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Lifestyle Perry Players auditioning for “1940 s Radio Hour” ••• Perry Players announces auditions for their upcom ing production of the musi cal “1940's Radio Hour." July 25-26 at 7 p.m. The show depicts a live radio broadcast from the year 1942. There are singing roles available for 4 woman and 5 men and 3 non singing roles for men. Be prepared to sing a song, pianist provided. The direc tor of this show will be Carol Strandburg and the musical director will be Lu Mellin. For further infor mation, please call the the atre at 987-5354 for a recorded message. • •• The Wellston Mill Restaurant. 2407 Moody Road in Warner Robins, will host a book signing for author Bobbe Nelson and artists Butler Brown and Gloria Ragland July 14 from 6 p.m. until closing. You may dine amid decor that features photos from the first edition of “A Land So Dedicated" or just come in for the signing or enjoy both. The second edition of The History of Houston County, Georgia will be available for $35.00 plus $2.45 Georgia sales tax. Also prints of the cover painting ‘The Perfect Oak" by Butler Brown and a his torical collage of the county at the turn of the century by Gloria Ragland, as well as other prints and original art, will be available. • •• Calling all Perry High School graduates of all time! PHS Homecoming is scheduled for October 22 with a football game with Southeast High School of Macon. Mark that date on your calendar and plan to be there. • •• The Macon Telegraph reported “Krissie Register shot a 2-under-par 70 July 8 to finish with a 36-hole total of 3-under-par 141 to win the Georgia Women’s Open for the second time in three years. Former Macon resident and Idle Hour Country Club assistant professional Kelley Richardson tied for 19th at 153." Kelley is engaged to marry Trey Hester, son of James and Shirley Langston Hester and grandson of Lizzie Langston August 7 at Vineville Unitea Methodist Church. She is the assis tant women’s golf coach at the University of Georgia and a LPGA golf profession al. Trey is a sales represen tative with MWD Inc. • •• Sandra Sessoms, presi dent of the Perry Pilot Club, joined more than 1,400 Pilot members from all over the world at the Pilot Inter national/Pilot Internation al Foundation Annual Meeting and Convention, held in New Orleans, July 5-8. The Convention provided participants with many networking opportunities through business meetings and workshops. Attendees took part in a parade-style Pilot Walk along Canal Street to the Mississippi River. Proceeds from the Pilot Walk, a silent auction, and a steamboat dinner cruise went to support the work of the Foundation in the area of brain-related disorders. In addition, con vention attendees took part in a Mardi Gras banquet and a member recognition luncheon. Guest speakers at the Convention included Karolyn V. Nunnallee, nation president of Moth ers Against Drunk Driving Just Visitin’ Joan □orsett 987-1823 (MADD); Gene Dyson, past executive vice president of the Children's Wish Foun dation International; Stephanie Hayes, past president of and advisor to Drug Watch International; Andrew Wood, entrepre neur and professional speaker; and Dr. Claudia Osborn, author of “Over My Head: A Doctor’s Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking Out.” • •• Welcome to Perry Ray mond “Pat" and Ann Pat terson who moved into their Sweet Gum Drive home May 4. They had lived in Jeffersonville since 1975 where they operated Patterson’s Supermarket until they retired in 1985. Here in Perry they are nearer their son. Dr. Craig Patterson and Rosemari, Mitchell, Marla and Spencer of Lea Glen. Their other sons are Associate Pastor and Minister of Music at First Baptist Church of Hawkinsville. Rev. Keith Patterson, and A 1 who is an engineer at Lockheed. • •• Congratulations to Chad Sharp and Ashlee Calhoun upon „ their -June 21 engagement. Ashlee hopes to attend X-ray school at the Medical Center of Cen tral Georgia in the fall and Chad, who has his associ ate degree in business from Middle Georgia College, works with Neff Rental. • •• Will and Mary Adkins recently had the pleasure of the company of their granddaughters. Heather 11 and Laura 15 of Raleigh, N.C. They are the daughters of the oldest of their five children, Jane Marie Adkins Smith and Stan. I learned from Dr. Jack Patton that one of those Baxley laymen who accom panied David Phelps on the Mexico mission trip is his son. Jack Jr. Dr. Harold Hickam bought his ortho dontics practice from Dr. Patton and met and became acquainted with his son Jack as roommates in Mexico. • •• Earl and Norma Cheek hosted a Cheek family reunion at Perry Country Club Saturday for eighty. It was catered by The Steak House of Hawkinsville. All ten Cheek brothers and sisters except one were represented by family members and all living brothers and sister except one brother from Watkinsville attended. He has a sister from Savan nah, brother from Atlanta, brother from Cochran and brother from Blakely. Guests at the reunion were Cohen and Hilda Walker. In a business meeting following luncheon there was a motion from the floor that was immedi ately seconded and voted in that the Cheeks adopt Cohen Walker as a brother. Cheek and Walker have been fast friends since beginning their college days together at Middle Georgia College in 1933. The Cheek home on Houston Lake Road has been abuzz with his cbil- See VISITIN’, Page SB Page 1B dren and her children and their children for the past week. Carol Ann Cheek Bar cklcy of California brought news of the very latest Cheek great-grandchild, Amy Erica Hennant who was bom July 4 in California