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U. GA. MAIN LIBRARY ATHENS, GA 30602 Page 4B I Houston Tlmes-Journal Official Organ For Houston County, City of Perry & State of Georgia Volume 124 No. 36 3 Sections, 18 Pages || Inside I Today | Calendar 5A Classifieds 7A Editorials 4A Legal Ads 4B Lifestyles IB Sports 6A Rack Rates Will Be $52/yr Buy a Subscription For $25 + tax & Save $25.75 Around town briefly... Concerned citizens say The fight has just begun!' The public is urged to attend a meeting of the Concerned Citizens of Houston County to help secure a new school in the south end of the county. The meeting will be held Monday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at the Perry Welcome Center. According to the group, "The fight has just begun and we need your help!” City alerts citizens to new trash pick-up schedule Due to a recent restraining order issued by the state Environmental Protection Division, the City of Perry cap no longer place some items in the Toomer Road Landfill that have been allowed in the past. Because of this, the city is ask ing citizens to immediately start separating materials that are placed beside the street for pick-up. The categories should be as fol lows: •Yard debris or tree trimmings. •Construction and demolition debris, such as wood and masonry type items. •Household disposable type items such as furniture, mattresses, box springs, plastics and small metal items. Please call City Hall (987-1911) for Wednesday pick-ups of appli ances such as washers, refrigerators or stoves. City fishing ponds will open Sunday May 8 The city fishing ponds at Rozar Park will open to the public Sunday, May 8. According to officials at the Perry Recreation Department, a daily permit to fish costs $3 and a yearly permit may be purchased for $25. In order to qualify for a permit, each applicant must possess a cur rent Georgia fishing license. Although individuals under 16 and over 65 years of age are exempt from paying a permit fee, they must possess a current state fishing license. One of the ponds at Rozar Park contains catfish and the other con tains bass and bream. Walkers, contributors needed to support OAC Walkers and contributors are needed for the Miles for Meals Walkathon sponsored by the Older Americans Council of Middle Georgia. Perry's OAC will hold their walkathon in conjunction with the Spring Fling for Seniors to be held at Tattnall Square Park in Macon Friday, May 20. The purpose of the walkathon is to raise funds that will be used to expand the meals program provided through 10 senior centers. Senior Center Nutrition Please see WALKATHON, page 9A City of Perry named manager of airport By VETO F. ROLEY Staff Writer Monday, May 2, saw a red letter day in the history of the local air port, as the Perry-Houston County Airport Authority held their first meeting. Not only did the Perry-Houston County Airport Authority have its inaugural meeting, but the City of Perry was named as the airport manager. Currently, Register Avia tion, the fixed based operator (FBO) at the airport, provides the airport manager. Hr < ***'*- : m mar. JsgUft mSpHH’ * * '"m m WmMWt ill JhalF - BhK*3* Iplly * v t* yKmmttk JP^%fi j rv m. imam W A 11 hBHlf f\ M ■ Lc \ V 9 ;V - I A *-A P- m « A Perry High students will present "To Have and To Hold" at the school May 12-14. The original production Is an Ragin qualifies for post 2, county commission BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer To Ronald Wayne Ragin of Perry, there really is no place like home. That’s why, although the pursuit of a higher education and a success ful career has moved him from state to state during much of his young adult life, he chose to come home in 1990. And, it’s also why, four years later, he has decided to run for a seat on the Houston County Commis sion. “Of all the places I have lived over the years, none have been like home to me; none have made me feel the same sense of attachment that I feel in Houston County,” said Ragin, a 39-year-old Democrat and Perry native who qualified last week and is now in the race for the com- County moves ahead with plans for water project BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer By giving a unanimous nod of approval last week during their final regular meeting of April, Houston County Commissioners paved the way for the construction of two new wells and water treatment facilities in the county. After months of review and study, commissioners voted Tues day, April 26, to accept the low bids for both county water projects, one of which will supply the Georgia Highway 96 area and one which will serve the Henderson | Sports I Page 6A I However, Perry will not take over as the FBO, which provides services at the airport such as fuel, aircraft maintenance and flight train ing. "They (Perry) will be the over seeing agency for day-to-day opera tions,” said Ralph Dorsett, chair man of the authority. Perry Mayor Jim Worrall said the city would manage the airport with current employees. He added that the city had personnel on its payroll with prior experience managing airports either in the mil PHS theatre department to present musical mission’s Post 2 seat being vacated by Archie Thompson. “That’s the main reason I moved back here and have gotten involved in so many civic and community organizations. Yes, I can remember being a kid and my family having neighbors that were always con cerned over what happened to us; I just want my children to continue living in that same safe, open envi ronment—an environment where people are truly concerned about each other.” Ragin is one of six candidates entered in the Post 2 race. Other candidates include fellow Democrats Billy Hunter of Bonaire and Ran dolph Wynn of Warner Robins and Republicans Nora Reese of Warner Robins, James