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SATURDAY, MARCH 31,1990
Renovation program is filled with success stories
By JAN HAMPTON
Staff Writer
City manager Marion Hay re
members a little gray headed
woman who had never lived in a
warm, dry house until the city's
bloc grant renovation program be
gan.
"She was 85 years old," Hay
said. "Her roof leaked and she didn't
have any way to heal her home.
The lady told us that in all her 85
years of life she had never lived in a
warm, dry house. I wish everyone
could have seen her eyes when we
finished with her house. It was a
look beyond joy."
But this is only one success
story. There are many others.
"Here are the files that contain
Consultant
for new jail
is selected
Hcry and Associates, an Atlanta
firm, was chosen to serve as the jail
management consultant for Hous
ton County Thursday.
The county jail committee
picked the firm to help with the ar
chitectural and pre-planning stages
of jail construction.
"Hery and Associates have
helped with the planning and con
struction of more than 100 jails in
the southeast," County commis
sioner H. Jay Walker said. "We felt
like they could serve us best."
Commissioner Charlie Stewart
was named chairman of the jail
committee.
"Charlie is the one who is going
to guide us through the jail con
struction," Walker said.
Gene Harrington resigned his
post as a county commissioner to
seek the state senate scat now held
by Sen. Ed Barker, D-Warncr
Robins.
Russell is
new hospital
board head
By JAN HAMPTON
Staff Writer
A Warner Robins educator was
named chairman of the Houston
County Hospital Authority Board
Wednesday.
Carol Russell, the only woman
on the nine member board, received
unanimous approval. She replaces
Eddie Wiggins who stepped down
from the job. Russell is an
assistant principal at Warner
Robins Junior High School.
Robert Thompson was named
vice chairman of the board. He is a
certified public accountant with the
Warner Robins firm of Perry,
Chambliss, Sheppard, Thompson
and Roland.
"I just want to keep promoting
good, quality health care in Hous
ton County," Russell said. "I enjoy
the challenge and I look forward to
working with everyone."
Please see HOSPITAL, Page 12A
Officials here respond quickly with effort
to protect Continental Can from closing
By JAN HAMPTON
Staff Writer
City and county officials will
pool resources to urge Crown Cork
& Seal to keep the local Continen
tal Can plant open.
An emergency meeting of the
officials was called Friday morning
at city hall to plot out a course of
action.
Crown Cork & Seal is buying
the Perry plant, pending govern
ment anti-trust approval. And offi
cials at Crown Cork admit there
will be some plant closings.
"We've got to find out if our
Perry plant is one of those on the
closing list,"Perry banker Lewis
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the before and after photos. Some
of them arc truly amazing. It's re
ally great to see a program change
people's lives," Hay said as he
pulled open a file drawer. "You
wouldn’t believe the need we see
here in Perry for the bloc grant
program. I don't think many people
really realize what can be done by
using it."
The city's first bloc grant, in the
sum of $700,000 was approved in
January 1988.
"We helped 154 people in the
Sandhill district,"Hay said." Some
of the work included paving and re
building streets. We had one house
that stayed in water most of the
lime and we were able to solve that
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Craft show
IDAKA Club President Janie Watson holds just one sample of the many arts and
crafts to be seen at the arts and crafts show on April 7 from 10 am to 5 pm at the
National Guard Armory. This is the eighteenth year the ladies have had the
fundraiser and the first year it has been done with the Dogwood Festival
Admission Is $1.50.
Meeks said. "They owe it to us to
let us know what is going on."
Dick Ulm, Houston County
development director, said closing
the plant would have widespread ef
fects in both Perry and the county.
"It could have a dramatic effect
on our county if it does close," he
said. "It isn't every day that we can
recruit an industry with 125 jobs.
Besides that we will be losing out
on sales taxes, funds for schools
and other county taxes. We need the
Continental Can Company. We
need to keep what we have and take
care of what we've got."
Ulm urged county and city offi
cials to begin calling Crown Cork
problem."
With the bloc grant monies the
city was able to install belter water
Carrie's home is a good example
By JAN HAMPTON
Staff Writer
Carrie lives in a while frame
house that has undergone renova
tion through the bloc grant pro- .
gram.
A widow, she shares her home
with a large tabby cat and pho
tographs of children, grandchil
dren and even a few great grand
children.
to stress how important the Perry
operation is to the well being of the
local economy.
"I think if we call them and say
'Hey, we need you and we hope you
need us. You are important to us'
it will make a difference. We've got
to do something and our action
needs to be unified," he said.
Concerns were raised about the
future of G. Heileman Brewery
which depends on Continental Can
for cans to package its product.
"Continental can is located right
next the the brewery," City man
ager Marion Hay said. "One just
has to wonder what impact this will
have on them if the plant closes."
Spring forward,
Fall back...
That’s right -- Sunday at 2 a.m. Daylight Sav
ings Time begins. Donl forget to set your alarm
clock an hour ahead before you go to sleep or
you’ll be late for Sunday school!
and sewer systems to the renovated
areas.
