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Wednesday, October 20, 2010, Forest City, N.C.

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RUTHERFORDTON — A moment of inattention cost a 62-year-old Rutherfordton man more than $700. According to a Rutherfordton Police Department report, the man laid his wallet on top of his vehicle about noon Monday at a business

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along Charlotte Road, then he pulled back onto Charlotte Road with the wallet still there. Before he realized what he had done, the wallet fell off of his vehicle and the money came out of the wallet. The RPD report says several vehicles stopped in the roadway and the passengers

got out, picked up some of the money and left. Two Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office deputies came by at that time and helped retrieve $311 of the $1,040 that had been in the wallet. The wallet also contained a driver’s license, a Visa debit card and assorted other cards and papers.

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UNION MILLS — Amid peeling paint and dark, high-ceiling hallways, a rebirth is taking place at the old school building on Hudlow Road. The former Alexander Schools is now the Union Mills Learning Center, and efforts are ongoing to turn the site into a community resource. Loyce Broughton,

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Town sets demolitions policy By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

SPINDALE — Companies or developers wanting to destroy buildings in this former mill town will need a permit and set up a demolition bond. Commissioners enacted a new bond requirement after previous buildings were abandoned during the course of being demolished and the town was forced to consider stepping in to finish the clean-up. “This was a situation where you’d have something like Stonecutter Mills being scheduled to

be demolished and a company came in here but half way through they ran out of money to complete the project,” Mayor Mickey Bland said. “In that case, we didn’t really have an ordinance as the town to take care of that.” Bland’s concerns were regarding the scope of such a project and how much money might be involved in disposing of potentially hazardous materials in older buildings or other facilities. “The concern giving rise to this amendment is the possibility for an individual or development company to acquire large industrial proper Please see Town, Page 6A

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Police also said if anyone wants to turn in money that was picked up on the highway, no charges will be filed and no questions will be asked.

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Police are asking for the public’s help in recovering the wallet. Anyone who found a wallet is asked to turn it in at the RPD, on Main Street.

FOREST CITY — The Rutherford Roundtable will meet at 1:30 p.m. today to look at building reuse and revitalization with Melody Adams of The N.C. Rural Center for Economic Development. “Adams is a vital part of the staff of the private, nonprofit organization led by Rural Center President Billy Ray Hall,” said Roundtable Organizer Frankie McWhorter in a press release. “The Center serves the North Carolina’s 85 rural counties focusing on individuals of low to moderate incomes and communities with limited resources. “The Center is funded by both public and private sources and led by a 50-member board of directors and has as its mission to develop, promote and implement sound economic strategies to improve the quality of life of rural North Carolinians,” McWhorter said. “The N.C. Rural Center serves as the state’s rural policy leader and advocate and works state-wide to create strategy and programs that bring about positive economic and social change by providing resources to rural communities and people and preparing and equipping rural leaders.” Wednesday’s meeting will focus on reuse of existing facilities and bringing more businesses to Rutherford County. “Rutherford County has benefitted and continues to benefit from The N.C. Rural Center for Economic Development as both an advocate and resource,” McWhorter said. “Among Center programs addressing business development to create a strong private sector are The Agricultural Advancement Consortium that promotes the benefits of a strong farm sector and considers new ways to increase farm profitability. Foothills Connect Business and Technology Center and the agricultural curriculum at R-S Central High are among some local programs that have received grants as part of the Center’s on-going research and funding for demonstration projects with potential to create new products or markets and to improve agricultural practices.” The Roundtable is a group of Rutherford County business, government and civic leaders who have organized to help drive economic development in the county.

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Church rejects Mormon couple as scout leaders

RALEIGH (AP) — A Presbyterian church was happy to have Jeremy and Jodi Stokes as Cub Scout leaders, at least until officials there found out they are Mormons and told them they would have to step down because the church does not consider them real Christians. The Stokeses enrolled their sons as Scouts at Christ Covenant Church, a Presbyterian congregation about 10 miles from Charlotte, then expressed interest in volunteering as leaders. Church officials were initially thrilled earlier this month, the Stokeses said, until they saw on the couple’s application forms that they belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After two Scout meet-

ings, the Stokeses were told their sons, 6 and 8 years old, could remain in their packs, but the parents couldn’t serve as leaders. “I can’t believe they had the audacity to say, ’You can’t be leaders but we want your boys,”’ Jodi Stokes said. “Are you kidding me? Do you really think I’d let my boys go there now?” The Stokeses story was first reported in the Charlotte Observer. Christ Covenant spokeswoman Stelle Snyder said in an e-mail Tuesday the church was taking action to “assure that our parameters for leaders are clearly defined and well-communicated to volunteers and those interested in leadership roles for church sponsored programs such as the Boy Scouts.”

The e-mail included a link to a site explaining the differences between Mormon and historical Christian doctrine. Snyder declined to comment further, but said the church wishes the Stokes family well. “We had bought the uniforms, we had gone to two meetings, they had played with the other kids,” Jodi Stokes said. “And then my sons are saying, ’Mommy, why can’t we go back there?”’ Members of the Salt Lake City-based LDS church strongly identify as Christians, believing that salvation is possible because of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. But significant theological differences separate Mormons from most Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant churches.

The LDS church treats as holy scripture writings, like the Book of Mormon, which aren’t recognized by other churches, but which it believes were divinely revealed to Joseph Smith in the 1820s. Mormons also disavow belief in the core Christian doctrine of the Trinity — that the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are one — instead believing the three to be individuals united in a single purpose. Major doctrinal differences exist between many Christian churches, said Kathleen Flake, a professor of American religious history at Vanderbilt University, yet few other denominations endure the kind of scrutiny that Mormons are subjected to. Flake suspects Mormons have endured more criti-

cism because of a general lack of understanding about what they believe, and also because of their willingness to proselytize to Christians and non-Christians alike. Christ Covenant in Matthews, which has about 2,350 members according to its website, belongs to the Presbyterian Church in America, a conservative Evangelical denomination. Evangelicals have consistently criticized the LDS church. Regardless of doctrinal questions, Christ Covenant’s Cub Scout program is within its rights to deny the Stokeses leadership positions, according to Mark Turner, executive director of the Mecklenburg County Council of the Boy Scouts of America, which also includes the Cub Scouts.

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State Carolina Notes Candidate shooting for money

WILMINGTON (AP) — A former Marine turned Republican congressional candidate is raising campaign money by challenging all comers to a shooting contest. The Star-News of Wilmington reported Tuesday that U.S. House candidate Ilario Pantano will hold a pistol match Sunday at a shooting range as he tries to raise funds for his campaign against incumbent Democrat Mike McIntyre. Pantano is inviting anyone contributing $25 to show off their marksmanship in a timed targetshooting challenge. Donors who beat Pantano will get their money back.

Teen pregnancy at record lows

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s rate of teenage pregnancy is at a record low, but researchers remain concerned about racial disparities. The Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina said Monday that 56 of every 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19 became pregnant in 2009. That’s down from the 2008 rate of more than 58 per 1,000 girls, and the lowest rate ever recorded. Pregnancy and abortion rates for teenagers in North Carolina have been falling since 1991.

County probing rash of fires

SMITHFIELD (AP) — Officials in Johnston County will meet to discuss at least 35 suspicious fires across the county so far this year. WRAL-TV reports that a small fire Monday at Johnston County Recycling in Smithfield was the 35th such fire in the county this year. Fires have been set in barns, vacant houses and construction sites. In Clayton alone, nine suspicious fires have been set in the past month.

Gastonia school in mourning

GASTONIA (AP) — The halls of Ashbrook High School were filled with the signs of mourning on Monday as students and staff members struggled with the death of a popular cheerleading coach in an apparent murder-suicide. Laura Newman, 47, was apparently killed by her husband, Randall, 45, early Sunday morning, according to Gastonia police. The bodies, both with fatal gunshot wounds, were found in an SUV parked at the police station hours after the couple had dined at a restaurant together.

Disability no death sentence for pets RALEIGH (AP) — When Beverly Tucker’s dog Tobi ruptured a disc in his back, the veterinarian gave her a stark choice: expensive surgery with little chance of success, or euthanasia. Like a growing number of pet owners, Tucker opted for a third choice thanks to medical advances and shifting attitudes about animal care. She bought a wheeled cart specially fitted for Tobi’s hind legs, restoring mobility to her paralyzed pooch. “I would never have my dog put down,” Tucker said. “Our option was the wheels, and we’re going strong ever since.” Pets with disabilities ranging from spinal injuries to deafness still struggle more than healthy counterparts, but their futures are no longer as grim as before. An industry catering to owners of disabled pets has sprung up, offering everything from carts to chiropractors specializing in canine spines. Even in an economic slump, people are willing to pamper their pets. Total spending on pets has grown each year since the recession began, rising from $41.2 billion in 2007 to an estimated $47.7 billion this year, according to the American Pet Products Association. “The pet business has evolved greatly, especially over the last five years,” said Leslie May, founder of industry consultant Pawsible Marketing. “When people think of pets as family members, they look for resources to meet their pets’ needs.” Animal health specialists, rescue volunteers and medical supply makers all say they’ve seen a growing willingness in the American public to adopt or

care for pets with ailments that once would have certainly been euthanized. Dianne Dunning, director of the Animal Welfare, Ethics and Public Policy Program at N.C. State University, said that shift has shadowed breakthroughs in veterinary medicine. “You’re seeing in many cases now that pets are equivalent in status to children within a family,” she said. It was much different 21 years ago, when Buddha, a Doberman owned by Ed and Leslie Grinnell, awoke one morning unable to use her hind legs. There were no online support groups, no doggy physical therapists. The only options offered by the vet were $5,000 back surgery with a 50-50 shot at recovery — or immediate euthanasia. Instead, Ed Grinnell put his skills to work as a mechanical engineer and designed a wheeled cart for Buddha, who lived three more years. Ten years later, vets were referring so many people to the Grinnells that they went into canine cart manufacturing full-time. Since 1999, Eddie’s Wheels has expanded to 14 workers at their facility in Shelburne Falls, Mass., and now ships its carts worldwide for dogs, cats, bunnies, goats, sheep — even alpacas. “I don’t think people felt any differently about their animals 20 or 30 years ago,” Leslie Grinnell said. “It’s just the culture didn’t support the view that this is an important member of the family.” That isolation the Grinnells felt was similar to what Joyce Darrell and her husband, Mike Dickerson, experienced when

their dog Duke severed his spinal cord in an accident in 1999. Instead of euthanizing Duke, the Grinnells got him a wheeled cart. They’ve since adopted another dog with paralyzed legs. Those adoptions have since grown into a full-time rescue operation called Pets With Disabilities, which Darrell runs from her home in Prince Frederick, Md. The program rescues between 50 and 70 dogs a year, finding permanent homes for most. He said disabled dogs often bond tighter with people than able-bodied dogs “because they need humans for more things.” Still, there are more challenges in caring for disabled animals, including higher medical costs. “Folks typically shy away from animals that are going to require medical care and cost is usually the No. 1 issue,” said Gail Buchwald at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Adoptions Center in New York. Mary Dow, a volunteer with Independent Animal Rescue in Durham, rescued a cat named Daisy and paid $2,300 for surgery on its broken leg. She raised more than $1,800 to offset the tab. “It’s not necessarily a foregone conclusion that all people shy away from disabled animals,” she said, however. “We’ve found homes for quite a few who would have been euthanized.” That second chance isn’t just for the animals, Leslie Grinnell said, but for humans who stand to learn a lot from their disabled pets. “These animals don’t feel sorry for themselves one little bit,” she said.

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Our Views Going Global plan has merit

utherford County School teachers last week got their laptop computers as the district took the first step in implementing its Going Global computer initiative. This initiative is aimed at putting the latest technology in the hands of all students and incorporating the use of technology into the curriculum. In an earlier comment on this project, we cautioned that everyone should approach this realistically. The computers are simply a tool, a very powerful tool if used properly, but the key words there are used properly. School officials have spoken to that comment and they are convincing when they present their case, especially with the argument that this initiative will level the playing field for those students who are at some economic disadvantage. We agree that making technology available to all students has the potential to have a significant impact on the educational process for each of those students. We believe in giving every student in Rutherford County access to the best education possible. For that reason, we support the Going Global initiative and we believe that the people of Rutherford County should support it also.

