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VOL. 100 NO, 24 PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. 31069, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1970 SINGLE COPY 15e
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Gardner Watson and Draper Watson are shown
plans on the site of the future modular home commu
nity for the retired by John Williams, right, of Mariet
Census Figures Show County Growth
During the past decade
Perry has grown from a city
of 6.039 to 7,827 recorded in
the recent census, an in
crease of 30%.
“That''ligure sounds fine,
and comes up to my expec
tations,” said Perry Mayor
Malcolm Reese. “Estimates
had been around the 8,000
figure, and we arc very close
to it. And since no annexa
tions were made in Perry,
these figures reflect actual
growth within the city.”
Warner Robins has grown
77% during this same per
iod, from 18,633 to 32,987,
not including some 10,000
military personnel who live
in base housing at Robins
Air Force Base and in the
city. Annexation accounted
for part of this increase.
Centerville’s 480% increase
was also partly due to an
nexation as its population
rose from 290 in 1960 to
1.702 in 1970.
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PERRY POLICE OFFICERS enjoy Merchant* Appre
ciation Day held here Saturday. Several civic club* in
Perry *et up booths in the downtown area and gave away
hot dogs, cokes and cake to the big crowd of shoppers that
The Houston Home Journal
The population of Houston
County has increased to 62 -
Parents Reminded Os Shots
; School Children Must Have
Parents of children who
will enter Houston County
Schools for the first time in
• September are reminded of
1 the Compulsory Immuniza
tion law that went into es
-1 feet in 1968,
Any child applying for ad
-3 mission to a Georgia Public
- school for the first time (first
5 grade, or any grade if the
■ child came from another
1 state) must now be immuniz
ed against:
Diptheria
Whooping Cough
a Tetanus
i Polio
Smallpox
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fa, Ga„ who is President, General Manager, Director,
and Chairman of the Board of Aerospace Investors,
Inc., developer of the property.
174 from the 1960 figure of
39,154, a 59% increase.
MeaslesC Red, 7-day)
A certificate of immuniza
tion must be presented to
the school before the child
will be enrolled. These cer
tificates can be obtained
from doctors and from Hous
ton County Health Depart
ment.
Frequently, it requires sev
eral months to complete all
shots; therefore, it is advis
able to contact your private
doctor or local Health De
partment at once. Children
must have completed all
shots; otherwise, they may
fail to be registered in school
when it starts in September
1970,
cam* downtown Saturday. From left, Riley Hunt of the
Perry Rotary Club, Officer* Gen* Langston, Rotarian
Hugh Hill, Officer Wayne Cross and Officer Kermit
Beasley.
Alton Tucker, county com
mission chairman, expressed
disappointment over the fig
ure for the county, expecting
it to reach 68,000. He said
that some people’s census
forms had never been picked
up, and he had calls from
them.
Mayor Homer J. Walker of
Warner Robins stated that
he feels the figures for War
ner Robins are close, because
of figures supplied by con
sulting engineers which were
available. His city has an
nexted several populated
areas by petition, and an
area north of the city was
included this year by an act
of the legislature.
With the coming of new
industries and the growth of
present ones, Perry and
Houston County expect the
current trends in growth to
continue in the future.
Read Want Ads.
Plans Set For 600 Unit
Retirement Village Here
A modular home village for
the retired will be built on
approximately 75 acres on
Highway 41 North in Perry '
by Aerospace Investors. Inc.,
a corporation based in Mar
ietta, Ga.
The modular home units
are being built by the com
pany’s own design and built
to specifications required by
FHA standards, and each
will be placed permanently
on a concrete foundation on
its own lot. The present de
sign includes one bedroom,
living room, kitchen and
bath, and units used for this
village for rental to senior
citizens are to be equipped
with safety guard rails in
bath, halls and other areas.
Plans call for 600 units for
Perry in the large, park-like
area, with a surrounding 4
foot redwood fence. A rec
reation area will be planned
for the use of the residents,
as well as a shopping and
service center consisting of
launderette, stores, and oth
er facilities.
After approximately three
months of planning, actual
construction should take ap
proximately one year.
Aerospace Investors, Inc.,
has construction under way
on a project in Lenior City,
Tenn., consisting of 100 mod
ular homes on ten acres.
