daily courier october 02 2010

Candidate forums set for next week — Page 5A Sports County rivalry R-S Central and Chase battled Friday night with both teams looking to rebound from losses in their league openers

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Saturday, October 2, 2010, Forest City, N.C.

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Arrest made in fast-food robberies Shelby man charged with attempted armed robbery

By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

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FOREST CITY — A Shelby man who is charged with attempted armed robbery in an incident at Arby’s on Sept. 25 is also facing charges in an armed robbery at Wendy’s in late August.

Additional felony arrest warrants were issued Friday in Rutherford County for Jonathan Maurice Ussery Jr., 26, of 510 Smith St. in connection with the Aug.

29 armed robbery of Wendy’s at 165 Commercial Drive in Forest City.

Warrants have been issued for five felony counts of armed robbery, five felony counts of kidnapping and one felony count of possession of a firearm by Ussery Jr. a felon. Five employees were in Wendy’s at the time of the robbery, accounting for the five robbery and kidnapping counts.

Ussery remains in custody under

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Overmountain Victory Trail re-enactors arrive in county

East Rutherford faced off with Patton Friday

By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

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Chase Middle School seventh-grader Brandon Sebastian receives congratulations from NCS coordinator Johnny Smith and Chase coordinator Trudy Jackson.

He is one of 68 students tapped for the program.

New Century Scholars inducted in ceremony 68 seventh-graders tapped for program

By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

SPINDALE — The newest New Century Scholars were inducted here Thursday night during a ceremony at Isothermal Community College. The 68 students, seventh-graders from Chase, East, R-S Central middle schools, Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy and Polk County Middle School, were tapped for the program.

The New Century Scholars

Program identifies middle school students as they enter the seventh grade. Students, the program says, receive extra support in hopes of building self-esteem, interpersonal skills, career exploration and numerous other support services as they go through middle and high schools.

If a ‘Scholar’ stays in the program, upon graduation he or she will receive a tuition-free education at ICC. The induction ceremony was the eighth annual event, as so far 536 students have been chosen. There Please see Scholars, Page A6

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$805,000 bond on his original Sept. 25 arrest on charges of attempted robbery, possession of a firearm by a felon, assault with a deadly weapon, assault on a government official, resisting a public officer and carrying a concealed weapon. The charges are connected to the attempted robbery at Arby’s at 708 S. Broadway St. Ussery was in Cleveland County Court on Friday on an unrelated matter. Forest City Police Department staff will serve the additional warrants upon his return to Rutherford County custody.

A brother of Jonathan Ussery also is

Austin Price, shown here with his mother Bobbie Price, at the dinner table as the scholars and guests were treated to dinner after the ceremony.

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FOREST CITY — When the Overmountain Victory Trail marchers arrive in Rutherford County this weekend, they’ll share stories of the 1780 march through Rutherford en route to the Battle of Kings Mountain with the public and students.

On Sunday at 2 p.m., the re-enactors will be at historic Gilbert Town on Rock Road in Rutherfordton for an afternoon of storytelling, weapons, clothing and customs demonstrations of the American Revolutionary War period.

Roger Byers of Forest City is the grand marshal for the re-enactors as they march through Rutherford County, and he will present the weapons demonstrations Sunday and Monday.

“Anyone with an interest in the rich history of this area is encouraged to attend,” county historian Chivous Bradley said.

Sunday’s events will conclude about 5 p.m. Monday, the re-enactors will return to Gilbert Town site for programs for middle school students from Chase, East and R-S Central, and the 11th-graders from Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy.

Please see Marchers, Page A6

Sheriff works to curb vandalism Mailbox vandalism continues; residents should stay alert

By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — With another spate of mailbox vandalism, Rutherford County Sheriff Jack Conner on Friday urged residents to report any suspicious activity so that officers will have a chance to catch the vandals in the act.

“It’s hard to catch a mailbox vandal,” Conner said. “We are asking the citizens if they see anything, get a tag number or a description of the vehicle, so that we might connect it to somebody who is doing the vandalism.

“I’d love to have help from the citizens. We can’t be everywhere all the time.”

The sheriff said people need to be aware of a strange vehicle in the neighborhood and to take notice “if they see something they think is just not right, if they hear a noise or see something.”

Conner noted that vandals often strike several mailboxes in the same general area on the same night, makPlease see Sheriff, Page A6

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Church News Fall festivals

The following churches have announced fall festivals:

Pleasant View Community Church, Forest City: Oct. 2, 4:30 p.m.; fish and chicken fry starting at 5 p.m.,; cake walk, games, cake auction; donations for missions.

Music/concerts

First Sunday night singing: Oct. 3, 7 p.m., Riverside Baptist Church; featuring Faith Walkers Trio.

Gospel singing: Oct. 3, 2 p.m., Village Chapel Church, Forest City; featuring Blood Bought Trio.

Concert: Oct. 10, 11 a.m., Grays Creek Baptist Church; featuring Providence.

Special services

Reinventing yourself 2010: Through Nov. 8, 182 Hardin Road, Forest City; nine-week course on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. or Mondays at 7 p.m.; free.

Homecoming: Oct. 3, Union Mills Presbyterian Church; covered dish lunch follows morning service.

Homecoming: Oct. 3, 11 a.m., St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church; singing will follow at 3 p.m. featuring the Bridges Family, the Spirit-Filled Songbirds, Sistersin-Christ and choirs from Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist

The Rochesters

Church announcements

Submit items for the church calendar in the following ways: n E-mail: lifestyles@ thedigitalcourier.com n Fax: 248-2790 n Mail: P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043 n In person: 601 Oak St., Forest City Items received by noon Thursday will be published in Saturday’s paper on a space available basis.

Church, Piney Ridge CME Church and St. John’s AME Zion Church.

Old Timers Day: Oct. 3, 9:45 a.m., Fork Creek Baptist Church; featuring The Hamptons.

Pastor’s anniversary: Oct. 3, 11 a.m., Temple of Jesus Church; lunch will follow the morning service at 1 p.m.; afternoon service begins at 3 p.m. with guest speaker the Rev. Gladys Logan of Angel Divine Church.

Homecoming: Oct. 3, 10:30 a.m., Forest City Foursquare Church.

Lay training workshop: Oct. 9, 10 a.m., New Forest Chapel CME Church; speaker will be Dinah Pettigrew, WinstonSalem Greenville District Missionary president.

Connectional Lay Day Observance: Oct. 10, 3 p.m., Pine Ridge CME Church, Union

The Rochesters will perform Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. at Mount Lebanon Baptist Church, Bostic. A love offering will be accepted.

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Mills; speaker Dr. Sylvia A Flack, a 1964 graduate of Carver High, who serves as executive director of the Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Health Disparities at Winston-Salem State University; theme is “Honoring Our Past .... Inspired by Our Future.”

Revival: Oct. 10, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Oct. 11-13, 7 nightly, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church; Speakers include the Rev. Bruce Bradley and Bob Philbeck; nursery provided for children ages birth to three years; for information, call 288-3808.

Revival: Oct. 10-13, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church; Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Wednesday, 7 nightly; guest speaker the Rev. William Swink, special singing each night; for more information, call Brent Frady, 287-3277.

Fill your pew day: Oct. 17, 11 a.m., Main Street Baptist Church; featuring NASCAR’s Randy MacDonald.

