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VOL. 103 NO. 23
Roughton, McKinley Question Training
Council Disagrees
Over Police Dept.
Perry City Councilman
D.K. (Dot) Roughton asked
Police Chief B.E. Dennard
Tuesday night why there has
not been an officer walking
the streets in downtown
Perry until last week,
following The Swank Shop
burglary. Dennard said his
men have been checking
downtown but that until last
week there was not an officer
assigned fully to patrol the
downtown area all night
long.
Houghton asked the chief,
“Haven’t I long wanted you
to put an officer down there
at night, and didn't I suggest
we get a police dog to ac
company that man on foot
patrol?” Chief Dennard said
he and Roughton had
discussed this but that he is
short staffed now and was
short staffed at that time.
However, he (Dennard)
added that there is now a
man in the downtown area
all night long and that he
checks both rear and front
doors of all businesses in the
area,
Roughton then turned to
Councilman Dan Britton, co
chairman of the police
committee, and asked him
why he had decided to put a
man downtown. Britton said
it was the chief’s decision.
Councilman James
McKinley then said he was
concerned about the training
of the men on the force. He
asked Mrs. Ruth Bunting to
get the personnel records of
all the men on the force to
determine how much formal
training they have had. The
records showed that at least
12 of the patrolmen and radio
operators had had some
training at the Macon Police
Academy. It also revealed
that officers now working
with the Perry dept, that
came from another agency
had received additional
training.
Chief Dennard said that it
is difficult to send men off for
training because of the
limited force. It was also
learned that some of the
older and ranking officers
have not received formal
training because it was not
mandatory until July of 1970.
McKinley said, “I think
our entire police force is ill
trained, to no fault of their
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Roughton Stands To Make Point
--At Council Meet
| Dennard Says More
| Officers Needed On
Perry Police Dept
Perry police chief B. E.
Dennard says his depart
ment could operate more
efficiently and provide
better police protection to
Perry, if he had 3 or 4 more
patrolmen.
In an interview with The
Home Journal this week,
Dennard pointed out he
needs more men on duty at
night and during the day. He
said they are now operating 5
shifts with 12 patrolmen, the
chief, a woman traffic of
ficer and 4 radio operators.
He said some of the men now
have to pull 12 hour shifts
instead of 8. He noted that
with three additional men all
the men could pull 8 hour
shifts and provide better
protection.
Dennard said he was not
being critical but pointed out
that the men in his depart
ment do a lot of "errand
Association, was elected to
the Board of Directors of
Secura Corporation, Atlanta
based mortgage insurance
company, at the company’s
first annual stockholders
meeting held last week in
Atlanta.
The company which was
formed as a Georgia Cor
poration in February, 1972,
reported a net profit for its
first year of operation.
Richard P. Winder, com
pany vice president, stated
that Secura realized a net
profit before taxes of $27,233.
Consolidated assets of the
company increased to
$1,685,470, a gain of $127,970
in the first year.
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work” at City Hall such as
making bank deposits and
collecting bad checks issued
to the City. While this in
terview was taking place,
one officer came in after
going to the bank and said it
look him 27 minutes in the
bank because they were
busy.
Dennard also pointed out
that during school months,
there is traffic to work on
Morningside Drive and in the
afternoon the traffic on high
way 41 south must be worked
when Kellwood employees
are getting off work. He says
this must be done but that it
tends to leave areas of the
town "open" for periods
during the day.
The department has 3 men
on duty during the day and 4
on at night. Dennard said his
officers are
now "shaking doors” both
rear and front at all
businesses in Perry and the
outlying areas. He said this
was supposed to be done in
the past but that he has
issued new orders to make
sure the doors are checked
"2 or 3" times a night. He
has also placed a policeman
full time in the downtown
area of Perry at night in
light of the recent burglary
of the Swank Shop.
Dennard said. "We have
the man full time downtown
but there are still other areas
that warrant that type of
'protection so it really boils
down to having more men on
the job to really cover the
town day and night.”
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own, and 1 don’t believe this
is being fair with the citizens
of Ferry. I think our men are
starved to death for formal
training.”
At that point. Councilman
Britton told McKinley, “It
seems you want to criticize
my department. Since you
feel that way, don't call them
when you have some trouble
in your neighborhood.”
Councilman D.K.
Houghton then jumped to his
feet and told Britton he had
called on the police one time
(no date was given) when he
learned of some possible
trouble about to erupt in a
restaurant here. He said the
police never came so he
handled the problem him
self.
Councilman McKinley
than stated that he had not
intended to get into a per
sonality clash with other
members of the Council over
the police matter and the
subject was dropped.
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Rob Morrow
Morrow
Top Coach
Perry High School head
girls basketball coach Bob
Morrow has been named
Region 2-AA Coach of the
Year by the Georgia Athletic
Coaches Association.
