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1974-75 Perry Civitan officers were introduced
Tuesday night at the Club’s regular meeting. Left
to right are: President Tom Mayo, Secretary
Ahry Langston, Director T. F. Hardy, Director
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Passing The Gavel
New Perry Civitan President Tom Mayo (R)
accepts the gavel from outgoing President Paul
Clark. Mayo took over at Tuesday night’s regular
meeting. Mayo is serving his second (non
consecutive) term as President of the Perry
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New Potpourri Club Officers installed Tuesday
are front row, I. to r., Ruth Purser, installer;
Martha Atkinson, incoming president; Jerry Loh
meyer, first vice pres. Pack row. I. to r., Fronzie
Os Perry 16 Year Old
Perry Police Assist
Fla. Lawmen In Arrest
A sixteen year old Ferry
juvenile, Oliver James Lester
of 908 Gordon Street in Perry,
was taken into custody last
Friday morning by Perry
Police Detective Eddie Fin
and a pair of Seminole
County, Florida sheriff’s
officers. Lester was to be
charged in Florida in con
nection with a May 20
burglary-assault case at the
Sheraton Motor Inn in San
ford, Florida.
Lester did not appear in
answer to a May 29 bench
warrant in Florida in con
New Civitan Officers
nection with the case. The
warrant had been issued by
Juvenile and District Court
Judge Dominick J. Salti in
Florida.
Lester was charged in
connection with the robbery of
the Sheraton Inn on May 20 in
Sanford, Florida. An
aggravated assault charge
was also filed against Lester
in the alleged beating of the
Inn’s night auditor. Less than
SSOO was reportedly taken in
the robbery.
Detective Sergeant Tony
Jim Agerton, Vice President McKinley Franklin,
and Director Joe Rogers. Not pictured are:
President-Elect Ron Cockrel, Treasurer James
Garland, and Director Paul Clark.
At Tuesday Meeting
Potpourri Club
Installs Officers
The beautiful gardens of the
Quality Court Motel on 341 N.
was the setting Tuesday mor
ning, June 18, for the in
stallation of the Potpourri
Club officers. Mrs. Ruth
Purser gave the charge of
office to each new officer and
presented her with a fresh cut
flower in a color symbolic of
her office.
Mrs. Martha Atkinson was
installed as president for a
second term, Mrs. Geri Loh
meyer assumed the duties of
first vice president in charge
of membership vacated by
Mrs. Cathy McCulloch. Mrs.
Lora Arledge will again serve
as second vice president in
charge of programs. Mrs.
Fronzie Skinner accepted the
duties of secretary from Mrs.
Jane Perfect. Mrs. Vi Fasse
will continue as treasurer for
the coming year.
Skinner, secretary; Lora Arledge, second vice
pres.; ViFasse, treasurer. The installation was
held in the Plantation Gardens at the Perry
Quality Court Inn.
Calangelo and Detective Jerry
Capshaw were both in Perry
Friday to help apprehend
Lester. They were highly
complimentary of Perry
Detective Eddie Findley and
the entire Perry Police
departmen.
Calangelo remarked, “They
really did a fine job. We ap
preciate their great co
operation. They really put out
some effort to help us.”
Assisting Findley and the
two Florida lawmen was
Perry policeman Talmadge
Padgett l/cster was arrested
Committee chairmen an
nounced by the president are -
sunshine, Mrs, Dee Borden;
devotional, Mrs. Claudine
Malstrom; membership, Mrs.
Helen Woolridge who will be
vice chairman with Mrs. Loh
meyer.
Mrs, Joyce Likgard and
Mrs. Ingeborg Adams were
welcomed as new members.
Following a short business
meeting, delicious refresh
ments were served from a
(able on the lawn by the
hostesses, Mrs McCulloch,
Mrs. Perfect and Mrs.
Arledge. Members then en
joyed a walk through the
gardens.
The next meeting will be
September 10 at which time
plans will be discussed for
County Homemakers
Achievement Day and the
Houston County Fair.
last Friday morning at 10:30
a.in. at his residence.
The authority to grant
release and use of Lester s
name, even though a juvenile,
was made by Houston
Juvenile Judge Paul Ar
milage. He was required to do
so hy Georgia Annotated Code
24 A-3503-(g)-(2) which makes
mandatory the release of a
juvenile's name on the second
and subsequent offenses.
Lester had been charged twice
before on offenses in Houston
County.
“Back Off ■ Call The Sheriff”
Beard Refused Deputy
Badge By Commission
The Houston County
Commission Tuesday declined
lo authorize making the
county's building inspectors
sheriff's deputies. Building
Inspector Fred Beard had
requested that he and his
assistant Joe Harrell be
deputized, not lo include the
carrying of firearms.
Beard said that he was
“having more and more
problems with people just not
paying any attention to what
he way saying.” He cited a
case where a property owner
adamantly refused to “get
rid” of junked cars illegally
cluttering up the premises.
Beard explained that he didn't
want arrest powers, but did
want to be deputized.
County Commissioner Alton
Tucker said, “Unless you’re
deputized AND carry a gun, th>
authority won’t mean
anything.”
