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SATURDAY, APRIL 7,1990
Census has gone smoothly in Perry
By JAN HAMPTON
Staff Writer
Local census forms have been
delivered to Houston County homes
without many difficulties according
to post office officials.
"The census project has gone
real smooth," Ferry postmaster
Thomas McKlcroy said. "We've had
some people call who didn't receive
a form. Many of these people gel
their mail from a post office box.
Thai's why they didn't receive a
form at their home. Census forms
weren't put into post office boxes."
Easter
services
planned
St. Christopher's Episcopal
Church
Sunday, April 8
The Blessing and Distribution of
the Palms with the Holy Eucharist
at 7:30 and 11 am.
The Way of the Cross at 7 pm.
Monday thru Thursday
The Holy Eucharist at 7:30 am.
Monday thru Wednesday
Evening Prayer at 6 pm.
Wednesday, April 11
Seder Supper in Community
Room following the 6 pm Evening
Prayer.
Maundy Thursday, April 12
The Holy Eucharist and Stripping
of the Altar at 7:30 pm.
Good Friday, April 13
Stations of the Cross at 1 pm.
Pcachbclt Episcopal Community
Liturgy for Good Friday at St.
Luke's in Fort Valley at 7:30 pm.
Saturday, April 14
The Great Vigil of Easter. Light
ing of the Paschal Candle with Re
newal of Baptismal Vows at 7:30
pm.
Easter Sunday, April 15
Easter Services at 7:30 and 11 am.
St. Patrick's Catholic
Church
Thursday, April 12
Washing of the Feel Service at
7:30 pm.
Good Friday, April 13
Way of the Cross Service at 3
pm.
Reading of Our Lord’s Passion at
8 pm.
Saturday, April 14
Service at 8 pm.
No 5:30 pm service on Saturday.
Easier Sunday, April 15
Easter Service at 11 am.
Crossroads United Methodist
Church
Saturday, April 7
Trailblazcrs Easter Egg Hunt at 7
pm
Good Friday, April 13
At 7:30 pm Margaret Watson, the
church pianist, will present a pro
gram of Easter Music.
Service of Tcncbrac at 8 pm.
Saturday, April 14
Easter Egg Hunt for toddlers
through 4th grade at 2 pm.
Easter Sunday
Easter Services at 11 am.
Rehoboth Baptist Church
April 8 thru April 13
Revival Services
Easter Sunday, April 15
Easter Services at 11 am
There will be a groundbreaking
ceremony at 12:30. They will break
ground on their first building.
The Lord's Supper at 7 pm.
Perry United Methodist
Church
Palm Sunday, April 8
Worship Services at 9 and 11 am
Easter Cantata at 7 pm.
Monday, April 9
Easter Egg Hunt for nursery
through 2nd grade at Rozar Park at
3:30.
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Kathleen postmaster Rccnic
Gautney said she has received sev
eral complaints about the census
forms.
"The census forms came pre-ad
dressed and we could only deliver
them to the addresses they carried,"
she said.
"We've had plenty of complaints
from people who did not receive a
form. We've been giving them a
telephone number to call," Gautney
added.
Gautney and McKlcroy both
agree many of the forms had incor
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Checkers in the afternoon
Members of the Mason Dixie Line Club play checkers In Ell ’Buddy' Copeland's
front yard on Howard St. A group of men meet out there every day at noon and play
until It gets dark. Anyone willing to risk his life on the checkerboard is invited to
come out and play.
Mayor pronounces city/county rec negotiations 'dead'
By JAN HAMPTON
Staff Writer
Negotiations between the city
and county commissioners
concerning a joint recreation pro
gram are "dead" according to Mayor
James Worrell.
Worrall and other city officials
attended a meeting of the Ochla
hatchcc Athletics Club Thursday to
swap ideas for recreation growth in
Perry.
"You all have to know how
many times we have tried to sit
Perry people
Janice bakes up
morning smiles
at McDonald's
By TOREY JOLLEY
Staff Writer
Ever wake up and crave a hot,
biscuit from scratch, only to find
you haven't the time to whip a
batch up? Well, thanks to people
like Janice Gilliam, who works at
the local McDonald's, we can
satisfy those cravings.
Gilliam is one of two biscuit
makers at McDonald's. Doretha
McKenize is the other biscuit
maker and she has been making
those hot fluffy biscuits for three
years.
Though Gilliam has only been
making biscuits for a little more
than a year, she loves the job.
"At first it was hard waking up
at 4 a.m. but now it is pretty easy,"
Gilliam explained. She continued to
explain that the whole process of
biscuits making takes about "20
reel addresses and zip codes on
ihcm.
"But still I was expecting more
trouble," McKlcroy said. "All in all
I think every thing has gone well.”
"It has proved difficult for some
people but it hasn't been as bad as
it could have been," Gautncy said.
The deadline to complete and re
turn the census has been extended to
April 14.
According to Jill Wymens,
manager of the 20 county Macon
census district, (which includes
Houston County) those not receiv
ing a census form should call 1-
down with the county
commissioners and work something
out," Worrall said. "The meetings
never materialized. It's a dead issue
as far as I'm concerned."
Worrall said the negotiation
stalemate prompted city officials to
move ahead with recreation plans.
"The city will definitely be get
ting into the recreation business,"
City manager Marion Hay said.
"We think it will be nice if every
one is unified in the future. We
want to serve every one in Perry
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minutes and fourteen minutes of
that is baking."
