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Perry & Houston County's
official Legal Organ
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1993
Home Journal
HIGHLIGHTS
In Sympathy
The community’s sympathy is
extended to the families of
those who recently died. They
include Royce Green
Ragsdale, Mae Harper Nunn,
Roy Maner and Lettie Mae
Brown , please see page 2A
Give them the best...
Jerry Rogers runs his business
on the premise that his cus
tomers deserve the best ser
vice he can possibly deliver.
Maybe that's why Edwards-
Harper has become such a
success, please see page 5A
Smart and safe sitters
Perry Hospital has recently
implemented a program that
trains babysitters to be the best
they can be in their business,
for details please see page 10A
Congratulations t 0...
Mary LeAnne Schmitt and Mat
thew James Baxter, who will
be married on June 26. And to
Christi Garrett arid Clint Cra
zier, who will be married on
for details please
see page3B
Looks like a ringer
Local horseshoe pitchers are
excited about their newly
formed club and have been
braving the elements to en
gage in some friendly competi
tion, please see page 6A
Learning about ice
Chip McCarty shares some
valuable information this week
about the uses of ice as it re
lates to sports injuries, please
see page 6A
—INDEX
ROBIN BOOKER 4A
JOYCE COMPTON 4A
CLASSIFIED 9A
CALENDAR OF EVENTS 3A
JANICE KERCE 2B
DEATH NOTICES 2A
EDITORIALS 4A
LEGAL NOTICES 6B
PUBLIC RECORD NOTICES 8A
REMEMBER WHEN 4A
CHIP MCCARTY 6A
Graduation
will become
a bit tougher
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Wrltar
Students aspiring to graduate
from high school will have more
hurdle to jump next year before
they will be handed the much
sought after diploma.
The State of Georgia has man
dated that students must pass an
exit exam beginning this school
year before they can receive their
diplomas. While the state field
tested the concept last year, many
educators felt the exam needed fur
ther testing before implementation.
"We felt their needed to be more
testing and revisions on the test be
fore it became a permanent fixture,
but they've decided to proceed with
the requirement next year," said
Assistant Superintendent Mary
Please sea Exam, page 9A
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Todd Alford of Madison County poses with his horse while attending the Georgia State 4-H Horse
Show and School at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter.
Showing animals at Agricenter has
become a way of life for youngster
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
Twelve-year-old Todd Alford
may not call Perry home, but he’s
certainly no stranger here.
A resident of Madison County
who frequents the Georgia National
Fairgrounds and Agricenter for
various livestock shows throughout
the year, Todd is back in Perry this
week for the Georgia State 4-H
Horse Show and School.
He’ll be going home Friday, but
only long enough to exchange his
horse for Ole’ Smurf, a Hereford
heifer entered in the 20th Junior
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Members of the Westfield Class of 1978 pose for a picture during a reunion this
past Saturday at the home of Lowell Register In Perry. The classmates and their
spouses and children enjoyed a cookout and "catching up" on news of events In
their lives during the past 15 years. For a story and additional pictures on the
reunion, please see P-2B
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National Polled Hereford Show and
Forum scheduled at the Agricenter
July 17-22.
Of all the animals-sheeps,
lambs, hogs and horses-which he
shows, Todd says Ole’ Smurf is his
favorite. Not only because she’s an
award-winning Hereford, having
captured a number of blue ribbons
and trophies throughout the
southeast, but also because she’s
incredibly sociable and docile; not
to mention the fact that she’ll soon
be having a little “ smurfette”.
The characteristic Hereford with
a reddish-orange coat and a white
face, Ole’ Smurf will accompany
Todd in two classes during the
upcoming competition-the April
Yearling Class and the
Showmanship Class.
Additionally, she will be
keeping company with 514 of the
Hereford breed’s top stock from
throughout the country-a fact that
has Todd very excited and, at the
same time, a little nervous.
“Competition is so tough; this
show is really a big deal,” said
Calvin Alford, Todd’s father.
“Being a national show, some of
Please see Heifers, page 9A
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Drive is kicked off
to raise funds for
rec./OAC building
By BRIAN LAWSON
Staff Writer
A committee formed to raise funds
for the proposed $1.4 million dollar
Recreation/Older American's Coun
cil building at Rozar Park staged a
brief project kick-off ceremony
Saturday near the planned construc
tion site.
The City intends to break ground
on the 24,800 square foot building
project Oct. 1. The committee,
composed of local industry and
civic leaders, church officials and
members of the Perry Recreation
Committee was formed by Perry
City Council to help bridge the
gap between the City's current re
sources and the outstanding balance
of $624,718.
