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Houston Ttmes-Joumut Volume 124 No. 16 3 Sections, 24 Pages Inside Today News of Record A 5 Legal Ads B 5 Classifieds B 6 Editorials A 4 Society A 3 Obituaries A 2 Sports B 1 Views On The News Oh, How True Quote of Note: "If you find an injured dog and nurse it back to health you have a friend for life. Unfortunately, this is not true of humans." Another Excuse This is the era of excuses. Everybody who commits a crime seems to have one. In Mississippi, last year's police officer of the year blames the use of the drug Prozac for robbing a bank. Big Surprise? News Item: A new fiscal report card cm governors rates Gov. Zell Miller of Georgia a "conservative". It probably comes as a surprise to most Georgians. Go Get 'Em According to state officials eight out of 10 children on welfare in Georgia are there because their fathers are not paying child support. The state is looking for 467,000 absent parents-mostly fathers who owe child support. The state says that last year more than $250 million in child support ordered by the courts in Georgia was unpaid. Our recommendation to the courts: Sick 'em. Go get ’em. Throw the scoundrels in jail or garnish their wages. They fathered the children. Make 'em pay to support them. Are They Nuts? Esquire Magazine reports that women 18 to 25 years old would rather have Elizabeth Taylor for a mother than Gloria Steinem. It's hard to imagine any halfway intelligent young woman wanting either for a mother. But these are the same young women who said they would rather receive underwear than a great book for a present Good To Know Words To Live By: "The man who tried his best and failed is superior to the man who never tried."—Bud Wilkinson, one of football's Please see Views, page 6A To Our Subscribers.. Local newspaper subscribers may receive two editions of the Houston Times-Joumal today. "During the initial transition pe riod of combining both subscrip tion lists from the past two papers many of our subscibers may receive two editions for a few weeks," Houston Publications, Inc. Vice President Danny Evans said, but added he would rather have sub scribers receive two newspapers than none at all. Page 1B Community Leader, Yates Green, Dead at 80 By BOBBE NELSON Special to tho Timas-Journal Always a man of his word...modesL..generous...consid erate...honest...unselfish...a gentleman...a successful businessman. These are the words most often repeated as Perry friends remember Yates Green, who died here on February 20,1994. Born in 1914 in Baldwin County, Georgia, Yates was the son of the late Walter C. Green and Pearl Stiles Green. He moved to Perry with his wife, Nannette Dial Green, in 1944 when they purchased the New Perry Hotel. Yates quickly made himself an integral part of the community through the unselfish sharing of his On With The Show! Perry Players Opens The Music Man'At New Theater Friday BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer After months of rehearsals and hard work, the Perry Players are tuned up and ready this week for the opening of what has been dubbed “everyone’s favorite musicaT~77ie Music Man. To be held at the Players’ new theater at 909 Main Street, perfor mance dates are Friday, Feb. 25, through Sunday, Feb. 27, and Tuesday, March 1, through Satur day, March 5. Except for a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m., all shows will begin at 8 p.m. Sell-out crowds are expected. “The seating capacity in our new theater is approximately 165 and we are already seeing signs of sold-out performances,’’ Players’ President Dennis Hooper said during re hearsals Monday evening. “We just opened reservations to the general public today (Monday) and have already sold 120 tickets for the first Saturday evening performance!” Hooper added that those inter ested should nake their reservations as soon as possible by calling 987- 5354. Tickets are $lO for adults, $5 for students and $3 for children un der the age of 12. Written by Meredith Willson, The Music Man is a musical com edy which opened on Broadway in 1957. It sports one of the largest casts ever utilized in a Perry Play ers’ production and has introduced a Meet The New Staff Of The Times-Journal The publishers and staff welcome you to the very first issue of the Houston Times-Journal. Owned by Houston Publications, Inc., a newly formed, Georgia-owned corporation, the Times-Journal is the result of the recent purchase and merger of The Perry Times and The Houston Home Journal. The sale and merger were effective on February 1. Owners of Houston Publications, Inc. are Danny F. Evans, Julie B. Evans and Robert E. Tribble of Manchester. In addition to Houston Publication, Inc., Danny and Julie Evans also own and publish Motorsports Weekly, a regional newspaper covering short track racing in six southeastern states, and Evans Motorsports, Inc., manufacturer of race cars for short track racing. They reside in Perry and are members of Perry United Methodist Church. Robert “Bob” Tribble is also president of Trib Publications, Inc., which publishes three newspapers in this area-TAe Leader-Tribune in Official Organ For Houston County, City of Perry & State of Georgia time and talents and his generous support of worthwhile activities. As Mayor Jim Worrall points out, "It would be difficult to tell the story of Perry without mentioning Yates and Nannette Green, for it was they who first put Perry on the national map with their work in the Highway 41 Travel Association and the American Automobile Association. Their efforts and their outstanding New Perry Hotel brought the tourist down US 41 to take a look at our city and then return year after year." "Yates Green was a community leader in a great and modest but effective way. Yates and Nannette, more than any two people, put %■ \, < / . .. ' ft" B il P*/ jJM K « i| n Im WBk i IISSSPPft ' Member* of the Perry Players are warming up their vocal cords for the opening performances of their spring musical, -The Mu sic Man . The show debuts at the Players’ new Main Street theater Friday evening at 8 