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WEEKEND
EDITION
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Perry & Houston County's
official Legal Organ
SATURDAY,AUGUST 1,1992
Deaths
Harold "Buddy” Wilson, Perry.
For details, please see page
3A.
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HIGHLIGHTS
CPR training is
available
Perry Hospital will be offering
CPR classes August 12-13 to
the public. For more please
see page 2A.
Apartment complex
holds field day
Residents of Smith Heights
Apartments planned and held
their own field day Thursday.
The story is on page SA.
Local schools
begin sports
practices
A review of local high school
football and softball teams and
what to expect from each is
featured in the sports section.
The stories are on page 18.
INDEX
AGRICENTER EVENTS 5A
BRIGETTE HAMILTON 4A
CALENDAR 5A
CLASSIFIED 4B
DEATH NOTICES 3A
EDITORIALS 4A
PERRY SCRAPBOOK 4A
POLICE REPORT 2A
SPORTS IB
JIM SHIPLEY 4A
STREET TALK 4A
JOHN TRUSSELL 2B
BOBBY TUGGLE 2B
COSBY WOODRUFF IB^
WOODS 'N WATER 2B
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Roy Rowland
will visit Perry
constituents
By BRIAN LAWSON
Staff Writer
Congressman Roy Rowland will
be in Perry Monday, August 10 in
the Fairview Room at the Agricen
ter for a question and answer ses
sion that will be open to the pub
lic.
Dick Ulm, executive director of
the Houston County Industrial
Development Authority, is
coordinating the event.
"He is our new congressman and
he wants to get to know the people
of Houston County. He wanted a
setting where he could share his
concerns and listen to the people of
Perry speak their minds and share
their concerns. The event is open
to the public and we invite
everyone who is interested to at
tend," Ulm said.
Rowland will also attend a 10:30
Please see VISIT, page 6A
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Eighty-eight junior Brangus breeders from across the United States gather at the Agricen
ter for the 10th Annual National Junior Brangus Show. Georgia has 13 to compete in shows.
Davis enters
first Brangus
show ever
By EMERY WARNOCK
Staff Writer
Watching youngsters show their
own livestock is a sign of great ma
turity. But for one local breeder, it’s
all part of growing up.
A young man from Pinch urst is
the only young Brangus breeder in
the Middle Georgia area to enter in
the 1992 National Junior Brangus
Show at the Georgia National Fair
grounds and Agriccnter this week.
There are 13 people from Georgia
who are participating at the Brangus
show.
Lee Davis, a rising fifth grader at
age 10, says he got involved with
raising Brangus from his father.
Plus, Davis says he has been in
volved with raising steers, sheep
and swine.
“My daddy and 1 have raised her,”
Davis said, watching with pride at
his heifer.
“She is a February calf, born Feb.
25, 1992. Her name is Prissy,” he
said.
“I’ve just started showing this lit
tle heifer,” Davis said, while at the
Agricenter.
“I was in the showmanship
(event),” he said. Davis added that
he’s looking forward to Saturday
night when the awards will be
given.
Please see ENTERS, page 3A
Hallins is commander of
RAFB, Gillis steps down
during Friday ceremony
A former director of material
management at the Warner Robins
Air Logistics Center returned to
Robins AFB Friday to assume lead
ership of Georgia's largest industrial
complex.
Maj. Gen. William P. Hallin be
came the center's 17th commander
when he took over the top spot
from Maj. Gen. Richard F. Gillis
during a change of command cere
mony at 7:30 p.m. on the flight
line.
On his return to Robins, Hallin
said. “I look forward to building
upon the heritage and legacy estab
lished by the distinguished line of
commanders that have preceded
me.
Gillis retired after 38 years of
service, the last four of which he
spent guiding the Warner Robins
ALC through some of the most dif
ficult and turbulent times in the Air
Force's history.
Hallin, who headed the old mate
rial management organization from
April 1984 to August 1986, comes
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Lee Davis of Pinehurst takes command of his own Brangus
heifer, Prissy, during a break Friday inside the Cattle Barn.
National Jr. Brangus
show is at Agricenter
By EMERY WARNOCK
Staff Writer
Young cattle breeders from all
across the United States have come
to Perry this week for the 1992 Na
tional Junior Brangus Show at the
Georgia National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter.
