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Web | Post-thanksgiving market down 3|| Travel wasn't a holiday night mare (| Gloves come oIT for GOP hopefuls as |3Baifj|tott pom Journal LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE Volume 137, Number 197 y immjfn■ 11 mtjgf O « ag' jaw M ▲ H pnl KifP Bk 9K itj'-fe . SKUKsL . jggfljgr jflj ii v *sif r 71BW| ■MSBBBSMr f % | Bk «jjafo _ ‘*jl D^ ENI/Gary Harmon Perry High School football players Kanorris Davis and Tyler Rodgers work together to block a Worth County punt during the Panthers’ state tournament win over the Rams Friday at home. See 1D for more. A quilt with a story 4-H, hospice workers team op to create a lasting legacy By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer Ask Jean Rea about the important influences on her life, and there’s one thing you can count on. She’ll tell you about the 4-H club she belonged to growing up poor in Louisiana, and how much she gained from the club. “That’s where I learned to set goals,” she says. It’s also where she learned to show livestock and to “put up” food of every kind, which led to a lifetime love of can ning, pickling and baking, and even cookbook compil ing and food writing. (You can read Jean Rea’s recipe for Old-Fashioned Banana Pudding on Page IB). Along the way to 4-H excellence, the young girl won over 300 ribbons - some blue, some red, some yellow, some white - and treasured them all. See QUlLT,page 8A PERIODICAL 500 linni 8 1,, 55108 ,, 00001 l 4 f ■■lMllMlllllllilUlllllllllillltlllKlllllltCcll COOI * Georgia Newspaper Project Main Library Urr; verity of Georgia ATHENS GA ”23602-0002 3- DIGIT 306 Nov. 28-30, 2007 SrKvros Hoostw Coiyrv FOOD - IB 2500! Uptown recipes for downhome budgets; Jean Rea’s old fashioned banana pudding; Yvonee Sutherland gives you a "Backyard Bonanza" - things you can make with pecans. Much, much more. —— Journal, Charlotte Perkins This quilt made of more than 300 ribbons that Jean Rea won as a 4-H member competing in Louisiana fairs has been framed and will have a permanent home at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center. From left are: Lori Sullivan, Houston County 4-H sec retary; Stacey Ellison, Houston County 4-H agent, Jean Rea; Shonda McFadden, manager of Volunteer Services for Vista Care; Connie Potter of The Mitred Corner framing shop and Crystal Bivins, Vista Care RN. p F\ feM , , ~ , [f'jr BIRTHDAYS Kov. 28 ■ George Heaberlm Nov. 29 ■ Danny Brown Nov. 30 ■ Jason Turner ■ Linda Arnold X L /’L •*' Email Mrttidays to: hlH@eviHtsnewspaper3.coni or donni@evansnewßpapers.coin. Matt to: 1210 Washington St., Perry 31088 attn: 800 Msncriel. Or, call 8871823, EaL 231 Wednesday-Friday, November 28-30, 2007 This week in HHJ history: 50 years ago: More than 400 people are guests of New Perry Hotel owners W.C. Green and son, Yates Green, following an “extensive" remodeling project. 30 years ago: Then Warner Robins Mayor Foy Evans wins the W. Herschel Lovett Foundation Award for Meritorious Public Service in the Third Congressional District. Also, the book A Land So Dedicated - Houston County, Georgia, billed as the “complete history of the county” and written by Bobbe Hickson, goes on sale. And, guess who's setting up headquarters in Perry? Santa Claus. 20 years ago: Black Friday in Perry is billed as “disappointing" - with the added caveat that the threat of impending bad weather might have had something to do with it. Also, Charles F. Simons 111, a crimi nal justice professor and former detective and policeman, is sworn in as Perry’s new police chief. In sports, Westfield falls short for the second year in a row in the state football title game. Southwest-Georgia rallies to beat the Hornets 14-7. 10 years ago: Representatives from Houston and Pulaski counties meet to hear two proposals from private pro viders of jail management, as they debate whether privatization is the best way to go in that regard. And, the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce announces its guest speaker will be the founder and chairman of Chick-fil-A. - Compiled by Don Moncrief '-so£ SPORTS - ID FOOTBALL: Green and Eagles defense help Northside earn quarterfinals berth; Golden a key in Panthers' success. OTHER: Reversal gives Gayton first in weightlifting tourney. More. Chambliss back from Iraq Senator talks current issues By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer Is the surge in Iraq work ing? “The level of violence is CHAMBLISS After spending Thanksgiving with the troops, Chambliss, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said that he and the other U.S. leaders on the trip had three purposes: to get a briefing from the military personnel, to enforce a strong message to the Iraqi govern ment that “it’s time to step up to the plate,” and to support U.S. troops by sharing the holiday with them. He said that the group, which included Sens. John McCain, Joe Lieberman, Lindsey Graham and John Barasso, and Utah Gov. John Huntsman talked with Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki, and Vice President Adil Abdul Mahdi, empha sizing the need for bringing the Bathists, members of the party of executed dictator Saddam Hussein, back into the operations of the country. Woman dies in car crash Special to the Journal' The Houston County Sheriffs Office, according to a release, responded to a fatal car crash Monday on Georgia 247 just north of Wheelus St., at 12:08 p.m. According to the release, a 2000 Volvo tractor being operated by Kenneth Taylor of Macon was south-bound on 247. As he approached a slow moving unidentified pickup hauling a utility trailer in front of him, he over applied his brakes causing his tractor to spin around 180 degrees and to slide anto the north-bound lane where he struck a green 1996 Ford pickup truck. The pickup truck was being operated by Lynn McCall and had a front seat passenger identified as JoAnn Campbell. Campbell and McCall were transported to the Perry Hospital. Campbell died at the hospital as a result of her injuries. McCall was in critical condition. Charges, according to the release, will be made against Taylor. www.hhjnews.com down,” U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss said on Monday. “We saw shops open and people back on the street, but it is still a dangerous place.” C/C //(*/£>// fso/ s //ICC/ Know someone or an agency that could use a pat on the back ? Send your "Kudos 1 ' to hhj@evansnewspapers.com. C)n this dm/ ... 1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill establishing thefourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. In 1939 he had signed a bill that changed it to the third Thursday of November. Award-Winning Newspaper (tfui&il)?) Better Newspaper Contest 111111 .! 11 "!»' 111111 W'"". mm/m Family Newspaper Off the cuff Back home in Georgia, Chambliss had a few off the cuff comments in addition to talking points: ■ On the troops’ Thanksgiving dinner in Iraq, which he shared, he said the food was excellent and that the menu included corn bread dressing, but “not as good as my wife, Julianne, makes.” ■ On traveling with Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain - “He’s a rock star.” ■ On his pick of the current Republican presidential hopefuls - “Whoever can beat Hillary.” He noted that the Iraqi military forces are gaining in strength. “They’re getting better and better,” he said. Regarding the future of troop withdrawal, Chambliss said, “We need to finish the job. I rely on the experts and what I’m told is that a (pre cipitous) withdrawal would create chaos and a true civil war.” However, the senator noted that he expects to see See CHAMBLISS, page 8A