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The Houston Home Journal
VOL 106 NO. 24
i Buzz: Mosquito Menace Looms In Perry
Within the next 72 hours,
indeed within the next 24
hours, thousands and
thousands of mosquitoes
imay erupt forth from their
eggs to seek human flesh.
And in Perry, the situation
is quite serious, due to the
abnormally heavy rains of
the past few days, ac
cording to a University of
Georgia Extension Service
entomologist.
" Perry City Councilman
Ralph Gentry last week
told Council immediate
- action was needed to stem
the tide of mosquitoes in
the city, and received
authority to proceed with
eradication efforts. He
arranged for aerial
spraying in isolated areas,
.to accompany truck
spraying on city streets.
"Within the next four or
five days, residents could
be eaten alive with
pointed out
For Perry High School
I
-School Board To Purchase
New Football Field Stands
f Due to a $49,000 pricetag,
it now appears that the
Houston County Board of
Education will not raise
the "home” side stands at
Perry High School's
football field. Instead of
: raising the present stands
Get Items In Time Capsule
All Perry clubs, chur
ches and other
organizations planning to
Slace items in the Perry
nme capsule should
contact Mrs. Ruth Bunting
I at city hall immediately to
Heads Washington Political Group
Tolleson Gets Natl' Post
J.M. Tolleson, Jr.,
president of the Tolleson
Lumber Company, Inc.,
itsrry, Ga., was elected
chairman of the Forest
Products Political Com
mittee at its annual
meeting on May 11, 1976 in
Washington, D.C.
Tolleson, prominent in
business affairs in Georgia
and in local, regional and
national forestry and
forest product
organization activities,
succeeds Russell J. Hogue,
who served as Committee
chairman for the past
year. Hogue is president of
♦he Medford Corporation,
‘T/edford, Ore.
The Forest Products
Political Committee is a
voluntary, unincorporated,
nonprofit organization. Its
sole purpose, along with its
subsidiary, the 99 Club, is
to raise funds and make
contributions to the
campaigns of candidates
for election to the U.S.
Senate and House of
Representatives.
The 99 Club is a non
-partisan group of forest
leaders, each of
whom contributes at least
$99 annually to support
Published Every Thursday At Perry, Georgia— A Certified Georgia City
Maxcy P. Nolan, Jr., the
entomologist brought in by
Gentry. Monday afternoon
a "crash" program was
initiated to attack the
pesky insects from several
angles.
WHAT YOU CAN DOM
The two major phases of
the program are: 1) what
the city is doing; and 2)
what residents can do and
really MUST do to
prevent the rapid birth of
thousands of the "var
mints". Residents are
urged to look over their
property for places that
can hold stagnant water,
like empty paper cups,
tires, toys or other objects
left outside.
If objects are found with
water, IMMEDIATELY
pour the water out. This
will kill hundreds of
mosquito eggs that can be
floating on the water.
Another "ripe" spot is
five feet, the school board
is eyeing simply pur
chasing more units like
ones already on hand, at a
cheaper cost.
The idea for raising the
seating five feet was ad
have their items logged in
the capsule log book.
City officials say local
organizations are running
behind in getting items to
the city to be placed in the
capsule during ceremonies
Sunday afternoon, July 4.
activities of the Forest
Products Political Com
mittee.
The Committee operates
in conformance with the
Federal Election Cam
paign Act and with ap
plicable state laws.
Contributions are made
to candidates on the basis
of their understanding of
the problems involved in
forest management and
economics, regardless of
J. M. Tolleson Jr.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga.. THURSDAY JUNE 10, 1976
Officials Seek Help From Citizens
stopped-up drains and
gutters. These should be
flushed, not tomorrow or
this weekend, but right
now!
Nolan emphasized, "It
takes just ten days from
when a female mosquito
lays up to 500 eggs at a
time, for those eggs to
hatch hungry insects. Any
day now, probably by the
time this is in the paper in
some cases, they'll come
boiling out!"
Gentry, who is also an
entomologist, added,
"There is a very heavy
population of mosquitoes
in this area, and it may
explode dramatically.
Please follow this advice,
or there may be many,
many of the insects loosed
upon all of us."
Gentry laid to rest a false
assumption most persons
have about the insect.
"The female is the only one
vanced to place the bottom
row of present seating to
level of the chain-link
fence that surrounds the
playing arena. At present,
no one can see the action
when seated on the bottom
three rows, a total of about
450 seats rendered useless.
So two months ago the
board decided to in
vestigate cost of hiking the
stands onto a concrete
slab. But architect Henry
Corsini found, when he
talked with South Con
struction Company of
Dublin, that the cost of the
project would be $49,000,
their party affiliations.
Tolleson served as
president of the Southern
Forest Products
Association, New Orleans,
La., in 1974-75 and as its
chairman of the board the
following year.
He is a member of the
Board of Directors of the
National Forest Products
Association, Washington,
D.C., an alternate member
of its Executive Com
mittee and a member of its
Committee on Forestry
Affairs.
In his home area,
Tolleson is chairman of the
Board of Directors of First
National Bank of Houston
County and Director of the
Bank of Ocilla, and a
member of the Board of
Directors of the Federal
Land Bank.
