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Houston Times-Journal Volume 124 No. 42 3 Sections, 26 Pages I Inside I Today I Calendar 3A Classifieds 10A Editorials 4A Graduation 1C Legal Ads 3B Lifestyles IB Sports 5A Rack Rates Will Be $52/yr Buy a Subscription For $25 + tax & Save $25.75 State beefs up Memorial Day patrols The Georgia State Patrol says that twenty people may lose their lives during the upcoming 1994 Memorial Day holiday period beginning at 6 p.m. Firday, May 27 and continuing for 78 hours through midnight Monday, May 30. The patrol is also expecting 641 people to be injured in 1,789 accidents in the same period. In making the prediction, Georgia Public Safety Commissioner Colonel Sid Miles noted the prediction is higher than the number last year when 18 people died. "We are continuing to see travel increase by 5 to 6 percent annually," he said. "As the number of vehicles and miles traveled increase, unfortunately so does the number of deaths, injuries and accidents." The Memorial Day holiday is typically one of the heaviest traveled periods of the year as motorists get a jump on the summer vacation season with outings and other recreational travel. According to Col. Miles, alcohol plays a prominent role in this holiday with statistics frequently showing drinking and driving as a contributing factor to as many as half of the deaths. The State Patrol's 850 troopers and other traffic agencies in the state will launch a massive countermeasures campaign during the holiday with numerous road checks, concentrated patrols and public education efforts to encourage greater seat belt use and Please see Patrol, page 7A Memorial Day services set BY PAULINE LEWIS Staff Writer American Legion Post 24, Perry, Ga., will hold a Memorial Service at 11 ;00 a.m. May 30,1994, in Perry Memorial Gardens, U. S. 41 North, "Dedicated to the Memory of Our Comrades in ARMS Who Paid The Ultimate Sacrifice. May Their Names Live Forever In Our Hearts." The Program: Opening Message by Walter Rembisz; the Posting of Colors by Perry High School ROTC; the "Star-Spangled Banner" by Lona Stone and the Opening Prayer by Tommy Wood. Mayor Jim Worrall will give the Welcome. Guest Speaker is Colonel USAF (Retired) Leon Huffman. The Rev. Jim Shipley will give the closing prayer. Ben Parker will place flowers on the Veterans Grave. Taps will be played by the Perry High School Band after which the Perry High School ROTC will Remove Colors. The service will be closed by the singing of "God Bless America" by Chris Murrel. The public is encouraged to attend and pay their respects to the memory of those who gave their lives to ensure our freedom. Too often we fail to pause and remember and give thanks. L.egals Page 3B lIPW- |J jp * wmk % \ : v v BB®B=@l§il£ ■ft; v„ flf ■ ' f * 88F : ' Jeff Barfield (left), a graduating kindergartner at Westfield Schools and the son of Jane and Edgar Barfield of Perry, puts a finishing touch on Westfield graduating senior and class president Travis Watson, the son of Draper and Donna Watson of Perry. Westfield’s kindergarten graduation Is Thursday morning at 9 a.m., while the senior graduation Is Friday at 8 p.m. Saluting the Class of 1994 . . . It’s graduation time in Perry and this week’s issue of the Houston Times- Journal is dedicated to the graduating seniors of both Perry High School and Westfield Schools. Westfield’s graduation is this Friday, May 27, at 8 p.m. at the school’s gymnatorium, while Perry High School’s commencement will be held Friday, June 3, at 8 p.m. at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter’s Reaves Arena. For a closer look at all of Perry’s graduates, please see the special graduate section in today’s paper. Going home! Bulgarian exchange student says so long to PHS BY PAULINE LEWIS Staff Writer Interesting things are in store for Boris Nedev within the next few days. A senior, Boris is an ex change student at Perry High School, who will be leaving Friday for his home in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, He will arrive in Plovdiv on Saturday, in time to participate in his Bulgarian class mates' Graduation Dance on May 24, similar to our Senior Prom. Prior to leaving Perry High School, he was presented an Honorary Citizenship Award, signed by Principal Phil Smith and Robin Terry, his teacher. Boris flew to the Suites by way of Sofia, Bulgaria, a city of 9 mil lion people, then to New York and Atlanta, arriving in Perry August 13 1993. He lived with the William King family at 1631 Marshall Circle in Perry for Ihe past seven months. The Kings' son, Billy, is a Junior at Perry High School, and their daughter, Donna, graduated from PUS last year and is a student at Middle Georgia College in Cochran. Boris fitted right into that family and felt that he was a part it. lie is an only child and it was special to have this 'sibling ' relationship. While here, he took a lour of Washington D. C. and saw "every thing'! On a trip to Tennessee to a wa- Official Organ For Houston County, City of Perry & State of Georgia mg ■ ~ Boris Nedev ter-rafting competition, he went down the river in one of the rafts - sat up front and liked having the water splash in his face. At Six-Flags, he "rode all the rides". ’We have entertainment centers in Bulgaria, but none as large as Six-Flags". He didn't get to Disney World, he said. He went to Atlanta seven times and saw the Lazer Show at Stone Mountain and also visited the Indian Mounds.. One nice and different kind of trip was to Alabama, to visit the King children's grandmother who lived in the country. Boris is a city boy, living in a city of of 1.2 million people, so r coming to Perry and visiting in Sports Page 9A Wednesday, May 25, 1994 the Alabama country area were new experiences for him and he enjoyed it. Bulgaria has industries, agricul ture and tourism around the Black Sea. The schools are different in that the students remain in the same classroom instead of moving back and forth as our students do. Testing is also different; not as much written work but oral work on which the students, two or three at the time, are called to the front of the room and questioned throughout the 45-minute class period. Boris studied English for eight years and translated news from English to Bulgarian for seven years at a radio station. His mother teaches English in Kindergarten (but didnt't teach him) and his