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The Houston Home Journal
Hail Addition Coming
Perry High Stadium
Stands Said Unsafe
The county school
board is making an effort
to make the home stands
at the Perry High football
stadium safer, but having
a problem finding out
how much the im
provements will cost. The
board last month, after
tans requests, took a first
hand look at the stands
Lung Walk
Set November 5
The second annual Geor
gia Lung Association Walk
athon in Perry is sche
duled on Saturday, Novem
ber 5, chairwoman Char
lotte Pritchett announced
this week. Mrs. FVitchett
said this year's fund raising
event is being co-sponsored
by the Perry Kiwanis. Also
providing much manpower
will be members of the
Crossroads of Georgia CB
Club.
Registration will begin at
7:30 a.m. the morning of
the walk, at the same spot
as last year, Eastgate
Shopping. Center. The
Walkathon is scheduled to
get underway about 8:00
a.m. and will follow basical
ly the same route as In
1976, with two minor
County Spending To
Increase Next Year?
The Houston County
Commission Tuesday night
was told by a quasi
governmental agency that
the county should spend
almost $2,000,000 on dif
ferent construction projects
in fiscal year 1979. At the
board's meeting In Warner
Robins, the Middle Georgia
Area Hanning and Devel
opment Commission pre
sented a Public Improve
ment Capitol Budget.
That budget's recom
mendation included; $371,-
OBITUARY
Last R ites Held For
Paul Hardy Sunday
Paul Hardy, 77, of 1730
Houston Lake Road died
Thursday, October 6,
1977, in a Macon hospital
after a lengthy Illness.
Services were held at 3
P.M. Sunday, October 9,
in Perry United
Methodist Church. Rev.
Tom Johnson, Rev. J.B.
Smith and Rev. Charles
Lamb officiated. Burial
was in Perry Memorial
Gardens.
Mr. Hardy, a native of
Jackson County, had
lived in Perry since
moving from Inverness,
Fla, 37 years ago and was
former general manager
and superintendent of
Georgia Limerock Mine.
He was a member of
Perry United
Methodist Church and the
Men's Bible Class. He
was also a member of the
Kiwanis Club, the
American Association of
Second cT/tont
and decided to place
safety rails under the
seats to prevent children
from falling from the
stands onto the concrete.
Action to purchase and
install the safety rails
will be taken as soon as
firm price quotes can be
obtalned, School
Superintendent David
exceptions.
Persons wanting pledge
forms can obtain them from
Bill Hatley of the Perry
Kiwanis or from Mrs.
FVitchett at the Perry
Houston County Hospital,
or at her home on Milton
Way. Mrs. FVitchett is
respiratory therapist at the
local hospital. Last year's
Walkathon attracted over
200 walkers of all ages and
collected almost $2,000 for
the Georgia Lung Associ
ation.
As last year, there will be
five rest stops provided
along the ten mile route.
Three will be provided by
the Kiwanis, the Exchange,
and the Newcomers Club.
Sponsorship of the other
two stops will be announ
ced later.
600 for the first phase of a
Civil Defense Emergency
Operations Center; $20,000
for an Elberta fire station;
$645,000 for industrial park
land; $55,000 for phase II of
the scheduled recreation
park at the County Com
plex; $50,000 for road
rights-of way; $95,000 for a
20-car garage for the
Sheriff; $538,000 for a
wastewater (sewer) system;
and addition of 209 water
customers at a cost of
$52,000.
Retired People and the
Forty and Eight. He was
past commander of the
American Legion Post
No. 24 and was a veteran
of World War I.
Survivors Include his
wife, Mrs. Jessie R.
Hardy of Perry; a
daughter, Mrs. Howard
E. Street of Perry; a
brother, Jack Hardy of
Lakeland, Fla.; and three
grandchildren.
Active Pallbearers
were D.K. Roughton,
Moody Mulky, Cohen
Walker, William Bar
field, Willie T. Gibbs and
J.M. Tolleson.
Honorary pallbearers
were the Perry Kiwanis
Club, American Legion
and Men's Bible Class of
the Perry United
Methodist Church.
Watson-Hunt Funeral
Home had charge of
arrangements.
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., OCT 13, 1*77,
Perdue and business
manager Seabie Hickson
told the Home Journal
Tuesday afternoon.
Rough estimates of the
cost have ranged from
$6,000 to $9,500.
The stands were in
stalled the summer of
1976, in time for the
beginning of the 1976
football season. They are
made of aluminum and
weathered steel and seat
about 2,400 fans. Total
seating capacity is
around 4,000 at the
stadium, located on Park
Avenue.
