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fciVSGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT 121* 'iATH LIBRARY-UNIVERSITY OF G 61* ATHENS-* 6A 30602 *» Page 4B I Houston Ttmes-Joumat Volume 124 No. 30 2 Sections, 18 Pages I Inside I Todayl Legal Ads 4B Announcements 2B Classifieds 7A Editorials 4A Calendar 3A Letters 4A Sports 6A Around town briefly... Shriners annual bbq will be held Friday Don’t forget the Perry Shrine Club’s annual spring barbecue this Friday. Club members will begin cook ing up some 2000 pounds of ham starting at 6 a.m. Thursday, with plates to be ready for pick-up from 11:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Friday. All pick-ups will be at the club’s barbecue site located at 402 Courtney Hodges Boulevard, right next door to the Sandman Motel. Each plate will cost $4 and will contain pit cooked barbecue, slaw, cookies, chips, pickles and bread. Barbecue can also be purchased sep arately for $5 per poupd. Tickets can be purchased in ad vance from any Shrine Club mem ber or at the site the day of the event. Look-A-Like Contest To Benefit HODAC Houston Drug Action Council (HODAC) will hold a Pet/Owner Look-A-Like Contest Saturday, April 23. The fund raiser will be held at the Houston Mall from 1-3 p.m. Besides Perry Mayor Pro Tem Charles Lewis, other judges include J. Sherrill Stafford, Houston County Commission Chairman; Centerville Mayor Matt Keene, Dick Walden, president of the Warner Robins Chamber of Commerce; Henrietta Mclntyre, act ing mayor of Warner Robins; Mike Maze, weatherman for WMAZ Channel 13; and Eric and Marie, Q -106 radio morning team. All proceeds raise are to benefit HODAC's Rape Crisis Program of Houston county. Mosquito Season Is Upon Us Once Again! Public Works Superintendent re minded citizens this week that mosquito season is here and the city is currently spraying between 6-9 p.m. at least every seven days. "Although people like to walk during this time, it's the most effec tive time to spray for mosquitoes because it's when they are most ac tive," Sharp said. Sharp is also asking residents to control mosquito breeding by keep ing yards and roadsides clear of any container that can hold stagnant wa ter-such as old tires, cans, buckets, etc. Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival will be held this weekend BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer While the weather may be un predictable during these early days of spring, there is one thing every one can count on-the Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival. Just like clockwork, this well known and well-attended arts and crafts festival is scheduled to hap pen this weekend, April 16 and 17, at the famous Mossy Creek Bam * iipp* fl Dogwood drawing winner announced! Mary Flchter of Perry was the winner of the recent Dogwood Festival Merchant Drawing sponsored by the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce and various area merchants. In the photo above, Chamber President Peggie Williams, left, and Dogwood Festival Chairwoman Melodle Burrus, right, present Mrs. Flchter and her husband, Harold, with a SI,OOO check. Knox seeking Ga. governor's post By BRIGETTE LOUDERMILK Editor Standing on a platform to provide safe streets, good schools and lower taxes, John Knox is seeking the Republican nomination for the state governor's 1995 election. At Perry Rotary Club’s regular meeting Monday, April 11, Knox discussed his beliefs on government and why he thinks he is the best candidate for Governor of Georgia. Claiming to be the only candidate who can "beat Zell Miller in rural Georgia", Knox believes "aggressive leadership based on solid conservative values can dra matically improve our quality of life." Knox said government should be there to help people and should "trust you to act in your own best interests. "We’ve got to have a sense of ur gency to make fundamental chang es," which is something Knox said Zell Miller is not willing to do. Three areas he discussed included crime, education and spending. If elected governor, Knox prom ised he would cut taxes by $1 billion during his first term. He said he would cut $25 million of "pork barrel" spending each year to allow the tax cut. He believes that Local health department offers free immunizations Houston County Health Department has joined a national and state-wide effort to protect preschool children from nine seri ous childhood diseases. Houston County will celebrate by offering free immunizations for all children 12 and under during this week. Many local merchants have donated prizes, coupons and gift certificates to be given away during National Immunization Week at the Houston County Health Department. Dates are April 25 - 29. "Georgia law requires children to be immunized by the time they yard Festival grounds located near Perry. In addition to the typical and not-so-typical displays of arts and crafts, pioneer demonstrations and entertainment now a tradition at Mossy Creek, this 27th semi-an nual fest will feature a number of new crafters and entertainers from a South Carolinian who builds rock ing chairs before your very eyes to the ever-popular Foxfire Bovs Band Sports b Page 6A I Official Organ For Houston County, City of Perry & State of Georgia l i f I mjm- John Knox addressed the Perry Rotary Club Monday, April 11 and announced he Is Is seeking the Republican nomination tor the state governor’s race In 1995. instead of paying taxes for pork projects, the money would be better off in "your pocket" whether it is spent locally, invested or saved. Knox believes local control of ed ucation is essential. He believes enter school or day care, but par ents need to know that it's better to start earlier so preschool chil dren will be protected too," says Bill Carter, Administrator