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The Houston Home Journal Bobby Branch, President-Editor-Publisher NNA ER AuoclHion ■ Founded TRM Official Organ City Os Perry And Houston County. Georgia maxim: THOMPSON JIMMY CHAPMAN PHIL BYND AmmMl* EAil.r ProNuctloa M«> Sport, Editor DORIS XAPPIELD JANICE COLWELL CoMPNtot Opt. SMhkHprr nO* 4^ 1 - EO/ r 6s EMILY MONTGOMERY V ““ {(&*&& NEWSPAPER / "An Award Winning Georgia Weekly Newspaper" PAGE 4-A The City Council passed a garbage collection fee Tuesday night and certainly their action is going to be controversial with some citizens. In the past, Perry has collected garbage at no fee and beginning June 1, residences will have to pay $1.50 a month and businesses $7.50 a month. It is our opinion that Council had no other choice but to impose this fee or to levy additional ad valorem (property) taxes on the citizens of Perry. We do not want to see more property taxes and we feel a garbage fee, although not desirable, is the answer to the City’s pressing financial needs at this time. We should point out that Coun cilmen James McKinley and D. K. Houghton voted against the garbage fee. McKinley gave his reasons as imposing a burden on many citizens who live on a limited income and also From what we could gather from Tuesday’s meeting of the Houston County Commissioners, there ap pears to be some “gap” of sorts between some County officials and members of the Sheriff’s Dept. Could be a communications gap, we are not sure. County Warden Allen Stone told Commissioners of several incidents in the past few weeks that he had a problem in getting cooperation from the Sheriff’s Dept, on matters con cerning violations of County laws. At least one of the incidents can’t be reported on at this time because it might jeapordize possible legal action that may be taken. We find it difficult to understand Perry's Peter Meens Peter Meens is an employee of the City of Perry. But he is not just an employee. He works as an assistant at the City’s sewerage treatment plant and does a fine job. But a few months ago he decided he wanted to put more into his job so he began studying for a test that would make him a licensed seweraged treatment plant operator. He did this on his own time and with his own money. The other day, at his own expense, he went to Atlanta, and Perry Enters Contest The Perry Chamber of Commerce has entered the annual State Chamber’s “Stay and See Georgia" contest Stay and See is a Georgia wide program that is designed to help communities further develop their tourist industry and tourist - related businesses. Through the Stay and See program, Perryans will work together to make Perry an even better place for tourists to visit and a better place to live. Perry will be involved with three areas in this year's contest "Clean up and Beautification, "Points of In terest" and "Accomodations and Facilities". We would like to see a community effort put forth in this most important con f est that could result in con PERRY, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1972 New Garbage Fee Gap In County? that local businessmen will be op posed toil because they were opposed to an increase in business licenses recently. Houghton gave his reasons, we think, that he had talked about a garbage fee over a year ago and was voted down on it and had been “knocked” down on many previous occasion in proposals he has made to save the City money. At any rate, we really can’t see any other alternative the City has at this time. A garbage fee will be shared by all citizens and is probably the most equitable that can be imposed at this time. It is not going to be a popular thing with many citizens. But the City is faced with the simple fact that a means to create more income must be devised immediately. The garbage fee is the answer ... At least for the time being. why there should be such a “gap” of cooperation and communication between certain County officials and employees. If indeed, there is a “gap” then something should be done immediately to do away with the problem. County officials must work together and without complete cooperation with one another, progress is difficult. We call on the County Com missioners to look deeper into the apparent “gap” between those we have mentioned. If a gap is there, then they should take steps to find out why and what can be done about it. -8.8. passed the test. Such dedication is commendable and City Council Tuesday night presented Mr. Meens with a cer tificate of their appreciation for his efforts and dedication to helping make Perry an even better place to live. We commend Mr. Meens for his interest in the City. Perry is fortunate to have many dedicated City em ployees and department heads and Peter Meens is one of them. -8.8. siderable publicity and recognition for Perry. An effort between the chamber, the City and the citizens of Perry, in a community-wide clean up. fix-up campaign would be a good start, in our opinion. We should not forget that tourism is the number one industry in Perry. And it is growing more and more each day with the addition of more motels and the influx of more tourists into our community. What better way to promote the tourist industry than through the Stay and See Contest? We hope the community will get behind this effort and when the Chamber calls on you for support, get the job done. Let’s make Perry number one in the Third District this year in the Stay and See contest We can do it with a little help from everyone. ' * mg ~ The View From Here H|| Hjj^H jHHBr When I rode around the countryside taking the photos used on the “Spring Scenes” feature page a few weeks back, I managed to identify all of the people involved, but the cattle in one picture just wouldn’t cooperate and they were left unidentified. Any farmer worth his salt knows his own cattle, however, and the minute Gene Brumbaugh picked up the paper, he told me later, he took one look and said, “Aha! That Maxine’s been taking pictures of my cows without my permission!” We had a good laugh over that while I took more pictures in his strawberry patch and took home a few baskets of the goodies. The Brumbaugh families, Gene and Sue and their children and Gene’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brum baugh, moved here some years ago from Ohio, and I don’t know when I’ve seen a happier bunch of farmers anywhere. They grow strawberries in their young orchards; grow vegetables: raise cattle; breed, train and show dogs, including their specialty, Schnauzers. I don’t know what else they do (in whatever time is left over) but they’re always busy and always friendly. + + + Reading about rats biting two people in and around Perry, an adult and a child, brought back a few childhood memories for