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THURSDAY May 26, 2005 Volume 135, Number 359 Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest Inside TODAY [ • RAY HORNE Horne on stage in 'The Fantasticks' For many Houston Countians, Ray Horne’s name is synonymous with theatre, especially when it comes to bringing out the talent in the young people and searching for excellence on stage. That’s why Northside High School’s Performing Arts theatre is named in his honor. He retired a while back as head of the school’s drama department, but he’s still working part time at the school. And this week, for a change, he’s on stage. Entertainment, page 8A Happy BIRTHDAY! Mary Ludwig Hunter Red Chuck Skala (Surprise your friends! Let us know when their birthday or anniversary is, and we'll put their names in the paper that day. Just send the name and date at least a week in advance, and we'll do the rest. E-mail to hhj@evansnewspapers.com, or mail them to us at the address inside. No phone calls, please. Many happy returns!) Area DEATHS Gonzalo “Butch” Garcia Jr. Anna Kathleen Howard Robert “Dub” Wright Obits, page 2A INDEX CLASSIFIED 7A COMICS 6A CROSSWORD .. . ,6A ENTERTAINMENT .8A LEGALS 4B OBITUARIES 2A OPINION 4A SCHOOL NEWS . .10A SPORTS 1B TV LISTINGS 6A WEATHER 2A PERIODICAL V> » c; ? o ® - □2? a. $ * om< =<3 = H 2 Q n 41 = x L =: A i ! Serving Houston County Since 1870 (Hire * LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville Rumble doors to close Friday Many students, faculty headed to new Huntington Middle School this fall By TERESA D. SOUTHERN HHJ Staff Writer WARNER ROBINS - Making the transition from an Imp to a Hawk isn’t easy. Bert Rumble Middle School stu dents and faculty are feeling the weight of this statement as they pre Home a 'total loss' after blaze Cause unknown as investigation gets under way By TERESA D. SOUTHERN HHJ Staff Writer WARNER ROBINS - A Houston County family is without a home after flames consumed their house at 1102 Thornblade Drive about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. The cause of the fire is not yet known and is pending investigation, according to Houston County Fire and Houston County Sheriffs departments who respond ed. Sgt. David Carrick with the Houston County Sheriffs office said the investigation of the cause of the fire will take a couple of days. He said no one was home at the time, and the home was a total loss. The blaze took about an hour to put out. Authorities closed the entrance to the Willow sub division off Ga. 96 while firefighters worked to extin guish the fire. The owner of the home was identified as Linda Antonio of Warner Robins, according to reports. Museum gives update on capital campaign By TIMOTHY GRAHAM HHJ Staff Writer PERRY - Representatives from the Museum of Aviation spoke to members of the Perry Chamber of Commerce at a Wednesday Johnson promoted at Perry PD Former field training officer named sergeant in ceremony By MIKE GEORGE HHJ Staff Writer PERRY - A Perry police officer who earned one of the department’s highest honors for bravery was pro moted this week at the Perry Public Safety Building. Officer Jack Johnson, whose quick thinking in May 2002 saved two officers from a suspect armed with a knife, was promoted to sergeant at a special cere mony. Johnson, the depart ment’s field training officer, said he will now serve as an intermediate-level supervi sor between officers and the shift commander on duty. “With a support group like I have here,” Johnson said, “I know I can’t fail.” Johnson grew up in Quitman, Miss., near the Alabama state line. See JOHNSON, page 5A www.hhjnews.com pare to depart to another institution of learning. Bert Rumble students won’t be returning to these halls in the fall. Many will attend Huntington Middle School, being constructed along Wellborn Road. Others will be rezoned to Warner Robins, Feagin Mill and Bonaire w ■ ft 1 MM* : =, " ... HHJ Teresa D. Southern Houston County firefighters work to douse the flames that consumed the residence at 1102 Thornblade Drive late Tuesday afternoon. breakfast in an effort to gather support for a S3O mil lion capital improvement program. Marilyn Ashmore, director of the museum’s capital campaign, told the chamber m HL. 41105 HHJ Mike George Lt. Terry Stinson jokes with Sgt. Jack Johnson before Johnson’s promotion at the Perry Public Safety Building. Johnson’s wife, Sherry, and son Jay lon, 2, sit nearby. Johnson has served with the department since 1996. middle schools. Principal Gwendolyn Taylor not only served as principal for seven years at Rumble, but also began her teaching career at the school as a science teacher. On July 5, the transition will be made to Houston County’s newest learning facility. members that the museum had already raised $5.7 mil lion and hopes to have the final total raised by 2010. Ashmore said that the museum is the second largest air force museum in the country, with 103 air craft and missiles on display. The museum also houses the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame, which has 70 inductees; a Native American exhibit; and the an Evans Family Newspaper PWI TWO SECTIONS • 20 PAGES When Houston voters approved the current special purpose local option sales tax for school capital improvements, it included construc tion of Huntington Middle as an $11.5 million project to relieve over crowding in Houston middle schools. See RUMBLE, page 3A We The People exhibit, which is used to teach chil dren how government works. The expansion would allow the museum to triple See BREAKFAST, page SA Gladue pleads guilty By RAY LIGHTNER HHJ Staff Writer MACON - Staff Sgt. Matthew Wray Gladue pleaded - and was found - guilty Tuesday afternoon of almost all of the charges against him. As part of a plea agree ment, Gladue waived his right to all waivable motions, in hope of getting a lighter sentence. Gladue pleaded guilty to one charge of failure to obey an order pot to bring a firearm onto Robins Air Force Base, and two charges of communication of threats to his immediate and See GLADUE, page 5A