of the Five good reasons to have updated immunizations Houston County Health Department lists the Top Five Reasons To Have Your Child Immunized: 5. It's the law! All children must be up-to-date with immunizations to enroll in day care centers, which just recently represented At lanta at the Olympic festivities prior to the Winter Games in Nor way. Other newcomers to the festival will include an Alabama native who cuts personal silhouettes on the spot; a Missouri woman who hand makes whimsical jewelry out of clay; a Colorado resident who makes Victorian porcelain plaques and ornaments; and a Kentucky man For News And Subscriptions Call 912-987-1823 Wednesday, April 13, 1994 parents and teachers "best under stand the needs of our children." He said that money can be kept in the classrooms by establishing local control in schools, therefore, cut- Please see KNOX, page9A Houston County Health Department "Every child should get a series of vaccinations that can begin at the age of two months.. By two years of age preschools or public/private sec ondary schools. 4. You can protect your children from measles, mumps, polio, te tanus, hepatitis B. and other dan gerous childhood diseases. 3. It's a great way to demonstrate who demonstrates making blown glass bead jewelry. Returning favorites include Cleater Meaders throwing folk pot tery; Anthony Smith of Pennsylva nia drawing caricatures; Ken Mc- Manus of Montana hand-building lodgepole furniture; Don Nedobeck of Wisconsin with whimsical art and children's books; Joy Dunlap of Florida with handcrafted fishing rods; and Perry’s own Ernie Mills Classified § Page 7 A Commission votes to hire new fire chief BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Wanted: One fire chief to be re sponsible for all county fire and rescue operations. Starting salary $27,352 annually. Houston Countians will likely be seeing this or a similar adver tisement in the classifieds of vari ous area newspapers in coming days as members of the county commis sion voted Tuesday to create the new position and to begin immediately seeking candidates to fill it. Responsibility of the county’s eight current volunteer fire depart ments presently falls upon Bob Smith, director of the Houston County Emergency Management Services. With creation of the new position, fire services will simply become a separate branch. “I think it has come time in Houston County to have a full-time fire chief,” Commissioner Larry Snellgrove said in introducing the measure at Tuesday morning’s regu lar commission meeting held at Perry City Hall. “Bob and his de partment have done an excellent job, but it has become too much for two people to-do. They need help.” According to Snellgrove, the commission hopes to have the new position filled in the coming weeks with the successful candidate in place by July 1. Please see Chief, page 10A School board hears from Perry citizens By VETO F. ROLEY Staff Writer The Houston County School Board should open bids for the new middle schools in June, Houston County School Board Chairman Zell Blackmon said during the regu lar meeting of the board Tuesday afternoon. The board has plans to build two new middle schools, getting them open in time for the 1994-95 school year. However, unless future events change the board's decision, your child should be fully pro tected against diphtheria, mumps, measles, pertusis (whooping cough), polio, rubella, tetanus, Hib (a form of meningitis) and your love for your children. Parents of immunized children are 50% happier, because they know they have done a great thing. 2. It's fast, convenient - no long lines. Please see REASONS, page 9A carving Georgia’s only working duck decoys. “All total, we have more than 30 demonstrating crafters providing a picture of pioneer life more vividly than history books,” festival coor dinator Carolyn Chester said this week. “These artists and artisans are selected from the best in the nation and are coming to us from 24 dif ferent states.” Entertainment for the weekend Perry, Georgia - 25 Cents Biff X J M v ' JH Archie Thompson Thompson won’t seek re-election BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Houston County Commissioner Archie Thompson announced Tues day that he will not be seeking a second term. A Kathleen resident and a phar macist with business interests in both Perry and Hawkinsville, Thompson informed fellow com missioners of his decision during the group’s regular meeting held Please see Thompson, pagelOA neither of the two schools will be built south of Highway 96. The board will build one school on the Ferguson property near Bonaire off Highway 96, and the other school on Feagin Mill Road. Highway 96 is the traditional divid ing line between North Houston County and South Houston County. Citing overcrowding at Perry Middle School, members of the Concerned Citizens of Perry have Please see School, page 10A hepatitis B." The national goal is to immu nize at least 90 percent of all two year-olds by the year 1996. In Houston County, less than 70 percent are fully immunized. "Immunization is the cheapest and most effective way to help keep kids healthy." says Dianne Banister, Nurse Manager of Houston County Health Department "We'll have the welcome mat out at our two clinics April 25th and 27-29, starting each morning at 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.. Please see FREE, page 9A festivities will include many crowd pleasers like Uncle Gus telling tall tales and singing original songs; the Blueberry Jam Trio with a pro fessional harmonica player, Sharon Hutto, a primitive artist cracking the bull whip and inviting all to join in her hillbilly hilarity; Bob Evans carving gnomes and telling humorous stories; mid Cliff Patton and Skeeter drawing all into the Plmm «u «*sW4l_Daoe9A