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John W. Barton Jr., former mayor
John W. Barton Jr., 63, of 715 Charlsc Drive died Tuesday in a Macon
Hospital.
Services were held at 11 a.m. Friday in Perry Presbyterian Church.
Burial was at Woodlawn Cemetery in Perry with full military honors. The
Revs. Parker Agnew and Allan Lockcrman will officiate.
A native of Pulaski County, Mr. Barton lived in Perry for 43 years. He
was the owner and operator of Barton's Men's Shop. He was a former city
council member and mayor from 1968-74. He was chairman of the Hotel-
Motel Tax Commission.
He was a lifetime member and past commander of the VFW Post 6126.
He was a World War II veteran, retired from the Army after 22 years and a
retired Georgia National guardsman. He was also a member of the Perry
Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife Nell Dunnard Barton of Perry; a daughter,
Patricia B. Wade of Warner Robins; a son, Frank Barton of Perry; a sister,
Louise B. Peavy of Cordcle; and four grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Hospice of Houston
County, P.O. Box 1023, Warner Robins 31099.
Walson-Hunl Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Wesley Ramage Tabor, lifelong resident
Wesley Ramage Tabor, 52 of 1805 Tucker Road dial Monday in an
Aiken, S.C. hospital.
Services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 28 in Evergreen
Cemetery. The Rev. Parker Agnew officiated.
A lifelong resident of Perry, Mr. Tabor was a data processor and a
member of the Perry Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include three sons, Walter'Ramage Tabor, Lewis Neal Tabor
and Stewart Smith Tabor, all of Atlanta; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
W. Tabor of Perry and a sister, Linda Howard of Laurel, Miss.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Perry Pres
byterian Church Building Fund.
Watson-Hunt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
John Holliday, retired custodian
John Holliday, of Highway 247 in Kathleen, died June 24 in a local
hospital.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday in Mount Nebo Primitive
Baptist Church in Perry. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Elder B. G.
Godfrey will officiate.
A native of Houston County, Mr. Holliday was the son of the late
Henry and Hester Holliday. He was a retired custodian of the Houston
County Board of Education.
Survivors include his wife, Leola Holliday of Kathleen; and two sisters,
Maebell Jackson of Kathleen and Julia Mac Thomas of Detroit.
Richardson Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Sallye Foster Jacobs, former school teacher
Sallye Foster Jacobs, 85, of 210 Toomcr Road died Wednesday in a
Warner Robins hospital.
Services were held at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Watson-Hunt Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Perry Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Jim
McClendon will officiate.
A native of Chambers County, Ala., Mrs. Jacobs lived in Perry for the
past 50 years. She was a retired school teacher and basketball coach. She
attended Auburn University and was a member of the Perry United
Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Jacobs requests donations to Hospice of
Houston County, P.O. Box 1023, Warner Robins 31099.
Julie Bembry Pinkston, Elko native
Julie Bembry Pinkston, 38, formerly of Elko, died June 25.
Services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Elko Cemetery. The Rev.
William Allen officiated.
A native of Pulaski County, Mrs. Pinkston lived in Elko for most of
her life, moving to Rock Island, Tenn. seven years ago. She was a
homemaker and a member of Elko Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Lee Pinkston of Rock Island; a
daughter. Alia Pinkston of Rock Island; a son, Jacob K. Pinkston of Rock
Island; her mother, Louise Kezar Bembry of Elko; a brother, Tom Bembry
of Elko; and a sister, Peggy Johnson of Kathleen.
Watson-Hunt Funeral Home in Perry has charge of arrangements.
Robert John McNeill Jr., offender rehabilitator
Robert John McNeill Jr., 76, of 1336 Main St. Perry died at his resi
dence Friday morning of an apparent heart attack.
Funeral Services will be held 4 p.m. Saturday in the Perry United
Methodist Church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Rev. Jim Mc-
Clendon and Rev. Elic Bullington will officiate.
Mr. McNeill, a native of Wilkes County, was a resident of Perry since
1950. He was retired from the Department of Offender Rehabilitation and
the Department of Corrections of the Slate of Georgia. He attended the
first Georgia Stale Patrol school in 1937, and was associated with the state
patrol from 1937 to 1958. He was the first probation officer for the Macon
Judicial Circuit.
He was a member of the Perry Kiwanis Club, the Perry United
Methodist Church and the the Howell Cobb Sunday school class.
Survivors include his wife Agnes B. McNeill of Perry, one daughter
Susan M. Crook of Macon, one son Robert John McNeill 111, of Macon,
one sister Frances Pate of St. Simons Island, and six grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Perry United
Methodist Church Building Fund.
