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Extension on tax
deadlines issued
because of flood
For all individuals and
businesses adversely impacted by
the continued flooding in various
parts of the state, the Georgia
Department of Revenue has
announced it is extending by one
month filing deadlines for Income
Tax, Sales Tax, and Motor Fuel
Tax returns, DOR Commissioner
Marcus E. Collins, Sr., announced
today.
“The Department of Revenue
wants to assure all affected
individuals and businesses that it
intends to be sensitive to the
impact caused by the continued
severe flooding,” Commissioner
Collins said. “Affected taxpayers,
or their preparers, submitting their
Income Tax (either monthly or
quarterly withholding), Sales Tax,
or Motor Fuel returns will be
granted a one month filing
extension by simply writing Flood
*94 on the top of their returns.”
Also, in consultation with the
Georgia Emergency Management
Agency (GEMA), the Governor has
authorized the Department of
Revenue to permit motor carriers to
oeperate in Georgia without having
to obtain registrations or licensing
for fuel taxes or tags. That
authority is conditioned upon
carrying documentation in each
truck confirming that they are on a
mission of relief to support flood
victims in South and Central
Georgia.
Anyone with questions
concerning whether or not they
qualify for filing an extension
should call their nearest Department
of Revenue regional office. A
partial list of DOR regional offices
Please see EXTENSION, page 4B
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Mcßae celebrates 80th birthday
By PAULINE LEWIS
Staff Writer
Mrs. Jewel Mcßae of Perry was honored by her family with a reception at First Baptist Church on Saturday
afternoon, July 16, on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
Dressed in a lovely, light aqua-blue, floor-length gown, Mrs. Mcßae greeted a host of friends and relatives.
Guests mingled among the artistic floral arrangements, a covered table bearing a three-tiered, decorated cake with
the numerals "80" and lovely tables laden with party food and punch.
Mcßae's family includes the following:
Please see BIRTHDAY, page 4B
Lane Packing Co., located on Hwy 96 W, Exit 44 off
1-75 West to Fort Valley, is pleased to announce
that the bridge on Hwy 96 is open, and customers
may now reach them by this route.
They invite everyone to come visit them for the
“Best in Georgia Peaches.”
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Mayor James E. Worrall gives Nannette Green a hug of appreciation for her contributions to
the Perry community through her ownership of the New Perry Hotel.
Greens honored by many at party
By BOBBE NELSON
Special to the HTJ
More than 500 guests congratulated the Green family and celebrated with them in recognition of their 50th
Anniversary of ownership of the New Perry Hotel during a special party last weekend.
Jim Worrall, Mayor of Perry, proclaimed July 16,1994 as a day set aside to express the appreciation of the City
of Perry for the efforts of the Green family in promoting Perry as a tourism center. He complimented the
Southern charm and hospitality of the New Perry Hotel, "known throughout the world for its food, flowers and
friendliness."
Also presented was a Resolution from the Perry Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Perry Area Chamber
of Commerce, and the 1993 Georgia Governor’s Conference on Tourism. In a personal letter Governor Miller
said, The New Perry Hotel has provided a brand of hospitality second to none, to strangers and homebodies alike,
and has served some of the best food available south of the Mason-Dixon Line. My sincere wish is that the hotel
never changes its style, that the recipes never vary."
A letter from Senator Sam Nunn spoke for many when he wrote, "The Green Family has kept the Hotel one of
the last public bastions of gracious Southern hospitality and the best of traditional Southern food, and made us all
feel like’family’." piease
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Houston Tlmes-Joumol
Robins AFB a good neighbor
Being a good neighbor is more
than just taking a cake next door.
It's being there in a time of real
need.
It’s taking water to those who
need it. It's filling sandbags to
keep the waters from overflowing.
It's dispatching whatever help is
needed-like the base has been doing
since Tropical Storm Alberto hit
the middle and southern Georgia ar
eas starting last week.
Damage was not as prevalent to
RAFB as in areas to the north and
south of the base. Approximately
56 buildings on base received some
water damage-primarily from roof
leaks. Only 11 buildings were'
flooded as a result of the rising wa
ter. Those buildings are located on
the eastern perimeter of the base
the 19th Air Refueling Wing
which is adjacent to the wetlands.
People and equipment were moved
to higher ground to protect the
wing’s resources last week.
Currently, most of the operations
and the power have been restored at
the 19th.
Even while working on base
emergencies, Team Robins' mem
bers immediately pitched in, any
time day or night, to assist its good
neighbors, the Middle Georgia
community.
"I know that there are some peo
ple who were concerned that we
kept the base open during the crisis,
but we are a military operation and
I think we lived up to our part of
being a good neighbor," said Col.
