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FRIDAY
November 12, 2004
Volume 135, Number 223
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Walker reviews
new Vinson No
State Rep. Larry
Walker gives a politi
cian’s-eye view of the new
biography of Carl Vinson.
Opinion, page 4A
Happy BIRTHDAY!
Teresa Bishop
Nov. 12
Jeannie Pearson
Amy Pittman
Billy Townsend
Nov. 13
Carol Ann Moyses
Sara Muse
Jamie O’Brien
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Nov. 13
Kerry and Susan Jackson
CORRECTION
One of the charges
against Robert Neely
Taylor Jr., 28, 1529
Sweetwater Drive,
Warner Robins, was
incorrectly reported in
the Nov. 1 edition of The
Houston Home Journal.
Taylor was arrested and
jailed Oct. 29 for charges
of burglary, entering an
auto to commit theft
(felony) and possession of
a firearm/knife during
the commission of a
felony. The HHJ regrets
the error.
Area DEATH
Sarah Cordova
Obit, page 2A
INDEX
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LIFESTYLE 8A
OPINION 4A
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TV LISTINGS 4B
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Risky business, op key to survival?
Party switching becoming more common in Georgia, once a Democratic stronghold
By DICK PETTYS
AP Political Writer
ATLANTA - Party switching used
to be a risky business in Georgia.
Now some politicians see it as a key
to survival.
“If you’re in the minority and
from rural Georgia, you’re not going
to have very much of a say in the
Eisenhower addresses Middle Georgia
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Susan Eisenhower speaks Tuesday at the annual Middle Georgia Luncheon, in the
hangar at the Museum of Aviation.
Locals honor vets in Milledgeville, Dublin
Special to the HHJ
The members of VFW Post 6605
and the Ladies Auxiliary honored
several Middle Georgia veterans this
past Saturday.
Residents of the Georgia War
Veterans Home in Milledgeville and
the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center
in Dublin were treated to an annual
Author takes part
in workshop at PHS
Wiles the guest
of honor at
statewide event
By RAY LIGHTNER
HHJ Staff Writer
PERRY - You’ve got to
read this.
That recommendation
from her sister on Deborah
Wiles’ “Love, Ruby
Lavender,” prompted Perry
High language teacher
Cathy Murphey to pull
together a statewide collab
orative workshop, featuring
the author recently at Perry
High.
The workshop included
students for Murphey’s
class, her sister Lynn
Hendren’s fifth-graders
from Rocky Mountain
Branch Elementary in
Oconee County, Laura
Gerlack’s second- and third
graders from from Sumter
(County) Elementary as
well as freshman and sopho
mores from Georgia
Southwestern State - and,
See WILES, page 3A
www.hhjnews.com
legislative process,” said Rep. Chuck
Sims of Douglas, one of the most
recent in a fairly long - and perhaps
growing - list of Democrats who
suddenly have turned Republican.
Sims took the plunge Monday
along with Rep. Hinson Mosley of
Jesup, who held onto his House seat
by only about 220 votes after a fierce
show of appreciation.
Buses from both of the resident
centers began rolling in around
11:15 a.m. Saturday. The men and
women of VFW Post 6605 and the
Ladies Auxiliary greeted every
arriving vet and escorted each one
into the Post Ballroom.
There, they were entertained with
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Author Deborah Wiles and Perry High language arts
teacher Cathy Murphey are pictured after the first part of
the recent workshop at the school.
challenge from a Republican in last
week’s election.
On Tuesday, Rep. Penny Houston
of Nashville became the third south
Georgia Democrat to change parties
this week, giving the Republicans a
99-member majority in the 180-
member House.
“This seat doesn’t belong to me. It
By JON SUGGS
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS - The
Museum of Aviation got a
high-profile guest for its
eighth annual Middle
Georgia Luncheon.
Susan Eisenhower, grand
daughter of President
Dwight D. Eisenhower,
addressed a crowd Tuesday
in the Century of Flight
Hangar.
Chairman of the
Eisenhower Institute, she is
recognized as a Russian for
eign policy expert and is
much in demand for speak
ing engagements.
The museum was lucky to
have her, but she was
pleased to be here, too.
“I think there’s nothing
more important than visit
ing an educational institu
tion such as this, something
that stirs the hearts and
minds of our young people,”
she said.
Most of Eisenhower’s
See EISENHOWER, page 5A
singing and dancing by members of
the Bonaire Middle School’s
Swingin’ Jags. Choral Director
Debbie Coleman said that this group
consisted of only 22 of the 165 mem
bers. They are in their second year
of singing presentations. This is the
first year for the dance team portion
of the group.
School board
denies request
By TERESA D. SOUTHERN
HHJ Staff Writer
PERRY - The Houston
County Board of Education
unanimously denied a
request from the city of
Centerville for the city to
pay for part of the installa
tion of a major storm water
drainage line from
Thomson Middle School
along Thomson Road east
to Houston Lake
Boulevard.
Northside wins 30th
region one-act comp
By TERESA D. SOUTHERN
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS -
Northside High School’s
drama department has con
tinued its 30-year tradition
in winning the Regional
Competition for One-Act
Plays.
The school drama team
performed “Bat Boy,” a
story of a half-bat/half boy
TWO SECTIONS • 18 PAGES
belongs to the people of my district,”
Sims said. “We have issues that are
paramount to the people that live
there and in order to have a voice,
you have to be in the majority.”
For 130 years in Georgia that
meant being a Democrat. But now
that means being a Republican.
See SWITCH, page 5A
SUSAN EISENHOWER
Soloist Hannah Toland tried to
leave with only one song, but the
crowd persuaded her to perform an
encore.
Dennis Solari, former VFW Post
6605 commander, was the Master of
Ceremony for the day’s gathering.
He and his wife, Sandy (former
See VFW, page 5A
The city also would like
to install a sidewalk, but
wants the school board to
pay for the purchase of the
pipe (not to exceed $5,000),
and the city of Centerville
would pay for labor, con
crete, blocks, dirt, etc.
Board member Tom
Walmer moved to deny the
request, and his motion
was seconded by board
member Skip Dawkins.
See BOE, page 5A
who is brought into a West
Virginia community and
tries to fit in. This musical
comedy explores themes of
discrimination, jealousy,
hypocrisy, love, acceptance,
and the need to be true to
oneself. The musical is
driven by an impressive
score and witty dialogue,
and is sure to be a fun and
worthwhile experience for
See BAT BOY, page 5A
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