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i-THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1992
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Inez Flowers at Well’s Produce stand on Houston Lake Road helps a customer select his
summer produce. Well’s hopes to be open year round this year.
Arson,
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warrant and expect to make an arrest
very soon.
Police are still investigating a
July 1 fire of suspicious origin.
"Although both were house fires
and were vacant at the time of the
fire, we have no knowledge of a
connection between the two. We
are continuing our investigation
into the Elko Road fire," Hardy
said.
The Tuesday fire was at the
home of Annie Pearl Lester. Lester
was not in the home at the time of
the fire and no injuries were re
ported.
Fire Sergeant Doug Straka said
the fire damage was primarily con
centrated in one area.
"The total living room was con
sumed in the fire. Once we arrived
at the scene it was only about 15
minutes before we had the fire
knocked down," Straka said.
Two fire trucks were called to
the scene and stayed on site until
about 6 a.m.
"We spent most of the time as
sisting the police in collecting evi
dence on the suspicious nature of
the fire," Straka said.
"So far we've been lucky that no
one has been injured. Unlike the
Elko Road house somebody lived in
this house. It was fortunate they
were not there at the time," Hardy
said.
It is possible that a charge of
aggravated arson could be filed in
the case of the Houston Road fire
because the house did have a regular
resident. Hardy said a legal deter
mination will be made at a later
date on the extent of the charges.
GSP,
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erator Hamilton Halford called it a
very busy weekend.
"We try to increase the number
of patrols to match the increase in
traffic. We had no loss of life in
our entire four county territory and
given the volume of traffic that is
excellent," Halford said.
County-wide there were 292
speeding citations issued and eight
driving under the influence arrests
according to the state patrol.
State-wide campaigns urging
motorists to buckle up and drive
carefully made a difference according
to Halford.
"All the publicity made people
wake up and be more safety-con
scious. The low number of acci
dents and no loss of life demon
strates that,” he said.
Arrests,
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damage to property, two counts of
criminal trespassing, and being
minors in possession of alcohol.
Sutton was also charged with two
counts of destruction of mailboxes.
Demilo Dalton 17, was charged
with three counts of criminal
damage to property, two counts of
criminal trespassing and minor in
possession of alcohol. Max Allen
20, was charged with two counts of
destruction of mailboxes and minor
in possession of alcohol. Jimmie
Lee Brown 33, was charged with
providing alcohol to persons under
21 and contempt of court.
Hardy said alcohol played a part
in the incidents.
"There really is not a lot of
sense to the whole thing. We're
just happy that nobody was hurt in
this violent episode," Hardy said.
The six suspects are reportedly
all currently out on bond pending a
preliminary hearing.
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Good: The efforts being made
by both the Russian and American
governments to cut down on the
number of nuclear weapons the
world possesses. Even if you're the
most jingoistic guy around, you
have to realize that it would lake
only a handful to destroy all life on
earth.
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or racial exclusion and alleged reli
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gious feeling. Who had the idea for
burning a cross anyway? Talk
about a mixed metaphor.
Good: The guy who invented air
conditioning.
Evil: The guy who invented the
wonderful Georgia humidity.
Good: All the people who
(whether 1 disagree with their sup
port of a billionaire, computer wiz
ard who believes in keeping tabs on
his people, or not) arc participating
in the political process. The
the beginning of May and intend to
stay until mid-August. They get
their produce from Lanes Packing
Company in Fort Valley, which
Schollenberger was proudly display
ing on her T-shirt.
An interesting aspect of the
peaches they sell is that they are
not refrigerated. Schollenberger ex
plained this was because refrigera
tion stops the ripening process of
the peaches.
“When tourists buy these, they
arc going to be traveling with them
for a while. We get the peaches
when they are firm so that they will
ripen during the trip and will be
ripe and ready, not rotten when
these people get them home,”
Schollenberger said.
So far, peaches and tomatoes
have been the big sellers for the
two women. They are sold by
small and large baskets and by
crates. The reason they do this is
because otherwise they would have
people who are tired of pabulum
and unwillingness on the part of tch
two major parties to address hard
questions.
Evil: All the people who let the
Republican's campaign on a plat
form based on, "Family values"
instead of "This is what we're going
to do to address America's real
problems." To be the least
offensive alternative or the voice of
experience does not warrant four
more years.
to sell them by weight which
would involve the Department of
Agriculture.
“The government would insist
on us buying a certain calibrated
scale that costs a lot,”
Schollenberger said.
Among the many vegetables and
fruits that can be found at this
stand, one can also buy peach pre
serves made by Schollenberger and
Vidalia Onion relish.
Many of the stands reported good ■
business while some thought the
economy may be putting a slight
dent in their business.
Schollenberger though that the road
construction near the interstate
might be hindering their stand
somewhat.
Two other stands in the same
area, Ed’s Peach Stand and Mrs.
Letter, from 4A
ill with the totally unexpected bout with pneumonia. She
became rapidly worse and was hospitalized for appropriate
therapy at 6 p.m. in the evening at Perry Hospital.
Prom the very outset she was handled extremely well by
your hospital personnel. Things simply get done in your
hospital in a low profile, very effective way. I had the op
portunity to watch the personnel for a couple of days and
they have my praise. As a physician, I have spent many
hours in quite a number of hospitals. You have every rea
son top be proud that you are appreciated in this commu
nity. I particularly admire the quiet, friendly, warm atmo
sphere. This certainly has a positive and calming effect for
those suffering from the stress of serious illness.
Thanks so much for what you do and count me among
your Perry supporters.
Deryle T. Whipple, MD
Jackson’s Stand, both reported the
similar opening and closing dates of
beginning of May to the end of
July. Both stands sold the exact
same types of produce for some
what similar prices. While Ed’s
stand sold small baskets of peaches
for three dollars, Mrs. Jackson’s
stand sold their small baskets for
two dollars.
The prices for a small basket,
which contains an average of eight
large peaches has averaged to $2.50
per basket among the questioned
fruit stands.
When customers buy their pro
duce at almost any of these stands,
they are not only receiving freshly
picked fruits and vegetables, but
they are most likely helping out lo
cal and regional farmers.