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PAGE 13-A Program Gives Vets Opportunity To Further Education, Perdue Says David A. Perdue, Superintendent, Houston County Schools, announced today information relative to the veteran approval status of adult academic education programs and academic night high school on both full time and part-time basis. In making the announcement, Superintendent Perdue stated that representatives of the Houston County Board of Education met this past week with the coor dinator of Veteran Education and Training, Veterans Service Office, Atlanta, Georgia. Tentative approval was reached for several Houston County programs including the Adult Education High School Program, grades 9-12, and the Adult Academic Education Program, grades 1-8. The approval an nouncement offers for many Middle Georgia area residents who are veterans and or veteran dependents the opportunity to further their education on all levels from no formal education through the formal high school diploma. In making the an nouncement, Superintendent Perdue stressed that existing Houston County programs for adults (grades 1-8) in Reading, English, Arithmetic, Natural Science, and Social Science and the Academic Night High School are programs affected by this Peteran Service ap proval. Previously the program of Nigh High School was operated jointly for RAFB by the Houston County Board of Education and the Bibb County Board of Education. Effectve July ELECT « JOEL A. WILLIS, JR. 2?p i Candidate, District Attorney FACTS 1 THINK THE VOTERS ARE ENTITLED TO KNOW The salary of a District Attorney in Houston Judicial Circuit has a base pay of SIB,OOO plus an allowance of $4,800 for travel expenses totaling $22,800 per year, most of which is paid by the State, yet it comes from the taxpayer’s pocket I honestly feel that I would be entitled to this salary, if elected, as a lawyer with 22 years experience in the trial of civil and criminal cases in Courts throughout the State of Georgia, not just in Houston County. I feel it is my duty as a candidate to bring to your attention the fact that one candidate opposing me in this race, namely Mr. R. Joneal Lee, has practiced law since June, 1969. On the day he was sworn in to practice law in June, 1969, he was politically appointed to be of assistance to the District Attorney, who was then in Macon, to handle primarily the administrative duties in the Perry office. He did appear in the trial of a few criminal cases but the most serious and outrageous ones were handled by the more experienced assistants. Mr. Lee’s salary was increased during the two years that he had this job from SB,OOO to $12,000 each year even though he was allowed to practice all the civil law he wanted to. When Mr. Avon Buice was appointed the District Attorney of the newly created Houston Judicial Circuit, Mr. Lee’s position as Assistant District Attorney was abolished. Since leaving the District Attorney’s office Mr. Lee has been active in representing defendants charged with various criminal offenses. I have ab solutely nothing personal against Mr. Lee but the voters of this County are, in my opinion, entitled to a man with experience to justify the combined salary of $22,800 a year. Mr. James H. “Jim ” Harmon, the other candidate for the District Attorney’s office, has twice sought the office of Solicitor to handle small misdemeanor cases in the State Court He was defeated on each occasion. His political signs have remained intact to signify his intentions, I guess, that he would again seek public office. Now he is asking the voters of this County to elect him to handle the more outrageous crimes, commonly known as felonies. If the voters of this county did not choose to elect him twice to handle lesser crimes, known as misdeameanors, that pays $12,000 a year then what justification could there be to elect him to handle felony cases with a combined income of $22,800 a year? I have absolutely nothing personal against Mr. Harmon but I feel the voters, who do not know, are entitled to these facts. I once ran for the office of District Attorney in 1968 after having practiced law for 18 years. I received a large number of votes in Houston, Peach and Crawford Counties and could possibly have won the race had it not been for the voters of Bibb County who favored the incumbent, Mr. Gautier, a native of Bibb County. Now that you the Houston County voters will decide who will be the District Attorney I am again asking you to turn out in large numbers in my favor so that you can be given the service and experience which the salary demands. Your vote and support will be sincerely appreciated. JOEL A. WILLIS, JR. PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT PERRY, GEORGIA, ♦ THURSDAY, AUG. 3, 1972 3, 1972, the program operation became totally a Houston County Board of Education operation. The following information is given for the purpose of clarifying the position of those persons who may be eligible for educational benefits: VETERAN STATUS AND TYPES OF BENEFITS: 1) - Veterans who served at least 181 days active duty from February 1, 1955 (not reserve time). 