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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1992
Rotary's
district gov.
speaks here
By BRIAN LAWSON
Staff Writer
Rotary Club District Governor
John F. Thompson Jr. visited the
Perry chapter Monday.
Thompson opened with several
humorous anecdotes, including a
tale about a Rotary chapter in
Southeast Georgia.
"It seems a little boy who lives in
the city where the club is based
wrote a letter to God. When the
post office got the letter they
weren't sure where to send it so
they gave it to the Rotary Club.
The letter told how the boy's father
had died and how his mother was
having a hard time trying to take
care of the boy and his sister. The
boy then asked God to send him
SSOO for his mother. The club
members were touched and they col
lected S3OO and mailed it to the
boy. About a week later the boy
wrote another letter to God that was
forwarded to the club. The letter
said, 'Thank you for the S3OO, next
time please send it directly. If you
send through the Rotary Club
they'll take a S2OO cut," Thompson
laughed.
He then commended the Perry
chapter on their commitment to
funding the Rotary Foundation,
whose work includes providing
"more scholarships than the Ful
bright and Rhodes programs com
bined. We also have the goal of
eradicating polio from the face of
the earth by the year 2005. I read
recently in USA Today, there had
not been a single reported case of
polio in the Western Hemisphere in
the last year. That is due in large
part to the work of the Rotary
Foundation," Thompson said.
Thompson spoke to the club
about his goal of seeing every
member in their district contribute
$25 to die Rotary Foundation.
"There are at least 20 clubs in our
district who have not contributed a
cent to the foundation. I'm asking
each member to make a 525 contri
bution. That $25 will provide a
child somewhere in the world with
their first clean glass of water.
Somewhere it will help someone
go to college for the first time and
somewhere it will help someone
live who would have otherwise
died. People say to me aren't you
making that $25 stretch a little far?
Maybe, I am, but if each person in
our district contributed $25, it
would generate $87,500 and that
would go a long way," Thompson
said.
Thompson urged the Rotarians
toward a "rekindling of the Rotary
spirit. 1 think in an effort to grow
we recruited some people that really
didn't belong in Rotary, but I diink
that spirit of service is coming
back. It is amazing how much can
be accomplished if you don't care
about who gets die credit," Thomp
son said.
Thompson invited club members
to attend the District Conference in
Augusta, March 26-28, and encour
aged an increased emphasis on voca
tional education scholarships.
"We have done a wonderful job in
supporting international scholarship
programs and praising the outstand
ing academic achievers at our local
schools. But 70 percent of the jobs
in America don’t require a college
degree. We need to commend those
students who are skilled at working
with their hands and support voca
tional education," Thompson said.
The Rotarians arc planning a yard
sale to benefit the Rainbow House's
"Tremendous Teddy" program
which provides teddy bears to chil
dren who have been involved in a
trauma. The sale is scheduled for
Nov. 7.
Bill Mitchell, who spoke to the
club about Habitat for Humanity
recently, reported on his meeting
with the Houston County chapter
of the organization. The result of
the meeting was a decision to begin
to look for a lot to build a house on
or a home to renovate in the Perry
area.
Barbecue
fundraiser
to be held
Come to the Middle Georgia
Bank parking lot in Fort Valley
Saturday, Oct. 10 between 11 a.m.
and 3:30 p.m. and lake home sev
eral mouth-watering chicken din
ners. Each platter will consist of
half barbecued chicken, homemade
baked beans, cole slaw, roll and
homemade pound cake.
The fund raising event's proceeds
will go directly toward the construc
tion of the fifth Habitat house in
Peach County.
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PH Law enforcement report)
Johnny Jones, 59, of 1111 Forest
St., Perry, on October 3, drinking,
drunkenness and intoxication, $55
bond.
Kenny Boyan, 32, of 603 Wisdom
St., on October 2, no insurance,
$220 bond.
Tiffany Keen, 21, of 904 Jeannie
St., Perry, on October 2, no drivers
license, 555 bond; running a stop
sign, $55 bond.
Roger Smith, 43, of 1022, Dun
can Avc., Perry, on October 2, driv
ing under the influence, $650 bond;
no proof of insurance, $27.50 bond.
Almondo Perncll Brooks, 18, of
3229 Route 1 U.S. Highway 341,
Perry, on Sept. 30, damage to pub
lic utility property, SSOO bond.
Gabriel Stcfon Burks, 19, Warner
Robins, on Sept. 30, party to a
crime (entering an auto), no bond
listed.
Michael Lee Sholl, 41, of 1723
Greenwood Circle, Perry, on Oct.
