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Serving The People In Georgia's Heartland Since 1870
109TH YEAR NO. 48
Church
Plans
Cantata
The chancel choir of the
Perry United Methodist
Church will present the
annual Christmas can
tata “King of Kings” by
John Peterson at 7 p.m.,
Sunday evening,
December 14.
The choir is directed by
Joe McNutt. Serving as
accompanist for the
evening musical will be
Mrs. Donna McNutt,
organist, and Mrs.
Deborah Walker, pianist.
Members of the choir
are sopranos: Jackie
Beeland, Jody Behrends,
Eleanor Boyer, Wanda
Bragg, Margaret
Cockrel, Nellie Cosey,
Julie Harrell, Audrey
Jennings, Jan McGarity,
Linda Woodrow, Jeannie
Saxon, Frances Worrall
and Dot Whitworth;
Altos: Debbie Mcllrath,
Margaret Easterlln,
Emmie Johnson, Marilyn
Lyons, Jackie Marshall,
Coralie Nunn, Margaret
Talton; Tenors: Hal
Cotton, Ron Cockrel,
Harold Jennings, Ben
Newberry, Ted Ursrey;
Basses: Francis Nunn,
Bob Bailey, Martin
Beeland, Marion Brown,
Mike Lyons and Bob
Messer.
Marijuana
Confiscated
Approximately 120
pounds of marijuana was
confiscated Thursday by
Georgia State Patrol
Trooper Danny Ray, just
three miles south of
Perry on 1-75.
Jerry Lee Hinde, 26,
and Christopher P Kelly,
22, both of Key West, Fla.
were arrested after
Trooper Ray stopped
them for speeding and
switching drivers. After
what looked to be
marijuana on the floor
board was discovered
further search turned up
a .30 caliber enforcer,
S6OO in cash and six
suitcases full of
marijuana. Four suit
cases contained 127 full
bags of marijuana while
the other two housed two
uncut bales of the nar
cotic.
Both Hinde and Kelly
are being held at the
Houston County jail.
Bond was set at $50,000
each.
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Shopping
Days Til
Christmas
Shop In
I *erry
Trooper Danny Ray proudly displays the load of marijuana he and two
other troopers helped confiscate Dec. 5. Shown here is approximately 120
pounds worth.
PHONE 987-1823 PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA.. 31069
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Christmas Preparations
These Perry children are preparing for under the guidance of Mrs. Handy Stokes, shop
Christmas by making decorations of their own at owner. Pictured, clockwise, are Crystal
Ceramic Treasures on Carroll Lane. They go to Williams, Kelly Stokes, and Kelynn Peavy.
the shop after school to learn the art of ceramics (Photo by Angela Martin)
Thousands Welcome
Santa And Christmas
Thousands of Perryans
lined the streets of the
Crossroads of Georgia
Saturday to officially
welcome the jolly ole
man from the North Pole
on his first visit to this
Middle Georgia city.
City and Chamber
officials joined together
in calling the annual
event “the best parade
we’ve ever had”.
More than 50 units,
including bands, mar
ching groups, Shriners,
commercial and non
commercial floats and
dignitaries, wound
through the downtown
streets, lined with
thousands of Middle
Georgians of all ages.
The activities got
underway Saturday
morning with the one
mile and 10,000 meter
road race through
Perry’s downtown and
residential areas.
Pierce Nelson took top
honors in the one mile
race and Kathy Wright
won in the under 13 years
of age division with a 7:05
time. Zac Pilcher came in
a close second with a time
of 7:21.
Gary Lucas won in the
10,000 meter, male
division with a time of
34:47 and Ann Wright was
first in the female
division with a time of
38:46.
In the 26 to 35 age
group, female division,
Betty Mcßrayer took top
honors, while Carol
Dillion came in first in
the female, age 36 to 45
division.
Shelly Crawford won in
the male, 10,000 meter,
age 14 to 25 group, Randy
Piland was first in the 26
to 35 group, Andrew
Mathis crossed the finish
line first in the 36 to 45
age group and Mickey
McPhaul won in the over
46 age group.
