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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., MAR U, 1978, I
Home Journal Letter Was
*Character Assassination ’
Dear Bobby:
"Mr. Jones, isn't it true
that you face court
charges of mayhen,
assault and battery, and
cheating and swindling?"
Perpetrators of
questions of this type
Newcomers Having
Bad Time In Perry
Dear Sirs,
We moved to Perry
Feb. 20 and had a dog to
disappear on Feb. 24. We
are living on the Pritchett
Farm on Lime Rock
Road. The dog we lost
was a tull blooded,
registered, sable, female
collie and we have three
children that would love
to have her back. She had
to be picked up or killed
and we would like to know
which. If someone feels
they need her more than
we do we would like to
know she has a good
home. If someone killed
The Fireside
Book Review
From The Perry Bookstore
BY CHARLES HARDY
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‘The Women’s Room ’
Marilyn French; Summit
Books; $10.95.
The moment you enter
The Women's Room, you
become aware of it -
discontent. Marilyn
French imparts her story
with the subtlety of a
sledge hammer cracking
concrete. Her language is
vehement and the scenes
she details are forceful.
Richard Wright ex
pressed a similar anger
through Bigger Thomas
who came to represent
the voice of she black
man crying out for
human dignity. Ms.
French's central
character, Mira, lacks
Bigger's capacity of
forthright action, but she
lacks none of his
discontent.
The Women's Room
concerns the breakdown
of fairy tales. Mira was
an intelligent child; she
devoured books and
marched triumphantly
through school. Being a
woman in the 1950'5, life's
prospects offered her
little more than the
promise of marriage. But
marriage and
motherhood provided her
limited fulfillment. Mira
blamed herself for not
living happily ever after.
She failed to fit the fairy
tale rather than vice
versa.
Mira was not alone. A
circle of suburban
housewives gathered
every afternoon to talk
over the various facets of
family life: how the
children were doing in
school, the pleasures of
frost-free refrigerators
and the prospects of a
bigger and better house.
As these women became
more intimate, their
conversations went
beyond such trivialities,
and touched upon
domestic strife. Some of
their husbands beat
them, others treated their
wives as whores in bed
and most were ungrateful
don't ask them for in
formation; in fact, their
preference is to receive
as little information as
possible. Their real
purpose is to sling large
quantities of mud at Mr.
Jones In the hope that
whether he responds or
her I wish they would tell
us so we can quit looking
and hoping. Any in
formation would be
appreciated.
There are two things I
detest and that's liars and
thieves and so far we've
encountered two thieves
in Perry. In our process
of moving here, someone
broke in our house and
stole a stereo, TV, crock
pot, etc. and with the dog
disappearing has been a
little too much.
Thank you,
Frank Bivins
Call 987-0792.
for the grinding work
their wives performed in
the house. The women
could do nothing more
than sink into drink or
bury themselves deeper
in domestic duties. More
often than not, these
"perfect'' marriages
ended in divorce. The
fairy tale had soured.
Some of Mira's friends
ended up in mental in
stitutions. A pitiful
number eeked out lives of
virtual poverty in an
attempt to support their
children without a man. A
few of these drifting
women washed upon she
shores of academia.
School gave them a new
life, but little real hope.
Most of them were
middle aged women
fufily competing in a
man's world.
The greatest problem
with The Women's Room
is its unyielding portrayal
of men as tyrants. Few
men in Ms. French's
fictional world are
tolerable, and almost
none are admirable. A
great deal of what she
writes is accurate; yet,
not all men are in
sensative. Even so, this
aspect of her writing is
understandable. Ms.
French represents one of
the first truly angry
voices of womenhood
expressing her
dissatisfaction with our
present social scheme.
The greatness of The
Women's Room is its
forcefulness.
The Women's Room is
a book for everyone. The
woman who feels the
least bit discontented will
discover a voice speaking
directly to her. Everyone
else, women and men,
will confront the
discontentment afloat
among much of the
female population. In The
Womens Room, they will
look directly into the face
of female anger and know
it is real.
