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INSI wm Volume 125, No. 11 Wednesday March 15,1995 50 Cents At the Crossroads this week NAACP Gospel extravaganza set Members of the Houston County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will host a gospel extravaganza March 19 at Warner Robins CME Church, 200 Coleman Blvd., just off Russell Parkway. Area choirs will sing with special guests members of the St. James Connection Choir of Perry. NAACP Southern Regional Director Nelson B. Rivers HI will speak briefly on concerns of Houston Countians. For more information, contact local NAACP presi dent Larry Holmes at 987- 2257. Restaurants checked Environmental officers with the Houston County Health Department inspected several locations last week. None of the kitchens failed inspection. Uiis is a list of the locations inspected. All addresses are Warner Robins unless otherwise listed. Arby’s, 103 Russell Parkway, 97. Baskin-Robbins, 2036 Watson Blvd., 94. Gathering Place, 536 N. Davis Drive, 100. King Gyro, 2922 Watson Blvd., Centerville, 100 Krystal, 747 Russell Parkway, 97. Mike’s Hotdogs, 2203-B Watson Blvd., 100 Mrs. Winner s Chicken, 825 Russell Parkway, 94. Pearl of the Orient, 713 Watson Blvd., 97. Pick Up Meals, 1439 Watson Blvd., 95. Tio Taco, 2922 Watson Blvd., Centerville, 100. Top Wok, 1244 Watson Blvd., 94. Wendy’s, 2105 Moody Road, 97. Students sought Officials with the Perry Head Start program are recruiting 3 and 4-year-olds for the program. Persons seeking to enroll their children should provide copies of a birth certificate, immunization card, Social Security numbers for all fam ily members, verification of income and Medicaid or insurance numbers. Additionally, if the child has been diagnosed with a special need, or if the child is being referred tom another agency, proper documenta tion should be provided. Call 988 4256 for an appointment. Tell Us The Houston Times- Joumal wants to hear from you. Call (912) 987-1823 dur ing business hours, 8:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Fax us anytime at (912) 988-1181. Visit our office at 807 Carroll Street in historic downtown Perry. Prep ball plans Schools set games, page A 6,7 Houston Times-Journal Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia BOE denies Ga. 127 radio tower installation By LARRY HITCHCOCK News Editor Citing the possible future need of the prop erty for a new middle school or high school, the Houston County Board of Education Tuesday rejected a request from Houston County Emergency Management Director Jimmy Wiliams to erect a radio tower on land owned by the board near the intersection of Moody Road and Georgia 127. Williams made his request during a Monday night work session. The board had granted permission to erect the 400-foot tall tower near Houston County High School, but the site was rejected by the Federal Aviation Agency. Williams told the board the tower had been donated to the county by area ham radio oper Giant storks mark births of quints in Houston County By PAULINE LEWIS Society Editor Four long-legged storks flank one side of the Houston County driveway and a big, blue bow adorns die mailbox on the other side of the drive, announcing the birth at the Linebergers’ new babies quintuplets; four live births and one stillborn because of a congenital heart defect. The storks, bearing the name, date of birth and weight of each baby, are gifts from George Durden of “Stork News.” The parents of the quints are Kerry B. and Angela F. Lineberger, parents also of Tully Brent, their 2 1/2 year-old son. Tully is excited about the babies and knows that the storks mean he has ‘four baby brothers.” The quints have been named; Hunter Christian, 4 lbs. 1 1/2 oz.; Joshua Talbot, 3 lbs 9 1/2 oz.; Benjamin Kirk, 3 lbs. 4 oz.; Charles Lucas, 3 lb. 1 oz. Services were held March 10 for Zachary Quentin at McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens in Valdosta. The remaining four babies are doing well. They were bom in the Medical Center of Central Georgia on March 6. They are, still in ICU but are now off their breathing machines and are drinking. Angela Lineberger came home March 12, but it willl be two to four weeks before the babies will come home, Kerry’s sister, Karen Black of Lake Park, said- Black said midstate businesses have been donating supplies for the babies. Their needs will contin uc after tHc y get Womc arid tfiv pai ents will need lots of help, such as 100 diapers per day, formula, shampoo, powder, wet wipes, to name a few, she said. Beth Wood, manager of the Kroger store at 1367 Sam Nunn Blvd. in Perry, said her store, along with other Kroger stores in the area, is collecting diaper donations for the Linebergers. ■ CULLEN TALTON Speaking on Monday Celebrating 125 years of service to the citizens of Houston County ators. He said the tower was needed to improve communications with the southern end of the county. Williams told the board the tower could be erected at the northeast comer of a 25-acre tract the board owns and the tower and accom panying building would be fenced in and fences would be erected around the base of each of three guy wires the tower would require. Total acreage required to be fenced would cover 5.14 acres, Williams said. He said the FAA and the Federal Communications Commission had approved the proposed site. The board also approved a new three-year contract with CB&T Bank to handle school banking needs. Bank South had held the con tract, but CB&T offered several services free 1 4 ' Mfr ' r~ \ Vv : A X .... { t % Times-Joumal Photo by Pauline Lewis BROTHER INSPECTS STORKS Tully Lineberger, brother of quintuplets bom to Houston County residents Kerry and Angela Lineberger, inspects the four storks in his front yard. The storks are expected to welcome his four brothers home from the hospital soon. Talton says three-county jail possible By Jj JOHNSON Times-Journal Editor Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton told members of the Perry Rotary Club March 13 the county needs expanded jail facilities. Thanks to legislation passed by the Georgia General Assembly dur ing the 1995 session, that space may be easier to obtain. The bill allows multi-county jails to be operated by jail authorities cre ated by the commissions in the par ticipating counties. Talton said the idea came up some time ago during a planning session between Talton and Houston County Commission