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"Best In History"
Money Picture Bright
For Perry Hospital
The financial picture at the
Perry-Houston County
Hospital is the brightest in its
six year history, if recent
reports are any indication. In
the past four months of
operation, the 45-bed facility
has operated “in the black”
three time, in March, April,
and thus far in June.
Through Tuesday, the Perry
Hospital average daily census
for June was 22 patients. This
is an increase of eight patients
per day over May, which is the
only month in the last four
Perry Named
Bicentennial
Community
U.S. Senator Sam Nunn
notified the Perry Bicen
tennial Commission today that
Perry has been officially
named a bicentennial com
munity.
Senator Nunn told The
Home Journal, “My
congratulations to Perry on
being named as a bicentennial
community. This action
demonstrates your desire to
fully participate in the rich
heritage and traditions that
will mark our 200th an
niversary celebration.”
The Perry bicentennial
committee is headed by
"hairwoman Mrs. Carolyn
femith and vice-chairwoman
Mrs. Jane Beckham and
executive director Elwyn
Forestry Group
Names Tolleson
A Perry man has been
elected to serve as director of
the Georgia Forestry
Association.
" Georgia Forestry
J. M. Tolleson Jr.
The Houston Home Journal
Published Every Thursday At Perry Georgia’s Real Welcome Center
when the facility operated ‘‘in
the red”. No precise figures
were instantly available, but
Hospital Authority finance
chairman Jim Dooley con
firmed the “good news”,
At Tuesday night’s Hospital
Authority meeting, in Perry,
Dooley gave the finance
committee report which
showed that the hospital
"complex”- both Perry and
Warner Robins hospitals,
taken as a whole- operated at
a next excess of revenue over
expenses of $37,451 for a five
McKinney. The committee
submitted an application to be
named a bicentennial com
munity which outlined many
of the plans for the com
munity’s celebration of the
nation’s 200th birthday.
Mayor James McKinley
said, “I am very proud Perry
has been designated a
bicentennial community. I
know the local committee has
worked hard and have many
plans in store for the com
munity between now and July
4 of 1976. We at the city look
forward to working with the
committee and the citizens of
Perry in celebration of our
great country’s history.”
Other members of the
bicentennial include: Mayor
James McKinley, Councilman
H.E. Smith, T.R. (Buck)
Tolleson, Wendell Whipple,
Mrs. John L. Hodges, General
Ralph Holland, Mrs. Pam
Boyette, Bill Graham, Mrs.
Yates Green, Lewis Meeks,
Francis Nunn, Malcolm
Reese, Jimmy Stubbs and
State Representative Larry
Walker.
Association President S.M.
Wall, Augusta, said that the
director, J.M. Tolleson, Jr.,
will join other leaders in the
statewide organization of
forest landowners and wood
using industry in promoting
one of the state’s largest in
dustries.
“Forestry and forest
related industries bring more
than $2 billion a year into the
economy of Georgia,” Wall
said. He said that Georgia
boasts the largest wood using
industry east of the
Mississippi River.
Mr. Tolleson is with the
I Tolleson Lumber Company.
Wall, who is president of
Southland Timber Cor
j poration, said that 70 percent
of Georgia’s land area is in
I forests, mostly belonging to
I individual landowners. He
said the Association is seeking
tax relief for tree growers so
that they can continue “to
afford to grow trees.”
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1975
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month period from last
September through February
28.
The Hospital Authority
changed its fiscal years to
begin on March 1, so it is now
in its second quarter of
operation in the new fiscal
year. Dooley said that the
Perry facility “probably”
operated at a small “profit"
the first quarter, despite the
bad month sustained in May,
but added, “This month
(June) should wipe out the
loss sustained in May.”
In other developments,
Dooley presented a summary
of recommendations made by
the new auditing firm of Ernst
and Ernst. He said thay had
recommended several
"Sold Too Cheap"
Calhoun Opposes
Police Car
Perry City Councilwoman
Barbara Calhoun did not think
much of the bids taken on a
1971 and a 1973 Dodge police
cars at Tuesday night’s
meeting. Only two bids were
submitted after the cars had
been advertised for sale and
former Mayor John Barton
purchased both cars with the
high bid. He paid $325 for the
1973 car and $206 for the 1971
model. The bids were opened
by Councilman Henry Casey,
chairman of the police
committee.
