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FOREST CITY — “Sept. 11, 2001, was a horrible day. But it was also a day in which patriots, heroes, chose unparalleled courage and love.” Those words by Forest City Fire Department Chief Mark McCurry were at the heart of the service held Friday morning at the Fire Department in memory of the 9/11 attack on America. He reminded his audience that real heroes advance, even in the face of seemingly impossible odds.
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Fans lined up before 5 p.m. to see Grammy-winning country music superstar LeAnn Rimes, who performed Friday night at McNair Field. Opening for Rimes were 90’s band Ricochet and newcomers Fast Ryde.
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FOREST CITY -- Country music on a baseball field in the middle of a small town. Americana at its finest. McNair Field played host to Grammy-winning country music star LeAnn Rimes Friday night. It is the first in what organizers hope will be many such events to be held on the field during the off-season of the Forest City Owls. Local folks waited in line around 5:30 Friday afternoon for gates to open. Originally to open at 5, a car wreck earlier in the day caused a momentary power glitch. Fans talked about their surprise at learning Rimes would be in town. “We couldn’t believe - not in Forest City,” said Cheryl Carson, who said she purchased tickets
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Lucky 9 nets man $50,000 in lottery By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer
SIX POINTS — Seven isn’t J.B. Scruggs lucky number. Since hitting a $50,000 lottery on Wednesday, nine is his new favorite number. Scruggs purchased a $2 scratch off lottery card Sept. 9 at Earl’s Short Stop along with another shopper. Scruggs said the man bought one, then he and so on until he had three cards. “After three I said, ‘That’s $6, that’s
enough,’” he said. When he scratched off the third card, Scruggs saw he’d won $50,000. “I don’t buy a lot of them,” he said. “I thought I was going to pass out.” Store Manager Amy Hull said Scruggs was shaking when he handed it to her. “He looked white,” she said. “He was trembling so bad I asked him if I needed to get him a seat. He asked ‘Tell me did I really win this.’ “My first reaction was I thought he won
maybe $1,000.” Hull said everyone wanted to look at it, including the store owner who was in awe. After verifying the ticket was indeed a winner with the N.C. Education Lottery, Scruggs learned he could go to Asheville to receive his payment. “I kept it in the console of my truck beside me the whole time,” he said. Please see Lucky, Page 6
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Landon Johnson, 5, cut the ribbon and his friend, Jacob Jenkins, 8, held the ribbon to begin the 2009 Relay for Life Survivor’s Walk Friday night. More than 200 survivors joined the youngsters for the walk around the track, celebrating life.
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RUTHERFORDTON — Attired in dark-purple American Cancer Society “Survivor” shirts, more than 200 men and women, boys and girls made a lap around the R-S Middle track to begin the 2009 Relay for Life as hundreds of supporters lined the track applauding. Landon Johnson, 4, diagnosed with leukemia in 2007, had the honor of cutting the ribbon to begin the event. Jacob Jenkins, 8, diagnosed with leukemia in 2005, held the ribbon for Landon. They are members of the Little Warriors team. Survivors also included Dillon Ford, 8, diagnosed with leukemia just four months ago. His uncle Walter Steed, 36, walked hand-inhand with him. Steed Please see Relay, Page 6
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Former Rutherfordton resident to perform UNION MILLS — Piney Ridge CME Church will host a praise celebration on Sunday, Sept. 13, featuring the anointed singer Larry Greene Jr. of Charlotte. The New Vernon Baptist Church choir will also render a song ministry for this service, which begins at 3:30 p.m. Greene Jr., son of Larry W. Greene and Elizabeth Greene Carson, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was raised in Rutherfordton and educated in Rutherford County Schools. Growing up in a church-going family, Larry often attended choir practice with his mother, and at the age of 9 he told his mother he could lead the song they were practicing. Larry began to sing and the choir members were amazed at how talented he was. At that time, he joined the adult choir as a lead vocalist. Larry served in the United States Army and was stationed in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. He is a member of Central Church of God in Charlotte and recorded the CD “Lift Up A Praise” in July 2008. Larry, along with a delegation of members from his church, recently traveled to Africa to assess the spiritual needs in underprivileged areas of that country. He currently serves on staff at Central Church of God, as well as the Jail and Prison Ministry Outreach. Larry is married to the former Kimberly Brown, also of Rutherford County, and they have two daughters, Shauntel and Danielle. Piney Ridge CME Church is located at 4421 Hudlow Rd., Union Mills. The public is invited to attend.
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County native will lead revival at Centennial
UNION MILLS — Centennial United Methodist Church will be in revival Sept. 20-23, with the Rev. Clyde Ramsey Sr. of Apopka, Fla., as guest evangelist. A native of Rutherford County, Clyde is a son of the late Rev. Carl M. Ramsey Sr. and Inez Ramsey of Forest City. He entered the United States Air Force in 1960 and retired as a master sergeant in 1980. Following his military career, Clyde held several jobs which included teaching Air Force ROTC at Berkeley High School for 18 years. In 1994, Clyde felt that God was calling him to pastoral ministry. He soon became the pas-
tor of Monck Corner Church of the Nazarene and completed the course of study for ordination in the Church of the Nazarene through the Nazarene Bible College. He served as a Bi-Vocational pastor in Moncks Corner until 2002 and relocated to Apopka in 2003. Following retirement from pastoral ministry in 2005, Clyde currently serves as associate pastor of Parkside Fellowship Church of the Nazarene in Longwood, Fla., where he teaches an adult Sunday School class and coordinates the adult ministry program. He is a graduate of the North American School of Conservation, a graduate of the
Carolina School of Ministry, and holds an associate of arts degree from Isothermal Community College. Clyde is married to the former Peggy Jean Smith of Apopka. They have three children, Clyde Jr., Laura, and Mary. Centennial UMC is located at 1473 Boy Scout Rd., Union Mills. The Sunday services will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., and MTW, 7 nightly. Special music will be presented each night. The church will also host a kick off cookout on Saturday, Sept. 19, beginning at 5 p.m. Carl Ramsey Jr., pastor of the church, invites the public to attend.
Life in Abundance And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work. R.S.V. 2 Corinthians 9:8 Life often seems to alternate between abundance and scarcity. Sometimes there is too much rain, and at other times, not enough. Before addressing how to create more abundance in our lives, we should first ask whether we should want more abundance, and if so, what kind. It is possible to have an abundance of bad things or even too much of a good thing. The promotion at work that comes with a raise in pay may also come with so many headaches that we find our self wanting our old job back. Sometimes the quickest route to a life of abundant joy is to simplify our life and get rid of some of our material possessions. Wisdom warns that material things can be “golden shackles” that tie us down and make us miserable. So, how do we attract positive abundance in our lives? Trust in God’s goodness, but also work hard and work smart. Live simply, and live within, or even better, under our means. Save something from every paycheck, but also be sure to be generous, giving to charity, to our church, and to those less fortunate than us. Paradoxically, those who give the most seem to attract the most abundance; fruit grows on the trees and wheat in the fields, and God wants us to both live and to give abundantly.
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Music/concerts Missionary program: Sunday, Sept. 13, 4 p.m., Doggett’s Grove AME Zion Church; on program — Green Creek All-Male Choir, Men of Faith and others. The Far City Boys will be in concert Sunday, Sept. 13, at Faith Temple Christian Church, 111 Kentucky St., Spindale. Music at 6 p.m. Singing: Sunday, Sept. 13, 6 p.m., Cooper Springs Congregational Holiness Church, Bostic-Sunshine Hwy.; featuring The Adkins Family of Taylors, S.C. Anniversary singing: St. John Male Choir; theme “Come as You Are”; Sunday, Sept. 13, 4 p.m., St. John AME Zion Church, Rutherfordton; on program — Change of Inman, S.C., Golden Trumpets of Forest City, New Telenares of Forest City, and Zion Grove AME Zion Choir from Polk County. Singing: Sunday, Sept. 20, 6 p.m., Sandy Level Baptist Church; featuring Joe Willis of Morganton. The Voices of Inspiration will be in concert Saturday, Sept. 26, at Jesus Lighthouse Tabernacle, 143 Old Wagy Rd., Forest City. Music begins at 4 p.m. Singing: Sunday, Sept. 27, 2 p.m., Harris First Baptist Church; featuring Darin and Brooke Justice Aldridge of Cherryville.
Special services Sunday School Convention picnic: Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Crowe Park, Forest City; hosted by Gold Hill Baptist Association; all Sunday School members of the association are invited; free food, games and fun for children and adults. 191st Homecoming: Sunday, Sept. 13, worship service 11 a.m., Big Springs Baptist Church, Hollis community; Pastor Paul Scott will deliver the message; a covered dish lunch will follow the service. Homecoming: Sunday, Sept. 13, worship service 11 a.m., Caroleen Baptist Church; Rev. Richard Spencer, a former pastor of the church, will preach; Jim Bishop will lead music; fellowship meal afterwards. Homecoming: Sunday, Sept. 13, worship service 11 a.m., Fellowship Baptist Church, C.C. Mtn. Rd., Golden Valley; fellowship meal afterwards; afternoon singing. Special services: Sunday, Sept. 13, 3 p.m., Owens Chapel, Union Mills; guest speaker, Rev. Richard Blanton; also on Sept. 20, at 4 p.m., Pastor Tinsley Cheeks will speak. Revival: Sept. 13-18, Johnson Memorial Baptist Church, 129 Groce St., Forest City; guest speaker, Evangelist Bobby Bolin; Sunday services 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; M-F, 7 nightly. Homecoming: Sunday, Sept. 13, services begin at 10 a.m., Harriett Memorial Free Will Baptist Church; Caroleen; Rev. Howard Messer of Lancaster, S.C., will bring the message; music by The Dosses of Denton; church located at 1938 Hwy. 221-A. Revival: Sept. 13-16, 7 nightly, Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Hudlow Road; guest speaker, Dr. Chuck Bugg; Janet Roller will lead the music. Revival: Sept. 13-16, 7 nightly, Hopewell AME Zion Church, Harris; guest speaker, Rev. William Staley. Revival: Sept. 18, 19 and 20, at Spindale Church of the Brethren on Friday and Saturday 7 nightly, and Sunday at 11 a.m. service; guest speaker, Rev. Jeremy Dykes, associate pastor of Jackson Park Church of the Brethren, Jonesbourgh, Tenn.; church located on Midland St., Spindale; Perry Jones, pastor. 5th pastoral anniversary: In honor of Rev. J.K. Miller; Saturday, Sept. 26, 5 p.m.; Gold Hill Assembly Building, Spindale; tickets are $10 for non-members; purchase by Sept. 13; guest speaker, Rev. Harris, pastor of Bunton CME Church. Ladies night out: “Restoration of Hope” will be hosted by Sister Chicks in Christ on Monday, Sept. 28, at The Foundation, Isothermal Community
College. Kellie Williams of Fort Myers, Fla., will be the keynote speaker. Music will be provided by Larry Lawson and Celebration Worship Team, and drama by Jennifer Bishop. A light supper will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Music at 6 p.m., and program from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person and available at Spindale Drug/Coffee Shop or by calling Janice Morrow, 245-9994; Susie Eury 625-4833; or LeeAnn Critcher, 429-6608. Pastoral installation service: For Elder Tracy Lewis Martin; Sunday, Oct. 4, 3 p.m., at Faith Temple Christian Church, 111 Kentucky St., Spindale; guest speaker, Bobby Hogue, from Remnant Holy Tabernacle Church, Greer, S.C.; refreshments and fellowship afterwards. Revival: Oct. 4-7, 7 nightly, West Memorial Baptist Church, 320 Piedmont Rd., Rutherfordton; guest speaker, Chris Wells, chaplain of ESPA BASS PRO Tours.
Fundraisers Car wash: Saturday, Sept. 12, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Faith Temple Christian Church, 111 Kentucky St., Spindale; sponsored by the church youth. Yard sale: Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Shoe Show (beside WalMart); baked goods and hot dog sale; sponsored by Stony Knoll CME Church; proceeds for mission outreach. Car wash: Saturday, Sept. 12, begins at 8 a.m., at McDonald’s in Spindale; sponsored by Community Worship Center; $5 per car, donations accepted; proceeds for the roof fund. Fish fry: Saturday, Sept. 19, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Forest Chapel CME Church, 137 Chapel St., Forest City; fish and chicken plates; adults $8; fish sandwich and drink $3.50; baked goods, individually wrapped treats and whole cakes.
Benefit singing/supper: Saturday, Sept. 19, Gray’s Creek Baptist Church; hots dogs, chips, drink, dessert from 4 to 6 p.m.; singing 6 to 8 p.m., featuring Just As I Am, Blessed Hope Quartet, The Ray Davis Family, and Gray’s Creek Singers; proceeds for Freedom Baptist Church. Italian Night Out: Saturday, Sept. 19, 4 to 7 p.m., Oak Grove United Methodist Church, near Ellenboro; spaghetti, lasagna, and other Italian dishes; $8 for adults; ages 12 and under, $4; includes salad, drink and dessert; sponsored by the UMM.
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Endowment applications: The First United Methodist Church of Forest City is now accepting applications for its endowment for non-profit organizations. Application deadline Sept. 30. For more information call 245-6446. Free clothes: A tractor trailer full of clothes (men, women, boys, girls and infants) will be given away free on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Spindale Fellowship Holiness Church, beginning at 7 a.m. The church is located at 405 Deviney St., Spindale. The truck will be parked in the lower parking lot behind the church. Call 288-9088 for information. Youth Fest 2009: Saturday, Sept. 19, 3 to 7 p.m., Spencer Baptist Church, Spindale; Tabacco Prevention Program with Dr. Tom LaBreche, Dr. Gary Schafer, and Jamie Ingraham, RN; talent show with youth from area churches; free pizza, prizes and T-shirts; for middle grades and high school students; to reserve seating or for more information call 286-5502. Outreach Festival: Saturday, Sept. 26, noon to 2 p.m., at Amity Apartments in Forest City; music, food, singing and fellowship; sponsored by New Dimension Church, Rutherfordton. Fall festival: “Fall for Jesus” fall festival; Saturday, Oct. 3, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Lake Lure Baptist Church; fun for the entire family; inflatables, games, prizes, NASCAR show car, baked goods, crafts, food and much more; the church is located on US Hwy. 64/74 across from the entrance to Riverbend.
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Pot bust also finds sickly dogs
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JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials arresting a man charged with growing marijuana also discovered 51 malnourished pit bulls on his property. The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office arrested 37-year-old Lethen Delstonio Pollock of Jacksonville on Thursday for possessing and manufacturing drugs. Officials were responding to complaints of drug use and pit bull fighting on Pollock’s property when agents found the dozens of dogs chained around marijuana crops and a house. Authorities say they dogs showed signs of neglect and malnutrition. They were handed over to Onslow County Animal Control. Jail officials would not say if Pollock had an attorney. He was being held Friday on $105,000 bond.
State Supreme Court delays freedom hearing
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Supreme Court has delayed a hearing over whether a man who has spent 20 years in a state hospital for killing four people and wounding five others in a 1988 shooting spree will be freed. WXII-TV in Winston-Salem reports that the decision by the high court Friday means Michael Hayes will stay at Dorothea Dix Hospital until Sept. 26, 2010. The state Court of Appeals ruled last month that Hayes should get a new hearing on whether he should be recommitted. The Supreme Court is expected to review that decision soon. Hayes said he thought he was shooting at demons when he allegedly fired a .22-caliber rifle into cars stopped at a rural Forsyth County intersection in July 1988. A jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity the next year.
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Country singing star LeAnn Rimes belts out a song during her concert Friday night at McNair Stadium in Forest City.
