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EDITION
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Perry & Houston County's
official Legal Organ
j WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4,1992
Ga. Lottery: NO—Bush: YES
By BRIAN LAWSON
Staff Writer
Houston County voters scorned
the will of most of the nation and
gave George Bush a victory in
Tuesday's Presidential election.
Bush, who conceded defeat before
midnight, scored well in the
county, defeating Arkansas Gover
nor Bill Clinton 14,099 to to
12,254. Independent Ross Perot
received 6,252 votes.
Seventy eight percent of registered
county voters cast their ballots.
Election officials had projected a 70
percent voter turnout. In all, a total
Deaths
Henry Earl Davidson, Perry;
Pauline Mow, Perry; Nina Lee
Sirmans, Lake Park. For de
tails, please see page 6A.
INDEX
AGRICENTER EVENTS tOA
PEGGY BLEDSOE IB
CALENDAR 6A
CLASSIFIED 6B
JOYCE CARLTON 2B
JACKIE COOPER 3B
EDITORIALS 4A
BRIGETTE HAMILTON 4A
TIM LEWIS IB
LEGAL NOTICES 4B
LIFESTYLE 1B
ANISSA CLEMONS 4A
POLICE REPORT 2A
REMEMBER WHEN 4A
SPORTS 7A~
BRIAN LAWSON 7A
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Local citizens
continue to
oppose rezoning
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
Property owners opposing Perry
City Council’s recent decision to
pass Northside Perry Limited's pro
posal for rezoning voiced their con
cerns Monday night at an unsched
uled Planning and Zoning Com
mission meeting.
Commission member Mark Bee
land said the point of the meeting
was to, "go back and see if there's
more flexibilty in R-l with
smaller-sized homes.” He also said
the commission is concerned with
evaluating all zoning codes and
making changes "for the good of
Perry."
Joe Kusar, a resident of Cherokee
Road, said his "greatest fear is the
unknown." He said he'd feel much
better if the developers and com-
Please see OPPOSE, page 12A
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of 33,325 residents voted.
The much discussed lottery
amendment, Amendment 1, was
narrowly defeated in the county.
With a count of 16,129 voters who
scratched in "No" and 16,053 voted
"Yes."
In local races, Jay Walker defeated
Tracy McCollistcr to return to a
seat on the Houston County Com
mission with 18,608 votes. Mc-
Collister collected 12,421 votes.
For Perry voters, the District 5
school board scat will be filled by
incumbent Hubert Hutcherson who
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First School Council President
Tucker Elementary fifth grader Matthew Hulbert, second from left, was sworn In
as the school’s first Council President earlier this week by Perry Mayor Pro-Tern
Hervia Ingram, far right. Also pictured in Hulbert’s homeroom teacher Inez
Brewton, left, his mother Lynda Hulbert and Tucker Principal Paul Hartman.
Clemons joins HHJ newsroom
The Houston Home Journal
welcomes Anissa Clemons to the
news staff as the city reporter.
Clemons recently graduated from
Auburn University with a B.A. in
journalism and public relations
where she worked on The Auburn
Plainsman. She also attended
Converse College in Spartanburg,
S.C. her first two years.
She was a member of the Public
Relations Council of Alabama and
reported the news at WEGL in
Auburn. Clemons also worked at
WMGT, TV-41 in Macon this past
spring as an intern reporter.
She is originally from Macon
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Hinnant officially named interim superintendent '
Houston County Board of Education members held a special meeting Tuesday
to officially elect superintendent-elect Tony Hinnant, center, the school ‘
system's interim superintendent due to the early resignation of Harold
Chapman. Hinnant officially becomes superintendent in January as a result of
his victory In an earlier run-off against Chapman for the post. Pictured with
Hinnant are board members Zell Blackmon, left, and Ed Causey.
___2j>ECTjONS— 18 PAGES, PLUS SALES CIRCULARS
How Houston County
voted listed on P-11A
•Walker to serve on County Commission
•Hutcherson, Davidson to serve on BOE
•Run-off may be held for Senate seat
and attended First Presbyterian Day
School there.
Clemons is excited about her
new position and loves Perry. "I've
passed through Perry all my life and
always thought I'd like the
community. As it turns out, 1 do.
"I especially like all the nice
people I’ve met. Perry truly has a
small-town atmosphere," she said.
Clemons is the daughter of
Herman and Shirley Clemons and
currently resides in Macon. She
plans to relocate in Perry within the
next few months. The staff is
thrilled to have Clemons
compliment their growing staff.
