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p Pabst Announces Major Expansion Here
I James C. Windham,
Bghalrman, and Frank
PDeGuire, president of the
\ Pabst Brewing Company,
■Jointly announced on
[ City Sets War
| On Mosquitoes
The exquisite pain of a
I mosquito attack here in
Perry will be lessened very
soon, as a result of Council
agreement Tuesday night
to immediately begin
insect spraying.
Councilman Ralph Gentry,
who is an entomologist,
advised the flyover ap
plication.
Gentry said he had
received several com
plaints of mosquitoes in
L, various sections of the city,
iScluding Creekwood
Park. He said as an en
tomologist he would advise
a complete treatment of
the city, saying "spot
applications will not give
us the control desired".
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An Era Ends
. This 130 foot tall cement silo at Medusa Cement was
J built in 1924 when Penn Dixie Cement first began
I construction of the plant here. During the past 4 years.
Medusa Cement has been constantly updating the
Perry plant and this silo was one of the last remaining
parts of the old plant. To see part of a past era disap
pear, turn to page 5-A and find out what happened last
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The Houston Home Journal
Published Every Thursday At Perry, Georgia- - - A Certified Georgia City
Tuesday of this week that
the company will increase
the brewing capacity of its
Perry, Georgia plant to 6
million barrels annually.
Due to the urgency of the
matter, Perry Mayor
James McKinley
authorized Gentry to set
spraying into motion
immediately. Later in the
meeting Sanitation chief
Ed Warren told Council his
men had sprayed for in
sects for two hours on
Tuesday, and agreed with
Gentry that treatment is
needed as soon as possible.
In other activity the
council approved a
repainting of she Flint
Electric building at the
intersection of Commerce
and Jernigan Streets. The
city owns the building. Low
paint bidder was Harold
Wilson, at $385. Also ap
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PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA„ THURSDAY JUNE 3, 1976
From 4.5 Million Barrels To 6 Million Barrels Annually
Windham and DeGuire
said that the strong
demand for Pabst products
has necessitated the im
mediate expansion of the
proved was new gutters
from Ragin Sheet Metal at
$245.
Councilman Draper
Watson introduced the
motion to have the work
done, and read cost
estimates he received
from three contractors. He
has been working on
having the painting done
for about two months,
since asking Council to
view the building to
determine need.
Profile
Os A Drug
Abuser
(Editor's note: Dr. David Harvey is a wellknown and
highly respected pediatrician practicing in Warner
Robins. He has been one of the stalwart members of the
Houston County Drug Action Council (HODAC), and is
one of the most qualified persons in Middle Georgia who
can offer comments on the drug problem.)
By Dave Harvey
There is no stereotype for drug abusers. The once
popular concept of long-haired hippies does not hold up
anymore. Nor do age classifications, educational
achievements, or vocational aptitudes make a dif
ference.
In the past several years of working with drug
abusers, some characteristics have become clear,
however. These were very strongly aluded to by the
survey taken in Houston County high schools two years
ago and have been reinforced by the experience at the
Crisis Center, the Juvenile Office, and in the medical
treatment facilities in our county. In general
statements, it has been shown that all ages and types of
people contribute to the increased usage and abuse of
drugs.
Drug using children invariably are unhappy and
think very little of themselves as worth-while people.
Their achievement is limited and their motivations are
narrow in scope. There is a general feeling of being
unacceptable to others and drugs provide an area of
acceptability by a narrow group of peers as well as
escape from the uncomfortable pressure.
With many exception, young drug users come from
unsettled homes. Broken homes are commonly
associated with the syndrome. Even in the
"togetherness” homes, both parents may work and
there is really very little "togetherness”. One glaring
statistic repeatedly heard is that the more time spent in
parent-child relationships, the less the tendency toward
misuse of drugs. Family communication, interaction,
and concern is an effective prevention method.
Other family influences are evident in the drug use
patterns of the parents. Tranquilized parents, frequent
aspirin or other pill takers, or habitual drinkers appear
to spawn a higher incidence or progeny who un
derstandably look for their chemical to affect their
feeling good.
