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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON^COUNTY,
city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville
VOLUME 137, NUMBER 54
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BELOW THE FOLD: RAFB to hold Tattoo ceremony ■ Safe Kids reminds parents of poison safety INSIDE: WRP&Z approves 14
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March 20, 2007
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IN BRIEF
Jazz benefit to be
held for CASA
An Evening of Jazz will be
held at 7:30 p.m., March 30 at
the Wellston Center, 155 Maple
Street, Warner Robins.
Proceeds, according to a
release, will benefit CASA of
Houston County, Inc. Tickets are
S2O each in advance and include
dinner. There will be door prizes
and a silent auction.
CASA stands for Court
Appointed Special Advocates for
Children. The organization trains
and supervises volunteer citizens
from our community to speak up
and advocate for abused and
neglected children in Houston
County. Contact Terry Terry Di
Diego, Executive Director, said,
“Our organization is always look
ing for new volunteers and ways
to educate the community, please
let me know if you can help us
out." Contact Di Diego at 396-
2185 or hccasa@alltel.net.
BIRTHDAYS
March 16
■ Ronnie Minter
Today
■ Jim Fortson
■ Paul Barber
■ Frank Deloach
■ Lisa Rountree
■ Scott Truitt
■ Wilhemenia Jackson Sibley
E-mail your birthdays to:
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or donm@evansnewspapers.
com or send them to: 1210
Washington St., Perry 31069
attn: Don Moncrief. You can
also call him at 987-1823,
Ext. 231.
DEARLY DEPARTED
■ Thomas Griffin, Jr., 83
■ Ruth Tabor Griffin Bunting. 85
■ Robert Jernigan. 61
■ Walter R. Rembisz. 85
■ John Paul Knox
■ Jeanette M. Myrick, 71
■ Edward Eugene Ford
■ Thomas P. Eaton, Jr., 71
■ Judy Williams, 54
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Fight draws wide police response
Included officers from Perry, Warner Robins, Houston and Bibb Sheriff s offices and more
By RAY LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
Local law enforcement
from Houston County were
called upon by Byron police
to respond to a disturbance
in Byron Sunday night.
Officers from Perry,
Warner Robins, the Houston
County Sheriffs Office as
well as Fort Valley and Peach
County police, as well as
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Home from Washington for the weekend, Jim Marshall speaks about the war in Iraq at
a meeting of the Middle Georgia Democratic Women’s Club.
Speaks at Middle Georgia Democratic Women's Club meeting
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
Congressman Jim
Marshall was in Warner
Robins talking with mem
bers of his political party on
Saturday, and he minced no
words in answering a ques
tion about his decision to
vote no on his party’s non
binding resolution opposing
the troop surge President
George Bush has ordered in
the Iraq war.
“It was a very easy vote
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state; Franklin wins
third-straight piano All
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"The light was on the outer edge of a
party, and more and more people
continued to gather and more fights
broke out... and a few people ran.”
- Byron Police Chief Wesley Cannon
Bibb Sheriffs Offices were
all asked to assist.
"Our soldiers are targets. So many
body bags are brought back, so many
badly wounded. Nobody knows it ail or
has all the answers. We're all
struggling, but the majority of experts
think it's do-able."
- Congressman Jim Marshall
for me. It took me five
or 10 seconds to decide,”
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“It was some kind of dis
turbance in a neighborhood
said the Macon Democrat,
See MEETING, page *4
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squads win f ft
in Byron,” explained Perry
Police Capt. Bill Phelps.
“About 11:10 p.m., we
responded, but most of what
ever happened was done.”
Houston County Sheriffs
Patrol Capt. Robert West,
said eight units were dis
patched about 10:45 p.m.
All of the arrests, he said,
were made by Bryon and
Peach County officers.
Warner Robins Police
Perry doubles in size
Motor coaches roll into fairgrounds
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
The population of Perry
has more than doubled in
size in recent days with the
arrival of more than 12,000
members of the Family
Motor Coach Association.
Now, the Georgia
National Fairgrounds is
just about bumper-to-bum
per motorcoaches, with
tags from all over the coun
try and Canada.
The organization’s inter
national rally will continue
through Thursday, with
social events, communi
ty service efforts such as
blood drives and food dona
tions, and a wide range of
seminars, exhibits and pro
grams for the motorcoach
National Poison Prevention Week
Safe Kids reminds parents to
store hazardous goods safely
Special to the Journal
Poison control centers in
the United States receive
1.2 million calls each year
as a result of accidental
poisoning of children ages
5 and under.
Each year, approximately
53,000 children in that age
group are treated in emer
gency rooms for poisoning.
Unfortunately, approxi
mately 70 of those children
will die. Nearly 90 percent
of these toxic exposures
occur in the home, and 60
percent involve non-phar
maceutical products such
as cosmetics, cleansers,
personal care products,
plants, pesticides, art sup
plies, alcohol and toys.
March 18-24 is National
Poison Prevention Week,
an annual program estab
lished by Congress in 1961
RAFB sets Tattoo ceremony
Special to the Journal
Robins Air Force Base is
set to bring aviation histo
ry to life at its 2007 Tattoo
Ceremony in Hangar 2328
Wednesday.
A morale-boosting event,
the Robins Tattoo, accord
ing to a release, will feature
numerous musical acts and
other entertainment.
The military tradition of
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Maj. Harry Dennard said
Warner Robins units were
dispatched, but “they were
checked off,” which he
explained meant they were
called back, were not need
ed.
Byron Police Chief Wesley
Cannon said the disturbance
was a fight call about 11
p.m.
“The fight was on
See FIGHT, page fA
owners.
Bill and Patsy Kenny,
here from Cocoa, Fla., were
among the early arrivals,
and were sitting outside
their motorcoach in lawn
chairs on Sunday after
noon, watching the activity
all around them.
Some were on bicycles
or scooters, or enjoying
the tram service the GNF
is offering. Bob Rinn of
Michigan was touring the
fairgrounds in his golf cart,
taking his three dogs along
for the trip.
Chip and Annette Aiken,
Joyce Gillome, Judy Benton
and Ron Hull, all of whom
own American Coaches,
were gathering for an eve
ning social with others
See SIZE, page §A
Safety tips
■ Test for lead.
■ Install a carbon mon
oxide detector in every
sleeping area.
■ Stay alert while using
cleaning products or other
potentially harmful sub
stances.
■ Store medications
locked out of children's
sight and reach.
■ Be safe when taking or
administering medication.
■ Do not refer to medicine
or vitamins as candy.
■ Learn which plants are
poisonous.
■ Discuss these precau
tions with grandparents
and relatives.
■ Leam CPR.
to spread the message that
children act fast and so do
See SAFELY, page fA
Tattoo stretches back to the
17th century, during the
reign of King William 111
of Great Britain. English
soldiers who served during
a war in the Netherlands
often spent their evenings
in local taverns.
The Tattoo ceremony,
most famously celebrated
in Edinburgh, Scotland,
See TATTOO,page fA