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The Houston Home Journal
Serving The People In Georgia's Heartland Since 1870
109TH YEAR NO. 44 PHONE 987-1823 PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., 31069 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1980 PRICE 20 CENTS TWO SECTIONS, 22 PAGES
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Photo Courtesy American Camellia Society
BEST IN SHOW...Top honors in the Middle Georgia
Camellia Society’s show over the past weekend went to Mr.
and Mrs. L.M. Fetterman of Clinton, North Carolina for this
6*4 Inch bloom entitled, “Tomorrow Park Hill”. More than
Perry Methodist Dedicated
As Historic Site Os Georgia
By Ruby C. Hodges
“Churches have made
America great and the
Bible is the rock upon
which the nation rests,”
said Reverend Vernard
Robertson, superin
tendent of the Methodist
Center on St. Simons
Island, in his sermon
Sunday morning,
November 9, dedicating
the Perry United
Methodist Church as the
sixth registered Historic
Site of the South Georgia
Conference.
Using as his text, “A
Sense of What is Vital”,
Rev. Mr. Robertson
congratulated the Perry
Church on having been
established by high type
people on right principles
with Jesus Christ as its
chief cornerstone. Stating
that history inspires to
greater heights, the
speaker challenged the
members of the
congregation to re
dedicate themselves to
continue to build on the
foundation laid during the
past 154. : years that has
resulted in a great and
glorious past for the
Perry church.
Board Learns School
Costs Exceed Income
By Angela Martin
Although the Houston
County Board of
Education’s expenditures
currently exceed its
revenue, the school
system is not in financial
trouble, according to
Gary Sapp, assistant
superintendent for
business affairs.
Sapp reported to the
board Tuesday that the
Following the sermon,
Rev. Thomas H. Johnson,
pastor, led the
recessional to the marker
on the church grounds
where a brief ceremony
was held. Mrs. Alvis A.
Waite, Jr. of Columbus,
Ga., the former Mary
Nell Sampley,
representing the South
Georgia Conference, the
Southeastern Jurisdic
tional Conference, and
General Conference
Commissions on Archives
and History, made the
presentation for
dedication.
Marion L. Brown,
chairman of the Board of
Trustees, in his response
said, “We give thanks for
the Christian
tradition that has been
nurtured here, and we
praise God that we
have been so blessed. Let
this marker stand as a
reminder and challenge
to us and to all who pass
this way”.
The dedication, said in
unison, was as follows:
"To the glory of God, to
the honor of those who
have prepared a heritage
for us, to the edification
end of October marked
the completion of 33
percent of the budgeted
year, which runs from
July 1 to June 30. Twenty
nine percent of the money
budgeted has been
collected; however, 31
percent has been spent.
“What’s keeping us
going now,” Sapp said,
“is the money carried
forward from last year.”
880 blooms were entered and some 5,0<J0 visitors attended the
two day show in Middle Georgia’s “Massee Lane”
Headquarters.
of pll who attend here
today, to the inspiration
of those who follow after
us, we dedicate this
historic site, in the name
of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.”
George Francis Nunn,
music director, led in
singing, “Faith of Our
Fathers”, after the
historic marker was
unveiled by Mrs. Ruby C.
Hodges, church historian.
The benediction was
pronounced by Rev. Mr.
Johnson.
At the service in the
sanctuary, the pastoral
prayer was given by Dr.
Leonard Cochran, former
pastor, and the scripture
was read by Rev, James
R. Mcllrath, youth
minister. The responsive
reading was led by Rev.
J.B. Smith, associate
pastor, and the
Stewardship message
was given by Miss Jan
McGarity. The choir sang
an arrangement of
"Onward Christian
Soldiers” with Mrs. Joe
McNutt organist.
Sunday, November 9,
was a memorable day in
At the end of fiscal year
1980, the board was left
with extra funds in the
amount of more than a
million dollars.
The excess funds,
which have appeared
during recent years,
provide the necessary
money for operation of
the school system during
the months when little tax
Continued on Page 2
the life of the Perry
United Methodist Church.
The text on this historic
marker is as follows;
PERRY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Organized as part of
the South Carolina
Conference in 1826, this
church by 1830 was head
of the Perry Circuit in the
newly formed Georgia
Conference and after 1866
in the South Georgia
Conference. By 1922
Perry had become a
Jackson
Seeks
Post 5
Bobbin Jackson, of 1102
Lovely Lane, qualified
Friday as a candidate for
City Council Post 5.
Jackson, who is em
ployed at the Kellwood
Company, will oppose
incumbent Thomas Mayo
and Joe Posey for the
position. Mayo is a letter
carrier for the U.S. Post
Office in Perry. Posey is
a vocational teacher at
Warner Robins Junior
High School.
The positions of mayor
and City Council Posts 4,
5 and 6 will be up for re
election Dec. 2.
Qualifying for the
positions ended Friday,
with the Post 5 position
being the only contested
race. Mayor Barbara
Calhoun is unopposed for
her seat as mayor; in
cumbent Draper Watson
is unopposed for Council
Post 4 and incumbent
Ralph Gentry is unop
posed for Council Post 6.
station church. Its
Sunday School, organized
in 1828, has been con
tinuous. Both the South
Georgia Conference and
Perry Woman’s
Missionary Societies
were organized
December 15, 1879 during
the 13th Session of the
South Georgia Annual
Conference meeting in
this sanctuary. Perry Ct.
and Perry have given to
ministry: 33 preachers, 2
deaconesses and 2 foreign
missionaries in 154 years.
