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Dow drops for holiday Slock prices closed the week moderately lower as Wall Street prepares for the long Memorial Day Holiday weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished Friday at 2493.77, slipping back across the 2500 barrier by a little more than 7 points. Volume was strong most all week with the exception of Friday as most traders opted for an early start on The Memorial Day Weekend. The Commerce Department re ported Friday that April personal income rose 0.4% and that was about in line with expectations. The surprise came in personal spending, which was up more than 1.1% and the nations savings rate, which decreased to 5.3%. However, a closer look at spending reveals that the bulk of the activity came as a result of new car incentives, which is great news for the close to expectations. The American consumer saved less disposable income in April than in March. Walker appointed to committee Slate Rep. Larry Walker will serve on a Special House Study Committee responsible for overseeing university system equipments improvements. Walker was named to the post by House Speaker Tom Murphy, D-Brcmcn. The panel is also empowered to review an eminent scholars program which secures private funding STOCKS SYMBOL LAST WEEKLY VOLUME PRICE CHANGE American Express AXP +34 509,900 Anheuser-Busch BUD +421/2 +l/2 506,000 Armstrong World ACK +39 5/8 -1/8 156,700 Atlanta Gas Light ATG +25 -1/8 14,400 AT&T T +353/4 +3/8 907,000 BellSouth BLS -(48 5/8 +7/8 321,300 Boeing BA -80 +3/4 812,200 Chrysler Motors C -24 299,900 Church's Chicken CHU +5 3/4 +l/8 18,300 Coca Cola K +SB 3/8 +3/8 347,600 Coca Cola Enterprises CCE -18 3/8 62,900 Delta Airlines DAL +7Ol/2 +3/4 330,700 Digital Equipment DEC -91 1/8 -1 1/8 1,087,400 E-Systems ESY +3O 7/8 +l/4 51,700 Exxon XON +43 3/4 +l/8 805,300 Eaton Corp ETN +617/8 +3/8 101,400 First Wachovia FW +47 43,400 Fuqua Industries FQA +32 +3/8 94,900 General Motors GM 401/2 +l/8 1,094,300 General Electric GE +54 1/4 +1 1/2 1,545,500 Georgia Pacific GP -47 +l/4 207,600 Goodyear GT +54 1/2 -1/8 244,900 Goodrich (8.F.) GR +54 5/8 -1/4 102,300 GTE GTE +52 470,300 Hewlett-Packard HWP +54 1/8 1/4 215,700 Honda Motors HMC +29 +l/4 18,400 Hospital Corp of America HCA Inf 1 Bus. Machines IBM -1091/2 -1/8 841,600 ITf ITT +59 5/8 +1 1/4 659,800 Kellwood KWD +32 +3/8 19,500 K-Mart KM -37 7/8 -1/8 530,300 Kroger KR +l2 1/8 +l/8 243,500 Litton LIT +BOI/8 +3/4 34,500 Lockheed LK +4B 1/8 +l/4 313,000 Lowes Companies LOW +24 3/4 +3/8 22,800 M/ACom MAI +8 1/4 9,400 McDonald's MCD +SB 3/4 +5/8 381,000 McDonnell-Douglas MD -80 1/4 -1/4 82,800 Merck MRK -70 1/2 +5/8 575,300 Navistar NAV +5 3/8 449,400 Norfolk Southern NSC +35 3/4 +5/8 249,800 Northrop NOC +25 3/8 -1/2 133,100 PepsiCo PEP -53 1/2 +1 1/8 508,600 Proctor & Gamble PG +lO2 5/8 +l/4 234,500 Raymond James Financial RJF +ls 3/8 +l/8 1,300 Rockwell Int'l ROK +22 3/8 205,800 Scars S +47 12 +l/4 528,700 Southern Company SO +25 5/8 +3/8 424,200 Sun Trust Banks STI +24 44,600 Texaco TX -55 -1 1/8 6,192,200 TRW Inc TRW +45 7/8 +l/8 63,300 United Technologies UTX +sl 1/8 +3/8 122,900 U.S. Steel X +34 7/8 +3/8 632,100 Union Carbide UK +27 3/8 +5/8 1,029,100 Wal Mart WMT +3B 5/8 +l/4 441,600 Wendy's WEN +5 7/8 +l/4 198,900 Winn Dixie WIN +SO -1/4 17,100 Weslinghouse WX +6l 3/4 +l/2 300,100 Xerox XRX +65 +l/2 339,000 STOCK SYMBOL WEEKLY CHANGE American Oil and Gas AOG -8 Angeles Corp ANG -6 CMX Corp. CXC Crown Crafts CRW -29 3/4 Ecogcnlnc. ECN -3 1/4 Kogcr Properties KGR -27 Pre Paid Legal Services PPD +ll/2 USA Cases USF +9 3/8 STOCK SYMBOL LAST PRICE VOLUME BID ASK Atlantic Southeast Airway ASAI 13 5/8 13 3/4 30,700 Bank South BKSO 12 3/4 13 