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OUR 109TH YEAR NO. 64
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Man Os The Year
Milo B. Medlock was named “Man of the Year” last Tuesday night at
the Perry Kiwanis Club’s annual ladies night banquet at the New Perry
Hotel. He was presented the award by past president Moody Mulkey. Mr.
Medlock was cited for his outstanding service to the Kiwanis Club, to the
community and to his church. A retired executive with the Armour
Company, Medlock has worked in all phases of community service and
has been actived in many civic organizations including the A.A.R.P.
(Photo by Terry Wood)
Former Welfare Head
Guilty; Bookkeeper
May Plead The Same
Kathryn Harris, for
mer director of the
Houston County
Department of Family
and Children Services,
was found guilty of four
counts of theft by con
version by a Superior
Court jury in Perry on
Dec. 11.
The welfare agency’s
former bookkeeper, Mrs.
Faye Carter, is expected
to plead guilty to three
counts of theft by con
version at an early date,
according to District
Attorney Stephen Pace
Jr.
“I anticipate Mrs.
Carter will enter a plea of
guilty at an early date,”
Pace said. “However, if
the case must go to trial,
in all likelihood it will be
during the trial week of
Jan. 14.”
Following Miss Harris’
conviction, Superior
Court Judge Willis B.
Hunt ordered a pre
sentence investigation.
NOTICE
Administrative offices,
sanitation and public
works departments of
the City of Perry will be
closed Monday, Dec. 24
and Tuesday, Dec. 25,
1979. For Utilities
Emergencies, phone
987 2323.
PHONE 987-1823
Miss Harris, who lives in
Macon, remains free on
bond.
The former welfare
agency director testified
on Dec. 10 that she had
intended to repay the
$5,220 in salary over
payments whenever the
audit that detected the
missing funds was
complete.
Miss Harris and Mrs.
Carter were dismissed
from welfare agency
on July 8 after a state
audit of 1978 financial
transactions uncovered
the missing money.
State auditor Alan
Davis testified on Dec. 10
that during the fiscal
years of 1976-79 the audit
disclosed that Miss
Harris took $5,220 from
the agency through
overpayment of salary in
the form of extra
paychecks.
The auditor stated that
the dates and checks
were all recorded in a
journal that was kept at
the welfare agency. When
he questioned Miss
Harris about the missing
funds, he said she ad
mitted taking them.
Mrs. Carter has been
charged with three
counts of theft by con
version because she
allegedly withdrew
$7,625.24 in salary
overpayments. Count one
alleges a salary over
payment of $696.08; count
two alleges a salary
The People In Georgia’s Heartland Since 1870
PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., 31069 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1979 15 CENTS
overpayment of $2,688.48,
and count three alleges a
salary overpayment of
$4,240.68.
Miss Harris said she
did not know Mrs. Carter
had. drawn salary
overpayments until she
was told on May 31.
Welfare Board
Chairman Lee Garrett
testified that Miss Harris
tearfully explained to the
board members that she
was sorry for her over
payments and promised
restitution.
County
Reapjioints
Whipple
Wendell Whipple of
Perry and Walt Whiting
of Warner Robins have
been reappointed to serve
new terms on the Houston
County Industrial
Development Authority
as a result of action taken
by County Com
missioners in Warner
Robins Tuesday.
Commissioners voted
unanimously to reappoint
Whipple and Whiting to
serve new six-year terms
on the authority when
their current terms ex
pire on Jan. 1.
County Plans To Convert
Garbage Into Cash, Energy
Houston County
Commissioners voted
unanimously Tuesday to
accept and implement
recommendations for
converting garbage and
trash into cash and
energy.
Acting on a motion by
Commissioner V.W.
McEver, the county
governing body agreed
during a meeting at the
County Annex in Warner
Robins to adopt
recommendations con
tained in Resource
Recovery Study sub
mitted by the Middle
Georgia Area Planning
and Development
Commission.
The recommendations
were presented by
MGAPDC Director
Charlie Hall, Planning
Technician Hilary T.
Rayford and En
vironmental Specialist
George L. Whitmer of the
Georgia Department of
Natural Resources.
The most ambitious
presented by the
group appeared to be a
pUm-'to generate steam
for Robins Air Force
Base“By burning county
garbage in modular in
cinerators.
As approved by
commissioners, a
detailed feasibility study
on the use of modular
incinerators to produce
steam in the county will
be undertaken as soon as
possible. Since Robins
Air Force Base uses a
tremendous amount of
steam and presently uses
the county landfill, the
planning group said it
2,000 Mobile Home
Owners Shun Taxes
A progress report on
mobile home owners who
haven’t paid personal
property taxes to obtain
valid decals was
presented to County
Commissioners in
Warner Robins Tuesday
by Building Inspector
Thomas Mason and
Mobile Home Tax In
spector Rick Marggraff.
