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'Read-Aloud Man 1 due at Westfield
In many homes today, the
television set has become several
things: a babysitter, an
entertainment center that includes
electronic games and in some cases,
a Surrogate parent.
! In the days before television
invaded, reading was a favorite
pasttime for children.
■ In 1979, one man decided to try
and reverse the decline in literacy in
America. From his home in
-Springfield, Mass., Jim Trelease
wrote a 30-page booklet entitled
"The Read-Aloud Handbook" and
gave copies of it to friends and
neighbors and sold a few to some
bookstores nearby. It cost him
S6OO to publish the booklet
himself.
Penguin Books discovered the
book and published it. An expectant
mother found the book and sent a
copy to syndicated columnist
Abigail Van Buren, who praised it
in her column. The rest, as they
say, is history.
On March 21, the Westfield
Schools will bring Trelease to
Perry for a free appearance at the
school's gymnatorium at 7 p.m.
The talk is open to parents, teachers
Try new Purple Wave petunias
By TIM LEWIS
Special toTheT-J
For you petunia lovers, you will
be interested to know that there is a
new petunia variety on the market.
But this is not your regular every
day petunia. Purple Wave is a 1995
All-America Selection award winner
that is truly a new development in
petunias.
Before I tell you about this new
type of petunia, a little background
is in order. You see, during the
1970 s and into the 1980 s, the
petunia was the most popular
bedding plant around.
Then came the introduction of
the superior dwarfs and self
branching flower types, those high
in disease resistance and uniformity.
Soon the petunia had slipped in
popularity and impatiens had taken
the lead. For those who love
petunias, this new development is
truly welcome.
Purple Wave is different from all
other petunias in that, instead of
growing upright, the stems creep
Sheyna Moon
on GSU dean's list
Sheyna L. Moon, daughter of
Diane and J.W. McDowell of Elko,
has been named to the dean’s list at
Georgia Southern University for the
fall quarter.
To qualify for the list, a syudent
must maintain at least a 3.5 grade
point-average for 12 or more hours
of work. Moon had a 4.0 gpa.
Moon was a 1994 graduate from
Perry High School
Noteware on
president's list
Special to the T-J
THOMASTON Raymond
Noteware, a resident of Perry, has
been named to the Flint River
Technical Institute President’s List.
Noteware is a student in the
practical nursing program at the
Roberta campus of Flint River
Tech.
Students must maintain a 3.5
average to be placed on the list.
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CANDIDATE Britt
Barrett, son of Lynward
and Sarah Barrett of Perry,
is one of approximately
2,600 candidates in the
1995 Presidential
Scholars program. The
White House Commission
on Presidential Scholars
will announce semifinalists
later this month and the
scholars will be selected
In April. Scholars will be
Invited to Washington
D.C., in June to receive
their award.
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Jim Trelease
and the public.
"The decline in American
literacy is due in large part to the
fact that two-thirds of our children
no longer want to read. No player
in the NBA was bom wanting to
play basketball. So, too, the desire
to read must be planted. It is a fact
that reading aloud to a child is the
flat along the ground. This is a true
ground cover petunia. The one
thing it won’t do is hold down
weeds the way some ground covers
do, however it is well suited for
beds, rock gardens pots and hanging
baskets.
According to the promotional
information I have received. Purple
Wave plants get very large very
quickly. The recommendations are
to plant them at least two feet
apart. They reportedly eventually
cover a 4-foot square area and more.
Purple Wave is quite free
flowering. which means it needs a
more fertile soil than o»h«
petunias. Pl;in on side-di
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ATTEND ASSEMBY Six members of the Westfield
Schools Tri Hi Y club and their sponsor recently
attended the Youth Assembly in Atlanta. Students were
given the opportunity to learn'how state government
works. Lea Brannen was appointed Reading Clerk for
the assembly. Attending were (front row, from left):
Leslie Davis, Lea Brannen and Andrea Kirk; (back row,
from left): sponsor Ann Brannen, Rosemary Mathias,
Rupal Patel and Anna Greene.
Remember When
5 Years (March 7, 1990)
Houston County School
Superintendent, Dr. Harold
Chapman, told members of the
Perry Kiwanis Club that there are
exciting times ahead - the new high
school has been funded and is in the
budget to stay.
