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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1993
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morning, Perry
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HIGHLIGHTS
In sympathy
The community's sympathy is
extended to the tamilies of
those who recently died. They
include: Mary Ann Riley Hunt,
Elva B. Aultman and Jessie
Poole Hardy, please see com
plete details on page 5A
Taking a chance
With the opening of the Geor
gia Lottery ticket sales just a
week away, many area resi
dents are probably wondering
where to get tickets. For a com
plete list of outlets selling those
tickets, please see page 2A
What’s happening?
For the latest in what people
are doing in Perry, see Jan
Kerce's community news col
umn, please see page 1B
Out of the ashes
A 150-year-old Grovania
church, which was burned to
the ground in 1992, celebrated
the dedication of its new build
ing st weekend, please see
page 8B
Congratulations t 0...
April Michelle Thompson and
W. Michael Carter; Crystal
Dawn- Williams and Jeffrey
Daryl Hairrington, and Pamela
Ann Sack and Robert "Bert"
Brownon their upcoming wed
dings, please see pages 2,4 B
INDEX
ROBIN BOOKER 4A
JOYCE COMPTON 4A
CLASSIFIED 7B
CALENDAR OF EVENTS 5A
JANICE KERCE ~Tb
DEATH NOTICES 5A
EDITORIALS ' ” 4A
LEGAL NOTICES 5B
PUBLIC RECORDNOTICES 2A
REMEMBER WHEN 4A
Crack down leads to higher arrests for DUI
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
Anyone who thinks they won’t
get nabbed for driving under the in
fluence of alcohol, better think
again.
Especially, if they plan on doing
that driving here in Perry.
According to Perry Police Chief
Frank Simons, the Perry Police
Department has been cracking down
on drunk driving for several months
now and has already arrested and
Vote on base
expected by
end of week
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
The wait to hear the fate of
Robins Air Force Base may be over
sooner than expected.
Although the formal list of
bases to be closed will not be deliv
ered to President Clinton until July
1, the Base Realignment and
Closure Committee has begun vot
ing on the list this week, with a
vote on RAFB expected to be taken
Friday morning.
Executive Vice President of the
Warner Robins Area Chamber of
Commerce Dick Walden said
Monday that the BRAC was meet
ing this week to begin voting on
the list of bases under consideration
for closure. If all goes as expected,
Please see RAFB, page 8A
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Tuesday in the Perry Classic at HLCC. Detmer com
peted with 103 pros and 42 amateurs in the two day
event. For a complete wrap-up see page 6A.
charged 70 people with the offense
since February, 22 more than were
caught during the same period last
year.
“I consider drinking and driving
to be one of the most serious viola
tions one can commit,” Chief Si
mons said this week. “And because
it is an offense that puts everybody
in our community at risk, we feel it
is our obligation to keep as many
violators as we possibly can off
the streets.”
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Of the 70 people arrested for
driving under the influence since
February of this year, many are
from Perry, but a considerable
number are from neighboring towns
such as Cordclc and Warner Robins.
Most are caught on the weekends
and several arc second and third lime
offenders.
If caught and convicted of driv
ing under the influence, a first time
offender faces a fine of $465, the
possibility of having their license
Council hopes aiding
builder will help city
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
Perry City Council made another
move to stimulate residential build
ing within the city limits Tuesday
evening by agreeing to work with
local land owncr/dcvclopcr Wilbur
King in extending an existing sub
division.
In a motion made by Council
man Bobby Glover, the council
agrccd-if certain conditions tire met
-lo purchase infrastructure drainage
pipes to serve a proposed expansion
of Perry’s Cambridge Subdivision
at a cost of approximately $45,000.
According to Councilman
Glover, King recently approached
County budget hearing calm
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
The Houston County Board of
Commissioners had a public hear
ing last night concerning the pro
posed 1993-94 fiscal budget for the
purpose of entertaining questions
from concerned citizens.
The only problem was that no
one seemed to have any questions
to ask.
Commission Chairman Sherrill
Stafford presented the proposed
U.S. Rep. Rowland to speak here
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
Perry Kiwanian f s are in-viting
community leaders to join them for
a visit with U.S. Congressman
Roy Rowland on June 6.
The visit is to be the
congressman’s first appearance at a
local civic club since last year’s
state-wide district realignment
brought a portion of Perry into his
eighth congressional district.
As an additional bonus, Rep.
Rowland’s visit will come just five
days after the much-anticipated July
1 announcement regarding which of
the country’s military bases arc to
be closed or realigned in the coming
year.
“We’re all concerned about the
suspended or limited for 120 days
and are required to attend a special
driving school.