Corus Bank taken over by regulators CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Federal regulators on Friday said they seized Corus Bancshares Inc., a major Chicago-based lender to condominium, office and hotel projects, adding it to the long list of banks that have succumbed this year to the recession and waves of loan defaults. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over Corus Bank, which
had $7 billion in total assets, and $7 billion in deposits. The deposits will be assumed by MB Financial Inc., also based in Chicago. Corus Bank’s 11 branches will open on their next normally scheduled business day as branches of MB Financial Bank. The closure of Corus Bank, one of the largest banks to fail this year, will cost the FDIC $1.7 billion.
online the first day they were on sale. “We rushed to get here as early as we could.” Amber Martin has been a fan of Rimes since she was a little girl and said it was exciting to be able to see the performer practically in her backyard. “This is small town and stuff like that doesn’t happen,” she said. Fans had only been waiting a short amount of time compared to the time spent by workers who had been at the field since 8:15 Friday morning and planned to be in place until 5 a.m. Saturday. “I’ve been setting up chairs, putting up poles and signs, setting up tents and moving beer,” said Chris Kuchar. “We had a few power mishaps, but we have generators,” he said. When asked how he’d keep up with the demands of nearly a 24-hour work day, Kuchar responded, “I’ll face that problem when it comes to me.” In the concession stands, Lisa Melton said it was exciting to be a part of the night. “I’m excited,” she said. “We met the guy practicing right now. “I go to concerts all the time, but this is my first one to work.” Miranda Ferguson, who was working with Melton, said those in the concession stand Friday were “half baseball staff, half friends.” She credited the success of the Owls and the support of the community for an event like the concert finally being in town. “It’s really the community atmosphere the Owls have set,” she said. Ricochet opened the concert, performing hits such as “Daddy’s Money” and new single “Feel Like Fallin’.” The band also presented their version of a drum line, complete with bass drums, snares and quads. “We borrowed these from the guys over at Chase High School,” said lead singer Heath Wright. Country newcomers Fast Ryde followed Ricochet, performing their single “That Thang” and entertaining with covers of Jon Michael Montgomery’s “Sold” and a rastafarian take on “I Shot the Sheriff.” Main event Rimes took the stage, thanking Forest City for allowing her to play. Rimes performed until close to 11. Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.
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Our readers’ views Ready for an overhaul, and it’s well overdue To the editor: For the fortunate who still have jobs in this great U.S. of A,, and who still have jobs with their employer paying a big percentage of their health care insurance — keep your private insurer. Who cares? At least you still have a job and insurance. Before the company where I was employed for 26 years went abroad, I loved my job too. I had that private insurer also, and on my wife too. For the last 12 or 15 years of employment with this company, every year I would get a raise as did my private insurer — from my paycheck. So much for my raise. I loved the freedom of picking my own doctors. Ever hear the phrase, out of network? Well, Webster calls it, and I quote: A system of interlacing tracks, channels or lines; an interconnected system. I heard that phrase a lot. Guess I forgot to look at the list of doctors and/or health provisions that my private insurer provided for me. How about the phrase, preexisting illness? I loved this one. Boy, my insurer worked hard for me, If I couldn’t tell them my illness was pre-existing, my insurer would go out of its way to try and prove that it was. Face it, that’s why it’s called insurance. They don’t work for you. You work for them. Ever think something’s wrong with this system? Everything wears out sooner or later and needs a good overhauling. Face it, this system has been worn out and/or broken for a long time now. My wife and I checked around everywhere for health
insurance after we were unfortunate and lost our jobs. We just couldn’t pay the $2,000 a month due to pre-existing illnesses we have. Our doctor bills and medicines didn’t come to half that amount each month. Are we the only ones who see something wrong with this system? I found a job out of state. I travel 70 miles a day to work (have for the past four years). But, it’s fading fast. I am down to 24 hours per week. I can no longer pay for the private insurer at work and for the cost of living. My wife and I are not in the best of health, and we’ve about given up. We’re ready for change. We look forward to an overhaul of our health system and I know I speak for a lot of the millions of people without health insurance in the U.S. What do we do about this problem? Nothing? As we have for many, many years? Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. You can bet the private insurers have about 10 ideas. They’ve got both hands stretched out. Zale Coffey Ellenboro
Offers a defense for oil exploration To the editor: Some facts to think about. We get about 40 percent of our oil from domestic production, and a vast majority of our imported oil comes from non middle eastern sources. Canada sends us as much oil as the entire Persian Gulf region. Mexico, not much less. U.S. geological surveyors estimate we’ve got just shy of six trillion barrels of oil. In 1995, the USGS said that the Bakken formation, in North Dakota and Montana, had
modest amounts of oil. It now believes there are three to four billion barrels of oil. The Mineral Management Service insisted in 1987 there were a mere ninebillion barrels of oil in the gulf of Mexico. Twenty years later, that estimate jumped to 45-billion barrels of oil. Prudhoe Bay, Alaska has generated 15-billion barrels of oil, even though the government insisted it would be empty at nine-billion. Right now, the MMS guesses that the Atlantic and Pacific outer continental shell has 14.2 billion barrels of oil. But that number is almost surely very low. The American Petroleum Institute estimates that if we opened the areas that have been off limits to drilling, it would generate some 160,000 new jobs over the next 15 years and raise $1.7 trillion in government revenue to Obama. U.S. Energy Administration, offshore oil drilling has a 99.99 percent safety record since 1975. One-thousandth of one percent of the oil pumped since then has spilled, mostly in relatively tiny quantities that were easy to clean up. Seventy-five percent of the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico were hit by the two back-to-back category five hurricanes, Katrina and Rita, in 2005, according to Mineral Management Service. Highland Capital, who focuses on clean technology, said at a conference, that if you increase the efficiency of coal by one percent, “you will replace all the power from solar by a factor of 30.” The U.S. has 29 percent of the world’s reserves of oil. The Iranian oil company, one percent. Obama wants only wind, solar and biofuels energy. John Kurtz Bostic
It’s time for all to calm down, quit being jerks RALEIGH – If Forrest Gump’s mama was right that “stupid is as stupid does,” then there are quite a few North Carolina politicians, activists, and political commentators whose recent public behavior makes them as thick as old molasses. It has become all the rage to ridicule one’s political opponents as not just mistaken but stupid. Democrats are doing it right now by making fun of the so-called Birthers who question President Barack Obama’s place of birth. They refer to polls indicating that significant numbers of Republicanleaning voters aren’t convinced that Obama was born in the United States. It wasn’t that long ago, however, that it was the Republicans doing the name-calling. Back in the 2006-08 period, they had a field day pointing out the large number of Democraticleaning voters who thought that the 9/11 attacks were an inside job. They were called Truthers – which is,
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of course, what the term Birther is a response to. I don’t think it’s an accident that GOP types resorted to ridicule back when their political prospects first darkened, and that Dem types are resorting to it now that their favorite public policies and politicians are in trouble. When things don’t appear to be going your way, there is a strong temptation to come up with excuses. In politics, those facing or coping with electoral losses save their egos and their heartfelt beliefs by blaming the ignorance (if not always the stupidity) of the voters. It’s a phase. When the political winds shift, as inevitably they do, the voters suddenly become wise and knowledgeable.
With regard to Truthers, Birthers, and other FlatEarthers, my advice is for everyone to just calm down and stop making such jackasses of themselves. Instead of assuming the worst, take a closer look at the particular poll questions involved and apply a little common sense. For example, when a voter responds to a question about where Obama was born with uncertainty, don’t assume that he must necessarily believe the president was born in Kenya, Indonesia, or the planet Vulcan. Some of these voters may indeed doubt the official story but others are likely just not sure whether Hawaii became a state before or after Obama’s birth, and whether that matters in determining his citizenship. Rather than yanking a single poll question out of context and using it to declare large swaths of the voting population to be idiots, folks should look at broader measures of voter knowledge.
They’ve been around for decades. For example, the Pew Research Center has released a number of nationwide surveys through its Pew Knowledge Project. The most recent one, from April 2009, examines public knowledge of such issues as the recession, bank bailouts, and foreign policy. Here are some of the key findings: n Out of 12 questions on the news survey, the average number of correct answers was 7.4. The highest rate of right answers, 83 percent, involved a question about the federal government creating policies to encourage banks to lend. The lowest rate, 38 percent, came when respondents were asked how many American troops had died in Iraq. n Republicans were slightly more likely (8.1) than Democrats (7.2) or Independents (7.3) to answer questions correctly. This is a familiar finding in such quizzes. You’ll also typically find that men score a
little better than women, older voters score better than younger voters, and the propensity to answer correctly rises with income and education. None of these findings necessarily speaks to intelligence, by the way. Differing patterns of news consumption probably explain a lot of it. And if you think that only those who can remember the current Dow Jones average or war casualty counts are capable of casting wise votes or are worth paying attention to, you have a distorted view of human wisdom in my opinion. Both of America’s political coalitions, the Center-Right and the Center-Left, include people who know a lot about current events and people who know little. The proportions don’t differ all that much. It is silly to pretend otherwise. Some might even say it’s stupid. Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation.
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A power pole was struck on West Main Street in Forest City, at about 3 p.m. Friday just as school was dismissed in many areas. The road was closed temporarily until utility workers could reset another pole and tie it to the broken pole. Jean McSwain was driving a Chevrolet Cavalier when she went off the road and hit the utility pole. She was not injured. Hoyle said the traffic flow through the area was expected to resume at about 4 p.m. Power was shut down at about 3:30 p.m. to its lone customer, Wilco-Hess, for at least an hour. Rutherford County EMS, Forest City Fire Department, Forest City police, Forest City Public Works Department and Crime Control assisted at the scene. Jean Gordon/Daily Courier
Rutherford Notes ICC will not mail annual catalogue
SPINDALE — Due to the current budget situation, the Isothermal Community College Fall 2009 LINKS Continuing Education catalogs will not be mass mailed to the community. The catalog will be available online at www.isothermal.edu/conedu/. If you would like to receive a catalog, or to pre-register for classes, call 286-3636, ext. 346 and one will be mailed to you. Catalogs will also be available at various public sites throughout the community.
Reading program will begin Monday
RUTHERFORDTON —The Littlest Reader Program begins Monday at KidSenses children’s museum in Rutherfordton. Children ages 3 to 5 are invited to participate in the 10-week program.
Cost is $125 for museum members and $150 for nonmembers. The Literacy and Language Development Program, Kinesthetic Learning, will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. each Monday. The program uses a unique combination of high energy physical routines with engaging literacy and language development activities to promote optimal early childhood development. Every Monday will be an intensive multi-sensory approach that continuously challenges young students. The program is designed to develop physiological and neurological readiness skills essential for classroom success. Take-home extension activities will be provided. Call 286-2120 to register.
Elliott will be at library today BILLS CREEK — Todd Elliott of Union Mills will talk about his Honeybee
Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports
n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 122 E-911 calls Thursday. n Drema Annette Taylor reported the theft of audio and video recordings. n T.J. Boykins reported the theft of an all-terrain vehicle. n Gilbert Charles Sorg reported the theft of a gun and jewelry. n William Keith Crook reported the theft of money from a motor vehicle.
Rutherfordton
n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 24 E-911 calls Thursday.
Spindale
n The Spindale Police Department responded to 23 E-911 calls Thursday.
Lake Lure
n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to four E-911 calls Thursday.
Forest City
n The Forest City Police Department responded to 59 E-911 calls Thursday. n An officer of the Forest City Police Department reported damage to property. The incident occurred on Heritage Avenue. n An employee of WalMart reported a larceny.
n An employee of Murphy USA reported the theft of motor fuel.
Arrests n Charles Glenn Bradley Jr., of Greenfield Drive, Forest City; arrested on a warrant for failure to appear and also charged with resist, obstruct and delay; placed under a $400 cash bond. (FCPD) n Steven Brock McGinnis, 28, of 166 McGinnis Rd.; charged with three counts of misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $15,000 secured bond. (Probation) n Amanda Lee Shelton, 26, of 109 Park Circle; charged with simple assault; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Montavious Eugene Parks, 18, of 166 Pointer Rd.; charged with injury to personal property; released on a $200 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Brandon Lee Conner, 18, of 2010 U.S. 64/74; charged with misdemeanor larceny; released on a $5,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Kaylene Ruhnke, 16, of 157 Cable Tower Rd.; charged with resisting a public officer and disorderly conduct; freed on a custody release. (RCSD) n Roger Dale Holland, 22, of 394 Buck Collins Rd.; charged with assault and
Project during a “Back to School” event at Mountains Branch Library today at noon. The library is located at 150 Bill’s Creek Road, Lake Lure. Elliott will render a lively and fun lesson on the importance of the honeybee from as he sings, dances and plays the fiddle. The goal is to raise awareness, educate and demystify the honeybee.
Village Council meets on Tuesday FOREST CITY — Chimney Rock Village Council will meet Tuesday in the Community Meeting Room at the fire department for its regular business session. Council will discuss a proposed resolution regarding a Dept. of Transportation project to replace a bridge over the Broad river on US Hwy. 64/74 near Bill’s Creek Road. Council will also receive routine reports from Mayor Barbara Meliski, council and staff.
Thomas C. “Bill” Doggett Sr., 89 of 723 Bethany Church Rd., Forest City, died Friday Sept. 11, 2009 at Hospice House in Forest City. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late John Simpson Doggett and Ida Carroll Doggett. He was a member of Bethany Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and served on various committees. He was employed by the Paul Doggett Oil Company of Forest City for 35 years and retired from Robbins Oil Company. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Edith Roberts Doggett who died in 1997. He and his wife founded Edgewood Rest Home in Forest City, which they operated from 1964 until 1971. Survivors include his son, Tommy Doggett of Forest City, two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bethany Baptist Church with the Rev. Marvin Green officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be made to Bethany Baptist Church, 760 Bethany Church Rd., Forest City, NC 28043; or to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences www.padgettking.com.
Ollie Freeman Ollie P. Freeman, 76, of 715 Ledbetter Rd., Spindale, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009 at White Oak Manor in Rutherfordton. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Thompson’s Mortuary.
Richard McKinney Richard McKinney, 79, of 289 Abrams & Moore Rd., Rutherfordton, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 at Rutherford Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Thompson’s Mortuary.
Deaths
Gertrude Baines LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although she liked her bacon crispy and her chicken fried, she never drank, smoked or fooled around, Gertrude Baines once said, describing a life that lasted an astonishing 115 years and earned her battery; released on a $1,000 the title of oldest person on the planet. unsecured bond. (RCSD) It was a title Baines quietly n Otis Everett Adams, relinquished Friday when she 21, of 2131 Wilmore Drive; charged with obtain property died in her sleep at Western Convalescent Hospital, her by false pretense and failhome since she gave up living ure to appear; placed under alone at age 107 after breaka $10,000 secured bond. ing a hip. (RCSD) She likely suffered a heart n Thomas Martin Elfers, attack, said her longtime 49, of 104 Butternut Lane; physician, Dr. Charles Witt, charged with manufacture although an autopsy was marijuana, maintain place/ scheduled to determine the vehicle/ dwelling for controlled substance and posses- exact cause of death. Baines was born in sion with intent to sell and Shellman, Ga., on April 6, deliver marijuana; released 1894, when Grover Cleveland on a $20,000 unsecured was in the White House, bond. (RCSD) radio communication was just being developed and EMS/Rescue television was still more than n The Rutherford County a half-century from becomEMS responded to 31 E-911 ing a ubiquitous household calls Thursday. presence. She was 4 years old when n The Volunteer Life the Spanish-American War Saving and Rescue, Hickory broke out and 9 when the Nut Gorge EMS and first World Series was played. Rutherford County Rescue She had already reached responded to six E-911 calls middle age by the time the Thursday. U.S. entered World War II in 1941. Throughout it all, Baines Fire Calls said last year, it was a life she n Forest City firefighters thoroughly enjoyed. responded to an unknown “I’m glad I’m here. I don’t type of fire. care if I live a hundred more,” n Hudlow firefighters responded to a motor vehicle she said with a hearty laugh after casting her vote for crash. Barack Obama for president. “I enjoy nothing but eating n Rutherfordton firefighters responded to a fire alarm. and sleeping.” Her vote for Obama, she n Spindale firefighters added, had helped fulfill a responded to a gas leak.
lifelong dream of seeing a black man elected president. “We all the same, only our skin is dark and theirs is white,” said Baines, who was black. The centenarian, who worked as a maid at Ohio State University dormitories until her retirement, had outlived all of her family members. Her only daughter died of typhoid at age 18. Herbert Gabhart NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Herbert C. Gabhart, who worked at the helm of the Belmont University as chancellor for the past 27 years, has died. He was 95. The private Christian university said he died Thursday morning in Nashville. Gabhart served as president of the private university starting in 1959 when it was called Belmont College and enrolled just 360 students. By the time he retired as president in 1982, the school’s enrollment had grown to more than 2,000. William Federici SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Former New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice William Federici has died at age 92. Federici, who served on the court from 1977 to 1986, died Wednesday at his Santa Fe home. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2000 honored him for “sterling character and unquestioned integrity.” Marilyn Williams WAPPAPELLO, Mo. (AP) — Marilyn Williams, a state representative from southeast Missouri through most of the 1990s, has died of cancer. Williams’ family said she died Wednesday at her home in Wappapello. She was 55. Williams was a Democrat first elected in a special election in 1991. She was defeated by Republican Rob Mayer of Dexter in the 2000 election. Robert H. Miller TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Former Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert H. Miller has died. He was 90. Miller was appointed to the court in 1975 by Gov. Robert Bennett. He served as chief justice from September 1988 until he retired from the bench in September 1990. His legal career began in 1946, after four years in the Army. He went on to serve as Paola city attorney and Miami County attorney. He became a Miami County district court judge in 1961, then a federal magistrate in 1969. Juanita Brooks NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans blues and jazz singer Juanita Brooks, who performed at popular clubs in her hometown and all over the world, has died. Details surrounding the singer’s death have not yet been released, but close family friend Benny Jones says Brooks died sometime between Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. He said Brooks was in her 50s.
