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Visitin’ Norton in memorial services at Watson-Hunt Chapel Sept. 5. Though absent from her home in recent years due to Alzheimer's Disease, she had received the very best nursing home care and the loving atten tion of her husband Bob Norton. In his memorial the Rev. Dr. Billy Key com mended Bob for his almost 63 years of marriage to the former Ohioan Ivy as his wife Sunshine is from Ohio also and they soon will be married 53 years. • •• The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve plans the last in a series of summer free concerts Sept. 9 to begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base. Dixie Express will perform. The public is invit ed. • •• Sam and Sherri Bixler are leaving in November on a mission trip to Africa with the Family Care Foun dation. They teach and do social work). Anyone who wants to make a donation to this —— 1 ” IT f \ \ W ; I Home Journal Photo by Charlotte Perkin* GETTING READY Sherri Bixler and her mother-in law Delores Bixler host a garage sale before missionary Sherri moves to Africa HOST FAMILIES NEEDED 'V ' - : ‘ Mill. /S ir.v Call foi information or to choose your own exchange student. Large variety of nationalities, interests, hobbies, etc. now available (single parents, couples with or without children may host!. Cull now. Sara at 1-800-473-0696 www.asse.com "rr flj«vsSSEi ■ ~ (urbanization A WOKLDOI 1 Mil KMANtHM. IIIHOt (.11 ( RIMvCtILI UKAI ANII KIAKjtIIONAI PRtXIKA.VtS Do You Need A Car... hi i ii\ w 4) J AND WONDER ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Free, no hassle credit approval for auto loans . You may qualify regardless of • Good Credit • Blemished Credit • No Credit • Bankruptcy • You may also qualify for 0 money down!!!! It’s Easy, Fast, and confidential! From your touch-tone phone call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! 1-800-975-3325 Electronically answered Another exclusive service from Our Dealership Continued from page IB mission effort can send a check to them at 3573 Val ley Drive. Perry, or call 987- 9858 for more information. • •• Another reminder of two "VIFD's", very important football dates, at Perry High School in October. The Oct. 1 game with the Jackson High Red Devils will be a time to honor the 1959 foot ball team for having won the Region 2B Champi onship 40 years ago. Oct. 22 is the Homecom ing game with Southeast High Warriors of Macon. The school will honor you and me and everybody who ever graduated from Perry High School. • •• Thirty-three volunteers returned from summer vacation Sept. 1 to resume assembling “miracle pads” for Hospice cancer patients: Annie Lou Mackeigan, Louise Taylor, Mary Boswell. Geneva Griffin, Christine Hardy. Marie Par rish, Ann Huffman, Dotty McAtee, Itaska Williford. June Vogt, Chris Lewis. Louise Turner. Sara Baker, Make a new lifelong friend from abroad. Enrich your family with another cut tun Now you can host an exchange student (girl or boy from Scandinavia. Germany. Fiance. Spain, England. Japan. Brazil, Italy or S Africa Becoming a host to a young interna tional visitor is an experience of a lifetime! Klaus. l~ yrs Anna Lee Warren, Grayce Wilson, Annie Andel, Ruth Ellen, Carolyn Etheridge, Nannie Laura Fudge, Dixie Parker, Ruth Daniel, Marj Daniel, Eleanor Bledsoe, Beverly Wade, Margaret Hardage, Linda Davis, Agnes Hardy, Connette Gayle, Mary Ferguson, Minnie Lee Tomlinson, Louise Lawson, Rachel Wooden and me. This group meets every first Wednesday at 9 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. at the First Bap tist Church to cut, pin and baste and all are welcome. A few more than 10 dozen of the pads were made in the 2'k hours of fel lowship. This led all those con cerned to assume that Hos pice Volunteer Coordinator Virginia Vettel’s estimate of 31 dozen so far this year may be a bit under-esti mated and should be lots more than that by end of this half year. The group is excited to make as many of the pads as possible. Indeed they were spurred on by the delicious