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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Btulg .laurwai Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Pony, GA 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Reader orap® Classified Advertising: Call (478) 987-1823 between tbe hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can fax an ad 24 hours a day to (478) 988-9194. Display Advertising: Call Nicole Crofutt at ext. 224. Delivery by mail: Delivery by mail is available for $62 in-county and SB2 elsewhere per year paid in advance. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: P.O. Box 1910, Perry, GA31069 The Houston Home Journal, A peri odical, mailed (ISSN 1526-7393) at Perry, Ga., is published Tuesday through Saturday for $62 per year by Evans Newspapers Inc., 1210 Washington St., Perry, GA31069; (478) 987-1823 Fax (478) 988-1181. Not published Thanksgiving and Christmas. Office Hours: The office in Perry is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. NEWS TIPS: Call (478) 987-1823 ext. 231 Newsroom Fax: (478) 988-1181 Presentation editor: Contact James Tidwell at jtidwell @ evansnewspapers.com Corrections: The HDJ strives for fairness and accuracy, and will print a correction or clarification when one is in order. Call ext. 231. Advertising errors and omissions: The advertiser agrees that the pub lisher shall not be liable for damages arising from errors in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by that portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. There shall be no liability for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. This newspaper is a member of The Georgia Press Association, The National Newspaper Association and The Associated Press • .r. fiHT v#\"» Birthday party held for 'Mama Louise' MACON - A woman who never recorded a hit record or penned a popular song was honored Saturday for her contributions to Georgia’s musical legacy. Macon restaurateur Louise Hudson, known by most everyone as “Mama Louise,” was feted with a birthday bash that included a musical performance from Gregg Allman, recognition from the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and a tribute from U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D- Ga. Allman told the 500 or so guests who filled the Armory Ballroom in down town Macon that Mama Louise’s vittles served up at the H&H Restaurant helped his now-famous band sur vive its early years. “There’s a very good possi bility, a very good possibility, that without Mama Louise there wouldn’t be an Allman Brothers Band,” Allman said from the stage. Lisa Love of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Macon pre sented a plaque recognizing Mama Louise for “her role as a longtime friend, sup porter and nurturer of'the many musicians and patrons who have enjoyed warmth, generosity and a satisfying meal...” Marshall delivered a proc lamation from Washington bestowing the honor “Lady Mama Louise.” Mama Louise, a woman of few words, accepted gifts and accolades while seated with her feet dangling over the edge of the stage. “Thank you,” she said simply. “Thank you all for coming.” She then took her seat front and center for musical performances from Bonnie Bramlett of the 1960 s super group Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, country music star Lee Roy Parnell and a YOUR WEATHER TEAM! TODAY’S ik Today's Weather I Local 5-Day Forecast Thu 7/27 /■v 94/73 Partly cloudy, chance of a thunder storm. Sunrise Sunset 6:47 AM 8:36 PM Georgia At A Glance \ Atlanta if V \ 90/70 \ A \ o \ Augusta \ / ■ Q O / 7 A \ C V Warner Robins i \ # Savannah f . i Perry 93/75 ® ( X Valdosta XiJ . 92/72 r-S Area Cities 71t7 HI Lo ConcT AiDany 94 73 t-storm Athens 95 71 t-storm Atlanta 90 70 t-storm Augusta 92 74 t-storm Bainbridge 97 75 t-storm Brunswick 89 78 t-storm Cartersville 92 70 t-storm Chattanooga,TN 82 67 t-storm Columbus 93 73 t-storm Cordele 95 73 t-storm National Cities [city Hi Lo Cond. Atlanta 90 70 t-storm Boston 85 75 pt sunny Chicago 86 72 t-stormi! Dallas 91 80 t-storm** Denver 90 64 pt suhny 02005 American Profile Hometown Content Service rousing version of “Happy Birthday” led by Otis Redding 111. Allman closed the eve ning with two of his own tunes, “Midnight Rider” and “Melissa,” and a cover of Jackson Browne’s “These Days.” Five charged with assisting fugitive FAULKVILLE (MNS) - Five south Effingham County residents were charged Sunday in connec tion with assisting a South Carolina man wanted for armed robbery and kidnap ping, authorities said. Charged with hindering the apprehension or pun ishment of a criminal were Patrick Wayne Hackworth, Leslie Louise McFearin, Nicole Elizabeth Smith, Franklin Daniel Taylor and Amanda Joy Wright, Sheriff Jimmy McDuffie said. Felony charges were filed against the