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The Houston Home Journal “The Perry Area’s Favorite Newspaper For The Past 100 Years” Vol. 101 No. 30 PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., 31069, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1971 24 Pages I t . i: j 3 i i 5= = 51 ' ! , ~. • < **•<- - * i i \ *- I 1 HjH-r" ■iiiyfi— ■ unym mum* | 4 . ’ V* - tr g r * . -iw i - * —* 'tmr*' ...... illc 4- -- "4 v „ 1 vV.vv - v '■£& I HOUSTON COUNTY OFFICIALS were presented with special VIP but tons by Wendell Whipple of the Sesquicentennial Committee. County Tax Commissioner Joyce Griffin (fourth from left) got in the spirit of the Sesquicentennial by modeling one of the new dresses that go on sale in the fepirntennial store here this week. From left, County Clerk Roy H. I Blames Police Chief Roughton Says City $ Mistreating Dogs Perry City Councilman D. ■ ( Dot) Roughton jumped "Police chief B.E. Dennard ith "both feet” at Council ’erry Hospital lets Administrator Ihe Houston County J‘ tal Authority has me< * a new administrator lJ h M p erry-Houston ■ Hospital, according uthority chairman L. A. onneli. He is Cliff " and the new ad ator began his duties hospital here Monday. Jer comes to the Perry faculty from the ? bounty Hospital at 2,! here h e served as •sjator for the past 2 ick u replaces Austin sihon T h ° resi Bned8 ned the J ltlon last month SS. f an experienced DrkeH I rator having eorgia ° r hos Pitals in Je g s UD h Alabama - WhUc spearh eaded a i fn mty driv e to get lit at L an ‘"tensive care the hospital and he o mstrumentai in an C av P t rogram now fe, ,he is activT- adrninist rator 1 "Church affair, 'tsident nr 38 ortha an H° V l his wife len,’, and ehildren Lee and Elizabeth 11, as meeting Tuesday night. Roughton was upset because of the way he said Dennard was handling the City dog soon as he has found a house here. Hamer attended public schools inColumbus and has also attended the University of Georgia, Georgia State College and The School of Hospital Administration. L. A. McConnell, hospital authority chairman, said, “We are very fortunate to get Mr. Hamer for the position in Perry. He is a very capable administrator and we feel he is going to do an outstanding job at the hospital.” CLIFF HAMER (Sonny) Watson, Commissioner Alton Tucker, Commissioners’ secretary Jackie Wellons (also modeling one of the dresses), Tax Commissioner Joyce Griffin, Perry Sesquicentennial Chairman Wendell Whipple, County Commission Chairman James Edward Bryant, Commissioners Henry Cullen Talton and Robert E. Byrd. The VIP Buttons will grant the officials special priviledges during the celebration. pound. He said he had seen proof that dogs had been mis-treated and even starved at the pound. Under present City policy, the police dept, is responsible for the dog pound and the gassing’ of dogs that stay unclaimed in the pound after a period of time. Roughton stated, “Some people have gotten the im pression that I am against dogs, but I want to state that I am a dog lover and have a dog of my own. This is the reason I was shocked when I went to the City dog pound this week and found the terrible conditions there. It’s not right and I am going to do City Grants Beer License To Food Store For First Time 1 Perry City Council set a precedent here Tuesday night when they voted to grant a beer license to a food store. It marked the first such license ever granted in the City by the Council. In the past, Council has not granted alcoholic beverage licenses to food stores. The Sing Food Store, a convience store, was given a license to sell package beer to go. Councilmen James McKinley and Dot Roughton voted against the license while Councilmen Alton Hardy, Frank Leonard, Dan Britton and John Barton voted for the license. Roughton said he was something about it even if I have to go to the Humane Society.” Roughton said he visited the pound Monday morning and found 3 starving dogs there without food or adequate water. He said one of the dogs had bones sticking out his side and ticks on his ears as big as a man’s thumbnail. Roughton said the pound was filthy and that the smell was enough to make a person sick. He said he knew that this was not his department but that he would not stand for such conditions and mistreatment to animals to take place in the City. against the license because in the past the City had a policy not to let food stores sell beer. He said, however, that if the City is now changing their policy thathe will vote in favor of licenses in the future if the stores