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Volume 127,
No. 18
2 Sections,
22 Pages
Wednesday,
May 6, 1998
50 Cents
At the
Crossroads
This Week
Reunions planned
The high school class reunion
gathering to top all gathcnngs is
planned tor Mas 8-9 in Pens
Members »l the classes of |9S().«)
ssill gather tor a sariels ot activities
including a visit to the (icorgia
National f airgrounds and Agnccntei
For more details on these
reunions, sec page 2h
Board of Health meets
The Houston Counts Hoard ot
Health vs.ill meet at 11 10 a m Mas
7 in the executive dining room ai
Houston Medical Center in Warner
Robins
Breakfast pizza on
public school menus
Here arc the menus lor Houston
Counts Public Elementary Schools tor
the- next week Two vegetables and
two truiis are offered with all lunches
and milk is served with all meals
Mas 6 Breakfast Breakfast
pi/za or cereal and toast. Inut or
fruit juice Punch Com dog or
grilled cheese sandwich with fruit
yogurt or PBJ sandwich oi baked
potato with hot toppings, pineapple
upside down cake
Mas 7 Breakfast Sausage
biscuit or cereal and toast, trull or
fruit juice. Punch Nachos with
cheese and beef or p \u.& or PBJ
sandwich or sub sandwich, ginger
bread w ith lemon sauce
May 8 Break last Manager's
choice or cereal and toast truii ot
fruit juice. Lunch Steak nuggets
with roll or barhec ue on bun or
PBJ sandwich oi manager ' choice,
banana pudding
Mas II Breakfast French
toast or cereal and toast, fruit or
fruit juice. Lunch Chicken nuggets
with roll or hot ham and cheese
sandwich oi PHI sandwich or
baked potato with hot toppings,
pudding with toppings
May 12— BieuklaM Sausage
biscuit or cereal and toast, truit ot
Imrt juice Lunch Taco or fish
nuggets ot sandwich, or PHJ sand
wich or suh sandwich, million dol
lar cookie
Mas I 3 Break last
Manager's choice or cereal and
mast, fruit or truit juice Lunch
Hoi dog or sloppy joes or PBJ
sandwich or baked potato with hot
toppings, brownie
Restaurants inspected
Here is the result ot inspections
by the Houston County
Environmental Health Department
tor the week ending May I
Discrepancies were found at
these locations
China Star. 15 AI Watson Blsd .
Warner Robins. 74. problems with
temperature control of buds
Rec Ctr/Rccrcation Center
Concession. 8(8) Watson Blsd .
Warner Robins. 92. problems with
storage of cleaning products
Suhsattonal. Galleria Mall.
Centerville. 92. problems with tem
perature control ol toods
No discrepancies were reported
at these locations
Coflees ol the World. Galleria
Mall. Centerville. 95
Days Inn/Loungc, 102 Valley
Drive. Perry. 94
Fellowship Christian Academy.
801 Watson Bivd., Warner Robins. 91
Golden Corral. 1208 Russell
Parkway. Warner Robins. 99
O A.C. Senior Center, 155
Maple St.. Warner Robins. 99
Ramada Inn/Wing's Cate and
Lounge. 2725 Watson Blvd ,
Warner Robins, 9f
Rec Center/Tanner Snack Bar.
200 Carl Vinson Parkway. Warner
Robins. 96
Rec Center/Tcd Wright Park.
2841 Moods Road. Bonaire. 97
Rec Ctr/Mcmorial Park. KOO S
First St . Warner Robins. 98
Rec Ctr/Peavy Concession, 610
Johnson Road. Warner Robins. 93
Rec Ctr/Perkins Park. 105
Mulberry St . Warner Robins, 96
Rec Ctr/Sewell Concession. 116
Wallace Drive. Warner Robins. 97
Snapper Lounge 2515 Moody
Road. Warner Robins. 91
Whatapi//a Cate. 2706 Watson
Blvd , Warner Robins. 83
Winn Dixie Store #1854 785
Ga 96. Bonaire. 100
Houston Times - Journal
Walker, Stafford draw opposition in November elections
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
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Houston County voters can look forward
to some interesting political action during
1998 . but. w ith the exception ot three non
partisan local contests, the excitement
won't be on the July 21 primary ballot It
will be m November, when Republicans
and Democrats knock heads
Neither Ga Rep Larry Walker. D-Perry.
