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The Houston Home Journal
Official Organ City Os Perry And Houston County, Georgia
BOBBY BRANCH
PRESIDENT-EDITOR-PUBLISHER
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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS,, OCT. V, 1»75,
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Dean Os City Council
Alton Hardy Retires
For nearly 30 years, Alton Hardy
has served the City of Perry as a
dedicated, hard-working City
Councilman. He has now made a
decision to retire from that body and
not seek re-election in the upcoming
campaign.
We sincerely appreciate all the
contributions Mr. Hardy has made to
this city during his tenure in office,
many of which have gone unsung. He
got things done in a quiet, dignified
manner and never sought out
publicity or praise for the things he
accomplished for the city and for the
Win President's Award
Perry Scouts Bring Honors
Perry Boy Seoul Troop 96 has won
the coveted President's Award at
their camporee last week for the fifth
consecutive year. It is indeed a honor
for our community to be represented
in the Middle Georgia Scouting
district by such an outstanding group
of young men and their dedicated
Scout leaders and advisors.
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look at any S2O bill they receive and make sure the picture in the middle is
Andrew Jackson and not George Washington.
citizens of Perry. He has the coveted
ability to get along with members of
council and the citizens. He was never
a controversial figure on the council
although he did not shy away from
controversial issues.
We wish Mr. Hardy well and hope
that he will continue to lend his
wisdom on the workings of city
government to the mayor and council
in the years ahead. He has been called
the “Dean” of the Perry city council
and certainly he is that. We ap
preciate all he has done for Perry.
—B.B.
We offer our congratulations on
behalf of (he community to the
members of Troop 96 and to the adult
leaders. Keep up the good work. We
are extremely proud of your ac
complishment in this endeavor and
all the other honors and community
services performed by Troop 96 in the
past.
—B.B.
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HARD OF HEARING
HHJ NEWS EDITOR
Wie SPanted Side
%3 BY JOE HIETT
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Although I was unable to see the
Bicentennial program last week in
front of the City Hall, I did hear it on
WPGA while driving to Macon. All of
it that I heard was impressive,
although I’m sorry to say I missed
hearing Dr. Leonard Cochran’s ad
dress.
The portion of the program which I
heard that really impressed me was
the short address by Herman Ragin.
It was stirring and beautiful.
Congratulations to those who put the
Bicentennial program together for a
fine presentation.
Make your plans to be at the
National Guard Armory in Perry on
November 22 and 23. On those days
the Perry Club Council will present
their third edition of their annual Fall
Flea Market. Last year eighty-five
dealers from all over Georgia
assembled to market their wares.
The Flea Market is a world of its
own. Remember, “One man’s junk is
another man’s treasure”... and your
money helps a good cause, although it
will be indirectly. The Council’s funds
come only through space sold to the
dealers.
People sure have a great sense of
perspective, don’t they. We all are so
occupied with our everyday lives that
we fail to realize the more meaningful
aspects of society. As an example,
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TAKE HEED
AND BEWARE
Take heed that ye be not
deceived.
-Luke 21:B
An anxious crowd was
waiting for the end of the
marathon race at the
Olympics a tew years ago.
The race was run outside
the stadium but the finish
line was within the en
closure. Suddenly a runner
bolted into the stadium,
dressed in track gear.
Although the crowd did not
recognize him as one of the
favorites, they began to
cheer. Then it was
discovered that he was not
a contestant at all; he was
a sixteen year old boy whc
was pulling a trick.
A few minutes later
American runner Frank
Shorter ran into the
stadium and won the race.
A salesman stopped at a
man's place of business.
Houston County citizens have
generally reacted favorably to news
that the Houston-Peach Drug Squad
will evidently be funded by all six
governing bodies this year- Houston,
Peach, Perry, Fort Valley, and
Warner Robins, as well as Byron.
But most of the poeple whom I meet
could care less whether or not the
Perry Crisis Center ever re-opens on
a full-time basis here. The sad and
tragic part is this: drug prevention is
far more important than drug ap
prehension- at least as far as catching
kids with an ounce of marijuana is
concerned.