80,500 Cascade Corp CASC 21 21 1/2 19,800 Citizens & Southern CSOU 331/2 331/4 1,427,600 Kinder Care KNDR 8 8 1/8 91,100 Liberty Federal Banks FLFC 7 1/2 8 1/2 100 MIC Comm MCIC 38 3/8 39 1/2 1,491,700 Park Comm PARC 33 3/4 34 1/2 700 Ryans Steak RYAN 6 7/8 7 242,900 STOCK SYMBOL CLOSE CHANGE Dow Jones Industrie UTIL +201.16 +ll.lß Dow Jones Transportations TRAN +1165.59 +12.94 New York Composite NYSI +179.31 +1,26 American Composite AMSI -355.01 +2.38 NASDAQ IXO +428.87 +3.19 S & P 500 SPX +321.59 +2.42 London Gold ZQL -365.80 +2.20 New York Silver XYN.MA 5.20 6.4 il Dave Ellis Stock market report V: --- - / And, while spending is on the rise somewhat, the report shows that we arc spending our dollars more care fully. First quarter GNP came in at a revised 4.3%, and this was down from real growth of 5.5% in March. Non-farm GNP was also dewn to 1.8% from 3% and both revisions arc lower than expected. The good news hidden in these figures is that inflation is running about in line with 1988 figures. Overall, still a good argument for no recession through 1990 and a soft landing in the economy for 1988. Enjoy The Memorial Day Weekend! matched with state monies to establish endowments for distin guished professors at Georgia Uni versities. Five such chairs have been cre ated to dale which designate distin guished professorships in single learning disciplines and provide laboratory equipment or other facilities to accelerate research. f Perry-area business / industry news I Hi i w. ? i; l^||| «*fc* *m «tT Allen Cagle, Tommy Willard at new Sing Travel Center ...The store has many traveling luxuries Sing Travel Center is new 1-75 travel haven By MELODY BACAS Staff Writer There is a new haven along In terstate 75 in Perry for those traveling through the state. It's called the Sing Travel Center, The new travel slop, located at I -75 and Thompson Road, is a sister to Sing on Main Street which is managed by Allen Cagle. Only the new one is more adequately equipped to handle more customers at once, according to manager Tommy Willard. Willard said building the Sing Travel Center is a first for the company. "This is the first travel center and it's located here in Perry, and Sing has stores in Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. That says a lot for Perry and 1-75," Willard said. The manager said the location of the ,store was ideal because of the interstate and the growing commu nity in this area. The Sing Travel Center, when complete, will have everything the other store does including a deli catessen, plenty of last-minute, Ii J ' rt Kellwood congratulates Felder A 15-year service award for work In the quilted tex tiles department was presented Thursday at Kellwood Co. Honored employee Calvin Felder is congratulated by Shift Supervisor Arthur Watkins. Honored for service Kellwood Company 10-year employee Wanda Davis receives a framed award from Accessories Department Supervisor Donnie Adkinson. In addition to the awards, honored employees enjoyed a giant donut cake at a special break. Now you know - According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates, the job classification with the most open pick-up items and travel needs. But Willard said it will also have items which cater to truckers, such as trucking supplies and diesel fuel. Outside, there arc five bays for trucks to gel fuel and five bays for cars, so there won't be a line wait ing for a pump. Willard said there is also space for eight to 10 trucks to park on the lot overnight. "There isn’t a store around here that caters to truckers like we're going to," Willard said. There is also room for 32 people to sit and cal inside the store, the manager said. Plus, the center