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OUR 110th YEAR VOLUME NO. 3 PHONE 987-1823
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Police
Donate
To Shrine
From State Realtors President
Policemen ’s Top Work
Earns Officers Praise
Outstanding police
work by Cpl. Charles
Lewis, Sgt. Ernest Carter
and Officer Wendell
Ratterree has earned a
donation to the Perry
Shrine Club’s efforts to
help crippled and burned
children.
In a letter to Mayor
James McKinley dated
Jan. 7., C. Dan
Blackshear said, “I
would like to let you and
the Commissioner of
Police know of the very
fine work done by Officer
Charles Lewis of your
Police Department
regarding the recovery of
my daughter’s stolen car.
“f received a call from
the Chief of Police of
Dougherty County about
5 a.m., askig the
whereabouts of my
daughter’s car. She said
that the car was in the
yard, and upon checking,
we found that it was
missing.
“The car was found by
Officer Lewis before it
Gov. Busbee Allots
Library Funds Here
State Rep. Larry
Walker, D-Perry, an
nounced today that
Governor George Busbee
has made available from
his contingency fund
SIO,OOO to complete
construction of the
parking lot for the
Houston County Library
in Perry.
According to Walker,
with these funds the
library system should
now have all necessary
money to complete the
expansion of the library
facility in Perry, in
cluding the parking
Assembled to donate a SSO check to the Perry
Shrine Club, left to right, are Sgt. Ernest
Carter, Cpl. Charles Lewis, Richard Goodroe
and Officer Wendell Ratterree. The check was
donated by C. Dan Blackshear of Albany in
was reported missing,”
Blackshear added.
"Work like that of Officer
Lewis should not go
without some
recognition.”
Lewis, Carter and
Ratterree recovered the
car at the Perry Holiday
Inn on Dec. 19, after
responding to a call from
the desk clerk. The clerk
told the policemen that
two persons registered at
the motel were using a
suspicious credit card.
The clerk said the credit
card had attracted at
tention because it had
expired.
According to Lewis, the
two suspects, an adult
and a juvenile, were
attempting to leave the
motel when they arrived
on the scene about 4 a.m.
and apprehended them.
The officers took the
stolen 1977 Pontiac and
the two suspects to the
police station. Police
officials in Albany said
the adult was wanted for
facility between the
library and the Perry
Municipal Building.
Walker further stated
that “Governor Busbee
has always been
receptive to our needs in
Perry and this coupled
with his interest in
library expansions
enabled us to secure
these funds from his
contingency fund. I am
sure that the people of
Perry join me in thanking
him for his assistance in
this matter,” he con
cluded.
Serving The People In Georgia’s Heartland Since 1870
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., 31069 THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1980
auto theft in Albany and
was a suspect in several
home burglaries there.
The adult was later
transferred to Albany
City Jail, and the juvenile
was turned over to
Dougherty County
juvenile authorities.
Cpl. Lewis said
Blackshear’s daughter’s
purse was found on the
back seat of the car, and
two pistols were under
the front seat.
Continuing in his letter
to Mayor McKinley,
Blackshear said, “Please
find enclosed a blank
check in the amount of
SSO which should go to
Officer Lewis to donate to
his favorite charity .
Please enter the name of
the charity in the ap
propriate space.”
Lewis turned the check
over to the Perry Shrine
Club to be. used by the
Shriners’ Hospital in
caring for crippled and
burned children.
“The police depart
ment went through trying
times a few months ago
when we had six armed
robberies in six weeks,”
Lewis said. “But the
people rallied behind us
and we appreciate their
support. The efforts of
Mayor McKinley and
members of council have
also helped us.”
In a letter addressed to
Lewis dated Jan. 8,
Mayor McKinley said, “It
is infrequent that we
receive letters from
persons out of town
showing the type ap
preciation as expressed
in the enclosed letter
from Mr. Dan Blackshear
of Albany, Georgia.
“The SSO check for
donation to your favorite
charity and the com
pliments bestowed upon
you by Mr. Blackshear is
response to outstanding police work by the of
ficers in recovering his daughter's car before it
was reported missing. Accepting in behalf of the
Shrine Club, Richard Goodroe said the donation
will be used by the Shriners’ Hospital to care for
burned and crippled children.
indicative of the type
Police Officer that the
City of Perry is proud to
have on our force. You
continue to exemplify this
type Officer and we are
especially proud of you. I
too offer my
congratulations on a job
well done in recovering
Mr. Blackshear’s
automobile even before
he discovered it
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missing.”
