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68% Above SB,OOO Level '
More Local Families In
Upper Income Brackets
Because most Houston County residents are
earning more than they did in other years, and
because more women are working and bringing
home paychecks these days, many local families
have moved into higher income brackets.
To the extent that the added cash helps them to
cope with the never-ending rise in the cost of
living, it is a good thing. To the extent that it puts
them into more costly tax brackets, it is bad.
Some local families, whose earnings had
previously been below SB,OOO, have graduated to
the SIO,OOO and over level. Their former spots have
been taken over, in the progression, by those who
had been receiving less than SB,OOO.
Just where they stand, currently, is brought out
in a copyrighted report issued by Sales
Management. It details, for every section of the
country, the percentage of families that fall within
each income bracket.
In Houston County, it shows, 68.0 percent of the
local households had disposable incomes in the
past year, after payment of their personal taxes,
of SB,OOO or more.
This was a greater proportion than was found in
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Immediate past president of the Perry Lions
Club, Jack Abridge (left), talks here with im
mediate past district governor, Walter Wilson, the
guest speaker at the local Lions Club recently.
Perry Lion Carl Barrett (left) and immediate
past district governor, Walter Wilson, talk
Lionism at a recent Perry Lions Club meeting.
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many parts of the country. The average in the
United States was 67.7 percent and, in the South
Atlantic States, 64.1 percent.
The purpose of the survey was to gain a better
understanding of each community’s purchasing
power than was revealed solely through its
average income figure.
It shows whether there are a small number of
high-income families making up for a large
number with small incomes or whether earnings
are more equally distributed.
The breakdown figures for Houston County
show that 15.2 percent of the families had after
tax incomes of $5,000 to SB,OOO in the past year,
that 12,1 percent were in the SB,OOO to SIO,OOO
bracket, 26.9 percent at the SIO,OOO to $15,000 level
and that 29.0 percent had incomes above $15,000.
The remaining families had $5,000 or less left after
taxes.
Because the survey takes into account only cash
income, it does not do full justice to farm com
munities, where income-in-kind and lower living
costs are important factors, it is noted.
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Perryans Honored
Post District Governor
Speaks To Perry Lions
Twenty Perry Lions Club
members and a guest were
privileged to hear Lion
Walter Wilson, Immediate
Past District Governor of
18E, at their regular
meeting, October 21, held
at the New Perry Hotel.
Lion Wilson has been a
regular visitor to the Perry
Club while serving in many
active capacities in the
Lions International. Lion
Walter is a member of the
Macon Southside Lions
Club. He is a native of Bibb
County and has found time
to function as president of
his club from 1967 to 1968,
zone chairman, 1970-1971,
deputy district governor of
18E, 1971-1975, and last
year, district governor of
18E. He is a dedicated
Lion.
Lion Walt came to the
club with a threefold
purpose in mind. He, of
course, came to enjoy the
good fellowship with fellow
Lions. Lion Wilson said
coming to be with the
Perry Lions at one of their
meetings at the New Perry
Hotel is always a great
event and that he will do
his best to have time
available when an op
portunity arises.
Another purpose Lion
Walt had in mind was to
challenge the Perry Lions
to do greater things,
especially in the area of
the Peach Bowl activities.
He injected realism into
the great needs that this
great affair has for total
support of all Georgia
Lions and its citizens. As
has been stated before, ail
profits from this Peach
Bowl Classic, sponsored by
the Georgia Lions, goes to
the Georgia Lions
Lighthouse. The
Lighthouse is dedicated
toward assisting needy
Georgians in the area of
eye conservation,
restoration and care. The
Lighthouse has two Eye
Bank Centers, one at
Atlanta, and one at
Augusta, Ga. Both of these
centers are active in
restoration of eyesight to
many citizens through
cornea transplant. The
Atlanta Eye Bank received
81 eyes and transplanted 39
corneas from May, 1975,
through September, 1975,
just as an example. Maybe
a small number, but just
think, 39 people can now
see this beautiful world
because of those who
donate eyes and support
the Lions Lighthouse.
The Peach Bowl affair is
most important to the
growth and continued good
work of the Lighthouse.