Watson-Hunt of Perry is in charge of arrangements.
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New Exchange Club Members
The Perry Exchange Club Inducted
five new members Into Its ranks Thurs
day at Its meeting at the Holiday Inn.
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The new members, left to right, are
Rodney Lamberth, Eddie Mathews, Joe
Mann, Dwayne Yoder and Leon Watson.
PERRY, GEORGIA’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1870-FQR COVERAGE OF YOUR EVENTS. CALL 987-1823
Committee plans to put donated items
on the block for the Cancer Society
By MELISSA CRADDOCK
Staff Writer
The committee organizing this
year's American Cancer Society
auction met Thursday to kick off
the group's efforts to raise SIB,(XX)
this year.
Led by Chairman Jack Nash, the
committee of volunteers met at the
Bank of Perry to divide among
themselves area businesses and
merchants to contact for donations
to the auction. The committee's
goal is to exceed last year's proceeds
of $17,500.
The auction, to be held August
24 at the Holiday Inn in Perry, will
be a combined silent and verbal
auction with all of the money
going to the Cancer Society.
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Drug hearing
Pamela Harvey-Church, executive director of the Hous
ton Drug Action Council, testified Monday before the
Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations'
hearing on drug problems in rural communities, chaired
by Sen. Sam Nunn. Mrs. Harvey-Church said she
thought the nation could benefit from studying HO
DAC's model of a private, non-profit agency.
State Patrol issues
holiday road warning
By J.J. COOPER
Staff Writer
The Georgia Slate Patrol is pre
dicting 21 deaths on Georgia's roads
during the July 4 weekend.
Nationwide between 570 and 670
people may die in traffic accidents,
according to the National Safety
Council.
The holiday period begins Friday
at 6 p.m. and ends Tuesday, July 4,
at midnight.
Andersonville
holds 4th of July
celebration
The town of Andersonville will
host an old-fashioned July 4 cele
bration, featuring barbecue, ice
cream and cold watermelon slices,
and a patriotic address by a stale
senator.
Senator Bud McKenzie of Mon
tezuma will speak at 1:30 p.m. at
the Eastcrlin Square Bandstand on
Main Street. The food will be
available at the bandstand from
11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Dixie Guards will drill and
skirmish during the afternoon.
Also, there will be musical solos.
There is no admission charge.
The committee divided up a list of possible donors
...Last year's donations ranged from chickens to a car
The Georgia Stale Patrol
continued by predicting that there
would be 2,387 accidents with 834
injuries in Georgia.
Colonel Curtis Earp, Public
Safely Comissioner for Georgia,
said that drivers should be reminded
that slate law mandates that front
seat drivers and passengers must
wear seal belts.
To guard against accidents the
State Patrol offered the following
lips;
• Don't drink and drive. If you
plan on drinking use the
"Designated Driver" plan.
• Obey the speed limit at all
limes.
• During bad weather reduce your
speed, turn on your headlights, and
increase the distance between you
and the car in front of you.
• Wear your seatbelt as it is your
only defense against drunk drivers.
Four Perryans make FVSC Dean's List
Four Perry students attending
Fort Valley State College have
been named to the Dean's List for
the 1989 Spring quarter, announced
FVSC Registrar Edward Graening.
Dean's List.
Named to the list from Perry are
Kevin D. Bloodworth, Angela D.
Offices close for holiday
In observance of the
Independence Day holiday, most
city and county offices will close
on Tuesday, July 4. Here is a list of
closings.
-City of Perry offices will be
closed Monday, July 3 and Tuesday,
July 4.
-The Pcrry-Houston County
Public Library will be closed on
Tuesday, July 4.
-Houston County offices will be
closed Tuesday, July 4.
-The Central Office of the
Houston County Board of
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1969
School board to decide
to raise millage or not
By MELISSA CRADDOCK
Staff Writer
Superintendent Harold Chapman
gave the Houston County Board of
Education the choice of whether to
raise property taxes now, or to raise
them later.
At a called work session of the
board in Warner Robins Wednesday
night, Chapman gave the members
some financial "good news."
Chapman received official notifica
tion of $459,000 in Federal Impact
Funds which the board will receive
in this coming fiscal year.
The board will also have
$391,000 paid back to them from
the state, which the board paid in
interest on a bond debt, making the
windfall $850,000.
"I'm proposing that we take that
$459,000 and apply it directly to a
roll back on the tax levy," he said.