Our readers’ views Does not expect to see high-speed Internet To the editor: I just want to say that I agree with Bob Howard about highspeed Internet when he says, “Don’t be fooled by a meeting or headlines, it’s smoke and mirrors just to make you feel good.” High-speed internet travels almost the entire length of Bostic-Sunshine Highway, to Sunshine Elementary and on to a “housing development” in Golden Valley. It also travels Salem Church road and on into Hollis to another “housing development.” These new developments in rural areas seem to be able to get AT&T to supply high speed, or at least to the developments, so there is another perk to sell the property, helping the rich get richer, kind of like the tax cuts. Anyway, if you happen to be a property owner on the route to the one of these developments or the rural schools you too are able to get high speed. We live on South Mountain Road, they have high speed at each end of South Mountain Road, but we residents of South Mountain Road are still blessed with dial-up. If you want anything close to DSL you have to go with someone such as Hughes Net or you can use a high priced Air Card from one of the cell phone companies and those limit your access to 5 gigs a month, go over that and you are hit with a very costly bill. We can’t get DSL, yet we have these other signals floating all around our heads twenty-four hours a day. What’s with this? I spoke with a retiree from AT&T, he laughed and said I would probably not see DSL on our road in my lifetime. Cable is not an option, they told me they had no plans on going beyond Washburn’s Store. Yes, it was our choice to live in the country, but the internet

did not exist at the time, so now we don’t have the same choices as those in town. So we’re back to what Bob Howard said, “Now the sub-headline “Leaders gather, discuss access to broadband.” And that’s all that will happen.” Mr. Howard, I would love to see them prove you wrong, but I don’t think that is going to happen. Theresa McCraw Bostic

Endorses Jack Conner for county sheriff To the editor: I have known Jack Conner and his family for more than 15 years and am pleased to call him a friend. I have observed his hard work in putting together an outstanding Sheriff’s Department. When I vote for Jack Conner in November I will do so in full confidence that I will be voting for a Sheriff that knows and believes that the function of his department is to Serve and Protect. Luther Lewis Rutherfordton

Supports Chris Francis for county sheriff To the editor: I am one of many seniors who have never been involved in politics, but I am now. I am out putting up signs and giving out cards and sample ballots for local conservatives here in Rutherford County. I am backing a good man for sheriff, Chris Francis. Francis has very high standards and is not a politician, I am age 77, I voted a straight “R” Conservative ticket, Early Voting, as there were none to choose from running for office on the liberal “D” ballot. Jesse Brown Sunshine

Says reports about Clerk’s office not true To the editor: I would like to address some comments that were recently made about the Clerk of Court’s office. As an employee of the office, I have not felt any of the tension or low morale that we have been rumored to be experiencing. I can fairly state that the team of workers within the office work well together and genuinely like each other. That being said, other statements have been made that I find unfair and uninformed. Robynn Spence, the elected Clerk of Court, continuously stresses to her staff that friendliness and respect shown to the people of Rutherford County is not an option, it is a job requirement. She does not and would not tolerate any one of us showing anything less than the utmost respect or kindness to the people who we are there to help. Her greatest concerns are for each and every person who walks through the courthouse doors. I believe she is doing an exceptional job with a staff that, due to state budget cuts, is six persons short of where it should be. We work as effectively and efficiently as is possible. We would like to be able to make each person’s business within the court house a pleasant experience, but unfortunately not all business handled in our office is pleasant. In the cases where it is not, we do everything we can to guide people through the processes as smoothly and quickly as we can. I am proud of the people I work with and the job we do and I am proud to work for Robynn Spence, a Clerk who is experienced, caring and concerned with each and every aspect of the office which she holds. Joyce Scoggins Rutherfordton

Debate over governor’s budget powers significant RALEIGH – North Carolina’s high court recently wrestled without conclusion about where the budgetary powers of the state legislature stop and those of the governor begin. To Joe and Jane Taxpayer, it might seem like an inconsequential argument. Government – federal, state and local – taxes your earnings and financial transactions. Does it matter which branch of government decides how it is spent? Well, it might when government faces the rough economic times that surely lie ahead. How those decisions are made, and who makes them, could determine state employee layoffs, pay cuts or even the closing of state parks, museums and like.

Today in North Carolina Scott Mooneyham

To try to keep government running as smoothly as possible during the tough times, the writers of the state constitution gave the governor power to rearrange state spending when deficits loom. Lately, some folks have tried to discount that power as a minor, little thing that lets the governor cancel an order for pens over here or postpone a trip over there. Hardly. The constitution lists the governor’s budgetary powers third among duties, ahead of those for

executing the laws of the state and for granting pardons to convicted criminals. The bulk of the constitutional provision establishing the governor’s budgetary powers deals with the issue coping with a budget shortfall. The provision gives the governor the power to “effect the necessary economies in State expenditures” when tax collections aren’t sufficient to meet the spending laid out in the state budget approved by legislators. The court case in question addressed whether former Gov. Mike Easley should have moved money from a highway fund to help close a budget shortfall in 2002. A 3-3 decision by the state Supreme Court (one justice recused herself) left intact a lower court ruling saying the money shouldn’t have

been moved. The legal draw means that the ruling creates no precedent, so Gov. Beverly Perdue could do the same thing with impunity the next time a shortfall arises. The legal argument made against another grab of the highway money is that it doesn’t really constitute a “necessary economy,” a spending cut. Actually, it does. It’s a reduction of highway money. And as I’ve previously pointed out in this column, the state constitution makes no distinction between highway funds and the state’s general fund. It refers only to “the budget.” What complicates the case isn’t whether taking highway money amounts to a cut. Rather, it’s a compet-

ing constitutional provision that states that no tax created and dedicated for one purpose can be used for another. A broad interpretation of the constitution would mean that the governor’s budgetary powers supercede that restriction in times of budget shortfalls; a narrow interpretation means it doesn’t. If the narrow interpretation eventually prevails, the result will likely be inflexibility that could cause state government to delay paying its bill and meeting its financial obligations. You might be fine with that, unless you’re the one owed. Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.

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More N.C. counties get federal help

Lillian Shehan

RALEIGH (AP) — Homeowners, renters and small business owners in four more counties are getting help from the federal government for damages from flooding in eastern North Carolina. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday that Brunswick, Jones, Pender and Pitt counties have been added to six counties where individuals may receive grants and small businesses can get low-interest loans for losses not fully compensated by insurance. President Obama last week approved help for Beaufort, Bertie, Craven, Hertford, Onslow and Tyrrell counties. The state Department of Crime Control and Public Safety told a legislative committee Tuesday that 468 homes and 109 businesses were damaged or destroyed, at a cost of $8.8 million. A department spokeswoman said total damages from the storm are now about $17 million.

Lillian Norma Shehan, 73, of Mill Spring, died Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, at Smith Phayer Hospice House, Landrum, S.C. A native of Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Howard James Ruff Sr. and Rose Agetha Norman Ruff. She retired from the textile industry after many years and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two sons, Calvin Ruff of Sunnyview and Terry Shehan of Mill Spring; three daughters, Becky Nelon of Sunnyview, Kannapolis man arrested in 1981 rape Wanda Russell of Mill CHARLOTTE (AP) — A Kannapolis man has been arrest- Spring and Pamela Tessnear ed and charged with a rape that occurred in 1981. of Pea Ridge; one brother, Multiple media outlets reported that CharlotteBill Ruff of Inman, S.C.; Mecklenburg Police arrested 60-year-old Roger Dale one sister, Gladys Melton of Honeycutt at his home and charged him with second-degree Rutherfordton; 11 grandchilrape, second-degree sex offense and first-degree burglary. dren; and two great-grandPolice say Honeycutt broke into the house in 1981 and sons. raped a woman while her husband and child slept. The vicFuneral services will be tim was five months pregnant. Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Mill Police say in 2002 they submitted DNA collected from a Spring First Baptist Church rape examination of the victim at the time. They got a match with the Revs. David Bame in August with Honeycutt, who had been arrested for sexual and Phillip Guffey officiatexploitation of a minor in 2005. ing. Burial will be in the It was unclear if Honeycutt had an attorney. church cemetery. Visitation was Tuesday. The family Companies alerted to domestic violence will also be at the home of a WILMINGTON (AP) — North Carolina companies are try- daughter, Pamela Tessnear. McFarland Funeral Chapel ing to stop domestic violence to keep it from undercutting is in charge of arrangements. productivity and admitting danger. A meeting in Wilmington on Tuesday brings together company human resource directors and social service workers to Online condolences: www.mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com talk about prevention. Ricky Houston of New Hanover County Domestic Violence Ralph Jones Shelter and Services says company officials will take home a model policy that encourages domestic violence victims to Ralph Jackson Jones, 86, of come forward. Fair Haven Nursing Center, Houston says that could cut off the specter of the armed formerly of Campfield and angry spouse tracking down their estranged partner Church Road, died Monday, where they work. Oct. 18, 2010, at Fair Haven The state Justice Department’s crime tally found that Nursing Center. about 26 percent of the 777 homicides committed in North A native of Swain County, Carolina last year involved someone known by the victim. he was a son of the late Tom Vance and Cristy Watts Jones. He was a World War II Navy veteran who served in Normandy and Southern France. He was a retired with domestic criminal auto body repairman, memSheriff’s Reports trespassing; placed under a ber of Campfield Memorial n The Rutherford County 48-hour hold. (RCSD) Baptist Church and a charSheriff’s Department n Christopher Shane ter member of Forest Lake responded to 127 E-911 calls Vandyke, 35, of the 100 block Baptist Church. Monday. of Walker Road; extradition/ Survivors include his wife fugitive from other state; of 66 years, Cordelia Taylor Rutherfordton placed under a $30,000 Jones; a son, Harold Edwin n The Rutherfordton Police secured bond. (RCSD) Jones; five sisters, Gladys Department responded to 29 Breedlove of Rutherfordton, E-911 calls Monday. Iva Nellie Burnette of Citations Florida, Ola Mae Whigham n Allison Reavis Wyatt, of Columbia, S.C., Ruby Spindale 45, of 425 Pinehurst Road, Ellen Norman of Florida Ellenboro; cited for transn The Spindale Police and Bobbie Jean Wagner of Department responded to 15 porting a child of less than Tryon; eight grandchildren; five years of age and less E-911 calls Monday. and eight great-grandchilthan 40 pounds without the dren. child being secured in the Lake Lure Funeral services were rear seat when the vehicle held Thursday at 4 p.m. at n Lake Lure Police was equipped with an active Campfield Memorial Baptist Department responded to six passenger-side air bag and Church with the Rev. Scott E-911 calls Monday. the vehicle had a rear seat. Huffman officiating. Burial (RPD)

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n The Forest City Police Department responded to 56 E-911 calls Monday. n Samuel Clark reported a larceny. n Jessica Green reported a breaking and entering to a motor vehicle and larceny. The incident occurred on Plaza Drive.

Arrests

n Pedro Bautista Ramirez, 27, of the 900 block of Coopers Trace; charged with driving while impaired, speeding and no operator’s license; placed under a $500 secured bond. (LLPD) n Chad Stephen Bailey, 38, of the 800 block of Old U.S. 74 Business; charged with felony probation violation; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (Probation) n Larry Alfred Montieth, 33, of the 1400 block of U.S. 221 North; charged with breaking and/or entering, larceny after break/enter and two counts of obtain property by false pretense; placed under a $20,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Janet Mollonan Gandy, 53, of the 100 block of Mode Road; charged with violation of a court order; placed under a $30,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Anthony Sergio Jackson, 24, of the 100 block of West Spruce Street; charged with failure to comply on child support; placed under a $300 cash bond. (RCSD) n Joseph Lee Hudson, 30, of the 600 block of Sandy Run Church Road; charged

EMS n Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services responded to 33 E-911 calls Monday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to one E-911 call Monday.

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Mr. Ralph Jackson Jones Mr. Ralph Jackson Jones, 86, of Fair Haven Nursing Center formerly of Campfield Church Road died Monday, October 18, 2010 at Fair Haven Nursing Center. A native of Swain County he was born December 23,1923, a son of the late Tom Vance and Cristy Watts Jones. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a son, Paul Edward Jones and a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Jones Rhodes. Ralph was a United States WWII Navy Veteran having served in Normandy and Southern France, was a retired auto body repairman, member of Campfield Memorial Baptist Church and a charter member of Forest Lake Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Cordelia Taylor Jones; one son, Harold Edwin Jones and wife, Karen; five sisters, Gladys Breedlove of Rutherfordton, Iva Lee Nellie Burnette of Florida, Ola Mae Whigham of Columbia, SC, Ruby Ellen Norman of Florida, Bobbie Jean Wagner of Tryon, eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 4:00 P.M. Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Campfield Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. Scott Huffman officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service in the sanctuary of Campfield Memorial Baptist Church. McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is serving the Jones Family. A guest register is available at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com

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will follow in the church cemetery with military honors by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. Visitation will be held one hour before the service in the sanctuary of Campfield Memorial Baptist Church. McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is serving the Jones Family. Online condolences: www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com

Janet Whitfield Janet Marie Whitfield of Kannapolis died Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. A native of Atlanta, Ga., she was a daughter of the late Reginald Lyne Whitfield and the late Margaret Marie Fritsch. She was a graduate of Bass High School and Ohio University with a BA in Elementary Education. She received a MED in Gifted Education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She was an elementary and gifted education teacher in Kannapolis City Schools. She was also a hospice volunteer. Survivors include three daughters, Elizabeth Engle Norton of Charlotte, Laura Engle Evans of Rutherfordton and Roxanne Gammeister Sovill of Coleman, S.D.; two brothers, Dr. Charles L. Whitfield of Maryland and Richard F. Whitfield of Concord; and three grandchildren. Memorial services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church in Concord with the Rev. Nancy Cox officiating. The family will receive friends following the service and at other times at the home of Richard Whitfield in Concord. Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081 or to the Lupus Foundation of America, Piedmont Chapter, 4530 Park Road, Suite 302, Charlotte, NC 28209 or your favorite charity. Whitley’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www.whitleysfuneralhome.com

The Daily Courier obituary policy The Daily Courier offers free obituaries as a courtesy to the community. All free obituaries are written using the same standard guidelines. We accept obituary information from funeral homes only. The obituary must be e-mailed or faxed. All forms should be typed (handwritten information is not always legible). Corrections to obituaries are accepted from the funeral home only. The deadline for obituaries is 4 p.m. daily. Complimentary obituaries include: n Name, age, residence of deceased, date and place of death. n A brief background of the deceased, such as place of employment/profession, education, church membership, military service/honors, civic organizations, special activities (community service, volunteer work) or other service of exceptional interest or importance. n Names of deceased parents and spouses only. n We do not name in-laws, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandchildren, etc. Grandchildren will be listed by number only. n Special friends will be listed if they are a fiance, person’s companion or caregiver who is a family member or friend who would not normally be named. n Photographs will not be included in free obits. Funeral services n Date, time and place of funeral, memorial or graveside service, burial, visitation, officiating ministers, military rites. Memorials/other n Name and address of memorials. n Online condolences. Other n Space is always a concern in the newspaper, therefore, The Daily Courier requires that there be some local connection between the deceased and the local community.