The dream of a regional airport
moved a step closer to reality when
members of the Perry-Fort Valley
Airport Authority went to Atlanta
to make their pitch to Federal
Aviation Administration officials.
10 Years (March 7, 1985)
City Council members studied
two pieces of legislation approved
by the Generai Assembly during
this session, both dealing with
operation of the city.
The 50-member Perry Junior
High advanced band, under the
direction of Bill Mclntosh, attended
the Eleventh District Music
Festival at Middle Georgia
College, where they received
superior ratings from ail the judges
and an excellent rating in sight
reading.
25 Years (March 5, 1970)
As of March 1, Houston County
FACS closed their Warner Robins
oldest, cheapest and most successful
method of instilling that desire.
Shooting baskets with a child
creates a basketball player; reading
to a child creates a reader," Trelease
said.
Trelease is the author of "The
New Read-Aloud Handbook" and
two anthologies of children’s
stories, "Hey! Listen to This” and
Read All About It!”
At Westfield, he will speak on
"Reading Aloud: Motivating
children to make books into friends,
not enemies.”
Trelease uses an anecdotal style
with humor and enthusiasm. While
the program is about children’s
reading, its content is aimed at an
adult audience.
He warns of the dangers of
children overdosing on television
(including Nintendo and videos) and
he offers a plan by which parents
can fend off the television attack on
children's living and learning.
Trelease is being brought to
Perry by Westfield Schools. There
is no charge. For additional
information, contact Marti Tolleson
at 987-0547 or Mary Pearson at
987-9366.
plants once a month. They will
bloom strongly into cool weather
up until hard frost. As with any
petunia, heavy rains will disrupt the
blossoms, but within a couple of
days the plants will cover
themselves with color all over
again.
Originating in Japan, Purple
Wave is a'seed-grown variety.
Similar cultivars exist in a range
off colors under the names Surfinia
or Cascadia. The latter are grown
from cuttings and thus will be more
expensive.
I encourage you to try Purple
Wave petunias this year. Let me
know how you like them.
office, Aurelia Evans, director, i
announced. The Warner Robins
branch was opened in 1943 as a
convenience to the public, but
closing was necessary since the!
Houston County Commissioners'
did not approve die budget request
of FACS.
The offices of the Houston
County Soil Conservation Service,
moved from the basement of the,
county Courthouse across the street
to modern new offices in the
Jemigan Building.
50 Years (March 8, 1945)
Billy Gray’s hereford won
Grand Champion Prize in both the
Houston County and Bibb County
Fat Cattle Shows.
State Rep. J. W. Bloodworth of
Perry introduced two local bills
during the recent session of the
General Assembly. One of thelaws
extended the corporate limits of
Perry from three-fourths to one and
one-fourth miles from the
Courthouse. The other changed the
date for holding Houston Superior
Court from December to
September. The other date of court,
the first and second Mondays in
April, remained the same.
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Legals
COUNTY TAX SALE
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY
There will be sold at public outcry to the
highest and best bidder for cash, between
the legal hours of sale before the County
Courthouse door in Houston County,
Georgia on the First (Ist) Tuesday in April
1995, the following described property to
wit:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and
being in tile Fifth Land District of Houston
County, Georgia, Land Lot 204 and being
more fully described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the west line of
Land Lot 204 which is 520 feet south from
the point on the Elberta to Centerville Road
where’said road is intersected by the west
line of Land Lot 204 and marked on a plat
of survey of record in Map Book 2, Page
214, of the Alex Ferguson lands as
“beginning point”. Thence to a stake on
said lot line; thence at left angle in an
easterly direction 21 Ofeetto astake; thence
at left angle in a northerly direction for a
distance of 105 feet to a stake; thence at
left angle in a westerly direction for a
distance of 210 feet to the point of beginning.
Said tract of land is bounded on the north
by lands of Andrew Ferguson, Sr., as
described in a deed recorded in Deed Book
70, Page 185, Clerk’s Office, Houston
Superior Court; on the west side by original
Land It line; and on south and east by lands
now owned by Jesse Ferguson. Said
property levied upon as the property of
Jimmy Lee Smith, Defendant in Fi Fa to
satisfy fi fa for the years 1992, 1993 and
1994 issued by Sheriff Ex-Officio of Houston
County against said defendant in fi fa.
Tenant in possession of said premises
notified.
