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This week
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A mammogram - as many
women can testify - can be the
first step in saving your own
life.
Regular mammograms,
combined with doctor’s exams
on a yearly basis and monthly
self-examinations give a
woman the best chance of
catching breast cancer
early. See Page 9A
WWil
memories
Perryan Woodrow Rush can
certainly be classified a world
traveler. As a member of the
Air Force, the retired lieuten
ant colonel has been in three
wars and lived in a number of
places.
His World War II experi
ences are only a small portion
of a life filled with adventure,
but spellbinding and intrigu
ing as the rest.
Rush served with the Air
Force as a navigator for B-24
and B-17 aircraft, based near
Sudbury, Suffolk County,
England See Page 10A
Lady Hornets
dropped
It was an eventful week for
the Westfield Lady Hornets
softball team, to say the least.
After dropping both games of
a doubleheader at Mount de
Sales, forcing a three team
playoff for first place in region
lAAA, the Lady Hornets beat
Stratford 9-7 and Mount de
Sales 5-4 to win the region
championship and the top seed
in Division 1 in the state quali
fier at the Lee County Recre
ation Complex... See Page 6B
Kersey
named
Betty Kersey has been se
lected by the Pilot Club of
Perry as the chapter’s Pilot
International Foundation
Sweetheart 2000.
Members were asked to
choose the Pilot who exempli
fies the Pilot objective of
Friendship and
Service See Page 3C
Index
OPINION PAGE 4A
CLASSIFIED.... PAGE 6B
LIFESTYLES....PAGE 1C
SPORTS PAGEIB
LEGALS PAGE 5B
NEWS BRIEFS..PAGE 2A
School
See Page 1C
Legal Organ For Houston County, City of Perry and the State of Georgia
Georgia National Fair is “Going Great”
From Staff Reports
The 11th Annual Georgia Na
tional Fair is in full swing with
large crowds taking advantage
of beautiful, sushine-filled days
and fair nights.
“Things are going great!” said
Mike Froehlich, executive direc
tor of the Georgia National
Fairgrounds and Agricenter.
“Last Saturday was an excellent
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Photos By Emily Johnstone
Twins Mike and Mark Froehlich ride with Fair Bear in the Farm City Days/Ga. National Fair Parade
Oct. 6. Mike Froehlich is executive director of the Fairgrounds, his brother Mark a judge in Ohio.
Inset, Tadpole the Clown greets a young fairgoer
City to pounce on stray cats
By Emily Johnstone
News Editor
Perry Animal Control Officer
Daniel Bass is ready to pounce on
the problem of stray cats in Perry.
A stray cat is considered to be
a cat without a permanent home
which is always looking for shel
ter and foraging for food, said
Bass.
According to Bass, there are
about 3,000 stray cats roaming
the streets of town, posing a
health hazard and at times caus
ing property damage.
Compare that to an estimated
one dozen or so stray dogs and
you can see the magnitude of
Perry’s feline problem, he said.
“There are definitely more
stray cats than dogs,” said Bass.
“We have a terrible problem.”
That is one reason city council
members are looking at adoption
of a cat ordinance that would
cause all cat owners to register
their animals with the city.
Cats which are unlicensed or
Martin leaving for Albany
By Charlotte Perkins
Staff Writer
They tried to talk Tim Martin
out of leaving.
According to Draper Watson,
chairman of the Houston County
Development Authority, “We’d
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have been remiss in our duties if
we hadn’t tried to get him to stay.
We did all we could.”
But Tim Martin, who has
served for seven years as Direc
tor of the Houston County De
velopment Authority, has made
up his mind. He’s accepted the
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Thursday, October 12, 2000
day and Sunday was the second
largest Sunday ever!”
Big name entertainment con
tinues with Loretta Lynn in con
cert tonight at 8 p:m., the
Coasters, Drifter and Platters
Friday night at 8 p.m. and
Lonestar with Tracy Byrd
Saturday night, beginning at
7:30 p.m.
All concerts will be held in
considered a nuisance may be
impounded.
The ordinance will be ready for
council’s approval once cages to
house the incarcerated felines are
constructed, according to City
Manger Lee Gilmour.
Construction has already be
gun on that project that Bass es
timates will consist of about 25
cages located at the city pound on
Tucker Road. Police Chief George
Potter said recently he hopes con
struction to be complete in the
near future.
Cats not claimed may be placed
for adoption.
When council adopts the ordi
nance, they will set forth fees for
licensing of cats and owner’s re
gaining custody of an impounded
cat.
Cat license will be available at
city hall. To receive a license, an
owner must show proof of inocu
lation for rabies.
The proposed ordinance will
make it unlawful for a cat owner
position of President and CEo of
the Albany Area Chamber of
Commerce, Economic Develop
ment Commission and Conven
tion and Visitors Bureau, effec
tive Nov. 15.
Martin, 46, came here from
Swainsboro and has has built a
solid reputation in Houston
County for encouraging a spirit
of collaboration and cooperation.
He says that he and his wife,
Esther, will miss Houston County,
but that the new position in a
larger city offers a professional
challenge.
Speaking of Martin contribu
tions, Watson said, “I’ve never
seen anybody work harder at a
job and enjoy it as much. He’s
brought the cities closer together
and made Team Houston more
cohesive. He’s just good at what
he does.”
