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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL ©nily .Tjuuriutl Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Perry, GA 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Reader Classified Advertising: Call (478) 987-1823 between the 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, GA 31069; (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 - '• STATE BRIEFS Out with the old, in with Army blue? AUGUSTA (MNS) - Fort Gordon soldiers fond of wearing their green service uniforms should strut in them while they can. When they look in their closets in a few years, they’ll only see blue. Last month, the Army announced plans to consoli date its three dress uniforms - green, blue and white - to blue. “It makes sense for us to go to one traditional uniform,” Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, the Army chief of staff, said in an Army news release. “And that’s what wt’ve done by adopting this blue Army Service Uniform that reflects simplicity, quality, utility and tradition.” The blue uniform originat ed as the Continental Army dress uniform in 1779. The new Class A uniforms are expected to hit military clothing stores during the fourth quarter of the 2007 fiscal year, the Army news release said. Marijuana, cocaine, math found in busts ATHENS (MNS) - Authorities in Barrow, Clarke and Gwinnett coun ties have seized more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana, 90 kilos of cocaine and more than SBO,OOO in drug money as part of a multicounty drug investigation that also has sent nine people to jail. The investigation started about three weeks ago as Athens-Clarke County police looked into the drugs being imported into the area and identified several suspects from Barrow County. “We started putting the information together, and that’s what led us to Barrow County,” said Athens-Clarke County police Lt. Mike Hunsinger. He added: “We got the ball rolling.” Late Tuesday, acting on a tip from Barrow County YOUR WEATHER TEAM! TODAY’S Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Sun 7/30 93/73 A few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:49 AM 8:34 PM Sat 7/29 95/73 A few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:48 AM 8:34 PM TFtEINnr WILLMON a little more livin’ available wbkhevrr nr»:c :s sold Georgia At A Glance 1 i/ \ \ Atlanta ~ V | 88/70 o ©v Augusta \ 91/73 % s' / v A - a S \ \ Warner Robins l % \ 94/72 I V M @ Ly-' \ > Savannah •wry? \ ( * \ \ 92/76 f . \ Perty A I 94/72 /' Cj I Valdosta -h « 92/72 Area Cities Albany 95 73 t-storm Athens 91 70 t-storm Atlanta 88 70 t-storm Augusta 91 73 t-storm Bainbridge 97 75 t-storm Brunswick 89 78 t-storm Cartersville 90 70 t-storm Chattanooga,TN 80 68 t-storm Columbus 94 74 t-storm Cordele 95 73 t-storm National Cities [City Hi Atlanta 88 70 t-storm Boston 91 75 mst sunny - G*yoajjo 92 74 mst sunny . Dallas -100 81 ,iast.sndny Denver 94 65 mst sunny ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service authorities, Gwinnett County police searched a house near Dacula, where they uncovered a drug stash, according to department spokesman Darren Moloney. Police in Gwinnett confis cated 1,073 pounds of mari juana, 80 kilos of cocaine and 73 grams of methamphet amine, according to Moloney. The drugs seized from the Dacula stash house, which is essentially a warehouse for drugs, was not divided into quantities that would be sold on the streets. Man wounds ex, then kills himself ATHENS (MNS) - A 21- year-old Athens man shot and seriously wounded a former girlfriend at her southeastern Clarke County apartment around 2:45 a.m. Wednesday before kill ing himself with a gunshot to his head, Athens-Clarke police said. The woman, ReKelle Smith, 28, was shot three times and was in criti cal condition at Athens Regional Medical Center late Wednesday. Kiriyaki Zarvous Burgess of 112 Smokey Place shot Smith, according to police. The two had a tumultuous two-year relationship, dur ing which Smith filed six criminal complaints against (9ua (P < Woude -Bible Study Classes- Mondays @ 6:oopm -Beginning in September 2nd Sunday Service @ 9:ooam Jay Westbrook, Pastor '' Mon 7/31 jTh^ 93/73 A few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:50 AM 8:33 PM [City Hi Lo Cond. ■ I M I ■■III! —M Dalton 88 70 t-storm Dillard 84 64 t-storm Dublin 95 71 t-storm Duluth 88 69 t-storm Gainesville 89 71 t-storm Helen 87 67 t-storm Lagrange 90 70 t-storm Macon 93 72 t-storm Marietta 89 70 t-storm Milledgeville 95 74 t-storm Houston 90 75 t-storm Los Angeles 75 64 cloudy Miami 87 -SO-t-storm Minneapolis 99 78 t-storm New York 94 77 mst sunny Burgess, but he was arrested only once. The former couple had a son in November. An Athens-Clarke Magistrate Court judge ordered in May that Burgess have no contact with Smith after he was charged with simple