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IMI In* Perry, Ga. this’week Volume 125—N0. 74—16 Pages WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26,1994 50 CENTS Don't forget! Time changes Sunday You will get one extra hour of sleep laturday night, with the time changing lunday, Oct. 30, at 2 a.m. At that time, clocks are sup posed to be set back to 1 a.m. Remember to set your clock back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night. Fall back in the Fall, and spring forward in the Spring. Halloween festival Mon. The Camelot subdivision will host a Halloween Carnival Monday, Oct. 31, from 6-9 p.m. The carnival is open to kids of all ages, and will feature hayrides, food and games. The festival will take place in the Camelot subdivision park. News Chamber Fair Booth Chamber President Peggy Williams thanks chamber members for working in the fair, and brings the community up-to-date on chamberevents. Page 4A. PHS One Act Play The Perry High School drama group will present their one act play, "An Evening of One Acts," on Oct. 29. Page BA. Eagle Scout Joseph Andrew Bacon was presented his Eagle badge by Scoutmaster Bobby Tuggle in a recent ceremony. Page SA, Alan-Heath Wedding Daniel Alan Wilson of Perry and Stacey Lynn Heath re cently exchanged their vows. Page 28. 61st Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Mose Lane cel ebrate their 61st wedding an niversary with family and friends. Page 28. Spotts Friday Night's Action Westfield made homecomng happy with a 41 -0 romp over FPD, while Perry strengthened their grip on fourth with a 19-14 win over Houston County. Page 6A. Youth Basketball The Perry Parks and Recre ation Department is taking ap plications for youth basketball starting Oct. 31. In Sympathy The community's sympathy is extended to the families of those who recently died. They include: Alma Parker Gray, Norman M. Parker Jr., Annie Mae McConnell and Jonathan McConnell. See details page 2A. »s planning many activities—sA Houston Times- Journal Official Legal Organ for Houston County, City of Perry and the State of Georgia Trick or treat set for Mon. By VETO F. ROLEY News Editor On Oct. 31, Perry streets will take on a ghostly appearance as young goblins and ghouls will be out in force seeking treasure in the form of candy. Perry Police Chief Frank Si mons said that official hours for Halloween will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. He said that there would be extra personnel on the street to help protect the trick-or-treaters. Additionally, parents can have their children’s candy x-rayed by Perry Hospital during the same time period, said Mary Jane Kinnas, public relations director at the hos pital. Simons said that parents could do a few extra things Monday night to make sure that Halloween was safe and fun. The first thing, said Simons, was that a parent or responsible older person be with the child when he went trick-or-treating. He added that this was especially important for small children. Parents should also take care with the costumes of their children, said Simons. "Costumes should fit well," he said, "and, they shouldn't obstruct the child's vision." Children should not be allowed to eat the candy they get Monday night while out trick-or-treating, said Simons. He said the parent should make sure the child got home where the candy could be ex amined before the child was allowed to eat any of his candy. Simons said it would also be a good idea if the children were given flashlights. He added that the chil dren should be "kept in sight" by the parents or guardians. Tucker Road will get relief from flooding By VETO F. ROLEY News Editor Residents of the Tucker Road area will get some relief on rainy days from sewer problems as a re sult of a $300,000 project to repair the sewer line in the Tucker Road area. Construction should start on the project in the next 60 days, said Hugh Sharp, director of the Perry Public Works Department. After construction starts, he said it should be completed within three-to-six months. There should also be no interrup tion of services while the project is going on, since the workers will bypass any section of die main line they are working on, said Sharp. "If they do (interrupt services), it will be a momentary thing," he said, adding that the time out-of-service would be limited to the time it took to hook up the by-pass equipment. Sharp said that the project would repair leaky taps and pipes. Cur rently, when it rains in the area, rain runoff is able to infiltrate the sewer system causing the system to back-up. "People in low-lying areas (around Tucker Road) have a prob lem," said Sharp. "They have to go for several days without flushing the commode." In addition to service problems, the state of the sewer line was also causing problems with the EPA, which regulates the amount of ma terial a treatment plant can handle. "The waste treatment plant treats everything that comes in," said Sharp, adding that the plant could not distinguish between surface runoff and sewage. When runoff caused the system to overload, Sharp said the treatment plant was not able to treat all the sewage properly. Sharp said the problem was caused by the method of installing taps in the system when it was in stalled in the 19505. ■■■;■ Local snorts scene Westfield wins homecoming! Full local sports coverage appears on — 6, 7A R i wMjit W /«■* jyg ■/'A /'NS' Hb mBTI fl f —> SBm mmrM ftf,„ oEr t I xjk Jan BSBk l;• ■ Sufim i‘ :'?# §jjM l ■ HPik . - ■ Westfield homecoming queen Leslie Davis was named Westfield's Homecoming Queen during half-time ceremonies Friday night. Here she holds a bouquet while standing with her fa ther, Bill Davis. /’JR# : wIHB l!