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Perry & Houston County's
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28,1992
PHS 1992
homecoming
court named
School plans
special activities
to celebrate
Many activities are on tap this
week for Perry High School's
Homecoming celebration according
to the school's cheerleaders.
One explained, "On Monday we
will have college or professional
attire, Tuesday will be celebrity day
when students will dress like their
favorite celebrities. On that day wc
will also have Mr. and Miss
Irresistible competition."
To select Mr. and Miss
Irresistible, students wear tags bear
ing the message, "I'm Irresistible."
When a person wearing the tag
speaks to a member of the opposite
sex and who is also wearing a tag,
the speaker claims the tag at the end
of the day The male and female col
lecting the most tags are crowned
Mr. and Miss Irresistible. This
year’s winner will follow Amy
Stanley and Jeff Walker, 1991 title
holders.
Wednesday students will dress re
verse style, and on Thursday they
will sport camouflage clothing.
Friday will feature school colors.
Another facet of the celebration is
the formation of an alumni cheer
leading squad. "We have already
heard from many former cheerlead
ers, and we arc certainly looking
forward to meeting with them. The
cheerleaders will gather at the gym
Thursday evening, Nov. 5, at 7:30.
We hope the former cheerleaders
Local legislators support Amendments 2 and 5
By BRIAN LAWSON
Staff Writer
Two ballot amendments which
could face a short life span are
Amendcments 2 and 5.
A quick look at Amendment 5 on
election day may cause some voters
to think they are being asked to
vote for a tax increase and Amend
ment 2, which calls for a uniform
system of appointing school super
intendents has a history of failure in
Houston County.
Upon closer inspection what
Amendment 5 is proposing to do is
earmark future money for a trans
Dr. Weems honored by hospital staff
By BRIAN LAWSON
Staff Writer
Perry Hospital provided a surprise
for long-time physician Dr. Horace
Weems Thursday morning by greet
ing him with over 100 well wishers
and announcing the dedication of
the Perry Hospital emergency room
in Weems' honor.
Weems, who has practiced family
medicine in Perry for over 40 years,
is credited by many as being in
strumental in the building of Perry
Hospital.
Weems thanked the assembled
crowd and joked about the surprise.
"This is overpowering. I see a lot
of good friends here and I realize the
people I care most about have
tricked me. But it is a nice trick. I
never did anything I didn't want to
do. In 40 years I did only what I
wanted and needed to do.
"I can't say what this means, I
don't know how anyone could de
scribe all the feelings this brings.
To have friends who have known
you for 40 years and still think
enough of you to do something like
this.... there are no words which
can say it all," he said.
Dr. Luther Vance, chief of the
medical staff at Perry Hospital,
praised Weems.
"It's hard to pull something on
this guy. He is a super doctor and
has always been a tremendous help.
I remember when I was first here
14-15 years ago he was always
available to lend a helping hand.
He has always given time after time
and season after season helping lay
the groundwork for care at Perry
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Members of Perry High School's 1992 Homecoming Court include six seniors, four
juniors, three sophomores and two freshman. Seated are seniors Fenika Thomas,
left, Kristie Rowland, Yteshra Scott, Suzanne Blythe, LaShonda McGhee and Renee
Lacefield. Other members of the court are Shaneka Smith, back row left, Felicia
Anderson, Amanda Malone, Lanorris Fleming, Jennifer Law, Lena Wynn, Katherine
Blount, Ta-mesha Hickey and LaTashia Askew.
will wear their uniforms for the
game. If not, we will be happy for
them to wear anything else," Elaine
Stephens said.
In addition, former homecoming
queens will also be honored at the
game, and in the parade. Former
winners should contact the school
and notify the secretary if they plan
to be in the parade. At the game
former queens will also sit in a
portation trust fund.
The bill does not propose new
taxes, what it does is mandate any
future gas tax revenue to be spent
on transportation areas other than
roads and bridges.
Currently, all funds collected from
the gas tax can only be used to
build roads and bridges.
Local Representative Larry Walker
and Senator Sonny Perdue support
the amendment and both have said
they do not see a increase in the gas
tax following on the heels of
Amendemcnts passing.
Dr.Weems, right, and his daughter Gale stand in front of a
plaque commemorating the Perry Hospital ER wing In his name.
Hospital. This honor is way past Peak said Weems has been essential
due," Vance said. to the survival of the hospital.
Perry Hospital Administrator Jim Please see WEEMS, page 13A
Dr. Chapman
officially resigns
for FVSC job
By BRIAN LAWSON
Staff Writer
Dr. Harold Chapman officially
submitted his resignation to Hous
ton County School Board Chairman
Billy Edenfield Tuesday. Chap
man's last day as superintendent
will be Friday, Oct. 30.
Chapman is resigning his posi
tion two months early to accept a
teaching position at Fort Valley
State College. Chapman's hiring
had been approved by the state
Please see RESIGNS, page 12A
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designated section and will be intro
duced in pre-game ceremonies.
Also invited to cheer at the game
arc members of the PHS summer
cheer clinic, as well as Perry Middle
squads. "We look forward to having
several squads cheering at the
game," Tiffany Hoover, J-V cap
tain, said.
