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Newspaper Page TextvnuH vli ii^vvO Page 3A Houston rimes-Journal Official Organ For Houston County, City of Perry & State of Georgia Volume 124 No. 51 2 Sections,2o Pages Inside Today Calendar . 5A Classifieds 7A Death Notices 2A Editorials 4A Special Section IB Sports 7A Rack Rates Will Be $52/yr Buy a Subscription For $25 + tax & Save $25.75 Around town briefly... Perry D.A.R.E. students invited to skating party Perry Police Officer Bill Hathcock announced this week that all Perry D.A.R.E. students are invited to at tend a skating party Monday, June 27 to be held from 7-10 p.m. at Olympia Skate Center in Warner Robins. Cost is $3 per student and parents are invited to attend for free. S&E Sales burglarized three nights this week Perry police are investigating three burglaries that occurred at S&E Sales this week. According to police reports two vehicles were broken into on two separate nights and a go-cart was stolen from the property on another night. The details of each burglary are as follows: •A compact disc player values at S6OO was stolen from a Mercedes 380 SI sometime between 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 20 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 21. •Sometime after midnight the next evening, a go-cart belonging to Jerry Whitney of Perry Pawn Shop was stolen from the property of the car lot Police report that the vehicle was removed through a hole cut in the fence surrounding the property. •Another car radio, this time from a Volvo, was stolen sometime be tween Wednesday night, June 22 and Thursday morning, June 23. Perry Police Captain Steve Heaton said the local department is making a concerted effort to keep an eye on the area while investigating the burglaries. Although no arrests have been made, and the go-cart was recovered by Whitney, Heaton said the local department is following several leads. GED graduation wilt beheldatMGTl GED graduation for all Middle Georgia Technical Institute students wil be held July 30th. The school is presently looking for all former students who passed their GED tests from July, 1993 through June 17, 1994. To participate in the ceremonies, please stop by MGT now and sign up for your cap and gown. The deadline is June 30, 1994. Time management, stress, focus of seminar Stressed out because you don't have enough time to get your job done? Well, help is on the way! A seminar entitled Time Management and Stress Management in the Small Business will be held Thursday, June 30 in the Community Rodm at CB&T Bank from 7-9 p.m. The seminar is being co-sponsored by the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce and The University of Georgia Small Business Development Cost of the course is S2O for chamber members and $25 for non- Pteass see SEMINAR, page 3A Williams appointed to lead city staff By BRIGETTE LOUDERMILK Editor With the sudden and immediate re assignment of Marion Hay from city manager to consultant, Perry City Council was faced with an important decision to make this week. Who could replace Hay? Who could run Perry City Hall? Who else knows the ins and outs of this important position? Who could paafTrV , - .JR H| I IwHr JL k. v ■iap^^K. ; •- "r r|^ 4 KX flH "fa ‘^ME|IRKiH, Rr - US &a& MSSMQMmMHfMMsM ' ■ jl 481 llßjr & ' If*^ mm. Itlpt'' .' ta* . ■ ■•' ■' . i s*.- v j?. ,y ?'* ’*‘pf'^ uf '“ -**’' l||ptjj *vf^||g§||| £. -i"N *» ■* “'.£ >'ri'-1V > f jl'ilM l •* •» 4 gssipp ig < •' % Fish in ’ buddies! Amy Roberts of Kathleen, the wife of Detective Leyon Roberts of the Perry Police Department, says she enjoys fishing at the Rozar Park pond nearly every day during the summer and has made a lot of friends In the process. Here, she treats one of her newest little buddies to lunch. —iMTtTTTrrrn - ■ - V , /W/im —— 1 §/*!.} * yyjpfy 7y it ii * ~ j mi nwy*** - ...-. . . 111 a &ssl (Tu i BRr v ‘ Chamber welcomes new business Chamber and other community leaders gathered at Baskin Robbins Wednesday for a ribbon cutting. Manager Jimmy Jones thanked everyone In the community for their support end reported business has been great. The store offers a variety of flavors of Ice cream and frozen yogurt as well as many low calorie frozen delights. Davis Co. Is owner of the business. Saturday, June 25,1994 come in and handle ongoing pro jects? Who could keep the city afloat? The answer came as swiftly as the decision to accept Hay's request- Janice Williams and the Perry City Hall staff. On Tuesday, June 21, immedi ately after accepting Hay's request for a reassignment, the council ap pointed Assistant City Clerk/Finance Director Janice For News And Subscriptions Call 912-987-1823 Sports Page 6A Williams interim city manager. On Friday, June 24, the council called a special meeting at which time they pledged their full support