Map # 95-G-9
This 2 day of February 1995
Juanita Mason, Sheriff Ex-Officio
Houston County, Georgia
3-76 3/8-3/29
COUNTY TAX SALE
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY
There will be sold at public outcry to the
highest and best bidder for cash, between
the legal hours of sale before the County
Courthouse door in Houston County,
Georgia on the First (Ist) Tuesday in April
1995, the following described property to
wit:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and
being in Land Lot 197, of the Fifth Land
District of Houston County, Georgia, being
known and designated as Lot 4, Block “D”,
Heritage Hills Subdivision, as shown on a
survey for the Department of Community
Development of the City of Warner Robins,
Georgia, which is of record in plat Book 24,
Page 65-66, Clerk’s Office, Houston
Superior Court. Said Plat and the recorded
copy thereof are hereby made a part of this
description by reference thereto for all
purposes. Said property levied upon as the
property of Lula Johnson Smith, Defendant
in Fi Fa to satisfy fi fa for the years 1993 and
1994 issued by Sheriff Ex-Officio of Houston
County against said defendant in Fi FA.
Tenant in possession of said premises
notified.
Map # W-7A-D-4
This 14 day of February 1995
Juanita Mason, Sheriff Ex-Officio
Houston County, Georgia
3-77 3/8-3/29
COUNTY TAX SALE
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY
There will be sold at public outcry to the
highest and best bidder for cash, between
the legal hours of sale before the County
Courthouse door in Houston County,
Georgia on the First (Ist) Tuesday in April
1995, the following described property to
wit:
All that tract or parcel of land situate,
lying and being in Land Lot 170, Fifth Land
District, Houston County, Georgia, known
and designated as Parcel “B” containing
0.274 acres according to plat of survey for
Eugene F. Show and Constantinos
Classified Deadline for our Wednesday Paper
is Monday at 12 noon. Prices are $5 for
first 20 words, 20each additional word,
if pre-paid, or add $1 for billing.
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Wednesday, March 8,1885, Houston Timm -Journal
Houston Times-Joumal
Kopelousos prepared by Story Surveying
Co., dated May 9, )984, revised .January
22,1985, recorded in Plat Book 27, Page
232, Clerk’s Office, Houston Superior Court.
Said Plat and the recorded copy thereof
are hereby made a part of this description
by reference thereto for all purposes.
Said property levied upon as the
property of Richard R. Staylor,
Defendant in Fi FA to satisfy fi fa for the
years 1993 and 1994 issued
by Sheriff Ex-Officio of Houston County
against said defendant in Fi Fa.
Tenant in possession of said premises
notified.
Map #W-87-20A
This 13 day of February 1995
Juanita Mason Sheriff Ex-Officio
Houston County, Georgia
3-78 3/8-3/29
COUNTY TAX SALE
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY
There will be sold at public outcry to the
highest and best bidder for cash, between
the legal hours of sale before the County
Courthouse door in Houston County,
Georgia on the First (Ist) Tuesday in April,
1995, the following described property to
wit:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and
being in Land Lot 149 of the Fifth Land
District of Houston County, Georgia
containing 1.00 acres, more or less
according to that plat of survey prepared by
Richard L Jones, Georgia Registered
Surveyor Number 1591, dated January 30,
1984, and filed of record on February 15,
1984, in Plat Book 26, Page 221, Clerk’s
Office, Houston Superior Court. Said plat
and the recorded copy thereof are hereby
made a part of this description by reference
thereto for all purposes. Said property levied
upon as the property of James Edward
Thompson and Marge ret J Thompson,
Defendant in Fi Fa to satisfy fi fa for the
years 1993 and 1994 issued by Sheriff Ex-
Officio of Houston County against said
defendant in Fi Fa. Tenant in Possession of
said premises notified.
Map # 73-D-33
This 10 day of February 1995
Juanita Mason, Sheriff Ex-Officio
Houston County, Georgia
3-79 3/8-3/29
COUNTY TAX SALE
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY
There will be sold at public outcry to the
highest and best bidder for cash, between
the legal hours of sale before the County
Courthouse door in Houston County,
Georgia on the First (Ist) Tuesday in April
1995, the fol]owitlg described property to
wit:
All that tract or parcel of land, lying and
being in Land Lot 160, Fifth Land District of
Houston County, Georgia, being known
and designated as Lot 13, Block B,
Extension No 2, Pike Acres Subdivision,
according to a plat of survey prepared by
Waddie-Clements & Associates, dated May
3,1965, of record in Plat Book 28, Page 40,
Clerk’s Office, Houston Superior Court.
