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Walter L. McDowell
KATHLEEN - Walter L. McDowell, 87, died February 12 in a Warner
Robins hospital. Bom in Ben Hill County, he was the son of the late
Robert W. and Rachel Jane Vandrell McDowell. He lived in Ben Hill
County most of his life, moving from Kathleen nine years ago. He was
a retired farmer and a member of Callie Garbut Baptist Church in
Fitzgerald. Survivors: wife, Jessie Willard McDowell of Kathleen;
children, Louis E. McDowell of Warner Robins, Thurman Lee McDowell
of Macon and Jessie Dale Gladden of Kathleen; 11 grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren. Services: February 14 in Paulk Funeral Home.
Fitzgerald. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Fitzgerald. The Rev. Jay Moore
officiated.
Rowell receives
DAR's Good
Citizen Award
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
Everyone is always saying the
kids of today are the future of to
morrow, and Perry High senior
Alan Rowell takes that prediction
seriously.
Rowell has been chosen to re
ceive the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution’s Good Citizen
Award this year. The active young
man has had a busy four years of
high school, participating in a vari
ety of sports and club activities.
“I think it’s important to be in
volved in school and the commu
nity,” Rowell said. “Being so active
helps me meet people and be more
open to other thoughts and opin
ions.”
Rowell is a four-year member of
the football and baseball teams and
Junior Civitans; a three-year mem
ber of the National Honor Society
and Yomen; a two-year member of
Who’s Who Among American
High School Students and Future
Farmers of America. Because he has
held leadership offices in each orga
nization, he said he feels more pre
pared to be a leader in the future.
“Being a part of all these groups
has taught me a lot of responsibil
ity,” he said. “You learn when you
are a leader that the responsibility
for results falls on your shoulders
and you have to live up to that re
sponsibility.”
Rowell, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Troy Rowell, lives in Kathleen. He
plans to attend college following
graduation and major in nursery
management or criminal justice.
When asked about the diversity of
those career choices, Rowell said
those were just his main interests at
this point.
“I love to work outside with
plants and flowers, so I may pursue
a career in that field,” he said. ‘The
criminal justice thing comes from
every little boy’s dream to grow up
and be a cop, I guess.”
Ga. Governor
introduces bills
related to crime
Governor Zell Miller's floor lead
ers today introduced two public
safety bills that will strengthen pro
tection for victims of crime and
make Georgia's criminal justice
system work more effectively.
The first bill proposed by
Governor Miller will create Georgia
a sentence of life in prison with no
chance for parole. To utilize this
sentence, the judge or jury would be
required to find at least one aggra
vating circumstance, such as the
crime being the second or subse
quent capital offense, a felony mur
der or a particularly atrocious crime.
The life without parole verdict
could also be imposed by a judge if
a jury was unable to reach a unani
mous verdict on whether to impose
the death sentence. The life without
parole sentence alternative has been
adopted in approximately 30 other
states, including Alabama,
Arkansas and Louisiana.
"Life without parole gives judges
and juries an additional sentencing
tool," Governor Miller said.
Currently, defendants sentenced to
life in prison, on the average, spend
only 11 to 13 years in prison.
The second piece of legislation
introduced by Governor Miller’s
floor leaders would expand the
rights of victims' families in mur
der cases. The bill will allow fam
ily members or other representa
tives to tell the court about the im
pact of the crime on their family.
Georgia is the only state which
doesn’t allow victim impact state
ments in murder cases.
"Too often our system of
jurisprudence has considered crimi
nal justice for criminals only. This
bill would correct that injustice,"
Governor Miller said. "Victims
must know that the courts are lis
tening to them as well.”
At present, the only time Georgia
law allows people to describe the
impact of what they have suffered is
in cases other than those that might
result in life imprisonment or the
death penalty.
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Alan Rowell
Rowell will receive his award
during Perry High School’s Awards
Day ceremonies near the end of
school.
King completes
Army course
Pvt. William G. King has com
pleted a multi-channef communica
tions equipment systems operator
course at Fort Gordon in Augusta.
Students learned to install, oper
ate and repair radio relay and multi
plexing equipment used in tele
phone and telegraph communica
tions systems.
King is the son of Willie J. King
and Gloria W. King, both of Perry.
He is a 1992 graduate of Perry
High School.
Gibbs arrives for
duty in England
Air Force Senior Airmen Virgil
G. Gibbs has arrived for duty at
RAF Upper Heyford, England.
Gibbs, an apprentice aircraft ar
mament systems specialist, is the
son of Edna H. Gibbs of Byron, and
Donald R. Gibbs of Perry.
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Perry Hospital’s new and expanded emergency room. Our physicians and nurses are all trained in
emergency medicine and keep on its cutting edge. With our skilled paramedics and technicians, they
make up a team whose whole purpose is easing your distress —with all speed.