®|p r .aMr ;; . - wm& mmBKBsMk WKgf „ s Illy* ' '■ £* K t JUr 3$ .... cv "iv: -,f mmm Faith Bible Fellowship breaks ground When the flood hit Perry in July, Faith Bible Fellowship was in the path of Big Indian Creek. Recently, members of the church broke ground on a new building to replace the one damaged in the flood. Shown are (l-r) Roy Woodard, Milton Walker, Sis. Elaine King, Rev. Willie King and Vince Glover. High-speed chase ends in wreck By VETO F. ROLEY News Editor David Grant Rowland of Dexter, Ga„ tried to outrun the Georgia State Patrol Thursday afternoon and lost, overturning his Ford Thunderbird on the uncompleted part of the Perry Parkway. Rowland was transported to the Perry Emergency Room with head injuries, where he was transferred to the intensive care unit. Monday afternoon, he was in a regular room at the hospital and listed in "fair" condition, said Mary Jane Kinnas, spokesperson for the Perry Hospital. The high speed chase started at 2:25 on Oct. 20, when Rowland passed the patrol car of Trooper First Class Slappy Elbert, who was sitting in the medium of Interstate 75. Elbert said that Rowland went by his position at "a high rate of speed." Elbert added that he got a reading of 86 mph on his radar gun. After Rowland sped past Elbert's position, the Georgia trooper set out after him, causing Rowland to flee. Elbert said that Rowland reached speeds of over 120 mph, swerving through traffic, passing cars in both (lie right and left emergency lanes of traffic. When Rowland reached the Thompson Road exit, he left the interstate. Finding his way to Perry blocked by Countydiscusses more involvement in local hospitals By EMILY JOHNSTONE Special to the HTJ A prescription for possible change in the Houston County Hospital Authority was discussed at the Oct. 18 meeting of the Houston County commission. Long-time Houston County political activist Ray Golden ex pressed his concern over what he called "reckless spending" by the hospital authority. "What if they go defunct?" he asked the group. Commissioner Larry Snellgrove said he feels like there is a tremendous amount of overlapping health services in Houston County. "How many agencies are doing the same thing?" he wondered. Commission Chairman Sherrill Stafford told the gathering he would like to see one governing body for agencies such as the health department and Department of Family and Children's Services. Another commissioner, Archie Thompson, suggested having some authority members elected in the future. He explained it would take legislation from the local legislative delegation to bring this about. Commissioners agreed they need to take a more active role in the hospital authority's operations. In other business, commissioners approved an occupational tax ordinance which goes into effect Jan. 1, 1995. Also during the meeting, Bonaire resident George Adams told commissioners that poor percolation problems with the soil in that area is a public health hazard. According to Adams, reports show that "...approximately 76% of the septic tanks surveyed failed to meet certain standards." Adams said Bonaire residents are hoping they will soon be able to receive sewer service from the City of Warner Robins. "I'm pushing for this from a public health standpoint," he added. The chairman said he would like to see the county commission, Warner Robins officials, Bonaire residents and the Board of Education hold a joint meeting in the near future to discuss possible solutions. a Houston County Sheriffs deputy, Rowland headed east toward Northrop on Thompson Road. At Airport Road, Elbert said that Rowland ran the stop sign and busted through the barricades blocking die unfinished part of the Perry bypass. Rowland weaved dirough construction equipment and workers before hitting a patch of uneven pavement, and turning his vehicle over. Perry Police Chief Frank Simons, whose officers worked the accident since it happened in Perry city limits, said that Thompson had to be removed from his vehicle by rescue workers. He added that Perry Police officers were not involved in the chase. Elbert said the Rowland faced up to nine state charges for his high speed run through Peach and Houston County, including reckless driving and speeding. This the second high speed chase in less than a week to end with a wreck near Thompson Road. On Sunday, Oct. 16, Dooly County Sheriff deputies chased Derrick Frezzell into Houston County along Interstate 75. That chase ended when Frezzell dipped a light pole and a pine tree at the end of the exit ramp on Thompson Road and Interstate 75 North. Index to Features Classified 8B Family 1B Legals 4B Letters 4A Pauline Lewis 1B Business tax structure ok'd for Houston By VETO F. ROLEY News Editor The Houston County Commission adopted the new tax structure for business licenses Tuesday, Oct. 18. The county decided to go with a tax structure that would collect $35,000 in taxes. County Commission Chairman Sherrill Stafford said that the county col lected $60,000 in business taxes in 1994. The change in the county's business tax rates go into effect Jan. 1, 1995. Under the new system, a busi ness with one or two employees would be charged a license fee of S6O and a business with three em ployees would be charged a fee of $75. Business would be charged ac cording to a sliding scale for em ployees up to nine, which would cost businesses $165 for a license. Businesses with 10 to 99 employ ees would be charged a fee of $165 plus $2.50 for every employee over nine. Businesses with 100 to 499 employees would be charged a fee of $390 plus $1 for every employee over 99. Businesses with 500 or more employees would be charged a fee of $790 plus 50 cents for each employee over 499. A business with 50 employees, then, would pay a license fee of $267.50. A business with 350 em ployees would pay a license fee of $641. A business with 750 em ployees would pay a business tax of $915.50. Under the old business license system, businesses paid a Hat S6O per business license fee. Stafford said the county chose the per employee system because it was less intrusive than the other choices the county had, which both involved a businesses' profitability. He added that the per employee method was easier to enforce than the other two choices. Deaths 2A Peggy Williams 4A Veto Roley 4A Sports 6A Social news 2B