will have the added feature of four inside pay telephones. "We have stools where people can sit and conduct their business as they travel," Willard said. The Sing Travel Center will open June 5 and will be open 24 hours a day, the manager said. Sing, started in the 19505, is family owned and operated. It was begun when Lewis Singletary opened one gas station in Pelham, Ga. ings likely between now and 2(XX) is that of computer service techni cian. THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL SATURDAY, MAY 27 19A9 Trust Co. Bank to open new office here June 5 Trust Company Bank of Middle Georgia officially will open its new office in Perry with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, June 5. The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. The office is located at 1601 Macon Road. The office has been under construction for the past several months. Mellco announces four appointments Mcllco Inc., a manufacturer of pressure treated lumber, recently announced the following appoint ments by its board of directors. - M. S. Tolleson Jr. to execu tive vice president. - Richard W. Danncnbcrg to vice president-marketing. - Randall D. Loggins to vice president-procurement. - W. Sandy Trotter to vice president-specialty products devel opment. Mcllco is headquartered in Perry. Mcll S. Tolleson Sr., Mcllco chairman and chief executive offi cer, said: "I am extremely proud of the ac Management seminar slated here Macon College’s Department of Continuing Education will offer a seminar entitled "Management Skills for Today's Workforce" on Tuesday, May 30, at the Holiday Inn in Perry. The seminar will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will focus on defining the manager's role and and identifying the skills needed to perform effec tively. Transfer Old 8 mm & 16 mm *Home Movies* ,to Video Tape at PDQ PHOTO SHOP & CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY Transferred by injuumin p»" V &a wme Warehouse Studio, Dublin, CM Gil Giliis - Owner C “Burger and Rings Combo” Regular burger and Onion Rings SOO9 OFFER ENDS im Plus tax May 31st Tuesday Nite Special Sonic Burgers 1 & 2 Half price 5 p.m. til close "Chocolate Sundae" Half price on any Sundaywitn purchase of food or drink item 117 Green St. 922-9311 f Need CASH for Vacation? *, •J? Wdlston Pawn has the f FAST CASH | I You Need! ? ft- '-"g Come by and see k i* Calvin or Steve * Y TODAY! Jewelry f i vi.. Desißn Y MC We Pay CASH for Items of Value! Sates ,|V Discover Repairs f 922-4549 - Calvin Maye ■ 2000 Moody Rd. ** ■.B 328-PAWN - Stephen Rogers - 520 Northgate Plaza Y $ Y 1 Y^*^ f city< livr Ifficur• i ll I ULTIMATE SHINE | j Car Detailing j We Pick Up And Deliver | Invest in protecting your m automobiles, plane, boats |v § Call for |S n FREE ESTIMATES -^gSS ’ Michael Edgar £ 922-3312 complishments of these key em ployees. The other senior officers and 1 look forward to working closely with them in their new ca pacities. Their talents will con tribute to the success of our long range planning." In addition, these officers will serve as a corporate planning com mittee with responsibility for bud gets, new products, capital invest ments and special projects. Formed in October 1987, Mcllco is one of the leading treaters of Southern Pine in the country. Mcllco owns treating facilities in Athens, Ala., Roanoke Rapids, N.C., and Rock Hill, S.C. Experienced managers, newly promoted managers and individuals pursuing management careers should benefit from the seminar. Clyde Coninc, director of the college's Center lor Business Ser vices, will lead the seminar. The fee for the evening is 525. To reserve space, call the De partment of Continuing Education 31471-2270. 5A