B. Carter of Kath leen and John F. Wylam of Warner Robins. community. Bids were received on April 12, according to the commission, and have since been reviewed by Tribble and Richardson, Inc., the county’s engineering firm. Low bid for the Georgia High way 96 project-a project aimed at supplying water to the rapidly de veloping area of Highway 96 around and near the recently built Houston County High School-was $402,737 and came from Rowe Drilling Co, Inc. The total project will include the drilling of a deep well, the install For News And Subscriptions Call 912-987-1823 Wednesday, May 4, 1994 itary or in other areas. "It is not going to be a time consuming job," said Worrall. Worrall said the city was becom ing the manager of the airport to insure the authority received the monies to which it was entitled. Currently, there is a dispute be tween Register Aviation and the au thority over fees the authority says is owed to the airport for hanger rental and fuel sales. "We want to make sure Perry and Houston County get what they expansion of a one-act production the school competed with In 1990 which was named state champion. JHHH ‘•flHHflHi ’ h A employee relations manager for a local defense contractor, Ragin was bom and reared in Perry. He is meni of a permanent pump and mo tor as well as a 1,500 gallons-per minute water treatment facility, commissioners said. As for the Henderson project, the low bid came from Greene’s Water Wells, Inc. for $132,251 and will include the drilling of a deep well and the installation of a permanent pump and motor as well as acces sories to properly treat the water. This project comes in response to Henderson residents who have for years had a problem with too much iron in their water. The new well and treatment facility being built by I Classified b Page 7 A are entitled (in fees)," said Worrall. "We haven't collected a penny this year." "We want to establish a frame work where the airport can grow," said Dorsett, who said the airport needed a manager separate from the FBO to grow. "When someone new comes in, we don't want to have to go back to the drawing board." The airport authority also set the budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. Of the tentative SBO,OOO budget, $30,000 will go to Perry Ronald Wayne Ragin the son of Herman and Gloria Ragin of Perry and is a 1972 Please see RAGIN, page 9A the county is expected to take care of that problem. In other business, the commis sion: •Appointed Jim Rogers and Leroy Claxton to serve as their rep resentatives on the Pcrry-Houston County Airport Authority. The new authority was formed during the 1994 General Assembly and was formerly known as the Perry-Fort Valley Airport Authority. •Voted to amend ah ordinance making it illegal to feed, house or encourage the feeding or housing of Please see COUNTY, page 10A Perry, Georgia -50 Cents for serving as the airport manager. The second largest expenditure , $12,440, goes to Georgia Power for electricity. Perry will also receive $12,230 for the purchase of jet fuel and aviation gas for the fuel farm. John Houser, treasurer for the authority, noted that much of the budget included in-kind work from either the city or county. In-kind work includes mowing the grass, maintaining the runways or provid ing management services. Please see AIRPORT, page 10A City sale raises funds for center at Rozar Park BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer When the auctioneer’s barking and gavel banging subsided during a recent city “yard” sale, the City of Perry had yet another $4,513 to put toward payment of the new Rozar Park Community and Recreation Center. A periodic occurrence, the sale, which was held in recent days at the City Bam, featured a host of city owned surplus equipment from old trucks and other outdated apparatus to unclaimed property collected by the Perry Police Department, according to City Manager Marion Hay. Actually, the sale netted some $5,721 for the city; however, Hay pointed out that nearly S6OO was earmarked for the local police de partment and their various crime fighting programs and another SSOO-plus went to pay for the auc tioneer’s salary and sales taxes. Please see SALE, page 9A Congressional and governor seats are now up lor grabs BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer After a review of the qualifying results from both the state Demo cratic and Republican parties, it ap pears that Houston County voters will have few, if any, choices to make in regards to the five state senatorial and house seats up for re election during the July 19 General Primary Election as incumbents were the only ones to qualify by deadline Friday. Voters will, however, have plenty of choices to make in mak ing their selection for state gover nor and for the two United States congressional seats now up for grabs. According to representatives of both the Georgia Democratic and Republican parties, incumbents were the only qualifiers for the fol lowing state level posts: •State Senator, District 18: In cumbent Sonny Perdue of Warner Robins, a Democrat •State House of Representatives, District 128: Incumbent Robert Ray of Fort Valley, a Democrat. •State House of Representauves, District 138: Incumbent Johnny Floyd of Cordele, a Democrat. •State House of Representatives, District 139: Incumbent Roy “Sonny” Watson of Warner Robins, a Democrat. •State House of Representatives, District 141: Incumbent Larry Walker of Perry, a Democrat In the race for Georgia Governor, there are five candidates who have qualified to run on the Republican ticket and four on the Democratic ticket. Those who have tossed their campaign hats into the ring for this seal are: •Democrat and incumbent, Gov. Zell Miller of Atlanta; •Democrat Mark Tate of La- Please see QUALIFYING, page 9A