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Houston Times-Journo! Volume 124 No. 40 2 Sections, 18 Pages Inside Today' Calendar 3A Classifieds 8A Editorials 4A Legal Ads 4B Lifestyles IB Sports 7A Rack Rates Will Be $52/yr Buy a Subscription For $25 + tax & Save $25.75 Around town briefly... Chamber gearing up for membership drive BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Members of the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce are getting warmed up this week for their up coming membership drive. An annual event, the drive will kick off Monday, May 23, and con tinue through Thursday, May 26. This year’s theme is “The Olympics”. According to Drive Chairman Jim Sexton, there will be three groups teaming up to recruit new members for the local chamber. Their overall goal is to add at least SO new members to the chamber’s 1994 rosters and a victory dinner on Thursday evening, May 26, is already planned. Teams participating in next week’s membership drive are the Red Team headed up by Wanda Sul livan of W.D. Sullivan and Com pany; the White Team captained by Greg Griner of Bank South; and the Blue Team led by Shiela Hartley of the Bank of Perry. New members who join the chamber during the 1994 Member ship Drive will be rewarded with a special incentives package. For more information, contact the chamber office at 987-1234. American Legion plans Memorial Day services By PAULINE LEWIS Staff Writer Don Norris, Post Commander of American Legion Post 24, Perry, announced this week that plans are nearing completion for the Memorial Services to be held at Memorial Gardens, Hwy 41 N, at 11 a.m., on Monday, May 30. The services are sponsored each year by American Legion Post 24, Perry. Commander Norris is especially anxious that many people pause for these services to pay tribute to those who served their country to help preserve freedom for all of us. Make your plans to be a part of Memorial Day services on May 30. at 11 a.m. at Memorial Gardens. Special night honors top Westfield students By BRIGETTE LOUDERMILK Editor Westfield students were presented community and academic awards during the school's 24th Annual Honors Night Thursday, May 12, 1994. Held on campus at Westfield's new gymnatorium, parents, fellow students, teachers and friends were on hand to congratulate the follow ing students who received awards: •Lon Talton was presented the Kiwanis Club Scholarship Award by Perry Kiwanis President Earl Cheek. •Kelli Howard was presented die Perry Business Women's Club Award by member Ruth Cross. •Mary Margaret Brannen received the D.A.R. American History Page 4B Be ‘Radical’! Teen’s death inspires touching seatbelt campaign BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer A tragedy that claimed the life of a young Perry teen just six months ago has inspired a hard-hitting local campaign promoting the use of seatbelts. With the slogan “Be R.A.D.ical, Buckle Up!”, the campaign is being launched to coincide with the na tion-wide “Buckle Up America Week, May 23-30, and was influenced by the November 1993 death of 14-year-old Ralph Anthony “Rad” Dorsett of Perry. Rad, a freshman at Perry High School and the son of Ralph and Joan Dorsett of Perry, died on Nov. 13 last year, just hours after he and two other teens were involved in a one-car accident on Highway 341 North in Perry. The car’s driver and another pas senger, both of whom were wearing seatbelts, sustained only minor in juries. Rad, however, wasn’t so lucky . . .he hadn’t fastened his seatbelt and was thrown from the car. As a part of the campaign, which was dreamed up by several local people including Sgt. Charles Parker of the Georgia State Patrol Office in Perry and David Hilder brand, a friend of the Dorsetts, bumper stickers sporting the “R.A.D.ical” slogan are being printed this week and a commercial, which stars Rad’s parents and a group of Perry High School stu dents, was shot by Peachstate Cable in Perry on Monday. The commercial, a public service offered by the local cable company, will begin airing on Peachstate’s Jim Carter making bid for county post Editor’s note: The following article on J.B. ‘Jim’ Carter Is the third of a six part series Intended to Introduce Houston County voters to the six candidates running for Houston County Commis sion Post 2. The first two candidate's Ronald Wayne Ragln, a democrat from Perry, and Nora Reese-Laughlln, a republican from Warner Robins, were featured In our Wednesday, May 4, and Sat urday, May 14, editions, respectively. As they consent, the re mainder of the candidates will be profiled between now and the July 19 General Primary Elections. BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Although a distinguished and lengthy military career has taken he and his family all over the world, J.B. ‘Jim’ Carter says Perry and Houston County is the place he chose to hang his hat for good. And, today, seven years after he first hung that hat here, he is toss ing it into the ring as a Republican candidate for the Houston County Commission’s Post 2 seat. The Post 2 seat is currently held by Archie Thompson of Perry, who Award from Mrs. Jerry Langston. •Schyler West received the D.A.R. Good Citizenship Award from Langston. •Lon Talton received the D.A.R. Good Citizen Award from Langston. •Mary Margaret Brannen was pre sented the General Excellence Award from Perry Mayor Jim Worrall. •Susanna Turner and Leslie Davis were the recipients of the Flint EMC award presented by Mrs. Jean Floyd. •The Rotary Club Hugh Hill Scholarship was presented to Lee Talton by Perry Rotary President Skip Dawkins. •Becky Bledsoe received the Rotary Youth Leadership Award Official Organ For Houston County, City of Perry & State of Georgia j Ms 9 a ML k „ mk | mßußmubT W 'HHKgr j .BMBBijLp-| . - /üBSHHC jfc ... v *** vt ,Bs V w j Hj& jj m Mr 1 I 19 I v V f 11. 