Deaths Tom Bosley LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Bosley, whose long acting career was highlighted by his hugely popular role as the understanding father on television’s nostalgic, toprated 1970s comedy series “Happy Days,” died Tuesday. He was 83. TV Guide ranked Bosley’s “Happy Days” character, Howard Cunningham, at No. 9 on its list of the “50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time” in 2004. The show debuted in 1974 and ran for 11 seasons. After “Happy Days” ended, Bosley went on to a recurring role in “Murder, She Wrote” as Sheriff Amos Tupper. He also was the crime-solving priest in television’s “The Father Dowling Mysteries,” which ran from 1989 to 1991. Although “Happy Days” brought him his widest fame, Bosley had made his mark on Broadway 15 years before when he turned in a Tony Award-winning performance in the title role in “Fiorello!”

Janet Marie Whitfield Janet Marie Whitfield passed unexpectedly on October 18, 2010. Janet was born November 22, 1940 in Atlanta, GA to the late Reginald Lyne Whitfield and the late Margaret Marie Fritsch. She attended Druid Hills Schools and graduated from Bass High School in Atlanta, GA. She attended Tift College and UNC-G and graduated from Ohio University with a BA in Elementary Education. She also graduated from UNC-C with MED in Gifted Education. She spent her entire teaching career of 32 years as an elementary and gifted education in Kannapolis City Schools. Her students loved the creative way she made learning fun and exciting. They were inspired by her teaching. She was an active member in many teacher organizations. She served as teacher advisor for Odyssey of the Mind and other academic clubs for students. As an active hospice volunteer she sat with patients and offered support to family members. She also served on the team for Camp Wing 2 Soar for young people suffering the loss of loved ones. Her family, friends and Whitham Manor brought her great joy and happiness. Family time, especially birthdays and Thanksgiving, were a treasure to her. Her gift to others was making memories, which is now her lifelong legacy of love. She was generous, kind and sincere. Learning, traveling and gardening were her passions. She is survived by three daughters, Elizabeth Engle Norton of Charlotte, Laura Engle Evans and husband, Hank of Rutherfordton, and Roxanne Garnmeister Sovill of Coleman, SD; three grandchildren, Bennett Whitfield Evans and Madison Elizabeth Evans of Rutherfordton, and Taylor Elizabeth Norton of Charlotte; two brothers, Dr. Charles L. Whitfield, MD and wife, Barbara of Atlanta and Richard F. Whitfield and wife, Jacqueline of Concord and many nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday Oct. 22, 2010 at 1:00 PM at All Saints Episcopal Church, Concord officiated by Rev. Nancy Cox. Family will receive friends following the service. At other times, the family will be at the home of Richard and Jacqueline Whitfield in Concord. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081 or to the Lupus Foundation of America, Piedmont Chapter, 4530 Park Road, Suite 302, Charlotte, NC 28209 or your favorite charity. Online condolences may be left at: www.whitleysfuneralhome.com Paid obit.

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project coordinator on the center’s board, said Friday that restoring the building has been a labor of love for those involved, and it has been a chance to relive school days for many who walk through the doors for the first time. “I moved to Union Mills five years ago,” she said. “The rest of the board members graduated from the school. “When people walk in that haven’t been here, they say, ‘Oh, this reminds me of the school I went to.’ No matter where they are from, whether it is Florida or Ohio. And that’s how I felt about it, too.” Most of the work has revolved around cleaning up the building and making it weather-tight again. “I started volunteering about a year and a half ago,” Broughton said. “And at the time, we were just starting to get the building cleaned up. It had been sitting, with just a couple of things going on each year. And we were having a monthly breakfast. So the main thing people have been doing is cleaning up and cleaning out. Doing repairs. On a building this old, it’s time-consuming. Mostly it’s been cleaning out and maintaining.” The biggest project that the center has undertaken is the replacement of windows in the building. “New windows were put in,” Broughton said. “That was a major accomplishment. The memorial windows have been on sale pretty much since the building was taken over. “The fund was growing rapidly at first, and then slowly, and when the economy tanked, it just kind of stagnated. Rather than just hold on to that money, with the interest levels going down, we went ahead and put the new windows in the library, so that we could do the summer reading program indoors, and in the office,

because that was the next one in, and the rest rooms, since we are using those for all the events that we have. “The windows are an ongoing project because we had a lot of windows in this building.” Each window is 36 inches by 91 inches, and costs $550. Each donated window will have a plaque installed below the window with the donor’s name and dedication. The center’s board also ran into another problem that required immediate action. “One of the other things was that there was lead paint in the exterior doors,” Broughton said. “And in order to have the children come into the building, we had to encapsulate the lead paint. That was actually done by one big donation, from Alexander Schools Inc. alumna. So the school alumna paid for the painting of the exterior doors. That allowed children in to do the summer reading program. “We also had the computer lab open over the summer for the kids as well. We upgraded all the computers in the computer lab last winter and then opened the computer lab in March on the weekends for the kids, and for adults that came in to use the Internet there, on Saturdays.” Broughton said a lot has been done recently with the landscaping at the site and a library is being set up. A number of fundraising events have been held at the Union Mills center, and others are planned. Bluegrass concerts are held in the auditorium weekly. “Bluegrass continues every Friday,” Broughton said. “We got it going the beginning of July, for one month. But crowds kept growing and growing through August. It has maintained, not quite as high as in summer, but it’s been keeping the doors open. “We have had some fabulous music. We have not had a bad band. When the artists are donating their time,

you may get anything. And it’s been top-notch talent every week. One week we had to turn a band away, because we only have so many hours to do it in.” A Trunk or Treat event is scheduled Oct. 30, and a Spindale Dairy Goat Festival fundraiser is on tap for Nov. 6. “That’s going to be exciting,” Broughton said. “We have not done pop music before.” The Rutherford Community Theatre presents its performances at the UMLC, and provides a lighting and sound system for the auditorium. The theater group will present a one-act comedy called “Sin in the South” on Oct. 23 to 24. And Broughton said she expects a sellout when The Chuck Wagon Gang comes to the county Dec. 11. The auditorium has 250 seats and 12 handicapped spaces, and Broughton said she expects the concert to be a sellout. Also, the center added a renter, the first in several years. Broughton said the board rented a small classroom to an artist, who has opened an art studio. It is the center’s first full-time tenant. And the board is considering renting another space for access to high-speed Internet. The old school site is owned by the Union Mills Learning Center Inc. The facility was closed as a school in 1999 and given to the community in 2000, and that’s when the group was incorporated. The center’s campus consists of the three-story school building, a gymnasium and athletic fields. In 1925, the financially troubled facility was saved by J.F. Alexander. The name was changed at that time to “Alexander Schools, Incorporated, for Motherless Children” (ASI). It became a public school in 1976 and was named Union Mills School. Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com.

Festival fundraiser scheduled for Nov. 6 From staff reports

UNION MILLS — The first Spindale Dairy Goat Festival and Parade, held in May, was a success, and efforts already are under way to prepare for the second annual event. A goat festival fundraiser is planned Nov. 6 at the Union Mills Learning Center at 6495 Hudlow Road. The event will include a dinner and a concert. Beverly Kalinowski, an organizer of the festival, said, “It only seems fitting to have our fundraiser at the Union Mills Learning Center. This was one of the first places that people ever heard about the goat festival, in July of 2009, via Scott Baughman’s article about the UMLC summer reading program for children in The Daily Courier. “We were invited to bring reading material about goats. Charles and Nance Wolff brought baby goats to the UMLC along with little books provided by ADGA (American Dairy Goat Association). The children heard

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ties and then abandon such property mid-way through demolition,” Town Manager Cameron McHargue wrote in a memo on the ordinance. “However, the town must consider the implications of any demolition regulations on a town-wide basis regardless of whether the property is industrial, commercial, residential, institutional, etc.” During a work session on Sept. 29,

goat stories and got the full hands-on experience of hugging and petting the baby goats. “Rutherford Community Theatre will be providing sound, lighting and backstage support for this fund-raiser concert. It all links together, and the UMLC is one of those vital links.” Dinner tickets, at $20 each, will be sold in a reserved number of seats for an early-bird service at 4 p.m. and an evening dinner service at 5:30 p.m. Live acoustic music will be played in the dining room from 4 to 5 and from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Organizers ask that meal ticket payments be made by Oct. 29 for ordering fresh ingredients. Diners will have a choice of one of three main dishes: Italian sausage and peppers, zesty Italian meatball sub or meatballs and marina over gluten-free pasta. Dinners include baked ziti, garlic bread and fresh garden salad with a choice of dressings, including chunky goat feta dressing. Also included will be two bite-sized pieces of goat milk

fudge with a fruit garnish. Live acoustic music will be provided during dinner. The chef for the event will be Jayson Mee, who also is the son of a chef. He studied culinary arts at Johnson & Wales in Miami and Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. The group Forever Kings & Queens will be featured at the 7 p.m. concert in the auditorium. They perform old Motown and current pop covers. Tickets are $8 to $20 in advance or $10 to $22 at the door. Prime choice seating is $20, with 40 seats available. Select seating is $10, with 84 seats available. Front rows and back rows are $8 each, with 36 regular seats. Supporters may also sponsor an outstanding young person for $12 each, with 30 seats available. And 26 complimentary seats will be available by invitation only for select sponsors of the first festival.

the board of commissioners met to talk about implications.

250 and 1,500 square feet the bond amount required will be $500. For structures greater than 1,500 square feet the bond amount varies depending on the nature of the building. Residential frame construction buildings will require a bond of $5 per square foot. Residential brick and mason construction will be $10 per square foot. Non-residential buildings will require a bond of $10 per square foot.

The new amendment includes stipulations that a permit be required for demolition of any structure more than 250 square feet. Such demolition also requires the firm to file a demolition plan with the town’s zoning administrator. The plan must have proof of the company’s state environmental permits and requires proper disposal and follow-up at the site of the teardown. For structures that are between

For tickets to the dinner and/or the concert, call 828-202-5700 or go to www.GoatFestival.com

Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.

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Ongoing Yokefellow Service Center: Spotlight days, Oct. 22-23; featuring antiques, collectibles, silent auction, art, jewelry, books, housewares, clothing and more; store hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Washburn Community Outreach Center: Two for 25 cents porch sale, half-price sale inside store including winter; hours are Thursday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is coming on Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the FLC of Salem United Methodist Church, for information call 223-6355.

Wednesday, Oct. 20 “Dine Out for Kids:” Big Dave’s Seafood Restaurant; proceeds from the event will help fund Communities in Schools of Rutherford County’s programs such as backpack for food, Starbase program, reading programs, mentoring and Stuff the Bus. Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach open house: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 2570 Memorial Hwy., Lake Lure; for information, call 828-6254683. Preschool story time: 11 a.m., Rutherford County Library Haynes Branch; for ages 2 to 5; free. Conservation conversation: 6:30 p.m., Old Rock Cafe; sponsored by Friends of Hickory Nut Gorge; speaker will be Clint Calhoun, naturalist and environmental management officer for Lake Lure; for more information, call Becky, 828-685-8798 or e-mail batcave25@yahoo.com.

Thursday, Oct. 21 Free breast exams: St. Luke’s Hospital; exams, education and when needed, a referral for a mammogram; please call828-8942408 to schedule an appointment. Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Grammar School grand opening: 11 a.m., 1110 S. Broadway St., Forest City. Hospice Remembrance Service: 6 p.m., Carolina Event and Conference Center; remembrance service for Hospice patients who have died. Social Media Marketing part two: 6 to 10 p.m., Isothermal Community College, Communication Technology Building room 108; to register, call 286-3636 ext. 229 or e-mail dspurlin@isothermal.edu.

Friday, Oct. 22 Lake Lure Classical Academy grand opening: 10 a.m., 658 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure. Fall festival: 5 to 8 p.m., Thomas Jefferson Classical Grammar; inflatables, games, petting zoo, haunted hallway, concessions, pumpkin sale, half-and-half raffle and more; all funds will benefit teachers and staff.

Saturday, Oct. 23 Yard sale and country ham breakfast: 7 a.m. until, Gilkey Clubhouse; adult plates $5, children ages 10 and younger $3, younger than three free; all proceeds will go to help Anath Christian Academy; rent a spot in the yard sale for $10 (bring your own table); for more information, call 288-4777. Second annual yard sale: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Spindale Elementary School; sponsored by the PTO; proceeds go to school; variety of items. Co-ed softball benefit tournament: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Crowe Park; hosted by Piney Knob Baptist Church WMU and Brotherhood; concessions all day; entry fee $150 per team; benefits Tucker Sutton, who has cerebral palsey, microcephaly and other health issues. For information on rules or questions, cal Lindsay Guffey, 3-5-9135 or 305-2703. Spooky Pooch Day: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunnyside Peach Orchard; doggie Halloween pictures and bake sale fundraiser for Community Pet Center; cost is $5 per 4-by-6-inch picture and includes hard magnet cover; bring your own costume or choose from costume options that will be available; homemade baked items will be available for purchase.