Said plat and the record thereof are
incorporated herein by reference for all
Purposes. Said property levied upon as the
property of Sandra Kay Usher, DBfendant
in Fi Fa to satisfy fi fa for the years 1992 and
1993 issued by Sheriff Ex-Officio of Houston
County against said defendant in Fi Fa.
Tenant in possession of said premises
notified.
Map # 94-A-49
This 10 day of February 1995
Jaunita Mason, Sheriff Ex-Officio
Houston County, Georgia
3-80 3/8-3/29
COUNTY TAX SALE
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY
There will be sold at public outcry to the
highest and best bidder for cash, between
the legal hours of saia before the County
Courthouse door in Houston County,
Georgia on the First (Ist) Tuesday in April in
1995, the following described property to
wit:
All that tract or parcel of land situate,
lying and being in Land Lot 198 of the Fifth
Land District of Houston County, Georgia,
known and designated as Lot 76, Highland
Hills Subdivision, according to a piat of
survey prepared by Theodore W. Waddle,
Surveyor, dated August 30,1972, a copy of
which is of record in Map Book 4, Page 278,
Clerk’s Office, Houston Superior Court.
This is the same property shown as Lot 76
on a plat of survey entitled “revision of Lots
76, 77, 78, 79,80, 81,82 in Highland Hills
Subdivision”, prepared by Theodore W.
Waddle, Surveyor, dated September 7,
1955, a copy of which is of record in Map
Book 4, Page 139, Clerk’s Office, Houston
Superior Court. Said plats and the recorded
copies thereof are made a part of this
description by reference thereto for all
purposes. Said property levied upon as the
property of NELSON AND LUCY
VERDELL, Defendant in Fi Fa to satisfy fi
fa for the years 1993 and 1994 issued by
Sheriff Ex-Officio of Houston County against
said defendant in fi fa. Tenant in possession
of said premises notified.
Map # W-30-A-6
This 31 day of January 1995
Juanita Mason, Sheriff Ex-Officio
Houston County, Georgia
3-81 3/8-3/29
COUNTY TAX SALE
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY
There will be sold at public outcry to the
highest and best bidder for cash, between
the legal hours of sale before the County
Courthouse door in Houston County,
Georgia on the First (Ist) Tuesday in April
1995, the following described property to
wit:
All that tract or parcel of land, lying and
being in Houston County, Georgia and
being further described and identified as
Lot 15, in Block F, Warner Robins Manor,
according to a plat of survey of said
subdivision recorded in Plat Book 2, Page
14, Clerk’s Office, Houston Superior Court.
Said property levied upon as the property
of Donna & W N Woodrum, Defendant in Fi
Fa to satisfy fi fa for the years 1993 and
1994 issued by Sheriff Ex-Officio of Houston
County against said defendant in Fi Fa.
Tenant in possession of said premises
notified.
Map # W-25-H-8
This 14 day of February 1995
Juanita Mason, Sheriff Ex-Officio
Houston County, Georgia
3-82 3/8-3/29
COUNTY TAX SALE
GEORGIA, HOUSTON COUNTY
There will be sold at public outcry to the
highest and best bidder for cash, between
the legal hours of sale before the County
Courthouse door in Houston County,
Georgia on the First (1 st) Tuesday in April,
1995, the foilowing described property to
wit:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and
being in Land Lot 175 of the Fifth Land
District of Houston County, Georgia,
identified as Lot 2 in Block D, Green Acres
Estates subdivision, Section No 1, as show
on a plat of survey of said subdivision
recorded in Map Book 5, Page 274, Clerk’s
Office, Houston Superior Court, and is
hereby referred to for further purposes of
description and identification.
Said property levied upon as the
property of Walter Yawn, Defendant
in Fi Fa to satisfy fi fa for the years 1993
and 1994 issued by Sheriff
Ex-Officio of Houston County against
said defendant in Fi Fa. Tenant
in possession of said premises notified.
(Teddy O & Gloria Blankenship)
Map # W-46-F-2
This 13 day of February 1995
Juanita Mason, Sheriff Ex-Officio
Houston County, Georgia
3-84 3/8-3/29
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