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I The Houston Home Journal
Published Every Thursday At Perry Georgia’s Real Welcome Center
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Sen. Nunn, Rep. Walker Head Ceremonies
Airport Dedication
Scheduled Sunday
U.S. Senator Sam Nunn will
dedicate the Perry-Fort
Valley Airport this Sunday at 2
P.M. when the official
dedication ceremonies of the
new facility will bp held at the
airport site. The public is in
vited to attend.
State Representative Larry
Walker of Perry will serve as
master of ceremonies and
Senator Nunn will be in
troduced by Fort Valley
Mayor Paul Rheeling. Rev.
Carlton Anderson of Fort
Valley will deliver the in
vocation.
The U.S. Marine band from
Albany, Ga., will provide the
music for the ceremonies. In
addition, there will be a
display of military aircraft
from Warner Robins and there
may be an air show but plans
have not yet been completed
for that portion of the
ceremonies.
An open house of the new
facilities will be conducted by
airport manager Jim Brown.
The facilities include the
administrative building, 5,000
foot runway and 5,000 foot
taxi-way.
The dedication this Sunday
brings to a climax nearly 7
years of planning and fund
raising on the part of the old
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I Lawn Os The Month
The Perry City Hall yard was selected by the Perry Garden Club as June
“Lawn of the Month’’ in Perry. Above ready to “plant” the sign are, left to
right: Garden Club representative Mrs. A.C. Pritchett, Sr.. Police Chief B.E.
Dennard. and City Clerk Mrs. Ruth Bunting. Keeping the lawn beautiful is a
“team effort”, according to Mrs. Bunting.
Airport Commission and the
newly organized Airport
Authority to construct the new
airport. The funding has been
achieved by the cooperation of
the cities of Perry and Fort
Valley and the counties of
Houston and Peach. In ad
dition, the Federal Aviation
9 Persons Charged
Drug Raids Net
Arrests In Robins
Drug agents arrested nine Peach Drug Squad. Because
persons in Warner Robins of deadlines, The Home
Monday night and charged Journal was only able to learn
them with selling and the names of those arrested
possessing drugs. It was the and the charges brought
biggest drug r aid in recent against them,
months in Houston County. Houston-Peach Drug Squad
The arrests resulted from Commander, Major Giles
investigations by undercover Webb issued the following
Georgia Bureau of In- names, all of Warner Robins,
vestigation agents and Lannier Alston, charged for
members of the Houston- selling drugs, Preston
. Howard Palmer, possession of
drugs; Charles L. Belvin,
st ‘ I,in K o,l ,!im “ counls ; Kathy
Jean Miller, possession;
Robert Scott Parmenlier,
selling drugs; Debra Ann
| Brown, selling; Roy Frank
m Copeland, participating in a
Wmr\ sale; Tommy Lee Hall,
«* /V* participating in a sale; Zack
Posey, selling and possession
M s of drugs. Major Webb said
V ?***. W those charged ranged in age
Jr A from 17 to 34 years old.
Webb told The Home
Journal, “Our investigation is
continuing on this raid and
‘her possible raids in Warner
Reo Walker nobins and in Perry. We do
anticipate further arrests as a
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1975
Administration and the State
of Georgia provided matching
funds for the new construction
and expansion of the two-city
airport.
Commenting of the
dedication Sunday, Perry
Mayor James McKinley said,
“I want to urge all the citizens
of our community to attend
the dedication of the airport.
This facility is something we
can all be very proud of and I
want our citizens to be a part
of the official dedication
Sunday.”
result of our investigation,” he
stated.
Drug Squad
At the Houston County
Commission meeting Tuesday
morning, Sheriff Cullen Talton
said that he “was satisfied”
with the performance of the
Drug Squad. He added, “Drug
work is different. But I
definitely feel it is helping to
curb drug traffic in our area.”
County Commissioner
Frank Rozar was openly
skeptical, asking, “What are
they accomplishing?”
Talton responded, “They
are making not as many, but
better cases” to which
Commissioner Steve Byrd
added, “instead of getting
them thrown out of court”.
Talton did say he thought
the Drug Squad “needs to be
in cars not recognizable by the
general public”. He was of Che
opinion that “everybody
knows the cars and the of
ficers” on the Squad.
Byrd suggested, “They
could get them an old car,
keep it six weeks, and take it
to the sale.” Commissioner
Alton Tucker added, “Or even
every Saturday night.”
After adjourning for lunch,
the commissioners again
devoted time to discussion of
the Drug Squad. Rozar stated,
“I think it is in order for the
county commission to meet
with everyone involved and
discuss this thing. Let all of
them send a representative.”