Fall revival: Oct. 24-27, High Shoal Baptist Church; guest speakers – Oct. 24, 11 a.m., Dr. Larry McDonald; Oct. 25, 7 p.m., Dr. Anton Roos;

We All Make Mistakes For we all make many mistakes, and if any one makes no mistakes in what he says he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

R.S.V. James 3:2 We all make mistakes, and sometimes these mistakes are big ones which adversely affect ourselves and the ones we love. It is often easier to live with mistakes that affect only ourselves than those which hurt the ones we love. But we should not allow ourselves to be crushed by our mistakes. We really should pick ourselves up, do what we can to alleviate the damage that we may have caused, and get on with our lives.

In fact, we should really have a mindset that plans on making mistakes. Not in the sense of actually trying to do something wrong, but in the sense that because we are human, we know that we will err and that our errors may sometimes be costly and painful. Our favorite cup will someday be broken, because we, or someone else, will drop it.

Most car crashes are caused by driver error, and we can wallow in our guilt after an accident, or we can “dust ourselves off,” and move on with our life. I’m not suggesting that we be callous about our mistakes.

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A certain amount of guilt and remorse is appropriate, but it is important that we not wallow in self-pity precisely because that attitude makes it more difficult to help those we may have harmed.

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Spaghetti suppers fundraisers: The first Wednesday in September through November, 6:30 p.m., Golden VAlley Missionary Methodist Church; menu includes spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert and drink; cost is by donation; proceeds will go to Haiti.

Yard sale: Oct. 2, 6 a.m. until, New Beginnings with Jesus Church, near National Guard Armory.

Yard sale: Oct. 2, 7 a.m. until, Jim’s Auto Trim Shop; sponsored

by Forbertson Creek FWB Church Youth.

Annual bazaar: Oct. 2, Oak Grove United Methodist Church; biscuit breakfast at 7 a.m. followed by a soup lunch and at 4 p.m. a arbecue supper by Just Friends Barbecue; crafts, homemade baked goods and a quilt raffle.

Youth yard sale: Oct. 2, 7 a.m. until, Golden Valley Missionary Methodist Church.

Fall bazaar: Oct. 2, 7 a.m., Gilkey United Methodist Church; breafkast includes grits, gravy, sausage, bacon, livermush, biscuits and jellies; crafts and yard sale items available.

Church yard sale and breakfast: Oct. 2, 7 a.m. until, Gilkey Methodist Church.

Fish fry: Oct. 2, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Forest Chapel CME Church; fish plates and drink, $8, desserts 75 cents each, fish sandwiches and drink $3.50; proceeds will go to help buying heating and air conditioning; take out orders available, call 447-4365 or 447-2306.

Buffet breakfast: Oct. 2, 7 to 10:30 a.m., Mount Pleasant Baptist Church; $5 all you can eat.

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Barbecue dinner: Oct. 2, 4 p.m., Harriett Memorial Free Will Baptist Church; menu includes barbecue, slaw, baked beans, French fries and drink; $8 adults, $4 for children 12 and younger, take out plates available; sponsored by church grounds committee to help with projects; to place an order, call 6579446.

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Fundraisers

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All you can eat country ham and chicken

supper: Oct. 2, 4 p.m. until, Rock Springs Baptist Church; adults $10, ages 6 to 11, $4, five and younger free.

Pig pickin’/open house: Oct. 3, 2 to 6 p.m., Thermal City United Methodist Church; bluegrass and gospel music with Fibergrass and Servan’t Quartet; plates for $5, younger than 12 free; all proceeds benefit Thermal City United Methodist Church.

Chicken pie supper: Oct. 8, 4 to 8 p.m., Salem United Methodist Church, Bostic; $8 adults, $5 ages 5-12, no charge for children younger than 5 years of age; proceeds to benefit Salem United Methodist and missions; menu includes chicken pie, sweet potato casserole, green beans, slaw, roll, drink and dessert; take-out orders available; call 245-8518.

Fish fry: Oct. 9, noon to 7 p.m., Temple of Jesus Church, Lake Lure; drink and dessert included with the meal.

Poor man’s supper: Oct. 11, 5:30 p.m., Shiloh Baptist Church; for World Hunger; carry outs available.

Poor man’s supper: Oct. 16, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., High Shoal Baptist Church; adults $5, kids 6 to 12, $2.50, younger than 6 free.

Other Chase Corner Ministries is now open the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to noon. The community is also welcome to bring yard sale items and set up in the parking lot on these Saturdays. The store is located on Chase High Road, directly across from the high school.

Free clothes closet: Oct. 2, 8 a.m. to noon, Cane Creek Baptist Church; sizes baby through adult; www.canecreekbaptistchurch.org.

Youth/children’s fellowship: Every Saturday night, 7 p.m., Johnson Memorial Baptist Church; games, fun, refreshments.

Youth night: Fridays at 6 p.m. at East Rutherford Church of God.

NA/AA meetings: Every Monday at 7 p.m., at New Life Christian Fellowship Church of God, 601 E. Main St., Spindale; contact James Keeter at 247-4681 for more information.

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the second Thursday of each month at Hispanic Baptist Missionary Wesleyan Church “Cristo Vive:” Church, 811 Doggett Services on Sunday Rd., Forest City. Next afternoons in English, 6 meeting Feb. 11. For p.m., every Sunday. The more information conchurch is located at 929 tact Chris at 287-3687.

Oakland Road. Contact the Rev. Jairo Contreras Open support group: at 289-9837.

“Let’s Talk About It” meets every Monday Women’s Community from 7 to 8 p.m., at Bible Study, “Living New Life Fellowship Life with Purpose:” Church, 601 E. Main For eight weeks, begin- St., Spindale. This ning July 15, from 7 to group is for anyone who 8 p.m., Abundant Life needs to talk about any CWC; class is free. issues.

Children’s Bible study: Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Johnson Memorial Baptist Church.

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In His Glory will be part of a gospel music and spaghetti supper fundraiser to support Youth Empowerment Oct. 23 at R-S Central High School’s auditorium.

Fundraiser to help Youth Empowerment

A gospel music and spaghetti supper fundraiser to support Youth Empowerment will be held Saturday, Oct. 23, at R-S Central High School Auditorium.

Supper, which is by donation of $5 or more, will be served from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. The concert, which is by donation of $10, begins at 7 p.m. and

features Sisters in Christ and In His Glory.

Tickets are limited and may be picked up at Bubba’s Fun Park, Music City Records, WCAB or Youth Empowerment POWER Center.

Youth Empowerment is a 501c3 non-profit. For more information, call 288-1021.

Bible Camp to hold celebration Oct. 9

The Mary B. Mullen Bible Camp will celebrate its 104th anniversary Oct. 9 from noon to 4 p.m. The camp is located at 1900 Freemantown Road, Lake Lure.

The daily will icnlude family fun, fellowship, friends and food; there is no admission fee.

Activities include horseshoes, corn toss games, bouncy pit for children, basketball and more. Fish and barbecue sandwiches, hot

dogs, chips and sodas will be sold throughout the day as well. Bring lawn chairs and/or picnic baskets if preferred.

Various choirs will perform in a “gospel singingo n the mountain” under the new pavilion at 2 p.m.

Special recognition will be given to groups and individuals who volunteered their services at the camp during 2010.

For more information, call 828-625-0966.

Volunteers needed for medical missions Volunteers in Medical Missions, a national short-term mission organization, is now accepting applications for the 2011 trips. Both medical professionals and non-medical personnel are needed.

January to June trips include Dominican Republic, Haiti, Rwanda, Sudan, Guatemala, Ecuador, Honduras, Tanzania, Bolivia and Peru.

