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Meeting Requested Next Week
Industry Group
Funded By County
The Houston County
Commission Tuesday agreed
to fund SI2,(XX) to the county
Industrial Authority, but
requested a meeting with the
Authority to find out “how
they spent our money”
Authority Chairman Malcolm
Special Features
Methodists
Sing Sunday
The choirs and congregation
of the Perry United Methodist
Church invite their friends of
the community to the “Fall
Sing’’ to lie held Sunday
evening, October 20, at 7::i()
PM
The combined choirs under
the direction ol (1. Francis
Nunn will present a program
of special requests, anthems
Dumpsters To Be Placed
Director Tapped For
County Solid Waste
The Houston County solid
wasto program will shortly ho
underway, with the hiring
Tuesday hy the county
commission ol a director lor
the department Assistant
Building Inspector Joe Harrell
was lapped hy the com
missioners lo initiate the new
program, and announced that
he would start the same day lo
get it underway.
Harrell brought a map to the
meeting in Perry and he and
the commission studied the
county map for several
moments Harrell said he had
already "mapped out"
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Harrell
Maps Out
Dumpsters
Reese of Perry, in a letter
dated October 8, formally
requested the money.
Reese’s letter reads:
“Enclosed please find three
copies of the contract between
the Development Authority of
Houston County and the Board
of Commissioners of Houston
and a repeat of selections
from “Oklahoma”. Mrs.
Joseph McNutt is church
organist.
Jim Mcllralh will direct the
children’s choir and youth
chorus in several selections.
Everyone will be invited to
join in the congregational
singing. Come visit at
P.U.M.C. Sunday evening.
locations lor lOH of the
county's 120 six-yard roadside
dumpsters. The dumpsters
will enable rural residents to
dispose of their trash without
having lo haul it lo a landfill.
The dumpsters will be
emptied twice weekly by a
front end loading garbage
truck Two trucks were
purchased for $42,000 each and
are already on hand. Harrell
said he planned to hire a truck
driver "tomorrow" and begin
immediately lo place the
containers. He warned. "It'll
be a hunt and peck thing until
we gel the dumpsters situated
m the right places.”
New Houston Solid Waste treatment director
Joe Harrell (seated) unfurls a map of Houston
County showing tentative placement of 108 six
yard dumpsters for rural residents to use to
dispose of garbage. Looking over the map, left to
right, are the County Commission: V.W. McEver,
Steve Byrd. Alton Tucker. Vice-Chairman Charles
Carter, and Chairman Frank Rozar. Harrell was
named to the solid waste post at Tuesday’s
meeting in Warner Robins.
County. 1 have already
executed these in behalf of the
Authority and send them on to
you for execution by you as
clerk (to Sonny Watson) and
the chairman If you will send
one of these back to me along
with the check for $12,000 we
will get the other contracts
signed and send those to you
as we have done in the past.”
(signed) Malcolm Reese,
The $12,000 was already in
this year's county budget.
Last fiscal year $25,000 was
allocated to the Authority
which in turn drew up con
tracts with the Chambers of
Commerce of Perry and
Warner Robins. The Authority
paid each Chamber $12,000
last year to promote the
location of new industry in
Houston County, But the
$25,000 of last year was sliced
to just SI2,(XX) for 1974-75.
Commissioner V.W
McEver moved to pay the
$12,000 to the Authority.
Charles Carter seconded the
motion It passed
unanimously Inherent in the
motion was a request for the
Authority to meet with the
Commission at next Tuesday
night's meeting in Perry.
Evidently, until told by the
slate otherwise, the com
missioner plan to operate the
Bonaire landfill as the sole
landfill site in the county. The
Environmental Protection
Agency may not approve the
Bonaire fill due to the sandy
soil composition, which is not
ideal for use at a waste site.
The county is now taking
applications for truck drivers
at S:UK) per hour starting
salary. At least two truck
drivers and a heavy equip
ment operator will be hired, in
addition to Harrell.
