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We Salute:
By MIKE PRINCIPATO
Staff Writer
Many county workers spend a
large part of their day listening to
and consoling area residents who are
upset and angry. It’s understandable
why so many individuals feel this
type of job is too much to bear.
However, Jean Passmore feels dif
ferently.
"It's a pleasure to come to work,"
said Passmore.
Passmore, the Administrative
Secretary for Houston County's
Public Works Department, is cele
brating her first first full year on
the job. She says she has no plans
to leave her present position.
"I enjoy the work very much,"
said Passmore.
"This is a very important office.
It's the heart of the county. All the
problems come through this office
at one time or another."
According to Passmore, her
position is far from routine. It
gives her a chance to meet a wide
variety of area residents, and also
gives her a chance to help someone.
"The work is very gratifying,"
said Passmore.
"You can see the results of your
efforts everyday."
According to Passmore, there is
very little job pressure. She at
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Thanks for helping elderly
Editor:
We, the Ladies Auxiliary Post 6126 of the V.F.W.
would like to extend our thanks to the manager of Har
vey's Food Store for the help we received preparing for
our party at the New Perry Nursing Home.
Sincerely,
Dot Hendrix
Perry, Ga.
Another view on pageant
Editor:
I write this letter in response to a previously published
letter concerning the Perry H.S. Pageant. I too had my fa
vorites for all the awards, and I must say none of them
won. The black contestants were aglow with their beauty
and poise as all the white contestants.
I came away from the pageant disappointed and dis
mayed, not for having my favorites unrecognized, but for
the sadness my soul felt for the poor response of dissent
from the audience, at the ending of the pageant.
During the pageant I felt comradeship and support from
the audience for all the contestants, no racial unbalance in
the excitement and exciting response to each contestant.
This was rewarding and made me feel we in Perry have
come a long way in our support of all mankind, regardless
of race, creed or color.
The front rows of P.H.S. auditorium were set aside for
the families of the contestants. I sat in the center of the
room behind them, and the air was filled with exciting,
happy enthusiasm; but I felt the audience started falling
apart as soon as the awards were given out. Only one
black contestant was recognized for an award. At the an
nouncement of the three finalists, one of the black families
walked out. I can only assume it was in response to all the
three finalists being white.
This was disappointing, to me, but the greatest disap
pointment came when the M.C. had to sing two encores to
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Op-ed page
For Jean Passmore, sincerity is the key
tributes much of the comfortable
atmosphere to Director Tommy
Stalnaker.
Though there is little pressure,
there is a degree of stress.
"During the heavy rains, we re
ceived nearly 100 calls per day. Ev
ery truck driver in every vehicle was
out riding, trying to identify prob
lem areas and trying to provide as
sistance to residents," said Pass
more.
Passmore attributes the PWD's
successful efforts to this sense of
team spirit.
Originally from Greenville,
South Carolina, Passmore has been
a county resident for nearly 30-
years. Her and her husband, Joe Jr.
have lived in the Hawkinsville area
for approximately 7-years, where
they own a small 18-acre farm.
"We just love the area," said
Passmore.
Passmore is both a mother and a
grandmother. Her two children are
28 year old Tonya Stevens of At
lanta, and 26 year old Tammy
Tyner of Warner Robins.
Passmore's grandchild, Chelsea,
is nearly three years old.
According to Passmore, her chief
hobby is spending time with
Chelsea. In her spare time, she en-
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joys singing and helping assist her
church choir.
She believes her greatest profes
sional accomplishment has been
assisting to make the new County
Public Works building a reality.
"Tommy designed the building. I
helped with floor plans, decorating,
and general coordination," said
Passmore.
She also played a major role in
computerized the department.
"I feel good about that, the
county has profited by the new
give the judges extra time to make their final decisions.
The M.C. was talented and entertaining, but the uneasiness
and air of dissent was growing in the audience. When the
final decisions were announced, it became very clear that
the winner was not the popular choice. The dissent of
voices made me uneasy and I felt students, and the entire
audience showed poor judgement in displaying such a
poor response to a wonderful entertaining pageant filled
with 14 beautiful girls.
They all deserve awards just for having the strength and
fortitude to perform in front of such a terrible audience. I
didn't see black and white girls, I saw girls performing
their hearts out to an undeserving audience from Perry.
I can't even begin to imagine how the winner, Becky
Cotton felt. As she was being crowned, I felt myself being
herded from the middle of the room to the aisle to exit. I
stumbled to look back to see Miss Cotton take her victory
walk.
What I saw made my heart leap for joy, she was radiant,
walking with grace and style much like that of many Miss
America's I have seen walk the victory ramp on T.V. I
applaud you Miss Cotton for having greater endurance
than your audience.
The judges were right in their choice, you are a true
winner with warmth and style. You showed what
greatness winners are made of, to an audience that was not
only walking out on you, but showing a town that we have
truly got a long way to grow in becoming a winner. I hope
you go on, one day, to represent Perry, and the state of
Georgia in the Miss America Pageant, for you are truly a
WINNER. Shame on you Houston Home Journal for
publishing the wrong picture of the winner, February 13,
1991.
Sincerely,
Tiny Jo Parise
Perry, Ga.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF REPUBLICAN
ELECTION DISTRICTS (PRECINCT)
MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS
Election District (Precinct) Mass Meetings are
hereby called to convene on Saturday, March 9,1991, at
9:30 o'clock A.M. for the purpose of electing Delegates
and Alternates to the County Convention at 10:00 o'clock,
or a reasonable time thereafter, on that same date and at
the same location.
Houston County Republican Party County Con
vention is hereby called to convene in the Rumble Jr.
High School on the 9th day of March 1991, at 10 o'clock
A.M. or a reasonable time thereafter, for the purpose of
electing Delegates and Alternates to the Congressional
District and State Conventions, as allocated in Section H,
for the purpose of organizing the Republican Party in
Houston County, adopting rules, and electing a Chair
man, one or more Vice-Chairmen, a Secretary, a Treas
urer, and other officers as determined by the County
Convention, and a County Commitee, to serve until the
next County Convention or Primary for the election of
officers of the Republican Party in 1993. Only Delegates
and Alternates elected by the Election District (Precinct)
Mass Meeting may participate in the County Convention.
The Convention shall be open to the public. Only quali
fied residents, registered electors of Houston County
may be elected as Delegates or Alternates from that
County. A person elected from one precinct (or county)
cannot fill the slot of a missing Delegate or Alternate from
another precinct (or county). A fee of $3.00 for each
Delegate and $2.00 for each Alternate to County Con
vention will be charged.
For further information, call Annette Johnson,
Chairman of the Houston County Republican Committee
at 987-9588.
building and the public has profited.
It’s a much better place than our old
facility. It’s more comfortable and
the atmosphere is much better."
The new facility located on
Kings Chapel Rd., Perry, has been
open since December.
According to Passmore, her de
partment will soon be issuing
building permits at its new loca
tion.
Passmore said her secret to suc
cess has been a simple philosophy
of being a good listener, caring
Please see PASSMORE, Page 8A
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1991-!
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