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Commanded By Jim Hooks
Perry Lands Regional
G. B. /. Headquarters
The Georgia Bureau of
Investigation will
establish a permanent
regional office in Perry
on June 1, according to a
disclosure during a
regular meeting of Perry
city council Tuesday
night.
The disclosure was
revealed when Coun
cilman George Nunn
made a motion
authorizing Mayor James
McKinley to negotiate a
lease agreement with
G.D. Whiddon for tem
porary GBI office space
in Perry Plaza next ddor
to the Longhorn Butcher
Shop.
In elaborating on the
arrangement after the
meeting. Mayor
McKinley said the GBI
regional office will be
commanded by Jim
Hooks, a native of Perry
and a GBI captain now
stationed in Thomaston.
The mayor said the
GBI office will be located
temporarily at Perry
Plaza for about a year
until their permanent
office is built on Sears
Road.
According to McKinley,
the temporary office
contains about 3,200
square feet of office
space, and will be staffed
by the senior agent, tour
field agents, a polygraph
operator and a secretary.
McKinley said when
the GBTs new building is
completed, the agency
eventually plans to staff
the office with 12 persons.
The lease to be
negotiated by the mayor
calls tor monthly
payments of S3OO to be
paid by the city until the
new GBI office is com
pleted.
In other action,
Councilman Ralph
Gentry withdrew a
President's Relatives Visit
Close relatives of President Jimmy Carter had lunch at the New Perry
Hotel last Saturday and had a pleasant meeting with Mrs. Yates Green of
the Hotel. From left, Mrs. Chip Carter (the President’s daughter-in-law);
Mrs. Ben Griffin of Hawkinsville, Mrs. Carter’s mother; James Earl
Carter IV, grandson of the President; Mrs. Green of the Hotel.
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Carter With Hotel Staff
Little James Earl Carter IV, grandson of President Jimmy Carter, was
given special treatment by some members of the New Perrv Hotel staff
when he visited there Saturday for lunch with his mother, Mrs. Chip
Carter. From left, Kathryn Belson, Ann Marsh. Carter, Mrs. Chip Carter,
Elise Rogers. Elizabeth Bonner.
motion to approve an
application to install a
coin-operated pool table
at Mr. B's Food Market
on Sam Nunn Blvd.
Gentry withdrew the
motion after council had
already approved a
license tor Mr. B's to sell
Local Realtors
Receive DCRS
Watson Richardson and
Sarah Tabor of
Richardson Realty Co. of
Perry, have received
their "Designated Cer
tified Residential
Specialist." They are the
first realtors in Perry to
receive the OCRS.
Designed specifically
for REALTORS and
REALTOR +
ASSOCIATES, the CRS is
a certification of skill,
experience and
documented activity in
the field of residential
real estate sales.
The CRS is the latest
development in the
Marketing Institute's
ongoing efforts to
promote education and
certification of real
estate marketing skills.
The institute's CRB
(Certified Real Estate
Brokerage Manager) and
CCIM (Certified Com
mercial • Investment
Member) designations
are already recognized
hallmarks of excellence
in the fields of real estate
marketing management
and commercial in
vestment property
marketing.
packaged beer to go.
"I don't believe pool
rooms and beer mix,"
Gentry said. Gentry
made t he statement after
City Attorney Larry
Walker said he would like
to discuss the matter of
poolrooms and beer with
With a membership of
more than 43,000
REALTORS and
REALTOR
ASSOCIATES throughout
the United States, the
Marketing Institute is the
largest educational af
filiate of the National
Association of Realtors.
The Institute otters
publications, training
South Ga. C onference
Methodist Meeting
Focuses On Family
A concentration on the
family, aid to ethnic
minority congregations,
the reduction of world
hunger, and evangelism
will continue through 1979
as the four pronged focus
of the 722 congregations
in the South Georgia
Conference of the United
Methodist Church ac
cording to a proposal
adopted in Macon by the
Conference's Council on
Ministries, April 8.
the mayor, city council,
and Police Chief B.E.
Dennard.
