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Houston Times-Journal
Volume 124 No. 46
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Sports 7A
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mmunity blood drive
p held at CB&T
PAULINE LEWIS
f Writer
jry Rotary Club is sponsoring
■nmunity Blood Drive on June
lorn 12 noon until 5:30 p.m. at
It Bank. The goal is 102
I - one pint more than was do-
I last year.
U Gary Bishop at CB&T (987-
I) for an appointment. He will
mule eight people every 15
Ites so that donors will not
la long wait.
lors will receive juice and
Ino's Pizza before leaving the
lises. Business people can
lule near their lunch period and
I their lunch in the form of
It on the house",
lop says that there is a serious
Ige of blood. Bishop and all
lans encourage you to call for
Ipointment now (987-1522)
ve blood.
center formulates
peers bureau
t task of finding a program
pr for club and organizau'onal
ligs became a lot easier today,
phael A. Froehlich, Executive
lor of the Georgia National
bunds & Agricenter in Perry
Inced the formulation of ar.
Ized "speakers bureau" tc
I program coordinators anc
I seeking timely and
lative programs,
lehlich said a new slide
lation has been developed to
Ihe historical development of
|5 million facility in Perry,
loses and how it is making a
le economic impact on the
I Geogia.
I Georgia National
minds & Agricenter will enter
Ih year of operation next
land it will stage the fifth
I Georgia National Fair,
17-16, 1994.
)ne interested in scheduling
er from the Fairgrounds &
ter’s speakers bureau should
0-YUR_FAIR (800-987-
?y offers space for
to hold yard sale
JUNE LEWIS
frlter
y's Chrysler Plymouth
Jeep Eagle, Inc., 100 Iffie
’erry, is proposing that all
le organization that would
articipate in Perry’s Largest
Je may do so on the nice,
isy space adjacent to the
5 Chrysler building - if a
date can be established by
table organizations. Set an
e date on a Saturday and
Pauline Lewis at the
Times-Journal for public
-823.
ters of each charitable or
n would be asked to bring
is to that area and handle
inization's sales. All pro
uld stay with the charitable
ion.
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County Commission Sherrill Stafford, left, talks with political forum organizer Ronald Cain
on subjevts of concerns to county residents. Among topics discussed at the forum were
sludge, unpaved roads and the need for water lines In certain areas of the county.
Residents discuss concerns
at Saturday political forum
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
Approximately 30 residents of
south Houston County gave five
county commission candidates pre
sent at a political forum over the
weekend plenty to think about as
each continues to stump the area for
votes.
The three-hour forum, which
was held from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Saturday at the Henderson Volun
teer Fire Department near Perry,
was organized by concerned citizen
Ronald Cain of Elko.
Candidates vying for the county
commission’s post two seat present
were: Democrat Billy Hunter of
Bonaire, Republican Nora Reese-
Laughlin of Warner Robins,
Democrat Ronald Wayne Ragin of
Perry, Republican John F. Wylam
of Warner Robins and Democrat
Randy Wynn of Warner Robins.
Republican candidate James B.
Carter of Kathleen did not attend.
In addition to the post two can
didates, county commission chair
man Sherrill Stafford of Center
ville, who is running for a second
unopposed term, was present to an
swer questions and confront issues
for the concerned voters.
Aside from the obvious question
of why each candidate wants to
serve on the commission, an array
Airport Authority looking to replace current FBO
By VETO F. ROLEY
Staff Writer
The Perry-Houston County Air
port Authority decided to move
forward with plans to find a new
fixed based operator (FBO) during
its regular meeting Monday, June
6, despite objections from Lowell
Register, owner of Register Avia
tion.
Register Aviation is the current
FBO at the airport. An FBO pro
vides services at airports such as
flight training, fuel and mainte
nance.
Authority members have ex
Official Organ For Houston County, City of Perry & State of Georgia
of other on-going county issues,
particularly those with more impact
on the people in the southern ends
of the county, were brought to the
table during the forum. Concerns
were candid and questions were
tough.
Topping the crowds’ concerns
were issues such as:
•The spreading of other counties’
unwanted sludge and questions of
its safety. Several south Houston
residents have been voicing their
concerns over Bibb County being
allowed to spread their sludge-the
byproduct of treated solid waste-in
areas in which they live for more
than a year now. The residents, who
say that on some days the smell is
unbearable, are also concerned about
their own safety as they say rain
causes run-off onto their property.
They fear the run-off may be
contaminating their soil and water.
•The existence of un-paved
county roads. Of the dozens of
miles of unpaved roads in the
county, residents and candidates said
they are aware that the majority of
those are in the south end of the
county.
•The need and desire for county
water lines to be extended into the
southern portions of the county.
•The fact that many people in
south Houston County still live
pressed concerns about payments
they say are owed to the authority
by Register Aviation, particularly
over a three cent per gallon flow fee
for fuel. As previously reported in
the Times-Journal, the authority al
leges that they have not received
any money from the How fee.
Perry Mayor Jim Worrall told
the members of the authority that
Register had accused him of
"fighting a war with him on the
front page of the local newspaper."
Worrall said that Register was
scheduled to appear before the meet
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Wednesday, June 8, 1994
ing, but had to attend a meeting
with the Fox network in New Or
leans.
"I am convinced that there has
been a breakdown in communica
tions between the person who runs
the day-to-day operations (Len Reg
ister) and his daddy (Lowell Regis
ter)," said Worrall.
