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MIDWEEK EDITION 250 Perry & Houston County's official Legal Organ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7,1993 2 SECTIONS—2O PAGES, PLUS SALES CIRCULARS 123RD YEAR—VOLUME 28 j — Hsy&i*-. wHtFmFlr •' 'ml'""**' ' r j <frysSW*sSjr; •; * J***fryr njjlTmyi n' rW - * f I:• ; • ■ • ? r ■f 0 * j^S ;, BMBHtf-'' * ' r j[ .ds&Bk ■ •*■’.,JtiHr vfip I IjHA j Ahbß|£bbm/ ■fen >tn JTW WW i .^JikM^i . 1 *** ,v*v #&* 1, , s / % 4^^?^C:s^V: /*V7 >v^ I |B| (HHJ photo by Eric Zellars) Riding the Dogwood Express Saturday were several children who came downtown with their parents to enjoy the parade and Carroll Street Celebration held during the Fifth Annual Dogwood Festival. For more scenes of activi ties held over the weekend, please see page 78. Dogwood fun for all By ROBIN BOOKER Staff Writer In a flurry of activity and a whirlwind of events, the fifth an nual Dogwood Festival has come and gone. The task now left to planners of the event is to evaluate the success of the festival so an even bigger and better festival can be planned for next year. Although the weather was not cooperative on all fronts, clear skies prevailed Saturday to allow a large crowd to wander around downtown, sampling the food, checking out the craft vendors and enjoying a variety of entertainment. A good-sized group turned out Sunday for Family Day at Rozar Park as well, even though it did rain throughout the afternoon. "We had about 50 vendors from around the Southeast, including lo cal artisans as well," said Karen Nikitopoulos, coordinator of the street vendors. "We had a tremen dous turnout and the vendors were very pleased with the reception they received in Perry." Attendance at this year's festival is thought to have been higher than last year's, although final statistics are not in on all events. "We had great attendance at al most all Dogwood events," said Perry Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice-President Peggie Williams. "With the exception of low turnout for the street dance Friday night, I would say we had better attendance at most events than last year." Plans are already in the making for next year's festival, with high hopes to improve even more on the schedule of events. Commissioners make another payment on trial By ROBIN BOOKER Staff Writer The Houston County Board of Commissioners were forced Tuesday to approve a $35,130 payment on the Travis Hittson trial, bringing the total cost of the trail so far to $100,130. The funds for the trial come out of the contingency fund, but the commissioners have no choice in approving payment for the court .- W J ■ V fIK it vjßif' >• ft- WMM i ’ r> ; M § | M ‘ . ; Mj: * | (HHJ photo by Eric Zellars) Dogwood Festival queens for 1993 are from left front - Little Miss Dogwood Jenison Cooper, Junior Miss Dogwood Janna Leech; left back - Teen Miss Dogwood Danielle Kitrell, Miss Dogwood Brandi Durst and Pre-Teen Miss Dogwood Katie Stephens. costs. "This comes under the heading of being court mandated, as in we have no choice in the matter," said Commissioner Jay Walker. The Board also voted to approve a $2,500 donation to the Red Carpet Tour as part of Houston County's share in the project. This is the first time in the past six years the tour hascftrtiefo CbntraT* PERRY, GEORGIA'S' HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1870-FOR COVERAGE OF YOUR EVENTS, CALL 987-1823_ ■The Houston Home* Journal Georgia. The Red Carpet Tour will bring • 65 business and industry dignitaries to the Middle Georgia area to show case the opportunities this part of the state offers. Houston County's total contribution to the tour will be around SIO,OOO, with the county's $2,500 included in that figure. ‘ In other business, the commis sioners: •Approved a recommendation to name April 11-17 National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. •Voted to place signs in the Perry Courthouse parking lot des ignating those parking spaces as re served for persons having court house business during courthouse hours. Please see PAYMENT, page 12A l ri| Larry Walker gives update on 1993 legislation By ROBIN BOOKER Staff Writer In spite of media reports that the 1993 session of the Georgia General Assembly was unproduc tive, Rep. Larry Walker told the Perry Kiwanis Club the legislature accomplished a great many feats, many of which directly affect Perry and Houston County. "When