The city governing
body also approved a
motion by Councilman
Draper Watson to spend
up to $650 to buy fixtures
for improving lighting for
materials and courses in
the areas of residential
sales, real estate office
administration and
commercial - investment
real estate brokerage.
Successful completion of
courses plus experience
can lead to achievement
of a Realtors National
Marketing Institute
professional designation.
The program proposal,
along with all action
taken at the meeting,
must receive the en
dorsement of the Con
ference's annual
legislative session in
June before it goes into
effect.
Meeting at Riverside
United Methodist Church,
the Council members also
approved a proposed
Council Budget of
$413,905 and heard
reports on a number of
church programs and the
results of a conference
wide survey to determine
the effectiveness of she
1977 program emphasis
in she local church.
Operating under the
theme, "Caring Through
the Local church," the
proposed program em
phasis for 1979 will be
implemented through a
vast variety of programs
and missional projects.
Among the 60 programs
scheduled for 1979, 24 are
new.
The Council approved
close so $50,000 to fund she
programming, about
SIO,OOO more than was
funded in 1978.
The six missional
projects in South Georgia
related to the four
priorities were allocated
$5,633. These projects are
located at Open Door
Community House in
Columbus, Wesley
Community Center in
Savannah, and Herring
Memorial United
Methodist Church in
Tifton. Rev. Fred Mc-
Clendon, chairman of
program coordination,
told the Council that
several of these In
stitutions were in a
serious financial bind and
would need the help of she
conference, although no
formal proposals were
drafted.
The $413,905 budget
proposal represented an
approximate increase of
4,4 percent over 1978
according to Rev. Mc-
Clendon. Along with the
missional projects and
the 1979 programming
tunds, the budget in
cluded $368,037 in ad
ministrative funds to
support the work of the
stats, three task forces
and 30 committees that
coordinate the work of
the Council in all areas of
♦he church work ranging
from ecumenical affairs
to scouting.
city bookkeeping and
utility department
workers.
Mayor Pro- Tern
Barbara Calhoun's
motion to authorize
Mayor McKinley to write
the Georgia Department
of Transportation and ask
for the installation of
curbs on median
crossovers on Sam Nunn
was approved by
unanimous vote.
Councilman Gene
Smith informed
colleagues on council that
a new pump for the well
behind Georgia Jaycee
Headquarters on Main
Street has been received
by the firm that con
tracted to repair the well,
and the pump should be
delivered and installed
within the next 60 days.
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Watson Richardson
Sarah Tabor
Local Group
Sponsoring
C&W Show
The Houston County
chapter of the American
Agriculture Movement is
co-sponsoring the Tom T.
Hall country and western
show to be held on May 6,
at Holiday Beach, near
Douglas, Ga.
Ralph Dorsett of Perry
said tickets for the show
are on’ sale at the
following Perry
locations: Lewis Truck
and Tractor, Walker-
Rhodes Tractor, Cawthon
Ford Tractor, Walker-
Thompson Supply, Barr
Farm Supply, James G.
Bryant Ford, First
National Bank, The Bank
of Perry.
The show will benefit
the local and state
Agriculture Movement.
Swim Safety
Rules Listed
As the outdoor swimming season
approaches, the safety experts pre
dict with certainty that some thou
sands of Americans will drown in the
coming summer months.
The American Medical Association
offers some basic safety rules that will
help to avoid a tragic water accident
for your family.
• Learn to swim, and to relax in
the water.
• Never swim alone.
• Do not swim when overly tired
or when the water is extremely
cold.
• Do not overestimate your ability
and endurance.
• Swim at protected pools or
beaches under the supervision of
a trained lifeguard.
• If a boat overturns, stay with it.
Don’t try to swim a long dis
tance to shore.
• Never dive into waters of un
known depth.
• Try new activities, such as water
skiing or scuba diving, only after
learning the skills from qualified
instructors.
Many families will do most of their
swimming this season in private
pools, in their own backyards or in
those of a friend or neighbor. There
also are some special safely pre
cautions for private pools.
• Make certain the pool is kept
clean and the water chemically
purified.
• Walk, don’t run, about the
pool. Horseplay is dangerous.
• Fence the pool and keep the gate
locked to keep out small chil
dren.
