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♦ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2006 6A Marshall leading Collins; recount likely By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer With 97 percent of pre cincts reporting by Tuesday morning, and 50.6 percent of the vote in the Bth District, U.S. Rep Jim Marshall, D- Macon seems likely to be heading back to the U.S. NURSING From page lA Her friends, she added, also joined. “But I wanted to do more. It was nearly 1945 and everyone seemed to either talk about it or go and join up. I thought ‘Why not me?’” Why not,me, to help the wounded men? “It was just the right thing to do, to help out.” So there, in Atlanta in 1945, she joined the Army Nurses Corp to be one of the more than 59,000 American nurses served in the Army Nurse Corps during World War 11. Myrtle Ruth said she also enjoyed basic training. Training for women who would become officers was held at then Camp Rucker (Fort Rucker), in Alabama. Then again according to her, “(They) sure didn’t do much ... but go to lectures or (teach) things like how to AGREE From page iA his wife. Mrs. Doe VII and her disabled son live at the house with him. Her other children come by to help take care of the father. “I can’t find a place to take him,” she said when the suit was filed. “Everywhere you have to have a criminal background check. Last month, lawyers from the Southern Center for Human Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on behalf of nine elderly and/or severely dis abled people on the regis try. It specifically addressed the provision that prevents people on the registry from living within 1,000 feet of a church. These agreements with the local authorities “will allow these elderly and ill people to live the remainder of their lives with dignity, receiving appropri ate medical care and atten tion to their conditions,” the attorneys said. The nine men are mostly poor and elderly, except for DOWN From page iA Thornton said the three on the state highways would require state Department of Transporation permits, which take 90-120 days. He said the signs would proba bly come down in six months. He said he plans to have the crew come and move all the signs in one visit. APPROVES From page iA the planning. The vote also include a stipulation that an old graveyard on the undevel oped land be protected. In other business, the Council voted to make Ball Street one way from Jernigan Street to the intersection of Commerce and Main Street (where Courtney Hodges Blvd. begins. They accepted a bid by LETTER From page 4A state of the taxi as he opened the trunk to reveal a bald tire! The ride to Grooms was scary and I was concerned if we would actually make it. But we did make it and on my return I had yet another scary ride in an even worse cab! It was running on only Congress, which will be under Democratic cdntrol when the new terms begin in January. Doug Moore, speaking for Marshall, kept it simple Wednesday. “It’s a victory,” he said. “We’ve won. If (the mar gin) is under one percent, there could be a recount, but wear the uniform. “The only formal exer cising was a walk track,” which, she added, they used pretty often. During her tenure, she did her fair share of traveling. She remembers training at Emory. “Grady Hospital had fine course of study,” she said, but she refers to the first time attending class as a surprise for her. There were African American stu dents there as well. No one was allowed to talk to these students. Common practices in those days, yet all of the students were.there to fix to help wounded soldiers recov er, she said. Later, she was assigned to the General Weisel - Army Transportation ATP 119, a ship used in many transport convoys to include an opera tion designated as “Magic Carpet Fleet”. Among her personal papers today, there is a commenda tion letter that explains how 29-year-old who is, accord ing to the brief, profoundly mentally and physically dis abled by Huntington’s dis ease. Most are in secured nursing unit locked to pre vent elderly patients with dementia from wandering, and some are under 24-hour care. One with Alzheimer’s wears an ankle bracelet to track him if he wanders. His nursing home, while within a 1,000 feet of a church is next to a police station. The enforcement of the church provision would force them to move out of their homes, nursing homes and in one case a hospice or put them in jail for not moving, where local taxpayers would be required to pay for their costly medical care. The local man is one of three of the nine who are at home. One of the others living at home is 100 years old, was released from prison a decade ago and lives with family. The other has no family and lives in a rented trailer. “Once again, the Georgia Legislature’s ‘one size fits all’ policy for the treatment of Back in March when the deal was struck, there was a unanimous vote to amend the city’s sign control ordi nance, permitting a variance “in the best interest of the city to provide for the reloca tion of nonconforming signs existing or