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Viewpoints Your Opinion Please, just smell the flowers, don't pick them Dear Editor: As a private citizen it is very disturbing to think you can't ever grow flowers in your yard to enjoy, but some people will go in your yard and help themselves without even asking and if you say anything to them they cuss you. I’ve even told them they are welcome but to please ask next time. I live on Kings Chapel Road and I have had this problem for several months now. Thank you, Hazel Watson Paying tribute to the Class of 1964 Dear Editor: I am writing this on behalf of the high school class of 1964, and especially the Perry High School class of '64, as high schools all over the country are having 30-year reunions. We, the class of 64, came all the way from white buck shoes to sitting around watching satellite news. We were the boom babies bom right after World War II when the country was on the move and starting new. We played army in a backyard field not knowing that it might be for real. We saw the first TV-Superman, Father Knows Best and all the rest. We saw Elvis Presley do his thing; Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and then came John F. Kennedy and Intergration. We sat sobbing in our senior class as we heard the sad news that Kennedy had left us, and now as we celebrate our thirty year reunion we sit sobbing abain over the death of Mrs. ’’Kennedy". Then Bill Clinton brought our class of '64 to the White House and made us all proud. Then the Beatles came on strong. That's when we started wearing our hair so long. We all thought it was fun, until we hit the streets of Saigon. Yeah, we had a generation gap with everyone wanting to wear his own cap. Now...we have kids in high school and college (and some of us like my self are grandparents), but they don't know that we were "cool". They want to do their own thing. So, why not? We did the same. We slowed pollution and showed the danger of nuclear fusion. So, I know that our kids will carry on the strive for more. But...there will never be another class like '64. Oh, class of '64,1 think about you every now and then, when pot was something that you put flowers in and Coke was something to drink; back before eagles were almost extinct, Halloween was a fun time of year, and Santa Claus wasn't just a game. So, class of '64, we form the majority of America. Like it or not, we have the power to propel America into its greatest hour. Linda Moody Tolbert Perry High School '64 74e 'facet 7o '7He ScUte%. 'PteoAc s4eUotedA them. To: Editor Houston Times-Journal P.O. Drawer M Perry, Ga. 31069 Houston Times-Journal P.O. Drawer M • 807 Carroll Street • Perry, Ga. 31069 Phone: (912) 987-1823 Member Georgia Press Association-National Newspaper Association wumLm. a/w aA. tL fu* MMtU* OV »t/U<ly tL> CWVa/tL- A* tL tL ■ hi~i Your right to road th»* s protected by tho First Amondmorrt of tho Unrtod States Constitution. Our Goal The Houston Times-Journal is published proudly for the citizens of Houston and adjoining counties by Houston Publications lnc.,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 Rotey Advertising. Jimmy Simpson Composition: Stacey Shy Classified Advertising: Melanie Bulling ton Bookkeeping: Judy Hubert Circulation: Donnie 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 Claas Postage paid at Perry, Ga.,POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Houston Times-Journal, P.O. Drawer M.PerryGa. 31069. ISSN:IO7S-1874 ■ With today's world ignorance may be bliss ALL MY life I have followed the news avidly. I got in the habit, I guess, when I started delivering newspapers at the age of nine. While waiting for the daily newspaper to come off the press I read the paper from cover to cover and worked the crossword puzzle. After church on Sundays, my parents bought a Sunday paper. It usually was the old Atlanta Georgian, a wonderful newspaper to read because it included so many features, news stories, comics, columns and even short stories. In those days a Sunday newspaper had so much more to read than today and the percentage of advertising to news was much less. We took the newspaper home and spent most of Sunday afternoon reading it Perhaps this affection for what I read in newspapers influenced my desire to write for one, though I suspect the real reason I became a writer was because I could earn money keeping score at two softball games and then writing the stories to the next day's paper...all of 25 cents for the two games, plus the stories. Anyway, interest in the news THL'PLAtfUT OALLBPy , I mm!n| 3!J fmJ M TAkRM& iIUJ f *.... £ T~T~ff II cm m <£)mwm , ‘u s\vr^——^nn Safe Kids award made possible by members What does the Mayor of Perry, Westfield School, Robins Air Force Base, Safety Officer, Police and Fire Department, Board of Education, Perry Hospital, County Extension Office, Health Department, HEMA, Georgia State Patrol, State Farm Insurance Company, Red Cross and 911 Office have in common? They are all concerned about kid's safety in Houston County. Working together Houston County Safe Kids recently won an Award of Excellence. The award was given at the State Conference in Forsyth. Safe Kids is an organization founded to fight against preventive injuries in kids ages one through 14. Preventible injuries kill 6,000 children a year and countless more are permanently disabled. More children die annually from unintentional injury than from all other causes combined. C. Everreu Koop, M.D. stated "If a disease were killing our children in the proportions that injuries are, people would be outraged and demand that this killer be stopped!!!" This feeling is echoed at each Safe Kids Meeting in Houston County. This group under the leadership of Melouie Elliot and with