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Amy Hull, manager of Earl’s Short Stop in Six Points, is pictured with J.B. Scruggs who on Wednesday purchased a $2 scratch off lottery ticket and won $50,000. After winning on Sept. 9, Scruggs said 9 is his new lucky number.
Support groups Grace Support Group: The Grace Caregiver Support Group will hold the following meetings: Friday, Sept. 18, 1 to 2:30 p.m., at the Senior Center; topic — Finding Humor In Caregiving; speaker, Mary Mitchell; Tuesday, Oct. 6, 5:30 to 7 p.m., at Rutherford LIFECare; topic — Survival Tips for Demenia Patient Caregivers; speaker, Dr. Larry Hedgemapt, MD; Friday, Oct. 16, 1 to 2:30 p.m., at the Senior Center; topic — Self Care, Stress Management and Sharing Experiences; facilitator, Patty Olson, BSW.
Reunions Beaver family reunion: Sunday, Sept. 12, Big Springs Baptist Church, Ellenboro; call 657-6385 for more information. Camby family reunion: Sunday, Sept. 20, covered dish lunch 1 p.m., at Pleasant Grove Church in Fairview.
Fundraisers Plant auction, hot dog supper: Saturday, Sept. 19, 3 p.m., Crestview Park, Rutherfordton; large variety of registered daylilies and other perennials; sponsored by Foothills Daylily Society. Benefit barbecue: For Myrtle Greenholtz (kidney transplant patient), and Gary Zenker, (kidney donor); Saturday, Sept. 19, begins at 11 a.m., at First Wesleyan Church, Forest City; plates $7; whole butts $30, includes slaw and sauce; baked goods, yard sale items, auction, car wash and live music; orders must be placed in advance for whole butts, call 245-4064. Historical Society fundraiser: The Rutherford County Historical Society will tour of the Washburn Historic District and nearby properties on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. until noon. Tickets are $5 each and may be purchased on the day of the event at Washburn General Store, 2426 Bostic-Sunshine Highway. All proceeds will benefit the Historical Society. For more information call (828) 447-1474.
Miscellaneous Youth Fest 2009: Saturday, Sept. 19, 3 to 7 p.m., Spencer Baptist Church, Spindale; Tabacco Prevention Program with Dr. Tom LaBreche, Dr. Gary Schafer, and Jamie Ingraham, RN; talent show with youth from area churches; free pizza, prizes and t-shirts; for middle grades and high school students; to reserve seating or for more information call 286-5502. Hours changing: All Rutherford County Convenience Centers will be closed on Sundays, beginning Nov. 1. And will now close at 7 p.m., beginning Nov. 2. Book sale: Spindale Public Library will hold a book sale Saturday, Sept. 19, beginning at 10 a.m., (during the Spindale Fall Festival) at the Spindale House. Foothills Harvest Outreach Ministries will hold a 50 percent off sale on all men’s clothes. The store is located at 120 E. Trade St., Forest City. Celebration of the Arts: Sept. 18-22, at the ICC Foundation building lobby; 9 to 5 daily, and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.; works of 50 artists will be on display; registrations for fall studio art classes will also be taken. For information visit rcvag.com or call 828-288-5009.
ICC classes To receive the ICC Continuing Education Fall 2009 catalog, call 286-3636, ext. 346, and a copy will be mailed to you. The catalog is also available online at www.isothermal. edu/conedu/. Real Estate Broker course: Real Estate Broker Pre-Licensing Course; must be at least 18 to take the state exam; MTTh, Sept. 14 - Oct. 12, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; fee $175; required texts $100.93; course #14750; call 286-3636, ext. 346 to pre-register. Fitness Swim (lap swim): Must pre-register and pay prior to class, but you can enter at any time during the session; MWF, Sept. 14 - Dec. 11, 7 to 7:50 a.m.; course #14745; or MTWTh, Sept. 14 Nov. 12, 5:30 to 6:20 p.m.; course #14745; fee $59; call 286-3636, ext. 346 to pre-register. Water Exercise: Must pre-register and pay prior to class, but you can enter at any time during the session; MWF, Sept. 14 - Dec. 11, 9 to 9:50 a.m.; course #13423; or MTWTh, Sept. 14 - Nov. 12, 4:40 to 5:30 p.m.; course #14737; fee $59; call 286-3636, ext. 346 to preregister. Adult Learn To Swim/Family Swim: Must pre-register and pay prior to class, but you can enter at any time during the session; MW, Sep. 14 - Dec. 21, 7:45 to 9 p.m.; course #14739; or Saturday, Sept. 19 - Jan. 2, 9 to 11:30 a.m.; course #14742; fee $59; call 286-3636, ext. 346 to pre-register.
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Scruggs said after taxes, he was left with around $36,000 – money to use to pay off his truck and for fun. “I went and bought a TV this morning,” he said. The odds of winning a $50,000 prize on a scratch off card, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery, is 1 in 1.5 million. Scruggs said the lottery’s Web site said there
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“Heroic firefighters and police officers responded to the World Trade Center attack,” McCurry said. “Courageously they went up the stairs as everyone else was coming down. These heroes knew that they were in a very dangerous situation, but they did not hesitate. “This is what heroes do. They act in spite of great danger. They help others. They risk their lives for us. “Three hundred and forty-three firefighters and 72 police officers died in the line of duty on that day. They performed their duty at the highest level possible. They were patriots, and we will never forget them.” A particularly wrenching moment in the ceremony was the Tolling of the Bell tribute, a firefighter tradition. The program for the memorial explained that, “When a firefighter died in the line of duty, the fire alarm officer would tap out a special signal. That signal was five measured dashes,
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was walking in his first Survivor’s Walk, although he’s been a cancer survivor 21 years, having been diagnosed at age 15. Steed came to support his nephew. They hung out together with the Cutting up on Mane Relay Team. Among those sharing their stories were Ann Hutchins, 21 years surviving breast cancer; Linda Cunningham, two years; Phyllis Deese, eight years, breast cancer. Teresa Stevens was celebrating her first year as a survivor. She was at Relay for Life last year, but not as a cancer survivor. In fact, she said, she was between doctor’s visit and a diagnosis. “There were tears because I wasn’t sure what was ahead,” Stevens said. The diagnosis that came just days after Relay was cancer. Friday night she walked the Survivor’s Walk with husband Crayton, a six-year prostate cancer survivor. “We’re proud to be wearing purple,”
were only eight winning cards. “I’m disabled too. This just made my day,” he said. Scruggs’ win has also brought notariety to the store. A copy of his winning ticket and the amount hangs above the checkout counter and as shoppers made purchases, several asked about it. “Did you really have someone who won?” asked Patti Bland. “I want to buy a ticket now.” Hull said the lottery officials said sometimes there are several winning
tickets in the same store. The lottery will also provide a banner to place outside the store saying a $50,000 winning ticket was sold there. “I love seeing people we know win,” she said. “It was close to 9 when I scratched it off too,” Scruggs said. “Nine is definitely my lucky number now.” Scruggs said he’d won a couple of hundred dollars before and might try for the $100,000 now. “If I won the $100,000, you might as well just go ahead and bury me.”
then a pause, then five measured dashes, another pause … then five more dashes.” “Today, the bell rings in tribute, honor and memory of those who served,” firefighter Dennis Matheny told those attending the ceremony Friday. Tears glistened as the ceremonial silver bell at the FCFD rang out the sequence of five taps, three times. Thomas Jefferson Classical Grammar School students attended the service to lead the pledge of allegiance and to sing “God Bless America.” Chief McCurry said, “I want to say a special thank you to this group of kids for coming today. A lot of them are too young to remember Sept. 11, 2001, but we appreciate you coming today and helping us with this memorial.” Assistant Chief Ferrell Hamrick offered opening remarks on this eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 tragedy. “Patriot Day is an annual service that occurs on Sept. 11, in honor and remembrance of those who were injured or died during the terrorist attack on the United States on Sept.
11, 2001,” he said. “Many Americans refer to Patriot Day as 9/11 or Sept. 11. It’s held in memory of nearly 3,000 people who died during the terrorist attacks that occurred in New York; Washington, D.C.; Shanksville, Pa.; and other places in the United States.” Jerry Ruppe, pastor of Long Branch Road Baptist Church, provided the invocation, noting, “We are grateful that we have the privilege today to remember those who were willing to give their lives for someone else.” The audience also watched a video of compelling 9/11 images on a large-screen television provided by R&R Satellites. And McCurry told the audience that the Marine Corps League got up early Friday morning to put out American flags downtown.
they said. Geneva Jenkins is nearing her 40th year as a breast cancer survivor. She walked with her husband, Jack, a prostate survivor since 1992. Their daughter Gleena Bright, a breast cancer survivor for 17 years and her husband, Max Bright, a 12-year survivor of prostate cancer, walked together. Their daughter Starr Morrow and daughter-in-law Sherry Bright were manning the Dance Weavers booth, raising money for further research. Brenda Morrow has been survivor of melanoma 18 years and her daughter, Amanda Morrow, is a two-year survivor of thyroid cancer. Joining them was another family member, Janet Carpenter, a two-year breast cancer survivor. Alison Gantt, diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 6, is a 14-year survivor. A student at Isothermal Community College, Grant is one of the top fund raisers each year at Florence Baptist Church. She made the lap with several of her fellow church members, also survivors. Some survivors walked hand-inhand, others were in wheelchairs, oth-
ers used walkers. Many carried the white and purple balloons. Survivors are evidence the money raised through Relay for Life is saving lives of those stricken with cancer as research continues daily. The Survivors Walk was among the highlights of the annual Relay for Life event Friday evening as nearly 40 teams gathered to complete months of fundraising, reaching toward a $200,000 goal. There was plenty of home-made ice cream, pop corn, jewelry, hot dogs, beverages, balloon, bubbles and the AGI store was a huge hit. At 9 p.m. the lights were out as luminaries were burning along the track and in the bleachers in memory of those who lost their fight with cancer. The crowd became very quiet as each person left their campsites to walk around the track together, reading quietly the names. Games and activities were to last almost all night and at 8:30 a.m. today teams will break-up camps.
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Chase JV wins on last minute TD CHERRYVILLE — Blake Martin burst into the end zone with just over a minute remaining to put the JV Trojans on the scoreboard. The 6 yard run left Chase trailing 7-6, and the Trojans’ coaching staff rolled the dice for the win. Martin slammed into the end zone with a 2-point conversion to give the Trojans the win. Chase will face West Lincoln next Thursday, Sept. 17.
R-S Central coaches give players directions during a time out in the action in Friday’s game against McDowell.
Thomas Jefferson wins second straight AVONDALE — Following a number of close early season losses, the Thomas Jefferson soccer team has won two straight contests after getting past West Lincoln 3-2, on Thursday night. David Snyder, who earned the game-winning header on Wednesday against Mitchell, captured his second gamewinning shot of the week, as he ran through the box finishing a kick for goal, to prevail them over the Rebels. Michael Mellnik was credited with the assist that allows the Gryphons to move their record to 2-6 overall, but 1-0 in conference since the game was a non-conference match. Snyder also finished off a play in the first half for his first goal on the night, thanks to an Aaron Shumate assist, but West Lincoln led 2-1 at the break. Billy Krier and Michael Dedmon tied it up in the second half on a corner kick. Krier spotted Dedmon, who squared the ball for a header, setting up for Snyder’s heroics.
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Hilltoppers crush Titans, 48-6 By KEVIN CARVER Sports Correspondent
RUTHERFORDTON — R-S Central might have been looking back or ahead when it hosted McDowell Friday night, considering they were coming off a big win over Polk County and anticipating a battle with Tuscola next week. Those who thought that, would be wrong, as the Hilltoppers (4-0) got offensive production on the ground and through the air and put together another strong defensive effort to take a 48-6 win over the Titans (0-4).
Central built a 28-0 lead in the first half behind a 173-total yards of offense in the first half, including 68-yards passing. Central took over at its own 37 for its first possession and used 11 plays to march 63 yards for a score. Quarterback Jacob Kinlaw tallied 32 yards rushing to lead the way and Oddie Murray took it into the end zone on a four-yard run up the middle. Cody Owens kicked the point after to give the Hilltoppers an early 7-0 lead. The Hilltoppers then put together
a 7-play scoring drive after regaining possession at the Titans 42 yard line. Kinlaw combined with receiver Darrien Watkins on two big passes for a combined 24 yards to set up Corey Jimerson’s 16-yard touchdown catch. Owens added his second PAT to make it 14-0 at the end of the opening quarter. McDowell drove to the Hilltoppers 18-yard line early in the second period before Watkins picked off a pass for the Hilltoppers and returned it 63 yards, setting up the next Central Please see Central, Page 9
Trojans get first victory By JACOB CONLEY
On TV 9:55 a.m. (ESPN2) English Premier League Soccer Liverpool vs. Burnley. 12 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) U.S. Open Tennis Men’s Semifinals. 12 p.m. (WLOS) College Football Stanford at Wake Forest. 12 p.m. (WYCW) College Football Troy at Florida. 12 p.m. (ESPN) (ESPN2) College Football Teams TBA. 12 p.m. (FSS) College Football Iowa at Iowa State. 3 p.m. (WYFF) PGA Tour Golf BMW Championship — Third Round. 3:30 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) College Football Notre Dame at Michigan. 3:30 p.m. (WMYA) College Football Appalachian State at McNeese State. 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football BYU at Tulane. (FSS) College Football Houston at Oklahoma State. 4 p.m. (WHNS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals. 4 p.m. (ESPN) College Football UCLA at Tennessee. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football South Carolina at Georgia. 7 p.m. (FSS) College Football Mississippi State at Auburn. 7 p.m. (TS) College Football Tennessee State at Jackson State. 7:30 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) NASCAR Racing Sprint Cup — Chevy Rock & Roll 400. 8 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) U.S. Open Tennis Women’s Final. 8 p.m. (ESPN) College Football USC at Ohio State. 10 p.m. (SHO) Boxing Mikkel Kessler vs. Gusmyl Perdomo. 10:15 p.m. (FSS) College Football Purdue at Oregon.
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CHASE — Chase’s Julius Miller did his best Julius Peppers impression, pressuring and intercepting a Thomas Bass pass that sealed Chase’s first victory of the season, a 10-7 win over Cherryville. “I’m so proud of the kids and in particular (Tyreece) Gossett who ran our offense well,” said Brad Causby. “The future looks bright for Chase.” On their second play from scrimmage, Devon Hines, who finished with 106 yards on the night, broke off a 42-yard run. Chase was able to gain another first down on the drive, but Gossett was sacked on a fourth down play to turn the ball over. After the teams swapped possessions, Chase got good field position at the Cherryville 39-yard line. From that point, the Trojans gave the Ironmen a steady dose of Gossett and Hines; with Gossett covering the final eight yards on a designed draw to give Chase a 7-0 lead with 11:02 left before half. Cherryville began its next series by running away from the interior of the Chase defensive line as Barron Freeman ripped off several long runs, but the Trojans stiffened and forced the visitors Please see Trojans, Page 9
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Chase defender Blake Greene (68) pulls a Cherryville runner to the ground during the fourth quarter of the Trojans’ Friday night battle.
