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CAR T Week Widely Accepted In Perry
BY TERRY WOOD
“The most ac
complished 12-string
guitarist in the world”
said the Chicago Tribune
recently of guitarist -
composer Mitchell Korn
who arrived in Perry last
Saturday for a week of
informances and a final
performance Friday.
Dec. 8. Korn kicked off
Perry’s first CART Week
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Three incumbents were
returned to their posts on
Perry City Council
Tuesday night, one
County Seeks Policy
On Driveways Const.
Now $l4O To S3OO
Houston County
Commission Chairman J.
Frank Rozar called for
some kind of new policy
on installing driveways
during the county
governing body’s
meeting at Perry
Courthouse Tuesday, but
Commissioner V.W.
McEver said he wants
the county to get out of
the driveway business
altogether.
“I want to get this
driveway policy straight
because a man talked to
me about a driveway and
1 turned him down, but
Jimmy gave him one,”
Rozar laughed, referring
Oranges, Grap
Now On Sale By School
The Junior class at
Westfield High School
will be selling fresh
Florida Naval oranges
and grapefruit at
wholesale prices.
Orders are now being
taken for the fruit which
will arrive directly from
the orchards next
Tuesday. The prices are:
V 4 bushel naval oranges,
$4.25; V< bushel seedless
Sunday as he performed
informally at the Perry
Book Store, Horace &
Mildred’s, Edwards -
Harper and Perry Flower
and Gift Shop during the
annual downtown
Christmas Open House.
Many of those hearing his
informances for the first
time responded to the
man and his music in this
way:
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Noted 12-string guitarist Mitchell Korn kicked off Perry's first CART
Week Sunday with an informance at Horace and Mildred Shop during
the annual Christmas Open House. He is scheduled for a series of in
formances during the week and a final public performance Friday night,
7:30 p. m. at the Perry Annex Auditorium. Tickets are $2.00 and will be on
sale at the door or can be purchased from ticket chairmen Peggy Jerles
and Colelyn Connell.
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Newcomers Find Political Waters Deep
without opposition, ac
cording to election results
released by Poll Manager
Forest Purdom.
to Commissioner Jimmy
Griffin.
Griffin explained that
he was under the im
pression that the county
installed driveways in
cases where a driveway
had existed previously,
but had been damaged by
the county. Com
missioner Alton Tucker
said that was his
recollection too, but that
the policy also included
installing driveways for
churches and cemeteries.
As it turned out, Rozar
and Griffin discovered
that they had talked to
two different men about
the same driveway. One
pink grapefruit, $4.00; %
bushel of both for $4.25.
The Junior class will be
calling door to door but to
place your order in ad
vance call one of the
following numbers; 978-
3213, 987-2364, 987-2456,
987-2460,
All orders will be
delivered to your home or
business by a member of
the class.
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'Nationally Famous (Guitarist Performs In Community
“I think he’s great!”:
“He captivates his
audience with his unique
style of music and his
warm personality”: “He
plays the best Southern
blues I’ve ever heard”;
"I'm just a novice at this
kind of music, but just
listening to him wet my
appetite to hear more”;
“He can relate to all ages
because he is so ver
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1979
The results released by
Purdom indicate that
Councilman Gene Smith
retained possession of his
man had explained that a
driveway had been at the
location previously, but
the other man did not.
“I want to make a
motion that we cease
putting in driveway pipe
for anybody anywhere
after Jan. I,” McEver
said. ‘T think we should
withdraw from intrusion
into private enterprise.”
Commissioner Alton
Tucker said he was not
convinced that it would
be a good idea to turn
over the job of installing
driveways and pipe to
private contractors.
“Every Tom, Dick and
Harry will be installing
the driveways, and the
water won’t pass through
them,” Tucker added.
McEver said he wanted
a feasibility study con
ducted on the problem to
see how much money the
county would save if it
didn’t install driveways
and pipe. He said he
would withdraw his
motion to stop building
driveways until a study
could be completed by
Warden Allen Stone.
“1 think it’s a losing
proposition,’’ McEver
said.
At present, the county
installs driveways that
vary in price from $l4O to
S3OO, depending on the
size pipe used. The in
stallation also includes
covering the pipe with fill
dirt and leveling it.
satile’’; “I liked his
music and 1 especially
liked him. He’s an all-
American guy, very down
to earth and a pleasure to
listen to” "Fantastic!”
