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Ravaging rains damaging Houston crops BY JIMMY SIMPSON Staff Writer Houston County farmland, already in jeopardy due to flooding, could receive even more damage if heavy rainfall continues to hit crops. “We definately have more problems now than we had before the dam broke (as a result of floodwaters),” said a concerned Houston County Extension Director, Duren Bell, “but to say the worst is over, isn’t exactly true...” Bell said one of the biggest Choice of material offending By VETO F. ROLEY Staff Writer The Perry Library has a couple of magazines in the wrong place, Kathleen resident Phillip Bonine told the Houston County Commis sion during their regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 2. The Perry Library is part of the county library system, and receives some of its funding from county sources. Bonine told the commission that the library was carrying to homo sexual magazines, Southern Voice and the Advocate in open racks in the adult section of the library. Bonine told the commissioners that he would not have known about Southern Voice if it was not for the fact that a library patron had left the magazine on a reading tabic. He said that he saw the Advocate a few days latter, in a rack of magazines that was sitting a few feet away from where a child was sitting. In a letter from the library board to Bonine, which he read to the commissioners, the board said that Southern Voice was a gift subscrip tion to the library, and was kept in the adult section. However, Bonine told the commissioners that a child could get to the magazine in the adult section, adding that the child sitting beside the rack holding The Advocate was reading Time magazine, but it could have "easily been one of these (homosexual) publications." The letter also said the library only kept the current issue of the magazine, and would continue to receive the magazine as long as the subscription ran. Commissioner Archie Thomp son said that he did not think that government had the right to tell someone what they oughi to do in the privacy of their home; but, this could be seen by small children. He also noted that the library was sup ported by tax dollars. "I agree with your position 100 percent," said Sherrill Stafford, chairman of the commission, who added that the commission would look into the matter. In other business before the commission, Tim Andrews, who is with the planning department, said that his department had a moisture metering device from the Depart ment of Agriculture, so that anyone who had damage in their homes could measure the amount of mois ture in the structures. The county also approved the sale of the Haneyville cable system from Vista Communications Lim ited Partnership 111 of Headland, Ala., to Galaxy Cablevision of Colorado. The Haneyville system has around 150 subscribers. mBONUS DAYS SALE! KH*>w uwa mss-i mh an Ki lit »*-* TH , s THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAYS JUNIOR/MISSES CLASSIC TEES 599 COMP. AT $9 PLUS SIZE TOPS A SHORTS 9|” COMP. UP TO S2B problems presently facing the county’s estimated 100 farmers is heavily saturated soil resulting from the excessive waters, and the additional rainfall that continues to fall. As a result, the frequent showers continue to plague crops already in the ground, and has offered virtually no hope for crops that haven’t already been planted. “The problems are not directly related to the flood, but then again, they are (related),’’ said Bell. “Every time we get rain, it just adds to the problem. The last few days of City runs ‘out of gas’ prior to initial startup By VETO F. ROLEY Staff Writer Just months after getting into the gas business at the airport, the Perry is getting back out of the gas business, the Perry- Houston County Airport Authority decided during its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 1. Earlier in the year, the authority voted to have Perry manage the airport. As part of their duties, the city was to purchase aviation gas and sell the gas to the fixed based operator (FB0) at the airport. The reason for the decision was to give the city a way to measure the fuel usage at the airport, since the city gets paid a flowage fee on fuel sold. However, members of the au thority met with Lowe's Aviation, which runs the Macon Airport, to give them the chance to become FBO at Perry. Although Lowe’s Aviation declined the opportunity, they did