Cavs rally past Falcons, 25-21 By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor
FOREST CITY — East Rutherford’s Adrian Wilkins finished with 216 total yards and two touchdowns as the Cavaliers clipped West Henderson, 25-21, Friday. Wilkins caught a 59-yard touchdown pass and rushed for a 41 yard score, but his most important run didn’t result in points, at least not directly. East (2-2), backed up at its own 10-yard line, and trailing by three, 21-18, late in the third quarter, pitched the ball to Wilkins on first down. The speedy junior zigged and zagged on a 65-yard run that seemed to cover two different zip codes and resulted in a first down at the West 25-yard line. Two plays later, Justin Barksdale powered into the end zone from 13 yards out for the eventual game-winning touchdown. East’s Ryan Bailey tacked on the extra and the Cavs took the 25-21 lead.
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East Coach Clint Bland eyes the action as the second quarter drew to a close with his team trailing, 21-18, to West Henderson. The Cavaliers rallied to take a 25-21 Please see Cavs, Page 9 victory.
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Scoreboard FOOTBALL National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 New England 0 0 0 .000 0 N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 Tennessee 0 1 0 .000 10 North W L T Pct PF Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 13 Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 West W L T Pct PF Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 Oakland 0 0 0 .000 0 San Diego 0 0 0 .000 0 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 North W L T Pct PF Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 St. Louis 0 0 0 .000 0 San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 Dallas N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Washington
PA 0 0 0 0 PA 0 0 0 13 PA 10 0 0 0 PA 0 0 0 0 PA 0 0 0 0 PA 0 0 0 0 PA 0 0 0 0 PA 0 0 0 0
Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh 13, Tennessee 10, OT Sunday’s Games Miami at Atlanta, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Houston, 1 p.m. Detroit at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Denver at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Dallas at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Carolina, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. Monday’s Game Buffalo at New England, 7 p.m. San Diego at Oakland, 10:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20 Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Washington, 1 p.m. New England at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Green Bay, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Arizona at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 4:05 p.m. Seattle at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Chicago, 4:15 p.m. Baltimore at San Diego, 4:15 p.m. Cleveland at Denver, 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21 Indianapolis at Miami, 8:30 p.m. East Division W L Pct 80 59 .572 75 66 .536 72 68 .514 62 79 .443 49 92 .343 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 84 57 .596 Chicago 72 67 .514 Houston 68 72 .486 Milwaukee 66 73 .475 Cincinnati 63 78 .450 Pittsburgh 54 84 .391 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 83 58 .589 Colorado 81 60 .574 San Francisco 76 64 .543 San Diego 63 78 .447 Arizona 62 79 .440
American League New York Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore Detroit Minnesota Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Los Angeles Texas Seattle Oakland
National League Philadelphia Florida Atlanta New York Washington
Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 5 St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 1 San Diego 4, San Francisco 2 Philadelphia 6, Washington 5 Florida 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Houston 2, Atlanta 1 Colorado 4, Cincinnati 3 Arizona 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 Thursday’s Games Colorado 5, Cincinnati 1 Washington 8, Philadelphia 7 Florida 13, N.Y. Mets 4 Atlanta 9, Houston 7 Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Washington 5, Florida 3 Pittsburgh at Houston, late Atlanta at St. Louis, late Milwaukee at Arizona, late Colorado at San Diego, late L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, late Saturday’s Games Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m. Atlanta at St. Louis, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 4:10 p.m. Washington at Florida, 6:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Houston, 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m., 1st game Washington at Florida, 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Houston, 2:05 p.m. Atlanta at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 8:05 p.m., 2nd game
GB — 5 8 18 32 GB — 11 15 1/2 17 21 28 1/2 GB — 2 6 1/2 20 21
East Division W L Pct 91 50 .645 81 58 .583 72 68 .514 64 77 .450 56 83 .403 Central Division W L Pct 75 65 .540 70 70 .500 70 71 .496 60 80 .432 56 85 .393 West Division W L Pct 84 55 .604 79 60 .568 72 69 .511 62 77 .446
GB — 9 18 1/2 27 1/2 34 GB — 5 1/2 6 15 1/2 20 GB — 5 13 22
Wednesday’s Games Texas 10, Cleveland 0 N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota 4, Toronto 1 Boston 7, Baltimore 5 Kansas City 5, Detroit 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland 3, 13 innings L.A. Angels 6, Seattle 3 Thursday’s Games Toronto 3, Minnesota 2 Kansas City 7, Detroit 4 L.A. Angels 3, Seattle 0 Friday’s Games Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1 Toronto 6, Detroit 4 Tampa Bay at Boston, ppd Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, late Seattle at Texas, late Oakland at Minnesota, late Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, late Saturday’s Games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Oakland at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 4:10 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 1:35 p.m. Oakland at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 3:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.
BASKETBALL Women’s National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct y-Indiana 22 11 .667 Atlanta 18 15 .531 Detroit 17 16 .515 Chicago 16 17 .485 Connecticut 15 18 .469 Washington 15 17 .469 New York 12 21 .364
GB — 4 5 6 6 1/2 6 1/2 10
WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct y-Phoenix 23 10 .697 x-Seattle 19 14 .576 x-Los Angeles 16 16 .500 San Antonio 15 18 .455 Minnesota 14 18 .438 Sacramento 11 22 .333
GB — 4 6 1/2 8 8 1/2 12
y-clinched conference x-clinched playoff spot Thursday’s Games Detroit 94, New York 87, OT Chicago 86, Indiana 79 Phoenix 92, Seattle 84, OT San Antonio 80, Sacramento 71 Friday’s Games Atlanta 88, Connecticut 64 Minnesota at Los Angeles, late Saturday’s Games Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m. Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m. Seattle at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Sunday’s Games Indiana at Connecticut, 3 p.m. Los Angeles at Phoenix, 3 p.m. Washington at New York, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
SOCCER Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF Columbus 10 4 9 39 34 Chicago 10 6 8 38 33 D.C. 8 5 12 36 38 New England 9 7 6 33 28 Toronto FC 8 9 7 31 30 Kansas City 6 11 6 24 24 New York 4 16 4 16 20 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF Houston 11 7 7 40 31 Los Angeles 9 4 11 38 28 Colorado 10 7 6 36 36 Seattle 8 6 10 34 29 Chivas USA 10 9 3 33 23 Real Salt Lake 9 9 6 33 35 FC Dallas 6 11 6 24 33 San Jose 5 12 5 20 27
GA 25 28 36 30 34 32 41 GA 22 23 27 23 24 27 37 40
Saturday’s Games Colorado at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m. Seattle FC at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. Kansas City at New York, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m. FC Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games New England at Chivas USA, 3 p.m. Houston at Columbus, 5 p.m.
RACING NASCAR-Sprint Cup Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Lineup Race Saturday At Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va. (Car number in parentheses) 1. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 126.808 mph. 2. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet 3. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 4. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet 5. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge 6. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota 7. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet 8. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota 9. (09) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet 10. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford. 11. (43) Reed Sorenson, Dodge 12. (12) David Stremme, Dodge 13. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge 14. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet 15. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet 16. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota 17. (44) A J Allmendinger, Dodge 18. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet 19. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 20. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota. 21. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet. 22. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet 23. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota 24. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford. 25. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford 26. (6) David Ragan, Ford 27. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota 28. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford 29. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet 30. (7) David Gilliland, Toyota 31. (71) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet 32. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota 33. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge 34. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge 35. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet. 36. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota 37. (96) Bobby Labonte, Ford 38. (07) Casey Mears, Chevrolet 39. (34) John Andretti, Chevrolet 40. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota 41. (36) Michael McDowell, Toyota. 42. (98) Paul Menard, Ford 43. (13) Max Papis, Toyota
Bulldogs, Patton ready for the Catamounts By JACOB CONLEY Sports Correspondent
BOILING SPRINGS — If it accomplished nothing else, Gardner-Webb’s 58-14 victory over Mars Hill did a lot for the Bulldogs psyche. “It’s the first time in a while that the kids have been able to look at the standings and see GWU at 1-0 and teams like Liberty and Coastal at 0-1,” said Gardner-Webb coach Steve Patton. “Regardless of the opponent, a win to open the season gives us a huge boast of confidence.”
The Dogs will need all the confidence they can muster as they embark on a four-game road trip that will include visits to Division I foes N.C. State and Buffalo. But before the team can turn their attention to the Wolfpack, GWU will have to face an
improving Western Carolina squad. “This game is going to be more evenly matched — numbers and scholarship wise,” said Patton. “I told the team that if they came out like they did last week they will be down 24-0, instead of just 7-0, because Western is so talented.” One area where the Catamounts showcase this talent is the cornerback position a fact which is not lost on Patton. “Western has a lot of confidence in there corners, so they will put eight or nine people in the box and force us to throw,” said Patton. “That means that our receivers are going to have to be on the same page with Stan and make some big plays just like they did last week.” On the defensive-side ball, the Bulldogs make no bones about their game plan — put pressure on the quarterback.
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In this Aug. 30, 2008 file photo, North Carolina quarterback T.J. Yates (13) looks to pass against McNeese State during the second half of a football game in Chapel Hill.
No. 19 UNC looks to stop UConn running attack STORRS, Conn. (AP) — North Carolina linebacker Bruce Carter can expect a lot of attention when the No. 19 Tar Heels visit Connecticut on Saturday, especially when UConn punts. Carter blocked three punts last year against the Huskies, helping North Carolina roll over a ranked UConn squad in Chapel Hill, 38-12. It will be the first major non-conference test for the North Carolina defense, which was dominant in last Saturday’s season-opening 40-6 victory over The Citadel. The Tar Heels gave up just 153 yards, including 30 rushing yards, and forced four turnovers. This week, they’ll have to stop a pair of running backs who each hit the 100-yard mark in Connecticut’s 23-16 win over Ohio.
Stanford looks to avoid jet lag at Wake Forest WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — After helping give Stanford a quick start in its opener, redshirt freshman quarterback Andrew Luck and the Cardinal are looking for a different kind of early wake-up call. The Cardinal are aiming to open with consecutive wins for the first time since 2004. But they must deal with a Wake Forest team still reeling from its lackluster opener and an early start time Saturday that can bother western teams that travel cross-country. The Cardinal (1-0), who arrived in WinstonSalem on Thursday to adjust to the time change, hope their internal clocks could become just as synchronized as their on-the-field timing was last week. They’re coming off their most productive opener since 2005: A 39-13 beating of Washington State that left them atop the Pac-10 standings — if only for a short while, because they’re the league’s only team to win a conference game.
Upbeat Army awaits Duke
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Rich Ellerson already is in the Army record books after just one game as head coach, and he doesn’t even want to talk about it. “By the Tuesday of another week, we tend to want to treat last week as ancient history,” Ellerson said earlier this week. “You’re going to have to force me to visit about that.” OK coach, consider yourself forced. Ellerson, who replaced Stan Brock in December, guided Army to a 27-14 victory over Eastern If GWU were to execute their Michigan on Saturday. game plan and come away with Next up is Duke (0-1) at Michie Stadium on a win against Western, Patton Saturday, and last week’s triumph apparently really believes it would mean much is ancient history. more to the program than simThe Blue Devils figure to be in a nasty ply moving to 2-0 on the season. mood. They’re coming off a 24-16 home loss to “Western has name recognition in this community,” said Patton. Richmond, the reigning champions of the Football Championship Subdivision. “That’s who people around here judge you by. I’d rather win the conference games, of course, but N.C. State, Murray State meet Saturday if we beat Western, it will give RALEIGH (AP) — It took only one terrible perthe community a greater sense formance for North Carolina State to blow all the of pride in our program and that optimism around the program heading into the would be huge.” season. The Wolfpack can’t afford a repeat perforKickoff for this pivotal contest mance when it hosts Murray State on Saturday. is scheduled for 6 p.m. The Wolfpack (0-1) managed just 133 total yards in last week’s 7-3 home loss to South Carolina, a nationally televised game that was supposed to showcase the program and all-Atlantic Coast Conference quarterback Russell Wilson. It was a surprisingly inept showing for a team that reached a bowl game with a strong second-half surge and had been mentioned as a contender in the league’s Atlantic Division. Now the Wolfpack is hoping to accomplish a simple goal against the Racers (1-0) — finding the end zone. “I spoke with the Vandy head coach on Sunday and he felt that putting pressure on Western’s quarterback was a key part of their game plan,” Patton said. “Obviously, Vanderbilt is stronger and quicker in the line, but we are definitely going to pick our spots and send some blitzes.”
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Prep scores Albemarle 14, Thomasville 13 Alexander Central 26, Mooresville 21 Alleghany County 19, North Wilkes 6 Apex 17, Lee County 13 Apex Middle Creek 22, Holly Springs 14 Asheville 32, Lawndale Burns 7 Asheville Reynolds 37, Canton Pisgah 21 Asheville School 18, Andrews 13 Avery County 51, Cloudland, Tenn. 20 Belmont South Point 28, T.C. Roberson 7 Bertie County 47, Northampton-East 0 Bessemer City 46, Gastonia Highland Tech 6 Brevard 14, North Buncombe 7 Bunn 41, Oxford Webb 16 Burlington Cummings 26, S.Alamance 21 Mountain Heritage 31, Robbinsville 8 Cameron Union Pines 48, North Moore 12 Carolina Pride 58, Village Christian 0 Carrboro 34, East Chapel Hill 17 Charlotte Independence 35, West Charlotte 2 Charlotte Latin 34, Charlotte Catholic 7 Northside Christian 12, Wake Christian 0 Charlotte Vance 28, Monroe Sun Valley 10 China Grove Carson 33, West Davidson 0 Davie County 26, Providence Day 7 Dunn Midway 40, Rosewood 7 Durham Hillside 28, Fayetteville Smith 14 Durham Jordan 24, Greensboro Grimsley 21 East Columbus 27, North Brunswick 13 East Davidson 16, SW Randolph 14 East Duplin 41, Wallace-Rose Hill 34 East Gaston 28, East Lincoln 27 East Rowan 28, Hickory Ridge 22 East Rutherford 25, West Henderson 21 Eastern Randolph 28, Asheboro 22 Eden Morehead 34, Martinsville, Va. 10 Edenton Holmes 27, Perquimans County 14 Northeastern 20, Pasquotank County 6 Enka 37, East Henderson 28 Farmville Central 44, Ayden-Grifton 19 Fayette Britt 48, Scotland County 14 Fayette Sanford 36, Raleigh Broughton 21 Fayette Seventy-First 42, Southern Lee 12 Fayette Westover 27, Fayette Pine Forest 14 Fors County Day 36, N. Raleigh Christian 14 Franklin 10, Swain County 6 Fuquay-Varina 34, Cary 0 Gastonia Huss 19, Concord 14 Greene Central 21, Eastern Wayne 6 Harnett Central 62, Spring Lake Overhills 33 Hendersonville 48, Rosman 0 Cedar Ridge 14, Southern Vance 12 Hope Mills Gray’s Creek 27, Cape Fear 21 Hope Mills South View 48, Hoke County 35 Jones County 27, Clinton Union 0 Kinston 48, Southern Wayne 16 Lake Norman 31, West Iredell 6 Lenoir Hibriten 21, East Burke 19 Lexington 29, North Rowan 0 Lincolnton 37, North Gaston 7 Madison County 26, Hayesville 13 Mallard Creek 40, Charlotte Garinger 6 Marvin Ridge 41, Central Cabarrus 0 Matthews Butler 38, Richmond County 31 Monroe 49, Monroe Central 0 Monroe Piedmont 42, Union Academy 6 Murphy 62, Sylva Smoky Mountain 7 New Bern 23, Jacksonville Northside 22 Newton-Conover 29, St. Stephens 10 North Lincoln 20, North Iredell 7 Panther Creek 37, Raleigh Sanderson 7 Pembroke Swett 48, Red Springs 0 Pittsboro Northwood 42, Chapel Hill 0 Polk County 21, Landrum, S.C. 14 Ral Athens Drive 33, Green Hope 7 Ral Cardinal Gibbons 21, Ral Ravenscroft 13 Ral Enloe 34, Knightdale 24 Ral Leesville Road 28, East Wake 0 Ral Millbrook 46, Northern Durham 19 Richlands 38, Lejeune 0 Lakewood 22, Spring Creek 6 Jordan-Matthews 26, West Montgomery 14 South Johnston 23, Smithfield-Selma 22 South Lenoir 26, North Lenoir 6 South Mecklenburg 28, Charlotte Harding 12 Southeast Raleigh 20, New Hanover 7 Southern Nash 21, Roanoke Rapids 16 Southwest Onslow 24, White Oak 7 Weddington 28, Charlotte Ardrey Kell 21 West Brunswick 31, Wilmington Laney 7 West Stanly 21, Mt. Pleasant 20 Western Alamance 13, Graham 7 Whiteville 10, Lumberton 7 Wilkes Central 41, West Wilkes 7 Wilmington Ashley 29, Topsail 15 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS North Davidson vs. Central Davidson, ppd. to Sep 28.