The authority appointed a three
man committee consisting of au
thority chairman Ralph Dorsett, au
thority attorney Skip Hulbcrt and
Worrall to meet with Lowell Regis
ter about his concerns.
five miles from a fire department
and also lack the availability of
county water lines. This, they say,
causes them to be double penalized
as they still pay the two mills of
tax required for county fire protec
tion, but are also are confronted
with higher insurance rates because
of their predicament.
•Employment concerns, particu
larly the view that, although new
industries have located in Houston
County to replace several which
have closed in recent years-ie.
Heileman Brewery and Continental
Can-there are still many displaced
workers in the county. Some in the
audience alleged that the new com
panies have hired only a handful of
dislocated workers and said they just
don’t understand why, especially
since the county approved millions
of dollars in infrastructure and other
tax incentives to attract the new
industries here.
In nearly all cases, candidates ac
knowledged and agreed with the
problems and assured those present
that, if elected, they would be there
for them and would do whatever
they could to help them get some
answers and solutions.
Each candidate also pledged equal
representation for all Houston
County residents-no matter which
end of the county they live in.
'Arsenic and
Old Lace' to
be presented
By PAULINE LEWIS
Staff Writer
Perry Players will present "Arsenic and Old Lace" at the Perry
Community Theatre, 909 Main Street, on the following dates and hours:
at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 10; Saturday, June 11; Thursday, June 16;
Friday, June 17; and Saturday, June 18. A Sunday matinee will be held
June 12, 2:30 p.m.
Reservations must be made by
calling 987-5354.
Prices are: $8 for adults, $5 for
students, and $3 for children 12 and
under.
"Arsenic and Old Lace" was the
first play the Perry Players ever
presented and it was thought that it
would be the first presented in their
new home on Main Street, but the
renovation progressed faster than
County asked to
abolish Freeport
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
During a busy meeting Tuesday
morning at Perry City Hall, Hous
ton County Commissioners were
asked by the Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce to rid the county of
Freeport taxes, announced the selec
tion of the county’s first fire chief
and approved contracts on a new
road which will serve Middle Geor
gia Technical Institute’s new cam
pus just north of Perry.
Speaking on behalf of the Perry
Chamber’s Existing Industry
Committee and a number of loci
industry representatives also present
at the Tuesday meeting, committee
On the blotter...
Good Samaritan beaten and robbed
3Y BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
A Perry visitor’s Good Samari
tan efforts turned sour this weekend
as the person he tried to help beat
and robbed him Sunday morning.
According to detectives with the
Perry Police Department, Henry
Shellnutt, 74, of Fairman, Ga.,
was on his way to visit relatives in
Perry around 8:30 a.m. Sunday
Police issue warrants for car thief
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
Perry police are closing in on a
local man who has been indicated in
two separate car thefts which
occurred last week.
Warrants have been issued on the
man, however, his name is being
withheld until he is actually located
and arrested.
A State of Georgia parolee
already on parole for similar
criminal activities, police added that
"It is the consensus of the au
thority," said Dorsett, "to let by
gones be by gones and press on.
We need to forget what has hap
pened in the past, and not try to
solve all the problems we had in
the contract."
Register Aviation’s contract with
the authority will end Sept. 10,
1994.
Perry has recently agreed to take
over management of the airport.
The city will also provide fuel to
the FBO. Dorsett said that the city
could lease a fuel truck, if needed,
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anticipated and it will be the third
presentation in the Perry
Community Theatre.
To make your evening with the
Perry Players especially enjoyable,
new comfortable seats have been
installed in time for this produc
tion.
Make your plans now to attend
"Arsenic and Old Lace” so that you
will be assured of seating.
chairman Lynn Hoover pleaded with
county commissioners to consider
raising their current 40 percent
Freeport tax exemption policy to
100 percent for industries located in
the county.
At present, the county is one of
a very few left along the 1-75 corri
dor south of Atlanta which charges
such taxes to local manufacturers,
distributors, wholesalers and ware
house operations who must keep
raw materials, goods-in-process
and/or finished goods destined for
out-of-state shipment in their in
ventories-a fact which Hoover says
puts the county at a critical disad-
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when he noticed a bicyclist stranded
near the comer of Lect Drive and
Marshallville Highway in Perry.
Seeing that the man-described a
black male-needed help, Shellnutt
stopped his car and offered his assis
tance. The man asked for a ride and
Shellnutt obliged.
Upon arriving at the man’s des-
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the man is also a suspect in a rash
of car break-ins which has plagued
Perry since the first of April.
In last week’s incidents, a truck
was taken from a residence on
Sherwood Drive sometime between
11 p.m. June 1 and 7 a.m. the next
morning. During the same time
period, a GMC van was also taken
from a driveway on Pine Place.
Neither vehicle was locked at the
time of the thefts, both had the
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to provide fuel for planes at the air
port in the absence of a FBO.
"I think this (finding a FBO)
should be the number one priority,"
said Dorsett. "If worse came to
worse, we could run the airport on .
an interim basis."
The authority decided to run ads
in Trading Planes, an industry pub
lication, seeking companies inter
ested in operating as an FBO at the
airport. An FBO can provide all the
services at an airport, or it could
provide specialized services such as
Ploasa sm FBO, paga 11 A