permitted to exist on property subsequently annexed in to the corporate limits of the city.” The vote on Monday’s action was almost unani- Paradise Development Group, inc. of Atlanta, to pur chase the downtown parking lot at the intersection of Ball Street and Commerce Street for $500,000. Expectations are that the development group will work to build a major chain drugstore at the site. Paradise made the only bid on the site, but acceptance was delayed until the coun cil had it in writing that the company would meet all of the bid package’s written conditions of sale. one or two cylinders. Warner Robins calls itself the International City yet the city regulatory folks at city hall are obviously not doing their jobs. The Chamber of Commerce of our fair city cannot be proud of these cabs owned by White Top Cab Co. What kind of impression do they give to tourists and visitors? I will use the other taxi service in the future and warn my friends as well! we’ve won.” In Houston County, the count is final. Collins got 16,705 votes to Marshall’s 14,117. However, Marshall, a former Macon mayor, got a substantial boost with a major victory in Bibb County with 23,136 to Collins’ 13,785 at last count. Moore said that they the mission was code named, “Operation Eruption.” This operation was appar ently an effort to evacuate the Island of Camaguin Island in 1948. Historical records show that more than 2,000 people lost their lives during the Eruption of Mt Hibok Hibok in the Mindanao Sea of the Philippines. Upon returning to the states, she was offered an opportunity to join the newly formed, Air Force Nursing Corp. The establishment of this corps of nurses was 1949. Many changes had happened in the military over the course of time and the transfer of a large num ber of her friends and col leagues to the AFNC, made Ruth Brewer anxious, she said, to go with them. Most of her career centered on Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, and in her pro fessional capacity she kept learning and growing more professional. Assigned to the people on the registry takes us into the realm of absurdi ty,” said Sarah Geraghty, an attorney at SCHR who was representing the plaintiffs. “Sheriffs are now required by law to evict Alzheimer’s patients and the terminally ill from their nursing homes if these facilities are within 1/5 of a mile of a church. Never mind that some of these patients cannot even stand up, or walk without assistance.” “Forcing a terminally ill man with less than six months to live out of his hospice care facility because he resides within 1,000 feet of a church is irrational and does nothing to promote children’s safety,” continues Geraghty. “Arresting someone who is already locked in secured nursing units with 24-hour supervision, who poses no threat to society, is yet more evidence that this legisla tion was poorly conceived and badly written,” said Geraghty. “As an election year stunt for an easy win, the Georgia Legislature passed a badly written sex offender law. They need to return to the mous, with Councilman Terry Horton abstained as a family member has an inter est in one of the sites. “It is not the Galaxy Liquor Store,” Horton added. In other business, the council voted to give the city of Perry its old Christmas decorations that had been declared surplus. “We have a letter from the mayor of Perry asking us to donate them. They These include a reversion to the city if the site is not developed within a year, the preservation of the oak tree on the lot, the relocation of the gazebo on the lot at the developer’s expense, concur rence with city fagade, sig nage and landscaping stan dards and the provision of underground stormwater retention. Council also voted to use $58,239 in SPLOST funds for a water drainage improve ment at the Yorktown sub division; and to use grant Our city needs to do some thing to improve this sad situation. Frank W. Gadbois, Warner Robins All-You-Can-Eat Shrimp-$10 9 7Catfish-S9 95 Friday & Saturday - spm -10 pm ITS Cl it 136 ♦ 66T-667T 4QQQ9 LOCAL hadn’t expected the vote to be as close as it was, and said that he thought that Lt. Governor Mark Taylor’s poor showing at the top of the ballot led to problems for other Democratic candi dates. However Marshall’s opponent, Republican Mac Collins, was far from ready 3550th Medical Group, she worked on several special projects for the Air Force. She also had earned her status as a flight nurse. Seeking opportunity made her ready to assume addi tional command. When she retired at 20 years, 10 months and 11 days, and at the rank of major, she had seen a long and busy career. Upon retiring, she deter mined she would care for her mother. Her father had passed away by then. Her husband Robert Metcalfe continued to serve in the Air Force and also retired with the rank of master chief. His last station was Robins Air Force Base. From farm life to saving lives, Ruth Brewer Metcalfe has done and seen just about all. And that sparkle in her eyes has been nothing more than a light shining bright and making for a better world. drafting