Give to the Red Cross and change a life, starting with your own. Call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcross.org.

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Chicken and country ham supper: 4 p.m. until, Whitehouse Community Center; adults $10, children ages 6 to 11 $4, younger than 6 free; menu includes chicken, ham, creamed potatoes, slaw, macaroni and cheese, pintos, sauerkraut, green beans, beets, gravy, biscuits, desserts, coffee and tea; music by Norris West Family.

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Brian Bosworth met agent through Blake NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Bosworth and another former Oklahoma player tell Yahoo! Sports that former North Carolina assistant coach John Blake introduced them to agent Gary Wichard. Blake’s relationship with Wichard is part of the focus of investigations by the University of North Carolina, the NCAA, the NFL Players Association and the North Carolina Secretary of State’s office. Blake resigned from North Carolina’s staff Sept. 5 and has denied steering players to Wichard. Bosworth tells Yahoo! that Blake, an assistant at Oklahoma in the mid-1980s, introduced him to Wichard and set up all his meetings with the agent. Former Oklahoma tight end Stephen Alexander also told Yahoo! that Blake set up his meeting.

Old Dominion picked to repeat as champs ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Old Dominion is the favorite to repeat as champion of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Monarchs topped the voting among the conference’s coaches in the preseason poll released Tuesday. Old Dominion returns four starters from a 27-win team that captured won the CAA tournament and defeated Notre Dame in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. George Mason, which returns all five of its starters, was picked second in the poll. Virginia Commonwealth was selected third. Defending champion James Madison was voted as the favorite to win the women’s title.

Miami’s Berry not thinking about streak CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Damien Berry couldn’t care less about extending a streak this week. Miami’s senior running back is merely trying to see another streak get snapped. Berry will aim for his fourth straight 100-yard game when the 25th-ranked Hurricanes (4-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) host North Carolina (4-2, 2-1) in a critical Coastal Division matchup on Saturday night. His bigger concern, however, is making sure that the Tar Heels don’t beat the Hurricanes for a fourth straight season. Berry has 569 yards this season, 19 more than the 11 other Miami players who’ve carried the ball in 2010 have combined.

Local Sports SOCCER 6 p.m. Polk at TJCA 6 p.m. R-S Central at Shelby 6 p.m. East Rutherford at Freedom CROSS COUNTRY 4 p.m. TJCA at Hendersonville

On TV 4 p.m. (TBS) MLB Baseball Texas Rangers at New York Yankees. American League Championship Series, Game 5. 7 p.m. (TS) NHL Hockey Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers. 7:30 p.m. (WHNS) MLB Baseball Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants. National League Championship Series, Game 4.

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South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier walks through the bench area during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Furman at Williams Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., in this Sept. 18, 2010 file photo.

Crazy SEC East surprises Spurrier COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier Tuesday was rattling off teams his Gamecocks are fighting with in the Southeastern Conference’s East Division — there was Georgia and Florida. Then he glanced at a copy of the standings. His eyes opened wide as he moved down the page and found his opponent for Saturday. “Well, heck, Vanderbilt is still in the hunt,” Spurrier said. The winner between the Gamecocks and the Commodores will be in first

place in the SEC East and the only team in the division with just two losses. And if South Carolina wants to keep its hopes alive for a first ever trip to the SEC title game, it will have to win on the road, starting at Vanderbilt. The Gamecocks have lost eight SEC road games in a row, going more than two years since walking out of an opponent’s stadium with a victory. “We have a good chance if we can play,” Spurrier said. “But if we play the way Please see Spurrier, Page 8A

Clemson’s Jamie Harper, left, celebrates with teammate Drew Traylor after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Maryland, Saturday Oct. 16, 2010 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson S.C. Associated Press

Clemson faces Ga. Tech hurdle CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says the Tigers are inching closer to the program he envisioned when he took over two years ago. Another step comes this week against Georgia Tech, an opponent that’s been a particularly large hurdle for Clemson (3-3, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) to overcome in Swinney’s short tenure. “If there’s a team we ought to know something about, it’s these guys,” Swinney said. And not all the memories are pleasant. The Yellow Jackets (5-2, 3-1) have won all three meetings against Clemson since

Swinney assumed head coaching duties in October 2008 after Tommy Bowden’s departure. Georgia Tech spoiled Swinney’s debut that week with a 21-17 victory. The Tigers then lost twice to the Yellow Jackets last season, including a 39-34 defeat in the ACC championship game. Clemson rallied with two fourthquarter TDs for a 34-33 lead in the title game. But then Georgia Tech and coach Paul Johnson used its triple-option attack to perfection, moving 86 yards Please see Clemson, Page 8A

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cody Ross came through with another key hit this postseason, Matt Cain dazzled to outduel Cole Hamels and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 on Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NL championship series. Ross hit an RBI single in the fourth inning to break a scoreless tie and fellow playoff firsttimer Aubrey Huff followed with a run-scoring single. The Giants grabbed the edge in their best-of-seven series against the two-time defending NL champions — with two more games in their home ballpark. On a beautiful and festive fall day in the Bay Area, the Giants delivered back home in front of 43,320 towel-waving fans at AT&T Park. Among those in the sellout crowd — home run king Barry Bonds in a front-row seat near San Francisco’s dugout. Giants manager Bruce Bochy tweaked his lineup, and it worked. Aaron Rowand earned a start in center field, then doubled and scored on Freddy Sanchez’s fifth-inning single. This marked the third impressive pitcher’s duel in as many games of this NLCS. First, it was Roy Halladay vs. Tim Lincecum, then Roy Oswalt and Jonathan Sanchez. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel was considering going back to Halladay on short rest for Game 4 Wednesday night if his team trailed, though Joe Blanton was penciled in for the start. Rookie Madison Bumgarner, who pitched the division series clincher at Atlanta, goes for the Giants. Cain allowed two hits over seven innings, struck out five and walked three in a strong 119-pitch effort. Javier Lopez pitched the eighth and Brian Wilson finished it for his fourth postseason save and second in as many tries this series. Cain and 2008 World Series MVP Hamels each began with three scoreless innings. The left-handed Hamels didn’t allow a hit until Edgar Renteria’s single to start the fourth, while Carlos Ruiz’s one-out single in the third was the first off Cain. Hamels, coming off a five-hit shutout against Cincinnati on Oct. 10 in his last outing, was tagged for three runs and five hits in six innings. He struck out eight and walked one.

Memories of Smoky flood the lines Write it, and they shall call. The phone has been ringing pretty steady since Sunday’s column about Rutherford County’s own, Smoky Burgess. The calls have crossed generational lines and the memories of Burgess are priceless. Wayne Smith, of Cliffside, recalled being in the 5th grade at Cliffside Elementary School in October of 1960. Principal H. C. Beatty rolled a black and white television set — the only kind there really was in those days — into the school’s auditorium and brought in the students to watch the Worlds Series. As I referenced on Sunday, in those days the World Series was played during the day. The young students at Cliffside, and I am sure around the county, saw Smoky as a hero. One of the county’s own playing on TV, in the World Series. Dr. Bob Harding, of Rutherfordton, who was the Burgess’ personal physician for over a decade, recalled many wonderful stories. “I was Smoky’s mother’s doctor as well, and I recall asking her one day why Smoky had become such a good

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hitter. Without cracking a smile, she said, ‘well, he was never any good at picking cotton. He just stood around looking at the birds,’” Harding said. “Well, I just broke out in laughter.” Harding remembered Burgess being angered by the players’ strike in 1981. Burgess, then 54, told Harding he had gone into the Braves’ front office and told them that given two weeks, he could get in shape and still hit better than the .220 mark the Braves’ then second baseman was hitting — for $750,000 a year. Burgess’ highest paid season was $28,500 and in his worst season — at age 37 — he hit .244. In his prime, at 27, Burgess hit .368 with the Philadelphia Phillies. Burgess was a nine-time All-Star, who finished with a career fielding

percentage of .988. Those are just numbers, they are not a man. Burgess made a positive impact in the lives of countless young men — the way Gomer Hodge did, the way Randy Ingle does, the way Todd Coffey does, the way that someday Ryan Arrowood and others will. Each generation passing it on, and paying it forward. I am not naive and no, I wasn’t born in the pumpkin patch yesterday, or by falling off of any turnip trucks on the way to market. I realize the politics of money and using it for stuff is fraught with complications. Nonetheless, I want to thank Forest City Mayor Dennis Tarlton for introducing a committee during Monday’s town meeting to look into the idea of doing something to honor Burgess. People need heroes; heroes need to be remembered and honored. If we can’t honor our past, we’ll never get our children to understand their future — yes, that is kind of Forrest Gump-logic, but just ’cause I wasn’t born in a pumpkin patch doesn’t mean I wasn’t dropped on my head. Have a great day and keep smiling,

8A â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, October 20, 2010

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weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been playing sometimes, it will be difficult for us. We have to play well on the road. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the answer for the road woes. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any excuses.â&#x20AC;? South Carolina will likely be without running back Marcus Lattimore, who hurt his ankle early in the second half of Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 31-28 loss at Kentucky. The Gamecocks were leading 28-10 when Lattimore left the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marcus is a great player. But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a total team,â&#x20AC;? said Gamecocks wide receiver Tori Gurley when asked if South Carolina could shoulder playing without its rushing leader. But the statistics from the Kentucky game are troubling. South Carolina gained 377 yards before Lattimoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s injury on its second offensive snap of the third quarter. After he was sidelined, the Gamecocks mustered just 95 yards the rest of the game.

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in 13 plays for the winning touchdown as Tigers defenders could not make the critical stop. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a loss that hung with Clemsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coaches and players throughout the offseason. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been very hard. This memory has been with us since last December,â&#x20AC;? said Clemson defensive end Daâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Quan Bowers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bad chip on our shoulder. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just looking for another chance to redeem ourselves.â&#x20AC;? The Tigers got some redemption a week ago, ending a three-game losing streak against Maryland, who had been a thorn in their sides the past few seasons. Clemson didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the offensive success it hoped for â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Tigers were outgained by Maryland 350-213 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but got an 87-yard kickoff return touchdown from Andre Ellington and a 61-yard interception return score by defensive back Xavier Brewer to widen the margin. Maryland, Swinney said, concentrated on limiting Clemsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run production.

2010 Postseason Baseball Glance DIVISION SERIES American League Texas 3, Tampa Bay 2 Wednesday, Oct. 6 Texas 5, Tampa Bay 1 Thursday, Oct. 7 Texas 6, Tampa Bay 0 Saturday, Oct. 9 Tampa Bay 6, Texas 3 Sunday, Oct. 10 Tampa Bay 5, Texas 2 Tuesday, Oct. 12 Texas 5, Tampa Bay 1

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Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Seattle 23, Chicago 20 Miami 23, Green Bay 20, OT Houston 35, Kansas City 31 Pittsburgh 28, Cleveland 10 St. Louis 20, San Diego 17 N.Y. Giants 28, Detroit 20 New England 23, Baltimore 20, OT Philadelphia 31, Atlanta 17 New Orleans 31, Tampa Bay 6 N.Y. Jets 24, Denver 20 San Francisco 17, Oakland 9 Minnesota 24, Dallas 21 Indianapolis 27, Washington 24 Open: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Arizona, Carolina Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Game Tennessee 30, Jacksonville 3 Sunday, Oct. 24 Buffalo at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Miami, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Cleveland at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Kansas City, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Carolina, 1 p.m. Arizona at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Oakland at Denver, 4:15 p.m. New England at San Diego, 4:15 p.m. Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. Open: Indianapolis, N.Y. Jets, Detroit, Houston Monday, Oct. 25 N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

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Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games N.Y. Islanders 2, Toronto 1, OT Colorado 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Pittsburgh 5, Ottawa 2 Tampa Bay 5, Dallas 4 Chicago 3, St. Louis 2, OT Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Boston at Washington, late Calgary at Nashville, late Vancouver at Minnesota, late Carolina at San Jose, late Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Buffalo at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Columbus, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Chicago, 9 p.m. Carolina at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Washington at Boston, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Calgary at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Nashville, 8 p.m. San Jose at Colorado, 9 p.m. Minnesota at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL National League ATLANTA BRAVES_Released OF Melky Cabrera and RHP Takashi Saito. CHICAGO CUBS_Agreed to terms with manager Mike Quade on a two-year contract. NEW YORK METS_Removed RHP Francisco Rodriguez from the disqualified list. WASHINGTON NATIONALS_Promoted Mike Rizzo to executive vice president of baseball operations and general manager and signed him to a five-year contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NEW JERSEY NETS_Exercised contract options on C Brook Lopez and G-F Terrence Williams for the 2011-12 season. SAN ANTONIO SPURS_Waived F James Gist. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL_Fined Pittsburgh LB James Harrison $75,000, New England S Brandon Meriweather $50,000 and Atlanta CB Dunta Robinson ($50,000) for flagrant violations of player safety rules during Oct. 17 games. HOUSTON TEXANS_Released OT Ephraim Salaam. Waived LB David Nixon. MIAMI DOLPHINS_Signed FB Deon Anderson. NEW YORK GIANTS_Signed WR Samuel Giguere to the practice squad. Terminated the contract of OL Dennis Landolt from the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS_Recalled D Danny Syvret from Syracuse (AHL). ATLANTA THRASHERS_Assigned D Boris Valabik to Chicago (AHL). Re-assigned RW Ian McKenzie from Chicago (AHL) to Gwinnett (ECHL). BOSTON BRUINS_Recalled G Adam Courchaine from Reading (ECHL). Assigned G Matt Dalton from Providence (AHL) to Reading. CALGARY FLAMES_Claimed D Brendan Mikkelson off waivers from Anaheim (NHL). Assigned D T.J. Brodie to Abbotsford (AHL). COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS_Placed D Mike Commodore on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 9. DALLAS STARS_Assigned C Aaron Gagnon to Texas (AHL). PHOENIX COYOTES_Placed C Martin Hanzal on the injured reserve list. Recalled C Andrew Ebbett from San Antonio (AHL). American Hockey League AHL_Suspended Abbotsford RW J.D. Watt two games for his actions in a game against Rockford on Friday. BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS_Announced G Nathan Lawson has loaned to the team by the N.Y. Islanders. SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE_Recalled C Colin Long from Las Vegas (ECHL). Assigned D Mathieu Brodeur and LW Ned Lukacevic to Las Vegas. SPRINGFIELD FALCONS_Announced D Nick Holden was recalled by Columbus (NHL). LACROSSE National Lacrosse League EDMONTON RUSH_Signed T Devan Wray to a one-year contract. COLLEGE CONNECTICUT_Announced sophomore football G Erik Kuraczea has withdrawn from school.

