Newspaper Page Text
r HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., MAY 22. 1975,
60% Os Expenditures In Houston
Education Most Costly
Element Os Local Budget
What price education in Houston County? How
do local governmental expenditures for school
operations compare with those in other com
munities?
A report recently released by the Department of
Commerce, following a nationwide survey, shows
that education is, by far, the most costly element
in local budgets.
No less than 60 percent of the expenditures
made in Houston County by local government
agencies are for school construction and main
tenance, for teachers salaries, for equipment and
for various other expenses connected with school
operations. .
It runs considerably more than this in some
parts of the country and somewhat less in others.
On the average, throughout the United States,
local governments have been alloting 41 percent
«jof their budgets for education. In the State of
f, Georgia, 45 percent has been earmarked for that
purpose.
Local governments provide only a portion of the
education bill. The rest comes from Federal and
state sources.
The data was compiled by the Social and
V
- --- -
” Jackie K. Cooper
■ S ‘Scat's, I*6-*
W (DniefitaiMnent « >
I just got through watching
the “Emmy” awards show
and once again it was the most
confusing awards show of the
year Why the television in
dustry cannot put on an en
joyable television program
when it presents its awards is
beyond comprehension. Even
with all of the stars of the
various popular shows ap
pearing, it is still a dud. They
need to do something to it to
add some entertainment.
Now for other bad en
tertainment. By some stroke
of bad luck, I happened to see
a , catastrophy named
“Slmcho Deluxe” this past
week. It is a movie (and I use
the term loosely) starring Jeff
Bridges and Elizabeth Ashley.
IIUIIINIAINMIH** INUXIIWMK
I <T( easy strect!) |
IVUfINIHCEPfr
MITTENS
* |
1. Lightweight, padded leather sole.
2. Foam cushioned insole.
3. Flexible comfort all day. |
Style, lit value and COMFORT! What
more can you say. Try 'em. you'll like Vi
'em Mittens...in a variety of colors. Bl
today. B
m.\(K
wmi J'J fev MHf .^■r^vv
/K Mriif ■
'Allw' a ; H V I
I Crumpton's Shoes I
GRANT PLAZA PKRRY
Also Macon And Warner Robins
Their careers may never
recover from this one. This is
the type of movie that you
want to Boo! out loud. When 1
was younger and in college, it
was the type where you could
throw popcorn boxes at the
screen. If there is someone out
there who saw it and liked it,
please let me know for I want
to recommend another loser,
“The Savage Is Loose”. If you
liked “Rancho Deluxe”, you
will love “The Savage Is
Loose”.
Something that promises to
be good entertainment is the
Perry Art Club’s show which
will be held at The Bank of
Perry on the 30 and 31 of this
month. There will be ap
proximately one hundred
PAGE 5-A
Economic Statistics Administration in the first
study of the kind since 1967. It surveys the
finances of local communities every five years.
Os the total expenditures made by govern
mental bodies in Houston County, which were
equivalent to $347 for every man, woman and
child in the population, $207 went for education, it
shows.
Byway of comparison, the outlay for education
at the local level elsewhere in the United States
was $234 per capita. The average was $179 in
Georgia.
The magnitude of education’s impact on the
American economy is indicated in reports
released by the National Education Association
and the U.S. Office of Education.
They estimate that expenses in the current
school year will amount to SIOB billion, which is
about 8 percent of our gross national product.
Some S6B billion of it will be going to elementary
and secondary schools and S4O billion to in
stitutions of higher education.
Involved are 58.6 million students and over 3
million teachers.
J
paintings on display and the
public is invited to attend and
see all of the talent that the
Middle Georgia area has to
offer. 1 really do hope that
there will be a big crowd at
tending because I think that
we should support and extend
our appreciation to these
talented artists in our com
munity. Put the date down on
your calendar and I will see
you there.
I also hope you will make a
note to be watching “Noon
Over Middle Georgia” this
Friday (May 23) at 1:05. I will
be the guest on the show and I
will be talking about the en
tertainment that we have here
in Middle Georgia.
Specifically I am planning to
discuss the plays that were
presented during the past
year. I am planning to appear
the 4th Friday in each month
to discuss different aspects of
entertainment. I hope you will
tune in to the program. If you
know of some program of
entertainment that you would
like publicized in this column
and-or on the TV program,
just drop me a line at P.O. Box
404, Perry, Georgia 31069. I
feel sometime that I do not
give enough information about
local events but a lot of the
time I find out about them
after they have already oc
curred. So keep this in mind.
One program I missed
recently for this very reason
was the First Baptist Church
Choir’s presentation of
“Alleluia”. From all reports I
have had, it was a beautiful
and inspirational per
formance. I have had an
album of the music for quite
some time now and have
thought it one of the most
beautiful cantatas that I have
ever heard. It is religious
music that sounds like a
broadway score and it inspires
while it entertains. Hopefully
Bob Brewer and his choir will
have another performance
somewhere accessible for me
to hear it. I fear too many
others like me missed it.
Newcomers
To Perry
Newcomers to Perry as
announced by the Chamber of
Commerce are as follows:
Mike Farquhar
1308 Morningside Dr,
Valley Forge No. E
Joseph Peake, Jr.
