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Perry & Houston County's
official Legal Organ
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20,1993
Deaths
Jake Cawthon Sr. Perry;
Reginald C. Herigistad, Perry;
Mark David Price, Warner Rob
ins; Allen Benton Ramage Sr.,
Fort Valley. For details, please
see page 3A.
INDEX
AGRICENTER EVENTS SA
CLASSIFIED 4B
CALENDAR EVENTS 5A
JACKIE COOPER 6A
DEATH NOTICES 3A
EDITORIALS 4A
BRIGETTE HAMILTON 4A
LEGAL NOTICES 2B
LIFESTYLE 1B
TIM LEWIS 1B
GUEST COLUMN 4A
POLICE REPORT 2A
REMEMBER WHEN 4A
SPORTS 8A
BRIAN LAWSON 8A
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Citizens voice opinions about
street re-naming with council
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
About 40 citizens attended Perry
City Council's regular meeting
Tuesday night to ask council to
consider naming the North Perry
Bypass in honor Martin Luther
King instead of Elko Road or
Houston Lake Drive.
Pearlie Hill Dixon and Clarence
Dixon addressed council with their
propositions, and Mayor Pro Tern
James Moore said, “This matter
will be taken into consideration.”
Dixon told council in pre-council
the reason he and other black citi
zens feel the bypass is a better
choice than Elko Road or Houston
Lake Drive is because, “We feel
that this will be a reputable street
and won’t entail changing addresses,
“ Dixon said.
Councilman Charles Lewis said,
“I feel like the owners of the land
and those giving the rights of ways
Stafford to explore ways
to pay for jail upgrading
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
Houston County Commission
Chairman Sherrill Stafford recom
mended in a letter Tuesday to the
Fire Safety Division of the Insur
ance Commissioner’s Office that a
new detention facility be built in
stead of bringing the existing facili
ties up to fire code standards.
“The basic conclusion reached is
that a new detention facility would
be much more cost effective and
operationally effective than trying
to ’modernize' an existing one,”
Stafford said.
Stafford was told by state fire
safety officials last summer the
county would have to bring the
Houston County jail facilities up to
current standards.
“The (holding facility located at
the Houston County Annex) was
built in the 19705, and the standards
of that time were different than
now. The structural part of the sys
tem didn’t meet standards,” he said.
An example of the jail not meet
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Annual antique show to be held
Donna Hooper hangs a sign publicizing the Beltista Club's 30th annual Antiques
at the Crossroads show and sale to be held Feb. 3-4 at the National Guard
Armory in Perry. Several antique collectors and dealers come to Perry for the
annual show. Tickets are $4 and all proceeds go to local charities.
to the city should have a voice in
the decision.”
Moore told citizens in pre-council
not all the bypass is located in
Perry, and part of the road is owned
by the state and Houston County.
He suggested they call their repre
sentatives with their concerns.
Council decided to table the issue
since Councilman Bobby Glover
was unable to attend. Glover is in
the hospital recovering from a
blood pressure problem, but he
plans to be released Friday accord
ing to City Manager Marion Hay.
Glover is the chairman of the Pub
lic Works Committee which decided
to propose Elko Road or Houston
Lake Drive be re-named after Martin
Luther King.
Council approved the purchase of
4.6 acres of land adjoining Rozar
Park for 512,000. Previously the
city owned only part of the lake on
ing safety standards is the lack of a
sprinkler system according to
Stafford. “Back in those days, it
wasn’t mandated.”
He said, "The facility in Perry
doesn’t have as many problems.”
“It’s a situation where the state
said either correct the problem, or
we can go to court and help you de
cide what to do,” Stafford said.
An outside consultant hired by
the commission recommended a
new facility be built because it will
be cheaper than bringing the current
one up to standard, Stafford said.
The tough issue facing the com
mission is the financing of the new
jail, Stafford said. “We don’t know
how.”
He said they will probably have
to ask the citizens to agree to a tax
increase for the financing of a new
facility. Stafford said the commis
sion will research the possibility of
private ownership of a new facility.
“In some places a private com-
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the property. “Now this will have
all the lake owned by the city,”
Lewis said.
Due to over budgeting and ex
tending the Perimeter Road paving,
drainage and sidewalk construction
project, council approved over
$34,000 be transferred from the
contingency fund to the street fund.
Councilman Ralph Gentry said,
“It’s a nice street, and I’m proud of
it, but it’s not finished. The other
side needs to be curbed and gut
tered.”
Jim Finch, program coordinator
for the Georgia Department of
Community Affairs, asked Council
on behalf of the Perry Area
Chamber of Commerce during pre
council to adopt a resolution
promoting a survey of industries in
Perry. The survey, known as The
Business Retention and Expansion
Please see VOICE, page 12A
Beware!
