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Volume 127,
No. 26
2 Sections,
18 Pages
Wednesday,
July 1, 1998
50 Cents
At the
Crossroads
This Week
Temperature control of
foods causes problems
Some of the restaurants
inspected by the Houston
County Environmental Health
Department were found out of
compliance with rules con
cerning the appropriate tem
perature for foods.
Checkers Drive-In. 120
North Houston Road. Warner
Robins, 98. problems with
temperature control of foods
Dai-ichi Japanese
Restaurant, 733 Russell
Parkway, Warner Robins, 82.
problems with employee
hygiene matters, problems
with temperature control of
foods
Fincher's Barbecue/
Catering Inc., 519 N. Davis
Drive, Warner Robins, 93.
problems with temperature
control of foods
Long John Silvers, 2000,
Watson Blvd.. Warner Robins,
88. problems with temperature
control of foods
Wendy’s, 2105 Moody
Road. Warner Robins, 86.
problems with storage of
cleaning products
Waffle House. 1425 Sam
Nunn Blvd.. Perry. 76. prob
lems with temperature control
of foods
Winn-Dixie. 2203 Watson
Blvd.. Warner Robins. 91.
problems with temperature
control of foods
Zaxby's, 401 North Davis
Drive. Warner Robins. 92.
problems with temperature
control of foods
No discrepancies were
found at these locations:
Burger King. 201 Russell
Parkway. Warner Robins, 91
Central Park. 104 Russell
Parkway, Warner Robins, 96
Church’s Chicken, 1801
Watson Blvd.. Warner Robins. 87
El Jalisiense. 1365-E Sam
Nunn Blvd.. Perry. 93
Elhcrta Health Care. 419
Liberia Road. Warner Robins, 93
Holiday Inn Lounge. 2024
Watson Blvd.. Warner Robins.
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Holiday Inn/Chcrokcc
Rose. 2024 Watson Blvd.,
Warner Robins. 95
Huddle House. 215 Russell
Parkway. Warner Robins, 86
Igloo Icc/Sno Biz, 1801
Russell Parkway. Warner
Robins. I(K)
Little Caesar's Pizza. 813
N. Houston Road. Warner
Robins. 90
Margaritavillc. 2607-A
Moody Road. Warner Robins. 96
McDonald’s. 1879 Watson
Blvd.. Warner Robins. 96
The Langston House. 125
South Langston Circle. Perry.
1(H)
Warner Robins Nursing
Center. 1601 Elberta Road.
Warner Robins. 96
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County begins collecting extra penny of sales tax
Extra penny, approved by voters, earmarked for new county courthouse, jail
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Thubs-Jw rvu siw
Penny pinchers take note.
Houston County's sales tax has
now edged upward to seven per
cent.
Effective at midnight July I,
the latest one percent special use
sales tax is now a reality.
Approved by voters in February,
the lax will bring in anticipated
proceeds of about $950,000 a
month or sll million a year, to be
used in the construction of anew
county courthouse and jail, and
Big Bang
Boom is this
weekend
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
If you ready to celebrate the
red. white and blue holiday July 4
weekend, the Georgia National
Fairgrounds and Agriccnter will
have lots to see and do.
During the 1998 Independence
Weekend Celehration entertain
ment companies will offer the
Big Bang Boom and the
Southeastern Sound Challenge
Agriccnter Executive Director
Mike Frochlich said the event
will be combining “two good
shows in one weekend" with the
Big Bang Boom and the Sound
Challenge.
“The Big Bang Boom, which
will be held both July 4 and 5. is
similar to the way it has been
done in the past. This is our fifth
Big Bang Boom." said Froehlich
"There will be entertainment, arts
and crafts, ice cream eating con
tests. local entertainment and
many other things to sec and do."
At 5 p.m. July 4, attendees will
be able to enjoy a concert by the
Lynns, twin daughters of country
music star Loretta Lynn.
"They are the Coal Miner s
Daughter's Daughters," said
Froehlich.
One of the main attractions of
the event in the past has been the
spectacular fireworks show and
Froehlich said this year will be no
different.
"We have a great fireworks
show planned to begin about 9:45
that evening." he said. “The show
will be held only on Saturday
night."
The next day. July 5. there will
be another feature added-the
Southeastern Sound Challenge.
“This will be an extravaganza
of car stereo competition," said
Froehlich. “There will be some
(See SOUND, Page SA)
Police seek
attack suspect
Fuosi Si of Reform
Perry police arc searching tor
a suspect in a battery case who
allegedly grabbed a female juve
nile and tried to pull her into an
area behind some buildings in the
downtown area June 28.
Perry Police Capt. Bill Phelps
said the young female said she
was able to light off the attacker
who was described as a while
male with a mustache, wearing
while and black striped shirt, cut
off blue jean shorts and driving a
red car.
Anyone with information
should call Detective Lcyon
iff MW B as
Health and Wllne// at the Cro//road/ examine/ how to survive the hot summer weather, /ection in/ide thi/ i/sue
Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia
the renovation of the existing
courthouse building.
That lax of one penny on each
dollar has been added to four per
cent for the State of Georgia, one
percent (long established) for gen
eral educational purposes and
school tax millagc rollback in
Houston County, and one percent
for capital construction by the
Houston County Board of
Education.
Will having a seven percent
sales lax hurt Houston County
businesses?
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Times-Journal Photo by Charlotte Parkins
WATERING THE BASKETS - Jeffrey 'Cowboy' Bloom, a
city employee, waters the hanging baskets in the down
town area during a recent dry, hot afternoon.
City, county observing fourth Friday
(• rom Staff Kk ports
Administrative offices for the
City of Perry will be closed July 3
in observance of the
Independence Day holiday July 4
There will be no garbage pick-up.
