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Houston Times- Journal
Perry, Ga.
this week
Volume 125—N0. 67—16 Pages
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7,1994
50 CENTS
Closed for Repairs
The Houston County Probate
Court office will be closed to
the public Sept. 7-9 for renova
tions. The office will resume
operations on Monday, Sept.
12, at 8 a.m.
On the Edge...
The Perry Housing Authority
may be forced to pay $15,000
to make environmental repairs
unless soon rescued by the
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development. Page
SA.
Chairman is Named
Steve Rosenberg has been
named the United Way Cam
paign Chairman for the Hous
ton County Region. Page 10A.
Westfield Stays Perfect
The Westfield Hornets con
tinue to be a threat in GISA
play. The squad downed
Tattnall Academy by a final of
12-9 Friday night. Page 7A.
PHS Debuts With Win
The Perry Panthers banged
helmets with Jordan in a foot
ball opener Friday night before
the former rallied for three
scores late in the game to win
by a final 26-3 score. Page 7A.
Cook of the Week
Wanda Sullivan has learned
to cook a number of dishes
over the years. And, the tele
phone can take a lot of credit.
Page 18.
4-Year School Needed
A four-year Macon College
would greatly boost develop
ment in Houston County, says
Dr. Aaron Hyatt, president of
Macon College. Page 28.
Couples announce
Tina Marie Calhoun and Ja
son Lanier Howell, and Sandra
P. Webb and Rodney Bogue
are united. Page 28.
A New Pastor
The Perry Church of God has
received a new pastor, the Rev.
John M. Loudermilk. Page 38.
The community's sympathy
is extended to the families of
those who recently died. They
include: Morris L. Bridges,
Addison E. "A.E." Harris Jr., M.
Lamar Morgan, Joe Brown
Parkerson, Sadie Murray Paul
and James G. "Jim" Vogt. See
details page 2A.
Church riews 3B
Classified 6B
Family News 1B
Legal notices 4B
Letters to the editor 4A
Pauline Lewis 1B
Obituaries 2A
Police report 3A
Veto Roley 4A
Jimmy Simpson 4A
Sports 7 A
Official Legal Organ for Houston County, City of Perry and the State of Georgia
Nestea company official coy on rumors of plans to buy brewery
By JIMMY SIMPSON
Staff Writer
An official with the Nestea
Corporation would neither confirm
or deny reports this week that the
tea giant would soon be occupying
the Heileman Brewery plant here.
"We've not made any
announcements, and as a matter of
policy, we don’t comment on
speculation or rumors," said Polly
Howes, media relations manager for
the Coca Cola Company.
When asked to confirm or deny
til' Li if
The Perry Rotary Club welcomed the District Governor during its meeting Monday.
Shown are (l-r) Mike Gray, Perry Rotary Club treasurer, John Smalley, Perry Rotary
Club president, Dot Donahoo and Pat Donahoo, district governor.
Rotary official stresses local clubs
By VETO F. ROLEY
Staff Writer
Members of the Perry Rotary
Club were introduced to District
Governor Pat Donahoo during their
regular meeting Monday, Aug. 25.
While Donahoo noted Rotary
was a large international club, the
most important part of Rotary was
the club level. "The president (of
the local club) drives the club, and
the club drives the organizadon," he
said.
"We are all a part of the global
enterprise," Donahoo told the Perry
club, saying a community project
in Perry, Ga., was similar to a
community project in Sacramento,
Calif., or London, England, which
is where Rotary International
President Bill Hartley is from.
"We are all part of a commu-
'Mrs. Aurelia 1
honored for
contribution
By PAULINE LEWIS
Society Editor
Following a DAR Marker
Ceremony at Evergreen Cemetery
for Martha Ansley Cooper, on
Tuesday, August 30, 1994, a
reception was held at the Cooper
Home by her sister and niece, Mrs.
Aurelia Evans and her daughter,
Mrs. Martha Green of Dublin.
Eighty-nine people attended.
Unbeknownst to Mrs. Evans,
Mayor Jim Worrall was on hand to
present a plaque to her, in
appreciation of her many
contributions toward the betterment
of the Perry community.
