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k THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1992
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Perry viewpoint
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The Houston Home Journal
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COUNTY, GEORGIA, SINCE 1870
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JAMES B. KERCE
Editor & General Manager
BRIGETTE HAMILTON TERESA HAWK
Managing Editor Advertising Manager
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Remember that Christmas
begins with Christ
And it came to pass in those days,
that there went out a decree from Caesar
Augustus, that all the world should be f\
(And this taxing was made when
Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) HHV
And all went to be taxed, everyone wRV- .
into his own city.
And Joseph also went up from \
Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Jjgf,
Judaea, unto the city of David, which is
called Bethlehem; (because he was of
the house of lineage of David:)
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great
with child.
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days
were accomplished that she should be delivered.
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped in
swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there
was no room for them in the inn.
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding
in the field, keeping watch over the flock by night.
And, 10, the Angel of the Lord came upon them, and the
glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were
sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them. Fear not: for, behold, 1
bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all
people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a
Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of
the heavenly host praising God, and saying.
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good
will toward men.
And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from
them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let
us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which
is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto
us.
And they came with haste, and found Mary, and
Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad
the saying which was told them concerning this child.
And all they that heard it wondered at those things
which were told them by the shepherds.
But Mary kept all those things, and pondered them in
her heart.
And the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God
for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was
told unto them.
And when eight days were accomplished for the
circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS,
which was so named of the angel before he was conceived
in the womb.
Luke 2:1-21, King James version
Don't condemn sludge until
you have the facts
Dear Editor:
I would like to share my opinion on the spreading of
sludge in our community. Perhaps if concerned citizens
would find out all the facts before condemning it they
would not be so quick to pass judgement.
To begin with, sludge has been approved for use by the
Environmental Protection Agency. We receive a monthly
publication called "The Maryland Farmer" and in this
month's issue there is an article that addresses the sludge
that is used in their state. Martha Hynson of the Maryland
Department of Environment is quoted as follows: "the
sludge contains a lot of organic matter which tends to im
prove the soil over a period of time, and some sludge have
quite a bit of lime, so the farmer gets free lime in the bar
gain." Hynson also adds, "Sewage sludge is considered
safe for land application. There's more research informa
tion available on sludge than any other matter that is land
Please see LETTER, page 12A
"Yes Bill Cl-n: T-orn Is A Santa Claus.”'
Grand jury says county needs drug squad
10 years ago
Dec. 23, 1982
The Houston County Grand Jury,
operating from July through
November, reported that the drug
problem in the eounty was
widespread, deeply rooted and in
creasing, "due to not having a de
partment that specializes in this
area."
Then the grand jury recommended
that a drug squad be formed under
the direct control of the district at
torney and the sheriffs office.
* * *
Allred Smith of Grovania was ar
rested and jailed following a raid on
his moonshine still by Georgia
Bureau of Investigation agents. The
still, which was destroyed by inves
tigators, was capable of making
about 20 gallons of liquor at a time
and had been in operation about two
years according to Jim Baker,
special agent in charge at the GBl’s
Perry office.
Smith, 64, was being held at the
Houston County Jail on a $5,000
bond and was charged with building
and manning an 4lcgal whiskey
distillery.
* * *
Perry City Council members said
they were ready for a showdown on
a case the city was bringing against
fellow council member Jerome
Bloodworth for allegedly keeping
horses illegally on his property.
The city issued a citation against
Bloodworth in April. The city hired
a Macon attorney to represent the
city because City Attorney Larry
JjValkcr refused to become in
volved, saying the case would be a
conflict of interest.
Adding a new twist to the case,
Bloodworth attacked the council
saying, "Council never approved
hiring another lawyer. You have il
legally paid money from the City
Charles and Di: the modern marriage?
Everyone knows by now that
Princess Diana and Prince Charles
decided to go their separate ways in
what they’ve termed a “separation.”
How clever. They agreed not to
divorce but to merely separate so
neither would “lose” any of the
royal benefits. What does this mean
though? Can each have a physical
rendezvous with the person of their
choice since they are separated?
How far will they take this
separation? Time will tell by the
example they set. All the British
tabloids will surely keep us updated
on their comings and goings.
We can talk all day about
Charles and Diana, but the children
are the ones that need to be dis
cussed. It seems they are the ones
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News items from past issues
of Perry."
15 years ago
Dec. 22, 1977
Mrs. Barbara Calhoun of Perry
was named vice chairman of the
Middle Georgia Area Planning and
Development Commission for
1978. She was currently serving as
mayor pro-tern of Perry and was
the first female ever elected to city
council.
* * *
Most county farmers went "on
strike" as of midnight Dec. 13 and
vowed to stay off their equipment
until they achieved their goal of
100 percent parity on farm prices.
A tractor sitting on Houston Lake
Road between Warner Robins and
Perry told the story vividly.
Bedecked in American flags, the
tractor carried a sign reading "100
percent parity or I don't plow!"
* * *
The old Houston County Jail, lo
cated on Carroll Street in Perry,
was demolished and removed by
Warden Allen Stone's public roads
crews. The site would eventually be
paved and utilized for parking pur
poses. Approximately 40 parking
spaces would be offered for use by
shoppers and business employees.
The county jail was moved to new
quarters on Kings Chapel Road in
Perry.