In other developments,
School Superintendent
David Perdue said many
parents are undoubtedly
becoming quite angry at
the school system. The
reason? The parents may
be receiving notices they
could be faced with a
misdemeanor because
their children's im
munization records are
not complete.
Perdue blamed the
problem on new Health,
Education and Welfare
secretary Joseph
Califano, who has or
dered all student records
be reviewed throughout
the nation to insure all
students are properly
immunized against
childhood communicable
diseases such as
diphtheria, tetanus, polio,
MGAPDC planner Mike
Sumner assured the board
his ideas are only a
'formilization' of what has
already been discussed by
the board. He said his
purpose is ''to help you in
your budgetary decisi
ons. - ’
Also present from the
MGAPDC was Fernando
Costa, who presented a
Community Facilities Han,
that made building recom
mendations through the
year 2000. The plan recom
mends nine (9) more
recreation parks be built, of
which three would be
district type, three neigh
borhood type, and three
water-oriented parks.
He recommended se
wage installation in Bonaire
and Elberta, and said the
county landfill at Bonaire is
projected as adequate th
rough 2000. If it is used up,
he suggests buying a 35
acre tract across the road
from the present landfill.
Costa says fire stations
should be built at Elberta
and Lake Joy. (Both are
already scheduled, and
have been for some time.)
No expansion is deemed
necessary at either hospi
tal, nor at the County
Complex still under con
struction.
School Board Spends Funds
The Houston County
Board of Education
Tuesday afternoon voted
to withdraw a million
dollars in funds it
currently has invested.
$500,000 will be spent to
pay bills, and the other
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measles and rubella.
Mumps will be added to
the list next year.
Board member Glenn
Heck commented that
many students probably
will have to get shot
updates and predicted
that doctors and the
health departments will
be busy for awhile
handling the sudden
surge of "patients”.
In other developments,
Hickson told the school
board all efforts possible
Contd. From Front
New Plant . . .
manufacturer of small
engines, is also the
world's leader in
automotive locks, and
this summer secured one
hundred (100) percent of
General Motors Cor
poration's lock purchase
requirements (effective
April 1978).
Production of parts of
the locks is expected to
begin here by February
1978, with lock production
getting underway in,
April. These facts were
supplied by Roger
DeMerit, Briggs and
Stratton vice president,
at a ''Welcome'' break
fast sponsored last
Thursday morning by the
Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce, and held at
the Holiday Hall con
vention center at the
Holiday Inn.
The Perry plant is
Briggs and Stratton's
first outside the greater
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
area. At the Milwaukee
auto lock plant, 250,000
locks a day are made,
each carrying about 30
parts. DeMerit said this
means around five
million pieces of metal a
day is utilized there.
The local plant will use
immense amounts of raw
metals each month.
DeMerit said about
300,000 pounds of zinc will
be needed, between 40
and 50 tons of steel, and
other metals. As much as
possible, the firm builds
its own tools and parts
from the raw metals.
For Seminar
Attorneys Here Oct 14
Georgia attorneys will
gather at three locations
in the state this month for
seminars on defense of a
criminal case.
White collar crime,
death penalty cases and
other aspects of criminal
law practice will be
topics of the seminars,
which are sponsored by
the Institute of Con
tinuing Legal Education
$500,000 is to be re
invested for 30 days, at
which time it may too be
expended.
The investment with
drawal was made
necessary due to a
balance of around SIB,OOO
are bing made to select
an insurance company to
insure the board mem
bers and administrators
for liability purposes. The
current liability in
surance contract expires
on October 22, 1977, and
that firm (Cotton States)
has let it be known they
no longer will offer school
system liability in
surance.
School Superintendent
David Perdue said a
school-related magazine
has predicted more
malpractice suits will be
filed against educators in
the next decade than
against the medical
profession. Partially for
this reason, the costs of
liability insurance have
increased, and the
number of firms offering
it has dwindled to three
(St. Paul, Continental
and Crum and Forster).
Hickson step by step
detailed his efforts with
that of other school of
ficials to obtain a new
firm to supply the
liability insurance. The
board told him if
necessary to schedule a
special meeting to award
a contract, before the
October 22 expiration
date.
Largely an
automated operation, the
local plant's workforce
nevertheless will be
provided pleasant
working conditions. On
the premises of the
Valley Drive plant will be
an infirmary and a
cafeteria.
t
Coroner Pay Raise
Discussed By County
After talking with County
Coroner Lewis Scaggs Tu
esday night, the Houston
County Commission deci
ded to "take a look" at the
Coroner position and posi
bly recommend pay chan
ges to the county's legisla
toprs. The Coroner's salary
is fixed by a special state
law.
scaggs is paid $2,675 a
year, plus SSO per month
travel. He took over as
Coroner earlier this year
when Bill Busch resigned a
few months after being
elected to the post. Scaggs
was elevated from the
deputy coroner position.