The Middle Georgia Area
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The contract between the
Development Authority and
the County calls for the
Authority to “conduct studies
and surveys to determine the
types, compatibility,
desirability, and feasibility of
industries suitable for
Houston County; to determine
sites available; and to provide
brochures for industry
prospects."
In addition, the Authority is
to “promote and publicize
Houston County and to
specifically seek new in
dustries, seek new business,
and attempt to get new
citizens to move to Houston
County, and to promote
housing and expanded housing
for citizens of Houston
County.”
The Authority under the
terms of the contract will
render a quarterly report to
(he Commission of its ac
tivities. The report will
describe “programs in
progress and contemplated
promoting the public good and
general welfare, trade,
commerce, industry and
employment opportunities in
Houston County and the State
of Georgia.”
Planning and Development
Commission (MGAPDC) has
submitted for Houston County
a $50,000 grant application to
the stale. A similar grant was
denied a year ago, reportedly
because the state looks with
favor on joint arrangements.
At the time, the county,
Warner Robins, and Perry
each submitted separate
applications. All were turned
down This year, Robins
joined with the county, and
will dump garbage at the
central site because the WR
site is completely exhausted.
Perry plans to “support”
the counlywide plan, but will,
at least for the near future,
continue to operate its own
dump site. In addition, the
county may arrange to dump
south Houston waste at the
Perry site, making a
monetary payment.
The city of Centerville will
for the next year utilize the
commercial firm of Peach
State Sanitation Company for
garbage service. However,
the city left open an option to
join with the county in the
future.
commissioner Charles
Carter Tuesday told his fellow
board members, "The secret
to this thing’s success is
educating the public.”
The commissioners later
accepted bids on a half-ton
pickup for Harrell's use.
Harrell said he needed one,
because he could see instances
where “one would be
required.”
The board also decided to
give Harrell an office at the
Houston County work camp on
Kings Chapel Road in Perry.
The trucks will be kept at the
camp at night. Harrell said he
was “confident" he could
work with Warden Allen
Stone, who is in charge of the
camp... and the road crews.
Shown here is part o/the overflowing crowd that
attended Tuesday night's session of the Perry City
Council. Most of the audience was made up of
members from various civic clubs who were there
Large Group Protests Fee
Council Rescinds $5.00 •
Club License Charge
Perry City Council voted
Tuesday night to rescind
action taken two weeks ago
when they voted to amend the
business license ordinance to
include a $5 per stall charge
per day for antique dealers,
arts and crafts dealers and
other dealers coming into
Perry to take part in local
shows and sales sponsored by
Perry civic clubs.
Kay Hooten of the Perry
Club Council, which
represents 17 civic clubs in
Perry, acted as spokesman for
a group of about 50 people
from various local clubs who
attended Tuesday night’s
Council session to protest the
previous action by the
Council.
Hooten argued that im
posing the new fee would
“deal the civic clubs in Perry
a big blow." He said all the
civic clubs hold shows and
sales to raise money for local
charities and civic projects
and to bring tourism into
Perry and that the Council’s
action “will tie our hands on
what we can do in the future.”
Hooten specifically cited the
Beltista Club’s annual antique
show in which numerous
dealers come here each
February, to hold a show and
sale on behalf of the Beltista
Club. He said that club's funds
go for a scholarship fund for
Perry students and that the
City Building
Inspector Hired
Perry City Councilman
Henry Casey, acting at
Tuesday night's regular City
Council meeting, told Council
the planning and zoning
committee had hired George
McGinty of Perry as the City’s
new building inspector under
Chief Building Inspector and
Water and Sewage Plant Supt.
M.M. Cloud, at a salary of
$7,000 a year and a SSOO a year
raise in 90 days from em
ployment.
