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Down to serious financial business Tuesday morning
were, left to right: Cohen Walker of Perry, Warren
Phillips of Perry, and Jeff Pierce of Warner Robins.
They appeared before the county commissioners and
Perry Questions Arise
Library Monies Increase
For New Fiscal Year
The Perry City Council
and County Commission,
in separate moves, both
Tuesday agreed to their
portion of the Houston
County Library System
1976 77 budget But the
Perry council added a
stipulation that, in return,
the library system refund
to Perry amount paid by
the city in insurance on the
Perry library building
County library board
chairman Jett Pierce of
Warner Robins, library
board finance committee
chairman Cohen Walker of
Perry, and system
executive director Warren
Phillips appeared before
the commissioners
Tuesday morning, then
showed up at the council
meeting Tuesday night A
meeting with the Cen
terville Council was
scheduled later Tuesday
night
As in the past, the tour
governments (Perry,
Warner Robins, Houston
County, and Centerville)
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Jim Saddler Qualifies
For School Board Race
N F "Jim" Saddler ot
Warner Robins last week
qualified to oppose Custin
B. "Ben" Lowery tor
Houston County Board of
Education Post Two
Saddler is a former
Warner Robins City
Councilman
Lowery was appointed to
the school board last year
upon the resignation ot
longtime member Dr.
W.G. Talbert, Jr. Lowery
Is a veterinarian in Warner
Robins.
In addition, one other
county race will pit
Warner Robins jeweler
Bruce Tamker against
incumbent Glenn Heck tor
Board of Education Post
Jim Saddler
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were asked to provide $) .50
per capita in funds. But
Tuesday the library system
asked that per capita
allocation be based not on
the 1970 census, but on the
1975 official estimate of
population
The 1975 estimates call
tor an increase in funding
by all tour bodies For
Perry, the allocation was
$ 11,656.50 based on the 1975
census, and $12,900 based
on the 1975 estimate. This
is an increase of $1,243 50.
For Houston County, the
allocation was $29,905 50
based on the 1970 census,
and $33,345 based on the
1975 estimate. This is an
increase of $3,349 50
The increase by Warner
Robins would amount to
$6,988, and (or Centerville,
$742.50. The 1976 77 budget
allocations thus would be
$3,330 for Centerville and
$57,225 tor Warner Robins,
tor a total allocation by all
tour bodies of $106,800.
A carryover ot $13,000 in
local tunds was projected
Four. Heck is manager of a
telecable firm in Warner
Robins.
Opposes David Perdue
M.E. Bailey Runs For
Superintendent's Post
M E Bailey of Warner
Robins qualified for the
post of County Schools
Sups in the Democratic
primary August 10. Bailey
qualified last Wednesday
against incumbent David
Perdue.
The 48 year old Bailey is
a former teacher, coach
and administrator having
served previously in the
Houston School System,
Church Celebrates 140th
Anniversary Sunday
The Houston Lake Baptist Church will observe its
140th anniversary on Sunday, June 20. The church was
organized on June 25, 1836 by nine members and now
has a membership of 300. Members and visitors are
requested to wear Bicentennial costumes it available. A
short history of the church will be presented to each
person attending.
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received approval of their budget request. Walker is
library board finance chairman, Phillips is library
system director, and Pierce is library board chairman.
by Warren Phillips,
creating a total available
of $119,800, in local funds.
In addition the system
receives funds from the
state and federal govern
ment for a total operating
budget of around $194,000
per year.
The meeting Tuesday
night with the City Council
produced a few questions.
Mayor James McKinley
asked Phillips if the
budgets included funding
for payment of insurance
premiums on the new
Warner Robins library
building. (The city of
Perry annually pays the
premiums on the Perry
Library, since the city
owns the local library
building.)
Phillips replied that the
new budget does include
insurance premiums for
the Warner Robins library
building, and added it is
paid by the system
because the system will
own the building, not the
city of Warner Robins.
Four candidates will vie
♦or the County Coroner
post. They are: Bill Busch,
Presently he is serving as
principal ot the North
Complex Schools in Dry
Branch, Ga , and on July 1,
will become assistant Supt.
ot the Twiggs County
Schools.
He holds a 8.8 A degree
from Georgia State Univ.;
a B S. ED degree from the
University ot Georgia and
a master's degree in
education from Peabody
The Mayor then asked if
it was equitable for Perry
to pay its library insurance
fees, if Warner Robins did
not pay fees. The library
system officials agreed
that probably the system
could assume fees for all
libraries, or for none.
The City Council sub
sequently voted to pay the
$12,900 allocaticn,
providing the library
system refunds the amount
the city pays for library
insurance.
City Councilman Dr.
Jerome Bloodworth, who is
also a member of the
county library board,
observed that the libraries
budget does not include
funds for salaries of all
Title 1 and Title VI em
ployees. Phillips agreed.
Then Bloodworth ad
vised the Council that the
library system will have to
ask for additional funds, or
drop employees, if the
federal government does
not continue its Title I and
Title VI grants.
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W Marvin Cravey, Earl
Richey, and H. Glenn
Morgan
Teacher's College.
Bailey issued a long
platform for his campaign
which includes promises to
oppose any bond issues and
to re organize and cut
down on the central staff of
the school system. He also
promises to work for
teacher salary increases.
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M.E. Bailey
Joint Meeting Suggested
County Funds Squabble
Unsettles Tax Budgets
The Houston County
Commission, still trying to
avoid losing over SIOO,OOO
in tax funds, Tuesday
suggested a joint meeting
with the county school
board to discuss the
money. Last month the
school board sent the
commissioners a letter
saying that a two and half
percent collection fee
annually charged by Tax
Commissioner Joyce
Griffin is illegal.