me. Although you don’t hear much about them any more, “wharf” rats have been around for a long time and will likely con tinue to slink around barns and outbuildings, and occasionally go foraging into a house when they can’t find food outside. When I was a small child one of the pests climbed up in a chair beside my bed, reached over and bit a couple of my fingers. I yelled bloody murder, of course, andmy folks came rnning and the rat ran away. My parents poured spirits of turpentine on the fingers and I went back to sleep with no ill Houghton Waves Banner We notice Councilman Dot Roughton is still waving the banner for “Women’s Liberation” We think that is a fine thing. The Councilman has found himself a good and worthy cause in the eyes of many women. Os course, on the other hand, the movement is not so popular with the men. The only danger we see in Coun cilman Houghton’s shift to the “Women’s Lib” movement is the fact effects turning up later. Daddy went out next morning and brought back one of those wire mesh cages that animals can enter but can’t get out of, and with a little bait he soon had a big rat inside bound for destruction. I believe he caught several and the problem ended. Now, this was during the depression years and we were poor, but our house and the premises were clean. You don’t have to live in a crowded, filthy ghetto to be invaded by hungry rats. I hope these two rat bites don’t bring any harm to the two local people who were bitten. And I hope that the incidents aren’t repeated. They can be very frightening. + + + When I saw two old friends from Cordele Friday night, and several more Saturday night and could only recall the name of one (last name and not even his first, called him his brother’s name!) I realized I’d been gone longer than I realized. We’ve live in Perry for six and a half years, and now I know more Perry people than Cordele folks. Even so, I won dered why it was so hard to recall their names when their faces were definitely familiar. Then I recalled that hardly a day passes that I don’t meet at least one new person in my line of work. Leaving out weekends and vacations (which I shouldn’t, because I meet new folks then, too) that makes a minimum of 250 new people a year I meet, and I’m afraid my brain doesn’t store all of them neatly away by name and appearance, computer style. I’m only human, and every now and then my brain reaches the saturation point and won’t absorb any more. So if you walk up to me and I look blank, please don’t make me guess. I refuse, even if I have to point-blank, ask your name. I’ll do it, sure as my name is - uh - uh-. that he might just find himself liberated from his bachelorhood by some enthusiastic member of the movement. Roughton of course, is a bachelor, having never gone down the path of wedded bliss. Maybe it would be a good thing if the Councilman does finally yield to matrimony. Very interesting We hope we get invited to the wedding. BOBBY £*•' BRANCH OUT ON A BRANCH 'T GOOD OLE HOUSTON County politics are heating up so fast, so soon, that the political pot might just reach 100 degrees before the ther mometer does. This is a big political year in Houston County and most politicians find them selves in the position of either having to run again or get out of the political chaos. The Democrats are running against each other in some races and the Republicans are putting their heads together to come up with opposition. The August 8, General Primaries will tell the story of who will be matched up against each other on November 8, unless there are some run offs, of course. Down at the courthouse, officers who will have to run for their positions include Ordinary Clint Watson, Sheriff Albert Hudson (who already has some opposition), Clerk Tommie Hunt, Tax Commissioner Joyce Griffin, Judge Willis Hunt, District Attorney Avon Buice and County Com missioners Frank Rozar. Commissioners Cullen Talton and Edward Bryant won’t be running again because they will be seeking other offices. Bryant for Mayor of Warner Robins and Talton for Sheriff. And of course, Commissioner Alton Tucker is thinking seriously about running for State Representative from the northern part of the County. The County Commissioners office could be as wide open as it has ever been in recent years and that’s interesting. The only Commissioner from this part of the County on the Commission is Frank Rozar and he will probably seek re election. But there are rumors going around now that another southerner (that’s slang for those who live in this portion of the county) may run for the Commission. Former Commissioner Stewart Bloodworth hasn’t said he would or would not wage a campaign for the Commission. He was an outspoken, many times controversial figure on the Commission when he served. But maybe he was a little ahead of his time then. Perhaps he will run. Perhaps a little outspokenness is needed at this time. This just may be the year that someone forgets to close the gates, and all the politicians ( and those who think they are politicians) stream into the open field to graze upon what they consider the green pastures. This will certainly be the hottest summer Houston County has had in many years ... Even if the temperature doesn’t ever reach 100 degrees. I WROTE HERE a couple of weeks ago about a column I had read in Bo McCleod’s newspaper, The Donalsonville News. Bo was writing that week about a Jallop supper the folks in Seminole County were holding and it appeared Jallops were a favorie dish in that part of the state. I didn’t know what Jallops were and I wrote a piece about it Well, I still don’t know what they are but I have a gallon of them in my freezer at this time, compliments of the Sage of Seminole, Bo Mc- Cleod. I appreciate the Jallops and I suppose now my next step will be to find out what they are and then how to prepare them for the table .. Does anybody know? ...I’m hungry for Jallops ... I think. Letter To The Editor Dear Sir: Several weeks ago I had to come to Perry when my father was stricken with a coronory on his way home from Florida. He was in the Houston Perry Hospital for a day or so before he passed away. Since I am the President of our Dixon Chamber of Commerce, I know that many times you hear only the troubles of your com munity. I would like to I've Been Through Two Warv'l 1 M.n Three Children And A Bankruptcy.. And You’re Telling Me I Don't "Know What Life Is All About mention that the hospital, the staff and especially the pink ladies were very thoughtful to my family in the time of our trouble and that the management of the New Perry Hotel were most gracious to us all. I would hope that we in Dixon, Illinois treat our visitors in trouble as well as we were treated there. Sincerely, Paul Berrettini