25 years ago
Dec. 21, 1967
tAnissa L
Clemons!
Staff writer
who will be hurt most. Try ex
plaining to a child why “mummy
and daddy” don’t like each other, or
why they date other people.
Are Charles and Diana being
selfish by staying attached and not
having a real marriage? What kind
of example is this for their two
sons? It seems they are thinking of
their own selves.
Journal
Three members ol the 1967 Perry
High Panther football team were
named to the All-Middle Georgia
Football Team as chosen by The
Macon Telegraph.
The Perry football stars making the
team were quarterback Ed Harley,
end Lynward Barrett and back Lee
St. John.
* * *
The budget requests of the
Houston County tax commissioner
and the ordinary were approved and
only $4,000 was trimmed from the
sheriffs request in a decision of the
Budget and Arbitration Committee.
The three county officers who ap
pealed from the rejection of their
budget requests by the county
commissioners said after the hear
ing that they were satisfied with the
decision of the budget appeals and
arbitration committee.
* * *
According to the Perry Area
Chamber of Commerce, several
newcomers had been reported re
cently including Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cansier,
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bryant, Mr.
and Mrs. John R. Carlctt and Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Brown.
50 years ago
Dec. 24, 1942
With a typical American wartime
spirit, the people of the nation
started to manufacture many of their
own Christmas toys.
* * *
Last year at Buffalo, N.Y., a night
school to train raw recruits into a
crop of finished Santa Clauses was
opened.
* * *
Christmas Day, 1942, saw more
soldiers than at any time in the his
tory of our country paying homage
to Him who died to bring peace on
earth.
I remember the day they got
married. I was a young teenager and
thought how awesome it was that
they were getting married. It seemed
perfect, like a fairy tale. Lady Di, as
she was called then, was beautiful
as she walked down the aisle in St.
Paul’s Cathedral with her long train
following. All the girls in junior
high had their hair coiffed like hers.
They called it the Lady Di cut. Well
the fairy tale is over and has been
for a while.
Why did they get married? It
seems they didn’t think it through
before making the decision. Maybe
Diana was captivated by becoming
a princess. Maybe Charles thought
he couldn’t find another as pretty to
Please see CLEMONS, page 12A
Letters are an
insight into our
children's world
Well folks, I'm getting ready to
take my first real holiday since I
was in college. We at the Home
Journal will get a whole five days
off for Christmas! I'm thrilled, I
can't believe it.
Working in the news media can be
a very thankless job. People only
seem to call when they have com
plaints and the news never stops, so
in effect you never get a break. A
note to parents, you may want warn
any up-and-coming journalist off
spring of the hazards of the field.
But, if you enjoy what you do, and
I do, it's not that bad when you
look at the big picture.
Os course, choosing a career is a
difficult task. I can remember
friends and roommates in college
changing their majors more than
once or twice.
But, don't worry parents, every
thing usually works out o.k. in the
end (unless they just give up and
quit). Remember that not even a
third of college graduates end up
working in the field related to their
major.
Also, children today have many
more choices to make than I did
when I was their age. My sister is
12 and the differences in her world
and mine at that age amaze me and,
frankly, scare me to death. These
kids know about stuff I wasn't faced
with until high school. I think so
ciety and the media, especially tele
vision, feed them too much infor
mation too early on.
The world is definitely changing
and America is racing ahead of it
self.
A good example that brought this
home to me was typing the Letters
to Santa we printed in the newspa
per this week.
Os course there were the usual re
quests for baby dolls and strollers or
a bat and ball. Still, the most popu
lar request was for a Super Nintendo
or Sega games. But, some of these
kids asked for things that blew my
mind, such as semi automatic
weapons or a pair of $l5O tennis
shoes. One kid asked for a VCR,
television and a telephone, and that
was like the first three things on a
10 item list.
Whatever happened to coloring
books, Barbie dolls and Nerf foot
balls?
Then there are the letters that
make you want to cry. Letters from
kids with diseases or a family ill
ness or household money problems.
These kids don't ask for the high
price tag toys. Some of them don't
ask for anything material at all.
And that isn't what Christmas
should be about to a young child.
I’m not saying it should only be
about getting presents, but it makes
your heart drop to see a kid who
doesn't even consider it.
The birth of one small child many
many years ago is the meaning be
hind the holiday. Therefore, it is
natural that children seem to the be
the focal point of the family get
togethers and gift giving. Also, it
is natural for adults to spoil the
children in the family, it's only
natural to want your child to be
happy, which today seems to mean
giving it everything. I'm not saying
that is necessarily bad, it happened
to me and my sister. I bought her
more this year than my own mother
who has given me so much I’d
never be able to re-pay her.
Also, I'm sure my child will grow
up pampered by my family, includ
ing me, especially me. But, I will
teach my child the meaning of
Christmas. For some children, this
message may turn their Christmas
from just another unhappy day to
one of hope for the future.
•Sticking with the Christmas
theme, the goodwill to men part
specifically, it is nice to see every
one in the community come to
gether and help those in need.
According to PAL, every family
signed up was taken care of by Dec.
19. It's nice to know that with all
the glitter and commercialism we've
.succumbed to that we let the true
meaning of the season shine
through.
Hopefully it will be a happy time
for everyone in Perry. Merry
\ Christmas!