A field of 30 runners
competed in the one mile
race and 108 runners
entered in the 10,000
meter race.
Trophies were
presented to the top male
and female finishers and
T-shirts were given to all
who crossed the finish
line.
The parade got un
derway at dark Saturday,
with many of the floats
and units colorfully lit
from self-contained
generators.
Both the Perry High
and the Perry Junior
High School bands, along
with other area bands
provided a musical treat
for the thousands jam
ming the streets.
Winners of the best
floats were the Bank of
Perry, Bethlehem
Baptist Church and the
Junior Civitans.
On Sunday, most of the
downtown stores held
special open house from 2
until 4:30 p.m., offering
free refreshments, gifts,
prizes, exhibits and
entertainment. Some of
the most popular events
Sunday included a doll
display and puppet show
at the Bank of Perry, an
art exhibit by Barbara
Keel at Tuggle and
Mosteller Insurance and
photographs with Santa
at Georgia Federal.
Perry Man Found
Guilty Os Rape
Indicted by a Houston
County Grand Jury of
burglary and rape,
former Perryan Eugene
Haslem, 47, was found
guilty of raping an 85
year-old woman, Nov. 17.
Haslem was acquitted of
the burglary charges by
the 10 man, two-woman
Superior Court jury.
Sentence will be passed
at a later date by Judge
Wiliis B. Hunt.
The victim, her
daughters, Haslem’s
brother, the arresting
officer, the examining
doctor and a crime lab
specialist from Atlanta
all gave testimony at the
trial.
The defendant’s
brother, Willie James
Haslem, remembered
Police Arrest Two
John Wayne (Johnny)
Smallwood, of Perry, was
arrested Monday and
charged with one count of
attempted burglary and
two counts of burglary.
Smallwood was
alledgedly attempting to
enter a window of a
residence at 1303 Parkway
Drive, when two persons
inside the house saw him.
They contacted the police
department after chasing
Smallwood a short
distance.
Smallwood was
arrested by Sgt. Charles
Lewis on Carroll Blvd.,
just south of Big Indian
Bridge. Smallwood had
with him several rings
and a watch which had
been stolen the same day
at residences on Gaines
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1980 PRICE 20 CENTS
Winners in the tenth
annual Dress-A-Doll
contest at the Bank of
Perry were Irene Tuggle
in the sensible dress;
Mrs. Doris Scott of
Shalotte, N.C., character
dolls; Mrs. Bertha
Wheeler and Mrs. Fran
Peake, fancy dress. In
the special classes, Mrs.
Florence Paseur, New
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arriving at the scene of
the crime about 1:20 Nov.
17. Hearing a commotion
he entered the house.
“I heard her hollerin’
and I went in and told him
I was goin’ to tell her
daughter and he raised
up and asked me what I
was doin’ there. When her
daughter came back
from church I told her
what happened and that’s
all I know of it.”
The victim’s daughters
testified that they had
gone to church at 11:30
a.m. leaving their mother
alone. Further testimony
revealed they returned
home and found the
victim between 2 and 2:30
p.m. She was
crying hysterically, the
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Drive and Bonner Drive.
The stolen items were
confiscated by Lewis.
Smallwood is being held
at the Houston County
Jail.
Also on Monday.
William Howard (Bobby)
Horn, of Elko Road, was
arrested by Patrolman
Willie Coates in con
nection with a series of
thefts at a garage
belonging to Bobby
Baxley, of Elko.
Within the past week,
various items were stolen
from the shop. Items
included a radio, a spray
paint gun, a battery
charger and other tools.
Coates arrested Horn
on Main Street; Horn had
the missing paint gun in
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Larry Walker Is
Chosen Kiwanis
Man Os Year
Larry Walker, State
Representative and
Perry City Attorney, has
been chosen as this year’s
Kiwanis Club Man of the
Year for his outstanding
service to the com
munity.
The announcement was
made at the club’s Ladies
Night program Tuesday
evening at the New Perry
Hotel.
