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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, SATURDAY, JUNE 24. 1989
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The Houston Home Journal
OFFICIAL ORGAN, CITY OF PERRY AND HOUSTON
COUNTY, GEORGIA, SINCE 1870
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JAMES B. KERCE
Editor 4 General Manager
RALPH MORRIS
Managing Editor
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Opinion
City needs your cooperation
As the July 1 opening date for Perry and Houston
County's jointly-operated landfill nears, city officials
are again appealing to residents to begin separating
"dry trash" from household garbage.
Reasons behind the request are two-fold.
Perry will soon have to begin dumping at Houston
County's landfill on a cost per-ton basis because the
present city facility on Elko Road was ordered closed
by Environmental Protection officials.
And, by separating types of waste, Perry officials
can lower payments to the county by using the new dry
trash landfill located on Toomer Road.
Although the closing process at Perry's existing
dump site will be "gradual," according to Bill Hafley,
who is organizing the transition for the city, he
stressed that residents should begin now cooperating
with the city in separating waste.
Hafley is asking residents to place only household
garbage in "toters" issued by the city.
All other waste-such as grass clippings, pine straw,
leaves and brush-should by placed at curbside. Except
for limbs, all dry trash should be placed in plastic
bags. Limbs and brush should be cut in short lengths
and stacked neatly for pickup.
While it may be inconvenient for a time to separate
trash as requested by the city, in the long run it could
help "hold the line" on rising waste disposal costs.
In view of the July 1 opening of our dry trash land
fill, we encourage residents to begin now separating
waste.
If we all co-operate now in this voluntary effort, we
may avoid being required, later, to do so.
Juvenile Court cares for children
Make no mistake about it: The Houston County Ju
venile Court is a busy place. Last year alone, the court
reviewed 1,222 juvenile complaints. That's equal to
23.5 a week. Whew!
The judge looking after all these complaints - and
doing a heck of a fine job - is Herb Wells.
Last week, in a rare speech about the workings of the
court to the Perry Rotary Club, Judge Wells said the
best interest of the child and protection of society are the
two guiding principles behind the system.
And, he added, the "whole thrust of the juvenile
court system is rehabilitation."
Judge Wells is firm but fair. He understands the im
portance of dealing fairly with juvenile offenders. His
.Lcisions can have lifelong consequences for these
young kids. * ■ T ■'
It’s nice to know that he's "looking after the shop."
We hope Herb Wells remains oor juvenile court judge
for many years to come, for of. our children.
1-75 designatiorvsign#necessary
Interstate exit signs should be simple and clear - not
confusing.
But that's not the case for 1-75 southbound tourists
who want to visit Perry.
Many tourists who stop in Perry are getting off 1-75
at exit 43A at Thompson Road, thinking the exit is the
major one for our town. These tourists suddenly, find
themselves on back roads trying to get here.
On most maps, the Perry exit is shown as 43. That's
why they exit at exchange. : •.
The new Perry Convention and Visitors Bureau
Commission has agreed to try and solve the problem.
The commission members will ask the Mayor and
City Council to approach State Rep. Larry Walker about
a solution with the Department of Transportation.
Walker will ask the department to place signs desig
nating which exits are which for Perry, if the DOT
cannot change the exit numbers.
The signs would end the confusion. We hope Rep.
Walker can get the DOT to go along with the request.
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Council men sworn in, 1974
Perry City Attorney Larry Walker (right)
administered the oath of office to three, just
elected city councilmen in this photo from
January 1974. The new councilmen were (from
left) Dot Roughton, who resigned Post One to
run against incumbent Dan Britton for Post Two
and was successful; James McKinley, who was
801 l weevils strike the cotton fields
Fifty years ago: June 22,
1939 Automobile drivers have
been warned there will be no exten
sion of the deadline for renewal of
drivers' licenses beyond June 30,
leaving only eight more weeks in
which drivers may secure licenses
for the next 12-monlh period. •
Mrs. Clara Gallemore of Macon is
visiting her son, Dr. J. L. Gallc
more, and Mrs. Gallemore in Perry.
• Mr. Marion Brown left Friday for
Washington D.C. where he accepted
an appointment with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. He will
receive special training as an agent
for a period of time. Mr. Brown is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Brown. He was graduated in law
with honors from Emory Univer
sity in Atlanta. • Quote: "It is hard
to be tolerant of an intolerant per
son." • Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Mid
dlebrooks are in Savannah where
Mr. Middlcbrooks is attending a
meeting of county agents.