So a kid is caught with an ounce of
mary jane- big deal. What is needed is
two things: 1) to nab the drug pusher,
and I don’t mean the small timer; and
2) to prevent the user from WAN
TING to use it.
We call a kid a criminal for
smoking a joint, but we snicker and
accept an “adult” who gets blasted on
a more dangerous drug- alcohol!
Small wonder there is a generation
gap! Now I’m not condoning
marijuana use, because I personally
think its use is amateurish and
juvenile, but at least let’s put things
into their proper perspective.
Ever hear about the guy who was so
dumb he spent four days down at
Tolleson Lumber looking for the draft
board?
Opening the trunk of his
big, flashy car, he
displayed some attractive
jewelry, saying that he had
purchased the mer
chandise at a tremendous
discount and was passing
on the low prices to anyone
interested in making a few
extra dollars. Taking out
one of the boxes, he offered
to sell him some very
expensive-looking wat
ches. The name on the
dials appeared to be one of
the best-known brands in
the field. The man was
greatly impressed and
bought several of fhem.
After the peddler left,
however, he examined his
"bargain" more carefully
and was surprised to
discover that the
trademark was not that of
a famous make after all;
two letters in the name
were different but the print
was so small he had not
noticed it before. The
watch straps were not
genuine leather but
"genuine lizard"; and on
the back ot the cases were
the words "Swiss base
metal", not "Swiss made".
An imprint of the dials
seemed to indicate that
these timepieces were
electric, when actually
they weren't even self
winding.
There are lots of phonies
in the world that want
people to think they are
something they are not -
like the boy and the sales
man, Phonies may fool
people for a while, but a
phoney can't fool God. Are
you for real?
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Downtown
I am really getting excited about the en
thusiasm that is spreading over the good
' progressive changes taking place in the downtown
area of Perry. The Perry Redevelopment
Authority and the Mayor and City Council have
many things going right now and a number of
projects in the mill for future months. The en
thusiasm is contagious spreading among mer
chants already in the central business district and
among a number of people who are looking at the
possibilities of opening new shops downtown.
Physical evidence of what it is all about is
already apparent with the building of new offices
downtown and the renovation of some of the old
buildings.
Growing Up
I have lived around him for the past 13 years buL
until today I had not noticed that he is growing upP
I noticed it when he came in my office today and
stood beside me; I was looking almost eye to eye
instead of down. He can’t be that old and that big,
I told myself. Where the heck did the time go?
I refer to our oldest son who has grown right up
under my nose. I have never thought much about
it but children do grow up and the time during
their growing process seems to slip right up on
parents. Coupled with this stark realization that
my oldest son getting himself grown and a bir
thday of my own last Sunday, I am feeling ex
tremely older than my years this week. Perhaps it
is the “teenage syndrone” that strikes every
parent when their first born reaches the teens.
Oh well, home to the rocking chair and a copy of
“How to Grow Old Gracefully’’. And let me hastei
to tell Milo Medlock, Perry Chapter
the American Association of Retired Persons, not
to mail me an application just yet. selah.
A New Version
An interesting piece from the Jesup, Ga. r
Wayne County Press came across my desk Hus
week that is worth reprinting.
The Government is my shepherd
Therefore I need not work.
It alloweth me to lie down on my job
It leadest me beside the still factories.
It destroyeth my iniative
It leadeth me in the path of a parasite for
politics sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of
laziness for my food stamps,
I will fear no evil, for the government is with
me.
It prepares! an economic Utopia for me by
appropriating
The earnings of my grandchildren.
It filleth my head with false security.
My inefficiency runneth over.
Surely, the government will care for me all the
days of my life.
And I shall dwell in this fool’s paradise forever.
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story reporting Government forecasters’ ore- I
dictions for weather conditions during the fall
harvest, wrote, "In a fairly narrow strip ex- I
Southwest through Kansas,
. tbraska, and the Dakotas, the map showed I
there is a 50-50 chance that I
will average above or below normal ’ ?
—Contributed by Mrs, O. L. Hawk f
Fairbury, 111.
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