Casey explained that the
building inspector was hired
in order to meet the heavy
work load in that department
and also to comply with
Federal law to make Perry
eligible for future government
grants,
M.M. Cloud, Chief Building
Inspector, told the Council
under new Federal guidelines,
each home and building in
Perry must be inspected over
the next three year period to
see that Perry complies with
the standard building code. He
said this was supposed to have
begun in July, but that the city
has been unable to handle the
workload
New Garbage Truck
Casey also made a motion to
buy a Cobey, front-end loader
garbage truck from Service
Systems of Macon, at a price
of $38,000 The new truck will
be used to pick up commercial
garbage customers and new
dumpsters for the system
will be ordered in the next few
annual antique show attracts
hundreds of out of town
visitors to Perry. He also cited
the Idaka Club’s annual arts
and crafts show and the
Sogadera Club’s fall
decoration festival as just a
few civic clubs that would be
affected by the new policy
charging civic clubs for a
business license.
Hooten further added, “If
this action was done to protect
some local merchants that
doesn’t add up because we
would like to see local mer
chants take advantage of
these show and sales by
promoting their business
during the period we draw
peak traffic into town. These
club functions are good for
Perry business and tourism
and the money gained from
the activities go to many,
numerous local charities.”
The large group in at
tendance at the Council
meeting in support of Hooten,
gave a round of applause when
he completed his statement to
Council.
Mayor James McKinley told
Hooten Councilman H.H.
Hackworth had made the
recommendation to amend the
charter ordinance as former
chairman of the finance
committee. He then gave
Hackworth the opportunity to
speak.
Hackworth said the action
days for the city’s commercial
customers. The dumpsters
now in use by local businesses
will not work on the new front
end loading system. Casey
pointed out the new system
will save the city time and
money and make commercial
pick-up more efficient in the
future.
Shockley To Preach
Church Os Christ Sets
Revival For Next Week
The Perry Church of Christ
announced revival services
beginning Monday, October
21, at the church building on
US, 41 North at the in
tersection of Ridgewood
Avenue. James Shockley of
Cuba, Kentucky will be the
evangelist. Shockley is
making a return trip to the
Perry congregation, having
preached at a gospel meeting
here last fall.
Services will begin each
evening at the building at 7:30
PM. Monday through
Saturday. On Sunday, October
27, Shockley will teach the
to protest action taken by Council two weeks ago
to charge fees for shows and sales sponsored by
local clubs.
was not taken to put a hard
ship on local civic clubs. He
pointed out that under the
action taken two weeks ago,(
civic clubs would be charged
only a $5 fee for a license to
hold shows and sales and that
the dealers at the sales would
be the ones who have to pay to
sell their products in Perry.
He said that some dealers who
come to Perry to hold shows
compete with local mer
chants.
After several more minutes
of exchanges, Councilman
Henry Casey made a motion to
rescind the previous action of
Council and he offered another
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Ray Hooten of the Perry Club Council,
representing 17 civic clubs in Perry, was
spokesmen for the group that attended Tuesday
night’s City Council meeting to protest recent
action by Council to impose fees on clubs and
dealers during shows and sales here. The action
was changed Tuesday night so that Council cant l)
waive any fees to clubs and dealers for shows and
sales sponsored by non-profit clubs or
organizations. Also shown here are Mrs. Pat
Rentz of the Idaka Club (left) and Mrs. Toni Smith
of the Sogadera Club.
James Shockley
amendment that would give
the Council the right to
“waive” license fees to local
clubs and their dealers in the
future. The new, official policy
of Council applies only to
“non-profit” clubs and
organizations. It was adopted
by Council.
Before the discussion ended.
Mrs. Carolyn
representing one of the local
civic clubs, asked Council,
“Do you think you can afford
the few dollars a year the city
will lose from this action
tonight?” Mayor James
McKinley answered, “Yes,
mam, 1 feel sure we can.”
adults class at 10:00 A.M, and
preach at 11.00 A.M. services.
At 7:30 P.M. Sunday evening,
October 27, he will bring his
concluding message in the
seven day meeting.
Perry Church of
minister Clifford May saiT
“We cordially invite all to the
services, regardless of age,
sex, race, or religious
preference. Come and hear
the good scriptural singing,
and messages from God’s
Word - the Bible. Bro.
Shockley is an outstanding
speaker.” May said no con
tributions would be taken
during the meeting.