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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS- JUNE 5, 1975. I
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An HHJ Special Report
| Interest In Juries |
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The recent rise in crime has created more interest in jury
duty in Houston County than at any other time in history. The
Home Journal has received many inquiries as to method of
jury selection and who is eligible to serve on all types of
juries in the Houston Judicial Circuit. More Houston Coun
tians now feel serving on the jury is a duty rather than a
chore. In this Home Journal special report, information is
provided on how the juries are chosen and by what method
concerned citizens can become eligible to serve on juries.
Being on the registered voter’s list would increase the
probability of being included in the jury box, but it would not
completely assure inclusion. The jury box, or list from which
jurors are drawn for each term of court, is compiled by a
Jury Commission appointed by the Judge of Superior Court.
This same commission is also responsible for compiling the
jury box from which Grand Jurors are drawn.'
The Jury Commission is directed by law to compile or
revise biennially, or annually, if directed by the Judge, jury
boxes for Grand and Traverse jurors by reviewing the list of
“ registered voters and selecting a “fairly representative
cross-section of the intelligent and upright citizens” of the
county to serve on juries. The voter’s list, of course, includes
citizens from age 18 up.
However, the law further advises: “...if at any time it
appears that a jury list so composed is not a fairly
representative cross-section of the intelligent and upright
citizens of the county, they shall supplement such lists by
going out into the county and personally acquainting
themselves with other citizens of the county who are in
telligent and upright citizens of any significantly identifiable
group in the county which may not be thoroughly
representative thereon.”
In other words, the Jury Commission is not confined to the
list of registered voters, nor is it required to choose all
registered voters. It must make its own judgment on who is
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Mrs. Mildred Dumas (fourth from left) installs
the 1975-76 Pilot Club of Perry officers. Left to
fright are: President- Mrs. Ruth Todd; Vice
President- Mrs. Faye Tharpe; Recording
Secretary- Mrs. Norma Wilson; Mrs. Dumas of
Mrs. Betty Richerson, Past President of the
Pilot Club of Perry, presents The Houston Home
Journal with an award for “Outstanding News
Coverage ” in 1974-75. Shown accepting the award
is HHJ News Editor Joe Hiett.
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Mrs. Norma Wilson (R) receives the Pilot Club of Perry “Pilot of the Year”
award from Past President Miss Barbara Jones. The award was presented at
last week’s officer installation ceremonies at the New Perry Hotel.
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“intelligent and upright”.
Certain groups of people are exempted from serving on
juries, mainly in the medical and public safety lines, such as
doctors, dentists, firemen and policemen.
Women, principals and teachers who do not wish to serve
may notify the Jury Commission to that effect and be
exempted from the jury box.
Persons 65 years of age or over are to be removed from the
jury box and not included unless the person requests in
writing to the Jury Commission that they be included.
In compiling a Grand Jury list, the Jury Commission is to
select from the persons in the traverse jury box a list of
citizens "...above the age of 21 years, being neither idiots,
lunatics nor insane who have resided in the county for 6
months preceding the time of service, and who are the most
experienced, intelligent and upright persons...”, provided
that they are not excluded by law
The law excludes from Grand Jury service those public
officials who might normally be expected to be subject to
Grand Jury inspections by virtue of their duties. This in
cludes public officials such as County Commissioners,
County School Board members, Tax Commissioners, and
Probate Judges, etc.
The Grand Jury list shall not exceed in number more than
two-fifths of the number on the traverse jury list.
For each term, jurors are drawn from the box and listed
for service, and those names are then deposited into another
box. When all have been drawn from the first box, the
process is repeated.
The selection of individuals for inclusion in the jury box is a
matter for the Jury Commission to decide; however, should
you desire to serve, you should submit your name to the Clerk
of the Jury Commission, in the office of the Clerk of Court for
consideration the next time the Jury Commission meets.
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Warner Robins; Mrs. Carolyn Thompson-
Corresponding Secretary; Treasurer- Mrs. Anne
Sinyard; Director- Mrs. Ruth Johnson; Director-
Mrs. Jewell Mcßae; and Director- Mrs. Grayce
Wilson.
Awards Also Made
Perry Pilot Club
Installs Officers
The Pilot Club of Perry
installed its 1975-76 officers
last week at a banquet held at
the New Perry Hotel. Mrs.
