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[ Around town J
Saturday April 7
Houston County Kindergaten Registration from 9 a.m, until
noon. At Tucker, Kings Chapel, Perry and Bonaire Elcmcmtarics
schools.
Monday April 9
The Planning Commission will meet at 6 pm at the Public Works
Department.
The Rotary Club will meet at noon at the New Perry Hotel
Tuesday April 10
The Recreation Commission will meet at 7:30 pm in the
Conference Room.
The Kiwanis Club will hold its weekly meeting at the New Perry
Hotel at 1 pm.
The Convention and Visitors Bureau will meet at 2:30 pm in
the Conference Room in City Hall.
Wednesday April II
The Houston County Retired Teacher's Association meets at
tl:30 am at the Holiday Inn in Warner Robins.
CJen. Daniel Stewart Chapter L'DC meet at 3:45 at (member's
Ijomcs).
Thursday April 12
the Houston County Public Library Board will meet at 7:30
]Jm at the Perry Public Library.
The Exchange Club will hold its weekly meeting at the Holiday Inn
$ noon.
The Perry Wilderness Society will meet at 7:30 pm at the Perry
United Methodist Church.
the Houston County Public Library board meeting will be at
7:30 p.m. at the Perry Public Library.
?• Friday April 13
The Vesta Club will have a Bake Sale in front of Piggly Wiggle
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
; Saturday April 14
The Houston County Board of Elections will sponsor a voter
registration drive on Saturday from 12-4 p.m. at the following locations
in Houston County; Perry - Piggly Wiggly; Warner Robins - Houston
Mall, Piggly Wiggly on Russell Pkwy, N. Davis Dr. and N. Houston
Rd.. If you arc interested in becoming a volunteer deputy registrar, call
the Board of Elections Office at 987-1973 Monday thru Friday 8-5 p.m.
Monday April 16
Perry Rotary Club meets at 12 noon at the New Perry Hotel.
Tuesday April 17
Perry Lions Club will meet at Dennys Restaurant at 7:30 p.m.
Perry City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the court room at the
Perry City Hall.
Friday April 20
Veterans Benefits Supermarket will be held in the Houston Mall
from 10:00 am.m until 5:00 p.m.
f Death notices 1
; Emmie B. Bynum
* Hartford - Emmie B. Bynum, 87, of 302 Slocomb Road, Hartford, died
March 29 in a Dothan hospital.
* The funeral was Saturday in Union Hill Freewill Baptist Church with
tfic Rev. Milton Smith officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with
Holtoms-Gardcn Chapel of Hartford directing.
* Survivors include five sons, Vernon C. Bynum, Perry, William
Bynum, Lebanon, Mo., Lex D. Bynum, Esto, Fla., Harold R. Bynum,
Morrow, Ga.; a daughter, Verla Elliott, Bristol, Fla.; a sister, Alma
Tedlow, Phenix City, Fla.; several grandchildren; and several great
gjrandchildren.
Lois S. McLendon
Perry - Lois S. McLendon, 82, of 2470 U.S. 41 North, died Thursday
in a local hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by Christopher-Smith Funeral Home
ip Warner Robins.
I Mary Liza Allen
Haynesville - Mary Liza Allen of Route 1, Box 378, died Tuesday in a
local hospital.
I Allen was a member of the Haynesville CME Church and a native of
Houston County.
* Services will be held April 7 at 3 p.m. in the Old Mount Olive
Primitive Baptist Church in Hawkinsville. Burial will be in the church
cemetery and the Rev. Kenneth Hollingshed will officiate.
; Survivors include her husband, James Allen of Haynesville, three
(Jaughters, Alberta Barrett of Gamer, N.C., Cora Sanders of Bcnsalem, Pa.,
and Silvonia Dyson of Warner Robins; three sons, John Lee Allen of St.
Albans, N.Y., Samuel Allen and Hendrick Allen, both of Germany; several
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
; Richardson Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of the arrangements.
*
: Lula Lowery Dooley
’ Kathleen - Lula Lowery Dooley, 70, of 110 Ridgecourt, died
Wednesday in a Macon hospital.
i Services were held April 6in Bonaire Baptist Church. Burial was held
m Oaklawn Cemetery in Fort Valley. The Rev. Kenny Rodgers officiated.
J A native of Texas, Dooley was a retired employee of Allied Department
j tore and was the widow of James Dooley. She was a member of Bonaire
Baptist Church and the Women of the Moose Lodge No. 1353.
< Survivors include two daughters, Donna V. Pierce of Kathleen and
Ratsye Allison of Conyers; a son, Douglas Allen Dooley of Warner
Robins; 22 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
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Young scouts receive badges, awards
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< At the March meeting of pack
216, the Tiger Scouts and Cub
Scouts were a little concerned when
Che Webelo Scouts prepared the
catapults, which they had made, for
a demonstration. However when
they realized the 'load' was candy,
{hey quickly changed from worried
(o happy.
; As the candy flew into the
crowd, the scouts made a mad dash
to capture the ammo.
! Engineer badges were presented
(o Lee Wright, Scott Andrews,
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Michael Marshall, Addison Harris,
David Huntzinger, Gawain Atwater
and Kevin Anderson.
Anderson also received badges in
fitness, craftsman, and showman. In
addition, he received a two year
service star and sports recognition
for basketball and soccer.
Anderson, Huntzinger and
Addison were given Weblos badges
in recognition of achieving the
fourth level of Cub Scouts.
