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[ifs Time To Change Time... . . .> Remember to set your clock back one hour Saturday night before going to b€ * m ( I Daylight Sa uhi -t'-ity of of. h-.-aft' 5 V* Jj I Remember attn : poi-hennh c:i it the same time * \ — S\ Volume 127, No. 42 2 Sections, 20 Pages Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1998 50 Cents At the Crossroads This Week Bluebird rally coming to Agricenter The annual Blue Bird Wanderlodgc Rally in the Valley will he held Oct. 25-28 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agriccnter. Perry Housing Authority to meet Members ol the Perry Housing Authority will have their quarterly meeting Oct 22 at 4 p.in. in the Community Room of the Houston Authority Office at Perimeter Road. School lunch menu features sandwiches This week’s Houston County public school elemen tary school menus feature sandwiches at lunch. All meals are served with milk Breakfast includes fresh fruit or fruit juice each day. Lunches include two hot veg etables and four to six cold fruit and vegetable choices dailv. Schools under renova tion may have different menus. Oct. 21 - Breakfast: Cheese croissant or cereal and toast; Lunch: corn dog or grilled cheese sandwich with fruit yogurt or PBJ sandwich or baked potato with hot lop pings. pineapple upside down cake. Oct. 22 - Breakfast: Chicken biscuit or cereal and toast; Lunch: nachos with cheese and beef or pizza or PBJ sandwich or sub sand wich. gingerbread with lemon sauce. Oct. 23 - Breakfast: Pancake with syrup or cereal and toast; Lunch: steak nuggets with roll or barbecue on bun or PBJ sandwich or manager's choice, banana pudding. Oct. 2b - Breakfast: Manager's choice or cereal and toast: Lunch: chicken nuggets with roll or hot ham & cheese sandwich or PBJ sand wich or baked potato with hot toppings, pudding with top pings. Oct. 27 - Breakfast: Steak biscuit or cereal and toast; Lunch: taco or fish nuggets or sandwich or PBJ sandwich or sub sandwich. Million Dollar cookie. Oct. 28 - Breakfast: Breakfast pizza or cereal and toast; Lunch: hot dog or slop py joes or PBJ sandwich or baked potato with hot top pings. brownie. Fair food concession stands inspected Representatives of the Houston County Environmental Health Department inspected Georgia National Fairgrounds concession stands during the National Fair week. Here are facilities inspected other than fairgrounds loca tions: 3 G’s Southern Fried Catfish, P.O. Box 1812 Perry, 100. Baldino’s Giant Jersey Subs, 912 Russell Parkway, Warner Robins, 96. China Cuisine, ' 7<S -D Sam Nunn Blvd., Perry, 99. Landings Golf Club, 309 Slatham’s Way, Warner Robins, problems with temperature con (See FOOD, Page SA) Houston Times -Journal Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia Queen ol Perry High Homecoming § iSijpi 8 QUEEN OF THE BALL Brandie Thomas (cen ter), the new Perry High School Homecoming Queen, greets her parents, Carl and Debra fcJaMUMM -T|i > glflflHr aJK * dmaptfr - vmm - ’ W ms* S "iHHi till WSm Wmb? FRIENDLY ENCOUNTER: County Commission Chairman J. Sherrill Stafford shares a friendly moment with Gloria Alday and Pam Bohannon, Location of new courthouse flares up during AAUW forum By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Times-Journal Staff WARNER ROBINS The two contenders for Houston County Commission Chairman squared off briefly at a candidate’s forum Oct. 13 on an issue that many Perryans may consider already closed the loca tion of the new Houston County courthouse and jail Ned Sanders, the Republican challenger for the county’s top government post, said that he would like to see the new facilities located “nearer to the center of population” in the county. He noted later In the forum that "the courthouse decision has already been made,” but added. “I think it should have been located more centrally. I would revisit it." Incumbent Commission Chairman J. Sherrill Stafford, responding to Sanders’ statement, said that the decision had already been made “By law, the courthouse has to be in the county seat,” Stafford said. The County Commissioners announced their deci sion to locate the courthouse and jail at a press con ference on Sept. I. The site chosen is at the intersec tion of Kings Chapel Road and Perry Parkway The Perry City Council is in the process of annexing that land so that it will be within the city limits. Sanders also was critical of the plan to build a Georgia Highway Patrol building in Houston County at county cost He said that he believes the state should build the Time* Journal photo by Em Zrllan Thomas, after receiving her crown at halftime of the PHS Mary Persons game Od 16 Serving Houston County Since De*.. 17, 1870 Times Journal Photo bv l Perkin* both candidates for the House of Representatives, and Fred Graham, candidate for State Court Solicitor. $68,000 building. At the same forum, which was sponsored by the American Association ol University Women at the Flint EMC building, a numbei of other candidates gave brief presentations and answered questions. Gloria Alday, Republican ol Warner Robins who is challenging long time Democratic incumbent Larry Walker of Perry for the District 141 post in the Georgia House of Representatives, presented her business background and management experience as evidence of her ability to serve in public office. She said the Georgia budget “has grown from $6.1 billion to $ 12.1 billion in 12 years, and we need to start off with a good audit.” Walker described Georgia as the fastest growing state in the country, with the best road system in the country, but said “we re still not doing the job in edu