Gilliam said she begins making
biscuits at 5 a.m. every day and
during the summer she begins
around 4:15 a.m. She continued to
explain that the amount biscuits
that she makes varys day to day but
did say the usual amount is
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"We will have workers out in
the neighborhoods completing the
census forms for people who
haven't responded," Wymens said.
"We want everyone to be counted
and we'll work hard to reach that
goal.”
Wymens said census planners
thought there would be problems
delivering census forms through the
mail.
"We just never dreamed we
would face so many problems," she
said." But we're still very opti
mistic."
not just a few people."
However, some members of the
Ochlahatchee Club asked the offi
cials what benefits the city could
offer their recreational program.
"I appreciate that the city needs
to get into a total recreation pro
gram. I'm very satisfied with what
we are and I'm not sure what the
city can offer us," Mark Mollcson
said. "I can sec lots of ways we can
help you but we've worked hard to
get where we arc. The reason this
Thought for the day
"I looked at dealerships from
coast to coast. I decided I
wanted to spend the rest of
my life here.'
-Family Pontiac owner
Danny Blackman, who
bought his dealership here
from the Sullivan family in
January.
Perry area deaths
\ Emmie B. Bynum, 87, Hart
ford; Lois McLendon, 82;
Perry; Mary Liza Allen, Hay
neavllle.; Lula Lowery Dooley,
70, Kathleen. For complete
memorial information see
Page 3A.
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.. .but more workers
are needed to finish
By JAN HAMPTON
Staff Writer
Census workers arc needed in
Perry according to James Proctor.
Proctor is an interviewer and
testing agent with the 20 county
Macon census district.
"I interview and administer
tests to people who would like to
work with the census bureau," he
said. "We need workers to do
survey work. It's a great
opportunity to make some extra
Chief, principal
discount 'gangs'
Both say problems caused by
outsiders -- but under control
By ANDREA SELLERS
Staff Writer
Reports that Perry High School
has a serious gang problem arc
overrated, according to police and
school officials.
Perry Chief of Police Frank Si
mons said Friday that he is aware of
some problems at the school, but
added it's his belief that they arc
originating in the community.
"It's my feeling there are some
student-related problems, but they
arc originating somewhere other
than the school," said Simons.
Perry High School Principal Phil
Smith agreed with Simons' assess
ment.
"We arc seeing more activity
with kids from the community than
in the past," said Smith.
Smith and Simons both say there
is no reason for parents to worry
about the safety of their children at
the high school.
"We will do whatever is neces
sary for a safe environment,” said
Smith.
"1 have confidence in Phil's abil
ity to handle those situations - and
his sense of judgement of when we
club was started is because the city
couldn't provide us with the recre
ational opportunities we wanted.”
"We're just here to plant a seed,"
Coucilman James Moore said. "We
want to promote ideas and unity.
We need you. That's what we're
here for.”
Councilman Buddy Roper said
the baseball and youth program at
Ochlahatchec are outstanding.
"I think we could help each
Dick Gillis will
be chamber
guest speaker
Major General Richard F. Gillis
will be the special guest of the
Perry Area Chamber of Commerce
at its next general membership
meeting, set for Thursday, April
19.
The 8 a.m. breakfast session
will be held at the New Perry Ho
tel.
Tickets will be $5.50 in advance
and $6 at the door, with reserva
tions necessary by Monday, April
16.
The general membership meet
ing is being planned by the public
affairs committee of the chamber,
chaired by Draper Watson.
Gillis is commander of the
Warner Robins Air Logistics Cen
ter, Robins Air Force Base.
He is responsible for worldwide
support for the F-15, C-141, C
-130, all Air Force helicopters, air
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money."
Those interested in becoming
employed by the census bureau
should come by the Perry Public
Library on Fridays at 10 a.m. to
take the test.
"Some days I interview quite a
few people and then some days
no one shows up," Proctor said.
”1 think if people knew this
employment opportunity is
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(the police) need to be involved,"
said Simons.
Superintendent of Schools Harold
Chapman said both he and Smith
have looked at the problem and
come up with a firm approach.
"I have instructed Mr. Smith to
day to have unauthorized persons on
the high school campus arrested for
trespassing," Chapman said Friday.
Chapman echoed Simons and
Smith, saying if there arc gangs at
the high school it is a community
problem and not necessarily rooted
in the school.
"These are not real gangs," said
Chapman. "These arc just groups of
students.'
Smith reported that he has seen
no weapons at all and that if there
was a suggestion of a weapon they
would investigate it.
There arc two groups reportedly
at the school now according to sev
eral students there. They arc the
"Eight Balls" and ".38 Specials,"
according to a student there.
Both are composed of blacks,
students say.
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other," he said. "The city of Perry
could contribute toward the upkeep
of your fields and swimming pool."
Mollcson said the ballficlds arc
soley supported through the sale of
baseball signs.
"I think that's why we've done
so well," he said. "We've had to
scrap for every thing we have and
we appreciate it more."
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Major General
Richard F. Gillis
to-air missiles and high-technology
airborne electronics.
Gillis, who assumed his current
command in April 1988, is a com
mand pilot with more than 5,000
flying hours.
His decorations include the
Distinguished Service Medal, Le
gion of Merit, Air Medal with four
oak leaf clusters, and the Vietnam
Service Medal with five service
stars.