table and fix the mess that was made,” said Geraghty. “Members of the Georgia Legislature must own up to the fact that they wrote a bad law, and remove this church restriction,” she insisted. House Bill 1059, passed this year added churches and school bus stops to the plac es where children are likely to congregate like schools and parks. Registered sex offenders are prevented from living within 1,000 feet of any of these places. Previous lawsuits have prevented enforcement of the school bus stop provi sion. The original case on the bus stops and church pro visions was filed June 20, prior to the new law taking effect on July 1. The court decisions so far have required school boards to take action to set and define the school bus stops before the provision could be enforced. Most have not. Follow-up suits resulted in restraining orders against the enforcement in the few jurisdictions that actually did. want to restore them and put them up around the old courthouse,” explained Mark Baker, city purchasing agent. The council also entered into a two-year lease with the Robins Duplicate Bridge Club at $1 a year for 151 Maple St. building. “They want to do about $20,000 in improvements,” Horton said. funds from Homeland Security for a major pur chase of bunker gear and air packs for the Department of Public Safety. Char-Broiled Sizzling Steaks green derby 1*75 E*lt 136 • §67-8677 40Q1 3 DONATE TO GOODWILL. * A A m ~ www.goodwiilworks.org Building Hues, families , and to concede on Wednesday morning. Bill Hagan, spokesman for the Collins campaign said that Collins will “absolutely demand a recount” if the final vote shows that there is only a one percent difference between the candidate’s final counts. At press time, the difference was 1.2 percent, Oxendine talks annuity Special to the Journal Following are ques tions and answers from Georgia Insurance and Fire Commissioner John Oxendine: Q: What is an annu ity? A: An annuity is a con tract in which an insurance company makes a series of income payments at regu lar intervals in return for a premium or premiums you have paid. Annuities are most often bought for future retirement income, and can pay an income that can be guaranteed to last as long as you live. Q: What are the differ ent kinds of annuities? A: There are several types of annuities, all of which carry varying levels of risk and guarantees. To get the most out of an annuity, it is imperative that you know the different options avail able to you, as well as the benefits each type provides. - Single premium annuity: An annuity in which you pay the insurance company only one premium payment. PORN From page iA the images,” said Det. Karen Stokes with the Warner Robins Police Department Criminal Investigation Division. O n Tuesday a war rant for electroni cally fur nishing obscene mate rial to a minor was signed on the m.'y: LEE employee, Jonathan Lee, 21, of 300 W. Church St., Fort Valley. Lee was Prime Rib Seasoned to Perfection greendefby I-75 Exit 136 • 987-8877 40011 It’s Not About the Car... It’s about the precious cargo it carries. As a local independent agent, we can design an insurance program that's just right for you and your family. Give the people you love Safe.Sound.Secure* protection from Auto-Owners Insurance Company. t Auto-Owners Insurance f 1110 Washington Street Walker Downtown Perry Insurance Agency, Inc. 987-8000 40ia6 HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL but that could change when provisional ballots, military ballots and remaining absen tee ballots are counted. Hagan also said that the Collins campaign had heard of voting irregularities in Bibh County and that two polling places in Houston had had temporary power outages. Multiple premium annuity: An annuity in which you pay the insur ance company multiple premium payments. - Immediate annuity: An annuity in which you begin to receive income payments no later than one year after you pay the premium. - Deferred annuity: An annuity in which you begin to receive income pay ments many years later. - Fixed annuity: An annu ity in which your money, less any applicable charges, earns interest at rates set by the insurance compa ny or in a way specified in the annuity contract. - Variable annuity: An annuity in which the insur ance company invests your money, less any applicable charges, into a separate account based upon the risk you want to take. The money can be invested in stocks, bonds or other investments. If the fund does not do well, you may lose some or all of your investment. arrested that day at his place of business, 2902 Watson Blvd., the Verizon Wireless store in front of the Galleria Mall. Lee reportedly admitted to sending the images of a female performing oral sex on a male to the teen, Stokes said. He has no prior charges, Stokes said, and no more are expected. Lee is currently being held without bond at the Houston County Detention Center. Anyone with information is asked to contact Stokes at 918-2980. S REPLACCMEM7 WMOOWS \ 'eF' SIMONTON VV 5 V 0 O W S W* isaiet v”'! f'Mtrffiffld Cedar MAX | 929-2701