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MIDWEEK
EDITION
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Perry & Houston County's
official Legal Organ
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26,1993
Good
morning, Perry
HOME JOURNAL
HIGHLIGHTS
Deaths
Jewel Jackson, Lizzie Mae
Thomas, please see details on
page 2A
Pretty Perry
A team of youngsters have
been busy lately making our
city a prettier place to live,
please see page 2A
Talented teen
Jennifer Nunn, daughterof Mr.
and Mrs. George Nunn, will
present her senior piano recital
this Sunday, please see page
3A
Rosy future
Now that your roses are dis
playing their annual beauty,
you'll want to keep 'em in fit
form. Tim Lewis gives tips on
growing roses in his column,
please see page 1B
'Mr. Cookout'
Attorney Tom Daniel is not only
one of Perry's top barristers,
he's also a well-known outdoors
cook. He shares some of his
favorite recipes with Home
Journal readers on page 2B
Congratulations...
To Kimberly Dawn Woods and
Charlie Lloyd Waters, Jr., and
Patricia Ann Roberts and Louis
Joseph Frauhauf on their
engagementst . . . also, con
gratulations to Mr. and Mrs.
Scott Graham on their wed
ding, please see details on
page 2A
Classical gutiar
The Perry Presbyterian Church
will host a classical guitar con
cert at its' services this Sun
day. The public is invited. For
details, please see page 2B
Sports news
Former PHS star athlete Ken
Sikes signed a contract with
the Los Angeles Dogers . . .
and Perry Hospital athletic
trainer Chip McCarty will begin
contributing a column on sports
medicine in today’s edition.
Please see page 6A
INDEX
ROBIN BOOKER 4A
JOYCE COMPTON 4B
CLASSIFIED 9A
CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2A
BRIAN LAWSON 8A
JANICE KERCE _____ 2B
TIM LEWIS 1B
DEATH NOTICES 2A
EDITORIALS 4A
LEGAL NOTICES 5B
PUBLIC RECORD NOTICES 5A
REMEMBER WHEN 4A
SPORTS 6A
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Public to board: We want Annex
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
“We gave it to you, now you
should give it back.”
As Kent Lewis, president of the
Houston Arts Alliance completed
his thoughts with this sentence, the
auditorium of the Perry Annex
echoed with thunderous applause.
The group responsible for the
applause were both Perryans and
Houston Counlians, 125 strong,
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morning tour of Tucker Elementary School. Pictured above
Perry will
honor her
war dead
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
Memorial Day is supposed to be
a day set aside to honor the men and
women who fought and died for our
country in wars of the past, but
many Americans fear the day has
become just another holiday for
most.
In an effort to bring to preserve
the true reason for the holiday, the
American Legion Robert D.
Collins Post No. 24 is sponsoring
a Memorial Day ceremony to be
held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Perry
Memorial Gardens. According to
Don Norris, this is the second year
for the ceremony, which was estab
lished in response to public de
mand.
"The people here in Perry actu
ally requested that something be
done to pay tribute to those who
died in wars," said Norris.
Norris said a primary concern of
those wishing to truly observe
Memorial Day is that the youth of
today do not seem to know the real
meaning for the holiday.
"No one seems to realize the se
riousness of this holiday anymore
because everyone just sees it as an
other day off," he said. "Our goal is
to get people to stop for a moment
and think about the price those who
died in our wars have paid for the
freedoms we enjoy today."
While participation in the ser
vice last year was good, Norris
hopes even more people will tum
out for the ceremony this year.
"We had about 100 people tum
out last year, which was encourag
ing, but we hope to get even more
interest this year," he said.
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Perry Mayor Jim Worrall announced Tuesday afternoon that
he is currently drafting a letter to the Houston County School
Board requesting a 30 day extension of any decision
regarding the future of the Perry Annex.
who turned out Monday evening for
a public meeting to discuss the fu
ture of the Perry Annex, a historic
landmark which was once the home
of Perry High School.
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Perry Police Chief Frank Simons (right) congratulates Perry
Detective Mike Pheil on being named “Officer of the Year”.
Area teachers asking for more benefits
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
In a day and age when people
look for good benefits as much as
they do good salaries when seeking
a job, the Houston County Board of
Education is considering revamp
ing its benefits packages for em
ployees.
At a work session held Monday
night, the board heard from the
Employee Benefits Committee re
garding the benefits currently of
fered to employees of the school
system. The committee recom
mended improving life and disabil
ity insurance rather than giving the
employees a four-percent increase in
annual salaries.
