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Calendar of events The Masons of Houston Lodge No. 35 F&AM, Perry (Thomas Fast, secretary, 987-2376) meets every second and fourth Monday night of each month at the Masonic Building, Jemigan Street. Meals are served at a nominal charge beginning at 6:30 p.m. Regular meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. All member Master Masons and visiting brethren are welcomed. Perry High Booster Club; Meets every 2nd Monday of each month at Perry High School at 7:30 p.m. Houston Drug Action Council (HODAC): A free rape support group is now being formed. The group will begin meeting on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Houston Drug Action Council, 2762 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins. (Next to Warner Robins Supply) Those interested in attend ing please call 953-5675. American Legion, Robert D. Collins Post 24 meets the first Monday night of each month at the County Ag Building at 733 Carroll Street. Meals are served beginning at 7 p.m. All American Legion members are urged to attend and visiting Legionaries are welcome. Houston County Retired Teachers: Every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Warner Robins. Perry Rotary Club meets each Monday at noon at the New Perry Hotel. The Perry Evening Optimist Club meets the first and third Thursday of each month at Denny's. Perry Exchange Club meets each Thursday at Quincy's at noon. Ochlahatchee Park will be holding registration for girls and boys baseball and softball every Saturday in February from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the clubhouse. Meetings for parents, coaches and volunteers are held every Monday night at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse. For more information, contact David Knowles (987-2820). The Perry Wilderness Society meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at the Perry United Methodist Church lo cated at 1001 Carroll Street in Perry. Newcomers are welcome. February 17-19: True Church of Deliverance Inc. will be holding a revival at 7:30 p.m. conducted by Pastor Carrie Lee Taylor at 1411 & 1/2 Houston Lake Drive. Public is invited to at tend. Friday, Feb. 18: In conjunc tion with National Arbor Day, the City of Perry and the Perry Beautification Commission is giv ing away free Dogwood, Red Maple and Red Bud trees to city residents at Perry City Hall beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 19: Aglow meeting to be held Saturday, Feb. 19 at the Houston County Extension Bldg. 733 Carroll Street. Coffee at 9:45 a.m. and the program will be at 10 a.m. The speaker will be Benji Clark Mallory. Monday, Feb. 21: Togo D. West Jr., secretary of the U.S. Army, will speak at the seventh annual Black History Month Observance Luncheon to be held at noon in the C.W. Pettigrew Center at Fort Valley State College. Tickets are $25 each. For more information call the Office of Alumni Affairs at 825-6347 or the Office of Community Relations at 825-6319. Thursday, Feb. 24: Perry Free Will Baptist Church. The Hall Family will be appearing at the Perry Free Will Baptist Church. The Hall family is from Savannah, Ohio and will be in concert on Thursday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at 1964 Marshallville Rd. We invite everyone to attend this night of Gospel singing. There will be no charge but a love offering will be taken. For more information call 987-8068 or 987-3302. Children's Grief Support Groups will begin the Erst week in March for Children who have lost a loved one to death. Groups will meet according to ages from Kindergarten and first grade through teen years. These free groups will meet for 6 weeks. Registration is being accepted now. Call Emily Dennis Hospice Bereavement Services Coordinator for information/registration at 922- 1777. April 23-24: Gum Swamp Arts & Crafts Festival: Will be held April 23-24, 1994 3 & 1/2 miles out Hwy 117 North of Eastman. WDEN's own 'Rick Knight' will be special guest on April 23rd from 2-4 p.m. Drawings both days for free gate prizes. On the 23rd, Rick Knight will have drawings for a 12 or 20 gauge shotgun and a SIOO gift cer tificate. Congressman Bishop