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Perry Building Inspector Quits By Maxine TTiompson Carlos Merritt's resignation City Building Inspector by letter was accepted by f PEBBY PMONI 9*7-0011 « PfMY, OA Wed. thru lues. Aug. 2-8 Paramount Pictures Present! A Larry G. Spangler Production “The legend of NIGGER CHARLEY” |Pq| aSwto WWUd MUtro~| In Color A Pronoun! Picior, Bonus Hit Sat & Sun Only Aug. 5-6 ELVIS IN SPINOUT Starts Thurs. Aug. 10 y SIX MEN OUT OF HELL. THE REVENGERS! PANAVIS!' ’N* IPOI COLOR BY UE LUXE* it, ./i fil 19 It j’J j j j . | Til iil I, lOOlh DISTRICT (Vote for One) Hi HP PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT I THE BARGAIN SPOT I PERRY PLAZA I Name Brands I ■ Ladies Wear s *oo ’J®':, | 9f sl6 I These garments are closeouts . . I One of a kind and samples Neme I Sizes 5-11 Ferry City Council Tuesday night. Merritt had held the position for approximately one year. Reasons stated in the letter for his resignation were that Mayor Barton promised him a secretary to do typing when necessary, a new car and a raise in pay. He said that he had received none of these, and that when he had mentioned them Mayor Barton had said the promises could not be substantiated. Mayor Barton made no comment on the letter but asked councilmen to start looking for a replacement for Merritt. Al Meens, water superintendent who has been acting as building inspector during Merritt’s recent illness, was appointed acting building inspector until someone is found for the position. Councilman James McKinley mentioned that a man had applied to him for that position some six months ago and that he would contact him to see if he is still available. Councilman Dot Roughton said he had a petition with 54 signatures requesting removal of trees and bushes constituting a traffic hazard at Ball and Jernigan streets. Since the obstructions are on private property, City At torney Larry Walker promised a written opinion on the procedure the city can take to abate the situation if the owner continues to refuse to allow them to be cut down. Both Councilman Roughton and Police Chief B. E. Dennard said they have requested the removal a number of tunes but the property owner continued to refuse. Council agreed to pur chase a fogging machine to Election Central | To Operate Tuesday I By Joe Hiett An “election central” will be set up in Warner Robins next Tuesday night August Bth. The “election" central’’, which will be located in the circular council chambers at the new government com plex, will offer, to the media and interested public, precinct by precinct returns of local, county, and state races. Houston County Com missioner Robert Byrd, Commission Clerk Roy H “Sonny” Watson, and Warner Robins Mayor Homer J. Walker jointly announced the election return plans last Monday morning. Watson said that the county voting returns will most likely be complete by 8:80 p.m. Tuesday night. He indicated that precinct returns usually begin arriving about ten minutes after the polls close at 7:00 P.M. The election returns will be posted on three 4 x 8 ft. boards that will be so placed that both media represen Houston County Sheriff Albert Hudson (right) is presented an award for outstanding service to the Georgia Sheriff’s Boys Ranch by executive director Lamar Northcutt. It marked the fifth straight year that Hudson has been the recipient of the award. The award was made to Hudson for his continued efforts and work with the Boys Ranch. fight mosquitoes at a cost ot $350. The machine was recommended some weeks ago by the environmental Protection Agency after a study of the mosquito situation here. “I'm getting a lot of complaints about mosquitoes,” Councilman Roughton said. “We asked the State to come in here and recommend what to do, now that seems to be about like going to the doctor and he gives you a prescription and tells you to take it down to the drug store and get it filled and we usually do. 1 think we ought to either forget our fogging machine or we ought to buy it.” It was brought out that the city is presently having to pay over S3OO every two weeks for mosquito spraying by airplane. Councilman Alton Hardy said there was an application for a permit to move a mobile home located in the former 1-75 Trailer Park and used as a First Baptist Church Mission and locate it temporarily in back of the old Jordan House on Main Street now used for a youth center. Approval was given for the usual six-months permit. Councilman