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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS.. OUT. 3. 1974,
Sogadera Club
Benefit ‘Holiday
Happenings ’ Nears
With “Holiday Happenings”
less than a week away,
everyone in the Sogadera Club
is busy making last minute
preparations. In keeping with
the club’s purpose of
achieving civic goals, Larry
Lucas, a prominent Atlanta
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1 Panther Boosters
To Meet Monday
The Perry Panther Booster Club will meet
Monday night, October 8, in the Perry High School
Library at 8; 00 P.M. Coach Bob Morrow will show
and review films of the Perry High-Dodge County
football game.
At their last meeting the Panther Boosters were
praised by Morrow and his staff for the out
standing contributions they have rendered to the
school and the community.
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White , Blue
Collar Workers
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Gordon Scarborough, Jr., and
H.H. Hackworth voted in
favor of the motion while
'’ouncilmcn H.E. (Gene)
Smith and Alton Hardy voted
against the motion. Coun
cilman Henry Casey was out
of town and did not attend the
meeting.
Houghton’s motion was
apparently brought on by his
disagreement with Council at
the last meeting when a new
employee was hired for the
water treatment plant and two
long-time employees were
given a sls a week raise.
Houghton said it was not
clear to him what the dif
ference is between a “white”
and “blue" collar worker and
that now the policy is clear.
Pre-Council Meetings
Newspaper Week
Perry Mayor James McKinley presents a proclamation to Home Journal
Publisher Bobby Branch proclaiming next week (Oct. 6-12) as newspaper i
weete in Perry. The proclamation goes along with National Newspaper Week 1
next week all over the nation. The Mayor issued the proclamation at Tuesday 1
night’s City Council meeting and praised the local newspaper service to the '
community. *
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businessman, has been
engaged to present a show
dealing with decorations for
Halloween, Thanksgiving,
Christmas and gourmet food
tips, Lucas will also have
many items from his shop in
Sandy Springs on sale, in-
Houghton further asked that
Mayor James McKinley
conduct any meetings prior to
the regular Council meetings
in the council chambers. He
said the Council had
previously voted down holding
pre-council meetings and that
he understood they were being
held.
Mayor McKinley told The
Home Journal committee
meetings and discussions are
now held prior to regular
meetings but no official action
is ever taken. He said he
would be “happy to ac
comodate Councilman
Houghton" on holding future
committee meetings and
discussions in the council
chambers prior to the regular
meetings.
eluding decorative items and
gifts of unique quality for men
and women.
“Holiday Happenings” will
be presented at the Perry
United Methodist Church,
Fellowship Hall, at 7:30 Oc
tober 8. Part of the proceeds
Henderson To Get
“ Vote ” Building
Bids To Be Taken
Sometimes it appears to
take "force” to accomplish
goals. Tuesday night of last
week a large group (more
than sixty) of Henderson area
residents camped outside the
Houston County Commission
doors until they were allowed
inside. Once inside, they were
. successful in obtaining long
delayed action on beginning
construction of a general
, purpose building for Hen
, derson.
, The 30 x 50 “general pur
, pose" building will be used
I mainly as a voting place, as
, Civil Defense headquarters
for the area, and as a fire
! station. Both the voting
machine and firetruck will be
s stored in the metal building,
s once it is completed.
' Spokesmen for the large
i group of Henderson residents
> were Fred Langston and
Wendell Kersey. Langston
i began the group’s plea by
> saying, “We’re members of
I the Henderson volunteer fire
I department. Several times
we’ve asked for a building.
Now winter is approaching.
from the show will go to the
Foundation for the Prevention
of Blindness, Lucas’ pet
charity, and the Perry Crisis
Center.
Anyone interested in pur
chasing a ticket may contact
any Sogadera Club member.
We need a place to house our
firetruck. The weather has
already done some damage to
it.”
Langston continued, “We’ve
already done about SI2OO
work getting the truck ready
for use. I hate to see that go
down the drain. We’ve been
trying since December to get
y’all to build a building. We
deeded you a lot. We came up
here tonight to see what could
happen.”
Commission Chairman
Frank Rozar said, “We have
the specs here tonight and
we’re thinking about you.”
The proposed building, as
outlined by the Commission,
would be 30 feet by 50 feet. It
will include space for the
voting machine. Civil
Defense, and the firetruck.
Commissioner V.W. McEver
commented that he thought it
was “only logical to put
everything together down
there.”
Commissioner Steve Byrd
was quick to claim he had not
been “sitting still on the
situation.” Byrd said that he
had called one building con
struction firm “for six weeks
At Meeting
County Fire
Questions???
“Do we really have any
purpose?” the Houston County
Fire Commission last week
asked the Houston County
Board of Commissioners in a
meeting in Ferry. ‘‘You
people don't pay any attention
to us. Were trying to work
desperately hard on fire
prevention in the county.”
Commissioner Charles
Carter asked Fire Com
mission Chief Seventeen
Burdine (of Bonaire),
“Seventeen, do you all feel
like you are not serving a
worthwhile purpose now?”
Burdine replied, ‘ We re
trying But we're not even
invited to meetings con
cerning us. We're supposed to
be your fire "experts” and
make suggestions. We realize
you have rights to turn down
our suggestions, but you
should listen to them at least.”
