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The Houston Home Journal
—IO9TH YEAR NO. 49 PHONE 987-1823 PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., 31069 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1980 PRICE 20 CENTS TWO SECTIONS, 24 PAGES
Police To
Enforce
Ordinance
A new animal control
officer has been hired and
Mayor Barbara Calhoun
and the Perry City
Council has instructed
Police Chief B.E. Den
nard to begin immediate
enforcement of the City’s
dog control ordinance.
The ordinance has been
on the books for several
years, but recently has
not been strictly en
forced, city officials say.
Under the ordinance,
all adult dogs must be
inoculated annually for
rabies and must be
registered at City Hall. In
addition, all dogs must
be in pens, on leashes or
under the owner’s control
at all times, Chief Den
nard said.
Dogs caught running
loose by the new animal
control officer, Chip
McCurdy, will be im
pounded and the owner
will be required to pay a
fee to get them released.
There will also be a $1.50
daily board bill charged
to the owners.
Chief Dennard said
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Your Resolutions
January 1, 1981 is just around the corner
and, as usual, the New Year will be ac
companied by millions of vows to stop
smoking, go on a diet, balance budgets, visit
in-laws and watch less television.
Here at the Home Journal, we want to help
you stick to your New Year’s resolutions. We
belive the best motivation for keeping a
promise is to publicize it, so that everyone
will know if you start to break it.
That’s where the Home Journal can help
you. We would like to print your personal
New Year’s resolution in the Jan. 1 edition of
the paper. Then you can mount it on your
wall at home or work; carry it in your purse
or back pocket; and send it to all your friends
and relatives, to ensure that you have a
frequent reminder of that special promise
you intend to keep all year.
Just write your resolution down, sign it and
bring it by our office at 1010 Carroll Lane, or
mail it to P.O. Drawer M, Perry, Ga. 31069.
We must receive your resolution by noon on
Monday, Dec. 29.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
dogs not claimed within
seven days will be
destroyed in a humane
manner.
Dog owners found in
violation of the ordinance
will also face a possible
citation, which could
result in a court ap
pearance or payment of
a cash bond.
The police chief said his
office as well as that of
the mayor receives
“quite a few complaints’’
about loose dogs each
week. “The mayor and
council discussed the
matter with the police
department and in
structed us to begin strict
enforcement of the
existing dog ordinance,”
the Chief said.
“We have a good,
strong and fair ordinance
and it will be enforced,
regardless of whom the
dog belongs to," Dennard
said.
The Chief refused to
guess how many dogs are
in the City of Perry, but
did say there were
“many, many hun
dreds”, He said his office
has reports of several
people being victims to
dog bites during the past
few years, but none of
them serious.
The registration at City
Hall carries a fee of $1
and owners receive a
numbered tag for their
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Baptists
Schedule
Cantata
The adult and children
choirs of the First Baptist
Church will present the
cantata, “Noel, Jesus is
Born” written by Lanny
Wolfe, Don Marsh, and
Bob Benson at the Sunday
evening worship service.
The choirs under the
direction of Bob Brewer,
minister of music and
youth, will begin the
presentation at 7 p.m.
Sharon Rooke will
narrate the program.
Those who will have solos
are Betty Parham, Jean
McDonald, Joyce Brooks,
Cliff Woods, Jay Turner
and Lillie Ann Nichols.
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Gifts For Parents
Nathan Brazelle, 8, appears confused about what to buy Mom and Dad
for Christmas, after taking a tour with "Elf” Renee Satterfield through
the Secret Shop at Parties Galore in the Village Shops.
Christmas Shopping
Is A Steal For Some
By Angela Martin
During the holiday
season, all store
managers know what to
expect -- an increase in
sales, and an increase in
shoplifting.
The rise in, sales is
precisely what they
want: the shoplifting they
would rather not have.
James McCall,
manager of the Family
Dollar Store in Perry,
said he is currently
discovering about SIOO
worth of merchandise
missing from the store
each day. This estimate
is based entirely on
empty packages he
finds in the store. McCall
said that shoplifting is a
“real serious problem”
throughout the year, but
that the problem worsens
around Christmas.
Dennis Lewis, manager
of Revco at Eastgate
Shopping Center, said
his store realizes a
weekly loss of S3OO to S4OO
worth of merchandise.
Within the past week, he
said, about five
shoplifters have been
caught in the store.
Danny Tanton,
manager of Revco at
Grant Plaza, said
shoplifting always in
creases “any time traffic
in the store increases,”
and Christmas is the time
stores conduct the most
business. As to whether
shoplifting has increased
over last year, Tanton
said that is “hard to
estimate; it’s always
bad.”
The smaller stores
located in the downtown
section of Perry seem to
have less trouble with
shoplifting. Joan Chase,
owner of the Perry
Bookstore, said she is
“pretty good at
eyeballing’’ every
customer that comes into
City To Increase
Natural Gas Rates
A rate increase for the
city of Perry’s natural
gas customers was ap
proved by the City
Council at their regular
meeting Tuesday
evening.
The general service
rate will be increased
from a $3 minimum
monthly charge to a $3.50
minimum monthly
charge,beginning Jan. 1.