Mitchell Korn per
formed Monday at a
press conference at the
Perry Chamber of
Commerce for WMAZ
TV, Channel 41, The
Macon Telegraph and the
post one seat with 650
votes. Opposing Smith
were Robbin “Rob’’
Jackson, who gained 389
votes, and Charles C.
Allen with 146 votes.
“I appreciate the
privilege of going back
on council and serving
Perry two more years,"
Smith said. “I appreciate
the confidence the people
of Perry have in me, and
I will try to carry out my
campaign pledge of good,
honest government.”
County Taking Steps
To Curb Use Os Gas
County Commissioner
Jimmy Griffin called for
a reduction in the amount
of money the county
spends on gasoline during
a commission meeting at
Perry Courthouse
Tuesday, and his
colleagues agreed with
him.
Griffin said he had been
studying the matter since
a water department
worker was arrested for
DUI on Oct. 30, while
driving a water depart
ment vehicle.
He said a review of
records indicated the
worker had been on call
to answer emergencies
on Oct. 5, 6 and 7, but he
had not been on call
another time from Oct. 7,
until he was arrested on
Oct. 30.
It was mentioned that
the worker subse
quently resigned, but
Griffin said the current
policy of allowing so
many workers to use
county vehicles when
they’re not on call to
Houston Home Journal,
and also at the Sally
Stanley Academy of
Dance and Gymnastics.
Pabst hosted an in
formance Tuesday for
members of the business
community. The noted
guitarist is also
scheduled to perform
Wednesday Dec. 5 at
11:00 a.m. at Perry High
School, Thursday Dec. 6,
9:35 a.m. at Westfield
Schools, Thursday 1:00
p.m. at the Holiday Inn
(for ladies), and a final
public performance
Friday, 7:30 p.m. at the
Perry Annex Auditorium.
“Those who may be
indifferent to the types of
music I play -- classical,
jazz, delta blues and
many of my own com
positions -- find them
selves completely en
joying it by the end of my
performance or in
formance”, says Korn
confidently. “They seem
to find a new un
derstanding of American
music and that’s what the
CART program is all
about.”
Korn blames the major
record companies in part
for the seeming lack of
appreciation for, or
knowledge of, traditional
American music. “All
our tastes in music are
shaped by our record
companies,” he says.
“Some are good, but
they’ve ignored all of our
traditions. There is more
appreciation of American
art and music in Europe
and other countries than
right here in America.”
Perry marks Korn’s
fourth CART Week since
the Community Artist
Residency Training, an
Affiliate Artists program
There was no battle for
post two as Mayor Pro-
Tern Barbara Calhoun
$288,200 Bid
Set For Library
Bids were opened for
expanding Perry City
Library Tuesday, and the
low bidder was the Kellos
Construction Company of
Augusta.
The Augusta firm's bid
was $288,200.
respond to emergencies
continues to bother him.
He then asked Water
Department Director
Buddy Averette how
many county vehicles
from his department are
being driven home at
night.
Averett replied that
five vehicles are
currently being driven
home by department
workers.
“I’m not singling out
any department, but we
need to discuss it and
work on it,” Griffin said.
“We have to cut back on
gasoline, and this is one
place we can start.”
Averett replied, “I can
cut mine. I can assign one
on call, and cut out the
rest.”
After reviewing the
matter, commissioners
asked Purchasing Agent
Bill Roach to work with
department heads to
determine how many
vehicles could be
classified as essential for
workers to drive home,
headquartered in
Atlanta, began in early
1979 and he is scheduled
for number five and six
during January. When
not travelling with the
CART program, Korn
resides with his new bride
at their home in New
York City where he does
much of his composing.
Appearing regularly on
Public Television, he is
currently involved in
composing film scores for
several documentaries
by three-time Academy
Award winning director
Robin Lehman and for
the dance company of
world famous
choreographer Alwin
Nikolais. He was also a
recent guest on the Merv
Griffen Television Show,
For Mitchell Korn and
the 12-string guitar, it
was love at first sight,
that is, after his
basketball career ended
abruptly due to injuries
at the age of 11. “It was
not a career decision at
that point”, he says.
“But the first time I
heard the sound of the 12-
string guitar, I knew I
had to learn that
instrument. Not being
able to play basketball,
which at that time was all
I cared about, gave me
the incentive I needed.
The like for it soon turned
into a love and, well, here
I am.”
Korn trained for 10
years as a classical
guitarist while studying
at Bard College, Vassar
College, Julliard, the
California Institute of the
Arts and with such
musicians as Ellie
Harden, Ravi Shankar,
classical guitarist Garcia
Luis Renart, and jazz
f
gained 849 votes with no
opponent.
