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OUR 108TH YEAR NO. 30
Some Candidates Contribute To Each Other!
Political Campaigns
Stir Little Spending
Houston County
political candidates have
filed their first campaign
and financial disclosure
reports with Probate
Judge Clint K. Watson.
State law requires that
candidates with op
position must file five
disclosures reports, and
that unopposed can
didates must file two
reports.
Although the current
reports cover the period
up to and including June
24, the documents reveal
some interesting in
formation and disclose
that some candidates
have contributed to other
candidates.
One document filed by
the Enterprise Club of
Atlanta, states that the
club contributed SSOO to
Sen. Sam Nunn's cam
paign for reelectlon.
The document listed
George B. Pennington as
club treasurer, and listed
the club's address as 420
One Piedmont Center,
3565 Piedmont Rd., in
Atlanta.
Houston J. Porter, a
candidate for county
commissioner post No. 2,
lists contributions of
$81.50 from the Citizens
United Coalition of P.O.
Box 5-0 of Warner Robins,
and $44.50 from the First
Baptist Church of Gar
mon St. In Warner
Robins.
Porter reports ex
penditures of $126 used as
a qualifying fee.
City Election Set December 5
Mayor McKinley To Seek
Re-election To Top Post
A new political season
got underway in Perry
Tuesday when Mayor
James McKinley an
nounced that he will seek
reelection when city
voters cast their ballots
on Dec. 5.
Other city elective
offices to be decided
during the December city
elections include council
posts currently held by
Ralph Gentry, Al
Baggarly and Draper
Watson.
“As election time
draws near I am being
approached as to my
decision on seeking
reelectlon," McKinley
said. “I am taking this
means of publicly an
nouncing my candidacy
and asking once again for
a commitment of faith
and confidence from the
citizens of Perry."
Dates candidates may
qualify for mayor or a
city council post, and the
fees they must pay to
qualify, will be deter
mined by city council
prior to the elections.
Accomplishments ha
ve been many, but none
The Houston Home Journal
State Sen. Ed Barker
reported contributions of
$3,134.03 and ex
penditures of $1,619.12.
Most of the expenses
were attributed to ad
vertising and the
senator's qualifying fee
of S4OO.
State Rep. Roy H.
"Sonny" Watson, who is
unopposed, listed no
contributions and his only
expense a S4OO
qualifying fee.
State Rep. Larry
Walker, like Watson, Is
also unopposed and listed
no contributions. Walker
reported his only ex
penses as his S4OO
qualifying fee.
Warner Robins
Councilwoman Joy Land,
who is challenging Sen.
Barker for his office,
reported no con
tributions, but listed the
S4OO qualifying fee as her
only expense.
State Court Solicitor
Jack Kemp reported the
$425 qualifying fee as his
only expense and no
contributions.
Jimmy Griffin, a
candidate for county
commissioner post No. 2,
reported no con
tributions, but listed
$1,273.70 expenses for his
qualifying fee and ad
vertising.
James H. Saxon, who
withdrew as a candidate
for commissioner post
No. 2 Monday, listed his
$126 qualifying fee and
would have been possible
without the cooperation
of council,
city employees and our
citizens," McKinley
stated in a news release.
“We cannot, however,
rest on past ac
complishments, There is
much remaining to be
done."
The mayor said he had
asked citizens to honor
him five times with the
privilege of serving them
in a elected capacity. He
said the response in every
instance was a vote of
affirmation for which he
would always have a
feeling of Indebtedness to
the people of "Our Town"
for their expressions of
confidence.
"In the coming months
I will be outlining desired
objectives and goals for
our wonderful city's
future," McKinley
concluded In his
statement. "With God's
continued blessings we
can accomplish much,"
McKinley was first
elected to city council in
1969, and subsequently
was elected to his first
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PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY JULY 27,1978
$lO for political cards as
his expenses and no
contributions.
L.A. McConnell Sr. who
is seeking reelectlon to
county school board post
No. 3, reported no con
tributions and no ex
penses.
Joe T. Harrell Sr., a
candidate for com
missioner post No. 2,
listed contributions
amounting to $340.
Although he did not
specify the amounts
received, Harrell stated
that the contributions
came from County
Commission Chairman
Steve Byrd of Centerville,
Homer J. Walker of
Warner Robins, Bill
Roach of Warner Robins,
and Billy Graham of
Perry.
Harrell reported ex
penses of $567.10 for his
qualifying fee and ad
vertising.
James D. Pace, a
candidate for com
missioner post No. 2,
listed expenses of $806.50
for qualifying fee and
advertising and no
contribution.
Homer J. Walker, a
candidate for com
missioner post No. 1,
reported no contributions
and the expense of a $126
qualifying fee.
Wayne Lowe, a can
didate for school board
post No. 1, listed no
contributions and no
expenses.
full term as mayor in
Dec., 1973.
In his state of the City
message on Jan. 3,
McKinley cited
progressive changes that
have taken place In Perry
since he was elected to a
council post in 1969.
McKinley said the
changes included the
construction of a new city
library, a new water
plant, a supplemental gas
plant, new water and
sewer lines where none
had existed before, and
the paving of all
dedicated city streets.
The mayor also
mentioned in the State of
the City remarks that
many of the city's older
streets had been resur
faced, that the downtown
business district was
being renovated, im
proved race relations, a
new and true sense of
pride among citizens and
improved confidence In
local elected officials.
“In essence, what I am
trying to say is this:
Never in the 154-year
history of our city has
Robert J. Snellgrove, a
candidate for com
missioner post No. 1,
reported no con
tributions, but reported
expenses amounting to
$575.