Fire and police chiefs says phone
calls for donations are a hoax
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
Perry Fire Chief Gary
Hamlin has received several
inquiries about the legitimacy
of an organization supposedly
advocating the Perry Fire
Department in an effort to
collect donations.
Hamlin first found out about
the calls when a volunteer
fireman told him he had
received a call from a National
Fire Service Yearbook
representative who said the
organization was “doing a
fundraiser on behalf of the
Perry Fire Department.”
“The organization hasn’t
been authorized to do any
fundraising for the Perry Fire
Department,” Hamlin said.
After becoming aware of the
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Perry citizens filled Perry City Hall Tuesday night to ask Perry City Council to
consider naming the North Perry Bypass in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
unauthorized solicitations,
Hamlin asked Police Chief
Frank Simons to look into the
matter.
Simons said the
organization’s representatives
indicate to people they’re on
the organization’s list for
contributing in the past, when
they haven’t. “There’s some
inference that the Perry Fire
Department endorses and
benefits from the program.”
. Simons called a toll-free
number listed on the
organization’s soliciting
material and was told after iden
tifying himself the number be
longed to an architectural firm.
After repeatedly questioning the
woman who answered the
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Over 200 march
through Perry in
honor of King
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
About 200 Houston County resi
dents gathered at Oldfield Baptist
Church Monday to begin their
march to the Houston County
Courthouse and Greater Union Bap
tist Church in celebration of Martin
Luther King Jr. Day.
After few words at the Houston
County Courthouse by Rev.
Willie Reed, the marchers chanted
and sang their way to Greater Union
Baptist Church where they con
vened to hear a program presented
in King’s honor.
Councilman Hervia Ingram wel
comed a crowded church and said,
“We hope your march has been
meaningful. But if this is the only
day you’re going to march, you arc
in error. Your job isn’t over.”
Ingram told the crowd he remem
bers when in 1959 he had to read a
paragraph to register to vote, and he
had a college degree. “We don’t
have to do that anymore. There was
no color then, but there is some
color now.”
After a solo by Dr. Denise Noel,
Rev. C.E. Edgcrlon preached a ser
mon titled “Standard Equipment.”
He said, “God has not given us the
spirit of fear but of power and love
and a sound mind.”
He quoted King saying,
“Anybody can be great, anybody
can serve.”
Edgerton said, “Dr. King had
Organizers begin plans
for '93 Dogwood Festival
Organizers of the 1993 Dogwood
Festival, to be held in Perry April
1-4, met Tuesday for the first time,
to discuss events for the four-day
annual springtime celebration.
New events to this year's celebra
tion include a square dance, the
Kiwanis Club golf tournament, an
exciting hair and fashion show and
a Wild Game Cook-off. Also, the
old favorites arc scheduled such as
the popular Dogwood Ball, Family
Day at Rozar Park (which will be
bigger than last year), beauty
pageants, an arts and crafts show
and, of course, a parade.
The committee, under the organi
zation of Melodic Burrus and the
local chamber, will meet again Feb.
11 at which time brochure informa
tion for all events will be com
pleted. So far, committee members
have set dates for a few of the
week's activities.
The hair and fashion show is be
ing held April 5 at 7:30 p.m. with
all proceeds (cost S 5 per person) go
ing to HOSPICE. Organizer Daniel
Cavaco said models from age 15
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Dr. Denise P. Noel sang a
song in honor of Dr. Martin
Luther King at Monday’s
celebration in Perry.
standard equipment plus a lot ol' ex
tras.”
He said Martin Luther King Day
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and up arc desperately needed. He
will schedule a meeting for inter
ested models soon.
Lanny English, Kiwanis repre
sentative, said the club will sponsor
its annual golf tournament to coin
cide with the festival tins yea; •
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be held April 2at Hous. Led.,
Country Club with e... to.
member paying SSO te erne: \
noon lunch will be served ;.
the 1 p.m. shotgun start. Ther. . .
slots for 36 teams.
Saturday, April 3. will be a !\"
day for community memlvis as . ,
parade, 5K run and arts and emits
show will be held that day. ami the
Dogwood Ball will be held Saturday
night from 8 p.m. until midnight.
This year's ball, again sponsored by
the Balvaunuca Club, will feature
the Swingin' Medallions Tickets
are 525 each and will be available
Feb. 1 by select merchants These
businesses are Impressions, Jcsup
Furniture, Stanley Discount
Furniture, Perry Area Convention
Please see PLANS, page 12A