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Chambliss honored
during visit to Perry
By PAULINE LEWIS
Staff Writer
Mrs. Saxby (Julianne) Chambliss,
wife of the Republican candidate for
the Bth District seat in Congress
held by Democrat J. Roy Rowland,
was in Perry Thursday, campaign
ing for her husband.
She was honored with a coffee at
the Allen Pritcheu home, co-hosted
by Anna Pritchett and Marti
Tolleson.
Among the approximately 65
guests who came to meet this at
tractive school teacher, wife and
mother, were Annette B. Johnson,
Chairman of the Houston County
Republican Party, Gray Beaty,
Coordinator of Youth Volunteers of
Colquitt County, and Marti
Tolleson, local Coordinator.
Julianne, an 18-year veteran in the
education field, teaches fifth grade at
R.B. Wright Elementary School in
Moultrie. She is also Youth
Director at St. John's Episcopal
Church there.
During the school term, she cam
paigned for Saxby on weekends
primarily, but since school closed
for the summer, she has been cam
paigning full-time.
The former Julianne Frohbert
grew up in Thomasville "as a
Methodist”, she says. When she
married Saxby, her father-in-law
was an Episcopal priest and she
converted to the Episcopal faith.
She and Saxby met at the
University of Georgia in her fresh
man year and were college sweet
hearts. She then worked to send
Saxby through law school and he is
now a successful lawyer in
Moultrie. His family and Anna Sell
Jack D. Ward, 653rd Air Base
Group commander.
He continued, "I think we really
showed the true spirit behind Team
Robins - working with our people
throughout the community as we
handled our emergency crisis here
on base, we were able to support
the people downtown as best we
could.
"And when we heard about the
flooding on the Flint River through
Albany and places south of us, we
took more than 1,000 filled sand
bags down to the area."
The sandbags are just one example
of the many selfless deeds both mil
itary and civilian members have
done in the name of flood relief.
During the first day of rain and
flooding July 5, the 653rd Air Base
Group’s Base Control Center came
on line to coordinate the flood relief
effort both on and off base.
Through the control center, the base
has maintained constant contact
with the emergency management
agencies in the tri-county area to
make sure that if there is a need the
base can step in to assist.
However, Ward pointed out that
though the center received numer
ous requests, some requests had to
be re-routed to assure that the base’s
efforts were not conflicting with
other emergency management agen
cies' efforts.
"We didn’t want to add to the
panic in this time of crisis," Ward
said. "We had to make sure every
request was coordinated with the
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Pritchett's family are long-time
friends.
The Chamblisses have a daughter
and a son. Daughter, Lia Baker,
22, teaches kindergarten in
Moultrie; her husband, Joe, is a
farmer. Son, 80, 17, will be a se
nior next fall at Colquitt County
High School. He plays baseball
and football and is a State Merit
Scholar.
Local Births
Jarvis Tremayne Jr.
Jarvis Tremayne Jr. was born on
Thursday, June 30, 1994 to Georgia
Toomer of Perry and Jarvis
Tremayne Felder of Perry.
Maternal grandparents are George
and Shirlyne Toomer of Perry.
Paternal grandparents are Sam and
Katie Felder, also of Perry.
Brandii Theo Doshia Rogers
Brandii Theo Doshia Rogers was
bom on Friday, July 8, 1994 to
Lementha and Roy Rogers of Perry.
Maternal grandparents are Arthur
and Doshia Hill of Jeffersonville.
Paternal grandparents are Charlie
and Gertrude Rogers of Perry.
Riley Kiersten Williams
Riley Kiersten Williams was bom
on Wednesday, July 13, 1994 to
Theresa and John B. Williams of
Warner Robins. Maternal
grandmother is Patty S. Ellis of
Warner Robins. Paternal
grandparents are John T. Williams
of Fort Valley and Linda K. Nasca
of Roberta.
proper agency so as not to add to
the confusion. Our job is to assist
the local authorities. We did not
want to duplicate any of the ef
forts.”
The base control center - called the
BCC - has operated around the
clock since its inception. "Civilian
and military employees have come
away from their day-to-day jobs to
fill this control center," the colonel
said with pride.
"In the best sense of the word this
is definitely a true Team Robins ef
fort," said Ward. "I can't say
enough for the coordination that
we've had with the emergency man
agement agencies in the tri-county
area and with the state and federal
agencies.”
Besides fulfilling the needs of the
off base community, daily
operational functions on base did
not suffer, Ward insisted.
"The mission (of the base and cen
ter) was never impacted. We had
aircraft arrive for depot input and
aircraft depart," Ward said. "The
mission was never hampered here at
Robins.
"We are a military operation and I
think we lived up to our
(commitment to the community)
and the true team spirit behind
Team Robins - working with our
people throughout the community
as we handled our emergency crisis
here on base."
(Editor's note: Faye R.
Banks, Rev-Up staff writer,
wrote this story.)