For more information, visit www.vimm.org or call 1-800-615-8695.

Spindale church hosting ‘box city’ During the month of October, the senior high youth of Spindale United Methodist Church will hold a coat drive to raise awareness of homelessness in Rutherford County.

“Box City,” the kickoff event, will be held on Thursday, Oct. 7, beginning at 8 p.m. in

the church parking lot.

Collection boxes for coats, blankets, and non-perishable foods will be placed at Smith’s Drugs, Spindale Drug, and BiLo. The collected items will be given to Yokefellow and Grace of God Rescue Mission.

Monthly food giveaway: First Baptist Church in Spindale holds a food giveaway the third Thursday of each month. Devotion and prayer service between 6 and 6:30 p.m. Bags of food given away afterwards.

Mom’s Hope is a ministry that offers hope and support for mothers who face daily struggles and fears when their children are addicted to drugs or alcohol. The group meets at 6:30 p.m.

“The Way Home”: A support group for anyone recovering from an addiction; meetings are held each Monday at noon, in the basement of Harvest House Church, Big Springs Ave., Forest City; call Sheila at 828-447-1880 for more information.

Soup Kitchens Community Outreach: “Give By Faith Ministries” of Piney Mountain Baptist Church provides a soup kitchen, clothes closet and food pantry to those in need the second Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Samaritan Breakfast: Thursdays from 6 to 8 a.m., at St. Francis Episcopal Church, 395 N. Main St., Rutherfordton.

Carry-out breakfast bags.

St. Paul AME Zion Church, Forest City, each Monday at 6 p.m.

St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 330 N. Ridgecrest Ave., “Celebrate Recovery” Rutherfordton. is a weekly ChristFirst Baptist Church centered program that in Spindale, 11:30 meets every Friday to 12:30 p.m. each from 6:30 to 9 p.m., at Cornerstone Fellowship Tuesday.

Church, 1186 Hudlow Rd., Forest City. The New Beginnings group is open to anySoup Kitchen, one who wishes to find Thursdays from 4:30 to healing no matter what 6 p.m. at Green River you’re going through.

Baptist Association, For more information 668 N. Washington St., call 245-3639.

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by Tresa Hamilton

Green space Sellers should not underestimate the value of a wellkept lawn. One of the primary factors that prospective buyers carefully assess is the size and condition of the front lawn.

Even more important in the eyes of most buyers is the backyard.

Nearly every home tour concludes its visit of the groundfloor living space with a look at the backyard. By stepping outside, prospective buyers have a chance to envision their kids on swing sets or themselves relaxing in hammocks and chaises.

Every yard should feature a flat section of lawn, where the kids can kick soccer balls, throw a softball around, or play a game of volleyball. A beautiful backyard is part of nearly every buyer’s vision.

Whether you are seeking a home with a large yard, or a smaller lot that requires less maintenance, we can find you what you are looking for! At ODEAN KEEVER & ASSOCIATES, we have a successful history of assisting buyers in your community. Reach us at (828) 286-1311. We will arrange to show you properties that have the ‘bells and whistles’ you desire. Our office is conveniently located at 140 U.S. Highway 64, Rutherfordton. We look forward to meeting you!

Hint: When it comes to backyard in-ground pools, some prospective buyers consider that a bonus (almost like a vacationhome retreat) while others find them to be a detriment.

1973 - Outstanding Young Law Enforcement Officer by Jaycee’s 1977 - Worked for NC Dept. of Corrections 1978 - Named Asst. Chief of Police Town of Spindale 1986 - State of NC Criminal Justice Instructor B.L.E.T. 1986 - Named Chief of Police Town of Spindale 1988 - Board of Directors NC Association Chiefs of Police 1989 - Chairmen Region C association for Rutherford, Polk, McDowell, and Cleveland Counties 1990 - Who’s Who of Law Enforcement 1990 - Region C award for Police Administrator of the Year 1991 - State of NC Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Driving Instructor 1996 - NC Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate 1997 - President of the NC association of Chiefs of Police 1999 - Named Chief of Public Safety for the Town of Spindale 1999 -2000 - Served as President of The Board of Directors for Family Resources of Rutherford County 2000 - Who’s Who of Public Service 2002 - Region C award Public Saftey 2003 - Retired from Town of Spindale with over 30 years service 2006 - Sheriff of Rutherford County

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Our Views Obsession with winning risky

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he emphasis our culture places on winning is threatening to become a handicap instead of an asset. This week we saw another example of that with the wild videos of youth league football coaches brawling.

It is one thing to strive to be the best at something, to try to win. It is something else altogether to put such a premium on winning that we condone behaviors that are not acceptable.

The idea that we must win at all costs has led to a warped perspective in the world of sports and in the way we view life in general. That twisted perspective enables us to view cheating as just part of the game, to turn a blind eye to the behavior of overbearing parents, and to ignore the damage we can do to impressionable young people.

Winning is great. Everyone wants to win. There is nothing wrong with wanting to and trying to win, but if the obsession with winning destroys our rationality, we have serious problems.

Our readers’ views Mayors offer thoughts on TDA and tourism To the editor: As the mayors of Lake Lure and Chimney Rock Village, we wish to emphasize our continuing appreciation for the work of all individuals and organizations that are promoting tourism in the area.

All of Rutherford County, and also the surrounding 5-county area, benefits from a strong tourist economy in the Hickory Nut Gorge.

Our Chamber of Commerce has, for the last quarter century, staffed our visitor center and guided tourists on the history, attractions and services available within the gorge, the county and the foothills region.

Over 50,000 tourists visit our center in a typical year. Our local Chamber is able to provide this excellent service through an important and effective partnership with the county Tourism Development Authority (TDA).

Together, they have plans underway to expand and improve our visitor center with even more displays of county-wide information. Our Village and Town fully support them.

We feel that it is unfortunate that an emergent minority within the TDA Board has chosen to advance an agenda to exclude the Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber from TDA activities, funding and a proportional participation on the TDA Board.

We are hopeful that the TDA Board and all of the area’s Chambers of Commerce can set aside personal agendas and restore the collaborative partnerships.

Tourists don’t recognize county lines and organizational territories — neither should we when it comes to promoting the area and invigorating our economy.

Barbara Meliski, Mayor Chimney Rock Village Bob Keith, Mayor Town of Lake Lure

Says pet euthanasia data no weeping point To the editor: After reading the article about slow adoptions from the animal shelter and how many animals were euthanized, I shrugged my shoulders and said, “So what?”

Does it really matter if all the animals are euthanized when they arrive at the shelter? No. It would be nice if some could be adopted, but if that can’t happen, oh well. If there are more animals than there are places for them to be adopted to, and there is not enough room for the extras, oh well.

Sounds hard-hearted, but let’s be realistic.

The shelter is needed to help the Animal Control people have a place to put stray and lost animals.

The statistics on how many animals arrive, how many are adopted or euthanized and tell us how well the Animal Control people do their job, it shouldn’t be a weeping point about how many animals had to be put down.

The CPC people have their hearts in the right place, but if most of the animals are euthanized even with all their efforts, oh well.

Joan Murray Rutherfordton

Says business-minded candidates are needed To the editor: We are now in the middle of campaign advertising where each candidate tells everyone they are the most remarkable person ever born and their opponent is the worst human who ever lived.

Whether they are Democrat or Republican makes no difference. Their goal is to get elected, after which they will, within six months, forget who elected them and why they were elected. All networks will report small voter turnout and cannot understand why.

