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Volume 126, No. 28
2 Sections, 14 Pages
Wednesday
July 16,1997
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Angus show continues
The National Junior
Angus Show continues daily
through July 20 at the
Georgia National
Fairgrounds and Agricenter.
This is perhaps the largest
junior livestock show in the
nation.
Members of the Georgia
Junior Been School will be
at the Agricenter July 21-23.
Update on chamber
agenda July 23
Members of the Perry
Area chamber of Commerce
will have an opportunity to
get updates on chamber
activities as well as the city
and county during the July
23 Good Morning Perry
breakfast.
The event will be at the
Roquemore Conference
Center at the Georgia
National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter, beginning at
7:30 a.m., according to
Hayley Godbee, president of
the chamber.
Persons planning to
attend should contact the
chamber at 987-1234 for
reservations.
Inspectors find
restaurant problems
Representatives of the
Houston County
Environmental Health
Department found discrep
ancies at five public
kitchens during the week of
July 7-11.
At Happy China
Restaurant, 115-1 Russell
parkway, Warner Robins,
inspectors found problems
with proper temperature
control of foods. The score
was 72.
At Krystal, 1638 Watson
Blvd., Warner Robins,
inspectors found problems
with proper temperature
control of foods. The score
was 85.
At My Father’s Place,
2507 Moody Road, Warner
Robins, there was a problem
with storage of cleaning
supplies. The score was 83.
At the Northrop
Cafeteria, 200 Thompson
Road, Perry, inspectors
found problems with tem
perature control of foods.
The score was 81.
At Waffle House, 102
Lect Drive, Perry, inspectors
found problems with proper
temperature control of
foods. The score was 76.
No discrepancies were
found at these locations:
Chick-fil-A, 1867
Watson Blvd., Warner
Robins, 77.
Chuch’s Chicken, 501 N.
Davis Drive, Warner
Robins, 91.
Creekside Catering, R-l,
Box 331 Ga. 96, Fort Valley,
94.
Holiday Inn Green Derby
Lounge, 700 Valley Drive,
Perry, 94.
, Phoenix Center Lunch
Room, 940 Ga. 96, Warner
Robins, 100.
Red Rooster Cafe, 823
Russell Parkway, Warner
Robins, 95.
Richard’s Restaurant, 604
Russell Parkway, Warner
Robins, 85.
Steak-Out, 602 Russell
Parkway, Warner Robins, 93.
Taco Bell, 419 N. Davis
Drive, Warner Robins, 95.
Houston Times-Journal
Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia
‘Mayor Jim’ to seek re-election
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Perry Mayor Jim Worrall will run for anoth
er term.
That decision was announced by Worrall on
July 10.
“I have decided to run again because there
are so many unfinished projects that need to be
done by the year 2000,” said Worrall. “We have
several major projects under way. And, some
one needs to take the lead with the courthouse
situation.”
The Houston County Courthouse, located in
downtown Perry, must be renovated or anew
one constructed to alleviate space problems,
according to a 1996 court mandate issued to
county commissioners by Superior Court Judge
Ingram will
leave council
this winter
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Veteran city council member
Hervia Ingram has announced he
will not run again for his District
1. Post 1 office.
Ingram said during a July 14
interview that he has decided it
“is time to step aside.”
Ingram has served on city
council since January 1985.
“I have completed 13 years,”
said Ingram. “Most
sider that an unlucky - numbexbut
I am thinking I have been lucky to
serve the people of Perry that
long.”
Ingram said he thinks his years
on council have been good and
enjoyable.
“I hope I was able to con
tribute,” he said.
Another councilman whose
term will be up later this year,
Billy Jerles, said he is undecided
about whether or not he will seek
re-election.
Jerles was unopposed when
Buddy Roper’s position came
open a couple of years ago.
He represents District 3, Post 1.
Junior Angus
show opens here
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Participants for the Junior
Angus Cattle Show have arrived
in town and Georgia National
Fairgrounds and Agricenter
Director Mik,e Froehlich said
they are a very welcome group.
Froehlich said this is the first
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CLOSE CALL The 48-year-old driver of this truck told rescue workers early Jujy 15 that he began
coughing as he drove along 1-75 near Exit 42. Apparently he blacked out and drove into the bridge abut
ment, destroying his truck. He was taken to Perry Hospital with minor injuries. Rescue workers said the
truck was loaded with a not easily ignited flammable liquid plastic. Workers took several hours to unload
the truck and transfer the materials to another truck.
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THANKS, CITIZENS The employees of the City of Perry Water Department want to say 'thank you' to
citizens who take time to show kindness and patience while work is being done on their water systems.
Pictured are, left to right: John Daugherty, Jerry Morris, William Johnson, Louis Napier. Napier is holding
a framed thank you letter from a citizen of Perry. Not pictured is Norman Ford.
Thanks folks
City water system workers appreciate kind treatment
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Many of their days are spent
getting wet. Even when the tem
perature is so cold that water
freezes on their hands and clothes.
