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Pedestrian Safety Contest
Perry Among AAA Winners
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Thi* eleven (»eor|(ia ritien nhown here are winners in the recent AAA
Pedestrian Safety Contest.
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NOTICE OF
ANNUAL MEETING
I The Annual Meeting of Members of Security
' I
I Federal Savings and Loan Association of Middle
I Georgia will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednes
day, October 16, 1974. The purpose of the
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meeting is for the election of Directors and
[ f other business of concern to members.
The meeting will be held at 916 Main
,1 Street, Perry, Georgia.
I WILLIAM P. WALLACE, Secretary
p 2tc 10-3
Perry Unit to the Annual
Meeting of the American
Cancer Society Boh Richard
son, Perry Board Chairman,
and Ann Beatty, President of
the Perry Unit. Jimmy
Harrell. past Crusade
Chairman, and his wife Julie
w ill also he attending as local
representatives. The meeting
will he held in Atlanta at the
Two Named To New Positions
Meeks Announces Bank
Os Perry Promotions
Lewis M Meeks, President,
announced today two per
sonnel changes within the
stall ol The Hank of Perry.
Mrs Mary Ann Norris, who
joined The Bank a year ago,
and who was named Branch
Manager of the Grant Plaza
Office when it opened in April,
will assume the title and
duties ol the office of Internal
Auditor of The Bank. Mrs,
Norris’ office will be at The
Bank's Main Office.
A 1974 graduate of the
Georgia Banking School, she
came to The Bank of Perry
from the Citizens Bank of
Washington County where she
served as Cashier since July
Eleven (Georgia cities have
been cited for achievement in
the American Automobile
Association's 35th Annual
Pedestrian Safety Inventory.
These cities: Columbus, Perry,
Cartersville, Douglas, West
Point, Thomaston, Fitzgerald,
Waynesboro, Lafayette,
College Park, and Cordele are
among 275 winners chosen
from the 2,287 cities and 31
states that participated in the
AAA survey which reviewed
pedestrian safety achievements
for 1973.
The AAA Special Citation
for Casualty Record, the
highest award received this
year in Georgia, goes to Colum
bus in recognition of the city’s
outstanding pedestrian death
and injury record. The award is
based on an evaluation of
pedestrian death and injury
rates, rate comparisons, per
centage of total traffic deaths
and injuries and fatality-free
record in cities of comparable
size and population.
The other ten Georgia cities
will receive awards for their
number oi years witnout a
Executive Park Motor Hotel
on October .'t and 4.
Highlighting the two day
gathering will be a tour
Friday morning of the cancer
facilities at Emory University
and at Georgia Baptist
Hospital.
W Armin Willig, chairman
ol the National Board of
Directors, will deliver the key
of 1972. Prior to that time she
had served as Assistant
Cashier with the bank since it
was organized in 1964.
"We have been planning for
some time," stated President
Meeks, “to initiate an audit
program within The Bank,
and are confident that Mrs.
Norris has the background
and experience to conduct this
program. While we anticipate
that responsibilities in the
audit area will occupy most of
her lime, we also plan to
transfer other duties to her
and these additional
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Mary Ann Norris
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Sue Fleming
pedestrian fatality. Perry
receives the Pedestrian Safety
Achievement Award for not
having a pedestrian fatality in
the last 15 years. Pedestrian
Safety Citations will be presen
ted to Cartersville (7 years
without a pedestrian fatality),
Douglas (5 years). West Point
(5 years), Thomaston (4 years),
Fitzgerald (3 years), Waynes
boro (3 years), Lafayette (2
years), College Park (1 year),
and Cordele (1 year).
The AAA program, the only
one of its kind, aims at focusing
national and local attention on
pedestrian safety needs by
giving recognition to cities and
states which have shown
superior achievement in their
pedestrian death and injury
records and have conducted ef
fective pedestrian safety
programs.
Pedestrian safety is too often
given little attention ih many
traffic safety programs, ac
cording to AAA. Yet, the
organization noted, pedestrians
account for nearlv 50 per cent
jt all trattic latamies in most
nolo address at the Thursday
afternoon assembly of
directors and delegates. New
board members and officers
will be elected Thursday, also.
The evening President's
Reception will honor Mr, and
Mrs Willig.
Public Education, Service
and Rehabilitation, Mass
Media and Special Awards are
responsibilities will be an
nounced at a later date."