Pick-up will resume as normal
Monday morning.
Offices for Houston County
will also be closed July 3.
However, county residents may
expect garbage pick-up as usual
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Serving Houston County Since Dec. 17, 1870
At least two local business
managers were taking it in stride
this week.
At Harvey's grocery store.
Manager James Fowler said that
no staff training was necessary for
the change, since the company
takes care of adjusting cash regis
ters to charge the increased tax.
He added that while some cus
tomers may not even notice the
change, "most people do pay
attention."
However, he noted, he didn't
think it would result in decreased
on that day. according to Sullivan
Environmental representatives.
The Perry-Houston County
Library located along Washington
Street will be closed Saturday.
July 4.
Financial institutions will be
closed July 3. The Houston
Times-Journal offices will be
closed July 3. but will be open
July 6. The deadline for legal
advertising is noon July 6.
Filling Houston Lake may begin soon
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
iIMIS-J(H HSU STOf
If state officials give a thumbs up to the new dam
July 8. the long-awaited filling of Houston Lake
should begin that day.
According to Jeff Powers, vice-president of
Walden. Ashworth and Associates, and design engi
neer for the dam. filling the lake bed will take about
five weeks alter that point
The engineer also responded to questions that
have come up locally as to whether the lake, once
restored, will be as high as it was before the old dam
was destroyed by the Flood of 1994.
Powers said that he and others working on the pro
ject anticipate that the water level will be within a
foot of the previous level.
“It may fluctuate a little bit." he said, "but it
should be w ithin a foot or better. We took all the data
sales.
Brian Bearden, sales manager
of Wayne Morris Ford, noted that
people buying cars will feel the
difference more than most con
sumers.
"People will notice it more with
the big ticket items like cars than
they would with a soft drink or a
loaf of bread." Bearden said. The
new sales tax could add as much
as S2OO to a car purchase
(Will it make a difference to go
to another county with a lower
sales tax rate to buv a car? No. not
A siren at last ...
FEMA grant to provide $42,000f0r
new emergency warning system in Perry
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Timjs-Joi rnal.Staff
News from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
indicating the city of Perry has
landed a grant to fund installation
of weather sirens had Perry Fire
Chief Gary Hamlin sounding off
with joy June 30.
“I am so glad wc got it," said
Hamlin alter learning Perry will
receive $42,338 for the project.
There has been no severe
weather siren service tor Perry lor
several months since wiring prob
lems caused it to become inopera
ble.
Hamlin, along with Perry City
Manager Skip Nalley. began
working on a way to obtain
FF.MA help when it was realized
that anew system could cost more
than SSO.(HH).
The estimated cost of the pro
ject is $56,450. City council
members OK’d SIS.(HK) for the
present fiscal year budget to be
spent toward the cost of siren
upgrades.
"I am tremendously pleased
that Chief Hamlin had the lore
sight to do something to improve
the system." said Perry Mayor
Jim Worrall. “I am sure we will be
moving forward soon to provide
protection to our citizens
Worrall said plans are in the
works to upgrade the county siren
system: he hopes in the future
Perry may be able to tie in with
that project.
Houston County Fire
Department Chief Jimmy
Williams said he is seeking funds
to install a countywide system
that would include the city ol
Perry. Cost would be about $1
million, he said.
"I have asked for money for
that project to be put into the bud
get (Houston County) lor the past
done for the first dam and also surveyed the existing
base. We also used the "quad maps" that were avail
able to match the normal pool. According to our mea
surements we should be right at 285 feet above sea
level."
He explained that the sea level measurement was
determined by Georgia Department of Transportation
measurements in the area.
The lake will be 11 feet deep at the dam. and 15
feel deep at its deepest point.
The lake bed currently has about three feet of
water in it. According to recommendations from the
Safe Dams Program, the first four feet ol water will
be added at an unrestricted rate.
After that, water will be added at two feet a week
for two weeks, and for one loot per week for three
weeks. It will be monitored and inspected throughout
this process.
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Home of the Georgia
National fair and
Agricenter
a bn. On major purchases such as
cars, the sales tax must be paid to
the county where the purchaser
lives at the sales tax rate of that
county.)
According to Houston County
Administrator, Steve Engle, the
county government will start
receiving the proceeds from the
new tax toward the end of
September. Sales tax goes first to
the Georgia Department ol
Revenue which sends the funds
(Set TAX, Page SA)
three years.” said Williams.
However, money for the project
has not been approved yet.
Now, like the city of Perry, he
is seeking help from a federal
agency.
The system he and Hamlin
have in mind would be able to
send out voice messages as well
as tone alerts “This would allow
us to give instructions to the citi
zens after a disaster.” said
Williams.
In the 1970s a plan was under
taken to install 40 sirens through
out the county. Three were
installed, one at Second and
Garmon Streets, one off Watson
Boulevard near the Social
Security office and one at Miller
Elementary School, all in Warner
Robins, said Williams.
Before any new sirens could be
installed, either by the city or
county, decisions of placement
will have to be made.
Hamlin said he has already
begun to look at the best way and
locations to install the sirens “We
are looking at installing the sirens
on poles instead of water tanks,
he said
The inoperable sirens in Perry
are located on water at the
National Guard Armory. Tucker
Road. Kell wood Water Tank, and
Valley Drive and a smaller one
near the Perry Middle School.
Placing the sirens on poles will
enable the sound to carry farther
in certain directions.
"There is a certain amount of
deflection of sound on water tow
ers." said Hamlin. "If we place
them on a pole there would not be
that deflection of sound and we
will gel better coverage '
Hamlin said the siren system
was first begun as a way to alert
(See WARNING. Page SA)