The reason is simple: Regardless of who is voted into office, they will immediately begin to build their own kingdom, and that will consume all their time.

For years, voters have sent lawyers to congress and the end result are two parties who spend all their time fighting each other instead of working together to sustain and grow this nation, which is the greatest nation in the history of the world.

What reader works for a company that lets you vote your own raises each year, gives you a staff to make your job easier, has the best insurance in the history of mankind with no doughnut hole, and a list of self-voted perks that any king in the world envies?

We all need to vote whether we are Republican or Democrat.

Study the candidates and send business-minded people to Congress. Please-no more lawyers.

Luther Lewis Rutherfordton

Free market supporters need to back free market RALEIGH – Free enterprise creates the conditions for business to thrive. But don’t expect business organizations and lobbies to be consistent advocates for free enterprise and the principles of limited, constitutional government that make it possible.

Among the organizations representing businesses of all sizes, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, where I interned back during the Reagan administration, has the best record of opposing tax hikes, intrusive regulations, trade barriers, and wasteful spending.

For smaller companies, the National Federation of Independent Business has proven to be an effective, principled defender of free enterprise in Washington and elsewhere.

Other business groups and lobbyists have far less impressive records. Many are willing to cut deals with left-leaning lawmakers, either because they secure a special favor out of it or because they are afraid to

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buck the political tide. And many business groups spend much of their time actively lobbying for government intervention in the marketplace – in the form of subsidies, bailouts, or regulations that exclude or damage their competitors.

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that a number of corporate executives and lobbyists are worried about the rise of the Tea Party movement. While increasingly hostile to the Obama administration and its growth-killing tax and regulatory agenda, these business groups aren’t entirely sure they will like the alternative, either.

They fear that Tea Party conservatives will win enough congressional seats in November to threaten the

availability of special tax breaks, marketing subsidies, and bailouts in the coming years.

I hope their fear is justified.

It’s about time candidates who espouse free-market principles show their willingness to act according to those principles. No more bailouts. No more corporate welfare. No more deficitfinanced fake stimulus. No more scheming to line the pockets of special-interest groups.

One of the founders of economic science, Adam Smith, clearly understood the risk that a perfidious merchant class would seek to use political leverage to gain benefits at the expense of consumers and the public good.

Writing in The Wealth of Nations against the 18th century system of protectionist tariffs, subsidies, and royal favors that had all too often stifled British enterprise, Smith showed that he understood politics at least as well as he did the workings of the market:

It cannot be very difficult to determine who have been the contrivers of this whole mercantile system; not the consumers, we may believe, whose interest has been entirely neglected; but the producers, whose interests has been so carefully attended to; and among this later class our merchants and manufactures have been by far the principal architects. In the mercantile regulations … the interest of our manufacturers has been most peculiarly attended to; and the interest, not so much of the consumers, as that of some other sets of producers, has been sacrificed to it.

In North Carolina, state political power has resided for generations in a relatively small class of political operatives. They have held not only the key elective offices but also prominent positions in big business and trade associations. Rarely have the state’s business groups spoken up in any organized fashion against the growth of government. The relative

proportions of acquiescence and agreement supporting their decision is beyond my knowledge. But their silence has been costly to our state.

Anyone who believes that the problems in North Carolina’s business climate can be overcome by a few subsidies to big business is willing to believe pretty much anything. In reality, even a billion dollars a year in tax incentives and corporate welfare can’t compensate for the economic consequences of high marginal tax rates, inadequate infrastructure, mediocre schools, and a punitive regulatory system.

If there is a political revolution in November, in Washington and in Raleigh, liberal politicians and interest groups won’t be the only ones wringing their hands.

Those in lobbying shops and business groups who have gone along to get along will be worried, too. They’ll perceive a threat to their cozy relationships and sinecures.

And they may well be right. Let’s hope so.

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Police Notes

Obituaries

Sheriff’s Reports

Tammy Ledbetter

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department responded to 128 E-911 calls Thursday. n Eric Evans reported the theft of bicycles. n The theft of a lighter was reported at Green Hill Store, 2751 U.S. 64/74, Rutherfordton. n Donna Wilson reported the theft of a vehicle tag. n The theft of tires and rims was reported at Allen’s Used Cars, 454 U.S. 221A, Forest City. n Damage to a roadside advertising sign was reported at Chase Corner Ministries, 1604 Chase High Road, Forest City. n Roger Norris Leonard reported the theft of medications.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 31 E-911 calls Thursday. n A cell phone was reported found at Crestview Park.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 22 E-911 calls Thursday.

Lake Lure

n Lake Lure Police Department responded to six E-911 calls Thursday.

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 83 E-911 calls Thursday. n An officer of the Forest City Police Department assisted a victim in reporting an incident of obtaining property by false pretenses.

The incident occurred on South Broadway Street. n Ricky King, of East View Drive in Bostic, reported his daughter as missing.

Heather Nicole King Allen, age 31, was last seen on Aug. 11 on East Main Street, Forest City. The Forest City Police Department is asking anyone with information about King or her location to contact the FCPD or to call the TIP LINE at 245-7771. n An employee of Belk’s Department Store, at the Tri-City Mall, reported an incident of larceny. n Corey Johnson reported a breaking and entering and larceny. The incident occurred on Commercial Drive. n Archie Martin reported an incident of breaking and entering and larceny.

Arrests

n Alan Holycross, 46, of the 1900 block of Piney Ridge Church Road, Bostic, charged with driving while impaired and driving while license revoked; freed on a custody release. (FCPD) n Brandon Parker, 21, of the 700 block of Maryland Drive, Spindale; charged with possession of marijuana and disorderly conduct; placed under a $500 secured bond. (FCPD) n Barbara McMahan Goode, 70, of the 100 block of Copperfield Drive; charged with shoplifting/ concealment of goods; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (FCPD) n John Bruce Goode II, 41,

of Commercial Drive, Forest City; charged with two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses and possession of stolen property; placed under a $20,000 secured bond (FCPD); also, charged with misdemeanor larceny; placed under a $2,500 secured bond. (RPD) n Gary Lee Ross, 51, of the 100 block of Crowe Dairy Road; charged with misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (Probation) n Katie Miranda Phipps, 28, of the 200 block of Pin Oak Manor Lane; charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a $10,000 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Heather Lynn Walsh, 25, of the 3000 block of Ken Miller Road; charged with driving while impaired; freed on a custody release.

(RCSD) n Steven Paul Toney, 30, of the 100 block of Odessy Lane; charged with assault on a female and assault on a child under 12; placed under a $1,500 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Richard Lee Felder, 20, of 540 Bostic Sunshine Highway; charged with local ordinance possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana; placed under a $15,000 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Tyler James Adkins, 16, of the 100 block of Country Meadows Lane, Lot No. 4; charged with simple assault; freed on a custody release.

(RCSD) n Derrick Clel Bennett, 25, of Tri-City Motel; charged with communicating threats; placed under a 48-hour hold.

(SPD) n Gina Marie Sessoms, 28, of the 100 block of Pineland Ave.; charged with assault with a deadly weapon; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (SPD)

Citations n Charles Harrison, 18, of Third Street, Forest City; cited for consuming alcohol while underage; released on a written promise to appear.

(FCPD) n Heather Nichole Hamrick, 23, of the 100 block of Countryside Drive, Cherryville; cited for possession of drug paraphernalia.

(RPD)

EMS n Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services responded to 32 E-911 calls Thursday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 16 E-911 calls Thursday.