Commissioner Steve Byrd
suggested that Beard “back
off in situations like that and
call the Sheriff.” Commission
Chairman Frank Rozar and
Commissioner Steve Byrd
agreed, saying that “that way
Under Federal Program
Summer Youth To Earn
$175,000 For County
by Joe Hiett
FIRST IN A SERIES
The Houston County
economy is being assisted to
Ihe tune of $175,000 this
summer as a result of a
federal program now in effect.
Under the 1973 Com
prehensive Employment and
Training Act (CETA), 206
Houston students between the
ages of 14 and 21 are working
at various positions
throughout (he county, getting
paid $2,00 an hour, at ab
solutely no cost to the county.
Houston Vocational School
director Bill Lambert
Tuesday appeared before the
Houston County Commission
at their meeting in Warner
Robins to explain the Summer
Youth Work Program. He said
that originally “only” $146,016
was allocated to Houston
County for the program, but
an increased allotment would
make Ihe total economic
impact on the county ap
proach $175,000,
The program is being co
ordinated by the vocational
teachers in Houston County in
co-operation with Bibb
County’s Stan Stater. Macon
Mayor Ronnie Thompson is in
overall charge of the CETA
program, which includes the
seven county Middle Georgia
area. Counties involved, along
with the City of Macon, in
clude: Peach, Monroe, Bibb,
Jones, Crawford, Twiggs, and
Houston. The length of the
project is one year.
The Summer Youth
program replaces the old NYC
(Neighborhood Youth Corps.).
All of the more than 200
youngsters involved come
from poor, disadvantaged
homes. The program for the
youth runs for twelve and a
half weeks, A total of $649,(XX)
will be spent in the seven
county Middle Georgia
Consortium
The county and city
departments affected in Perry
and Houston County include
Ihe following: Bonaire-
Kathleen Fire Department
(one employee); Camp John
Hope (three employees);
Centerville Fire Department
(loun; Ihe Community Crisis
Center (one); the Community
Development Center (three);
Ihe County Agent's office
(one); Creekwood Recreation
Park mine); the Warner
Robins Department of leisure
ought to be tried at least."
Beard insisted, “I don’t
intend for Fred Beard to get
hurt. Sometimes you just can’t
back off."
Rozar stated, ’Td a lot
rather the Sheriff do my
fighting, hadn’t you, Tucker?
But we certainly don't want to
jeopardize you in your work,
Fred."
Tucker commented, "I’ve
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Local Ford dealer Cecil Moody (C) gives Al Cook keys to a 1974 LTD for use
in driving to Atlanta to see the Braves-Cardinals game Sunday. Cook waS
named Perry “Father of the Year’’ in a contest sponsored by WPGA radio. At
right is WPGA General Manager Jim Worrall.
Services (twenty-two); the
Department of Family and
Children's Services (three);
the Ce nty Ambulance Ser
vice . _■); the County Board
of Education (forty three at 25
different schools, the Bus
Shop, and Vocational School);
and the Houston County Office
Building in Perry (three).
Other departments also
include; the County
Recreation Department
(thirteen employees;; the
County Work Camp (one); the
New Hope Day Care Center
(tour); Ihe City of Perry (nine
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Lambert
Explains
C.E.T.A.
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., JUNE 20, 1974,
thought about it a lot. It might
give the general public a bad
feeling if the Building In
spector wears a badge.”
The Commission instructed
Beard to “back off and call
Cullen (Sheriff Talton) in
cases like that.” It is well
known by (he county that
junked car owners are sim
ply refusing lo move their
cars, even though in open
employees); the Perry
Hospital (seventeen); the
Perry Library (one); the Tax
Commissioner’s Office (one);
Ihe County Water Department
(lour); the Neighborhood
Service Center in Warner
Robins (three); the Piney
Grove Day Care Center
(four); the Social Security
Administration (three); and
(he County Soil Conservation
Service (one).
The final group of depart
ments are: U.S. Army
Recruiting (one employee);
Urban Renewal (one); the
nuutcon Vocational Center director Bill
Lambert (standing) tells the Houston Commission
the intricacies of C.E.T.A., a federal program that
could pour as much as $350,000 into the county to
help train “disadvantaged” portions of the county
citizenry. Listening intently is County Attorney
Walker Burke (seated). Lambert also reported on
the C.E.T.A. Summer Youth program which has
over 200 youths employed this summer, at no cost
to the county.
PAGE 3-A
violation of the law.
In other action, the Com
mission adopted amendments
to the Southern Building Code.
Included were 1973 revisions
lo the Plumbing Code and 1974
revisions to the Builders Code.
Commissioner Stove Byrd
moved to make the amend
ments, and was seconded by
Charles Carter. The vote was
unanimous.
Warner Robins Kire Depart
ment (lour); the Warner
Robins Police Department
(live); the Robins Depart
ment of Public Works (six
teen); the Robins Utilities.
Department (three); the;
Warner Robins Library (one);
the Warner Robins Day (-’are
Center (lour); and the Warner
Robins Civic Center (live).
(This has been the first in a
series of articles exploring the
CKTA program and its affect
on Houston County. Next
week’s article will focus on
adult programs.)