South Georgia Con
ference Commission on
Archives and History
1980.
CUBS Are County Champs
The Perry 7th Grade Panther Cubs are the
undefeated County Champions. Pictured left to
right are Ist Row: Mark Riley, Richard Walker,
Mark Holloway, Gary Glover, Nathaniel Tharpe,
Paul Thomas, Bruce Wright, Chuck Gordon, Ray
Bridges, Martin Jackson. 2nd Row: Coach Dan
Shelton. Ricky Hill, Warrington Williams. Bobby
Battle, Matthew Washington, Hank Bush, Leah
man Britt, Eddie Askew, Fred Harrell, Coach
Nunn Discourages
Defense Speculation
U.S. Senator Sam Nunn
says „he is happy
representing the people
of Georgia in the Senate
and is not job hunting.
Georgia’s junior
Senator made those
statements in response to
reports that President
elect Ronald Reagan is
considering him as
Secretary of Defense in
the new administration.
Nunn told The Houston
Home Journal that he
considers it an honor to
have his name tossed
around by those planning
the incoming Republican
administration, but
added, “I’m not en
couraging, in fact, I’m
discouraging such
speculation.”
He said he had not had
any formal contact with
top Reagan aides on the
matter, but admitted
that, “There are friends
of mine in the Senate who
are also friendly with
President- elect Reagan
Mayor
Seeks
Gifts
Perry Mayor Barbara
Calhoun announced
Monday that the City of
Perry will participate
again this year in the
Georgia Municipal
Association’s Mayor’s
Motorcade, to take gifts
to the patients at Central
State Hospital in
Milledgeville.
“This is something the
City of Perry always
participates in and gets
good response from,”
Mayor Calhoun said.
“I’m asking the
people of Perry to par
ticipate again.”
The gifts will be ac
cepted at the hospital
during a brief program
Dec. 10, and will then be
distributed to the 3,000
patients, some of whom
may not receive
Christmas gifts from any
source other than the
municipal association.
Mayor Calhoun asked
that citizens bring gifts to
City Hall by Dec. 8, in
order for them to be
taken to the hospital on
the 10th. She added that
anyone who would like to
send a gift but can not
deliver it may call the
Perry Fire Department
Continued on Page 2
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Sen. Nunn
who have discussed the
matter with me.”
Newsweek Magazine
and other national
publications are repor
• ting that the Perry native
and Washington Senator
Jones Is Editor
Os Home Journal
Robert F. Jones, a native
of Cochran, has been ap
pointed editor and manager
of the Houston Home Journal
effective today.
Jones was formerly
editor of The Alma
Times, the legal organ for
Alma and Bacon county
in southeast Georgia.
According to an an
nouncement by Roy H.
Park, president of Park
Newspapers, Jones
comes to Perry with an
impressive background
in newspapers, radio,
television and chamber of
commerce management.
Jones said the Home
Journal, the oldest
newspaper in Houston
County and the most
recent Park acquisition,
will continue to be printed
by its sister newspaper,
The Daily Sun in Warner
Robins.
Tom Reed, editor
general manager of The
Sun, said he was
delighted with Jones’
appointment and pledged
total support to make the
Home Journal the best
weekly newspaper in the
state of Georgia.
Jones is a native of
Middle Georgia, having
attended schools in
Cochran and Warner
Robins. He holds a four
year certificate from the
Institute for Organization
Management at the
University of Georgia.
Prior to joining the
Alma newspaper
organization, Jones
served with radio and
television stations in
Brenda McPhail. 3rd Row: Tony Rumph, Tracy
Holmes, Terry Felder, Patrick Harvey, Sean
Hayes, Ricardo Starkey, Robbie Shugart, James
Lee, Alonzo McGhee, Alfred Atkinson, Back
Row: Freddie Adams, Michael Golden, George
Scott, Drew Lasseter, John Cowan. Mark Fuller,
Keith Maddox, Stacy Scott, Bob Allen. Not
pictured: Robbie West.
Henry Jackson, both
Democrats, are top
candidates for the
defense post in a Reagan
administration.
Nunn has made a
national reputation for
himself on defense
matters and most
political observers feel
the Georgia Senator
would be a welcomed
addition at the Defense
Department in an
otherwise Republican
administration.
Senator Nunn was first
elected to the U.S. Senate
in 1972 and was re-elected
in 1978. With the defeat of
Senator Herman
Talmadge, Nunn will
become Georgia’s senior
Senator.
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Bob Jones
Rome and Macon and
was executive vice
president of chambers of
commerce in Perry,
Florida and Morristown,
Tennessee.
He is married to the
former Mary Ellen Speir
of Forsyth. They are the
parents of twin 12-year
old daughters, Angela
and Andrea, and a 6-year
old son, Scab. Jones is the
son of Mrs. Eva C. Jones
of Hawkinsville.
Jones said he and his
family are excited about
the move to Perry.
“My wife and I both
grew up in Middle
Georgia and we really
looked forward to coming
back home,” he said.
‘‘Houston County has
many fond memories and
the Home Journal offers
a real challenge to my
journalist background to
continue the outstanding
traditions established
during its long years of
service to Perry and
Houston county.”