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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Wuuatun flmly .IJtnmuil Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Parry, QA 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Reader QKJF® 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. 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 throuqh 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 advediser 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-insedion of any advedisement beyond the amount paid for such advedisement. This newspaper is a member of The Georgia Press Association, The National Newspaper Association and The Associated Press State Briefs Suspect shoots guard, kills self STOCKBRIDGE (AP) - A suspect in an armored car robbery in which a guard was shot and wounded, shot and killed himself as author ities closed in on him. The robbery happened Monday afternoon in a Bank of America parking lot, Henry County Police Lt. Jason Bolton said. Police followed the sus pect to a nearby parking lot, Bolton said. But the man shot himself while in his car. His name was immediately released. The injured guard was airlifted to Atlanta Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition Tuesday morning. Cathy Cox to teach at UGA law school ATHENS (AP) - Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox, who will leave office in January after losing in her bid to become governor, will spend a few months as lecturer at the University of Georgia’s law school, the university announced Monday. Cox has been named the school’s Carl E. Sanders Political Leadership Scholar for the 2007 spring semes ter. During the appointment, Cox will teach courses in political and election law. “Cathy Cox not only will help to teach our students about the law, she will also provide them with a first hand account of the impli cations and applications of the law at work,” said Paul M. Kurtz, UGA’s associate dean for academic affairs. “It would be hard to imag ine somebody with better qualifications to teach these courses.” Cox served as secretary of state from 1999 to the pres- YOUR WEATHER TEAM! TODAY’S Today's Weather I Local 5-Day Forecast Thu 10/26 63/54 Showers. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 50s. Sunrise Sunset 7:48 AM 6:SIPM LOOKS LIKE HOMEMADE. Georgia At A Glance \ \ Atlanta w \ \ 52,1,49 Augusta \ 64/54 \ ( TWK\ : Nx \ Warner Robins \ \ 63/53 ■ ' ... i V \• \ \ V 1 ( \ Savannah > . \ Perry \ 72/57 / 66/54 & j (O 1 Valdosta <n \jJ Area Cities HI Lo Cond. pity 74 55 rain 52 49 rain 52 49 rain 64 54 rain 75 57 t-storm 75 64 pt sunny 53 48 rain 53 46 rain 64 56 rain 70 56 rain Albany Athens Atlanta Augusta Bainbridge Brunswick Cadersville Chattanooga,TN Columbus Cordele National Cities | City Hi Lo Cond. | 52 49 rain 52 38 mst sunny 45 38 rain 72 51 windy 47 33 pt sunny Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service ent. A Democrat, she was defeated in her party’s pri mary for governor by Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor, who faces Gov. Sonny Perdue in next month’s election. Since then, she has raised political eyebrows by failing to publicly support Taylor. She has not campaigned with Taylor - despite lending her support to other Democrats - and her first post-primary appearance was at a ribbon cutting with Perdue. At that event, she would not say who she plans to vote for in November. Coca-Cola to donate land for museum ATLANTA (AP) - The Coca-Cola Co. announced Monday it would donate $lO million worth of prime downtown land to the city, to develop a civil rights muse um in the home town of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Coca-Cola chairman and CEO Neville Isdell said his company is donating 2 1/2 acres for the museum near the Georgia Aquarium and the new World of Coca-Cola, now under construction. Coke previously donated nine acres for the aquari um. WASE MASTER MECHANIC W •Engine Diagnostic & Repair •Time Belts, Tune Ups & Heating Repair •Charging & Starting Diagnostic Repair HllillßWElyJli in IwltliPrif (471) HHHI Sat 10/28 „v 71/41 Sunshine. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:50 AM 6:49 PM Fri 10/27 67/44 Windy with a mix of sun and clouds. Sunrise Sunset 749 AM 6:50 PM --assatefc-..