They are also engaged
in the location of other suit
able tracts in Georgia for
the construction of similar
villages.
Newcomers to City
Pinecastle Apartments;
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dei
niez, apartment 2
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cook,
apartment 3.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cobb,
apartment 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tal
madge, apartment 5.
Tara Apartments:
Dr. and Mrs. Michael
Grant, apartment 100 F.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Talley,
apartment 106 A.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Ad
cock, apartment 106 C.
Mr. Fred Hughes, 1004
Duncan Ave.
Mr. Walter H. McCrary,
906 Evergreen St.
Mr. and Mrs. William Loh
meyer, Rt. 1, Hermitage
Subdivision.
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THE PERRY JAYCEES served up several hundred
hot dogs to people in the downtown area Saturday during
Merchants Appreciation Day. The Jaycees also kept all
the other club bcoths downtown supplied with cokes and
Anchor Woodcraft Corp.
will build a 50,000 square
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Perry Calendar
Card Party (all types) sponsored by LGA to
raise money for tennis courth at Houston Lake
Country Club Friday. June 12 from 8:00 p -m.
Prizes awarded at 11:00 p. m. Snacks served. Ad
vance sale ol tickets SI.OO per person or can be
purchased at door. Reservations necessary for
members and guests, ('all 987-3046
Ladies Golf Association June meeting Tuesday,
June 16 at 1:00 p. iu. at Houston Lake Country
Club.
The Wesleyan Service Guild will meet with
Mrs, W. E, Barfield, 7:30 Tuesday, June 16.
The Perry Business Womans Club will meet at
7:30 p. m., Thursday night, June 11, at Holiday Inn.
It’s a Ladies Night meeting Thursday, June il,
at 7:30 P. M. for the Perry American Legion Post.
The meeting will be held at the New Perry Hotel.
Mr. Sam Nunn Jr. will be the guest speaker.
Vacation Church School at Crossroads United
Methodist Church will start June 15 through June
19—9:00-11:30 a- in. Ages 3 years through sixth
grade.
Commodore Perry, C.A.R., will have its Flag
Sale on Friday, June 12, from 10-2 in the down
town area. Flag Day is Sunday, June 14.
The Perry Teen Club will meet Saturday, June
13, from 8:30 to 11:30. The Golden Arcades will
play. All members and guests are invited.
Closing exercises for the Presbyterian Bible
School will be held at 6:00 p. m., Sunday evening.
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loot plant at Wrens, Ga. to
manufacture the modular
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ice. Jaycee President Ervin. Goodroe said the Jayceet and
all the other clubs showed up Saturday to show they ap<
predated the fine merchants of Perry and all they had
done to help the clubs here over the years.
units, and expects the plant
to be in production within
three months. The first 100
units will go to the LJnoir
City, Tenn. development of
Aerospace Investors, Inc.,
with the next 600 to come to
Perry.
Three Perry men are offi
cers in the company. Gard
ner Watson is Vice Presi
dent, in charge of Public Re
lations, Director, member of
the Finance Committee, and
a member of the Real Estate
Planning Committee.
Riley Hunt is a Director,
member of the Executive
Committee, and a member
of the Real Estate Planning
Committee.
Draper Watson is a mem
ber of the Executive Com
mittee and of the Real Es
tate Planning Committee.
John Williams of Marietta,
Ga., President, Treasurer,
General Manager, Director,
and Chairman of the Board,
was in Perry Tuesday to go
over plans with the Perry
officers. He is very pleased
with the selection of Pefjy
as a site for this type hous
ing, and feels that the vil
lage will be a real asset to
the city.
Merchants Day
Big Success
Perry shoppers turned out in
force Saturday to lake part in
Merchants Appreciation Day.
Large crowds came into the
downtown area and were serv
ed free hot dogs, cokes and
cakes by members of several
of Perry’s civic clubs.
The idea for Merchants Ap
preciation Day came about last
week and club members in Per
ry got busy and planned the
special day for Saturday. A
spokesman for one of the clubs
said it was all done so that the
clubs could show in some way
their appreciation lor Perry
merchants and all the support
they have given the clubs here
over the years.
Members of some of the clubs
have said they may hold an
other Merchants Appreciation
Day, or many more. No defi
nite plans have been made as
yet for another special day.
Watch Perry grow.