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How I would
prefer to be
remembered
The nation mourned last
Wednesday as former President
Richard Nixon was buried. It was a
time of reflection and emotion as
our nation said goodbye to one of
its leaders. On Wednesday
morning, CNN reported that around
30,000 people had come to view
the former president's casket. It
was a time to lay aside partisan
politics, and President Clinton led
the way for the nation as he handled
the event with sensitivity, integrity
and honor.
Richard Nixon will be
remembered for many things.
During the days following his death
in a New York hospital, the nation
began to recount and remember all
that had been associated with him
and his political life. Many will
remember him as the President
caught in the Watergate scandal that
forced him to resign. Others point
to his work in opening China and
achievements in foreign policy.
Some will remember him and his
role in bringing the Vietnam war to
an end. Maybe some will even
remember him as a great baseball
fan because there were few who
loved and knew the game better
than he.
I watched an interview of him
done several years ago that was
being replayed during the days of
remembrance, and President Nixon
was asked for what event did he
want to be remembered. His reply
was quick and confident. He wanted
to be remembered as a family man.
Forget China. Forget Watergate.
Forget Vietnam. Forget the
Presidency. He wanted to be
remembered as a man who loved his
family.
Once you leave this world, what
would you like to be remembered
for? Just as everyone is reflecting
upon Richard Nixon’s life, so will
they remember and reflect upon us
as well. I hope you don't want to
be remembered for some temporary,
earthly accomplishment or failure.
I hope you will be remembered by
those who knew you for things that
really mattered. Family, faith,
friendships. That’s how I'd like to
be remembered.
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Closing,
from 1A
depends.”
According to Maffett, several
factors were considered in making
the decision to close his company’s
Perry store.
Among those factors mentioned
were the lack of parking in the
downtown Perry shopping district,
the belief that most of Perry’s
major retail business comes off of
Interstate 75 and a lack of success
in finding a location nearer the in
terstate as well as the anticipated ef
fects of the new mall currently un
der construction in neighboring
Centerville.
“The new mall is a big factor,
one I really feel will hurt Perry re
tail,” Maffett said in a telephone in
terview on Thursday morning. ‘The
fact is there are more retail dollars
being spent outside of Perry than
inside of Perry and with the new
mall located just 10 minutes down
Houston Lake Road, I don’t see it
getting much better.”
Although a firm date for closing
has not yet been established, the lo
cal Maffeu's will be closed
Monday, May 2, through
Wednesday, May 4, in preparation
for the store’s final sale. Additional
advertisements in this and several
other area newspapers will keep the
public informed of the sale’s
progress over the coming weeks,
says Maffett
The Perry Maffett’s employs two
full-time and three pait-time
workers.
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Kings Chapel C.M.E. celebrates
138th anniversary
King's Chapel C.M.E. Church contlnes the celebration of Its
138th anniversary with special services, this Sunday. Rev.
Willie Barbar will deliver the Sunday morning service and
Rev. E.P. Pitts of Ushen's Temple C.M.E. Church, Fort
Valley, and her congregation will be the guest speakers at
the afternoon service on Sunday, which will begin at 2:30
p.m.The public Is Invited to come and share this special
occasion with members of King's Chapel C.M.E. Church
which Is located at 402 Arena Road, Perry.
Struggling with ourselves
I'm grateful for the opportunity
these last few weeks to share a few
thoughts on music and why we use
it to worship and praise our God. I
hope that you've taken at least a
moment to consider why you sing
and will look for every opportunity
you can to offer praise to our
wonderful God. One last thought
I'd like you to consider this week...
As humans, one of the greatest
struggles we face is with a
"monster" called self. Some do
their best to cover up that struggle
with an air of confidence and pride
to a point of building themselves
up by tearing others down. Others
face the monster by reveling in
their inadequacy and self-deprecating
behavior. Most of us fall
somewhere in between. But, I
believe all of us have that conflict
within ourselves as a result of
trying to fill a void left in our
spirits since the time we chose sin
over God. Yes, Adam and Eve were
the first to do that, but each of us
have individually chosen to do the
same ever since.