to Williams and all the department heads. "There are a lot of folks watching us," Mayor James E. Worrall said, "and we will move forward. We'll all have to put forth a little extra ef fort to make this community better and show everyone this transition is Classified Page 7A best for the city." Several members of council stated that brighter times are now ahead for the city. Worrall said earlier this week, "We are very fortunate to have someone of her Williams') caliber already in her position to help us through this transition period. "No one else has the knowledge she has of what Marion knew and was doing as city manager.” County surplus sale to be held August 16 BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Looking for a bargain? If your answer is yes, then mark your calenders now for Houston County’s annual surplus sale. Approved by Houston County Commissioners Tuesday night during their regular bi-monthly meeting, the sale has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 16, at the county’s purchasing warehouse on Kings Chapel Road in Perry. Among the surplus property to be auctioned are: •A Canon PC-25 desk top copier, •Four Zenith black and white televisions; •A GE turntable microwave oven; •One IBM personal computer, •One Sampo AC-DC television; •One Hotpoint air conditioner; •A Curtis Mathes television; •A Solid State weed eater •Two Sharp calculators and one Royal calculator; •An Elkay water cooler, •One 3M 595 copier, •Two Hotpoint washing ma chines; •Eight bicycles; •60 chairs, five tables and six desks; Dr. David Carter new pastor at Crossroads The church family at Crossroads United Methodist Church, 1600 Main Street in Perry will welcome a new pastor this week. Dr. David L. Carter has been appointed by Bishop Richard Looney and the Cabinet of the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church to serve the Crossroads Church in Perry. This appointment was made official at the closing session of the Conference held at the Wesleyan College campus in Macon on Thursday, June 16. Moving day for all newly appointment ministers across the Conference is Wednesday, June 23. Dr. Carter and his wife, Cindy, are natives of Columbus. They have two children, Christy Carter Drawdy, who lives with her husband, Jeff, in Macon. Christy, a registered nurse, is on the staff at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Their 20 year old son, Brad, attends Macon College and will be moving to Perry with his parents. Mrs. Carter is employed with the U.S. Postal Service in Macon. The Carters are natives of Columbus having received their early education there. They had lived in Macon since 1975, moving from south Texas where he pastored and directed the Wesley Foundation at Tarleton State University. While serving in the Macon District, Dr. Carter was instrumental in relocating the old Second Street United Methodist Perry, Georgia -30 Cents The interim city manager has been employed by the City of Perry for over 16 years. During most of that time, she's worked as an assistant to Hay. Williams' First position with the city was a temporary one. She said she was just filling in for a book keeper who was on maternity leave. Her employment became permanent when the bookkeeper decided to stay Please see WILLIAMS, page 3A •One Microfile recorder and fila ment; •One four-drawer file cabinet; •One Remington adding machine and two Victor adding machines; Please see SALE, page 3A Revised fees for garbage pick-up approved by city Revised garbage collection rates for city residents were approved by Perry City Council at their regular meeting Tuesday, June 21. The following rates have been listed in the city’s solid waste management code: •Single family dwellings-$l 4 per month. •Duplex dwellings-$l 4 per moth. •Multi family housing of three or more units~sl4 per unit per month. •Commercial with toters-sl9 per month. •Commercial dumpsters: -Two cubic yards-$69 per month. -Four cubic yards-$123 per month. -Six cubic yards-$176 per month. -Eight cubic yards-$2lB per month. mmm Dr. David L. Carter Church and rebuilding it. It is now the Wesley United Methodist Church. Dr. Carter served this church for six years. The Carter family elected to remain in Macon and have served the Glenwood Hills UMC for the past five years, and the Crawford County Circuit the eight previous years. Dr. Carter was awarded the B.A. degree from Southeastern College in Florida. He holds the Master of Divinity from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, as well as the Doctor of Ministry. At T.C.U., he worked in the Philosophy Department as a graduate assistant. He currently holds the rank of Major in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and is a chaplain attached to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Please see CARTER, page 3A