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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21,1989--119th YEAR, NO. 49,4 SECTIONS, 28 PAGES, PLUS SALES CIRCULARS
Bureau to tackle I-75 exits confusion
By MELISSA CRADDOCK
Staff Writer
In addition to organizing subcommittees and setting priorities, the
Perry Convention and Visitors Bureau (PCVB) decided Monday to work
on straightening out the confusion over Perry's three Interstate 75 exits.
The discussion started after City Manager Marion Hay reported that the
electric "Perry" signs were still under construction, but will be posted
along the highway soon. Going north on 1-75, the sign will read, "Perry:
Next Three Exits."
But the one on the southbound side will read, "Perry: Next Two Exits”
because the only available location was between the Thompson Road and
Sam Nunn Boulevard exits.
"It's not fair to those people paying taxes just like we are," said com
mission member Dot Roughton on excluding the Thompson Road exit
from the signs.
The question of asking the Georgia Department of Transportation to
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Cannery opens
Food processing students and teacher Argene Claxton
stand in front of the new cannery at Perry High School.
The cannery, which has been under construction for a
Board authorizes chairman
to enter airport agreement
By OLIN HUBERT
Staff Writer
Houston County commissioners
Tuesday night authorized Chairman
Charles Stewart to sign a contract
with the state Department of
Transportation on behalf of the
Perry-Fort Valley Airport Author
ity, for construction of a safety area
and updating of the airport layout
plan.
Construction is slated to begin
before the end of the month on the
500-foot unpaved safety area at the
south end of the runway, the first
phase of a planned million dollar
Era ends
for brewing
beer here
By OLIN HUBERT
Staff Writer
The G. Heileman Brewery on
Highway 247 Spur will probably
be shut down by the end of the
week, according to Don Brannon,
president of the local brewery
workers' union.
Brannon said Tuesday about 10
employees are still working in the
shipping department.
The union concluded negotia
tions on a shut-down agreement
with the company Sunday, he said.
Brannon would not divulge the
terms of the agreement, but an em
ployee said the contract included the
right of first recall for the workers,
in the event the plant is sold to an
other company or reopened by
Heileman.
Brannon said the union has
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expansion.
The authority last month ac
cepted the low bid of $52,173 for
the construction, from Abner Pope
and Son Co. from Ocilla.
The layout plan update will cost
about another $15,000.
Ninety percent of the funding
will come from a grant from the
Federal Aviation Administration,
10 percent from the DOT, and 10
percent from the authority.
Authority member Dennis Her
bert, of Fort Valley, appeared at the
commission meeting for the second
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It's play time
The Perry Players started dress rehearsals
this week for the play "Never Too Late."
The comedy will be performed at the Perry
Annex June 22-14 beginning at 8:15 p.m.
nightly. Tickets are $6 at the door and
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change exit 43A to exit 448 has been discussed, but officials say that it
would disturb the succession of exits along 1-75.
But, the southbound exits arc particularly confusing to tourists who are
looking for exit 43, which is the Perry exit on most maps.
"Using 43A' is causing folks problems," said commission Vice-
Chairman Lewis Meeks. "It's upselling tourists. All you have to do is sit
up there and watch them."
Other options offered were placing another sign north of the 43A exit,
which would explain which exits led to downtown Perry and which were
industrial areas.
Members of the commission voted to ask the Mayor and City Council
to approach Larry Walker about the situation, and request that signs des
ignating which exits arc which be posted if the exit numbers cannot be
changed.
The commission outlined its priorities and subcommittees responsible
for each task. Bill Westbrook will head up the personnel committee
year, finally opened this week. The public Is welcome to
bring all their fruits and vegetable by to get processed.
See story on P-IC.
Rezoning approved
for Jacoby project
By MELISSA CRADDOCK
Staff Writer
Jacoby Properties crossed an
other hurdle in its effort to build a
shopping center and park in Perry
when the City Council unani
mously approved a request Tuesday
to re-zone approximately 55 acres
for commercial use.
Representing the Atlanta-based
development company, Charles
Malone came before the council to
ask that two parcels of land be re
zoned from R-3 to C-2.
The company is scheduled to
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$5.50 in advance. The play cast includes
Michael Kinsley, Dianne Scruggs, Diane
McArthur, John Murphy, Mike Slater, Mari
anne Swank, Chris Clayton, Bill O'Neal and '
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start construction in 90 days on a
shopping center and a park, which
it plans to donate to the city. The
company's next step is acquiring
the re-zoned land.
