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unurcn News Page 3A Houston Times-Journal Volume 124 —No. 47 1 Section >lO Pages Inside Today Church News 3A Classifieds 8A Death Notices 2A Editorials 4A Outdoors 7 A Sports 6A Rack Rates Will Be $52/yr Buy a Subscription For $25 + tax & Save $25.75 ' **ll ’■lliTPß**’* '*■' |) ■**? ■ j^H Hv^ Mrs. J. Frank Rozar Mrs. J.F. Rozar to be honored on 90th birthday On Sunday, June 19, 1994, there will be a reception held at the Perry First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. honoring Mrs. J. Frank Rozar. The reception is to honor Mrs. Rozar’s 90th year and is being given by her daughter and son-in-law, Frances and Clint Strouse. Mrs. Rozar resided in the Perry area for around 50 years. She moved to Illinois several years ago to be near her daughter and her family. Family and friends arc invited to the reception. No invitiations will be sent. No gifts please. Burglary at WPGA results in $25,000 loss Perry police are investigating a burglary that occurred at WPGA ra dio station this week that resulted in the theft of $25,000 in computer equipment owned by Lowell Register. According to Captain Steve Heaton one or more persons entered the back of the radio station, which is being used as a computer busi ness, sometime between 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 7 and 7 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Although someone was at the ra dio station working at the time of the burglary, the employee told Perry detectives he did not hear or see anything. Billy Ray Cyrus, others to perform at AgCenter Agricenter officials announced this week that country music per forming artists Billy Ray Cyrus, Lorrie Morgan and Collin Raye will be in concert at the sth annual Georgia National Fair this fall. Lorrie Morgan and Collin Raye will perform on October 8 and Billy Ray Cyrus will perform on October 15. Tickets go on sale June 30 are $19.50 each. This price includes gate admission to the fair. For Reaves Arena ticket informa tion, please call (912) 987-3247 or 1 -800/YUR-FAIR (toll free in Georgia only). City proposes $11.2 million budget By VETO F. ROLEY Staff Writer Perry city government will cost city residents $11.2 million in fis cal year 1995. The fiscal year will start July 1, 1994, and end on June 30, 1995. The first reading of the city's budget ordinance was given by Councilman James Moore at the council's regular meeting Tuesday, June 7. The budget can not be adopted until after the second read ing, which will take place at the regular council meeting on June 21. The total budget breaks down to $5.6 million for the general fund, $2 million for the water fund and $3.6 million for the gas fund. The general fund budget is 25 In celebration of ‘Old Glory’! Tuesday, June 14, is Flag Day-the day Americans set aside to pay special tribute to the great American Flag and all it symbolizes . . .the glories and greatness of the historic past. . .the duties of the present. . .and the hopes of the future. What would ‘Old Glory' say to us if it could talk? Franklin Lane, Secretary of Interior on the first Flag Day in 1916, shared his Idea with more than a thousand employees. It went like this: “ . . .1 am all that you hope to be, and have the courage to try for . . .1 am song and fear, struggle and panic . . .1 am the day’s work of the weakest man and the largest dream of the most daring . . .1 am the Constitution and the courts . . .1 am the battle of yesterday and the mis take of tomorrow ...lam the mystery of the men who do with knowing why . . .1 am the clutch of an idea and the reasoned purpose of resolu tion. I swing before your eyes as a bright gleam of color, a symbol of yourself, the pictured suggestion of that big thing which makes this nation." Nothing has changed In the 78 years since that first Flag Day. Our flag remains something special, the living symbol of our great land. Fly It proudly! Dogwood Queen wins Peach pageant BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Perry’s own Miss Dogwood Queen 1994, Heather Wilder, is sporting yet another crown these days-this one being from the Third Annual State Miss Georgia Peach Pageant held last Saturday in By ron. The 18-ycar-old daughter of Joyce Wilder of Perry and Bill Wilder of Cornelia and a sophomore at the University of Georgia, Heather not only won the overall ti tle of Miss Georgia Peach but also won the pageant’s award for “Prettiest Smile”, “Prettiest Dress”, “Prettiest Face” and “Best Sportswear”. Official Organ For Houston County, City of Perry & State of Georgia percent, or $1.9 million, lower than the general fund budget for fiscal year 1994. Moore noted that the decrease in the budget was due primarily to four projects budgeted in fiscal year 1994. The last budget provided funds to purchase the Houston County Board of Education build ing, build a community center at Rozar Park, the Sandhill Phase 111 CDBG project and the James Street project. "These projects alone account for $2.2 million, or 30 percent of this year’s budget," said Moore. "Without these major capital outlay projects being taken into considera tion, our overall general fund bud L iUsk - Additionally, the Westfield High graduate tied with another contes tant for the honor of “Miss Conge