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■ ■ ATHENS, GA 30G02
Volume 126, No. 27
T Section, 12 Pages
Wednesday
July 9,1997
50 Cents
Junior Angus Show in
Perry this week
The National Junior
Angus Show makes its first
visit to the Georgia National
Fairgrounds and Agricenter
July 15-20. This is a major,
national show.
Members of the Georgia
Agricultural Exposition
Authority will hold their
monthly meetmc Mv 9 at
the Fairview Board Room.
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Some restaurants
have temperature
control problems
Inspectors for the
Houston County
Environmental Health
Department reported finding
several restaurants with dis
crepancies relating to proper
temperature control of foods
during the June 30-July 5
reporting period.
At China Palace Too, 112
N. First St, Warner Robins,
inspectors found a problem
with temperature control of
foods. The score was 86.
At China Star, 1531
Watson Blvd., Warner
Robins, inspectors found
problems with temperature
control of food and with
equipment. The score was
55.
At Cox Concession
Deluxe Trailer, 401 Larry
Walker Parkway, Petty,
inspectors found discrepan
cies with employee hygiene
matters and with food han
dling techniques. The score
was 87.
At the Cox Concession
Extra Trailer 2, 401 Larry
Walker Parkway, Perry,
inspectors found a discrep
ancy with employee hygiene
matters. Die score was 80.
Hardee’s, 421 N. Davis
Drive, Warner Robins,
inspector? found a discrep
ancy with temperature con
trol of foods. The score was
90, £ :
At J&C’s Hot Dog Hut,
Houston Mall, Warner
Robins, inspectors found a
discrepancy with tempera
ture control of foods. The
score was 93.
At Olympia Skate Center,
622 Greenbriar Road,
Warner Robins, inspectors
found a discrepancy with
equipment. The score was
78.
At Shoney’s, 1224
Russell Parkway, Warner
Robins, inspectors found
discrepancies with food han
dling techniques and with
proper temperature control
of foods. The score was 60.
No discrepancies were
reported at these locations:
Bea’s Catering Service,
203 Franklin St, Bonaire,
95.
Cox Concession Extra
Trailer 1, Georgia
Agricenter, Perry, 88.
Cox Concession Ice
Cream Trailer, 401 Larry
Walker Parkway, Perry, 89.
Domino’s Pizza, 1431
Watson Blvd., Warner
Robins, 92.
Garrett’s, 10134
Hawkinsville Road, Warner
Robins, 97.
Happy Hour School, 200
Maple St, Warner Robins,
96.
Happy Hour Workshop,
802 Young Ave., Warner
(See FOOD, Page SA)
Houston Times -Journal
Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia
Major livestock show in town
Junior Angus Cattle Show makes first Perry visit
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
One of the biggest livestock shows ever held at the
Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter is
headed down the chute, as Agricenter personnel pre
pare for the National Junior Angus Cattle Show set
for July 15-20.
According to Agricenter Executive Director Mike
Froehlich, 1,500 head of cattle will be a part of the show.
More than 2,500 people per day are expected to
attend the event, he added.
“This show is one of the most prestigious junior
livestock shows in the country. It makes us proud to
be able to have this show in Perry,” Froehlich said
July 7.
The show is hosted by the Georgia Junior Angus
Association. James Fisher, director of junior activi
ties, said hard work and enthusiasm shown by the
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State of the County
Dams, roads, jails and courthouse on the county agenda
By Jj JOHNSON
Times-Journal, Editor
Dams, roads, jails and a courthouse are on the
minds of Houston County Commissioners this sum
mer.
Commission Chairman J. Sherrill Stafford told
Perry Rotarians July 7 that construction has begun on
Houston Lake Dam, destroyed by floods three years
ago this week.
Stafford predicted the lake will be usable within
about a year, The company building the dam as a
300-day performance contract. Once the dam is com
plete, it will take about 45 days to fill the lake, he
said.
Meanwhile, construction of roads in the commu
nity remains a priority. A short extension to Cohen
Walker Parkway, which turns west from Houston
Lake Road just south of Ga. 96, will be built.
Downtown Japanese Oak
trees face possible demise
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Those 15 Japanese Oak trees
that line each side of Carroll
Street located in downtown Perry
are beginning to cause some
problems, according to Perry
Mayor Jim Worrall.
That may eventually lead to
either the transplanting or demise
of those trees.
Worrall said the trees, now
more than a decade old, have
become “so big the lighting
downtown is not effective.”
“They are so big they now
block the lighting. Some down
town merchants have indicated an
interest in changing to another
type, such as a Savannah holly,”
said Mayor Worrall.
The oaks are about 18-25 feet
tall. Each fall, just before the
Georgia National Fair, city crews
spend several days trimming the
current season’s growth from the
trees and maintaining their
trimmed shape.
Worrall said the trees are also
growing onto roofs and causing a
general mess.
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Perry Public Works Director
Hugh Sharp agreed, saying while
the Japanese Oak is an easy tree
to maintain, the ones located
along Carroll Street are causing
problems.
Moving them, however, would
be an expensive undertaking, he
said.
Sharp speculates the cost of
transplanting the trees would
come in at about SI,OOO per tree.
Just chopping them down
would be cheaper but “would also
be a cruel thing to do”, said
Sharp.
The high cost of transplanting
would be partly caused by
removal of root systems that are
near gas and water lines, he said.