we don't do everything Atlanta wants, then we hear that we had a bad session," said Walker. "However, we passed a great deal of legislation that will benefit the state and this area, and I’m proud of what we did accomplish." Walker said the issue of whether or not to change the state flag dom Council presents awards to Perryans BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Perry City Council performed before a full house Tuesday evening as the mayor and councilmen presented resolutions to several Perry residents. The first resolution was pre sented to L. Cohen Walker, a 56- ycar resident of Perry and Houston County. The resolution thanked Walker for his many contributions to the city and county and cited his service to the community as a former school teacher, a 21-year stint as chairman of the Houston County Board of Education, an active leader Churches plan Easter services all week long BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer The Perry Ministerial Associa tion and local churches are holding a number of special services and events in celebration of Easter this year. According to the Rev. A.C. Tru luck, president of the local Ministe rial Association, Holy Week ser vices began Monday, April 5, and will continue through Friday, April 9. Sponsored by the Ministerial More thefts occur at motels during weekend BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Although they enjoyed a lull in burglaries, occupants of local mo tels fell victim to another kind of thief this weekend. Officers of the Perry Police De partment were summoned to six separate incidents of hubcap thefts at four Perry motels early Saturday. Total loss has been estimated at $2,300. The hubcap thefts follow a re cent rash of burglaries which re sulted in approximately $2,700 in cash and property being stolen from various local hotel/motel occu pants. Both groups of crimes are still under investigation by local law enforcement. “Because this is not the first time we have had hubcaps stolen from cars in hotel and motel park ing lots, we are not sure if these perpetrators are the same ones in volved in last week’s burglaries,” said Captain Steve Heaton of the Perry Police Department. “We are still running down leads on sus pects in all the incidents.” Perry motels plagued by the weekend hubcap thefts were Hampton Inn, Days Inn, Holiday Inn and Quality Inn. All hubcaps stolen were of the wire wheel variety and were taken from three Buick Lesabres, two Buick Centurys and one Cadillac Dcville. "In many ways Perry is the envy of the state because every one sees our progress and growth and wishes they had it." -Rep. Larry Walker. inated the session but that he does not believe the governor could have gotten a change passed if there had been a vote. "We took an unofficial tally about half-way through the session Please see UPDATE, page 12A and member of Perry United Methodist Church, a former Kiwanis Club Man of The Year, and a former 18 year trustee of the Houston County Library Board. A second resolution was pre sented to relatives of a late Perry couple—Mr. and Mrs. Avery Lee recognizing the many contributions of the well-known Perry husband and wife duo. The resolution cited Josephine and Avery Lee for their active par ticipation in community, church and civic activities, their dedication and unselfish contributions to make Please see COUNCIL, page 12A Association and held this year at Perry United Methodist on Carroll Street, the services are held from 12:05 p.m. until 12:35 p.m. A light lunch costing $2.50 per per son follows each service and is served in the fellowship hall of the church. Guest speakers at the interde nominational services include: Rev. James Fennell of Perry Church of God on Wednesday; Rev. John Wa ters of Rehoboth Baptist Church on Thursday; and Rev. Jeff Poole of Kings Chapel Church of God on Friday. Dr. John Yarbrough, pastor of Perry’s First Baptist Church, and the Rev. Willie King of Faith Bap tist Church conducted the Monday and Tuesday services, respectively. The public is invited to any and Please see EASTER, page 11A Good morning, Perry Deaths Irene P. McDonald, Perry; James Blair King, Perry; Myrtle Walton, Perry. For details, please see page SA. INDEX PEGGY BLEDSOE IB CLASSIFIED 8B CALENDAR EVENTS 5A JACKIE COOPER 2B DEATH NOTICES 5A EDITORIALS 4A ROBIN BOOKER 4A LEGAL NOTICES 4B MICHAEL KINSLEY IB POLICE REPORT 2A REMEMBER WHEN 4A