Perry
Builds
Ramp
Construction on six
wheelchair ramps on
sidewalks in the down
town area of Perry began
this week. Perry Mayor
Barbara Calhoun said
Monday that the work
had ben under con
sideration for some time.
The ramps will be
located at the corners of
Main and Washington
Streets, Bail and Main
Streets, and Carroll and
Washington Streets and
in front of the Post Office.
Two ramps already exist
on Carroll Blvd. in front
of the Swank Shop and the
former Dodge building.
Mayor Calhoun said the
ramps are being installed
to enable handicapped
citizens to travel by
wheelchair to the banks,
churches, Post Office and
downtown business
district. t
She continued that the
construction of the ramps
is the first step in what
will probably be an
ongoing project of
facilitation for Perry’s
handicapped citizens.
Although installing ;
ramps is not an ex
tremely costly project,
Mayor Calhoun said, it is
a major one in terms of '
planning for such things .
as State Department of
Transportation regu- J
lations and control of (
water flow.
Construction is being
done under the supervision
of Public Works
Superintendent for the
City of Perry.
Mayor Calhoun
declined to give a
projected completion
date for the six ramps
because of the possibility
that the work might have
to be delayed at some
point due to other
projects requiring im
mediate attention, such
as burst water pipes.
Ladies of the St. Christopher Episcopal Church held a Christmas
bazaar Saturday to raise funds for the church’s many activities. Shown
during the event are, (l-r) Sara Smith, Sharon Schmitt. Toni Molleson.
Lora Arledge and Lois Mediock.
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LARRY WALKER
Walker, 38, is a native
of Houston County, and
graduated from Perry
High School in 1960. He is
married to the former
Janice Knighton, and
they have three children -
- Larry 111, Wendy and
John Gray.
He was first elected to
the Georgia General
Assembly in 1972. He has
served on the Judiciary,
Rules and Appropriations
committees of the House
of Representatives. He
Richardson Named
Realtor Governor
Mrs. Watson Richard
son, managing broker of
Richardson Realty, Inc.,
has been named a
governor of the
prestigious Georgia
Realtors Institute.
The Institute is
operated by the Georgia
Association of Realtors
and offers a com
prehensive educational
program which leads to
the G.R.I. (Graduate,
Realtors Institute)
designation.
Mrs. Richardson, who
has been active in real
estate 18 years, has been
very active in the
Georgia Association of
Concert Set At School
The cafeteria of Perry
Middle School will be
echoing with the “sounds
of Christmas” Tuesday
evening, December 16,
beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Music will be provided
by bands from Perry
Middle School and Perry
Junior High School, and
by the Perry Junior High
chorus. The bands are
under the baton of band
director A1 Bailey, and
the chorus will be
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has served as City at
torney for nine years.
Walker is the senior
partner in the law firm of
Walker, Clarke, Mc-
Connell, Richardson and
Hulbert. He is a member
of the Perry United
Methodist Church, and
has been chairman of the
church’s Council on
Ministries and Ad
ministrative Board.
He served as judge of
the Perry Municipal
Court from 1966 through
1971 and as chairman of
the Middle Georgia Area
Planning and Develop
ment Commission Board
of Directors in 1974. He
was president of the City
Attorney Section of the
Georgia Municipal
Association for the year
of 1975.
Walker was the first
recipient of the first
annual Sam Nunn Award
by the Middle Georgia
APDC in 1974. He
received the Georgia
Legislative Service
Award from GMA in the
years of 1974, 1975, 1977
and 1980.
He was also named
Perry’s Outstanding Man
of the Year for 1973-74,
and the Houston County
Legal Secretaries
Association's Boss of the
Year for 1972.
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MRS. RICHARDSON
Realtors where she has
served as past state
chairman, Make
America Better Corn-
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directed by Donna
Arrington.
Different styles of
music will be performed;
everything from the
serious to the popular.
Most of the traditional
Christmas carols will be
heard. There will be a
style to please everyone’s
musical palate.
The concert is free and
open to the public. It
promises to be an en
joyable evening.