Fire Calls n Ellenboro firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident. n Chimney Rock firefighters responded to an industrial fire alarm, assisted by Lake Lure firefighters. n Forest City firefighters responded to a motor vehicle fire, to an industrial fire alarm and to a smoke report. n Green Hill firefighters responded to a gas leak.

Miller, Burr to visit county From staff reports

Republican congressional candidate Jeff Miller and U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican, will visit Rutherford County today at 11:15 a.m.

Miller, candidate for the 11th congressional district,

and Burr, will talk with local business owners and voters as part of their efforts to share their vision for a more prosperous North Carolina.

The two will meet and greet at Rutherford County GOP Headquarters at 228 North Main St. in Rutherfordton.

SBI opens probe into Perdue flights

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation into Gov. Beverly Perdue’s campaign flights after a local prosecutor said he had lingering questions about a matter marred by partisan strife, officials said Friday.

SBI spokeswoman Noelle Talley said the bureau’s professional standards division

began the investigation at the request of Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby. Willoughby said he made a request last week to investigate payment of air travel for the campaign and review details raised in a State Board of Elections probe. “I felt there there were some questions that were raised that were not addressed,” Willoughby said.

Tammy Ledbetter, 44, wife of Tim Ledbetter, of Pain Road, Ellenboro, died Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at the Rutherford Hospital.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Harrelson Funeral Home.

Gus Patton Gus Garland D. Patton, 64, of Union Mills, died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, at the McDowell Hospital.

A native of Burke County, he was a son of the late Clifford Jacob Patton and Ruth Lee Patton. He was retired from N.C. Department of Correction following 39 years of service. He was inducted into The Order of The Long Leaf Pine.

Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Barbara S. Patton of the home; two children, Eric D. Patton of the home and Tiffany R. Patton of Asheville; one brother, Phillip “Red” Patton;

and three sisters, Frances Maynor, Kay Maynor and Kathryn Pollard.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. in Westmoreland Chapel with Chaplin Nancy Sehested officiating. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery on Dysartsville Road.

Memorials may be made to the Patton Family, P.O. Box 306, Union Mills, NC 28167.

Online condolences: www.westmorelandfuneralhome.com

Robert Cramer Robert Wayne Cramer, 66, of Union Mills, died Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City.

A native of Burlington, N.J., he was a son of the late Clarence and Eleanor Cramer. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard and was an executive chef.

Survivors include his son,

David Eischen of Union Mills; and a daughter, Kathy Burns of Ross, Ohio.

Crowe’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences: www. crowemortuary.com

Doris Morrison Doris Smith Morrison, age 74, of Bostic, passed away Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital.

She was a native of Rutherford County and retired from Drexler Furniture.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George Neal Morrison and her parents, Nelson and Dessie Smith.

Surviving is a son, Tommy Morrison of Bostic.

Interment will be at Brittain Presbyterian Church. The family will have a private memorial service.

Crowe’s Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.

Online condolences as www. crowemortuary.com

Candidate forums set for next week From staff reports

FOREST CITY — Politicians will meet the public this week at three forums. Two are sponsored by the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce and the third is hosted Tuesday night by students at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy in Avondale.

TJCA is hosting a political forum Tuesday at 7 p.m., with all Rutherford County candidates invited.

The event will be held in Lietner Auditorium at TJCA with students moderating the event. Students will pose questions to politicians and, if time permits, the public will also have time for question. The event ends at 9 p.m.

On Thursday, Oct. 7, Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the first of two forums at Isothermal Community College at 6 p.m. A Friday night forum is set.

Thursday night candidates for the office of sheriff, clerk of the court and county commissioners for District

1, District 4 and District 5 will be featured.

Friday night candidates for U.S. Congressional Districts 10 and 11, U.S. Senate, N.C. House District 112, District Court 29A, and School Board District 2 and 3. Refreshments will be available during intermissions in the Foundation lobby following each set of candidates. Rutherford County candidates are:

NC House District 112 Jim Proctor (D) Mike Hager (R)

County Commissioner District 1 Eddie Parker (D) Bill Eckler (R)

County Commissioner District 4 Gail McBrayer Strickland (D) Roger (Bo) Richard (R)

County Commissioner District 5 Robert (Rob) Bole (D) Julius R. Owens (R)

Oversight needed for safety programs CHARLOTTE (AP) — Workplace safety programs in North and South Carolina downplay serious safety problems and levy weak fines, according to an audit released by the U.S. Labor Department.

The audit showed that both states impose weak penalties and have mishandled cases involving workers who had complained about their employer, the Charlotte Observer reported Friday.

Jordan Barab of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration says South Carolina has the nation’s lowest average penalties for workplace safety violations. According to the report, both states order weak penalties when violations are found — an average of about $281 per serious violation in South Carolina, and $512 in North Carolina. The federal OSHA’s average penalty is $970.

“We’re very concerned that with the low penalty number, they’re not presenting a credible deterrent to employers around the state who cut corners on workplace safety,” Barab said.

North Carolina shaves 10 percent off fines for “cooperation,” according to the report.

South Carolina cuts fines by 60 percent in exchange for the employer’s promise it will improve safe working conditions, but auditors found the state rarely checked to see if problems were fixed.

Compliance officers in both states understate the severity of problems by misclassify-

ing violations and rarely label problems as “willful,” the most serious degree, which carries higher fines. North Carolina issued only one willful violation in 2009, auditors said, and South Carolina had five. The federal government took both states to task for failing to properly handle cases involving workers who had complained about their employer. It criticized North Carolina for doing only phone interviews, for example.

In written statements, both states praised their low injury and illness rates and said they work hard to protect employees.

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Sheriff Jack L. Conner (D) Chris Francis (R)

Clerk of Superior Court Donnie H. Henson (D) Robynn Spence (R)

School Board District 1 (non-partisan) Carolyn Hawkins Keever

School Board District 2 (non-partisan) Charles (Chuck) Hill Keith Price Matt Stamey

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Calendar/Local Scholars Continued from Page 1A

Ongoing Foothills Harvest Ministry: Sidewalk sale, Sept. 27-Oct. 1; final markdown on summer shoes, skirts, shirts, shorts and slacks; ; store hours Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 4:40 p.m.; donations of non-perishable food items are being accepted for the food bank.

Hospice Resale Shop: Storewide half price sale Oct. 7-9; save half on entire stock, including clothing priced at 25 cents; store hours 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Washburn Community Outreach Center: Hours ThursdaySaturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; volunteer training Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 2 Yard and bake sale: 7 a.m. until, Bill’s Creek VFD; serving sausage biscuits, biscuit and gravy; lunch will begin at 10 a.m. with hot dogs and hamburgers, chips and drinks; furniture and household items, craft and gift items, books, etc. For information, call Barbara Welge, 828-625-5517.

Miniature golf tournament: 10 a.m., Putt and Go Video; twoplayer teams, $10 per player, three rounds of golf and lunch included; hole sponsors $20; benefits Chase Lions Club, who provides assistance to the blind and visually impaired.

Widow/Widower’s Young at Heart senior citizens club: 11 a.m., Rollins Cafeteria; dutch treat lunch at 11:30 a.m.; fellowship and bingo; for information, contact Roy McKain, 245-4800.

Putting for Paws: Second annual golf tournament benefitting the Rutherford County Humane Society; 1:45 p.m. at Forest City Golf Club; $200 per four-man team; captain’s choice format; Please contact Linda (864) 7060452 or Rick (864) 327-7883) Kwasniewski or at (828) 248-1419 for more information.

