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Welcome,
Perry friends
Members of the Christ’s Sanctified Holy
Church will be arriving in Perry later this
week for their annual camp meeting.
For 58 years, members of this conserva
tive denomination have been coming to their
national headquarters along U.S. 41 about
five miles north of town for their meetings.
For that same amount of time, they have also
been visiting Perry, bringing with them their
friendship and their money to purchase items
from local stores, to stay in local motels and
eat at local restaurants.
In recent years, the community has bene
fitted from the construction of a modem
nursing home, the Church Home for the
Aged, which has room for some local resi
dents to receive care. Recently the Church
Home added a day-care program for adults,
to extend their ministry with senior citizens
further into the community.
At the same time, the members of the
Christ’s Sanctified Holy Church have been
adding to and modernizing their camp
homes. Many new homes have been built in
recent years and the reach of the church has
expanded.
Welcome, friends, to your church home.
Schratt is merit finalist
Editor:
You previously reported that our daughter,
Kristin Schratt of Perry, age 11, was selected as a
state finalist for Pre-Teen America - Georgia
Competition held in Augusta July 18-20, 1997. We
are pleased to inform you that ICristin received the
Merit Finalist trophy. She was selected out of 155
girls from all over the state. She was judged for her
scholastic achievements, community involvement,
involvement in athletics and the arts. We would
appreciate you noting this in your paper.
Roger and Susan Schratt
Perry
About those business cards
Editor:
Just in case anyone has come across requests for
cards or business cards:
Update on Craig Shergold
PHOENIX, AZ - - An unauthorized chain letter
encouraging people to send business cards to a seri
ously ill boy continues to generate thousands of
pieces of mail each day, even though the boy is now
healed and the family has requested an end to the
mail.
News reports stated in 1989 that Craig Shergold,
a 9-year-old English boy diagnosed with a terminal
brain tumor, wanted to be recorded in the Guinness
Book of World Records for receiving the most
greeting cards. His wish was fulfilled in 1990 after
receiving 16 million cards.
Shergold’s tumor was successfully removed in
March 1991. However, the cards and letters contin
ue. Several versions of the letter exist, most of
which wrongly claim that the young boy remains
terminally ill and now wants to receive the largest
number of business cards. The addressee is encour
aged to gather business cards, forward them to an
incorrect address in Georgia and then forward the
chain letter to 10 friends.
“The chain letter claims that Make-A-Wish is
involved,” stated James E. Gordon, Chairman of the
Board of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America.
“That is not true. Our organization is not, and has
never been associated with the letter. Yet our office
continues to receive numerous phone calls each
month about the letter, diverting our staff time and
resources from our mission. The Make-A-Wish
Foundation requests that people please stop sending
business cards or greeting cards to Craig Shergold.”
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of America has
set up a special 800 number to explain the situation.
Callers can listen to a pre-recorded message by dial
ing (800)215-1333, ext. 184.
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, based in
Phoenix, has 82 chapters in the United States. Any
child between the ages of two-and-a-half and 18
who has been determined to have a life-threatening
illness is eligible to receive a wish. The first wish
was granted in Phoenix in 1980, and since then
Make-A-Wish has granted more than 37,000 wishes
ranging from building a backyard fishing pond to an
all-expense paid trip to Disney World.
For further information regarding the Make-A-
Wish Foundation and qualifying children, contact
(800) 722-9474.
RMahanJr@AOL.COM
via email
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Bob Itibble President
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News: Emily Johnstone, Pauline Lewis, Rick Johnstone; Sports: Phil Clark; Classified
Page 4A
Taking a look at the year Perry won a crown
My friend Rick Johnstone is a sort
of trivia buff, and he often suggests
years that he would like for me to
reflect on. This week, he suggested
1963 because “a lot happened that
year.”
Rick was right. Although he proba
bly wasn’t aware of it at the time, 1963
produced another state basketball
championship for the Perry Panthers
and Eric Staples.
In fact, the 1963 championship was
the second in a streak of three in a row
as Staples wound down his coaching
career with titles in 1962, 1963 and
1964, a total of seven in all at Perry
High. He retired after the 1965 season.
