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*- The Houston Home Journal
A good Place to Live
and Make A Living
VOL. 100 NO. 30 PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. 31069, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1970 SINGLE COPY 15c
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SOME OF THE CONTESTANTS IN THE UPCOM
ING MISS CENTRAL GEORGIA PAGEANT found
time last weekend to pose for the camera at the Holi
day Inn of Perry during a break in one of two orien
tation sessions being held here prior to the pageant.
The final night of the pageant will be telecast live
and in color over WMAZ from the Perry High gym.
Perry-Houston County Library Has
Served Community For 30 Years
By. Ruby C. Hodges
The Perry-Houston County
Public Library has served this
community well for over 30
years in spite of a limited
budget and inadequate facilities
in which to function.
The tremendous growth of
Perry and Houston county
during the past decade has had
a marked impact on the Library.
The registered library members
increased by 226 during the
past year, thereby bringing the
total membership to 4,008.
Approximately 5,000 books and
magazines are circulated each
month.
The Library now owns
23,000 books and subscribes to
forty magazines which are
borrowed by patrons.
The Library renders a valu
able service to children and
young people throughout the
year and especially during the
summer months. Several hundred
children join the Vacation
Reading Club and receive certi
ficates for reading ten books
from approved lists and gold
stars for reading twenty-five
Curriculum Planning Underway At Perry High
H. A. Hutcherson, Principal
at Perry High School, an
nounces that extensive plans
are underway this summer for
the school’s curriculum for the
new school year 1970-71.
Curriculum Tracts
The curriculum innovations
have arisen as an outgrowth of
the new curriculum tracts
developed in tv, e spring. From
the ninth to toe twelfth grade
the high school student
chooses the tract he wished to
persue for his four years of
high school based upon his
vocational objectives of the
future. The accelerated
college tract is for the student
who is college bound and
desires to move at a rapid
pace and with greater depth;
he must have a B average to
enter this tract. The general
books during the summer.
Story Hours for the 5, 6 and
7 year old children are being
held this summer as they were
last year with the co-operation
of the Beltista Club.
The Library has contributed
a great deal to the cultural life
of the community since its
beginning in February 193 9
under the auspices of the WPA
and the sponsorship of the
School To Hire More Teachers
Because the number of stu
dents seeking admission to The
Perry Christian Day School
continues to increase, the Board
of Trustees of the school have
authorized Administrator Jim
Worrall to employ three addi
tional certificated teachers. The
three new teaching positions
will make it possible for the
school to accept additional reg
istrations. At the present time
the school is maintaining a
tocher to pupil ratio of one to
21.
college tract is for the college
bound student who may not be
as academically talented to be
able to persue the accelerated
tract. The vocational tract is
for the student who wishes
extensive vocational training
in high school so that he may
be better qualified to enter the
world of work or technical
school. The commerical tract
has its emphasis on subjects
designed to prepare the
student for the world of
business.
Correlation Program
Curriculum innovations
being implemented this
summer include a correlation
program in English and social
studies. In the tenth grade
American history and
American literature will be
offered simultaneously so that
Perry's Hometown, Community Newspaper for the Past 100 Years
L. to r., Vivan Elliot, Torn! Elliot, Janice Peed, Mel
aney Henson, Lorraine Kitchens, Kathy Green, Diene
Griffin, Gail Lanier, Vivian Hallmark, Elaine Hack
ney, Bonnie Hamsley. Shown here are only 11 of the
lovely Middle Georgia girls who will participate in
the pageant. (Home Journal Photo by Frank Ellis Pho
tography of Perry).
Perry Kiwanis Club. Houston
County and the city of Perry
have both contributed to the
operation and support of the
Library as have several civic
clubs of the city.
The staff consisting of Mrs.
