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Page 4A W win at day, October 26,1994, Houston Tlmss-Journal Viewpoints Houston Times -Journal P. O. Drawer M • 807 Carroll Street • Perry, Ga. 31069 Phone: (912) 987-1823 Tha Houston Tlmss-Journal (USPS 000471) is pubtishod semi-weekly for SIB.OO per year by Houston Publications, Inc., 807 Carroll Strset, Parry, Ga. 31069. Second Class Postage paid at Perry, Ga., POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Houston Tlmes-Journel, P. O. Drawer M, Perry, Ga. 31069. ISSN: 1076-1674 Bob Tribble, President Jim Kerce, Editor and General Manager Sherri Wengler, Advertising Manager News: Vetoßoley, Pauline Lewis. Sports: Phil Clark Composition: Lori Simpson. Classified Advertising: Melanie Bullington. Bookkeeping: Judy Morrow. Your view BOE candidate draws support Editor: Like most parents there is nothing more important to me than my children. I am deeply concerned and attentive to anything that has a significant impact on their future, especially their education. Further, I have been disappointed with the lack of attention given to the Houston County Board of Education, Post 6 race by most of the local news media. I can not think of a more important responsibility than safeguarding our system of public education. To that end I am urging the voters of Houston County to seriously consider Mr. Thomas E. Whitten for the Post 6, at large seat on our Board of Education. I have known Mr. Whitten for a number of years and there are many reasons why he is the right person for this important job. First, he has a demonstrated commitment to the youth of Houston County. He has been very active in the local youth recreational sports program and is a third year Certified Youth Sports Coach (NYSCA). He has also been active in the Industry in the Classroom and Business Partners Programs, served as a Mentor and was a PTC Co-President with his wife of 20 years. He has invested many long hours in building a sense of pride, and self-confidence within a number of young people in the country. He is qualified. Mr. Whitten graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Finance and Economics plus earned a Masters of Business Administration from a major university. As a member of the senior management staff of a local manufacturing facility, he has made a significant contribution to the development of an effective Total Quality Philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement, achieving excellence, integrity and customer satisfaction. He can bring this same focus to our board of education. Thirdly, he is committed to open, accountable government, fiscal responsibility and a sole focus on the best interests of our children. These are issues that should be of concern to every citizen of Houston County. Mr. Whitten clearly has the county wide vision required to be effective in this at-large post. Finally, like myself, Mr. Whitten is a devoted, concerned parent. His children attend Houston County Public Schools and he, therefore, has a vested interest in the quality and effectiveness of our school system. He can bring a much needed parent's perspective to our Board of Education. We have a very good public school system, something that we can all be proud of. However I believe that Mr. Whitten has the right qualifications, the right commitment and the proper perspective to meet today's challenges. He can make a significant contribution to raising our public schools to the next level of excellence and deserves an opportunity to serve Houston County on the Board of Education, Post 6. Sincerely, Vanessa Gates, Warner Robins Fair volunteers derserve praise Fair Food Booth: Ten days of selling barbecue sandwiches and cokes netted the chamber $2,900. Thanks and kudos to over 100 chamber volunteers that staffed the booth during the fair. Steering committee comprised of Skip Dawkins, Paul Hicks, Jim Sexton and Elizabeth Flowers did an outstanding job. Last call for Leadership Perry nominations To learn more about the leadership classes call the chamber at 987-1234. Christmas at the Crossroads parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3rd at 2 p in. We welcome anyone that would like to participate in the parade. Entry forms available at the chamber office. Tourism committee: Chaired by Connette Gayle has been responsible for distributing posters on Agricenter events and laminated city maps to local businesses. New printing of walking/driving tour brochure of Perry will soon be available. Welcome new members: Bill’s 10-71 restaurant, owned by John Stinson and Advanced Auto store manager, Larry Bennett. Stop by and welcome them on behalf of the Our Policies • Signed Letters to the editor welcomed. Please limit to 300 words and include address and phone number. • Liability for an error will not exceed the cost of space occupied by the error. • We cannot be responsible for return of pictures or material unless stamped return addressed envelope is included. Our Goal The Houston Times-Journal is published proudly for the citizens of Houston and adjoining counties by Houston Publications Inc., Perry, Ga. Our goal is toproduce quality, profitable, community-oriented newspapers that you, our readers, are proud of. We will reach that goal through hard work, teamwork, loyalty, and a strong dedication towards printing the truth. Member Georgia Press Association-National Newspaper Association "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people ably to ,1 uil-le, end to pctiii m the Government for a redree of grievances.’ Your right to rsnd this riewspspnr is protected hy the First Amendment ot the United States Constitution. 'fWpPeiiy L Williams I jg§ President, Perry Area C of C chamber to our business community. Joint business after hours: Over two hundred members from the Perry and Warner Robins chiunbers attended this event held at Houston Lake Country Club. Macon College, Trust Company Bank and Houston Lake Country Club sponsored the Business After Hours. Thanks for hosting this outstanding event. Workplace Literacy Conference: Wednesday, Nov. 2, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p in. at the Georgia Agricenter in the Roquemore Conference Center. This conference is designed to provide area business leaders with up-to-date information about workplace literacy prognuns-what works and will work most effectively in your business setting. Workshop conducted by Middle Georgia Tech with Perry Chamber as one of the co-sponsors. ihepewtoaiimY' jua loow, reny, ua 3SISTAI ng buslr iva axes anal ytt s.Credltl ompany to: Bra; erry, G« > TIONS I iefits,lst located ii lifted mt ertence i lion equi i Georg! n Street day Iron jnity Em iRYNovt oeiUve rr d night at work hi: ible hou cations l )ly in pe ITMENT reded fot metosl 17. NING- - :-«me by I nputer kr job for s I Jim Ke. 3 NEEDE mission. :e Street, SON needed at TLC Why don't candidates throw some serious mud? It's the silly season in American life. It's election time. Right now, across the nation, candidates are hard at work trying to convince you that they are the best choice for the seat that they are running for. Yes, this is the season where candidates tell you exactly where they stand on an issue so that you can make the best choice of which candidate will you represent you in whatever local, state or fed eral race that's open. And before you think I was bom in the morning, let me assure you that I was—at 7 a.m. precisely. It just wasn't yesterday morning. No, what is going on now is a deliberate distortion of the facts, bending the numbers and the details to suit one side or the other, lying and a thousand other tilings. In fact, many politicians are not trying so much to get you to believe that they are the best choice as Uiey are trying to get you to believe that their opposition is the absolutely worst choice. And, predictably, we are hearing candidates across the nation crying foul. I love it when a candidate to day cries for a return to the old days of politics, when the game was conducted between gentlemen who Remember when: A view of the past in Houston 5 Years Ago Nov. 1, 1989 Hayneville firefighters raised awareness and money for needed equipment at their haunted Fire sta tion and carnival... A third fake S2O bill surfaced at Bank of Perry. Other bills were found at Dixie's restaurant on Carroll St. and at Bank South.. . Perry Hospital Administrator Steve Johnson reported that Georgia hospitals were preparing to lobby the Georgia General Assembly for more help in caring for Medicaid, Medicare and indigent patients. More than $1 million in services has gone unpaid at the hospital this year. That's about 25% of the gross income, he said... The Houston County Board of Tax Assessors told the county commissioners that more personnel were needed to cope with new changes in the laws governing the preparation of the tax digest. 10 Years Ago Oct. 25, 1984 Oct., 1984 was one of the driest Octobers in history. The drought took its toll in crops, lawns, gar dens. A two-county water area was planned, with the designer propos ing a system that would provide Houston County water to Peach County residents in Pecan Haven and Sherwood Subdivision near Perry. I he Houston County Board of Commissioners agreed to ask the firm of Tribble and Richardson, Inc. of Macon to work on designing the new water district off U. S. Hwy. 41. . . Crest view Baptist Church burned its mortgage during Homecoming, Vie-tm .’vof-wjf Ytt-Or FOR -TALI CiTY of WARMER ROBINS FINANCIAL OBLIGATION TO7W£ HOUSTON CO. LIBRARY SYSTEM. TERM S s 20% DOWN, 20 % PER ANNUM, CUMULATIVE. NEXT 4 YEARS. 100% THEREAFIER. SELLER ANXIOUS TO UNLOAD RESRoNSIBIIITfES. CONTACT CITY COUNCIL OR MAYOR IRONING." Cdi4M%o3r, Tfjio-ane’jwr. weighed the issues clearly and never, ever, attacked their opponent. I love it because, knowing the timid nature of political campaigns today—yes, I said timid—l wonder if tliey could survive the vicious campaigns of just a few decades and centuries ago. How many of you know how newspapers, the guardians of truth, liberty and the American way, got their start in America? You see, printing has never been an easy way to make a dollar or two. And, since advertising and the "modem" newspaper is a relatively new idea, early publishers had to find a way to meet some of their obligations: paper, ink, printing presses, labor, the tab at the local bar, etc. Remember, also, this is in the days before radio and television. Newspapers really were die mass Remember When Oct. 28-31, rendering the church debt free. .. The cane grinding ai t was being kept alive by Frank Wilson on a winding road near Perry... Dr. A. G. Hendrick turned over his practice on Nov. 1 to Dr. Phil Mathias, whose wife was a native of Perry. 25 Years Ago Oct. 23, 1969 Malcolm Reese will seek the snare your views on news in we community writes letter to the editor MISCELLANEOUS weeerwiiauiuuieuieeii nnny good. $500.00 obo. media, since the printed page was the only sure way to reach a large number of people. 