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whether he doesn't, the
presumption of guilt will
have been planted in
people's minds.
Some call it character
assassination. Businesses
are often a tempting
target, as evidenced in
the Feb. 23 Houston
Home Journal letter from
a reader demanding
Georgia Power's answers
to three so-called
"questions."
Feeling that efforts like
the Feb. 23 letter should
not go unrewarded, I am
responding to the three
questions.
Answer to question No.
1: No.
Answer to question No.
2: No.
I would like to answer
the writer's third
question in a similar
manner, but since it is a
flat-out accusation of
misusing our security
department, I will simply
refer him to the Public
Service Commission
report that cleared us of
such charges.
Sincerely yours,
Robert E. Rutherford
Public Information
Department
Georgia Power
Company
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Rev. Don Arioil
First Baptist Church W
Being Kind And Grateful
In every thing give
thanks. - I Thess. 5:18
The story is told that a
certain man was sitting
on a bus in New York City
on his way home from
work. The bus stopped,
and a lady got on who was
loaded down with
packages. He saw her
situation and got up to
give her his seat. She was
so surprised that she
fainted! And when she
was finally revived, she
told the man thank you -
and he fainted!
Ours is a world
characterized by stress
and tension; it hits all of
us, and sometimes we
forget that we are not the
only ones being plagued
with if. A little boy is said
to have visited his
father's office. Seeing
that every person there
seemed to be rushing
back and forth, an
swering jangling
telephones, and speaking
in harsh tones, he looked
up at his father and
asked: "Why is
everybody mad at
everybody else?" Well,
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Home Journal
VOL 108 NO. 11
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finte/itainment
Sneak previews or
advance showings are
always a lot of fun for me.
With sneak previews I
like the excitement of a
screening of a movie that
is not announced with its
title in advance. You sit
there knowing that you
are going to see a brand
new movie and it might
be something really
special. With an advance
showing you have the
thrill of knowing thaf you
are seeing a new movie
before it is released to the
public at large.
Last Friday night I
went to an advance
showing of "The Fury".
It is the new film by Brian
De Palma, she man who
invited us to take
we're not so much mad at
each other as we are
frustrated with having to
deal with so much ten
sion; but to look at us, it is
hard to tell the dif
ference.
A recent article in U.S.
News & World Report
notes that some firms are
taking steps to help their
employees learn how to
cope with daily stress on
the job. Stress, that
feeling of being "up
tight", is related to heart
attacks, high blood
pressure, peptic ulcers,
insomnia, and many
other ills.
And yet none of us can
be free from stress; the
question is whether we
will deal with it in ways
that are constructive or
destructive. Many learn
to use daily stress to
challenge and stimulate
them; others feel a
growing frustration and
lash out angrily at anyone
who gets in their way.
Part of the secret of
dealing constructively
with life's little ec
centricities is being able
HL Baptist
Running Bus
For School
The Houston Lake
Baptist Church is now
running its bus for
Sunday School and
Sunday Morning Worship
Service. The bus leaves
the intersection of Lake
Joy Road and Sandefur
Road at approximately
9:15 a.m. each Sunday
morning. The route is
east on Sandefur Road,
then Morton Road, Lake
Joy Road, Sparrow
Drive, Lake Joy Road,
Houston Lake Road,
Farm Estates, Houston
Lake Road. Everyone is
welcome.
"Carrie" to the prom. He
is still bent on educating
us to the power of
telekinisis and he spreads
his message with thrills
and chills.
The movie will be
starting this weekend in
Macon and if you like
horror movies you will
love this one. It has all of
the chills of "Carrie" bus
not the heart. The special
effects ar*> or. the same
level and maybe even the
gore, but still I didn't find
myself rooting for Amy
Irving and Andrew
Stevens like I did for
Sissy Spacek.