Sharp said another group of
trees that need removing, even
more so than the Japanese Oaks
along Carroll Street, are the deco
rative pear trees that line Sam
Nunn Boulevard.
“They are getting older and
brittle and break easily,” said
Sharp. “We (city work crews)
have to pull parts of them out of
the street often.”
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state’s Angus breeders has ensured an experience that
focuses on education and family fun.
“We’re laying the groundwork for another great
junior Angus event,” said Fisher. “This will again be
a can’t-miss opportunity for the entire family. From
the opening ceremonies, which will take a look back
at our country’s Southern heritage, to the leadership
and cattle competitions, the spotlight will be on
future generations of Angus breeders.”
“Georgia On My Mind” is the theme for this
event, said Fisher.
Events such as team sales contest, public speaking
contest and All-American Certified Angus Beef
Cook-Off, as well as poster, scrapbook and photogra
phy contests will be taking place.
Froehlich said he expects cattle and their
exhibitors to begin arriving at the Agricenter to pre
pare for the show beginning July 9.
The extension is being added to accommodate
continued government building construction in the
area.
The road now links Middle Georgia Technical
Institute to Houston Lake Road. The addition will
allow access to anew Department of Family and
Children Services building and the new Houston
County Magistrate Court.
Both buildings will help consolidate services at a
location between the two largest communities in the
county, Stafford said.
Other road paving projects this year include Felton
Road, south of Perry, Scott Road near Henderson and
Oaky Woods Road at Kathleen.
Stafford said widening of Houston Lake Road
from Russell Parkway in Warner Robins to the Perry
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PUTTING THE LIGHTS OUT Perry Mayor Jim Worrall is concerned
about the decreased effectiveness of lighting along Carroll Street
because the Japanese Oak trees growing there nave become so large.
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Going to court
I City enters lawsuit to force repairs to
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Lockheed to buy Northrop
in major defense change
From Staff Reports
It has been a season of change for Northrop Grumman Corp. at
its Perry plant.
The nation’s largest defense contractor, Lockheed Martin Corp.
announced July 3 it would be purchasing Northrop Grumman,
which has a facility in Perry.
Price tag for the purchase, which must still be approved by
shareholders and regulators, is $7.9 billion, according to reports.
The combined companies would have revenues of $37 billion
and 230,000 employees.
The move is not expected to have any immediate impact on the
Perry plant or its employees.
Earlier in the year, Northrop Grumman sold the Perry facility
and later leased back a portion to use for filling a contract it
obtained from a private airline manufacturer.
Mossy Creek diverted
for dam construction
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
“We are in the demolition and
diverting mode,” said Buddy
Roper, project manager for con
struction of the Houston Lake
Dam Spillway, during an on-site
interview with the Houston
Times-Journal July 7.
Roper is part of the team that
recently won the low bid for a pro
ject to build anew dam that will
replace the one washed away by
flood waters three years ago this
week.
Cline Construction of
Columbus was awarded the con
tract with a low bid of $2,497,852
on April 29.
Now, after 20 days on the job
that has been designated with a
300-day limit by the Houston
County Commission, Roper said
things are “running smoothly.”
Roper said he does not think
there will be any problem finish
ing the project within the desig
nated time limit.
“We are diverting water from
Mossy Creek on the west side of
our earthen dam,” said Roper.
“The creek bed where the dam
will be built has to be completely
dry” before the foundation for the
dam can be put dov/n.
The creek has been ‘moved’
700 feet to the west and now con
nects back into its normal bed
near Ga. 127 and the bridge, said
Roper.
“We hope to be pouring con-
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crete for the dam foundation by
the latter part of August,” he
added.
The site of the construction
trailer is in the same spot that has
been designated a public access
area, said Roper.
“It should be really nice for the
public,” said the former Perry city
council member, adding that he
hopes local citizens are happy
about the project and remember
there are not “really any local tax
dollars” being used.
Funding is being provided
through the Federal Emergency
Management Agency and Georgia
Emergency Management Agency.
Roper advises lake front home
owners to use the next few months
for dock and seawall repair.
“The need to go on and get to
it,” he said. “I doubt the lake will
ever be drained just for that.”
The dam replaces one which
was washed away after 13 inches
of rain fell within 48 hours in the
Houston County area.
During negotiations following
the dam break, owners of the
Houston Lake agreed to allow
public access to the lake if gov
ernment money became available
for reconstruction.
A boat ramp and use area will
be built near the dam and main
tained by the Houston County
Commission.
No skiing will be allowed on
the lake, but boats with small
engines will.
Extracurricular
changes on the
way for students
By RICK JOHNSTONE
For the Times-Journal
Changes in extracurricular
activities participation and in
credits for math in the public
schools in Houston County are
under consideration.
At their July 8 meeting in
Perry, members of the Houston
County Board of Education
decided to wait until their next
meeting to respond to a just
adopted policy of the Georgia
High School Association that
makes first time ninth graders eli
gible for competitive activities,
regardless of the number of class
es passed during the second
semester of eighth grade.
At present, Houston County
policy requires students to pass
five subjects during the second
semester of eighth grade to be eli
gible to participate in ninth grade.
“I would like to see their lan
guage (the GHSA) in August
before we make a decision,” said
board chairman Skip Talbert.
(See MATH, page SA)