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This giant Sikorsky Helicopter landed on the grounds of the Pabst Brewery late Friday to get ready to Oft some
air-conditioning units on top of the new buildings at the brewery. The units weighted2o,ooopounds each and had to be lifted
about 200 feet, then set into place. The units are for the new expansion at Pabst that has been underway for the past year.
The Sikorsky shown here is only one of three commercial Sikorsky's in use in this country.
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Pabst Brewery officials Jim Dooley I left J and Kenneth Hunter, look on Saturday morning as the giant helicopter leaves
Pabst after completing the job.
Tennis Coach Wants
To Use Public Courts
City Council Tuesday
night made no decision on a
request by Mrs. Louise
Myrell of 513 Seminole of
Perry to be allowed to use
public tennis courts to teach
tennis lessons for profit.
Instead the Council turned
the request over to the
Recreation, Commission for
Contd. From Front
Voter Registrars
City Attorney in the absence
of his brother Larry, said he
had contacted the Georgia
Secretary of State's office
Tuesday and found appoint
ment of deputy registrars is
permissible but that federal
Justice officials must ap
prove the moves. He was
further told a minimum of
sixty days would be
required for Justice depart
ment certification, which
would prevent deputies
being named for the
December 6 elections here.
City Councilwoman Bar
bara Calhoun suggested the
city offices be kept open one
night a week until 7:30 p.m.,
and on Saturdays from 9:00
until 5:00 to register persons
to vote who cannot come
during normal City Hall
hours. Dr. Jerome Blood
worth seconded the motion.
Mayor James McKinley
said that in the last six
months about 600 names
have been "purged" from
the list, as is required by
law, due to not having cast a
ballot in city elections within
the past three years. To vote
in city elections, a person
must register at City Hall,
NOT at the County
Courthouse.
The Council decided to
run an advertisement in the
Home Journal outlining the
last date to register, and
giving hours in which the
City Hall will stay open for
registration. Registration
for the December 6 election
closes at 5:00 p.m. on
November 18, giving the
registrars sufficient time to
certify all names on the
voting lists. City Hall will be
open Saturday, October 29
for such registration.
Councilman Ralph Gentry
their judgment.
Mrs. Myrell said she
taught last year at Ochlaha
tehee Park on Frank
Satterfield Road but decided
to teach tennis elsewhere so
that persons of all races
could be included in her
classes. She said the classes
at Ochlahatchee Park had to
then moved to have a
committee appointed to
designate deputy registrars
and places where registra
tion will be accepted. His
motion was seconded by
Bloodworth and passed
unanimously.
Thereupon Mayor McKin
ley appointed Gentry and
Bloodworth to serve on that
committee. The City will
apply for Justice depart
ment approval to name
deputy registrars and regis
tration sites.
Resurfacing Set
Woodlawn Cemetery
To See Street Work
Woodlawn Cemetary on
U. S. 341 North will soon see
its streets resurfaced, as
City Council Tuesday night
approved letting Council
woman Barbara Calhoun
negotiate a contract not to
exceed $4,500 with Claussen
Paving. Tabled until next
year was a plan to pave a
dirt street in the cemetery,
mainly because of extensive
ground preparation needed.
Mrs. Calhoun said she had
asked for quotes on the work
and received but one, that
from Claussen. She explain
ed that other paving firms
said they are too involved in
larger projects, but added
Claussen said they will make
room in their schedule.
The expenditure is not in
the current budget and will
be limited to white persons.
Mrs. Myrell further said
she had taught tennis
previously in Macon in the
Bloomfield area and decided
to teach the sport here after
several requests. She asked
to be allowed to use the
courts at the Tucker Road
water tower around five
hours a week. She charges
$2.00 per lesson and
estimated her intake at $l2B
per month. She said she
would be willing to pay the
City ten (10) percent of all
fees.
She advised the City if she
received permission to use
the courts, her lessons will
be available to persons of all
races.
Councilman Al Baggarly
moved to refer the request
through the Recreation
Commission for their deci
sion. The motion passed
unanimously.
In the pre-council meet
ing, the city officers decided
come out of the contingency
fund, she stated.
In other notes, Council
man Gene Smith reappoin
ted Mrs. Hugh Lawson Sr.
to the Perry Library Board,
her term to expire in late
1978. He also named Bob
Messer to the Telephone
Authority and reappointed
Francis Nunn, both to serve
three year terms.
Councilman A1 Baggarly
named H. E. “Ed" Weaver to
the Perry Board of Adjust
ments and Appeals, the
term to expire in 1980.
Barbara Calhoun named
Doris King, Grace Pace and
J. W. Hafley to the Perry
Beautification Commission.
Mrs. King's appointment
expires December 31, 1977,
and the other two on
December 31, 1978.
to seek a rule or ordinance
that will require any police
officer trained at the Police
Academy at City expense to
work a specified period of
time for Perry, or else pay
the costs of the training.
