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Volume 128, No. 21
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Graduates and
campers at Agricenter
Members of four
Houston County public
schools will receive their
diplomas in exercises in
Reeves Arena June 4-5.
Perry High will have
graduation June 4 at 8
.m. Ceremonies for
Warner Robins, North
side and Houston Coun
ty will be held June 5.
Members of the
Campers on Mission will
have a rally June 8 10
al the Agricenter.
Houston Lake Baptist
honoring minister, wife
The staff and congre
gation of Houston Lake
Baptist Church will
honor their pastor, the
Rev. Derry Oliver, and
his wife. Sue, June 6.
on the occasion of their
first anniversary with
the church.
Dr. Rickey Brantley
from Lawrence Drive
Baptist Church in
Macon will be the guest
preacher at the 10:55
a.in. worship service,
and a luncheon will be
held after the service.
All friends and family of
pastor and his wife are
invited to attend.
The Rev. Oliver was
licensed and ordained
as a minister at Brinson
Baptist Church in Brin
son. Ga. He has served
as the pastor of Second
Baptist Church. Way
cross: New Elim Baptist
Church, Macon; Fellow
ship Baptist Church.
Brinson; Bethsaida Bap
tist Church. Dublin,
and two churches in
Texas.
He obtained his
undergraduate degree
from Georgia South
western and his Master
of Divinity degree from
Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in
Fort Worth. Texas.
The Olivers have two
children. Kirk and
Susan.
Westfield faculty mem
ber receives doctorate
Westfield faculty
member Thelma Sexton
recently received her
doctorate in education,
from The University of
Georgia. Her disserta
tion topic was “The Mid
dle School Concept and
Pupil Academic Perfor
mance in Georgia."
Sexton received a
undergraduate from
Wesleyan College in
1984. an M.B.A. in 1989
from Georgia College
and State University
and in 1996 an educa
tion specialist from the
University of Georgia.
(See FOOD, Page SA)
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Former Mayor and Congressman Ray dead at 72
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Home Journal Staff
A crowd of more
than a thousand is
expected to gather
today at the Perry
United Methodist
Church to say
good bye to an old
friend former
U.S. Rep. Richard
Council delays
possible cable
competition
James Cable Partners
seeks to compete with
Peach State Cable
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Home Journal State
The Perry City Council,
acting against the recom
mendation of its cable con
sultant, has postponed
making a decision on
whether or not a new cable
company should have a
franchise in Perry.
The decision not to make
a decision yet came at the
council’s June 1 meeting,
after hearing an attorney
for Com South, parent com
pany of Peach State Cable,
give a critique of the appli
cation made by James
Cable Partners, L.P.,
That nine-state cable
operation already serves
Cochran and Hawkinsville
and is seeking the oppor
tunity to extend its services
to Perry.
Christopher C. Cinna
mon. an attorney with a
Chicago law firm which
represents Com South,
spoke to the Mayor and
Council during their work
session He said Com South
is "not afraid of competi
tion."
Cinnamon raised ques
tions about the franchise
application presented by
James Cable Partners. He
argued the James applica
tion did not meet specific
requirements of the city’s
cable franchise ordinance.
Cinnamon urged the City
Council to require a com
plete list of communities
served and points of con
tact, a complete system
map and construction
timeline and plan.
He also urged a “realistic
and consistent set of finan
cial projections."
During the regular meet
ing of council, following the
work session. Andy Macke,
a Georgia Municipal Asso
ciation telecommunications
expert and franchise coor
dinator. explained the city’s
discussions with James
Cable began before the
city's recently adopted ordi
nance governing cable
franchises.
Macke strongly recom
mended the city enter into
the franchise agreement
with James, thus creating
a competitive situation for
the benefit of cable sub
scribers.
See CABLE, Page 5A
The Old Reliable, Serving Houston County Since Dec, 17, 1870
Ray. who died May 29 of complica
tions following heart surgery.
Former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn will
give the eulogy for Ray. who served
for 10 years as Nunn's administra
tive assistant before running for his
first congressional term in 1982.
Ray lived in Perry for a number
of years, beginning his political
career as a member of the Perry
City Council, and subsequently
being elected mayor.
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Home Journal Photo by Torey Jolley
LUCKY WELCOME Some visitors to Perry May 31
got a special welcome from someone they knew. This red
sign was placed near the end of the off ramp at Exit 43,
coming from Macon.
