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Kathy Weir
Tern Os The Week
Perry High *s Kathy Weir
Wants To Own A Tiger
By Joe Hiett
Recent Perry High
graduate Kathleen
Margaret (Kathy) Weir,
18, has an unusual "secret
desire" she wants to own
her own tiger! A love of
c £ts that has been tem
pprarily stymied by the
death at their tarm ot
several tamily telines,
undoubtedly helped
produce the longing
Kathy is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Weir, and she describes
her address as Noba,
Georgia, located between
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Brother Donald, 20, lives in
Spain, but sister Donna, 15,
is on the homefront. The
Weirs attend Henderson
Baptist Church.
In addition to the late
lamented cats, the Weirs
have a Chihuahua pooch
named Mifzi and "about 60
bulls". Obviously Kathy's
dad is connected with
Noba.
Kathy graduated with
second honors earlier this
month, and carried a B
plus average. She was a
member ot the PHS Beta
Club in her ninth, eleventh
and twelfth grade years.
She and her family have
lived in this area for two
years, moving here from
Americus.
Miss Weir was quite
active at Perry High. She
was in the Library Club
and was club secretary as
35 Years Service
Wellston Native
Retires At Robins
Julian Fields has retired
from Robins Air Force
Base after 35 years of
government service. He
was born and raised in
Wellsfon, Ga., which is
now known as Warner
Robins.
Fields relates that the
small township consisted
of the train depot and one
a junior; was in the PHS
Bicentennial Club; was a
member of FBLA (Future
Business Leaders of
America) as a senior; and
has been in the 4-H Club
since the fifth grade.
As a 4-H clubber, Kathy
has been a "champ”, in
different years serving as
club President, Vice
President, Treasurer, and
Secretary. Her specialty in
projects has always been
dairy production, having
shown calves since the age
of six.
This week's Teen of the
Week was the recipient of a
Georgia Key award for
leadership through 4-H.
Her projects have earned
her trips to regional and
state competition several
times.
Hobbies enjoyed by the
interesting teenager in
elude swimming,
crocheting, sewing, and a
little horseback riding.
Kathy also admits to a love
for travel, and has been all
over most the eastern U.S.,
from Florida to Niagara
Falls, and west to Kansas
and Oklahoma.
When asked about
career plans, Kathy was
most definite, "My
favorite class at Perry
High was Business Law as
a senior under Mrs. Ellie
Loudermilk. I'll be
studying pre law at Macon
Junior College, beginning
this fall."
The aspiring "Kate
McShane" hopes to
specialize in international
law, if possible. Asked how
she chose the career,
Kathy responded, "I just
like it. I'll admit Perry
Mason on television in
fluenced me, as did other
TV shows. But another
major factor was a friend
of my parents in Americus
who is an attorney."
Yes, today's young lady
definitely has her own
mind, and seeks out her
own careers. Kathleen
Margaret Weir has chosen
her course, and will steer
toward it.
general store. The store
was operated by Mr. C.B.
Watson who was also the
Postmaster. The Post
Office was in the store. Mr.
Watson later became
Warner Robins' first
Mayor.
Fields remembers that
the area which is now the
base property was farmed
by seven families. They
were the Carter,
Newberry, Floyd, Mar
shall, Thornton, Vinson
and the Mickeys. Fields
rented farm land from
the Mickeys and plowed a
mule on what is now the
north end of the base. He
raised corn and peanuts.
Fields' first contact with
♦he base was with Lane
Atlantic Well Drillers with
whom he was employed
when the first well was
drilled on the base. He tells
of how Wellston became a
bustling boomtown as
contractors moved in and
began building the base.
In October 1941, Fields
went to work with the
Army Corps of Engineers,
operating the well he
helped drill. He accepted
employment with the base
in August 1942 as Robins'
first Water Plant
Operator. He entered the
U.S. Navy in April 1945,
and served in the Pacific.
He was discharged in
January 1946, and returned
to the base that same
month.
Fields became Water
Plant Foreman in 1967, and
served in this position until
his retirement. He resides
in Kathleen, Ga., with his
wife, Mildred, They have
two sons, two daughters,
and nine grandchildren.
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Perryans Receive
Degrees At Mercer
Mercer University con
ferred 461 degrees at
commencement exercises
Sunday June 6 in the
Macon Coliseum.
One hundred and thirty
four of Mercer's degree
recipients graduated with
honors. Candidates for the
bachelor's degrees who
.make an average of 3.75
receive their degrees
summa cum laude; those
with an average of 3.50 are
graduated magna cum
laude, and those whose
average is 3.25 receive
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assistance for a period of
V/2 months for each month
of service, up to 36 months.
Veterans entitled to the full
36 months may receive up
to 9 months additional
months to pursue an und
dergraduate degree, and
have 10 years from date of
discharge to complete
their training.
Any veteran or their
dependent who is In
terested in any VA benefit
is encouraged to call on
their State Department
Veterans Service officer,
located in City Hall -
Municipal Bldg. - Room
213, Warner Robins, Ga. or
on each Wednesday in the
Courtroom of the Cour
thouse in Perry.
their degrees cum laude.
The following students
were graduated with
honors: Bachelor of Arts
Summa Cum Laude;
Charles Edward White of
Perry; Cum Laude- John
Barry Goheen of Perry;
Magna Cum Laude-
Benjamin Thomas Mar
shall of Perry.
Other Graduates:
Bachelor of Arts- Randy
Edwin Crutchfield of
Perry; Bachelor of
Science Jay Lawrence
Henson of Perry.