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Volume 127,
No. 45
2 Sections,
16 Pages
Wednesday,
Nov. 11, 1998
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At the
Crossroads
This Week
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Campers at
Fairgrounds
Members of the Happy
Campers RV Club will contin
ue their week-long rally at the
Georgia National Fairgrounds
and Agricentcr through Nov.
12.
Members of the
Cornerstone Baptist Church
will have a crusade banquet
Nov. 12 while the Georgia
Fawl Bawl is planned for Nov.
13-14.
Also on schedule for this
weekend is the Southeastern
Showdown High School
Rodeo (see story, page 2A).
The Magnolia Arabian
Horse Show will be Nov. 14,
while the Central Georgia
Civil War Relic Show and Sale
will be Nov. 14-15.
Members of the MGHSA
will host a Hunter-Jumper
show Nov. 15.
Contestants in the 4-H Club
Cotton Bowl Jamboree will
gather Nov. 17, and South
Central Farm Credit will have
a program Nov. 18.
Lunches include veg
etable selections
This week’s public elemen
tary school menus include
vegetable choices for all
plates.
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
daily. Schools under renova
tion may have different menus.
Nov. 11: Breakfast: Waffles
with syrup or cereal and toast:
Lunch: Hot dog or hamburger
or peanut butter and jelly sand
wich or baked potato with hot
toppings; shortcake with fruit
toppings.
Nov. 12: Breakfast:
Sausage biscuit or cereal and
toast: Lunch: Submarine sand
wich or Southern chicken w ith
roll or PBJ sandwich or sub
sandwich; Manager’s choice
dessert.
Nov. 13: Breakfast:
Manager’s choice or cereal
and toast: Lunch: Pizza or
Manager’s choice or PBJ
sandwich ; banana pudding.
Nov. 16: Breakfast:
Manager’s choice or cereal
and toast: Lunch: Hamburger
or Manager's choice or PBJ
sandwich or baked potato with
hot toppings; pudding with
toppings.
Nov. 17: Breakfast:
Sausage biscuit or cereal and
toast: Lunch: Chicken sand
wich or spaghetti with Texas
toast or PBJ sandwich or sub
sandwich; chocolate cake.
Nov. 18: Breakfast: Cheese
croissant or cereal and toast:
Lunch: Com dog or grilled
cheese sandwich with fruit
yogurt or PBJ sandwich or
baked potato with hot top
pings; pineapple upside down
cake.
Food service inspections
turn up few problems
The Houston County
Environmental Health
Department inspected local
dining establ: during
the week of Nov. 2, ID MDV. 6.
Following arc the results of
what was found.
Piccadilly Cafeteria, 2745
(See FOOD, Page SA)
Houston Timos-Journol
Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia
Grant helps city buy new siren warning system
By STACIE VU
Times-Jouknxl Staff
Last week, members of Perry
City Council agreed to purchase a
new emergency siren warning sys
tem from one of three bidders.
The Perry Fire Department has
received a grant for the purchase
of the emergency siren system.
The grant, in the amount of
$42.3 11 !, will be used to purchase
a Vortex Siren System from
Whelen Engineering Cos, Inc.
The siren system will cost
$33,846.25, not including the
poles from which the sirens will
Board OK's
new school
calendar
By STACIE VU
Times-Jouknai. Staff
Public school in Houston
County will open earlier than in
recent years next fall.
Members of the Houston
County Board of Education
decided Nov. 10 to change the
existing school calendar.
The change effect
for the 1999-2000 school year.
Teachers will have Pre-Planning
on Aug. 9-11, 1999. Students will
start school Aug. 12, rather than
Aug. 13.
By comparison, teachers
reported Aug. 17 and students
began classes Aug. 21 of this
school term.
Robert Sipe, who proposed
the change, said the earlier dates
were necessary to “improve the
quality of professional develop
ment activities for teachers and
staff and increase student
achievement.”
Many area public school sys
tems began an earlier fall term
this year. The change is a result
of the University System of
Georgia going to an early fall
semester system. Some teachers
areTaving problems scheduling
summer classes because the dales
of Houston County schools no
longer match university calen
dars.
Students will be out Nov. 22
and Nov. 23 for teacher inservice.
They will remain out the rest of
the week for Thanksgiving
Holidays to return to school on
Nov. 29, 1999. Jan. 3-4, 2000 are
also teacher inservice days.
Students will return from
Christmas break on Wed.. Jan. 5,
2000.
Students will be out Feb. 18,
2000 for teacher inservice.
Students will be get out of school
May 29. 2(XM). Teachers will fol
low on May 31 after 2 days of
post planning.
Teacher inservice days in
November and February may be
satisfied with time earned outside
of the regular school days so that
they may take that time off.
Also discussed during the
BOE meeting was a drug survey
of students in 5,8, and 10 grades.
Students will be asked questions
ranging from drug awareness
programs to whether they have
ever used any drugs.
The survey, which is conduct
ed without names, allows the
Georgia Department of
Education to assess where drugs
are used and what programs need
to be used in these areas. It also
allows them to find out whether
the programs being used now are
making a difference.
Shirley Lowery was named
(See SCHOOL, Page SA)
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Fire Chief Gary Hamlin said,
“I’m real happy for the city to be
getting this new system." The city
of Perry has been without warning
sirens for almost two years.
