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State winner
Undsey Etheridoe takes top
honors in 4-H contest
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Volume 126, No. 29
2 Sections, 16 Pages
Wednesday
July 23, 1997
50 Cents
At the
Crossroads
Ithis week
Beef School continues
The Georgia Junior Beef
School continues through
July 23 at the Georgia
National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter.
The Perry Area Chamber
of Commerce was slated for
a 7:30 a.m. breakfast at the
Roquemore Convention
Center of the Fairgrounds
July 23.
Also scheduled for this
week is the Georgia Beef
Futurity, to be July 24-26,
and the GCLPA Lamb
Futurity, planned for July
26.
The Magnolia Arabian
Horse Show and the Georgia
Holstein Dairy Cattle
Association sale will be held
July 26.
Set for July 27 are the
Deep South Arabian Horse
Show and the Southern
Showdown Lamb Show.
Inspectors make
health inspections
Members of the Houston
County Environmental
Health Department inspect
ed several public kitchens in
Houston County during the
week of July 14-19. These
are the results.
AB’s Bar-B-Que, 107
Perimeter Road, Perry, 100.
Arby’s, 2061 Watson
Blvd., Warner Robins, 92.
Baskin Robbins, 1424
Sam Nunn Blvd., Perry, 95.
Captain D’s, 1408 Sam
Nunn Blvd., Perry, 96.
Central Park, 104 Russell
Parkway., Warner Robins,
93.
Elberta Health Care, 419
Elberta Road, Warner
Robins, 92.
Gathering Place, 536 N.
Davis Dive, Warner Robins,
94.
Little Caesar’s Pizza, 813
N. Houston Road, Warner
RobinST9r >
McCalls Tastes to
Remember, 1001 Watson
Blvd., Warner Robins, 99.
Paradise Inn Cafe, 136
Long St., Warner Robins,
93.
Pearson Farms, 1412
Sam Nunn Blvd., Perry, 86.
Quincy’s, 1413 Sam
Nunn Blvd., Perry, 98.
Arby’s, 101 Slezak Dive,
Perry, 85, problems with
temperature control of foods
or food sources.
Burger King, 1000 St.
Patrick St., Perry, 84, prob
lems with temperature con
trol of foods or food sources.
Dowdy Personal Care
Home, 127 S. Sixth St.,
Warner Robins, 86, food
handling techniques.
Peachbelt Health Care,
801 Elberta Road, Warner
Robins, 85, problems with
facility/equipment prob
lems.
Ryan’s Family Steak
House, 1992 Watson Blvd.,
Warner Robins, 74, problem
with storage of cleaning
r ducts.
Seoul House, 118 Manor
Court, Warner Robins, 82,
problem with temperature
control of foods.
Smoke’s Restaurant and
Lounge, 233 N. Houston
Road, Suite 101, Warner
Robins, 100.
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Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia
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JAMES WILSON
To Seek Post 1 Seat
James Wilson
to seek City
Council seat
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Perry resident James Wilson has
announced he will seek election to
the District 1, Post 1 City Council
office held by Hervia Ingram.
Ingram, who has held that post
since 1985, said recently that he
does not plan to run for that post
again. His term expires the end of
this year.
Wilson, a truck driver who has
been a citizen of Perry nearly 50
years, said during a July 2Jjnter
view that he is interested in*help
ing city government be success
ful.
“There is a lot going on I
would like to be a part of,” said
Wilson. “There is a lot of expan
sion, growth in industry, tourists
and the courthouse situation.”
Both police and fire depart
ments are doing a good job of
protecting his neighborhood,
Wilson added.
He is a partner co-ordinator
with his Neighborhood Watch
Program.
“I also would like to help make
sure there are smoke alarms in
every house,” he said.
Keeping citizens informed is
another goal he would pursue. “I
want citizens of our community to
be informed so they will know
what is going on in town,” Wilson
said. “I would like to see more cit
izens come to council meetings.
Renovation of the old board of
education building along
Washington Street that will soon
become the new location for city
hall is a project Wilson is glad to
see. “I am glad to see that new
city hall coming along. There will
be more space for everyone,” said
Wilson.
He said he believes Ingram has
done a good job and he would
probably not be running for the
office had Ingram decided to seek
re-election.
Wilson ran unsuccessfully
against District 1, Post 2 incum
bent Bobby Glover two years
ago.
The election is Nov. 4
City not connected
with water survey
By Jj JOHNSON
Times-Journal Editor
Persons receiving telephone
calls during the next few days
concerning a water survey in the
city of Perry might want to be
aware of the fact the city is not
involved in, nor has it endorsed
the survey.
Residents in the community
began receiving calls July 20
offering a “free water survey” in
Perry homes. The solicitation
message indicates the survey will
take place during the next two
weeks.
Persons receiving the call are
(See WATER, Page SA)
peaded to Florida
Local softball team wins
big, heads south
See page 6A
State DOT to renumber interstate exits
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Perry Interstate 75 exits will be
receiving new numbers in a couple
of years. Exits 42 and 43 will dis
appear from maps.
The Georgia Department of
Transportation will spend the next
two years notifying people of the
change that will begin in the year
2000, according to Larry
Seabrook, director of operations.
The new interstate exit numbers
will reflect the distance to a state
line in Perry’s case the Florida
line, he said during a July 21 inter
view. Numbering will follow cur
Tourism radio station now on the air
Station will be used to promote Perry tourism activities , Agricenter events
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
It’s on the air!
Everything you want to know about what
is going on in and about Perry is on the dial at
AMI6IO.