Had it not been for God's desire
for us to walk with, fellowship and
love Him, we would all be heading
down a one-way, dead-end road with
no hope of turning around. Yet
through Jesus Christ, God provided
a way (not just a way, but the
only way) to overcome an eternity
separated from Him. In addition,
He has promised us His constant
presence and a way to be victorious
in our battle with the "monster" of
self. We crave and yearn for
someone to tell us we're special and
God has done just that through
Jesus Christ.
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Qualifying,
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seat are:
•Democrat Billy Hunter of
Bonaire, owner of Houston Mat
tress Factory and an employee in
the Houston County Board of Edu
cation’s transportation department;
•Democrat Ronald Wayne Ragin
of Perry, an aerospace manager with
Northrop Corporation;
•Democrat Randolph E. Wynn of
Warner Robins, an attorney;
•Republican James B. Carter of
Kathleen, a site security manager
for a local defense contractor;
•Republican Nora Reese of
Warner Robins, a local marketing
representative and consultant; and
•Republican John F. Wylam of
Warner Robins, an area contractor.
All six registered their intent to
run and paid a fee of $162 during
the qualifying period which started
at 9 a.m. last Monday
All other local posts up for re
election are unopposed with the
candidates being as follows:
•Houston County Commission
Chairman-Incumbent J. Sherrill
Stafford of Centerville, a Democrat.
•Houston County State Court
Clerk-Incumbent Carolyn “Sissi”
Gann of Kathleen, a Democrat
•Houston County State Court
Solicitor—lncumbent Robert E.
Turner of Perry, a Democrat.
AH county positions up for elec
tion are four year terms with county
voters heading to the polls for the
Houston County General Primary
Election on'July 19.
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Minister of Music I
As a bonus He has given us a
song to sing because we are special.
I truly believe He delights in the
song of the redeemed as much as
any song the angels could sing. I
know that our human voices could
not even begin to approach the
beauty and magnificence of the
angelic chorus. Yet when our
hearts sing and we testify to the
great love of God-those melodies
soar above them all. God, no
doubt, loves the angels-they, too,
are His creation. But the greatest
love of all, contrary to what some
popular songs would tell us, is that
the omnipotent, sovereign Creator
of all, although under no
obligation, demonstrated His love
and desire for us in spite of our
disdain for Him.
Just know that you have the
opportunity to sing a song that the
angels cannot sing! I believe there
is no sound so sweet to the ears of
God as the sound of a redeemed
child of His that has experienced
His forgiveness and salvation. So
let me encourage you one more
time not to ever not sing because
you feel your song is not
significant. It wouldn't be had it
not been for the song Jesus gave
us. But He did give it and we must
sing it. It touches God's heart and
demonstrates to those around us
what a great and loving God we
belong to.
WAVE,
from 1A
whom will be full-fledged
policemen, will be visibly present
at all the schools during both
school hours and extracurricular
events and will work with the
school system in the more serious
problems, ie. fights in which guns
and knives are involved.
Simons says that he hopes to
start the program in September
when the new school year resumes.
Houston County Commission
ers applauded Simons for his efforts
and said that they would include
their pledged support in their new
fiscal budget which begins July 1.
Budget,
from 1A
thority, Martin said the authority
was looking into the possibility of
entering into a joint development
authority with neighboring coun
ties. 4
Under recent state legislation,
businesses locating in Houston
County could be eligible for $3,000
tax credits if the county could
partner with counties like Macon,
Dooly or Twiggs.
Currently, industries in Houston
County are eligible for a SSOO tax
credit per job after a threshold of 50
jobs is reached.
Martin said the purpose of the
legislation was to give counties in
centive to work together to create
new jobs.
Churches plan activities
for members, community
Andrew United
Methodist
The Youth Choir of Andrew
United Methodist Church,
Kathleen, will present a Spring
musical evening service of worship
May 1 at 7 p.m. in the church sanc
tuary.
