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■ U. GA . MAI SOCIi ATHENS, GA Page 1B Houston Times-Joumat Volume 124 No. 22 2 Section, 18 Pages Inside I Today | Legal Ads 9A, 4B Engagements 3A Classifieds 3B Editorials 4A Calandar 5A Obituaries 3A Sports 6A Around Town Briefly... Car Wash To Raise Funds For PMS DARE Club A car wash is being held Saturday, March 19 to raise funds for the Perry Middle School D.A.R.E. Club. The car wash will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Motorsports Weekly building on Courtney Hodges Boulevard (old Perry Times building). Northrop's barbecue team will sell sandwiches. D.AJUE. Officer Bill Hathcock said tickets can be purchased in advance from Mrs. Nancy Lampley at Perry Middle School but that tickets are not required. Hathcock also said that in case of rain, the car wash will be re-scheduled. Idaka Benefit Card, Game Party To Be Held March 22 The Idaka Club is sponsoring a Benefit Card and Game Party, Tues day, March 22, 1994, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Perry Area Con vention and Visitors Bureau. There will be prizes and refresh ments. Tickets are $7 per person and are available at the Perry Li brary, the Perry Bookstore, the Travel Center or any member of the Idaka Club. For more information, call Gayle Borah at 987-5772. bourn uentralFarm Credit Holds Meeting In Pinehurst South Central Farm Credit conducted a poultry meeting in Pinehurst on March 10,1994. The purpose of this meeting was to explain the way Farm Credit operates and how it finances poultry operations. A total of 60 people attended this meeting. South Central Farm Credit Directors Dan Raines, Billy J. Clary, Herbert E. Roney and J. E. Jones attended this meeting, showing their support for Farm Credit and interest in the poultry industry. Anyone who would like to know more about Farm Credit or has an interest in becoming an independent poultry grower, please contact the following: Dudley Heath Branch Manager in Perry 1-800-768-3276/ 912-987-1434. Exchange Strawberry Pick-Up Is This Friday The Exchange Club strawberries will be in Perry this weekend. Club member Carol Cox announced this week that pre-sold strawberries would be available for pick-up Friday, March 18, from noon to 6 p.m. at the former Mark Powell Chrysler location across from Perry Marketplace on Sam Nunn Boulevard and W.F. Ragin Drive. If there are any remaining strawberries, the club will sell them from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 19. So far, she said the Exchange Club has sold over 250 flats of strawberries. 'lt's A Snap!' Morningside Students Take Part In Contest BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Second graders at Morningside Elementary are seeing the world a little differently these days--through the viewfinder of a camera. Thanks to the Perry Kmart store, the local students were chosen to join a quarter of a million other students nationwide in a national photography project and contest sponsored by Kmart Corporation and Eastman Kodak Company. Called “It’s A Snap! Using Cameras in the Curriculum”, the event is designed to teach the stu dents about their environment and the art of photography through the use of cameras. All materials needed for participation have been provided by the sponsoring companies and include not only a Kodak Fun Time single-use camera for each student, but also a lesson manual and an instructional videotape highlighting key lessons and themes of the project. Specifically, each student’s as signment is to take one dozen snap shots-six that represent beauty in the environment and six that illus trate areas in heed Of improvement. Upon completion, they are to take their cameras to Kmart for free film developing, courtesy of Kmart’s photo processors. Once their pictures have been processed and printed, the Morningside second graders will turn in what they consider their two best pictures, and, on April 22, the school principal, a local Kmart rep resentative and other community and school officials will judge the entries. Three winners will be selected and their photographs will then be ' ’ jJ"' v ■■ '■■■■ ~ " , f . jHf JF m The Pony High School Class of 1994 planted a pink dogwood In memory of students lost this year. Shown am (hr) Cannon Williams, who created the Idea, Jason Loudemtllk, senior class vlcepresl dent, Mark Strandberg, senior class president, and Cindy Dawkins, senior class treasurer. Tree Planted In Memory Of Classmates By VETO F. ROLEY Staff Writer The Perry High School Class of 1994 planted a pink dogwood tree in front of the Perry High School Auditorium Wednesday, March 9, in memory of Perry High School Official Organ For Houston County, City of Perry & State of Georgia * .. J£#*§P&» ® $ f* vs^ "t *iPlv ■" *Bg ■ SP3S R *? s ••:$,, >: "' ' " ; «,> .