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rTHth'S >A 30602 a _ (V 1 [ Page 5B | Houston Times-Journal Volume 124 No. 28 J 2 Sections, 18 Pages I Inside I Today | Legal Ads 5B Announcements 2B Classifieds 3B Editorials 4A Calendar . 3A Obituaries 2A Sports 8A Around town briefly... Times-Joumal switches to total postal delivery Beginning with the Saturday, April 9 edition, all subscribers will receive their copies of the Houston Times-Joumal through postal ser vice mail delivery. "After combining the subscription lists of The Houston Home Journal and The Perry Times, our owners decided that using the postal service to deliver the newspapers would be the most reliable way to guarantee our subscribers receive their copies of the Houston Times-Journal each week," editor Brigette Loudermilk said Tuesday, April 5. Loudermilk also announced that beginning this month South Houston County will receive blan ket coverage of The Shopper's Extra, a free-distribution newspaper printed by the Times-Journal. Spring Carnival set at Kings Chapel school Kings Chapel announced this week that a spring carnival spon sored by the school’s PTC will be held Saturday, April 16 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The carnival will be held on the Kings Chapel campus and will in clude Iray rides, pony rides, a raffle, concessions, silent auction (featuring beautiful gems donated by a company), arts and crafts, cake walk, dunking booth, cotton candy and more. The money raised from the carni val will be used to buy equipment for school including the new gym nasium and for the playground. Support this local school by marking Saturday, April 16 on the calendar. The day promises fun and games for the entire family. County Commission reschedules meetings Don’t forget there will be a meeting of the Houston County Commission next Tuesday, April 12. The meeting, which under nor mal schedules would have been held this past Tuesday, was postponed during the Commission’s last meet ing in March. It will be held at 10 a.m. at Perry City Hall. The second April meeting has also been changed. Instead of April 19, this meeting will be held at 7 p.m. April 26 at the Houston County Annex in Warner Robins. Perry Players to hold auditions April 24-25 The Perry Players will hold auditions tot "Arsenic & Old Lace" on Sunday, April 24 at 3 p.m. and Monday, April 25 at 7 p.m. Both sessions will be held at their new theatre at 909 Main Street in Perry, and everyone is welcome. Show dates are June 10, 11, 12 and 16, 17 and 18. For scripts or more information, call 987-5354. Also, check your local video store for the Frank Capra version with Cary Grant «• * ” m/f |H M Spl m§L 1.1 1 lOK 98i9y^.jv. : .,, y.„, 9h 'i • WU/am,, ttgj, £k- " r . ” f, T “'*•; i MB aw Mttk fa Jw arm « m H f wML Mflftk 9 .'.jL .. ' ".: The sign says It alll-Perry Shrlners will be selling mouth-watering pit-cooked barbecue next Friday at their facility on Courtney Hodges Blvd. Perry Shriners to hold annual barbecue on Friday, April 15 BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Whether you’re panicking be cause Uncle Sam is nipping at your heels or celebrating because he’s not, the Perry Shrine Club is cooking up a tasty change of pace this April 15. Yes, indeed, Friday week means much more than just the much-dreaded federal income tax filing deadline-it’s also the date of the Shriner’s ever-popular annual spring barbecue. Chamber reports annual Dogwood Festival a success BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Absolutely fabulous! Those are the most accurately descriptive words Perry Area Chamber of Commerce President Peggie Williams says she can find to describe the results of this year’s Sixth Annual Perry Dogwood Fes tival which culminated Saturday afternoon. “We couldn’t have ordered a more perfect day. The weather was S % m | I -if HL.- I i ■ fW. jxmJi \ ".aea J H f§3® m ISfIUCTLJi Mi' ll JliiM, wm Jr fiilllilMM mt • -.ilP” Irp. "■■}* •W r M IF • . | / a * * 'v* t \ jHjfx " I ■..• * V - ... f§f| % >:.?*• ... _ im i “mm - r \ ■- ;4 ’’ i Whs , *1 ft *' 5 -%ifcfciS■£ ‘fifiik jA I 99' ' bßf! ; .'J i”., -.’WM mMMuuuuaauauaHMMMuuuuuauuuuuuuaaatuaa ** ■ ■aaaKUuauauuuaauupw Rotarians donate money to local causes E2SL 1 ? r ?°, Ula . r maatln ? Monday, April 4, Parry Rotary Club provldad cloaa to SI,OOO In If h9, P. *»an mothara racalva high achool aducatlona, teach children fire aafaty and rw uV. ° t ? h, L d . Accepting chacka from Rotary ofUcara were Parry Fire Chief Gary Hamlin, left, Rainbow Houaa Director Kathy Garnett and Ellen Strait from the Elberta Open Campua Teen Parenting Program. Alao pictured are Rotarlane Eddie Wlleon, back, and jonn Smalley. Sports I Page 8A I Official Organ For Houston County, City of Perry & State of Georgia According to Perry Shriner Robert D. Vance, his group has ordered some 2,000 pounds of ham for this year’s festivities. Local Shriners will begin pit cooking the meat at 6 a.m. Thursday, April 14, and will have the first batch ready for pick up at 11:30 a.m. that Fri day. All cooking and pick up will take place at the Shriner’s facility located right next door to great and so were the crowds,” Williams said Monday. “Although there is really no way to count die people, I’d say we had between 5,000 and 6,000 people participat ing in Saturday’s festivities.” Of those enjoying the weekend’s activities, Williams said that many were local residents, but a number were also from out-of-town. In fact, she said, the majority of the people she chatted with on early Saturday For News And Subscriptions Call 912-987-1823 Wednesday, April 6, 1994 morning were either visitors attending a Winnebago festival at the Agricenter or interstate travelers who just happened to stop in Perry and were tipped off by all the yellow bows in town. In addition to larger crowds, Williams also added that it seemed like the visitors stuck around longer. “They just seemed to be Please see DOGWOOD, page7A the Sandman Motel at 402 Courtney Hodges Boulevard. In addition to a generous serving of barbecue, each plate will include cole slaw, cookies, chips, pickles and