West Lincoln thumps TJCA DENVER —West Lincoln rolled over and through Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy for a 62-0 win, Friday. The Rebels’ Devyn Travis rushed for 194 yards on 16 carries and three touchdowns, and Travis’ backfield mate, Kyle Arias added another 159 yards on 10 carries and found the end zone four times in the rout. West Lincoln (3-1) grabbed an early 21-0 lead in the first quarter and added three additional scores in the second. West scored three more times in the third, before calling off the assault in the final quarter of play. Thomas Jefferson falls to 0-3 on the year and will face Southside Christian Academy of Greenville, SC, next Friday. The Gryphons gained just 26 yards on the night.
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score. The Hilltoppers, started at the McDowell 22. After a five-yard penalty against the Titans, Murray got into the end zone for his second score of the night on a 17-yard run. Owens added the point after. After forcing McDowell into a three and out, Central took over at its own 41-yard line. Kinlaw hit Tyler Abrams on a 14-yard pass play at the Titans’ 45. Leon Brown took a sweep around the left end and raced 45-yards for a touchdown. Owens’ kick gave the Hilltoppers a 28-0 lead, which they took to the half. Central continued its offensive attack early in the second half, marching 57 yards in seven plays. The Hilltoppers jump started the drive with a 27-yard pass play from Kinlaw to Jimerson who out-leaped a Titans’ defender to make the grab. Kinlaw followed that with a 16-yard run. Brown went for five more yards and Murray went for 10, setting up Kinlaw’s short yardage sneak into
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to punt. The Ironman punter however fielded the snap on one knee and was ruled down, setting up the Trojans with another scoring opportunity. Blake Moffitt cashed in on that chance by booting a 36-yard field goal to give Chase a 10-0 lead just before halftime. Cherryville opened the second half with consecutive first downs by Freeman that moved the Ironmen across midfield, but the Chase defense held. The Trojans’ offense took advantage of the defensive stop by beginning a long, time-consuming drive that featured long pass completions to Keyshon Crawford and Josh Waters that took seven minutes off the clock. The Cherryville defense
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Cavs had burst to an early 10-0 lead in the game’s first five minutes. East’s Wilkins took in a screen pass, on the second play from scrimmage and raced 59 yards to pay dirt. Bailey trotted on and booted the extra point just one minute into the game to lift the Cavs to a 7-0 lead. The Falcons’ second play from scrimmage resulted in the night’s first turnover — the first of six turnovers for the two teams. West’s tailback Kevin Thomas was hit on an isolation run and fumbled the ball, with East recovering at the Falcons’ 36 yard line. The Cavs’ moved 29 yards on six plays, but had to settle for a 25 yard field goal from Bailey after the drive stalled at the Falcons’ 7 yard line. The points lifted East to a 10-0 lead. The Falcons responded in a big way. West ripped off 21 unanswered points over an 11 minute stretch from the first quarter into the second. The first points for the Falcons came on West’s second possession of the night. West quarterback Dillon Baker found Thomas open down the sideline, on a 3rd and 17 from the East 39 yard line, for a touchdown. Falcons’ placekicker Sebastian Castellanos tacked on the extra to narrow the East lead to three, 10-7. The Falcons drove 64 yards in eight plays for the score. The Cavs seemed to be poised to extend the lead after driving 17 yards on six plays, but East’s Tyler Hamilton lost the handle on the football and West pounced on it. The turnover set up the Falcons at the East 43 yard line and West needed just seven plays to find the end zone. Fullback Kevin Richardson capped the drive with a 12 yard rumble and Castellanos’ extra lifted the Falcons to a 14-10 lead. West wasn’t done.
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the end zone for a score. Owens hit his fifth point-after kick. McDowell started the final period with an eight-play drive to score their only touchdown of the night. Ryan Lambert caught a 36-yard pass from Dakota Arrowood for the score. The point-after kick was no good, and the score was 35-6. Central added two more scores. William Lynch’s 48-yard return on the kickoff, after the Titans’ score, set the Hilltoppers up at the 32 of McDowell. Jamal Smith carried the ball twice, the first time for 31-yards and the second time for a one-yard touchdown run. Owens’ point after was blocked. McDowell held onto the ball for the next six minutes, but then turned the ball over on downs at the Central 42 yard line. Dustin Ashley then raced through the Titans defense on a 58-yard scoring run for the Hilltoppers. Owens was good on the point after, with 48-seconds to play in the game. Kinlaw finished the night 6 of 9 passing for 95 yards and 44 yards rushing and a touchdown on 10 carries. The Hilltoppers journey to Waynesville to face Tuscola. held. The Ironmen took procession of the ball and marched down the field on the legs of quarterback Thomas Bess as he reeled off several long runs that set up his oneyard plunge that cut the lead to 10-7 with 10 minutes left in the contest. Faced with a critical drive, Chase moved the ball down the field, but Moffitt’s field goal was blocked. As the clock wound down, Chase’s defense looked as if it had sealed the game when Raheem Hampton broke up a long fourth-down pass. The Trojans took over on downs, but Hines fumbled on the next Chase play, setting up Cherryville at its own 25-yard line and setting up Miller’s interception and sealing the win for the Trojans. Chase plays host to West Lincoln next Friday night. Moments after the score, East’s Mikhail Baxter floated a pass intended for Lydell Watkins down the near sideline. Watkins appeared to lose the ball in flight and West’s Ryker Heatherly gathered in the interception. Heatherly raced to the East 19-yard line before being pushed out of bounds. West found the end zone two plays later when Baker threw a perfect fade to Tanner Keyse. Keyse brought in the football and Castellanos was true on the free point to give the Falcons the 21-10 lead. The Cavs were unable to move the ball on their ensuing possession, but got a lucky break on the punt. Bailey lifted a nice punt 32 yards through the air that hit the Falcons’ Colby Thelen in the chest. Thelen lost the football and East landed on the muffed punt near mid-field. East needed just four plays to convert the mistake into points. Wilkins, on a 4th and three, took a pitch and sprinted 41 yards for a touchdown. The Cavs’ Mikhail Baxter took a keeper in for the 2-point conversion and East trailed 21-18. The two teams swapped possession before going to the half. The second half produced two more turnovers, but only one score — the Barksdale run — the rest of the way. The two teams swapped the football backand-forth with West holding onto the ball for nine minutes of the third quarter, but unable to produce points. The Falcons had reached the East 10-yard line and went for the conversion on a 4th and 3, only to be turned away by the Cavs defense. The turnover on downs was followed by the long run from Wilkins and the eventual game-winning points. West’s Kevin Thomas lead the Falcons with 137 yards on 23 carries. West finished with 297 total yards offense. East’s Wilkins lead the way with 124 rushing yards and 92 receiving yards as the Cavs produced 274 yards total offense. East will travel to Bessemer City, next Friday, for its final non-conference game.
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Weather/Local/State/Nation Weather The Daily Courier Weather Today
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Nation/State Today Man charged in deaths
OWOSSO, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan prosecutor says a man has been charged in the shooting deaths of an anti-abortion activist and a business owner and that he planned to kill a third man. Shiawassee County Prosecutor Randy Colbry says Harlan James Drake is accused of shooting 63-year-old James Pouillon and 61-year-old Mike Fuoss Friday morning. It was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney. Pouillon was protesting outside a high school about 70 miles northwest of Detroit when he was gunned down in front of horrified students and parents. Authorities say Drake then drove to a gravel pit company and killed Fuoss.
Man dies in plane crash
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — A North Carolina businessman has died in a single-engine plane crashed in South Carolina. York County Coroner Sabrina Gast says 49-year-old William “Skipper” Beck, of Charlotte, N.C., died in the crash around 7:15 a.m. Friday at the Rock Hill/York County Airport. He had small part ownership of the Charlotte Bobcats and for many years owned an import car dealership. Gast and the Federal Aviation Administration say Beck was the
only person aboard the Cirrus SR22. Witnesses say the plane returned shortly after take off, but crashed as it tried to land and caught fire.
Whistle-blower rehired RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles whistle-blower who reported on agency wrongdoing is getting his job back under a legal settlement signed this week. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Friday that Ken Cassidy was fired from his job as an assistant supervisor in the DMV’s License and Theft Bureau in March 2008. He was accused of violating an order not to talk to any DMV employees in the emissions program.
Siblings share rare dates FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — At least it will be easy to remember their birthdays. An Arkansas couple welcomed a new baby girl into their lives Wednesday — giving her the birthdate of 9-9-09. Andy and Alison Miller’s newest daughter Molly Reid will come home to sister Campbell, who was born on August 8, 2008, or 8-8-08. The coincidences don’t stop there. Molly Reid has nine letters to her name, while Campbell has eight.
Associated Press
Lon Morris College freshman LaQuadium Forman wears a face mask after the school administration distributed them in Jacksonville, Texas, Thursday. Officials say the colleges was taking health precautions after more than 30 students were treated for flu-like symptoms in one day.
Flu season comes early; most cases are H1N1 WASHINGTON (AP) — Influenza is circulating unusually early this year with cases in all 50 states — nearly all the swine flu variety, government health officials said Friday. The highest concentration of flu cases is in the Southeast and a few other states, Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said at a briefing. The good news is that testing of vaccines for swine flu show that they work with a single dose and take effect rapidly. Supplies of swine flu vaccine are expected to be available in midOctober, but the seasonal flu vaccine is available now and officials have encouraged people to get it. The H1N1 swine flu broke out in the spring and never went away, Schuchat said. It struck in many summer camps, spread into the Southern Hemisphere and now is widening its range. Currently 98 percent of the flu viruses circulating are swine flu. Cases are mainly occurring in children and young adults. The finding that the swine flu vaccine works in a single dose in healthy adults “shortens the window of worry,” Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said. “There’s no better protection against the flu than vaccine.” There had been concerns that it would take two doses to build up immunity, delaying the protection. While the single dose works in adults, testing is still under way to determine the effectiveness of the vaccine in children and pregnant women, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. He said the tested vaccines were made by Sanofi Pasteur and CSL Ltd. and both produced “robust” immune responses. In people aged 18 to 64, 96 percent had a strong response to the Sanofi version and the response was 80 percent for CSL. Fauci played down the difference, noting the tests were done after only eight to 10 days and immune response could be the same in both groups as it increases after that point. In addition, there were no significant side effects, Fauci said. People over 65 did not respond as strongly, but still got enough of an immune reaction that they should seek out the shots when their turn comes, officials said. First on the list for the swine flu shots, however, are children and young adults, pregnant women and others with health problems, since the H1N1 flu seems to strike them more often. On the Net: Flu information: www.flu.gov
County health officials issue flu season update From staff reports
FOREST CITY — H1N1 flu has been reported in 81 counties in North Carolina, reports the RutherfordPolk-McDowell Health Department’s Brenda Greene. CDC reports that nationwide there have been 9,079 hospitalizations and 593 deaths. The state reports that there have been 193 hospitalizations and nine deaths. H1N1 was heavily tested for in the beginning because it was new. It is now being tracked like the seasonal flu. The prevention and treatment measures for H1N1 are the same or similar for the seasonal flu. People with symptoms of sickness should visit a personal physician first instead of going to the emergency room. The best way to combat the flu is to prevent it in the first place. To help protect against infection: n Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too. n If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when sick. n Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your sleeve, change the clothing as soon as possible. n Wash your hands, using soap and water, often. Alcohol based hand sanitizers are also an effective. (use one with a 60 percent concentration of alcohol) n Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth. n Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food. There will be both a seasonal flu and a H1N1 flu vaccine available. When the vaccines are available, health department officials will make announcement. There are priority groups that will be eligible to receive the H1N1 vaccine first. Those groups are: pregnant women; health care and emergency personnel; people who live with or care for infants younger than 6 months; people between 6 months and 24 years old; and adults ages 25 to 64 with chronic health disorders or compromised immune systems. Call 287-6101 for more information or questions.
Report: Easleys got big discount on property RALEIGH (AP) — Former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley and his wife accepted a $137,000 discount on a waterfront lot in 2005, a Raleigh newspaper reported Friday, citing settlement papers that appeared to contradict what the Democrat’s aides have previously stated.
Closing documents reviewed by The News & Observer show the Easleys got a 25 percent “seller discount” for the property on Bogue Sound in Carteret County. The deed registered with the county doesn’t include the discount, recording the price as $549,880. A spokeswoman for Easley in 2006 had said that the
governor paid the nonnegotiable asking price for the lot. Ace Smith, a political consultant now working with the Easleys, told the newspaper it would be “ridiculous” to suggest the discount was a gift. “He was assured he received the same offer as everyone else,” Smith said.
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Business/finance
THE MARKET IN REVIEW
STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS
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6,843.82 -6.99
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
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Chg +1.02 +.31 +.38 +.99 +.24 +9.23 +2.35 +.43 +.38 +.97
%Chg +16.1 +15.0 +13.4 +12.7 +12.4 +12.3 +11.5 +11.3 +11.3 +10.4
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
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1,791.40 +4.41
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
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Chg +1.93 +1.10 +1.11 +.32 +.35 +.53 +.19 +.29 +.96 +.20
%Chg +165.0 +23.7 +12.6 +12.5 +12.4 +11.3 +8.1 +7.9 +7.6 +6.5
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Chg %Chg Natuzzi 2.47 -.30 -10.8 CitiBW10 5.35 -.61 -10.2 BkAtl A rs 3.04 -.30 -9.0 BradyCp 30.22 -2.84 -8.6 MarineMx 7.21 -.68 -8.6 Prestige 7.21 -.67 -8.5 FredM pfM 2.35 -.20 -7.8 GerberSci 5.76 -.49 -7.8 HorizLns 6.36 -.53 -7.7 ProUltCrude11.20 -.92 -7.6
Name Last Lannett 7.74 SCEd pfB 17.69 OrleansH 3.09 MastchH n 4.35 RELM 2.73 ChinaGrn n12.40 MetroHlth 2.09 TianyinP n 3.80 BerkIR pf 19.50 GenMoly 3.19
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 4671671 4.61 -.14 SPDR 1390985 104.77 -.02 BkofAm 1362764 16.97 -.25 GenElec 1001504 14.67 -.13 MGMMir 994115 11.84 +.60 FannieMae 695808 1.65 -.03 SPDR Fncl 639864 14.53 -.09 LVSands 626113 16.73 +.49 DirFBear rs 611612 23.17 +.35 Motorola 600451 8.68 +.71
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Sinovac 97801 9.71 +.22 EldorGld g 84197 11.90 +.43 NovaGld g 83848 5.21 +.53 NRDC Acq 60911 9.91 +.02 TriValley 60525 3.10 +1.93 KodiakO g 53695 2.04 -.09 GoldStr g 49462 3.35 +.19 Rentech 42478 1.90 -.06 NthgtM g 39030 2.89 +.05 Hemisphrx 35116 2.02 -.04
Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
DIARY
1,690 1,366 97 3,153 154 2 5,026,184,902
Chg %Chg -.72 -8.5 -1.31 -6.9 -.23 -6.8 -.30 -6.5 -.17 -5.8 -.65 -5.0 -.11 -5.0 -.20 -5.0 -1.00 -4.9 -.16 -4.8
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Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
300 248 40 588 28 ... 198,892,336
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Dow JonesANNUITY industrials Close: 9,605.41 Change: -22.07 (-0.2%)
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GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
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Chg +2.20 +.70 +.81 +.70 +.77 +.46 +.61 +.96 +.63 +.61
%Chg +40.0 +34.0 +32.6 +30.0 +29.8 +27.2 +24.4 +24.2 +20.9 +20.0
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
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Chg -5.31 -1.19 -.33 -2.62 -.75 -.56 -.50 -.34 -.97 -2.12
%Chg -16.5 -16.5 -12.9 -11.6 -11.1 -10.7 -10.1 -9.8 -9.7 -9.5
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)
Name Vol (00) PwShs QQQ856540 ETrade 753155 Intel 583120 Microsoft 536350 Cisco 520075 DryShips 435044 FifthThird 412360 DltaPtr 358429 Dell Inc 353841 HuntBnk 293209
Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
Last Chg 41.52 +.04 1.66 -.05 19.51 -.25 24.86 -.14 23.09 +.08 6.76 +.33 9.78 -.65 3.83 +.40 16.60 +.04 4.05 -.04
DIARY
1,103 1,588 123 2,814 99 1 2,285,099,161
52-Week High Low
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REVIEW TODAY.