Watson added that members of
the Development Authority will
take the intitial steps to search
for Martin’s replacement at their
next meeting, but that he does
not expect to have someone in the
position earlier than February,
2001.
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the Reaves Arena.
Tickets are still available and
are sls for Loretta Lynn, sls
for The Coasters, The Drifters
and The Platters, and $24.50
for Lonestar and Tracy Byrd.
Daily entertainment on the
fairgrounds continues with a
mini-parade at 4:30 p.m. that
begins in front of Reaves Arena,
the big-top Hanneford Circus, a
to allow his or her animal to
cause injury or damage to prop
erty.
Bass said he would like to
stress that “we are not out to pick
up every cat in town, but rather
to try primarily to control nui
sances.”
Not only has Bass received a
number of complaints about cats
causing damage underneath
homes, he has been notified of
incidents involving cats scratch
ing paint off of cars and having
kittens in places they are not wel
come.
Since cats are generally noctur
nal, many times they are not seen
until damage has been done, he
said. One concern of his is that
cats that have not been vacci
nated can easily spread rabies.
Rabies is a disease that, if not
treated within a certain time
frame, is one hundred percent
fatal to humans. Rabies can be
transmitted from cats to humans
with a simple scratch, said Bass.
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Supporting the Mentally 111 - County Commission Chairman Ned Sanders served as master of
ceremonies for the annual banquet of the NAMI-Central Georgia, held last Thursday at the Warner
Robins C.M.E. Church. Ed Grisamore, Macon Telegraph columnist and author of several books,
was the keynote speaker. NAMI-Central Georgia (formerly called FSAMI) serves mentally ill citizens
and their families with a variety of programs, including Plantasia, the New Hope group home and
the Family-to-Family course for those who have mentally ill loved ones. Shown here, from left to
right, are Chairman Sanders, Grisamore, NAMI-Central Georgia Director Mia Geiger, and County
Commissioner Jay Walker.
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40-ft. high volcano, Robinson’s
Racing Pigs and fireworks ev
ery night at 9:45 p.m.
Thousands of exhibits are on
display at the Georgia Living
Center, Roquemore Conference
Center, Heritage Hall and
McGill Marketplace.
There are also thousands of
livestock exhibits in the sheep/
swine, cattle, horse barns and
P&Z approves
Subdivisions
By Charlotte Perkins
Staff Writer
Plans for an upscale subdivi
sion near the Perry-Houston
County Airport came a step
closer to reality on Tuesday
night, when the Perry Planning
and Zoning Commission voted 4
to 2 to approve a request for re
zoning and annexation. The pro
posal now goes before the Perry
City Council for a final vote.
The request for rezoning and
annexation, made by Jimmy Paul
and his sister Toni Paul Smith, has
been opposed by the Peny-Hous
ton County Airport Authority from
the start. David Morgan, chairman
of the authority, spoke at the meet
ing, pointing out that the author
ity had no objections to the Paul-
Smith plan for an equestrian sub
division on the larger portion of
their family land, but objected spe
cifically to residential rezoning of a
smaller strip of land adjacent to the
airport.
Jimmy Paul, who pointed out
that the family owned the land in
that area before the airport was
built, said that originally he and his
sister and brother-in-law had hoped
to offer “through-the-fence” airport
access to homeowners with air
planes, but that after meeting with
resistance from the Airport author
ity, they considered that idea ‘dead.’
Their goal now is to build houses of
approximately $250,000 value on
three acre lots in the area.
Perry gas customers
may see 40 percent hike
From Staff Reports
The City of Perry has mailed
notices to all its gas customers
notifying them of a probable hike
in gas prices this winter.
Higher oil prices and an in
crease in demand are two major
reasons for the hike, according
to officials. Meanwhile, city gas
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arenas.
Admission is $6 for adults,
children under 10 free. Daily se
nior citizens rates are $5 each,
60 years of age and older.
Parking is free.
Local people are asked to
travel along Courtney Hodges
Boulevard to Martin Luther
King Jr. Drive to Larry Walker
Parkway for fair parking.
He also presented plans for the
equestrian subdivision, which will
have lakes and bridle paths. All of
the land in question is in Peach
County, and the owners hope to
have it annexed into Periy so that
they can offer Perry water and gas
service, as well as police and fire
protection.
The planning board tossed some
ideas around regarding approval of
only pail of the request, but even
tually member Joe Kusar recom
mended approving the entire re
quest. His motion was seconded by
Jim Mehserle. When the vote was
called, only Willie King and Paul
Cosey, who had questioned the use
of septic tanks on the property,
voted “no.”
The planning board also ap
proved Richard and Gordon
Duffell’s request for annexation
and residential rezoning for 26.3
acres of land on Hill Road near
Tucker Road. Plans are for a 51-lot
subdivision. Homeowners from the
surrounding area objected to the
subdivision, claiming that their
property values would be lowered.
They also raised questions about
water drainage, and were told that
the developers would have to
present plans consistent with city
requirements for drainage. Joe
Kusar cast the sole opposing vote
to the plan.
Both requests for annexation and
rezoning will now go before the
Perry City Council.
customers may see their bills in
crease by as much as 40 percent.
Included in the letter are tips
on helping prepare for the com
ing winter months.
For more information, contact
Hard Deal, gas superintendent
or Lee Gilmour, city manager, at
988-2700.
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