Tune in and you can hear information
about the Perry area going out over the air
ways in the voice of veteran radioman and
Georgia National Agricenter and Fairgrounds
employee Johnny Webb.
All of this is the result of a recent purchase
made by the Perry Convention and Visitors
Bureau —a low-power AM radio system.
The CVB now holds a Federal
Communications Commission license that
gives them the OK to broadcast travelers’
information via a 10-watt transmitter.
The $16,000 system is similar to those
used by the Georgia Department of
Transportation to inform travelers on the
interstate of construction areas and traffic
hazards, said CVB Director Jenny Andrew.
However, the target is not so much the trav
elers on the-interstate as what Andrew terms a
“captive audience” right here in Perry.
“We will be able to inform visitors to the
Agricenter about things to see and do in
Perry,” said Andrew. “We cannot use a busi
ness name, but we can give general informa
tion such as ‘Shop downtown Perry’.”
Information about events held at the
Agricenter will also be available, along with
traffic tips during the Georgia National Fair
and other times when traffic congestion around
the facility could be a problem, she said.
Andrew is not the only one who is excited
about being able to offer this information to
the public.
“I think it will be great for everyone,” said
Agricenter Director Mike Froehlich. “Not
only for the Agricenter, but the city of Perry.”
Andrew agrees. “This is not just for the
Agricenter but for the whole city of Perry, “
she echoed, pointing out that the system is a
wonderful way for Perryans to be informed
Drug raid leads police
officer to future husband
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
The way the story goes, it does
n’t sound like love at first sight.
But, maybe second.
When Beth Brown first laid
eyes on Kevin Weigand, she was
not impressed.
Besides, she had just been
rushed from her desk at the Dooly
County Sheriff’s Department
where she worked as communica
tions coordinator out into the cold
January air on that fateful day in
1993.
A detective took her into anoth
er nearby building, telling her lit
tle except she had to come along
on a drug bust because the group
needed a female in the law
enforcement profession to come
along.
Oh, great, she thought. And,
look at this guy. He looks awful!
She could see the man standing
in the room she had just been ush
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rent state road mileage numbering
systems. Road mileage is counted
from the south or from the west.
The new numbering system
will also eliminate such exit num
bers as 43A, assigned to the Perry
Parkway exit. The new exit to be
built just south of the Georgia
National Fairgrounds will not be
numbered 42A, but rather will
have a number unique to itself.
“This will give motorists an
opportunity to get actual dis
tances,” he said.
Georgia National Fairgrounds
and Agricenter Director Mike
Froehlich said he thinks this is a
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RADIO STATION LEADERSHIP INCLUDES (from left) JOHNNY WEBB AND WALTER ITWIS
Showing broadcast direction with them are Jenny Andrew and Michael Froehlich
about local activities.
The signal is broadcast from a system sold
by Digital Recorder, a North Carolina based
company. The $16,000 charge is a one-time
fee, said Andrew. Monthly electricity bills for
the system should cost about as much as a
“10-watt Christmas tree bulb”, she added.
Messages are entered into the system by a
simple telephone call, she said. An eight
minute loop is currently running.
“We are running that for the time being until
we become more comfortable with the sys
tem,” said Andrew. “So, please bear with us.”
The 1610 frequency will be advertised on
signs at the Agricenter and added to the CVB
ered into had long, dirty looking
hair, a beard and grubby clothes.
She must have stared, because
he turned around, looked at her
and said, “Who are you?”
It was then she realized who
she was looking at because the
voice was one she had spoken to
over the phone at the sheriff’s
department several times.
Yes, it was one of the depart
ment’s undercover agents. So
undercover, in fact, that he had
never come into the department,
just called by phone.
And, now, she would be going
on an adventure with him.
An adventure that is still going
on today she is now Mrs. Kevin.
Weigand.
At any rate, the bust that day
went down successfully, she said
during a recent interview.
Even though one of the guys
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New From Russia
Family adopts boy from
Russian orphanage
see page 1B
good idea.
“We have a lot of RV rallies
held at the Agricenter and a lot of
travelers become confused at our
present system,” said Froehlich.
That is because many other states
already use the mileage system.
“It will be a better indicator. We
look forward to it,” Froehlich
added.
“It makes a lot of sense,”
agreed Perry Convention and
Visitors Bureau Director Jenny
Andrew.
The CVB will be looking
toward changing exit number
information given on their bill
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Times-Journal Photo by Edify Johnston*
POLICE OFFICER BETH WEIGAND MAKES A RADIO CALL
She Is Now A Supervisor In The Perry Police Department
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Home of the Georgia National
Fair and Agricenter
boards, she said.
So will many other businesses
in Perry.
Holiday Inn Manager Tim
Coleman said a vast majority of the
hotel printed material will be
changed in time for the new system.
“Anybody that does anything
with tourism will have to make
changes,” he said.
State cost for the change comes
in at about $ 13.9 million, said
Seabrook.
Part of those monies reflect an
already planned update for the
signs, he said.
There are 474 exits in Georgia.
billboards on the interstate, she said.
The 10-watt system has about an eight
mile radius coverage area, Andrew said.
By comparison, the commercial AM radio
station in Perry, WPGA, has a daytime power
of 5.000 watts and a nighttime power of 275
watts, according to manager Phil Clark.
Andrew asks for local people who have
ideas for messages to give her a call.
The messages must meet certain criteria
set forth by the FCC, she said, but she will be
happy to explain those rules and share the
excitement of Perry information radio.
Andrew can be reached at the Welcome
Center at 988-8000.
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