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Bullet Riddled Traffic Lights
Exhibiting bullet-riddled traffic lights for
county commissioners during a meeting of the
group in Warner Robins Tuesday (L-R) are Asst.
County Clerk Putney Goodwin and County Clerk
Lamar Brown. Commissioners voted to offer
County Heads Talk
About Bullet Holes,
Fish Fries, Energy
Traffic lights riddled
with bullet holes, refusal
to pay a fish bill, and
conservation of energy
were among topics
discussed by Houston
County commissioners
during a regular meeting
in Warner Robins
Tuesday morning.
After routinely
agreeing to investigate
and correct a number of
drainage problems
caused by recent heavy
rains, commissioners
inspected traffic lights
that had been blasted
with shotguns and rifles
at the intersection of
Highways 96 and 41.
Acting on a motion by
Commissioner Alton
Tucker, the county
governing body voted
unanimously to offer
rewards of SSOO for in
formation leading to the
arrest and conviction of
persons for shooting out
traffic lights.
Also included in
Tucker's motion was the
payment of SIOO rewards
for information leading to
the arrest and conviction
of persons who shoot or
damage road signs.
In reviewing 10 pages
of bills submitted for
payment, commissioners
balked at paying sl.lO per
pound for 109 pounds ot
white perch caught at
Miss Panther Finalists
The winner and the finalists in last Thursday night’s Miss Panther
Pageant are shown here from left, Linda Stark, Miss Panther Jackie
Hodges, Cheryl Peavy, Priscilla Walker. Not shown in photo is Donna
Fauconniere. (Photo by Frank Russo)
Lake Eufala by a county
employee.
County Purchasing
Agent Bill Roach ex
plained the fish were
consumed by inmates
and workers at the
County Correctional
Institute, and that the
institute usually pur
chases catfish or mullet
every other week.
"Was this an illegal fish
fry?” Commissioner
Tucker asked.
"How many pounds
was that?” Com
missioner J. Frank Rozar
wanted to know.
"He's a county em
ployee, and I don't think
we can legally pay that
bill,” Commissioner
Charles Carter said.
"He's a county em
ployee and I don't like it,"
Tucker added.
"Well, I make a motion
to pay all of these bills
except the one for 109
pounds of white perch,"
said Commissioner Dr.
V.W. McEver.
All commissioners
concurred with McEver's
motion.
Commission Chairman
Steve Byrd said he
wanted to talk about the
summary of energy
problems at the new
county complex in
Warner Robins. He said
the summary was sub
rewards of SSOO for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of persons for shooting
traffic lights. Commissioners also voted to offer
SIOO rewards for information that would convict
persons of damaging traffic signs.
mitted to him by an
engineer who had in
spected the heating and
cooling system.
Byrd said the major
problem seemed to be
that almost every office
and area in the new
building had the ther
mostat on a different
setting. He said he was
under the impression that
the thermostats were
supposed to be set on one
setting throughout the
building and left alone.
Roach told com
missioners the problem
was that the thermostats
could be tampered with
by using various tools,
and could therefore be
moved to different set
tings.
Byrd directed County
Clerk Lamar Brown to
send letters to every
employee in the new
county building and seek
their help in conserving
energy. Specifically, he
asked Brown to tell
county employees not to
tamper with the ther
mostats, and to leave
them on the settings
recommended by heating
and cooling engineers.
Roach said it was his
opinion that the policy
would be easier to en
force when com
missioners moved their
offices to the new
building.
Byrd repeated that he
wanted to go ahead and
send letters to county
employees requesting
their help in conserving
energy.
"What if the judge says
to change his ther
mostat?" Roach asked.
"When did the judge
start signing your
check," Byrd asked.
Perryans
Contest
Finalists
The names of four
finalists in the Rural
Electric Youth Tour
Contest sponsored by
Flint Electric Mem
bership Corporation and
area high schools, were
announced this week by
J.O. Mills, General
Manager of Flint Elec
tric.
The four students were
selected from the Junior
Class at Westfield
Schools to represent the
school in the final com
petition. The finalists are
Colton Sexton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Sexton;
Susan Davis, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe P.
Davis; Patti Langston,
daughter of Mrs. Ann B.
Langston, all of Perry,
and Harvey Gilbert, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
W. Gilbert of Elko.
These young people,
along with contestants
from other schools in the
Flint Electric service
area, will present a five
minute talk on the subject
'Energy: The Crisis and
the Challenge' at a
banquet to be held at the
Flint Electric Building in
Warner Robins on the
evening of April 13th.
From the group of
finalists, one will be
selected as a Flint
Electric delegate to the
Rural Electric Youth
Tour in Washington,
D.C., the week of June 11.
ONE
AMERICAN I
CANCER
SOCIETY f.
With Massive Drainage Problems
Council Moves To
Aid Some Citizens
Citizens who live on
Oak Hill Drive and
Oakridge Drive will
probably be a lot happier
in the future after heavy
rainstorms.
City council voted
during a regular session
Tuesday night to buy
enough pipe to solve
major drainage problems
on these two city streets.
Mayor Pro-Tern
Barbara Calhoun called
council's attention to bad
drainage problems on six
streets during the city
governing body's session
on March 9.
She estimated at that
time it would take about
$7,467 to correct all of the
drainage problems.
"These problems
should have been taken
care of years ago," she
said during the meeting
Tuesday night.