Forty years ago: June 23,
1949 -801 l weevils have moved
into cotton fields here in large
numbers. This article is to urge the
cooperation of every business firm.
Farm Bureau, Kiwanis Club, and
individual farmer in planning a dy
namic program of action, or our
cotton crop may be in for a
walloping. E. C. Westbrook, Ex
tension Agronomist, slates the sit
uation is grave but not hopeless.
All we need to do is put up a good
intelligent fight and we can expect a
good crop of cotton. Airplane dust
ing is available and quite a number
of farmers have dusting machines
and a large number have boll weevil
catchers. Let's use every Jcnown
source to control "Mr. Weevil" .and
gather a big crop of cotton. • The
Perry Garden Club was organized
Iqst Thursday at -a meeting of a
group of Perry women aUhe home
of Mrs. George E. Jordan. • Your
children may not like to hear about
Gift of hospitality is most important
Today, a modest proposal.
It’s a small request, with great
meaning, from an unknown Home
Journal reader.
And it could be from any middle
aged parent with grown kids and
grandchildren.
When 1 came back to the office
one day recently, the handwritten
note was on my desk. Don't know
who brought it by, and it really
doesn't matter.
It was penned, 1 think, for
mother’s day or father's day, but
these special days don't have to oc
cur just once a year. We should
honor our mother and father every
day.
Ordinarily, we don't run un
signed opinions. But this is a little
different. You'll see. It's tinged with
a little loneliness, a little sadness.
It's addressed to the children from
"the folks;''
"I wish you would realize that
we older parents don't need any
more things.
"Do you know what we really
would consider a fine present? Just
Perry viewpoint
Local editorials and columns on events in Perry & S. Houston J
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Remember
when?
A look back at the people
and events which shaped
Perry. This column is com
piled from past Houston
Home Journal issues.
it, but the people down at the
county superintendent's office have
set the opening date of school. It's
Sept. 1, a Thursday. Teachers will
report here on Thursday, Aug. 25,
to begin preparing for school, and
classroom work will start Sept. 1.
Thirty years ago: June 25,
1959 - "Cap" Tollcson -- ad
dressed formally as J. Meade Tolle
son - was honored by the Perry In
dustrial Development Corp. and
building materials executives here
last Thursday for his lifelong and
faithful service in the building in
dustry. Representatives of compa
nies in the building business,
architects and contractors from 20
counties, and directors of the devel
opment corporation honored Mr.
Tolleson at a barbecue given at the
Tolleson Lumber Co. plant. Mayor
Stanley Smith presented Mr.
Tollcson a plaque - appropriately
made of Georgia pine with an in
scription burned into it - "for out
standing service and contribution to
the development of Pcny." • Mem
bers of the Perry Kiwanis Club
were taken on a tour of the giant
Pcnn-Dixie Cement Corp. Plant
No. 2 at Clinchficld Tuesday as part
of the club's efforts to know more
about local industries. • Washing
ton Avenue, one of the oldest
Ralph Morris
HHJ Managing Editor
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a simple meal in your kitchen with
a chance to enjoy some conversa
tion with you.
"You invite us to parties to cel
ebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and
holidays, but it's always too
crowded and noisy for conversation
or visiting with you and the chil
dren. And you are 100 busy being
host or hostess to even know we
arc there.
"So instead of trying to find a
gift for mom or dad, please give us
the gift of simple hospitality. We
re-elected to Post Three; and Gene Smith, who
was elected to Houghton's old Post One
position. All three were veteran council
members. If you have an old or historic photo,
submit it to the Home Journal tor use in "Perry
Scrapbook."
streets in Perry, began taking on a
new look this week as bulldozers
cleared out century-old trees for the
new northbound lane of U.S. 341.
The street, from Main Street to
Northsidc Drive, was being cleared
for widening and resurfacing. The
big change in the picture of the
road, however, is in Perry, where
the old "Five Points" section was
practically eliminated.
Twenty years ago: June 26,
1969 - Ground was broken here
this week for a 63,000 square-fool
shopping center, with nine stores
and 425 parking places. Easlgatc
Shopping Center will be located
between Main Street and Houston
Lake Drive. Construction of the
building will start on or before July
15, and opening of the stores is
scheduled for about Jan. 1, 1970.
