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Battle Brews Over Highway Trust Fund
Houstonians Pay
To Interstate Highway System
For Houston County’s car owners, how ex
pensive a proposition has the nation’s con
troversial 42,500 mile Interstate Highway System
become?
How much are they paying to the Federal
government, through gasoline taxes and other
automobile taxes, toward the cost of con
struction?
On the basis of the latest figures, their con
tribution in the past year came to approximately
$883,000.
This is exclusive of the auto-use taxes collected
from them by the local governments.
The average Houston County driver, traveling
10,000 miles a year and getting 14 miles to the
gallon, is paying some S3O annually into the High
way Trust Fund. Those who cover 15,000 miles
pay $45. Most of it comes from the four-cents-per
gallon tax on gas.
The money collected in the fund finances 90
percent of the road construction costs. The other
10 percent comes from the states.
A battle is now brewing in Congress and
elsewhere over the use of this trust fund, which
Obituaries j
Pennington
Mrs. Sara Hartley
Leaptrot Pennington, age 57
of Rte. 1 Perry died Monday,
March 20 at the Medical
Center in Macon unex
pectedly. Funeral services
were Wednesday, March 22
at 2 p.m. at the Perry First
Baptist Church. Rev. James
Teresi and Rev. J. B. Smith
officiated. Interment in
Woodlawn Cemtery.
She was a native of
Houston County and had
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lived all of her life here. She
was manager of Scotties
Discount Store.
Pallbearers were Cecil,
Edward, John, Billy, and
Garey Pennington and
Tommie Gossett. Honorary
Pallbearers were City
Firemen.
Survivors include her
husband, J. L. Pennington of
Perry; two daughters, Mrs.
Thomas H. Ragan of Perry
and Mrs. Ann L. Harrell of
Macon; one son, Stanley M.
Iceaptrot of Warner Robins;
two step-sons, Seabie S.
Hartley of Pensacola, Fla.
brings in over $5 billion a year and has a current
surplus of about $3.6 billion.
Should this money continue to be used solely for
road building, as it has been since 1956, or should
part of it be used for what critics believe to be
more immediate needs, such as mass transit?
The powerful group of truckers, automobile
manufacturers, bus lines and others, the so-called
“highway lobby”, has steadily opposed attempts
to divert any of the revenue for airport con
struction, rail transportation and the like.
However, many groups across the country are
now attacking this stand. They contend that high
way construction is being overemphasized at a
time when other needs are being neglected.
The Interstate Highway System, begun 16 years
ago at an estimated cost of s4l billion, will cost
approximately $75 billion before it is finished, in
1978.
Because it has six years more to go, Houston
County car owners will be putting an additional
$5,296,000 into the trust fund before they are
through, based upon the 29,420 cars in operation
locally.
I and Robert W. Hartley of
Leesburg, Ga.; a sister, Mrs.
L. V. Hardison of Leesburg,
Ga.; step-son, Jimmy Pen
ningston of Perry; 3 step
daughters, Mrs. Seaborn
Smith of Byron, Mrs.
Wendell Harris of Perry,
Mrs. Troy Sinyard of Chula,
Ga.; 6 grandchildren and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
Watson-Hunt Funeral
Home had charge of
arrangements.
Wilcher
Walden Wilcher, 53, died
Saturday in a Dublin hospital
following a brief illness.
Services were held at 3 p.m.
Monday in the First
Assembly of God. Burial was
in Westview Cemetery in
Treutlen County.
Survivors include his
widow, Mrs. Audrey
McLendon Wilcher of
Soperton; two sons, Glenn
Wilcher and Phil Wilcher,
both of Soperton; parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilcher
of Glenwood; four sisters,
Mrs. Edna Roberts and Mrs.
Betty Butler, both of Miami,
Fla.; Mrs. Ruth Daniels and
Mrs. Mary Omo Weidell,
both of Perry, and one
brother, Martin Wilcher of
Glenwood.
Busy Schedule Set At HLCC
Have you heard about the
Easter Egg Hunt for
children of Houston Lake
members on Sunday , April
2. There will be two age
groups: Up to six years of
age, and six to ten years of
age. Pam Boyette is in
charge of the Easter Egg
Hunt, and she will ap
preciate it if you will let her
know how many children you
plan to bring in order that
she may make
arrangements for the eggs.
Invitations have been
mailed concerning the
Ladies Pro-Am Tuesday,
April 4. Sorry there had to be
a change for the date
originally planned, but we
hope that you can come and
join the fun on April 4 at
Houston Lake.
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Perry High
Boosters Meet
The Perry Panther
Booster Club met on Monday
night at the Field House at
the Perry High School. Ben
Marshall, president,
presided at the meeting.