Artists’ reception: 2 to 4 p.m., Rutherford County Library; exhibit during October of works by Amy Owens.

Monday, Oct. 4 Democrat Party Headquarters: Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1 to 6 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday, 4 to 7 p.m, through Nov. 2.

Tuesday, Oct. 5 CarFit program: 9 a.m., Rutherford County Senior Center; program is designed to provide a quick but comprehensive check of how well you and your vehicle work together.

Christmas Cheer applications: 9:15 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., DAV Building, Withrow Road, Forest City; applicant must present original photo ID, Social Security card, Social Security card or birth certificate for each child, Social Security card for other adults and older age children living in the home and copies of previous month’s bills. For more guidelines, call 704-482-0375.

are 476 students still active in the program in grades seven through 12, said Johnny Smith, NCS coordinator and director of the career center at ICC. Students selected from the first and second round of inductees are now college freshmen and sophomores at Isothermal.

Myra B. Johnson, president of ICC, welcomed the new inductees, their parents, family and friends. Janet Mason, Rutherford County Schools superintendent, told the new inductees they were selected New Century Scholars because “someone saw a potential in you and nominated you.”

She said middle school students sometimes find themselves feeling insecure with low self-esteem, but they should be proud of what others see in them.

She encouraged the students to make the right choices in school and to stay committed to the scholars program.

“Stay true to the promises you make tonight,” she said. “We want you to be prepared to make the best choices.”

Mason told the students in today’s economy a good education is vital to

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Participants both days will have an opportunity to visit the grave and the grave of British Major James Dunlap at the Gilbert Town site near the home of William Gilbert.

The Overmountain marchers will participate in a fall festival in Columbus on Saturday and will not be at this year’s Hilltop Festival in Rutherfordton. They are trying to tell the story to as many people in the area as possible this weekend.

The Overmountain Victory Trail marchers began in 1975, recreating the journey along the same route and following the same time schedule of the Revolutionary War marchers.

The trail, although mostly on private land, is now a part of the National Park System and is known as the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail.

From the history books, Bradley recounts the story: “By the fall of 1780, British Forces had taken control of Georgia and South Carolina. British Maj. Patrick Ferguson set up headquarters at

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ing it doubly important to notify law enforcement immediately about suspicious activity. Four incidents of mailbox vandalism were reported Thursday on Harris Holly Springs

Arrest Continued from Page 1A

getting a good job. “Don’t make the bad choices,” she told the students, especially when friends try to persuade you to use drugs or alcohol.

Mason told the students the support they need to keep their commitment is there for them through the NHS coordinator, teachers, parents, grandparents and guardians. “Seek out someone to help you make the right choices,” she said.

Mason said, “It is refreshing to see folks on the right path.” ...“You can live up to the challenge of tonight.

Make a commitment to see this through.”

Kim Gold, vice president of Academic and Student Affairs, urged the 68 students to proceed with their school life and onto success.

Presenting certificates to seventh graders from their respective schools were Trudy Jackson, NHS coordinator, Chase Middle; Denise Hill, East Middle; Sherry Jolly, R-S Middle; Debra Harrill, Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy; and Linda Sage, Polk Middle.

New inductees are: Harley Adrianse, William Amos, Victoria Anderson, Corey Ballesteros. Alexis Baynard, Charlie Beheler, Alexia Bomer, Kellie Bradley, Laurin Bradley, Mikayla Brooks, Braxton Bright, Ashley Briscoe, Kellsey Bryant,

Lyndsay Burgess, Dayana Castellon, Alexis Conner, Brooke Crane, Sarah Daniel, Summer Dale, Daisy Deleon, Christian Gold, Lauren Gray, Danielle Griffin, Austin Hurdt, Skyler Hutchins,Talaila Jimerson, Dylan Johnson, Allyson Jones, Suzanne Jones, Kayla Justus, Madison Keller, Madyson King, Austin Leforge, Imani McCain, Kara McCurry, Alysa McGinnis, Lee Anna McKinney, McKenzie Metcalf, Katey Moore, Kaitlin Morrow, Wesley Philbeck, Jessie Pogue, Austin Price, Madison Reep, Abilia Reyes, Matthew Roach, Hannah Ruppe, Anna Tate, Keely Thomas, Victor Santos, Kaylei Scott, Brandon Sebastian, Kaleb Sells, Anna Sims, Fullington Frazer-Somoza, Reina Soto, Taylor Smith, Leeanna Torvinen, Melissa Trujillo, Jose Vasquez, Kristal Villatoro, Michaela Villecco, E’ lun Walton, Christopher Wellmon, Zackery Wright, Noah Van Dyke, Christian Velasques.

The cost of funding one NCS class is about $6,500. Thus far, funding has been guaranteed for the classes of 2009-14, and each year the ICC Foundation raises money for its future classes.

Gilbert Town in Rutherford County on Sept. 7 with plans to subdue Western North Carolina and protect Cornwallis’ left flank as he directed his attention from Charlotte toward Salisbury with a goal of conquering the central portion of the state.

“After the Battle of Cane Creek, several Whig families and local patriot militiamen under Col. Andrew Hampton’s command retreated across the mountains for refuge in the Watauga settlements in present day northeast Tennessee. Up to this time, the Rutherford troops under Hampton and those from Burke under Col. Charles McDowell had been successful in helping keep the war of the Southern Campaign, for the most part, in upstate South Carolina.

“Now, unless an adequate force could be raised from both sides of the Blue Ridge, the prospects of keeping the British and Tory forces from overrunning North Carolina looked rather hopeless.

“At Gilbert Town on Aug. 26, after helping gain a victory at Musgrove’s Mill and learning from McDowell of a major defeat at Camden, Col. Isaac Shelby and Maj. Charles Robertson suggested to the others that such a

force could be raised and made plans for couriers to be ready when the time came. After Ferguson moved to Gilbert Town, he paroled Samuel Phillips, a relative of Shelby’s, and instructed him to a carry a message to those living on the waters of Holston and Watauga. ‘If they did not desist from their opposition to British arms, he would come over the mountain and lay their country waste with fire and sword.’

“Upon receiving the message, Shelby put the plan into action. Sevier and Campbell were notified as quickly as possible and a rendezvous was planned at Sycamore Shoals on Sept.

25. Thus began the march by a group from western North Carolina, present-day Tennessee, and others from southwest Virginia, who would become known as the Overmountain men.

Some others from South Carolina and a few from Georgia joined this army along the way. The march ultimately ended on Oct. 7, 1780, with a victory at the Battle of Kings Mountain, which changed the course of the American Revolution.”

Road, for example.

The others were on Gibson Drive and Henson Road in the Forest City area and on Big Island Road in the Rutherfordton area.

The sheriff said the last arrests for mailbox vandalism were made because someone called in and described a car. When an officer

located a car fitting that description, a stop was made.

Three men were in the car, along with baseball bats. The sheriff said they confessed to vandalizing mailboxes.

gerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon and resisting a public officer.

He was later charged with a second count of resisting a public officer and carrying a concealed weapon. He is under a $112,000 secured bond on the five charges.

He has not been charged in the

Wendy’s robbery.

FCPD Chief Jay Jackson said, however, the investigation is continuing, with officers looking at possible connections to other robberies in the area.

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Preschool story time: 10 a.m., Rutherford County Library Main Branch; for ages 2 to 5; free.

facing charges in the Arby’s incident.

Walter Cornelius Ussery, 29, also of 510 Smith St., was initially charged with attempted robbery with a dan-

Preschool story time: 10 a.m., Spindale Library; every Tuesday; for information, call 286-3879.

