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WEEKEND
EDITION
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Perry & Houston County's
official Legal Organ
SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1993
morning, Perry
Home Journal
HIGHLIGHTS
Gladu tapped for award
Recent Perry High School
graduate, Jennifer Gladu, is
finding that hard work during
the year can pay off in even
more interesting ways than
good grades, please see page
3A
Who could it be ?,
Members of the 1946 Perry
Elementary School Chorus are
pictured in this week's paper,
with a question posed for read
ers as to one little singer's iden
tity, please see page 4A
Perry Hospital cited
Perry Hospital continues to be
recognized for its efforts to im
prove their image and service
in the community. The hospital
recently received an award for
its ad campaign, for details
please see page 3A
Recreation news
This week we will take a look at
how much money the city has
budgeted for recreation pro
grams this year, for details
please see page 6A
Hunter safety classes
State laws require ail hunters
to get certified through taking a
hunter safety course, please
see page 7A
Mite baseball action
The Giants and Yankees en
gaged in a see-saw battle
Thursday night for bragging
rights in their division, for a
complete wrap-up, please see
page 6A
INDEX
BRIAN LAWSON 6A
CALENDAR 3A
CLASSIFIED 8A
EDITORIALS 4A
PERRY SCRAPBOOK 4A
POLICE REPORT 2A
JIM SHIPLEY 4A
STREET TALK 4A
BRENDA THOMPSON 4A
JOHN TRUSSELL 7A
BOBBY TUGGLE 7A
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Future meets
present!
Member* of Leadership
Perry, the area’s future lead
ers, met the City of Perry’s
present leadership during a
special tour of Perry City Hall
Thursday morning.
A six-month designed to
shape tomorrow’s leaders,
Leadership Perry began In
March and ends In August.
Those participating In Lead
ership Perry 1993 are: Bill
Chambless, Mark Connor, Paul
Davis, Andy Flowers, Paul J.
Hicks, Catherine Ingram, Tom
Langdon, Marti Marchant-
Tolleson, Roy Montague,
Mike Moore, Ginger O’Cain, Jim
Prlddy, Neal Reagan, Ed T.
Sharpe and Mark Soderberg.
The program Is sponsored by
the Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce. Rob Tuggle Is co
chairman of the program.
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Don’t worry. The new Fanner’s Furniture manager, David Collins, isn’t a real criminal. He’s just a
phony jailbird guilty of helping others. David and several other prominent Perryans participated
In Thursday’s MDA Lock-Up, a fundraiser for the Middle Georgia Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Here, Officer Joe Mason of the Houston County Sheriff’s Department escorts David to the “jail”.
'Jailbirds' serve time in 'slammer'
to aid in battle against disease, MD
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
Some of Perry’s finest now
know what it's like to be a jailbird,
but their temporary imprisonment
won't be showing up on any per
manent records.
Several local residents recently
sacrificed their freedom for the
Muscular Dystrophy Association,
cooperating with a few hours of
imprisonment to raise money for
the cause. The "jailbirds" had to
raise S3OO bail through pledges
they raised via cellular telephone
calls to friends and relatives. Once
Brother, sister fight for their lives
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
Inspiring.
Although this writer is not sure
that the word does them justice, it’s
the only one that even comes close
to describing Perry native Susan
Lee and her brother Bobby Jones.
You see, both Susan and Bobby
have spent the better part of the
year literally fighting for their
lives; she being locked in a life-and
death struggle with leukemia and he
having just won a lengthy 64-day
battle with complications from
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their bail was raised, they were free
to leave. ,
"This was-the first year we held
the lock-up in Perry, and the com
mitment of the people involved has
been tremendous," said Christine
Heldreth, District Director for the
Central Georgia Muscular
Dystrophy Association. "Some
people even raised more than the re
quired S3OO, so we are pleased with
our proceeds.”
The Perry effort raised $2,739
Thursday, coming close to meeting
the $3,000 goal that had been set.
“We got some good news this morning.
Susan’s blood count took a jump overnight, up
to 1.7 and it only has to be 4 for her to get off
the ward. The prayers are working. . .we’re on
the fringe of the woods’’
-Laurie Jones, sister-in law
Friday afternoon, July 9, 1993
emergency open-heart surgery...
