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116th YEAR, NO. 49. 3 SECTIONS, 24 PAGES, PLUS SALES CIRCULARS
PERRY'S LOCAL NEWSPAPER FOR OVER 115 YEARS HOUSTON COUNTY'S LEGAL ORGAN - A PARK NEWSPAPER
The big I
day is !
at hand
Westfield seniors, 48 strong,
will step forward Friday to receive
their high school diplomas during
the schools’ 1987 commencement
exercises that get started at 8 p.m.
Valedictorian Hugh Lawson 111
will lead the program with a
speech on, “The Future- What It
Holds." Salutatorian Charles Lee
Odom will reflect on the past 12
years at Westfield Schools.
First honor graduate and class
president Tamatha Griffin will
give the welcoming, and
graduating senior Patti Roberts
will sing, “Friends.”
Os the 48 seniors, 46 have
stated their intention of con
tinuing in college, and one is yet |
undecided.
Eight of this year’s graduates
have received academic scholar
ships, four to Mercer University in
Macon. Several others also will
enroll at that school this fall.
The four earning Mercer
scholarships are Richard Barry,
$22,000; Lawson, $14,000; Odom,
$ 12,000, and Nancy Bailey.
Other 1987 scholarship winners
are Kecia Williamson, Perry
Business Women’s Club; Leigh
Doles, Perry Rotary Club; Patti
Roberts, Perry Kiwanis Club; and
Michelle King, Georgia South
western College.
Brad Bolton, star football run
ning back, was selected by Arkan
sas State for an athletic scholar
ship.
Additionally, seniors Cherie
Andrews and Mark Cummings
were given partial scholarships.
Candidates for diplomas are:
From Perry, Paige LeAnne
Adkins, Nancy Alyce Bailey,
Richard Eugene Barry Jr., James
Romey Bloodworth Jr., Patrick
Hall Buice, Lori Lynn Bush,
Michelle DeLoach, Tommy
Walter Fowler, Virgil Gardner
Gibbs, Jeffrey Daryl Hairrington,
Gilbert John Harvard.
Also, Jennifer Marie Horton,
Selena Katherine Huff, Julie Ann
King, Jill Renee Laney King, An
drew Richard Kistler, Hugh
Lawson 111, James Cleveland
Langston Jr., Marla Cherie
Moseley, Charles Douglas Muse,
John Garrett Pearson Jr.
Dennard issues *
stern warning **
on vandalism i
Chief B.E. Dennard reports E
that vandals stole S7O worth of H
flowers from a grave at 1
Woodlawn Cemetery over the
weekend and that anyone caught I
vandalizing a cemetery will be |
prosecuted to the fullest extent of I
the law. I
“Anyone who steals from a I
cemetery is the lowest of the low I
down,” Dennard said on
Tuesday. “If we catch anyone M
doing anything illegal in a |
cemetery, we will prosecute to |
the fullest extent of the law.” g
Cemeteries in Perry in the past
have had some problems with $
vandals, the chief added. This |
incident occurred either over the |
weekend or on Memorial Day.
“We will be patrolling all of
the cemeteries to watch for
vandals,” he said. “They will be
checked periodically during all
shifts.”
At the present time, the
department does not have a
suspect in the case, but it is still
under investigation.
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With a toss of their hats, Westfield Valedictorian
Hugh Lawson 111 (left) Senior Class President Tamatha
Griffin, and Salutatorian Charles Odom are ready to
plunge head first into the college life. The three will
Also, Sherri Leigh Platt,
Patricia Ann Roberts, Shannon
Lynn Schofill, Kelly Frances
Stokes, Donna Kay Stovall, Amy
Michelle Strickland, Angela Dee
Thames and Kecia Leigh William
son.
From Fort Valley, Charles
Raymond Ayer Jr.. Mark Richard
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On Monday, Memorial Day, mambars of local
vataran’s groups and local law enforcement agents
placed a wreath and said a prayer at the Confederate
War Monument at the Houston County Courthouse In
honor of those who gave their lives In the defense of
the United States. Those participating from the Perry
VFW 6126 Included Commander Qeorge F. Miller, B.J.
lead the Westfield Class of 1987 in commencement
excercises this Friday night. (HHJ photo by Brenda
Gibson)
Cummings, Sandra Leigh Doles,
Newton Stephen Hiley, Charles
Lee Odom, Joseph Sammons
Pearson and Kevin Adiel Ware.