After expressing the
great need and purpose of
the Lighthouse, Lion
Wilson had a third purpose
for his visit. He said he had
been requested by the
immediate past Lions
| International President,
I Johnny Balbo, to present
| an award to two Perry
| Lions. Lion Wilson
| presented to Lion Carl
| Barrett a 20 year active
I service award. Lion
I Barrett has been a very
dedicated and active Lion,
I He is now Zone Chairman
| of six area clubs. Lion Walt
I followed this presentation
with praise of the ac-
I complishments of the
Perry Club during the 1974
and 1975 year. Because of
the accomplishments of
the club, he presented the
past president of the Perry
Club, Lion Jack Akridge. a
I 100 percent President's Pin
and Award. This honor was
accepted by Lion Akridge
in the name of all mem
I bers, since it was they who
I really made the year great
and the award possible.
PINK
LADIES V j
SCHEDULE
Fri., Oct. 31
9-12 Nina Harper and Lois
Medlock
1-4 Ethel Edwards
I
Sat., Nov. 1
9-12 Kay Allen
1-4 Gloria Ragin
Sun., Nov. 2
1- Dorothy Joiner
Mon., Nov. 3
912 Evelyn LeVan and
Jean Brewster
2- Helen Rickett
6 9 Doris King
6- Ellen Bailey, Candy
Striper
Tues., Nov. 4
9 12 Thelma Ross
2-5 Eunice Hulsey
25 Claire Smyth, Candy
Striper
7 9 Nancy Colder
Wed., Nov. 5
9-12 Jewel Mcßae
2-5 Caroline Brown
7- Pansy Gordon
Thurs., Nov. 6
9-12 Lib Hopkins
7-9 Katherine Taylor
The meeting was ad
journed for the evening
around 9;00 P.M., but only
the meeting, since the
cause and service of
Lionism continues.
Welcome ———i
Perry’s True Value Hardware Wart I
A New TRUE VALUE Hardware Store I
WeTe not fully stocked but •
Merchandise is arriving IZ* rSfflP* :
V^^HARDW AnE STOREtLX^
Located Main St. Next To Sing Food Store
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I SECURITY FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION OF MIDDLE GEORGIA
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
SEPTEMBER 30, 1975
Assets
First Mortgage Loans $44,575,440
Loans To Facilitate
Sale of Real Estate Owned 312,327
All Other Loans 6,015,485
Real Estate Owned and in Judgement 2,808,088
Cash on Hand and in Banks 281,032
Investments and Securities 3,895,875
Fixed Assets Less Depreciation 2 ’ o43 ’^
Deferred Charges and Other Assets 3,920,960
TOTAL __^o3^Bs2j2B^
Liabilities And Net Worth
Savings Accounts $48,874,099
Advances from Federal
Home Loan Bank B ’oeo’!!ni
Loans in Process “59'**
Other Liabilities 3,055,732
Specific Reserves 1,094,984
General Reserves $2,056,050
Surplus 191,920 2,247,970
TOTAL $63,852,289
security federal savings
I m and loan association of middle georgia
j PERRY . fORT VAllfY . MAVYKINSVIIU . NARNLR ROBINS . COLUMBUS . MONTUUMA . DUBLIN
November 1
Noted Hardware Chain
To Open Store In Perry
A nationally known
hardware chain is locating
a store in Perry, with
opening set for November
1. True Value Hardware
Mart will open its store in
Perry at 1203 Main Street
in the former Eagle store
next to the Sing Food
Store.
Owner and manager of
the Perry True Value
Hardware Mart will be
Alvin Dickerson. He also
owns a True Value store in
Cochran that does $700,000
Vote For 1
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Perry City Council 1
Post Three December 2 I
“Your Vote For Good Government
Will Be Appreciated”
—Paid Political Advertisement^^^^^^^^^—J
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL TMURS., OCT. 30, 1*75,
business annually and last building to Dickerson
year was number two recently,
among the chain's 5,300
stores toy
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not what one would call an «hT
old hardware store We are H|Hb
very modern and carry y
only name brands at
discount prices We carry
a complete line of toys, an
excellent line of radios and
televisions, plus many , M ••• v >—
other items." ■» *
Perry realtor Allen
Whipple leased the
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