The issue has arisen
because neighboring cities
almost routinely hire Perry
police after they are sent to
the Police Academy and
trained at taxpayers expen
se. Many cities hire officers
only IF they are academy
trained, but Perry had made
a practice of putting an
officer to work. THEN
sending him or her to the
academy.
City Attorney David
Walker said Georgia Muni
cipal Association (GMA)
legal counsel knew of no
such ordinance that set out
time periods of required
work after training. The
GMA counsel did add,
however, they would be
“very interested” if Perry
were to pass such a
regulation.
Council approved a reso
lution recommended by Mrs.
Calhoun, that urges the
state to increase its yearly
allocation to the Area
Planning and Development
Commissions (APDC’s). She
serves on Governor George
Busbee’s APDC Advisory
Committee and that commi
ttee earlier this month
recommended the state’s
yearly allocation be increas
ed from $65,000 to SIOO,OOO
for each APDC.
Houston County is a
member of the Middle
Georgia APDC, which inclu
des six other counties
(Peach, Bibb. Crawford,
Twiggs, Monroe, and Jones).
The counties pay 35 cents a
year per capita as dues to
the body.
By Perry Council Tuesday
Hotel-Motel Board
Appointments Made
Perry City Council Tues
day night finally made its
appointments to the Hotel-
Motel Tax Advisory commi
ttee, after putting their
picks off at the last meeting.
An organizational meeting
of the group, which will
advise the Council on how to
spend receipts of the
hotel-motel tax, will be
scheduled soon.
Ralph Gentry appointed
Dallas Goff of Travelhost
Motel. Draper Watson
named Mrs. Mary Lou
Austin of Crossroads Motel.
Gene Smith selected Tony
Edmondson of the Bank of
Perry to an at-large position.
Mayor James McKinley
tapped Seabie Hickson to
serve in another at-large
appointment.
A1 Baggarly named Yates
Green of the New Perry
Hotel. Barbara Calhoun
picked Pete Dlearo of the
Holiday Inn, and Dr. Jerome
Calhoun, Gentry Debate
Council Disagrees On
Swing Set Purchase
The seemingly simple
matter of whether or not to
purchase swings for Tucker
Road recreation area Tues
day night developed into a
battle of words between
Councilwoman Barbara Cal
houn and Councilman Ralph
Gentry. After the somewhat
heated disagreement bet
ween the two, Council voted
4-1 to spend around SI,OOO to
install the commercial-sized
swing set and two basketball
goals at the site.
Mrs. Calhoun said the
Recreation Commission re
commended the installation
of the swings and basketball
goals, and said one reason
was to give children of
tennis playing parents
Residents Demand Service
Council To ‘Discuss ’
Local Cable Service
Midstate Cable TV is
going to be “invited” to a
discussion with officials of
the City of Perry about the
cable television company’s
future lines plans, franchise
fees and about its policies
toward schools. Tuesday
night Councilman Ralph
Gentry read a petition
signed by Camelot subdivi
sion residents asking for
cable vision there.
He said around 100
residents signed the peti
tion wanting the cable
service. He further said the
MCTV owner had replied to
a letter on the subject,
giving “good excuses” for
not installing the cable until
now, and Gentry added that
one reason was because
Camelot is served by
underground utilities. (Ca
ble tv lines normally are
installed on utility poles.)
Councilman A1 Baggarly
added to the discussion,
saying that a request for
cable service by Bess Street
residents should be included
at any meeting with the
firm.
Mayor James McKinley
added several other items
for discussion, including the
subject of lines in the Holly
Hills and Oakdale Drive
regions of Perry; why the
firm is allegedly not
providing free cable televi
Bloodworth named H. C.
Hutchings of Red Carpet
Inn.
Dr. Bloodworth was
appointed as the Council
liaison to the board. The
Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce will be represen
ted by their president or his
designee.
In other activity, Mrs.
Rose Cook of 1723 Sewell
Circle in Perry strongly
advocated immediate con
struction of an amphitheater
in front of the city water
plant on U. S. 341 North.
With her at the meeting
were Perryans Jan Lollis
Parker and Faye Johnson.
Mrs. Cook said she
represents a group of
persons who want the
amphitheater built. She
stated, "It would be a great
advantage to Perry. I
strongly request you consi
der building it now. It can
bring in entertainment of all
something to do while their
moms and dads were on the
tennis courts.
Gentry said he was
opposed to creation of
“mini-parks” and suggested
the City would be better
suited if it instead channeled
its funds into developing a
large recreation complex
that could serve more
persons. He said he was not
“against” recreation, but
was against spending small
amounts of money in
scattered areas.
He further said the City
will become liable to suits
because the swing sets offer
chances of children beco
ming injured while no adult
sion to schools as the
franchise agreement speci
fies; and why the City has to
make repeated requests
each year to obtain the
amount of franchise fee
funds specified.