nially”. In other weekend pageant news, Westfield student Jennifer Lane of Fort Valley was named second run ner up for the title of Junior State Miss Georgia Peach Queen. The junior pageant was held along with the competition won by Wilder on Saturday, June 4. The 14-year-old daughter of Ann and Terry Davis and Bobby Lane, all of Fort Valley, Jennifer also won the pageant’s award for “Prettiest Smile” and “Prettiest Dress”. For News And Subscriptions Call 912-987-1823 Sports Page 6A Saturday, June 11, 1994 get would increase by approxi mately seven percent." Moore said that city expected to receive $2.3 million in real estate, or ad valorem, property tax rev enues to meet the 1995 budget. He said the city was expecting only $12,570 more in property taxes this year than it received last year. "However," cautioned Moore, "we will not know exactly what our revenue will be until the middle of September, after we receive our tax digest from the county. "Hopefully, our tax digest will come up to our expectations so that we will not have to raise our mil lage rate or defer any particular bud geted items," said Moore. "Our fis- t \ I E ■fa JK fcifi IHfe. Wtm mHMImB • Jennifer Lane, left, a Fort Valley resident and a student at Westfield Schools, poses with Heather Wilder of Perry following last week's Third Annual State Miss Georgia Peach Pageant In ■: Byron. Wilder was crowned queen and Lane was second runner up In the pageant's corresponding junior competition. Classified Page BA cal year 1994 budget millagc rate was set at 14.52 mills." While the city is not expecting an increase in the property tax rate, other fees will be going up. Residential rates for garbage pickup will go up $2 a month, while commercial rates for garbage pickup will go up $lO a month. The city will also increase gas prices by 5.5 percent. "To supplement the tax revenues and other type revenues," said Moore, "we will be drawing down on our reserves by $120,884." The city will put SIOO,OOO of the reserve money into a contin gency fund. The other $20,800 will be used to fund the W.A.V.E. pro- Budget calls for garbage, gas rate hike By VETO F. ROLEY Staff Writer Perry residents will sec garbage and gas rates go up after July 1 when the 1995 fiscal year budget takes effect, the Perry City Council decided during their regular meeting Tuesday, June 7. Residential garbage rates will go up 17 percent, or $2 a month to sl4 per month. Businesses that use mobile-toters and containerized trash will also see their rates go up by $2, from sl7 to sl9. Businesses that use dumpsters will also see their rates go up $lO. Dumpsters two cubic yards in size will cost businesses $69 a month, up from $59 per month. A four cu bic yard dumpster will cost a busi ness $123 a month after July 1, - 3mm Randy Wynn Democrat Randy Wynn running for county post Editor’s note: The following article on Randy Wynn Is the fifth of a six part series Intended to Introduce Houston County voters to the six candidates running for Houston County Commission Post Two. Four candldates-Democrat Ronald Wayne Ragln of Perry, Republican Nora Reese-Laughlln of Warner Robins, Re publican J.B. ‘Jim’ Carter of Kathleen and Democrat Billy Hunter of Bonaire were featured In our May 4, May 14, May 18 and June 4 editions, respectively. The final candidate, Republican John F. Wylam, will appear sometime between now and the July 19 General Primary Elections. BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer His campaign slogan is “win with Wynn”. His hope is to become the next Houston County Commissioner. “I moved my family here in 1969. Average working folks, I worked at night and went to law school during the day, all the while Perry, Georgia -50 Cents gram, a D.A.R.E.-type program m local schools to combat violence. Perry will undertake two major projects in fiscal year 1995. The Perry Water Department will rehabilitate the sewer line lo cated in the Tucker Road area. This project, which will be covered with funds in the water budget, will cost the city $325,000. "Hopefully, when this project is complete, the magnitude of storm water infiltrating this sewer line will be reduced to a minimum," said Moore. The Gas Department will spend just under $300,000 to extend the six-inch high pressure gas line from Please see BUDGET, page 3A compared to sll3 a month cur rently. Six cubic yard dumpsters will cost businesses $176 a month, up $lO. The largest dumpsters, eight cubic yards, will cost businesses $2lB a month, also up $lO. The council also approved a 5.5 percent increase for natural gas. The increase means that gas bills will rise 55 cents for every $lO pur chased in natural gas. A Perry resi dent with a normal gas bill of S2O, for instance, will see his gas bill increase to $21.10. Councilman Bobby Glover said the rate hike was the result of gov ernment regulations changing the way gas flow is measured. He added that the rate increase was the first for the city since July 1, 1991. supporting a family of seven,” Randy Wynn, a Democrat, said recently in introducing himself to a group of voters gathered at a political forum in Henderson. “I have worked hard all my life, and, if elected for this commission scat, I will work just as hard for you-the residents of Houston County.” Please see WYNN, page 3A