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Average; SBSO Per Year
Purchasing Power Up
For Local Teen-Agers
Houston County’s teen-agers, growing in
number and in affluence, have emerged as a
consumer group with a strong economic clout.
1 They are spending an estimated $9,138,000 a
. year for clothing, records, cars, cosmetics,
costume jewelry, snacks and soft drinks, tape
recorders, sportswear, entertainment and the
like.
The findings are based upon facts and figures
compiled by the'Youth Research Institute here in
a survey covering the nation as a whole.
It shows that America’s teen-agers now have a
personal income of over $24.7 billion a year. This
* includes their weekly allowances and their after
, school earnings -- from baby sitting, lawn mowing
and other jobs.
„ According to the survey, those in the 16 to 19 age
group are the wealthiest. Girls in that bracket
average $22.15 a week and boys, $20,85. The 13 to
15 set has much less, $7.10 for girls and $6.85 for
boys.
For Houston County’s teen-age population,
which now totals 10,750, it produces spending at
the average rate of SBSO a year.
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SPECIALLY EQUIPPED WITH; PLUS THESE REGULAR CHARGER FEATURES: I
O While "Celebrity Roof" on white exterior □ Plenty o( room for six' (Charger has more rear hiproom than H
□ Wide gold side stripe Pontiac LeMans, and more rear seat legroom than Mercury H
□ Gold vinyl interior Montego or LeMans two-door hardtops) H
□ Deluxe wheel covers n Familv-slzed trunk! (Charter has more trunk space than either H
□ Whitewalls Chevrolet Chevelle or Ford Torino) H
□ TorqueFlile automatic transmission □ Sporty hardtop styling! H
□ Power steering □ Small V 8 engine Uses regular gas ■
□ Power front disc brakes □ Money-saving Electronic Ignition standard ■
□ Remote-control outside mirror D Torsion-bar suspension H
THE DODGE BOYS ARE RIGHT ON TARGET! I
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Dodge JL AUTO COMPANY I
I downtown perry, ga. BOYS I
PLANNED USE REPORT
GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
General Revenue Sharing provides federal funds directly to local and state governments. The law requires each government to ;l
:%• publish a report of its plans for the use of these funds to inform its citizens and to encourage their participation in deciding how ;•
£ the money ought to be spent Within the purposes listed, your government may change this spending plan. I;
;$ PLANNED EXPENDITURES THE GOVERNMENT OF •:
iji CATEGORIES (A) CAPITAL IB) MAINTENANCE (C) HOUSTON COUNTV t
| 1 PUBLIC SAFETY $360 509.00 S ANTICIPATING A GENERAL REVENUE SHARING PAY. !;
!•! 2 environmental WENT OF 4 -'- U.
A protection S $ FOR THE FIFTH ENTITLEMENT PERIOD. JULY 1. 1974 I;
3 pTTeTTc through june3o, 1975. plans to spend these •:
: : : transportation $ S funds for/the purposes shown.
V 4 HEALTH fl;
* » HOUSTON COUNTV =:
I 5 recreation s $ BD CO CumiSSIONRS ji
: : : e libraries e 5 Fu DRAWER 2001'
S 5 WARNER ROBBINS Gfi 31692 =:
7 SOCIAL SERVICES *
FOR AGED OR POOR $ S ;j
s financial
;1; ADMINISTRATION $ $ ID) The news madia have been advised th’t a copy of I;
X this report has been published in a local newspaper ol general [
v 9 AND circulation. I have records documenting the contents of this J
v report and they are open for public scrutiny aiMun j. O I pci 1 [
S 10 education 5 Complex ,70 0 Watson Blvd., Warner
* k 11 DEVELOPMENT $ IE) ASSURANCES (Rafartoinalruction El I ° S ' •
y .. I assure the Secretary of the Treasury that the non-discrimina*
$ 12 HOUSING & COM- tk>n and other statutory requirements listed in Pert E of the
v MUNITV DEVELOPMENT $ instructions accompanying this report will be complied with
v - recipient government with respect to the entitlement •
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. Roy H. Watson, Jr., Clerk of Comrl
15 TOTALS j 360 509 $ Name & Till*—Plain Prim Dat«s /\ 5/74
That amount of purchasing power is of con
siderable importance to local retail stores.
