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Volume 127,
No. 20
2 Sections,
20 Pages
Wednesday,
May 20, 1998
50 Cents
City of Perry could quit household garbage business
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Tmaa-J<X'»NAL Stait
Members of Perry City
Council arc considering leaving
the household garbage business.
At press time Tuesday, mem
bers of Perry City Council were
hearing a presentation by Sullivan
Environmental, a local firm in the
business of garbage pick-up
At the
Crossroads
This Week
Memorial service set
Memorial Day Services for 1998
will be held in Perry May 25
Don Norris, member of the
Amencan Legion, said he hopes to
have a large crowd in attendance
at this year s ceremony
Guest speaker is Air Force
retired Lt Col Willard W Rush
Master of ceremonies will be
retired Chief Master Sgt Johnny
Barton Members of the Perry High
School ROTC will post and remove
the colors.
The Star Spangled Banner wdi be
sung by Haytey Godbee, tormer Perry
Chamber o< Commerce president
The program, sponsored by the
city of Perry, the American Legion
and the VFW, will be held at Perry
Memorial Gardens at 11 a m
The Gardens are located along
U S 41 N near the Thompson
Road intersection
A program will be held at the
same time at Magnolia Park
Cemetery in Warner Robins that
day. also
Poppies on sale
Members ot Veterans ot
Foreign Wars Post 6126 and its
Ladies Auxiliary will sell Buddy
Poppies at various places in Perry
from May 22—25
According to Auxiliary President
Judy Poss. “VFW by-laws require
the proceeds from our sale of
Buddy Poppies must be used to
benefit disabled and needy veter
ans and the widows and orphans
of deceased veterans right here in
the community.”
In 1923, the VFW was the first
veterans organization to promote a
nationally organized campaign for
the annual distribution of poppies
assembled by disabled or hospital
ized veterans That tradition contin
ues today, with more than 18 mil
lion poppies assembled by paid
disabled and hospitalized veterans
each year
Cheese croissants on
school breakfast menu
Here are the menus for
Houston County Public Elementary
Schools for the next week Two
vegetables and two fruits are
offered with all lunches, and milk is
served with all meals
May 20— Breakfast Waffles
with syrup, or cereal and toast, fruit
or fruit juice, Lunch: Com dog or
gnlled cheese with fruit yogurt or
PBJ sandwich or baked potato with
hot toppings. Mississippi Mud cake
May 21— Breakfast Sausage
biscuit or cereal and toast, fruit or
fruit juice, Lunch: Nachos withe
cheese and beef or pizza or PBJ
sandwich or sub sandwich, choco
late chip cookie
May 22 Breakfast Manager’s
choice or cereal and toast, fruit or'
fruit juice; Lunch: Steak nuggets
with roll or barbecue on bun or
PBJ sandwich or manager's
choice, Jell —0 cookie
May 25 Student holiday
May 26 Breakfast: Sausage
becut or cereal and toast, fruit or fruit
juice. Lunch: Tacos or fish nuggets or
sandwich or PBJ sandwich or sub
sanckwich. cmamon rods
May 27 Breakfast Cheese
croissant or cereal and toast, fruit
or fruit juice; Lunch: Hot dogs or
hamburger or PBJ sandwich or
baked potato with hot toppings,
shortcake with fruit topping
Improper temperature
controls cause problems -
Here are results from food
inspections dunng the past week
Appiebee's Grill and Bar. 314
(See FOOD, Page SA)
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According to Perry City
Manager Skip Nalley. privatiza
tion of Perry’s garbage pick-up
could become reality by July I.
