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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL liuusto flatly .Ijimriuti Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Parry, G A 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Reader DKJP© 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. 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This newspaper is a member of The Georgia Press Association, The National Newspaper Association and The Associated Press State Briefs U.S. Supreme Court won't review case WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to consid er whether DeKalb County could be held liable for the actions of former Sheriff Sidney Dorsey in the shoot ing death of Derwin Brown, the man who was to have succeeded him as sheriff. Brown’s widow, Phyllis, filed a wrongful death law suit against Dorsey, the other people involved in the murder and the county. But Georgia courts dismissed the claims against the county, ruling that DeKalb didn't condone and couldn’t be on the hook for the crimes of its employees. The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled in November 2005 that the county could not be held liable because the sheriff is a state officer. Phyllis Brown already had been awarded the maximum allowable by law - $75,000 from the State Indemnification Commission in 2002, Gov. Sonny Perdue’s office previously said. Derwin Brown was shot 16 times in front of his home in December 2000, just days before he was to have suc ceeded Dorsey. Suspicion immediately fell on Dorsey, who was later convicted of plotting the murder and is serving a life sentence. Two other men - Melvin Walker and David Ramsey - were sentenced in November 2005 to life in federal prison for their part in the mur der-for-hire killing. The two, who previously were acquit ted in a state trial in 2002, were convicted in August of federal conspiracy charges related to Brown’s slaying. Group seeks ban on 'Chronic Candy' MARIETTA (AP) - A group of residents plans to ask county commissioners YOUR WEATHER TEAM! pEEsa&rri MCT Today's Weather | Local 5-Day Forecast Thu 11/16 / m & 56/33 Mostly sunny Highs in the mid 50s and lows in the low 30s. Sunrise Sunset 7:06 AM 5:34 PM Wed i 71/42 Rain with a few rum bles of thunder Sunrise Sunset 7:05 AM 5:35 PM LOOKS LIKE HOMEMADE. TASTES LIKE HOMEMADE. Georgia At A Glance \ )/ \ \ Atlanta ~ V \ 60/38 tfw X. Augusta \ 72/44 \ ( \ \ Warner Robins \ \ 71/42 V \ \ Savannah mr } . Perry \ 75/42 *h> ) 72/42 s q ) Valdosta \iJ • 79/42 Area Cities \6\iy d Lo Cond. Albany 78 41 t-storm Athens 61 38 rain Atlanta 60 38 rain Augusta 72 44 rain Bainbridge 81 43 t-storm Brunswick 72 46 cloudy Cartersville 60 38 rain Chattanooga.TN 54 37 rain Columbus 69 42 t-storm Cordele 75 44 t-storm National Cities Atlanta 60 38 rain Boston 62 56 cloudy Chicago 44 36 rain Dallas 60 40 windy Denver 49 32 sunny ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service Tuesday to ban the sale of marijuana-flavored candy in Cobb County. Christine Able, execu tive director of the Osborne Prevention Task Force, said she is concerned the candy encourages children to use drugs. Companies who sell the candies say the lollipops, gum drops and other treats are geared toward adults and that they advise retail ers to sell the candy only to people 18 and older. Corona, Calif.-based Chronic Candy uses mari juana-related slogans in its marketing and claims “every lick is like taking a hit.” Its hemp-flavored candy is pack aged with images of bright green marijuana leaves. The web site for Chronic Candy acknowledges using “hemp essential oil” in its products, but maintains that #1 Noon Buffet greendgtfry l-TSEltt 136 • 987-8877 NOTICE OF REZONING Hearing scheduled for Thursday, November 30 at 6:30 pm before the Centerville Planning and Zoning Commission at the Centerville Municipal Building, 300 E. Church Street, Centerville, Ga. The Public hearing before Mayor and Council will be Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 7:00 pm at the Centerville Municipal Building 300 E. Church Street, Centerville, Ga. for rezoning on the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 111, of the Fifth Land District of Houston County, and designated as a 1.38 acre of Land on Brantley Road, recorded in Map Book 6, page 69, Clerk’s Office, Houston County Superior Court, and which is hereby referred to for all purposes. I « ¥*» TWtM (« tWwi" ifr Fri . .* 64/36 More sun than clouds. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 30s. Sunrise Sunset 7:07 AM 5:34 PM \6»y Hi Lo Cond. | Dalton 59 38 rain Dillard 54 31 rain Dublin 73 40 rain Duluth 60 36 rain Gainesville 56 39 rain Helen 58 37 rain Lagrange 67 39 t-storm Macon 69 42 rain Marietta 61 36 rain Milledgeville 69 42 rain Houston 71 44 windy Los Angeles 80 56 sunny Miami 83 73 pt sunny Minneapolis 38 31 Sh shower New York 62 59 rain the oil is not illegal. Three die after truck hits carriage ATLANTA (AP) - Three members of a family known for the mule-drawn carriage they rode to area festivals for more than a decade were killed and three more injured Saturday when a tractor-trailer plowed into their wagon as they were returning from a Veteran’s Day celebration. Notice of Variance Hearing Application has been made for a variance from the Code of Ordinances. Mr. Paul Cribbs, Developer for Eagle Ridge Subdivision, Land Lot 138, sth Land District, Houston County, Georgia has requested a variance. The variance hearing is scheduled for Thursday December 7, 2006 at 6:3opm before Board of Zoning Appeals, City Hall, 300 E Church Street, Centerville Ga. The Public hearing before Mayor and Council is scheduled for Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 6:oopm City Hall, 300 E Church Street, Centerville Ga. ; 40019 STATE AND REGION Sat 11/18 • 