assault. Smith complained June 12 that Burgess continually violat ed the order by calling and threatening her, according to police. Police hadn’t arrest ed Burgess because Smith failed to keep appointments with the detective to make a formal statement, accord ing to Athens-Clarke police Capt. Clarence Holeman of the Criminal Investigations Division. On Wednesday morning, Smith was in the bedroom of her Reed Court apartment off Lexington Highway with her current boyfriend when Burgess kicked in the front door and confronted Smith’s mother in the living room, according to police. The victim’s mother shout ed a warning that Burgess was coming with a gun, and the daughter fled with her boyfriend through a bed room window, police said. Oneida to move center to Bryan SAVANNAH (MNS) - Proximity to the port of Savannah and to Interstate (pfflefa/tg- Ira. PJ/Lii n i 4 LAKE JOY RD. • PERRY STATE AND REGION Meteorologist Jerry Mathow* on Turns *s» Hews* Tue 8/1 96/74 Slight chance of a thunderstorm. Sunrise Sunset 6:50 AM 8:32 PM Moon Phases • New Jul 25 i> Full Aug 9 UV Index Sat 7/29 Sun 7/30 Mon 7/31 Tue 8/1 Wed 8/2 The UV Index is measured on a 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro tection. 0 IM 11 | City Hi ° CQrcj- Peachtree City 88 69 t-storm Perry 94 72 t-storm Rome 92 71 t-storm Savannah 92 76 t-storm St. Simons Islandß9 78 t-storm Statesboro 96 76 t-storm Thomasville 94 74 t-storm Valdosta 92 72 t-storm Warner Robins 94 72 t-storm Waycross 93 72 t-storm I City Hi_Lo_Cond__ Phoenix 88 78 t-storm San Francisco 68 54 windy ...Seattle , 4 , .66.-52. _pt.aunny. St.bjsuis 95 76 p)f sunny Washington, DC 90- 75 4-stoim 16 clinched the deal for a new 500,000-square-foot distribution center, even though the company build ing the facility is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Oneida Ltd., a marketer of stainless steel flatware, will move its East Coast distribution center from upstate New York to Bryan County, the Morning News has learned. The 500,000- square-foot facility already is under construction on 32- plus acres in the Interstate Centre Industrial/Business Park at the intersection of Interstate 16 and U.S. 280. It’s expected to be complet ed by the end of the year, said Jeff Jepson, a principal with Savannah-based North Point Industrial, which bro kered the deal. “This is great news for Bryan County,” Jepson said. “We’re delighted that a major company like Oneida decided to open a major dis tribution center here.” RailsideCafe’ is Now Serving Pm ■> Breakfast Buffet Daily M-F 7am-10:3fuli| Fri & Sat Mights ALL YOU CAN EAT . . M&T MEATS Seafood Buffet Black Angus Steaks Sunday Lunch Buffet iiam-2pm HISTORIC DOWNTOWN UNADILLA 478-627-3499. 445 Front St. f TSF Wed 8/2 />K 95/73 Slight chance of a thunderstorm. Sunrise Sunset 6:51 AM 8:31 PM # First Aug 2 Last Aug 16 10 7 10 11 Very High High Very High Extreme Extreme OBITUARIES ARLETTE L. LUMP. BONAIRE - Arlette L. Lumb, 69, passed away Wednesday. Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with interment following in Magnolia Park Cemetery. Lumb was born on October 10, 1936 in Belgium. Her husband, Alfred Lumb, and her parents, Leon Bihain and Yvonne Antoine Bihain, all preceded her in death. EMILY DAVIS - PERRY - Emily Davis died Monday. Service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Church of Living God Gates of Heaven Full Gospel Ministers, Unadilla. Survivors include: Children, Ethel, Calvin and Samuel Davis, Edom and Lawanda Williams and several grandchildren. KAMTYA MARIE IBRAHIM l BONAIRE - Kamiya Marie Ibrahim, the infant daughr ter of Awan and Katina Ibrahim, passed away July 21. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Parkway Memorial Gardens. Other survivors include her grandparents, great grand parents, three aunts and one uncle. Bush signs Voting Rights Act extension By JENNIFER LOVEN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Thursday signed legislation extend ing for 25 years the Voting Rights Act, the historic 1965 law which opened polls to millions of black Americans by outlawing racist vot ing practices in the South. “Congress has reaffirmed its belief that all men are cre ated equal,” he declared. Bush signed the bill amid fanfare and before a South Lawn audience that included members of Congress, civil CALL STATE FARM* DURING ABNORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. We’re available even after 5 pm. Get your free car insurance quote, find out what discounts you qualify for and purchase a policy any time of the day or night from a State Farm agent. Get a free car insurance quote-save up to 40% Call a State Farm agent's office 24/7. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CAR INfcUgANCfc. CAlvf; ONfeOFTWESB AGENT JCBEfcOWs V .. Andy Thomas 255 Carl Vinson Pathway Warner Robins. 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