The youth poll shows that girls consistently
outspend boys, at all stages.
“Personal vanity is a chief reason for this
difference,’’ it stated. “Girls invest sll.lO a week
to look better, spending it on clothing, cosmetics,
beauty aids and jewelry, while boys seek to get by
on much less.
“While girls buy heavily for themselves, the
leading male expense, $4.60, is for dating and
entertainment. Cars are in second place among
boys, accounting for $3.60 a week.”
The survey shows, also, that teen girls are
greater impluse buyers than young men, visit
stores more often, have less consumer resistence
and have a higher fashion consciousness.
Os still greater interest to local merchants is the
other family purchasing, from cars to carpets,
estimated at close to SSO billion a year nationally,
over which the teen-agers have a direct influence.
In Houston County, in line with the overall
findings, this influence affects some $18,459,000 of
local spending per year.
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State Trooper V. W. Wells of Post 15, Perry, is
shown completing an intensive program in police
pursuit driving at the Road Atlanta Race Track
near Gainesville, Georgia, as part of his eight
weeks of trooper cadet training. Trooper Wells
was commended by Department of Public Safety
Commissioner Colonel Herman Cofer for suc
cessfully completing his trooper training.
Perryan
Honored
At Robins
A resident of Perry has been
honored at Robins AFB for a
Special Achievement Award.
Robert L. Wright works for
The Air Force Logistics
Command as an Equipment
Specialist (Electronic) F-15
Systems Management
Division at Robins Air Force
Base.
National Honor
Perry’s Whipple Named To
Bicentennial Research Inst.
Allen P. Whipple, Realtor
and Insurer of Perry, has been
named to The America
Bicentennial Research In
stitute U 776-1976) of America
according to an an
nouncement made by J. Frank
Antil of Dallas, Texas,
Executive Director.
Whipple is a former
Professional Scout Executive
of the Peach Belt District. He
is a graduate of Emory
University and opened his own
business, Whipple Realty and
Insurance Co. in 1955.
The America Bicentennial
Chairman stated, “Allen P.
Whipple is hereby
acknowledged as an im
portant and valuable Human
Resource of the United States
of America, living during the
closing decade of the First-
American Bicennium (and, as
such has been selected for
inclusion in Library of Human
Resources of the American
Bicentennial Research In
stitute in recognition of his
professional and civic at
tainments within the Com
munity of American Man.
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Accordingly, he is, therefore,
duly recognized by his
countrymen and is entitled to
all due honor and respect
accorded to outstanding
contributions to the growth
and development of this
American Republic."
Whipple is Immediate Past
State Chairman of Publicity
for the Ga. Assn, of Realtors.
He is immediate past
Chairman of the Public
Relations Committee for the
Perry Kiwanis Club. He is
past Chairman for the Perry
Board of Realtors Ethics, and
Arbitration Committees.
In 1974, he was named to
Who's Who of America, Inter-
National Who’s Who, and
selected to England’s “The
Two Thousand Men of World
Achievement”.
He was among six realtors
in the state nominated for the
Most Outstanding Realtor in
Georgia and was Perry’s
Realtor of the Year in <973.
Bell To Attend
Optometric
Annual Meeting
Dr. Leonard Bell of Perry is
among those registered for the
71st Annual Meeting of the
Georgia Optometric
Association, Saturday through
Tuesday (June 6-11) at the
King and Prince Beach Hotel
at St. Simons Island.
College Caper
Charlie Wilson Dean of
Perry was among 362 to
receive degrees from the
Medical College of Georgia
June 6.
GEORGIA
SO MUCH SO NEAR. |
Vacation time is near again. So arc the good ■
in Georgia. Our booklet will tell you I
where to find all the fun. It reads like a *
treasure map-with a prize every turn. I
Georgia Department of (Community Development _
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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., JUNE 13, 1974,
Whipple serves on the
Executive Board of the Hoy
Scouts of America, is Scout
Finance Chairman for the
Thunderbird District’s
Guardian program, serves on
the Advisory Board of
Directors for the Georgia
Lung Assn, and is a member
of the U.S. Naval Institute of
Maryland.
Presently he is Vice Pres.
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and Publicity and Promotion
Chairman for the Perry Board
of Realtors.
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Allen P. Whipple