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Thomas Jefferson Smith, retired mill foreman
Thomas Jefferson Smith, 85, of Pincvicw died Saturday in a local hos
pital.
Services were 3 p.m. Monday in Clark Funeral Home in Ilawkinsvillc.
Burial was in Pulaski-Blccklcy Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Smith, a native of Washington County, was a member of Pleasant
Plains Baptist Church and was a retired mill foreman with the Pcnn-Dixic
Cement Co. He was a retired employee of Willingham Sash and Door Co.
and the Art Furniture Co.
Survivors include his wife, LaVada Williams Smith of Pincvicw; a
daughter, Iris East of Perry; a son, Thomas Jack Smith of Atlanta; a
brother, Ralph Smith of Savannah; seven grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren.
The family may be contacted at the residence.
Azie Taylor Weal, churchmember
Azic Taylor "Az" Weal died June 15, 1989, in a Juliette, 111., hospital.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Spring Creek Baptist Church.
Burial will be in the church cemetery. The Rev. B.W. Bentley will offici
ate.
Mrs. Weal, a native of Houston County, was a member of Spring
Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy A. Whitfield of Juliette; her mother,
Moriah Walker of Elko; a stepfather, Onnic Walker of Elko; two sisters,
Mary Francis Hicks of Anchorage, Alaska, and Arbic D. Stripling of
Perry; three brothers, Willie H. Taylor of Cordclc, Hazcll Taylor of Utica,
N.Y. and Willie James Taylor of Anchorage, Alaska; two stepsisters,
Thelma Leggett of Perry and Angclca Kaiglcr of Power Springs; four
stepbrothers, John Willie Walker of Perry, Raymond Walker and Alonzo
Walker, both of New York and Onnic Walker Jr. of Green Bay, Wis.; and
a grandfather, James Taylor of Detroit.
The family may be contacted at the residence of Onnic Lee Walker,
Elko.
Bobby E. Glover Mortuary in Perry is handling all arrangements.
Rachel Leigh Lowe, infant
Rachel Leigh Lowe, the infant daughter of Andy and Jennifer Hig
ginbotham Lowe of Warner Robins, died June 18, 1989, in an Atlanta
hospital.
Services were 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Church of the Nazarinc. Burial
will be in Magnolia Park Cemetery. The Rev. David Miller officiated.
Survivors other than her parents include a sister, Ashlcigh Jcnan Lowe
of Warner Robins; a brother, Ryan Andrew Lowe of Warner Robins; ma
ternal grandmother, Faye Higginbotham of Warner Robins, paternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lowe, both of Warner Robins; and pa
ternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Lowe, both of Warner Robins.
McCullough Funeral Home in Warner Robins handled all arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Henrietta
Eggleston Children's Hospital in Atlanta.
Archie R. Thompson Sr., manager
Archie R. Thompson Sr., 51, died June 15, 1989, at his residence.
Services were 4 p.m. Saturday at Clark Funeral Home in Hawkinsvillc.
Burial was in Pulaski-Blecklcy Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Thompson, a native of Dooly County, was a member and a trustee
of Wcstvicw Baptist Church in Hawkinsvillc. He was a manager of
Southern Collections in Hawkinsvillc.
Survivors include a wife, Opal Rhodes Thompson of Hawkinsvillc: two
sons, Archie Thompson Jr. of Perry and Tony Thompson of Douglas; two
sisters, Annie Lou Preston of Unadilla and Irene Thompson of Elko; a
brother, Charlie B. Thompson of Centerville; and two grandchildren.
Edward 800 Yansom,
retired cement company employee
Edward 800 Yansom, 68, of Cochran died June 18, 1989, in a
Hawkinsvillc hospital.
Services were 3 p.m. Sunday in Limestone Baptist Church in Bleckley
County. Burial was in Limestone Memorial Gardens in Bleckley. The
Revs. Paul Jones and Fred Swann officiated.
