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A Visit to the Rock Festival - - - Lots of Action It was early Tuesday morning and many of the more than 2,000 teenagers gathered near Byron at the Middle Georgia Raceway for this weekend’s Rock Festival were just beginning to get out of bed. The early arrivals to the festival, which is ex pected Jo draw as many as a 100,000, are camped in areas surrounding the raceway. The woods are of tents and make-shift shelters that are occupied by those who can be called really ‘Hippies” and those who not so “Hippie”. Many of the rock fans have come to Middle Georgia from as far away as New York, Ohio, Indi ana, New Jersey and other states. The Home Journal talked to one boy who was from New Jersey. He said the rock festival at By ron looked as though it was going to be a real “Freak Out.” “Man, we are going to have a ball at this freak out,” the bearded, long haired New Jersey youth said, “This thing has got all the makings of being VOL 100. NO. 27 Graduates of the 1950 class of Perry High School held their reunion Saturday night at Ochlahatchee Club House, with 18 of the 29 graduates attending. Seated I. to r., Ann Batchelor Langston, Kathryn Harris Harvester, Sara Abrams Pottenger. Standing, front row, Chesley Nunn Elected State Planners Perry Attorney and State Rep. Sam Nunn Jr. has been elected vice president of the State Planning Commission. Nunn, who is now serving his second term on the Mid dle Georgia Area Planning Commission, has also served as president of the MGAPC. The membership of the State Planning Association is made up of persons em ployed in planning as well as interested laymen and persons affiliated with plan ning such as the board mem bers of local planning com missions. The purpose of the asso I !'" v , !!••.■ 'V , %..-<%►" \.v :^-^t.»"*»* T . . t t .. . . . ... f » rn " throughout the three day festival is being completed The giant stage on which the rock groups will per- at the festival site near Byron. H The Houston Home Journal ciation is to promote under standing of planning among the general public and to sponsor continuing educa tion projects for planners. SAM NUNN JR. one really smash out and I’m already having like a very groovy time out here in this very wooded but nice place,” he said. Many of the young people who arrived early are working for the promoters of the festival help ing erect fences, stages, towers and public toilets. Most of the workers are staying in one area behind the race track and they have their own eat.ng, bathing and toilet facilities. Middle Georgia has already begun to feel the effects of the Rock Festival as hundreds of rock fans pour through all sections of the mid-state on their way to the rock site near Byron. The Interstate 75 Interchange is cluttered with visitors to the rock festival as they walk to the restaurants in Byron to eat. A Methodist church in Warner Robins has set up a first aid and food station near the site to help any of the rock fans who might need their assist ance. The Methodists have been busy since setting up the stand with everything from a stumped toe Perry's Hometown, Community Newspaper for the Past 100 Years Cawthon, Barbara Jones, Jean Clark Lyles, Betty Ann Smith Poole, Mildred Greene Newberry, Evelyn Gilbert Cawthon, and Thomas J. (Jack) Smith. Back row, Seabie Hickson, Bobby Satterfield, Sherrill Stafford, Ben New berry, Jeff Pierce Jr., Billy Gray and Jimmy Lewis. Hulbert Heads City Attorneys David Hulbert, Perry City Attorney, was named Presi dent of the City Attorney section at the Georgia Muni cipal Association’s annual convention held on Jekyll Is land June 21-23. Perry City Councilman Al ton Hardy was named Vice President of the Third Dis trict of the Georgia Muni cipal Association. Attending the convention from Perry with their wives and husbands were Mayor Malcolm Reese; City Com missioners Alton Hardy, John Barton, Frank Leonard and James McKinley; City Clerk Mrs. Neal Bunting Jr.; Water and Sewer Plants Supt. A1 Meens; Maintenance PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. 31069, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1970. Supt. Edward Warren; Build ing Inspector Harry Griggs; and City Attorney David Hulbert. Stores Will Close July 4 Most stores in Perry will be closed Saturday in obser vance of the Independence Day holiday. A few merchants will close both Friday and Saturday but the majority of the local stores will remain open Fri day and close Saturday. to youths who wanted the Methodists to mail a let ter for them. Concession stands have sprung up all along the area of the festival with many of them advertising that they are open 24 hours a day serving food, cof fee and soft drinks. Some property owners in the area of the fes tival haven’t taken to the idea and have posted hundreds of “No Trespassing” signs all along their property. Some of the property owners in the area have even roped off their land in an attempt to keep the festival visitors from trespassing. The chief promoter of the festival here, Chris Cowing of Atlanta, told The Home Journal Tues day morning that ticket sales are not going as fast as expected at this time. But he stated that even if ticket sales are