visits Perry High School VETO F. ROLEY SUff Writer U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop took some time out of a busy Monday to tell Perry High School seniors to never give up. "You are right on the edge," said the Second District Congressman from Georgia. "You are just about to disembark on anew phase of your lives. "What you are to become," con tinued Bishop, "you are now becom ing." He added that while teenagers make up 40 percent of today's popu lation, they are "100 percent of the future." "Most of you have many goals that you want to pursue," noted Bishop. "Be prepared to deal with the difficulties of life." Bishop told the students they should be concerned with the "dash" in their lives. He said that he visited many cemeteries and was most con cerned with the dash that separated the date of birth and the date of death. "Neither one of those is very im portant," said Bishop, saying the years in between birth and death are important. "Set goals," he said, "work hard to achieve your goals and don't give up if you make mistakes. You can do whatever you want to do if you put your mind to it." Bishop told the seniors that they should emulate President Abraham Lincoln, who was elected president in 1860 despite losing the vice pres idential nomination, two U.S. Sen ate races, Congressional races, leg islative races and failing at business. After reading a poem with the message that adversity made strong trees and men, Bishop told the stu dents to "make sure you are good timber." In the question and answer ses sion following Bishop's talk to the senior class, he said that he voted against NAFTA because it was bad for his district, which is composed of peanut farmers and labor intensive industries. Bishop also told the students that Agricenter schedule February 18-20: SE Antiques & Collectibles Market: Friday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $2. McGill Building. For information call 912/994-9882. February 18-20: Horseman's Quarter Horse Show: Daily 9 a.m. Free admission to the general public. New South Arena. February 19: Houston County Hog Show and Sale: Show/ 2 p.m.; sale/4:30 p.m. Free admission to the general public. New South Arena. Feb. 23-March 5: Georgia National Stock Show: Daily 8 a.m. Free admission to the general public. Features Georgia's 4-H and FFA students competing in statewide championships for heifers, steers, hogs and lambs; also features open events for beef and dairy cattle and dairy goats. For additional information, call 800/YUR-FAIR. Feb. 24: Georgia National Rodeo "Family Night": 7:30 p.m. Full rodeo performance only; no concert; reduced ticket prices. Tickets, $6.50 for adults, $5.50/children 2-12. (The ticket price includes the $1.50 service charge.) Reaves Arena. For more information call 800/YUR-FAIR. Feb. 25: Georgia National Rodeo & Brother Phelps Concert: 7:30 p.m. Enjoy Brother Phelps in conceit during the rodeo intermission. Tickets: $ 11.50/adults, $9.50/children 2-12. (The ticket price includes the $1.50 service charge.) Reaves Arena. For more information call 800/YUR FAIR. Feb. 26: Georgia National Rodeo & Highway 101 Concert: 7:30 p.m. Enjoy Highway 101 in concert during the rodeo intermission. Tickets: $ 11.50/adults, $9.50/children 2-12. (The ticket price includes the $1.50 service charge.) Reaves Arena. Call 800/YUR-FAIR for more information. Shrinerssetthe dates for pair of 1994 barbecues The Perry Shrine Club will hold their yearly barbecues on April 15 and October 14,1994. The barbecues will be held at the barbecue pit located on Courtney Hodges Blvd. next to the Sandman Motel. If the above dates are in conflict with fund raising projects planned by other organizations, please contact Bob Vance at 987-3128. Bishop discusses topics of interest with Perry leaders By BRIGETTE LOUDERMILK Managing Editor Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr.' discussed issues of national and local importance with city leaders at Perry City Hall Monday, Feb. 14 following a visit at Perry High School. Perry Mayor James Worrall, Perry City Councilman Hervia Ingram, Perry Area Chamber of Commerce President Peggie Williams and Chairman John Sundquist and Houston County