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Food
allocated to Houston Coun
ty to enhance and develop
local arts programs, grants
will be awarded based on
the project s ability to reach
under-served areas, bring
new people into the arts
community, meet artistic
standards, and be accessi
ble to the general public.
Eligible projects include
visual arts exhibitions, con
certs, theatrical and dance
performances, readings, film
programs, storytelling, art
festivals, public art programs
and technical assitance.
Matching fund grants
vary from SIOO to a maxi
mum of $2,000. Funded
activities should take place
before June 30, 200.
The application deadline
is Oct. 22, 1999. For more
information and applica
tions, call Bobbe Nelson,
987- or Lora Arledge,
988-
Rainbow House to host
open house Sept. 29
The Rainbow House. 108
Elmwood St., Warner
Robins, will hold an Open
House Sept. 29 at 5:30 p.m.
Information will be pro
vided about volunteering for
the First Steps and CASA
programs, and refresh
ments will be served.
For information, call
Tonja Simmons or Bonnie
Howard at 923-5923.
Rehoboth Baptist Church
plans fall revival
Fall revival services are
scheduled at Rehoboth
Baptist Church for Sept.
26-29, with evangelist
Robby Robison and wor
ship leader A 1 Haywood.
Sept. 26 worship services
will be at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
with Robby Robison, A 1
Haywood and the church
choir.
On Sept. 27, at 6 p.m.
there will be a Pizza Blast
with free pizza for all youth,
grades 6-12. Services start
at 7 p.m. with the Perry
High School Steel Band
and Joe Hutchison perfom
ring on the saxophone.
On Sept. 28, services will
start at 7 p.m. with a pro
gram “just for kids" at the
start of the service. The
Dudley Baptist Ladies
Ensemble will perform.
On Sept. 29 a fellowship
meal will begin at 5:30, and
services will follow at 7 p.m.
To make reservations for
the supper, call 987-1577.
Childcare for children
from birth to three years
will be provided during all
servides, and there will be a
children's worship service
for four and five year olds
each night.
Rehoboth Baptist is
located at 2236 U.S. 41. N.,
Perry.
Parade entries sought
The Georgia National
Fair/harm City Days
Parade is still looking for
participants for the Oct. 9
parade. This year’s theme
is "A Perfect Ten." Bring
your floats, wagons, hors
es, bands, cars, trucks,
tractors, or walking groups.
All are welcomed.
Interested groups should
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contact Bill Hafley at 988-
2753, Robert Brown at
987-5097, or Emmet
Whelchel at 987-2354.
WMU leader to speak
A special evening is
planned for the First Bap
tist Church in Centerville.
Barbara Curnutt, Baptist
WMU Executive Director,
will be a guest speaker.
In addition, a mini concert
by the Rev. Ben and Evadne
McFather is scheduled.
Curnutt from Duluth,
received her education at
Southwestern Baptist The
ological Seminary. Curnutt
has served as Director of
Women’s Missions and Min
istries for the Florida Bap
tist Convention.
The Rev. Ben McFather is
Associate Pastor and Music
Director of First Baptist
Church. He is a pianist,
singer, and music and
drama coordinator. He holds
advanced degrees in Music,
Master of Religious Educa
tion, and is currently work
ing on a Master of Divinity.
Evadne McFather’s tal
ents are in speech and
drama. She is known for her
musical talents and singing.
The program will be
Sept. 30, 7 p.m. at. the First
Baptist Church located 108
East Church St. in Center
ville. Fellowship and
refreshments will be held in
the Family Life Center.
Child care is not provided.
For further information,
call 953-3387
Perry Primary PTO
announces fund raiser
The new Perry Primary
School does not have a play
ground for its kindergarten
and first grade students.
The Parent Teacher’s Orga
nization is raising funds for
this playground.
Ten percent of the pro
ceeds of all sales made at at
the Perry Chick-Fil-A on
Sept. 28 between 5 p.m.
and 8 p.m. will be donated
to the Perry PTO for the
playround project.
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Mwnbar FDIC
Savannah
Georgia Emergency Agency and the
GBI to look into it from a neutral
point of view. In the mean, time, I
apologize to the people of Savannah,"
said Adams who will run unopposed
in the Nov 2. Savannah election.
Adams accused the Perry Police
and Potter of “overreacting.”
Adams said his office has received
several complaints from evacuees
ranging from poor shelter conditions,
bad food, to abuse from Perry Police.
The alleged police abuse included
reports of officers using attack dogs,
tear gas and mace on Savannah evac-
U6CS.
Sept. 21, Worrall said, “I still
haven’t heard anything from Mayor
Adams. But it is water over the dam
now. We have more important things
to do. But it saddens me that they
(Savannah city officials) refuse to
acknowledge the effort we made to
welcome their people."
He commented that his office has
received numerous thank you’s from
evacuees on how well the shelters
were run and how grateful they were
for the kindness shown them. Worrall
said he wished Savannah and
Chatham County would have commu
nicated better on the transportation
of the “hoodlums, then we could have
been prepared to welcome them to
our county jail."
