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Perry, Ga. .this week Volume 125—N0. 78—18 Pages WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23,1994 50 CENTS You'lkjet a call! Subscription drive is in final days During the last few weeks a team of telephone sales people have been calling local homes seeking subscriptions on be half of the paper. The calls are in conjunction with a subscrip tion drive the Times-Joumal is conducting. During the drive, the paper has been offering new and re newal subscriptions at our regular price, with part of the money going to the local Scout ing effort and to help fund Perry's Senior Citizens' Cen ter. The drive is nearing an end, and we encourage all readers who are considering subscrib ing to the paper to do so now s That way part of the subscrip tion money will go to a worthy cause. If our operators fail to call, you may take advantage of our offer be caliing 987-1823. Don't forget! With the Thanksgiving holiday this week, all local govemement offices will be closed Thursday and Friday. Both power company offices will be closed Thursday and Friday. All banks will be closed Thursday and The Bank of Perry will closest 4 p.m. Fri day. Schools will resume classes Monday. News 'Tis the season... Christmas is just around the corner and the local chamber is busy planning the annual Christmas at the Crossroads Festival. See the story on Page 3A. Sports He's got heart The Hornets advanced to the GISA semi-finals this week end with a 28-0 win over Brentwood, thanks to a large part in the smali out gutsy Hor net Brian Staines who pulled his team out of a hole. See the details on Page BA. Them dirty dogs! The Perry Bulldogs, a recretion league soccer team, were crowned champions in the Under 10 soccer league of the 13th Annual Kiwartis Bowl last weekend. See the story on Page BA. Family Fighting fires The daughter of aKathleen couple spent the summerfight ing forest fires with the Army. See the sto?y on Page 18. In Sympathy The community's sympathy is extended to the families of those who recently died. They include: James L. Bedsole, Warner Robins; James Bruce Davis, Perry; Harry P. Hancock Jr., Augusta; Willie B. Colbert, Atlanta; Earl F. Lewis, Perry; Susan Hall Sentowski, Hudson, FI.; John Arvle Coffman, Perry. See details page 2A. Houston Times-Mmol Community leader ; Earl Lewis, dies at age 80 By PAULINE LEWIS Society Editor Perry has lost one of its staunchest supporters in the death of Mr. Earl F. Lewis, 80, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 1994. A native of Havana, Florida, he had lived in Perry since 1949. In 1950, he built and moved into his home at 1204 Beckham Circle with his wife, Christine W. Lewis, and their sons, Stanley and the late Frederick (Freddie) Lewis. Mr. Earl was an Army Veteran of World War 11, a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). He was a retired owner and operator of Lewis Truck and Tractor and enjoyed his cabin and lake along Elko Road. He had been a member of the Perry United Methodist Church jK Happy Thanksgiving! Students in the pre-kindergarten class at Kings Chapel Elementary celebrated Thanksgiving early this week with a dinner at school. The students invited a very special guest, school employee Floyd Stripling, center, to join in the feast. Pictured with Stripling are two students from Mrs. Hunt's class, Toshonda Lane and Ashley Cawthon. Extras needed for filming of movie Extras of all ages, shapes and sizes are needed for a new Warner Bros, film to be shot at the Agri center during mid-January. The film is "The Kings of Carolina" and stars Julia Roberts, Robert Duvall, Gena Rowlands, Kyra Sedgwick and Dennis Quaid. The story takes place in current times and centers around a family who owns a. >orse farm in the.. I 1 mm Kansas City, Missouri |l« m c> Ml 4 rm aKrU Members of the Georgia state FFA nursery/landscape team (PHS FFA) met with the Career Development Event sponsor representatives, (l-r) Richard Anderson, Kubota Tractor Corp. of Compton, Calif., Carl L. Meyer, American Association of Nursery men/Wholesale Nursery Growers of America, Inc. of Washington D.C. and Allen Smith, Valent USA Corp. of Walnut Creek, Calif. The team, composed of Hillary Smith, Nathan Long, Steven Franklin and alternate, Carey Fairchild, accompanied by their advisor/coach, Argene Claxton, was one of 44 teams participating in the Na tional FFA Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event at the 67th National FFA Convention in Kansas City, Mo. Official Legal Organ for Houston County, City of Perry and the State of Georgia since 1949 where he was a past Trustee, past Administrative Board Chairman and past President of die Howell Cobb Sunday School Class. Mr. Lewis was very active in community affairs, holding many offices and receiving awards and citations, the latest from Mayor Jim Worrall. He was Past President of the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce, Past President of the Perry Kiwanis Club, Past President of the Georgia Farm Equipment Association, Man of the Year of Kiwanis in 1984 and was currently Chairman of the Perry Housing Authority and Chairman of the Perry Kiwanis Club’s Scholarship Program. Neighbor since 1950 and fellow Kiwanian, Van Johnson said, “He south. Approximately 2,000 extras will be needed for a horse show scene in the stadium. A number of extras may work up to seven days on the film, approximately 12 hours each day. Extras will earn a minimum of SSO per day and up to S6O for a 12 hour day. Anyone interested in possibly working as a paid extra, please was a fine, Christian gentleman. He has been my neighbor since 1950. He was friendly, loved people, and I never heard him say an unkind word about anyone.” Dr. Marcus Trip, Earl’s pastor, said, “Earl Lewis was a strong leader in this church for many years. He was concerned for every part of the church’s life. It was a pleasure to