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* fc ■** jjr 'tE®«|; At the Crossroads This Week Inspectors visit area restaurants During the week of Jan. 4- 8, the Houston County Environmental Health Inspectors made several local stops and found several dis crepancies. Following is the locations that were visited and the discrepancies found: Applebee’s, 100 Valley Drive, Perry, 84, storage of cleaning products/toxic mate rials B J’s Home Style Restaurant, 501 1/2 Booker St., Warner Robins, 82, none Bahama Bob s, 700 Ga. 96. Bonaire, 87, storage of clean ing products/toxic materials Baskin-Robbins. 2056 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins. 87, storage of cleaning prod ucts/toxic materials Captain D’s, 1408 Sam Nunn Blvd., Perry, 97, none Chick-fil-A, 1363 Sam Nunn Blvd., Perry, 85, temper ature control of foods or food sources, storage of cleaning products/toxic materials Domino’s Pizza, 1113 Washington St., Perry, 96, none Fellowship Christian Academy, 801 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, 65, tempera ture control of foods or food sources, facility/equipment problems Hardee’s, 353 N. Perimeter Road, Perry, 72, temperature control of foods or food sources, storage of cleaning products/toxic materials Kentucky Fried Chicken. 1416 Sam Nunn Blvd., Perry. 95, none Kings Chapel Elementary School, 460 Arena Road. Perry, 82, food handling tech niques, storage of cleaning products/toxic materials Momingside Elementary School, 1206 Momingside Drive, Perry, 99, none O’Charley’s, 2990 Watson Blvd., Centerville. 79, storage of cleaning products/toxic materials Pearson Farms, 1412 Sam Nunn Blvd., Perry, 89, none Shoney’s, 1406 Sam Nunn Blvd., Perry, 92, none Skipper John’s 1210 Macon Road, Perry, 78, employee hygiene matters, food han dling techniques, temperature control of food or food sources Summerhall Elderliving Home, 500 Stanley St., Perry, 95, none Taco Bell, 1340 Sam Nunn Blvd., Perry, 92, temperature control of foods or food sources Warner Robins Middle School, 425 Mary Lane, Warner Robins, 95, none Warner Robins Rehabilitation & Nursing, 1601 Elberta Road. Warner Robins, 99, none All major discrepancies are corrected before the health inspector leaves the premises. Perdue named to Ga. Senate committees ATLANTA - State Senator Sonny Perdue, R-Bonaire, has been named to the following Senate Committees: Agriculture, Corrections and Correctional Institutions and Properties. Defense, Science and Technology and Special Judiciary. The assignments were made by Lt. Governor Marie Taylor. “Many of the issues facing Georgia going into the 21st century will fall into these committees,” r». said. Perdue was recently re elected from the 18th district, which includes Houston, Bleckley and Pulaski counties as well as part of Bibb County. A win at last! Westfielrt Hnrnotx tafea first eason ifcRSITY OF Oh LlbhAkiLb .page 6A Houston Mies-Journal Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia j ; g* i —• Am TIM MARTIN Introduces Cagle It s official: Cagle is coming here By ROB MEAD Times-Joubnal .Staff Representatives of the Cagle Co. of Atlanta made it official Jan. 8. Before a packed house at Houston lake Country Club, they confirmed rumors which had been circulating for weeks. Cagle will buy the former Stroh’s brewery located along Ga. 247 spur anttr.coirverr it into a chicken processing plant. Cagle paid about $3.5 million for the plant which was originally built in the late 1960 s as a Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer brewing site. The plant is expected to be operational by January 2000. Work to retro-fit the plant will begin in several weeks. When the plant opens the com pany will need approximately 500 employees to operate the facility. Over the following two to three years, the company will need a total of 2,000 to 2,500 employees to keep the plant run ning. The average starting wage is estimated at $7 per hour. Doug Cagle Chief Executive Officer of the Cagle Co. said, “We are proud and excited to be open ing the new Cagle plant. On the first day the company was in business there was one employee, saHn|F~ 7; Cl jwsfv Jrl; IHH ' fl''® *4 H m j|k '% ! •» :W I jp^pHK^HHn mmm —-——~—:——jk,-*..,,,. —~ Ribbon cut to open new Perry Middle School By STACIE M. VU Times-J on knai Staff Houston County School Board members and Perry City officials were present for the ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Perry Middle School on Jan. 4. The new state of the art school has caught some students and teachers overwhelmed. Many students were present in the office on the first day of school because they could not find their way to classrooms. Student Mediators lead attendants of the ceremony through the halls and into class • mlf jHp ‘ Jttt I Ft \ 'ln. DOUG CAGLE Bringing plant here me. On the second day there were three employees me. my wife and my son. “Today we are the second largest broiler company in the country. Our industry has experi enced steady growth and I foresee that trend continuing,” Cagle told the room filled with local leaders. “We use a lot of employees, farmers, farm products and natur al resources. We will use tons of grain so we will not only support families but we will support industry as well, no computer, no machine can beat the human hand and that’s why we employ so many people,” Cagle said. Cagle is credited with creating