Mrs. Griffin charges the
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The Newcomers Club of Perry installed 1976-77 officers recently at the Holiday Inn.
Left to right are: Sue Roth- past president; Sandy Smith- new president; Susan Pierce
vice president; Sharon Brazelle- secretary; and Linda Hertrick- treasurer. Mrs. Sybil
Smith was installing officer.
President Sandy Smith introduced new committee chairmen for the coming year.
Mrs. Suzette Fincher, new membership chairman, announced plans for a get
acquainted party in July or August. Guests at the meeting were Mrs. Fran Pensyl and
Mrs. Dorothy McCord.
Mosquito Spraying To
Continue; Looks Good
City Councilman Ralph
Gentry reported Tuesday
night that the city's
mosquito control program
appears to be working. He
said that residents
generally were responsive
to cleaning up their yards,
and added that the city's
ground applicator is on a
six day a week schedule.
He reminded the Council
that University of Georgia
entomologists had assisted
the city in defining control
measures needed. Last
week's Home Journal gave
details of the "emergency
nature" of the situation,
and Gentry voiced his
thanks.
He added that aerial
spraying was to be done
yesterday and today
(Wednesday and Thur
sday) by Frank Bledsoe. A
new type insecticide
designed to kill mosquito
larvae is being utilized.
Gentry says the effective
life of the "flyover" spray
is estimated to be 32
weeks.
In other activity,
Councilman Gene Smith
said the city's wastewater
treatment plant went out of
commission last Sunday.
He said that M.M. Cloud
and others have been hard
at work to restore
operation, and hopefully
will be successful by this
June 30
"Capsule"
Deadline
A deadline of June 30 at
5:00 p.m. was set for items
to be placed in the Perry
"time capsule". Coun
cilman Draper Watson
suggested the deadline, in
order for the capsule to be
filled by July 4, when it is
scheduled to be buried
(See another HHJ article).
Mayor James McKinley
suggested that some clubs
or organizations consider
placing mens and womens
jewelry, and 1976
American coins. He said
that no one so far has in
cluded either item in their
contributions.
fee to collect school system
taxes each year. But the
Georgia Supreme Court on
April 20 ruled that
Chatham County's tax
commissioner cannot
charge that school system
for collection. Since then,
the fees, which are
charged in virtually every
Georgia county, have been
a source of controversy
and disagreement.
School board attorney
Tom Daniel advised the
Board of Education that
afternoon.
Council man Skeet
Hulbert gave an update on
the tennis courts at Tucker
Road and Creekwood
Park. He reported the two
quotations he received for
fencing the courts, and
Council accepted a bid
from United Fence of
Macon.
The Council decided to
purchase the fencing, then
under a separate contract
have United install it. A ten
feet high chain-link fence
will be put up, with a four
feet high fence along the
sides of the courts.
County Development
funds will pay for the fence
purchase, with the in
stallation coming out of
cify general funds. The two
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Those "two guys in the white shirts and ties pedaling bicycles" are Elders Gary
Akerson and David Wooten of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (bette r
known as the Mormon Church). Akerson is from San Jose, California and Wooten is
from Henderson, Nevada.
They are new to Perry, with 230 other such Elders like them in the upper two thirds of
Georgia and Alabama. Each has a mission of two years, without pay, and works a 12-
hour day for his religion.
The two young men, and others like them, wear short hair, can have no contact wiu *
the opposite sex in the way of dates, and cooks,washes and finances his own activitf&S
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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., JUNE 17, 1976,
the April 20 decision ap
plies to Houston County.
But county attorney
Walker Burke obviously
disagrees.
Burke Tuesday
suggested he thinks the
ruling does not apply here
because Mrs. Griffin is on
both a salary and
commission basis, and also
because the Chatham local
laws said no fee would be
charged there. In Houston
County, no fee prohibition
locations each have two
courts.
Bike Contest Set * u
This is an added attraction for the children to joirjJ n
the Bicentennial parade to be held on June 26 at 6:tX)
p.m, sponsored by the Perry Merchants Association.
The Perry Woman's Club will award three monetary
prizes to winners of the Bike-Centennial Contest.
Rules are: 1) Contestants must be dressed in
Bicentennial costume. 2) Bicycles must be decorated in
Bicentennial colors. 3) Contestants must be between 6
and 12 years old. 4) Contestants must be able to ride
their bicycles in the parade. 5) Contestants must be at
Grants Plaza at 5:15 p.m. and in line for judging.
Parents please take note of this Bike Centennial
Contest and encourage your children to participate i |
this community affair. *
is on the books.
Burke conceded that the
situation is a "tough one",
He predicted that a lawsuit
with another Supreme
Court decision will
probably be necessary. He
added, "Our conclusion is
that the ruling did not over
rule state general law
(which calls for the fees).
The state Revenue
Commissioner recentW .
asked state Attornj) f
General Arthur Bolton for
a ruling, but through
Tuesday nothing had been
settled.
Last week the school
board adopted their 1976 77
system budget, and went
on the premise that the two
and a half percent
collection fee (about
$125,000) will have to be
paid again. Asked about it,
they replied that the funds
will simply be added onto
the budget's ending
balance if not paid to $ j 4
county.
County attorney Burke
suggested that if Tax
Commissioner Griffin
agrees with the county
government's position,
then she could pay the
collection fee into the
county general fund, and
"let the school board take
it from there."
He termed the Supreme
Court decision "somewhat
ambiguous" and said it
"seemed to apply to
everyone without ows
ruling state law".
McEver suggested,
"Why don't you write your
opinion? Send it to Joyce,
and to each school board
member too "
He added, "Our lawyer's
opinion is as good as their
lawyer's (Tom ‘Mrniell
opinion. It is very im
portant for this to be
settled."
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