Development Authority Executive Director Tim Martin asked Congressman Bishop for his views on the following is sues: •Robins Air Force Base- Congressman Bishop said the local base was "probably ahead of the other bases (on the possible BRACC 1995 closure list) as far as preparation" made by the 21st Century Partnership, of which Bishop is involved. •New post office-Mayor Worrall asked Bishop for help in aiding a local effort to acquire anew post of fice in Perry. "This has been a project of mine. he was not a proponent of gun con trol, saying he voted against the Brady Bill. "It's already illegal for youngsters to to have guns, for criminals to have guns," he said, adding that those weapons were ob tained from "underground" sources. "I am very disturbed about vio lence," said Bishop. "Violence is not the result of guns. It is the result of those people in whose hands guns are found." Only when Americans start to revere human life will vio lence go down, he said. Abortion was a "very, very con troversial issue," said Bishop when asked about his views on the sub ject. "It's a very, very emotional is County market hog show to be held today at Agricenter Sponsored by the Houston County Young Farmers, the eighteenth annual Houston County Market Hog Show will be held in the New South Arena at the Georgia Fairgrounds and Agricenter on Saturday, February 19, 1994, from 2 - 4:30 p.m. The Show will include the Record Book awards, and trophy and ribbon presentations by Charles Stewart. The Herdsman Award will be presented by Bill Bennett. Foster Rhodes will serve as Ring Announcer. Local residents named to FVSC Dean's List Local residents named to Fort Valley State College's Fall Quarter Dean's List include: Dawn Z. Goodman, Eula D. Perry and Mary L. Simon, all of Perry. Dennis Boyt of Kathleen. Annette V. Ayers, Sandra L. Closing, from 1A Robinson said. “And, our cus tomers have been very loyal. Unfor tunately, there just wasn’t quite enough of them and the situation has not changed.” According to Robinson, all of the local store’s 40 employees have or will be offered other positions at one of the company's other loca tions, the closest in proximity to Perry being Cordele and Fort Val ley. • As for the store’s inventory, Robinson said that from Wednes day, Feb. 23, until Saturday, Feb. 26, everything in the store will be discounted 10 percent at the register. All inventory not sold will WE’VE HAD A GREAT RESPONSE Jgh ON OUR 1/2 PRICE SPECIALS. flggj jsp OUR CUSTOMERS LOVE US AND Tw) TCP WE LOVE OUR CUSTOMERS. Wjj \IT WE NOW OFFER YOU SOMETHING Jr Jjy, A LITTLE DIFFERENT. (t Mon, Tues & Wed. sl4 Full Set, jp| including tips and $lO for fill. Thurs, Fri, Sat $lB Full Set, including tips and sls for a fill. Come on in & give us a try, you'll be H pleasantly surprised! A Perry Marketplace • 987-3983 Mon - Fri 9-7 for five years" Worrall stated, adding all local efforts have been in vain. Bishop advised Worrall to send him a letter on the situation "and what you need to be done," he said. •Unfunded mandates-Bishop is the co-sponsor of a bill to prohibit un funded mandates but he said that as to whether the bill will pass or not "we'll have to wait and see." •Brady Bill-Along the lines of un funded mandates, Bishop said, "I was disappointed in the Brady Bill." He added that besides supporting in stantaneous checks, he was disap pointed that no funds were set up to help local law enforcement agencies perform checks on handguns pur chased. •Prayer in schools-When Councilman Ingram asked Bishop how he felt about this subject, Bishop replied: "Asa civil libertarian, I can make several arguments against it, but, as a person" Bishop said he saw sev eral reasons, one being his own positive experiences with prayers in school, it should be supported. sue." While Bishop said that he felt "very strongly" about life, he indi cated that he was pro-choice. "The matter of abortion leaves itself to the women, God and the doctor. "One good thing about our sys tem is that it allows us to disagree, agreeably," Bishop told the seniors, telling them that the United States was very divided over the abortion issue. "We do respect each other's rights to have his or her opinions. Very few adults agree 100 percent of the time." Bishop was also asked about how he made decisions. "I approach ev erything prayerfully," said Bishop. "I Sid Bledsoe will preside over the auction and Richard Goodroe will be auctioneer. Special thanks go to all who attend and purchase pigs. Also, special thanks go to: Cordele Livestock, Charlie Walker, Georgia National Fair and Agricenter, Richard Goodroe, Dudley Heath, Classic Award and Trophy Shop, Dr. Jerome Bloodworth, Dr. Scott Westmoreland, Houston Fertilizer and Grain and Laurie Sterner. Faulk and Rwnda B. Gates, all of Bonaire. