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The Houston Home Journal
—OUR 109TH YEAR NO. 62 PHONE 987-1823 PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA.. 31069 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1979 15 CENTS THREE SECTIONS 36 PAGES
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Christmas In Perry Is Season For All Ages
An Olde Fashioned Christmas at the Crossroads is a celebration for all
ages as shown in these Frank Russo photographs taken Sunday night at
the Community Friendship Candlelight Ceremony on the courthouse
square. The occasion was the highlight of the fifth annual Olde Fashioned
Christmas at the Crossroads and it was one at which both young and old
Perry Police Dept.
Receives Safety Award
The Perry Police
Department was
presented with a
Pedestrian Safety
Citation at city hall last
Thursday by the AAA-
Georgia Motor Club.
The award was
presented to the local
Sunday’s Activities
Were All Successful
Friends, neighbors, and visitors all got out and
walked through the downtown area of Perry
Sunday and enjoyed an afternoon of good, old
fashioned fellowship.
It was the fifth annual open house of the Old
Fashioned Christmas at the Crossroads
celebration and it was termed a “tremendous
success” by chairman City Councilman Thomas
Mayo.
The day began at 2 p.m. with a number of
merchants opening their doors -- not for business
-- but for visitors to enjoy refreshments and visit
the stores. There was the doll show at the Bank of
Perry, two art shows, performances by 12 string
guitarist Mitchell Korn, puppet shows and much
more.
The highlight of the day came Sunday night
when hundreds of Perryans marched to the
courthouse square for the community fellowship
candlelight service.
The annual December celebration was started
five years ago by Mayor James McKinley and
has grown into one of the most anticipated events
of the year in Perry.
PAL Needs Help
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If you can help in any manner, please, do
so. We need money, canned goods, food
staple items, personal items, toys, bed
spreads and many other items. We also need
people who are willing to work.
Susan Thomas
987-3683
lawmen in recognition of
the city’s low pedestrian
death rate in 1978, a year
in which not one
pedestrian death was
recorded.
“Every man and
woman in the department
Serving The People In Georgia's Heartland Since 1870
is responsible for winning
this citation, and I’m
proud of them,” said
Police Chief B.E. Den
nard.
Chief Dennard and
Assistant Police Chief
Roy Shellnut accepted
the citation from AAA-
Georgia Motor Club
Service Director Maurice
0. Myers of Atlanta.
Perry lawmen received
an award in 1965 for not
having a single
pedestrian death in seven
years, and again in 1973
for going 15 straight
years without a
pedestrian death.
Nationally, reports
from 2,751 cities and 25
states were evaluated for
pedestrian safety based
on statistics from the
previous year, according
to Myers.
Myers said the City of
West Point is being
honored for having an
unblemished pedestrian
safety record for 10 years
in a row, and that
Marietta will receive this
year’s award for the
city’s outstanding
pedestrian accident
record.
Other pedestrian safety
citations will be issued to
Cedartown, Dawson and
Rossville (five years
without pedestrian loss of
life.)
Three Georgia com
munities -- Barnesville,
LaGrange and Tifton will
be praised for four un
tarnished years, and
Toccoa will be honored
for its three-year
pedestrian safety record.
Myers will also present
safety awards to the
cities of Cartersville,
Eastman, Forest Park,
Fort Valley and
Thomasville for com
pleting two calendar
years without a single
pedestrian death
seemed to grasp the real meaning and spirit of Christmas. At right, young
Brian Conner follows along in the program of events as does the
unidentified lady on the left. It was indeed a night of inspiration and there
could have been no better way to top off a full day of seasonal celebrations
in Perry. (Photo by Frank Russo)
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Pre-Legislative Forum Friday
The Pre-Legislative
Forum, a program
sponsored throughout the
State by the Georgia
Chamber and locally by
the Perry Area Chamber,
will be held in Perry on
Friday, December 7 at
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Runners Came From All Over For Perry Race
Runners from all over Georgia gathered in Perry Saturday
morning to run in the second annual Old Fashioned Christmas
at the Crossroads Roadrace. Shown here are the runners who
competed in the 10,000 meter run (6.2 miles) over a route that
took the runners through Perry's business and residential
noon in the Holiday Hall
Convention Center,
Holiday Inn.
This year’s forum will
present State Senator A1
Holloway and U.S.
Congressman Elliott
Levitas who will discuss
current topics of concern
in the upcoming 1980
legislative session.
Further information on
tickets is available at the
Chamber office- 987-1234.
Make your reservations.
areas. The winner was Jeff Gallovsay, an Olympic marathon
runner from Macon. Previous to the big race, a one mile run
for fun race was held. Look inside for details on both races
and the winners.
(Photo by Frank Russo)
On Theft Charges
Police Arrest
Two Juveniles
Two 16-year-uivi
juveniles who allegedly
stole a metal box con
taining about S9OO in cash
and silver, were ap
prehended by Police
Officers Sgt. Pat Padgett
and Cpl. Charles Lewis
last Saturday afternoon,
according to City
Detective Major Giles
Webb.
Webb said Padgett and
Lewis apprehended one
of the juveniles at the
Greyhound Bus station
about 1:20 p.m. Satur
day, and another about
1:41 p.m. in front of me
old Colonial Restaurant.
According to Webb, the
money was taken from
Hayes Gulf Super Service
at the Intersection of 1-75
and Sam Nunn Blvd.
after a wrecker had
towed a car belonging to
one of the juveniles into
the station twice.
As reported by Webb,
the car driven by one of
the juveniles was in
volved in an accident
Friday, and the driver
was charged with driving
two fast for conditions.
The juveniles were
brought to police
headquarters, where the
driver stated he was
unable to post a S3B bond
for the traffic charge.
Webb said the state
trooper who made the
traffic charge took the
juvenile’s license in lieu
of cash bond, and
released him. The
detective said the
juveniles then went back
to the Hayes Gulf
Station and took
possession of the vehicle
without paying for the
wrecker service.
According to the police
report, the juveniles tried
to drive away on 1-75, but
due to damage to the
steering mechanism
sustained in the accident,
the driver was unable to
maintain control of the
car, and they were pulled
over by Perry Police
Officer Cpl. Marvin
Johnson.
The officer called the
same wrecker owned by
Hayes to pull the car in
again, but the second
time, according to Webb,
the car was locked, and
police kept the keys so the
juveniles couldn’t get it
again.
Webb said the juveniles
got a room at Quality Inn
Friday night, and one of
them went back to the
service station Saturday
morning to talk to Hayes
about getting the car
repaired. The detective
said the money was
apparently taken shortly
after one of the juveniles
talked with Hayes
because they had already
obtained bus tickets for
their hometown of
Lawrenceville.
According to Webb, the
cash box was recovered
before Hayes knew it was
missing. He said police
have two witnesses who
saw one of the juveniles
drop a bag containing the
cash box.
Webb said the juveniles
were released to the
custody of their parents.
Georgia law prohibits the
publication of the names
of juveniles.
"I want to commend
the police department for
doing an outstanding Job
in handling this case,”
Hayes said Monday.
Hayes extended his
commendation to include
Asst. Police Chief Roy
Sheilnut, who was han
dling the phone and radio
when he called police
headquarters, Sgt.
Padgett and CpJ. Lewis
for apprehending the
juveniles, and Cpl.
Johnson for his alertness
in stopping them when
they tried to leave town
without paying for the
wrecker service.