Councilman Draper
Watson said he was not
ready to spend the full
amount due to budget
limitations, but that he
Council Hears
Old Complaint
Mrs. Elizabeth Neal, of
711 Elko Rd., appeared
before a city council
meeting presided over by
Mayor Pro-Tern Barbara
Calhoun Tuesday night
and requested a copy of
an alleged disorderly
conduct citation which
she said was issued to her
June 25, 1974.
Mrs. Neal said police
had refused to give her a
copy of the citation, and
that she had been told
"by a dozen lawyers"
that a person couldn't be
charged with disorderly
conduct on their own
property.
She said the citation
was issued when she
asked a dogcatcher to
leave her property, and
the dogcatcher said she
had a knife and tried to
attack him.
In response to
questions by Councilman
George Nunn, Mrs. Neal
said the case had been
dismissed by the city, and
that she was not fined by
the city.
Mayor Pro-Tern
Calhoun asked Mrs. Neal
to provide her with a copy
of her complaint in
writing. Mrs. Neal read a
copy of her complaint to
members of council, and
gave the written com
plaint to Mrs. Calhoun.
The mayor pro-tern
said the complaint would
be reviewed by the city
police committee, by
mayor and council, and
by City Attorney Larry
Walker.
Mrs. Calhoun promised
Mrs. Neal that she would
be notified of council's
findings after the matter
was reviewed.
In other business; Mrs.
Calhoun said the city had
received no bids on the
77x100 foot city-owned lot
at the corner of Com-
Auction
Nets $5,098
Houston County
realized income of
$5,098 Tuesday from an
auction of equipment
and vehicles that had
previously been
declared surplus and
unserviceable.
Included in the items
auctioned off were five
tractors, five mowers,
one automobile and one
pickup truck. The
auction took place at the
County Correctional
Institute at 1:30 p.m.
thought some relief could
be provided immediately.
"Well, this is my
project, but I can't make
a motion because I'm
acting as mayor tonight,”
Mrs. Calhoun said. "I will
entertain a motion."
"What is your
pleasure?" Councilman
Watson asked.
Mrs. Calhoun said she
thought the city should
spend $1,305 to buy pipe
for the problem on
Oakridge Drive, and $672
to purchase pipe for the
drainage problem on Oak
Hill Drive.
Watson put Mrs.
Calhoun's request in the
form of a motion and it
passed by unanimous
vote.
Councilman Watson
announced that the city's
application to create a
C lean Community
Commission in Perry had
been submitted to Keep
America Clean Inc. He
said the possibility of
Perry joining Houston
merce and Ball Streets
adjacent to the new
municipal parking lot.
In bids for small
parcels of city property in
Northwoods subdivisions.
Parcel A was purchased
by Billy D. Longino for
$1,500 and Parcel B was
purchased by J.Y. Green
for S7OO.
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City Employees Honored
On hand at city hall for special commendation ceremonies at city hall
last Thursday (L-R) are Police Chief B.E. Dennard, Pete Henderson,
Mayor James McKinley, W.W. Head, Mrs. Head, and Fire Chief Sirah
Lawhorn. The commendation plaques were awarded to retired city
employees Head and Henderson for faithful and distinguished service to
the city. Head, 75, was commended for service as a water plant operator
from 1959 to 1977. Henderson. 66, was recognized for service as a volun
teer fireman and assistant fire chief from 1937 to 1977.
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Farmers On Strike!
Tommy Kersey said the word “STRIKE ” spe/led out in a field of his
farm in Henderson represents his family’s effort to contribute to
national farm strike by withholding products from the market Kersey
said the 800 acres of wheat, rye and barley were plowed up on his farm
Monday as part of 23.000 acres being plowed up by Middle Georgia far
mers, and part of 100,000 acres being plowed up in Georgia This aerial
photo was taken by Frank Russo Monday afternoon
County Clean Community
Commission had been
discussed with county
officials.
Watson also informed
council that two men had
been engaged to repair
damaged tombstones and
slabs at Evergreen
Cemetery.
City Attorney Larry
Walker stated that he had
prepared an agreement
between the city and Mid-
State Television allowing
the firm to run television
cables under city streets
at Camelot and King
By District Attorney
Debbie Ganus
Charges Are
Dismissed
Houston County
District Attorney Stephen
Pace Jr., in a written
statement dated March
14, officially dismissed a
warrant taken out
against Debbie Ganus of
Perry for the offense of
bribery on August 10,
1977.
Debbie Ganus was
formerly an agent with
the Houston-Peach Drug
Squad, which is now
disbanded.
Former director of the
drug squad, Rhuedolph
Adams, took out the
Forest subdivisions.
Walker said the firm
had assured him that no
city streets would be
damaged because they
would install the cable by
boring holes under the
streets by using an auger.
Council voted to execute
the agreement.
Council accepted
Councilman's George
Nunn's resignation from
the City Library Board
when Nunn pointed out
that elected city officials
and city employees were
prohibited from serving
on the board.
warrants against the 21
year old Perry girl last
August. The warrants
accused her of offering
Sheila Payne, an un
dercover agent, money to
try to influence her not to
testify against Danny Lee
Austin. Austin was
charged with violation of
the Ga. Controlled
Substance Act.
Another warrant
charging Ms. Ganus with
violating her oath of
office was dismissed
earlier this year. Ms.
Ganus is now clear of all
previous charges.