"We hope if council approves
this, it can be put into place by the
beginning of our next budget
year," said Nalley Thai is July 1
Nalley said privatization of
household garbage pickup could
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WALKING FOR DOLLARS Members of (be American Cancer
Society Perry Unit relay teams watch as survivors of cancer lead the
Relay for Life raises $36,000 to fight cancer
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Times-Johiikai ST*r»
Mur the 18 hours that the Perry Relay
Jb for Life was under way on May 15-
W 16. neither Peggy Bledsoe nor Sue
Fleming got a wink of sleep It all paid off
for the hardworking co-captains of the
event when the final count was in
The 1998 Perry Relay brought in
$36,591 14 for the American Cancer
Society. The goal of S 2(),()()() wasn't just
passed it was left behind in the dust as 18
teams of volunteers put on their walking
shoes and hit the Perry High School track
This was the most money raised yet at a
Perry Relay for Life and. right along
with the sleepy yawns and aching feet,
there was plenty to smile about
More than 400 people participated in the
opening ceremonies, with 50 cancer sur
vivors taking the lirst walk around the
track Later, as darkness fell. 174 luminar
ies, more than have ever been purchased
before, were lighted in honor of cancer sur
vivors and in memory of loved ones who
have died of cancer, creating a softly-glow
ing ring of light all around the track.
Meanwhile, on the (lathed stage, a
marathon of entertainment and inspiration
was taking place. All around the Relay site.
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save the city money, and help bal
ance the budget.
‘if we continue to collect trash,
we will have to invest in a new
garbage truck,” said Nalley.
"Quite simply, in reviewing the
budget and determining costs for
our services, our sanitation costs
appeared to be a little out of kil
ter." he added “We estimate that
teams were grilling hamburgers and hot
dogs and even continuing to raise funds by
selling baked goods, candy and boiled
peanuts to members of other teams
Some spent the night Some left late and
some arrived early Saturday morning to
make sure that walkers were always on the
track By dawn, it was clear that some were
on their last legs, but others like the
irrepressible Momingside Elementary
School teachers were dancing to "I
Heard it on the Grapevine" at 7 a m and
cheering wildly every time one of their
team came around the track
Later in the morning the Morningside
team, led by Theresa Sowell, cheered even
more on receiving the award for the "Most
Spirited Team.”
The big winners (after the American
Cancer Society, of course) were the
Northrop Grumman cowboys and cowgirls,
who raised a big cheer on learning they had
overcome the formidable competition of the
Bafik of Perry for the most money raised
Northrop Grumman also came in first for
the best decorated camp. Morningside
Elementary came in second with their teddy
bear theme, and "The Apple Dumplings" of
Perry Elementary School came in third
The Bank of Perry won the Silver Award
By Jj JOHNSON
Times-Jihunm Editok
Georgia Lottery Corp head Rebecca Paul is
convinced the big winners of the Georgia
Lottery games are the students of public
schools in the state.
Speaking to members of the Perry Rotary
Club May 18. Paul said the lottery organiza
tion provides funds for the HOPE scholar
ships. for pre-kindergarten programs and for
technology in schools.
Created by the Georgia General Assembly
five years ago. the Georgia Lottery Corp. has
pumped billions of dollars into education since
games began June 29. 1993. *
Paul said the Georgia Lottery continues to
set records. Her company is one of the few
government operated lottery operations to
report a stronger second year of sales than first
year. In fact, when the books close on the fifth
year of operations at the end of June, the lot
tery corporation will have recorded five con
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if we do stay in the garbage busi
ness it will cost about $700,000
for the upcoming budget year "
According to Nalley. city offi
cials have been looking for ways
to save money for several months.
Nalley said the city will miss
about S2OO.(XX) in tax revenue
because Northrop sold property to
American Real Estate last year
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first lap of (lie 18-hour Relay for Life fund-raiser May 15. The annual
event was held at the Perry High School track.
secutive years of improved sales.
"Because of the continued growth in sales,
the benefits to Georgia's schools have grown
too," Paul said.
Originally the HOPE scholarship was
offered only to Georgia high school seniors
who had a B average and a family income of
less than $66,000. The scholarship was renew
able for only two years.
As the sales of lottery tickets improved
from sl.l billion dunng the first year to an
estimated $1,750 billion this year, the HOPE
benefits increased Now. any Georgia high
schixil graduate with a B average can receive
free tuition at state university system schools.
Those who attend private schools in state
receive a grant toward paying their education
fees.