'Most large towns had several papers, making the competition for readers intense. In order to make a profit, the edi tors and publishers had to find sponsors. Because political parties were looking for readers, they were the most likely source of those funds. And, nearly every newspaper in the nation was sponsored by a political party. The Houston Home Journal, for instance, was founded as a Democratic newspaper. Newspapers today are supposed to be objective, reporting the facts of everyday life. But, newspapers in the 1800 s slanted their coverage to the party paying the bills. A Republican president would never get a fair shake in a Democratic newspaper, and vice versa. In Democratic newspapers, Republicans were the Party of Satan, with all kinds of evil ascribed to the party. Not that Republicans could argue, since the Grand Old Party accused the Democrats of the same thing. Presidential campaigns, espe cially, were horrible. The candidate might as well as robbed the treasury at his last post since the opposition mayor's job and Richard Goodroe resigns council post to run against him. . . ~ George C. Nunn Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Nunn, passed the Georgia bar examination. Nunn was a graduate of Emory University's Law School, where he was an out standing student. . . Col. Andrew Chaffin, newly hired administrative assistant for the County, was welcomed by the Commissioners. . . Houston County citizens, in a public meeting voted to recommend the elimination of the Mossy Creek dividing line for election of county officials... Houston County was threatened by the First National Bank of Vidalia, holder of water revenue cer tificates, to recover SIO,OOO in in terest which was due Oct. 1, 1969. If the case went to court, the Houston County Water System would have been thrown into re ceivership because of its financial condition. . . Drug abuse is becoming a seri ous problem here, Houston County Juvenile Officer Sandy Harris told Rotarians. . . Jim Worrall, Principal of Perry Grammar School, spoke to Women's Club on the dangers of Communism. He noted the meth ods used by communists to bring about the downfall of U.S.A. by 1972, by their own predictions. It is their intention to break down the family way of life in America, said Worrall, as the Russia state breaks up Russia's families and sends their young adults, in particular, to jobs picked by the state. . . Macon's 15-year-old Lynn Accy won the Houston Lake Ladies 4A —Houston Times-Journal wttn narowoode and yearrouno ano IS ' fAati irina rolllna BEST BUY ■■■■ 3 BR, 2 BA home on 2 acres. Includes 1800 sq. ft metal wotk- 400 U i-MnrtrKJ. 2/5 -tfn HERITAGE.APARTMENTS !r_ - Sale lent. Call 3BR, 11/ nly $265 00. E-28R.1 se Was TMildt Blind: z Estin ill 987 Fine iTacil; !423 MB :ss DA LE WEI :nt te >ped Wei xrger res 1 raultib ay Wen >wth lea means u :ceBB-mi tart in g [ncentr Paid V; Life Ins Hour Work Week 401 k Retirement Plan i Make the right choice, and r,~ press was going to state that he did. You could, for example, say that the partisan press caused the Civil War with its verbal attacks on Abe Lincoln, whose ancestry was ques tioned in Democratic columns, with some even giving him Satanic parentage. And he was not the first candidate to be so libeled, nor was he the last. Andrew Jackson and Aaron Burr, among others, fought duels because of the lies that were told by oppo nents campaigning against them. In fact my favorite campaign took place in Florida in the early 19505. It was a Congressional race, and I can not find the names of the parties involved. But, if my mem ory is correct, the Democratic nom inee could not find anything bad to say about his Republican opponent so he called him a practicing homo sapien, a believing monodieist, a practicer of monogamy and many oilier horrible crimes. My advice to those running to day is to stop and smell the roses. There is a reason that many did not run again in the past after being de feated. Either you won, or your reputation was shot. We ain't seen any real mud in a long, long time. Championship Flight. . . A Perry-Andersonville-Cordele "Tourist Loop" was considered, leaving 1-75 at Perry and rejoining it at Cordele. Perry would be the starting point of the " Andersonville "Trail." . . . The Perry High School Key Club was recognized during National Key Club Week. "We Build" was their theme, and the club was sponsored by the Perry Kiwanis Club. . . King's Chapel received an Award of Merit. 50 Years Ago Oct. 26, 1944. The Sixth War Loan Drive be gan in November. .. Houston County Tax Books were open for payment of 1944 taxes. Residents could pay on or before Dec. 20, 1944, and avoid a penalty, said M. E. Akin, Tax Collector, Houston County, Ga. .. Moore Dry Goods Company, had Ladies Georgiana rayon crepe dresses on sale for $8.95... Walgreen pure aspirin tablets, bottle 100, were on sale, two for 51 cents. . . The Houston Drug Co, a Walgreen Agency Drug Store, had a one-cent sale Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-28. .. Sugar stamps numbered 30, 31, 32 and 33 in Book 4 were good for five pounds each indefinitely. Shoe stamps 1 and 2 on the “airplane” sheet in Book 3 were valid for one pair of footwear each indefinitely. "Airplane" stamp Number 3 became good Nov. 1... Farm cash income gained in Georgia during first six months of 1944. The gain in 1944 was more than same period in previous year.