In the race for post
three, Councilman
George Nunn garnered
878 votes to 177 votes for
his opponent, Walter
Rembisz.
“I appreciate the
people of Perry returning
me for another term,”
Nunn said. “I will try to
uphold the confidence
they have shown in me.”
In good spirits and
expressing no bitterness
and how many could be
determined as non
essential and left at the
county courthouse or the
county annex at night.
In other matters, the
county governing body
agreed to spent $19,000 to
upgrade their $48,000
computer. Purpose of
upgrading the computer
will be to make it capable
of assisting the Board of
Tax Assessors in
reevaluating 2,600 par
cels of property.
Computer Department
Director Charlie Cruze
told commissioners that
the improvements to the
computer will enable it to
record the 1,000
characters necessary to
describe one parcel of
property.
He said the im
provements will allow the
computer to describe all
types of property, in
cluding residential,
commercial and
agricultural.
Commissioners also
took action on the
trombonist Roswell
Rudd. Based in New York
where he has his own
ensemble, he has given
workshops and per
formances throughout
the United States in
cluding such places as the
Museum of Modern Art in
New York and the Art
Institute of Chicago.
Having been
proclaimed the very best
by those in the know,
what comes next for
Mitchell Korn? "My goal
has always been to be the
best at what I do, and
though I’m considered
that by some, I know
there will always be
much room for growth. 1
want to develop to my
fullest as a composer
doing more orchestra and
film work. The CART
effort is also a main in
terest of mine at this
point in my life. I believe
in the effort to bring
communities and the arts
together, and performing
informally in various
communities has helped
me as a performer. It has
given me a sober, two
legged approach to
myself. It has
strengthened my con
fidence in my performing
ability and keeps me in
touch with myself and the
people for whom I am
performing.
‘‘All in all, I believe
I’m very lucky”, he says,
“because I love what I do,
and that’s the most im
portant thing in a per
former’s life.”
“The love for his work
is certainly evident in his
beautiful music,” says
Chamber of Commerce
President Bob Richard
son. “It’s unique and it’s
American. It has given
over the outcome,
Jackson, a leader in the
black community, vowed
to be on hand for the next
election.
“I appreciate the
people coming out and
supporting me,” Jackson
said. "I’m young, so I’ll
be back again.”
Poll Manager Purdom
said 1,190 persons voted
in Tuesday’s election,
which is less than one
third of the city’s 3,827
registered voters.
following business;
+ Approved Com
missioner Charles
Carter’s motion to grant
a rezoning application to
Myrtice Powell to rezone
a residential lot at 130
Crestview Drive in
Warner Robins to place a
double-wide mobile home
there.
+ Approved Griffin’s
motion to grant a
rezoning application to
Evelyn Helms to place a
mobile home on a lot on
Highway 127 near
Kathleen.
+ Approved Com
missioner V.W. McEver’s
motion to reappoint John
Harvilla, Barbara
Calhoun and Putney
Goodwin to the Middle
Georgia APDC Board.
+ Approved Com
missioner Alton Tucker’s
motion to increase the
fire department’s budget
by $1,500 to pay
engineering fees for a fire
station site near the Quail
Run subdivision in
Warner Robins.
me a broader un
derstanding of this type
of music and that has
been the purpose of this
CART Week.
“When we first began
planning a CART Week,”
he continues, “we had no
idea how it would be
received. We thought
Perry needed some form
of exposure to the arts
and this presented a good
opportunity for Perry to
bring a high caliber
cultural event to Perry
at a low cost. The
response to the effort has
been fantastic. Thanks to
co-director Sally Stanley
and residency director
Sue Roth and everyone
else involved, the support
has just been over
whelming. This first
CART Week is proving to
be very successful, and
we hope to have more like
it in the near future”.
Perry’s first CART
Week will culminate
Friday night at 7:30 at the
Perry Annex Auditorium
with Mitchell Korn’s final
performance in Perry.
This should not be
missed, said Richard
son. "Concerts are what
he does best, and it is
here that we will get a full
appreciation of Mitchell
Korn and his music.”
Tickets for the Friday
night performance can be
purchased at the door
for $2.00 or from ticket
chairmen Peggy Jerles
and Colelyn Connell.
While visiting and
performing in Perry,
Mitchell Korn is the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Randy
McQuaig and his tran
sportation is being
provided by David Walsh
Chevrolet.