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r Night for the record books p , 1 set recor 54-16 wir I Windsor. i Detai i Volume 127, No. 45 2 Sections, 16 Pages Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1998 50 Cents At the Crossroads This Week WLamki i— l_ - > 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) r it's Showtime! I Play opens at WKk JUUk I Perry Players fLJW I theater this tS kJ 8 weekend ' Details, page hang. 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 • , • I I mum uu 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 pip ' * , */ ' —V iwPFH VllSfc '■ \ • i ‘f-'TOoSSRI JH / c ■ > , ■ \ jgjaaMMß ' JBm \ <hf7 yuH \ i#i Jh, ) JP/ ® amK wH ' . '. - '.gvVv’t' rA Vn ■ "t CT SCAN: In this state-of-the-art equip 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 reiving and Taking /*? | Local resident gives m \ away samples, collects t ) I for charities at local gro- I cedes. 1 w I See story, page 2B B 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) JL 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)