Perry Hospitals as the lead organization has accomplished many projects. Some of those Voice Your Opinion ... Write a Letter to the Editor! All opinions published are not necessarily those of this newspaper, therefore all letters must be signed. Houston Times-Journal became a part of me at a very early age. • * * NOWADAYS I read three or four newspapers everyday, watch too many hours of news on television and read a couple of news magazines a week. It seems I can’t get enough information on what is going on in the state, the country and the world. My wife says I am a news junkie. I may be. Recently, I have been concerned about my desire to get all the information I can absorb. It makes you worry. You see the direction your country is going and know there is nothing you can do about it. You see wars all over the globe and you know there will be more when these end. You read about corruption in government and waste and the more you learn the worse things seem to be. I sometimes believe it is overkill to keep abreast of everything. * * * I KNOW two women who never read a daily newspaper, never listened to the news on the radio or watched it on television. They may know who our activities include: •Distributing smoke detectors •A Book Mark contest for Farm Safety •Distributing bike helmets and car seats •Educational projects at Kroger celebrating bagging day, Elko community day, Dogwood Festival, Festival of Trees •Participated in the Warner Robins Air Force Base Fire Safety Week, Child Safety classes at Perry Hospital and Georgia National Fair •Safety Programs for schools Safe Kids members have done everything from assisting with road blocks, and Mock Auto Accidents to wearing Crash Dummy suits in 90 degree weather. Members of this organization are dedicated to the task of preventing all injuries including accidents involving bikes, cars, poison, fire, water and playgrounds. The Safe Kids Organization for Houston County works hard but also has a good time. Many have a lot of stories to tell about their involvement with Safe Kids. Charles Parker from State Patrol Office recently received a letter from a family that visited his booth at the National Fair, and it reads as follows: Dear SgL Parker: "I’m writing you to thank-you Wednesday, June 8,1994 “Houston Tlmes-Joumal Page 4A president is, but I feel sure they cannot name both Georgia senators or the man who represents them in Congress. They may know the name of Georgia's governor, but they surely can't tell you that Sonny Perdue is their state representative. They probably never heard of Rwanda or Bosnia. They probably are familiar with the names of Israel and Korea and Vietnam but they don't know why. They don't know anything about what congress is doing or is not doing and they really don't care. They just go about their business and pay their taxes worry about things that mean a lot to them personally. They are happy in thier ignorance. Sometimes I envy them. • * * I CAN’T go as far as they do...completely ignore the state and national and international news. But I am trying to cut back on the amount I read and the time I spend watching the news on television. Even after cutting back I suspect I will know more than I really want to know. Now I am facing a new dilemma. I'll have a lot of time on my hands. and to encourage you to keep working with the Safety Program. We had been having trouble keeping our six year old daughter buckled with a self-adjusting seatbelL She had been switching without permission to the middle seatbelt which was adjustable. Needless to say, she kept it loose, very loose. Every time we caught her, we would make her switch back to the other seatbelt and we would warn her of the risks she was taking. On December 19,1993, we were headed towards Perry on Highway 127-224. A little bit after passing Bledsoe's airfield, a girl who had been coming from the opposite direction, turned into a driveway. Without checking for oncoming traffic, she backed out. My husband tried to avoid her, but it was impossible. Both vehicles were totalled. Our daughter confided to us, she had been tempted to switch seatbelts, but a few minutes before the accident she remembered the video you had shown us at the National Fair in Perry on October 9, 1993. She remembered the woman on the video testifying that her seatbelt had saved her life. That, kept her from switching seatbelts. Only the Lord know what could A FoyS. k Evans I Several hours a day. What am I going to do with this time? Perhaps I will get around to reading those bookshelves of books that I bought over a period of years "to read when I retire". I haven't found time to read them because I have spent so much time on the daily news. Now the time is available...if I can just resist the temptation to fall off to sleep. * * * A NEW TAX? The United Nations has come up with the suggestion that a "global income tax" be imposed on the people of all nations. An absurd idea? Surely it is. But considering how much the people who run our country in Washington like new taxes it wouldn't be surprising for them to say it is a great idea and do all they can to tax us for the rest of the world. have happened. Sir, Thank You again for your time and effort. We know they are well spent Keep up with the good work." Recently I heard the statement "It takes a whole community to raise a child." Houston County Safe Kids are a good example of a community coming together for the common good of kids. (Editor's note: Congratulations to all the local members of the county Safe Kids for the award. Through the programs sponsored locally, lives will be saved. We at the Houston Times* Journal encourage the public to support this program and attend the activities held in the Perry area in conjunction with Safe Kids.)