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Mitchell encourages sup
port for cleaning up tele
vision broadcasts
Letter is answer to column about
violence in April 1 Times-Journai
See page 4A
Volume 127,
No. 14
2 Sections,
22 Pages
Wednesday,
April 8, 1998
50 Cents
At the
Crossroads
This Week
Barbecue coming
The Perry Shrine Club
members will host their spring
barbecue April 17 at their
facility located at 402
Courtney Hodges Blvd
Plates will be ready for
pick-up at the drive-thru from
11:30 a m until 6:30 p m
April 17 Each plate will con
tain one-half pound of pit
cooked pork barbecue, cole
slaw, cookies, potato chips,
pickles and bread The cost
will be $5 per plate Bulk bar
becue. if available, will be $6
per pound
Shirts help Special
Olympics fund
The Perry Police
Department is raising funds to
support the Special Olympics.
Law Enforcement Run T
shirts are available for a $lO
donation. Contact Keith
Kindle at the department from
9 am. until 4 p.m daily at
988-2800.
Hot dogs and subs on
school menu
Here are the menus for
Houston County Public
Schools for the next week.
Two vegetables and two fruits
are offered with all lunches,
and milk is served with all
meals.
April 8 - Breakfast:
Breakfast pizza or cereal and
toast, fruit or fruit juice;
Lunch Hot dog or sloppy joes
or PBJ sandwich or baked
potato w/hot toppings, brown
ie.
April 9 Breakfast:
Sausage biscuit or cereal and
toast, fruit or fruit juice;
Lunch: Cheeseburger or
southern chicken with roll or
PBJ sandwich, sub sandwich,
manager's choice dessert
April 10 Breakfast:
Manager's choice or cereal
and toast, fruit or fruit juice;
Lunch: Pizza or manager's
choice or PBJ sandwich,
applesauce cake.
April 13-17 - Spring Break
Food inspection told
Houston County
Environmental Health inspec
tors visited several local
kitchens during the past week.
At these locations, inspec
tors found discrepancies
which required immediate
repairs:
Pizza Hut. 1406 Watson
Blvd., Warner Robins, 76.
problems with storage of
cleaning products
Quail Run Elementary
School, 250 Smithville
Church Road. Warner Robins.
93. problems with temperature
control of foods
Ryan’s Family Steak
(See FOOD. Page SA)
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Official Legal Organ for Houston County , the City of Perry' and the State of Georgia
PPG continues to seek jobs for employees
Perry manufacturing plant remains on schedule to close by Nov. 15 manager says
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
TimevJoi KSO SlOl
“We will be trying to lock in jobs for
them to the very end "
That is what PPCi Industries Perry plant
Manager Henry Goode said he and others
are working diligently to do tor the
employees of the Perry PPG plant
The plant, also known as Works 18. will
be cease operation in mid-November
“We have been told we will not operate
Houston County
sending 12 to
Governor s Honors
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Timb-Jousmi Staff
Twelve Houston County
sophomores and juniors have
been named finalists in the pres
tigious Governor’s Honors
Program
According to Houston County
Supt. of Schools Tony Hinnant.
who presented the list of students
to the Board of Education at their
regular meeting April 7, "This is
the largest number in many
years."
Governor’s Honors finalists
for 1998 will attend a six weeks
summer enrichment program at
Valdosta State University The
program is designed to proside
intellectually gifted and artisti
cally talented high school stu
dents with special opportunities
not usually available during the
regular school year
On the 1998 list was Perry
High School student Matthew
Pihlblad. son of Tim and Debbie
Pihlblad Matthew Pihlblad will
attend the program in the area of
design
Other Houston County stu
dents named to the program are
Frances Chen. Adam Hawk.
Aaron Osborn. Monica Owens.
Wiley Purcell and Michelle
Swann, all of Houston County
High School; Audra Stoldt of
Northsidc High School, and
Clarence Eldndgc. James Hunt.
Daniel McCann and Lucas
Pa.obek. all of Warner Robins
High School.
The Board also recognized
two teachers. Barbara Gilmore of
Perry Middle School and Phyllis
Wilson of Lindsey Elementary
Sch«K>l as Sallie Mae First Year
Teacher Award Winners Both
women left other careers to enter
teaching. They will represent
(See TEACHERS, Page SA)
Service strategy?
Committees named to lead county, three cities into
agreements concerning services and greater efficiency
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Recently named committees may help reduce
double taxation, duplication and remove the con
fusion about who will provide services in various
parts of the community.
These committees are charged to work on
Houston County’s Service Delivery Strategy.
Initiated by Ga. House Bill 489. the strategy is a
state-mandated requirement aimed at improving
efficiency of city and county services and pre
venting double taxation and duplication of ser
vices.