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Paralyzed Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand is responsive and aware of the difficult road ahead. Coach Greg Schiano did not update LeGrand’s medical condition on Tuesday, but he said the junior defensive tackle was in ‘good spirits.’ The Scarlet Knights practiced on Tuesday, their first full-contact workout since LeGrand was paralyzed from the neck down after making a special teams tackle against Army on Saturday. After the workout, Schiano LeGrand said the team was focused for Saturday’s game at Pittsburgh, which is what LeGrand would want them to do. Penn State coach Joe Paterno also said Tuesday that he spoke with Schiano over the weekend and advised him to be available for LeGrand. Paterno went through a similar injury in 2000 when Adam Taliaferro was injured. He walked eight months later.

NFL fines but doesn’t suspend 3 players for hits NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL will begin suspending players for dangerous and flagrant hits, starting with this week’s games, and meantime fined three players Tuesday for their actions last weekend. Pittsburgh Steelers’ James Harrison was docked $75,000, while the New England Patriots’ Brandon Meriweather and the Atlanta Falcons’ Dunta Robinson will lose $50,000 each. Associated Press

Pete Rose: I get it

CINCINNATI (AP) — Pete Rose says he finally gets what former baseball Commissioner Bart Giamatti meant when he talked about reconfiguring his life. So, he’s ‘fessing up. Baseball’s hits king told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday that it’s taken him a long time to realize that CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs will keep Giamatti wanted him to “’fess Mike Quade as their manager, choosing to go with up and take responsibility” for the man who ran the team well for the last six weeks of last season rather than a higher-profile name like Hall of Famer and franchise icon Ryne Sandberg. Quade (pronounced KWAH-dee), the team’s third base coach the past four years, was given EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) a two-year contract Tuesday along with a club — Brett Favre has spoken with option for 2013. He served as interim manager an NFL security official about after Lou Piniella abruptly stepped down in late text messages and lewd photos August, leading the team to a 24-13 record. he allegedly sent to a New York “This is obviously a great day,” Quade said. Jets employee two years ago The job will be his first as a MLB manager. when he played for the team, The hire is the first under new owner Tom ESPN reported. Ricketts, who watched the Cubs finish out of The network, citing unidentithe playoffs yet again. Chicago’s infamous World fied sources and without providSeries championship drought now stands at 102 ing further details, said Tuesday years. afternoon that Favre and NFL “We believe that Mike can coach, manage and vice president for security Milt win for the Chicago Cubs,” Ricketts said. Ahlerich finished their meeting. The Cubs finished the season at 75-87, in nextCommissioner Roger Goodell to-last place in the NL Central and a far cry from what a team with a payroll of about $145 million to start the season had expected. Saying he needed to be with his ailing mother back in Florida, Piniella stepped down Aug. 22 after the Cubs went into a 5-20 skid that left them at 51-74.

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Cincinnati Reds baseball player Pete Rose hits a line drive to break Ty Cobb’s all-time hit record, in Cincinnati, in this Sept. 11, 1985, file photo.

his actions after he got a lifetime ban for gambling. He’s doing that now. Rose has been reaching out to former Big Red Machine teammates and apologizing. Rose says he’s “perfectly happy inside right now.” The Reds celebrated the 25th anniversary of his record-setting hit No. 4,192 on September 11. A documentary on his career will be released later this week.

In the past, players were either fined or ejected for illegal hits. But after the series of recent flagrant tackles, several of which resulted in concussions, the NFL ramped up the punishment “for egregious and elevated hits,” Anderson said.

NFL, Favre meet about alleged impropriety said previously the Vikings quarterback would meet this week with a league official about the below-the-waist photos he allegedly sent to Jenn Sterger, now a TV personality with the Versus network. The Deadspin website reported the story about the married quarterback’s alleged behavior toward Sterger, who has not commented on the report. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello declined to confirm the meeting took place. Favre’s agent Bus

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Details scarce in postal shooting

HENNING, Tenn. (AP) — The only people who know for certain what happened inside a small-town post office in West Tennessee are the two workers who were shot and killed and whoever pulled the trigger. Federal, state and local authorities don’t know who did it — or why — and pleaded for the public’s help Tuesday for any clues that might help solve the case, offering a $50,000 reward. The investigative team of more than 60 federal, state and local law

enforcement officials have provided little information except that the attack happened soon after the post office opened for business Monday. The Lauderdale County district attorney, Mike Dunavant, has said little except that the killings were done with “disturbing violence.” Killed were Judy Spray, 59, a rural carrier associate, and Paula Robinson, 33, a retail clerk. Their bodies were removed from the post office and sent to a medical examiner late Monday for autopsies.

Associated Press

A K-9 handler uses a cadaver dog to search for Zahra Clare Baker, 10, of Hickory Monday in the Dudley Shoals area of Caldwell County.

Police release tape of 911 call in missing girl case HICKORY (AP) — The father of a disabled missing 10-year-old North Carolina girl told an emergency dispatcher he thought a fire set in his backyard may have been meant to distract him while kidnappers abducted his daughter. Adam Baker’s 911 call to report Zahra Clare Baker missing Oct. 9 was released by the Hickory Police Department on Tuesday. Police had visited Baker’s home around 5 a.m. that morning after getting a report of a fire. Zahra’s bone cancer left her with a prosthetic leg and she uses hearing aids, which were found at the home after she was reported missing. Baker, 33, told the 911 dispatcher that someone had set a fire on his property and left a ransom note claiming to have kidnapped the daughter of Baker’s employer. “It appears they may have taken my daughter instead of his daughter,” Baker said. Police now believe the ransom note was bogus, and that the fire was deliberately set. The girl’s stepmother, Elisa Baker, 42, has been accused of writing the ransom note and has been charged with obstruction of justice. Investigators also doubt the family’s claims that they last saw Zahra early in the morning of Oct. 9, nearly 12 hours before they reported her missing. In the 911 call, Adam Baker said that neither he nor his wife checked on his daughter after the fire and ransom note were discov-

ered. “We had all that drama last night and me and my wife went back to bed,” he said. “My daughter is, I think, coming into puberty and she’s hitting that broody stage. We only see her, she only comes up, when she wants something.” Police now believe Zahra could have been missing two weeks before she was reported missing. Teams continued searching small, targeted areas for clues Tuesday, and detectives were keeping up a list of interviews of people who might have information about the case, according to Hickory Deputy Police Chief Major Clyde Deal. Investigators have asked for medical records from her native Australia, including details on the prosthesis the girl received after losing a leg to bone cancer. Deal declined to say if investigators have also sought dental records, which are often used to identify a body. Authorities have said they think the missing girl is dead. Zahra lived in Australia with her father until he met his wife online and moved to North Carolina. Investigators were keeping Zahra’s biological mother in Australia updated on developments, Deal said. Adam Baker has continued to cooperate with investigators, Deal said. Authorities said they have not ruled him out as a suspect. “If we ask him to be here, he’s showing up where we ask him to be,” Deal said.

Pentagon shooting labeled ‘random incident’ by Claire Daigle

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Someone fired shots at the Pentagon early Tuesday in what security officials described as “a random event.” No one was injured in the pre-dawn incident in which shots were fired into two windows at the sprawling Defense Department just across the Potomac River in suburban Virginia. Steven Calvery, director of the civilian Pentagon Force Protection Agency, told reporters that a number of his officers reported hearing five to seven shots fired at about 4:55 a.m. EDT near the south parking lot of the Pentagon. The Pentagon building and the roads leading it were briefly shut down as officers did an initial sweep of the area. An internal search of the iconic structure found fragments of two bullets still embedded in two windows — one on the third floor and one on the fourth. The H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

bullets had shattered but did not penetrate the windows, Calvery said. The windows were part of offices that are being renovated and they were unoccupied at the time. Calvery said he didn’t know what kind of weapon was used but that it was probably a high-velocity rifle. No suspects were arrested, he said. “Right now we consider this a random event,” he said. But he also said authorities were looking at whether the shooting was related to Monday’s discovery of bullet holes in windows at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. in Triangle, Va. The museum is associated with the Quantico Marine Base, some 30 miles south of the Pentagon. A rifle is also believed to have been used in that shooting, which may have occurred during early morning hours.

Pentagon investigators worked with the FBI as well as Arlington, Va. police, who helped sweep of the area, and Virginia State Police, who closed part of nearby Interstate 395 to search for evidence. A dozen officers at around 9 a.m. walked side-by-side in a line as they combed through a grassy area on the south side of the building. Calvery said investigators were talking to some construction workers who also heard the shots. He said it was possible the shooter had stood on the roof of a nearby building. A spokesman for Prince William County Police, which is investigating the museum incident in Quantico, said his officers were working with the Pentagon force protection agency and were trying to determine if the two shootings were related.

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Jordanian man gets 24 years in bomb plot DALLAS (AP) — A Jordanian man caught in an FBI sting trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper was sentenced Tuesday to 24 years in prison after telling the court he was ashamed of his actions and renouncing al-Qaida. Hosam Smadi, 20, faced up to life in prison but received a reduced sentence after pleading guilty in May to attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. Smadi acknowledged leaving what he thought was a truck bomb in a garage in 2009.

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Business/finance

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

NYSE

7,423.65-147.45

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %Chg FstPfd pfA 10.50 +1.85 +21.4 Compx 12.05 +1.21 +11.2 Molycorp n 34.26 +3.30 +10.7 PSCrudeDS69.28 +6.34 +10.1 DirEMBr rs 25.62 +2.26 +9.7 HangrOrth 18.19 +1.60 +9.6 ProUSSlv rs18.99 +1.67 +9.6 DirChiBear 17.96 +1.56 +9.5 ProUShCrude13.36+1.07 +8.7 DirLatBear 21.87 +1.74 +8.6

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last BlueLinx 3.15 Supvalu 10.55 CapTr12 pf 2.07 LDK Solar 10.99 Goldcp wt 4.24 DaqoNEn n11.71 DirxChiBull 50.30 GlbGeoph n 7.01 LaBrnch 3.60 Gramrcy 2.26

Chg -.81 -1.85 -.35 -1.83 -.70 -1.69 -6.70 -.93 -.45 -.28

%Chg -20.5 -14.9 -14.5 -14.3 -14.2 -12.6 -11.8 -11.7 -11.1 -11.0

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 6650002 4.06 -.11 BkofAm 5417343 11.80 -.54 S&P500ETF2485034116.73 -1.81 SPDR Fncl 1445047 14.47 -.20 iShEMkts 873061 45.26 -1.48 FordM 835764 13.32 -.56 GenElec 725028 16.07 -.18 WellsFargo 708829 24.55 -.32 JPMorgCh 691574 37.69 -.51 DirFnBear 595730 12.80 +.40 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

537 2,508 84 3,129 80 6 5,561,689,467

AMEX

2,060.87 -45.12

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last ChinaShen 2.20 RareEle g 11.50 ChiMetRur 3.00 PhrmAth 4.25 SL Ind 15.50 EVOHMu 15.18 Versar 2.95 OverhillF 5.04 CoastD 3.79 GlblScape 2.57

Chg %Chg +.87 +65.4 +1.88 +19.5 +.25 +9.1 +.25 +6.3 +.90 +6.2 +.86 +6.0 +.16 +5.7 +.26 +5.4 +.19 +5.3 +.13 +5.3

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last VistaGold 2.39 Geokinetics 6.75 GenMoly 3.98 CAMAC n 2.92 Banro g 2.53 NwGold g 6.46 EndvSilv g 4.40 Nevsun g 5.07 UnivPwr 3.31 VirnetX 15.89

Chg %Chg -.30 -11.2 -.67 -9.0 -.37 -8.5 -.26 -8.2 -.22 -8.0 -.56 -8.0 -.38 -7.9 -.43 -7.8 -.28 -7.8 -1.33 -7.7

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg PhrmAth 161698 4.25 +.25 RareEle g 99091 11.50 +1.88 Taseko 58568 6.29 -.40 GoldStr g 50491 4.89 -.32 NthgtM g 44996 2.78 -.08 NwGold g 43915 6.46 -.56 NovaGld g 40087 8.61 -.70 GrtBasG g 35846 2.54 -.21 DenisnM g 34415 2.12 -.03 KodiakO g 28616 3.81 -.19 DIARY

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

122 356 38 516 11 7 146,729,373

NASDAQ

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Close: 10,978.62 Change: -165.07 (-1.5%)

