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Viewpoints ° ur IF& Views Iff Time Change Members of the Perry City Council are in process of changing their historical meeting time. For many, many years, the council has met on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. Prior to each meeting, members of council have gathered for work ses sions. When the agenda was lengthy, those sessions began as early as 5, but usually at 5:30 or 6 p.m. If council goes through with the proposal on the table, the formal meetings will begin at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays, and work sessions will be held on different days. Access to council meetings is important for residents of the com munity. If you have a feeling about the change of meeting time, we encourage you to contact your coun cilman or Mayor Jim Worrall. If mov ing from 7:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. for the meeting start would make your attendance at council less likely or more likely, let your elected officials know. That’s the point of representative government. Learning to deal with inconvenience and medical distractions Well, you know I have recently been diagnosed as "borderline’’ diabetic or Impaired Glucose Tolerant (IGT). Whew! The things I have learned so far! I started blood glu- Toreu | 1 cose mom- =* toring last J a || e |j jfl week rep, I got my own glucometer. Home |pp Now I have journal f *■ bruised fin- staff gers from the sticks. k The first time I tried to perform the test. 1 got the lancet ready. 1 calibrat ed the glucometer and got the test strip ready. I washed my hands and then alco hol swabbed my intended finger. I was ready. I picked up the lancet and pushed the button which should have injected the needle’s point into the chosen zone, thereby producing the desired droplet of blood. Somehow that didn’t quite work out. I had instinctively moved my finger at the same time I pushed the button. OK l’m a bit of a coward. I wasn’t as ready for the stick as I pretended to be. I wasted a lancet. Thank goodness they come in boxes of 200. Now I was already having a bit of trou ble eating on schedule. I am always thinking of my next meal and, of course, what it will be and how much I can have of it. With this new development of test ing my blood, I have to concentrate even more. I am required to test my blood before breakfast and dinner and then two hours later after each. This no easy task. I can hardly find my way into the kitchen to make coffee and they want me to test my blood!? However, I have to say since beginning the testing I have felt better. I now know when my blood sugar is low and when it is not. I can adjust my food intake accordingly. It has given me a sense of empowerment. Before, I felt nervous, unsure. Was I too low in blood sugar? See JOLLEY, Page 5A Houston Home Jounool P.O. Drawer M • 807 Carroll St. • Perry. Ga. 31069 email homejmOhom.net (912) 987-1823 (voice) • (912) 988-1181 (fax) Bob Tribble President Jj Johnson Editor and General Manager Ellen T. Green -Advertising Director Phil Clark Sports Joan Domett Lifestyles Torey Jolley News and Classified Alllne Kent Sports Pauline Lewis Lifestyles Rob Mead News and Circulation Charlotte Perkins News and Composition Paula Zimmerman Bookkeeping Weekend brings back 60s memories Two major news stories of last weekend remind us of the rapid passage of time. During the early hours of the weekend, attention was focused on the NASA gathering in Flori da to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Americans walk ing on the moon. The second half of the week end brought back grim reminders of the death of a president, and his then 3-year old son mourning him. Like most folk with a touch of gray in what is left on our heads, I can remember both incidents and relate them to events in my life. When I think back to Novem ber 1963, I find myself in high school a Junior just begin- ~Thc Peawr GaucrV * Measuring impact ofl-75 locally Still more from the pages of the Home Journal • •• Forty years ago this week in the Home Journal, Editor Coop er Etheridge wrote these lines in his column: “It’s getting nearer and near er to Perry this superhigh way, Interstate 75. The State Highway Department let a con tract last week for seven miles in Crisp and Dooly counties. That is only 27 miles away. Understand that they’ll be try ing to buy rights-of-way in Houston soon." I wonder if anyone back then could even envision the impact 1-75 was going to have on Perry by the end of the century. Some more from that same issue: McLendon Auto Co. had whitewall tires on sale for $15.95 each, and the Colonial • store was selling large boxes of Tide - 2 for 45 cents. {Talk about something that’s sky rocketed in price!) The Perry String Band part of the FFA apparently performed for the Tharpe Memorial Church Brotherhood meeting, and afterward record ed a radio program. FFA mem bers who were there included Hearn Bennett, Jerry Horton, Wayne Stewart, Sidney Blood worth. James Williams, Ronnie Harper, Larry Horton and Wal ton Wood. Akin Drug at that time was sponsoring a weekly quiz, and Our Policies Unsigned editorials appearing in larger type on this page under the label Our Views reflect the posi tion of the Houston Home Journal. Signed columns and letters on this page (arid elsewhere in this news paper) reflect the opinions of the writers and not nec essarily those of this newspaper. Signed letters to the editor are welcomed. Please limit letters to 300 words and include addresses and a telephone number for verification purposes. Letters are not published without verification. Letters should be sent to P.O. Drawer M, Perry, Ga.. 31069 or brought to the newspaper office at 807 Carroll St.. Perry. Our liability for an error will not exceed the coot Page 4A Wad.. July 21, 1090 JJ Johnson Home Journal Editor —— ii'" ning to experience the world outside our home. The early 60s were a tense time in the South as society began to change with the emer gence of both women and per sons of color. The Kennedy presidency had done nothing to discourage either change. Six years later, our country Charlotte Perkins Home Journal Staff the question of the week was “Name the only one of the seven ancient wonders of the world that is still in existence.” OK, can anybody name ALL of them? (See the answer at the end of this column) 100 TEARS AGO. A century ago