Kimberly Elaine Cochran and
Cynthia Dawn McCullars of
Reynolds; Bradford D. Bolton and
Ellen Michelle King of Mon
tezuma; Cheryl Luan Andrews of
Memorial Day wreath
Hunt, Larry Eldar, Sid Morris, Bill Monroe. From the
American Legion was Ban Parker. Representatives
from local law enforcement agendas were Parry
Police Chief B.E. Dennard, Parry Detective Giles Webb,
Perry Police Officer Benny Redmond and Peach Coun
ty Deputy Donny Martin.
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PERRY, GA.
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Byron; Tamatha Jean Griffin of
Kathleen; Randall Derrick Jones
of Marshallville; LeWahna Kim
berly Thaxton of Roberta,
Dwayne Glenn Langston and
Christy Lynn Montgomery of
Elko, and Julia Aileen Asbury and
Joseph Garcia Hernandez of
Warner Robins.
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Mid-week
Board names
Johnson to
hospital post
By BRIAN HITE
HHJ Intern
Stephen W. Johnson has been
appointed to the office of chief
administrator for the Perry
Hospital. Johnson had been
serving as interim administrator
at the hospital for the past two
months replacing former Chief
Administrator, Sid Oglesby.
The announcement was made
at the Houston County Hospital
Authority Board meeting
Tuesday night.
Johnson, 38, joined the
Houston Healthcare Complex in
February of 1986 as an assistant
administrator. Prior to his work
in Houston County, Johnson
served as the executive director
of the Chattooga County
Hospital and Oak View Nursing
Home in Summerville, Ga.,
for two years. In addition,
Johnson has been employed by
the Floyd Medical Center in
Rome, Ga., the
Rockmart-Aragon Hospital in
Rockmart, Ga., and by the West
Virginia Department of Welfare.
He holds a Master of Health
Administration degree from
Georgia State College.
Other business at the meeting
included the approval of a
workers’
compensation/self-insurance
policy. According to Arthur
Christie, who gave a synopsis of
the policy, it will protect
insurance rates from severe
escalation. The document states
that claims will be paid directly
from the premiums which
generally range from
180-200 thousand dollars,
$45,000 of which is used for
administrative costs. The policy
enlists the services of a third
party—Jones, Hill and Mercer,
Inc.—to insure prompt payment
on all claims. The purpose of a
such a policy is to save money
usually lost in other types of
insurance contracts.
1-75, Northrop interchange
construction is due soon
By DAVID GRINDLE
Staff writer
Construction could begin on
the Interstate 75-Northrop
Interchange by the middle part of
July, according to Wayne W.
Harper, a local government
coordinator with the Department
of Transportation, on Friday.
The $5 million interchange will
link Thompson Road with 1-75
and will give the new Northrop
plant direct access to the
interstate. Government officials
say that the state’s promise to
build the interchange was an
essential element in Northrop’s
decision to locate in Perry.
Circus date is changed
The Showtime Circus
sponsored by the Exchange Club
of Perry will perform on Monday,
June 1, at 7:00 p.m. at the Perry
Middle School, according to a
representative of the club on
Tuesday.
The circus was originally
scheduled to perform on Sunday,
In other action . . .
•James R. Anderson,
Architect, was selected for the
Perry Hospital expansion
project.
•A Personal Exercise Plan
(PEP) has been developed for
employees at Houston Medical
Center and Perry Hospital.
Approximately 230 employees
have enrolled in the program
which includes aerobic classes.
♦A Patient Information
Handbook should be completed
in the near future for Perry
Hospital.
•Quite a few employees helped
out with Special Olympics, which
were held recently.
•A policy for HIV virus (AIDS)
testing has been suggested for
approval. The authority will not
vote on the issue until a
workshop on the subject is
completed by board members.
PERRY, GA.
Sports...
If there Is one student In Perry
who best epitomizes the term
student-athlete, it may be senior
Kirkland Smith For three years,
Smith has shown that a successful
academic and successful athletic
career can co-exist. See story on
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Index...
Deaths 2A
Viewpoint 4A
Social 6A
School news 8A
Sports IB
Business news 6B
Food 1C
Television 4C
“The bids will open on June
26,” Harper said. “If we get
goal bids, construction could
begin in 15 to 20 days after
that.”
The project will change the
face of Airport Road and
Thompson Road, he said. Airport
Road, from Highway 341 North
to Thompson Road, will become
a four lane road. Thompson
Road, from Airport Road to the
interchange, will also be four
lane. Thompson Road, from the
interchange to Macon Road, will
be two lane. The contract also
calls for a turn lane to be added
Continued on back page
May 31, but had to be
rescheduled at the school’s
request, the representative said.
Tickets that were sold with the
May date on them will be
honored on June 1.
The Exchange Club regrets
any inconvenience that the
change has caused.