-* *aßfS*s&vv‘'- H§gi V* ' , jHBI Blake Rardln, a second grader at Perry’s Morningside Elementary School, and 100 of hla peers an busy this month snapping photos fora national contest sponsored by Kmart and Kodak. entered in a national contest which will be judged May 13 by nationally known photojournalist Linda Solomon. The winners as well as all other local photographs will be students who were killed during the school year. The 1993-94 school year has seen the deaths of three Perry stu dents: Rad Dorse tt, Gerald Sutton and Valerie Parker. "We wanted the For News And Subscriptions Call 912-987-1823 Sports Page 6A March March 16, 1994 prominently displayed at the Perry Kmart on Sam Nunn Boulevard beginning May 15 in celebration of National Photography Month and “Kids Week at Kmart”, according to local store manager Harvey Boyd. families to know that their lives lived on," said Carmen Williams, who created the idea of planting the tree in honor of the three students. "They created memories hoe." Please see TREE, page 9A Classified Page 3B Register Now For Dogwood Race, Bake-Off With the kick-off for the annual Dogwood Festival less than two weeks away, those interested in entering the many events offered don't have much time left. Two popular events are the 5K Run/Walk and the Bake-Off. Be sure to look in the Saturday edition for entry forms needed to enter most of the events as well as an article on Family Fun Day. Dogwood Bake-Off BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer In an effort to add a little extra spice to this year’s Dogwood Festi val, organizers announced this week that they are bringing back the ever popular Dogwood Bake-Off. The contest, not held last year because of scheduling conflicts, is slated for Saturday, April 2, at the Perry Book Store in downtown Perry. “We are thrilled to be bringing back this exciting part of our Dog wood Festival,” Bake-Off Coordinator Virgina Nadeau said this week. “The Bake-Off has always been a very popular event and this year’s will be no exception." Nadeau adds that there is no charge for participation and that all entries must be in the office of the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce by March 30. Entry forms can be picked up at the local chamber, the Perry Book Store or the Houston County Agricultural Extension Building. Judging will be held at 10: IS a.m. the day of the contest and will result in ribbons being awarded to the first through third place winners It's that time again... Perry Hospital and PPG Industries will sponsor the 5K Run/Walk during the annual Perry Dogwood Festival on Saturday, April 2 at 8 a.m. The road race will begin in downtown Perry at the comer of Carroll and Ball streets. It will proceed through the pleasant residential areas of Ball and Duncan sheets, Forest Avenue, and Tucker Road. The runners will be able to enjoy the beautiful signs of spring along the course of the run. This event is a part of the Run & See Georgia Grand Prix Series, which attracts runners from around the state to participate in quality running events such as this. Being a part of the Grand Prix Series should make the road race a competitive atmosphere fra- those competitive runners. Last year the 5K Run/Walk was a success with at least 130 runners PALS Will Battle Illiteracy With Community's Help BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Having made their presence in Perry official with a special ribbon putting ceremony raf* Friday, orga nizers of Middle Georgia Technical Institute’s new Perry Adult Learn ing Center have drawn the battle lines in their local fight against il literacy. Now, what they say they need is plenty of community support to strengthen their forces and to reach their goal of making Perry one of the first communities in Middle Georgia to become an active mem ber of the Certified Literate Community Program, a state certification program designed to help participating communities target and decrease its illiterate populations in less than one decade. Perry, Georgia - 25 Cents in several divisions and categories. Two “Best of Show” awards-one for cakes and one for pies-will also be presented. Following the contest, many participants are expected to put their entries on the market with proceeds going to the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce to help defray the cost of the contest. The following is a breakdown of the divisions and categories to be featured at this year’s contest: Division A: Decorated Cakes •With separate contests for both the amateur and the professional cake decorator, this division is divided into two separate categories -those cakes decorated with a Dogwood Festival theme and those decorated with a birthday theme. Since judging will be on appearance only, these cakes may be made with real or Styrofoam layers. • Division B: Cakes •This contest will be broken down into four separate categories, with each category being judged on appearance, taste, texture and aroma. Please see BAKE-OFF, page 9A 5K Run/Walk coming from Tifton to Atlanta to compete in the race. The overall male and female to compete in the race was Lou Hartley of Tifton finishing with a time of 16:29 and Teresa Sowell of Perry finishing the race with a time of 20:21. Pre-registration for the road race is $lO and it must be postmarked by March 29 or runners can also register on the day of the race for sl2. T-Slirts will be guaranteed for the first 150 entrants. Awards will be given away to the overall male and female and to the overall male and female in the Master's division, which is the 404- age group. The top 3 finishers in their respected categories will also receive awards. An Organizational/Perpetual Trophy will also be awarded to the organization with the greatest number of race registrants. This is Please see SK, page 9A “With the opening of this new center, we are taking yet another step in 'our battle against illiteracy in Middle Georgia, n said Billy Edenfield, president of Middle Georgia Tech, the organization charged with coordinating the local center. “Indeed, it is a massive un dertaking, but with the commu nity’s help, we are sure that we can be successful.” Among die services to be offered at Perry’s new Adult Learning Service, located at 1118 A Ball Street, are courses and individualized help in reading and math as well as preparatory courses for those wishing to take the GED or high school equivalency exam. Both full-time literacy instructors Please see P4ispage 9A