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RIBBON CUTTING As part of the cel
ebration at Bank of America, the Perry
Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored a
ribbon cutting. Participating are (from
left) Mike Baker, Jim Mehserle, Linda
Hall, Steve Rodgers, Bank of America offi-
Nationsßank now Bank of America
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
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There’s a new sign at
1005 Northside Drive, and
Nationsßank is now offi
cially Bank of America.
The name may be new
but according to Bank Pres
ident Jay Jones, the service
is still going to be the old
fashioned kind, with an
emphasis on the individual
customer.
“This is going to be the
number one bank in terms
of one-on-one service,"
Jones said at the ribbon
cutting and reception held
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good wells have good water."
He pointed out a well locat
ed near the irrigation system
that is used to proride water
for cattle and said that it is
still providing water, while
another well at the home
located on the farm property
is haring well problems.
ABS Farms,' which covers
more than 8,000 acres in
south Houston. Dooly and
Macon counties, has 2.000
acres planted in peanuts and
cotton. Moore is using center
pivg>t irrigation steadily on all
of the company crops
because of the prolonged
drought and the heat. The
stress from lack of water,
combined with the heat, can
lead to crop loss or to reduc
tion in the quality and sale
value of a crop even when it
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at the bank Aug. 16.
He also said that
Nationsßank’s merger with
Bank of America, which
took place in October,
1998, means that cus
tomers have access to their
funds through 2,200 ATM s
in 22 states, with 559 in
Georgia alone.
The sign change at the
Perry bank is believed to be
part of the largest sign
change in the history of cor
porate America, with
approximately 400 banks
taking on the new name in
Georgia and Tennessee.
is not a complete loss.
The central Georgia area
has experienced a shortage of
rainfall 12 of the last 14
months. Some crop experts
say a typical August day can
result in the use of four-tenths
of an inch of rain or irrigation
water in a given field.
Shelton said ABS has as
much as SSOO an acre
invested in its crops and
that the scorching August
heat is as much a problem
as the lack of rain. He said
that bv the time a cycle of
irrigation, covering an
entire field, is complete, the
ground will be dry again
from evaporation.
ABS has a dozen wells in
use. spread out over a large
area, and except the one
that is now using pond
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cer Steve Williams; Ann Williams and Jay
Jones of the Perry Bank of America, Mike
Moore and Larry Miller. A red, white and
blue cake was served after the ribbon
cutting. The banking firm is located in
the former Nationsßank building.
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According to a Bank of
America press release, “The
Bank of America name was
chosen to reflect the exand
ed service and benefits we
can offer our customers.
Although our signs have
changed, our bank will con
tinue to conduct business
as usual.
“For former Nationsßank
customers, accounts will
remaint he same. Cus
tomers can continue to use
their existing checks, ATM
cards and credit cards in
the same familiar way,” the
release said.
VOLUNTEER AWARDS
Thelma McCoy (center)
and Donna James (right),
received the Houston
County Meals on Wheels
Volunteer of the Year
awards at a recent meet
ing of the board of direc
tors. They were presented
with the awards by Hazel
Westfall, Meals on Wheels
President (left). McCoy and
James were honored for
their outstanding service,
support and devotion to
delivering meals to the
poor and homebound.
Reynolds, maker of
Reynolds Wrap and other
products, donated SI,OOO
to the Houston Meals on
Wheels organization in
honor of McCoy and
James.
Continued from page 1A
water the irrigation sys
tems all draw water from
wells dug in the fields being
irrigated. State well permits
allow farmers to unlimited
water from wells and srface
water on their property
Complaints have been
raised by rural homeown
ers in scattered areas
across the state that irriga
tion systems deplete the
ground water supply.
"People can see irrigation
systems going.” Shelton
said, “but they can't see the
amount of water used daily
by big industries.
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Library System, that an
independent agency be
hired to determine which of
the county's functions are
primarily for the benefit of
the unincorporated areas,
and that the agreement
address “any other items
deemed necessary to com
ply with the requirements
and intent of H 8489."
County Commissioners are
delaying their response until
a second county-wide H 8489
meeting set for Aug. 25 .
Warner Robins Council
man Ray Golden brought
up the resolution at the
County Commissioners'
regular mid-month meeting
Aug. 17. but was told the
resolution would not be on
the agenda for discussion
at that meeting.
“I’m very disappointed
it's not being expedited,"
Golden told the Commis
sioners. “1 hope this is not
another effort to burn up
the clock. “
After Commissioner
Condemn
Superintendent, “We have
budgeted for this in this
year. With the hot weather,
we need to buy it earlier
than later. That way it can
start paying for itself now."
The bid was awarded to
Network Tool Warehouse
in the amount of $3,189.
The other four bids were
from NAPA Auto Parts,
$3,400; Houston Automo
tive, $3,523.31; Butler
Auto Parts, $3,579.99; and
Robinair Equipment Co.,
$6,339.20.
Perry 7 Police Chief
George Potter told the
council members that his
department is “maxed out
with traffic control since
the schools opened last
week.”
He said the DOT would
not be able to place school
zones in the Matt Arthur
and Perry Primary School
area as the DOT requires
the school board to make
the requests.
Councilman Billy Jerles,
Houston County Board of
Education attorney, said
he would inform the school
board of the DOT require
ments.
Potter said since the
roads have 55 mph speed
limits, the DOT would only
be able to lower the school
zone to 45 mph.
“What we need is a red
light at Ga. 127 and Moody
Road. But I want to say the
county is being very help
ful in helping control the
traffic," said Potter.
In other city business,
the council
V approved a petition for
rezoning for properties
located along Perry Park
way as submitted by
Thomas Mason. The
request was to change the
zoning from R 1 residential
to C 2 general commercial;
V approved the second
reading and execution of
an ordinance to amend the
Perry Code regarding Pub
lic Parks;
V approved and executed
Larry Thomson said that he
had only gotten a copy of
the resolution at 6 p.m.
when he came to the meet
ing, Golden pointed out
that the H 8489 deadline is
coming up Oct. 30.
Golden added, “There is
another doomsday date
Sept. 30, when everybody
(the three cities) has to
have paid their library
funds in order to get state
funding.
"It’s a critical date,” he
said, apparently in refer
ence to Warner Robins’
request that the county
now cover all library costs.
Commission Chairman
Stafford said waiting until
Aug. 25 would give the
commissioners and the
other two city governments.
Perry and Centerville, an
opportunity to study the
Warner Robins proposal
further.
Commissioner Tom
McMichael said he saluted
the Warner Robins City
an Annexation Ordinance
for the property of First
Christian Church located
along U.S. 41 North;
V approved and executed •
an Annexation Ordinance
for the property for the U.S.
41 North Water Tank;
V approved the second
reading of an application
for beer packaged to go at
Hunt Shell;
>J received first reading
of an ordinance relative to
tree trimmings.
V and received first read
ing of an application for
beer, wine, and mixed
drinks to be consumed on
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Council for their effdrts,
but thought the new list of
suggestions needs “a little
bit of tweaking."
The Perry City Council,
meeting at the same time,
discussed the resolution in
both their work session and
city council meeting, and
will send the resolution
back to Warner Robins City
Council asking for a change
in wording.
The Warner Robins reso
lution asked that the cost
of a study of the county
budget by the Carl Vinson
Institute of Government be
shared equally by the
County government and
the governments of the
three cities. The Perry City
Council will ask that the
cost be shared on a per
capita basis.
Mayor Mary Ann
Weigand of Centerville has
stated that her city govern
ment will never pay any
part of the cost for such a
study.
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