Marggraff told com
missioners during a
session at the County
Annex that he had located
85 mobile homes that
haven’t obtained valid
decals since he started to
work on N0v.26.
Tax Commissioner
Joyce Griffin estimates
that 4,000 mobile homes
are located in the county,
and that owners of about
2,000 of these mobile
homes have not obtained
valid decals by paying
their personal property
taxes.
In a written report
submitted to com
missioners, Mason said,
“On Nov. 26, 1979, Rick
Marggraff started to
work with our Depart
ment. His assignment is
to locate and obtain in
formation for the Tax
Department on mobile
homes located in Houston
County.
“From Nov. 26, up to
Dec. 17, there have been
85 mobile homes located
and proper information
has been given to the tax
department for collection
of taxes,’’ Mason stated.
In response to a
question by Commission
Chairman J, Frank
Rozar, Marggraff said
will be beneficial to the
base to undertake this
study.
By the mid 1980 s, the
report speculates that the
air base could be
producing steam from
solid waste for their own
use, and that it will take
about three years to
complete the feasibility
study and construct the
modular incinerators.
Commissioners agreed
to work with Perry,
Centerville and Warner
Robins to set up a county
wide Clean Community
Commission. As outlined
by the planning group,
the commission would
have an advisory board
with three members from
each government.
The group said a full
time coordinator should
be hired for the Clean
Community Commission
with a salary range of
SB,OOO-SIO,OOO, and that
funding for the coor
dinator’s salary could be
obtained through the
Georgia Clean and
Beautiful Program.
The Middle Georgia
planning delegation said
the coordinator will be
responsible for putting
together and im
plementing a community
av/areness program.
They said this program
will create citizen
awareness of the benefits
of recycling to their
community and their
environment.
It was also pointed out
that the program should
focus on the importance
of conserving scarce
resources, including both
that his reception by
mobile home owners had
been very good. He said
most of the mobile home
owners treated their
failure to obtain decals as
an oversight.
“What is is your
biggest problem?’’
Commissioner Charles
Carter asked Marggraff.
“Finding them.’’
Marggraff replied.
Marggraff added that he
frequently drove off the
main highways onto dirt
roads while searching for
mobile homes. He said he
started the project in
Elberta, and is working
his way toward the south
end of the county.
Tax Commissioner
Griffin said the tax on a
mobile home varies
according to the the year
the mobile home was
made, the model and size.
She said the average
annual tax on a mobile
home is about SSO.
Mrs. Griffin said the
penalty for paying the
mobile home property
tax late is 10 percent of
the total tax bill.
Thus far, Marggraff
reported that he had
inspected mobile homes
at Holiday Riveria
Trailer Park, in the
Elberta area, on Gun
smoke and Sullivan
Roads, Dunbar Road and
Georgia Highways 11 and
41, Holt and Collins
Roads, Collins Avenue
and Webb Road, Smith
ville Church Road and
Hatcher Road.
He reported that his
total mileage per week
for a full week was
averaging about 198
miles.
materials and energy;
the economic benefits of
recycling to the com
munity: and the en
vironmental benefits of
recycling to the com
munity, such as reducing
litter.
Commissioners agreed
to review the possibility
of locating a dumpster for
newspaper at the county
landfill where workers
could supervise the
collection of newspapers
from the general public.
The planning group
pointed out that it would
be difficult to establish a
county-wide newspaper
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Pilot Woman The Year
Perry’s Mildred Warren was named Woman of the Year by the Pilot
Club of Perry at their annual Woman of the Year Banquet Monday night.
Ms. Barbara Jones (R) presented the award to Mrs. Warren for her many
years of outstanding service to the community. Recently referred to as
"Perry’s Ambassadress of good will" by the Houston Home Journal, Mrs.
Warren is the owner of Horace and Mildred’s in downtown Perry.
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Business Woman Os The Year
The “Woman of the Year ” award is presented to Mrs. Betty Talton,
right, by Mrs. Rachel Wooden, outgoing president. Mrs. Talton received
the nomination at the Perry Business Women’s Club annual Christmas
party held at the New Perry Hotel Thursday, December 13.
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collection program at this
time due to basic
collection problem?
They noted however, that
it may become feasible in
the near future.
As outlined by plan
ners, the county-wide
clean community
coordinator will work
with local groups in
establishing recycling
programs for newspapers
and aluminum. They said
the county should
arrange for a paper
buyer to have a trailer
provided at the county
landfill for corrugated
paper. As trucks come
with loads of corrugated
paper, the planning
commission report said
these trucks could be
diverted to the trailer
where they could unload
their corrugated paper
instead of dumping it in
the landfill.
Commissioners agreed
with the planning group’s
recommendation to place
household appliances
such as refrigerators,
washers and stoves in a
separate area at county
landfills so the appliances
could be sold to local
scrap dealers.