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Perry, Georgia's Hometown Newspaper & Houston County's Legal Organ Sine* 1870-A Park Newspaper
SATURDAY, JUNE 24,1989-119th YEAR, NO. 50,3 SECTIONS, 30 PAGES
Nunn home in the area
group seeks to protect
HHJ Staff Pholooraph Bv Eric Zellars
Topped off
BCB Inc., the general contractor for the
Perry Hospital expansion, held a "topping
off" party Friday afternoon to celebrate the
major completion of the concrete work on
the structure. The hospital's medical staff,
department heads and board members were
invited to a hot dog and hamburger cookout
along with the construction workers and
Chamber backs ideas helping
consumers, college hopefuls
By MELODY BACAS
Staff Writer
Two members of the Perry
Chamber of Commerce Board of
Directors are working with ideas
which could help many Middle
Georgia residents.
Davis Cosey is on a committee,
along with many representatives
from Middle Georgia, to establish a
Better Business Bureau in this area.
He said complaint calls are now
being funnelled to a television sta
tion in Macon and to the Better
Business Bureau in Atlanta. Atlanta
received about 2,200 in 1987, he
Thought for the day
"The quitter at least started.
Some people never get that
far — Judy Murphy, Perry, Ga.
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subcontractors. Free T-shirts to com
memorate the occasion were given out to
everyone. The $1.7 million expansion will
more than double the size of the hospital's
emergency room and intensive care unit.
The expansion should be completed by the
end of the year.
said.
"There is broad support for this
both with businesses and cus
tomers," Cosey said.
The Middle Georgia Better Busi
ness Bureau has three committees
to help it organize, public relations,
organizational and financial. Cosey
said it will operate under the wing
of the Atlanta bureau until its fully
established as a chapter.
"I know it lakes two months for
me to here about a complaint now,"
Cosey said. "Had I known about the
problem earlier, we might could
have saved a lot of trouble."
Lining up for gasoline
Perry motorists were lining up shortly
before 4 p.m. Friday to fill up their tanks
with regular and unleaded gasoline at 69.9
cents a gallon and premium at 79.9 cents.
The marked-down gasoline prices were part
of Fuel South's promotion for Its grand
The Middle Georgia area is the
only area in Georgia without a Bet
ter Business Bureau chapter. It is
also the largest area in the state in
cluding several counties, Cosey
said.
The board approved a resolution
to support the idea of a chapter in
this area.
Brian Bowen, chairman of the
education committee, said his
committee is working on a list of
scholarships for Perry residents that
would be available at the Perry
Chamber of Commerce. He said
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opsnlng at 1114 Macon Street. The
gasoline prices were good from 4 p.m. to 7
p.m. Friday. Also, the service station and
convenience store offered major savings
on a number of other Items.
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WEEKEND EDITION-250
By MELISSA CRADDOCK
Staff Writer
A group of owners of old homes
in Perry arc proposing the estab
lishment of an historical district in
Perry to protect these houses from
the wrecking ball of progress.
"We just don’t want to see any
thing tom down and destroyed," said
Paula Hurlbutt, one of the residents
proposing the historical designa
tion. All of the homeowners have
signed a petition and are hopeful
that the city planning and zoning
commission will approve the dis
trict.
The area that the group is
proposing involves more than 40
homes, which are all at least 50
years old, in order to be called his
toric. But most of the homes date
back before the turn of the century.
But, Mrs. Hurlbutt said, some of
the more recent historical houses
are just as important as the ones
built in the 1870 s. "The ones built
in the 30s and 40s represent archi
tectural styles that are no longer
being used," she explained.
And some of the homes, aside
from just being old, are significant
to Perry as well as the country.
"Sam Nunn's house will be of in
terest in the future," she said. Sen.
Nunn's birth home on Beckham
Circle and well as the boyhood
home of Gen. Courtney H. Hodges
on Evergreen have a much greater
significance than simple architec
tural interest.
But, the district will not include
the many historic homes on Swift
Street, nor the ones which have
been moved from that area. The 40
or so homeowners involved decided
to limit the district to the houses
on Beckham Circle and Evergreen,
Washington, Main and Gilmer
Streets.
Those advocating the district
have drawn up a covenant for the
-area, but it will up to the Perry
City Council to decide what re
quirements and restrictions it will
place on homes in the area.
"They can go as far as telling
you what colors to paint or as lib
eral as telling you you can do any
thing but alter the face of the
house," said city Building Inspector
Steve Howard. He said that al
though the mayor and council will
have the final say on what building
restrictions will be imposed, the
residents will be able to have their
say in it.
"That hasn't been ironed out yet,
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Cherrie Roland watches swimmers from the high chair
...She's the lifeguard at the Creekwood Park pool
Cherrie protects kids
from pool dangers
By RALPH MORRIS
Managing Editor
Cherrie Roland grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., spending most
warm, sunny days at the recreation department pool.
Thai's where you'll find her most summer days in Perry, even
though she's 27 now, a college graduate and engaged to marry.
Cherrie is one of the two lifeguards at the Creekwood Park public
swimming pool. She and Keith Ragin swap out duty times. The pool
is open from noon to about 8 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday each week.
This is Cherrie's third year as a lifeguard at Creekwood Park. She's
an excellent swimmer who has completed all the Red Cross lifesaving
courses.
Cherrie says she was also a good diver who "could have been better
if 1 had stuck with it."
Even though she has a college degree in infant and child development
from Fort Valley State, Cherrie is an outdoor person who enjoys games
and sports.
This summer, she's also assisting as a lifeguard with the National
Youth Sports Program at the college, a five-week program for low-in
come kids who participate in all kinds of sports activities, including
swimming.
Last school year, Cherrie taught second grade in Wadlcy, Ga. She’s
currently working on her master's degree in early childhood develop
ment.
In March 1990, Cherrie will wed Lonnie Bartley, the girls' head bas
ketball and volleyball coach at Fort Valley State.
Cherrie, who used to be a cheerleader, is following in the footsteps
of her uncle and brother, who both were lifeguards.
She's fortunate that there haven't been any serious accidents at the
Creekwood Pool during her three years on duty.
Cherrie is very strict with the kids, making sure those who cannot
swim stay in the pool's three-foot area. She has the kids read the pool
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City rates to go up,
effective on July 1
Effective July 1, City of Perry
water, sewer and garbage rates will
increase as the cost of providing
those services increases.
Adopted by the Perry City
Council Tuesday, the new fee
structure will be as follows:
For residential water users, there
will be $6.40 minimum for the use
of 0 to 3,000 gallons. The next
3000 gallons will be charged at a
Sanitation fee hikes
won't affect exempted
By MELISSA CRADDOCK
Staff Writer
Elderly and handicapped residents
who have applied for exemption
from garbage pickup fees need not
worry about the recent increase in
sanitation fees.
Those residents who arc exempt
under the April 4 ordinance will not
be subject to any charge, said City
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rate of $1.55 per 1,000 gallons.
Over 6,000 gallons will cosl $1.60
per 1,000 gallons.
The new sewer rates will be
based on a $5.40 minimum or $1
per 1,000 gallons of water. Thirteen
dollars will be the maximum charge
for residential use.
Garbage pickup fees will rise
from $6.75 to $8.50.
Manager Marion Hay. City Ordi
nance 89-6 "exempts residential
garbage fees from those heads of the
household who are 65 years of age
or older or disabled and whose gross
annual income from all sources is
SIO,OOO or less.”
But, Hay wanted to remind those
eligible that they will have to re
apply each year for exemption.