Former firefighters will be honored Sunday

GRACE: For anyone caring for a loved one, held the first Tuesday of each month from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Rutherford Life Services; hosted

by Hospice of Rutherford County.

From staff reports

Meet the Candidates Forum: 6 to 9 p.m., Foundation at Isothermal; sponsored by the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce.

Understanding tax requirements for your business seminar: 6 to 9 p.m., Isothermal Community College, Communication Technology building room 108; to register, call 286-3636 ext. 229 or e-mail dspurlin@isothermal.edu.

Alanon meetings: Lake Lure Alanon Family Group meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., at Lake Lure Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bills Creek Road, Lake Lure; call 625-0456 for additional information.

Political forum: 7 p.m., Leitner Auditorium at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy; questions will be asked by students and the public, time permitting.

Wednesday, Oct. 6 Christmas Cheer applications: 9:15 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., DAV Buildin, Withrow Road, Forest City; applicant must present original photo ID, Social Security card, Social Security card or birth certificate for each child, Social Security card for other adults and older age children living in the home and copies of previous month’s bills. For more guidelines, call 704-482-0375.

RUTHERFORDTON — Four former Rutherford County firefighters will be remembered here Sunday at 2 p.m. during the annual Memorial Service on the courthouse lawn.

The Rutherford County Firefighters Honor Guard will pay tribute to the

late Wayne McCurry, Cherry Mountain Volunteer Fire Department; Bill Wells, Rutherfordton Fire Department; Dolphus Hodge, Shingle Hollow; and Richard Riedl, Fairfield Fire Department.

Fire chiefs from the respective departments will address the families and friends of the deceased members.

Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com

Names of deceased firefighters are placed on the memorial monument if the person has died in the line of duty, has 20 years of fire service and passes away, or is an active firefighter who dies. The Honor Guard will present the colors and music.

Families will receive a rose and a Firefighters Bible. The public is invited.

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Commission wants judge to look at Deaver testimony

RALEIGH (AP) — The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission wants a judge to look at whether SBI Agent Duane Deaver should be held in contempt of court, .

The commission voted unanimously at a Friday meeting to bring the case to court.

Executive director Kendra MontgomeryBlinn said she plans to file a motion in Wake County next week asking a judge to look at statements Deaver made at a hearing last year.

Montgomery-Blinn wouldn’t discuss details of the motion.

At a hearing last year, Deaver denied that he’d

done a second blood test on a sample in a murder case. In fact, a second test was done and came up negative.

That undisclosed information became a crucial factor for attorneys pushing for the freedom of now-exonerated Greg Taylor.

Deaver, who did not return a call Friday, testified at Taylor’s innocence hearing that the agency’s crime lab had a policy of not including the results of all blood tests in the lab reports given to courts. That triggered fresh questions about the lab’s work, which culminated in an independent review of the lab that concluded

SBI analysts had, in a 16-year period ending in 2003, misstated or falsely reported blood evidence. The review called into question some 200 cases.

Some egregious violations found during the inquest were linked to Deaver. In two of the cases, including one that ended in an execution, Deaver’s final report on blood analyses said his tests “revealed the presence of blood” when his notes indicated negative results from follow-up tests. His notes indicate that he got a negative result because he didn’t have enough sample left for the confirmatory test.

Perdue moves to end check deductions RALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue ordered North Carolina’s Employment Security Commission on Friday to stop taking money out of unemployment checks to recoup overpayments that came from an administrative error.

A statement from the commission said Perdue also asked the agency to stop cashing any checks sent in by benefit recipients who were trying to repay the overpayments from previous checks.

She also instructed the commission to waive all overpayments from Jan. 1 to May 16 that resulted from an administrative error. That means the recipients are not required to repay anything.

The agency released a plan late Thursday that it hoped would prevent tens of thousands of jobless people from having to return $28 million in overpayments they received by

mistake.

“The ESC has worked diligently to correct this error,” ESC Chairman Lynn Holmes said in the statement. “The good news is that claimants affected by the overpayment will no longer have money taken out of their weekly benefits. We are developing a plan to refund to those persons who had already made repayment.”

The commission said Thursday it would work with the U.S. Department of Labor to offset the unemployment check overpayments given out because of the administrative errors. The labor department also has pledged to review claims in an accelerated method, according to the commission.

The commission began sending out letters last week to about 38,000 people who were out of work for at least a year who

Water from a flooded road is pumped into the ocean at Carolina Beach, Friday.

Coastal North Carolina is drying out after days of heavy rainfall.

were either overpaid or underpaid through no fault of their own.

About 15 percent of recipients were underpaid and will be eligible for additional benefits.

Others could see their benefits being reduced.

The plan, announced after commission leaders met with Perdue, also will extend hours at the commission’s call center.

WILMINGTON (AP) — People in eastern North Carolina coped with blocked roads, closed schools and flood waters that were still rising Friday even after the rains moved north.

Torrential downpours from a faded tropical storm left behind five dead in two traffic accidents blamed on the heavy rain. Throughout the day, emergency crews raced to rescue people trapped in homes and vehicles by overflowing rivers and creeks. Some rivers won’t peak until some time during the weekend, so conditions in parts of the state could get worse before the waters recede.

“The sheriff just went by our neighborhood in a boat,” said Emily Pilloton of Windsor in Bertie County.

“They’ve been evacuating people all day.”

State emergency officials said Bertie may have been the worst-hit county with floods leaving many areas inaccessible by land. Overnight the First Response Team, a national nonprofit disaster aid group, arrived in Windsor with a hovercraft and began rescuing people trapped by swift-moving floodwaters, including one man who tried to make his way through the currents on foot.

“He was standing there, hanging on to nothing,” said Tad Agoglia, the group’s founder.

“When we got him in the hovercraft, he just held onto me. I’ve never had a full-grown man hold onto me like that, where all I could feel was his body shaking.”

Water in some parts of town was neck-high and rising, Pilloton said.

“It’s getting worse and worse by the hour,” she said.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter was dispatched to rescue a woman whose car was swept off N.C. 561 near Ahoskie Friday morning. While trying to get to her, the rescue crew was diverted to a nearby stranded motorist who was hoisted from his pickup truck into the aircraft.

Before it could get back to the woman, the helicopter was sent to rescue another stranded motorist.

A swift water response team helped the woman from her car. State officials also announced partial evacuations in Beaufort, Craven, Duplin and Prender counties, where rising waters were particularly dangerous for people in low-lying areas.

State emergency planners predicted that parts of Burgaw, Elizabethtown, Smithfield, Goldsboro, Kinston, Tarboro and Windsor will face minor to moderate flooding into early next week. Jeffrey Holland was buying parts for his motorboat at Lanier Do It Best Hardware in Burgaw Friday so he could pilot the craft to his house

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nearby. The weather reminded him of the drenching and destruction caused

by Hurricane Floyd 11 years ago.

“There was two feet of water in my garage this morning, and it rose two inches in one hour,” he said. “Floyd was worse, but this is getting there.”

Dozens were evacuated Friday from a Beaufort County mobile home park between Washington and Greenville, assistant county manager Jim Chrisman said. About three dozen people were being housed at a Red Cross shelter, but not all of them were from the mobile homes, he said.

About 50 people in New Bern asked for help getting out of their homes Thursday as flooding forced rescuers into boats, Deputy Fire Chief Bobby Boyd said.

