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1 County Seeks Federal
Funds For Road Work
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The County Commission
Tuesday night voted to seek
federal assistance with
drainage problems and road
problems allegedly caused by
federal government programs
in the 1930’5. The board of
commissioners said they
would ask Soil Conservation
Service agent Drew Bynum to
seek federal aid on W.P.A. and
C.C.C. ditches cut forty years
ago, then to battle health
problems, but which are now
causing more drainage woes.
The motion by the board
came as a result of a request
for assistance by county
resident Cornelius King, who
wanted county help on placing
a drainage pipe in his yard to
serve as a culvert for a
>,jSriveway. The board told King
they had no legal respon
sibility for the yard since it did
not front on a county road.
But after one of King’s
neighbors appeared Tuesday
night wanting explanations for
Jackie K. Cooper
This weekend being Easter
weekend there is a lot of
special entertainment around
the Perry area. One of the
most exciting events is the
Idaka Club’s annual Arts and
Craft Circus. This year there
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the lack of county aid, the
board said they would seek
federal aid for all such
problems, although they
advised that the people af
fected by the federally cut
ditches should also initiate
action.
In other action the board
heard a first reading on a beer
and wine license application
that would permit con
sumption on premises, by five
month resident Lloyd C.
Strange. Strange is seeking
the license in order to operate
the “Back Door’’ lounge,
formerly called the “247 Club’’
on Highway 247 in Bonaire.
The “247 Club” was closed
several months ago by the
Sheriff’s Department after
repeated reports of gambling.
At the time it was operated by
another person, and Strange
assured the board he would
operate a reputable business.
The board told Strange that a
second reading on the request
would be held next Tuesday
are supposed to be ap
proximately 65 booths of
artisans and craftsmen.
Selections will be varied but
there are always genuinely
interesting articles demon
strated and for sale. So don’t
morning, at which time a
decision would be made.
In further action the board
opened bids from four area
auto dealers for county pur
chase of a car for the In
vestigation Department of the
Sheriff's offices. Low bid, by
$7.12, was Moody Motor of
Perry, over other bidders-
Moody Ford of Warner
Robins, Charlie Pike of
Warner Robins and Union
Motor of Perry. The board
voted to accept low bid, noting
that all specified four week
delivery, although Charlie
Pike Chevrolet said it had on
hand an auto with a smaller
engine than requested.
Alton Tucker moved to
accept the low bid, was
seconded by Frank Rozar, and
the vote was unanimous.
The board also voted to
accept a Warner Robins
electrical contractor as surety
bondsman on an electrical
contract awarded to Delta
forget to be at the Armory this
Saturday (March 29) and take
part in the fun and excitement
of a different but very special
circus.
Television focuses on the
rich spiritual aspects of the
Stai Electric to light a county
baseball field at Moody Road
Park The board accepted
Charles McDonald of Mc-
Donald Electric as bond for
Delta Star completing the
assigned contract. If Delta
Star does not finish the work,
then McDonald as bondsman
must assume responsibility.
The $3,000 contract was
given to Delta Star on con
dition that a performance
bond be obtained. The county
now, will be accepting as
bondsman one of the other
. original bidders, and will be
making the check for the work
payable to both Delta Star and
to McDonald.
County Attorney Walker
Burke said he saw nothing
wrong \\;ith acceptance of
McDonald as bondsman,
based on the way the in
demnification letter was
worded, but warned the board
that as general rule in the
future the county should ac
cept only commercial bond.
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Easter season and presents
three “special” movies. On
Friday night CBS has as its
late movie “Quo Vadis”. I
haven’t seen this movie since
my high school days but I
remember it as being an
extravaganza of pomp and
pageantry. Starring are
Robert Taylor and a very
young Deborah Kerr. The
movie runs for 3 hours and 45
minutes so be prepared for a
late session. I figure that
staying up with Baby Sean will
give me an excuse to see it all.
Also on Friday night and on
Saturday night CBS will show
“The Greatest Story Ever
Told”. I also remember seeing
this movie and not being
terribly impressed. The main
fault with the movie is that it
is not so much interested in
telling the story of Christ as it
is in presenting various
performers in cameo roles.