Mr. Yansom, a native of Putnam County, lived in Bleckley for 40
years. He was the son of the laic Gus Yansom and Addic Bailey Yansom.
He was a member of Limestone Baptist Church and was a retired em
ployee of Medusa Cement Co. Mr. Yansom was a World War II Army
veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Fellow Yansom of Cochran; two
daughters, Betty Jo Cooper of Cochran and Sandi Head of Hawkinsvillc; a
brother, Frank Yansom of Hawkinsvillc; three sisters, Lucy Rozicr of
Hawkinsvillc, Martha Wills of Dawson and Sara Anderson of Perry; five
grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
The family may be contacted at the residence of James A. Cooper,
Mack Thompson Road, Cochran.
Fisher Funeral Home in Cochran handled all arrangements.
Hay is re-elected to
gas authority board
By MELISSA CRADDOCK
Staff Writer
City Manager Marion Hay was
re-elected to the board of the
Georgia Municipal Gas Authority
at last week's GMA convention.
Starting July 1 of this year. Hay
will begin a three-year term with
the statewide authority, which
"develops and promotes for the
public good of this stale, adequate,
dependable, and economical sources
and supplies of gas."
At the Georgia Municipal Asso
ciation's annual meeting in Savan
nah last week. Mayor Jim Worrall
nominated Hay for his second term
to the nine-member board. Mem
bers of the Perry City Council
supported Hay's nomination.
The Gas Authority is a public
corporation and an instrument of
the stale established in April 1987
with the passage of an Act of the
Georgia General Assembly.
Perry is a member of the
Southern Natural Gas Interstate
Pipeline.
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Firemen practice
on burning house
By MELISSA CRADDOCK
Staff Writer
The house on the corner of W.
F. Ragin Drive and Gen. Courtney
Hodges Boulevard burned to the
ground Tuesday night with a
lowering column of black smoke
and red and yellow blazes.
Fire Chief Gary Hamlin said that
the cause of the fire was arson
and the "arsonists" were Perry fire
fighters.
The "house fire" was a part of a
training exercise for the fire fight
ers. But, local residents didn't know
that. Many stopped to watch the
house engulfed in flames, before
they found out there was no cause
for alarm.
According to stale law, if a
house to be lorn down is suitable
for training, then the local fire de
partment must train in it before
burning it down. But, if a house is
at the point of total condemnation,
FFA team selected
winner in District 1
The Perry High School Future
Farmers of America Parliamentary
Procedure Team was selected as the
District I winner in a competition
last week during the State FFA
Camp Competition, said advisor
Tim Lewis.
The competition was held during
the state convention.
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City and Perry Chamber of Commerce
officials were on hand Monday to help
Tommy Willard celebrate the grand
opening of the Sing Travel Center on
Nunn panel to probe Ga. crime
Sen. Sam Nunn, chairman of the
Senate Permanent Subcommittee
on Investigations announced that
the subcommittee will hold a
hearing on the impact of drug
abuse, especially crack cocaine, on
rural communities in Georgia in
Macon Monday, June 26.
The subcommittee will hear
testimony on current and planned
programs designed to deal with rural
crime and drug abuse in Georgia.
The hearing will be held in the
auditorium of the Georgia Farm
Bureau Corporate Headquarters
building in Macon starling at 9
a.m.
One of those testifying with be
Pam Harvey Church of the Houston
County Drug Action Council.
"All too often Washington
seems to forget that drug-related
criminal activity affects every as
pect of American society, not just
our metropolitan center and inner
cities," said Sen. Nunn.
"According to law enforcement
officials, over 80 percent of Geor
gia's rural crime is attributable to
drug use. Knowing this it is
important that we examine the im
pact on rural areas. Programs de
signed for our cities may not be the
right fix for the rural areas.
Congress needs to know what the
effects of drug abuse are in grass
roots America."
In addition to receiving testi
mony from business community,
education, treatment and commu
nity leaders, the subcommittee will
receive testimony from witnesses
representing law enforcement. "The
criminal justice system is under se
vere strain at all levels," he said.