meet the requirements. Councilman James McKinley stated that he wanted to go on record that he voted against this license and that he would vote against any such licenses for beer in food stores in the future. Councilman Dan Britton, who made the motion in favor of the license, pointed out that recent court ruling* would not let the City any Houghton said at this point he asked someone at the City barn who was responsible for the dog pound and he was told Chief Dennard. He said he went and got the chief and carried him to the pound. Houghton said he and the chief then ‘had words’ and that they had a ‘heated’ discussion on the matter. He said he then went to a local restaurant and bought 3 hamburgers to feed the dogs but that they had already been ‘killed’ when he got back. Councilman Frank told Houghton that Continued on page 4 longer hold that a beer license is a priviledged license. He said a food store, under law, had just as much right to get a beer license as any other kind of store. Council also granted a beer license to Robert Lumpkin for ‘consumption on premises’ for a restaurant he has opened on Spring St. This vote came first and Counciimen Dot Houghton, James McKinley and Alton Hardy voted against it while Counciimen Dan Britton, Frank Leonard and John Barton voted in favor of the license. It was a split vote and Mayor Reese broke the tie by voting in favor of the license. City Council Drive-In Theatre Controversy Ends The long-running con troversy between Perry Drive-in owner J. H. Thompson and the City Council came to end Tuesday night as Council voted 4 to 2 to grant the drive-in a business license. The Council had given Thompson a 30 day tem porary license last month and ordered him to comply with the City’s ‘com prehensive land ordinance’ and the State Highway Dept, regulations that state a drive-in theater’s screen must be shielded from motorists passing the theater on the highway. Thompson first put up canvas blinds and later tried placing lights so that the screen is partially blinded from the highway. Councilman James McKinley read a letter from a State Highway traffic engineer who inspected the theater here Monday night. The engineer said the lights used as a shield now create a traffic hazard. He recom mended that Thompson either adjust the lights or take some other steps to shield the screen from high way 341. The vote came only after more than an hour of debate and discussion by Council. 'W bß^Mhb xrngl--^WHBm VHf SHE i^rfliM-.- COUNTY COMMISSIONER HENRY CULLEN TALTON JR., got right into the spirit of the Sesquicenteiimial Celebration when he modeled one of the 1890 period men’s bathing suits that are now on sale at the Sesquicentennial store. Sesquicentennial Chairman Wendell Whipple pins a special VIP button on Mr. Talton. Mr. Talton was a big hit and drew some applause as he good-naturedly agreed to model the bathing suit in the hall of the courthouse. Thompson was represented at the meeting by attorney Larry Walker who told Council that he felt like his client had complied with the state and city regulations. He added that he didn’t City Council Names New Study Committee Mayor Malcolm Reese announced the members of the City’s newly created “Efficiency Study Com mittee’’ at the Council meeting Tuesday night. He said the seven member committee had been ap pointed by each member of Council and the Mayor for the purpose of looking into the operations of the City and make recommendations to Council on their findings. Appointments to the committee and Councilman that named the members were: H.H. Hackworth, Councilman James McKinley, Dan Nelson, Councilman Alton Hardy, G. P\ Nunn, Mayor Reese, I.ewis Meeks, Councilman Frank W. A. ‘Pete’ Whitehurst, Councilman John Barton, Curtis Fountain. Councilman Dot believe it was Council’s duty to police the drive-in on such a matter. Councilman James McKinley stated, “I could Continued on page 4 Roughton, Glea Gray, Councilman Dan Britton. In a letter to the ap pointees, the Council pointed out that the committee will be expected to make an investigation of the present operating policies and procedures of all depart ments in the City. The letter also stated that the com mittee’s report should in clude recommendations to the Council for im provements concerning costs, efficiency and methods of operations. The committee will meet with Council at a special meeting Monday night to discuss their duties. The committee will elect a chairman and will set up their own method of operations. They will make their study at no costs to the City.