Neither Brown or Adams accepted
calls from the Home Journal Sept.
21-22.
In response to Adams' diatribe.
Potter said, “We only have one dog in
the Perry Police Department. Tosca is
a 45-pound drug dog. We took him to
the fairgrounds to help keep drugs
out of the area. But Tosca is not an
attack dog. We actually take him to
the elementary schools to visit with
the children and to DARE classes."
As for the use of tear gas or mace.
Potter said his department uses pep
per spray and he would welcome any
one to contact the Perry Hospital to
check if anyone was treated for pep
per spray.
In fact. Potter said, “I welcome any
one GBI, FEMA or GEMA, to come
in and investigate my department. We
have an open door here."
Adams also claims Perry Police fab
ricated the increased criminal activi
ty. He told The Savannah Morning
News. “They did not have those bur
glaries and other crimes they say they
did."
“What ,doq6 he know? He wasn’t
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even here," said Potter. “We had sev
eral cars, houses, and two Good
Samaritan recreational vehicles bro
ken into. We had burglaries both
residential and commercial, and
drunken and disorderly complaints.
That just doesn’t happen in Perry
especially on a Wednesday night."
He added that about 100 of the
evacuees in the Agricenter shelter
began shouting obscenities about
Perry, Houston County, and the
American Red Cross.
“Several of them made threats to
the workers," Potter said.
Gang members were trouble for the
city as well. An American Red Cross
shelter report stated the “deportment
in the shelter was less than desirable
because of the presence of gangs.”
The report indicated the gang pres
ence was evident by gang colors on
clothing worn by evacuees on the
Savannah buses.
Their presence resulted in lights in
the shelter and gang graffiti on the
rest room walls, the report indicated.
“Good Samaritans Terry Jenkins
and Roy Lightfoot reported that sever
al people from the Agricenter shelter
began evacuating the morning of
Sept. 16," the Red Cross report indi
cated. Evacuees apparently were tak
ing state property with them. They
had blankets, cots, and chairs loaded
onto the buses.
“We had to have officers remove the
items from the buses," said Potter.
Other reports describe enraged
people rocking buses and shouting
obscenities out of frustration in the
'ie’lay ot returning home. Potter said
at 3:45 a.m.. Sept. 16. shelter resi
dents learned Savannah had been
reopened for the first time since the
mandatory evacuation orders were
given.
The reports indicate the Savannah
evacuees went to the buses; however,
there were not any drivers. Angered
with an additional wait, the mob
began to get out of control. This was
handled quickly and efficiently with
out arrests by law enforcement.
The Savannah drivers refused to
drive them back to Savannah. They
had enough of them on the trip here,"
said Potter. MARTA bus drivers from
Atlanta were brought in to haul the
people back to Savannah. Reports
from Savannah noted city police offi
cers greeted the returning buses
though city officials say it was only “to
help guide Atlanta bus driver’s pnijpntf
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the city."
Television station WTOC in Savan
nah taped some of the returning evac
uees throwing bottles of water, which
they received free prior to their
departure from the Perry shelters, at
Salvation Army volunteers.
Adams said, ‘That was a frustra
tion thing. But if you look at the
whole stoiy, most of the frustration
was stimulated by the Perry Police
Department. Potter handled the
whole thing totally wrong."
Potter said, “It is important to know
that 90 percent of the evacuees were
great. The others didn't like the con
ditions. They were ungrateful, rude,
and cursed the workers. Yet, we still
provided everyone a safe, clean shel
ter with food. Yes, we were caught off
guard by the sheer number of evac
uees. but we did our best.
"My officers worked 12 hour shifts,"
Potter said of the three days last
week. “They presented professional
and courteous manners. I am proud
of them,” said Potter.
“I am also proud of our citizens.
Civic groups, churches, and individu
als who came together to help the
American Red Cross support these
people. They brought food, blankets
and pillows. They did all they could
do for those people. It shows good
Christian spirit is alive and well in
Perry,” Potter said.
”We are not going to apologize for
our actions. We did our best in a dif
ficult situation," said Potter.
Police nab alleged deceivers
From StaFF Reports
Perry Police Lt. Heath Dykes said
two individuals were arrested and
charged with theft by deception on
Sept. 15.
Sangita M. Patel, 19, and Manokb
hai B. Patel, 52, were arrested and
charged with the felony for allegedly
taking undue advantage of the plight
of many Hurricane Floyd evacuees.
Dykes said the two allegedly
"upped the price of room rates of the
Scottish Inn. They saw an opportuni
ty to make a few extra dollars off the
situation."
Dykes said the department does
not have a final dollar amount in the
case as “some of the rooms were paid
in cash, some in credit cards, and
some were given their money back
already"
Bo,tli.Pateljj .have jpade bail. Dykes
Jht! hail carrie to $2,500 each.
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