2) - Orphans or widow of veteran who died of service connected disability. 3) - Wife and children of Veteran who is permanently or totally disabled. Age limit for children has now been extended upward under certain conditions to 26 years according to information received from the Veteran Service Officer. Interested veterans and or dependents of veterans who fit any of the above categories are invited to contact your area Veterans Service Office for clarification of your in dividual status. The Houston County Board of Education’s academic NOTICE The regular monthly Houston County Board of Education meeting scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month will meet this month on Wed nesday, August 9 because of the election being held on Tuesday. WANT ADS Call 987-1823 adult programs were granted full-time approval as well as part-time ap proval. Mr. Perdue stressed that the Veterans Service Office indicated that Adult Academic Education or High School Academic Education (grades 1-12) does not count against the veteran’s WHERE'S THE FIRE? Perry Fire Dept. July 25- Truck fire on U.S. 341 north, brakes ran hot only. July 25 - Davis Bros. Cafeteria - transformer on neon sign shorted out and caused a fire which got into the attic and caused con siderable damage. Chief Lawhorn urges again that both abandoned neon signs and those in use be checked for safety. July 27- Lightning struck a television set at 706 Hillcreast Ave., the residence of Lt. Brian Kosnal. The television caught fire and smoked up , the house considerably. July 28 - Car fire on Main Street, Small damage, auto of Dr. Wayne Hulsey. July 29- At Robo Service Station -a trailer caught the hose of a gas tank and pulled the gas tank over. A spark ignited the tank, causing a fire. The Perry Fire Depart ment was given a special drill by Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Buckholtz of Robins AFB on rescue from aircraft in the event of a crash in the area. Demonstrations were on the B-52 bomber and KC-135 eligibility time. It is anticipated that a supply of VA forms will be available this week. For further information in terested persons are invited to contact Milton Sutherlin, Coordinator of Adult Education, Houston County Board of Education. tanker common to the RAFB area, with firemen shown locations of all doors and other opeings through which rescue of persons aboard could be made. Centerville House fire off Dunbar Road, slight damage. Truck fire - total loss. Car fire - slight damage. Bonaire-Kathleen No activity. Hayneville-Grovania No activity. (J3irtli Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gene Talbert of Perry announce the birth of a daughter, Shannon Denise bom at the | Houston County Hospital on July 29. Mrs. Talbert is the former Linda Gail Owens of Cleveland, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Maples and Mr. and Mrs. Giro Didona are the grand parents. WHERE LOCAL NEWS COMES FIRST - YOUR HOUSTON HOME JOUR NAL. CUHEM TALTON IS A CANDIDATE FOR Sheriff of Houston County because be believes that the people of Houston County deserve better law enforcement than they’ve been getting. The incumbent Sheriff has intimated that his office has been hampered by insufficient funds. Yet, the Sheriff has overspent his own budget requests year after year, for his entire eight year term of office, without any apparent improvement in the quality of law enforcement. Let’s look at the figures. In 1965 (the Sheriffs first year in office) he requested $120,000.00 to operate his office for that year. During that first year, he spent $144,356.13, exceeding his own budget request by over $24,000.00. For the next seven years, he continued the same trend of overspending his own budget. Here’s the breakdown on the Sheriff’s budget requests as compared with what it actually cost to operate the Sheriff’s office. ★ In 1966, the Sheriff requested $113,332.50. That year he spent $126,804.47. ★ In 1967, the Sheriff’s budget request to the county commissioners totalled $130,000.00. That year he spent $136,943.56. ★ In 1968, the Sheriff’s budget request to the County Commissioners totalled $137,920.00. That year he spent $151,221.16. ★ In 1969, the Sheriff’s budget request to the County Commissioners totalled $157,708.00. That year he spent $165,910.83. ★ In 1970, the Sheriff’s budget request to the County Commissioners totalled $179,369.40. That year he spent $183,846.15 ★ In 1971, the County converted from a calendar year budget to a fiscal year budget. The Sheriff’s budget request for fiscal year 1971 (July 1, 1971-June 30, 1972) was $225,817.00. That year he spent $246,758.87 Cullen Talton will bring fiscal responsibility back to the Sheriff's office. ELECT CULLEN TALTON SHERIFF OF HOUSTON COUNTY IN THE AUGUST BTH DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT