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Houston Ttmes-Joumat Volume 124 —No, 48 2 Sections,lß Pages B inside I Today | Calendar 3A Classifieds 8A Death Notices 2A Editorials 4A Lifestyles IB Sports 7A Rack Rates Will Be $52/yr Buy a Subscription For $25 + tax & Save $25.75 Friday play gets rough; shots fired BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer An argument between two friends turned ugly Friday afternoon when one pulled a gun and began firing at the other, according to po lice reports filed with the Perry Po lice Department. No one is known to have been injured in the 4:10 p.m. incident which occurred on the comer of Oldfield Lane and James Street in Perry and the case is still under in vestigation. “From reports, it looks as if two friends were playing when things got a little rough and they started arguing,” said Capt. Steve Heaton of the local police department. “One pulled a pistol and started firing at the other.” The victim in the incident was Willie Barrett, 22, of 1017 King Boulevard in Perry. Barrett’s as sailant is said to be 19 years old and police do have a suspect. Possible charges against the of fender include aggravated assault, discharge of a firearm near a public highway and reckless conduct. In other activity on Friday, po lice were called to the Red Carpet Inn at 105 General Courtney Hodges Boulevard where a hotel oc cupant reported a robbery at approx imately 7:30 a.m. According to reports, the vic tim, Karen Saul of Waterford, Michigan, was exiting her motel room to pack her car when a black male allegedly came by and snatched her purse which was lay ing in the threshold of the motel room door. The robber got away with approximately S3OO in cash. A case card has been issued for the incident and Perry police are, at present, running down several leads. No firm suspects, however, have been indicated. Money stolen from lawyer’s office safe A Perry attorney filed a report with the Perry Police Department Friday afternoon charging that $1,400 had been stolen from his of fice safe. The incident occurred sometime between May 13 and 4 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Herbert L. Wells’ office at 813 Carroll Street in Perry. The safe was not locked and there are no suspects in the case, the police report said. Wells discovered the money missing when he opened the safe to retrieve some cash Friday afternoon. Grass clippings no longer need bags A City of Perry code dealing with the disposal of grass clippings has been changed to allow lawn cut tings to now be piled loose at curb side. Leaving the cuttings on the lawn is recommended and preferred; however, cuttings piled separately will be collected and composted by the city to avoid having to take the clippings to the county landfill. Legais Page 5B Local pools offer cool relief to hot Perry residents BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer With the scorching, steamy days of summer upon us, local residents are seeking out ways to beat the heat. And, as always, one of the most popular ways is just a splash away at one of the areas many concrete swimming holes-pools, that is . . . cool blue water and diving boards. The following is a list of local swimming pools available to Perry’s many over-heated residents: •Creekwood Park Pool, located in the city’s Creekwood Park, is operated by the Perry Recreation Department and is open to the pub lic. Hours of operation are 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. The pool is closed on Monday and adults-only swimming is held from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Admission to the pool is $1 per day, per swimmer and, although a lifeguard is always on duty, the Perry Recreation Department rec ommends adult supervision for any child who is unable to swim. •The Ochlahatchee pool is open from 1 to 6 p.m. daily to members of the Perry Club Council. Members of participating civic clubs are eligible to join the pool with an annual dues payment. Only children 10 and over are allowed to swim without an attending adult and a lifeguard is always on duty. •The Perry Country Club pool is open from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Sunday. The pool is closed on Mondays. Members swim for free, while Perry Players season tickets now available Tickets for the Perry Players 1994-1995 Season are on sale in the Lobby of the group's community theatre at 909 Main Street. They make nice gifts for friends who like good theatre, as well as providing enjoyable hours for you. Plays scheduled by the Perry Players for presentation during the 1994-1995 Season arc: •"Strange Bedfellows", with audition dates August 14-15, 1994; show dates at 8 p.m., September 29,30, Oct. 1,6, 7,8, and at 2:30 p.m. on October 2, 1994. •"The Sound of Music", audition dates December 11 at 3 p.m. and on December 12 at 8 p.m..; show dates at 8 p.m. on February 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, March 1,2, 3,4; at 2:30 p.m. on February 26 and March 5. •"Love, Sex and the IRS”, audition dates: April 15, 1995 at 3 p.m.. and on April 16, 1995 at 8 p.m.; show dates: 8 p.m. on June 8,9, 10, 15, 16, 17; and at 2:30 p.m. on June 11, 1995. Reservations are required; call (912) 987-5354. Sign up for election now Times is running out for Hous ton County’s residents who are not currently registered with the local board of elections, but wish to vote in the July 19 General Primary Elections. According to information re leased this week, the deadline for registering to vote in next month’s election is Monday, June 20. Prospective voters not already registered to vote can go to one of the following locations in Houston County Monday thm»"h Friday to be signed up: •In Perry, residents can register at the Board of Elections office in the Tommie S. Hunt Annex build ing or at Perry City Hall from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. •In Warner Robins, prospective Official Organ For Houston County, City of Perry & State of Georgia Beatin the heat! ■I, M . I Bp in — -in , min -n S * B k. yS. As the mercury rose In Perry and residents sizzled this week, Maegen Garza, the three-year-old daughter