Mildred Dumas of Warner
Robins was installing officer
and formally installed the
eight new officers, including
new president, Mrs. Ruth
Todd.
Other new officers for the
Pilot Club of Perry include:
vice president, Mrs. Faye
Tharpe; recording secretary,
Mrs. Norma Wilson;
corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Carolyn Thompson;
treasurer, Mrs. Anne Sinyard,
one year directors - Mrs. Ruth
Johnson and Mrs. Jewell
Mcßae; and two year
director, Mrs. Grayce Wilson.
Mrs. Norma Wilson was the
recipient of the Perry “Pilot
Os The Year” award. The
award was presented by Past
President Miss Barbara
Jones. Five perfect at
tendance awards were
presented to: Mrs, Ruth Todd,
Mrs. Faye Tharpe, Mrs.
Norma Wilson, Mrs, Anne
Sinyard, and Mrs. Jewell
Mcßae
Presiding over the
festivities was 1974-75 Pilot
Club of Perry President Mrs.
Jewell Mcßae. Special en
tertainment was provided by
Miss Nancy Shelton at the
piano, accompanying a song -
narration by Mrs. Joyce
Brooks.
Installing officer Mrs.
Dumas is Past District One
Governor and is a member of
the Pilot Club of Warner
Robins, which began the
Perry club four years ago.
Mrs Dumas used “Hap
piness” as the basis for the
installation.
The Houston Home Journal
was presented a special award
for “Outstanding News
Coverage” for the year 1974-75
by the Perry Pilot Club Also
receiving an award was HHJ
News Editor Joe Hiett.
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Westfield Headmaster Aaron Turner (L) beams as Physical Education
teacher Mrs. Rose Phillips makes use of the Westfield library reference
section. Looking on at right is Math teacher Larry Kelly. Turner praised 1974-
75 librarian Kay McPherson (not pictured) for her role in the development of
the library.
2,700 Volumes
New Westfield
Library To Open
The Westfield Schools is in
the midst of final touches on
its brand-new 2,700 volume
library, scheduled to be
opened next school year, 1974-
75 Librarian Miss Kay Mc-
Pherson personally pur
chased, catalogued, and
pocketed the vast majority of
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Westfield student Steve “Skeeter" Ragan helps
fill the elementary school shelving last Friday as
Westfield set up its library. The library has 2,700
volumes at the present time, and is located in the
high school building. New librarian (not pictured)
is Miss Patricia Jane Painter, formerly at
Jonesco Academy of Gray.
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the volumes going on the
shelves.
The Westfield library is
located in the high school
building, in what was fondly
labeled “Westfield Country
Club”, an area in the center of
the building where students
studied... and many times
played cards. But now the
walls are lined with shelving,
and the tables will be utilized
for students using the library.
Headmaster Aaron Turner
and various faculty members
all praised the efforts of Kay
McPherson. Turner am
plified, “She has done an
excellent job in terms of
gathering materials. We did
not have much in the way of a
collection before she came
here. She personally for the
school bought 2,400-2,500
volumes, through money
made available.”
Turner said the library will
continue to expand its
shelving area in the future,
probably reducing seating
space. He said the media
center would buy more
“specialized, advanced
works” as the advanced
programs of study developed.
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At present, elementary
shelving is on one side of the
room, high school materials
on the other side.
NEW LIBRARIAN
Westfield has hired a new
librarian for the upcoming
school year. Turner said Miss
Patricia Jane Painter, 28, of
7336 Benjie Drive in Macon
will be the librarian beginning
this fall. She comes to WHS
from Jonesco Academy of
Gray.
Miss Painter is a native of
Wheeling, West Virginia, and
graduated from high school at
Collins High in Oak Hill. West
Virginia. She earned a B.S. in
Education with a minor in
Library Science from Concord
College of Athens, West
Virginia. She is enrolled for
graduate work at Georgia
College of Milledgeville.
Miss Painter has been
librarian at schools in Prin
ceton, West Virginia; at
Nokesville, Virginia; in
Manassas, Virginia; at Butler
Baker in Eatonton, Georgia;
and at Jonesco Academy. She
is a member of Delta Zeta
sorority, of Alph Beta Alpha
Honorary Library Science
sorority, and was on the
Dean’s List at Concord.
Mercer Grad
Karen Whitworth Miley
received the B.A. degree,
graduating summa cum
laude, from Mercer
University on Sunday, June 1.
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