The minimum bill is for
usage of up tp 200 cubic
feet of natural gas. The
rate for additional gas
use will be increased to
.471 per 100 cubic feet.
The industrial in
terruptible rate for gas
will remain the same.
Councilman Ralph
Gentry said the rate
increase would mean an
increase of about $5 on a
$29 monthly bill.
Gentry said the rate
increase was necessary
to offset the higher cost of
the gas from Southern
Natural Gas Company,
the city’s supplier. He
the store, giving them
little opportunity to steal.
Linda Storey, owner of
the Card Carousel, said
she has missed only two
items from her store in
two years. And Jerry
Rogers, owner of Ed
wards - Harper clothing
store, said shoplifting at
added that the city has
avoided passing rate
increases on to customers
for more than a year.
During that time, the city
has absorbed the rising
costs from Southern.
Voted to allow stores to
sell beer and malt
beverages packed to go
beginning at 7 a.m., in
stead of 8 a.m. A new
ordinance concerning
this change was effective
Wednesday morning a 7.
Stores must continue to
stop selling such
beverages at 11:45 p.m.
Approved the following
promotions of Police
Department: Cpl.
Wendell Ratterree, to the
position of sergeant and
Patrolmen Willie B.
Johnson and Mike Kelly
to the position of cor
poral.
Voted to employ James
Albritton as a patrolman
with the police depart
ment.
Grand Jury
Recommends
New Court
The Houston County
Grand Jury has
recommended the
establishment of a Small
Claims Court and said
that Justices of the Peace
should be merged into the
operation.
The Grand Jury
pointed out in its
recommendations that 87
of Georgia’s 159 counties
use Small Claim Courts
and noted that the Walton
County Court could serve
as a model for a Houston
County system.
The recommendations
called for the merging of
JP’s into the court and
said guidelines and
suitable briefings should
be held prior to incoming
Justices of the Peace
rendering their decisions.
Presently, justices of
Mrs. Wilson Chosen
Woman Os The Year
Norma Wilson, a Pilot
Club member, was
named this year’s Perry
Woman of the Year at the
club’s annual Christmas
party Tuesday night at
the First Baptist Church
of Perry.
Each year, the club
sponsors an outstanding
Perry woman for this
his store is kept at a
"bare minimum.”
All Perry store owners
and managers, however,
are aware of the fact that
shoplifting might occur in
their stores, especially
during the month of
December. "It sure will
happen today or any time
if we’re not careful to
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"Gather Around the Manger " will be presented by the children's choirs
of the Perry United Methodist Church. Sunday at 7 p.m. The musical has
been written and directed by Debbie Mcllrath. This group of choir
members are Molly Summers, Laura Barfield. Second row (l-r) Vince
Golden, Jennifer Nunn, Chad Sharp, Danny Perfect, Morgan Baird. Third
Row (l-r)) Christopher Nunn, Eric Ferguson, Drew Talton, Tommy
Roberts, Matt Perfect. Fourth Row (l-r) Lane Watson, Mary Helen
Barfield, Angela Goodwin and Stephanie Leonard.
the peace operate out of
the Houston County
Courthouse and the
Agricultural Building in
Perry as well as the State
Court Building in Warner
Robins.
The Grand Jury
recommended that ap
propriate space in either
location be provided for
the small claim court.
A limitation of cases
involving SSOO to $2,500
was suggested by the
Grand Jury for the court.
The Grand Jury
commended the cities of
Perry, Warner Robins
and Centerville for their
“excellent” facilities,
equipment, operation of
readiness, proficiency of
training and
professionalism, but also
recommended im
Mrs. Wilson
honor. The recipient is
chosen by an anonymous
committee. Os the
five past recipients, one
other was a Pilot Club
member -- Barbara
Jones, chosen in 1976.
Other past Perry
Women of the Year are
Ruby Hodg'fes, 1977;
Aurelia Evans, 1978, Nina
Harper, 1979 and Mildred
Warren, 1980.
Mrs. Wilson, in addition
to being an active Pilot,
serves on the Cancer
Board and the Perry Arts
Council. She has children
provements be made in
the county’s volunteer
fire departments.
It reported that the
facilities and equipment
at the Elberta, Cen
terville, Hayneville,
Henderson and Lake Joy
departments were in
“very good condition”.
However, it was con
cerned with one fire truck
at the Henderson station
which has only a 750-
gallon capacity. It was
recommended that new
trucks being purchased
be stationed there and
that one of the trucks at
Henderson be reassigned
to the Quail Run station
now being constructed.
Like the recom
mendation of the January
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and grandchildren, and is
a member of the First
Baptist Church.
In the introduction of
Mrs. Wilson, Betty
Richerson, division
coordinator of the
Outreach Division of the
club, said, "She is a true
friend to a lot of people;
she is devoted to her
entire family and friends;
she is definitely devoted
to the betterment of her
community, which is
reflected by her
remarkable ability of
knowing the ‘right
people’ and how to get
things completed in a
short time.
‘‘She always shoy/s
compassion for people
less fortunate than she or
who are in she
completes > each project
she starts whether or not
it is A successful com
pletion, but which most of
the time is a success; she
is ever ready when
someone needs her,
whether for a warm and
friendly chat, warm food,
warm clothes, a warm
hug or just a very warm
greeting.”