Rick has a vivid memory. There
were a lot of things happening in 1963.
President John Kennedy proposed the
Medicare program. The Nuclear Test
Ban Treaty was concluded, outlawing
atmospheric nuclear testing. The so
called hot-line between Washington
and Moscow was put into place.
It was a tumultuous year, too. The
civil rights movement was reaching a
climax with mass demonstrations in
Birmingham, Ala., and the epic March
on Washington where Martin Luther
King Jr. delivered his “I Have a
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Identifying problems with local trees
Many calls have been coming in
from homeowners about their trees.
What’s the problem with these trees?
Unfortunately, it does not come down
to one specific problem. But, I would
like to cover a few problems and their
solutions.
Dogwoods have seen the most
problems. Many of you have noticed
that the leaves of your dogwoods are
turning yellow, even brown and start
ing to show a twisted, knotty appear
ance. This is very likely to be powdery
mildew.
I bet if you think back to late May
and early June you will remember see
ing a powdery white haze of these
same trees. This would be when the
mildew attacked but the damage does
not appear till now.
Don’t worry, the tree will not die.
When you notice this powdery white
haze on the leaves it is time to treat
with a fungicide.
Yellow popular trees have also
been under stress lately. Many are
having leaves turn yellow and fail off.
If you look closely, many of them
have holes on the leaves. This is from
web worms feeding on the leaves. Do
not worry the tree will be all right.
You can spray the lower leaves
with an insecticide to help fight off the
worms, but it is not a must for the tree
to survive.
Dogwoods, and other trees such as
oak, hickory, and maple trees have
been losing leaves, browning at the
edges of their leaves or dying sudden
ly without apparent reason. On most
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Wed., July 30,1997
Phil Clark
Reminiscing
Dream” speech. That was on Aug. 28,
and it was just short of three months
later that President Kennedy was
assassinated in Dallas by Lee Harvey
Oswald, himself killed two days later
by Jack Ruby.
It was in 1963 that Jack Valachi tes
tified before Congress about the extent
of organized crime in the United
States. And in 1963, Arnold Palmer
became the first pro golfer to earn over
SIOO,OOO in a single year. The last 27
prisoners were removed from Alcatraz
in San Francisco Bay, and it was no
longer a prison.
In sports, the Chicago Bears won
the NFL title by beating the New York
Giants 14-10, while in the AFL, San
Diego beat the Boston Patriots 51-10.
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the
New York Yankees four games to none
to sweep the World Series, and the
Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles
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Ricky
Wheeler
Houston County
Extension Service
of these the reason would become
apparent if we were able to look at the
root system.
When the leaves suddenly dry up
and die on a plant it is due to a stem or
root problem. Stem damage, especially
by string trimmers and lawn mowers
can open the tree up to attacks which
weaken the tree. If this is the problem,
you can place mulch around the base of
the tree or start a shallow flower bed to
keep lawn equipment away from the
base.
The key to preventing shade tree
decline is to keep the tree vigorous
throughout its life. When planting, be
sure that the site is suitable for the vari
ety of tree. The site should be properly
prepared before planting.
The planting hole should be 2 to 3
times larger than the root ball. Plants
grown in containers need to have the
ball loosened before planting. Always
plant the tree at the same level it was
originally growing. For established
trees, be careful with mowers, trim
mers, and heavy equipment.
During dry periods, the most impor
tant thing is to water the trees. Water
the soil to a depth of 7 inches every 4
days. This will require one inch of
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Lakers four games to three to capture
the NBA title.
On the entertainment scene, Los
Angeles got its first rock ‘n roll night
club with the opening of the Whiskey-
A-Go-Go. Chicago-based Vee Jay
Records released the first Beatles
record in the United States, but the Fab
Four was still unheard of stateside, and
the record flopped. It would, of course,
become a hit when re-released in 1964
after the Beatles made their first
United States tour.
Instead, 1963 was a year that the so
called car songs became very popular,
with hits like the Beach Boys’ “Little
Deuce Coupe”, “Hey Little Cobra” by
the Rip Cords (one of the Rip Cords
was Doris Day’s son Terry Melcher),
“Drag City” by Jan and Dean, which
paved the way for others the following
year, like “Little Honda” and “Little
Old Lady From Pasadena.”