4, driving under the influence,
Oppose,
from 1A
He told the roughly 30 residents
who had assembled at city hall that
his plan was to build "middle in
come housing, in the $45,000-
$50,000 range."
Most of the opposition centered
around concerns about increased
crime and drug activity if low in
come apartments or inexpensive
rental homes arc developed on the
property.
J.C. Glover of Perry asked Jones,
"If it is zoned R-3 will you put
apartments in that area?"
Jones replied, "My intention is to
keep the development uniform with
the area. Originally I was consider
ing apartments but the banks don't
want to finance it."
Marion Ford of Perry asked, "If
you want to build the same houses,
why do you want to re-zone the
area?"
"The lot sizes arc not feasible to
sell. Under R-2 they would be too
expensive to develop," Jones said.
Property designated R-2 has to
have a lot size of 12,000 square feet
and a frontage of 80 feet, R-3 lots
can be 9,000 square feet and have a
70 foot frontage.
Lavcmc Rice presented the council
with a petition signed by 33 indi
viduals under the heading, "Property
owners of the Crcckwood commu
nity." The petition expresses oppo
sition to any re-zoning and asks
that the property remain R-2.
Marion Ford followed by saying,
"I think it is the consensus of this
group in asking you all to accept
our position that we don't want a
re-zoning from R-2 to R-3.
Councilman Hervia Ingram, who
chaired the meeting, read the city
law governing zoning decisions,
which stated the council had 45
days to make a decision following
the public hearing.
Councilman Ralph Gentry made a
motion that the matter be voted on
at the next council meeting.
The motion was unanimously ap
proved.
Following the meeting Jones said,
"I was really hurt by all that. I'm
just an average working guy. I have
to get up and go to work every day
like most of those people. I'm try
ing to provide housing for working
people in Perry, I don't understand
why there is opposition to that."
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SI,OOO bond.
John Harold Croom, 30, of 609
Lawson Drive, Perry, on Oct. 3,
driving under the influence, SI,OOO
bond; no proof of insurance, re
leased on copy of charges.
Cary Douglas Skipper, 28,
Warner Robins, on Oct. 2, driving
under the influence, SI,OOO bond;
open container, S2OO bond; no
proof of insurance, released on copy
of charges; expired license, SIOO
bond; possession and use of drug—
related object, SSOO bond; violation
of the Georgia Controlled
Substance Act (less than an ounce),
SSOO bond.
Richard Lee Jones, 22, Warner
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Robins, on Oct. 2, driving under
the influence drugs/alcohol, SI,OOO
bond; possession of marijuana (less
than an ounce), SSOO bond.
Ronald Shelley, 23, Warner
Robins, on Oct. 4, bad checks,
$1,500 bond.
Barbara Kaye Sims, 26, Warner
Robins, on Oct. 4, probation viola
tion, no bond listed.
Barney Jester, 39, Warner Robins*
on Oct. 4, bench warrant, $561
bond.
David R. Schaack, 22, Robins Air
Force Base, on Oct. 3, driving un
der the influence, SI,OOO bond;
weaving over roadway, SIOO bond;
speeding, S4OO bond.
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Georgia's future prosperity depends on today's schools.
Our children live in a world that has become more
competitive, more technology-reliant and less restricted
by geographical boundaries. The time when a high
school diploma was a sure ticket to a job has disappeared,
along with many unskilled jobs. If our children are to
compete in the global marketplace, they must leave school
prepared to be highly-skilled, high-performance workers.
At GTE, we believe quality education must be a top priority
in America's communities. GTE supports education with
partnerships, contributions, minority scholarships, and
school volunteers in Georgia and throughout the country.
To improve our education system, we encourage everyone
to be involved. Here are five ways you can make a difference
in your community:
• Be a mentor. Get involved with one student's life
and let him or her get involved with yours. Some
children in America have no access to many of the
things we take for granted.
• Investigate your community's needs: You can't
begin to solve problems unless you know what they
are. Talk to students, educators and policy makers
in your community.
• Work with your legislators to restructure public
schools. Encourage your legislators to address the
tough education issues in your community. Push for
approaches such as school-based management
reform.
• Remember time is as important as money. Our
schools are looking for a few good volunteers. If
you have special skills, talents, or just a will to help
out, they'll be glad to put them to good use.
• Show respect for local educators. After all, they're
the front-line managers in the entire education
effort. Children learn their attitudes toward
education from adults. Make sure you reinforce
their thinking in a positive way.
We must make quality education a top priority because it
affects all of us - as parents, grandparents, neighbors and
business people. And because our children deserve an
education that prepares them for the 21st century.
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DISTRICT MANAGER Ull 912/987-1256