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Th* Houston Homo Journal, Parry, Ga., Thur»., July 9, 1970 m. \ Ffl MJBm flKl f Jp ” / m ! mm The contract to build tho tint academic center of the Porry Christian Day School on land purchased on Highway 41 South was signed by members of the school's •taff. Seated, Mrs. Jean Gilbert, Secretary, and Don Par kinson, Co-chairman of the Board of Trustees, sign con- Commissioners Approve Whopping Budget For Mental Health Here i A mental health budget of •53,536 was approved by Houston County Commissioners Tuesday, double the amount spent for mental health in the county last year. Os the total budget requested by William Shirk, executive director of the Houston County Health This Newspaper values i our local institutions more than any other publication in the world... That’s Us! -You and Your -k k-k Houston Home Journal 4-4-4- ■ft ___ the minihome For those who like a change of place. The mountains. The beach. Pick where you want to mo. The Minihome will get you there in comfort. And keep m .1 there in stylo. Us kitchen is complete with stainless sink and water system, stove and iee box, plus built-in drawers and cabinets. The dinette passenger lounge converts to a double bed. There’s loads of storage space, including a full-length wardrobe. And the full-height fiber glass roof gives you plenty of head room. All all. here’s the one vacation home that oesn t tre you down or tire you out. That's what great vacations an' made oil And because the Minihome is a conversion of the Fonl Super Econoline Van it doubles as a second car and station wagon when you’re not off on vacation and long week ends. MOODY MOTOR COMPANY Ford Cornor 987-2411 Perry, Go. ford Department, the county will furnish $25,854 and the stale $27,682. A psychiatrist, a psycho logist, a social worker, and a health nurse will be obtained with the increase in funds, according to Shirk, to help handle the mental health - ’■■■■ tract capias. Standing I. to r., ara Ed Backham of tho Fin ance Committee; M. Cameron Head of Camilla, Ga., whose firm, M. Cameron Head, General Contractors and Engi neers, will do the construction; Bill Sexton of the Building Committee; and Jim Worrall, School Administrator. rlinics for children and adults in Houston County. The nutiber of patients having to be admitted to Central State Hospital has been reduced by use of these clinics, and many patients have been kept active in their jobs by their use. A Negro delegation includ ing Silas Smith, Oscar Thomie, Connie Jones, Luther Vance, John Hooks, W. F. Ragan, and Rev. Robert Evans requested that restrooms be furnished for the Houston Recreation Center in Perry. The Swimming pool there, which was financed by the City of Perry, the county and a private Negro group, has no restrooms or bathhouses and the Negroes said that their funds have teen exhausted. County Commissioners agreed to contract for portable restrooms for the center. Commission Chairman Alton Tucker said the county could not build restrooms and bath houses because federal part icipation in the project hud fallen $12,000 short of expect ations. The Negroes also requested that the commissioners hire some black officers for tho county police force and some black guards at the prison camp. Warden Allen Stone said that he told Negro leaders tint he would consider appli cations from Negroes twr y< ars ago but that ho has i, , no applications from them. Mrs. Joyce B. Griffin, tax commissioner, was asked by the county commissioners to again request Sheriff Albert Hudson to help collect hack tuxes amounting to $(10,000, some dating back to 1962. Mayor Homer J. Walker of Warner Robins asked that the county’s water rates in newly annexed Randall Heights in Warner Robins be reduced as the residents there pay about three times the amount other residents pay. County Attorney Walker Burke said that he would check into the legal sit'eition concerning this matter, since the county water system is in financial trouble. State Rep. Sam A. Nunn Jr. was asked by the commissioners to draw up legislation to eliminate the appeal board to settle financial differences between county commissioners Smith Announces Final Step In Government Study Ihe final step in providing the facts for legislation to strengthen local government was announced in Atlanta today by Senator Stanley E. Smith, Jr., Chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Economy, Reorganization and Efficiency in Government, The Committee has been working under a federal grant with the Georgia Municipal Association analyzing and researching the laws and local constitutional amendments af fecting cities and counties so as to make available a consol idated source of information for cities and counties and to develop recommendations for legislation to strengthen local government. This new phase of the study will go to the grassroots local government in order to obtain facts on how existing Christian Day School Sets Construction Last Thursday, the Board of Trustees of the Perry Christian Day School signed a contract with the M, Cam eron Head Construction Company of Camilla to build the first of two academic centers for the school. The first unit will house grades seven through twelve and should be completed at Thanksgiving. The new ten classroom building will be unique in design in that it will have ten classrooms built around an academic center in the middle of the building. Each classroom will have an en trance into the academic center as well as to the out side of the building. The building will be completely air conditioned and will have carpet on most of the floors. Plans for the new school are on display at the school office 1100 Meeting St. in the Georgia Power Co. Build ing and the public is invited to look at this unique con cept in school building de sign. Pink Ladies Schedule FRIDAY 10 JULY 9-1 Lois Medlock 9 -12 Nina Harper I- Marge Mahon 3 - 6 OPEN SATURDAY 11 JULY 9 -12 Fay Johnson SUNDAY 12 JULY 9 -12 Milledge Dixon MONDAY 13 IULY 9-1 Evelyn LeVan 1- 3 OPEN 3-6 Norine Jones Virginia Jones TUESDAY 14 JULY i 9-1 Lorraine Funk 9 -11 June Meeks II- 3 Martha Mac Micheal 1- Mildred Ogletree 3-6 Helen Bush 6- OPEN 7- Nancy Colder Brenda Buckner Carol Howard WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 9-1 Pansy Gordon 12-3 Louise Turner 6- Janice Colwell 7- Mildred Allen 6:30-8:30 Betty Jones THURSDAY 16 JULY 9-1 Pansy Gordon 1- 3 OPEN 2- Jean Brewster 3- Chris Lewis 7- 9 Sheila Todd 7-9 Nedra Thompson - ■ and the four constitutional officers of the county. The fall term grand jury is designated by law as the appeal board to settle any disputes. Commiss ioners indicated they would like to either see any appeal board abolished or a permanent appeal board set up. Rep. Nunn promised to look into similar laws in other counties. laws work and what new legis lation is needed. Senator Smith, along with the Committee research staff, have selected two counties in Georgia, Bibb and Telfair, and two in North Carolina, Forsythe and Gates. Smith stated that “North Carolina has already enacted many laws to strengthen local government. We hope by doing this compar ative study in order to obtain facts from local government officials and the people at the local level, we will provide the best possible program Os legislation." The study will look at finance, administration, opera tion, education and other major areas of government recognizing that needs for legislation in rural areas may be different than those needs in the urban areas. f m MR[ y()u ImJm TO COMPARE! 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