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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1980
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Stay Where You Are, Senator
Reports circulating around the
nation’s capitol are that Perry's
Senator Sam Nunn is being con
sidered for the cabinet post of
Secretary of Defense in the up
coming Reagan administration.
Senator Nunn says he is honored
to have his name mentioned for
such a high post and the people of
Georgia, and especially his
hometown folks, are also honored
to have him considered for the
Reagan cabinet.
The Senator says his highest
ambition is to continue to serve the
people of his state in the U.S.
Senate and we hope he sticks to this
goal.
Senator Nunn would be a great
asset for president - elect Reagan
and he would serve his country well
as Defense Secretary, but we’re
selfish, we want him to continue to
represent us in the Senate.
He has developed a national
It’s That Time Os Year Again
The leaves are falling, and dead
limbs, too. Resident clean ups are
increasing and your city trash
collectors are trying hard to keep
up the cleanup.
You can help - if leaves and
limbs are separated, the leaf
machine can vacuum them in and
the “chipper” can grind up the
limbs. Please remember, too, that
all limbs should not be over four
feet in length, nor over 75 pounds in
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It’s good to get back “home” to
Middle Georgia, renew some old
acquaintances and make a lot of
new ones.
You have to have been away
from the rolling landscape and red
clay of Middle Georgia to really
appreciate it. As the letter to the
editor in last week’s paper noted,
we might not be as famous for our
fall leaves as North Georgia and
Tennessee, but still the colors in
our woods are unsurpassed for
beauty.
And as far as “good folks”, you
can’t beat the people of Middle
Georgia. There has been a steady
stream of people in the office of the
Home Journal to welcome me to
Perry. When busy folks like Bobby
Tuggle, Brother J.B, Smith, Father
Tom Arledge, Mrs. Watson
Richardson, Linda Graham. Mrs.
Gardner Watson, Chief Gary
Hamlin and a host of other people
take time from their schedule to
welcome a newcomer, well, it
makes you feel really welcomed.
Angela Martin took me by the
School Board, City Hall and County
Commission to meet some of our
elected officials. Quite a surprise
to find one of my old teachers from
Warner Robins High is our School
Superintendent. Mr. Perdue still
has that military stance and air
about him that caused most of the
boys in his classes in the early
fifties to stand in awe of him as one
of our boyhood heros.
Speaking of boyhood heros ...
what has happened to all of our
heros of yesteryear? Isn't it a
=DEAR EDITOR
Dear Editor:
On behalf of the
American Cancer Society
we would like to thank
everyone who helped to
make the annual card
party a huge success A
special thanks to Bill
Westbrook for all his time
and allowing us to hold
the party at the Holiday
Inn. We also want to
reputation as an expert on defense
matters, but he has developed an
equal reputation as expert on
helping his people in Georgia and
the nation on all matters that
comes before the U.S. Senate.
It’s true he could handle defense
matters in away that would benefit
our nation, but his abilities on
matters ranging from taxes to
welfare would be lost to Georgians
and the nation.
From his personal standpoint, we
feel he would be better off in the
Senate. As Defense Secretary, he
would serve at the pleasure of the
President, or for four years at the
most. In the Senate, if he continues
to provide the type of service he
has in the past, the people of
Georgia will keep returning him as
long as he wants the position.
So, stay where you are, Senator
Nunn ... we like having you
represent us in the U.S. Senate.
weight. This is covered in Or
dinance No. 79-11.
Oh! Bagging the leaves makes
collections even easier and quicker
and leaves your curb cleaner. Leaf
bags are on sale at Perry Utilities
Dept. Fifty good heavy 30-gallon
bags for $4; that’s just 8 cents a
bag. They are great for household
garbage and trash, too, and using
them will keep your mobile toter
clean.
shame today’s youths don’t have
the Douglas McArthur, John
Wayne, Joe Lewis, Audie Murphy
hero-images to look up to that we
had as children.
At City Hall, we had a very en
joyable chat with Perry’s char
ming mayor. Barbara Calhoun
appears to be one female public
official who doesn’t wear her sex as
a badge of honor or as a crutch.
City Clerk Marion Hay and I
share a lot of mutual friends in
Alma and I took almost an hour of
his time “shooting the breeze”.
At the County Commission
meeting in Warner Robins, I saw
an unusual display of concern for
your fellow man from an elected
official, when Commissioner Betty
Griffin took money from her own
pocket to help pay a large water
bill, resulting from a busted water
pipe. The impoverish customer
was seeking to have the Com
missioners not charge her for the
water that poured out the busted
pipe, but officially, the Com
missioners had to have payment.
Perry certainly has a right to be
proud of the beautiful Pabst plant.
Ken Hunter treated Angela and me
to lunch and told us a little about
the economic benefits of the plant
to Middle Georgia. Ken promised a
complete tour at a later date.
The one thing everyone has told
me is ... don’t change the Home
Journal, we like it like it is. Don’t
worry, we are not going to change
it. I’m going to do my best to keep
the Home Journal as one of the
nation's really great weekly
newspapers.
thank all the businesses
of Perry for their many
donations of door prizes,
food supplies and paper
products.
We appreciate Dr.
Luther Vance giving us
his time to come and
speak on "The Warning
Signs of Cancer."
Last but not least we
wish to thank the ladies
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for donating the delicious
desserts and for at
tending this fun making
project.
The proceeds from this
party goes for the
research of cancer.
Judy Vianey
Chairman of
American Cancer Society
Card Benefit.
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I must admit I felt sorry for Bob
when he came to work as our new
editor last week. I felt that he didn’t
know what he was getting into, and
that he would turn right around and
run back to Alma as soon as he
found out what kind of staff he was
going to be working with.