The youth will be presenting se
lections from Michael W. Smith's
music, "Go West, Young Man" in
a format that expresses the
challenges experienced in coming to
know Jesus Christ as Saviour. The
youth will also use various
vignettes to further direct thinking
toward the central theme of new life
in Jesus Christ. The musical is the
product of the youth choir's own
choices, having selected the music,
vignettes, staging and
choreography.
Beginning Mother's Day, May
8, the church will have an early
morning worship service at 8:30
a.m.
Andrew UMC is the "new"
church effort by the Macon District
and the South Georgia Conference
of the United Methodist Church to
meet the exploding population
neecls of central Houston County.
The church is located to the east of
the corner of Houston Lake Road
and Highway 127, just west of
downtown Kathleen.
Rehoboth Baptist
Church
Sunday, May 1 is Senior Adult
Day for Southern Baptists. The
church will honor its Senior Adults
during the morning worship service
and Jack Hancock will preach dur
ing the Sunday evening prayer and
praise service. Hancock is an or
dained Deacon, a former pastor and
is currently teaching the church's
Senior Adult Sunday School class.
Members of the church will be
participating in the Prayer Breakfast
being held in Warner Robins
Thursday, May 5. This breakfast is
in support of the National Day of
Prayer. All are invited to attend.
Please call the church office (987-
1577) for more information.
The church will be completing
its study of the End Times this
Sunday evening at 5:45 p.m. This
has been an exciting and informa
tive study. The church wants to in
vite everyone to attend the Church
Training hour each Sunday evening.
There are classes and activities for
children beginning at age three
through adults. Come be a part of
this exciting hour.
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Offer,
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This is an opportunity for the
school board to acquire land for free,
then retain the property the cur
rently own.
"This is a generous offer by the
land owners," Whitten said, adding
he did not ask the owners what their
motivation was for offering the
land.
Whitten also discussed the group's
decision to secure legal counsel. He
said several community leaders have
expressed concern over the decision,
but he said legal action would be a
"last resort.
We'd like to avoid legal action if
at all possible, but we're not going
to limit our options," Whitten said.
Vaccine,
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There is also a mobile service,
Ani-Med Mobile Veterinary
Services (923-8800) that will travel
to appointment locations.
Other veterinarian offices
throughout the county also offering
rabies vaccinations for $8 include:
Corker Animal Hospital, Houston
Veterinary Clinic, Jenkins Animal
Hospital, Southwood Animal
Hospital and Warner Robins
Animal Hospital.
Saturday, Apr! 30,1994 Houston Timas -Journal-
Houston Lake
Baptist
The public is invited to celebrate
the first homecoming in the
church's new sanctuary on May 1.
Located at 2300 Highway 127 E.,
Sunday School will begin at 9:45
a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m.
followed by a covered dish lunch.
The Messengers will be singing
beginning at 1:30 p.m. and there
will be no evening services^
For more information call the
church at 987-0277.
The church welcomes several
new members to their family. New
members are: Antolina, Sandra and
Henry J. Taylor, Rebecca Wilson
and Bobby and Lesley Wilson, all
of Warner Robins.
Families planning to attend the
Fish Fry at 5:30 p.m. May 7
should let Rickey Batchelor or
Brenda Walton know the number of
family members who will attend no
later than Wednesday, May 4.
Adults, youth and children are all
invited to participate in Call To
Prayer Thursday, May 5. A free
breakfast will be held during the 6
a.m service at Westside Baptist in
Centerville and another service will
be held at Perry City Hall from
12:20-12:40 p.m.
First Baptist
Perry
Beginning May 1, the church
will begin eight great weeks of
Home Improvement with sermons
each Sunday morning and evening
emphasizing the home. A sample
of topics to be discussed include
Faith for the Family, How to Have
"G" Rated Minds in an "X" Rated
World and Real Friends are Hard to
Find. Also, the children's musical
"Go, Go Jonah!" will be presented
during the May 15 evening service.
Rev. Boe Stanley, Director of
Missions for the Rehoboth
Association, will be bringing the
message during the evening wor
ship service this Sunday.