2,436.95 -43.71

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last GenFin 2.60 CarolTrBk 5.35 Towerstm 2.83 OxygenBio 2.37 SthcstFn 3.97 NuPathe n 6.81 FstBkshs 6.47 Intelliph n 3.09 GTSI 4.64 SenecaB 27.30

Chg +.87 +.89 +.47 +.36 +.48 +.79 +.71 +.32 +.40 +2.30

%Chg +50.3 +20.0 +19.9 +17.9 +13.8 +13.1 +12.3 +11.6 +9.4 +9.2

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg Infinera 7.95 -4.38 ColdwtrCrk 3.47 -1.89 BrdwyFn 2.95 -.57 AltoPlrm 10.02 -1.90 Oclaro rs 14.09 -2.66 Motricity n 15.30 -2.70 Mod-Pac 4.40 -.74 ArtsWay 9.26 -1.38 CMS Bcp 8.70 -1.30 OncoGenex16.36 -2.39

%Chg -35.5 -35.3 -16.2 -15.9 -15.9 -15.0 -14.4 -13.0 -13.0 -12.7

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg PwShs QQQ982016 50.82 -.48 Intel 838205 19.21 +.02 Microsoft 639829 25.10 -.72 SiriusXM 611778 1.34 -.03 Comcast 469642 19.11 +.10 Cisco 465138 22.97 -.33 Oracle 428796 29.13 -.10 Apple Inc 409055 309.49 -8.51 Yahoo 297303 15.49 -.44 MicronT 284102 7.30 -.24 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

439 2,228 107 2,774 56 15 2,196,099,763

11,258.01 4,812.87 410.92 7,743.74 2,118.77 2,535.28 1,219.80 852.90 12,847.91 745.95

11,020 10,840

11,600

10 DAYS

11,200 10,800

9,614.32 3,546.48 346.95 6,355.83 1,689.19 2,024.27 1,010.91 651.78 10,573.39 553.30

STOCK MARKET INDEXES Name

10,978.62 -165.07 4,647.28 -65.72 407.89 -2.48 7,423.65 -147.45 2,060.87 -45.12 2,436.95 -43.71 1,165.90 -18.81 809.93 -14.57 12,279.64 -207.31 694.15 -15.98

YTD %Chg %Chg

-1.48 -1.39 -.60 -1.95 -2.14 -1.76 -1.59 -1.77 -1.66 -2.25

+5.28 +13.36 +2.48 +3.32 +12.93 +7.39 +4.56 +11.46 +6.33 +10.99

12-mo %Chg

+9.33 +14.89 +6.80 +3.71 +10.77 +12.64 +6.86 +14.25 +8.84 +13.16

MUTUAL FUNDS

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Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

Dow falls below 11,000 as dollar gains strength

NEW YORK (AP) — A stronger dollar and a surprise interest rate hike in China that may slow that country’s economy helped push stocks sharply lower Tuesday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell below 11,000 for the first time in a little more than a week, reversing a streak that had sent the index up nearly 8 percent for the year. The announcement that China, whose rapid growth has helped pull the global economy along, raised a key interest rate to fight inflation sent U.S. stocks lower. Disappointing news from Apple Inc. and IBM Corp. pushed the technology-heavy Nasdaq down about 2 percent. Both companies beat earnings forecasts when they reported results late Monday, but each delivered news that investors didn’t like. Apple Inc. didn’t sell as many iPads as analysts had hoped and a measure of profitability was lower than expected. IBM Corp.’s outsourcing business didn’t do as well analysts predicted. Shares of Apple fell 2.6 percent, to $309.49. Apple’s shares have gained 9.1 percent this quarter. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 165.07, or 1.5 percent, to 10,978.62. Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 18.81, or 1.6 percent, to 1,165.90, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 43.71, or 1.8 percent, to 2,436.95. “On average, the earnings reports have beaten expectations, but now investors are asking, ‘What’s next?’,” said Jonathan Satovsky, the head of Satovsky Asset Management. “Even

11,200

52-Week High Low

Apple reduced guidance for the fourth quarter of the year.” The dollar rose 1.7 percent against a basket of currencies, while gold fell 2 percent. The strengthening dollar led to a broad selloff of commodities. That dragged down stocks of companies in the energy and materials sectors of the Standard and Poor’s 500, which were both down more than 2 percent. “The dollar rebounded pretty significantly today and that’s one of the primary drivers of the market,” said John Pandtle, who is a co-manager of the Eagle Large Cap Value fund. For weeks, traders have been anticipating that the Federal Reserve will expand a program to buy bonds in hopes of encouraging spending. That has led many investors to buy stocks despite questions about the strength of the economic recovery. Shares of Bank of America Corp. fell 54 cents, or 4.38 percent, after the company reported a loss because of a one-time charge tied to credit and debit card reform legislation passed this year. A group of investors including BlackRock and Pacific Investment Management Co. are reportedly attempting to force the bank to repurchase mortgages put out by Countrywide Financial Group, a subsidy of Bank of America that the company purchased in 2008. BlackRock and Pimco declined to comment. Bond prices rose. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.48. It traded late Monday at 2.51 percent.

Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

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11.69 29.04 28.50 49.52 63.28 34.81 16.26 106.71 107.40 26.59 98.90 34.71 40.44 25.67 11.69 2.13 27.09 29.04 34.17 17.16 107.41 29.97 11.69 12.52 15.29 106.71 75.03 28.96 21.76 31.67 37.35 10.49 3.10 17.09 16.01

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NL 1,000,000 NL 3,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 5,000,000 NL 3,000 5.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 1,000,000 4.25 1,000 5.75 250 NL 10,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 10,000 NL 10,000 3.75 1,000 3.75 250 NL 3,000 NL200,000,000 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 5.50 2,000 5.75 1,000 1.50 1,000 4.25 2,500 5.75 1,000 4.75 0

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BoA posts $7.7 billion loss on charge NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America Corp. said Tuesday it lost $7.65 billion during the third quarter due to a charge related to credit and debit card reform legislation passed over the summer. The bank also announced a change in its consumer banking strategy to focus on providing customers with incentives to do more business with the bank instead of generating revenue through penalty fees such as overdraft charges. The bank is already starting to implement some changes, and has cut overdraft fees on small amounts that customers charge to their debit cards.

“Customer scores have improved, complaint volumes are down,” CEO Brian Moynihan said on a conference call with analysts to discuss earnings. The new legislation that caused Bank of America to take the $10.4 billion charge limits fees banks can collect when merchants accept debit cards. BofA said that change would reduce future revenues in its card business. Excluding the one-time charge, Bank of America earned $3.1 billion, or 27 cents per share, in the three months ending in September. That easily topped the 16 cents per share analysts expected.

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Typhoon kills 13 in Philippines, aims at China

CAUAYAN, Philippines (AP) — A super typhoon that killed 13 people and flattened forests and crops in the northern Philippines dumped heavy rains on the capital Tuesday as it headed across the sea toward southern China.

Typhoon Megi struck the Philippines on Monday with ferocious winds of 140 miles (225 kilometers) per hour,

but initial assessments showed relatively light damage and casualties, partly because the storm struck sparsely populated areas. Philippine officials also cited their massive emergency preparations days ahead of the storm. Food vendor Nesie Callaotit, her husband and two children were hurriedly packing clothes to flee to safety

when the wind yanked off half of their tin roof, exposing their house in northeastern Isabela province to pounding rain and the horrifying wind. They held on to a wooden post for three hours, weeping and praying together, until the torrents eased. “All of us were in tears,” the 40-yearold Callaotit said. “We

thought it was our last day together.” After it exited into the South China Sea on Tuesday, Megi was almost stationary packing winds of 108 mph (175 kph) but was forecast to regain strength before its expected landfall in southern China on Thursday. Chinese authorities evacuated 140,000 people from a coastal province. Isabela province in the northeast Philippines, Megi’s entry point, bore the brunt of the Typhoon Megi’s destruction while more than 8,000 people rode out the typhoon in sturdy school buildings, town halls, churches and rel-

atives’ homes. Roads in and out of the coastal province were deserted and blocked by collapsed trees, power lines and debris. Iron-sheet roofs on many of the houses were blown away. In Tamauini town, Ariel Marzan said he escaped just minutes before his house tumbled amid winds so strong his roof was swept into a nearby rice field 30 yards (meters) away. “I didn’t expect it to be so strong,” he said as he surveyed the damage and picked up the strewn pieces of his household. Nearby coconut and banana groves were

flattened. At least 13 deaths in Cagayan, Isabela and Pangasinan provinces were blamed on the typhoon, including at least six drownings. In Pangasinan province, a mother, her daughter and son were pinned to death when a tree collapsed on their house, disaster official Eugene Cabrera said. Even as the typhoon moved away, its massive outer bands still stretched over much of western Luzon and drenched the capital, Manila, and surrounding areas, snarling traffic and sending about 1,000 people out of their homes into temporary shelters.

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Are Headaches Controlling Your Life? If You’re Female, Over 25 And Suffer With Migraines – These Are The Facts You Must Know

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IF YOU DO NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS: 1) Approximately 22 million women are affected by migraines in the United States. 2) Medical science has discovered that most headaches are caused by damaged structures around the neck like joints, ligaments, muscles, and cervical discs, all of which have complex nerve endings. 3) Research has proven certain natural treatments have great success with headaches – even better than massage and medications – and with no side effects.

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Total Momsense Allison Flynn

Fall colors include pink this month While fall leaves are turning red, orange and yellow around us, inside various shades of pink remind us that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I don’t think there are many of us who haven’t been touched by this cancer. I learned late last week that a dear friend and former co-worker – whose mother passed away from breast cancer – has just been diagnosed. As I read her e-mail, I began to cry. She doesn’t yet know if her cancer has spread, and I pray that it hasn’t and won’t. She’s a wonderful friend, wife and mother of two small boys, one who is just a month older than Nathan. And she’s just a few years older than me. My sister-in-law, Elisa, battled breast cancer 10 years ago. I am certain if I ever endure what she did, I wouldn’t do so with the courage and grace she had while undergoing treatments, unsure of what each day would bring or even if there would be a next year. She lost her long, curly dark hair, and in my wedding pictures she smiles, wearing a short, funky lighter brown wig. When we travelled as a family in 2001 to Disney World, she never complained even though she’d just had treatment the week before. Ten years later, you’d never know she’d had cancer. Her hair is long again and she goes at life with vigor. She’s a wife and mother, a teacher, a student and a youth pastor. And she’s a terrific aunt – I may as well not exist to Nathan when his Aunt ‘Lisha’s around. According to breastcancer. org, about one in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of a lifetime. But deaths from the cancer have been decreasing since 1991, the site said, in part because of earlier detection, treatment advances and increased awareness.

First place winner in the Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce’s “Fall for the Gorge” contest was Burgess Vegetable and Fruit Stand, which is owned by Don Burgess. Below, third place winner was Alyssa’s Restaurant, which is owned by Rhonda Boyd.

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Winners named in annual contest From staff reports

From pumpkins and gourds, to scarecrows and hay bales, leaves, bats, witches and more .... Hickory Nut Gorge has fallen for fall during the Second Annual “Fall for the Gorge” contest. Sponsored by the Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of commerce, businesses, homes and mailboxes along the Gorge Trail were encouraged to decorate using their best fall decorations. The trail extends from Gerton into Bat Cave, through Chimney Rock and Lake Lure, up Bill’s Creek Road to Fairfield Chapel. Judging was held Oct. 2 through 9. Winners this year were: First place – Burgess Vegetable and Fruit Stand, owned by Don Burgess; Burgess received $300. Second place – Old Cider Mill, owned by John and Joann D’Ambra; the D’Ambra’s received $175 Third place – Alyssa’s Restaurant, owned by Rhonda Boyd; Boyd received $75. Honorable mention – Chimney Rock Park, managed by Mary Jaeger-Gale The Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce will host a “Light Up the Gorge” contest for the Christmas season.

Here are some other facts about breast cancer provided by the Cancer Resource Center of Rutherford Hospital: n 192,000 women and 2,000 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the United States. n The exact causes of breast cancer are unknown, however risk factors include aging, having a family history of breast cancer, obesity after menopause, and a personal history of dense or abnormal breast tissue. n Early breast cancer usually doesn’t cause symptoms. n Mammograms can often identify a breast lump before it can be felt. n Starting at age 40, women should have a mammogram every 1 to 2 years, depending on their physician’s recommendation. n With early detection and treatment, the five-year survival rate for breast cancer patients is nearly 95%! In 2010, there are more than 2 million women who are survivors of the cancer. I’m proud Elisa is one of them. For more information about breast cancer or to learn about programs that assist with the cost of a mammogram, call the Rutherford Hospital Cancer Resource Center at 245-4596. Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.

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Coming in second was Old Cider Mill, owned by John and Joann D’Ambra. This year marks the second for the contest.