The "roll back" would result in a
net levy by the board of 10.32
mills, a decrease of .03 mills from
last year.
So if the board decides to apply
it to next year's general fund, it
could lower the amount of property
taxes on each homeowner.
The other choice would be for
the board to use the money for
capital outlay projects cut from the
Video to be shown
The "Find Time for Mystery"
Summer Reading Club at the Perry-
Houslon County Public Library
will feature an Independence Day
video on the day after Independence
Day.
This week's 10 a.m. Wednesday,
July 5 storytime will feature a
video, "Yankee Doodle Cricket," for
ages 3-5 and grades K-2.
Kiwanis meets
on Wednesday
The Perry Kiwahis Club will
have its meeting on Wednesday,
July 5, instead of Tuesday, July 4
due to the Independence Day
holiday.
Wednesday's meeting, at 1 p.m.
at the New Perry Hotel, will be a
round table meeting.
The normal Kiwanis schedule
will resume on Tuesday, July 11.
Buckles, Beatrice H. Dennard, and
Mary M. Fife. Bloodworth, Den
nard and Fife were also included on
the winter quarter Dean's List
Students who earn a 3.33. or
higher grade point average on a 4.0
grading system are eligible for the
Education on Washington Street
will be closing at 1 p.m. Friday,
June 30, so that the electricity can
be connected to the new building.
The offices will remain closed until
Wednesday morning, July 5.
And because of the Independence
Day holiday, there will be no
Tuesday garbage pickup on July 4.
Those residents on the Tuesday
and Friday collection schedule will
have their garbage picked up on
Friday as usual. There will be no
makeup day scheduled, and other
collections will go on as usual
during the week.
The silent auction will be from
7 to 8 p.m., and the verbal auction
will start at 8 p.m. Tickets will
cost $5. Those funds will go
towards the promotion of programs,
research for finding a cure, public
education on the warning signals of
cancer, and patient and family
services.
Letters to past and prospective
donors will be sent out in the next
few days, and then businesses will
be contacted personally by members
of the committee looking for items
to be auctioned off.
Donated items in the past have
included trips, an automobile, a
horse, rocking chairs, dinners at
local restaurants, a diamond ring
and other merchandise and services.
original budget, such as the Perry
Elementary renovation.
"If the budget looks good later,
we could use it for capital outlay
projects," Chapman said.
He said that it could go either
way. "I think this is a fiscally re
sponsible budget," he said. "It’s the
smallest growth in a budget we've
had in 15 years."
But board members offered
differing opinions on the budget
options, which they will vote on
next month. "If we decrease right
now (we're going to have trouble
later), and a super increase next
year,” said Vice Chairman John
Adams Sr.
But board Chairman Billy Eden
field said, ”We ought to give the
taxpayers the benefit of it now, as
far as I'm concerned."
With the original proposed in
crease, the total millagc rate would
rise from 18.47 to 18.59 mills.
But, with the additional funds added
into the general operating budget,
the miilage would be reduced to
18.05 mills.
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Clubs and organizations
The Kiwanis Club will hold
a round table meeting Wednesday,
July 5, at 1 p.m. at the New Perry
Hotel. This meeting will be in
place of the club’s regular Tuesday
meeting.
The Rotary Club will meet
at noon at the New Perry Hotel on
Monday, July 3.
The Exchange Club will
hold its regular meeting at noon on
Thursday, July 6, at the Holiday
Inn.
Government meetings
The Houston County
Board of Commissioners will
meet Wednesday, July 5, at 10 a.m.
at the Houston County Courthouse
in Perry.
The Perry City Council
will not hold its regularly scheduled
meeting Tuesday, July 4. Its next
council meeting will be held Tues
day, July 18 at 7:30 p.m. at City
Hall. The pre-council session be
gins at 6 p.m.
Events and Happenings
Music Under the Stars will
be held at the Westfield Schools
Tuesday, July 4, from 5 to 11 p.m.
Featured will be music by Hunter
Cain and the Mossy Creek Band, a
dunking booth, a fun run and fire
works. There will be a $2 admis
sion charge.
Community News
The Houston Extension
Service 4-H group will have a
class called "For the Love of
Horses" July 13. The limit is 30
and registration ends June 30. It is a
free class.
La Leche League of Perry
will meet Monday, July 10, at 7
p.m. at the Perry Library. The topic
will be "The Advantages of Breast
feeding." All interested women are
invited, and babies arc always wel
come. For more information, call
987-0388.
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