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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., MAR 9, 1978,
Golden Isles Jamboree
Crossroads CB Club
Visits Jekyll Island
Forty-nine members of
the Crossroads of
Georgia C.B. Club
travelled to Jekyll Island
for the Golden Isles
Jamboree this past
weekend. The highlight of
the trip was the awards
ceremony, and the club
was awarded a trophy for
having the second largest
number of members in
attendance outside a fifty
mile radius. Jerry
Ingram, club president,
accepted the award for
the club.
John and Ruby Hardin
accepted an award for
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The Fireside
Book Review
From The Perry Bookstore
BY CHARLES HARDY
V /
A Stranger is Watching;
Mary Higgins Clark;
Simon & Schuster; $8.95
Mary Higgins Clark
prefers to treat her
characters to double
doses of trouble. In her
tirst novel, Where are the
Children?,' one woman
suffers the loss of four of
her children, two each
time, under similiar
circumstances on dif
ferent occasions. In A
Stranger is Watching,
Mrs. Clark's most recent
work, Steve Peterson's
wife has been murdered
in their home. The plot of
this latter book deals with
the kidnapping of his son
and new girlfriend.
Throughout, the reader
wonders if Mr. Peterson
indeed will experience a
second mortal tragedy.
The plot of A Stranger
is Watching presents
little trouble to the alert
reader. Steve Peterson
and Sharon Martin love
each other, but find
themselves at ideological
ends of the capital
punishment issue. She
fights to save the life of
the young boy condemned
tor the murder of Steve's
wife. Even before the
seventeen year old
mercilessly strangled his
wife, Steve had ad
vocated the death
penalty. The evening
after Sharon and Steve
debated the issue on the
Today program, she and
Steve's son, Neil, are
mysteriously abducted
from his home - the same
one in which his wife had
been killed.
As time passes, the FBI
traces a series of leads,
some of them false.
Slowly, facts accumulate
which point to A.R.
Hie Houston
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their two month old
daughter, Patricia for
being the youngest CB'er
present.
The Jamboree itself
was only a part of the
pleasure of the trip. Club
members stayed at the
Holiday Inn and took
advantage of the nearby
shores for searching for
shells and walking along
the beach for a bit of
sightseeing. Fresh
seafood was enjoyed
Saturday evening at The
Deck, well known for its
seafood delights.
All agreed that the trip
Taggert, a local
mechanic, as the kid
napper. He hides the two
victims tied in the
basement of Grand
Central Station in New
York City, The ending
becomes a race of wits to
locate the abducted pair
before they are blown up
by a nitroglycerin time
bomb. All this is easy
enough.
But Ms. Clark deals
double, triple, even
quadrupal trouble upon
the reader with her style
and structure. The book
reads more as a
screenplay than straight
prose. Maybe she was
thinking of the hundreds
of thousands of dollars
she would receive for
screen rights. The action
jumps back and forth
over an unbounded time
frame to reveal parallel
plot development. Just as
in a movie, we must be
shown everything. This
process of parallel action
caused a glaring fault in
the book. At the end of
chapter 8 we see the
victims being forced
through Grand Central
Terminal. On the very
next page at the begin
ning of chapter 9, we are
back in the Peterson
home an hour earlier as
Taggart first assaults
them. I fail to see the
purpose of such an
irritating move.
Two other weaknesses
marred the book. Ms.
Clark plants coincidence
after coincidence to spice
the unfolding plot. Just as
in cooking, too much
spice can spoil a work of
fiction. In this case, it
sours the final product.
The most irritating
aspect of the book is Ms.
Clark's use of questions
on two occasions.
Example, "Would they
possibly find that child
and young woman in
time? Where would that
explosion occur? How
many others would be
killed?" This reads more
like a script from Soap
than a suspense novel.
She should get on with the
action and leave off the
questions.
Given these criticisms,
A Stranger is Watching
provides light en
tertainment. If you like
suspense and lump-in
the-throat-good guy end
ings, this might be one of
your best bets.
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was worth the effort and
expense and are already
making plans for a trip
next year.
Pilot Club
Serves The
Community
Dear Sirs:
The primary purpose of
Pilot International Clubs
is to serve the com
munity. We feel that the
recent Diabetic
Hypertension Clinic
presented in
conjunction with the
State Department of
Human Resources was
indeed a needed com
munity service and
proved to be very suc
cessful. You may cer
tainly feel that you had a
vital part in this project
for it would not have been
possible without the
publicity that you gave it.
We extend - our sincere
appreciation for your
time and assistance in
this worthwhile cause.
Yours very truly,
Pilot Club of Warner
Robins, Inc.
Mrs. Virginia Lynn,
President
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fincoawujing BAW
Rev. Don Arioil iSP* f
First Baptist Church U
A Talking Horse?