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it must be lorn down.
Last week, the fire department
trained in the house, so this week
to the surprise of many Pcrryans
the fire department set fire to it
and slowly burned it down.
"The more our firefighters can
train like this, the better off we
arc," said Sgl. Randy Bozeman.
"And it let's people know that the
fire department is on the job 24
hours a day."
Chief Hamlin explained that the
firefighters cut vents in die attic to
draw the fire upwards to burn the
top off of the house. The firefight
ers set fires inside in closets and
different rooms. They then control
the burning by hosing it down pe
riodically.
The house next door to it will be
burned also probably next Tues
day night, according to Chief Ham
lin.
There were four districts with
several teams competing for the lop
spot in each district, Lewis said.
"I'm really proud of the team.
They did well," he said.
Members of the PHS FFA Par
liamentary Procedure Team arc Karl
Evcridgc, Andc Thompson, Jack
Waid, Darrell Passinault, Marcus
Hill and Steve Windham.
Grand opening
Thompson Road near 1-75. Rick Single
tary of Sing Inc. also paid a visit by the
new store to see how the first day goes.
Law enforcement experts,
including Robbie Hamrick, the Di
rector of the Georgia Bureau of In
vestigation, will present testimony
on rural crime in the state and the
impact of crack enforcement on
other aspects of law enforcement.
State Human Resource substance
Senior citizens
Waldemar Erickson, 88, received a lifetime subscription
to The Houston Home Journal from Eleanor Boyer, for
being the oldest person In attendance at Membership
Appreciation Night, held by the McKibbon Brothers
Super Seniors Club at the Holiday Inn Monday. The se
niors enjoyed a special buffet for $3.99, and door
prizes were contributed by local merchants.
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Perry fireman hoses house to control burning
...The fire was part of a training exercise
abuse officers will testify on re
gional programs designed to treat
and rehabilitate substance abusers.
Sen. Nunn cited an November
1988 American Bar Association
study which called for a "rethinking
of our strategics" to control the
drug problem.
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Clubs and organizations
The Perry Exchange Club
will meet at 12 p.m. at the Holiday
Inn June 22.
The Perry Rotary Club will
have a ladies' night Monday night,
June 26 instead of the regular
meeting. The Community Service
Award will be given by the club.
The Perry Kiwanis Club
will meet 1 p.m. June 27 at the
New Perry Hotel. The speaker will
be Bob Blais.
Government meetings
The Houston County
Board of Commissioners will
meet June 27 at the Houston
County Annex beginning at 7 p.m.
The Perry-Fort Valley
Airport Authority will meet
June 26 at the airport beginning at
7:30 p.m. instead of meeting the
first week in July because of July
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Events and Happenings
The Perry Players will be
performing the comedy play "Never
Too Late" at the Perry Annex June
22-24. Tickets can be purchased at
the Perry Chamber of Commerce,
the Perry Bookstore or from any
cast member. Tickets arc S 6 at the
door and $5 in advance.
There will be a fashion
show June 22 at the Houston Lake
Country Club. Wine and cheese
will be served in the louge, along
with a tasteful seafood buffet. The
show is sponsored by Kathron's
Boutique and Houston Lake Coun
try Club. Cost is 5i2.95 for the
buffet.
The Perry United
Methodist Church will have
their Vacation Bible School June
26-30 at the church. For more
information, call 987-1852.
Community News
A Family Matter support
group for families friends and sup
porters of the mentally ill will have
a special program called "Wills,
Trusts and Guardianships" presented
by Roy Cowart, Altomcy-At-Law
June 22 at 5:30 p.m. at the Peach
belt Mental Health Center at 21)2
N. Davis Drive in Warner Robins.
For additional information, call
Carolyn Prince at 922-0768.
Houston Speech School
will offer a preschool class for the
hearing impaired beginning June 19
and ending July 31. For further in
formation, please contact the school
at 923-1787 or 922-2895.
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