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VOL. 102 NO. 18 ACTION LINE El 967*1813 trlCl- Write P.O. Drawer M Perry, Georgia, 31069 I’m tired of finding my post office box crammed full of advertising circulars nearly every day. Is there any way I can get the post office to stop putting them in there? I don’t want them and just throw them in the trash. N.M., Perry Perry Postmaster Lawrence Hunt said that he has heard that same question numerous times, and all he can do is give the same answer. The people who send out the circulars have paid postage on them, and since they have the correct post office box number or home address on them, it is the duty of the post office to see that they are delivered properly. You’ll probably notice that they do have the correct address; the fact that they may have “Occupant” or “Boxholder” doesn’t matter since mail is delivered by address. Postmaster Hunt says you are more than welcome to join the crowd of people who fill up the four big trash containers in the box section with unwanted mail. They have to put it in your box, but you don’t have to take it home with you. The roads leading to Kings Chapel School are barely passable. It is impossible to meet a car on portions of the roads and if we should have a rainy season now, with ditches just pulled and dirt pulled out into the road and left, I seriously doubt if the roads could be traveled. My son has at tended this school 2 years, and when we moved up here, people concerned were under the impression the roads would be paved during 1971. I also called the State Patrol about two months ago and reported a Stop Sign to be missing, and to date nothing has been done about it. Mrs. E. P., Perry Houston County Commissioners realize the bad situation at Kings Chapel School. The road to which you refer is known as Arena Road, and petitions have been presented to commissioners in the past to get it paved. Roads in the county are given priority numbers for paving, in several categories. Last year Arena Road was number one on the Rural Roads list and everyone con cerned thought paving would soon be ac complished. However, before it could be paved, Houston County was notified that it was no longer eligible for rural road funding, due to an act of the Legislature that at the same time made us eligible for Urban Road funds because the county has a population of more than 50,000. Former categories for roads were Rural Road Authority, 100 percent State funded, County and State Funded, Federal Roads and Improvements to the State System. Now roads listed under the Rural Road Authority must be sandwiched in among the other priorities, and at present the commissioners don’t know exactly where it will be placed. I would like to know the salaries paid to the Houston County Sheriff, Ordinary, Clerk of Superior Court and the Tax Commissioner. When do these four elected county officials have to run again for office? 8.A., Perry This is a General Election year in Houston County and the General Primaries will be held on August 8, for both Democrats and Republicans. The General Election will be held on November 7. Sheriff Albert Hudson earns $1,194.50 monthly, Ordinary Clinton Watson earns $1,102 monthly; Clerk Tommie Hunt earns $1,365 monthly; Tax Commissioner Joyce Griffin earns $1,102.50 monthly. Salaries of all elected officials are a matter of public record and can be obtained from the County Clerk’s office in the courthouse. What does “amen” mean? G. 8., Perry The common prayer ending comes from the Hebrew word “Whoses root” which suggests “so be it”. The Houston Home Journal The Perry Area's Favorite Newspaper For The Past 100 Years PAGE 1-A * Citizens Will Begin Paying $1.50 A Month June 1 * City Adopts Garbage Fee McKinley, Houghton * Oppose Action * City Council voted Tuesday night 3 to 2 to im pose a garbage collection fee here beginning June 1. Perry citizens, in the past, have had their garbage collected at no cost but under the new policy residences will be charged $1.50 a month and businesses will pay $7.50 a month. Councilmen James McKinley and D. K. Roughton voted against the fee while Councilmen Frank Alton Hardy and Henry Casey voted for it. The new fee was proposed by Councilman Frank He said the City had to come up with additional revenue and it is either a garbage fee or a raise in property taxes. He said he felt as though most citizens would rather see a garbage fee instead of a raise in the tax millage. Leonard first proposed the fee to residences be set at $2.50 a month but Coun cilman Henry Casey asked that it be lowered to $.150. Council also adopted an operating budget of $724,110 after a long period of discussion. The budget adopted only includes the general operating fund and the water dept. It does not include the gas dept. The total budget for the City is expected to be about $1,400,000 which is close to $275,000 more than last year’s budget. Council’s concern over the budget was how it would be financed. That’s the point in the meeting when the discussion rolled around to the controversial garbage fee. Councilman McKinley said he is against the garbage fee because it will work a hard ship on persons with fixed and low monthly incomes. He also said that he had tried to get an increase in the City business licenses for some Jt ■ \ m ¥m t '- ?J® «■ •• ,> E SH »| «",; JS? v f H - City Honors Peter Meens Peter Meens (second from right) receives a special award of appreciation from Mayor Dan Britton on behalf of the City of Perry. Looking on are ( ouncilmen James McKinley (1) and Councilmen Alton Hardy, co-chairmen of the