For every one is an
hypocrite and an
evildoer, and every
mouth speaketh folly. -
Isaiah 9:17
A Texas pastor, Brian
Harbour, tells the story
about the talking horse
who tapped out answers
to questions. When asked
the number of the ten
commandments, he
would make ten taps with
his front hoof. Asked how
many were among Jesus'
disciples, he tapped out
twelve. When asked by
the pastor how many
hypocrites there were in
the church, the horse had
a stomping fit and died.
It is sad but.true that
there have always been
hypocrites in the church;
even among the twelve
who were so near to
Jesus, there was Judas
Iscariot. Hypocrisy
PHS Cadets Planning
For Military Banquet
Perry High School
Cadets, under the strong
leadership of their
Commander, Cadet Lt.
Col CINDY AMIRAULT,
are deeply involved in the
planning of their seventh
annual Dining In
(Military Banquet).
The Officers Club at
Robins Air Force Base
will be the scene of this
festive occasion on
Tuesday evening, March
14. The guest speaker for
this year's event will be
Major James E. Ray, a
Vietnam ROW, and now
Porky Sez:
'Hey Slick, Dot
f Roughton Told Me He \
I Was Thinkin Bout Running I
For Mayor- - Shore Enuff' y
JACKIE K. COOPER
Qdetiiainmmt \]jr%
If you are a movie fan,
fhere are a variety of
movies playing in our
area for you to choose one
for a night's en
tertainment. I am seeing
them all as fast as I can.
Last week I saw "The
Other Side of the
Mountain Part II" and
"Julia". This week I hope
to see "High Anxiety",
"The Turning Point" and
"The Fury".
"The Other Side of the
Mountain, Part II" is the
continuing story of Jill
Kinmont. It you saw
"Part I" then you know
all about how she was a
champion skier who was
paralyzed from the
shoulders down in an
accident. It was a very
sad movie that showed
how her life was one
tragedy after another.
This sequel is a little bit
happier.
comes to us as a word
borrowed from the Greek
theater; the actors
played several parts in
any play and used masks
to show which character
each was playing at the
time. So with us
hypocrisy means any
person who puts on a
false face, especially
persons who pretend to
believe what they do not
or to be what they are not.
Some go to church and
proclaim that they love
God and are on the side of
good; yet they live daily
as if God had no claim on
their lives. As an
Episcopal magazine has
observed; "Going to
church doesn't make you
a Christian any more
than going to a garage
makes you an
automobile."
But although we must
admit that there are
an F-4 Pilot at Moody Air
Force Base, Ga.
Other guests for the
occasion are, Mr. David
Perdue - Superintendent
of Houston County
Schools, Mr. Malcolm
Marchman - Principal of
Perry High School, Mr.
James Dinkin - Vice
Principal, Mrs. Thelma
Collier - Guidance
Counselor, Mr. James
Kinchen - Coach Math
Teacher, LtCol (Ret) J.
Fiebig - Warner Robins
AEI, Lt Col (Ret) Pat
Mahaffey - Northside
AE I and Capt William N.
Marilyn Hassett has
almost made a career out
of playing the role of Jill
Kinmont. She has it down
pat and the role fits her to
a tee. Timothy Bottoms
plays John Boothe, the
man who comes into her
life and can see beyond
the wheelchair. He is a
good actor and does well
by the part but he doesn't
have the charm or flair of
Beau Bridges who was in
"Part I".
"The Other Side of the
Mountain, Part II" is a
sweet and sentimental
movie that will have most
eyes filling with tears
sometimes during its
telling. It is even more
compelling because it is
true. It you like sen
timental love stories with
happy endings then you
will eat this one up. It is
doing great business up in
Macon so there must be a
lot of you romantics out
hypocrites in the church
(and sooner or later we
all fall victim to putting
on a false face), there is
grave danger if we allow
this to be an excuse for
neglecting our own
spiritual lives. As the
same magazine has
noted: "Going to church
doesn't make you a
Christian any more than
going to a garage makes
you a car; but if you are a
car, skipping the garage
will eventually lead to
breakdowns." And much
of our talk about not
wanting to go to church
with hypocrites Is a cover
for our own desire not to
be bothered, and is itself
hypocritical.
The Important thing is
net who else will be there
when I go to church; It Is
whether or not I seek to
have a right relationship
with God.
Patton from AFROTC
Headquarters.
Card of
Thanks
J
I car. not find words to
express my appreciation
for all the prayers, cards,
visits, flowers, etc. that
were offered while I was
in the hospital and since
my return home. May
God richly bless each and
everyone is my prayer.
Mrs. T.E. Tomlinson
there.
Jane Fonda does not
play the role of Julia in
"Julia" but her acting is
the best reason to see the
movie. Vanessa
Redgrave plays Julia and
she is also good in a wild
eyed sort of way. The
movie itself is slow as can
be, taking an awfully long
time to get its story told.
It you are not a real
movie fan, I doubt that
you will be crazy about
this movie.
I am a real movie fan
so I liked the tact that
they had done such a
fantastic job of
recreating the forties;
and that the acting of
Jane Fonda and Jason
Robards was so good;
and that the mood of the
movie was so enthralling.