Lewis said he ap
preciated the assistance
of Sgt. Carter and Of
ficer Ratterree in
recovering the car and
apprehending the
suspects.
Blackshear is owner of
Albany Realty Company
and is chairman of the
Georgia Real Estate
Commission.
Two persons were injured in this accident on
Swift St. at about 1:35 p.m. last Friday, ac
cording to information released by the Georgia
Highway Patrol and the Perry Houston County
Hospital. Treated and released at the hospital
was GBI Agent Bob Warner, who was driving a
1979 Chrysler, which sustained about $6,000 in
damages, according to the accident report.
Construction
Cost Go Over
$lO Million
For the second year in
a row, total construction
cost in Houston County
has exceeded $lO million,
according to a report
submitted to county
commissioners last week
by Building Inspector
Thomas Mason.
The report indicates
that construction cost for
calendar year 1979 was
$10,683,575 as compared
to construction cost of
$11,850,313 for the
calendar year of 1978.
The report indicates
there was a slight
decrease in total con
struction cost for the
single month of
December, 1979, when
compared to December,
1978. The report states
that construction cost for
December, 1979, was
$613,419, as compared to
construction cost of
$676,058 for December,
1978.
The report states that
during 1979 the building
inspector’s office issued
584 building permits, 323
plumbing permits, 609
electrical permits, 304
permits for heating and
air conditioning, and 4
permits to move homes
or buildings.
During 1978, the report
states that the building
inspector’s office issued
485 building permits, 350
plumbing permits, 527
electrical permits, 315
heating and air con
ditioning permits, and 9
permits to move homes
or buildings.
The report indicates
that during December,
1979, the building in
spector’s office made 53
final inspections, 21
foundation inspections, 48
rough framing in
spections and 53 elec
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trical inspections.
During December,
1978, the report states
that the building in
spector’s office made 86
Unemployment
Rate Down Again
The unemployment
rate for metro Macon
clipped from 5.6 percent
in October to 5.2 in
November. The Georgia
Department of Labor
released the figures this
week. The Macon area’s
jobless rate was 6.7
November 1978.
The Macon Standard
Metropolitan Statistical
Area (SMSA) is com
prised of Bibb, Houston,
Jones and Twiggs
counties.
The number of persons
jobless in metro Macon
dropped by 404 over the
month. The number
dropped by 1,707 over the
year, according to the
Labor Department
report.
At the end of Novem
ber, 5, 187 persons were
jobless in the metro
Macon area. There were
5,591 unemployed persons
in October. And 6,894
were jobless in
November of 1978.
Meanwhile, the number
of persons working rose
by 322 over the month.
But the number working
declined by 962 over the
year.
Georgia’s jobless rate
dipped from 5.1 in Oc
tober to 4.9 in November,
State Labor reoorted.
Admitted to the hospital with contusions to the
head was Lori Vuxta, 17, who was driving a 1970
Rambler State Trooper Gilbert Brantley, who
investigated the accident, estimated that
damage to Miss Vuxta’s car was about $750.
Trooper Brantley said a traffic citation was
issued to Miss Vuxta for failure to grant right of
way.
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final inspections, 29
foundation inspections, 48
rough framing in
spections and 47 elec
trical inspections.
The state’s rate was 5.6 in
November of 1978.
In October there were
2,248,759 Georgians
working. But 121,841
others were jobless.
Meanwhile, at the end
of November in the
Macon area, there were
95,411 persons on jobs. In
October there were 95,089
working. And 96,373 were
on jobs in November of
1978.
The civilian labor force
is the number of persons
employed and unem
ployed. It was down 82
over the month and 2,669
over the year.
There were 100,598
persons in the metro
Macon work force -- at
the end of November. In
October, there were
100,680 persons in the
area’s work force. And in
November of 1978 there
were 103,267 in the labor
force.
Statewide, the work
force was down 20,229
over the month. But, it
was up 19,674 over the
year, Caldwell said.
Nov. (Preliminary):
Bibb 5.5, Houston 4.8,
Jones 3.5, Twiggs 5.7.
Oct. (Revised): Bibb
5.9, Houston 5.1, Jones
3.7, Twiggs 6.5.