11,577.50 5,227.53 461.87 8,241.71 1,963.12 2,318.43 1,274.42 809.79 13,017.93 761.78
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6,469.95 2,134.21 288.66 4,181.75 1,130.47 1,265.52 666.79 397.97 6,772.29 342.59
STOCK MARKET INDEXES Name
Dow Industrials 9,605.41 Dow Transportation 3,974.54 Dow Utilities 369.74 NYSE Composite 6,843.82 Amex Market Value 1,791.40 Nasdaq Composite 2,080.90 S&P 500 1,042.73 S&P MidCap 679.41 Wilshire 5000 10,781.82 Russell 2000 593.59
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Stocks take dip after a five-day streak of gains
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors pulled money out of stocks after a five-day rally left the market at its highest levels in nearly a year. Even with the latest surge, stocks have little to show for the past decade. Eight years to the day after the 9/11 terror attacks, the Dow Jones industrial average finished within one-tenth of a point where it ended on Sept. 10, 2001, illustrating how hard markets have been hit by the recession. Stocks slipped in quiet trading Friday after the recent string of gains and a drop in oil prices. Crude slid 3.7 percent, which hurt energy stocks like Exxon Mobil Corp. That overshadowed a rosier profit forecast from FedEx Corp. and a government report on improving sales at wholesalers. Even with the losses, stocks still logged big gains for the week. The forecast from FedEx is important because its delivery business is seen as an indicator of how healthy the economy is. FedEx cited stronger international shipments and cost-cutting for the improvement. Investors track demand at industrial companies because rising orders would be one of the first signals that the economy is strengthening. Separately, the Commerce Department reported that sales at the wholesale level rose in July by the biggest amount in more than a year, even though inventories fell for a record 11th straight month. The gains in industrial stocks came at the expense of areas that have been leaders in the market’s six-month rally such as technology and financial shares. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 22.07, or 0.2 percent, to 9,605.41. The index closed Thursday at its highest level since October. Because of the steep slide that began in the fall of 2007, stocks are still stuck at about the same level they were at eight years ago. On Sept. 10, 2001, the Dow ended at 9,605.51; that is nearly identical to Friday’s close of 9,605.41. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 1.41, or 0.1 percent, to 1,042.73, and the Nasdaq composite index fell 3.12, or 0.2 percent, to 2,080.90. About four stocks rose for every three that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1.3 billion shares, compared with 1.5 billion Thursday. For the week, the Dow rose 1.7 percent, the S&P 500 index added 2.6 percent and the Nasdaq rose 3.1 percent. Meanwhile, gold again rose above $1,000 to its highest level since February. The S&P 500 index is up 54.1 percent since hitting a 12-year low in March, although it is still down 33.4 percent from its peak in October 2007. Rising commodity prices and signs of life in corporate dealmaking pushed stocks higher during the week, which was made shorter by the Labor Day holiday. Investors rising commodities prices as a signal that industrial activity could be picking up. Kraft Foods Inc.’s thus-far unsuccessful bid for rival Cadbury PLC this week was also seen as a sign of growing confidence among U.S. companies. A rush of economic data next week could help investors determine whether the expected economic rebound is on track. Reports are due on retail sales, industrial production, housing and inflation. Analysts will be paying particular attention to reports on retailers because consumer spending accounts for about 70 percent of U.S. economic activity. Any rebound in the economy will have to be accompanied by a greater flow of money into cash registers. Bond prices were mixed after spiking Thursday when a government debt auction produced strong demand. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was flat at 3.35 percent from late Thursday. Light, sweet crude fell $2.65 to settle at $69.29 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Inspector General David Kotz testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday before the Senate Banking Committee hearing regarding Bernard Madoff. Associated Press
SEC pledges to fix its problems WASHINGTON (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission’s watchdog has recommended “employee-byemployee” action to ensure the agency fixes the breakdowns that allowed Bernard Madoff’s colossal fraud to go undetected for years. The question of whether SEC employees will individually be held accountable for the agency’s embarrassing failure to detect the multibillion-dollar pyramid scheme that Madoff ran for more than a decade emerged at a hearing Thursday by the Senate Banking Committee. “The first thing you have to do is clean house,” insisted Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democrat. No SEC employees have been fired specifically in relation to the bungled investigations of Madoff, though the heads of the agency’s enforcement division and inspections office, which conducted the probes, have left the SEC in recent months. David Kotz, the SEC inspector general, testified Thursday that more than 20 employees were involved in the failed examinations. “The entire SEC should be held accountable for what happened,” he said. Two top SEC officials pledged to fix the problems that led to the agency’s failure to uncover for 16 years what could be the biggest pyramid scheme on record despite numerous credible red flags raised by outsiders.
In pyramid schemes, new investors’ money is used to pay earlier investors, creating a large rate of return that cannot be sustained. The heads of the SEC’s enforcement division and inspections office said they “deeply regret” the agency’s failure in the Madoff affair and promised changes to avoid future breakdowns. SEC Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami, who joined the agency in March, said he has started the most extensive restructuring of his division in at least 30 years. “We intend to learn every lesson we can,” he said. “There are no sacred cows.” Khuzami said every stone will be turned in revamping the agency, including personnel decisions on a case-by-case basis. Harry Markopolos, the fraud investigator who brought his allegations to the SEC about improprieties in Madoff’s business starting in 2000, suggested in his testimony that more than half of the agency’s professional staff should be fired. “They need to start weeding out staff. ... There’s a lot of turkeys that need to be let go,” Markopolos said. Khuzami disputed that, saying the deficiencies in the Madoff case are not “emblematic of the entire (enforcement) division.” Markopolos, who determined there was no way Madoff could have been making the consistent returns he claimed, repeatedly
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and specifically raised warnings to SEC staff members in Boston and New York about Madoff’s operations. Madoff, who pleaded guilty in March, is serving a 150-year sentence in federal prison in North Carolina for a pyramid scheme that destroyed thousands of people’s life savings, wrecked charities and gave the financial system another big jolt. The legions of investors who lost money included Hollywood celebrities, ordinary people and famous names in business and sports — as well as big hedge funds, international banks and charitable foundations worldwide. Kotz revealed in a detailed report last week how the agency bungled five investigations of Madoff’s business between June 1992 and last December, when the financier confessed. SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro, appointed by President Barack Obama, has brought changes to the agency and revamped enforcement efforts. Kotz said Schapiro’s actions and the progress cited by Khuzami and John Walsh, acting director of the SEC’s inspections office, are real. “This thing has really affected the SEC greatly,” Kotz testified. “The SEC understands, I believe, that things need to be done and (they) are taking action.” Markopolos said “the pace of reform is rapid but (the SEC) needs to keep that pace going.”
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Health care talks now focus on immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators closing in on a comprehensive health care bill have whittled away all but the most contentious issues and one of those loomed large Friday: coverage for illegal immigrants. Negotiators on the Senate Finance Committee thought they’d already resolved the question. That was before Republican Rep. Joe Wilson’s shout of “You lie!” as President Barack Obama said in a speech Wednesday that illegal immigrants wouldn’t be covered under his health plan. That led senators to revisit the issue to make sure they have provisions in place to enforce prohibitions against illegal residents getting federally subsidized coverage. “What we are trying to prevent is anyone who is here illegally from getting any federal benefit,” said Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., a member of the socalled Gang of Six of three Democratic and three Republican members of the Finance Committee. The group is facing a deadline early next week to produce a bipartisan deal. If they don’t succeed, Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., plans to go it alone with a Democratic bill. The outcome remains very much in doubt. A successful effort could form the basis for legislation that could appeal to a majority in the Senate since the Finance Committee has a moderate makeup that resembles the Senate as a whole. This weekend will be critical as aides and lawmakers themselves hammer out language not just on illegal immigration, but also a handful of other thorny issues including abortion, medical malpractice and how much states must pay for an expansion of Medicaid. The deal-or-no-deal question could be answered as early as Monday when the group meets again. Baucus’ plan largely mirrors what Obama laid out in his speech Wednesday: expansion of coverage to most of the nearly 50 million uninsured, new requirements for individuals to obtain insurance, new prohibitions against insurance company practices like denying coverage based on personal health history and creation of a new marketplace called an exchange where consumers could shop for different health plans. If Congress ends up creating a new governmentrun insurance plan it would be offered through the exchange, but unlike the four partisan bills that have emerged so far, Baucus’ bill will substitute nonprofit co-ops for the public plan. The White House says that Obama does not want illegal immigrants to be able to buy insurance through the exchange as they would be allowed to do under Democratic legislation in the House.
U.S. Coast Guard boats are seen on the Potomac River in Washington Friday. The Coast Guard was conducting a training exercise in the Potomac River moments before President Barack Obama crossed a nearby bridge for a Sept. 11 commemoration. Associated Press
Coast Guard drill shakes up DC WASHINGTON (AP) — A morning of remembrance turned into one of flashbacks, fear and media missteps Friday when a Coast Guard exercise — unfolding near Pentagon ceremonies marking the Sept. 11, 2001, anniversary — was mistaken as an attack. The false reports of gunfire on the river briefly spooked the capital, sending FBI agents to the scene and grounding flights. The episode left the Coast Guard promising to “take a good hard look at what we did here today” and military families sore that officials would simulate a confrontation on the Potomac River on a day of raw emotions and high security. But the exercise, involving speeding boats and at least one helicopter, probably would have passed unnoticed except that two TV networks confused simulated chatter over a Coast Guard radio for actual events and reported that the Coast Guard had opened fire on a suspicious vessel near ceremonies attended by President Barack Obama. A chain of errors on television and online raised fears the capital might be under assault eight years to the day — almost the moment — after the terrorist attack on the Pentagon. CNN reported 10 shots had been fired,
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based on information it heard over the network’s police scanner. On Twitter, the network reported: “Coast Guard confronts boat as Obama visits Pentagon, police scanner reports say shots fired.” After the Reuters news agency reported on what CNN was saying, Fox News followed suit, telling viewers: “Here is what we are learning. The U.S. Coast Guard ship of some type fired on what is considered a suspicious boat in the Potomac River.” Anchor Bill Hemmer said: “I can’t recall a time or moment like this, on an American river, where the Coast Guard has opened fire.” In fact, no shots were fired and there was no trouble on the river. The Coast Guard’s chief of staff, John Currier, said participants in the exercise were given simulated instructions by radio to fire 10 rounds, and someone said “bang, bang, bang,” — the routine signal of compliance in drills that don’t involve live fire. Unaware that it was an exercise, CNN opened its reporting on the incident by saying at least one boat was intruding in a security zone on the river and the Coast Guard was chasing it. As the network showed pictures of the river, a banner read: “Breaking News: Coast Guard fires 10 rounds at boat on
Potomac River.” “This is pretty incredible,” said the anchor, Heidi Collins. CNN played audio from the scanner, with a man saying: “Stop your vessel. ... You will be fired on.” The exercise played out on the stretch of the Potomac closest to the Pentagon — between the 14th Street and Memorial bridges — as Obama joined families of the victims in remembrance of the attack that killed 184 people when hijacked American Flight 77 plowed into the building. The Coast Guard began the drill at 9:30 a.m., five minutes after Obama arrived at the Pentagon for ceremonies keyed to 9:37 a.m. — the time of the 9/11 attack. Other agencies were not widely notified of the drill because the Coast Guard considered the exercise routine. Currier said no apology was necessary for conducting a routine drill. Still he said, “We’re going to take a good hard look at what we did here today and ensure that if we need to modify procedures, if we need to modify notification, we will do so in the future.” Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano asked the Coast Guard commandant, Adm. Thad Allen, “for a full account of what happened,” said Sara Kuban, speaking for the secretary.
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U.S.: Six nations accept Iran talks
Deficit hits $1.38 trillion in August
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and five partner countries have accepted Iran’s new offer to hold talks, even though Iran insists it will not negotiate over its disputed nuclear program, the State Department said Friday. Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters that although Iran’s proposal for international talks — presented to the six nations on Wednesday — was disappointing for sidestepping the nuclear issue, it represented a chance to begin a direct dialogue. “We are seeking a meeting now based on the Iranian paper to see what Iran is prepared to do,” Crowley said. “And then, as the president has said, you know, if Iran responds to our interest in a meeting, we’ll see when that can occur. We hope that will occur as soon as possible.” Such a meeting could lessen immediate pressure on President Barack Obama to abandon his diplomatic outreach to Tehran, which has yet to yield concrete results. Obama said in July that Iran should show a willingness to negotiate limits on its nuclear program by September or face consequences. Crowley stressed that the U.S. and its negotiating partners agree they must keep pressure on Iran while also seeking talks. In its proposal, Iran ignored a demand by the six world powers — the U.S., Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany — for a freeze of its uranium enrichment, which is suspected of leading to production of a nuclear weapon. Iran pronounced itself ready to “embark on comprehensive, all-encompassing and constructive negotiations.” On Monday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country will neither halt uranium enrichment nor negotiate over its nuclear rights but is ready to sit and talk with world powers over “global challenges.” Crowley said Iran’s lack of interest in addressing its nuclear program is not a reason to refuse to talk.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal deficit surged higher into record territory in August, hitting $1.38 trillion with one month left in the budget year. The Treasury Department said Friday that last month’s deficit was $111.4 billion, below the $152 billion that economists expected. Still, the imbalance added to a flood of red ink already accumulated through a severe recession and massive spending needed to stabilize the banking system.
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama tour a Habitat for Humanity project site in Washington Friday as they highlight community service on the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The man second from right is Kent Adcock, Humanity Chair for Habitat for Humanity.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — On his first 9/11 anniversary as president, Barack Obama urged Americans to come together in service just as they united after the terrorist attacks eight years ago. “We can summon once more that ordinary goodness of America, to serve our communities, to strengthen our country and to better our world,” Obama said at a memorial at the Pentagon. Obama on Thursday declared the anniversary of the attacks a national day of remembrance and service. And he and first lady Michelle Obama led the way Friday, visiting a Habitat for Humanity construction site in Washington, where they pitched in by painting a living room wall. Earlier, the Obamas participated in the anniversary rituals that have become familiar in the eight years since the attacks on New York and Washington. They began the day by observing a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House at precisely 8:46 a.m., the moment the first jetliner struck the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Nearly 200 White House staffers — from chief of staff Rahm Emanuel to kitchen workers — gathered under a heavy downpour. Moments
before the president and first lady stepped outside, the rain subsided and it held off as they placed their hands over their hearts and bowed their heads. After the Obamas walked back into the White House, the rain resumed. As a presidential candidate, Obama marked last year’s anniversary in New York at the site of the World Trade Center. This year, the commander in chief spoke at a Pentagon memorial service, and laid a wreath in honor of the 184 people who died there. About 500 family members of the victims and survivors of the attacks gathered at the site. Obama told them he would never waver in his defense of the country. “Let us renew our resolve against those who perpetrated this barbaric act and who plot against us still,” he said. “In pursuit of al-Qaida and its extremist allies, we will never falter.” Those words echoed Obama’s predecessor, former President George W. Bush, who said in a speech to Congress immediately following the attacks, “We will not tire, we will not falter and we will not fail.” Though Obama has sought to distance himself from many of the Bush anti-terror policies that followed the Sept. 11 attacks, he has
Shuttle lands in California EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts took a crosscountry detour and landed safely in California on Friday after stormy weather prevented them from returning home to Florida for the second day in a row. Discovery swooped through the sky and touched down at Edwards Air Force Base an hour before sunset, ending its delivery trip to the international space station. “Welcome home, Discovery,” Mission Control radioed. “Congratulations on an extremely
successful mission.” Stormy weather made it too risky to bring Discovery back to its home port Thursday, and conditions were even worse Friday. So flight director Richard Jones opted for the sunny skies of the Mojave Desert. NASA prefers Florida landings because the cross-country ferry trip, which involves transporting the shuttle atop a modified jumbo jet, costs $1.7 million and takes more than a week. Thunderstorms also delayed the beginning of Discovery’s mission.