give the authority several pieces of advice, said authority member Art Grady, who was on the committee that talked with Lowe's Aviation. Grady said that Lowe's Aviation advised that Perry should not be involved in the sale of fuel because of liability problems. Lowe's Aviation told the authority that there were multiple audit trails the city could follow in tracing the amount of fuel sales, adding that Lowe's pays a flowage fee on the amount of fuel supplied at the Macon Airport, not sold. When the distributor at the Macon Airport supplies Lowe's with E Jones Jewelers Bridal Registiy Aug. 6 Christie Young and Mark Brown Letitia Rice and Maurice Releford Aug. 13 Angela Huff and Joe McCormick Lisa Vintßon and Chris Cosby v Aug. 27 If Angela Rowland and Thomas Wesley Conner. Jr. Sept. 17 Julie Bishop and Phillip Moore, Jr. 904 Carroll Street /Downtown Perry • 987*1531 JUNIOR/MISSES SLEEVELESS WOVEN TOPS ft" COMP. AT SlB Sl9 ENTIRE STOCKI FASHION SLIDES A CLOGS 10” sunshine have just been a blessing." But the hand that farmers have been dealt recently has certainly not been enough to overcome some problems. “It’s too late (for farmers) to get into the field and plant some things, including soybeans, if they haven’t already been planted,” said Bell. That misfortune won’t necessarily mean higher prices at the grocery store, said Bell, but will somewhat hurt the economy as a result. are going to be," said authority member Charles Lewis. The authority is continuing the search for a FBO to take over the airport when Register Aviation's contract runs out Sept. 10, 1994. Ty Harrison and Jim Crane visited the authority meeting, telling members that they had mailed a proposal for FBO operations on Friday. The two men, who work for Delta Airlines, would like to open a full FBO at the airport. Also, Grady suggested that the airport do a survey of aircraft owners in the county to ascertain if there was interest in building T-hangers at the airport. He noted that hangers at the Warner Robins Air Park were completely rented out, with the air park building more hangers. The Warner Robins Air Park is a grass strip airport. Grady said that an informal poll showed that the county could rent hanger space at sllO a month, without any problem. He told the authority that he had also polled five lending sources and determined the cost of building hanger space would be $75-90 per month per space. The authority gave Grady the ability to continue checking into additional hanger space, fuel, they give the City of Macon a separate invoice detailing the amount of fuel left at the airport. "It is a valid point to not assume liability when you do not have to," said Ralph Dorsett, chairman of the authority. "The least people you have in an operation, the better off you A GREAT SELECTION OF JUNIOR/MISSES A PLUS SIZE DRESSES & DRESSY SPORTSWEAR Mr „ OFF JUNIOR/MISSES FASHION VESTS HH $lB | JUNIOR/MISSES DENIM SHORTS K In small pockets, including south Houston County, Bell said the impact on farming families will be “substantial.” “A lot of people don’t realize it, but agriculture is still really big right here (in Houston County),” declared Bell. “Farming is just like any other business- when disaster strikes, it strikes in a big way. Just because you may ride by a field and there is no water doesn’t mean that the crops are all okay. It’s what’s under the surface that counts... These shoes have , erry Ujtt been accepted by the Marketplace B American Podiatric 1361 Sam Nunn Blvd. ~ * W v Mon gat g g Your Hometown Department Store PUBLICATION COPY - COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS BANKS CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION (Including Domestic and Foreign Subsumes) state gas <4 x; LEGAL TITLE OF BANK STATE BANK NO THE BANK OF PERRY ' Eo€ ** l RESERVf °' ST "' C ’ “city [county ISTATE IziP CODE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DATE PERRY HOUSTON GEORGIA 31069 JUNE 30, 1994 Dollar Amounts in Thousands fjM Mil Thou ASSETS 1 Cash and balances due from depository institutions a Noninterest - bearing balances ind currency and com ___ 842 i a b Interest - bearing balances 000 1 b 2 Securities “““ a Held-to maturity securities ■ .. _i2- 2 a b AvaHable-for-saJe securities 3 691 2 b 3 Federal funds sold ft securities purchased under agreements to resell m domestic offices of the bank &of its Edge & Agreement subsidiaries. &in iBFs a Federal funds sold ___ 1 175 3 a b Securities