9BE # . I |fe , Bill Mitchell, the general manager at Peachstate Cable In Perry, filmed a public service announcement for the area’s “Be R.A.D.ical” seatbelt campaign at Perry High Monday. Starring channels 18, 20, 21, and 33 in the coming days. Additionally, extra copies are being made and will be announced recently that he would not be seeking a second term. Six candidates-Carter, two other Re publicans and three Democrats have entered the race with the General Primary to be held July 19. If necessary, a run-off election will follow in August. Others in the race are Republi cans Nora Reese-Laughlin and John F. Wylam, both of Warner Robins, and Democrats Billy Hunter of Bonaire, Ronald Wayne Ragin of Perry and Randolph Wynn of Warner Robins. from Dawkins. •American Legion Citizens Awards were presented by Keiland Harrington to Kelli Harold and Travis Watson. Honorable men tions were given to Mary Margaret Brannen and Lon Talton. •Harrington also presented Clay Smith and Lance Watson American Legion Boys State awards. •Vespidae Co-editors Amy Nelson and Kelly Coleman received the Houston-Times Journal Award from Editor Brigette Loudermilk. •Laurie Thompson and Lon Talton received National Scholar-Athlete Awards from Capt. Donna Howard. •Jim Massey presented the Eric P. Staples Basketball Award to Lon Talton and Laurie Thompson. •Troy Nuss was the recipient of For News And Subscriptions Call 912-987-1823 Sports Page 7A offered to all Macon television sta tions to run as public service an nouncements as well, according to •fi v | 't | % H I £ v “I have never run for office and am not a politician,” Carter said during a recent interview with the the RAFB Officers Wives Club Scholarship presented by -Mrs. Laura Peters. •Lawton Pearson received the Bausch and Lomb Science Award from Mrs. Mary Kirksey. * •Snyder Chapman presented the first annual Westfield Alumni Association Award to Jeff Dortch. •Honor Graduate Awards were pre sented to Schyler West and Kelli Harold by Principal Marvin Arrington. •Arrington also presented the Star Student-Teacher Awards to Rocky Swift and William K. Gottwals. • •Schyler West received a U.S. Military Academy Appointment from Col. James Potter. •The Berry College Scholarship was presented to Kelli Harold by In the commercial were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dorsett and several Perry High School students Hilderbrand. Later in the year, the entire campaign may also be offered for J.B. ‘Jim’ Carter Houston Times-Journal. “But, I am very interested in the operation and Please see Carter, page 6A Ms. Jan Pries ter. •Travis Watson received the AAU/MARS All-American Award presented by Mr. William Rogers. •Schyler West received the Shell Century Three Award from Rogers. •The Georgia College Award was presented to Schyler West by Rogers. •Sean Christy and Lawton Pearson received Certificates of Merit, University of Georgia, from Rogers. •Recipients of the Presbyterian College Junior Academic Achievement Awards, presented by Rogers, were Becky Bledsoe, Sean Christy, Leslie Davis and Lawton Pearson. •NEDT Certificates were presented Please see Honors, page 6A Classified Page 8A Perry, Georgia - 50 Cents state-wide use through the Georgia Legislature. Please see Buckle up, page 6A Hot rods to roar into Perry for weekend show BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Look out, Perry, they’re on their way! Mild and wild, chopped and dropped, painted and plated, modi fied and rodified Street rods, hot rods, classics, customs, muscle cars and tricked out trucks of all types, sizes and styles. That's right! It’s time for the Goodguys Dixie Rod and Custom' Classic and hundreds of exciting vintage vehicles, dated from 1902 to 1972, will be rolling into Perry this weekend for what has been dubbed the “state fair for automotive enthusiasts”. The third event of the Goodguys Rod and Custom Association’s Na tional Rod and Custom Summer Series, the Perry show will be held from 8 a.m. until S p.m. Saturday, May 21, and from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at the Geor gia National Fairgrounds and Agri center in Perry. Admission is $6 for adults; and $4 for seniors, ages 60 and over. Kids under 12 will be admitted free. Discount coupons are available at most middle Georgia Arby’s restaurants. Featured at the weekend show will be more than 1,000 “rad and bad” street rods; cool, colorful and classy customs and classics; and hundreds of varieties of other modified, rodified, customized and restored vintage cars. There will even be special ap pearances by the "ZZilla Tours”--a collection of rods and customs be longing to the rock and roll band, ZZ Top. Included in this special attraction is a 1948 Cadillac custom car coined “CadZZilla”, a 1934 Ford coupe called “The Eliminator”, and a number of custom Harley motor cycles known as “The Please see Hot rode, page 6A