Houston home journal. (Perry, Ga.) 1999-2006, July 21, 1999, Page Page 2A, Image 2
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Wed., July 21, 1999 Houston Home Journal
Cable
as CommuniComm Ser
vices." said general manag
er Larry Angel. "We have
systems in eight states cur
rently."
According to Angel, the
company will offer “at least
the same services as Peach
state." However. James
Cable Partners will also
inter-connect all the
schools with fiber optics
and with no charge to the
subscribers, schools, or
city.
Council was notified that
James Cable Partners have
"registered with a broker."
According to Macke, this
was to test the value of the
Police News
‘Strong arm’
robbery at the
Quality Inn
An unidentified man
entered the Quality Inn on
the evening of July 16,
used physical force against
the clerk. Margaret Spivey,
and took an undisclosed
amount of cash, according
to Perry police reports.
Lt. Heath Dykes of the
Perry Police Dept., said the
suspect has been described
as a black male with a thin
mustache and goatee. 5'6"
to s’B" in height, weighing
between 145 and 155
pounds.
Anyone having informa
tion about this crime should
call Detective Dodson at the
Perry Police Dept., 988-
2824 or 988-2821.
Snatching
A robbery “by snatching"
took place July 16 on Baird
Drive, according to Perry
police reports.
Sara Neal told police that
she was in her driveway,
about to leave her car.
when her pocketbook was
snatched by two young
men, said Dykes.
Neal suffered a bruised
arm. The pocketbook con
tained cash, a checkbook and
other personal items. The
case is under investigation.
Assault
A Perry man was charged
with aggravated assault
after he cut a woman with a
broken bottle.
John Thomas of 1109
Gaines Drive. Lot 23, was
arrested after he allegedly
Shelton seeks community support for middle school outdoor class
By JOAN DORSETT
Home Journal Statf
Club members heard Kathy
Shelton, science teacher at
Perry Middle School, tell
about the special outdoor
classroom under way at
Perry' Middle School.
The 850-plus students in
the sixth, seventh and
eighth grades, ages 12 to
14, will have a perfect way
to meet their outdoor study
needs, Shelton said.
Among lessons that can
be addressed in the
enclosed courtyard are
math, language, social
studies and science as well
as visual arts. She told of
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cable system.
“In recent years, cable
systems have double and,
in some cases, tripled In
value. There is no offer on
the table at this time." said
Macke.
Macke explained the
company has two years to
“build and become opera
tional."
The franchise contract
will be for the term of 10
years and, if the company
meets all the requirements,
it can be extended for
another five years.
In the timber of competi
tion, Hugh Sharp, superin
tendent of works, notified
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SUSPECT - This com
puter -drawn picture is
being circulated by Perry
police in hopes of locating
the Quality Inn robber.
struck Cynthia Harris of
the same address with a
broken bottle.
She was taken to the
emergency room and
released after treatment,
which included stitches to
the cut on her head,
according to Dykes.
Thomas was additionally
charged with public
drunkenness and is in the
Houston County jail.
Burglary
The offices of the Hous
ton Home Journal and
adjoining offices of attor
ney, Spurgeon Greene,
were burglarized sometime
between July 16 and July
18. The building was
entered from a back win
dow. Doors were broken in
and a cash register dam
aged. The case is under
investigation, according to
Dykes.
Phase I work already con
tributed by Neal Hart of
Hart’s Nursery, parent and
PTO President Jane
Lawhorn, Super Sod. Jerry
Langston. Mike Huckabee
of Lakeside Landscaping.
Outdoor study area
Phase II will be wood cov
ered with green tin and will
be the most costly sever
al thousand dollars.
Shelton encouraged com
munity and Kiwanis Club
support and involvement.
Volunteers can plant a
native tree in memory of a
loved one in the Georgia
rain forest, be a mentor to a
student, help tend a veg
etable or herb plot, help
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the council of a problem in
the area of Courtney
Hodges Bridge.
"There have been reports
of an alligator by the pay
phone there. He is about 12
-13 feet long and he is not
afraid," said Sharp.
Sharp stated the city has
no ability to handle this
matter and called a state
agency for help.
In other business, the
council made the following
decisions:
• First reading of ordi
nances to annex properties
into the City of Perry rela
tive to the Northeast Outfall
Project Rights-of-Way.
School
grades Pre-K to First.
There will be eight Pre-K
classrooms, 13 Kindergarten
classes, and 15 First Grade
classes." said Rodgers.
Crockett said. Tt will be a
big bundle of energy in this
building with all the four, five,
and six year olds."
That bnergy is one reason
some strategic planning was
done to side-step student
drop-off and pick-up traffic
congestion.
Crockett said, “We have
devised a way for less traffic
confusion. We will load bus rid
ers only at 2:30 p.m. At 2:45
p.m, we will load the Pre-K car
riders and their older siblings
by the gym. At 3:00 p.m., the
School board studies business
By Torey Jolley
Haw Jooww Statt
Business meets education
during the July 13 Houston
County School Board meeting.
The Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce offered to go into the
middle and high school to teach
students how to make deci
sions regarding career choices
and opportunities.
Chamber members want to
offer “real world” insight and
practical applications in helping
students team about career
choices, education and training
requirements, obtaining em
ployment and other job related
issues during monthly seminars.
Though the school board
tabled me issue until further
information on how the pro
posed seminars would fit into
the students already packed
curriculum, the board was
intrigued with the concept.