purchased under agreements to resell ___ 000 3 b 4 Loans and lease financing receivables a Loans and leases, net of unearned income 23 |351~ 4 a b LESS Allowance for loan and lease losses 831 | H 4b c LESS Allocated transfer risk reserve )qqq 4 c d Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve (item 4 a minus 4 b and 4c) 23 020 4 d 5 Assets held in trading accounts —f 660 5 6 Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ______ _____ 434 6 7 Other real estate owned _____ 000 7 8 Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ____ ____ QQQ 8 9 Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding OOP 9 I 10 Intangible assets QQQ to 11 Other assets I I 11018 In 12 a Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) _____ 47 251 12 a b Loans deferred pursuant to 12 US C 1823 0) QQQ 12 b c Total assets and losses deferred pursuant to 12 US C 18230) (sum of items 12 a and 12 b) 47 251 i? r liabilities mmm 13. Deposits a In domestic offices _________ 42 029 13 a (1) Noninterest - bearing ___ 4 741 1 3 a (1) (2) Interest - bearing LUZ 77 ?RR %% 13 a (2) b In foreign offices. Edge and Agreement subsidiaries and IBFs _____________ _____ ___ 13 b (1) Noninterest - bearing __ ___ 000 13 b (1) (2) Interest - bearing 000 pip 13 b (2) 14 Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank cZcut &of its Edge & Agreement subsidiaries. & m IBFs a Federal funds purchased - . 14 a b Securities sold under agreements to repurchase _____ ____ 000 ,4 b 15. a Demand notes issued to the U S Treasury ■ QQQ- 15 * b. Trading liabilities __ __ OgJL IS b „ mmim 16. Other borrowed money qqq 16 a b. With original maturity of more than one year QQQ 0 17 Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases -QQQ 1 7 18 Bank s Habifity on acceptances executed and outstanding -QQQ 10 19 Subordinated notes and debentures QQQ 19 20 Other liabilities ■■■ - JLQ 20 21. Total liabilites (sum of items 13 through 20) ,1s,?1 21 22 Limited - life preferred stock and related surplus . _____ 000 22 EQUITY CAPITAL M&Z HI HH 23 Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus (No of shares outstanding OOP ) ___ 23 24 Common stock (No of shares a Authorized Q 23 &&L SaSfl b Outstanding _ Qfyn ) ___ 345 24 2 355 25 2b Surplus Tr/ . 26 a Undivided profits and capitat reserves —— —-2. 455 26 a b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available for sale securities zwjJ yZTTZ ?6 27 Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments 28 a Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) ——- —— -28 a b Losses deferred pursuant to 12 U S C 1823 (j) QQQ 28 b c Total equity capital and losses deferred pursuant to 12 U S C 1623 0) (sum of items 28 a ft 28 b) »Q&% 28 c 29 Total liabilities, limited - Me preferred stock equity capital and losses deferred pursuant to 12 US C 1823 Q) (sum of items 21 22. and 28 c) ,1.47 251 29 MEMORANDA: Amounts outstanding as of Report of Condition date: MEMO 1 a Standby letters of credit Total I 311 , t 1 b Amount of Standby letters of credit m memo 1 a conveyed to others through participations 1 000 i_g NOTE This report must be signed by an authorized officers) and attested by not less than three directors other than the officer(s) signing the report l/We, the undersigned officer(s), do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with official instructions and is true and correct to the best of my (out) knowledge and belie* SIGNATURE OF OFFICER(SLAUTHORIZEO-*O SIGN REPORir (DATE SIGNED JULY 27, 1994 NAME(S) AND TITLE(S) o\kf F,CER < S > AUTHORIZED TO SIGN REPORT AREA CODE/PfcjQNE NO Pm CASHIER-.-.- * : LJaijML&SLsfrZ?- ined directors attest to the correctness of this Beport of Condition and declare that it has been eupwrfed bv u« of ingjuiye! has been prepareftm contormanfte jeithY>Hic|fei instructions and is true and correct / (MAKE MARK FOR State of GEORGIA County of JTOj (9 NOTARY S SEAL) S " orn 10 and subscnbe d before me this oa y 0 t yufo A7 r*s/ \* A and l hereby certify that Ijpn not £n officer or director of this ban* / \ArpsZJiuhLtau n. OCLAf a ) My conmation »lw»ii HmrtamCountK ' SQnitjft Notify PuttK b IJ, IMs Wednesday, August 3,1994, Houston Times -Journal■ Spectacular Summer Sale Items throughout our store reduced 25 to 50 % linens-wind chimes-garden stakes-picnic baskets gourmet foods-Ralph Lauren home fragrances and much more! ... A Classic on Carroll 912 Carroll Street • Downtown Perry 987-2255 • M-FlO-6 • S 9-5 Page 3A