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Volume 125—N0. 74—16 Pages
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26,1994
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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.
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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.
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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
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