2B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, October 20, 2010 SHOE by Chris Cassat and Gary Brookins

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Hookup with friend’s husband brings guilt Dear Abby: I lived with my best friend and her husband for a few months after moving to a new state. They recently went through a rough patch and she took a vacation to cool off. In her absence, and under the influence of a great deal of alcohol, her husband and I slept together. We decided it happened only because we were drunk and decided never to speak of it again. The problem is — it happened again, this time with almost no alcohol involved at all! I’m reluctant to tell my friend about our trysts. I think telling her will do more harm than good. On the other hand, the guilt eats at me every day to the point that I cry over what I’ve done to her. Her husband doesn’t want to tell her, ever. What should I do? — To Tell or Not To Tell Dear TT or not TT: Own your guilt. You’ve earned it. And confess your sin to your religious adviser. But if you feel that telling your friend will do more harm than good, remain silent. Dear Abby: My husband of 20 years is kind, loving and wellrespected. He is one of the greatest guys you would ever meet. We have a great marriage, rarely fight and have many things in

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common. My problem? When he speaks, he frequently says “youse guys,” and it drives me insane. I have a brother-in-law who uses “I seen” instead of “I saw,” and I know it drives my sister crazy. How do we broach the subject with our hubbies without hurting their feelings, making them feel inadequate or angering them? I am not going to correct my husband in public, but when he says “youse guys” around our friends, I cringe. Help! — Language Police Dear Language Police: I’m surprised that after 20 years of marriage you would only now be asking for advice on how to persuade your husband to use proper English. My advice is to tell him you love him and ask if he would like you to help him lose the “youse.” If he agrees, start reminding him when he forgets. But if he says no, leave it alone and concentrate on his many virtues. In the scheme of things, isn’t his one flaw rather insignificant?

Childhood shot for tick fever revisited Dear Dr. Gott: I’m a 70-year-old female. When I was a child in a small town in Maryland, I can remember every spring having to go and get a dreaded tick shot. These shots left my arm sore and almost useless for about three days. However, I never remember getting a tick on me. Now I live in Virginia where, after the small towns and cities of Maryland, this is country to me. I take ticks off me every day in the season for them, but no one ever mentions those dreaded tick shots. Is this just something that happened back in my little town? Has something been incorporated into our childhood inoculations or does modern medication simply take care of tick fever when it occurs today? Dear Reader: You failed to mention which ticks you are talking about, so I am unsure which tick to discuss. Colorado tick fever is an acute viral infection that is transmitted through the bite of an infected wood tick and should not be confused with the bacteria tick-

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Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott borne Rocky Mountain spotted fever. There is also the possibility of dogs picking up infected wood ticks and transmitting the disease. If you are referring to the tick-borne Lyme disease, this was discovered only about 35 years ago, in 1975, and was named after a small town in Connecticut. I am from Connecticut, and Lyme disease is extremely prevalent in my area. A vaccine to treat Lyme was developed, but production stopped in 2002 due to low demand, so it is no longer available to humans. The three-dose vaccine was geared toward people between the ages of 15 and 70. For a time several years ago, I immunized patients who insisted on receiving the course of treatment.

IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Oct. 20;

You could get involved in a collective endeavor that has extremely good. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Conditions look extremely favorable concerning your desires. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - There are strong indications that you could end up the victor. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Opportunities might not occur right off the bat, try to be patient. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Put your lesser objectives on the back burner. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Make promising developments you have going for you career-wise your top priorities. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Things will turn out okay under a surrogate, but not as great as when you’re in charge. ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Your financial affairs will begin taking a new positive trend. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - You’ll make a good financial transaction. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - When meeting anyone who performs a similar job as you, you should be as pleasant as you can. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Whatever happens to you, both positive and negative, will turn out to be advantageous. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - The full force of what you have will hit when you really need it. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - You have favorable allies.

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RCT announces Southern satire; opens this weekend

Rutherford Community Theatre’s “Sin in the South” or “It Pays to be the Colonel’s Daughter” will be presented Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 24 at 2:30 p.m. at Union Mills Learning Center. The family-

style Southern satire is set in post-Civil War times. The cast will try to figure out who, what and why in this satire of post-war plantation living. Cast includes: Laura Collins, as Violet Loo

Richard Brown, as Preston Upright Deany Martin, as Auntie Bellum Kermit Hutchins, as Uncle Ben Jamie Earls, as Snively Lowdown Debbie Hutchins, as Abby

Alana Jones, as Aunt Martha James Teears, as Elmer Julia Teears, as Velmer Joyce Hoyle, as Mrs. Lowdown Adam Barnette, as Adam Lowdown

Richard Barnette, as Colonel UMLC will have a spaghetti dinner preceding the Saturday evening show from 5 to 7 p.m. Cost is $6 adults, $4 children. Ticket prices are $5 per person; 12 and

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 409 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Todd C Pitner and Yana Pitner to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated November 22, 2006, and recorded in Book 928, Page 579, 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, 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, No rth Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on October 27, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Situate, lying and being in the Town of Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being the major portion of the property described in Deed Book 735, Page 401 and being denoted as Lot 3 (revised) of the Martha Jane Powers Subdivision and being described in accordance with a new plat of survey done by Professional Surveying Services dated March 15, 2000 as follows: Beginning at an existing iron pin located on the Western right-of-way edge of Buffalo Shoals Road, SR 1306, said beginning existing iron pin being the common Easternmost corner of Lot 3 (revised) described herein and Lot 4 described in Deed Book 732, Page 199, said beginning point is also shown on Plat Book 17, Page 103 and running thence from said beginning point along and with the Western right-of-way edge of Buffalo Shoals Road on the following calls: South 34 degrees 35 minutes 15 seconds East 27.60 feet to a point; thence South 14 degrees 04 minutes 32 seconds East 19.45 feet to a point; thence South 13 degrees 34 minutes 07 seconds West 10.60 feet to a point; thence South 42 degrees 09 minutes 10 seconds West 13.37 feet to a point; thence South 66 degrees 47 minutes 08 seconds West 20.78 feet to a point; thence South 73 degrees 59 minutes 11 seconds West 31.55 feet to a point; thence South 69 degrees 57 minutes 56 seconds West 30.55 feet to a point; thence South 59 degrees 50 minutes 46 seconds West 40.07 feet to a point; thence South 47 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds West 40.73 feet to a point; thence South 34 degrees 17 minutes 32 seconds West 7.70 feet to a new iron pin, said new iron pin being the new common Easternmost corner of Lot 3 (revised) described herein and Lot 2 (revised); thence leaving the Western edge of Buffalo Shoals Road and running along with the Northern boundary of Lot 2 (revised) on the following calls: South 69 degrees 34 minutes 46 seconds West 89.78 feet to a new iron pin; thence South 43 degrees 33 minutes 02 seconds West 80.96 feet to a new iron pin; thence South 87 degrees 16 minutes 14 seconds West 199.25 feet, passing an existing iron pin at 183.57 feet, to a point on the shoreline of Lake Lure; thence running along and with the shoreline of Lake Lure on the following calls: North 05 degrees 53 minutes 32 seconds East 74.06 feet to a point; thence North 45 degrees 46 minutes 02 seconds East 90.72 feet to a point, said point being the common Westernmost corner of the tract described herein and the aforesaid Lot 4 described in Deed Book 732, Page 199; thence leaving the shoreline of Lake Lure and running along with the Lot 4 Southern boundary on the following calls: South 89 degrees 42 minutes 05 seconds East 219.83 feet, passing an existing iron pin at 26.69 feet; thence North 64 degrees 32 minutes 08 seconds East 204.53 feet to the point and place of beginning and containing 1.10 acres, more or less. Tax Map 539-1-4 Q. See copy of plat attached to Styers deed (Book 750, Page 552). Also being the same property as that described in Deed Book 801, Page 553, Rutherford County Registry. Said property is commonly known as 1915 Buffalo Shoals, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be 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, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Todd C Pitner. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 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, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. ___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.1015698NC /MDN Publication Dates: 10/13/2010 10/20/2010

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of MARY LOUISE TUCKER WILSON of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said MARY LOUISE TUCKER WILSON to present them to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of January, 2011, 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 6th day of October, 2010. Agnes Wilson Splawn, Administrator PO Box 163 Forest City, NC 28043

younger are free. Please bring a non-perishable item to donate to our local soup kitchens. Call 287-4809 or e-mail rct. arts@yahoo.com for reserve tickets. RCT is a non-profit “501c3”. All donations are tax deductible.

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Cheap Tractor Work: Bush hogging, boxblade, fix driveways, lot scraping & hauling Call 828-748-0174

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Need travel companion to drive to Ontario, Ohio or Michigan. Expenses paid. 828-980-4037 or 286-3945

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Lost

Lost lower denture teeth, between 5th 3rd Bank & Powell St. Small reward. 245-8585 Help Wanted Heavy Equipment/Torch Operator. Pay $ 10- $12 an hour depending on experience. Truck Driver with Class A or Class B License. Pay $12- $13 an hour depending on experience.

M Yorkie Black & brown, red collar Lost 10/11: Doggetts Grove area. 828-228-1455 or 245-0492 after 4:30p Reward Lost fiberglass extension ladder. Fri morning Oct 15, Cleghorn/Shiloh roads. 286-3193

Sales Position for 100 mile radius of Marion, Rutherfordton. Excellent salary plus commission.

Big black dog, brown chin, paws, eyebrows, chest, neutered, Elliott Rd. 288-7317

No previous employees need to apply. Please email resume to randolj1@aol.com or fax to 828-652-8687.

Calico cat. Friendly. Found Tues., Oct.12. on Hwy 120. Call 657-6254

LOCAL COMPANY PROVIDING JOB OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE COUNTY FOR THE PAST 22 YEARS IS HIRING SET- UP OPERATORS

This position involves changing dies and trim dies, repair shot arms, hot oil lines, tips, hoses, etc. Change and adjust ladles and reciprocators as needed. Program machine and set limit switches to approved processes. Some heavy lifting required. Must be able to operate a forklift and complete Lockout/ Tagout training. Previous experience in plastic injection molding or die casting is preferred. Good attendance is a must. This position will require the flexibility to work any shift as needed for training purposes (6 weeks on-the-job training). Must be able to work any shift.

MAINTENANCE TECHS

These are hands on positions for someone who can handle multiple tasks & meet specified deadlines. We are seeking applicants who possess electrical/hydraulic and mechanical troubleshooting skills. Experienced w/robotics, plc controlled equipment, welding and basic fabrication. Die casting or plastic injection molding experience a plus. Some heavy lifting required. Pay commensurate with skills and experience level. Must be able to work any shift. We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits including: health/dental insurance, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, paid holidays and vacations. Applicants must pass a drug test prior to employment.

Please apply in person at: Aallied Die Casting 401 Aallied Drive, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 (Just off Hwy 221 South) EOE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE Live, Work, & Buy Locally!

4B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, October 20, 2010 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of LUCY MAE HAMPTON of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LUCY MAE HAMPTON to present them to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of January, 2011 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 6th day of October, 2010. Robert Earl Hampton, Executor 226 Woodburn Dr. Forest City, NC 28043

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of GARRETT LEE PRICE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said GARRETT LEE PRICE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of January, 2011 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 6th day of October, 2010. Donna Renay Price, Administrator 140 Gypsy Street Forest City, NC 28043

0216 Education/Teaching Lead Teacher 2nd shift, part time 2:30-8:30pm at Kids 'R Us Carousel in Rutherfordton. Call Pat at 247-1717

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Providence United Methodist Church is seeking part-time pianist/music director. Call Rev. Bradley at 247-4635

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NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 413 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY SCOTT MCCOMBER AND MARIA A. MCCOMBER DATED February 16, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 941, PAGE 561, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by SCOTT MCCOMBER AND MARIA A. MCCOMBER dated February 16, 2007 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 941, Page 561, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being a portion of the property conveyed to Portfolio Management Inc., a Nevada Corporation (now also a North Carolina corporation) a 50% interest and Southeast Investment & Holdings, Inc., a Florida Corporation a 50% interest by deed dated June 2, 2006 and of record in Deed Book 905, at Page 277, Rutherford County Registry, that part thereof herein conveyed by more particularly described by courses and distances according to a new plat of survey prepared by E. Steve Smith Land Surveying, dated August 8, 2006 as follows: Beginning at an existing iron pin in the edge of Shenandoah Drive, said iron pin marking a common corner of the property herein conveyed and the property of Shirley McNeil (see Deed Book 301, at Page 33, Rutherford County Registry) and running thence from said beginning existing iron pin and with the edge of Shenandoah Drive, South 64 deg. 06 min. 37 sec. West 255.03 feet to an existing iron pin in the edge of Shenandoah Drive, said pin also marking a corner of the property of AC Patterson (see Deed Book 214, at Page 187, Rutherford county Registry) thence with two lines of said Patterson property, North 35 deg. 14 min. 36 sec. East 56.87 feet to an existing iron pipe and North 69 deg. 21 min. 57 sec. West 109.31 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 39 deg. 44 min. 11 sec. East 198.31 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence North 61 deg. 47 min. 51 sec. East 145.26 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence with another line of the property of Shirley McNeil hereinabove referred to, South 12 deg. 45 min. 58 sec. East 199.70 feet to the point and place of the Beginning, and containing 1.05 acres, more or less according to said survey. Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Portfolio Management, Inc., a North Carolina Corporation and Southeast Investment Holdings, Inc., a Florida Corporation, by and through its attorney in fact Gene R. Conley to Scott E. McComber and wife, Maria A. McComber by deed dated February 16, 2007 and of record in Deed Book 926 at Page 38, Rutherford County Registry. PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: 1.05 acres, Shenandoah Dr. Spindale NC 28160 DATE OF SALE: October 21, 2010 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse

Cats/Dogs/Pets

Free mixed pit bull/lab puppies 7 wks old Call 828-429-9176 lv msg. Miniature Dachshund pups Cute little wieners CKC reg., 6 wks. old, black or tan, male or female $250 FC 828-248-1023 Must find home ASAP cats and kittens, most spayed, neutered. Call 828-245-1871 after 10 AM leave message Winter is here, free kittens will warm your heart! Please call 286-9052 btwn 12-6pm

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Paying $200 per vehicle.

