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Award time
Rainbow House leaders honor com
munity volunteers for providing
better environment for families
seepages*
Volume 127,
No. 4
2 Sections,
16 Images
Wednesday,
Jan. 28, 1998
50 Cents
At the
Crossroads
This Week
Events at Agricenter
A gun and knife show is
scheduled for the Georgia
National f airgrounds and
Agricenter Jan. 31-Feb I
Sub sandwiches on
school lunch menu
Here is the menu for
Houston Counts public
schools lor breakfast and
lunch for the coming week
Jan 28 Breakfast:
Cheese croissant or cereal and
toast, fresh fruit or fruit juice;
Lunch: Taco or baked potato
with chili and cheese, roll,
two vegetables, two fruits,
pudding with whipped top
ping
Jan 29 Breakfast:
Chicken biscuit or cereal and
toast, fresh fruit or fruit juice;
Lunch: Submarine sandwich
or southern chicken with roll,
lettuce, tomato, pickle, two
vegetables, two fruits, manag
er's choice dessert
Jan 30 Breakfast
Pancake with syrup or cereal
and toast, fresh fruit or fruit
juice. Lunch Pizza of manag
er's choice, two vegetables,
two fruits, baked dessert
Feb 2 Manager’s
choice or cereal and toast,
fresh fruit or fruit juice;
Lunch: Hamburger or chicken
fried steak with gravy and
roll, lettuce, tomato, pickle,
french fries, one vegetable,
two fruits.
Feb 3 Breakfast
Sausage biscuit or cereal and
toast, fresh fruit or fruit juice;
Lunch: chicken sandwich or
spaghetti with Texas toast,
two vegetables, lettuce and
tomato, one fruit, cake
Feb. 4 Breakfast:
Cheese croissant or cereal and
toast. Iresh fruit or fruit juice;
Lunch Corn dog orchili or
soup with sandwich, macaroni
and cheese, one vegetable,
two fruits. Jell-O with
whipped topping
Proper temperature
control stumps five
Here is the results of
inspections by the Houston
County Environmental Health
Department during the week
ot Jan 19-23 When? discrep
ancies were reported, correc
tions were required
Discrepancies reported
China Star. 1531 Watson
Blvd . Warner Robins. 83.
problems with temperature
control of foods, problems
with storage of cleaning prod
ucts
Gunny 's. 85 S Ga. 247,
Warner Robins. 88. problems
with temperature control of
foods
Judce’s Coffee Shop. 270
Ga. 26 E.. Elko. 90. problems
with temperature control of
foods
Pizza Hut. 1010 Russell
Parkway. Warner Robins. 85.
problems with temperature
control of foods
Popeyes Famous Chicken
and Biscuits. 750 Russell
Parkway. Warner Robins. 86.
problems with temperature
control of foods
No discrepancies were
reported at these locations:
J&C's Hot Dog Hut,
Houston Mall. Warner
Robins. 98
Kim's Kitchen. 1754
(See FOOD, Page 2A)
Houston Times-Journal
Wood, Byrd claim top Chamber honors
Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy recalls how company developed corporate goals
Bv EMILY JOHNSTONE
TiMts-JotmsM. Staff
Local businessmen Rusty Wood and
Steve Byrd captured personal honors during
the 42nd Perry Area Chamber ot Commerce
annual meeting Jan 20
Wood, president of Tollcson Lumber Co
of Perry, and chairman ol the Chamber two
years ago. received the Seabie Hickson
Award.
Byrd, who heads Byrd and Co ol Warner
Robins, a development company, received
the Volunteer of the Year award
Meanwhile, chamber members feasted
Growth time
Westfield opens $1.5 million capital funds drive
By Jj JOHNSON
TW for The Westfield
Schools. The future is • $1.5 million capi
tal funds drive which kicked off Monday.
The public part of the drive should raise
about a half million dollars. Michael
Drake, headmaster at the private school in
Berry, told members rtf the Perry Rotary
Club Jin. 26.
The money will fund the first phase of
a $7-million campus expansion plan.
Drake said the expanded facilities will
allow the school to accommodate 800 stu
dents in grades K-4-12.
Included in die first phase will be a new
kindergarten building for K-4 and K-5. a
new field house, a new administration
building and some campus traffic-flow
changes.
Future plans call for a new media cen
ter, a fine arts and science lab classroom
wing and a performing arts center.
The process began four years ago,
Drake said, when the school began to
experience enrollment increases.
“When I got here during 1992, we had
399 students.’* Drake recalled. “We have
570 in classes today.”
When the school began to experience
growth, a long range planning committee
began examining the future of the school.
“During the first two years, the com
mittee worked to define Westfield," Drake
said. “We wanted to know how many stu
dents we could accommodate and retain
the family atmosphere. We also wanted to
know what level of academics we would
offer.”
From that came a plan to allow growth
to about 800 students with three sections
of each grade. Grades 1-12 holds at 20 per
section while kindergarten enrollment will
stop at 17 per class.
Columbus officer tells parents
some gang members as young as 8
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
TIMES-JpI'RNM. STVFI
A large crowd gathered at the Perry High
School auditorium Jan. 21 to listen as two
experts on gang activity spoke about problems
they sec in a large city and how people in
Perry can possibly avoid the same problems
Detective Alto Spencer, member of the
Gang Task Force of the Columbus Police
Department, said the Force began in that
town in 1990 after a young man was killed
during a gang-related incident.
Now. every year since, police in
Columbus have dealt with at least one mur
der that is gang-related, said the detective.
“We began to talk to kids about gang
activity young kids," said Spencer.