McKinley further said the
firm met several years ago
with Council and the
then-Mayor. He also said the
firm’s representatives be
came upset because they
had not been told ahead of
time what " would be
discussed "in detail” at that
meeting several years ago.
Midstate Cable TV is
headquartered in Hawkins
ville, with an office on
Carroll Street in downtown
Perry. In other areas, the
company includes movies
among its offerings (at a
higher price), but the movies
on cable are not available in
Perry.
In other activity the
Council heard first reading
on an application for a
package beer and wine
license for Wilford C.
Nichols at the “Nickel Z”
store at 635 Carroll
Boulevard. The site was
formerly known as Saveway
Foods until Nichols pur
chased it from Don Holland.
Second reading and a vote
will be held at the next
Council meeting.
City Councilman Ralph
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., OCT. 20, 1977,
kinds, be used for Easter
sunrise services, scout
gatherings, and many other
uses."
Councilwoman Barbara
Calhoun related how she,
Ralph Gentry and City Clerk
Marion Hay had been named
to a committee several
weeks ago by Mayor
McKinley to explore the
subject. McKinley is a
strong proponent of the
proposed open-air theater.
Calhoun said a landscape
architect proposed drawing
up plans for a 500-seat
facility at a cost for
drawings of $1,567. She said
she was “astounded” at the
cost and said Council is
determining if University of
Georgia planners can pro
vide plans at no cost.
“The original target date
for completion of the
amphitheater was in time
for the 1978 sunrise
supervision is present. But
Mrs. Calhoun disagreed,
saying no suits have yet
been filed from use of the
Creekwood Park swings.
Mrs. Calhoun’s motion
passed 4-1, with Gentry
voting in the negative.
Voting “aye" were Calhoun,
Jerome Bloodworth, A1
Baggarly, and Gene Smith.
Absent from the meeting
was Draper Watson.
Mrs. Calhoun also passed
by the same margin a motion
to have the Recreation
Commission chairman (cur
rently Hervia Ingram)
notified before the City sells
any of its land in the future.
She said the Recreation
Commission wants to see if
Gentry also took time to
offer a public commendation
to the Perry Newcomers
Club for their yearbook
which offers helpful, needed
information of all types,
from doctors’ names to
babysitters to locations of
offices of city and county
governments.
Letter To Editor
Fire Director
States Thanks
Dear Bobby:
We at the Perry Fire
Department would like to
use your newspaper to
express our thanks and
appreciation to many people
who helped make our fire
Prevention show on October
11 a big success. Over 300
people attended the demon
stration.
Thanks goes to Sears,
Sports Center, Elmores,
Crossroads Crafts, Western
Auto, Family Dollar and
True Value for supplying
our door prizes.
We want to thank the
board of education for
allowing us to use Perry
services," she added. “We
want a facility better than
the one built by the state in
Forsyth."
Mrs. Calhoun said the
City’s ideas are for a large
stage, dressing and rest
rooms, and bench type seats.
“We’re pinching pennies and
do not want to soak
taxpayers for something
that might not be used.”
Mrs. Cook wanted to
know “If a company would
offer you a contract to utilize
the facility at least once a
month for concerts and
other entertainment, will
that affect your decision and
plans?” She was told the
City wants to wait until cost
of drawing up plans can be
determined.
The suggested site is a
natural sloped area directly
in front of the water plant on
U. S. 341 North. The earth
restructuring is said to be
minimal, Calhoun stated.
unneeded land can be used
for neighborhood parks.
In other action, Dr.
Jerome Bloodworth annou
nced that the downtown
merchants will hold a
sidewalk sale on Saturday
November 12.
Baggarly announced a
meeting for Tuesday at 7:oo
p.m. at City Hall for the
“Olde Fashioned Christmas”
committee.
Parking Lot
The City’s downtown
parking lot, located at the
intersection of Ball and
Commerce Streets, Tuesday
night crept closer to being a
reality. City Council voted to
approve a state Department
of Transportation contract
of $5,148 for the paving of
the large lot. Another
SIO,OOO has been allocated
by Governor George Busbee
and the balance of the funds
needed will be supplied by
other sources.
Cost of the land itself is
being paid over a twenty
(20) year period by the
downtown merchants
through a specially-consti
tuted tax district.
The City Council also
Tuesday night decided to
adopt a reimbursable policy
toward its workers unem
ployment insurance. The
other option was to pay a
percentage of the employ
ee’s salaries into a fund. By
federal law, beginning next
year cities and counties
must assume the federal
share of the insurance costs.
High School grounds, the
Perry Woman’s Club for
operating a concession
stand, Greene’s Propane Gas
for furnishing gas for the
“tree”, the radio station, and
especially to you and your
staff down at the Home
Journal.
Old man winter is right
around the corner. We want
to urge everyone to have
their furnaces, chin.-ieys,
and flues checked b- -e
lighting those big ro~. r
fires. The best way to put
out a fire is to prevent it
from getting started.
Sincerely,
Sirah Lawhorn, Fire Chief
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