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WEEKEND
EDITION
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Perry & Houston County's
official Legs! Organ
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1994
Councilmen named to head committees
By BRIGETTE LOUDERMILK
Managing Editor
"The year 1994 will be critical
for Perry in many ways. We will
face funding problems, consolida
tion will be a key issue, we have
the construction of the
OAC/Recreation Complex begin
ning this month and of course, pub
lic safety is always a concern to ev
eryone in a community," Perry
Mayor Jim Worrall said at Perry
City Council's first meeting of
1994.
"The city has gotten, slowly but
surely, larger and it is impossible
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morning, Perry
The community's sympathy is ex
tended to the families of those who
recently died. They include:
Bernice M. Davis, Perry; Lavonia
Barker, Macon; Jack Buckles,
Henderson; Harold Everett Crites,
Kathleen; Tommy Lee Jackson,
Warner Robins; Elizabeth
McClendon, Montezuma; Claybert
Arceneaux, Macon. For more in
formation please see Page SA.
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PERRY SCRAPBOOK 4A
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BRENDA THOMPSON 4A
CHURCH NEWS 2A
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Don't Forget!
Recycle your Christmas Trees to
day from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
A Dogwood or Red Maple tree
seedling will be given to each par
ticipant.
Sludge to be
discussed in
Atlanta Mon.
By VETO F. ROLEY
Staff Writer
The EPD will hold a hearing
Monday, Jan. 10 in Atlanta on pro
posed amendments to Georgia
sludge rules and regulations to
bring them up to federal standards
on the spreading of sludge.
Congressman Richard Ray said
it was important that local residents
attend the hearing to give their
comments, especially since sludge
is being spread on several South
Houston County farms.
The meeting begins at 9:30 a.m.
in Room 401 of the Department of
Transportation on Capitol Square.
Just recently, South Houston
County resident Jimmy Hanner
reported to the Department of
Natural Resources that he had found
three dead animals, a cow, beaver
and raccoon on his farm. He
believed the spreading of sludge
might have played a part in their
deaths.
Larry Ross, an official with the
game division of the DNR in Fort
Valley, said results of tests run on
the raccoon showed "trauma consis
tent with a predator." He also said
the beaver and cow were too de
composed to perform any tests.
Ross refused to get into the de
bate on whether the deaths were
caused by sludge.
"Spreading sludge is safe if done
under the guidelines," said James
Summerville, an official with the
Georgia Environmental Protection
Department, in November when the
Please see SLUDGE, page 8A
for one or two individuals such as
myself or the City Manager to see
after the needs of the community.
"Because of this, our committee
structure has become more and
more important and it's equally im
portant for the council to help over
see these committees in an effort to
keep this city on the move," accord
ing to Worrall.
At the Tuesday, Jan. 4 meeting
Worrall announced the following
appointments to council planning
committees.
• Chairman of the
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These four Brownies and Girl Scouts are among Perry’s more than 120 young troopers that are kicking off their annual cookie sale
today. From left to right are: Cathryn Eddins of Junior Girl Scout Troop 115, Jennifer Hamsley of Brownie Troop 348, Amanda
Hamsley of Junior Troop 115 and Jaime Lewis of Brownie Troop 115.
Girl Scouts to begin their annual cookie drive
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
Knock. Knock.
Who’s there?
While this may sound like a
joke, it’s not.
Ajid, those who don’t answer
their doors starting today may very
well be missing out on one of the
most mouth-watering opportunities
of the year~the opportunity to order
some of the most famous cookies
known to mankind . . .Girl Scout
cookies!
That’s right, folks, the annual
Girl Scout cookie sale starts today.
And, for two full weeks-January 8-
22-Perry’s own 129 little troopers
will be taking orders for as many
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Intergovernmental Affairs
Committee is Hervia Ingram
(District 1, Post 1).
This committee will discuss
consolidation of city and county
services, city/county cooperative
programs, Community
Development Block Grant pro
grams, Perry Planning and Zoning
Commission, federal and state work
incentive programs and the Perry
Area Convention and Visitors
Bureau.
”1 want to look closely at the
consolidation efforts using a posi
"This is really our only fund raiser of the year
and is our primary source of funding ."
Ann Hamsley
boxes as one might want to pur
chase. Promised delivery date will
be sometime between February 20
and March 20.
“This is really our only
fundraiser of the year and is our
primary source of funding for our
projects," said local troop leader
Ann Hamsley. “And, on top of all
that, the cookies are really good!”
Hamsley added that anew variety
tive approach. There will be some
good aspects to consolidation but
I'm sure there will also be some bad
aspects.
"My goal is to let the citizens of
Perry know the pluses and minuses
of consolidation before getting into
it," Ingram said.
Other councilmen appointed to
this committee are James Moore
and Buddy Roper.
