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Perry & Houston County's
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SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1993 2 SECTIONS—IO PAGES. PLUS SALES CIRCULARS 123RD YEAR—VOLUME 25 I
Dogwood
dolls
Meadows creates
dolls after queens
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
As the Dogwood Festival looms
closer, Murriel Meadows has done
her part to add a special touch to
this year's festival.
Meadows has created dolls that
are replicas of last year's dogwood
queens and has them displayed at
her shop, The Card Carousel. The
four life-like dolls were designed to
look exactly like the four queens did
as they appeared in their pageants
last year.
"I used pictures of the girls to
design the dresses and tried to make
everything look as much like them
as possible," said Meadows. "These
were the first dolls I ever made, but
I just thought it was something dif
ferent to do for the Dogwood
Festival,”
The dolls are replicas of Sarah
Blount, Andrea Kirk, Angela Pope
and Shelly Hayes, all winners of
last year’s Dogwood pageants. The
girls are all surprised at how much
the dolls look like them and how
much detail went into the produc
tions.
"It's not everyday a mother gets
a doll that looks like their daugh
ter,” said Dee Hayes, Shelly's
mother. "I want the doll for
Mother's Day, but I think Shelly
may want it for herself, too."
The dolls are handcrafted out of
fine porcelain and hand painted.
Each doll will have its name carved
on back with the date and Murriel's
signature. When asked if she plans
to do this each year, Meadows said
she wasn't sure she could take on
such a project every year.
"I started these dolls in January
and just completed them, so they
take a lot of time," she said.'T'll
just have to wait and see about do
ing them again."
Number of visitors at
Welcome Center improve
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
The Perry Area Convention and
Visitors Bureau Authority is mak
ing strides toward sprucing up the
area around the Welcome Center and
putting smiles on the faces of Perry
business owners and managers.
Fay Tripp, Welcome Center di
rector, gave a report at the author
ity's Thursday meeting concerning
the visibility and use of the
Welcome Center. In February of
this year the center had more than
13,000 visitors, compared to only
455 visitors in February of 1992.
Due to the icey conditions on the
interstate during the snowstorm a
couple of weeks ago, Tripp said the
center also saw a great deal of traffic
that weekend.
"We are getting a lot more active
ity out here, and we want to keep
those travelers stopping in and vis
iting our area," Tripp said.
While the center is attracting
more visitors than last year, author
ity members are striving to take the
necessary measures to ensure the
continued success of the center.
The authority voted Thursday to
approve a project of the long-range
planning committee to plant pecan
and peach trees on the Welcome
Center property, place picnic tables
on the grounds and plant a small
garden with Middle Georgia crops.
The committee was given a $1,500
ceiling on the project, but hopes are
high that some of the materials will
be donated by local businesses.
"We want something here at the
Welcome Center that will draw in
terest and cause motorists on the in
terstate to stop in and see what we
have to offer,” said Trudie Warren,
committee chair.
The authority also discussed the
implementation of hospitality train
ing for local merchants and man
agers of businesses. The training is
designed to teach front-line employ
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There aren't many young ladies in Perry who can boast of having a porcelain doll made as a replica
of themselves, but Angela Pope, left, and Shelly Hayes certainly can. The dolls, made by Murriel
Meadows, are patterned after the girls as they appeared in Dogwood Festival pageants last year.
Dogwood Pageant interviews will be held Sunday
Interviews for contestants in the
Dogwood Pageants will take place
Sunday, March 28 in two locations
according to Elaine Stephens and
Dee Hayes, directors.
For contestants in the Little Miss
and the Junior Miss events, inter
views will be held Sunday after
noon from 4-6 p.m. at Trae
Jewelers in Perry. All contestants
should attend, and interviews will
be scored by certified judges that
afternoon.
The dolls are currently on dis
play at Meadows' shop and will re
main there throughout the festival.
ees more about Perry so they can
direct tourists to points of interest
in the area. The training will begin
with the business owners and man
agers to give them an idea of how
their employees will be trained
should they elect to participate in
the project.
"We want the owners and man
agers buy into this and realize its
importance before we can get their
employees involved," said Tripp.
morning, Perry
Deaths
Jewelle Sheppard Teresi,
Perry; Eddie Griffin, Green
wood, S.C.; Christine Young
Lasseter, Perry. For details,
please see page SA.
INDEX
AGRICENTER EVENTS 5A
ROBIN BOOKER 4A
CALENDAR 5A
CLASSIFIED 6A
DEATH NOTICES 5A
EDITORIALS 4A
PERRY SCRAPBOOK 4A
POLICE REPORT 2A
SPORTS IB
JIM SHIPLEY 4A
STREET TALK 4A
JOHN TRUSSELL 2B
BOBBY TUGGLE 2B
BRIAN LAWSON 1B
Girls in this segment of the
pageants are in grades kindergarten
through five. Practice for this group
will also be held Sunday afternoon
at Perry High Auditorium from 1-
2:30 p.m.