Mrs. Calhoun said, “I just
don’t believe that is enough
money for the cars, especially
the 1973 model, I just sold a
1950 Dodge for $l5O and I just
can’t see this.”
Burglars Almost
Kill Perry Man
A Perry man narrowly escaped death in a brush
with two apparent burglars Tuesday night of last
week. Larry Belflowers entered the residence of
Jarrett Nelson on Houston Lake Road to feed
Nelson’s animals and a pair of thieves unloaded
two shotgun blasts at him, narrowly missing
Belflowers.
The Nelsons were in Florida on vacation at the
time, according to Sheriff’s Department In
vestigator Larry Snellgrove, and had asked
Belflowers to monitor the home. About 9:30 P.M.
Belflowers went over to the home to feed the dogs
and entered the back door where he reportedly
saw several chairs turned over, and the den in
general disarray.
Belflowers reportedly pecked around the cor
ner, but jostled a chair, creating noise. Thereupon
two figures turned and leveled shotgun blasts in
his direction. The shots missed Belflowers and
reportedly went through a wall, lodging in a door.
Belflowers ran back to his house and obtained
his weapon, but by that time the two burglars
turned gunmen had left through a window and
were fleeing down the road.
Snellgrove said, “We got the dogs out in search.
The home was in bad shape, and the thieves were
ready to steal a television and several guns. About
2:30 that morning we found tracks where a car
had been entered. The matter is still under in
vestigation.”
In other crime reports, Snellgrove said that
Perryan cattle rancher Billy Beckham had
reported the theft of 1,400 bushels of shelled corn
out of a grain bin. The theft took place on Satur
day, June 7, and is still under investigation.
changes of operating
procedures, including: better
cash control, improvement of
accounts receivable balan
cing, new inventory control,
monthly entries into the
sinking fund, more detailed
costing, and a list of priorities
for the data processing
machines.
Hospital complex Executive
Director James Wagner
stated that the Warner Robins
medical staff has voted to
implement a new utilization
review plan in connection with
Medicare and Medicaid
patients. The plan calls for
review of the patients to
determine necessity of con-
Cont. on page 2-A
Casey explained the cars
had undergone numerous
repairs and had been a burden
to the city. The 1973 mode) had
only last year undergone a
complete overhaul, explained
Councilman H.H. Hackworth.
Mrs. Calhoun added, “I
believe we could have run
them through the county sale
and gotten more than that for
them. I just don’t think it is
right. It is too cheap and I am
opposed to it.
Councilwoman Calhoun and
Councilman H.H. Hackworth
voted against accepting the
bids while Councilmen Henry
Casey, Alton Hardy, H.E.
Smith and Gordon Scar
borough voted in favor of
taking Barton’s bids.
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Mogee Gets Safety Award
The Magee Carpet * Company of Perry was
awarded a special citation for safety in the plant
by the Georgia Dept, of Labor at ceremonies held
at the plant last Friday morning. From left,
Robert Folsom, plant engineer; Jean Johnson,
personnel manager; Bradley Whittington,
maintenance employee; H.S. Sain, vice president
Charges Include Burglary, Forgery
Couple Charged
In P.O. Burglary
Perry police officers
arrested a local husband and
wife last Wednesday af
ternoon in connection with the
burglary of at least two post
office boxes here earlier the
same day. The couple has also
been linked to at least one
other burglary of the Perry
post office.
Arrested and charged with
burglary of the U.S. post office
and four counts of forgery
were Larry Smallwood, 22,
and his wife, Rose Marie, 19.
At the time of arrest, they
were living at room 31 of the
Thrift Motel in Perry. Also
arrested was Jimmy Ryan of
Tara Apartments, who was
charged as an accessory
for allegedly cashing a check
stolen by Smaiiwood from the
post office two weeks ago.
Last Wednesday’s events
went this way, according to
Perry Police Chief BE.
Dennard, who lead the in
vestigation and quick arrests:
The Smallwood couple entered
the post office sometime
Wednesday between 12 noon
and 1 P.M. l\vo boxes were
broken into and from one of
the boxes a U S rebate check
and 5 U.S. savings bonds were
taken. A short time later, Rose
Marie Smallwood allegedly
entered the Eastgate branch
of The Bank of Perry and
attempted to cash the rebate
check belonging to B.J. Hunt.