News from Houston County 4-Hers
By AMY LUDWIG
Hounston County
Sigma Lambda Chi Reporter
Houston County Sigma Lambda
Chi met the first Tuesday of this
month. Record books were finally
turned in. 4-H’ers who turned in
record books are: Aletha Cherry,
Feliciti Kovach, Karen Ludwig,
Leslie Godwin, Amanda
Moneyham, Amanda Meadows,
Sarah Graham, Paul Kemp. Julian
Harris, Leroy Harris 11, Mark
Slaughter, Kim Augdahl, Abena
Adutwum, LeAnn Sasser,
Samantha Dunn, April Holloway,
Johnny Lamb, Chansi Williams,
Lindsey Etheridge, Lora Trotter,
GTE will change format
of phone bills this month
GTE telephone bills will be
easier to read thanks to a new tele
phone bill format which will be in
troduced to Georgia customers in
February. According to Gene
Franklin, GTE Georgia Division
manager, the new bill is designed to
increase customer understanding of
telephone services and charges.
"We have a commitment to pro
vide excellent customer service to
our customers which includes a
readable and understandable bill,"
said Franklin. "The changes came
about following customer research
which showed a desire among cus
tomers for a more readable bill.
"We did quite a bit of customer
research to find out what our cus
tomers wanted in the way of a tele
phone bill," he continued. "We
found they wanted a clear, concise
bill that was easy to read."
Franklin said the new bill format
is much simpler to follow. There
are major headings which itemize
fees for various products and ser
vices, such as long-distance calls
and deregulated products and ser
vices.
Other design changes include a
bright yellow message column on
the left edge residential bill page,
wording that is re-phrased to be
simpler and better organized and
charges that are more logically
grouped. The back of each bill page
also contains additional information
about GTE's billing procedures.
"We are trying to make the bills
more informative and understand
able," said Franklin. "We think our
Laura Graham, Michael Slaughter,
Bryant Bledose, Robert Warren, and
Jason Bordon. Good work! These
people now get to go on to D.P.A.
in March where they will compete
against 4-H'ers from other counties.
Speaking of D.P.A., on Feb. 15
there will be a D.P.A. workshop at
Flint EMC. Also, there will be
mandatory demonstration appoint
ments in March. They will take
place the weeks of March 15-18 and
22-25. Please call Mrs. Braski to
make an appointmenL
Several 4-H'ers went on the 4-H
ski trip last month. They were:
Sarah Graham, Laura Graham, Kim
customers will quickly recognize
the improvements in die clarity of
their bills."
The Hamby Automotive Network presents the
GEORGIA NATIONAL RODEO
February 25,26 and 27,7:30 p.m.
at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter
Perry • 1-75 • Exit 42
Enjoy a concert during
the PRCA-sanctioned Rodeo’s intermission:
Thursday, Feb. 25 DARRYL & DON ELLIS
sponsored byWMAZTV Channel 13
Friday, Feb. 26 LEE ROY PARNELL
[STOCK, SHOW]
RODEO
The Georgia National Rodeo . . . Expect the Unexpected!
A team of ER experts. Seated is
Kopie O’Neal, RN; left to right are
Dorothy Hickey, ER tech; Sue Braley, RN;
Laurie Dennis, LPN; Denise Atkinson, RN.
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"When every second
counts, Perry can count on
immediate response, skilled
emergency professionals,
and excellent facilities.
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Augdahl and Lydia Cox. These 4-
H'ers had fun learning to ski, site
seeing and seeing some friends from
other counties.
Also, last month Amy Ludwig,
Julian Harris and Karen Ludwig
taught classes art Cloverleaf Rally.
Amy taught art, while Julian and
Karen taught public speaking. They
met many fifth and sixth graders
and had a fun time.
Three council officers went to
Atlanta this month to serve as
pages for 4-H Day at the
Hair Sensations
February Special
Free eyebrow waxing with any chemical service.
Now offering Paul Mitchell products
along with Matrix. 987-7336
Linda
Sharolyn
sponsored by Kissin’ 92.3
Saturday, Feb. 27 T. GRAHAM BROWN
sponsored byWDEN FMIOS
Call 800-392-3247
for ticket information
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Legislature. Leroy Harris, Amanda
Moneyham and Karen Ludwig had a
great time serving as pages for
State Representative Sonny Watson
and State Senator Sonny Perdue.
They also learned about government
in Georgia.
All Houston County students in
grades nine through 12 are invited
to attend the Sigma Lamda Chi
meeting March 2 from 6-7:30 p.m.
County-wide meetings are held in
the Fine Arts Building at Houston
County High School.
743 Main Street
Perry, GA
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