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Viewpoints Our Opinions A golden opportunity for Perryans now exists South Houston County resident Archie Thompson recently announced he would not seek re-election to the Houston County Commission. We're sorry to hear since he surely identified with the concerns of residents from our end of the county. Since all commission positions are at-large seats, each commissioner has vowed to look after the best interests of all Houston County residents, but Thompson was thought of as by many in South Houston County as "our" commissioner. Luckily, we have a chance to elect another commissioner who resides in south of that imaginary line—Highway 96. Better yet, we have a chance to elect a Perry resident to the Houston County Commission. Certainly a commissioner should be elected due to his ability to perform the job, but to be able to elect "one of our own” is an opportunity that's not always easy to come by since the majority of the county's population lives in the north end of our county. Proud Walker is WR mayor Dear Editor: I would like to congratulate Donald S. Walker on being elected Mayor. Over the past two years, I was a member of his campaign staff. During the '92 Mayors race, '93 City Council race, and the now completed '94 Mayors race, I found him to be a very dignified man with high integrity. He is much like my own father, who is also a business man locally. Mr. Walker made it clear from the start that he expected all persons on his staff to run a clean campaign. That showed me the type of person Donald Walker was raised to be. I was raised the same way. 1 hope over the next three-plus years that all citizens will use the door, which will be open to them. They should attend the City Council sessions to let Mayor Walker and Council hear what problems, they feel need to be fixed. Mayor Walker and the First Family are great people to be around. I hope to work with Mayor Walker in the future to put the city back together. A proud citizen, Tracy D. Mullis, Warner Robins Deadlines For Submitting New Articles and Photographs 5 pm Monday for Wednesday Edition 5 pm Thursday For Saturday Edition The Houston Times-Journal Welcomes Your Letter To The Editor. Please Address Them To: Editor Houston Times-Journal PO Drawner M, Perry, GA 31069 Houston Times-Journal P.O. Drawn'- M • 807 Carroll Street • Perry, Ga. 31069 Phone: (912) 987-1823 Member Georgia Press Association National Newspaper Association rr\<ii< no Pf.W a<i t/v«' «Mt4M oa o£ l t).«- «i| oa OA pto M«uf to tH« 1 o\«Af»mcnt |oa a A<dAc« a| Your right to react this newspaper s protected by the First Amendment ot the United States Constitution. Our Goal The Houston Times-Journal is published proudly for the citizens of Houston and adjoining counties by Houston Publications Inc.,Perry Ga. Our goal is to produce quality, profitable, community-oriented newspapers that you, our readers, are proud of. We will reach that goal through hard work, teamwork, loyalty, and a strong dedication towards printing the truth. Bob Tribble Daniel F. Evans Julie B. Evans Mitch Tribble President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Our Staff Brigette Loudermilk Editor and General Manager Eddie Byrd Advertising Director News: Brenda Thompson, Pauline Lewis Sports: Veto Roley Adverusing Teresa M. Gavilan Composition: Stacey Shy Classified Advertising: Melanie Bullington Bookkeeping: Judy Hubert Circulation: Dcnnie Forehand Our Policies •Signed Letters to the editor welcomed. Please limit to 300 words and include address and phone number. •Liability for an error will not exceed the cost of space occupied by the error. •We cannot be responsible for return of pictures or material unless stamped return addressed envelope is included. The Houston Times-Journal (USPS 000471) is published semi-weekly for SIB.OO per year by Houston Publications, Inc., 807 Carroll Street, Perry, Ga. 31069. Second Class Postage paid at Perry, Ga.,POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Houston Times-Journal, P.O. Drawer M.PerryGa. 31069. ISSN: 1075 1874 Recalling the accomplishments of the Nixon years It was almost 20 years ago when Richard M. Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, resigned the highest post in the land and gave his farewell to the nation. He is the only President ever to resign from office. It was 34 years ago when Richard Nixon first ran for President His opponent as the late John F. Kennedy, and that Presidential race was the first I remember that featured the "great debates." Nixon lost the race by 113,000 votes, which is the closest race in history for the Presidency. After being defeated for the Presidency, Mr. Nixon relumed to his home state of California and ran for Governor in 1962. He lost that election. In 1968 he was successful in his second bid for the nation's highest office in a race against Hubert Humphrey, and in 1972 he was re-elected President by a landslide victory over George McGovern. Nixon was always viewed as a towering figure of the conservative movement, which was making much progress during the 1960's after the Kennedy and Johnson years in the White House. And I guess l| yli'l {M ill ?l«Hf .. PPp VVi Perry Scrapbook Among the guests attending this May 1969 tea in honor of Miss Martha Cooper at the home of Mrs. A.C. Pritchett are, l-r, Mrs. Charlonte Trotter, Mrs. Barbara Cochran, Mrs. Pat Buice, Mrs. Anna Pritchett, Mrs. Barbara Williams, Mrs. Mary Tolleson and Mrs. Doris Hulbert. Miss Cooper had recently been installed as Georgia State Regent of the NSDAR. STREET TALK: Since Sunday is Mother’s Day, we thought it appropriate to ask six of our local youngsters just what makes their mom so special to them. Here's what they had to say: Ef| f. ¥ ' R. J. Hess “She’s