Addison also received his Bear
badge.
Recreation commission looks forward
to completion of new multi-use complex
By JAN HAMPTON
Staff Writer
Some members of the Perry
recreation commission say a new
recreation complex will be welcome
where ever it is located.
"It might be belter in the long
run to build on city property,"
Harold Waldrip, chairman of the
recreation commission said. "We
will need 20 acres of land to build a
complex that will grow with our
future needs."
The city council approved a plan
Tuesday to build a recreation com
plex on 20 acres of city owned land
on Highway 321.
Earlier efforts were directed to
ward building the complex at Rozar
Park in cooperation with the
county.
However, some councilmen
Tuesday voiced concern whether the
county can deed Rozier Park to the
city if the county decides to pull
out of the recreation program.
"I don't see any problem at all
with the council's decision,"
Flowers for sale
Perry High School students display the plants they
grew to sell. They are from left, Grady Shivey, Win
Watkins, Rob Lowe and Barlow Owens. The plants are
available at the Perry High School greenhouse.
Outlook for peach
crop looks good
for area growers
By JAN HAMPTON
Staff Writer
Houston County's peach crop
is in good shape despite a March
cold snap that sent temperatures
below the freezing mark.
"Right now we arc predicting
25 percent of the peach crop was
damaged in Houston County,"
County Extension Agent Mack
Collier said. "It’s really hard to
predict what will happen but all
indicators point toward that
conclusion."
Collier said the March 20-21st
cold snap did not last long
enough to do extensive damage.
"We were lucky in that
respect," he said. "Also it didn't
get that cold.”
According to Collier, most of
the peach trees were past bloom
when the freeze occurred.
"This year because of the
unseasonably warm weather
peach trees were two weeks early
in blooming time," he said.
"That helped save some peaches."
Collier thinks the 25 percent
loss may help growers with the
thinning process.
"Usually growers must sort
out undesirable peaches and
throw them away," he said. "This
may be nature's way of thinning
the peaches for the growers."
"In Northern Georgia, peach
growers suffered a much heavier
loss," Collier said. "Indications
are as much as 95 percent of the
peach crop was damaged up there.
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Waldrip said. "Perry is large enough
now that it shouldn't have to rely
on the county for a recreation pro
gram."
Charles Lewis, another recre
ation commission member, agrees
with Waldrip.
"I think we might be better
building on land the city owns,"he
said. "That is what has really been
holding us back, this issue of
deciding where to build. If this set
tles it then I have no objection. I
don’t think the recreation commis
sion will have any problem with
it.”
Lewis said a multi-use center to
serve all age groups is needed.
"We need to think in terms of
long range planning," he said. "I
would like to see a complex that
offers programs for pre-schoolers all
the way to senior citizens. I think
every age group should be included
in recreation plans."
Recreation commission member
Richard Erwin says he thinks the
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Northrop employee John Sudquist and Vice President Art Grady look over the
donated aluminum with J. W. Hafley, Chairman of the Perry Clean Community
Commission.
Northrop employees bring trash to work
By ANDREA SELLERS
Staff Writer
Northrop employees are being
encouraged to bring their trash to
work with them on Fridays.
It is all part of a recycling plan
being implemented by the Northrop
Employees Recreation Committee.
The group started collecting cans
last year when the offices opened.
Now they arc providing trucks that
sit outside the front office every
Friday.
That's when employees bring
glass, aluminum and paper in from
their homes.
"Take your trash to work," said
Phyllis Dietrich, one of the
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city is moving in the right direc
tion.
"If the county got out of the
recreation business it wouldn't
make any sense for them to keep
Rozar Park," he said. That's been
the whole drawback. We've been
trying to get clearance on the land.
It's been a wail and see situation. I
think the city is going the right
way. We need a good, strong recre
ation program. And if this docs it
Director position will
be announced today
By JAN HAMPTON
Staff Writer
Perry city officials will an
nounce their choice to fill the new
recreation director's position today
at 10:30 a.m.
"We have gone through quite a
few resumes and interviews," City
manager Marion Hay said. "We will
Students and teachers do most of the purchasing, but
the general public is Invited to buy as well. All profits
are put back Into the program.
recreation committee officers.
"It makes it easy for them," she
added
The employees arc asked to
donate all glass, aluminum and
paper they have.
Newspapers go to Happy Hour, a
non-profit organization in Warner
Robins that employs the mentally
retarded
The aluminum is sold and put
back into the recreation club.
The glass is also sold, but the
money will go to a charitable
organization.
"Recycling has to be
convenient," said Charles Lewis, an
(building on city properly) then I
have no objections."
Erwin said he would like to see
the city build rackclball courts for
public year round use.
"Other municipalities have in
cluded rackctball in their recreation
programs," he said. "It's a great
cardiovascular activity that can be
played whatever the weather. I'd like
to sec us have something like that."
announce our decision at city hall
before the parade begins."
"We were looking for someone
who has the talent to provide a
program for all age groups," he
said. "We wanted a person who is a
community builder. Perry is a great
community and we searched for the
best."
officer of the recreation committee.
"Anything we can do to protect
the environment is important," he
added.
J.W. Haflcy, chairman of the
Clean Community Commission, is
happy with the effort Northrop is
making.
"Northrop is the forerunner of
company recycling efforts in our
community," he said.
"I encourage all city employees
to enter similar programs," Hafley
added.
Hafley reported that Happy Hour
picks up ten tons worth of
newspaper a week from Perry alone.
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