We had met Bob briefly the week
before, but we had all more or less
succeeded in appearing normal.
We had memorized what to do
offer our right hands to him, smile,
say our names and refrain from
staring.
But when Bob walked into the
office on his first real day of work,
he got the true picture of his staff.
I, wearing two sweaters, was
complaining about the fact that I
was freezing to death and that
nobody even cared. Emily was
threatening to murder someone if
her classified ads were not set in
type by 2 p.m. Donna and Carol
were arguing about whose turn it
was to buy the doughnuts, and
whose turn it was to choose which
kind to get. Greg had locked
himself in the darkroom and
wouldn’t answer when we called
for him. Sally was running from
person to person, trying to find out
who had rang up a mysterious $8.50
on the cash register and forgotten
to write down what it was for (of
course we all denied being the
guilty one.)
Surprisingly, Bob didn’t even
seem bothered by the chaos. He
accepted the situation and the
Washington Report
By Jti ck Bri n k ley
On ('.hanging The Reins
With the 1980 Presidential
Election now behind us and a new
administration forming, the
American people face a sobering,
yet challenging, tomorrow
embarking on a new road through
the decade of The Eighties.
Regardless of our political
beliefs, we can be proud of the fact
that our nation is one of the few on
earth capable of a peaceful tran
sition from one party to another,
with neither bloodshed nor
violence. How wise were our
founding fathers who, over 200
years ago, had the courage and the
foresight to fight for a constitution
which would withstand the test of
the centuries while guaranteeing
an orderly transfer of the reins of
government!
As we start down this new road,
Democrats, Republicans, and
Independents alike -- citizens all -
should put aside partisan politics
and unite to work towards solutions
to vital national concerns, from
staff, and simply began to pitch in
and do what he could to help. I
accepted him as soon as he drank,
without gagging, a whole cup of
coffee I’d made.
One of the first things Bob asked
me to do was to take him around
Perry and introduce him to some of
the people. I have enjoyed serving
as his escort, because it reminds
me what a friendly bunch of people
live in this city.
As we were on our way to meet
each person, I found myself telling
Bob confidently that he was going
to like the man or woman I was
about to introduce him to. It always
turned out to be true; I believe
everyone in Perry can find
something in common with each
person he meets.
I haven’t yet been able to in
troduce Bob to nearly all the
Perryans I would like for him to
meet, and I expect it to take a while
before he knows everybody I think
he ought to know.
One problem is that, since I have
only been at the Home Journal a
few months myself, I still don’t
know everybody. Every day I meet
new people; that is one of the most
enjoyable parts of my job.
If you get a chance, please come
by the office and meet Bob. And if
you don’t know me or the other
staff members, introduce yourself
to us, too. The better we know the
people of Perry, the better we can
serve you. And that’s what we like
to do.
defense to energy to agriculture.
The new administration can no
more afford to rest on the laurels of
victory than the unseated can
afford to let their loss cripple their
resolve to help make our country
greater. We must not be content
with the times and sit back, ex
pecting our problems to solve
themselves.
That complacent attitude
reminds me of the story told of the
North Carolina dairy farmer who
refused to sell his milk to Car
nation, whose slogan is “Milk from
Contented Cows.” When asked
why, the farmer answered that his
cows were not contented -- they were
always trying harder!
While the story is make-believe,
and Carnation is among the best,
the moral of trying harder is a good
one. It is consistent with the slogan,
“My country right or wrong ...
When right, to keep it right, and
when wrong, to put it right! ” Let us
rededicate our commitment to
excellence.
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Yes I know, Thanksgiving isn’t until next week
but my list of thankfuls is so long that 111 have to
run a “to be continued’’ for a month or so to get
them all in.
Sitting in church last night, I got to thinking - I
drove there in about 5 minutes, went into a well
lighted comfortable building, listened to hymns
played on a piano and an organ, sang and
listened to a sermon, talked with friends and
drove home. I should have but didn’t walk; it
wasn’t necessary to hitch up a wagon and spend
hours getting there. Everything was so con
venient. No one told me I had to go and neither
did anyone tell me I could not. Isn’t it so natural
for us to take this priviledge of worship for
granted and not ever give thanks for it?
I have a special and very recent reason to be
thankful for doctors and nurses, hospitals and
others of the medical profession. Cancer has
risen its ugly head again and a member of my
family has had to have surgery. I am thankful
for the American Cancer Society and its work,
for the local chapter and the many volunteers
here in Perry who do a great job.
As I was around town this afternoon, I saw
Brother J.B. and Mrs. Smith taking their usual
afternoon walk. Isn’t it wonderful to know people
like them and to think about the good work they
do and the number of newcomers they have
welcomed to Perry. I’m thankful our lives have
touched.
Aren’t you thankful to know that when you get
up in the morning, you have a job to do? Yours
may be to care for the home and family or it may
be a situation away from home but whatever - it
is dependent upon your getting if done. I like the
work I do; the discipline it takes to get even this
column written; the pressure we are under to get
the paper out; I just like it. It is great to have Bob
Jones, our new editor here to direct us in this
operation.
I am thankful ...
- that I have family and friends;
- that I can see and truly enjoy the flowers, the
rain, the sunshine, the sunset, the birds and tree
covered hills;
- that I like people - like to watch them and be
with them;
- that I have food, shelter and happiness;
- that I have books to read and enjoy;
- that I have neighbors - the most wonderful in
the world;
-that we have National Education Week,
principals, teachers and school personnel who do
care about our children;
- that I have so many things to be thankful for
and I have another week to make another list.
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