65/38 Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the upper 30s. Sunrise Sunset 7:08 AM 5:33 PM Moon Phases • • Last New Nov 12 Nov 20 f> First Full Nov 28 Dec 5 UV Index Wed 11/15 3 Moderate Thu 11/16 4 Moderate Fri 11/17 4 Moderate Sat 11/18 4 Moderate Sun 11/19 4 Moderate The UV Index is measured on a 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the ne6d for greater skin pro tection. o mmm mmm 1 1 I City hit Lo Cond. | Peachtree City 65 37 rain Perry 72 42 rain Rome 62 36 rain Savannah 75 42 rain St. Simons Island 72 46 cloudy Statesboro 77 43 rain Thomasville 79 43 t-storm Valdosta 79 42 t-storm Warner Robins 71 42 rain Waycross 79 42 rain San Francisco 63 53 pt sunny Seattle' 54 44 rain St. Louis 47 35 rain Washington, DC 64 58 cloudy The crash occurred on U.S. Hwy. 82 just outside of Alapaha, a tiny, rural town in south Georgia’s Berrien County not far from the Florida state line. The carriage was leaving the city’s Alapaha Station Celebration, the town’s annual festival. Franklin Joyce, 45, and his great-nephew Andrew Joyce, 5, were killed in the wreck, said Berrien County Sheriff Jerry Brogdon. mHOMC REPAIR LOAN City of Warner Robins I DOES YOUR HOME NEED REPAIRS? || Do you own your home? Do you have equity in your home? | Is your home within the limits of the City of Warner Robins? Please contact the City of Warner Robins, Department of Community Development to see if you qualify for a U.S. Department of HUD funded low (0% to 3%) interest rate loan (Certain income restrictions apply-Maximum income ranges from $32,950f0r a single person to $62,150f0r a family of 8) Apply at Warner Robins City Hall, 700 Watson Blvd. upstairs in the Department of Community Development or call 929-1140 for more details. J 00941219 00040780 Sun 62/41 A few clouds. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:09 AM 5:33 PM j 00040829 OBITUARIES BEN 1.. MARKHAM. PERRY - Ben L. Marshall, 77, died at a Macon Hospital Thursday. Funeral Services were held Monday at the Perry United Methodist Church with interment at Perry Memorial Gardens. Rev. Jenny Jackson-Adams and Jim Canton offici ated. A lifelong resident of Perry, Marshall was the son of the late Eugene W. and Carrie Lee (Roberson) Marshall. He was a WW 11 Coast Guard Veteran and was retired from Civil Service at Robins Air Force Base. A member of the Perry United Methodist Church, he and his first wife, Ramona, kept the nursery for years in the early 70s. He was also a past president of the Perry High School Booster Club. He had lived in Byron since 1978 before moving back to Perry in 2005. Survivors include his wife, Patty Marshall of Perry; children, Mona Swearingen of Warner Robihs, Tom (Alicia) Marshall of Williamsburg, Va., Matt (Sheri) Marshall of Perry, Scott (Stephanie) Marshall of Byron, Merritt (William) Bruker of Aiken. S.C., and Tolar (Becky) Boone off Warner Robins; brother, Donald Marshall of Warner Robins; 16 grandchildren and two great grand children; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ramona; siblings, Carolyn Cawthon and Gene Marshall. The family requests contributions to the Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis, 1685 Branham Lane, San Jose, CA 95118 or the Perry United Methodist Church. Please sign the online register at wat sonhunt.com Chambliss to lose agriculture gavel WASHINGTON (AP) - As chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Republican Saxby Chambliss has been preparing for months to write a new farm bill that would touch nearly every crop and pasture in the country, while helping out his state interests along the way. However, he’s been reminded just how fleeting Washington power can be with his party’s defeat on Election Day, which stole away his gavel just two years after he won it. Georgia farm ers say Chambliss injected a Southern perspective into farm legislation that will be missed. “I was not expecting it,” Chambliss said of the Democratic takeover of the Senate. “I will miss being chairman, I think that’s only natural.” The first-term senator from Moultrie said that as the minority ranking mem ber of the committee, he still will hold significant influence over the five-year, multi-billion-dollar reautho JNPP PROMOTION ! s>*fa ; miiixoo Ife* ! (All Specialty Styles are EXTRA!!) First Time Clients Only CALL TAMALA FOR APPOINTMENT (Walk-ins welcome ) 2203 WATSON BLVD. SUITE Z, WARNER ROBINS, GA. 31088 (NEXT ro GROOM TRANSPORTATION IN THE OLD WAL-MART PLAZA) (478)329-1226 SHOP • (478)442-1332 CELL r I FALL FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS! ' , WEDDINGS, FUNERAL, ! ffLp* BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY ! i J|B|fL Call NOW to place your | IMIJ 4 order: 478-923-9707 ! | ||jy|||r ask for the " F,ower,ad v” (Peggy)! •Houston Ace Hardware! J Mention this ad and receive 20% off your first order. , Delivery Available (certain restrictions apply) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2006 rization bill. Georgia farmers agreed but worried that Chambliss’ demotion could hurt their interests, which will be com peting for limited dollars as Congress writes the next bill. Terrell Hudson, a Unadilla farmer who grows cotton, corn, peanuts and soybeans, said recent farm bills have tended to favor the needs of Midwestern farmers who face different challenges than Southerners. “Saxby was in a position to add some Southern flavor,” Hudson said. “He was always very recep tive to ideas from the farm ing community - producers’ ideas. We always appreciated that.” “He’s going to do what he can, but when you lose the ... chairmanship things are a little bit different.” Southern farmers are con cerned about the next farm bill and the preservation of commodity supports that sustain some of their main row crops - peanuts and cot ton. 3A 100040464 0004053