But I still disliked the fact
that the movie had such
little plot and took so long
to get its small story told.
Jane Fonda is aging, as
we all are, and the older
she gets the more like
Henry Fonda she looks. It
is amazing. The same
long angular shape of the
face is more pronounced.
Even the pronunciation of
her words sound more
and more like her father.
Still she has a lot of his
acting talent and in this
movie it is very evident
that she is one of
America's best actresses.
The best of "Julia" is
Jane.
There is still time to go
to Macon and see "The
Mikado" at Macon ACT. I
went last week and was
very surprised at how
much I enjoyed it. The
lyrics are witty and the
voices are great. It is a
very pleasant way to
spend a couple of hours.
Jerry Rainwater, Jo
Horne, Jodi Zlelenski,
Karrell Goolsby, Alan
Griffith and the sen
sationally talented
Paulette Winters all join
together to make this
"operetta" appealing to
all of us. Don't let that
"operetta" tag scare you
oft. It is a good show.
STAY AND SEE
GEORGIA
I AND PERRY I
Perry
Chamber
Report
By Ann Conner !►
STAY AND SEE GEORGIA
Our Tourist and Con
vention Committee is
planning some exciting
events this year. Riley
Hunt is the Chairman of
this committee, and
working with him are
Watson Richardson,
Mayor James McKinley,
D.K. Roughton, Ed
Willis, Wendell K.
Whipple, Lewis Meeks,
Glenn McGee, Pete
Dlearo, and Mrs. Paschal
Muse.
As was written in an
earlier article, the
American Camellia
Society and the In
ternational Camellia
Society with the Middle
Georgia Camellia Society
are planning the joint
meeting of the American
Camellia Society and the
International Camellia
Society in Perry. This
convention will be held at
the Holiday Hall Con
vention Center, and
members from the
societies from all over the
world have already
registered for this
meeting in November.
400 people are expected to
attend this event.
In addition to this
activity, the Tourist and
Convention Committee
through the Chamber will
be participating in the
STAY & SEE GEORGIA
Program. Since 1962
some 1000 community
organizations have
participated in this
program created and
sponsored by the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce.
STAY & SEE GEORGIA
has effectively promoted
the growth of Georgia
tourism through planned
and organized com
munity development, and
is the only program in the
state designed to produce
the product - TOURISM.
Designed to utilize the
talents of volunteer
workers in communities,
this grass-roots program
is structured to stimulate
action in six areas -
CLEAN-UP &
BEAUTIFICATION,
POINTS OF INTEREST,
ACCOMODATIONS &
FACILITIES, COUR
TESY & HOSPITALITY,
NEW ATTRACTIONS
plus PUBLICITY.
Easter Seal Drive
Underway In Perry
Perry Area Easter Seal
Campaign got underway
March 1, and will end
May 1, according to an
announcement this week
by Maxine Marshall,
campaign secretary.
Mrs. Marshall said
letters soliciting
Georgia is a leader in
Ihe nation in local
Tourism development
and promotion through
the STAY & SEE, and is
ahead of all other
southeastern states,
except Florida, in
vacation - recreation
spending. This means
that more people spend
more vacation money in
Georgia than in Virginia
North Carolina, South
Carolina, Alabama,
Mississippi, Tennessee.
In 1976, 63,400,000 people
took 21,400,000 vacation
recreation trips including
travelers on planes,
trains, and buses in
Georgia and spent
$1,600,000,000. The
Georgia Travel Industry
generated income for the
state totaling $367,900,000
in 1976 and employed
146,270 employees.
STAY & SEE STATE
CHAMPIONS HAVE
BEEN: Columbus
Chamber of Commerce,
Thomasville - Thomas
County Chamber of
Commerce, Fitzgerald
Chamber of Commerce,
Greater Macon Chamber
of Commerce, Brun
swick-Golden Isles
Chamber of Commerce,
Waycross & Ware County
Chamber of Commerce,
Gainesville Area
Chamber of Commerce,
Savannah Area Chamber
of Commerce, Lumpkin
Lions Club, Lumpkin
Garden Club, Stewart
County Historical
Commission & Westville,
Inc., Dahlonega-Lumpkin
County Chamber of
Commerce, Rome Area
Chamber of Commerce,
Toccoa-Step hens County
Chamber of Commerce,
Women's Chamber of
Commerce of Atlanta,
DeKalb Chamber of
Commerce, Greater
Helen Area Chamber of
Commerce.
Calendar Os Events:
March 13-17, 1978
Chamber Week: Monday,
March 13th, Past
Presidents Breakfast;
Tuesday, March 14th,
Open House; Thursday,
March 16, Board
Meeting; Friday, March
17, Program of Work
donations from area
merchants will be mailed
next week. Additional
details about the cam
paign may be obtained by
calling Mrs. Marshall at
987-2554, or by visiting
her at The Bank of Perry.