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overcome your strife
You might feel the spirit of accomplishment, helping
to aid your neighbor.
You could become the expert of the different kinds of
soup, and it will never be a bore.
And when the food drive is finally over (the week
before Christmas) you will feel better.
Possibly to the point, you may even write next year’s
letter.
Thomas W. Saul
Perry
Reply to Councilman Jerles recreation
statements
Editor:
This is the second time Perry Councilman Billy
Jerles has made negative public comments concern
ing his stand on recreation. I’ll not stand by any
longer while he puts down the recreation profession.
I wouldn’t mind his criticism if I’d ever seen him
at a public recreation activity or function. The fact is,
he’s not been seen, so how can he compare the City
of Perry Public recreation program to anyone? He
sends his children to a private program, catering only
to certain-people. It seems to me he’s sending a clear
message of where his support is. He should support
all citizens of Perry and not a select group.
He keeps comparing the public recreation pro
gram to Ochlahatchee. Well, Mr. Jerles, recreation is
much more than baseball, which is the only thing
Ochlahatchee has to offer. In addition, facilities are
no where near the quality of the public facilities.
So, what do you want, citizens of Perry? A private
program which offers one sport, with run down and
unusable facilities or a true recreation program with
many options, with first class facilities managed by
professionals? It’s time we started working together
instead of apart.
And, concerning volunteers. It is true that volun
teers are a vital part of every community, but they do
not have the time to manage a quality, all-encom
passing recreation program.
Lastly, Mr. Jerles says recreation is a luxury and
therefore not needed. Statistics exist to show a quali
ty recreation program keeps kids off the street, out of
jail, and helps them lead more productive lives.
So, in my opinion, recreation is just as important,
if not more so than any other department of the city
because it plays a major role in the future of our chil
dren. I’m surprised at Mr. Jerles. he should be better
informed.
Tom Dominey
City Recreation Director
Concern for Aug. 8 incident on
Oakridge Drive
Editor:
This letter is in reference to an incident which hap
pened on Aug. 8, 1996, in the early hours of the
morning. My boyfriend and I were standing in our
driveway on Oakridge Drive at the end of Kellwood
Drive. We heard an automobile coming down the
road. We heard the truck’s motor accelerate as if the
gas pedal was to the floor.
We looked down Kellwood Drive to see in which
direction he was traveling and all we could see were
headlights. The truck failed to stop at the stop sing
and jumped the ditch, striking a concrete post and
knocking it over. He then proceeded into our yard,
hitting a parked truck which we were standing
beside, and stopping seven feet from our house.
This accident has been the most upsetting thing I
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have ever witnessed. The driver of the truck stated he
had just left Marx Lounge and was going home. He
also said he had been there since he had gotten off
work earlier that evening. This man begged and
pleaded with us not to call the police.
We told him we had no choice in this matter. After
the police arrived and arrested him, my father walked
up to the bar to inform the owner what had just
occurred. The owner stated that the gentleman left
without paying his beer tab. My father told him that
he was in the back of a police car at our house at the
time, and he could go down and press charges. The
owner of the bar refused to do this because he was
intoxicated himself.
This accident has scarred me for life. I still have
nightmares and trouble sleeping. I appreciate the
owner paying for the cab fare for people who drink
too much, but I wish he would have paid for one that
night.
I am writing this letter to inform the citizens of
Perry that we don’t need businesses of this nature,
this close to residential neighborhoods. This business
is about 600 feet from my house. Quite a few resi
dents have to listen to the loud music every weekend
and most week nights. That makes it hard on students
and people who have to get up early and go to school
or work.
On the weekends I lay awake in my bed until 3
a.m. when I know the bar is closed. Every time I hear
an automobile coming down the road, I close my
eyes and pray that it stops. I would just like to let Mr.
J. Mark Hanner know that Mr. Wilson is not the only
person who wants his business closed.
Kim Harris
Perry
Collector seeks help in area
Editor:
I am a collector and researcher of early American
license plates and am seeking information about
early auto tags issued in the State of Georgia.
Georgia was unique in the fact that it was the first
state in the deep South to issue statewide license
plates. Georgia’s first plate was issued in 1910.
Ironically, Florida, its’ southern neighbor was the last
of the 48 contiguous states to issue a license plate, in
1918.
From 1910 through 1913, Georgia issued an
undated rectangle-shaped license plate with black
numerals raised on a silver or yellow background.
These plates have large numerals followed by the
state designation of ‘GA’.