to Blake and Laura Hinnant. Great granddad Earl says when you run her two names together it sounds like Amer ica. • •• Betty Parkinson recently attended a 54th reunion of her Etowah High School Class of 1945 in Etowah. Tenn. Betty’s school existed from 1911 until 1966 when it was consolidated with three other nearby towns. They have a reunion every three years. • •• 00p5....At the July 2 con cert Crystal Gayle's backup singer was her “other" sister Peggy and they sang several songs together, in particular, “Coal Miner’s Daughter” that was written and made famous by her “main" sister, Loretta Lyrm. • •• Recently I heard that the Georgia quarter with the symbol of a peach is due out July 19. Did you know that over the next ten years five will be minted each year and that so far Delaware, Penn sylvania and New Jersey are out, with Connecticut to fol low Georgia this year? Local banks say it’ll be several weeks before they’ll have the Georgia quarters. • •• Joe and Connette Gayle have returned from Louisville, Kentucky and a marvelous, wonderful time with the whole Gayle clan and Connette’s two sisters. Lexington is home but they were all in Louisville for the National Fishing Lure Col lectors Club where Currey and Pop Joe Sr. had a dis play of Gayle fishing reels handmade by Joe's grandfa ther on a houseboat, on the Kentucky River when he lived right there in Frank furt. He was among the old Kentucky watch makers who went into making fishing reels with Meek & Milan and Schneider. He made the first “Clarence Gayle” reel in 1884 followed by others and one for his bride in 1890. His handmade reels sold for about SIOO even then but he also fashioned a 50 cent stamped out reel with no gears. Later on some turned up with “Made in Japan" stamped on . During World War II with his capability for making fishing reels he was asked to make one part of the atomic bomb. The machinist didn’t even know what it was for at the time; but when he found out, he felt he had finally gotten even! Last year Currey Gayle SALE! yj . r 10% ofil drycleaning Laundry Pants NQU! \Him FERRY LQCfIIiQNSi rto/fir\422 Sam Nunn Blud.,Perry N>Mt to Ulaffle House 8- Baskin Robbins 1189 Macon Street, Perry Wed.. July 14, 1999 won first prize for the reel display. The purpose of dis playing is not to sell but to draw attention and try to locate all of them they can. They’re trying to gather enough for all the grandkids to have one. And there are eight of those. Currey Gayle is expected in Perry this weekend to attend his Perry High School Class of 1964 35th reunion. 29 out of 120 classmates live right here in Perry and are looking forward to a covered dish supper Friday evening at the camp house of Donnie and Judy Free. Saturday plans include a dinner and dance to the music of Keith Williams at Holiday Inn. Classmates who reside in Perry are Eddie Arnold, Larry Bailey, Barbara Ben ford Batchelor, Bert Boze man. Allen Bryant, Earl Chamlee, Butch and Lynda Crooms Williams. Pete Den nard, Alton Ellis. Rosemary Giles Bell, Hugh Hill, John Houser, Jr., Nelda Johnson Clay, Gary Jones, Bob Kelly, Henry Kovac. Bobby Lewis, Patsy Murphy Hatton, Gloria Nash Sikes. Harvey and Susan Skinner NeSmith. Mike Ratliff, Boyd Rider, Linda Sanders Adkinson. Andrea Snyder Lasseter, Herman Thames, Beverly Wicks Hardy and Annette Wood Tucker. Rosemary Bell has been in charge of plans for this event. • •• Heath Williams, older son of Butch and Lynda Williams, graduated from University of Georgia Law School May 15. His parents and brother Joshua hosted a reception for Heath in the Clark Room at the Georgian Ballroom of the Athens Holi day Inn immediately follow ing the law school gradua tion ceremonies in the quad. Heath had previously graduated cum laude from Georgia College & State Uni versity, and while at The Westfield Schools had cov ered sports for the Houston Home Journal. He used that experience as editor of the sports page of the Colonial college newspaper at Georgia College. Meanwhile Joshua Wil liams graduated from Geor gia College & State Universi ty last year and is presently attending mortuary school in Atlanta at Gupton Jones. • •• The Rev. Dr. Billy and Sunshine Key led a 12-day trip to England. Scotland and Wales in May for a group of 26 with special emphasis to the steps of John Wesley, Methodist founder. Also vis its to Stonehenge to Edin burgh and back to Oxford and London. They are pictured with the mostly Central Georgia group who made the trip. See if you can pick out Per lyans Billy and Sunshine Key, Polly Mohr, Alma Beck ham and her son Kevin of See Page 2B Houston Hum Journal jm? u > i** ■Ki. Mi •> «y»i \ w ■KWe Miss Akridge, Mr. Mclnvale to exchange vows in August Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Akridge announce the engagement of their daugh ter Tara Elizabeth Akridge of Smyrna to Marcus Edwin Mclnvale of Smyrna, son of Gary Mclnvale of Reynolds and Tiney Mclnvale of Perry. The wedding is planned for Aug. 28 at First Baptist Church of Perry. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Omie Crowe and the late J.H. Crowe, Marian Akridge and the late Jack Akridge. A graduate of Perry High School, she is pursuing a degree in business at Ken nesaw State University. She is employed as a leasing So Much More * Located in Perry Plaza, 1206 Macon Rd. , Perry We are now closed on Mondays & Saturdays Open Tuesday - Friday; 10a.m.-7p.m. Sonic real estate companies consider this their only lead-generating technology cv a national advertising campaign, you’ll get our national referral network, which placed over 100,000 referrals last year alone. 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