suspects a day after deputies found Matthew Coy Taylor of Myrtle Beach, S.C. hiding at a house in Faulkville. Deputies stormed the house after South Carolina law men called Effingham about Taylor, who is wanted for armed robbery and three counts of kidnapping by force, Capt. Mike Bohannon said. Bohannon said the five sus pects were charged because they knew or had reason able grounds for knowing Taylor was wanted on felony charges, according to inves tigators. The offense is pun ishable by one to five years in prison, he added. Deputies and Bloomingdale police spotted Taylor at the house Saturday after talking to South Carolina authori ties. The sheriffs special operations team raided the address, Bohannon said. Reports that Taylor might be armed were unfounded but deputies said he resisted Frl 7/28 , 96/72 Isolated thunder storms. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:48 AM 8:35 PM TRENT WILLMON a little more livin’ m. Dalton 90 69 t-storm Dillard 87 64 t-storm Dublin 95. 72 t-storm Duluth 90 69 t-storm Gainesville 91 71 t-storm Helen 89 67 t-storm Lagrange 92 69 t-storm Macon 93 72 t-storm Marietta 90 71 t-storm Milledgeviile 95 74 t-storm [city Houston 89 76 t-storm Los Angeles 80 67 pt sunny Miami 89 80 t-storm Minneapolis 93 71 msvsunny New York 89 78 pt sunny before being over powered. No injuries were reported but a dog was killed and another seized by animal control officers. Woman's body recovered GAINESVILLE (AP) - The body of an 18-year old woman, believed to have intentionally jumped into Lake Lanier, has been recov ered, authorities said. Hall County Sheriff’s div ers found the body of Quyen Thu Hua on Monday, Hall County Sheriffs Maj. Jeff Strickland said. The sheriff’s office said Hua was from Forest Park but her death notice listed a Gainesville residence. Strickland said fam ily members saw her jump into the lake from a bridge Sunday evening. “Family members knew of her intentions and arrived as she jumped,” he said. Rescue divers tried to locate her late Sunday but canceled the search because of the “extreme danger involved in nighttime div ing,” Strickland said. Dive team members also resumed searching in the lake Monday for Marc Lee Webb, 38, of Forsyth County. But searchers had to stop for the day after searching eight hours and as bad weather neared. Webb was last seen fall ing from a Waveßunner on July 8 after he hit a large wave near Holiday Marina in Buford. Previous dive team searches have been • hampered by the lake’s deep water and by uncertainty over where he disappeared. Nine teens face charges in death CARROLLTON (AP) - Nine teenagers charged with murder in the shooting death of a woman will be tried as adults. STATE AND REGION a 9&WTW GWWflwWwOil MNNMi WMMrpNI Sat 7/29 92/72 Partly cloudy, chance of a thunder storm. Sunrise Sunset 6:49 AM 8:34 PM 92/72 Partly cloudy, chance of a thunder storm. Sunrise Sunset 6:48 AM 8:34 PM HiLoContL Hi Lo Cond: tmm ,* <■ Sun 7/30 /"W. 93/73 Slight chance of a thunderstorm. Sunrise Sunset 6:50 AM 8:33 PM Moon Phases • © First Aug 2 New Jul 25 % “P Last Aug 16 Full Aug 9 UV Index Thu 7/27 ■ Extreme <Fri 7/28 H Very High Sat 7/29 ■ Very High Sun 7/30 ■ Very High Mon 7/31 | Very High The UV Index is measured on a 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro lectiori 0 :i#jjj|ll Hi Lo Cond mi Peachtree City 89 67 t-storm Perry 93 72 t-storm Rome 95 71 t-storm Savannah 93 75 t-storm St. Simons Islandß9 78 t-storm Statesboro 97 77 t-storm Thomasville 94 74 t-storm Valdosta 92 72 t-storm Warner Robins 93 72 t-storm Waycross 93 72 t-storm | City Hi Lo Cond. Phoenix 98 84 t-storm San Francisco 74 58 pt sunny Seattle 79 58 mst sunny St. Louis 91 75 t-storm- Washington, DC 92 77 pt sunny The suspects, ages 15 to 19, will face charges of mur der and armed robbery in the death of Paola Cavarias Vergara, 35, who died of a gunshot wound last week at a mobile home park, Carrollton Police Lt. James Perry said. The woman’s brother-in law and a 9-year-old girl were also wounded in the shooting but survived. One of the handguns police seized during the investiga tion was reported stolen out of Anniston, Ala., in June, Perry said. Chad Ackey, 18, Marcus Oliphant, 17, Labryann Lytle, 17, Randall Laye, 17, Cody Buchanan, 17, and Christopher Coleman, 19, were arrested and charged with murder, aggravated assault and armed robbery within two days of the July 19 shooting. Three other Carroll County teens under the age of 17 were charged with murder and armed robbery, police said. Convenience store clerk shot in Henry STOCKBRIDGE (AP) - Police were searching Tuesday for a pair of robbers they say shot a convenience store clerk. The robbery happened Monday around 11 p.m., police said. One suspect entered the store while the other stood near the front door to act as lookout, Henry County Police Maj. M.A. Gaddis said. The gunman who entered demanded money from the clerk. An altercation began and the clerk was shot in the face. The two suspects, who were wearing bandanas, fled on foot. The clerk was taken to Atlanta Medical Center. His condition was not immedi ately released. obituaries FLORENCE E. “FI. O ’ NORRIS PERRY - Florence E. “Flo” Norris, 80, died in a Macon Hospital on Monday, July 24, 2006. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Crossroads United Methodist Church with interment in Perry Memorial Gardens. Rev. George Durham and Dr. Billy Key will officiate. The family suggests contributions to The American Legion Trust Fund, c/o Raymond Gomto, 1703 Northside Rd, Perry. Norris had lived in Perry since 1962 moving from Dayton, Ohio. She was a member of the Crossroads United Methodist Church and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. An avid camper, she was a member of the National United Methodist Campers and the Peach Fans of Georgia. Survivors include her husband, Don Norris; children, Donna Hairrington (Keiland) of Perry, Don Norris, Jr. (Dot) of Patterson, Gerald Norris (Kathy) of Perry; siblings, Iva Mapes, Marguerite Kiernan, Doris Bailey and Bill Keck; four granchildren and six great grandchildren. Please sign the online register at watsonhunt.com. Mon 7/31 Former candidates, officials take sides By Brandon Larrabee Morris News Service ATLANTA - The pace of endorsements in primary runoffs quickened consider ably Monday, as elected offi cials and former candidates chose sides ahead of a sec ond round of party balloting Aug. 8. Both Democratic candi dates for lieutenant gov ernor picked up high-pro file endorsements, with former Human Resources Commissioner Jim Martin gettingthe backingofAtlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and former Sen. Greg Hecht of Jonesboro picking up the support of a former rival, Sen. Steen Miles of Decatur. Miles said Hecht, who finished second behind Martin in last week’s pri mary with 36 percent of the vote, was the party’s best chance to keep the lieuten ant governor’s seat, which Mark Taylor is' leaving to run for governor. Taylor is currently the highest-rank ing Democrat in the state. “If we don’t field the right person ... then we’re going to as Democrats be very, very sorry,” she said. -JUiles asked her support ers to follow her lead. “Vote for the little guy with the big hear who can get big things done for Georgia,” she said. That came on the heels of Franklin’s endorsement of Martin, who carried 41 percent of the initial vote. Franklin is a popular figure in the state’s largest city. “Jim is a Democrat run ning for lieutenant governor who can win in November,” Franklin said. “And when Top Notch Cleaning Service^ "Where We Take Cleaning To The Highest Level" No Job Too Small! We Schedule On Short Notice WV FREE ESTIMATES! Residential/Commercial 109 Springfield Court • Perry, GA 31069 L 478-218-4676 PUBLIC NOTICE City of Perry The Mayor and Council of the City of Perry invite you to attend a meeting to discuss the proposed Airport District regulations and how it will affect your property. The meeting will be held on Monday, August 7, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. in the Perry City Hall, 1211 Washington Street, Perry, Georgia. Public input is welcome. We Have It ALL @ hhj news. com Check Us Out Today! WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2006 ♦ Jim wins, we win.” Franklin also took a swipe at negative advertising. The Hecht campaign has distrib uted mail pieces slamming Martin for 72 deaths while he oversaw the state’s child welfare system and savag ing a proposal Martin spon sored in the Legislature that would have created different classes of sexual assault. “I think it’s important for all of us to remember that people vote for someone,” she said. Meanwhile, GOP secretary of state candidate Karen Handel, chairwoman of the Fulton County Commission, picked up the support of the third- and fourth-place fin ishers in last week’s first round. Handel drew nearly 44 percent of the vote last Tuesday to about 33 percent for Sen. Bill Stephens of Canton. Her campaign noted that Handel, 2002 GOP nominee Charlie Bailey and businessman Eric Martin combined for almost 70 per cent of the vote last week. “She is a real conservative leader with the highest char acter,” Bailey, who won near ly 14 percent of the vote, said in a news release issued by Handel’s campaign. “Karen will bring leadership, hon esty and integrity to the Republican ticket and the office of Secretary of State.” Eric Martin drew about 10 percent. ' “Karen Handel has put forth a plan that will great ly improve the office of Secretary of State,” he said. “She also will be a strong addition to our Republican ticket this fall with Governor Sonny Perdue.” 3A