Houser Gilbert, Mrs, Tommie
Hunt and two part-time assist
ants, Melodie Stembridge and
Shelia Bynun, give excellent
Four hundred and ten stu
dents are presently enrolled in
the school representing Fort
Vally, Hawkinsville, Warner
Robins, Marshallville, Byron,
Unadilla and Perry. A limited
number of applications are now
being accepted in grades one
through 12 but it is anticipated
that applications will not be ac
cepted beyond Aug. 15 in order
that the administration will
have adequate time to make
plans for the opening of school
on Aug. 31.
students may see the
outgrowth of literature from
history. In the eleventh grade
government and English
literature will be offered in
conjunction with each other.
In the twelfth grade two new
cores will be offered-world
literature and world culture.
This new core is expected to
better prepare the college
bound student for his fresh
man college courses in world
literature and world
civilization.
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
In the new English
curriculum each year of
English will be constructed
around three general ap
proaches-in the tenth grade,
the analytical approach; in
the eleventh grade, the
historical approach; in the
service.
Building Needed
The people of Perry will be
given an opportunity to show
their appreciation for the
Library on August 25 when a
bond referendum will be held to
decide whether to build a
$150,000 city library.
The library is now located
in the basement of the Houston
County Courthouse in space
which the county needs for
other purposes. The present
quarters are too small and a
larger space is needed even if
the Library were not being
required to move.
Mayor Malcolm Reese and
city council have arranged the
bond issue of $150,000 to be
paid off in 15 years. City
attorney David P. Hulbert,
who drew up the Election
ordinance for August 25. esti
mates the increase in taxes to
finance this project will amount
to approximately one mill.
Show your interest in the
cultural progress of your com
munity by voting FOR Bonds
to build a Library on August 25.
twelfth grade, the com
parative approach. The ap
proaches were designed so
that students would not repeat *
material or teaching ap
proaches and techniques; the
approaches will vary to suit
the grade level and the ability
of the student. The analytical
approach is for the teacher
and student to analyze
literature, grammar, com
position, and vocabulary. The
historical approach’s ob
jective is the study of the
genres of literature in relation
to the literary periods of
English history; the com
position will be the study and
application of different
methods, styles, and types of
writing. The comparative
approach will be taught by
comparing universal themes,
Pageant Important Event
For Mid. Ga. Reese Says
The Perry City Council,
meeting Thursday, voted to
assist the Perry Area Chamber
of Commerce in the sponsorship
of the Miss Central Georgia
Pageant by giving the Chamber
$1,500.
The final night of the
pageant will be televised live
and in color over WMAZ at a
cost to the chamber of $7,500.
All the commercials on the 90
minute telecast will feature the
City of Perry, and will be
donated to the chamber by
WMAZ for their use in the
future.
Perry Mayor Malcolm Reese
told The Home Journal, “It is
an important event for all of
Middle Georgia and especially
for Perry. It will certainly put
us in the spotlight with a tv
audience of about a half million
people,” he said.
Reese added, “I think one
of the most important things
about the televising of the
pageant is the fact that we will
have a permanent movie about
Perry to use for industrial
development efforts and for
inviting newcomers to live in
Perry,” the Mayor said.
Mayor Reese pointed out
that Perry is fortunate to have
someone with the talents of
Bill Winkis to produce the
pageant.
Perry Chamber president
Tom Daniels appeared before
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PERRY EXCHANGE CLUB member* heor oil about how
famous Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer will be brewed at the Pabst
Brewery near Perry. Showing the Exchangites a diagram of
beer making is assistant brewmaster of Pabst Harvey
styles, and periods; it will be
based on the analytical and
historical approaches
previously learned. Com
position will be in the form of
writing about literature.
Enrichment courses in the
Englisn department include
speech, drama and art; in
another year plans call for a
senior course in creative
writing. In 1970-71 two special
classes will be taught for
students with reading dif
ficulties. A third year of
French and Spanish will be
offered upon demand.
