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TUESDAY
July 20, 2004
Volume 135, Number 142
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Don't FORGET!
Today is a primary elec
tion day. Polls close at 7
p.m. Voters may choose to
vote in either the
Democratic or
Republican primaries,
and there are several
non-partisan seats to be
decided as well.
Inside TODAY
IViio teams tie in
benefit tourney
The second Annual
Jordan Kozloski Benefit
Golf Tournament held at
Waterford Country Club
raised $2,500.
Sports, page 1B
Happy BIRTHDAY!
Jeannie Baugh
Jessica Garner
Ralph Gentry
Mark Kushinka
Kopie O’Neal
Samuel E. Privette
Bonnie Smith
(Surprise your friends! Let us
know when their birthday or
anniversary is, and we’ll put their
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send the name and date at least
a week in advance, and we'll do
the rest. E-mail to
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mail them to us at the address
inside. No phone calls, please.
Many happy returns!)
Area DEATHS
Bobby C. Brown
Dennis Hopper
Cameron Allen Mclntosh
Robert L. Register 111
Lenora V Sellers
Harold E. Simpson
Faythe Alexis Staff
Obits, page 6A
INDEX
BUSINESS 8A
CLASSIFIED 5B
COMICS 4B
CROSSWORD 4B
MILITARY NEWS . .7A
OBITUARIES 6A
OPINION 4A
SCHOOL NEWS . . .5A
TV LISTINGS 4B
WEATHER 2A
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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville
sl4sk raised for museum
crowd turns
out for annual
raffle, auction
By Jon Suggs
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS -
Hundreds attended
Saturday’s raffle and auc
tion at the Museum of
Aviation as the annual event
again made a big splash and
big bucks.
Patrons made money for
the Museum of Aviation
Foundation by spending an
evening in the museum’s
Century of Flight Hangar,
bidding on silent auction
items for an hour before
joining in a live auction,
which drew such a crowd
this year that museum vol
unteers had to haul in more
chairs to accommodate
everyone.
While wiling away the
evening, picking the best
bets for bids, they were
treated to a buffet that
wrapped around the hangar,
from the B-29 to the tip of
the SR-71 Blackbird, rough
ly-
That array of food fea
tured items from about 30
Houston students excel at CRCT
Again, local scores meet or exceed state performance standards
By Teresa D. Southern
HHJ Staff Writer
PERRY - In every category, Houston
County students exceeded the state
average this year on the Criterion-
Referenced Competency Test (CRCT).
Houston students took the CRCT
last April.
“The CRCT measures what students
are expected to know and be able to do
at the end of the school year,” said
Beth Burris, director of Community
and School Affairs for the Houston
County Board of Education in a writ
ten statement. “Based on standards
set by Georgia, student scores are cat
egorized as either ‘does not meet stan
dard,’ ‘meets standard,’ or ‘exceeds
standard.’”
This is the first year that all grades
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grandson Barrett Clark, cut the cake at Frank’s retire
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The main auction featured lots of variety and drew such a crowd that museum volun
teers had to bring out extra chairs to accommodate everyone.
different local vendors,
arranged from entree sam
ples on down to dessert.
Although the chocolate
fountain was a treat, per
1-8 were tested. In previous years, only
students in grades 4,6, and 8 took the
CRCT.
Across the board, Houston County
students exceeded state standards.
The students were tested in reading,
language arts, and math in first and
second grades. Grades 3-8 were tested
in reading, language arts, math, sci
ence and social studies.
Because Houston fourth-, sixth- and
eighth-graders were tested in the areas
of reading, language arts and math in
2003, their scores can be compared to
their counterparts’ performance in
2004.
In those three areas, Houston
fourth-, sixth- and eighth-graders did
better in 2004 than in 2003. In some
areas, scores jumped by more than 10
haps the biggest draw - cer
tainly the biggest drawing -
of the night was the annual
raffle. Ann Gregory was this
year’s lucky winner when
C’ville honors
retiring fire chief
with reception
Story and photos
by Jon Suggs
CENTERVILLE - A slew
of fire trucks sat outside
City Hall, but the only fire
inside was the burning
appreciation being shown
Chief Frank Wadsworth as
he retired after 34 years of
service.
The community room was
packed with Wadsworth’s
family, friends and cowork
ers, and an outside observer
might be hard-pressed to
tell which was which or,
indeed, whether there was a
distinction in many cases.
The large gathering
enjoyed a meal together, and
Wadsworth made rounds of
the room, giving thanks and
sharing memories before the
evening’s presentations
began.
In his honor, Dan Bray,
bagpiper with the
Centerville Pipes and
her ticket was pulled for the
first prize, which is a choice
between one of five vehicles
or $20,000 cash.
See MUSEUM, page 3A
Performance by grade
and area, page 3A
percent over last year’s scores.
For example, Houston fourth-grade
students improved in language arts
from 84 percent of students meeting or
exceeding state standards to 93 per
cent.
Sixth-grade students also showed
dramatic improvement in language
arts. Last year, 72 percent of Houston
sixth-graders met or exceeded stan
dards in language arts; this year, 83
percent of Houston sixth-graders met
or exceeded state standards. Their
eighth-grade counterparts improved
from 80 percent meeting or exceeding
See CRCT, page 3A
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Dan Bray, bagpiper with the Centerville Pipes and
Drums, signs the fire hose - it’s a retired hose - at Chief
Frank Wadsworth’s retirement ceremony.
Drums, performed “The
Chiefs Song,” which was
written for Wadsworth
shortly after the ensemble
was formed in 1995, and a
slideshow of pictures from
throughout his career with
he Centerville Fire
Department was shown.
Mayor Ronnie Brand
spoke well of Wadsworth, a
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Perryan
Involved
in sale
Bowen chairs
board of Uzbek
telecom to be
sold to Russian
mobile firm
From staff, wire reports
PERRY - A Perry busi
nessman has a role in a
company that recently
sold a major stake
halfway around the
world.
Russia mobile firm
MTS announced Friday it
will buy a 74 percent
stake in Uzbek operator
Uzdunrobita for sl2l
million, according to a
Reuters news report.
Brian Bowen, president
of Perry-based
International
Communications Group,
confirmed that the com
pany owns 41 percent of
the Uzbekistan mobile
phone company
Uzdunrobita, but he can
not officially comment on
the sale.
Bowen is chairman of
the board for
Uzdunrobita. He is also
managing partner for the
New Perry Hotel.
Reuters reports MTS is
keen to expand within the
territory of the former
Soviet Union and, with a
population of 25 million,
Uzbekistan is one of the
most promising telecom
markets in the
Commonwealth of
Independent States.
“MTS has signed sale
and purchase agreements
providing for the acquisi
tion of a 74 percent stake
in Uzdunrobita, a leading
mobile phone operator in
Uzbekistan, for $121.0
million,” MTS, Russia’s
biggest mobile operator,
said in a statement.
See BOWEN, page 3A
man he said was capable of
accomplishing anything he
set himself to.
“We’re just lucky he chose
to be a firefighter,” Brand
said.
Councilman Bob Smith,
himself a retired Centerville
fire chief, recalled
Wadsworth’s work from the
See WADSWORTH, page 3A
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