slow he expects more than 60,000 at the very least to show up for the 3 day festival of rock music. The rock festival will have a number of police officers in attendance. Besides officers from Hous ton, Peach and Bibb Counties, Governor Lester Christian Day School Purchases 28 Acre Site The board of trustees of the Perry Christian Day School announced this week that they have purchased a site on which the school will be constructed. The site for the new school is 28 acres just south of the Holly Hills subdivi sion on Highway 41. The land was purchased from Billy and Ed Beckham and L. E. Hicks. “The purchase of this bea utiful site is in keeping with the constant aim of the Per ry Christian Day School to establish the finest school of its type in Middle Georgia area,” a spokesman for the school said. Curtis Riner Retires From Colonial Curtis A. Riner Sr., mana ger of the Colonial Store in Perry since 1962, has taken a medical retirement after 28 years in the grocery busi ness, 22 of them with Colo nial Stores, Inc. His employ ment with Colonial began in May 1948. Before coming to Perry he served as manager of the Pio Nono Ave. Colo nial Store in Macon. Mr. Riner expressed his appreciation to his many loy- 1 yp%[ i gjl V ''"Tit mL- IT / juf "7T *r] | V \. THr V. * I* 'v j • ; Jim**' v - 4 • a I ’X f I wv « iilffjPlK’ I ft , Iftlf' l v ftFlHr : Mtmbtn of tho fund-raising committa* of tho ferry Chamber of Commerce which is sponsoring the Miss Cen tral Georgia Pageant to be televised in color from Perry on August 22 met at the New Perry Hotel Monday for a School officials said they studied some 20 locations be fore deciding on the announ ced site. They pointed out that the site will give the school an opportunity to meet future demands for ex pected growth. School officials said that long range plans call for the construction of 2 academic centers to be used for lower grades and high school grades. The long range plan of the school also calls for an administration complex, lunchroom, gymnasium and athletic field. The school now has more than 400 students registered for classes to begin in Sep tember. al customers for their pat ronage and friendship dur ing his years at the Perry store, and said that he hopes this loyalty with be trans ferred to the new manager whose name will be announ ced in the near future. Celebration The Perry Country Club will hold its annual Fourth of July celebration at the club Saturday with golfing and swimming during the day and a covered dish sup per at 7 p. m. followed by an entertainment program. Families of members and their guests are invited to attend the festivities. Maddox is sending about 40 state troopers and sev eral GBI agents to spend the weekend at the festi val. When asked about the police protection one of the rock fans told The Home Journal, “Man, we don’t need any police protection because all of us are like non-violent. We love everybody, man, and we’re not going to get violent with anyone,” he said. The early arrivals were well on their way to work as The Home Journal Reporter left Tuesday. 1 hey were painting, driving nails and carrying lumber in an effort to get ready for the big week end. Both boys and girls were working side by side getting the job done. All were having a good time and the excitement over the upcoming festival was everywhere. It looks as though this will be a big weekend for Middle Georgia in all kinds of ways ... If you’re not a rock music fan you might as well stay away from Byron this weekend. Hall Hired By The Bank Os Perry W. V. Tuggle, President of The Bank of Perry, an nounced this week the hiring of a new vice president for the bank here. Tuggle said Gary Hall asso ciated for the past six years with Georgia Bank and Trust Co. in Macon, will assume his new duties with the bank on Monday, July 6. Hall was installment loan manager with Georgia Bank. Hall attended public schools in Macon, and is a graduate of Willingham High School and Georgia South western College. He is also a graduate of the Georgia Banking School at the Uni versity of Georgia and holds an AIB certificate in bank ing. While in Macon, he was active in the Mable White Baptist Church and served as a deacon. He was also act ive in youth programs at the church and served as a training union director. lie is a member of the Macon Downtown Lions Club and has been active in various civic and charitable projects in Macon. He and his wife, Gail, and two sons, are moving to Per ry this weekend. BANK PROMOTES TWO Mr. Tuggle also announc ed the promotion of two oth er officers at the Bank of Perry. He said Lewis Meeks luncheon and planning session. Left to right are Leen MeWhite, Pete Dlearo, Lowell Register, Cohen Walker, Wendell Whipple, Bobby Toggle, Bill Winkit, Buddy Tol leson, Lewis Meeks and Joe Poole. SINGLE COPY 15e has been promoted to execu tive vice president and Har old Jennings has been named vice president and cashier. GARY HALL GENERAL TELEPHONE COMPANY CLOSED General Telephone Co. will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of the 4th of July holiday. Holiday traffic in the Per ry area is expected to be at an all time high with both the holiday and rock festi val traffic pouring through Perry.