Reports were given by the
Coaches about the various
activities at Perry High
School.
The Club plans to have the
Basketball; Wrestling
Banquet on April
3, 1972 at the Perry Jr. High
School Lunchroom at 7:00
p.m. Tickets for the meal
will be on sale at the door, or
you may contact Mary
Murphy at 987-2374. The
price of the meal will be $2.00
for Adults and $1.50 for
Students. All parents and
Booster Club fans are invited
to share in the honoring of
our players.
The Perry High Football
team which has been
practicing for several weeks,
will play in Cordele on
Friday night at a Spring
Jaboree at 8:00 p.m. All who
are interested in our football
team are invited to boost our
team on to victory at Cor
dele. Come out and support
the Perry Panthers.
Ladies, if your husband is
a Social member or a Golf
Member of Houston Lake
Country Club, please come to
the first meeting of the
Houston Lake Ladies Asso
ciation, Thursday, March
23. Some of the ladies are
going to play bridge and
some are going to play golf
at 9:30 A.M. A luncheon will
be held at 12:30, and the
meeting will begin at 1:00
P.M. If you plan to play
bridge or be at the luncheon
please make reservations. If
you cannot come to the
morning activities or the
luncheon, please come to the
meeting if possible. We need
you.
HOUSTON LAKE
MEMBERS SUPPORT
YOUR CLUB ACTIVITIES
Sunday Noon - Buffet
Monday - Dining Room
closed
Tuesday A.M. - Ladies Golf
Day
Tuesday, Noon - Buffet
Tuesday, March 28 - Men’s
Golf Association Meeting
Tuesday, April 4 - Ladies
Pro-Am
Wed., March 15 - Indies
Duplicate Games
Wednesday Night - Family
Night
Thursday, March 23 - Bridge
Luncheon - Ladies Assoc.
Meeting
Friday, March 17 & 31 -
Buffet and Bingo
Saturday, March 11 & 25 -
Sweetie Jones Band Playing
Saturday and every day -
Golf and Tennis
Mrs. Leon Green Os Perry To Be Honored
Perry's Miss Martha Cooper Will Preside
Over 74th Annual State DAR Conference
Miss Martha Cooper of
Perry, State Regent, will
preside at the 74th State
Conference of the Georgia
Society, Daughters of the
American Revolution, at the
Ralston Hotel in Columbus,
March 23, 24, and 25.
Principal speaker will be
Mrs. Donal Spicer of
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PERRY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 23. 1972
California.
Approximately 400
members of the 96 Georgia
DAR chapters are expected
for the state meeting.
John R. Strother of
Atlanta, president of the
Sons of the American
Revolution, and Blake
Smyth of Perry, president of
the Children of the American
Revolution, will speak on the
opening program Thursday
night. Misses Claire Smyth
and Kristine McQuaig of
Perry will present a cash gift
to Miss Martha Cooper.
Mrs. Spicer joined the
DAR in Augusta as a junior
member. She also lived in
Atlanta while her husband
served as a major in the U.S.
Marine Corps. She is from
California but at present is
making her home in
Washington, D.C., while
serving as head of the
national society of the DAR.
Mrs. Spicer’s project
during her three-year term
of office is the restoration of
two rooms of Independence
Hall in Philadelphia. The
project has been designated
as the DAR’s gift to the
nation. The two rooms are
the Governor’s Council
Chamber and the Assembly
Committee Room.
Out-of-state visitors ex
pected include Mrs. Paul
Meyer, state regent of
Illinois ; Mrs. Leslie Carlin,
state regent of Michigan;
Mrs. Dixon Peaster, state
regent of Mississippi; Mrs.
C. Mower Singley, state
regent of South Carolina;
Perry High Student Gets Award
Ronnie I-e Clair, a senior
at Perry High School, won
first place in the Carpentry
Contest at the Area
Elimination for VICA Clubs.
The contest was held in
Macon and was attended by
schools from throughout this
part of the state.
Ronnie is employed by
Conner Mobile Homes of
Macon. He will represent
Mrs. Ford Hubbard, state
regent of Texas; Mrs. Carl
Koetzman of Ohio, national
chairman for American
Indians; and Miss Amanda
Thomas, Columbus, Ohio,
national chairman for DAR
schools.
Mrs. lieon Green 111 of
Perry Will be named as the
outstanding junior member
in Georgia. Miss Susan
Sewell of Decatur will be
named as the outstanding
DAR Good Citizen and will
receive a SIOO savings bond.
Perry High VICA Club in the
state competition to be held
in Atlanta on April 22, 1972.
VICA stands for
Vocational Industrial Clubs
of America and is the club
part of the Diversified
Cooperative Training
program. This work-study
program allows students to
receive on the job training
and to earn credits toward
graduation.