Somewhat in a huff. Com
missioner V.W. McEver told
the firemen to “do nothing
until such lime as we figure
out what to do with fire
prevention in the county.” The
Collins
Rites Held
Sunday
Funeral services for Robert
t ollins, a native of Houston
County who died Wednesday,
September 25, 1974, at a local
hospital were held Sunday at 2
P.M at the Sand-Bed Baptist
Church. Rev. J.J. Jordan
officiated. Burial was in
Evergreen Cemetery, Perry.
Survivors include two
daughters, Mrs. Ruth Carter
and Mrs. Viola Muldrow;
three sons, John, Harold and
Kent Collins all of Detroit,
Michigan; an ex-wife Mrs,
Mattie Collins Jennings also of
Detroit, Michigan; 17 grand
children; 3 great grand
children; one sister, Mrs,
Annis Jones; four brothers,
Russell, Omeler, Amos and
Samuel Collins all of Perry; a
host of nieces, nephews, and
other relatives, and friends.
Toomer Brothers Funeral
Home of Perry had charge of
arrangements.
running.” He then moved that
bids be taken on a HO x 50
metal building, and that
construction start as soon as
possible.
Commissioner Charles
Carter seconded the motion
and it passed unanimously.
Commission Chairman Rozar
told the group that he “would
try to gel a quick finishing
date.”
Kersey and Langston were
also present to request a new
lire truck. Kersey told the
Commission that the Hen
derson truck “has to cover a
very big area, all of Houston
County west of 1-75, past Elko
and to the Macon and Dooly
County lines.”
Kersey urged the com
mission “to help us serve the
people we have to serve.” He
commented that he thought
funds for a new truck were in
this year’s budget.
Commissioner Alton Tucker
told Kersey that a firetruck on
order for the Elberta area will
be diverted to Henderson if
negotiations with the City of
Warner Robins to provide fire
coverage for Elberta are
successful.
prominent Warner Robins
physician told the firemen
that “political negotiations”
were handled “quite dif
ferently’’ than station
operation. He urged the men
to stay on until “the
negotiations are ended.”
Burdine answered by
saying, “I’ve given you three
different sets of specifications
(for the Henderson general
purpose building). Are we
serving a purpose? If not, I’m
wasting my time. Our budget
has not been approved yet for
this year.”
The commissioners replied
by saying the budget was
hogtied by the “political
negotiations”, but Burdine
commented, “I’m not talking
about the expansion budget,
just the general operations
one, completely different.”
Burdine also said, "Houses
do burn down during
negotiations.”
After further requests to
“stay on” from the county
commission, the firemen left
saying, “We’re wailing.”
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Talented Artwork
Perry High School talented artists come in bunches, as this panorama of
drawings will testify. The display was open for public inspection Monday night
in Warner Robins as the annual Houston County-Warner Robins Fair opened.
Several other schools were also represented, but art-lovers seemed to cluster
around the PHS drawings, knowing talent when they see it.
Firemen Receive Pay
Meeks Reappointed To
City Housing Authority
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City Council voted
unanimously Tuesday night to
re appoint Lewis Meeks,
President of The Bank of
Perry, to a new five year term
on the Perry Housing
Authority. Meeks has served
as chairman of the Authority
ever since it was formed five
years ago.
Firemen Paid
On a recommendation by
Councilman H.E. (Gene)
Smith, the city’s volunteer
firemen were paid $7,210 for
drills and answering fire calls
during the past $2 months
period. Smith praised fire
chief Sirah Lawhorn and
members of the fire dept, for
the service they have ren
dered to the city.
Wrecker Service
On a recommendation by
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I Need A Home, Say
Dos Pound Residents
By .Mildred E. Warren
We know you’ll like the looks
of “us dogs” in the picture
above; we hope you’ll like us
so well that you will drop by
the [round and take one of us
home with you, The fee for
adopting us in nominal,
especially for the pleasure we
hope to bring you.
We were wandering around,
and were picked up by the K-9
Control Officer, Gerald
Aultman. He was driving
Councilman D.K. (Dot)
Roughlon, the city’s police
committee will look into the
possibility of alternating
wrecker service between the
wrecker companies in Perry.
Roughlon said at the present
this is not being done.
Ball Park Lights
The City Council voted to
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The Delphian Club will hold its first meeting of
the 1974-75 year on Thursday, Oct. 10, with a
supper at The Greene’s Pond.
through town and someone
thought that we were such a
good looking bunch of dogs we
should have our picture taken.
Pictured are Jeanie Face and
Gerald looking us over.
We invite you to come down
to the dog pound for a little
look - you’ll be surprised at the
handsome dogs you’ll see
and some not so good looking,
but each with his own per
sonality. For instance: 1 was
picked up in downtown Perry
and several folks came up to
accept a low bid of $7,743 for
lights to be used on the
baseball field at the Creek
wood public recreation park in
Perry. Lowe Electric Co. of
Macon was the low bidder.
The bid did not include the
cost of wiring and installation.
The city expects to install the
lights around the first of the
year.
pet me; I love people. I’d
make a grand pet for your
children. When they put me in
the cage there were several
other “inmates”. One was a
darling little Lhasa Also, or he
looked to be this breed.
Another was a small collie,
pretty, and so clean. There
were several others. They all
looked good, and we will get
better acquainted at our
pound compound.
We hope you’ll come to see
us - and take some of us home
with you!