Singers were becoming actors, too.
Bobby Darin became the first singer to
be nominated for an Academy Award,
for supporting actor for his role in
“Captain Newman, M.D.”. 1963 saw
foreign language songs accepted by
American record buyers, who made a
number one out of Kye Sakamoto’s
water each time. Lightly watering each
day is not advisable. This causes prob
lems by encouraging a shallow root
system making the tree susceptible to
drought and cold weather.
Proper watering is extremely
important, especially during drought.
If your tree shows signs of stress, it
may be too late to help them. However,
if the tree has green leaves on it, con
tinue to care for it.
For more information on shade tree
care, insecticides, and fungicides con
tact the Houston County Extension
Office at 987-2028 or 542-2020.
(Ricky Wheeler is an agent with the
Houston County Extension Service.)
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“Sukiyake” in June, and “Dominique”
by the Singing Nun in December.
In late 1963, hits like “Love Me
Do”, Please Please Me”, “From Me to
You” and “She Loves You” by the
Beatles caused a frenzy among young
record buyers in England, and Capitol
Records quickly decided to release
another of the group’s songs stateside.
“I Want to Hold Your Hand” became
the first official Beatles’ release in the
United States, and set the stage for the
February, 1964 arrival of the Beatles in
America.
But that would be a 1964 story. In
1963, Americans welcomed newcom
ers Lou Christie, Shirley Ellis, Lesley
Gore, Barbara Lewis, Wayne Newton,
Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and the
Righteous Brothers. Henry Mancini
scored again, the record of the year
was “Days of Wine and Roses”, while
the top selling singles were “Blue
Velvet” by Bobby Vinton,
“Dominique”, by the Singing Nunn,
“Hey Paula” by Paul and Paula and “I
Will Follow Him” by-Peggy March.
The nation lost two of its finest female
performers, Patsy Cline in a place crash
on March 5 and Dinah Washington to a
drug overdose on Dec. 14.
From
Where I Sit
Bob Tribble
President
A silver lining
Everyone has heard the old saying,
“There is a silver lining behind every
cloud.” And you have also heard,
“There is good in every bad situation,
if we will only look for it.”
Let me tell you what you already
know. Sometimes it is very difficult to
see the good in some bad situations the
moment they happen. We all have
those incidents occur in our lives
where we just plain can’t see how any
good could possible come from this
bad situation! But, if we will continue
to search, weeks, months, even years
later we will find that good in the bad
situation.
There are times in our lives when
we don’t understand why we must face
certain things that we have to deal
with. There are times when we had
rather run, but there is no place to hide.
But, the simple truth of the matter is
we don’t have to understand every
thing that is happening in our life. We
just need to hold on to our faith and
convictions.
Sometimes we get so caught up in
our problems that we fail to see the for
est for the trees. When I was growing
up in Northeast Georgia, my family
never had the finer things in life. Now
mind you, compared to today’s stan
dards, we would have been poor folks
back then. If it had not been for a patch
of peas my father planted one summer,
food on our table would have been
sparse. Boy, did I get tired of eating
peas almost every meal.
Asa child, I could not fully under
stand why our money was short. The
whole family worked hard, so why
didn’t we have plenty of new clothes,
new cars, a big new home? You see,
the problem was I couldn’t see the for
est for the trees.
Now it is easy for me to see the
many good things in life that we had
back then. We were a family who did
things together from picking cotton to
playing softball in the cow pasture.
And yes, our parents and grandparents
instilled in us the importance of God in
our lives. You see, what I really though
was the worst of times actually turned
out to be some of the best of times.
Frances and I have been married for
almost 41 years now (woe be unto me
if I forget that anniversary on Aug. 10).
Not all of our marriage has been
peaches and cream. There have been
times when I would have loved to turn
her running lights out!
As I reflect over those 41 years, it
has been the best of times, even during
the worst of times. We have a son who
has followed his dad into the newspa
per business, three lovely granddaugh
ters, a nice home, nice cars, more
(See TRIBBLE, Page SA)