Second time offenders must pay
$675, face a mandatory 48 hours in
jail, automatically lose their license
for 120 days and arc required to at
tend a second driving school.
Third time offenders must pay
$l,lOO, must spend at least 10 days
in jail and automatically lose their
license for six months.
Please see DUI, page 8A
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the city with a proposal for
expanding the subdivision after
receiving news of the city’s plans
to construct cul-de-sacs on several
dead end streets in Perry, including
Cambridge Drive. Apparently, King
indicated that if the city would
supply the cost of the pipes, instead
of the cul-de-sac, he would extend
the street and begin developments
on an additional 32 lots.
Some concern was expressed by
council members, particularly
Councilman Hcrvia Ingram,
because the purchase of the pipes
will cost the city $36,000 more
than what had been budgeted to
spend on the cul-de-sac. In addition.
"17,618,427 to the commission,
which is 2.23 percent more than the
$17,234,767 budget from last year.
Alter presenting the tentative bud
get, Stafford asked if anyone had
any budget questions and got no re
sponse.
The public hearing has been ad
vertised for the past week in both
Houston County papers, and com
missioners expected people to at
tend and address any concerns they
may have regarding the next year's
possible closure of Robins Air
Force Base and we’re particularly
looking forward to Congressman
Rowland's timely visit on June 6,”
said Kiwanis President Harry
Small. “Being so soon after the
government is expected to make
their announcement, the Congress
man should be able to give us some
insight into the results and
repercussions of their
recommendations.”
In addition to a segment of
Perry, Congressman Rowland, a
democrat, rcprcscnLs voters in a 32-
counly area of middle and south
Georgia and is presently serving his
fifth term in the U.S. House of
Representatives.
Please see Rowland, page 8A
... But county figures are down
While the number of those
caught drinking and driving arc
up in Perry, the overall statistics
for Houston County appear to be
decreasing.
According to Slate Court
Clerk Sissy Gann, there have
been 53 fewer DUI cases come
through her office from January
1 to May 31 this year than
during the same period of 1992.
Specifically, she said, there
were 246 DUI cases from
German girl prizes
memories of Perry
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
As her name immediately indi
cates, Ulrikc Abratis is not from
around here.
After 10 months of living in
Perry, however, Uli regards it as
somewhat of a second home, a
home she hates to leave today as
she heads back to Germany.
Uli came to Perry last August as
an exchange student from Eutin,
Germany and has spent the past
year living with her host family,
Ty, Deanne, Kim and Nicholas
Sturgeon. Although she knew noth
ing of Georgia and her first choice
of places to live was California, Uli
is glad she did get sent to Perry.
"When I first got here last
August, I wasn't sure I had made
the right decision to be an exchange
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Ingram also relayed his fear of
selling an undesirable precedent.
“I fully believe council’s early
intentions to construct these cul-de
sacs on dead end slrccLs was a good
move and one that is desperately
needed for safety reasons,” Ingram
said. “But, I can’t believe we’ll lake
a $9,000 cul-de-sac and instead
spend $45,000 by request of a
landowner to buy his pipes.
“We have rejected similar re
quests from residents and properly
owners wanting to expand and de
velop in the past and I sincerely
think we’ll be selling a precedent
we will later regret.”
Please see City, page 8A
budget. However, Jim Carter of
Kathleen was the only county resi
dent on hand with questions about
the budget, and he was upset that he
didn’t have more time to review the
proposed budget.
"If I understand this correctly,
you arc saying this meeting is the
only opportunity for input, but I
just got a copy of this budget
tonight, which is not enough time
for me to digest so much informa
tion," Carter said when
Please see County, page 8A
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U.S. Rep. J. Roy Rowland
January 1-May 31, 1992 and 193
DUI cases from January 1-May
31, 1993.
Gann emphasized that all
cases that come through the
Slate Court office arc referred to
them by the Georgia State
Patrol, the Houston County
Sheriff’s Department, Tri-
County Drug Task Force, the
Perry Police Department and the
Warner Robins Police
Department.
student because everything was so
different," she said. "After a few
weeks, though, everyone was so
friendly and helpful that I was glad I
wtts here."
Uli arrived here on August 20,
one day before school began. She
was immediately thrust into the
center of activities and had to make
many quick adjustments. American
schools arc very different from
those in Germany, she explained,
and the differences were confusing
at first.
She adjusted well, however, and
became an integral part of Perry
High as a member of the tennis
team and cross-country track team.
Academics were also high on her
priority list, and she learned to en
joy the routine of things at school.
Please see Uli, page 8A