For entrants in the older segment,
interviews are set for Sunday from
3-5 p.m. at the home of Elizabeth
and Andy Flowers, 2043 Northside
Drive in Perry. For directions, call
Impressions in Perry or Stephens at
987-0822 in the evening.
Any girls interested in participat
ing in this year's pageants should
contact Dee Hayes at 987-1711.
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Bill O'Neal, left, and Martha and Allen Hayes of
Creative Signs and Designs stand below the new
Perry Players sign the Hayes donated to the local
theatre group. The groups has been working hard
cleaning up their new community theatre building at
909 Main Street.
Rehearsal for these young ladies
is Monday, March 29, from 6-7:30
p.m. at the Perry High Auditorium.
Deadline for entry is Friday;
forms should be returned to Elaine
Stephens at Perry High School.
"Because we opened the Pageant
to all of Houston County, we have
given a late deadline to allow ev
eryone time for getting forms in.
Since the forms are due Friday and
the interviews are Sunday we are
Please see PAGEANT, page 6A
The pageants are April 1 and April
2, so there’s still time to get those
applications in.
Ulm says DOD
project isn't dead,
county still on list
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
Dick Ulm, executive director of
the Houston County Development
Authority, reported Thursday that
the Department of Defense pay cen
ter project for Middle Georgia is not
a dead issue and hope remains that
this area will still get the contract.
Ulm explained to the authority's
Board of Directors that work is
still being done toward winning the
pay center contract, although
Defense Secretary Les Aspin put
the project on indefinite hold earlier
this month.
"The pay center project is cer
tainly not a dead issue at this point,
even though we did get some bad
news on it," Ulm said. "Depending
Hospital authority tours
Perry's radiology dept.
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
The Hospital Authority of
Houston County was treated to a
tour of Perry Hospital’s Radiology
Department Wednesday night, see
ing first-hand how funds are being
used to upgrade that department.
Previously the authority ap
proved $6.1 million for the
Houston Medical Center and Perry
Hospital to re-vamp their radiology
departments. Of the $6.1 million,
$1.2 million was earmarked for
Perry, and the hospital has pur
chased several new pieces of equip
ment with those funds.
Included in the new purchases are
state-of-the-art x-ray machines, a
new CAT scanner and computer
driven image printer, and a waiting
room for patients waiting to have
x-rays.
"We are all very impressed with
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Perry physicians, Dr. Horatio Cabasares, center, and
Dr. Gerald Brantley, right, are among the many local
doctors to be saluted on Doctor's Day 1993.
Perry doctors will be
recognized March 30
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
Without them we simply
couldn’t survive.
A simple problem such as a
stuffy nose or a scratchy throat
could become a major medical
dilemma. A minor cut or scrape
could turn into a life-threatening
injury, and the average human life
span would be considerably shorter.
For all practical purposes, they
are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days
a year. Holidays and quiet evenings
at home are often cut short by the
ringing of the telephone and the
news of someone in need of imme
diate medical attention. They are
constantly giving of their own lives
to save the lives of others, and
they think nothing of putting the
needs of their fellow citizens at the
top of their agendas.
They are our nation’s doctors,
and Tuesday, March 30, is their
on how they re-evaluate the pro
gram, we have an excellent pro
posal in, and we still stand a good
chance of getting the center.”
Ulm said the status of the pro
ject depends a great deal upon
Governor Miller's efforts to keep
the project alive and in the running
with Washington officials.
"We have done everything we
can locally to get this contract, so
it's out of our hands now," he said.
"Hopefully the governor will be
able to lake it from here, since the
state approved the proposal."
Although the status of the pay
center is uncertain, the authority
heard a favorable report on the
Please see PROJECT, page 6A
the renovations being made in the
radiology area, and they are doing a
great job with the money we allo
cated," said Peter Rucker, authority
member. "What we hear the most
about is everyone being happy
about the waiting room, so we're
glad we have that to offer patients
now."
The authority also voted to ap
prove the adoption of a policy
which outlines professional stan
dards of conduct for employees and
volunteers of both hospitals. The
policy makes provisions for dealing
with disciplinary situations that
may arise with hospital staff mem
bers.
In other business the authority
approved the selection of Hayes
Architects for the design of the new
surgery/labor and delivery wing of
the Perry Hospital. Hayes had the
low bid of $151,700 for the project.
day—Doctor’s Day 1993; the one
day of the year that people around
the country take the time to say
“thank you, doctor, for all you do
in making our lives happier,
healthier and longer.”
In Perry, the local Pink Ladies
Auxiliary, the Peachbelt Medical
Auxiliary and Perry Hospital are
planning a special reception for lo
cal doctors Tuesday. A continental
breakfast at the Perry Hospital, a
special gift, a boutonniere and a
collective “pat on the back” will
highlight the local celebration.
Local physicians on the guest
list for Tuesday’s Doctor’s Day re
ception include family practitioners
Gregory S. Harold, Quincey Jordon,
Samuel Palmer, and Luther Vance
Jr.; general practitioners Spurgeon
Green and Horace E. Weems; gen
eral surgeons Horatio Cabasares and
Please see DOCTORS, page 6A