of Shellle and Bob Garza of Perry, found cool relief In the shallow waters of the Ochlahatchee Pool complex. out-of-town guests of members pay $1 and resident guests of members pay $2 per swimmer. Children who are able to swim voters can register at the Houston County Annex building on Carl Vinson Parkway or at the Warner Robins City Hall on Watson Boulevard from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Residents can also register at the Kroger on Russell Parkway seven days a week from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. •In Centerville, registrations are taken at the Centerville City Hall on Houston Lake Boulevard from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Registered voters who have moved and have not changed their address with the Board of Elections office can go to any of the above locations and fill out a change of address card. The last day to turn in a change for the upcoming July 19 election is also June 20. For News And Subscriptions Call 912-987-1823 Sports Page 7 A Wednesday, June 15, 1994 - - .... to the satisfaction of the lifeguard arc allowed to stay without parental supervision. •Houston Lake Country Club’s Players’ production strikes funny bone By PAULINE LEWIS Staff writer Don't miss seeing "Arsenic and Old Lace," the current production of Perry Players. It is one of the fun niest murder comedies you'll ever want to see. (Next performances arc June 16- 18 at 8 p.m. each evening. (Call 987-5354 for reservations.) The play, a hit for Broadway and Hollywood in the early 19405, was written by Joseph Kesselring, and has everything you can imagine in a well-written comedy/murder mys tery. The Brewster sisters, Abby and Martha, sweet, genteel, little old ladies, have a knack for inviting elderly gentlemen in for tea, con versation and lodging. Upon finding that their guests are lonely and with no relatives, they offer them a drink of their home made elderberry wine which is well laced with poison (according to Martha, "1 teaspoon arsenic, 1/2 teaspoon of strychnine and just a pinch of cyanide to one gallon of elderberry wine".) Their nephew, Mortimer, a theater critic who lives upstairs, is horri fied when he discovers a body in the window seat - a Mr. Hoskins. Mortimer is more horrified, when the aunts tell him that there are 12 bodies buried in the basement. Mortimer’s nutty brother, Teddy, lives upstairs and thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt, blows his trum pet and charges up the stairs, his "San Juan Hill" ever so often. He carries the "yellow fever victims" downstairs and buries them in the "Panama Canal" which he has dug. The ladies are accustomed to dress ing in their black mourning outfits, taking turns reading the services for their victims and placing flowers on the graves from time to time. Classified Page SA pool is open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily with a lifeguard on duty. From 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. mem bers swim at their own risk with no Mortimer, engaged to the parson's daughter who lives just across the church cemetery from the Brewsters, is beside himself with what to do about the murders and decides to throw the blame on Teddy and have him committed. Mortimer's fiancee is distraught over Mortimer's strange behavior toward her - he tries to send her home to get her out of the way while he tries to protect the aunts Jonathan, brother of Teddy and Mortimer, is a shady character wanted by the law. He is involved in illicit plastic surgery with a stout German, Dr. Einstein, and one operation on his face has left Jonathan looking like Boris Karloff. This unsavory couple shows up unexpectedly with a very dead body, a Mr. Spenalzo, which they try to dispose of in Teddy's "Panama Canal" for Mr. Hoskins, which Dr. Einstein discovered. In the meantime, policemen are in and out of the home in response to complaints about Teddy's bugle blowing and charges up "San Juan Hill".at all hours during the night. Jonathan thinks his grandfather's old laboratory upstairs, where he made patent medicine, can be turned into an operating room for perform ing plastic surgery on wanted crim inals. Mortimer is determined to get Jonathan and Dr. Einstein out of the house after he discovers Mr. Spenalzo's body in the same win dow seat very recently occupied by Mr. Hoskins, "a Methodist", ac cording to Aunt Abby. She vowed that she would not say services over a "foreigner" when Mortimer showed her the latest corpse in the window seal. Mortimer relates to Dr. Einstein Perry, Georgia -50 Cents lifeguard present. Members swim for free and guests are accounted for on the monthly bill. the details of a play he has just re viewed which had a dumb plot: the main character sat with his back to men who took the window cords and tied him to the chair and stuffed his mouth. As he finished relating this plot, his brother Jonathan got the window cords and, with Dr. Einstein's assistance, proceeded to tie up Mortimer and stuff his mouth. A policeman, who had "tricked" Mortimer into meeting him for the purpose of helping him to write a story, came in to complain that Mortimer had stood him up, and completely ignored the fact that Mortimer was tied up. A couple of other policemen came in response to Teddy's bugle blowing and Lieutenant Rooney of the police force came in and took charge of af fairs. In the meantime, Mortimer had been busy contacting Mr. Witherspoon of the Happy Dale Home and getting Teddy to sign documents that would make Teddy a resident of Happy Dale. The ladies, Aunt Abbie and Aunt Martha, de cide to go with Teddy. They sign the papers, Mortimer signs as next of kin, Dr. Einstein signs as a med ical doctor, and, after several twists and turns, the play comes to a sur prise ending which the audience ap plauded vigorously, and warmly congratulated the members of the cast afterward. All members of the cast gave ex cellent performances. You must see the play to realize how good they really are. The cast consists of the following 17 people: Abby Brewster (Gale Weems), The Rev. Dr. Harper (Robert Tawse), Teddy Brewster (Jim Please see REVIEW, pagesA