Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

Wed., Sept. 15, 1999, Houston Home Journal Page 10A -;. ,s v > * XvnffiHi^HV 'jrajyTj&ffi - -■"’ /*'’ ' t» ■« j/tßf**^ . - ISf y jT a it&£ - W 1* JL •' *^J|hß^^'''^. <£t *- ■ *1 i|Bße* . •' < <^gißigiMiMi^Eß^ll^^S^^^^BWwwiMSM^aß^e^ay a fif ; ffl** i, *fMp , ffltfy| fa *iij. -® Rf _j^pjMlMßMpßß^§> : -'------ >r '»'<* > W*- r ' y *^ : - |: |K i W WATCHING AND WAITING Water is timed at the roof oj the burning home Firemen bum home deliberately By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Home J. u um.vl Staff [Tie house fire on Davis Street, just off Houston Lake Road, may have looked like a <al unity to passers-by, but for Deborah and .Johnny Brewer, it was a big money-saver. And for ♦hr firefighter*; f>( the Perry and Houston County Fire Depart ments. it was an oppor tunity for valuable train ing and experience. the Brewers moved into a new and larger lmim two months ago aflei reaching a settle n nt with the Georgia Department of Trans portation on the property they had owned for 20 ye in. The land is need ed to widen Houston I alu Retail, and the h u , which the Brew ei .till owned, had to be ed oi demolished. V.aching as smoke i ! wed out of the roof of hei former home, Debo rah Brewer explained a I I lend had suggested ottering the house to the fire departments for a i out rolled burn.’ \c( ording- to Bill 1 :4 ..w';' * *:• * ■ A . - s KEEPING CONTACT Firefighters keep a careful watch over the "con while firefighters and neighbors watch the show. Smith, Fire Investigation Deputy Chief for the Houston County and Pern' Fire Departments, fire fighters from across Hous ton County had the oppor tunity to learn from vari ous scenarios as fires were started in different parts of the house. Finally, pal lets were set on fire with a blow torch to create the blaze that would take the house down. Firefighters kept hoses on the fire to keep the sparks down and prevent any possibility of IfM^Jljj^H^.; ■ «nH I < Home Journal Photos by Charlotte Perkins DISCUSSION Homeowner Deborah Brewer talks with Mayor Jim Worrall. trolled burn" of the the Brewer's old home. the fire's spreading. Any mixed emotions Deborah Brewer might have felt in seeing her own home were offset by the move to a new home, she said. The Brewers have been through great difficulties in recent years, following an catastrophic work acci dent that left Johnny Brewer blind and suffering from balance problems. The interior of their new home is designed to be safe and convenient for him. Manager “He also is good with government grants and everything else in between.” Gilmour resigned from the county administrator’s position June 3. According to reports from The Brunswick News, Gilmour resigned due to increasing hostilities from three of the county’s commissioners: Jeff Chapman, Henri Wood man and David Dowdy. The Brunswick News reported the furor began April 1, when Glynn Coun ty Commissioner Jeff Chap man “launched an attack on Gilmour at the end of the commissioner’s regular meeting, calling for an exec utive session.” The article continued with Chapman’s calling for the termination of Gilmour. The motion to fire Gilmour failed to pass, thus Gilmour’s job was saved. a— gw m "?n rtYl | J limn^ , ri ; Home Journal Photos by Charlotte Perkins READY Volufiitzei a j i uin Lite i evilly tu cook three meolo o cloy Jor oil in Rehoboth Baptist Association are getting need. Storm Continued from page IA Larsen's kindness. Meanwhile volunteer dis aster workers from the Rehoboth Baptist Associa tion were cleaning up one of the livestock buildings at the fairgrounds and mining in portable kitchens, with plans to serve three hot meals a day to all arrivals. The first meal - breakfast was scheduled to be served at 7 a m. Wednesday morn ing. Red Cross emergency coordinator Darby Morgan said that the Red Cross is getting ready to “see to the needs of all these people," and he said that the crowds could be huge. “It hasn't even hit yet," Morgan said. "This could turnout to be one of the largest mobilizations we've ever seen.” Although, earlier plans at the fair grounds had been for a military' evacuation of thousands from Fort Stew art in Hinesville, those plans became indefinite by Tuesday evening, and the main emphasis, according to Houston County EMA director Jimmy Williams, was on providing for civil ian evacuees. Williams said that Rozar Park in Perry will be used if space at the fairgrounds is not suffi cient. At press time, Morgan and Williams were both working to alert the public about the Perry shelter arrangements through tele vision. radio and newspa pers. How you can help victims From Staff fez ports Here is how to help Hurricane Floyd victims: 1. No motel or hotel rooms are available in Ferry or this entire area of Georgia. If you encounter evacuees who are looking for a place to stay, direct them to the Georgia National Fairgrounds. Tell them to look for the Red Cross signs. 2. Both the Houston County Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Rehoboth Baptist Association, 744 Joy Road, are in need of financial donations. Please do not take donations of clothing or food to the fairgrounds. 3 Want to volunteer? Call the Red Cross headquar ters at the fairgrounds, 988-6600 or 988-6601, or report to the Bell Tower. According to Tullos, “Lee resigned because a couple of commissioners had per sonal grinds against him. He’s a good fellow and a real asset to any govern ment city or county. Perry is very lucky to have Lee Gilmour." Gilmour’s ending salary with the county was nearly $77,000 a year. According to The Brunswick News, Gilmour had received “an attaboy, a pa on the back, and a five percent raise” six months prior to the April 1 incident. Gilmour graduated from the University of New Orleans in 1985 with a Masters of Public Adminis tration. He obtained his undergraduate degree in urban planning from Michi gan State University in 1973. Prior to working as coun ty administrator for r- : —n SPECIAL GUESTS Jane Larsen ( right) invited George and Margie Conners. Harry and Ruth Knutson, all of Savannah, to stay in her home. l■■ Ilf / j» J&EtjfiM SITTING IT OUT Carrie Ving of Savannah waits at the New South Arena for her family to return from a shopping trip in Perry. Continued Brunswick. Gilmour served as county manager for Lowndes County. His tenure in Lowndes County was from July 1986 to May 1993. Gilmour has many pro fessional affiliations. He is a member of the Internation al City/County Manage ment Association, National Association of County Man agers, Georgia City/County Management Association, Association County Com missioners of Georgia, and Governmental Finance Offi cers Association. His professional activities include ACCG General Gov ernment Committee, Regional Board Representa tive for GCCMA, Visiting Instructor in the University of Georgia’s Masters of Pub lic Administration Program. Gilmour’s starting date is yet to be determined. Airport Continued from page 1A to use funds given to the City of Ferry by the federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) to extend a water line to the airport. Perry Councilman Charles Lewis, who also serves on the Authority, said that officials of the city are look ing into the possibility of also extending sewer ser vice to the airport.