The committees include representatives from
all four jurisdictions Houston County and the
cities of Centerville. Berry and Warner Robins.
Chairpersons will be chosen at the first meet
e is
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Perry High baseball team
leads Subregion 3-AA in
baseball standings.
See page 6A
beyond Nov 15.“ said Goode
This is a result of the December 1997
announcement by PPG Industries to close
Works IK because of it not being successful
from a financial standpoint, officials said
At the present time things arc going
well and operations are still running nor
mally. said Goode
Temporary employees have been
brought in to replace those who have
already left lor other positions, he added
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ings of the committee. In accordance with a deci
sion made at a meeting of elected officials on Feb.
25, each jurisdiction has two representatives and
no jurisdiction may have the chairperson of more
than one committee.
The committees and their meeting dates are as
followi:
V Water and Sewer, to be chaired by a repre
sentative of the City of Warner Robins: Randall
Wright and John Harley of Centerville; Bobby
Glover and Skip Nalley of Ferry, Donald Walker
and Phillip Campbell of Warner Robins, Larry
Sneligrove and Tommy Stalnaker of Houston
County, the first meeting was held April 7 at
Warner Robins City Hall.
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There arc 160 employees at the plant,
said Goode
“We have 19 employees who have been
accepted into area industries and two who
are going back to school." he said
So far. 15 Perry employees have decided
to relocate to other PPG Industries facili
ties. said Goode
Meanwhile plant officials arc working
to help the remaining employees, he added
"We have commitments from several
Not just dreaming
Members of the Perry Presbyterian
Church are now beyond the dreaming and
planning stage for meir new sanctuary and
office building. Members of the cnurch
(above) put spades to the dirt following
April 5 worsnip services at the church.
Leading the service is the Rev. Jim Shipley
(left), lona-time pastor of the church. The
new building, which will face Second Street,
will provide seating for 400 persons when
completed. An unfinished area can be
expanded later to increase seating to 500
persons. Shipley said the new offices will be
on the north side of the brick building. The
expansion project, planned for many years,
will increase me church buildings by more
than 10,000 square feet.
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Teen charged with trying
to poison city drug dog
From Stafi ReroaTs
A 16-ycar-old Pcrr\ resident
has been charged with conspiracy
to cause damage to a police dog.
according to Perry Police Chief
George Potter
During an Apnl 7 interview. Potter
said the male juvenile, w as found act
ing suspiciously in the backyard of
the dog handler's residence
The juvenile has been under
the watchful eye of the law for
some time because he was sus
pected of attempting to form a
. gang in the Perry area.
Officer Jeff Rosner was not at
home at the time, according to
reports
Information obtained at a later
date revealed the juvenile con
tacted two persons and offered
area industries that are holding jobs for
some of our employees until the shut
down," said Goode
The plant manager praised employees for
their dedication and attitude "Our employ
ees arc remaining enthusiastic." he said
Plans are to list the plant property with
realtors in the near future, he added PPG
began production there in March 1990
There has already been some interest
shown in the property." said Goode
Commissioner
Carter will not
seek re-election
B> CHARLOTTE PERKINS
TimevJoi kmi Stmt
Count) Commissioner Jim
Carter said April 7 that he will not
seek re-election, but he did not
rule out running for another office
in the future
Carter, whose current term will
continue through Dec 31. 1998,
made the surprise announcement
at the Commissioners’ regular
meeting speaking in terms of
"changing gears” and "closing
this chapter"
In an emotional statement.
Carter gave warm praise to the
county government staff and said
that he had mans people to thank
The other Commissioners preseni
had kind words in return
Commissioner Jay Walker said
that he was ' very disappointed’
in Carter’s decision, and called
him a “great commissioner "
Commissioner Tom
McMichael praised Carter as
“dedicated and forthright.” and
Commissioner Larry Snellgrove
said that although "people
thought we would fight.’ he and
Carter had agreed on many
points.
Carter's announcement comes
less than three weeks before the
final date for candidates to put
their names on the ballot for 1998
elections Carter and County
Commission Chairman J Sherrill
Stafford, are the only members of
the County Commission up for
re-election this year
Stafford was at a government
related meeting in Atlanta on
Tuesday, the meeting was chaired
by Snellgrove
Highlights of the meeting
included
• A decision to lower the land
fill fee for out-of-county cus
(Set COUNTY, Page SAI
related story, 94
them money to initiate a hit or
"death call" on the dog. Tosca,
said Potter
These persons were offered
SIOO to kill Tosca and S2O to
work on uncovering the animal s
habits, said Perry Detective Heath
Dykes.
"Basically, they denied the
offer.” said Potter
The teen appeared to plan to
poison the dog. Potter said.
Steps have been taken to pro
tect Tosca from future threats to
her life, said the chief
“We are fortunate the dog was
not harmed." said Potter
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