Lewis’ comments followed a
lengthy explanation from meeting
moderator, Perry Mayor Jim
Worrall, as to why the Perry Annex
is even on a hit list for possible
are: (l-r) Joshua Williams, Carlethia Gordon, Ramaad
Pennamon, Jessica Seipos.
Comptroller Annette While said
the local supplement for county
teachers averages $3,200. A four
percent increase would only increase
trie average teacher's salary $l2B per
year, which translates to $10.67 per
month.
"Comparing Houston County to
comparable systems, we realized we
are lacking in our benefits packages
and see the need for improvement,"
said White. "People are just as con
cerned about benefits these days as
they are about salaries, and we have
to be competitive to get good peo
ple to come here to work."
White said the committee was
representative of all levels of em
ployees with the school systems.
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annihilation.
The building, which was built in
1925 and was once the property of
the city before it was given to the
local school board several decades
ago, has been the center of much
debate over the past few years.
Those debates, the Mayor ex
plained, came to a head in recent
months when Houston School
Board members confirmed rumors
that they were considering tearing
City officer saluted
by Perry Lions Club
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
Because of his dedication and ef
forts to make the streets of Perry
drug-free and safe, the Perry Lions
Club has named Detective Mike
Pheil of the Perry Police Depart
ment “Public Safety Employee of
the Year”.
Detective PHeil was saluted dur
ing the local club’s annual recogni
tion of Law Enforcement Apprecia-.
tion Month last Tuesday evening.
Also recognized was officer Thomas
Davis, Jr. of the local Georgia Bu
reau of Investigations office. Davis
received the club’s annual Profi
ciency Award.
“These awards allow people to
see our law enforcement officers in
a different light; to recognize them
Input from all employees was
sought prior to the committee mak
ing its recommendation, and now
the decision lies with the school
board.
If the board votes to accept the
recommendation, employees' life
insurance and disability benefits
would be increased at a cost of
$lll,OOO to the school system.
The school system currently pro
vides beginning teachers with only
SIO,OOO in life insurance and offers
no disability insurance.
According to White, the bottom
line will be whether or not the
board feels the increased benefits are
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the building down and making its
site a part of the neighboring Perry
Elementary playground.
Mayor Worrall also filled the
very vocal group in on the city and
school boards negotiation attempts
to work out a viable solution which
would not only preserve the Annex,
but which would also solve both
organization’s needs for additional
administrative office space.
Please see Annex, page 10A
Youngsters
sneak peek
at learning
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
The Perry Headstart Program has
been giving local youngsters a step
up on getting prepared for school
since 1978. This year the program
has gone one step further in provid
ing a school orientation for
Headstart students as they anticipate
starting kindergarten in August.
Tucker Elementary hosted the
Headstart children Monday morning
to give the children an idea of what
they will face when the begin
school this fall. The children spent
time in learning centers with
kindergarteners, toured the school,
heard a story read by Ann Lanter,
and stopped in on several class
rooms to see what older studenLs do
each day.
"The kids have been so excited
about coming to Tucker, and we are
glad we have this opportunity to
help prepare them for school with
the older students,"
Gordon, one of the Headstart teach
ers.
Headstart is a program designed
to help potentially at-risk students
get an early jump on their education
before kindergarten. According to
Nettie Lindsey, lead teacher, the
program is a proven success in
Perry.
"The teachers always say they
can tell which students have been in
Please see Start, page 10A
for doing a good job year-round and
to let them know we appreciate
everything they do,” said Sgt. C.E.
Parker of the local Georgia State
Patrol office and a Perry Lions
Club past president.
According to Parker, the local
Lions Club solicits nominations
from all public safety departments
in the county-the fire departments,
the emergency management teams
and all law enforcement organiza
tions. Detective Mike Pheil was
nominated by Perry Chief of Police
Frank Simons.
A man of much dedication and
talent, Detective Pheil has been
with the Perry Police Department
for nearly five years. He started out
as a patrolman in August of 1988
Please see Police, page 10A
affordable to the board at this time.
"Budget preparations have gone
very well this year, and the board
does not foresee any millage in
crease this year," White said. "To
implement the new insurance pack
age will cost more money, and
while the recommendation has been
well-received, they'll just have to
determine whether or not they think
they can afford such a move next
year."
The board is expected to tenta
tively approve the $72.8 million
budget at the June 8 meeting.
Following a month of considera
tion, the board may approve the fi
nal adoption of the budget in July.