Our entire social environment is now pill and drug
oriented, ranging from instant relief of tension and
headaches, "calm and peaceful” sleep, "life with
gusto”, "you've come a long way, baby", "plop, plop,
fizz, fizz", ad infinitum. It is not unexpected for
children being raised in our current drug-oriented
society to expect use of drugs to be a part of their lives
Since there is no hope for limiting this exposure
anytime soon, parental concern must be in directing
and demonstrating proper use and attitudes of
medication and social drugs (alcohol and cigarettes).
Os course, this requires that adults themselves have the
proper understanding of their own drug habits.
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Perry brewery, the
company's newest facility.
The plant here is currently
operating at 4.5 million
barrels annually.
Windham stated that,
"The possioility exists that
the plant in Perry will be
increased to 8 million
barrel annual capacity
within the next 3 years."
He went on to say that,
"The brewery is located in
an area with an abundant
supply of the finest ar
tesian well water available
on the continent."
The construction here
will begin immediately
with completion plans for
July of next year.
In 1975, Pabst showed its
greatest share of market
increases in two decades
with reported total
barrelage sales of
15,669,000 barrels.
There were no details
available at this time as to
what the expansion will
mean in additional labor or
local economic impact. It
is expected that the con
struction will create a
number of jobs locally in
the immediate future.
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This is the house on Washington Street purchased last
*tf<eK by the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce board
of directors. The house will be the new quarters of
the chamber which now operates in two small offices in
the city hall. Looking over the house from left, are.
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A group of Perry Area Chamber of Commerce of
ficers and directors gathered Tuesday morning at the
law offices of James N. Geiger here to finalize the
contracts on purchasing the Muse property for the new
chamber quarters. Seated from left, Wendell Whipple,
past president and partner in Whipple and Parkinson
Insurance; Jcimes N. Geiger, attorney and president of
the chamber; Riley Hunt, president-elect of the
chamber and partner in Watson-Hunt Funeral Home;
Moody Mulkey, director and manager of Flint Electric;
Earl Lewis, nast chamber president and owner of Lewis
Truck and Tractor Co.; stanHino from (est, Elwyn
To Move From City Hall
Chamber Buys Quarters
Action taken last
Thursday by the Perry
Area Chamber of Com
merce board of directors
will make it possible for
the chamber offices to
move from city hall to the
chamber's own quarters.
The Chamber purchased a
house and lot last Thur
sday, on Washington Street
from David Muse.
The house, a six room
structure recently
renovated inside, is
located at 1102 Washington
St. With some minor
renovations the house will
be ready for occupancy by
the Chamber in the near
future.
The Chamber has oc
cupied two small offices in
city hall since the present
government building was
built in 1964. When the
Chamber moves out, city
officials plan to expand
city offices to take over the
space now being used by
the chamber.
Perry Chamber
president James N, Geiger
said, "The Chamber of
ficers and directors feel
very good about finally
acquiring our own quar
ters. At the same time, we
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Chamber executive vice president Elwyn McKinney, 1
Chamber president James N. Geiger and Mayor James
O. McKinley. The house has been owned by the Muse I
family since it was built in 1940. It had been rented all
those years.
McKinney, executive vice president of the chamber;
Glen Van Fossen, past president of the chamber and
partner of Village Realty; Barbara Jones, chamber
director and partner in Jones Jewelers; Richard
Goodroe, director of chamber and owner of Goodroe
Realty; William Sexton, chamber director and partner
in The Davis Co.; Robert M. Richardson, chamber legal
counsel and Perry attorney; William Purser, past
chamber president and president of National Chass
is Co.; Thomas Holland, treasurer of the chamber
and partner in Mauldin and Jenkins.
are very appreciative of
having been able to
quarter the chamber in the
city hall for these many
years. We also feel the new
quarters will serve to help
our Chamber be more
effective and efficient. All
of us are excited about the
new building and are
looking forward to moving
in as soon as possible."
Mayor James McKinley
stated, "We have always
been happy to have the
Chamber in city hall and
the city and Chamber has
worked hand in hand for
Perry and will continue to
do so with the new
Chamber offices right
down the street."
The Perry Chamber's
board of directors have
been actively seeking new
quarters for the Chamber
for the past several years.
The Chamber has needed
more space and the city
has needed the Chamber
oftices for expansion. The
directors felt the Muse
property was the best
solution to the Chamber's
quarters problems and the
property was purchased
last week. t
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