my mama and she lets me have snacks after school.” wf*A 9* aH Taylor Burch “She’s my mama and I like her.” Houston Times-Joumal when his record compared alongside the former President Johnson, most definitely he was conservative. But consider this: during the Nixon years the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration came into being; racial quotas first began; he proposed a guaranteed annual income; and he instituted wage and price controls. Nixon was an avid warrior against the spread of Communism yet his administration was responsible for the first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty with the Soviet Union. He was able to bring the Vietnam War to an end during his first year as President, and possibly one of his largest achievements as President was his rapproachment with Red China. Along the way the former President was able to assemble some good men on his team such as Henry Kissinger, Pat Moynihan, George Shultz, James Schlesinger and Arthur Burns. However there were others such as James Dean, Bob Haldeman, John Mitchell and Maurice Stans who helped bring about his downfall. Vice President Spiro Agnew's forced resignation in rJmrnT (■ Marquasa Scott “She spoils me.” y,. . m HHBHHk. '"'ii^ v " Lindsay Abercrombie "She's a great mom.” Saturday, May 7,1994 "Houston Times-Joumal page 4A 1973 from a bribery scandal did nothing to steady the ship on the water either. For the life of me, I could never understand the reasoning behind the "Watergate" break-ins in 1972. Nixon had the election against McGovern won hands down. There was no need to break into the Democratic National Committee headquarters to take anything. Nixon never admitted to taking part in the Watergate break-in. But it is very obvious he took part in an attempted cover-up. He attempted to block the investigations, but the U.S. Supreme Court pried open Nixon's secrets for the nation to see. The White House tapes for March 21, 1973 revealed the President discussing how to ensure that the Watergate burglars kept their silence. What a mistake! All the President had to do was come clean with the American people, instead of lying to them, and there is a good chance impeachment proceedings would have never begun. Nixon wrote in 1990 in his ninth book, "while 1 was not involved in the decision to conduct Jblhk ., |MB| Mathew Abercrombie "She’s special because I love her.” Alix Greer "She buys me lots of things." rff/ Bob | Tribblel the break-in, I should have set a higher standard for the conduct of the people who participated in my campaign and administration. I should have established a moral tone that would have made such actions unthinkable. I did not." Gerald Ford's pardon of Nixon in September of 1974 very well played a large part in his losing the election to Jimmy Carter in 1976. Some say that Nixon's acceptance of the pardon was an admission of guilt for unspecified crimes. If so, it was the only confession he ever made. Former President Richard M. Nixon will be remembered wit. mixed emotions by most Americans. But, with everything considered, 1 believe he left our country in far better shape in 1974 than it was in 1968 when he first moved into the White House. jf; % Brigette P v|j Loudermilk W y Editor Mother's Day has a whole new meaning Mothers-what would we do with out them? For all the special women in this world we set aside one day each year to buy them a gift, treat them to lunch or dinner, give them a card, a thank you and a kiss on the cheek. The significance of this holiday has certainly changed in my mind over the past year since I've become a mother. This time last year I was expect ing to be a mother any day and was not really thinking about Mother's Day, but focusing my attention on obtaining motherhood. Not only do I now realize how it feels to be a mother and how much mothers cherish their children and give them all their love and atten tion, but all of these feelings have made my mother and grandmother that much more special to me. I recently wrote a column in which I discussed the economic plight of my generation, and although I do work hard, I realize that my mother and grandmother struggled battles of their own. My grandmother is the oldest girl in a family of nine children. Her mother died young and she became the maternal head of their home. My great grandfather farmed land and with the money he made bought more land. Soon, he needed those nine children to help him grow timber, harvest cotton and keep the family fed. He also owned the general store in the small farm ing community in which they lived. Still, even with all of her respon sibilities, my grandmother was able to attend college, graduated with an education degree and became a teacher. My mother also received an educa tion degree, and fell in love at col lege. She married my father the day she turned 21. They moved twice before 1 was bom because my father was in the U.S. Air Force. My mother taught school one year, then stayed out one year after I was bom. We lived in a small apartment off base and my dad came home on the weekends. It had to be a lonely time for my mother-no family, few friends, no husband during the week and the full-time job of being a new mother. When my dad got out of the ser vice we moved to my mother's hometown of Eastman (where my grandmother also lives) and she has taught school there 26 years, given birth to my sister when I was 12 and then buried my father two years later. She raised a teenager and a toddler on her own, and, in my opinion, has done quite well. (I must add here a Congratulations! ! to my mother and and new father on their nuptials held last month.) I have learned a lot about life and the importance of family from my mother and grandmclher-some of Please see LOUDERMILK, pagelOA.