Approximately 50 people were on
hand as Committee Co-Chairs
Mark Powell and Donnie Free,
Mayor Jim Worrall and Council
man Buddy Roper spoke to the
crowd about the importance of a
permanent recreation facility and the
need for a community center with
facilities especially designed for
Perry's Older American's Council.
The OAC has already pledged
$65,000 to the project and the City
of Perry is expected to receive a
$380,000 Community Develop
ment Block Grant in August to pay
for the 5,000 square foot OAC fa
cility located at the Southeast end
of the building.
The completed building will boast
a meeting room with a stage, a
complete kitchen, separate entrances
for the OAC wing and a gymna
sium, a locker room and office and
equipment space for the Perry
Recreation Department and a multi
purpose/game room.
Including the expected grant
money, the City has an estimated
$857,518 in resources to devote the
project.
In addition to the OACs $65,000,
the money has come from $40,000
of city contributions; a SIOO,OOO
rollover from Perry's FY '93 bud
get; $60,000 from the sale of the
Spec Building to HAG Steel;
$113,500 in future site develop
ment work by Houston County and
the City; $45,000 from the De
partment of Transportation; a pro
jected $30,000 from the sale of the
OAC's current building; $15,000
from PPG; SI,OOO from Peachstate
Cable; S2OO from the Akikta Club;
$6,296 in future miscellaneous con
tributions from the City and $1,596
in accumulated interest
During his remarks Saturday
Powell said the overall committee
membership has been broken into
sub-committees in an effort to tar
get specific groups. He indicated
while a fund-raising target would
not be set until the sub-committees
Noted news woman
will head fair parade
By BRIGETTE LOUDERMILK
Managing Editor
NBC News Correspondent
Deborah Roberts will be the grand
marshal of the Georgia National
Fair/Farm City Days Parade to be
held Saturday, Oct. 9,1993 accord
ing to Michael Froehlich, execu
tive director of the Georgia National
Fairgrounds and Agricenter.
Froehlich made the announce
ment at the Perry Kiwanis Club's
Tuesday meeting. The local club is
a cosponsor of the parade and mem
bers Tommy Stalnaker and Bill
Hafley are now accepting applica
tions for the parade. Stalnaker told
members the Air Force Band from
RAFB will be in the parade again
this year.
Roberts is a Perry native and her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Roberts
reside here. Roberts began her career
with NBC News in 1990 and today
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determined realistic goals for them
selves, a figure between $150,000-
$200,000 is a likely target.
Mayor Jim Worrall told the crowd
Perry would benefit not only from
having a community building to
rival any in the state, but it would
also increase the city's attrac
tiveness to prospective industry.
Disciplinary
plan action
is tabled
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
The Houston County Board of
Education may be changing the way
student displinary appeals are han
dled in the future, but a decision
will not be reached until August.
Superintendent Tony Hinnant
recommended Tuesday that the
board consider adopting a disci
plinary tribunal proposal to elimi
nate the amount of time the board
spends hearing student appeals.
Under the current system, the board
has the final say in student appeals
and often must hear the entire disci
plinary action before making a deci
sion.
Presently, if a principal recom
mends expulsion or long term sus
pension as a disciplinary action, the
decision can be appealed to the
Student Review Committee. If the
SRC upholds the principal's rec
ommendation, their decision can be
appealed by parents within 10 days.
Under the current system, the next
step would be for the matter to go
to the board. If the tribunal system
is implemented, the appeal would
go to that committee for review in
stead of the board.
Reaction to the tribunal plan
was mixed. Board members Eddie
Causey and David Davidson were
against the option, saying they felt
the board should be more involved
in the student appeals. Board
Chairman Zell Blackmon endorsed
the plan, citing the success of vari
ous other boards in using a similar
proposal to deal with discipline
problems.
Should the board vote in August
to adopt the new plan, parents and
students may still file a final appeal
after the tribunal's recommenda
tions, but the board's final decision
will be made based on the record of
all the preceding hearings.
Prior to next month's meeting,
Hinnant was asked to narrow down
who would be appointed to serve on
the tribunal and iron out other de
tails of his recommendation.
reports for "Dateline NBC." She
graduated from the University of
Georgia in 1982 with a major in
broadcasting and worked as a stu
dent intern for WMAZ TV in
Macon.
Two new members were inducted
into the local Kiwanis Club by
Hafley at the meeting. Certified
Public Accountants Chesley P.
"Ches" Cawthon Jr., a Perry native,
and William A. "Bill" Amos have
opened anew practice on Ball
Street. Both are UGA graduates and
together have over 20 years of
public accounting experience.
Amos resides in Perry with his wife
Lura. Cawthon returns to Perry
after living in Atlanta for the past
14 years. He brings with him to the
community his' wife Kathy and
their 26 month old daughter Katie.
Member Francis Nunn provided
Please see Kiwanis, page 9A