Tommy Irvin to visit Perry
Special to the Home Journal
Long-time (Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy
Irvin will address the Houston County Democrats on June
2 at 7 p.m. at the Ag Extension Service Building. 733 Car
roll St., in Perry.
Irvin, the state's longest-serving constitutional officer,
will address the stale of the stale s agricultural industry
and political issues facing the Democratic Party of Geor
gia.
A meal will be served before Irwin speaks The contri
bution is $5.
For reservations, contact Randy Wynn. Chairman
Houston County Democratic Committee at 923-7017.
Horar Journal Photo by Torey Jolley
REMEMBERING A memorial wreath was placed at
Perry Memorial Gardens during the Memorial Day cere
monies May 31.
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outdoor classroom
perry Middle to have class
room and other learning areas!
at new campus 1
See page 19
According to Jim Worrall, Perry’s
current mayor. Ray provided Perry
with good leadership at a critical
time.
“Richard Ray was mayor of Perry
at during the time of integration,
and he helped keep things in per
spective," Worrall said.
“Also, that was a time when
Perry needed to start building up
business, to stop just being a bed
room community, and he had so
Skip NaUey going
home to Thomaston
Perry City Manager to become
first Upson County Manager
By Tospr Jolley
Home Joumlal Staff
Perry City Manager Skip
Nalley confirmed June 1
that he is leaving his job
June 25 to go home.
Nalley, a long-time
homeowner in Upson
County, will become county
manager there July 1.
Members of the Upson
County Commission voted
to hire Nalley May 27. but
he did not finalize his deci
sion until June 1. He ten
dered his resignation to
Mayor Jim Worrall and
members of Perry City
Council during an execu
tive session that evening.
Nalley held his first city
manager's job at Thomas
ton after serving as assis
tant city manager in Car
rollton for five years.
According to Nalley. he
was contacted by Jim
Wheeless of the Upson
County Commission "late
Thursday night " about the
board’s decision.
Speaking to the Home
■ Journal May 28. Nalley
explained the Upson Coun
tv commissioners decided
Memorial Day ceremony
honors war dead
By Torey Jolley
Home Jouhwai Staff
The Rev. Dr. David
Carter, pastor of Cross
roads United Methodist
Church, welcomed the
large crowd of people who
gathered to honor the brave
soldiers that fought to give
our country its freedom.
The Memorial Day program
was held at the Perry
Memorial Gardens along
U.S. 41 May 31.
After posting of the col
ors by Periy High School
ROTC color guard. Perry
Mayor Jim Worrall said. “I
am delighted in the large
turn out for this and 1 am
especially pleased that so
many young people are
here. We should all care
enough for our country' and
for those who died for our
country.’
Guest speaker for the
event was retired Chief
Master Sgl. Johnny Barton.
Barton said. "You are here
because you care and you
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many contacts. He was a small
business person himself." Worrall
recalled.
Another Perryan, Ga. Rep. Larry
Walker, has “a particular fondness”
for Richard Ray which goes back to
the days when Ray was mayor.
“He took a chance on me," Walk
er said. “1 was just 23 years old
and he appointed me a municipal
See RAY. Page 5A
to change their government
from a previously elected
full-time chairman to an
appointed county manager.
Upson County chose Nalley
as their advisor during this
process.
Ed Crews, chairman of
the Upson County Commis
sion. said in a telephone
interview, “We went into
executive session Thursday
night, late. We discussed
the issue and then went
back into the regular ses
sion to vote on it.”
Crews reported the vote
was 3-2 for hiring Nalley as
the county manager.
Crews admitted. “1 am
against it. 1 am not against
Skip. 1 am against the
county manager idea.
When I ran for office. I told
the people I would be a full
time commissioner. I was
over-whelmingly elected."
said the “county
needs management."
“We re running short on
reserve and we'd have to
dip into the reserves to pav
Skip." said Crews
See NALLEY, page 5A
remember."
Barton talked about his
life growing up the son of a
coai miner. He told the
crowd of his many Memori
al Days or as they called it
then. Decoration Day.
“They called it Decora
tion Day because we would
all go to every cemetery
around our town and clean
up the grave areas, replac
ing the flowers with the
handmade tissue flowers
that the women of the town
made." Barton recalled.
Barton continued, "We
all need to care. The state
of our nation is lousy. We
made Jesus quit school
and we won’t let him back
in. We can t pray, but there
is prayers in school and
next Wednesday. Thursday,
and Friday all the students
in Perry High will be pray
ing because it is finals.
"But. seriously, there is
prayer in school." Barton
See HONOR. Page 5A