the market for what is known as the chicken nugget. “Thank you for being so anx ious to have us. Thank you for being so friendly. I consider it to be a great pleasure to be here.” Cagle said. “We look forward to strength ening our friendship and to be a good corporate citizen,” he added. Tee Tolleson. chairman of the Houston County Development Authority, said “We’re talking about a lot of jobs, a lot of good jobs with a good Georgia compa ny, It feels really good to have Cagle as a part of the Houston rooms of the school to show off their new corridors. Kirk Peaster says that he enjoys the new “food court, the gym. and the fact that the bathrooms flush by themselves.” During the reception that followed the ribbon cutting ceremony Tony Hinnant, former Houston County School Superintendent, noted “We need to thank the taxpayers for passing the bond referen dum.” Houston County voters voted “yes” to the $34.5 million bond referendum Sept. 17, 1996. The referendum has enabled improvements to be made to a number of '• iiii; ! I•)11itj 1 1 ( iMirtiy Sith ij IJ: «. 17, I ! { 7 l ) A m Ek • ! * I V ‘ County community. The best part is we are getting a good corporate friend in the community.” Development Authority Director Tim Martin shared a quote from Sir Isaac Newton. “If I have seen farther than others it is because I stood on the shoulders of giants.” Tommy Irvin. long time Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, told the audience, “We sell a chicken cheaper today than the day Mr. Cagle went into business because of efficiency. We now know exactly what to feed a chicken to produce the best chicken in the shortest amount of time.” Georgia Commissioner of Industry Trade and Tourism Randy Cordoza extended his con gratulations on another Georgia success. “When this plant opens it will be the eighth county Cagle has a plant in. employing approximate ly 10.000 people statewide,” Cordoza said. Cagle processes 23 million pounds of chicken a day. Cagle is the only company with three generations of mem bers on the board of directors. The audience included Ga Sen. Sonny Purdue. Ga. Rep. Pam w SONNY PERDUE Welcomes Cagle schools throughout the county. Holloway was in agreement with Hinnant stating that “You passed it (referendum) by the skin of your teeth.” Houston County Board of Education Chairman, Skip Talbert, stated that “For these students to be able to have a new one (school) is very gratifying.” Members of the Board have said that they are very happy with the new school and that they arc glad the school is completed. Perry Middle School Assistant Principal Marion Ford said “We have a state of the art school and Saluting Martin Luther King Jr. Perryans join to salute the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The holiday is Jan. 18. See pages 4-6 B ®jß ■ l . j. ■1- -fkgfr ft lJ PAM BOHANNON Praises Team Houston Bohannon, Houston County Commission Chairman Sherrill Stafford and was a political and industrial who’s who in the mid dle Georgia area. Perdue said the poultry indus try has shared a good quality product. “I am proud to represent you folks,” he added. Bohannon said, “Welcome fronr-pur family to your family. Family is dear to my heart. “I am here to welcome Cagle to Team Houston and the commu nity. There are so many local res idents pleased to have you here and feel secure that jobs with Cagle will be secure.” she added. Sherrill Stafford thanked the Cagle firm for locating in the mid-state. “I enjoyed meeting the new person that will be living here. A! Habeggcr. We look forward to your coming and your part in con tinuing to keep Houston County moving.” Stafford pinned a Houston County pin on Cagle and said. “We are proud you arc here”. Perry Mayor Jim Worrall said. “We appreciate Pam and Sonny as well as every one who has made it possible for Cagle to come here.” (See CAGLE, Page 3A) Iw - ROY E. SHELNUTT Former Officer Dead Former Asst. Chief Roy Shelnutt dead By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Times-Joubnai Staff Roy Shelnutt will not be forgotten by the men who worked with him. “He was one of the most dedicated officers I ever knew, “ says former Perry Police Chief B.E. Dennard. “He wouldn’t even take his leave and when he retired he had more time built up than any officer ever had.” “He was laid back, but he could get tough if he had to," Officer Don Chcstnutt says “He taught you to respect the public and the people. He was fair, but Firm.” Shelnutt, who joined the Perry Police force in 1960 and served as Perry's Assistant Police Chief from 1965 until illness forced him into early retirement four years ago. died on Jan. 12 after helping shape two generations of young policemen. See OFFICER. Page 3A) Times- Journal Photo by Eric Zellars SNAPPING THE RIBBON Dignitaries and officials from a variety of locations joined with students and faculty members to cut the ribbon for Perry Middle School Jan. 6. we are very proud of it.” According to Tom Gupton, School Principal, the first week of school has gone extremely well. “The environment has made it fun for the students. The students look forward to coming to school now.” Gupton also stated that there were 2 possi bilities to easing the traffic on US 41. One possibility is to lengthen the turn lane along US 41 and the other would be to make a cut onto Perry Parkway from the parking lot on (See RIBBON, Page 3A)