1515 Windsor Rd.
Louis D. Konz
502 A Gray Rd.
W.J. Handley
1043 Morningside Dr.
Valley Forge No. G
Kenneth D. Mclntosh
1305 Swift St.
\
The Houston
Home Journal
VOL. 105 NO. 21
The Houston Home journal
is published every Thursday
by The Houston Home Journal,
Inc. Entered at the Post Office
at Perry, Georgia, as second
class mail matter, under the
Act of March 3, 1879. Second
class postage is paid at Perry,
Ga
The Houston Home Journal
is located at 1010 Carroll St.,
P O. Drawer M, Perry, Ga ,
31049. The Houston Home
Journal is the official legal
organ of Houston County and
Perry, Georgia.
Subscription rates: Houston
and adioming counties li 00 a
year, 2 years 58.50; 3 years
511.50 Everywhere else M 00 a
year, 2 years SIO.OO, 3 years
Sl4 00 Servicemen »2 00
anywhere; College students
52.00 lor 9 months.
The Houston Home Journal
is a member of The Georgia
Press Association and The
National Newspaper
Association
f 1 f
■'v ■
The Perry High School Air Force Junior
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) unit,
headed by Lt. Col. (ret.) Leo Polnaszek (C) and
Sergeant Charles Robinson (L) received word
Tuesday that the Georgia 66th AFJROTC
Troop 96
Joins In
Expo 75
Scout Troop 96 participated
Saturday, May 10, in the Scout
Expo held at Central City
Park, Macon.
The Perry Scouts, all of
whom were working on the
woodcarving merit badge, set
up a booth, exhibited their
finished products and
demonstrated their wood
carving skills. For their ef
forts, they were awarded a
blue ribbon first prize.
During the day, the Scouts
carved miniature fish and
dogs and gave them to the
young children who came to
observe. *
This display and energetic
workmanship was led by
Assistant Scoutmaster
Thomas Griffin. Scouts
participating were Mike
Graham, Ben Wright, Allen
Purser, Alan Ray, Keith
Owens, Perry Stanley, Todd
Odom, Eric Griffin, Jeff
Lasseter, David Washington,
Candler Pritchett, and
Skipper Cliff.
Red And White $-| 00 Red And White Half Gallon *
CATSUP 3 14 Ice Milk JjQ*
BIG FOOD SAVINGS
"Tw ————■—-*— ■— — ■““'"
Maxwell House EmberS Pure J °V
IBM coffee Charcoal Flour
1 LB - BAG 10 lb. Bag (Self-Rising)
wm 89 c qnt $-*»9
Limit One with other pur- -y - f in .. ■
chases totaling $7.50 or more w
thru Wed.
Sunnyland's Smoked Sunnyland'K Smoked Young Tender Sliced
PICNICS SLAB BACON BEEF LIVER
SLICED FREESLICED FREE C
ib. Sw UY ,b * Ot
Duffys Heavy Wot fern-Value Check'd Duffys
Brunswick Stew RIB STEAKS Barbecue Pork
lb. RQC *_ _ a Ib. S-l 59
0:1 ib. 1
i Hnro Vidalia Onions
™ fel^ lb^7.99
HHJ
From The Home Journal Files
I
FIVE YEARS AGO
MAY 21, 1970 - Perry pharmacist
Billy Etheridge was elected President
of the Georgia Pharmaceutical
Association. The Association had
1,600 members. Georgia Governor
Lester Maddox was to address the
Exchange Club of Perry at its Friday
meeting. The Byron Nut Tree
Research Station was dedicated.
Among Perryans employed at the
station were; Ralph Gentry, Jerry
Payne, Lewis Tedders, and Ray Pate.
Congressman Jack Flynt had the
dedicatory address. The Home
Journal, 100 years old, purchased a
Compugraphic typesetter to set body
type of the paper.
TEN YEARS AGO
MAY 20, 1965 - Perry High School
was to graduate 134 students. The
Perry High baseball team was 2-A
region champions, beating Ef
fingham County. Winning pitchers
were Joe Martin and Bobby Lee. In
region track, PHS also took region
laurels, scoring 90 points to runner-up
Effingham’s 87. For Perry High: Tom
squadron- Perry High’s unit- had been named a
"Meritorious” unit by the U.S. Air Force for 1974-
75. With the two instructors is Perry High Prin
cipal Malcolm Marchman. Only 26 other units of
the 275 throughout the nation received the award.
Clarke won the 180 yard high hurdles;
Joe Martin the 880 dash; and Martin,
Clarke, Spencer Gunn, and Ed Pierce
won the mile relay. --- Mrs. Malissa
Giles Tucker retired after 40 years as
a teacher in the county school system.
Property formerly belonging to her is
now in use as the site of Tucker
Elementary School.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
MAY 19, 1960 - The new Perry Post
Office on Carroll Street opened. The
move was the first in 31 years. The
office moved from 805 Commerce
Street. It had 423 box holders.
Malcolm Reese was named Manager
of Security Federal Savings and
Loan, coming from Fitzgerald
Savings and Loan wherei
he was Manager. In Fitzgerald,
Reese had been manager of the
Chamber of Commerce, a city
alderman, a member of the Planning
and Zoning Commission, and on the
Airport committee. President of the
Security Federal in 1960 was Sam
Nunn, Sr. The United Givers Fund
voted to form a countywide
association.