cation.” He urged discipline in the classroom, raises for teachers and simplification of state school funding as starting points for raising Georgia’s low educational standing among other states Others on the panel were Larry Thomson, Republican, and George Williams. Democrat, candi dates for County Commission Post 2; Fred Graham, Democrat, and Robert Tawse .Republican, con tenders for the office of State Court solicitor; Rep. Pam Bohannon and former County Commissioner Larry Snellgrove, also candidates for House of Representatives. Big Marv#ersonslHomecWßEg wn, advance to I pane 6A Weather, concerts help Fair set new records By ROB MEAD Timb-Journal Start Excellent weather and strong attendance at concerts drew large numbers of visitors to the ninth annual Georgia National Fair Oct. 9-16. Fairgrounds Executive Director Michael Froehlich said the clear, warm days and crisp evenings contributed to the num her of patrons ai the fair All the numbers are not yet in. though the early estimates sug gest the overall attendance was 361,125 with nearly a three per cent increase over last year Froehlich said Oct 16 was the biggest single day ever on a weekday with 37,025 visitors, and the second Saturday boasted approximately 74,000 fair goers The attendance has risen each year at the fair, which, Froehlich said, speaks for the quality of the fair. “We pul on a quality, first class Fair and people from throughout Georgia and the Southeast responded to it as reflected in the increased atten dance. exhibits, and competitions ai this year s Fair", said James E. Sutherland chairman, Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authonty. The Exposition Authority is the operating board for the fair grounds Among the activities which helped draw the large number of visitors were traditional events including livestock events, horse shows and youth exhibits in Heritage Hall (4-H. FFA. Perryan Dan Bray wins first state Public Safety Award Bv ROB MEAD TlMfcS-JoIKNAI. Si AFT The first annual Governor's Public Safely Award honored Perryan Daniel Clifton Bray The award given for “out standing performance" recog nizes individuals who perform their duties in a manner above and beyond the standard or foi acts of heroism, according to John Trussell, head of the Houston County Probation Office The award Bray received is in response to the manner in which he responded to a emergency sit uation while on duty, a spokesman for Miller’s office reported Bray, a probation officer with the Houston County Probation Office, was on routine check of a Warner Robins probationer When the probationer failed an alcohol test, Bray handcuffed the probationer. The probationer, just one step away from a closed glass window on the top floor of Sandpiper Apartments, leaped toward the window, head first. Bray and his partner Tim Pippio, caught the man in mid leap. Still, the man’s body had enough momentum to put his head and shoulders through the glass, Trussell recalled Continuing to resist the offi cers, the probationer began bouncing up and down, straining to force his throat onto the broken glass .JL Home of the Georgia National fair and Agricenter FHA/HERC). TSA). Other growing traditions, including the Midday at the Fail for senior citizens, the Stories of Agriculture exhibits and the Geoigia National School House helped draw large numbers of seniors and school-aged visitors Froehlich credited involve merit by local organizations such as the Rotary, Byron Exchange Kiwanis Akikla Club and the Houston Fire Department as important to the fair Following a theme of The Tradition Continues the ninth state supported fair included record level entries in home and fine arts competition Concerts with good attendance included Alan Jackson, who sold out, and strong crowds for Alabama and Brian McKmght Among the popular new attrac tions was the new gift shop ai the Georgia Living Center which fea tured items for sale by some of the entrants in the home and arts categories. Other attractions which were popular included a computerized display by Middle Georgia Tech a computerized agriculture dis play from Fort Valley Stale University, and a high tech exhib it from Panasonic. Froehlich complemented the community and those who helped make the Fair a safe and attractive event for visitors. Planning for the 10th fair has begun Initial plans include a sampling of items which have made the first nine lairs popular According lo Trussed the two officers managed lo restrain ihe probationer and maneuvered him away from the window The quick actions of Hi ay and Ptppio resulted in only minor injuries lo the probationer. Trussed said While Pippto held the proba tioner away from Ihe glass Rray called for backup and the Emergency Medical Service When EMS arrived, the man refused treatment and was trans ferred to the Houston County Medical Center in Warner Robins. From there, the proba tioner was transferred to Central State Hospital in Milledgeville. Bray has spent all of his life but one year as a resident of Houston County He has lived in the Perry area since 1978 Bray brings an unusual heritage to his job. His mother is Norwegian and his father is I .ower Muskhogean Creek. Bray sard his father taught him fishing, hunting, carving and other Native American traditions. Bray plays the Native American flute and drums. He holds a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do with the Haesan Assr>ciation and credits his father wdh inspiring his eaily interests in the martial arts. Not satisfied with just flute and drums, Bray recently became an auxiliary member of the Centerville Fire Department and (See BRAY, Page SA)