Senior Recognition will be
Sunday, May 29. Be sure to drop a
senior picture by the office by May
15.
The Brewton-Parker College
Choir will be in concert at the
church Thursday, May 12
beginning at 7:30 p.m. Hosts will
be needed for about 7 college
students for that evening. Call
Larry Wood to volunteer as a host.
An Associational VBS clinic
will be held at Shirley Hills Baptist
Church Tuesday, May 10 from 7-9
p.m.
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Macon College to hold
enrichment program
The Minority Summer
Enrichment Program returns to
Macon College for the 10th
consecutive year. The program,
which runs July 5-Aug, 5, will be
coordinated by Brenda Adkins, a
member of the college's
Projects,
from 2A
a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Saturday,
May 14.
All funds raised will benefit the
Exchange Club’s child abuse pre
vention programs. This year’s goal
is to meet or beat last year’s collec
tions of $1,500.
Rabies,
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April 1993, four persons were
treated; from April 1991 to April
1992, three persons were treated.
To report a suspected or possible
case of rabies contact animal
control: Perry 987-6310; Warner
Robins 929-7280; Centerville
9534222; Houston County 542-
2033.
For further information, contact
Beit Tilton, (912) 542-2102,
Houston County Health
Department.
Migrant Ministry in in need of
food for their pantry and male
drivers to pick up workers at labor
camps on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.
Food items needed include rice,
pinto beans, whole corn, canned
tomatoes, salt, com meal and hot
salsa. Items should be placed in
marked boxes and dropped in the
educational building foyer. Anyone
wanting to volunteer as a driver
should contact Tommy Long.
Members are encouraged to help
young women in crisis while pay
ing tribute to their mother with a
$1 donation in her honor to
Pregnancy Care Center of Perry.
Contributions are tax deductible and
will be used to minister through
counseling, teaching and witnessing
to hurting women in the area.
Envelopes will be available in the
pew racks on Mother's Day.
Crossroads United
Methodist
The Family Ministry
Committee has put together an
evening of fellowship at 6 p.m. in
the Phelps Building including a
light, covered dish supper followed
by the church's annual talent show.
Acts range from juggling to a
men's choir and everything in
between. All are invited to come
and enjoy this good family
fellowship.
Youth Sunday will be held on
May 8 (Mother’s Day). Preparations
are being made for the special day
this month.
A going away reception for the
Thomason family will be held
Sunday, June 12 from 3-5 p.m. in
the Phelps building. Contact Di
Lanier to help with food or flowers.
Vacation Bible School will be
held at the church July 18-22.
The church will begin
celebrating Christian Home Month
and National Family Week (May 1-
8) with an exciting and fun-filled
fellowship Sunday evening, May 1.
Perry United
Methodist
Youths are encouraged to sign
up now for middle school camp
(July 17-22) and senior high camp
(July 24-30). Registration forms are
available in the church office or at
MYF.
The Children's Choirs are prepar
ing to present the musical "Go, Go
Jonah!" Sunday, May 1 at 7 p.m.
Following the performance, the
choirs will not be meeting again
until fall.
News
Developmental Studies faculty.
Introduced in 1985, the
enrichment program is designed to
help minority students in Middle
Georgia make the transition from
high school to college with less
stress. To date, more than 270
students have completed the five
week program, according to Adkins.
Funded by a special grant from
the state Board of Regents, the
program has been one of the most
successful efforts of its kind in the
state and it has been a factor in
making Macon College a leader in
minority enrollment among the
state's 34 public colleges and
universities. More than 22 percent
of the 4,900 students enrolled at
Macon College this past fall were
African-Americans.
Summer Enrichment is for
minority students who will enter
college in the fall and are at risk
academically. It includes an
orientation to Macon College, as
well as instruction in classroom
survival skills, and it covers basic
academic topics, athletics, the arts
and computer science.
Every applicant accepted to the
program will be awarded free tuition
under the Board of Regents' grant.
Interested high school seniors
and/or their parents should contact
the Macon College Office of
Admissions at 471-2800 or toll free
1-800-272-7619
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