nor County Commission Chairman J
Sherrill Statlord. also a Democrat, have any
opposition in the Democratic primary Both
w ill face Republican challengers in the tall
Elko resident
Cain to challenge
Saxby Chambliss
By Jj JOHNSON
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Two-term veteran U.S. Rep Saxby
Chambliss ot Moultrie picked up opposition
for the Nov 3 general election when Elko
resident Ron Cain paid his qualifying tec
moments before the buzzer May I
Cain said he believed he could bring
fresh ideas to the race. He qualified as a
Democrat Chambliss is a Republican
Chambliss was elected tliyt years ago
He represents ihc~SpCrind Congressional
District, which stretches from the Florida
state line to Macon.
Because neither candidate picked up
opposition lor their respective party pri
maries planned for July 21. the two will
meet on the general election ballot during
November
Cam, w ho came to the area more than 20
years ago as an employee of Continental
Can Co., said he believes more should be
done to retain existing jobs Cam charged
that elected officials should work more with
plant officials to keep jobs available for res
idents
I know you can’t keep plants from clos
ing. but you've got to do all you can to pre
serve jobs." Cam said
I am familiar with the economic impact
ol Robins Air Force Base, and I am con
cerned with the depot issue and military
spending in general." Cain said. "I believe
private industry has to be addressed as
well."
Cam said some industries are turning
down qualified candidates for jobs and
telling them “they are overqualified."
He said he also believes there are many
examples of age discrimination in the area
Cain said he contemplated runntng for
office before, but never actually paid a qual
ifying fee. He has been active in some com
munity activities and is a frequent contribu
tor to l-ctters to the Editor columns in mtd
statc newspapers.
Chambliss has been active in defense of
Robins jobs. He is a member of the military
preparedness committee, formerly known as
the military affairs committee of the U.S
House.
Burke: Drug abuse involved in almost all local crimes
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Opposing Walker is Gloria Alday. a
Centerville business owner Stafford will
square off against Ned Sanders of Warner
Robins, who has been active tn Republican
politics for a number of years
Alday v. Walker
Alday. 62. calls herself "a mainstream
candidate" and says that she is "running to
ensure that Houston County has a voice in
stale government as the Republicans
become the majority party "
Her press statement claims that new vot
ers tend to vote Republican, that
Republican voters in the district now
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NEW MOM Jane and Keith
Chapman, fairly new at parenting, hold
Adoption allows Jane Chapman
to celebrate this mother s day
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Jocknal Stah
Gt was a cold, rainy day. The young
■couple had traveled a long wav
■ from Perry to this Russian town of
Perm.
As they climbed from the car parked
in front a brown two-story building,
they pulled their jackets tighter and
walked quickly to get inside and escape
the elements.
After stepping inside, they were led
down a hall to an office
By Jj JOHNSON
Tma-Jowm Ewtoe
“Drugs are involved in a significant portion
of all felony crimes committed in Houston
County," Houston County District Attorney
Kelly Burke told Perry Rotarians May 3.
Reviewing the types of crimes his office
deals with. Burke said drugs (or abuse of alco
hol) are involved in almost all gang-related
activities.
He said almost all incidents of forgery in
the county relate to persons attempting to
obtain more drugs or alcohol. He said the
majority of these crimes take place against
another family member.
Auto theft relates to drug use and abuse
because persons looking for quick cash for
drugs will break into a vehicle where some
thing valuable is visible.
“This includes such items as guns, cellular
telephones, tapes and CDs anything they
can sell or trade for drugs." Burke said
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exceed 50 percent, and that "these con
tributing factors could have the makings for
an upset not unlike the 1994 defeat in
Macon of veteran House Leader Denmark
Groover by then unknown challenger
Sharon Falls."