p.m. and continues through Saturday, March 5. number of new people to the local drama organization. “Fifty cast members may seem just right for an average musical, but the Perry Players has never been average, and neither is this cast,” Hooper said. “At least two thirds of those involved with ‘The Music Man’ are people new to the Perry Players; some of them from as far away as Dublin and Macon. To make that kind of commute for Fort Valley, The Cochran Journal in Cochran and The News-Observer in Vienna. He is also a past president of the Georgia Press Association and is a Sunday School Director and Deacon in the First Baptist Church of Manchester. His wife Frances is corporate secretary of Trib Loudermilk Promoted To Editor, General Manager BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Former Houston Home Journal managing editor Brigette Louder milk has been promoted to general manager of the Houston Times- Journal, vice president Danny Evans announced this week. She replaces Jim Kerce, who re cently resigned the position to be come managing editor at The Daily Sun in Warner Robins. Kerce had held the position of editor/general manager of The Houston Home Journal for the past 13 years. Loudermilk assumed her new du For News And Subscriptions Call 912-987-1823 Legals Page 3B Wednesday, February 23, 1994 Perry on the map with people all over America who looked forward to their next visit to the New Perry Hotel. The New Perry Hotel reflects Yates Green's devotion to quality in his business and in his life," said Perry native and U.S. Senator Sam Nunn of Green and his contributions to the local business community and tourist industry. As the owner and host of the New Perry Hotel and later, the Quality Inn also, Yates was naturally interested in promoting tourism. Even so, his interest went far beyond his own business to include all of Perry. Mrs. Gardner Watson recalls those early days when Yates and her husband, every rehearsal says a lot for the character of our newest members.” “It also says a great deal about the character of the Perry Players. Having a place to call home and our continuing reputation of good qual ity is really drawing attention,” he continued. “I, myself, can remem ber times when we were doing four person shows and still had to go out and recruit the fourth person.” Director for the show is Perry’s Publications Inc. “We’re thrilled to be able to merge the two newspapers together and put one quality product for the people of the Perry area,” Danny said. “We now have the vehicle and the staff to give Perry the quality newspaper they deserve.” ties on Monday. “We are happy that we were able to promote from within and retain someone as qualified as Brigette to take over this important position,” Evans said upon making the announcement on Monday. “Brigette is both well known and well liked in our community and is definitely a major asset to our oper ations.” A native of Eastman and a 1990 graduate of Georgia Southern Col lege in Statesboro, Loudermilk came to The Houston Home Classifieds Page 6B Gardner, both lately discharged from service in World War 11, established a lifelong friendship as they sought to strengthen Perry's business community. With Cooper Etheridge, Stanley Smith, and many others, they worked to establish a Chamber of Commerce with a committee devoted to tourism for Perry. According to Worrall, long before it was a reality, Yates proposed a Perry Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and helped to make that feasible. A former mayor, James McKinley, remembers that in his quiet way, Yates Green could always be counted on to use his influence for Please see Green, page 7A own Carol Strandburg and the pro ducer is Carol Howard, also of Perry. Stage manager is Jo Ann Aaron and Sally Stanley is choreog rapher. Musical director is Lu Mellin; Ann Marie Saul is in charge of props; Gary Strandburg is handling lighting; and Tom Ritter is in charge of publicity efforts. Helpers include Cynthia Waters, Rita Schube and Susie Frederick. Lead characters are A 1 Pearson of Meet The Staff: •New general manager Brigette Loudermilk, former managing editor of The Houston Home Journal, is featured in a sidebar to this story. •As bookkeeper, Judy Hubert is the person to call with questions regarding billing and legal adver- Journal as a city reporter in November 1991 and was promoted to managing editor just six months later. Her journalism experience also includes stints with the Statesboro Herald’s college newspaper, The Eagle, and The Dodge County News, a weekly newspaper in Eastman. With her new title of general manager, Loudermilk will not only oversee the overall operations of the newly merged Houston Times- Journal, but will also still be heav- Please see Loudermilk, page 7A Perry, Georgia -25 Cents I .r‘' v Jflß Yates Green Perry as Professor Harold Hill and Donna Bunn James of Macon as Marian Paroo. Other cast members are: David Galloway, Richard Alexander, Bill O’Neal, John Waters, Jim Boyd, Richard Smith, Mark Strandburg, Ryan Crowe, Rose Mae Smith, Al ison Hooper, Megan Strandburg, Bridget Boyd, Betsy Johnson, Bronwyn E. Green, Kellie Bowen, Please see Players, page 7A tisements. A seasoned veteran in the publi cations field, Hubert was first intro duced to the world of newspapers in 1971 when then owner Foy Evans hired her to work with him at The Daily Sun in Warner Robins. She remained at that paper until 1992 and in May 1993 was hired to over see all bookkeeping functions at The Houston Home Journal. She says she is thrilled to now be work ing for Foy’s son, Danny, at the newly merged Houston-Times Journal. A resident of Warner Robins, Hubert has two children, both of which are affiliated with the mili tary and stationed in Germany and California. She has three grandchil dren. •Senior reporter/photographer Brenda Thompson is a Houston County native, growing up in Cen terville, where she currently resides. Thompson is in her second stint at the with a Perry newspaper pre viously serving as news editor of the Houston Home Journal (1985- Please see Staff, page 6A