- 1 :stylc- Cni t , EEI Dalton Dillard Dublin Duluth Gainesville Helen Lagrange Macon Marietta Milledgeville I City i Lo C onc^^| Houston Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis New York “There is no more appro priate home for a civil rights museum than the cradle of America’s civil rights move ment,” Isdell said. “This city is the princi pal guardian of Dr. King’s dream. It our duty - as citi zens of Atlanta - not just to preserve his dream but to build upon it.” Isdell said the idea for the museum came from Mayor Shirley Franklin, who said in January a civil rights museum belongs in Atlanta. “We believe an investment in the city’s future is an investment in our future,” Isdell said. A spokeswoman for Franklin said Monday she had no details on the muse um or who would develop it. U.S. Rep. John Lewis said Atlanta is the “capital of the modern day civil rights movement” and should have a civil rights museum, just like other cities that were prominent in the movement, such as Birmingham and Montgomery in Alabama and Memphis in Tennessee. Lewis said the proposed museum will complement the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, where King and his wife Coretta are buried. “There is a role for the ST ATI AND REGION Meteorologist Jefryltetftew^OTt Ilot Nowt* Sun _ 10/29 64/38 Abundant sunshine Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the up per 30s. Sunrise Sunset 7:50 AM 6:48 PM TASTES LIKE HOMEMADE. Moon Phases New Oct 22 UV Index Thu 10/26 4 Moderate Fri 10/27 5 Moderate Sat 10/28 6 High Sun 10/29 5 Moderate Mon 10/30 5 Moderate 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 mm mmm 11 HMuOGorta 6ty 53 47 rain 51 43 rain 68 52 rain 51 47 rain 50 49 rain 50 46 rain 59 51 rain 62 53 rain 52 47 rain 61 53 rain Peachtree City 56 48 rain Perry 66 54 rain Rome 53 46 rain Savannah 72 57 rain St. Simons Island7s 64 pt sunny Statesboro 73 58 rain Thomasville 76 59 cloudy Valdosta 76 59 pt sunny Warner Robins 63 53 rain Waycross 76 57 cloudy | City Phoenix 83 59 sunny San Francisco 76 53 sunny Seattle 56 50 cloudy St. Louis 54 42 t-storm Washington. DC 54 48 cloudy 83 54 t-storm 82 57 sunny 82 75 pt sunny 44 36 rain 53 45 pt sunny King Center but there is a role for a major civil rights museum” in Atlanta, Lewis said. Atlanta also is home to King’s collected papers. In June, a group of Atlanta philanthropic leaders and businesses - including Coca- Cola - bought the papers from the King family. King’s alma mater, Morehouse College, will house the col lection. No timetable has been set on when construction of a new museum would begin. The new World of Coca Cola, featuring multiple exhibits highlighting the soft-drink giant, is expected to open May 24. 00039421 jwk miA Mon 64/45 Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:SIAM 6:47 PM e> First Oct 29 w r- Full Last Nov 5 Nov 12 Hi Lo Cond. NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE The City of Centerville has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 6.36 percent, All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be held in Council Chambers at City Hall, 300 E Church Street, Centerville Georgia; October 30. 2006 at 10:00am., November 2, 2006 at 4:00pm.. November 6, 2006 at 6:00 pm. Centerville Governing Authority does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at Regular Council Meeting to be held on November 7,2006 at 7;00 om. Pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A 48-5-32, Centerville does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. CURRENT. 2QM..IAX PI6EST AMP 5-YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY CITY 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Real & Person 77,486,185 85,589,255 96,522,729 108,710,498 134,373,532 159,094,387 Motor Vehicle 9,435,450 9,874,780 10,529,130 10,978,040 10,837,810 11,159,330 Mobile Horn 1,451,044 1,623,072 1,569,502 1,542,386 1,556,780 1,802,651 Timber-100% 7,506 Heavy Outy Equipment 30,120 51,947 101,297 Gross Digest 88,372,679 97,087,107 108,621,361 121,261,044 146,820,069 172,165,171 Less M&O Exemption 3,029,236 4,193,336 5,664,160 8,149,898 11,357,754 13,992,934 Net M&O Digests 85,343,443 92,893,771 102,957,201 113,111,146 135,462,315 158,172,237 Gross M&O Millage 8.99 8.99 10,2 10.7 10.700 10.700 