He estimated Tuesday
night that he will work 1350
hours this year and says he
in Georgia (ICLE) at the
University of Georgia.
The seminars will be
Oct. 14 in Perry at the
Holiday Inn; Oct. 21 at
the Roman Inn in Rome;
and Oct. 28 at the
Iheraton-Atlanta Hotel in
Atlanta.
Attorneys experienced
in facets of criminal
defense such as federal
procedure, discovery,
representation before
in the general fund after
bills are paid, according
to school system business
manager Seabie Hickson.
Another million dollars
on investment does not
mature until December
31.
County ad valorem tax
4 Wm*' I -'IBMBPg
Two long serving lines gathered around tables burdened with food
Sunday afternoon as the First Baptist Church of Perry held “dinner on
the grounds’’ as part of its annual Loyalty Day observances. More than
.WO persons attended the festivities, and most stayed to enjoy the good
food.
First Baptist Church of Perry Chairman of the Board of Deacons Hugh
Lawson,' Jr. (R) takes a paper cup of tea from hardworking C.M.
“Speed” Daniel Sunday afternoon. Lawson said receipts of a special
offertory totaled $7,000 as of Monday morning. The offering was applied
to the building indebtedness, he said.
is paid about $2.00 an hour.
He urged the board of
commissioners to seek a
higher salary, which must
be done by the General
Assembly since the Coro
ner is a constitutional
officer. He is on call 24
hours a day, seven days a
week.
In other activity, Seven
tine Burdine of the County
Fire Commission presented
rough sketches and specifi
cations for a masonry fire
station, and for a metal
building fire station. One or
the other will be built on a
lot donated by Ray Bridges
in the Lake Joy community.
The building specs call
for a 60 foot by 30 foot
structure with two firetruck
grand juries and new
developments in criminal
taw will lead the
seminars. John Wegel of
the state crime
laboratory will discuss
techincal aspects of
physical evidence.
Stanley Herndon,
director of Fulton
Criminal Courts'
defender of the indigent
program, will preside.
recepts are not expected
to begin arriving until
around January 1, 1978,
Hickson added. The
$500,000 to be invested for
thirty days will be placed
in the banking institution
which otters the highest
percentage rate.
babs. Charles Carter mo
ved to have Purchasing
Agent Bill Roach and
Building Inspector Fred
Beard review the lans, then
have them sent out on bids.
The motion pased unani
mously.
The commissioners also
agreed to sevedral requests
for payment on various
county projects. Included
was: $25,753 on the water
lines; $6,930 on the County
Courthouse air condition
Teachers Work
Evaluation Set
Beginning in July of
1978, Houston County pub
lic school system teachers
to be certified will have to
demonstrate their worth on
the job. Hubert Hutcher
son, assistant superinten
dent in charge of instruc
tion, Tuesday told the
Board of Education details
of the new performance
based certification.
Formerly, teachers had
only to update their educa
tion every few years and
teach to be certified.
Hutcherson said the new
program will be designed to
improve classroom perfor
mance, and insure unquali
fied teachers are discov
ered.
Beginning teachers will
have to go through five
steps to gain full certifica
tion by the county. First,
they must pass tests
designed to see if they
know enough to teach their
subjects. Second, their
student teaching must be
rated as satisfactory. Third,
they must meet on the job
performance standards.
Fourth, they can get a
non-renewable three year
certificate. Fifth, they must
take part in staff develop-
ing; $5,753 on the water
lines; $6,930 on tghe
The commissioners also
agreed to sevedral requests
for payment on various f
county projects. Included
was: $25,753 on the water
lines; $6,930 on the County
Courthouse air condition
ing; $5,731 on road work on
North Davis Drive in
Warner Robins; $45,620 for
work on the County Office
Annex Building; and $264
for testing on the same
project.
ment programs.
The ratings used will
include many facets of a
teacher's actions: class
room problems, involving
all students, evaluating
students, attitude toward
colleagues, enthusiasm a
bout the job and others.
Thirteen Houston County
school system employees
will serve as data collectors
in the program, Hutcherson
said. Answering a question
posed by Board vice chair
man Hugh Brazell, Hut
cherson said a similar
program is being developed
for existing teachers.
School Superintendent
David Perdue said the days
when teachers received
life certificates are over.
Now every teacher must
update his or her know-
ledge every few years.
Replying to a question by
the Home Journal, he said
there is no real "tenure'
system as such, a'hough
teachers can be dis hissed
during their first
years without reason or
due process being given.
(The state teachers organi
zation wants ALL teachers'
contracts covered by the
due process clause.