State Rep. Ted Waddle,
and his challenger,
Quinton Moody, both
reported the expense of
paying their S4OO
qualifying fees and no
contributions.
Bill George, who is
seeking reelection to
school board post No. 5,
also listed no con
tributions and no ex
penses.
Commissioner Charles
Carter, who Is seeking
reelectlon to post No. 1,
reported no con
tributions, but listed
expenses as $325.13 for
his qualifying fee and
advertising.
Pauline Wells, who is a
candidate for school
board post No. 3, and
Jimmy T. Fountain, a
candidate for school
board post No. 5, both
reported no contributions
and no expenses.
State law requires that
candidates state that they
have received no con
tributions and have no
expenses of slOl or more
from a common source,
or that they have
received slOl or more
from a common source
and explain where the
money came from and
how it was spent.
there been so much
change for the better, in
such a short period of
time," the mayor stated
in his remarks last
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Mayor McKinley
53,000 Square Foot Store Almost Ready
Sixty Perryans Employed
K-Mart Prepares For
Grand Opening Aug. 3
The 52,280 square-foot
K mart discount
department store on Sam
Nunn Blvd. in Perry will
open to the public at 9:00
a.m., Thursday, August
3, according to the
management.
The Perry K mart will
bring the number of K
marts in Georgia to 43, as
the K mart Corporation
continues its store ex
pansion in the state. On
August 3, K marts will
also make their debuts In
Bakersfield, Calif., and
Portsmouth, N.H., for a
total of 1,412 K marts In
the United States, Puerto
Rico, Canada and
Australia. K mart ex
pects to open about 170
stores in 1978.
Perry officials and top
executives of the K mart
January. "All of what I
have mentioned above,
and many more changes
in only eight short
years."
Corporation will take
part in a brief ribbon
cutting ceremony at the
main doors of the
department store Im
mediately before
opening.
Because record crowds
of all ages are expected to
participate in the grand
opening, police have been
asked to give special
attention to the traffic on
the streets surrounding
Lack Os Rain
Area Farmers
Report Losses
Houston County Ex
tension Director Emmet
Whelchel sadly con
firmed Tuesday that area
farmers have sustained
heavy crop losses
because of insufficient
rain.
"We've lost from 60 to
70 percent of our corn as
of now," Whelchel said.
"If farmers can convert
this damaged corn to
silage, then they
probably won't lose that
much in total value."
Whelchel said the total
rainfall for the year was
below average, and that
the timeliness and
distribution of rain has
been irregular.
"We didn't get enough
rain to begin with, and
the timeliness and
distribution of the rain
wasn't right," Whelchel
said.
The county agent said it
was possible that the
county will still realize
good crops from
soybeans and peanuts.
"If we get enough rain,
I'm sure we'll have pretty
good crops of peanufs and
soybeans," Whelchel
observed.
Whelchel noted that
thus far this year the
county has not had Insect
problems as serious as
those that prevailed last
year.
"But we'll probably
have some Insect
problems sometime this
summer," Whelchel
added.
Whelchel said the latest
weather and crop report
indicates soil moisture
and crop conditions
varied considerably
the store during the first
few hours of opening.
This is for the safety of
the motorists driving by.
Once a car is In K mart's
adequate and convenient
parking lot there should
be no congestion.
The new K mart,
selling nationally ad
vertised products and
backing all sales with a
"satisfaction always"
policy, will be a discount
across she state as a
result of scattered
showers during the past
week.
He said soil moisture
varied from very short In
the northwest portion of
the state to adequate in
the southwest portion. As
a result, crops conditions
varied accordingly.
The weather and crop
report rated corn as In
poor to mostly fair
condition except for
Irrigated corn which was
described as excellent,
according to Whelchel.
He said peanuts
received a fair to mostly
good rating, with 99
percent of the crop
having reached the
blooming stage and 92
percent was pegging.
These percentages
compare with 98 percent
and 94 percent respec
tively last year.
The report rated
soybeans as being in fair
to good condition with
some planting and
replanting still occurring.
Chemical weed control
and cultivation were
active, according to the
report.
The tobacco crop was
rated fair to mostly good.
Harvest continues with 35
percent of the crop
harvested compared with
34 percent last year and a
five-year average of 59
percent.
' Cotton was considered
to be In mostly fair to
good condition with 84
percent of the acreage
setting bolls compared
with 94 percent last year.
Peaches were still
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department store In Its
pricing policies..
Following are
highlights of the mer
chandise the department
store will carry; ap
pliances, building tools,
floor coverings,
draperies, yard goods
and sewing materials;
women's fashions;
men's, boys', girls' and
infants' clothing; bed
ding; jewelry; camera
supplies; books and
records; pet supplies,
and health and beauty
aids. The K mart will
have a complete
automotive center with
an auto music section
featuring stereo tape
players and tapes. The
store will also feature a
sporting goods depart
ment.
More than 60 Perry
area residents will be
given full employment
when the new K mart
opens. Additional per
sonnel will be hired part
time during holiday
seasons. A staff made up
of entirely local people
will assure that K mart Is
alert to all the needs of Its
new customers.
The first K mart
opened in a suburb of
Detroit In 1962. The
corporation conceived K
mart as a store selling
top-quality merchandise
at a small profit to Induce
high volume. This con
cept brought immediate
and overwhelming ac
ceptance resulting In the
world's fastest growing
mass merchandising
chain.
What’s With
The City’s
Fountain?
If you have wondered
why the city fountain
adjacent to the Methodist
Church downtown has not
been functioning for the
past two months, it is
because the city has been
attempting to get parts
for the water pump since
it went out two months
ago.
Mayor James
McKinley told The Home
Journal this week that the
new parts will be In soon
and he hopes to have the
familiar, landmark
fountain working again.