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must earn a 3.33 or higher grade point average on a 4.00 grad ing scale. Boyt and Faulk were recognized for achieving a perfect 4.00 average. be moved into the company’s other locations. At present, J.H. Harvey and Company, which was founded in 1924 and is based in Nashville, Ga., has 38 stores in operation, 34 in Georgia and four in Florida. Robinson said that they are cur rently looking for a replacement store for the one that is closing here. “We like to maintain our num bers,” Robinson said. “The replacement may not be in Perry now, but we certainly haven’t ruled out returning one day if circumstances permiL” THF HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 26. 1994 .-■I * jjjk jl Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. of Georgia's 2nd District visited Perry Monday, Feb. 14. He spoke to students at Perry High School, encouraging them to complete their education. Afterwards, he paid a visit to community leaders Mayor James Worrall, Councilman Hervia Ingram, Chamber Director John Sundquist and Chamber President Peggie Williams at Perry City Hall. look at what is good for the whole district." Some issues "will be issues of conscience," said Bishop, producing "such strong feelings that I vote my conscience." On other issues, he said he looked at the mail and phone calls. Bishop told the students that mail against NAFTA ran 2-1 against the bill; while mail against the Brady Bill was 100-1 against the bill. "I'm glad to know that you are thinking," said Bishop after the ques tion-and-answer session, "considering these very weighty is sues." A ward, from 1A The other candidate for Young Careerist was C. Jeanene Fowler Coleman, self-employed by DBA J. Coleman Interiors in Warner Robins, of which she is owner. She operates an interior decorating service, specializing in custom fab ric window treatments and other custom fabric products for the home and office. The judges worked diligently, came up with a tie and did a tie breaker, in which Coleman barely out scored Tolleson. Tolleson will serve as alternate to the district meeting which will be held in Warner Robins in March. Did You Know! Fora limited time only, Bank of Middle Georgia is offering PREMIUM RATES on new Certificate of Deposits. Just open anew Checking, Savings or Money Market account and receive PREMIUM RATES on 3, 4 and 5 year CD’s less than $ 100,000. ! Term Premium Rate APY* 3 Yr. 4.85 % 4.94 % 4 Yr. 5.30 % 5.4 P 5 Yr. 5.40 % 5.51 % S SOO Minimum Deposit Limited time offer - subject to change without notice - substantial penalty for early withdrawal. W Bank of •*™, Middle Georgia P * YWd* 0 * 1444 Watson Blvd. 593 Russell Pkwy. 916 Main Street Warner Robins Warner Robins Perry Houston County Lunch Menu Monday, Feb. 21: President's Day. Tuesday, Feb. 22: Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Field Peas, Cherry Pie, Yeast Roll, Choice of Milk. Wednesday, Feb. 23: Pizza, Tossed Salad, Com, Choice of Milk. Thursday, Feb. 24: Principal's Choice. Friday, Feb. 25: Corn Dog, Macaroni and Cheese, Tossed Salad, Citrus Fruit, Wheat Roll, Choice of Milk. Westfield Lunch Menu Monday, Feb. 21: Chick-Fil- A Sandwich, Lettuce & Tomato, French Fries, Fruit, Cookie. Tuesday, Feb. 22: Steak Nuggets, Macaroni and Cheese, Fried Okra, Roll, Jello. Wednesday, Feb. 23: Baked Chicken, Com on the Cob, Green Beans, Fruit Cobbler, Roll. Thursday, Feb. 24: Pizza, Tossed Salad, Fruit, Chocolate Pudding. Friday, Feb. 25: Barbecue Sandwich, Potato Chips, Pickles, Cos!?. Slaw, Ice Cream. 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