Ceaser Gorman, a citizen who
attends council meetings weekly to
inquire about the project, asked for
a description of the property in
volved. "I don't want blanket ap
proval (for re-zoning) from Perime
ter Road down to the creek through
the Five Points area," Gorman said.
"I'm just remembering the past on
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charged with looking for the executive director for the PCVB. Other
members on the committee are Catharine Ingram and Marsha Sutherland.
After agreeing to a job description for the director of the PCVB and lo
cal welcome center when it is built, the members present decided to spend
no more than SSOO to run ads in a combination of newspapers and trade
publications.
Resumes will be accepted until July 31. with an executive director
"coming on board" by the end of September.
The building committee, comprised of Dot Roughton, Bill Westbrook,
Ann Storey (ex officio), and chaired by John Sle/.ak, will look for a site
and a design for the actual welcome center building.
In charge of the commission's portion of the hotel-motel tax revenues
and creating a budget will be the finance committee and chairman Derry
Watson. Other members arc Robert Lumpkin Jr., John Slezak, and Mar
ion Hay (ex officio). The committee will open an interest-bearing chcck-
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City Council
OK's budget
for $9 million
By MELISSA CRADDOCK
Staff Writer
Perry's City Council passed the
city's $9 million budget for fiscal
year 1990 Tuesday night, including
some increases in service fees for
residents.
Councilman Ralph Gentry,
chairman of the Administrative and
Finance Committee, gave the ordi
nance its required second reading
Tuesday before the council unani
mously approved it.
But Councilman Eddie Wilson
warned the other members not to
move to fast on the city's new
recreation program, and to work
with the county in starting the pro
gram. "We have a county govern
ment we all pay taxes to, and they
are responsible for recreation in the
city," Wilson said. "I'd hate to see
our citizens double taxed in this
area."
Other councilmen offered their
support and words of caution. "We
need more public recreation," said
Mayor Pro Tern Hervia Ingram.
"We need to take our lime and
work out that taxation is shared,"
said Councilman Jim Hendrix.
"But, I think we're going in the
right direction."
Water, sewer and sanitation fees
were increased Tuesday night by
Council members. Water and sewer
fees will go up about 10 percent,
and sanitation fees will rise from
$6.75 to $8.50 all starting July
1.
In other matters discussed Tues
day:
-City Council members ap
proved the request that the mutual
aid agreements between the city of
Perry and Houston County, the
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Out-of-town
low bid is
discussed
By MELISSA CRADDOCK
Staff Writer
Perry City Councilmen debated
whether it is more important to
"shop Perry first" or go with a low
bid on equipment or services pur
chased by the city.
The discussion started Tuesday
night at the City Council's regular
meeting when Councilman Jim
Hendrix proposed that the city ac
cept the low bid of $12,210 on a
new Chevrolet Caprice for Fire
Chief Gary Hamlin.
Nash Chevrolet of
Lawrenceville, north of Atlanta,
offered that bid, while the low bid
in town, $12,900 was given by the
Sullivan Family dealership.
"I think we ought to try every
way we can to try to buy locally,"
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Judge Herb Wells
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Justice for
juveniles is
rehabilitative
By OLIN HUBERT
Staff Writer
There were 1,222 juvenile com
plaints filed in Houston County in
1988, Juvenile Court Judge Herb
Wells told the Perry Rotary Club
Monday.
Wells said that the best interest
of the child and protection of soci
ety are the two guiding principles
behind the system.
"The whole thrust of the juve
nile court system is rehabilitation,"
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Thought for the day
"The person who waits until he is sure
he is right is nearly always left."—
Michael Andrew*, Perry, Ga.
Local death notices
Thomas Jefferson Smith, 85 —Archie
R Thompson Sr., 51—Edward 800
Vansom, 68—Azie Taylon Weal—
Rachel Leigh Lowe, infant. Death no
tices appear on Page 3A
Index
CLASSIFIED 5B
DEATHS 3A
EDITORIALS 4A
ENTERTAINMENT 5C
LEGAL NOTICES 9A
LIFESTYLE 1C
SOCIAL NEWS 6A
SPORTS 1B