bread. Price per plate is $4 and bulk is $5 per pound. Tickets can be purchased in advance from any Shrine Club member or at the drive-thru the day of the evenL Event hours are from 11:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. I Classified L Page 3B I Tilton alerts residents of rabies cases BY PAULINE LEWIS Staff Writer Lea Glenn is the latest area in Houston County to repent a rabid raccoon, according to Bert Tilton of the county health department On Saturday, March 26, a dog was injured during a fight with a raccoon in the back yard of a Lea Glenn residence. Since the property owner killed the raccoon and kept it, Houston County Health Department could get the animal and test it for rabies. The raccoon tested positive. The dog, which was wounded, did not have current shots and was euthanized. A second dog involved had shots that were current and it has been quarantined. Tilton reported another case in the county occurred recently involving a man from Centerville who was bitten after picking up a "tame looking" raccoon. The animal escaped and the victim is currently undergoing the painful treatment for rabies. In January of this year, Tilton reported three pairs of pet dogs in Houston Couhty had fights or contact with rabid raccoons. Two of the raccoons tested positive for rabies and one was not tested. He reported there has been seven such incidents in the last 10 months. In those seven incidents, three raccoons and one fox were killed by pets and tested positive for rabies. Two raccoons were found to be negative for rabies and one raccoon was not tested and is assumed to be positive. Rabies is a virus passed from animal to animal or humans by bites and is 100 percent fatal if not treated before symptoms appear. Health Department officials warn that there is an epizootic (animal epidemic) of rabies in the wild animal population of Middle Georgia. The epizootic of rabies in the eastern United States is the worst in recorded history. The number of animals found positive for rabies in Georgia has doubled in the last two years and the number of people treated with rabies vaccine has increased by 75 percent in the same period. Three people have been treated with rabies vaccine in Houston County in the past six months. All warm blooded animals can get rabies but the largest danger in Georgia is from raccoons, foxes, cats and dogs. Raccoons account for 75 percent of all rabies in Georgia, foxes for six percent and cats and dogs for another six percent with slightly more cats rabid than dogs. Tilton wants the public to be aware of the dangers wild animals pose. He encourages parents and teachers to also educate .children about these dangers. Rabid animals may often appear and act tame. In fact, some of them will actually come up to people like pets. Rabid animals do not always act furious and vicious. Raccoons and foxes that are seen walking around in broad daylight are likely rabid. Stay away from them and contact your local animal control office. Do not approach and pet strange dogs and cats. Keep garbage outside in tightly lidded containers as open trash attracts raccoons and foxes, dogs and cats. Keep pet food inside for the same reason. Do not feed pets outside, especially ovemighL Keep pets vaccinated against rabies. Rabies vaccines must be given to pets every year. If a pet has contact with a rabid animal »nd has no current rabies Perry, Georgia ■> 25 Cents vaccination, it must be euthanized or strictly confined and quarantined for six months. There are six dogs in rabies quarantine in Houston County at this time. Four pets that tangled with rabid animals had to be put to sleep last year. If your pet has contact with a wild animal or stray cat/dog, call Environmental Health at (912) 542- 2102. When hunting raccoons or foxes, wear rubber gloves while handling the dead animal, especially during gutting or skinning operations. Blood or saliva from the juiimal may enter a cut or sore on the hand and cause rabies. Last, and most important of all, if Please see RABIES, page 7A On the blotter: BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Looking through the incident re ports at the Perry Police Depart ment for the past week or so, it ap pears that things have been pretty quiet in the city. However a couple of items did catch the eye of this reporter. Alleged attacker turns up dead in parking lot Turns out a local woman who called the Perry Police Department last Saturday night to report an as sault didn’t really need police to catch her alleged attacker at all. For, just a few minutes after al legedly striking the woman in the face at her home on Sunshine Av enue, Terry Thomas, 31, of Fort Valley was found dead in the Piggly Wiggly parking lot on Main Street. Apparently, Thomas had a heart attack while backing out of a park ing place, striking another parked car in the process. Police found him at the scene and contacted emer gency personnel. Attempts to re vive him at the scene and later at the Perry Hospital emergency room were unsuccessful. No foul play is suspected in the death. “Although final results are pend ing the autopsy reports, no foul play is suspected,” said Bill Phelps, the Perry detective leading the in vestigation. Phelps also added that investiga tions have revealed that Thomas had had some previous medical/heart problems. Easter eggs tossed in baskets.. .and at cars What do you do with your Easter eggs after the hunting is over? Well, while it may sometimes be a pain to come up with a pleasant mode of disposal, one thing is for sure-throwing them at parked cars isn’t the answer! Regardless, that is exactly what a resident on Windsor Road reported several youths as doing around 9:50 p.m. Sunday nighL Having called the Perry Police Department, the resident told local officers that she saw several youths ride by in a small white car and throw eggs at two parked vehicles on Windsor. The owners of the ve hicles were contacted, but the amount of damage to die victimized cars was unknown at the time the police report was filed. A case card has been issued and Perry detectives are investigating the incident