Maxine Marshall, branch
manager, became suspicious
and told the young woman she
would have to call Mrs Hunt
to verify the check before she
cashed it. At this point, the
woman turned to leave the
bank hurriedly but not before
Mrs. Marshall turned on the
bank’s camera, which took
four photographs of the
woman.
The film was rushed to The
Home Journal and sports
editor Phil Byrd processed it
for the police. The prints
clearly showed the woman
leaving the bank with her
face partially covered by her
hand In the meantime, Chief
Dennard, Sgt, Ernest Carter
and officer Willie Jackson
arrested Mr. and Mrs.
Smallwood as they were
leaving their Thrift Court
motel room. Dennard said he
suspected the couple even
before the prints were com
pleted at The Home Journal.
Dennard did not reveal why he
suspected the couple but it is
believed eye witnesses saw
them in the area of the post
office and Eastgate Shopping
Center during the break-in
and attempt to cash the check.
Dennard said the couple,
along with Ryan, have been
charged in connection with an
earlier burglary of the post
office in which several Delta
Airline dividend checks were
stolen from Jerry Davis’s
mailbox and a S3OO social
security check was taken from
a mailbox belonging to Mrs.
Millie White. According to
information learned by
Dennard, the Smallwoods paid
Ryan SSO to get the S3OO check
cashed at the Raceway Ser
vice Station in Perry. Several
City Council Outlaws
Sunday Dancing Here
You can’t dance on Sunday
in Perry anymore—At least
not in a public place, a place
that sells alcoholic beverages
or in an establishment located
less than 1,000 feet from a
church.
In a split vote Tuesday
night, Perry city council
passed a new "no dancing on
Sunday” ordinance that goes
into effect immediately.
Councilwoman Barbara
Calhoun and Councilman H.H.
Hackworth voted against the
ordinance while Councilmen
Alton Hardy, Gordon Scar
borough, H.E. Smith and
Henry Casey voted in favor of
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of Magee Carpet Co.; John Wheeler. Go. Dept, of
Labor safety representative; E.M. Shiver, a
director with the Ga. Dept, of Labor; W.C.
Beasley, plant manager of Magee. The employees
of Magee have set an impressive safety record
and through an intensive series of inspections
have earned the award.
of the Delta checks were
cashed at the New Perry
Hotel, a Macon record shop
and a Warner Robins shoe
store.
Police recovered B.J.
Hunt’s rebate check and
Duncan Ragin, Jr., of the New
Hope community found the
savings bonds hanging in a
tree and scattered on the
ground where they had ap
parently been thrown from a
Perryans Named To
Ga. Patriotic Group
Several Perryans were
installed as charter members
at the institution of the Col.
John Dooly Chapter of the
Georgia Society of the Sons of
the Revolution held at the
Holiday Inn at Cordele on
Saturday, June 14,
Installed as charter
members from Perry were:
B. Smyth, Sr., J.
the motion.
No announcement was
made at the city council
meeting Tuesday night why
the ordinance was adopted but
The Home Journal learned
that the police department has
received a number of com
plaints from citizens con
cerning “one or two” local
establishments that have
permitted “dancing and
drinking” after midnight on
Saturday and even on Sunday.
Councilwoman Barbara
Calhoun, when asked why she
voted against the motion,
stated, “What if I want to
dance on Sunday?”
speeding car. Ragin contacted
Chief Dennard as soon as he
found the bonds.
The Smallwood couple have
been arraigned before a
Federal Magistrate in Macon
on Federal charges of
burglarizing the U.S. post
office and at press time they
were being held by Federal
authorities in Macon and bond
had not yet been posted.
Ryan’s bond was set at SI,OOO.
William McCulloch, William
G. Stubbs, Jr., and U.S.
Senator Sam Nunn.
Featured speaker of the
evening was Congressman
Dawson Mathis of the Second
Congressional District of Ga.
The color guard was
presented by the U.S. Marine
Corp. Reserve Band.
Councilman H.H. Hack
worth said, “In 1971, the
people of Perry over
whelmingly voted not to have
any Sunday closing laws here
and I think this ordinance may
be treading on thin ice in that
area. It may even be un
constitutional. I am not in
favor of drinking or dancing
on Sunday but I don’t think
this new ordinance should
have been passed because it
seems to go against what the
people have already voted
on.”
In the meantime, there will
be no dancing on Sunday in
Perry,