dad, president of a business company, is a former college teacher. This year at PHS, Boris studied key boarding, calculus, senior English, physics, USA history and weight-lifting in P.E. He also participated in cross country, which kept him in shape for basketball, a game new to him. The basketball team went to STATE Quarter Finals held in the nice Albany Community Center. He was captain of the Soccer Team and the team had the best record they had had in several Please see Exchange, page 7A Classified Page 10A Westfield grads set for Friday commencement BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Their exams are over and their lockers have been cleaned ... caps and gowns of green and gold and au tographed yearbooks now replacing a year’s worth of notebooks, papers and pencils. Yes, indeed, it is graduation time at Westfield Schools and this week some 38 high school seniors are gearing up for the Class of 1994’s commencement ceremonies slated for 8 p.m. Friday evening in the school’s gymnatorium. Valedictorian for this year’s graduating class is William Schyler West of Hawkinsville and salutato rian is Kelli Leigh Harold of Perry. The son of Dr. and Mrs. Wayne West, West is the epitome of the valedictorian set; his list of awards and achievements including partici pation on the school’s Academic Bowl Team, the Debate Team, the One-Act Play, Boys Solo, Boys Quartet, Beta Club and Spanish Club. He has received the Rotary Leadership Award, the Voice of Democracy Award and the Presiden tial Academic Fitness Award as well as the Georgia Certificate of Merit and the Presbyterian College Junior Achievement Award. Addi tionally, he was selected to take part in the 1994 Presidential Class room in Washington, D.C. Upon graduation, West plans to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Salulatorian Kelli Harold is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Harold of Perry and also com pletes her high school career in im pressive style; her achievements in cluding back-to-back stints as class chaplain during her junior and se nior years and membership in both the school’s Senior Beta Club and on the Westfield Vespidaettes dance team. She served as team captain for the Vespidaettes this year. Additionally, Harold has also participated in the Miss Westfield Pageant and was given the 1992 Academic Award, the UGA Certifi- Increased car break-ins prompt police warnings BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Saying that there has been a ma jor increase in reports of automo bile break-ins in recent weeks, offi cials with the Perry Police Depart ment are asking citizens to take ex tra precautions when leaving their vehicles unattended. “I know drivers don’t always think about it, but there are some very simple things you can do to minimize your chances of someone breaking into your car,” Perry Po lice Officer Bill Hathcock said this week. “At night, try to park in well-lit areas and never lay any valuables in plain sight. Put any valuables, including portable car phones in the trunk, and always, Recent Northrop merger may impact Perry plant By VETO F. ROLEY Staff Writer While Northrop’s purchase of and merger with Grumman will strengthen the market position of Northrop Grumman, the new com pany will also be going through a major re-organization and consolida tion process. Kent Kresa, chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman, told stock holders at their annual meeting held May 18 that the merger created a company that would have ranked dlsl in this year's Fortune 500 in cate of Merit and the Presbyterian College Junior Academic Achieve ment Award. She is listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students. In extracurricular involvement, Harold was an All American NCA dance nominee and an All-American Team Member and was invited to dance in the Aloha Bowl in Hawaii the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ire land, and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. She performed at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas Texas 1990-1993 and is the president of the Youth Group at First Baptist Church in Perry where she also serves as a member of the Youth Ensemble and puppet ministry and is a pianist for the four-year-old choir. Upon gradu ation, she plans to attend Berry College near Rome. As valedictorian and salutatorian, both West and Harold will address their classmates during Friday evening’s graduation ceremonies. Others taking part in the com mencement exercises include Melissa Rabun who will provide the musical prelude and proces sional, and Student Council Presi dent Nolan Thad Hawk who will give the invocation. Chairman for the Westfield School Board of Trustees, Foster Rhodes, will deliver welcoming remarks and Travis Watson, senior class president, will speak for the Westfield Class of 1994. The Salutatory Award will be presented by Westfield Principal Marvin Arrington and the Valedic tory Award by Headmaster Michael Drake. Counselor William Rogers will recognize honor graduates and will assist Drake in the awarding of diplomas. The benediction will be given by Class Chaplain Kelli Harold. For a closer look at Westfield’s Class of 1994, be sure to see the special graduate section included in today’s issue of the Houston Times-Journal. always, lock your doors. Guns, especially, should be taken from your vehicles and secured safely in your home as they might end up on the streets and possibly be used in other crimes.” According to Captain Steve Heaton of the Perry Police, there have been 29 reports of automobile break-ins since March of this year seven in March, 13 in April and nine already this month. These fig ures show a significant increase over the same period last year when only three such cases were reported during the months of March and April. Heaton added that the department is currently looking at several dif- Please see Break-Ins, page 8A terms of sales. "In terms of sheer numbers, pro forma 1994 sales of Northrop and Grumman would equal approximately $7.5 billion," he said. However, the merger will not be without costs. "Prior to this com bination, Northrop and Grumman had announced total reductions of approximately 4,500 people this year,” said Kresa. "As we bring our two companies together, further employment streamlining will re sult, not only from the elimination Pleas# see Northrop, page 8A