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ISS ■■ fls 3E v- ..?s9nV .I_* I \ ‘’'jSlß^w »£$- iM>isZ ■■l RV Wa ,, iNKf.,- I I' j f R^RA Officers Look Over Speedy New Computer Sgt. Johnny Moreland of the Perry post, Georgia State Patrol, watches as Senior Radio Operator Robert M. Burns learns to operate the Perry State Patrol Post Gets Super Computer By Maxine Thompson The new TC-500 Computer SPECIALLY PRICED^ MAY 14* j is Her Day^ %Six Rings^ Jf in one fjfwcjl Now an exciting new Ring idea. | y And it's just like having Six Rings in One. O O o' O Six Trix Interchangeable^ Colors It’s a snap to match your mood or mode with Six Trix 6 colorful SNAP IN stones. Just use the SIX TRIX magic key to remove the lustrous simulated pearl from the ring then snap in a color or your choice. And a single drop of your favorite scent on special fragrance pad turns Six Trix into a long lasting Fragrance Ring. Beautiful Antique finishes and Gold and Silver colors. Quality Plus designs to suit all ages adjusts to all sizes. A Perfect Gift idea. One Six Trix Ring with Six Interchangeable color stones, Six Trix Key and Fragrance Pads All for — >3.95 Leigh Casuals PERRY PLAZA Terminal just put into ser vice at the Perry Post of the station’s new TC-500 Computer Terminal. Andy Sheahan, Coordinator of Public Safety from the State office in Atlanta, shows Burns how to operate the computer. Georgia State Patrol is fifteen to twenty times as fast as the old type con ventional computer being used there to send and receive information. Tied in to the state com puter in Atlanta, it “talks” to the National Crime In formation Center in Washington, D.C., and the information it requests is obtained in seconds. A tag check, for example, takes approximately 10 seconds on the new machine. Asked how long it took on the older one, Chief Radio Operator Robert Burns and Radio Operator Charles Nutt first joked, “Well, sometimes you’re lucky if you get it back that day.” But then they admitted that results were faster than that, it just seemed that way by comparison. Andy Sheahan, Coor dinator of Public Safety in State Department of Public Safety headquarters in Atlanta, has the task of training the men here to operate the computer. All State Patrolmen assigned to this post in the six-county area it covers are required to learn its operation. To demonstrate the speed of the new computer, Sheahan sat down at the new machine and Burns at the old. Each entered an automobile license plate number for a check, and in a few seconds Sheahan had his Perry Band Boosters To Sponsor Contest Perry Band Booster Club is sponsoring a poster contest to promote the An nual Spring Concert which will be held on May 16. All students from the Elementary, Junior High and Senior High Schools are eligible to enter. Cash prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place winners in each school category. Prizes will be awarded at the Spring Concert. The posters must be turned in to the schools by May 10. Students must put their name, grade, school and homeroom teacher’s name on the back of each poster. complete reply in print. Burns sat and waited; his machine became activiated and he had to wait for an incoming message that had been “stacked up’’ waiting for an open circuit. At it’s end, the machine picked up his request, and although his reply was back shortly, Sheahan had run his check twice, received both replies, and sat with arms crossed waiting for Burns’ machine to come through. “When we get all of these machines installed, there should be around 95 of them in Georgia, including all State Patrol posts and a number of police and Sheriff’s departments,” Sheahan said. Sgt. Johnny Moreland of the Perry Post expressed delight at having this post chosen as one of the first to have the computer installed, for his post is currently three men short due to transfers and this new speedy checking device should be a great asset to his men. If a trooper spots a suspicious automobile, for example, he can radio the tag number in to the operator at the post, who will place it in the computer and have a tag check in seconds to radio back to the patrol car. “Traffic has really in creased on us, especially on 1-75, so we need all of the help available,” Sgt. Moreland said. After the posters have been judged, they will be placed in the local stores to promote the Spring Concert, which will be presented by the Junior and Senior High School bands. *** * * * 987-1823 *** * * * Houston Family Income Takes A Big Jump Average family income was $9,356 in Houston County, Georgia in 1969, compared with $8,167 for the State, according to a report on the 1970 census by the Bureau of the Census, U. S. Department of Commerce. Per capita income for the county amounted to $2,802, the report shows. The 1970 census counted 62,924 residents in the county; 1.1 percent were foreign born and 3.3 percent native born with one or both parents of foreign birth. Among the county’s 56,836 inhabitants age 5 and over in 1970, 6,049 were living in a different county within the State in 1965, and 15,880 in a different State. In the population age 16 and over, 87.1 percent of the men and 44.3 percent of the women were in the labor force. 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Create ▼ Plastic, in color. Other y , U styles, available. „rs, patterns, wood- s.o. ss.r. Walnut-finish frame kit. grains-available. S. REG 40 06 SALE 47 73 doai 2 cartons of s*94 BOX OF 43 COVERS RfcO. »V.VO, SALt $'.74 'Antigua Brick' SALE 4 ARPROX *SO FT MMiiaaa PAGE 5-A About 43.5 percent of the married women with husband present were in the labor force, and 33.9 percent of these wives had children under six. There were 19,116 persons 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school. In the 25 and older population, 64.5 percent of the men and 55.5 percent of the women were high school graduates. Copies of the report, “General Social and Economic Characteristics, Georgia,” PC(1) -12 C, are available for $3.25 each from the Superintendent of Documents, U S. Govern ment Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402, or from U.S. Department of Commerce field offices located in major cities. HOUSTON COUNTY AGENT, EMMET WHELCHEL KEEPS YOU UP TO DATE WITH LOCAL FARM NEWS EACH WEEK IN THE HOME JOURNAL. PERRY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1972 For Your I ' M Candidate HHH ELECTION 9 MAY 1972 Paul Clements Clerk , State Court Os Houston County PAID POLITICAL AD.