"It's been a blessing for some
"I may be what most people
call poor but 1 have my pride,"
she said." This is my home and 1
can now say I have a roof that
doesn't leak and heal to keep me
warm. I'm proud of my house."
Carrie says that before the city
visited her home and completed
renovation work she just did the
best she could.
Please see CARRIE, Page 12A
Perry area deaths
Rev. Dewey Kinchen, 78, Cleve
land, Ohio; Bass Frederick, 54,
Perry; Felix Scott Sr., 81, Hawk
insville.
INDEX
POUCE BEAT 2A
SHERIFFS REPORT 2A
OPINION 4A
MARK SAMUELS 4A
JIM SHIPLEY 4A
REMEMBER WHEN 4A
CHURCH FEATURE 9A
CALENDAR SB
WOODS 'N WATER 6B
citizens who do not have any way
to improve their homes," City
councilman Hcrve Ingram said.
"And many times these people are
senior citizens on a fixed income.
They appreciate the help."
Hay said surveys arc made of
iiomes to determine if bloc grant
money can be used to renovate
them.
We go in there and evaluate
everything. There is a lot of paper
work to it. Nothing is overlooked,"
he said. "We look at electrical
wiring, plumbing, termite damage
and access the need."
After a home has been placed on
Heileman now under
pressure from banks
By ANDREA SELLERS
Staff Writer
The Houston County Develop
ment Authority is working hard to
help hasten the sale of the Heilc
man brewery according to Dick
Ulm, the executive director.
Ulm, who spoke to the Exchange
Club Thursday, said that banks
were pushing Hcilcman to unload
the brewery.
Ulm admits that that may "take
some time."
Hcilcman has hired an interna
tional marketing consultant to help
sell the brewery..
Ulm said the Industries and Trade
Commission and Georgia Power are
still marketing the brewery to for
eign developers.
The facility, although built to be
a brewery, could be easily converted
to a pharmaceutical plant or a plant
for paint, bleach or other chemi
cals.
City historical review panel
may be formed -- Howard
A three member historic review
board may be formed if enough
support is shown by the citizens of
Perry.
City building inspector Steve
Howard told members of the com
munity development committee
Thursday the support of the
historical society is vital to the
plan.
"I think we could have a review
board made up of three people ap
pointed by the mayor," Howard
said. "He could choose one from
each district and they could convene
along with the planning commis
sion when necessary."
Howard thinks the board might
be very busy for a year or so.
"It just depends on how many
people want their property declared
a historic district," he said. "The
review board might be very busy
for the first year. It all depends on
the support we receive from the
community. Without community
Moore gets nod to do city's
gas telemeter improvements
By JAN HAMPTON
Staff Writer
Moore Pipeline Inc. is the low
bidder to do work on the city's gas
metering improvement project.
The Cochran, Georgia company
entered a bid of $46,498.43 to do
work on the Swift Street gas
metering and regulating station
improvements.
"Whoever we gel to do this pro
ject will be doing open heart
surgery," city manager Marion Hay
said. "We need to do some checking
and make absolutely sure we pick
the right firm."
City planner Harold Diehl said
the new regulating station will re
duce pressure and distribute gas
more evenly to all homes and busi
WEEKEND EDITION - 25<
ihc list lor renovation, a contract
for the work is determined through
a bidding process.
"If we can get $699,000 of addi
tional bloc grant money to renovate
more homes, I think we will really
lake a big bite out of Perry's
housing problem," Ingram
said." Thirty five renovated homes
may not sound like a large number
to some people. But this will help
more than 100 residents."
The city's application for more
bloc grant money has been submit
ted to the state.
Hay said it would be at least six
weeks before the city will know the
outcome of the application.
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Dick Dim
Ulm also spoke on city and
county incentives offered to
prospective industries to lure them
into an area.
Ulm, who said they did have their
Please see ULM. Page 12A
interest we might as well hang it
up.”
City manager Marion Hay said
he wanted an assurance that homes
in the historic district would be
kept up.
"To me there isn't anything
much worse than a historic home
which has not been cared for as it
should," Hay said.
"The city will have the power to
get the needed repairs done and bill
the home owner for them," Howard
said. "This provision will be in our
historic district ordinance."
Homes to be considered for the
historic district must meet certain
guidelines.
"We think it should be an out
standing example of a structure
representing its era or a building
identified with a historic figure,"
Howard said.
The plan will be studied and re
vised before being presented to the
city council.
nesses in Ferry.
The regulating station no.v in
use is 30 years old. It cannot pro
vide the service we need," he said.
"Perry is growing. We need this
new station."
Construction is expected to be
gin in late April and be completed
by June.
Other bidders were: A&L
Underground, Murfreesboro,TN,
$56,430; Carey Harbuck, Ameri
cas, $51,916.47; Andrews Plumb
ing Co., Macon, $58,763.53;
Classic City Mechanical, Winter
ville, $64,000; King Pipeline &
Utility Co, $87,350; Gunter Con
struction Co, Lawerenceville,
Please see BID , Page 12A