Morrow coached the Perry
High Pantherettes to three
consecutive region cham
pionships over the past three
seasons, and twice led the
girls squad to the state’s
final four teams in the state
tournaments.
Last season, Morrow’s
girls compiled a 21-9 mark
and finished fourth in the
state in Class AA, losing in
the semi-finals by a narrow
margin to eventual cham
pion Monroe Area. Morrow
helped develop several
hardcourt stars at Perry
High, including a 1972
graduate, scoring leader
Debbie Murphy; and a 1973
All-State selection, Vivian
Brown.
Other stalwarts developed
by Morrow and his staff
included; Lu Ann Thompson,
Lynn I-awson, Judy Ham
mock, Gail Merryman, Mary
Lu Watkins, Martha Peavy,
and Debbie Cain. The three
teams won a total of 69
games in three years.
Morrow once said in 1970,
“This team had so much
talent all I had to do was
open the gym door, roll the
ball on the floor, and let them
go.”
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Perry Youngster Helps City
Perry Mayor John Barton shows a map of the
City of Perry prepared by 14 year old Barry
Ropers, standing with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Rogers. The map pin-pointed all traffic
related signs in the City and color-coded their
location and condition. The job took more than 65
3 Miles Os Paving
County To Assist
Perry With Paving
Perry City Councilman
Dot Houghton appeared
before the Houston County
Commission Tuesday
morning to request County
aid in paving three miles of
streets in Perry. The com
mission agreed to furnish
labor and equipment if Perry
pays for the materials.
Houghton asked for the
assistance “to save these
streets He said that if
another year passed the
streets would be “un
savable”. The streets total
14,643 feet. Included are
portions of: North Davis
Drive, Park Avenue,
Pineneedle, Northside,
Academy, Third Street,
Smoak, Crescent, Masee,
and Frank Satterfield.
Charles Carter mentioned
that Warden Allen stone was
short of help, having three
Mayor Barton
Is Grandpa
Os Twin Boys
Perry Mayor John Barton
is the first Mayor in Perry
history to become the
grandfather of twins while in
office. Mayor Barton
proudly made the an
nouncement Tuesday night
at Council meeting that his
daughter, Mrs. Do Wade of
Warner Robins, had given
birth to twin boys last
Saturday night at the
Warner Robins Hospital.
men quit the roads depart
ment last week.
Commission chairman
Alton Tucker told Roughton
that the commissioners
would instruct Stone to work
with the city and get the
paving done as soon as
possible. Roughton had told
the commission that “all
that is needed is two shots of
tar, and two shots of gravel.”
Roughton also inquired
For Water, Sewage Improvements
Perry City Council
To Borrow $200,000
The Ferry City Council
vbted Tuesday night to sell
$200,000 in water revenue
bonds to help finance the
second phase in a massive
water and sewage im
provement and expansion
project in the City.
Councilman James
McKinley asked that the
bonds be sold at the request
of the mayor. He pointed out,
however, it did mean the
City is going into debt for
that amount because the rate
structure of the water and
sewage department is such
that it will take care of the
hours of his time and it was done for a Boy Scout
badge in government service. Mayor Barton
estimated that the job would have cost the City
several hundred dollars had it been done by a
professional firm. The map will hang in the police
dept, and will be used by the City for reference.
about city use of a wrecker
expected to be acquired by
the county. Roughton wants
to use the wrecker to haul off
junked cars. Tucker told
Roughton that if the wrecker
is obtained, the city of Perry
can use it.
Other commission action
included the awarding by
low bid of a truck purchase
to Moody Motor Company in
Perry. The pick-up will cost
loan.
McKinley also announced
that a contract for $9,900
with Sam Hall and Sons of
Macon will be let to install
new water lines and fire
hydrants on Jewel Drive and
Marsha Street.
Dangerous
Conditions
Councilman McKinley
asked that the City look into
two dangerous traffic areas
in Perry. He said Frank
Satterfield Hoad is “ex
tremely” dangerous for
pedestrians because of the
narrow street and the heavy
traffic on the street during
the little league baseball
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the county $2121. Others
bidding were Moody Motor
of Warner Robins, Charlie
Pike Chevrolet of Warner
Robins, and liewis Truck and
Tractor Company of Perry.
Young Ford Tractor of
Perry was low bidder on two
tractors purchased by the
county. Young bid $8,830 for
the two tractors, besting the
bid of Mashburn-Bembry
Tractor of Hawkinsville.
season. He noted that a
sidewalk is needed and the
Council decided to proceed
with putting in a sidewalk on
the street.
McKinley said he was also
concerned about having a
cross walk marked off
between Eastgate Shopping
Center and Houston Lake
Drive. He noted that two
black children have been hit
by cars in recent months
while crossing Houston Lake
Drive to the center. He asked
that a cut be made in the
guard rail and steps installed
along with the crosswalk.