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The Houston Horn Journal
109TH YEAR NO. 46
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Indians and pilgrims appeared on the stage at
Kings Chapel Elementary School Wednesday as
the members of Mrs. Malinda Shelton's fourth
grade class treated the other students to a play
Christmas At The Crossroads
Called Bigger And Better
Christmas at the
Crossroads, December 6
and 7 is being sponsored
by the Perry Chamber of
Commerce. Many ac
tivities have been
planned. On Saturday,
December 6 there will be
races, a parade and
lighting of the tree. Race
registration begins at
8:30 a.m. at the Chamber
of Commerce with the 1
mile run at 9:00 a.m. and
the 10,000 meter race at
9:30a.m. Trophies will be
awarded to the first place
winners and T-shirts will
be given to all who enter.
The Sogadera Club is
Hooks Is Cleared By
Fulton Grand Jury
Georgia Bureau of
Investigation Special
Agent James G. Hooks,
who was fired as
supervisor of the Perry
GBI office Oct. 21 on
charges of misconduct,
was cleared of the ac
cusations by a Fulton
County grand jury
Friday.
But Tom J. McGreevy,
director of the bureau’s
Investigative Division,
said Hooks will not be
rehired despite the
decision. Hooks has filed
an administrative appeal
of the termination of his
employment, McGreevy
said.
Hooks, 37, was fired for
two charges of filing
false statements to cover
the loss of $950 walkie
talkie. He filed two
statements to explain
what happened to the
walkie-talkie. The first
said it was stolen from his
car, and the second said
he had recovered it in the
woods behind his home
after seeing some "young
hippe types’’ in the area.
After an investigation
of the statements, the
GBI accused Hooks of
losing track of the walkie
talkie by leaving it in a
pickup truck which he
owned and filing false
statements to cover the
loss, McGreevy said.
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King's Chapel Students Perform
handling registration and
the Exchange Club the
organization o' these
events. Registration
forms can be picked up
ahead of time at the
Chamber of Commerce
office.
A first will be a night
parade. It will begin at
6:00 p.m. and will also
follow a different route
this year. The bands,
floats, cars and all others
in the parade will
assemble at Perry Senior
High and will be lined up
on North Avenue. They
will come out of North
A Fulton County Houston County Superior
assistant district at- Court, alleges that Hooks
torney said the grand was ‘‘maliciously and
jury felt Hooks should not wrongfully” dismissed
be indicted because the from his position and as a
walkie-talkie had been result has suffered
recovered. "substantial damages.”
Hooks filed a $2 million Defendants named in
lawsuit against three GBI the suit are GBI director
officials and two former Beverly E. Ponder; GBI
special agents Thursday. Investigation Division
The suit, filed in Continued on Page 2
Johnson Elected
PGA Director
The annual meeting of
stockholders of Central
Georgia Production
Credit Association was
held on Thursday,
November 20 at the Perry
High School Cafeteria in
Perry. A barbeque dinner
was served by the
Houston County Young
Farmers and their wives
to the approximately 300
people in attendance.
The business session
was opened by Robert L.
Dickey, 11, chairman of
the Board of Directors for
Central Georgia PCA.
Eddy R. Jones, President
of the Association, gave a
report on the financial
condition of the
association which in
Serving Hie People In Georgia’s Heartland Since 1870
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., 31069
about the first Thanksgiving. As they pose for a
photograph by Home Journal Editor Bob Jones,
the children seem proud of their performance.
and make a left onto
Macon Road. They will
follow Macon Road until
it becomes Carroll Street.
They will continue down
and out Carroll Street.
The parade will end on
Carroll Street at the
Jaycee building.
There will be
lighted commercial
floats, homemade floats,
bands, cars, skaters,
dignitaries, Santa and
more. We will have the
Perry Senior High band
under the direction of Bill
Alford, Perry Jr. High
band under the direction
of A1 Bailey, the Air
dicated assets of
$29,168,242.00, liabilities
of $23,891,329.00, and a net
worth of $5,276,913.00.
Richard A. Johnson of
Houston County was re
elected to a three year
term as director.
The business session
was followed by a speech
from McKinley S.
Franklin, former
president of Central
Georgia PCA, who is
Regional Vice President
of the Federal In
termediate Credit Bank
of Columbia, South
Carolina.
At the conclusion of the
business session, a
drawing was held for
$550.00 in cash prizes.
Force Reserve Band
from Robins Air Force
Base and the Sacred
Hearts band of Warner
Robins. Right after the
parade the big Christmas
tree on the courthouse
lawn will be lighted. The
homemade floats will be
judged and awards will
be given to the first,
second and third place
winners.
On Sunday, there will
be an open house from
2:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.
with the banks and most
downtown merchants
participating. There will
be goodies to eat as well
as some fun things to see
and do. Go by Georgia
Federal and have your
picture made with Santa.
Go by The Bank of Perry
and see the dolls.
Each year the bank
purchases dolls which are
dressed by people in the
community, judged in
several catagories and
then put on display for
our enjoyment. At
Christmas time they are
given to the Happy Hour
School and PAL. Also in
front of the Bank of Perry
will be The Love Joys,
Puppet Ministry of First
Baptist Church, with
shows at 2:30 and 3:30. At
the Chamber of Com
merce you will be able to
see a doll house display.
