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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Mima tun flaily .Ijimruai Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Perry, GA 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Reader nr A n -'-t Classified Advertising: Call (478) 987-1823 between ttie hours of 8 a.m and 5 p.m. Monday through Fnday. VBu 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, GA 31069 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. 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This newspaper is a member of The Georgia Press Association, The National Newspaper Association and The Associated Press Susie Briefs Minority enrollment rate steady ATHENS (MNS) - The percentage of black and Hispanic students entering the University of Georgia this fall remained relatively stable from last year, but university officials are tout ing a larger number of stu dents from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. About 20 percent of the new first-year students who indicated race on their appli cations are non-Caucasian the same percentage as the incoming class of fall 2005 including about 125 Hispanic students, up from almost 90 in 2005, and 380 black students, up from about 360 in 2005. But this year’s fresh men class is expected to have even more students from other racial and eth nic groups, including 368 Asian-American, 17 Native American, 126 multiracial and 187 international stu dents representing 54 dif ferent countries, according to data released Thursday by UGA’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions. “This is the most diverse class in the history of the university,” said UGA Provost Arnett Mace. The Hispanic percent age of the incoming class has increased from about 2 percent in August 2005 to nearly 2.5 percent this year, but the percentage of black students has remained the same at about 7.6 percent. Admissions officials won’t have official enrollment fig ures until mid-October but project the incoming class will be nearly 5,000 stu dents, nearly the same as last year. Offers to black and Hispanic students increased to more than 600 black and nearly 200 Hispanic stu dents for fall 2006 - likely the largest number of black and Hispanic students offered admission since UGA stopped using race as YOUR WEATHER TEAM! TODAY’S MBT Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Sun 8/13 90/70 Slight chance of a thunderstorm. Sunrise Sunset 6:58 AM 8:21 PM Georgia At A Glance \ Atlanta \ 83/67 q-£ — %u. Augusta \ ..Z \ Warner Robins \ \ V * Savannah > „ l pA, \ 88/71 f ~ 88/69 ( / Valdosta In . 88/70 Area Cities 1 Ctty HI Lofand. | Albany 91 70 t-storm Athens 85 66 pt sunny Atlanta 83 67 pt sunny Augusta 84 69 t-storm Bainbridge 92 72 t-storm Brunswick 88 76 l-storm Cartersville * 84 67 pt sunny Chattanooga.TN 84 67 pt sunny Columbus 90 71 pt sunny Cordele 90 70 t-storm National Cities Atlanta 83 67 pt sunny Boston 77 62 mst sunny Chicago 85 69 mst sunny Dallas 103 82 sunny Denver 83 61 t-storm ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service an admissions factor, accord ing to Nancy McDuff, UGA associate vice president for admissions and enrollment management. UGA stopped considering race in admissions decisions in 2000 after a 1997 lawsuit challenged the university’s admissions policy. UGA also has dropped other factors that once helped in gaining admission, including being male or being the child of a UGA graduate. About 63 percent of the 2006 incoming class is female, compared to last fall’s 60 percent. The increasing majority of females going to college is “a discussion at virtually every conference I go to,” UGA President Michael Adams said Thursday. Researchers have claimed that females are maturing faster and are becoming more academically focused than males, so “we’ve got to do a better job of preparing (young men) educationally,” Adams said, citing a speech he gave in 2001 on the gen der gap in education. The average high school grade point average for incoming freshmen has remained steady since last year at about 3.75, but the average SAT score dropped 10 points from 1242 in 2005 to 1232 this year. Thurmond Dam fish kill pauses power AUGUSTA (MNS) - About 30,500 fish were sucked through Thurmond Dam’s turbines this week, prompting the Army Corps of Engineers to intermit tently suspend hydropower production. The small blueback her ring congregate near the dam in huge numbers dur ing warm weather because the water is often colder there, Corps spokesman Billy Birdwell said. The schooling baitfish pre fer oxygenated water, which is sometimes found in deeper areas during hot weather. Tue 8/15 96/72 Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:59 AM 8:19 PM Mon 8/14 94/71 Plenty of sun. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:59 AM 8:20 PM TRENT WILLMON a little more livin’ j City Mi Lofand Dalton 87 68 pt sunny Dillard 81 61 pt sunny Dublin 89 67 pt sunny Duluth 83 66 pt sunny Gainesville 82 68 pt sunny Helen 83 64 pt sunny Lagrange 87 67 pt sunny Macon 87 69 pt sunny Marietta 83 66 pt sunny Milledgeville 89 69 pt sunny Houston 94 75 t-storm Los Angeles 80 65 pt sunny Miami 90 81 t-storm Minneapolis 82 63 t-storm New York 83 67 sunny When oxygenated lay ers of water coincide with the dam’s intakes, fish are pulled in, Mr. Birdwell said. The fish kills this week began Sunday and contin ued through Tuesday, said Ed Bettross, regional fish eries biologist for Georgia’s Wildlife Resources Division. “It was similar to the event they had a couple of years ago, when they had to shut down their operations due to entrainment,” Mr. Bettross said. From Aug. 6 to Aug. 11, 2004, an estimated 80,000 herring were sucked through the turbines, forcing suspen sion of power generation until the fish moved away from the intake areas. Generation was halt ed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, when levels exceed ed the allowable threshold of 5,000 fish per hour. Fish mortality Wednesday and Thursday was minimal, but monitoring will contin ue until changes in water temperature and dissolved oxygen levels push the fish away from the 30-foot-wide turbine intakes 80 feet below the surface. A 1996 Clemson University study estimated the lake’s herring population at 68 million. Developers boost of banner year ATLANTA (MNS) - The past 12 months were record setting in Georgia’s efforts to attract and expand business in part because of stronger international ties, economic development officials said Thursday. “The (overseas trade) missions that we led, those are key,” Chris Clark, the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s deputy commissioner for global commerce, told the agency’s board meeting in Atlanta. “We’re getting more and more leads from our inter national offices.” The state agency reported STATE AND REGION Meteorologist Jsrry Mathews on Turns ter Mews” Wed 8/16 95/73 Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 7:00 AM 8:18 PM Moon Phases Full Aug 9 • New Aug 23 UV Index Sun 8/13 H Very High Mon 8/14 ■ Extreme Tue 8/15 H Extreme Wed 8/16 H Extreme Thu 8/17 Extreme The UV Index is measured on a 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro tection. o sm 11 | fay U, Lo Cond. Peachtree City 83 66 pt sunny Perry 88 69 pt sunny Rome 86 67 pt sunny Savannah 88 71 t-storm St. Simons Islandßß 76 t-storm Statesboro 90 72 t-storm Thomasville 91 71 t-storm Valdosta 88 70 t-storm Warner Robins 88 69 pt sunny Waycross 91 70 t-storm Hi Lo Cond- Phoenix 99 85 t-storm San Francisco 76 58 pt sunny Seattle 81 60 sunny St. Louis 93 74 pt sunny Washington, DC 85 69 sunny being involved in 254 expan sion or relocation projects during the 2006 fiscal year that ended in June. That resulted in plans to add nearly 25,000 jobs in the state and increase invest ment by more than $5.7 bil lion - record levels for the department. The state’s financial bait it offers to prospective com panies, which include job creation tax credits and other corporate tax breaks, has helped Georgia remain competitive, said Rep. Ron Stephens, R-Savannah, and who attended Thursday’s meeting “A lot of it has to do with the incentives package that we’ve put together over the years that eliminated the bar riers,” said Stephens, chair man of the House Economic Development committee The leading reason for the past year’s boost was the March announcement that Kia Motors Corp. would build its first U.S. factory in West Point, Ga. Clearing at the site already has started and the plant is expected to start up in 2009. But expansions with exist ing companies, such as poultry processor Perdue Farms in Houston County and luxury aircraft maker Gulfstream in Chatham County, also helped the state bump up its efforts. “Gulfstream, which in any other given year might have been one of the largest combined announcements, they had 1,500 workers and a $322 million expansion,” Clark said, “Gulfstream and their suppliers account for over 7 percent of the total economy of the coast of Georgia.” Department of Economic Development Commissioner Craig Lesser pointed out the larger role interna tional trade is playing in the agency’s efforts, both to help small and medium sized businesses distribute to overseas markets and to promote Georgia to foreign investors. T, dtik Thu 8/17 95/72 A few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 7:OIAM 8:17 PM ip Last Aug 16 r First Aug 31 Obituaries ANNIE RUTH CRAY HOLER PERRY - Annie Ruth Gray Boler, 92, died at Serenity Gate on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. Graveside Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Perry Memorial Gardens with Rev. Jenny Jackson-Adams officiating. The family suggests contributions to Serenity Gate Hospice. Boler, daughter of the late Walter W and Harriet Roberts Gray, Sr., was a lifelong resident of Houston County. She was a bookkeeper, part owner of the Houston Drug Company and a home maker. A member of the Perry United Methodist Church, she was in the Susannah Wesley Sunday School Class and the Delphian Club. Survivors include her children; Nany Sherrod of Atlanta, Gary Boler of Perry and Wayne Boler of Macon; brother, Walter Gray, Jr. of Perry; sister, Lessie Campbell of Groveland, Fla.; grandchildren, Tiffany Crone of Acworth and Scott St. John of Raleigh, N.C.; six great grandsons; niece, Betty Whipple. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.W. “Watt” Boler. Please sign the online register at watsonhunt.com. BESSIE H. DAVIS : WARNER ROBINS - Bessie Haynes Davis, 85, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home with interment following in Magnolia Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday evening from 6-8 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be given to Serenity Gate Hospice 1120 Morningside DR Perry, GA 31069. Davis was born on Aug. 22, 1920 in Eastman, Georgia. She was a homemaker and a member of Bonaire First Baptist Church. Her husband, George W. Davis, and her parents, John and Willie Mae Harrell Haynes, siblings, Bill and James Haynes, and a grandson, Keith Madden, pre ceded her in death. Survivors include her daughters, Betty Diehl (Fred), Shirley Field (Eugene), Elaine Hicks (Harry), siblings, Evelyn Rogers, Pearl White, Floyd Haynes, Harold Haynes, Sara Owens, eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign the Online Registry for the family. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. RUTH E. LEE PERRY - Ruth E. Lee, age 69, died on Wednesday Aug. 9, 2006. Services will be private. Lee was born on May 6, 1937 to the late William and (Abernathy) Howard. She was a retired glass ware inspector with Owens Illinois and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her son, Michael Lee of Kathleen, daughter, Kathy Elizabeth Whitfield of Jonesboro, brother, Thomas Edwin Howard of Marietta, sister Emma Howard Walker of Peachtree City, niece, Linda Owens of Tyrone, four grandchildren; Lori Lee Greene of Hampton, Katie Lee Nelson of Locus Grove, Nathan Alan Lee and Aaron Michael Lee both of Kathleen, two great grandchildren and her beloved pet, Sam Lee. She was predeceased by a sister, Mary Elizabeth Howard and a brother, James William Howard. In lieu of flowers the family ask that donations be made to Serenity Gate C/O Heart of Georgia Hospice, 103 Westridge Drive, Warner Robins, Georgia 31088. Please sign the online register at watsonhunt.com. Atlanta airport steps up security By DANIEL YEE Associated Press Writer ATLANTA - Airline pas sengers in Atlanta faced long lines and delays Thursday morning after the federal government raised its threat warning to the highest level for commercial flights from Britain to the United States in response to a terror plot uncovered in London. Passengers at Hartsfield- Jackson Atlanta International Airport were being told to pour out liquids before boarding planes. That included bottled water, tooth paste, shampoo, cologne, lotion and hair gel. Baby formula and medicine had to be presented for inspection, the Transportation Security Administration said. By 8:45 a.m., the line of waiting passengers at Atlanta’s airport had spilled outside the terminal, with at least 700 people waiting in humid, 77-degree tem peratures. National Weather Service meteorologist Eric Avila said the high was expected to reach 93 degrees Thursday, with thunder showers possible. The wait time Thursday morning was about two hours and airport officials were urging passengers to arrive at least three hours early. A line about a quarter mile long snaked from the security checkpoint through the airport’s main atrium SUGARLOAF A Lovely unity In Perry These Homes are quality built all brick homes. We have 3 & 4 bedroom homes starting at 131,900. Homes have features such as custom cabinets, fireplace, sod. sprinkler system. Builder is giving a $5,000 bonus if you contract on one of our last 2 completed homes and close within 30 days. We have a new loan program available to use that is a 100% loan with no PMI. Information Center open daily Mon, Thur, Fri 12-6 weekdays, Sat 11-5 Sun 1-5. Stop by and visit with Karen or give her a call at 954-HOME (4663) Located on the Perry Parkway right across from the new Court House Coming Soon Another CAKTLR-WILKLS S/D CONSTRUCTION, INC. im # (478) 971-2115 331 Margie Drive, Warner Robins. 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British authorities said Thursday they had thwarted a terrorist plot to simultane ously blow up several air craft to the U.S. using explo sives smuggled in hand lug gage, averting what police described as “mass murder on an unimaginable scale.” Officials raised security to its highest level in Britain _ suggesting a terrorist attack might be imminent _ and banned hand-carried lug gage on all trans-Atlantic flights. WARNER ROBINS SUPPIY »y mmm We Rent! 612 Ball Si, Perry. GA 987-2334 3A REMINGTON CHASE 00036365