What is even better in
this movie though is the
musical score. It is by
to keep a sense of thank
fulness to God for those
things which bless us;
when we look at all which
we have and can enjoy,
the pesky and bother
some elements do not
seem so irksome. It is
important to remember
that the verse says we
should be thankful "in all
things", not "for all
things."
And when we are
mindful more of our
blessings than our
problems, we find we can
take time to be kind and
encouraging to others.
Volunteers Needed In Perry
Volunteers are needed
to provide transportation
and donate items for the
Department of Family
and Children Services,
according to Volunteer
Coordinator Dave
Schomer.
Schomer said volun
teers are needed for
general transportation to
doctors' offices and
clinics in Perry, Warner
Robins, Ft. Valley or
Macon.
He said volunteers are
needed for transportation
any day of the week as
determined by the
volunteer's availability,
and stated that mileage is
reimbursable.
Schomer further ap
pealed to persons to
donate items to include a
kitchen table, chairs,
radio, TV, washer, dryer,
sheets and bedspreads
for twin and double beds,
chest of drawers, plastic
sheets for double bed,
towels and wash cloths.
He said any donation can
be tax deductable on next
year's income tax.
The volunteer coor
dinator said any in
dividual, club or group
may also denote food for
John Williams. Ever
heard of him? No? Well
what about "Star Wars"
and "Close Encounters of
she third Kind". Yes, that
John Williams. He has to
be the hottest composer
in town right now. Every
movie that is a big movie
has a score by John
Williams.
The movie also stars
Kirk Douglas, John
Cassavettes, Charles
Durning and Carrie
Snodgress. This is the
first movie for Carrie
Snodgress in a long time.
Some of you may
remember her from the
film "Diary of a Mad
Housewife". She made a
big hit in that but left to
have a baby and is just
now returning. She is
very good in this movie as
the ill-fated Hester.
If you do not have the
stomach for an explicifly
shocking movie because
of almost continual
violence, then you had
better stay away from
"The Fury" and ifs "R"
rated content. But if you
have a taste for terror
then the movie should be
one of your favorites of
the year. You'll have
your chance to find out
this weekend when the
movie starts.
I saw another movie
this week - "The Turning
Point". I'll give you a full
review next week. I will
say that it was one of the
best that I have seen this
year. However if you are
turned off by ballet then
you will probably leave
before this movie is over.
When I saw it in St. Pete
this weekend there were
some walk outs, mut
tering under their breath
about the boredom of
ballet. To each his own.
the Family and Children
Services food bank to
help those in need of
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Deep Wooded Lot
Such Tremendous Rooms
A Real Buy At $55,000
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Perry
Chamber
Report aT
By Ann Conner
CHAMBER WEEK
MARCH 13-17.
Because this is
Chamber week and
because this week ends
our membership blitz, we
want you to know who our
Chamber members are
and to recognize them as
supporters of our com
munity.
LIFETIME MEM
BERS: J.M. Gooden,
Florine Rainey, L.
Gardner Watson
CURRENT MEM
BERS: • Akin Drug Co.,
Andrew Hardware Co.,
Ashley's Factory Outlet,
Badcock Home Fur
nishing Center, Coun
cilman Al Baggarly, The
Bank of Perry.
W.E. Barfield, Jr. CPA,
Carl J. Barreft,
Baynard's Services,
Beavers Insurance
Agency, Beckham Bros.
Distributors.
Milton Beckham, Dr.
Leonard W. Bell, Stewart
Bloodworth, Briggs &
Stratton Corp., Brown
Aviation, James G.
Bryant Ford Motor Co.,
!r.c., Building Material
Merchants Association,
Councilwoman Barbara
Calhoun, Captain D's.,
Cawthon Ford Tractor
Co., Central Georgia
Production Credit
Association, E.H. Cheek.
Dr. Dudley B. Christie,
Jr., Claussen Paving Co.,
Colonial Manor Motel,
Crossroads Crafts, The
Daily Sun, Davis Co.,
Inc., Shaffer T. Day, Jr.,
Dr. A.M. DeLoach, Dixie
Finance Corp., M.K.