this week, three thousand people were in Perry to attend the murder trial of somebody called “Alabama Red," about which the paper reported very little, other than to note that only 800 could fit into the courthouse. Does any body know who Alabama Red was? The editors of the old paper had their space problems and deadlines, just as we do today. “We regret exceedingly," a 1899 social writer noted, “that we were unable to publish this week the report of a recent Sunday School class picnic at Beech Haven. The length of the report and the pressure other matters prevented." Also the writers interjected their own points of view fre quently which might not of space occupied by the error. We cannot be responsible for the return of pictures or submitted materials unless a stamped, return address envelope is included. Our Goal The Houston Home Journal is published proudly for the citizens of Houston and adjoining counties by Houston Publications Inc., Perry. Ga. Our goal is to produce quality, profitable, community-oriented newspapers that you, our readers, are proud of. We will reach this goal through hard work, teamwork, loyalty and a strong dedication toward printing the truth. Member of Georgia Press Association and Nation al Newspaper Association. : pass muster by today’s journal ism rules but still makes for entertaining reading. For example, one writer noted that, “It strikes us forcibly that Houston sheep would grow nicely with Hous ton wheat, but for the pestifer ous dogs. Houston voters can materially aid in removing the dog obstruction to sheep rais ing.” Since sheep farming still isn’t big around here, I guess nobody got up a pestiferous dog referendum. Also, here's a really preachy injury report, just as it was written for the paper. “Master Harry Houser, youngest son of Mr. Fred M. Houser was severely bitten by a hog while visiting the family of Mr. D.H. Culler in the country, last Tuesday. He and the other children were told not to go into the lot where there was a sow with young pigs. Harry went into the lot alone and the sow attacked him. Boys, there’s a lesson in this incident." ••• Now for the answer to Akins' 1959 quiz. Of the Seven Won ders of the Ancient World, only the Egyptian pyramids are still standing. The other six are: the mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the hanging gardens of Baby lon, the statue of Jupiter at Olympia, the temple of Diana at Ephesus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the lighthouse at Alexandria. 111 Houston Home Journal remembered Kennedy again for his determination to put Amer icans on the moon within a 10- year period. That weekend, we celebrated our accomplishments with shallow breaths as we waited for the lunar module to perform correctly. Finally the walk was over, and the astronauts returned to space, and eventually, to earth. The Kennedy family has left a tremendous impact on our country. They have given much, and they have suffered much. Like any grieving family, they need privacy to deal with their sorrows and their fears. They don’t need 24/7 coverage of their activities right now. Bob Tribble Home Journal President They will be folks looking for loopholes The story is told that some one once saw the old movie star W.C. Fields reading the Bible. They said, “Mr. Fields, I didn’t know you were a reli gious man." Fields said, "Looking for loopholes, son. Looking for loopholes." Some folks will be looking for loopholes in an effort to side step the recent vote by the U.S. House that will give states the right to decide if they wish to allow the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public facili ties. including schools. The legislation passed 287- 139, mostly along party lines, with 203 Republicans and 45 Democrats in favor, and 164 Democrats, one independent and 15 Republicans voting no. The House-sponsored bill, and its amendment by Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., is called the measure to curb youth violence. “The legislation will promote morality and work toward an end of children killing chil dren," Aderholt said. “The com mandments represent the very cornerstone of Western Civi lization and the basis of our legal system here in America." Critics say the measure is unconstitutional and seeks to elevate one particular religion over all others. The Supreme Court recently struck down a Kentucky state law that required posting the Ten Com mandments in every public school classroom. The court ruled the postings would vio late the constitutionally required separation of govern ment and religion. The House says the bill is an anti-violence measure that also includes several get tough pro visions related to juvenile crimes. It is expected that the federal government would spend millions over the next three years in grants to help states to combat juvenile crime. A provision was added to the bill by Rep. Thomas Tancredo, R-Col., which will permit reli gious symbols on designs of memorials on any public school campus to commemo rate anyone slain there. Aderholt’s amendment comes following a well celebrat ed case in Alabama in which a local judge was ordered to remove the commandments from his courtroom wall. No one can argue the fact that our nation was founded on religious freedom. But. neither can anyone argue the fact that our nation was founded on Christian principles and a belief in God. I have said this before in this column, but let me make the point again. Take your bills (green stuff) from your pocket book and the change from your pocket. Every single piece has inscribed on it, “In God We Trust." Congress opens with prayer, and so does most State General Assemblies. The bill is certainly a good one. It doesn’t force individual states to mandate anything, it only gives each the right to decide for themselves. Speaking about the Ten Commandments reminds me of a joke I once read. One time a See TRIBBLE, page SA 'Congress shall make no law respecting an estab lishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.' Your right to read this news paper is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Tbs Bouton Home Journal (ÜBPS 000471) la pribitabed weekly far $31.40 per year (inchahnf rad St., Perry. Ga.. 31000. Periodicals Class Postage paid at Peny. Ga. POOTMABTSR : lead addraaa changes to tbs Boston Home Journal, P.O. Drawer ML Perry. Ga. 31000. ISSN: 1070-1574. Btgsßsg I #