SOCIAL STUDIES
DEPARTMENT
In the social studies
department each year’s work
will be designed to suit the
individual needs of the student
£9 well as his ability. Em
the Council and asked for the
funds. He said he thought the
publicity generated by the tele
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T. DRAPER WATSON of
Watson-Hunt Funeral Home
of Perry, has passed the
Georgia State Board of Em*
balming examination. Pass
ing the state board test
makes Watson a licensed em
balmer in Georgia. He is a
recent graduate of the Uni
versity of Minnesota, and he
and his wife reside at the
Tara Apartments. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner
Watson.
phasis will be placed on
material taught so it will
“make sense” to the student
so that he sees a need to learn
the material being presented
as well as its application to
him as an individual. Each
year’s work will be so
designed that the student’s
work becomes progressively
more difficult and
challenging. Each year will
require parallel reading in
social studies.
New courses in social
studies for 1970-71 include
psychology, sociology, and
world culture.
SCIENCE AND MATH
DEPARTMENTS
In the science and math
departments each student
selects the individual course
to suit his own needs and
cast will be priceless to Perry
in the future.
The live telecast will take
place on the final nigM of the
pageant on August 22. '
Camera crews from WMAZ
spent all day in Perry, Saturday
filming the “Promote Perry"
commercials for the telecast.
Bill Winkis told The Home
Journal that much is the filming
is complete but that crews
from the Macon tv station will
return this week-end to finish
up the project.
“It would certainly be nice
if we could get a little more
cleaning up done between now
and (his week-end for the tv
cameras,” Winkis said.
Open Horse
Show Set
Here Sunday
Tlu’ Perry Business Women's
dull is sponsoring an Open
Horse Show, Sunday July 26,
at Perry Saddle club Arena.
There will be 23 events
with 1 trophy and ti ribbons for
each event except for Pick-Up
race which will have 2 trophies
and 2 sets of ribbons.
There will be plenty of fun
Voeltner. Looking on from left is Exchange Club president
Elywn McKinney, Tommy Storey, J.L. Henson of Continental
Can Co. and David Johns, manager of the Perry Sears Store.
objectives. A program of
remedial math will be offered
so the student can prepare
himself for algebra in high
school. Future plans call for
another course in advanced
math for the college bound
student. The math faculty has
as its objective the better
preparation of the student who
enters either a vocation
technical school or the college
of his choice. In the science
department courses will be
offered in college chemistry
and general chemistry--to
bette’' suit the mathematical
background of each student,
commercial department
the commercial department
next year will offer a
maximum high school
curriculum in commercial
subjects-including office
Twenty Pages
Two Sections
for the whole family. Plenty of
food, drinks, shade and Pony
Rides for the children. Admis
sion is SI.OO for adults and
$.50 for children. Tickets can
be purchase at P. W. & P.
Paint Center in Perry Plaza,
First National Bank, Tots ’N
Teens, in downtown Perry or
at Gate.
Lawhorn is
New Fire Chief
The Perry City Council has
hired Sirah Lawhotn to serve as
the City’s full time fire chief
and civil defense director. He
will begin his duties August 1.
Lowborn, who is retiring
from Robins Air Force Base,
has been the volunteer fire
chief of Perry for many years
and is recognized as an expert
on fire fighting and prevention.
Lowborn will be hired at a
salary of $525 a month. Council
pointed out that the salary
previously paid to him as part
time chief and the salary paid
to the assistant chief will be
applied to his full time salary
of $525.
Lowborn was recommended
for the job by Councilman Dan
Britton.
practice and clerical practice.
A student at Perry High
School completing the full
course of study ih the com
mercial department will be
able to hold down any business
position without the need of
any additional training.
VOCATIONAL
DEPARTMENT
The vocational department
will introduce a new program
for Perry High School-DCT or
Diversified Cooperative
Training. It js a work-study
program which permits the
high school student to attend
school full time while also
holding down a full-time job.
This is the second work-study
program at Perry High
School, the other being home
economics occupational
training.