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WEEKEND
EDITION
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Perry & Houston County's
official Legal Organ
I SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19,1992
Perry Police arrest 12 for selling
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
Perry police, with assistance
from the Georgia Bureau of Investi
gation and the Stale Board of
Parole, arrested 12 Pcrryans
Thursday morning during an illegal
drug sale roundup.
Perry detectives, who have
been working on the roundup since
June, began their arrests at 7:15
a.m.
Deaths
Charlie Culler Sr., Perry; Eddie
Lee Davis, Kathleen; Henry
Robinson, Warner Robins. For
details, please see page 3A.
Home Journal will close
for Christmas holiday
Although the news does not
stop for Christmas, our office
will be closed in observance of
Christmas. We will be closed
Wednesday, Dec. 23 through
Sunday, Dec. 27. There will be
no Saturday, Dec: 26 editioncf
The Houston Home Journal.
- INDEX
AGRICENTER EVENTS 5A
J.J. COOPER 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 1B
WOODS 'N WATER 2B
Georgia State Patrol predicts 40 traffic deaths during holidays
Exceptionally long Christmas
and New Year's holiday periods
have promoted the Georgia State
Patrol to issue a gloomy prediction
of as many as 40 traffic deaths for
the two major holidays according to
Georgia Public Safety
Felix Smith wins
Kiwanis' Man of
the Year award
Perry Kiwanis Club presented
several awards to its members
during the club's annual Ladies
Night held Dec. 15 at the New
Perry Hotel including the
Kiwanis Man of the Year award
which was presented to Felix
Smith.
Each year the Perry Kiwanis
Club presents this award in
recognition of an individual from
the community who has demon
strated outstanding performance
through action as a "giver".
Besides Smith, past recipients of
this award, which have been pre
sented by the club since 1945,
have included Senator Sam
Nunn, Rev.. James E. Shipley,
Foster Rhodes, E.P. Staples and
Please see KIWANIS, Page 5A
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“We arrested 12 adults. Eleven
of them are male, and one is a fe
male. We also detained one juvenile
and turned him over to juvenile au
thorities,” Capt. Jim Hardy said.
The juvenile was released by
the juvenile authorities according
to Hardy. The others arc in the
Houston County jail.
All arrested were charged with
the sale of cocaine except for one
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Everyone loves Santa!
Santa Claus made a special trip to Kings Chapel Elementary School in Perry recently
to visit with students and watch their Christmas play. Children in the community have
been preparing their Christmas wish lists which will appear in Wednesday’s edition.
Commissioner Col. Ron Bowman.
Christmas and New Year's both
fall on Friday making the holidays
extend for 102 hours each. The pa
trol is predicting 22 Christmas hol
iday deaths, 800 injuries and 2,370
accidents between the times of 6
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Distinguished Service Award from Mike Jackson.
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who was charged with the sale of
marijuana. “It was all primarily
crack cocaine and no powder,” he
said.
Those arrested range an ages
from 17 to 39, Hardy said. “They
arc not major dealers, but a number
of them have prior arrests for the
same type of crime.”
Drug use and sales in Perry arc
extensive according to Hardy. As
p.m. Wednesday, December 23, and
midnight Sunday, December 27. A
week later, the 102-hour New
Year's holiday will cover the same
times. Eighteen deaths are expected
then, with 827 injuries in 2,106 ac
cidents.
for the effect of the arrests on Perry,
Hardy said, “It will slow it down
for a night.”
Those arrested include:
Dexter Davis, 22, of 402 D
Hodge Road, Perry on Dec. 17, sale
of cocaine, no bond.
Max Allen, 21, of 1109
Crcckwood Drive, Perry on Dec.
17, four counts of sale of cocaine,
no bond.
A year ago, the holiday periods
were only half as long at 54 hours
each. Sixteen deaths occurred in the
combined periods.
Col. Bowman said he hoped an
all-out safety drive by the State
Patrol and local agencies might dent
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Mclchiczdcck Seal, 22, of un
known, on Dec. 17, sale of cocaine,
no bond.
Charles Hickey, 32, of 303
Courtney Hodges Blvd. on Da'. 17,
two counts of sale of cocaine, no
bond.
Willie Frank Copeland, 39, of
1429 Pierce St. on Dec. 17, two
counts of sale of cocaine, no bond.
Kenneth Lee Watkins, 35, of
Burglars hit pawn
shop and Kwik Stop
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
Perry Pawn Shop was burglar
ized Thursday morning at 12:19 ac
cording to Perry Police Department.
Perry Pawn Shop owner Jerry
Whitney said the burglar first
attempted to enter the store through
the roof, then he used a sledge
hammer to break through the back
wall.
The burglar fled with SB3O
worth of guns according to Capl.
Jim Hardy of the Perry Police De
partment. The guns stolen were a
nine millimeter Taurus pistol, a 22
caliber semi-automatic Intratcc pis
tol and a 9 millimeter semi-auto
matic Intratcc pistol. “These arc the
weapons of choice by some of the
dope dealers, and they arc u/.i look
a-likes,” Hardy said.
EPD deputy to speak at
sludge dumping meeting
Meeting arranged to answer questions
By J.J. COOPER
Staff Writer
South Georgia residents will get
a chance to learn more about the
sludge dumping issue at a meeting
this morning.
David Word, the deputy assistant
to Environmental Protection Div
ision Director Harold Rchcis, is
expected to speak at today's meeting
at 10 a.m. at the Ag Building in
Perry.
The meeting was arranged by
State Rep. Larry Walker. Stale
Senator Sonny Perdue and County
Commission Chairman Sherrill
Stafford arc also expected to attend
the potential for a high number of
holiday deaths. "We arc headed for
another record reduction in traffic
deaths for this year, if we can get
through these two difficult holiday
periods with a low number," he
noted.
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1028 Winchester Circle, Perry on
Dec. 17, two counts of sale of mar
ijuana, no bond
Pamela Roberts, 28, of 1113
Oakdale Drive, Perry on Dec. 17,
Sale of cocaine, no bond.
Joseph Stokes, 18, of 1111
Creek wood Drive, Perry on Dec.
17, two counts of sale of cocaine,
no bond.
Please see BUST, Page 5A
Whitney said, “The reason they
didn’t get more is because of our
alarm system and because the Perry
police responded in four minutes.
“1 personally think he was here
less than two minutes.”
Hardy said he has some leads
but can’t talk about them now.
Whitney said the store has
never been burglarized in the 11
years he has been the owner.
Also during Thursday’s early
morning hours, the Kwik Slop lo
cated at 3719 Carroll St. was bro
ken into according to Perry police.
“Someone broke the glass, and
they got over $100,” Hardy said.
Hardy said he doesn’t believe
the two incidents arc related.
Crack cocaine sales arc respon
sible for a lot of crimes such as
these, he said.
the meeting.
"I set it up because 20 South
Houston County citizens came to
sec me," Walker said. "They wanted
answers about what could be done."
Stafford has also been involved in
arranging meetings to discuss the
sludge issue.
The meeting developed after sev
eral residents were angered when the
EPD granted permits allowing
farmers to place commercial sludge
on their land. Residents are con
cerned that the sludge will poison
their water supply.
Because holiday travel risks are
the greatest during early and late
hours of the period, State Patrol
Commanders are being given lati
tude to deploy troopers based on lo
cal traffic needs. "More troopers
Please see DEATHS, Page 5A