Delicious refreshments were
served to the guests, among which
were members and a former member
(Jo Ziegler) of the General Daniel
Stewart Chapter of Perry, and
members of the Sukey Hart Chapter
of Warner Robins.
The president of the Macon
Chapter, SAR, and other dignitaries
present were: Mrs. Jonathan Fox,
Mrs. Fleu Murphy, Mrs. James
Muldrow, Mrs. Hugh Peterson,
Mrs Peter Hanf, State Regent; Mrs.
James Leitch, a national officer;
Mrs. Arthur Waite, Mrs. Thomas
Knox Kendrick, Mrs. Gini English,
Chapter Regent; Mrs. E. B.
Claxlon, dedicator of the DAR
Marker; Mrs. Billy Richardson,
Tom Carrulh (played Taps); Mrs.
Meeting memories
Please see Page 4A
reports of a week-long rumor
involving the start-up of a canned
tea operation at the Hwy. 247
plant, Howes would not comment.
However, Tim Martin, executive
director of the Houston County
Development Authority, said this
week that to his knowledge neither
he nor any authority members have
been in contact with the company.
"Sometimes, where there's
smoke, there's fire, but what I'm
hearing is almost purely
rumormongering," said Tim
nity," said Donahoo, who said that
similarity was seen in Rotary's
1994-95 motto, "Be a Friend." He
added that the individual clubs
needed to think about the projects
that they were going to do. "Find
out what your community needs be
fore doing a project," he said.
Donahoo told the group that last
year had a few bumps in the road
for Rotary, adding that if the club
did not have problems, then it
would be dead.
"We made changes in the by
laws," said Donahoo. "We should
be a much more aware organiza
tion."
The Rotary Club is growing in
ternationally, said Donahoo. "We
are bringing Rotary to where
Rotary hasn't existed," he said, cit
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Mayor Jim Worrall presents plaque to Mrs. Aurelia Evans in
appreciation of her many contributions toward the betterment
of the community. The presentation was made at a reception in
the Cooper Home, co-hosted by Mrs. Evans and her daughter,
Mrs. Martha Green.
Joe Carruth, Mayor Jim Worrall;
Mrs. Edward Lusk, Mrs. Bertha
Cruthirds, Mrs. George Clark, Mrs.
Marguerite Stafford, Mrs. Carl
Williams, Mrs. Billy Hunter, Mrs.
Grover Lee, Miss Barbara Chastain,
Martin, executive director for the
authority.
"I hope there's a spark of truth
(to the rumor), but there's nothing
that I can report on," he said.
One thing that is for certain,
according to Martin, is that no one
from the Nestea Corporation has
been in contact with Houston
County officials.
"I know they've not contacted
die development audiority," Martin
said. "But that doesn't necessarily
mean anything..."
ing new clubs in the former Soviet
Union, Eastern Europe and Third
World nations.
Even with the growth of the
number of clubs, Donahoo noted
Rotary was having some trouble
maintaining membership. Last
year, Rotary International had an
increase of 11,000 members.
However, this growth came from
new clubs, which added 15,000 new
members to the club, disguising a
loss of 4,000 members from exist
ing clubs.
The Perry Rotary Club is also
looking for new members, having a
goal of adding seven new members
to the club this year. Rob Tuggle
told the group before Donahoo
spoke that the club was looking for
a more diverse membership than it
had.
Mrs. George Ragan, Mrs. Fred
Miller, Mrs Dennis Beall, Mrs.
Moody Summers, Mrs. Shelley
Whitson, Mrs James Harvey. Mrs.
James Elliott and Mrs. Claude
Hickman.
Distant dishes
Please see Page 1B
The director said it is possible
for a industry prospect to "put a
deal together" without contacting
those agencies in charge prior to
their proposal. "But it's not likely,"
he said.
It is likely, according to Martin,
that the group would be in contact
with various state agencies to
inquire about start-up procedures
and requirements.
"But, here again, there have been
no inquiries into that (area) either,"
he said.
Council will target
speeding motorists
with new ordinance
By JIMMY SIMPSON
Staff Writer
A concerned citizens group
looking to curtail the speeds of
passing motorists in their
neighborhood may finally get their
wish.