Mrs. Sue Fleming will
assume the position of Branch
Manager at the Grant Plaza
Office. Mrs. Fleming has been
with The Bank lor eight years
and has worked as a teller at
the Main Office and the
Eastgate Branch. Meeks
commented, "In addition to
her personal qualilications,
Mrs. Fleming is well known in
(he community and during the
sears of her association with
The Bank, has made many
Iriends for us. The Bank ol
Perry is very fortunate to
have Sue with her background
and experience to assume the
duties ol Branch Manager of
the Grant Plaza Olfice. and we
know she will continue to be a
great asset in this capacity.
Kellwood
Announces
Dividends
The board ol directors of
Kellwood Company (NYSE)
has voted a quarterly dividend
ol 20 cents per share, payable
December 3 to shareowners of
record November 14
Kellwood's 52nd consecutive
dividend will be paid to more
than 4,300 shareowners. The
company has paid a dividend
in every quarter of its 13 year
history.
Headquartered in St Louis,
Kellwood is a leading
manufacturer of recreation
equipment, home fashions and
apparel.
Kellwood operates a plant in
Perry.
major urban metropolitan
areas.
Awards and citations are
presented on the basis of low
pedestrian death and injury
figures and on accident preven
tion programs which are
evaluated in seven key areas—
maintenance of efficient ac
cident records system, safety
legislation, enforcement, traffic
engineering, safety program
coordination, quality of school
traffic safety programs, and
active public information and
education programs.
Through the program, AAA
and its affiliated clubs hope to
increase public awareness of
the Wed for strong pedestrian
safety projects.
The Georgia Motor Club ex
tends special congratulations to
each and every one of the cities
who participated in the AAA’s
35th Annual Pedestrian Safety
Inventory. Maurice 0. Myers,
Director of Traffic Safety at
Georgia Motor Club headquar
ters, will be making the presen
tations to the winners in a
special ceremony in the near
future.
on the agenda for the Friday
morning Program Re
cognition Breakfast. Roger
Masquelier of Weslinghouse
Electric Corporation will give
the "Eye Opener” talk at this
meeting.
Dr. Loren Humphrey,
professor and chairman of the
Department of Surgery at the
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University of Kansas Medica
School, will present an in
formal talk-test on Friday
morning at the hotel. Dr.
Humphrey will speak again at
the Crusade Recognition
Luncheon on Friday at 1 P.M.
His topic will be “The Possible
Dream A World Immuned
From Cancer".
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., OCT. 3. 1974,
David Hurley
Who’s Who Picks
Westfield Student <
David Hurley, a senior at
Westfield Schools, was
recently notified that he is to
be featured in the Eighth
Annual Edition of Who's Who
Among American High School
Students, 1973-74, the largest
student award publication in
the nation.
Students from over 20,000
public, private and parochial
high schools throughout the
country are recognized for
their leadership in academics,
athletics, activities or com
munity services in the books.
Less than 3 percent of the
junior and senior class
students nation-wide are
awarded this recognition.
In Perry Oct. 9
Cancer Society
Sets Region Meet
The regional meeting of
Region 7 of the American
Cancer Society will be held on
Wednesday, October 9. The
workshop will be held at the
New Perry Hotel from 10 A.M.
to 2:45 P.M.
a This meeting is geared
toward Public Education. All
y Public Education Volunteers,
Board Chairmen, Board
( Presidents, and Mass-Media
a Chairmen are urged to attend
this informative program to
t> be conducted by Mary
i Demboski, Regional Chair
man. and Billy Leggett,
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David is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward T, Hurley, 602
Frank Satterfield Road,
Perry He is active in the Key
Club, Beta Club, basketball
and tennis teams. He attends
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.
In addition to having his
biography published in the
book, David will also compete
for one of ten scholarship
awards of SSOO to SI,OOO funded
by the publishers and will be
invited to participate in the
firm's annual “Survey of High
Achievers”.
David has not made a final
decision as to which college he
will attend.
Region 7 Director.
The workshop will provide
each volunteer the op
portunity to hear outstanding
speakers on Cancer Control.
Those who attend will also be
able to participate with
volunteers who have had
successful experience in the
Public Education Program of
the American Cancer Society.
Dr. John D. Watson qL
Columbus, specialist i*
radiology and nuclear
medicine, will be the key
speaker.