Walker, generally regarded as one of the
most powerful elected officials in the state,
has served as House Majority Leader for a
decade and has been instrumental in
obtaining substantial state funding for
Houston County projects
Sanders v. Stafford
Ned Sanders, who will oppose Stafford
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their son, Andrew.
The office door opened
And. for these two people, it was as
if sunshine filled the room
In a town thousands of miles from
home. Keith and Jane Chapman found
their dream patiently waiting lor them
inside Dome Rebyonka #2-an orphan
age.
This is the story of Andrew and how.
for the first time in her life. Jane
Chapman will be spending Mothers
(See ANDREW, Page SA)
Even domestic violence crimes are often
related to drug and alcohol abuse. Burke said,
he said many drug abusers become violent and
abuse their families and friends.
Burke said every murder committed in
Houston County during the past two years
have been drug or alcohol related
One of those murders resulted in an unex
pected execution. Burke said a man who broke
into a Warner Robins house and killed the
owner while searching for items to steal, lied
the area. *
Later, the suspect wa i stopped for a routine
check by Jacksonville. Fla., authorities When
the officer came hack to talk to the suspect, he
opened fire on the Jacksonville policeman.
Burke said after the shooting ceased, the
suspect was dead while the officer was pro
tected by a bullet-proof vest and was not
harmed.
Burke told the Rotarians he did not know all
the answers to changing the criminal patterns
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Driving for Christ
Perryan Emory Wilson takes
a turn in a NASCAR vehicle in
an effort to witness for
Christ.
See page 1B
for County Commission Chairman, is
retired from Robins Air Force Base where
he was chief of civil engineering design and
later chief ol program development He
holds degrees in civil engineering and busi
ness administration and is a Vietnam veter
an
In his campaign announcement. Sanders
said that he wants to see a "public dia
logue on such issues as the new court
house and jail facilities and the need for |H«'
county's infrastructure to keep pace with
(See RACES, Page SA)
Local firm to
design new county
court house
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Times-JuewxAi. Stmt
After months of effort and despite stiff
competition from 11 other architectural
firms. The "home learn" has won
May 5. the Houston County
Commissioners voted unanimously to hire
a coalition of local architects to design the
new courthouse
The contract was given to Hayes.
Michael & Slater of W'amer Robins and
JMA of Perry They will work with
Hennmgson. Durham & Richardson, a
nationwide firm specializing in criminal
justice buildings
The two local firms teamed up to seek
the contract, and also brought in a strong
back-up in HI)R. whose architects have
designed jails, courthouses and other gov
ernment facilities across the country.
Jim Mchserle of JMA and Michael
Slater of Hayes. Michael and Slater were
both at the Commission meeting to leam
the outcome
"We re very pleased," Slater said after
the meeting. “We’re looking forward to it "
In other business, the Commissioners:
\ Initiated action on a new building
which will serve as a 15-bed crisis unit for
mental health emergencies under the aus
pices of the Phoenix Centci Community
Service Board
Dr David N Harvey, chairman ot the
Phoenix board was al the meeting to
request the Commissioners approve a SI
million building loan through the Houston
County Public Purpose Corporation, which
served earlier as a funding mechanism for
the new Department of Family and
Children Services building
Harvey said SI l million in state funds
secured by Sen Sonny Perdue and Rep.
Larry Walker would have to be forfeited if
the building is not ready by Jan l. 199 V
Carlton Driscoll of Wachovia bank was
also present to explain how the loan system
would work. The Commissioners voted to
(See COUNTY, Page 10A)
in Houston County, but he believes civic
groups can be helpful through programs they
sponsor for young people.
During a recent visit to a local high school.
Burke said several tenth graders blamed all of
their problems on society.
“I disagree." Burke said. “At some point,
that participant in drugs made a decision to
participate by using an illegal drug As the
need for drugs went up. other decisions were
made to commit crimes ”
Dry-out programs arc not very successful
either, Burke said. This is because a person has
to want to become sober to make the program
work. Without that commitment, the drug
abuser is back into use shortly after returning
to society.
Referring to a campaign issue from two
years ago. Burke said the number of pending
cases in the district attorney's office has been
reduced from almost 6.000 to less than 4,000.
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