Dorsett, J.P. Duggan, R.
Harry Dumas, Eagle
Burial Vaults, Inc.,
Edwards - Harper Co.,
Mrs. Aurelia C. Evans.
First National Bank of
Houston County, Flint
EMC, Fort Valley Coca
Cola Bottling Co., Fran
Sue's Liquor Store,
Gateway Foods, Inc., Joe
A. Gayle, James N.
Geiger, General
Telephone Co., Coun
cilman Ralph Gentry,
Georgia Federal Savings,
Security Federal Savings
& Loan Assn. Division,
Georgia Power Co., H.B.
Gilbert, Dr. C.E.
Graham, Mrs. Yates
Green, Mrs. Joyce B.
Griffin.
Bill Hafley, Alton
Hardy, Louis Harper,
Marion Hay, City Clerk -
Treasurer, Dr. AG.
Hendrick, Mrs. John L.
Hodqos, Holiday Inn of
Perry, Horace & Mildred
Shop, Houston Home
Journal, Hulbert, Daniel
& Lawson, Tommie S.
emergency food.
Aadifional details
about the volunteer
Hunt, Dr. William R.
Jerles, -Morris Johnson,
Richard A. Johnson,
Jones Jewelers, Jones
Surveying Co.
Kellwood Co., Bob
Kirkpatrick Signs,
Franklin Langston, Mrs.
Gale Langston,
Lasseter's Furniture &
Appliance Co., Hugh
Lawson, Sr. Leigh
Casuals, Lewis Truck &
Tractor Co., Mayor
James O. McKinley,
Charles Malone, Mauldin
& Jenkins, McDonald's of
Perry.
Medusa Cement Co.,
Mid-State Cable Co.,
Murphey, Taylor & Ellis,
Mrs. Paschal Muse,
Charles Nelson, Nelson-
Turk New & Used Cars,
New Perry Hotel, Charles
J. Norman, Councilman
George Nunn, Mrs. S.A.
Nunn, Nunn, Geiger &
Pierce, George C. Nunn &
Son, One Hour Mar
tinizing, Mrs. Robert
Messer, Jim O'Neal.
Pabsf Brewing Co.,
Stephen Pace, Jr. Mrs.
Don Parkinson, Perry
Flower & Gift Em
porium, Perry Houston
County Hospital, Perry
Trailer Park, Perry
Veneer Co., Plggly
Wiggly, James D. Pip
pen, A.C. Pritchett, Sr.,
Mrs. Allen Pritchett, Jr.,
Pritchett Construction
Co., Quality Inn Perry,
Quilted Textiles.
Jack H. Ragland,
Richardson Realty Co.,
Max Rlckett, Mrs. T.C.
Rogers, D.K. Roughton,
J. Frank Rozar, Gordon
Scarborough, Jr., Sears,
Roebuck & Co., Shoney's
Sing Oil Co., Sinyards
Inc., Councilman H.E.
Smith, Sally Stanley
Academy of Dance, The
Swank Shop.
Mrs. Floyd Tabor,
Tolleson Lumber Co.,
Tolleson Supply Co.,
Town & Country Realty
Co., Travel Host Motel,
True Value Hardware
Mart, Mrs. W.V. Tuggle,
Tuggle & Jennings In
surance Agency, Union
Motor Co., The Villager
Motel, Walker-Rhodes
Tractor Co., Walker-
Thompson Supply Co.,
Councilman Draper
Watson, Watson-Hunt
Funeral Home, A.A.
White, Jr., Wells Florist
& Gift Shop, Western
Auto Store, The Westfield
Schools, Wendell K,
Whipple Insurance Co.,
Ed A. Willis, Williamson
Grocery, World Elec
tronics and Walker
Clarke, McConnell,
Richardson and Hulbert.
program may be ob
tained by calling
Schomer at 987-2373.