Local dignitaries and groups are
urged to participate in the parade.
"l'm supportive of this amend
ment if additional fuel lax money
can be used to create a department
of transportation rather than a
highway department which is what
we have now. I'm a big advocate of
a rapid rail system and I think this
bill would eventually help us with
that project. I think we will have
to look seriously at the rapid rail
idea in the future. Right now there
is a circle around Atlanta with peo
ple living and working in a very
concentrated area. A rapid rail sys
tem would break that circle and al
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Dr. Chapman
"Persons wishing to sign up for the
parade should call or come by the
school. We will then assign a
number for the line-up," Stephens
said.
The annual dance will be held
Saturday night at the school. At
that time, the queen and her court
will be introduced, along with class
representatives.
Please see PHS, page 12A
low people to live in places like
Macon. They could then ride the
train into Atlanta to work without
spending hours travelling. It would
spread out the state's economy,"
Walker said.
"This bill looks into the future
and recognizes the state needs more
than just roads and bridges. This
would earmark any future funds and
allows for wider distribution than
the system presently allows. That
could include rapid rail, regional
airports and waterways. The DOT
recommends passage of the amend
Deaths
Claude Johnson Easley,
Kathleen. For details, please
see page SA.
INDEX
AGRICENTER EVENTS 5A
PEGGY BLEDSOE 2B
CALENDAR 5A
CLASSIFIED __ 11A
HAROLD CHAPMAN 3A
EDITORIALS _____ 4A
BRIGETTE HAMILTON 4A
TIM LEWIS 2B
LEGAL NOTICES Ijß
LIFESTYLE ~ IB
JIM KERCE 4A
POLICE REPORT 2A
REMEMBER WHEN 4A
SPORTS 8A
COSBY WOODRUFF 8A
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PERRY, GA.
Perry police
investigate
burglaries
By BRIAN LAWSON
Staff Writer
A number of burglaries have been
committed in Perry in the past
week including three burglaries be
tween Thursday and Sunday on or
near Swift Street Perry Police
suspect these burglaries arc con
nected.
There have also been break-ins at
the Magistrate Court, City
Seafood and a forced entry on Elko
Road.
Perry Police Captain Jim Hardy
said the items taken point to a con
nection between the Swift Street
incidents.
"The same shed was broken into
twice on Swift Street and a shed on
Parkway which is two blocks over.
The other house on Swift had its
rear door broken into. In each case
power tools were taken. Thieves
steal tools because they arc easy to
pawn and easily traded. We are con
tinuing our investigation into the
matter and we have some leads. If
anyone has information we ask
them to please call the Perry Po
lice Department Detective Division
at 987-6310,” Hardy said.
The first time the shed at 1300
Swift St. was broken into on Fri
day, two drills and a saber saw
valued at approximately SSOO were
stolen . The second break-in at the
shed, Sunday, produced a broken
ment because it would give them
flexibility on how they allocate
their resources. I know of no move
on the horizon to raise taxes to go
into this fund. This would open up
the question of how the transporta
tion money should be spent to pub
lic input and put public resources
where the need is greatest," Perdue
said.
Senator Tom Coleman, chairman
of the Senate Transportation Com
mitec, introduced the bill on the
floor of the assembly.
"This provides the opportunity to
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Civitans will collect canned
goods this Halloween
Jr. Civitans will trick or treat for canned goods Oct.
31 from 6-8 p.m. Collections will be given to
Project Agape Love (PAL). Be sure to check
Civitans for ID tags. Pictured are just a few of the
many teens volunteering their time to collect
canned goods to feed needy families this
Christmas: Zane Pritchett, front, Hillary Smith, left,
Heather Muse and Kanaetra Simmons.
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lock and a pocket knife was taken.
On 1310 Swift St tools and items
valued at 5743 were taken Thurs
day.
On Parkway Drive, a shed located
behind a house was broken into and
thieves stole a wccdcater, blower, a
hedger and a skill saw. The front
door of the shed had been forced
open.
The Magistrate Court at 732 Main
Street was broken into sometime
over the weekend. Employees dis
covered a broken window upon ar
riving for work Monday morning.
"There were minor amounts of
money taken, change primarily.
Entrance was gained by going
through a window in the back of
the building. The money was taken
from private offices and totaled
about $35. Records are the first
thing we thought about and we
looked for signs the records had
been tampered with. The staff, who
would know much better than we
would, has not reported any lost or
stolen records. Again, we ask any
one with information to please con
tact us," Hardy said.
City Seafood was broken into
Thursday and SSO and a handgun re
portedly worth $157 were taken.
Police arc still investigating the in
cident.
Please see POLICE, page 13A
use money in a total transportation
mode rather than just as a highway
fund. Georgia has the lowest gas
tax in the United States, all the leg
islature has to do is increase taxes
whenever they want. This at least
allows for any additional revenues
to be used for something beyond
roads and bridges. If we pass on
this opportunity we will eventually
strangle ourselves. Environmen
tally we can't keep adding lanes to
our highways. This bill would en
able us for the first lime to get into
Please see SUPPORT, page 12A