Chairman J. Yard sales Time to shop, page B 7 Sherrill Stafford. Talton said Pulaski and Dooly counties have expressed interest in working with Houston County to build a new jail. Talton said, in his opinion, the new facility should be in Houston County because of the much larger prison population in Houston County. Presently, the county utilizes the 125-bed Houston County Jail, locat ed along Kings Chapel Road east of Perry, and the 35-bed holding facili ty at the Houston County Annex in Warner Robins, to house local pris oners. Additionally, the county is that Bank South proposed charging for, including free checks. Assistant Superintendent for Personnel Russell Lowell told the board that based on projected enrollment for next year, he estimat ed the board would have to hire 10 new teach ers. In other matters, the board approved a request from the Perry Recreation Department to use school grounds at Momingside, Perry and Kings Chapel elementary schools for soc cer practice fields. The Momingside area must be cleared with Supt. Tony Hinnant because of school district landscaping plants that are being grown there. The board also heard a report from Mary Mantiply that $7,752,077 in instructional grants had been procured for Fiscal Year 95. King street name back before council Some Elko Road residents unhappy with name change adopted by council By LARRY HITCHCOCK News Editor The Perry City Council thought it had ended a four-year-old contro versy when it renamed Elko Road from Hodges Boulevard to the city limits for the late Martin Luther King Jr. But the issue resurfaced during the council’s March 7 meeting when several Elko Road residents protest ed the city’s action without consult ing them. The main argument the residents presented was that no councilman asked them their opinion. Among those speaking out against the change were James Wilson, Stanford Dorrance, Jean Baxter and Frances Law. Also questioned was why the city changed house numbers at this time. City Planner Bill Chambless said the numbering changes were being done to bring the street into compliance with the city’s house numbering policy and now was a good time to do it. Several of the residents suggest ed the city rescind the name change for Elko Road and name the Perry By-pass for King. Councilman Charles Lewis moved that the residents’ concerns be addressed at the council’s work session March 14 at city hall at 5:15 p.m. Councilman Ralph Gentry sec onded the motion. Councilman Bobby Glover, who made the motion to rename Elko Road for King, spoke against taking any further action on the issue. “I’ve had enough of this,” Glover said. “We’ve done what had to be done. I feel I’m right. Let’s put it behind us,” Glover said as he briefly reviewed the four-year strug gle to name a street for the civil rights leader. Glover cast the only vote against Lewis’ motion. Chambless said he would survey Elko Road residents about the name change and have the results ready for the work session. The remainder of the meeting spending about a half-million dol lars each year to board local prison ers in surrounding county facilities. “We have had to slow down on delivering arrest warrents in the county simply because we have no space to house the prisoners,” Talton told the Rotarians. He predicted a 500-bed jail, needed to handle the 10-year growth of the three counties, will cost about S2O million. Talton said he was definitely not in favor of “Holiday Inn” style pris ons, but recognized the human needs of the prisoners. Looking to available resources, Talton said some have suggested Index Classified B 7 Church A 8 Editorials A 4 Legals B 3 Home of the Georgia National Fair and Agricenter Board member Tiena Fletcher presented the results of a special survey of parents and students at Perdue Elementary School, Perry Middle School and all four high schools for examples of positive and negative experiences in the schools and for suggestions for improvements. The surveys were given to students and parents selected randomly by computer at each school. The survey results will be used as indicators for a wider study later. Some of the positive experiences listed on the surveys included: friendly and helpful office administration, individual conferences with new students, telephone calls when the students are absent, seeing child’s grades (See SCHOOLS, Page SA) “I’ve had enough of this. We’ve done what had to be done. I feel I’m right. Let’s put it behind us,” Council man Bobby Glover said was devoted to routine matters. Council: • Approved a parade permit and waived the parade fee for the Dogwood Festival Parade April 1. • Gave final approval on second reading of an ordinance to amend the Perry Land Development Ordinance to allow placement of satellite dish antennas without prior approval of the planning commis sion as long as the antennas met specific requirements. (Lewis motion; Gentry second). • Gave final approval on second reading of an ordinance to amend the Perry Land Development Ordinance to allow residential use of buildings in the downtown busi ness district. (Lewis motion; Gentry second). • Gave final approval on second reading of an ordinance to annex property of Northside Perry Ltd. (Glover motion; Lewis second). • Gave final approval on second reading of an ordinance to annex property of Northrup Corp. (Glover motion; Lewis second). • Gave final approval of an ordi nance to annex property of Perry- Houston County Airport Authority. (Hervia Ingram motion; Glover sec ond). • Heard the first reading of an ordinance prohibiting fortune telling and similar practices in Perry. • Approved requests for street lights at the end of Pine Street; on Georgia Avenue; and on Clinchfield Circle near Perry Elementary School. • Named Gentry as the council’s voting member on the gas authority and Mayor Jim Worrall as his alter nate. that the Houston County Correction Institute, located adjacent to the county prison along Kings Chapel Road, be remodeled and become a part of any expanded jail in the county. HCCI has bed space for about 100 prisoners, Talton said, and there is available land in the vicinity to expand the building. Talton said that would be one way to handle a jail construction project for either Houston County or the three counties. Talton said if the three counties agree on the jail idea, an authority Obituaries A 2 Potpourri B 1 Sports A 6 Woods and Water... A 7 A (See JAILS, page SA)