The new siren system is “capa
ble of reaching 6,(XX) feet The
siren system that we had was all
right, but it just wouldn't reach
very far” according to Hamlin
The last time that the siren sys
tem was activated the city could
not gel the sirens to slop running
Federal Assistance will pay 75
percent of the total cost of the
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FIRE CONSUMES HOME A fire erupted
inside the house located at 315 Lake Joy
Road Nov. 6. The fire was caused by an
electrical short circuit. The fire done exten
sive fire, smoke and heat damage to the
modular home. The fire was brought
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ment images are captured rapidly -
between the patient's breaths - for sharp-
Perry Hospital competes with
latest diagnostic equipment
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Times-Jocrnal Staff
The Perry Hospital may be
small compared to some others,
but it can compete with many big
city hospitals for the latest in diag
nostic equipment.
The latest good news for
patients of local physicians is the
advent of the Open Magnetic
Semnj* Houston l ounh Since Dec. 17, 1870
siren system, with the city to pay
25 percent. The equipment for the
new siren system will arrive near
the end of January 1999. Hamlin
said city crews will spend about
two days putting each siren togeth
er. The system should be in place
by tornado season next spring.
The city received three bids for
the warning system. The decision
to go with Whelen Engineering
Cos.. Inc., which was the lowest
bidder, came on Nov. 3. during the
City Council work session.
Federal Signal Corp gave a bid of
$34,850.40. and Sentry Siren
Tima-Journal Photo by Stacie Vu
under control very shortly after the fire
fighters arrived. The owners were not
home and they had no pets inside the
home. No injuries were reported by the
attending fire department.
Timoi-Jowmal Photo by Charlotte Perkins
er focus. Shown with the scanner are
Senior Radiology Technologist Jennifer
Brown and Radiologist, Dr. Scott Stephen.
Resonance Imaging (MRI) system
which arrives in a big white trailer
every Thursday.
While many may already be
familiar with the uses of MRI to
make detailed pictures of the
brain, the spine and vital
organs, Perry Hospital's Acting
Director Lora Davis points out
that the “Open” MRI offers
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for charities at local gro- I
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Systems had a bid of $37,100.
The siren system will be acti
vated by radio, operated by bat
tery, and tested about once a
month. The system can be tested
silently at any time by computer,
according to Hamlin. The comput
er will test the system and feed
back the results of the tests to the
Fire Department The feedback
will include any problems the
computer encounters during the
testing.
Also during the City Council
work session Jay Lahku voiced
opposition to a proposed ordi-
some very important advan
tages over the earlier tunnel
type equipment.
Its design, which is open on the
sides, makes the testing experi
ence far more comfortable for
patients with claustrophobia, for
patients under a great deal of
(See HOSPITAL, Page SA)
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Home ol the Georgia
National lair and
Agricenter
nance the City had a first reading
on that evening.
The ordinance states "No alco
holic beverages shall be sold,
served, or allowed to be used in or
on the premises of any pool room,
billiard room or billiard parlor
within the city limits.... No minor
shall be allowed in any poo! room,
billiard room or billiard parlor
within the city limits wherein alco
holic beverages are sold unless
said minor is accompanied bv his
or her parent or his or her legal
(See CITY, Page 5A>
Party labels
apparently not
important in
Perry voting
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
TimkvJoi rnai Sum
Results from the Nov. 3 elec
tion indicate that, despite partfsan
politics and negative campaign
ing. Perry voters do pretty much
what they please once they gel
into the voting booth. Results
indicate the majority split their
votes between candidates from
the two major political parties
Local voters gave Republican
incumbent Senator Paul
Coverdell a hefty vote over his
challengers, but gave a
Democrat. Roy Barnes, the lead
over Republican Guy Mi liner in
the race for governor.
Republican Congressman
Saxby Chambliss got more Perry
votes than his challenger.
Democrat Ronald Cain, but
Democrat Larry Walker got a
landslide of Perry votes over his
Republican opponent. Gloria
Alday.
At the county level, voters in
Perry and countywide, chose a
Democrat. J. Sherrill Stafford, to
serve another four years as
County Commission Chairman,
but elected a Republican. Larry
Thomson, to serve as the coun
ty's newest commissioner
With all absentee ballots
counted and the voting tally offi
cial. here's how Perry voted in
some key races in the No\ 3 gen
eral election. An asterisk (*)
denotes the winner in each race.
United Stales Senate: Michael
Coles (D). ’"Paul Coverdell (R).
Bert Loftman (1.)
Armory: Coles, 794:
Coverdell, 1047: Loftman. 37.
Morningside: Coles. 392;
Coverdell. 265: Loftman. 6.
Ro/.ar Park: Coles. 325;
Coverdell, 712; Loftman. 16.
Governor: *Roy E. Barnes
(D), Guy Millner (R). Jack
Cashm (L.)
Armory: Barnes, 1047;
Millner, 789; Cashin, 50.
Morningside: Barnes. 458;
Millner. 195; Cashin, 16.
Ro/.ar Park: Barnes. 531;
Millner. 482; Cashin. 35.
Lt. Governor: *Mark Taylor
(D). Mitch J. Skandalakis <R>.
Lloyd E. Russell (L). Michael A.
Novoscl (RE).
Armory: Taylor. 1198;
Skandalakis, 566; Russell. 75;
Novosel, 19.
Morningside: Taylor. 502;
Skandalakis, 134; Russell. 17;
Novosel. 6.
Rozar: Taylor. 638;
Skandalakis, 357; Russell. 43;
Novosel, 7.
U.S. Representative. Bth
District: Ronald L. Cain (D);
*Saxby Chambliss.
Armory: Cain. 638;
(See VOTE, Page SA)