Beginning in 1914, Georgia issued a dated, annu
al license plate and continued to do so until World
War Two in 1943. At that time a small metal strip was
used to validate the 1942 plate. Also, it is interesting
to note that a large peach was used on the 1941 plates
similar to the one shown on the current issue Georgia
license plate.
I would like to ask the public’s help in adding to
our archives. If anyone in the area has Georgia
license tags that are undated 1910-13 issues or dated
1914-1919 issues or know someone who does, it
would be greatly appreciated if you could contact me
by writing Jeff Francis, PO Box 41381, St
Petersburg, FL 33743 or calling 813-343-4316.
Jeff Francis
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Association #1879
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Duo face possible deception charges in
use of rental equipment in community
From Staff Reports
A pair of southeast Georgia res
idents face charges of theft by
deception from the Perry Police
Department.
According to detective Heath
Dykes, Christina Marie Crow, 23,
and Timothy Lamar Crow, 24,
both of Wentworth, are being held
in Bibb County on similar charges
and are also wanted by Warner
Robins and Houston County
authorities.
The detective said the couple
allegedly rented items from a
rental business, then would go to a
pawn shop and pawn the items.
Dykes said the couple are sus
pected in a similar incident that
occurred at Myers Farm Supply
and Rent All in Perry.
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yard sale Sept. 7, beginning at 7
а.
The sale will take place at the
car wash along Main Street across
from Eastgate Shopping Center.
Items on sale include a refrig
erator, golf clubs, a ceiling fan
and chandelier, baby clothes,
baby toys and a stroller.
Perry Elementary fifth
graders host yard sale
Members of the fifth grade
class at Perry Elementary School
will visit the Jekyll Island 4-H
Club Center Sept. 30-Oct. 2.
There, they will participate in a
marine and environmental educa
tion program. They will study
beach ecology, the salt marsh,
manatees, marine mammals,
birds, amphibians and reptiles.
To help raise money for their
trip, students and their parents
will host a yard sale and cake
walk Sept. 7 from 8 a.m.-noon at
the school. A face painting booth
will also be open.
Donations for the yard sale and
cake walk will be accepted at the
school Sept. 6 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
For information, or to arrange
pickup of items for the sale, con
tact Tina Collins at 987-1893.
Females sought for new
course at Macon Tech
State Labor Commissioner
David Poythress has announced
efforts to recruit female students
for the fall quarter at Macon
Technical Institute in a pilot pro
gram to train women for jobs
which have traditionally been
closed to them.
Poythress said the Department
of Labor and the State
Department of Technical and
Adult Education are recruiting 75
economically-disadvantaged
women, age 22 or older, for a
training program to prepare them
for higher-paying, skilled jobs.
The program begins Oct. 2 at
Macon Tech. Other classes, with
25 students each, will begin Jan.
б, 1997 and April 12, 1997.
For more information, contact
Eddy Dixon at Macon Tech at
(912) 757-3507.
Wirz Memorial service to
be Oct. 5 in Andersonville
The Georgia Division of the
Sons of Confederate Veterans will
host the 20th annual Maj. Henry
Wirz Memorial Oct. 5.
According to L. David
Thrasher Sr., spokesman for the
group, the service will be at 9:30
a.m. at the Old Log Chapel in
Andersonville.
The detective said the
couple allegedly rented
items, then would go to a
pawn shop and pawn the
items.
In another incident, local
authorities are looking into a Sept.
2 burglary at R & R Systems
located on Commerce Street.
According to a report, some
$5,000 in office and electronic
equipment was taken from the
business.
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Money will not resolve educa
tional problems. It will not make
students less disruptive or more
respectful. It will not prepare
children to come to school from
homes where there is no thought
given to education. It will not
resolve other problems.
What it will do is ensure that
our students attend classes in
buildings which are adequate for
their needs. They need clean
restrooms, solid roofs, adequate
lighting for reading, and reason
ably attractive classrooms.
We can’t solve all of our edu
cational problems with money.
We can resolve some of our phys
ical problems with the surround
ings in which our children learn
by approving the $34.5 million
bond issue Sept. 17.
Yes, it will cost a family with a
$50,000 property about SSO per
year if the sales tax referendum
doesn’t pass. Thai's an invest
ment in the future of our children,
the people who will be taking
care of us when we’re in wheel
chairs at the nursing home.
I’d like to know that when I get
to the nursing home, the people
taking care of me learned in
buildings which gave them the
opportunity to study without
dodging rainwater or smelling
dirty restrooms.
I hope voters agree and
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