These houses have been
made and furnished by
some of our own talented
people. The houses
belong to L.M. Hartley,
June Meeks, Charlotte
Bohanon and Molly
Culpepper. Be sure and
see these. At Tuggle and
Mosteller there will be
art by Barbara Keel of
Auburn, Alabama who is
a wildlife artist. Perry
Flower and Gift Shop will
have an Old Fashioned
Christmas with special
refreshments so stop by
their shop and visit with
them on Washington
Avenue.
Another change will be
the Candlelight Service.
This year it will begin at
4:30 at the Courthouse.
There will be music,
singing and Rev. Bobby
Johns, pastor of the
Ingleside Baptist Church
in Macon will be the
speaker.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1980 PRICE 20 CENTS
Candidates Will Face
City Voters Tuesday
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By Angela Martin
Perryans going to the
polls next Tuesday, Dec.
2, will vote in one opposed
race and three unopposed
races. The polls will be
open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
at the National Guard
Armory, end citizens of
Perry who were
registered to vote in
Houston County prior to
Nov. 4 may vote.
Although there are
three candidates in the
Post 5 City Council race,
there is no possibility of a
run-off election.
Whichever candidate
receives the most votes
will win the election.
Anyone wishing to
write in a candidate may
ask one of the poll officers
how to place a write-in
vote.
For the Post 5 seat,
incumbent Thomas Mayo
faces Joe Posey and
Bobbin Jackson.
Mayo, of 1427 Baker
Street, is a letter carrier
for the U.S. Post Office in
Perry. He has served a
full two-year term on the
Council, and currently
serves as the chairman of
the Sanitation Committee
and as a member of the
Finance Committee. He
has also served as
chairman of the Street
and Police Committees.
Mayo, 59, has lived in
Perry since 1929. He is a
graduate of Perry High
School. In addition to his
Council duties, Mayo has
in the past served on the
Planning and Zoning
Commission in Perry. He
has been the Commander
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Jets Win County Championship
The Jet Mites and cheerleaders (pictured
above) were entertained Friday night,
November 21 at a banquet held at the home of
Charles and Gloria Alday. Trophies, furnished
by the Perry Recreation Booster Club were
presented to all the players and cheerleaders for
winning the County championship. The Jets,
coached by Alton Ellis, Willie Thornton, and
Earl Thornton, won the Houston County
Championship this year with a record of 8 wins,
1 tie, and 1 loss. Coach Ellis began the season
with 20 boys and finished the season with 15 hard
working, hard playing, hard hitting, well
disciplined players. Being number one in their
division in the county pitted them against the
first place team from Peach County in the
of the local American
Legion Post four years,
and was a member of the
Perry Civitan Club 18
years, holding local and
district offices for the
club,
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Mayo
Mayo says that “Perry
has been a good home,
and I’d just like to serve
the people.” He says his
qualifications for the job
include experience, a
familiarity with the city’s
problems and “a positive
working relationship with
the other Council
members and the
mayor.”
Mayo describes Perry
as “a very progressive
community.” He says
that he has been a part of
several projects in the
past two years, and “I
want to continue to be a
part of these.”
Some of the projects he
cites are the building of a
new city maintenance
barn, the upgrading of
the Perry - Ft. Valley rail
service, and the purchase
of an industrial site by the
city and the Houston-
County Develop
ment Authority.
“Realizing that no
Council member can do
anything by himself,” he
says, he has been in
strumental in the
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Posey
building of a half mile of
sidewalks in the city and
upgrading the Perry
Police Department
through promotions. He
says he initiated a bulk
mailing program for the
Perry government, which
saves the city about $35 a
month in utility bills
alone.
Mayo says Perry needs
to continue to be a
progressive city.
“Contrary to what some
people believe, we’ve got
to grow. We can’t stand
still,” he says.
Perry’s greatest needs,
Mayo says, are for a
recreational complex,
more sidewalks, more
storm sewers and street
resurfacing.
Posey says his purpose
for running for Council is
“to protect the
Holiday Bowl which they won Sat. Nov. 22nd
at Ted Wright Field with a score of 30-8 to wind
up a GREAT season. Front row: (left to right)
Samantha Buchanan, Lynne Baumll, Jaquita
Sturkey, Sandi Matthews, Chrlsti Rowland (not
pictured) Shannon Rowland & Angle Rowland.
Second Row: Stewart Bloodworth, Clint Talton,
Scott Buchanan (dropped out), David Hodges
(d) Nicholas Jones (DO), Lanny Rowland, Kevin
Matthews, Jonathan Griggers, Ken Sturkey,
Travis Williams. Back Row: Coach Willie
Thornton, Adrian Green. Jason Alday, Otis
Duhart, Antonio Radford, Patrick Collins, John
Gaines. Cory Lumpkin. Shannon Smith. Jonas
Alday, Coach Alton Ellis (Not pictured) Coach
Earl Thornton.
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residents.” He says he
believes thet “some parts
of City Council are not
sympathetic” to the
needs of Perryans. He
cites as an example the
recent vote by some
Jackson
council members to
rezone a tract of land on
Perimeter Road from C-l
to C-2, for the purpose of
building a shopping
center.
“No one that we talked
to could give a reason for
wanting the extra
business coming in,” he
says. Posey was in
strumental in forming a
group of local citizens to
fight in opposition of the
rezoning.
Posey says he is also
concerned about the lack
of adequate recreational
facilities throughout the
city. “There ought to be a
bigger spread,” he says,
citing the Creekwood and
Tucker School areas as
the only parts of town
with ample recreational
facilities.
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