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3 Bedroom/2 Bath in quiet park. $375/month Call 287-8558

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located inside Rutherfordton city limits. No pets! 828-429-4288 Very nice large remodeled 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Townhome Apts. Starting at $375/mo. Washer/dryer hookup and water included. Carriage House Apts.

Homes for Rent

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Ellenboro area. Central h/a. No pets! $525/mo. + $525 dep. References req.

Call 828-248-1681

Rent to Own: 2 & 3BR SW MH Spindale area Call 429-3976

EAL ESTATE FOR SALE

0734 135 Arlington St., FC 3BR/ 1BA $500/mo. + $300 sec. dep. No pets! 864-576-9340

(828) 286-4194

0563 Misc. Items for Sale 2 window air conditioners 12K BTU Whirlpool $125, 8K BTU GE, $80. Call 305-8661 Washer/dryer, white, $250. Maytag washer, 1 yr old, $175. Call 305-8661

EAL ESTATE FOR RENT Unfurnished Apartments

2 BR apts., stove, refrig., w/d hookup, cable included. Wells Drive, $370/mo. Westgate, $400/mo. Other units available. Call 245-0016 Rutherford Co. Rentals

2BR/1BA, newly remodeled, furn., Spindale, $400/mo, $350 deposit, application required. Call 828-442-0799 or 828-442-1099 Old Hollis Rd., Ellenboro, 2BR/1BA, fenced-in back yard, sitting on 3 acres, very nice, all laminate floors, $550/mo. Call for info 828-286-3527

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Beauty Shop/Office building, 860 Oakland Rd., 828-286-4252 Used Car Lot For Rent. 178 S. Broadway. Nice office, 2 clean up stalls. Rent reasonable. Call 429-7141 cell phone

Lots & Acreage

20+/-ac., with farm house Mixture of wooded, pasture tillable bottom land. Call 704-481-0548, 828-289-8507 or 828-429-0081

2BR House Rfdtn area Central h/a $400/mo. + dep. No pets! Call 286-9383

Call Jamie Fender

Mobile Homes for Rent

2BR/2BA Cent. h/a, stove, refrig. No pets. $425 + $300 dep. 245-5703 or 286-8665

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NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 404 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RUSSELL S. SCHAPER, JR. AND WIFE, MARSHA L. SCHAPER DATED September 30, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 863, PAGE 677, AND RE-RECORDED IN BOOK 881, PAGE 880, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by RUSSELL S. SCHAPER, JR. AND WIFE, MARSHA L. SCHAPER dated September 30, 2005 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 863, Page 677, and re-recorded in Book 881, Page 880, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 277 as shown on survey by R.L. Greene, PLS entitled “Greyrock Subdivision Phase 2A as recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 118, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 114 through 118 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 277. Together with and subject to all easements, restrictions and rights of way of record and a nonexclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above-described plats and the plats for Phase 1A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 188 through 192; Plats for Phase 1B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 205 through 208 and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: Lot 277, Phase 2A, Greyrock Subdivision, Lake Lure, NC 28746 DATE OF SALE: October 21, 2010 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Russell S. Schaper, Jr. & Marsha L. Schaper

RECORD OWNER(S): Scott McComber and Maria A. McComber TERMS OF THE SALE: TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies. (2) The property is being sold “as is”. Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned SubstituteTrustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) 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. 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. (6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.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. This the 22nd day of September, 2010. SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. www.smithdebnamlaw.com ____________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 JWT 97392856

(1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies. (2) The property is being sold “as is”. Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned SubstituteTrustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) 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. 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. (6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.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. This the 22nd day of September, 2010. SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. www.smithdebnamlaw.com _______________________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 CBM 97392811

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, October 20, 2010 — 5B STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD

NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK File No.: 10M____ RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Plaintiff, vs. ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF CLEOPHAS JEFFRIES and JOHNNY (JOHNNIE) JEFFRIES as well as UNKNOWN SPOUSES OF HEIRS AT LAW, all assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of CLEOPHAS JEFFRIES and JOHNNY (JOHNNIE) JEFFRIES, UNKNOWN CHILDRENOF LORENE JEFFRIES AND ROBERT N. DAWKINS, ELIZABETH JEFFERS (JEFFRIES), CHRISTINE GOMILLION, GEORGE DAWKINS, STEPHANIE JEFFRIES ARMSTRONG, AARON GOMILLION and any and all persons claiming an interest in the estate(s) of CLEOPHAS JEFFRIES AND JOHNNY JEFFRIES Defendant(s). NOTICE OF DOCKETING TAX FORECLOSURE JUDGMENT

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 411 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RYAN LOVELACE AND WIFE, DEBORAH LOVELACE DATED April 2, 2004 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 787, PAGE 536, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO THOMAS W. MARTIN, JR., TRUSTEE. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by RYAN LOVELACE AND WIFE, DEBORAH LOVELACE dated April 2, 2004 to THOMAS W. MARTIN, JR., Trustee for LENDMARK MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC., recorded in Book 787, Page 536, RUTHERFORD County Registry, the holder of the note and deed of trust being LENDMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being Lot No. 3 of the Romey B. Green property located at Sandy Mush, N.C., and being more fully described as follows:

Listed Owner(s): Cleophas Jeffries and Johnny Jeffries Heirs Current Owner(s): Cleophas Jeffries and Johnny Jeffries Heirs Lienholder(s): N/A

Beginning at an iron stake said iron stake being located South 83 deg. 45 min. East 250 feet from the Kenneth Green and Trout corner, and running thence South 83 deg. 45 min. East 125 feet to an iron pin, corner of Lot 4 conveyed to Max Crawley; thence running with the line of Lot 4, South 5 deg. West 180 feet to an iron stake in edge of 15 foot right of way; thence with the edge of the right of way North 83 deg. 45 min. 5 sec. East 180 feet to the place of the beginning.

that a judgment of foreclosure will be docketed against the property described below on 11/29/2010.

See Estate File 96-E-285 in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Rutherford County, N.C.

Pursuant to the requirements of G.S. 105-375(c), notice is hereby given to:

Parcel #: 09-15894 also known as .44 acres at Peppertown Road, Forest City, NC 28043 Tax lien as of 09/21/2010: $552.18 (plus advertising cost) Parcel # 09-15893 also known as .30 acres on Peppertown Road, Forest City, NC 28043 Tax lien as of 09/21/2010: $340.91 (plus advertising cost) Execution will be issued on the judgment, and the property will be sold as provided by law. The tax lien, including interests and costs, may be paid before the judgment is docketed and at any time thereafter as allowed by law. Rheba K. Ward, Chief Deputy Tax Collector PO Box 143 229 North Main Street Rutherfordton, NC 28139 828-287-6218 (Tax Collection Specialist) Date Notice Prepared - 09/21/2010 Publication Dates: 10/20/2010 & 10/27/2010

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CLASSIFIEDS! NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 403 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RUSSELL S. SCHAPER, JR. AND WIFE, MARSHA L. SCHAPER DATED September 30, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 863, PAGE 683, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by RUSSELL S. SCHAPER, JR. AND WIFE, MARSHA L. SCHAPER dated September 30, 2005 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 863, Page 683, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 294 as shown on survey by R.L.Greene PLS entitled “Greyrock Subdivision Phase 2A as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 118, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 114 through 118 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 294. Together with and subject to all easements, restrictions and rights of ways of record and a nonexclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above-described plats and the plats for Phase 1A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 188 through 192; Plats for Phase 1B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 205 through 208 and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: Lot 294, Phase 2A Greyrock Subdivision, Lake Lure, NC 28746 DATE OF SALE: October 21, 2010 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Russell S. Schaper, Jr. & Marsha L. Schaper TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies. (2) The property is being sold “as is”. Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned SubstituteTrustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) 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. 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. (6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.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. This the 22nd day of September, 2010. SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. www.smithdebnamlaw.com _______________________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 CBM 97392813

See also deed recorded in Deed Book 694, Page 196, Rutherford County Registry. PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: 153 Greene Road, Forest City, NC 28043 DATE OF SALE: October 21, 2010 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Ryan Lovelace TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies. (2) The property is being sold “as is”. Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned SubstituteTrustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) 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. 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. (6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.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. This the 22nd day of September, 2010. SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. www.smithdebnamlaw.com _____________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 CBM M2022768

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NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 382

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 482

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jill E. Shanahan and Kevin M. Shanahan to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated December 11, 2006, and recorded in Book 932, Page 650, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Joseph Yono, Jr. and Eva Yono to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated December 22, 2005, and recorded in Book 878, Page 548, 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, 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 Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on October 27, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:

Being Lot Number 69 of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as described more fully in Plat recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, ("the Plat"), Rutherford County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more full and accurate description. Subject to Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Queen's Gap as recorded in Book 917, Page 402-442, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and recorded in Book 891, Page 624-664, McDowell County Register of Deeds, and any amendments and supplements thereto. Subject to all matters shown on subdivision plat of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, Rutherford County Registers of Deeds, and Plat Book 13, Pages 60-72, McDowell County Register of Deeds, hereinafter referred to as "the Plat". Said property is commonly known as: Lot 69 Devin Ridge Lane in Queens Gap Resort, Union Mills, NC 28167 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be 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, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Jill E. Shanahan. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 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, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. ___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.1015716NC /MDN Publication Dates: 10/13/2010 10/20/2010

Being all of Lot 318 as shown on survey by R. L. Greene, PLS entitled “Greyrock Subdivision Phase 2B as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 120, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 119 through 123 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 318. Together with and subject to all easements, restrictions and rights of way of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above-described plats and the plats for Phase 1A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 188 through 192; plats for Phase 1B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 205 through 208 and plats for Phase 2A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 26, at Pages 114 through 118 and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. Said property is commonly known as: Lot 318 off of Rolling Ridge Trail, Greyrock Subdivision, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be 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, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Joseph Yono Jr. and Eva Yono. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 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, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. ___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0931615NC /R Publication Dates: 10/13/2010, 10/20/2010 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD NOTICE OF SALE File No.: 10 SP 399 TAKE NOTICE THAT: William Richard Boyd, Jr., Substitute Trustee, has begun proceedings to FORECLOSE under the Deed of Trust described below, and by under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in such Deed of Trust, and an Order entered by the Clerk of Superior Court of the above County, will sell the below described property at public auction as follows:

NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE 10 SP 269 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Alex J. Marouf and Nathan Karroumi to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated October 03, 2005, and recorded in Book 866, Page 630, 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, 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 Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on October 27, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot 355 as shown on survey by R. L. Greene, PLS entitled "Greyrock Subdivision Phase 2B as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 122, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 119 through 123 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 355. Together with and subject to all easements, restrictions and rights of ways of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above-described plats and the plats for Phase 1A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 188 through 192; Plats for Phase 1B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 205 through 208 and Plats for Phase 2A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 26, at Pages 114 through 118 and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. Said property is commonly known as: Lot #355 Rolling Ridge Trail Grey Rock Sub., Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be 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, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Alex J Marouf and Nathan Karroumi. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 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, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. ___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0935293NC /MDN Publication Dates: 10/13/2010, 10/20/2010

1. The instrument pursuant to which such sale will be held is that certain Deed of Trust executed by Pavilack Mills Corporation, original mortgagor, and recorded in the Office of the Rutherford County Register of Deeds in Deed of Trust Book 1051, at Page 475. The record owner of such property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to posting this Notice of Sale, if not the original mortgagors, is : USA Enterprises of Myrtle Beach, LLC 2. The property will be sold by the Substitute Trustee at 2:00 p.m. on the 21st day of October, 2010 at the Rutherford County Courthouse door in the City of Rutherfordton, North Carolina. 3. The real property to be sold is generally described as 300 Dallas Street, Spindale, NC 28160 and described as follows: Being all of that property described in that certain Deed of Trust recorded in Book 1051, at Page 475 of the Rutherford County, North Carolina Registry and said description is incorporated herein by reference. Containing 19.665 acres, more or less. BEING the same property as that described in Deed Book 955, Page 415, Rutherford County Registry. Tax Map 12-1-2B. Property Address: 300/302 Dallas Street, Spindale, NC 28160. Any property described in the Deed of Trust which is not being offered for sale is described as follows: Subject to any and all Release Deeds of Record in the Rutherford County, North Carolina Registry. 4. Any buildings located on the above-described property are also included in the sale. 5. The property will be sold by the Substitute Trustee to the highest bidder for CASH. The highest bidder will be required to deposit IN CASH with the Substitute Trustee at the date and time of the sale the greater of five percent (5.0%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars ($750.00). 6. All bidders for the property AS IS on the date of sale. Absolutely no warranties are made as to the condition, value or title of the property. While the Substitute Trustee believes the title to be good, all bidders are advised that they should obtain independent counsel to examine record title as the property is sold subject to prior record interests. The Noteholder has reserved the right to withdraw the sale up to and until the Deed is delivered by the Substitute Trustee. 7. The property will be sold subject to all unpaid taxes and special assessments. 8. The property being sold is all of that property described in the Deed of Trust except as specifically set forth above. It is the intention to extinguish any and all rights or interests in the property subordinate to the Deed of Trust. 9. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential with Less Than 15 Rental Units: 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. 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective May 20, 2009. THIS the 21st day of September, 2010. _______________________________ William Richard Boyd, Jr. Substitute Trustee 474 Mountain Cove Road Waynesville, North Carolina 28786 Dates: October 13, 2010 and October 20, 2010

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