The largest store in the center will
be Piggly Wiggly. • Perry's mer
chants flexed their civic muscles
and finances to present their first
"Peach Harvest Festival" for three
big days -- Thursday through
Saturday - to recognize the value of
the peach crop and draw attention to
this city, the Crossroads of Geor
gia. • The Perry Rotary Club has
installed new officers. They are
Allen Tabor, president; A1 Lassetcr,
vice president; Harold Jennings,
secretary and treasurer; Bobby
Branch, Lewis Bledsoe.and Riley
Hunt, directors.
Ten years ago: June 21,
1979 - Houston County, and es
pecially the southern part of the
county, is in desperate need of rain.
Dry weather is holding up planting
of about one-fourth of the soybean
crop. "The biggest thing is com,
and a lot of it is ruined already,"
said County Agent Emmett
Whclchcl. • Perry banker Gary
Bishop was elected chairman of the
Hotel-Motel Tax Commission at
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would love it."
My older daughter Karen, the
jewel in our crown, is married to a
wonderful man. They live in
Montgomery, Ala,, in a beautiful
new home.
Jean and I love it when we can
travel over for a weekend and do
nothing but sit around with them
and chat. Nothing important. No
great conversation on controversial
topics. No big deal or parly. Just
simple conversation, combined
with their always fine hospitality.
The older 1 gel the more 1 realize
it's the simple things in life - like
quiet and amusing conversation
with the children - that is the most
important.
It's not money, lame, power,
fancy clothes. Forget that.
I'm a little man accustomed to
little things. I find my greatest joy
and happiness in the little things of
life. Like an evening with Karen
and David. A call from Linda. A
day trip to see the two moms.
These arc the important things.
The best
of Bobby
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OUT ON A
BRANCH
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(Editor's Note: "The Best of
Bobby" is a regular feature
on The Houston Home Jour
nal's Saturday editorial page.
The columns which appear
here were written by former
HHJ editor Bobby Branch
during the 15 years he ran
the paper. Branch was a
popular personality and civic
leader in Perry. We believe
these old columns will spark
memories for local "old
timers" and will provide
newcomers an insight into
recent Perry history.)
A Perry Problem
Perry has at least one problem
that has not been faced head-on. The
problem, ironically, is like a dis
ease, grows bigger as lime passes.
It is not a problem many Per
ryans readily talk about. It is men
tioned and discussed in some circles
where people seem to have a semi
serious sense of the problem. Peo
ple, for some reason or other, are
apprehensive about speaking out on
the problem or need... But it's time
to mention this need.
Perry needs more physicians -
At least one more doctor here would
relieve our situation and two would
not be too many.
There are now four practicing
physicians and three dentists in
Perry. All have a demanding sched
ule to meet the needs of their pa
tients. The physicians are heavily
overloaded and that's a fact. Perry's
physicians are surely the most
dedicated of men to be found any
where but but we need more of
them.
The new Pcrry-Houslon Hospital
was going to attract more doctors,
we thought. It hasn’t accomplished
that and it can't at least not on its
own. The hospital, still in the in
fancy stage, has already proven the
great need for it here and has more
fully shown the demanding need for
additional doctors in this fast-mov
ing, growing community.
Why can't Perry attract more
doctors? That question was partially
answered by a doctor recently when
he told us that a great number of
medical students are going on from
medical schools to specialize --
"Med-studcnts just don't have the
desire to go into general practice
anymore," the doctor said. "They
want to specialize in a specific field
of medicine, which of course gives
them a much more comfortable life
than that of a general practitioner
A specialist hardly ever gets up in
the middle of the night to deliver a
baby or patch up someone who has
been in an automobile wreck. And,
of course, the financial rewards of
specialization also make it attrac
tive to those in med-school who
have to make a decision as to what
field they arc going to pursue!"
The doctor who offered these
words of explanation to us is him
self engaged in the practice of gen
eral medicine. He understands the
problem and has helped us to better
understand the situation.
All that still doesn’t solve our
need here. Some of our doctors are
so overloaded that patients must
make appointments as much as 2 to
3 weeks ahead and if a person
doesn't have an appointment, it's
not unusual to sit in the doctor's
wailing room for several hours be
fore seeing him.
The need is demanding at the
present -- And it's going to get
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