County Clean Chairman
Bob Lee Smith, chairman of the Houston County Clean Community
Commission, reviews objectives of the group before Houston County
Commissioners in Warner Robins April 11. Commissioners voted
unanimously to work jointly with Perry, Warner Robins and Centerville
in establishing a Clean Community Commission for all of Houston
County.
With Planes, Sprayers
City Declares
War On Bugs
War on mosquitoes, a
:hange in the city per
sonnel manual, and
certification of Perry to
participate in a national
clean community effort
were among topics that
dominated a regular city
council session at city
hall Tuesday night.
Responding to a motion
by Councilman Ralph
Gentry, council voted to
launch an air-ground
attack to control
mosquitoes.
Gentry's motion was to
instruct Utility Depart
ment Director Ed Warren
to pay SSOO for a plane to
spray mosquito-infested
areas in and around the
city with long-lasting,
slow-dissolving granules.
As part of the same
motion, Warren was also
instructed to use city
spraying machines to
control mosquitoes in city
residential areas, and to
start covering the entire
city with the spraying
machines on a weekly
basis.
Acting on another
motion by Gentry,
council voted to approve
a change in the city
personnel manual that
requires city public
safety personnel
(policemen and firemen)
to live within 8.75 miles
from city hall. As stated
by Gentry, the new rule
also requires public
safety personnel to have
phones installed in their
homes.
Council voted on the
Macon Jr.
To Present
Harpist
The Macon Junior
College Artists and
Lecturers Committee will
present Irish harpist
Grainne Yeats in concert
on Saturday, April 22 at
8:00 p.m. in the new MJC
auditorium, well-known
performer on public
television, Mrs. Yeats
has frequently toured
Europe, Russia and the
Far East as well as the
United States. She has
been widely acclaimed
for her ability to blend
harp and voice into a
unique art form.
The performance is
open to the public at no
charge. Parking con
venient to the new
auditorium is located on
the west side of the
Macon campus off Ivey
Drive.
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., APR 20, 1971,
new requirements after
City Attorney Larry
Walker informed them
that an ordinance with a
residence requirement
based on distance would
hold up in court.
Councilman Draper
Watson read a letter from
Roger W. Powers,
president of Keep
America Beautiful
(KAB), Inc., informing
him that Perry had been
certified to participate in
KAB's Clean Community
System, subject to the
project team's at
tendance at a training
workshop to be held in
Montgomery, Ala. on
June 19.
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Mayor Shows...
that 26 percent of the total
emergency room
treatment for the county
was provided by the
Perry Hospital.
McKinley said with the
closing of the Perry
emergency room, the
Warner Robins facility
will experience an in
crease of about 30 percent
in emergency room
treatment. He said this
will facilitate the need for
additional personnel to be
STOCK CAR RACING
EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT
MACON RACEWAY
★ Street ★ Limited Sportsman
★ Mini Indy’s
★ and Late-Model Sportsman.
THIS WEEK A SPECIAL FOOT RACE
FOR CHILDREN UNDER 12. TROPHIES
WILL BE AWARDED TO THE WINNERS.
GATES OPEN AT 5:30
RACING BEGINS AT 7 P.M.
GENERAL ADMISSION ADULTS 5 3.5(i
CHILDREN FROM 6 TO 12 *I.OO
RAIN DATE SUN. APRIL 23, 2 P.M.
LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 41
NORTH OF WARNER ROBINS
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Watson said team
members who plan to
attend the workshop
include himself, Ed
Warren, Jim Pritchett,
Hervia Ingram, Bill
Hatley and a represen
tative from the Chamber
of Commerce.
In commenting on the
city's new status, Rogers
said, "On behalf of the
board of directors, I wish
to congratulate the
people of Perry for
meeting the Clean
Community System
certification
requirements and wish
you the greatest success
in implementing the
system."
hired and other ad
ditional expenses will be
incurred by the Warner
Robins Hospital.
"I wish the hospital
authority would have
considered all of these
factors before they voted
to close the Perry
emergency room, and I
hope they will consider
them when any motion is
made to re-open the
facility," McKinley
concluded.