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WEEKEND
EDITION
250
Perry & Houston County's
official Legal Organ
| SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1992
Man accuses local motel of spying on I room
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
Perry Police arc investigating an
unusual case that may unveil an
area peeping tom or a slim-slam
artist out for some "easy money."
Sgt. Terry Stinson arrived at the
Scottish Inn Hotel Thursday mom
Mayor Worrall
doing well after
recent surgery
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
Perry Mayor Jim Worrall will
move to a rehabilitation center this
weekend for physical therapy as he
continues his recovery from back
surgery.
"I'm scheduled to begin rehab at
the Emory Rehabilitation Center on
Monday," Mayor Worrall said.
He said he hasn't experienced
former pain. "There is discomfort
from the back brace that I have to
wear for the next 60 days. It's like a
turtle shell. I didn't realize, how
much pain 1 had been in for the last
six or seven months, until the pain
went away."
Worrall expects to return to
Perry by the end of next week.
"Nobody wants to gel back any
sooner than I do."
The mayor said he continues to
get a lot of calls and letters. "The
response from people has been un
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Perry Rlgh School students rehearse “The Robber Bridegroom”.
There will be a public performance of the play Nov. 17 at the
Perry High School Theatre.
Perry High play wins
first place honors
By MERRILYNN AIKEN
Staff Writer
Perry High School’s production
of the musical “The Robber Bride
groom” was awarded first place
honors last weekend as students
from 20 schools competed in the
1992 Georgia Theatre Conference’s
secondary division onc-act-play fes
tival.
The play, based on a Eudora
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ing in response to a call from 32-
ycar-old Brent DiLcndik, who com
plained he was being watched
through a peeping hole behind the
bathroom mirror.
DiLcndik, who lives in Aiken,
S.C., was watching Sally Jesse
believable. I’ve received over 100
cards, letters and calls. It really says
something about the community.
Perry has always been noted as a
caring place."
He said his family has been with
him the entire time and "have been
a tremendous help."
Worrall said, "The doctors say
my prognosis is excellent. We are
soil working out where I will con
tinue my physical therapy work. It
may be at Perry Hospital."
City Manager Marion Hay said,
"We want him back, but we want
him to know he has all the time he
needs to get well." Hay said,
"We've got everything under con
trol. He doesn't need to worry about
anything.
He said, "The mayor sounds
upbeat. He said he's going to order
out for Chinese."
Please see WORRALL, page 5A
Wclty novella, was directed by
Chris Gillespie with costumes by
Joann Fanning
Asked what it was about the per
formances of the cast and crew that
won the competition Gillespie re
sponded, “ It was their commitment
to the show, commitment to the
characters and the high energy level
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Raphael, and the show featured in
dividuals who had sued hotels be
cause they were being unknowingly
watched at the hotel through holes
in the wall.
DiLcndick phoned WMAZ, the
station airing the show, and told
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Remembering those who fought for our country
A Veterans Day memorial ceremony was held on the courthouse lawn in Perry Wednesday by VFW Post 6126
Perry. Pictured are members George F. Miller, front row left, Barnette Hunt, Jimmy Abrams, James Peavy, B.E.
Dennard, Larry Miller, second row left, Felix Smith, Sid Morris, third row left, T.F. Hardy, Sam Lee, Don Nelson
and Commander Harold Simpson, back.
Dog show held at Agricenter brings
$400,000 into the local economy
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
The hundreds of dogs and people
from here to Canada who came to
Perry last week for the National
German Shepherd Dog Show had a
huge economic impact on Perry
according to Fay Riddles, director of
Perry's visitor's bureau.
"About $400,000 was brought
If
Deaths
Elve W. Harper Sr., Byron;
Lewis F. Bogle, Perry; Charles
Gordon Hickman, Bonaire. For
details, please see page 3A.
INDEX -
AGRICENTER EVENTS 3A
GUEST COLUMN 4A
CALENDAR 3A
CLASSIFIED ~ 4B
DEATH NOTICES 3A
EDITORIALS 4A
PERRY SCRAPBOOK 4A
POLICE REPORT 2A
SPORTS __ 1B
JIM SHIPLEY 4A
STREET TALK 4A
JOHN TRUSSELL 2B
BOBBY TUGGLE 2B
BRIAN LAWSON IB
WOODS N WATER 2B
them he had been spied on in his
room, according to the Perry police.
He then called his lawyer. •
Fifty-eight minutes later, alter
Reporter Raymond Tubb arrived,
DeLcndik called 911, and Sgt. Terry
Stinson responded to the call at
to Perry because of the dog show,"
Riddles said. She calculated food,
lodging, gas and shopping as part
of the figure.
Since the dogs in the show only
drank distilled water, local grocery
store sales were increased, Bobbie
Guthrie, manager of Harvey's said.
"We sold about four to five times
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Ducks Unlimited banquet to be held Thursday
g“ c £ s Unlimited charter member Bobby Tuggle releases decoys created by
Ernie Mills (see page 3B). The club will be holding their annual banquet
Thursday Nov. 19 at 6:30 in the Fairview Room of the Agricenter. Tickets to the
Danquet are still available. For more information contact Tuggle at 987-1915.
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11:25 a.m., according to Capt. Jim
Hardy.
According to Stinson, there was
a hole behind a mirror and some
silver was scraped off the back of
the mirror, permitting the possibil
ity for someone to see through the
more distilled water than we nor
mally sell. We sold a little bit more
dog food too."
Bill Westbrook, sales manger of
the Holiday Inn, which was the
host hotel, said, "The show didn't
just benefit the Holiday Inn, it ben
efited all of Perry."
He said he heard several positive
wall.
"There's a breezeway behind the
walls," Capt. Jim Hardy said. "It's a
tight squeeze to get in there
though."
DiLendick said he heard a bump-
Please see SPYING, page 5A
comments, and the show coordina
tors were thinking about coming
back to Perry for another show.
Riddles said,"There's no added
expense to Perry other than the use
of the roads. Tourism is the clean
est industry there is. It brings S2O
million to Perry each year. It's
Please see SHOW, page 5A