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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Huufitmi ©aily jjjounuU Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Perry, G A 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www. hhjnews. com Reader m\m Classified Advertising: Call (478) 987-1823 between the hours of 8 am 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, GA31069; (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 Mother may appeal decision to keep Potter on the shelves ATLANTA (AP) - A moth er who fought to ban Harry Potter books from her chil dren’s suburban Atlanta school district is considering an appeal after the Georgia Board of Education voted Thursday to keep the books on the county’s library shelves. The board members voted without discussion to uphold the Gwinnett County school board’s decision to deny Laura Mallory’s request to remove the best-selling books from school libraries. Mallory has worked for more than a year to ban the popular books from Gwinnett schools, claiming the popular fiction series is an attempt to indoctrinate children in religious witch craft. “It’s mainstreaming witch craft in a subtle and decep tive manner, in a children friendly format,” she said. Clearly, The Lighting Store is where to go for Christmas Lights. Clearly. - . :■( * Cry- cT/ie Stcre Jj \i| A Di\ i-iot’ o! S-uitt'ic.f-! Meuncai Supply jr 926 Carroll St. • Perry, GA 31069 478-224-8888 T-F 9am-spm YOUR WEATHE R TE A M ! MGT Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Sun 12/17 77/54 Partly cloudy Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 50s. Sunrise Sunset 7:31 AM 5:32 PM Sat .*' 77/45 Sunshine Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:30 AM 5:32 PM | We Cehhnito Hornet (nun IJfc JJJJjjjj| Georgia At A Glance \ i/ \ \ 71/41 O%J X Augusta \ i - V 73/50 \ /-■ >t -hio' \ \ .( \ Warner Robins \ \ \ 76/45 J. V V , V * I \ Savannah ZJjLfi. ) Perry \ 75/47 *> / ) 76/45 ~ v £ ( Valdosta <n \> J —C . 75/51 r-jy Vi/ hi* 1 Area Cities | city tlf Lo Cond. | Albany 76 48 sunny Athens 71 41 sunny Atlanta 71 41 sunny Augusta 73 50 sunny Bainbridge 79 52 sunny Brunswick 70 54 pt sunny Cartersville 71 43 sunny Chattanooga,TN 66 43 sunny Columbus 76 48 sunny Cordele 77 49 sunny National Cities Lo Cond. | Atlanta 71 41 sunny Boston 50 37 sunny Chicago 55 36 cloudy Dallas 80 61 sunny Denver 45 27 cloudy ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service Gwinnett school officials have argued that the books are good tools to encourage children to read and to spark creativity and imagination. Banning all books with references to witchcraft would mean classics like “Macßeth” and “Cinderella” would have to go, they said. Mallory, a mother of four from Loganville, questions the educational value of the fiction series. “That’s the kind of stuff in these books - murder and greed and violence. Why do they have to read them in school? If parents wanted to get these books, they could get them in bookstores,” she said. An appeal to the Superior Court would likely allow Mallory to bolster her case with expert testimony and witnesses, which she said the state board had banned her from using. SAT 10am-2pm J erry IWlA%he vy® ee Jink mtM Mon 12/18 78/54 Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 50s. Sunrise Sunset 7:32 AM 5:33 PM jdiiy Mi Lo Cond. Dalton 70 43 sunny Dillard 68 37 sunny Dublin 75 44 sunny Duluth 70 40 sunny Gainesville 70 44 sunny Helen 71 41 sunny Lagrange 74 42 sunny Macon 76 44 sunny Marietta 71 40 sunny Milledgeville 74 45 sunny Houston 80 63 pt sunny Los Angeles 60 46 cloudy Miami 81 68 t-storm Minneapolis 42 18 pt sunny New York 52 43 mst sunny “My hands were tied, com pletely,” she said. The Harry Potter series, penned by J.K. Rowling, is no stranger to controversy. The books have been challenged 115 times since 2000, making it the most challenged books of the 21st Century, according to the American Library flr4Hp 100 N Houston l <i*t‘ Bivd m Centerville. Georgia 31028 ** Phone: 478-971-1200 40 11 S ik, STATE AND REGION Tue jL ffei 77/53 Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the low 50s. Sunrise Sunset 7:32 AM 5:33 PM Moon Phases # • Last New Dec 12 Dec 20 i> r? First Full Dec 27 Jan 3 UV Index Sat 12/16 3 Moderate Sun 12/17 3 Moderate Mon 12/18 3 Moderate Tue 12/19 3 Moderate Wed 12/20 2 Low The UV Index is measured on aO-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro tection, o w* mmm n |6lty Ul Lo Cond. I Peachtree City 73 38 sunny Perry 76 45 sunny Rome 72 41 sunny Savannah 75 47 mst sunny St. Simons Island7o 54 pt sunny Statesboro 76 45 sunny Thomasville 78 51 mst sunny Valdosta 75 51 mst sunny Warner Robins 76 45 sunny Waycross 76 48 pt sunny Phoenix 73 48 mst sunny San Francisco 50 35 rain Seattle 38 31 cloudy St. Louis 65 47 pt sunny Washington, DC 59 48 mst sunny Association. The challenges most often claim that the series encourages children to ques tion adult authority and promotes witchcraft, said Deborah Caldwell-Stone, the deputy director for the association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. Wed 12/20 /' , * 61/50 More clouds than sun. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 50s Sunrise Sunset 7:33 AM 5:33 PM —l IT, MMTTXMi Obituaries RICHARD CUfBQB IZZ FORT VALLEY - Richard Dale Clybor, 56, passed away Sunday. A memorial gathering will be held at Chezlisas Restaurant located at 511 North Davis Drive today from noon-5 p.m. Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign the Online Registry for the family. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. ROBERT E. (BOB) THOMAS Robert E. (Bob) Thomas, formerly of Oconee County, passed away Wednesday after a yearlong battle with cancer. He lived in Newton County with his loving wife, Elizabeth, of 56 years. Bob was born Nov. 27, 1928 to his parents James A. and Jennie B. Comer Thomas in Farmington. He graduated from the Oconee County High School in 1947 and attended North Georgia Military College. As the Korean War escalated, he joined the United Stated Air Force in 1949 where he served as a Radar Maintenance Supervisor. After his Honorable Discharge in October 1952, he continued to serve his country by working for the Warner Robins Air Logistics Command as a Logistics Management Specialist until his retirement from Federal Service in October 1986. Bob and Elizabeth moved to Newton County where they became volunteers for Meals on Wheels and shared a won derful life together. He was active in the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and a mem ber of the Conyers Presbyterian Church. More than anything, Bob was a family man. He provided for and cared for his wife, daughter and son by set ting a wonderful example. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Kenimer Thomas, daughter Kay Thomas Atkisson and her husband Wayne of Acworth, son Robert (Bobby) Thomas and his wife Kathy Hester Thomas of Oconee County, grandchildren Wade Whittle, Amy Whittle, Brett Thomas, and Laura Thomas, and brother Howard (Hot) Thomas and his wife Mary Hannah also of Oconee County. The family will receive guests at the Lord and Stephens Chapel from 4-7 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Lord and Stephens Funeral Home Chapel West. Burial will take place at the Willoughby Cemetery on Highway 15 in Oconee County. Reverend Franklin Shumake will officiate. Pallbearers will be Mark Thomas, Mitch Thomas, Wade Whittle, Brett Thomas, Oliver Kennon, and Larry Weatherford. In lieu of flowers the family requests that con tributions be made to the Antioch Christian Church in Oconee County or the American Cancer Society. Lord & Stephens, WEST is in charge of arrangements. Subscribe today! Call 387-1823 DAVID OVERTON JEWELERS 905 Downtown Carroll St. • Perry 478-987-1392 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2006 ♦ Visit Our Showroom For FREE EIiTMMIES Hometown Service Since 1979 APPLE fn ENTERPRISES 1902 ELBERTA ROAD 478 929-2701 www.appleenclosures.com •Jewelry Repair & Cleaning •Watch Repair •Engraving •Appraisals •Estate Jewelry •Class Rings 3A Hi 1405(h) 1 Hours: Mon. -Fri. 9:3oam-s:3opm Sat. 9:3oam-2pni I -am