City Council members on
Tuesday gave consideration to a
proposed speed limit change
Tuesday that would reduce travel to
35 mph along the Airport Road
Extension and Valley Drive
highways.
The change qpuld come as early
as two weeks when council
officially adopts a number of
proposed speed changes.
Jane Lawhom, who attended the
council meeting with several
neighbors, presented to council a
proposal that outlined what they
felt to be a viable plan on their
particular road.
"It’s not the person coming
down the road at 45 mph that
concern us,” said Lawhom, "it’s the
ones that are coming through at 65
mph with little or no regard to
children or other vehicles."
Ed Chapman, a resident at
King's Crest, said he agreed with
Lawhom, adding that "someone is
going to get hit head on" due to
highway problems extending from
U.S. Hwy. 341 to Valley Drive.
"It's a very dangerous road right
now," Chapman said. "There's no
Additional funds earmarked
to improve rural fire service
By VETO F. ROLEY
Staff Writer
Residents of rural Houston
County will get better fire protec
tion with the county commission's
approval of an extra $122,000 to
the fire budget for capital improve
ments during its regular meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 6.
County commission chairman
Sherrill Stafford said the "big thing
was to enlarge the service lines
from two inches to six inches."
Fire hydrants require a six inch ser
vice line, he said.
Stafford added that the county
has not yet decided where it would
do the improvements in the service
lines, but it could be "any place in
the county."
The county might also add or
improve fire stations in the county.
Stafford said there were several areas
School tax rate unchanged
By VETO F. ROLEY
Staff Writer
The Houston County School
Board set the fiscal year 1995 mil
lage rate for the schools at 12.67
mills Thursday, Sept. 1. The
Houston County Board of
Commissioners approved the rate
Tuesday, Sept. 6.
The millage rate is the same as
the rate set last year.
County residents with a house
worth SIOO,OOO will pay $481.46
in school board taxes after the
homestead exemption of $2,000;
Martin said the fact that an
investment company in Dallas, TX.
purchased the Heileman plant may
be reason for another procedure.
"It may be that because of (the
investment company's) own ideas
dial diey're putting a deal logedier
on dieir own," he said. "Otherwise,
I can't really say..."
Coca Cola and Nesde combined
on the start-up of die Nestea name,
according to Howes.
center lines and about 700 pot holes
in the road."
Police Chief Frank Simons had
earlier written a memo to council
requesting a 45 mph limit, but said
after careful consideration he has
since requested a 35 mph marking.
Simons told council he would
contact county officials to ask that
they too impose a 35 mph speed
limit on their portion of the road
that stretches from Thompson Rd.
to the Airport extension.
A special 10 mph "pad" allowed
by Georgia law would actually
allow motorists to travel at 45
miles per hour, according to
Simons, but not necessarily avoid a
ticket.
"Technically, we could make a
case (when a motorist is traveling)
at 36 mph if we wanted to,"
Simons said of his officers, "but
usually don't..."
The chief said several people
have been ticketed while traveling
65 mph or more, and said he, too,
"was very concerned."
"But I honestly think the road
can handle 35 or 45 mph," he said.
"I feel like that's . a good
compromise."
In other action, council:
• approved Oct. 31 as the city’s
official "Trick or Treat" night from
6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
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Please see CITY, Page 10A
in the county that were more than
five miles from a fire station, a dis
tance required for residences to get
insurance at the lowest possible
rates.
In other business, the commis
sion also decided to extend COBRA
health insurance benefits to early re
tirees.
The county presently allows
early retirement at the age of 55.
With COBRA benefits running out
in 18 months, the retired employee
could be left without insurance un
til he became eligible for Medicare
benefits. The change allows retired
employees to keep COBRA cover
age until they became eligible for
Medicare.
The change will not cost the
county any additional money, with
the resolution stating "that the cost
Please see FUNDS, Page 10A
$50,000, $228.06; $25,000,
$101.36; and SIO,OOO, $25.34.
In addition to the regular millage
rate, county residents will also pay
a one mill tax to retire school
bonds.
Costs involving the two new
middle schools will not be covered
by the one mill tax to pay back
school bonds, since they will not
be built using bond money. Money
to build the two new middle
schools wiM come from the state
and the regular budget of the school
board.