The program would be
offered to all student in grades
8-12. Students would enroll in
attract hummingbirds and
butterflies, assist propaga
tion of seeds, help tend a
small green house and
pond, buy a brick for a
bricked walkway.
Shelton encourages par
ents and the community to
visit and tour the campus,
to view the outdoor class
room setting to see what
good things are going on
and ways they can help
She said visitors can go
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* First reading of an
application for malt bever
ages packaged to go license
in the name of Keshabhai
Patel at the Circle (9) Food
mart located at 423 Gener
al Courtney Hodges Blvd.
* First reading of an Ordi
nance to amend the Perry
Code, section 2-26. This is
to change the city council's
regular meeting time to the
first and third Tuesdays of
each month at 6:00 p.m. in
the municipal building and
at such times and places as
the council may designate.
* Approved the Cross
roads United Methodist
Church’s request to close a
kindergartens and their older
siblings who are scheduled to
be placed up will load by the
lunchroom. Then at 3:15 p.m.
we will load the remaining
first-graders by Sunshine
Street.
“Dropping off students will
be easy too. Pre-K and older
siblings will be dropped off at
the gym. Kindergartners will be
dropped off at the lunchroom
and the First graders will be
dropped off near the modules
by Sunshine Street," he added.
Rodgers said, "However, we
will meet with all parents on
this. For more information,
parents can watch cable chan
nel 10 or 17. We will be mailing
information on the transporta-
the program through their
counselor’s office. Topics cov
ered would be career choices,
money management, getting a
job and being a valuable
employee, building a work his
tory. and achieving excellence
in the workplace.
In spite of written requests
to rename Perry Primary Cen
ter the Herman Raging School
by State Rep. Larry Weaker and
Watson Center teacher Charlie
Walker, the board tabled the
issue. Charles Holloway,
superintendent of the Houston
County School System, said
renaming of the school should
be tabled until- the teachers at
the Perry Primary Center have
a chance to form a committee
to discuss the board’s require
ments and to present their rec
ommendation.
According to Van Rodgers, co
principal of Perry Primary Cen
ter, the teachers should be pre
pared to present a recommenda
tion at the July 26 meeting.
to the school office and
someone will show them
around.
In club matters member
Earl Cheek introduced and
congratulated recently
retired 33-year teacher
Charlotte Washington and
her husband Chip. In per
sonal matters he presented
Cohen Walker, his good
friend since 1933, an "offi
cial” plaque of adoption into
the Cheek family.
Continued from page LA
city street for the purpose of
holding a block party.
• First reading of an elec
tion ordinance for the 1999
General Election to be held
Nov. 2 and, if necessary, a
run-off on Nov. 16.
• Approved the Perry Kiwa
nis request to waive the
parade and procession fee for
the annual Georgia National
Fair parade. Parade is
scheduled for Oct. 9.
• Council tabled the
request to install lights in
the area near the Best West
ern and Travelodge until the
city can get Georgia Power
to make recommendations
and cost analysis.
Continued from page 1A
tion, as well as home room
assignments."
In addition to reading and
writing, kindergartners and
first-graders wul learn art.
music, and physical exercise.
“They will have a well
rounded education." said
Crockett
But for some students the
school day will not end at 3:00
p.m, because Perry Primary
Center will also offer an after
school program. The program
will be operational on school
days untfl 6 p.m.
It will offer parents a safe,
economically place for their
young children to stay after
classes end. The Houston
County School System will
bus all Perry elementary stu
dents, who are enrolled in
the program, to Perry Prima
ry-
There they will have an
after school coordinator to
supervise their time.
The coordinator will sched
ule homework study time,
computer lab. or outside activ
ities for the students. Cost is
$7 per student per day or $25
per student per week.
In addition, for the harried
parents, Perry Primary Center
will also offer a breakfast pro
gram.
“Children need a good
breakfast to start the day,"
said Rodgers. She said break
fast helps the student do bet
ter in their studies.
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Obituaries
Willie L. Dixon
Willie L. Dixon died July
6, 1999.
Services were held at 5
p.m., July 15. at the New
Hope Baptist Church with
burial in the Evergreen
Cemetery.
Bom in Perry to the late
Miller Dixon Sr. and the
late Johnnie Noble Dixon,
he attended Perry Training
School. He worked as a
chef in New York and was a
civilian worker at Robins
Air Force Base until his
retirement.
Survivors include his
daughter. Carolyn Dixon of
Atlanta; a sister, Doris
King of Perry, and a broth
er, Wendell Dixon of Lake
wood, New Jersey.
Bobby E. Glover Mortu
ary was in charge of
arrangements.
W.D. Roundtree
W.D. Roundtree of Cen
tral Islip, New York, died
July 5, 1999. Services were
held on July 17 at the
Greater Union Baptist
Church, with burial in
Smyrna Cemetery.
Mr. Roundtree was born
in Perry, the son of the late
J.D. Roundtree and Man
ion Brooks. He was a mem
ber of the Perry Chapel
A.M.E. Church.
Survivors include his
son, Kenneth Roundtree of
Columbia. South Carolina;
brothers. Royal Jones and
Johnny Brooks, both of
Perry; sisters, Betty Ridley
of Perry! Gloria Holliday of
New York and Bertha
Robinson of Augusta, and
two grandchildren. »
Bobby E. Glover Mortu
ary was in charge of
arrangements.
White earns VSU diplo
ma
Special to the Home Journal
Valdosta State University
announce its Spring 1999
graduates. Included in the
list is Anna Laura White of
Perry. She earned her
Bachelor of Business
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