and a first for the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce in its unceasing efforts to keep Perry on the move. The tele cast was made possible thro ugh the combined efforts of the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce, the Perry Jay cees. the General Telephone Company in Perry, Ameri can Telephone and Tele graph Company, the Colum bia Broadcasting Company, Television Productions In corporated. and WMAZ, TV, Macon, Georgia. McKinley pointed out that most of the problems in the new ordinance have been taken care of and that all remains now is holding a public hearing to discuss the new ordinance. McKinley also recommended the appointment of five Perry men to the newly formed Hous ing Hoard of Standards and Appeals. This board is set up so that anyone who has proper ty condemed by the City can appeal the action if they don’t think the City is Right. Named to the board were H.E. Weaver, Dan Nelson, W.G. Mullins, Mel Tolleson and Hugh Lawson Sr. In other action, Council sold the old Scout House pro perty at public auction for 51,000 to J.G. Beavers. The Council decided to spray Perry from the air for mosquitoes in the next few days. This will be the second time the city has been sprayed this year by airplane at a cost of S4OO to the city. Council voted to sell a used tractor to the Perry-Fort Valley Airport Authority for S3OO. Sara Nunn Jr. was re-appoin ted for a three year term to re present the City on the Middle Georgia Area Planning Com mission.