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Houston Times-Journat Volume 124 No. 44 2 Sections,l6 Pages Inside Today Calendar 5A Classifieds 7A Death Notices 2A Editorials 4A Lifestyles IB Sports 6A Rack Rates Will Be $52/yr Buy a Subscription For $25 + tax & Save $25.75 Memorial Day shooting leaves youth injured BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer A Memorial Day shooting has landed one Perry man in the hospital and another in jail. According to reports filed at the Perry Police Department, local offi cers arrested Marvin Casey, 57, of 1337 Jackson Lane, Perry, Monday afternoon after he allegedly fired a shot from a 22-caliber rifle which struck 20-year-old Quentell Jones of 1104 Loudy Street in the shoulder area. Casey has been charged with ag gravated assault and is currently be ing held at the Perry jail awaiting the filing of warrants. Jones, who was taken to the Perry Hospital emergency room immediately fol lowing the incident on Monday, was still a patient there on Tuesday Please see SHOOTING, page 5A Remembering heroes... Memorial Day service held May 30 By PAULINE LEWIS Staff Writer Members of the community gath ered at Memorial Gardens in Perry Monday, May 30 to commemorate the men and women who haven given their lives to preserve peace and freedom. Don Norris, Post Commander of American Legion Post 24, presided over the services and Lona Stone sang "The Star-Spangled Banner". Speakers included Mayor James E. Worrall and Ret. Coionel Leon Huffman. Mayor Worrall spoke on re-dis covering values and called for sup port from the public to re-instate prayer in schools and urged the pub lic to renew respect for the American flag. Ret. Col. Huffman spoke on the men and women who have given their lives to preserve our freedom. He also echoed Mayor Worra!l's Thieves bust through wall at pharmacy BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Burglars used a sledge hammer to bust through a cement block wall at the rear of Akin Drugs in Perry last Wednesday and made away with what has been described as “large quantities” of prescription drugs. According to Perry Police Chief Frank Simons, once inside the per petrators) took a large variety of drugs, many of which are classified as Schedule II drugs or controlled substances from the pharmacy’s counters and safe area. As of Tues day afternoon, no suspects had been Page 3B JeH - - ©m T "r XflK. 'vjL ■ <riS§f.„ •• t ifflMTi V , * ik “* . A ' W . y E£ ftps ItoHnFJfcf’Bw jMgfl fitflk AC^ T¥MhTirriiiMrT <g i TBLf •■ 1 /P 1 .* TIL i*iTß| «fn "tTii >IK l ■-*•'■' ; jpjp Jjfct *s* rali^Tl^T*V ** ■ k r i|val *. • Perry High School Valedictorian Jennifer Gladu and Salutatorlan Jason Loudermllk take a break from their graduation preparations to pose for a quick photo. statements on the decline of moral ity in America. "For over two centuries we have kept the country free. The only way our country can fall is from within. We need to re-kindle patriotism and love of God. "Today we give our thanks to those heroes who gave their lives that we may be here in a free land. May God bless their souls in eter nity," he concluded. Rev. Jim Shipley gave the clos ing prayer followed by the placing of a floral arrangement on the grave of a military representative by Post 24 Sergeant of Arms Ben Parker. Also during the ceremony, SSGT Dennis Rice of Dobbins Air Force Base played "Taps" on the trumpet and Chris Murrell sang "God Bless the U.S.A." Walter Rcmbisz concluded the service by reading The Normandy Veterans Prayer. indicated in the case. The incident occurred sometime between 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, and 6:30 a.m. the next morning when, upon arriving at work, the pharmacist discovered the hole on the inside back wall and contacted police, said Simons. Simons also noted that the opening was not immediately visi ble from the outside as the pcrpetrator(s) had covered it with a large piece of while plywood plywood which not only was the same color of the outside wall, but which had been leaning against the business’ wall for some time. Official Organ For Houston County, City of Perry & State of Georgia Ip x jsSf 4 iBWr 1 Perry High ROTC students participated In the Memorial Day ceremony held Monday, May 30. For News And Subscriptions Call 912-987-1823 Sports Page 6A Wednesday, June 1,1994 Classified Paqe 7A PHS seniors prepare for graduation BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Twelve years of hard work will pay off big dividends Friday night as 172 Perry High School seniors gather for the school’s 1994 gradua tion ceremonies at the Georgia Na tional Fairgrounds and Agricenter. Commencement begins at 8 p.m. and will be held inside the Agricenter’s Reaves Arena. Perry High School’s seniors will be the first of the county’s four high schools to receive their diplomas. The other three schools will follow suit on Saturday. Valedictorian for this year’s Perry High graduating class is Jen nifer A. Gladu, while the Salutato rian is Jason Loudermilk. The daughter of Vernon and Ju dith Gladu of Perry, Miss Gladu is Perry High’s STAR Student for 1994 and is a commended student in the ‘94 National Merit Scholarship Program. She is a past participant in the Governor’s Honors Program; is a four year member of the National Honor Society; and a recipient of the University of Georgia Certifi cate of Merit, the United States Achievement Academy Award in Math, the United States National Leadership Merit Award, the Amer m ram hhh City mall carrier and Perry Players supporter Dianne Scruggs, left, Perry Postmaster Butch Klrkley and Tommy Riggs, Postal Operations Manager, recently presented Carol Strandburg, second from left, with a framed copy of "The Music Man" bulletin and a set of Broadway commemorative stamps the Postal Service has Introduced. Strandburg directed the Perry Players' production of "The Music Man". Postal employee Scruggs supporter of theatre group By PAULINE LEWIS Staff Writer Perry Post Office employee Dianne Scruggs commits a large amount of her time to serving the public through her job as a city car rier and through her involvement with Perry Players. When a set of Broadway stamps were introduced by the Postal Service, Scruggs and Perry Postmaster Butch Kirkley decided to promote both stamp collecting and the opening of the Perry Players' new home by presenting the framed stamps, program cover from "The Music Man" and the Post Office’s ad in the program, to the director of the season's musical, Carol Strandburg. The framed items will be placed in the new Community Theatre at 909 Main Street. The set includes stamps from the Broadway shows "Showboat", "Porgy and Bess”, "Oklahoma" and "My Fair Lady”. Scruggs has been employed by the United States Postal Service for 18 years, beginning as a mail carrier in Perry, Georgia • 50 Cents - ; -- - - - - ican Free Enterprise Award and the D.A.R. Excellence in History Award. Additionally, Miss Gladu is a charter member and co-editor of the Xenophitia , a high school literary magazine, and participates in the PHS Arrive Alive organization, the Math Team, the Junior Civitan Club and the Science Club. She is a member of the school annual staff and the newspaper staff and is a former winner of the National Win ner Essay Contest sponsored by Sleep Research Association in 1993. Other awards Miss Gladu has earned included the Outstanding Academic Excellence Certificate 1991-1994, the All A+ Honor Roll 1991-1994 and is the recipient of a full 12-quartcr “Presidential Scholarship” to Georgia Tech where she plans to study chemical engi neering. Outside of school, Miss Gladu has been an active volunteer for many good causes trom the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Migrant Workers’ Assistance Program to Project Agape Love and the Salva tion Army. Additionally, she has served as a volunteer worker at the Georgia Please see SENIORS, page 9A Elmcndorf AB, Anchorage, Alaska. She came to Perry and started as a carrier with the local post office in 1980. Scruggs started working with the Perry Players in 1987 as a set dresser and backstage helper. In the years following, she was on stage in "Godspell" in 1988, "Curious Savage" as Fairie Mae in 1988, as Edith in "Never Too Late" in 1989 and most recently Mitzi Travers in "Fiorello!" and a cameo appearance in "The Music Man”.. Although Scruggs has taken up performing, she still works behind the-scenes selling season tickets and memberships, preparing costumes (for the "Odd Couple" and "The Music Man" productions), dressing the cast (”I Do, I Do”) and even works the house and concessions for some performances. She is a former member of the Mid-State Music Association and a member of an ensemble which has given a dozen performances of Broadway revues at clubs, Robins Please see SCRUGGS, page 9A