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inherited his legacy in the form of two wars. Long a critic of the war in Iraq, Obama is drawing down troop levels there, while increasing the American presence in Afghanistan, where al-Qaida and the Taliban have regained strength. At the Pentagon, Obama said the strongest rebuke against the terrorist attackers is the nation’s renewal of a common purpose. “Let us remember how we came together as one nation, as one people, as Americans, united not only in our grief, but in our resolve to stand with one another, to stand up for the country we all love,” Obama said. Bush issued a statement Friday expressing his condolences to the victims and their families, and urging Americans to “renew our determination to prevent evil from returning to our shores.” In New York, Vice President Joe Biden laid flowers at the site of the World Trade Center. In a letter sent Thursday to intelligence officials, CIA Director Leon Panetta recommitted the spy agency to the fight against al Qaida and its sympathizers. “There is no higher priority and no greater focus,” he wrote. “No life lost in this attack or battle shall be lost in vain.”
The $1.58 trillion estimate for the full budget year signals that that administration expects the imbalance in September to be around $200 billion. That would be a sharp deterioration from September 2008 when the government closed out that budget year with a $45.7 billion surplus.
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However, Republican critics contend the administration does not have a credible plan to address future deficits. Private economists worry the country could face the grim prospect of seeing interest rates soar in future years and the dollar weaken as foreigners dump their U.S. holdings. The Obama administration last month trimmed its forecast for this year’s deficit to $1.58 trillion, from an earlier $1.84 trillion. The recovery of the banking system led to the reduced estimate as it meant the administration did not need to get an additional $250 billion in bailout support for banks.
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It’s tough dating Mr. Wrong Dear Abby: I’m 19 and currently dating a guy I can’t stand. I don’t know what to do. He’s leaving next year and my friends tell me I should just bear with it until then. I don’t know if I can. He doesn’t respect my opinions, makes fun of my taste in music and literature and is basically a know-itall. Religion is also an issue: He’s an atheist and I’m a Christian. I don’t feel comfortable being serious with someone who has no qualms about calling my beliefs “b.s.” to my face as well as behind my back. I also don’t feel comfortable with premarital sex, but he’s sure he can change my mind. He constantly reminds me how “patient” he can be about it. Abby, it’s such a mess. I feel like hiding in my room and not answering the phone. — Desperate Dear Desperate: It’s time to stand up for yourself. Do not hide or avoid picking up the phone. The next time that egotistical creep — and that’s what he is — calls, say, “It’s over!” If he asks why, tell him you’re not interested in having anything to do with anyone who belittles you and calls your religious beliefs “b.s.,” and regardless of how “patient” he is, you will never sleep with him. Do not talk to him after that. Screen your calls, and if he asks to see you “just one more time,” avoid him. Dear Abby: All of my boyfriend
Dear Abby Abigail van Buren
“Alex’s” close friends have been in jail or in rehab. I know they’re good people who made some poor choices, but I don’t like associating with them or inviting them to events with my friends and family. Alex understands why they’re not invited and hangs out with them on his own time, and I understand that he’s loyal to his friends. Alex has a good job. He comes from a good family and makes good decisions in life. None of his friends can say the same. I realize my boyfriend is different from them, but I’m concerned about why he continues associating with them. Can you help me understand? — Choosy Dear Choosy: Your boyfriend associates with them because he is comfortable with them, and I don’t blame you for being concerned. Granted, Alex comes from a good family, has a good job and makes “good decisions in life.” But I’d be worried, too. It could indicate that although Alex has everything going for him, he may not feel good about himself.
Gout not from fight-or-flight Dear Dr. Gott: When I was 52 years old in 1967, I came down with a terrible case of gout. I was unable to walk on my foot, so I literally leaned on my husband and hopped into the doctor’s office. He gave me a prescription and told me to come back in a week. If I wasn’t better by that time, he would put me in the hospital. I put the pills on my nightstand and didn’t take them. I asked my husband to bring me the hotwater bottle filled with hot water. It didn’t help, so I asked him to put in ice water this time. It helped some. I went back to the doctor who was astounded to see me walking. He asked if the medicine was responsible. I told him that I didn’t take the pills and proceeded to explain exactly what I did. He said the shock of very hot to a very cold had broken up the uric acid in my toe and caused it to flow away in my bloodstream. I asked the doctor why I had gotten gout, He told me that it is really
PUZZLE
Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott
caused by uric acid. I asked what caused uric acid, and he said, “It’s due to a major upheaval in life...” I am now 93 years old and, thankfully, haven’t had gout again. Dear Reader: I am glad to hear that you found a simple remedy to solve your painful gout; however, I must disagree with your physician about the cause. Gout is, in a way, caused by uric acid. When levels of this acid become too high, it can harden into urate crystals, which then can settle into various joints. Uric acid is always present in the body, since it is the result of breaking down purines, which are found in certain foods, such as organ meats.
IN THE STARS
Your Birthday, Sept. 12; You are likely to be traveling on a number of unexplored paths. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Unless you’re mindful of protocol, you’re likely to offend an old pal. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t expect to automatically get support or cooperation from others with regard to a new objective of yours. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Keep ideas to yourself, especially if negativethinking people surround you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — New business deals must always be carefully examined before you spend your hard-earned money on them. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Don’t be unyielding just because you don’t like someone. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — There’s a good chance you could find yourself involved in something way beyond your talents. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Give yourself ample time to get to know a new acquaintance you find appealing. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — When it comes to an issue or problem that affects your entire family, don’t make a unilateral decision. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — If the implementation of a new idea is based solely upon fear, get another’s opinion. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Be on guard when around an individual who doesn’t manage his or her finances prudently. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’re the one who will establish whether or not you get cooperation from others. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — A couple of old, neglected responsibilities are likely to be cluttering your path.
15 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, SATURDAY, September 12, 2009
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Richmond Hill Senior Apts. in Rfdtn 1BR Units w/handicap accessible units avail. Sec 8 assistance avail. 287-2578 Hours: Mon., Tues., & Thurs. 7-3. TDD Relay 1-800-735-2962 Equal Housing Opportunity. Income Based Rent.
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Nice 2BR/1BA Central h/a. 911 Stonecutter St., Spindale $400/mo. + $200 dep. 429-6670
4 Bedroom/2 Bath (between Lake Lure and Rutherfordton) $650/mo. 828-329-4577
2BR/2BA in nice area Stove, refrig. No Pets! $400/mo. + deposit Call 287-7043
Home Health Care Provider NC Cert. CNA Reasonable rates, ref’s. avail. 248-3179
2BR/1BA, Ellenboro Hopewell/Hollis Rd. brick home, appliances furnished, hardwood floors. No pets. Ref. 453-7717
2BR/2BA MH Chase community All appl., garden tub, semi priv. lot. $450/mo. 245-7115
Cleghorn Plantation hiring golf cart staff. Must be reliable, responsible, drug, tobacco and alcohol free. Duties include detailing golf carts, picking driving range, etc. Flexible hours. $8/hr. + golf privileges. Apply in person
Maintenance Free Golf Cart Batteries discount on multi-sets $250/set 657-4430
3BR/1BA Newly remodeled! East High area. $500/mo. + dep. Call 828-748-0059
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RN SUPERVISOR White Oak Manor Rutherfordton is now accepting applications for a full time, first shift RN Supervisor with five years or more of Long Term Care experience. Monday Friday with flexible hours. Excellent benefits. If you are interested, please stop by the Human Resource Dept. to complete an application at 188 Oscar Justice Rd., Rutherfordton, or call Gail Eller, RN, Director of Nurses at 828-286-9001 EEOC
2BR APT in Rfdtn West Court Street $350/mo. + deposit Call 287-3535 September Special Ask about free month’s rent! Senior Citizen Piney Ridge Apt 2BR Appl., w/d hookup, carpet, cent. h/a. One person. No pets! $400/ mo. + $400 dep. 1 yr. lease. 245-4263 (day) or 245-4083 (evening) Vacation year round live at beautiful Cleghorn Country Club 2BR/3BA furnished, fireplace, newly decorated, gas logs. $1,000/mo. 1BR/2BA $800/mo. 287-0983 or 223-1112 2BR & 3BR Close to downtown Rfdtn. D/w, stove, refrig., w/d hook up. No pets! 287-0733
1, 2 & 3BR Nice, large Townhomes Private decks, washer/dryer hook up Water included! $375, $475 & $550/mo
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2BR house in Rfdtn area. Central h/a. $400/mo. Dep. and ref’s. Call 286-9383 RENT TO OWN: 3BR/1.5BA in Spindale Central h/a, new paint. $550/mo. + $300 dep. Call 919-604-1115 or dlbuff@yahoo.com Cleghorn Condos 1BR/1BA $600/mo. 3BR/2BA $1,100/mo. Utilities incld. and appl. furn. for both. Call 828-429-9442 5BR/1.5BA 2 Story Best Spindale neighborhood. Big porch, outdoor storage workshop. No A/C $650 per month Call 561-523-4077 or at 828-201-0851 Rfdtn area: 2BR/2 full baths, living room & family room. Cent. h/a $750/mo. Avail. now! 828-288-1399 lv. msg.
3BR/2BA near Harris grade school. $100/wk. + $200 dep. Call 247-0091 2 Bedroom Nice, clean, quiet place to live! $200/mo. + dep. Call 828-657-5974 Single wide Shiloh: 2BR/2BA No Pets! $400/mo. + $300 dep. 245-5703 or 286-8665
2BR/2BA SW in Rutherfordton!
For Rent: Lake Lure Fox Run Townhouse 2BR/2BA sleeps 6 Avail. Oct. 10th-14th $125 per night Call Frank 505-280-5815
Commercial Property Main St., Rfdtn, office or retail space for rent, utilities furnished, ready to move in! $550/mo. 287-0983 or 223-1112
RENT TO OWN! Will Finance! No Banks! Hurry! You pay no lot rent, taxes, or insurance!
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704-806-6686 2 & 3 Bedroom Mobile Homes in Chase area. No Pets! Call 429-6691 Several 2BR & 3BR mobile homes for rent in Ellenboro area. $280/mo. + dep. No pets! Call 657-4430
Daycare Wee The People Child Care, has openings for 6 weeks to 3 years of age. Located on West St., Spindale
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RN Supervisor 3-11 RN/LPN 3-11/11-7 Lic. Social Worker Staffing Coordinator RN Staff Development Apply in person at: Brookview Healthcare 510 Thompson St., Gaffney, SC 29340 Call 864-489-3101 for directions. Brookview is a drug free workplace EOE/M/F/D/V
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Want To Buy WILL BUY YOUR GOLD AND SILVER We come to you! Get more for your gold!! 289-7066
I PAY CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS Up to $10 per 100 ct. Call Frank 828-577-4197
Autos 2000 Chevy Impala White, 3.8 V6, very clean! Local listings are asking $5800, this one goes for $3,000. Call 453-0953
2003 Honda Civic EX 4 door, 132K mi. Good condition! Asking $6,500 Call 453-0554
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1994 GMC Pick Up P/w, p/l, good a/c, new tires. Runs good! Call 828-305-3627
Free beautiful white male cat, blue eye and green eye, has rabies shot, 6 months old, 288-9923 or 287-7861
Pets Chihuahua puppies 6 weeks old. 1 male, 3 females, rare blue. $100 828-447-0712
Free to a good home Doberman/Chocolate Lab puppies. Mother is reg. blue Doberman. Call 248-2980 after 6p
Lost or found a pet? Place an ad at no cost to you. Runs for 1 week. 245-6431
Livestock Tenn. fainting goat, buck kid, DOB 5/09, black/white, $50 obo 828-652-5517
Lost 2 Cocker Spaniels One white, one blonde Lost 8/24 from Trojan Ln., FC. Reward! Call 429-6017 or 289-9125 Female yellow tiger cat 1 year old, skinny. Lost 9/4 from Cane Creek Rd. in Rfdtn Call 287-5737 Female Calico Cat Approx. 1 yr. old, no collar. Lost 8/5 from Lawing Mill Rd. Reward! 288-9591
PUBLIC NOTICE The Town of Ruth will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 6:00 pm at the Town Hall located at 221 Northview Dorsey Street, Rutherfordton. The purpose of this meeting is to meet with DOT engineer Jay Mcinnis to discuss the 74A bypass. Any interested citizens may attend. Amy Goode-Hanaway Town of Ruth
Found Shepherd type dog Dark in color, 30-35 lbs. has collar. Found 8/31 in Oak Grove Church community 453-7322
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity is seeking a full-time executive director with proven experience and management skills to assume leadership of this non-profit organization. Responsibilities include overall day-to-day affiliate administration and Board coordination, fundraising, public relations, recruiting and managing volunteers, coordinating activities of committees, grant writing and program development. The successful candidate must possess excellent written and oral communication skills, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and be computer literate. Demonstrated abilities in building relationships and partnerships, nonprofit leadership, resource development, program planning and understanding of affordable housing development are highly desirable. A bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least four years of relevant experience is preferred.
Interested candidates please submit a cover letter and resume by September 25, 2009 to: Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity P.O. Box 1534 • Rutherfordton, NC 28139 or email to rutherfordhabitat@bellsouth.net.
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Want to end an addiction and get your life back? Join us Sept. 14th at 7PM Spindale Church of the Brethren, Midland St., Spindale
3 FAMILY FC 260 Morrow Motor Rd. Saturday 8A-12P Too much to mention!
HUGE YARD SALE Chase: 167 Francis St. Saturday 8A-until Household, home interior, Princess House, Dale Earnhardt, cookie jars, bar stools!
2 FAMILY FC Arlington Street Saturday 7A-until Clothes, Vera Bradley, DVD’s, CD’s. Large variety of items!
MULTI-FAMILY FC 517 Byers Rd., Fri. and Sat. 7A-until Big variety, baby items, clothes, etc!
MULTI FAMILY Spindale: 837 Thunder Rd. Saturday 8A-until Women’s, men’s, children’s & baby clothes, furniture, household, Christmas items and more!
MULTI-FAMILY Rfdtn 138 Allen St. (next to Reeves Brothers) Sat. 7:30A-until Furniture and more Everything priced to go!
For more info 289-6851
Yard Sales 5 FAMILY at Childers Truck Stop 221S Sat. 7:30A-until Furniture, kids, women’s, maternity clothes, toys, computer/office equip., home Interior, lots more! BACK YARD SALE Ellenboro/Hopewell area 774 Dycus Rd. (Hollis Rd., 3.2 mi. to Dycus Rd.) Sat. 7:30A-until Furniture, exercise equip., and everything else! CLEARANCE YARD SALE FC: 208 Springdale Dr. (off Butler Rd.) Sat. 7A-til Homemade Christmas decorations, plants. All things must go!