Dan Britton said J. P. Risher has applied for a beer and wine license, to be consumed on the premises, for Peachtree Restaurant on U.S. 41 south. The request was approved. Two bids were received for purchase of a police car previously advertised for sale. High bidder was Kenneth Biggs, 417 Gordy Street, with a bid of $550. Council voted to accept the high bid. tatives and the general public can quickly determine leaders in the voting. Watson stressed that emphasis will be placed on speed and accuracy in posting the returns. The county ordinary’s office in Ferry will feed the returns to the “election central’’ in Warner Robins as they are compiled. Warner Robins Mayor Homer J. Walker told the newsmen present at the Monday morning meeting that since Houston County is Georgia's 13th largest county and is also the home of U.S. Senate candidate Sam Nunn, that an unusually large amount of interest will be focused on the county’s returns. Commission Clerk “Sonny” Watson also remarked that efforts are going to be made to obtain returns from Peach, Schley and Macon Counties since balloting there affects the outcome of several state races and the U.S. Senate race. 3000 F amily Development Project Set For Robins By Maxine Thompson Houston County Com missioners gave the nod Tuesday to rezoning of 660 acres on Feagan Mill Road to accomodate a Planned Unit Development for around 3,000 families. Richard Tritt, spokesman for Leisure World Development Company, showed commissioners a map of the proposed com munity which would contain several subdivisions in different price ranges and with different names; no houses along the main road; multi-family units including condominiums for the elderly in some subdivisions and single-family units in Pilot Club Hears Program On Drug Abuse The July Dinner Program of the Perry Pilot Club was held at the New Perry Hotel, Tuesday Evening July 15. The Public Relations Committee was in charge of the program. Deputy Jim West and “Mike" were guest speakers. They brought a most informative program on drugs, that was given in 3 parts. 1. An explanation of drugs - A display of drugs used. Some shown were taken from raids in Houston County. 2. A personal testimony from Mike - his life on drugs. £ 3. Question and answer session. x These men are to be commended for their stand against drugs - always ready to help those with a drug problem. ..;w™ ' • Vote! 1| Aug. Bth Jf ; &%jv m /MW | i % PRICE SALE! si. I “ AUGUST sth • WOMEN'S FOOTWEAR o 0 1 Famous Names Including: 0 1 Selby j Naturalizer \ Johansen I Reg. ‘6 to ‘3O INOW ‘3 to ’ls /Hl\ |opj H CRUMPTON’S SHOES ™«s \mM SB GRANT PLAZA - PERRY w-zm ■ MACON AND WARNER ROBINS ; qa o To n a ci oafl3LfljLfljuLfljLO-ftJLfIJLB-O.fI.&AAJLftJLfIJULfI-flJut a a.«.B.n.BjLa n. a flflß Bju fl a.,fl.a.tmjui flanflaaaaflflgflflßfliißflflaaftflftil ! PAGE 11-A others. Plans include an area set aside for an elementary school and another for a junior and senior high complex in the event they are needed; churches and convalescent home; recreation area and clubhouse; and shopping area. Tritt said there will be only one entrance into each subdivision, and that the present 40-acre lake will be dammed and expanded to possibly more than 100 acres. Developers of the property JACK’S BARGAIN BARN NEW- USED I ANTIQUES I Eveiy Friday 8:00 P.M. —■— 1 Every One Welcome! I JDealer^tovitec^^^ PERRY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUG. 3, 1972 are Dr. Carl Beard, Dr. Joe Manning and Charlie '< McGlamry, all of Houston ' County, Drs. Beard and < Manning are in practice together in Warner Robins, and McGlamry has been in 1 the real estate development 1 business for some years. Commissioners appeared impressed with the design of the development as presented to them and asked Tritt numerous questions about the plans. They gave their approval to rezoning the property from R-l to various other zones as shown on the map. MEN'S FOOTWEAR I C [ Including Such Brands As: : Roblee Pedwin via Florsheim J|4v I Reg.‘lß to'4o \\4/ i NOW '9 to '2O ' i Other rezoning requests ipproved by commissioners ncluded a tract on Dunbar md Bateman Roads rezoned rom R-2 to C-2. The Warner Robins Chamber of Com nerce owns the property and )lans to use it as a per nanent home for the Houston County Fairgrounds. Property of D. L. Davidson, Jr. at the corner of Ga. 96 and Azalea Drive was rezoned from R-2 to C-2. Commissioners also ap proved the duly advertised amendments to the land use ordinance.