see the love he had for his family and the love of his family for him.” Fellow Kiwanian, Dr. Deryle Whipple, said of Earl, “He was a solid friend to lots of people and had the satisfaction of enjoying his place on Elko Road.” Robert Brown, also a Kiwanian, but who worked with Earl at the Perry Housing Authority, of which Earl was Chairman of the Board, submit a current color snapshot (Polaroid is fine), height, weight, address and phone number, some thing about your hobbies, skills, occupation and schooling and make model and color of your automobile to Warner Bros. Casting, 182 Sea Island Parkway #5lO, Beaufort, S.C. 29902. No phone calls, please, and pho tos will not be returned. said of him, “I have worked the last couple of years with him. He was a good man, dedicated to the community. He had served on the board for 10- 15 years. He will be missed. He sat across from me at Kiwanis and was not too outspoken, but people listened when he spoke.” Steve and Grace Pace said, “We met Chris and Earl in church when we first moved to Perry in the late 60’s. He was always so friendly to us as newcomers. We sat near Chris and Earl in church. They were very faithful in attending morning and evening worship. He was always a faithful Christian gentleman. We have missed him since he’s been sick.” Mike Drake Headmaster at Please see LEWIS, page 10A Libraries will not close, according to Robins mayor By BRIGETTE LOUDERMILK News Editor Warner Robins Mayor Donald Walker said this week that negotia tions are taking place to create a new funding formula to determine how much each government in the county will contribute to the county library system. "We don't want anyone to think the library is going to close because that is not going to happen,” Mayor Walker said. Since Warner Robins City Coun cil recently announced they would decrease their share of funding for the county library system, the future of all three libraries in Houston County has been in question. Warner Robins officials an nounced recently that they plan to reduce the funding they pay the county library system by 20 percent each year for the next five years, ef fective at the 1995 budget year. "This won't just affect the Warner Robins library, it will affect the li brary in Perry and Centerville also," according to Judy Golden, director of the Perry library. Golden said that state funds provide a huge por tion of the revenue the county li brary system spends, but the state follows a formula that determines the amount they provide the library system by how much the local governments provide. The decision made by Warner Robins to cut the funding the provide the county library system is not new. According to Golden, Warner Robins officials decided to cut their funding six years ago, then backed down. Although the formula FFA team places first at national competition By BRIGETTE LOUDERMILK News Editor Each year, FFA students at Perry High prepare for state competitions in hopes of getting a shot to partic ipate in the organization's national competition held each year in Kansas City, Mo. Although Perry has sent individu als and teams to the national competition, none have ever won first place-until this year. That team was the nurs ery/landscape team consisting of Hillary Smith, Nathan Long, Steven Franklin and alternate Carey Faircloth. "We're very proud of the team," said Instructor Argene Claxton. "The worked very hard. We had to get plant material from all over the country to study. The competition was difficult and the second place team only scored six points less thtui ours." Claxton added that in the 1987 na Index to Features Classified 8B Lewis 1B Deaths 2A Loudermilk 4A Family 1B Sports 8A Legals 5B Social news 1B Letters 4A Remember when4A g. PgHgß, Earl F. Lewis See related letter on Page 4A \ used to determine funding is set on a per capita basis, Warner Robins is the only source that did not increase their funding last ye;u. Mayor Walker stated the council didn't want to meet their funding commitment earlier, but since they've changed their fiscal year from beginning in January to June, there will be "plenty of time" to work out a solution lo correct "just .mother inequity." He also stated that the ietter he wrote stating the city would cut funding by 20 percent was written in an effort to start negotiations. "We don't care what formula is used to decide how much each gov ernment will provide to the system, just as long as we can continue to operate. If the four agencies want to get together and come up with a new funding formula that is fine with us," Golden said. The formula used to determine funding from the area cities and the county was de veloped 20 years ago. "The public has been very sup portive since this began," Golden said, adding that the City of Perry has always supported the library. "We're not going to let our library close, but we can't afford to pay Warner Robins' share of the fund ing," Perry Mayor James E. Wor rall said last week. "We've always supported the li brary and have helped them out often. Besides the obvious values, Please see LIBRARIES, page 10A tional competition, some individu als from Perry High were on a team with students from other schools that placed first in a forestry con test, but this is the first Perry team to bring home a first place award in national competition. Contestants had to complete a general knowledge extun, then were tested on general plant anatomy, growing media and landscape design and maintenance and completed a landscape practicuin involving plant propagation, a landscape plan and identification of phuit disorders. Besides the team winning first place, Franklin received top billing in die top ten individuals and Smith placed fifth. The event was sponsored by CHIPCO Specialty Products, Kub ota Tractor Corporation, Valent USA Corporation, American Asso ciation of Nurserymen, Inc. and Wholesale Nursery Growers of America.