But, what is it that these
employees of the city of Perry
want to say to the citizens they
serve?
Thank you.
That’s right, thank you.
“Thank me?” you may ask.
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L.A. “Buster” McConnell.
Worrall has been mayor of the city of Perry
since 1989 and recently told the Times-Journal
he promises to continue to be available to the
citizens of Perry on a full-time basis “even
though the city charter only calls for and pays
for a part-time mayor.”
He also said he has been able to “forge a
strong relationship with the Houston County
legislative delegation in the Georgia General
Assembly as well as with the various depart
ment heads at the state capitol which has
helped the city to receive a number of signifi
cant grants allowing the city to hold the line on
property taxes.”
The mayor said when he was first elected
there were no occupants of the Perry Allied
Thank you, they say. Thank
you, especially to all the citizens
of Perry who have shown kindness
to the employees of the water
department, they add.
And those are great in number,
according to Louis Napier and
John Daugherty, two members of
the team.
Many times folks who see their
grass being dug up so water line
repairs can be made get upset, said
Napier. But, just as many times.
Business Park. “Today, the park is a hub of
activity with industry providing dozens of jobs
to Perry citizens,” he said.
One of the major challenges facing mayor
and council is anew state law which requires
cities and counties to deliver services more
efficiently and more effectively without dupli
cation, said Worrall.
“I have been involved in the plans to irtiple
ment this new state law and am prepared to
provide local leadership as the city works with
the county government to implement this mas
sive new concept in providing for the needs of
its citizens,” said the Mayor.
Other terms that will expire this year include
Hervia Ingram. District 1, Post 1; Ralph Gentry,
District 2. Post 1 and Billy Jerles, District 3, Post 1.
workers encounter residents who
are understanding and try to be
helpful.
Case in point would be a recent
job Napier and Daugherty said
was done in the Cheshire
Subdivision.
“A lady noticed her water pres
sure was low,” said Daugherty.
“Soon, she had no water. She
called us and was very under
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Optimist Club gets charter
By PAULINE LEWIS
Lifestyle Editor
A group of Perry community
members have announced they
have formed the Optimist Club of
Perry to conduct positive service
projects to benefit area youth and
community.
The Optimist Club of Perry is
affiliated with Optimist
International, one of the world’s
largest and most active service
club organizations.
With more than 150,000 mem
bers in 4,200 Optimist Clubs
across the United States, Canada,
and other nations, Optimist Clubs
conduct a wide range of positive
service projects reaching more
than six million young people
each year.
Major Optimist programs
include substance abuse preven
tion, the Optimist Oratorical
Contest, the Optimist Essay
Contest, the Communications
Contest For The Deaf and Hard
of-Hearing, Youth Appreciation
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Gentry will
run for council
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Perry city councilman Ralph
Gentry has decided he will seek to
continue his position on council.
Gentry announced July 14 he
will seek re-election once again.
He has been a member of city
council since 1976 and represents
District 2, Post 1.
“I feel like I have the experi
ence and that is something of
importance,” said Gentry. “I
always try to serve the people of
Perry and try to provide services
they need and require.”
Gentry said he has served on
the natural gas board for 15 years.
One of the most important
accomplishments to Gentry has
been the establishment of a city
manager form of government.
“The city manager is able to
take care of day to day business
and that is good,” said Gentry.
Other accomplishments he is
proud of include the construction
of the Perry Parkway and the
industry that is now located in the
industrial park.
“Also, the new technology we
have is great,” said Gentry.
Gentry has served under four
mayors, including Barbara
Calhoun, James McKinley, Lewis
Meeks and present mayor Jim
Worrall.
“I have also served with the
first black councilman, Hervia
Ingram,” said Gentry. “I am glad
we were able to overcome racial
issues from the early ’7os.”
The Downtown Development
Authority and the Visitors Bureau
are two other groups that Gentry
has seen established during his
tenure.
Gentry’s wife, Annette, said she
supports her husband in his
efforts.
Week, the Optimist International
Junior Golf Championships, and
many others.
With 26 charter members, the
Optimist Club of Perry held its
charter night dinner and business
meeting at Perry Holiday Inn July
9. John Ware, a representative of
Optimist International, presided.,
Officers are: Tim Coleman,
president; Jake Wakefield, secre
tary-treasurer; and Judy Hall pro
gram vice president. Board
Members are: 1-year term: Jim
Pensyl, Lora Davis and Janice
Spires; 2-year term: Thelma
McCoy, Amy Lambert and Dr.
Brian Gillis..
The club will meet every
Wednesday at noon at Perry
Holiday Inn.
Charter members are: Eric P.
Anderson, Tim Coleman, Lora
Davis, Brian Emmons, Dr. Brian
Gillis, Bobby Glover and Lossie
Glover, Jake Goddard, Deanna
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Home of the Georgia National
Fair and Agricenter
JIM WORRALL
Will Seek Another Term