•Chairman of the Economic
Growth and Development
Committee is Ralph Gentry
(District 2, Post 1).
has been added to the Girl Scouts’
cookie repertoire this year. Called
Juliettes, the new cookies are a de
lightful combination of pecans and
caramel covered in chocolate.
Other cookie varieties available
are Chalet Cremes, Samoas, Thin
Mints, Do-si-dos, Tag-alongs, and,
of course, the original Girl Scout
shortbread cookie, the Trefoil.
For those who wish to order
This committee covers
coordinating chamber activities
with the city, coordinating plans
with the Houston County
Development Authority, promoting
the local airport in regard to
economic development, planning
future economic growth and a
periodically reviewing economic
development.
"We’ll be concentrating more on
trying to fill in some areas with the
economic industrial board and
county development authority to
market the Perry Industrial Park,"
cookies and are not contacted by a
local Girl Scout, a simple phone
call to the Middle Georgia Girl
Scout Council in Macon at 1-800-
868-4475 is all it takes. They’ll
gladly have a girl from the local
area call and take your order.
Or, if you just forget to order
your cookies altogether, there’s still
no need to fret.
“Our troops will be set up out
side of several local businesses be
tween February 20 and March 20
selling boxes of cookies,” Hamsley
added. “So, if you weren’t able to
order or simply didn’t get enough,
stop on by. We appreciate any sup
port”
The kindness of
strangers!
After having her brand new
bicycle stolen just a few days
after Christmas, seven year
old April Thompson of
Haynevllle wrote this newspa
per a touching letter pleading
for someone to help her. Her
letter and a feature story ran
In last Wednesday’s edition.
Before the Ink had time to
dry, several local people, all of
whom wish to remain anony
mous, had hit local stores in
search of a bicycle just like the
one stolen as well as several
other gifts. They delivered
them on Wednesday and, when
April came home from school,
she was one happy little girl!
Thanks to the kindness of
strangers, one of the dimmest
times In a needy child’s life Is
now one of the brightest!
See, April, there Is a Santa
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124TH YEAR—VOLUME 3
according to Gentry.
Other goals Gentry has set is to
continue work on the Perry bypass
which will lead to the Perry
Industrial Park, take advantage of
state programs dealing with exist
ing industries and to keep the coun
cil informed of economic efforts in
the city.
Councilmen Buddy Roper and
Hervia Ingram have also been ap
pointed to this committee.
•Chairman of the Administrative
and Finance Committee is James
Please see CLUB, page 8A
Bumpy
Ride!
Although delayed
bypass intersections
to be smoothed out
By VETO F. ROLEY
Staff Writer
The rollercoaster intersections on
the North Perry Bypass will soon
be smoothed out. Currently Perry
area drivers are treated to very
bumpy rides as they enter or leave
the area on a street that intersects
with the bypass.
Georgia Department of Trans
portation Area Engineer John Mar
shall said the delay in smoothing
out the intersections and opening
the road for traffic was the installa
tion of traffic lights along the by
pass. He added that the intersections
should be smoothed and the bypass
open "before the end of the month."
"The lanes where we have traffic
running now are not exactly in the
same place (they will be later),"
said Marshall, who explained that
the lanes would change positions
when turning lanes are installed.
"We can't do that until we get the
traffic signals in," he said.
Marshall said the location of the
lights will determine the exact loca
tion of the turning lanes. The final
paving and stripping can't be done
until the exact location of the turn
ing lanes is determined.
The contractor charged with in
stalling traffic lights on the bypass,
said Marshall, had a delay in getting
the lights and the control hardware
needed for the lights.
Kiwanis Club to
raise funds with
March talent show
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
With a desire to raise funds for
their scholarship fund and to rec
ognize the outstanding talents of
Houston County students, the Perry
Kiwanis Club is gearing up for
their first ever Kiwanis Club Talent
Show slated for March 3.
Open to students throughout the
county, the show will be held at the
Perry High School Auditorium un
der the direction of Elaine Stephens.
Auditions will be held the same
week of the show with the specific
dates and times to be released in the
coming weeks.
Winners of the show will be
taken to a state-wide competition
later this spring and all proceeds
will be utilized by the Perry
Kiwanis Scholarship Fund.
“For many years now, the Ki
wanis Club has awarded college
scholarships to one outstanding
student from each of Perry’s two
high schools, Perry and Westfield,”
said Kiwanis Club President-Elect
Mike Drake. “This show is our
newest fundraising effort to allow
us to continue and, ultimately,
increase these annual scholarships,”
At present, the scholarship fund
is a federally approved, non-profit
corporation whose sole purpose is
to provide college scholarships. The
corporation has no administrative
costs, no employees nor any other
hidden expenses of operation, Drake
added. Contributions are totally tax
Please see SHOW/psge 8A