.. .both snarling at the hands of
death and bravely hanging on as
friends and family help them re
Heldreth said the help from area
businesses and the Houston County
Sheriffs Department made the day a
success, in addition to the willing
ness of the jailbirds to participate.
Farmer's Furniture provided the
space for the "plush" jail, Little
Caesar's provided lunch and Kroger
donated drinks and snacks those par
ticipating in the lock-up.
Perry's prisoners for the day were
Janet Taylor, Eddie Wilson, Bobby
Glover, Elizabeth Flowers, Ben
Evans, Sandy Harris, Archie
Thompson, Jerome Richardson,
Dwayne Yoder and David Collins.
stack devastating odds into a more
hopeful future through a constant
outpouring of love, faith and
Please see Susan, page 5A
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Rainstorm comes
in the nick of time
for county farmers
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
Mother Nature came through for
local farmers in the nick of time,
bringing summer showers desper
ately needed for area crops last
week.
The lack of rain during the past
few months has not damaged some
of the area’s largest cash crops, and
the recent showers came in time to
help most crops.
"We actually got rain in the very
nick of time for a lot of crops. Had
we not gotten the rain when we did,
I think we would have been facing a
great deal of loss,” said County
Extension Agent Duren Bell. "In
fact, the dry weather has actually
helped with the pecan crop because
dry weather helps prevent disease,
so in some ways, the lack of rain
has actually helped."
The bad news is that the field
corn in the county has been dam
aged due to drought, and there will
probably be a reduction in yield
from the soybean crop.
"We didn't get soybeans planted
until late after the wheat season,"
he explained. "Getting soybeans in
the ground in June is not good, so
we're probably looking at some
loss there."
Bell said the next six weeks will
be critical with the county crops,
but a continuation of afternoon
showers should prevent any serious
problems.
"From now until the end of
August we need to keep getting
rain. We absolutely cannot stand
another six weeks of drought like
we had at the first of the season,”
he said.
Bell also said the farmers seem
to be relatively satisfied with the
way the season is going, but they
are always aware things can change
as quickly as the wind changes di
rection.
"Farmers don't say much when
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Native Perryans Bobby Jones and Susan Jones Lee say family,
friends and prayer are key In llfe-and-death struggles.
Health education is offered
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Get to know Beth Jones and
you'll get to know Perry Hospital.
The hospital has recently started
a community education program
with Jones at die helm to help en
hance the availability of health edu
cation services and the community's
knowledge of health related issues.
With 19 years of health care experi
ence to her credit, Jones hopes to
get the community more involved
in the health issues facing the world
today.
Jones is a Registered Nurse who
earned her nursing degree from
Saint Margaret's Nursing School in
Montgomery, Al., and a degree in
Health Education from Columbus
College in Columbus.
The new program is a first for
Perry Hospital, but with Jones’ di
rection, the hospital plans to offer
many programs that will address
health care concerns such as smok
ing, teenage pregnancy, substance
abuse, and prenatal care. She is cur-
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things are going alright, but they
always know they're at the mercy of
the weather," he said. "We'll just
keep hoping the random showers
continue and we should make it in
good shape this year."
Students
must have
shot series
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
As the lazy days of summer
progress, the last thing most par
ents want to think about is taking
their kids to the doctor.
Like it or not, however, Georgia
law requires that students starting
school for the first time have cer
tain immunizations. Without proof
that your child has received these
immunizations, your child will not
be permitted to enter school.
Penny Gall, a nurse with the
Houston County Health
Department, said the importance of
these immunizations cannot be
stressed enough, and that while
most parents are conscientious
about getting their child immu
nized, many do not take the matter
seriously enough.
"We just can't overemphasize the
importance of children getting the
proper shots while they're young,"
she said. "It's really a minor incon
venience now that pays off with a
major benefit later in life."
Gall said it is best to have your
child immunized on a schedule
when they are infants because they
are too young then to be afraid of
the shots. While they may cry for a
minute, once the shot is over, they
have a short memory span as to
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Both Jones
rently offering a "Weight Off
Wisely’ class and will offer CPR in
the future.
Jones has two children, Trevor
and Chance, and is married to
Ronnie Jones, Westfield Schools'
new head football coach.
For more information on the
community education program, call
Beth Jones at 988-8291 or 987-
'3600.