They found children as young as eight
years old who had gang knowledge, he
added
Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia
ime
Annual Parry invitational will
bring 25 teams to Perry tills week
end
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on food from Chick-fil-A of Perry and
words ot wisdom from the founder of the
Chick-til-A company during their meeting
held at the Georgia National Fairgrounds
and Agricenter
"The difference between success and
failure is that you have to be totally com
mitted. said Cathy president ot Chick-fil-
A. one ol the fastest-growing restaurant
chains in America
"It you get excited about your work, peo
ple will follow you." he added
Cathy related his story ot growing up
during a time when people were trying to
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A LOOK AT THE FUTURE -
Wastfiald Haodmostar Michael
Drake points to a she concept for
Drake said curriculum plans include
expanded fine and performing arts oppor
tunities and new computer and media
opportunities. The school will offer addi
tional advanced placement courses for
high school students.
Construction will begin within days on
the first building of the three-structure
first phase plan. The Board of Trustees
will open bids later this week on a kinder
garten building.
This unit will include six classrooms
for K-4 and K-5 students, and will be
behind the existing elementary school
wing.
Drake said this will enable the school
One common factor they found in chil
dren who were involved in gang or gang
like activity was low self-esteem, said
Spencer
During the program, videos were shown
that provided information on gang signs and
attitude.
Spencer also spoke about the signifi
cance of colors and symbols in the gang
culture.
While Spencer said that after making
observations about Perry he does not think
there is organized gang activity in this com
munity. he told the citizens gathered that
"you have to be alert to the tact that some of
these people could come into your commu
nity and set up a gang."
"I haven't seen a lot ol this here." he
(See GANGS, Page BAI
Serving Houston County Since Pec 17,1870
recover from the Great Depression.
Cathy said when he was in second grade
he began purchasing Coca-Cola in bottles
six for a quarter He would then sell the
drinks to neighbors tor five cents each,
making a nickel profit on each batch ot
sodas
That entrepreneurial spirit helped lead
him to the corporate file where is he regard
ed as a respected businessman
Cathy recalled how the company was
floundering during the early 1980 s
Competition had increased and the compa
ny was suffering from a faltering economy
Timat-Jottmal Hwto by J| Jabiuon
tfw expanded Woctfiold Schools
campus. Th# now buildings will
bo adfacont to existing ones.
to offer an all-day K-4 program with after
school care offered to Westfield students.
The present kindergarten program is
only a half-day because of facilities, he
said.
Moving the present kindergarten pro
gram out of the elementary building will
allow for expanded enrollment in elemen
tary classes and will provide room for an
art teacher.
Another part of the first phase is the
construction of an administrative build
ing. This addition will be between the pre
sent high school wing and U.S. 41 on the
(See WESTFIELD, Page 8A)
Sales tax proposal attracting attention
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Timp-Jouknal ST*rr
Amid reports of some Houston
County residents preparing to oppose
and others preparing to support the
upcoming Special Local Option Sales
Tax referendum, officials are waiting to
see what county voters decide March 17.
The SPLOST is a result of a court
mandate order. County commissioners
must rectify problems of space shortage
with courthouse and jail facilities.
A recent resolution passed by com
missioners said 544 million is needed to
construct a new courthouse and regional
jail near Perry Parkway.
Voters will have the option March 17
of adding an additional penny of sales
tax to pay for the new courthouse and
jail.
Graduation time
Many volunteer firemen complete
training classes, join stations
See page 1B
Corporate leaders went on a retreat to
discuss the future Cathy said out of that
weekend, the group developed the corporate
mission statement
That statement, he said, includes the
words honoring and serving God first and
customers second
Cathy also spoke about several foster
homes he operates and his association with
Berry College located in Mount Berry
Attending the banquet with him were two
foster children from one ot the several
(See CHAMBER, Page BAi
The referendum does not have pro
jects the municipalities of Perry and
Warner Robins requested be added.
Houston County Commissioner Jim
Carter said he is not going to try to talk
people “in or out or voting for the sales
tax.
“I see it as the lesser of two evils."
said Carter, referring to the likelihood of
an increase in ad valorem taxes if the
SPLOST fails.
“But, I stand firm against any taxation
to the citizens." he added.
“I am glad the people will have the
chance to express themselves March 17.”
said Carter.
Perry City Manager Skip Nalley said
he is “disappointed for all the cities of
(See TAX, Page 8A)
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Home of the Georgia
National fair and
Agricenter
Beer plant
may be sold
Speculation has up to
three companies in
former brewery space
By Jj JOHNSON
TIMKS-jOt KNAI. tumm
WARNER ROBINS
Rumors continue thai a sale ot
the former Heileman Brewing
Co. facility along Ga 247 Spur
will occur soon
Although he would not con
firm an> of the rumors. Houston
Counts Development Authority
Developer Tim Martin said there
is interest in the former brewery
“There have been several
prospects interested in the build
ing." Martin said late last week
“We hope a formal announce
ment will come soon
One rumor has up to three
companies using the plant once
devoted to beer brewing and tea
manufacturing
Martin told members of the
Development Authority Jan 22
that the community has several
development prospects
The development company
which bought the Northrop-
Grumman property in Perry now
has a full-time marketing devel
oper, Ron Robinson, assigned to
the project
Owners of the property are
considering various names for
the development which they will
begin marketing soon
There is interest in the PPG
building The company plans to
stop production at the Perry plant
by November. Martin said
“We re waiting on the compa
ny to notify us of their plans for
the facility." Martin said
(See PLANT. Page BA>