Less Rollbacks 0.01 -0.014 0 0 Net M&O MHlage 8.99 8.98 10.2 10.7 10.700 10.700 Net Taxes Levied 767,238 834,186 1,050,163 1,210,289 1,449,447 1,692,443 Net Taxes $ Increase 77,165 66,948 215,977 160,126 239,158 242,9% Net Taxes % increase 11.18 8.73 25.89 15.25 19.76 16.76 AS CERTIFIED BY TAX ASSESSORS TOTAL NET ASSESSED VALUE ADDED BY REASSESSMENT 9,982,919 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006 Obituaries CLAUDIA 1L LUCKEY PERRY - Claudia K. Luckey of Perry died Sunday. She is survived by her husband Robert L. Luckey and daughters Beth Loyd, Barbara Stanley, Nancy Luckey, six grandchil dren and three great grandchildren. Her body was donated to the Georgia Medical College in Augusta. There will be no memorial or funeral service. STEVEN ROSS MATHER BONAIRE - Steven Ross Mather, 49, passed away Saturday. Mather was born on February 27, 1957 in South Gate, Calif. Survivors include his wife, Lisa Mather, sons, Marshall Mather and Steven Webb, daughter, Sara Bell, mother, Lisa St. Onge, two brothers, a sister and a niece. MARY FRANCES KISER ETHRIDGE MOORE WARNER ROBINS - Mary Kiser Moore, 84, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at Summerhill Senior Living Center in Perry, GA. Visitation will be Wednesday from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 26, in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home with interment following in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association Georgia Chapter 277 Martin Luther King Jr. BLVD, Macon, GA 31201-3498. Mrs. Moore was born on April 8, 1922 in Twiggs County, Georgia. She was a mem ber of First Baptist Church of Centerville. In addition to being a licensed practical nurse for twenty years, Mary retired from Robins Air Force Base civil service where she worked in electronics. Her husband, William P Moore, her parents, Samuel F. and Mary Stone Kiser, her sister, Mamie Lee Hasty, one grandchild and two great grandchildren, all preceded her in death. Survivors include her children, Joel T. Ethridge (Carole), Macon; Joyce E. Reagan, Fort Valley; Mary E. Spivey (Wendell), Eatonton; Lloyd T. Ethridge, Jr. (Judy), Byron; Linda E. Kell (Wayne), Macon; Sheila E. Duncan (Patrick), Warner Robins; Macon; two sisters, Katy Wynn (Henry), Macon; Ruby Moore, Danville; nineteen grandchildren, twenty nine great grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren. Go to www.mcculloughfb.com to sign the Online Registry for the family. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. State gasoline tax to drop more than 2 cents a gallon ATLANTA (AP) - The state’s gasoline tax will dip by 2.7 cents a gallon begin ning in December, the state Department of Revenue reported on Monday. The change comes because the market price for gaso line has dropped 25 percent below the average retail price for gasoline in Georgia. That automatically triggers a recalculation of the state rate under the law adopted in 2004, state officials said. Although the announce ment comes just two weeks before the Nov. 7 general election, state Revenue Commissioner Bart Graham said the change was driven by state law, not by political considerations. “If there’s a 25 percent movement in the market price up or down we are required by law to reset the price,” Graham said. DAVID OVERTON JEWELERS 905 Downtown Carroll St. • Perry The change affects only the prepaid state sales tax portion of the motor fuel tax. That portion of the tax drops from 10.2 cents a gal lon to 7.5 cents a gallon. The price for a gallon of gaso line also includes a 7.5 cent state excise tax, 18.4 cents in federal taxes and a local tax portion that varies from county to county. In July, the state boosted the state sales tax on gaso line by 2.4 cents a gallon, driven by a formula which automatically adjusts the state motor fuel sales tax every six months. This summer Democrats were calling on Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue to roll back the state sales tax on gasoline to combat soar ing prices as he did after Hurricane Katrina. But gas prices across the nation have taken a dive since then. •Jewelry Repair & Cleaning •Watch Repair •Engraving •Appraisals •Estate Jewelry •Class Rings Hours: Mon. -Fri. 9:3oam-s:3opni Sat. 9:3oam-2pm 3A fa MOORE I O«B*S2