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Page 2A Saturday, Juna 11.1894 *Houston Tmes-Journal H Death notices Jason M. Browning BONAIRE-Jason M. Browning, 48, of 103 Liale Joe Lane, died Saturday, June 4, 1994 in a Cincinnati, Ohio hospital. Bom in Wheeler County, he was the son of the late Carl Browning. He was a line maintainer at Crown, Cork & Seal in Cincinnati. He was a Baptist and was a veteran erf the U.S. Air Force and had attained the rank of sergeant. He was the widower of Joann Brown Browning. Survivors: sons, Judktn Browning and Jeremy Browning, both of Bonaire; mother, Florence Peavy Browning of Alamo; brothers, Elmer Browning of Alamo and Gene Browning of Perry . Services: Will be held Saturday, June 11, 1994 in the Sweet Home Baptist Church Cemetery in Chauncev at 4:30 p.m. The Revs. James -ennell and Charles Lamb will officiate. The family may be contacted at the residence of Troy and ELain Shuttles worth, 103 Wedgewood Court in Warner Robins. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Bor 8169, Warner Robins, Ga. 31095. Rep. Walker appointed to study state facility State Rep. Larry Walker, D- Perry, has been appointed to die Georgia State Museum and State Library Study Commission. In making the appointment, Speaker Thomas B. Murphy, D- Bremen, noted that HR 962, which established the pane! slates: "A comprehensive study should be made with respect to whether the needs of the state would be better served by the location of a combined slate museum and state Massee Lane Gardens to hold summer day camp A summer day camp, 'Discover Nature', will be held at Massee Lane Gardens July 25-29. Children who have completed grades 1-3 will be eligible to attend this camp which will focus on butterflies and nsects. Pre-registration is required as the class size is limited with participants selected on a first come, first serve basis. Students who participate in the camp will learn about insects and butterflies in the garden through discovery activities, nature walks and crafts, games and more. The camp will be held each day from 9 a.m. to 12 noon w ith a special field trip planned for one day. Betty Subscribe Today Call 987-1823 . ft jfcg ~ Edwards-Harper 909 Carroll St. • Downtown Perry • 987-2391 W. Edward Strickland M.D. Gynecology and Obstetrics W. Edward Strickland M.D. specializing in Gynecology, Obstetrics and Primary Care Providing Medical Services In Our Community For 18 Years Offering Full Obstetric & Gynecologic Service Including: • Diseases of women • Infertility • Operative Gynecology • Complete Prenatal Care ACCEPTING ALL MAJOR INSURANCE AND CHAMPUS 1119 Momingside Drive Perry, Georgia _—_ Cal! For Appointment K II (912) 987-2827 ™™ Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology Member of Perry Hospital Medical Staff ( library facility in the state capitol area or elsewhere.' Rep. Walker has been a state lawmaker since 1972. He serves as Majority' Leader of the House and is a member of the state budget writing House Appropriations Committee, House Ethics Committee, House Judiciary Committee, House Rules Committee and House Policy- Committee. Hotchkiss, ACS Horticulturist, will direct the camp which has been popular with middle Georgia children for the past four summers. The registration for the camp is 525. This fee covers all expenses for the camp and must be paid at the time of registration. Massee Lane Gardens is located between Fort Valley and Marshallville just off Georgia Highway 49. For more information call (912) 967-2722. To register your child please send check for 535 to Massee Lane Gardens, One Massee Lane, Fort Valley, Ga. 31030. Fathers Day Sale Starting Monday June 13th thru Saturday June 18th All Shorts & Knit Shirts 30 - 50% Off Shop us Early For Best Selections City and chamber discuss Freeport By VETO F. ROLEY Staff Writer Members of the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce came before the Perry City Council during their regular meeting June 7 to request that the city raise its freepon tax exemption to 100 percent Freepon taxes are taxes that a business or industry pays for goods and other materials in inventory. Currently, Perry exempts 20 per cent of a company’s inventory from freepon taxes. Increasing the ex emption to 100 percent would ex empt all of a company's inventory from freepon taxes. 'Perry and Houston County are in the minority of taxing districts in the state of Georgia that have not adopted an 100 percent freepon ex emption,' said Lynn Hoover, chairman of the chamber’s existing industry committee, reading from a letter from the chamber to the city and council. He added that Perry and Houston County were the only governments south of Atlanta on Interstate-75 that collected freepon taxes. The current freepon exemption . . . imposes a serious penalty on companies that must carry signifi SHOP THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY! MF GROUP INCLUDES SOFA, H|R> LOVESEAT. COCKTAIL TABLE. 2 END TABLES AND 2 FREE IMPS /HP * I It 1 M iii im ■nHl K IWfc J i) <» Monday Friday 11 5 Saturday cant inventory levels to conduct their business," read Hoover. The chamber believes that the current freepon status places the City of Perry and Houston County at a crit ical disadvantage with respect to ef forts aimed at attracting new indus try.' 'We don’t even make the first cut (for industries looking to locate in Houston County ).’ said chamber chairman John Sundquist. 'lf an in dustry is looking for a place to put a distribution center, our county is not even presented to that industry (because of freeport)." Sundquist said that the Georgia industrial development office had a checklist of potential industrial sites. For distribution centers, 'any county is eliminated that has any kind of freeport," he said.'We would at least want the county to make the first cut.’ Perry and Houston County could also be losing jobs from existing industries because of the freepon status, said Sundquist. He said that many companies were establishing warehouse facilities outside of counties that did not have 100 per- Please see FREEPOHT, page 3A MMMFURNITURE FIESTA •lfw A MONTH OR 1 $ 199 \gj APPLIANCES« ELECTRONICS ♦ JEWELRY Touch of dm Hair Salem 20% off on all services Connie Jemigan now relocated at Ibuch of Class Hair Salon 104 South Kimberly Rd. • Warner Robins 329-1616 v Walk-Ins Welcome ( OfFer good thru 7-31-94) To Get A New Car Loan At 5.95% APR, All It Takesfe A LitUe Push. For a great rate and quick approvals on new auto bans, give us a call or stop by any Bank South office. And discover how low we can go. #= Bank South _ar •» rwSt accr>* tales are -oater. to Targe *«hou( rvjoce Certar imubons appr. 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