Charlton Heston comes across
okay as John the Baptist but
John Wayne is woefully
miscast as a Roman cen
tiirian. Never underestimate
Hollywood’s zeal in selling a ■
movie. I
On Saturday and Sunday, ■
ABC will present my favorite
of the three, “The Ten |
Commandments”. I have seen |
it scads of times before but I i
still enjoy it. I could watch j
that Red Sea part for hours I
and never get bored. Too,
Anne Baxter is so dramatic in
her role that it gets hilarious.
For fun you can keep count of ,
how many times she moans
out “Moses”. I think she hits |
35 emotional utterings of his |
name. For tremendous •
spectacle there is none that |
stand equal to the Cecil B. I
DeMille production of “The :
Ten Commandments”. All the I
spectacle makes Anne Baxter I
tolerable.
For the kids (and everybody
else too), NBC brings back
Dorothy, Toto and all the
yellow brick road gang in the
umpteenth showing of “The
Wizard of Oz”. This is at 6:30
on Sunday, I doubt if there is
anyone over 21 who hasn’t at
one time or another seen and
heard Judy Garland warble
“Somewhere Over The
Rainbow". Well here is the
film in which she sang it for
the first time. It’s a very
pretty song in a fine movie and
it set Judy Garland off on the
yellow brick road for a
lifetime.
The movie “At Long Last
Love” will be playing in
Macon. It stars Burt
Reynolds, Madeline Kahn and
Cybil Shepherd. It has gotten
some of the most derogatory
reviews that I have ever read
but I still have high hopes for
it and think that for a movie
musical it is going to be a
winner. 1 know “The Four
Musketeers” is. I saw “The
Three Musketeers” and
thought it was great fun and
entertainment “The Four
Musketeers” is just the second
half of a movie that was too
long for one showing so that
broke it into two parts. If
Raquel Welch is one half as
funny in the second half as she
was in the first, she will again
steal the movie.
Be it a movie or a TV
program or the joy of at
tending church services on
Sunday morning, I hope that
you have a nice entertaining
Easter weekend.
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The Westfield Literary Team is pictured above.
Left to right are: Paul Middlebrooks, Lane
Chapman, Chuck Wantland, David Hurley,
Donnie Fountain, Kay Bacon, Bill Rigdon, Charlie
Ray, Grier Hicks, Mayo Sexton. Melanie Rogers,
In Region Literary Meet
Westfield
Nabs Second
Last week at Gordon Junior
College, Barnesville, the
Westfield Literary Team won
a second place trophy. The
SEAIS Region 2-AA contest
was conducted and judged by
the Gordon College depart
ment of Music, English,
Business, and Political
Science. Schools participating
were Flint River, Fullington,
Tatnall Square, Beechwood,
and Westfield.
The Westfield team placed
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BIRTHS
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Mr. and Mrs. Troy R.
Rowell of Kathleen announce
the birth of a son, Alan Hunt,
born February 25 at the
Houston County Hospital.
Mrs. Rowell is the former Kay
Jacobs of Perry.
Maternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jacobs of
Perry. Paternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Troy C.
Rowell of Buchanan, Georgia.
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in every event entered,
winning first in spelling and
Girls’ Extemporaneous
Speaking. Members of the
team, event, and placing are
as follows: David Hurley,
spelling, First; Kay Bacon,
girls’ extemporaneous
speaking, First; Donnie
Fountain, boys’ ex
temporaneous speaking,
Fourth; Lane Chapman, girls’
essay, Second; Bill Rigdon,
boys’ essay, Second; Grier
Hicks, shorthand, Second;
Paul Middlebrooks, boys’
typing, Second; Jody Watts,
girls’ typing, Third; Jim
O’Neal, boys’ interpretative
reading, Second; Janice
Satterfield, girls’ in
terpretative reading, Fourth;
Johnny Turner, Donnie
Fountain, Robert Richardson,
and Charlie Ray, boys’
quartet, Second; Donnie
Fountain, boys’ solo, Fourth,
Nancy Shelton, piano, Third;
Alternates were Melanie
Rogers (extemporaneous
speaking), Chuck Wantland
(boys’ essay), and Mayo
Sexton (quartet).
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Jody Watts, Johnny Turner. Robert Richardson,
Janice Satterfield, Jim O'Neal, and Nancy
Shelton. The team won 2nd place in region com
petition.
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