sanitation dept. Meens is an assistant sewerage treatment plant operator for the City and he recently passed a test making him a licensed plant operator. He studied and took the test on his own time and at his own expense. PERRY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1972 time and that it was defeated and met with strong feeling by local merchants. He said the City has one of the lowest busness license fee schedules in Middle Georgia. He noted that there was nothing political in his reasons for opposing the fee. Roughton said he was opposed to the fee because he had brought it up a year ago and it was “knocked down” before ever reaching Council. He also gave as his reason the business license fees. Concerning the budget, said, “We need a tight period of spending in the City. Under this operating budget, it is going to be difficult for all departments to achieve the things they may want but we are on a restricted spending at this time.” McKinley said the City had spent some $14,490 last year on conventions and meetings and that he felt as though some of that expense can be cut down. Councilman also pointed out that the cost of operating the sanitation dept, has almost doubled since 1966 when it was on a contract basis with an outside contractor. That year garbage collection cost the City $56,000. also pointed out that service is much better now. Council suspects the garbage fee, from June to December, will pull the City through the financial crisis it now faces. Library Gets Green Light Council voted unanimously to accept Perry library board chairman Judge Paul Armitage’s recom mendations that the library bid of $135,400 be accepted and work begin on the new .y.’j r-- ~ j t -^GMB^NN—fIT jHHB? Jm I 2% At -|a| isik Commissioners Look Over Prison Plans County officials look over final details of plans for the new Houston County Correctional In stitution to be built soon. From left are Com missioner Alton Tucker; Chairman of Corn * Low Rent Project Set Here ★ Buddy Belou, architect apartment complexes will be Perry developers who plan constructed on Smith Drive, to build a low rent housing Belou said there is about project here, appeared 500 feet of pipeline that runs before City Council Tuesday along Smith Drive directly night to ask for the City’s below where thecomplex will assistance in moving some be built. He said the cost to water and sewerage lines move the pipes will be about that are on the site where the $3,550. Councilman James structure. Armitage explained to Council that the original bid had been $147,000 and the City had only agreed to a maximum of $139,000 to be spent on the building. Ar milage said the bid was lowered because the site work and paving and grading had been taken out of the bid lowering it to $135,400. He also pointed out that the Council Com missioners had agreed to grant $25,000 to assist in the construction of the library, $11,600 of which will be in inkind work to do the grading, paving and site work and $13,400 for fur niture. After the Council approved his recommendations, Ar mitage stated, "Gentlemen this is an historic moment in Perry and the members of the library board greatly appreciate your help and cooperation in this effort for the people of Perry and Houston County.” Former Mayor Malcolm Keese was the Council meeting and he reminded Council that they had ap proved a maximum of $139,000 for the building. He asked that the extra money be kept in the budget for the library’s use since they would use only $135,400 of the amount to build the building. He said more money is going to be needed for furniture and other items. missioners Robert Byrd; William York, the prisoner who drew the plans; Warden Alien Stone; and Commissioners Cullen Talton and Frank Rozar. McKinley said he had dis cussed the problem with Belou and Council finally agreed to install the pipes if the developers pay for the new pipes and material and also agree to give the City the old pipes on their property. McKinley said the existing pipe is in good shape and can be used again. Belou said the developers will build 50 rent subsidy Cullen Talton To Run For Sheriff Cullen Talton has an nounced that he will be a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Houston County in the Democratic primary on August 8. A Houston County Com missioner for the past five years, Talton lives at Bonaire. In announcing his can didacy, Talton said, “It has been my privilege to serve the people of Houston County for the past five and one-half years as one of your county commissioners, during which time I have closely observed all operations of our county government. “I am especially con cerned about the office of Sheriff. Realizing this office belongs to you, the people, I am offering myself as a candidate for this highly responsible office. “I will work toward having qualified, trained personnel in all fields to investigate and properly prepare evidence in cases, which is so vital in our courts today. 2 SECTIONS 32 PAGES apartments here. He noted that it is the first govern ment subsidized 221 project in this area. He said the complex is unique too because the apartments will be centrally heated and cooled. He said there will be 32 2 bedrooms and 18 3 bedroom apartments in the complex. Mayo Davis of Perry is the local developer of the project. “I will strive to bring to the people a department that will give prompt, courteous, and efficient law en forcement that I feel we are entitled to.” Talton, his wife Peggy, and four children, Carlene, Patty, Cully and Neal, live on a farm at Bonaire. | *| 1 Wt* Cullen Talton