ESTATE SALE Walter Horn Rd. (Business 74, between Spindale and FC, across from North State Gas Company) Saturday 8A-until Antiques, collectibles, clothing, toys HUGE 3 FAMILY Ellenboro: Flint Lane off Terry Rd. Sat. 7A-until Children’s clothes 6 mo-size 7/8 boys/girls, womens 9-13, misc
LARGE INDOOR YARD SALE Rfdtn Grace Bible Church (about 1.5 miles from Dean’s Produce headed West on 64/74) Sat. 7A-2P
HUGE 4 FAMILY Ellenboro 159 Fairfax Dr. (East of Ellenboro) Sat. 7A-until Large variety to choose from!
MOVING SALE FC 159 Georgia Avenue Fri. & Sat. 8A-until Furniture, tools, garden equipment, household items and much more!
MOVING SALE Rfdtn 198 Center Ridge Dr. (in Green Hill Farms, next to Green Hill Baptist Church on Hwy 64/74) Sat. 8A-until Oak dining set, a/cheating unit, pool supplies, household
MULTI-FAMILY Rfdtn 670 Cleghorn Mill Rd., Saturday 7A-noon Household, books, men, ladies clothing, med/lg., trail bike, Panther 4-wheeler, furniture, misc. 828-429-0081
YARD SALES ARE A GREAT PLACE TO FIND A DEAL! CHECK THE LISTINGS ABOVE! Rutherford County Airport has a part time, temporary position available as LINE SERVICE PERSONNEL Position reports to the Airport Manager. Responsible for aircraft refueling, moving aircraft and some janitorial duties. Job requires frequent contact with the public, working both indoors and outdoors, must be able to lift 50 lbs. Flexible hours, maximum 25 hours per week total, $7.50 per hour. Minimum qualifications: High School Diploma, valid driver’s license, clean driving record, aviation experience preferred.
RCHFH is an equal opportunity employer.
Rutherford County Human Resources Dept. 289 N. Main St. • Rutherfordton, NC Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm Drug testing required. Position open until filled. EOE
MULTI FAMILY FC in Holly Hills Sat. 7A-until Clothes, baby items, Nascar items, furniture. Too much to mention! MULTI FAMILY FC 307 Aqua Dr. (off Hudlow, turn onto Lincoln Rd.) Sat. 7A-until Furniture, household, clothes, jewelry, and more! MULTI-FAMILY Ellenboro: 628 Terry Rd. Sat. 7A-until Baby items, baby clothes, women’s clothing, pocketbooks, furniture, name brand bedding items, more!
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Rfdtn: 531 Thompson Rd. Sat. 8A-Noon Estate items, toddler items, books, furniture, women’s clothes and much more! YARD SALE Spindale Elementary Sat. Sept. 12th 8A-until All proceeds benefit Spindale Elementary PTO. Come support our school & PTO!
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White Oak Manor - Shelby is currently accepting applications for
RN - Supervisor Full-time, Mon.-Fri., 2nd shift Supervisory experience required, LTC experience is preferred. Excellent benefits with a well established company.
Apply at 401 North Morgan St., Shelby, NC 28150 or fax resume to 704-487-7193 Julie Hollifield Human Resources EOE
NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 283
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 155
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by CHRISTOPHER A GLAWSON AND NEVA T GLAWSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE to ROBERT L MEBANE ATTY AT LAW, Trustee(s), which was dated October 15, 2004 and recorded on October 15, 2004 in Book 0811 at Page 0396, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by JUDY DIXON AKA JUDY LYNN DIXON to WILLIAM R. ECHOLS, Trustee(s), which was dated January 17, 2003 and recorded on January 28, 2003 in Book 0710 at Page 0047, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.
Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 15, 2009 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:
Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 15, 2009 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:
Being the same property as described in deed from Clara Mae Walker, widow to Albert Dewitt Lowery and wife, Ruth Helen Lowery dated May 23, 1967 and recorded in Deed Book 299 on Page 571, Rutherford County Registry, the property hereby conveyed being described according to said deed as follows:
Being all of Lot #6 of the WINDY HILL SUBDIVISION as shown on plat duly recorded Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, in Plat Book 22 at Page 9, to which reference is hereby made for a more full and complete description. JDison.dew
BEING Lot Number Six (6) of the Mauney Subdivision in the town of Ellenboro, North Carolina as shown on plat of same recorded in the Office of the Registry of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina in Plat Book 6, at Page 6; reference to which is hereby made for a more full and complete description.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
This being the same property conveyed by deed dated February 23, 1956 and recorded in Book 231 at Page 242 in Rutherford County Registry.
Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.
This being the same property as that described in Deed Book 709, Page 372, Rutherford County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 233 Church Street, Ellenboro, NC 28040 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Christopher A. Glawson and wife, Neva Tessnear Glawson. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-12863-FC01
Said property is commonly known as 140 Cobra Lane, Forest City, NC 28043
Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of Judy Lynn Dixon. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-06754-FC01
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17 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, SATURDAY, September 12, 2009 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of PEARLE NASH MCBRAYER of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said PEARLE NASH MCBRAYER to present them to the undersigned on or before the 12th day of December 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 12th day of September, 2009.
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of BILLY RAY GREEN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said BILLY RAY GREEN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 29th day of November 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 29th day of August, 2009. Clarence Oates Turner Jr., Executor 144 Callahan Street Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Ramona M. Ross, Executor 105 Hillside Dr. Gaffney, SC 29340
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of LINA ESTILENE GOODE WATERS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LINA ESTILENE GOODE WATERS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 29th day of November 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 29th day of August, 2009.
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of BRENDA JOYCE GOODE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said BRENDA JOYCE GOODE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 29th day of November 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 29th day of August, 2009.
Mary Blandine Waters Tate, Executor 2444 Washburn Road Shelby, NC 28150
Lillie Winifred Owens, Executor 267 Coffey Road Forest City, NC 28043
NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 186 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by JAMES MICHAEL WYATT aka James Wyatt AND WIFE, DONNA MCSWAIN WYATT aka Donna M. Wyatt to ATLANTIS TITLE COMPANY, Trustee(s), which was dated July 7, 2005 and recorded on July 19, 2005 in Book 850 at Page 214, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 22, 2009 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: TRACT ONE: Being the same property as described in deed from Thomas C. Doggett and wife, Edith R. Doggett to Earl Callahan and wife, Pauline D. Callahan dated April 20, 1971 and recorded in Deed Book 332 on Page 660, Rutherford County Registry, the property hereby conveyed being described according to said deed as follows: Lying and being on the West side of the Town and County Road (North Carolina Rural Road #2168) and being described by calls and distances as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the center of the Town and County Road, which point is located 495 feet (should be 395 feet) South 5 degrees 45 minutes West from the intersection of the center line of the Town and Country Road with the center line of the Bethany Church Road, same being corner to lot conveyed to John Doggett et ux and the line runs thence with the center of the Town and Country Road South 5 degrees 45 minutes West 300 feet to a point in said road at the corner of a lot conveyed to Earl W. Callahan et ux; thence North 86 degrees. West 286 feet to a stake; thence North 6 degrees West 304 feet to a stake; thence South 86 degrees West 349 feet to the place of BEGINNING, containing 2.1 acres, more or less. TRACT TWO: Being the same property as described as TRACT NUMBER TWO in deed from T.C. Doggett et al., to Earl W. Callahan and wife, Pauline D. Callahan dated February 18, 1969 and recorded in Deed Book 323 on Page 349, Rutherford County Registry, the property hereby conveyed being described according to said deed as follows: Lying and being situate on the West side of Town and Country Road (North Carolina Rural Road #2168) and lying on the North side of the 2.95 acres tract described in Deed Book 30 at Page 387, Rutherford County Registry, and being described by calls and distances as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the center of Town and Country Road at the Northeast corner of the land described in Deed Book 300 at Page 387 and the line runs thence with the old J. S. Doggett line North 86 degrees West 833 feet to a stake in the Curtis Hudgins line; thence with the Hudgins line North 4 degrees East 100 feet to a stake, corner of lot conveyed to John Doggett et ux in the Hudgins line; thence South 86 degrees East 836 feet to a point in the center of Town and Country Road, Southeast corner of lot conveyed to Thomas C. Doggett et ux.; thence with the center of said road South 5 degrees 45 minutes West 100 feet to the place of BEGINNING, containing 1.9 acres, more or less. Subject, however, to an indebtedness due T.J.R. Ltd., a N.C. general partnership of Forest City, North Carolina, which is secured by a Deed of Trust on the above described property and which indebtedness the grantee agrees to assume and pay at a part of the purchase price hereof. See also agreement filed in Book 555 Page 183, Rutherford County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 168 Countryside Drive and, 172 Countryside Drive, Forest City, NC 28043 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of James Michael Wyatt. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-10220-FC01
NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 288 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by WILLIAM BEERS AND CLARICE BEERS, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS TENANTS IN COMMON to BYERS, MARTELLE, & WILLIAMS, P, Trustee(s), which was dated December 8, 2005 and recorded on December 14, 2005 in Book 876 at Page 186, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Lisa S. Campbell, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 22, 2009 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Situate, lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being the same and identical property as that described in Deed Book 409, Page 251, and lying northwest of the intersection of Westview Street and S. Ridgecrest Avenue, and being described in accordance with a plat of survey by Professional Surveying Services dated August 30, 1991 as follows: BEGINNING at an existing iron pin located on the northern edge of Westview Street, said beginning iron pin being located North 61 degrees 04 minutes 04 seconds West 22.90 feet from a PK nail set in the centerline of the intersection of Westview Street with S. Ridgecrest Avenue; and running thence from said beginning existing iron pin along and with the northern side of Westview Street North 89 degrees 44 minutes 19 seconds West 255.00 feet to a new iron pin, said new iron pin being the common southernmost corner of the tract herein described and the Alfred W. Fairer property described in Deed Book 274, Page 327; thence leaving Westview Street and running along and with the Fairer boundary North 03 degrees 39 minutes 14 seconds West 55.04 feet to a new iron pin; thence North 83 degrees 53 minutes 58 seconds East 255.00 feet to a PK nail set on the western right of way edge of S. Ridge Crest Avenue, said PK nail being the common easternmost corner of the tract herein described and the aforementioned Fairer property; thence leaving the Fairer boundary and running along and with the western right of way edge of S. Ridgecrest Avenue South 03 degrees 24 minute 16 seconds East 83.33 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING and containing 0.40 acres, more or less. Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by David L. Henderson and wife, Lynn H. Henderson to Clyde D. Wilkins and wife, Alesia G. Wilkins by deed dated June 6, 1994 and of record in Deed Book 632, at Page 654, Rutherford County Registry. Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Clyde D. Wilkins and wife, Alesia G. Wilkins to William Beers and wife, Clarice Beers by deed dated February 28, 2002 and of record in Deed Book 792, at Page 670, Rutherford County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 222 South Ridgecrest Avenue, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Williams Beers and wife, Clarice Beers. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. Lisa S. Campbell Substitute Trustee PO Box 4006 Wilmington, NC 28406 PHONE: 910-392-4971 FAX: 910-392-8051 File No.: 08-17499-FC01
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Rioters set fires at Abu Ghraib
BAGHDAD (AP) — Abu Ghraib prison inmates rioted for a second straight day Friday to demand better conditions, setting fire to mattresses and seizing an assault rifle from a guard before authorities said the situation was brought under control. Lawmaker Zeinab al-Kinani, who was part of a delegation that negotiated with the prisoners, said they demanded pardons and also the replacement of prison staff who they said were mistreating inmates. After the delegation agreed to form a committee to study giving amnesty to some prisoners, most of the inmates returned to their cells, alKinani said. A small group who had refused to end their protest were forced back into their cells by authorities, and four prisoners were injured.
A Pakistani girl collects oil spilled from tankers after two cargo trains collided in Kotri near Hyderabad, Pakistan on Friday. At least five people were injured when the two cargo trains collided on Thursday in south Pakistan and six wagons have been overturned, official said. Associated Press
Deadly riots continue in Ugandan
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Rioters angry over political and land issues clashed with government forces for a second day Friday and at least six people were killed in the capital and an outlying area. The violence in which at least 13 people have died since Thursday stems from disputes between the government and members of the Buganda, one of Uganda’s four ancient kingdoms. Members of the Buganda ethnic group have clashed previously with the government over land rights. Barricades of burning tires were erected in the capital as stone-throwing mobs roamed the streets, underlining growing tensions in a nation hailed for its relative stability and economic growth. Some of the unemployed also reportedly joined the rioting. The possibility that the violence will continue into Saturday increased after police said they would prevent Buganda King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II from traveling to a political rally.
Rocket fire sparks retaliation
BEIRUT (AP) — Two rockets were fired from southern Lebanon into Israel on Friday, prompting Israel to respond with artillery fire, Lebanese security and military officials said. The exchange, in which no casualties were reported by either side, was the latest in persisting tensions between the two countries. It was the fourth time rockets have been fired from Lebanon into Israel, each time bringing Israeli retaliation. It was not immediately known who fired the rockets Friday. But radical Palestinian factions in Lebanon have been blamed in the previous barrages this year. The border has been tense since Israel and the Lebanese Shiite guerrilla group Hezbollah fought a brutal 34-day war in 2006.
Swat Taliban leaders arrested ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan arrested the spokesman for the Taliban in the Swat Valley and four other senior commanders, the military said Friday, in the latest of several victories against militants in the country’s northwestern region close to Afghanistan. The arrests are a coup for the military, which had been criticized for failing to capture or kill any top Taliban leaders in a four-month offensive in the Swat Valley that cleared the insurgents from most of the one-time tourist haven. The army announced the arrests on the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States. Drawing attention to that fact, the military released photos of the two highest-ranking detainees — spokesman Muslim Khan and commander Mahmood Khan — in custody with the date printed in bold underneath. The Swat offensive has somewhat reassured the West that Pakistan is committed to fighting militants hiding out in its rugged northwest who are blamed for plotting and car-
rying out attacks on U.S. and NATO forces in neighboring Afghanistan. An army statement said the two Khans and commanders Fazle Ghaffar, Abdul Rehman and Sartaj Ali were arrested in the suburbs of Mingora, the Swat Valley’s main city. It did not say when. The Khans had bounties of 10 million rupees ($121,000) on their heads, the army said. Interior Minister Rehman Malik urged other commanders to surrender. “This has been our policy from day one when we started the operation that there will be no negotiations with the terrorists,” Malik said. “They have no other option. Either they get killed or get arrested.” The detainees were being interrogated and security forces were conducting operations based on information they had given, the army said. Muslim Khan, 54, was an eloquent defender of militant Islam and frequently called local and foreign media to claim responsibility for attacks and threaten more. The white-bearded
spokesman was also a very senior figure in the organization. In an interview with The Associated Press in April, he said Osama bin Laden was welcome to stay in the valley. Since the offensive, Khan — who lived for several years in the United States where he worked as house painter — had rarely been quoted by the media. The army launched its offensive in the scenic valley in May after the Taliban seized control of the region following a twoyear reign of terror in which they burned girls’ schools and beheaded opponents. Prior to the operations, the government struck a peace deal with the militants that allowed them to implement Islamic law there, but it quickly collapsed after the militants used it to advance into the neighboring Buner region, just 60 miles (100 kilometers) from the capital, Islamabad. The military claims to have killed more than 1,800 insurgents in the offensive, which caused up to 2 million people to flee the valley and surrounding regions.
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Sept. 11 marked with mourning, service NEW YORK (AP) — With familiar rituals of grief and a new purpose to honor those who rushed into danger to help, the nation marked eight years since the Sept. 11 terror attacks Friday, with volunteers reading the names of the World Trade Center lost. Memorials in New York, at the Pentagon and at the crash site of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania all took place under gray skies, and those reading names at ground zero spoke under tents to protect against rain. “We miss you. Life will never be the same without you,” said Vladimir Boyarsky, whose son, Gennady Boyarsky, was killed. “This is not the rain. This is the tears.” President Barack Obama, observing his first Sept. 11 as president, had signed an order declaring it a day of service. He had first lady Michelle Obama marked a moment of silence outside the White House as a bugler played taps. The president said the nation came together after the attacks, “united not only in our grief but in our resolve to stand up for the country we love.” In Shanksville, Pa., bells tolled for the 40 victims of the fourth hijacked jetliner that crashed there eight years ago. At the trade center site, volunteers — from soup kitchens, advocacy groups, the Red Cross, the United Way — joined relatives of the lost to read the names of those
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