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defeated Republican Pam Sorrows.
Hutcherson collected 4,043 votes
to Sorrows 3,293 votes.
The at large school board scat was
captured by Dave Davidson who de
feated Republican Randy Myers
19,501 to 11,104.
In the two congressional districts
which divide Perry, Houston
County voters picked a Democrat
and a Republican.
In the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict race, Republican Bob Cun
ningham scored a mild upset over
incumbent J. Roy Rowland, 13,042
to 12,458.
In the Second Congressional Dis
trict, Democrat Sanford Bishop de
fcaled Republican Jim Dudley
4,358 to 2,168.
Perry's mayor to
undergo spinal
surgery at Emory
Councilman Hervia Ingram stands in a mayor
pro tern; Worrall makes plans to be back at work.
By BRIAN LAWSON
Staff Writer
Perry Mayor Jim Worrall was
scheduled to have surgery on his
spine Wednesday morning at Emory
University Hospital in Atlanta.
Worrall had been suffering from
recurring back pain for the past
three months. Following several
visits to a clinic in Columbus, a
spinal problem was diagnosed and
Worrall decided to have the surgery
performed at Emory.
Frances Worrall described the
problem as a crushed lower part of
the spine. Doctors will either use a
rib bone and fuse it to the spine or
use synthetic material.
"The doctor has told Jim his
prognosis for recovery is excellent.
We feel very optimistic about the
procedure and we know Jim has the
best doctors available. He will be
in intensive care for a couple of
days following the surgery, but
they expect to have him up and
walking following his release from
intensive care," Mrs. Worrall said.
City Manager Marion Hay was
confident of a quick recovery by
Worrall.
"I miss him and wish him a
speedy recovery. Knowing him,
he’ll be back performing his duties
within a short time. He has the
spirit, desire and will power to do
it. I talked to him Tuesday and he
had faith and confidence in his doc
tors. With his attitude he will
overcome this setback and be per
forming as mayor again before you
Please see MAYOR, page 12A
Co. oks purchase
of records vault
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
The Houston County Commis
sion voted to give about $6,500 to
Judge Herb Wells towards a new
vault for Houston County Juvenile
Court records.
Judge Wells said it's state law
that these records be maintained in a
vault for an extended period of time,
and they have no more room to do
this.
Commissioner Larry Snellgrove
asked why this wasn't in the
budget. Wells said it was an
unexpected expenditure.
Snellgrove said, "It's not that I
don't want to do it. Sooner or later
we'll have to face reality. We'll
have to say no and ask, 'What are
our priorities'?" He said the county
doesn’t have the money to keep giv
ing.
122ND YEAR—VOLUME 89 j
In the I39ih district lor a scat in
the General Assembly, incumbent
Sonny Watson overcame a strong
challenge from Republican Ned
Sanders. Watson received 7,9%
votes to Sanders to 6,506.
In the race so US Senate in
cumbent Wye lie Fowler narrowly
defeated Republic Paul Covcrdcll
16,416 to 15,023. Reports from
the Houston County Board of Elec
lions indicate ihe two candidates
may end up in a run-off.
The other constitutional amend
ments on the ballot were greeted
with a mixed reception from county
voters.
Amendment 2, authorizing the
appointment of school superinten-
Please see VOTED, page 11A
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Worrall
Contributions for
new town clock
reported to council
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
Councilman Charles Lewis
reported to the Perry City Council
last night that $7,900 has been
donated by local citizens, the Perry
Area Chamber of Commerce and
the Bank of Perry for a city street
clock in memory of W.G. Mullins
Jr.
The clock, which has been
ordered, will be placed at the corner
of Ball and Main sueets in the next
few weeks, Lewis said.
He said, "It’s hard to put a value
on what (Mullins) has done for the
City of Perry."
Please see COUNCIL, page 11A
The commission also agreed to
provide 51,658 for Wells' ASAP
program which is over budget.
Chief Probation Officer of the
Houston Judicial Circuit, John
Trussed, proposed the commission
not ask the probation office to
leave the State Court Building prior
to July 1, 1993. Trussell’s request
is in response to the commission's
recent decision to contract the suite
court services to a private company.
The commission unanimously
agreed to let Trusscll's office remain
in the building until July 1, 1993.
They also will allow Trussed to
continue using the county's office
equipment. Also Trussed will be
allowed to maintain one of his two
county positions to help with
Superior Court eases.
Please see VAULT, page 12A