He also is a director for
the Georgia Forestry
Association, Atlanta, And
the Southern Hardwood
Lumber Manufacturers
Association, Memphis,
Tenn.
He attended Davidson
College, is a World War II
veteran, and resides with
his wife and two daughters
In Perry.
that bites," he stated.
"And the swarms you see
are usually males, but
occasionally there'll be a
female in there too. One of
the worst breeds grows
less than a quarter mile
from most houses (about
440 yards). We're trying to
do as much as we can, but
residents must help too.
It'll take a combined ef
fort."
Ideally, residents should
purchase a mosquito
fogger, said Nolan. "The
most efficient one puts out
a mist, and is electrically
operated on house current.
Prices range from SSO to
$75, but it'll last about
fifteen years. Other less
expensive ones are
generally ineffective, and
will not last as
long."
WHATCITY IS DOING
Nolan praised the efforts
of the city to combat the
mosquito. "They have the
not including dismantling
and rebuilding the seats
themselves.
Tuesday afternoon
School Superintendent
David Perdue apprised
the school board of the
situation. He said that if
the county provides fill
dirt, and tamps it into
place, a savings of about
$6,000 would result.
Utilizing concrete blocks
instead of concrete would
lower the price another
$9,000, Perdue estimated.
But cost of dismantling
and re installing the stands
would add $3,500 if done by
the Dublin firm, so Perdue
asked Corsini to figure
costs if only the 180 feet
long "main" section was
raised, not to include two
short sections at dither
end. That would reduce
cost of the project to
$33,000.
Perdue commented,
"We're really not going to
be providing any ad
ditional seating (except for
the 450 seats). I'd like to
suggest the system pur
chase additional sections
of 10-row bleachers and
place on either end. I
believe the money would
be better spent that way."
"We could invest the
other money on the south
side (now the visitors side)
which will eventually be
the "home" stands. We're
trying now to get costs of
purchasing 10-row seats,"
he added.
Board Chairman L.A.
McConnell agreed with
Perdue, and in response to
a question by board
member Hugh Brazell,
Perdue said that the
"home" side now holds
2,000-2,500 fans.
Perdue added, "We'd be
money ahead to spend that
$49,000 or whatever and do
what we can toward
putting permanent seats
on the south side." No
concrete action was taken
by the board at Tuesday's
meeting, and Perdue will
presumably seek more
information on purchasing
10-row bleachers.
best equipment money can
buy. They ought to be
complimented. It is called
an Ultra Low Volume
machine. It takes one drop
of insecticide and breaks
if down into 1.7 million
droplets- and each drop
will kill a mosquito."
"This is the reason they
use only one half ounce
insecticide per acre. It is
the safest and cleanest
type applicator. There'll
be a six-day spray
program till the insect
population is brought
under control," he added.
"Outlying areas, where
the young ones are bred, in
standing water, will be
attacked with a granular
type called Abate, applied
by air, which will sift
through the foliage," he
concluded.
SLEEPINGSICKNESS
One danger from
mosquitoes is encephalitis
or "sleeping sickness",
which is born by some of
the insects. In Georgia last
year two cases were
reported. "About a tenth of
what existed," said
Nolan. In Alabama there
were 22 cases, and in
Mississippi 85 cases.
"If a case Is spotted in
this area, we would use an
aerial application
EVERYWHERE, not just
in outlying areas. Twin
engine planes would come
in. That disease is spread
by the same insect we have
here in Perry. So far no
hints of encephalitis have
been found, and we pray
there won't be any. But
those mosquitoes HAVE
to be controlled."
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Hve very concerned people take a look at the City of
Perry's mosquito spraying machine. Left to right are:
UGA Extension entomologist Maxcy Nolan, city em
ployee Chick Ketsekis, Sanitation chief Ed Warren,
Set For June 26
Floats Sought For Parade
Plans are shaping up for
Perry's Bicentennial
parade to be held here on
Saturday, June 26, at 6
p.m. in the afternoon. The
parade is being sponsored
by the Perry Merchants
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Breeding Places Everywhere
Houston County Extension Chairman Emmet Whelchel (R) views as University of
Georgia Extension entomologist Maxcy Nolan, in Perry Monday, picks up a paper cup
left on a lawn. Cups, tires, gutters, toys and anything left outside that holds water can
be an excellent breeding ground for mosquitoes. The city's residents are urged to
IMMEDIATELY empty all such items to prevent thousands of mosquitoes from being
born in the next 72 hours.
Concerned Over Mosquito Problem
chairman is Toney Raf
field. Any club, church
group or other
organizalton wanting to
enter a float or unit in the
parade can arrange to do
so by calling Raffieid at
907-1610.
Councilman Ralph Gentry, and County Extension
Chairman Emmet Whelchel. The machine was called
"the safest and best available" by Nolan, and dispenses
1.7 million droplets of mosquito poison from each half
ounce of insecticide.
"If you've always
wanted to be in a parade,
now is your chance to join
in our hometown salute on
our nation's birthday,"
Raffieid said.
Prizes will be awarded in
the float contest for floats
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built locally. First place
prize is 200 silver dollars;
second place is 200 half
dollars; third place Is 200
quarters. Judging of the
floats will be on originality
of the theme, "let our
heritage ring out."