Blueberry Pound cake made by Rachel Wooden from Southern Heritage Cakes Cookbook of Southern Living maga zine. Blueberry Poundcake 1 cup plus 2 T butter or oleo, divided 1 'u cups sugar, divided 4 eggs 3 cups all-purpose flour, divided 1 t baking powder % t salt 2 cups fresh blueberries or canned, well drained Grease a 10-inch tube pan with 2 T butter. Sprin kle pan with 1 * cup sugar; set aside. Cream remaining 1 cup uuiLci, giauuctliy auu remaining 2 cups sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla; ft, ", * : „.,y m PHOniOBEWT MfBlKAm If you have trouble controlling your anger toward your child, there is help available. HODAC’S Victim Resource Center (912)953-5675 HELPLINE Georgia 1-800-338-6745 Victims o! Crime ARI INfiTON VIRGINIA mix well. Combine 2% cups flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, beating until well blended. Dredge blueber ries with remaining 1 /* cup flour; stir to coat well. Fold blueberries into batter. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 10 minutes until cake tests done. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove cake from pan and let cool completely. (Does not call for glaze but I always glaze my cakes) Here is glaze 1 used and put on cake while it was still warm: 1 cup sifted confectioners sugar 'k T soft butter 'h t vanilla 1-2 T milk • •• Swamp Gravy, Georgia's Folk Life Play, is gearing up to begin its 14th season of performances at Cotton Hall in Colquitt. This Fall 1999 season’s play is "Swamp Gravy: Brothers & Sisters”, and the stories are about all sorts of brotherly and sisterly relationships. Tickets can be reserved by calling 912-758-5450. It will run Oct. 13, 8-10. 15- 17. and 22 24. The place to stay is Tar rer Inn. Toll Free 1-888- 282 7737. • •• There's a young man in Fort Valley who’s getting a reputation for being some body to beat in track and field and he has proud rel atives here in Perry. Buddy Clark, son of Charlie and Lane Whipple Clark and sister of Jenni Leigh, is the grandson of Eleanor Whip ple. now a resident at the Church Home, and the » r n i it lit jmevv t#i cimi ocuic Whipple. Buddy actually became interested in running as a child on dirt roads in front of his dad’s jeep. In Fort Val ley he tried out for track at age 13 and did well. But as a 14-year-old freshman at Central Fellowship Christ ian Academy he and four of the better runners who had never even had cross coun try training won state in cross country racing. Buddy also did well in track and field. The next year with Buddy as captain the same guys won state cross country again. And Buddy won state in mile with 4 minutes 38 seconds. He recently won the Jim Herring 5K race at Galleria Mall in Centerville. His proud dad says he is a very gifted runner and still young and is a good kid. He has the aim to break the 4 minute mile in high school by the time he is a senior. That’s only been We Want To Be YOUR STORE OF CHOICE JOIN US FOR OUR BSpSt GIANT CERAMIC TILE TRUCKLOAD SALE! Bjr September 25th, 1999 / LOADS OF \ STOCK WILL BE ON HAND! Get Here Early! BUY THE BEST, BUY IT FOR LESS, BUY IT AT WEST m maybe it’s not gas Jeclsa lime out In 1996, a reported 239332 children were physically abused in the United States. Wed., Sept. 8, ] 999, Houston Home Journal - done four times in history by four greats so it’s a big aim to have. The new track season is just getting started and his trusty cross country team has already won convinc ingly at both Athens and Macon. Charlie says track and field can go unrecognized compared to the popularity of football and basketball. “Anybody can run a cou ple of miles but not just anybody can run fast." Buddy spends summer camp at North Carolina State to hasten his stride. It’ll be interesting to watch his progress. • •• Have a story idea? Visit ed some friends lately? Tell the world call Joan Dorsett at 987-1823. She’d love to hear from you soon. Prices So Low You won’t believe it! FIRST COME FIRST SERVED! tan Another WEST BUILDING MATERIALS CENTER 1580 Gray Highway • Macon 912-742-5346 Page 3B