Rozar referred to the
various bodies currently
funding the Houston-Peach
Drug Squad. They include:
Perry, Warner Robins, Peach
County, Fort Valley, Houston
County, and Byron. The
commissioners of Houston
County later spent Tuesday
afternoon setting county
budgets, and tentatively
approved a $77,000 budget for
the Drug Squad
The meeting with
“everybody involved” was
slated for next Tuesday
night's Commission meeting
McKinney
Gets Natl'
Chamber Post
Elwyn McKinney, executive
vice president of the Perry
Area Chamber of Commerce,
has been named to the Ad
visory Council of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United
States
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F-15 Pilot Greeted
In ceremonies at Robins Air Force Base last
week, Major General Ralph Holland invited a
large group of distinguished Middle Georgians to
be on hand when the Air Force’s newest fighter
plane, the F-15 Eagle, landed at Robins. Some of
the invited guests shown here from left are former
Perry Mayor and president of Security Federal
Water, Sewage, Other Improvements
Council Cranks Up Plans
For City Industrial Park
Perry City Council was to
meet last night (Wednesday
night) to discuss methods of
running water, sewage, and
other improvements to the
Industrial Park located on
Valley Drive. The recent
announcement of the coming
of the Armco Steel plant to
Perry has necessitated the
development of the facilities.
City Engineers Richardson
and Tribble were scheduled to
meet with the Council Utility
No Special
Election
To Be Held
Mayor James McKinley
said this week the city does not
plan to hold a special election
to fill the council post now
occupied by Councilman
Henry Casey.
McKinley said Casey plans
to resign his post on Sept. 5,
and that it would be only 90
days until the regular city
election on Dec. 6. He said
under the law in the city
charter, the mayor and
council have the authority to
hold off on calling a special
election "Then a council
member resigns or otherwise
leaves office within 90 days of
the regular election.
Casey announced last week
he would be leaving Perry in
Sept, to take a promotion with
his company, International
Minerals and Chemicals in
Americas. Casey’s four year
term would have ended in
Dec , and he had indicated he
would seek re-election.
In being able to hold off on
the special election, Mayor
McKinley said the taxpayers
would save more than S7OO in
election expenses and also
that a candidate would not be
faced with having to run twice
in a three month period.
McKinley said he knows the
council will have to work
“short-handed” but that he is
of the opinion the vacancy will
not create any problems for
the short period of time.
Committee to explore avenues
of financing the sewage and
water line expansion. Coun
cilman Alton Hardy said he
had several months ago
received a quote and bid on
making the improvements.
Councilwoman Barbara
Calhoun said she had called
the Middle Georgia Area
Planning and Development
Commission (MGAPDC) to
ask if any state or federal
funds could be found to assist
3 Posts Open In Dec.
Rumors Develop
On Council Race
After the news broke last
week that Perry City Coun
cilman Henry‘Casey will
resign his post September to
accept a new job with his
company in Americus, im
mediate speculation began to
develop .over possible can
didates, At that time it was
thought a special election
would be held but the council
has since learned that it will
not be necessary since Casey’s
resignation will fall within 90
days of the regular election set
for Dec. 6.
Perry insurance agent
Tommy Storey, who was i
defeated last December by
Councilwoman Barbara
Calhoun, has said in the past
he plans to run for council
again this December, but he *
has not yet made an official
announcement. However, an
informed source has told The
Home Journal Storey will
probably seek Casey’s post in
the regular election.
Perry businessman,
developer and insurance
agent Jim O’Neal is a
rumored candidate for one of
the slots up in December.
O’Neal has not made any
announcement about his in
tentions but The Home
Journal has learned of a move
VOL. 105 NO. 23
Savings Malcolm Reese; shaking hands with the
Eagle's pilot Col. Roger Smith is Jack McKibbon
of Gainesville, Ga., who owns the Perry Holiday
Inn; Warner Robins Mayor Ed Bryant, General
Holland, Col. Smith and with head turned is
Congressman Jack Brinkley. See additional
photos and coverage on the Eagle on page 7-A.
in the project. She added that
MGAPDC representative
Craig Gobel was scheduled to
return her call Wednesday.
The 300 acre park is located
at, the edge of Perry city
limits, immed
iately adjacent to Magee
Carpet. The Council is seeking
a Coastal Plains Commission
grant to finance the utility
expansion to the site.
TRUCK BODY BIDS
The Perry City Council
O'Neal, Storey May Run
underway to draft O’Neal to
run for one of the council posts
up for re-election in
December. Incumbents H.H.
Hackworth and Alton Hardy,
along with Casey’s post, will
be up for re-election. Both
Hackworth and Hardy plan to
seek re-election to their posts
on council.
There was also a rumor
former city councilman and
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Jim O'Neal
Tuesday night accepted a bid
of $960 from Peach State
Trucking Equipment Com
pany to furnish a truck body
for a truck recently acquired
by the city. Councilman
Gordon Scarborough
questioned the purchase of the
truck body, adding that the
departmental budget was
exhausted for equipment.
Mrs. Barbara Calhoun
suggested, “We can rob Peter
Cont. on Page 2-A
mayoral candidate Emmett
Cater was considering seeking
a poston council in December,
but Cater has not confirmed or
denied the rumor at this time.
Also seeking re-election in
the December election will be
Mayor James McKinley. He
has previously said he plans to
seek re-election to the post and
political observers feel certain
he will.
Tommy Storey