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■ Wednesday, February 23,1994 “Houston Tunes-Journal page 6A Staff, from 1A- 88) before moving to Tennessee, where she served as public relations director with the Tennessee Walk ing Horse National Celebration, the world's largest horse show. Returning from Tennessee in March, 1993, Thompson is primar ily responsible for features and pho tography. She received her degree from the University of Georgia, majoring in public relations with a minor in business. Thompson is the mother of one child, Billie Nicole Thompson, 14 months old. •Sports Editor Bill Overton has been responsible for recording the happenings of Perry’s sports world since September 1993. A native of Mineola, NY and a long-time resident of Greensboro, NC, he is a 1993 graduate of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications. While in college, he also worked four years at North Carolina State’s stu dent newspaper, The Technician. In his spare time, Overton says he enjoys traveling, camping, watching television, following his favorite professional baseball team, the New York Yankees, and playing “any and every sport”. •Customers calling the Houston Times-Journal for any reason will most likely first hear the friendly voice of receptionist Melanie Bullington. Hired by The Houston Home Journal in May 1993, Bullington is also responsible for taking classi fieds and typing many of the columns, obituaries and news re leases sent or brought into the of fice. She and her husband, Joey, live in Kathleen and have a three year old son, Billy Ray. •Stacey Shy, a former Califor nian, works in the Times-Journal composition department. Her pri mary responsibilities are making up both display and classified advertis ing. Having moved to the area from Southern California in 1989, Shy Northrop, from 3A range missile with a 300 mile range. Initial production of one of the four variants could begin as early as 1995. Graywitt also said that the recent agreement by Saudi Arabia to pur chase 36 billion on Boeing and McDonald-Douglass aircraft to up grade its commercial fleet would "help stabilize the workforce." Views, from 1A all-time great coaches who died recently. Honesty, At Last How many times in recent years have we heard about our government demanding that Japan open up markets to the U.S.? Each time, remember, after a meeting with the Japanese, our president would announce victory and say Japan was opening up. Then, later, we learned it was all a lie. We have criticized President Clinton many times. This time we want to praise him. He tried to get Japan to sign an agreement opening Japanese markets to the U.S. before his meeting with Japan's prime minister. No agreement was reached. Instead of lying and telling us Japan was going to cooperate, President Clinton said no progress had been made and that it was better to admit deadlock than to announce an agreement that did not exist...in other words, he refused to lie to us. Thank you, Mr. President. It's so refreshing. Perry Area Home Loan Rates Petteraaon & Associates 30- year Fixed Conventional 6.750% + 2/875 pts & 7.250% + 0 pts !5-,year Fixed Conventional 6.625% + 3.75 pts Debt ratio to 50% ♦FHA/VA rates upon request. Debt consolida tion loans. Mobile homes on owned land 15 to 30-yr. terms. Second mortgages at prime. Commcriclal & SBA Loans. Farmer MAC Loans. fkttersstm Sc Associates Financial Planner, Insurance Services Commercial, Residential, and Farm Loans P.O. BOX 27 514-B GEN. C. HODGES BLVD. PERRY, G A 31069 Tel: 912-987-3817 began her local newspaper career with The Leader-Tribune in Fort Valley and later joined the staff of The Perry Times. She and her husband, Kenny, re side in Fort Valley and have one daughter. Heather, age 13. Her favorite part about living in Georgia? __ „ •Society Editor Katie Pauline Lewis is a native of Calhoun, GA and has lived in Perry since November 1944. Although her chief duties include covering all events in Perry’s schools and social circles, she is full of energy and can be seen at nearly every happening in the city-always smiling! She is a first honor graduate of Plains High School, a graduate of Georgia Southwestern College and completed her education at the University of Georgia’s Extension Service and Robins Resident Center. She was employed at Robins Air Force Base for more than 38 years, the last 14 and a half of which she served as Chief, Publication Branch 2853 AGB/DAPbefore retirement. Prior to joining the Times- Journal, she served five years as society editor for The Perry Times and is a contributing columnist for The Macon Telegraph and News' Houston/Peach Neighbors section. Outside of work, Lewis is also GRAINGER STUDIO Giant Package Special LIVING COLOR PORTRAITS mar a Mff ■ SotisfOCtiOfl You Get All This Guaranteed 2 11x14 s No Extra Char 9® ,or 2 8 x 10's _ _ Choice of 4 Scenic 2 OX/S , Backgrounds j oi /a ci, AGFA^ 4 31/2 X 5 S No H i dd en 16- Wallets Charges or 16- Giant Wallets Handling Fee No Limit Per Family Variety Of Poses All Ages NEGATIVES FREE WITH PURCHASE OF PACKAGEI Town: Fort Valley, GA Store: Big B Date: Wednesday, March 2,1994 Hours: 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm Free Hearing Tests Set For The Perry Area Those who HEAR but have trouble UNDERSTANDING conversation are urged to have this modern electronic test to find out if their loss is one of the many that can be helped. Everyone not hearing clearly should have a hearing test. Even people who wear aids, or those who believe nothing can be done for them, should be tested. Today, most hearing problems can be helped. No hearing problem should ever be ignored. FREE HEARING TESTS C£ * U Fo . r Hoi " e Appointment 743-9382 S 2OO o£f Complete System © 1993, Bellone Electronics Corporation Better Hearing Through Professional Care i WESTFIELD SCHOOLS Registration for the 1994-95 school year begins March 1,1994. Information available in the school office. NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATORY POUCY AS TO STUDENTS The Westfield Schools, Inc. admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administering of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs. involved in numerous professional and social organizations and was once Perry’s Woman of the Year. She is a long-time member of Perry First Baptist and is very active in a number of church organizations. •A newcomer to the Perry area, Tere Gavilan is an advertising sales representative for the Times-Jour nal. Raised in northern New Jersey and a 1985 graduate of Fairleigh Dickson University in Teanek, NJ, Gavilan was initially hired by The Houston Home Journal in Septem ber 1993. She has resided in Perry for nearly a year and says she is enjoy ing both the friendly people and the weather in her new southern home. •A native of Fort Valley, Eddie Byrd serves as advertising director of the Times-Journal and is respon sible for overseeing all advertising sales and functions at the paper. He was also advertising director for The Perry Times, having started there in February 1993. Byrd is a graduate of Georgia Southwestern College in Americus and worked for 23 year in the auto mobile sales industry. He and his wife, the former Debbie Riddle of Montezuma, re side in Perry and have one daughter, Shana Scoggins. Only $3.00 Deposit You Pay Only $26.95 (plus Local and State Taxes ) When Portraits are Delivered Customer 400 CARROLL BLVD. Hearing tests will be given Free at the Beltone Hearing Office located at The Sandman Motel, 400 Carroll Bivd., Perry, Friday February 23, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Specialists will perform the test. NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL GRADES K 4-12 ACCREDITED BY THE GEORGIA ACCREDITING COMMISSION. A COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM. TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE For information or tour of campus please call or write Dr. Michael Drake Westfield Schools P.O. Box 1241 • Perry, GA 31069 912-987-0547 MARCH ON IN FOR GREAT SAVINGS Special Prices Through March 11, 1994 ~ . Semi-Gloss fimsh! 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