Sponsored by the Georgia Junior
Brangus Breeders, the 10th Annual
National Junior Brangus Show was
decided to be held in Perry by vote
at the general membership meeting
to Robins from Wright-Patterson
AFB, Ohio, where he served as
deputy chief of staff for require
ments, Headquarters Air Force Lo
gistics Command.
"While the organizational chart
has changed since I was last here,
the people haven't,” Hallin said.
"I'm proud to command an out
standing work force with its strong
work ethic, patriotism and ability
to get the job done."
A native of Newington, Conn.,
Hallin earned his commission as a
second lieutenant in February 1964
as a distinguished graduate of Offi
cer Training School at Lackland
AFB, Texas. After attending Sup
ply Officers School, where he was
an honor graduate, he was assigned
as a wing material control officer
with the 340th Bombardment
Wing, Bergstrom AFB, Texas.
In November 1965 he transferred
to Headquarters Strategic Air
Command at Office AFB, Neb., as
a supplv staff officer. From SAC
Please see RAFB, page 6A
of the International Junior Brangus
Breeders Association and the Na
tional Brangus Breeders Association
at the annual show two years ago in
Witchita, Kansas.
Paula Strickland, 17, of
Luthersvillc and spokesperson of
Georgia Junior Brangus Breeders,
said the Agriccnter was decided
upon because of the well-known fa
cilities in Perry.
“This is my third show I have at-
Please see SHOW, page 3A
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Maj. Gen. Richard F. Gillis looks on as his command is passed on to Maj. Gen. William P. Halim.
Gillis was retired Friday after 38 years of service in the United States Air Force.
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New Dream Team II members, Lisa Rackley (left) and Paul
Kemp. The two were among only 100 students chosen state
wide by the Olympic Committee to represent Georgia's youth.
Two PHS students
chosen for 1996
Olympic Team
By BRIAN LAWSON
Staff Writer
Two rising juniors from Perry
High School, Paul Kemp and Lisa
Racklcy have been selected by the
Atlanta Committee for the Olympic
Games as members of the Dream
Team II it was announced July It).
The purpose behind the Dream
Team program is to give students
an opportunity to address commu
nity needs, gain leadership skills
and serve as hosts and hostesses for
the 1996 games.
Kemp and Racklcy will attend
a orientation session in Rockport
on August 15-16. In addition to a
description of their responsibility's
they will be outfitted in their
official Dream Team II uniforms.
The original members of the Dream
Team were in Tokyo helping
represent the state when Atlanta
was awarded the 1996 Games.
Team 1 members were on hand to
conduct interviews with prospective
Commission meets with developers
By EMERY WARNOCK
Staff Writer
Houston County Commissioners
met in special session Thursday
night to discuss subdivision regula
tions with area developers, Flint
Electric and Pcachstate Cable.
Commissioners plan to vote on
clearing of street right-of-ways and
entrance signs at their regular ses
sion Tuesday. In addition, an ad hoc
committee of developers, county
public works staff and commission
ers was formed to study reten
tion/detention ponds of newly cre
ated subdivisions.
“We planned to meet with the
public over three items,” J. Sherrill
Stafford, chairman of the commis
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Team II members.
Kemp and Rackley were two of
the 100 who were selected for the
team out of a total of 500 appli
cants state-wide.
The students were given applica
tions by their counselors and were
asked to write an essay on, "How 1
can have an impact on the 1996
Olympics?" Both students focused
on their community involvement
and their enthusiasm for die games.
After the applications were filed
in June, both students received let
ters asking them to come to Atlanta
for interviews. Kemp's interview
was scheduled for July 18, only
dirce days after he had his wisdom
teeth removed.
"My jaw was still swollen. It
was scary at first, but then it went
pretty well," Kemp said.
Rackley was unsure how to pre
pare for her interview.
Please see TEAM, page 3A
sioners, said.
“Currently, the county has a pol
icy that requires clearing of all
street right-of-ways between the
curb and property line,” he said.
“Some of the developers have re
quested permission to leave
‘special’ trees within a right-of
way,” he added. “Other developers
have requested permission to plant
trees along the right-of-way.”
Stafford explained there arc three
decision options the commissioners
can approve.
“We can allow exceptions to cur
rent policy upon approval of the
planning commission, or put into
writing the current policy or incor-
Please see MEETS, page 6A