Additionally, any Georgian attending a
technical or vocational school and seeking to
complete a prufram. can receive free tuition
and books
The acquisition was financed
through development bonds The
Houston County Development
Authority holds the bonds. As a
government agency, it does not
pay property taxes
"Of course, this is not a partic
ularly had thing It is the most
widely used incentive to attract
industry in the country." he added
tor bringing in the most money two weeks
prior to the Relay and also won the award
for best costumes Sheila Todd of the Bank
of Perry was honored as the top fund raiser
Perry Mayor Jim Worrall. a cancer sur
vivor himself, presented a special plaque to
Peggy Bledsoe for her work as President of
the local chapter of the American Cancer
Society
The relay came to a close at noon
until next year, of course, w hen the previ
ously undefeated Bank of Perry will be
ready to challenge Northrop Grumman for
a return match!
Major sponsors for the Relay for Lite
were the Perry High School Student
Council. Kroger and Perry Hospital
Participating teams were the Bank of
Perry. CB&T Bank, Cheshire Place. Chick-
Fil-A. Hayneville Baptist Church. Houston
Lake Baptist Church. Houston Times-
Journal. Kings Chapel Elementary Schixil,
Kroger. Morningside Elementary School.
Northrop Grumman Perry Elementary
School. Perry High School Student
Council. Perry Hospital. Perry Middle
School. Perry United Methodist Church.
Ridgewood Neighborhood and St James
C M E. Church.
If privatization of garbage
pick-up is OK'd, some city work
ers would be effected, said Nalley.
"We expect some employees
will be hired by Sullivan, some
will fill vacancies in other depart
ments. there arc possible early
retirements, and. unfortunately
there may be some lay-offs." said
Nalley
Watson Center
teacher held on
molestation charges
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Tm-JowwAi Sia«
A teacher at the C.B Watson
Center was called from his classrixim
to the Sheriff's Office May 15 and
arrested on child molestation
charges
(apt Jerrv Stewart of the
Houston Counts Sheriff's
Department s Juvenile Division said
fxonard "Ixnn" Ixc Taylor of 301
Main St.. Byron, was charged with
two counts each of child molestation
and enticing a child tor indecent pur
poses and one count of furnishing
pornographic material to a child
Taylor. 52. has been accused of
londling a 14-year-old student at the
Watson Center and show ing the boy
a pornographic magazine
Stewart said the charges "origi
nated from a complaint made by a
child "
Taylor spent part of the weekend
in jail before being released on
$30,000 bond May 17 Conditions of
the bond, set in magistrate court,
include a requirement that the
teacher have no contact with any
child under the age of 17 Taylor has
been suspended with pay from his
position with the Houston County
School system School officials are
not commenting on the case
Taylor is a former principal of
Byron Elementary School and owner
of Lord Byron's Antiques m down
town Bvron
Stewart said investigators have
not found any previous arrest records
on Taylor, but added. “We’re still
doing some leg work, and there may
he additional charges in Peach
County "
"We know that periodically he
(Taylor) took children to work for
him in his shop He lives over the
shim." Stewart added
The C B Watson Center, located
in Warner Robins, is one of two alter
native schools operated by the
Houston County Schixil System and
serves middle schixil students from
across the county on the basis of
teacher referrals
Chamber class deals
with 2000 problems
K»om Staff Reman __
Area business people wi" h 've
an opportunity to learn how their
computer system may be effected
when the clock and calendar reads
midnight Jan 1.2000
The Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring a seminar
entitled “Y2(XX)-The Millennium
Bug" following the Gixid Morning.
Perry Breakfast May 27
The program will provide infor
mation of how computers may or
may not react to the new date
The seminar will begin about
8:45 a m following the breakfast at
the Rtxjuemorc Rixim at the Georgia
National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter, Chris Kinnas. chamber
president, said
Paul said about 97 percent of the entering
freshman class at the University of Georgia
who are stale high school graduates are receiv
ing HOPE money
The second third of profits from lottery
ticket sales goes to fund the Georgia pre
kindergarten program
Begun with just students who are high nsks.
the prc-K program has expanded each year
with additional slots available Now, the par
ents of any child in the state can apply for
spots in the pre-K program
The remaining third of the profit from lot
tery ticket sales goes toward one-time pur
chases of technological equipment Examples
Paul gave include the new distance learning
labs at most state public schools.
“These programs enable small schools
located far away from each other to offer class
es they couldn’t fund by themselves." Paul
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