Water around the city had been five feet deep in spots on Thursday, but had receded to two- or three-feet deep Friday morning.

“It’s getting better as we speak,” Boyd said.

Farther south, Wilmington was soaked by its rainiest five-day period on record since 1871.

The city’s 22.54 inches in collected rainfall easily beat Hurricane Floyd’s 19.06 inches in 1999.

Wide areas east of Interstate 95 saw rainfall of 10 inches or more, said meteorologist Scott Kennedy at the National Weather Service in Newport.

“That area saw copious amounts of rain,” he said.

After about 15 inches of rain in Kinston, the Neuse River there wasn’t expected to crest until Tuesday evening at three feet above flood stage, Kennedy said.

Many school districts delayed the start of classes or closed altogether on Friday. Flooding bad road conditions led Marine commanders to close schools at Camp Lejeune and New River Air Station, and to direct military and civilian workers to delay reporting to base for two hours.

Near Sneads Ferry south of the Marine base, a shrimp boat took on water and sank, leaking fuel into water, the Coast Guard said.

Investigators will determine whether the boat’s owner will be responsible for cleaning up the spill.

The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources warned that chemicals and untreated waste would likely pollute coastal waters. Carolina Beach and Bald Head Island were two of the coastal towns pumping floodwaters into the surf, the agency said.

“Waters impacted by this unusual storm event can contain elevated levels of bacteria that can make people sick,” said J.D. Potts, manager of the Recreational Water Quality Program.

TOWN OF FOREST CITY LEAF COLLECTION SEASON BEGINS The Town of Forest City will begin the annual leaf collection route Monday, October 18th, 2010. Leaves will be collected at curb-side through mid March. Because of liability issues and safety purposes, the leaf machine and town personnel are not permitted to enter private drives or private property. Leaves must be placed at the curb for collection. Until then, leaves will be picked up in plastic bags. For additional information, call 245-0149

8A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Saturday, October 2, 2010

Nation/world Nation Today Kagan takes her place on court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Elena Kagan took her seat at the Supreme Court for the first time Friday in front of a packed courtroom that included President Barack Obama.

The court session was merely ceremonial.

Kagan and the rest of the court will return Monday for the start of the new term.

In August, the 50-year-old New Yorker became the third woman on the current court, and its fourth ever. She replaced Justice John Paul Stevens.

Kagan took the oath again Friday in a ceremony by which the court formally welcomes its newest member. She wore a black robe she received as a gift from her former colleagues at the University of Chicago and Harvard Law School, where she served as dean, and a white scarf.

“We wish you a long and happy career in our common calling,” Chief Justice John Roberts said after administering the oath.

U.S. apologizes for STD study

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government apologized to Guatemala Friday for a study 60 years ago in which American scientists deliberately infected prisoners in that country with syphilis.

The 1946 experiment was unearthed by a Wellesley College medical historian. It apparently was conducted to test the effectiveness of penicillin, which was relatively new then, in treating sexually transmitted diseases.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said they were, in their words, “outraged that such reprehensible research could could have occurred under the guise of public health.”

Bin Laden believed involved

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. counterterrorism officials say they believe that senior alQaida leaders, including Osama bin Laden, are involved in the latest terror plot against European cities.

The multi-pronged scope of the emerging plan — which aimed to launch coordinated shooting sprees or attacks in Britain, France and Germany — is an al-Qaida hallmark. One U.S. intelligence official added, however, that the details of how the plan was directed or coordinated by the group’s core leaders is not yet clear.

The involvement of bin Laden and his core leaders, believed to be in hiding in Pakistan, underscores concerns about that country’s role as a safe haven for al-Qaida and other Islamic extremists. U.S. officials have pressed Pakistan to increase its efforts to root out the militants hiding in the mountainous border region.

President Barack Obama and his new interim White House Chief of Staff Pete Rouse, center, look on as outgoing Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, right, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

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Rouse takes over as WH chief WASHINGTON (AP) — Reshaping the tone and tenor of the White House, President Barack Obama on Friday replaced the colorful and caustic Rahm Emanuel with the private Pete Rouse as his chief of staff, shifting to a new phase of his presidency with a drastically different aide as trusted gatekeeper.

Emanuel’s decision to quit the White House and run for Chicago mayor had been so well known that even Obama mocked the lack of suspense.

But it still felt like the most important transition to date for the Obama operation, which has been fueled for nearly two years

by Emanuel’s demands, drive and discipline.

At an emotional farewell, Obama said, “We are all very excited for Rahm, but we’re also losing an incomparable leader of our staff.” Emanuel choked up as he said his goodbye.

Into the breech steps Rouse, an Obama senior adviser known around the White House as a problem-fixing, media-shy strategist and organizer. Rouse is expected to serve as interim chief for several months and may eventually get the permanent job, as the White House

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is in the midst of reviewing a broader shake-up.

Considered the most consuming and influential staff job in American politics, the chief of staff shapes nearly everything at the White House — how the president spends his time, how he pursues his strategies on foreign and domestic policy, how he deals with a politically deadlocked Congress and a skeptical electorate.

Distinctive, profane and combative in his approach, Emanuel was a bruising but successful manager often known simply as “Rahm.” The jarring contrast between the outgoing and incoming chiefs of staff was on full display as Obama spoke of both men in the grand East Room, which was packed with staff members.

Emanuel waved to colleagues, whispered to his children in the first row and stood familiarly with his hands on hips, as if ready to get going. Rouse was quiet and stoic except for the occasional smile. He almost seemed to shy away into the background even as Obama lauded his skills and his results.

“It’s fair to say that we could not have accomplished what we’ve accomplished without

Rahm’s leadership,” Obama said. The president singled out Emanuel’s work on signature health care and financial reform legislation, hugged him more than once and told his audience: “I will miss him dearly.”

Emanuel choked up when his turn came. He spoke of his family’s immigrant background, the opportunities he’s been afforded, his pride in Obama.

“I want to thank you for being the toughest leader any country could ask for,” Emanuel told his boss.

In a nod to the political sensitivities of Emanuel’s move, he never directly mentioned that he was running for mayor, and Obama didn’t touch that, either.

Emanuel, sure to be cast as an outsider by his competitors in the upcoming mayoral campaign, did not want to announce his run from Washington.

Instead, referring to the Chicago that both he and Obama call home, Emanuel said: “I’m energized by the prospect of new challenges, and eager to see what I can do to make our hometown even greater.”

He is expected to formally announce his bid in the coming days.

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Cavaliers take down Panthers Rain delay suits US fine at Ryder Cup NEWPORT, Wales (AP) — Boy, did that rain delay work out just fine for the Americans.

They were able to get dry, do some shopping at the merchandise tent and claim the momentum on a water-logged day at the Ryder Cup. The U.S. team rallied for a narrow lead by the end of play Friday, clearly the biggest beneficiary of the Cup’s first weather suspension since 1997. Phil Mickelson got going, Stewart Cink kept rolling in long putts and the rookie team of Bubba Watson and Jeff Overton held its own.

The Americans were down in three matches and leading only one when drenching showers halted play at midmorning.

Celtic Manor spent more than $1 million on a complex drainage system, but it was no match for showers that turned the course into a version of Venice, impromptu canals popping up all over the place.

The start was bad enough.

Even worse were the rainsuits worn by the Americans, a gaudy getup that looked more suited for basketball team warmups — and didn’t work anyway. During the break, the PGA of America dispatched officials to the merchandise tent to buy up about 20 new suits in case it starts raining again this weekend, always a possibility in soggy Wales.

But the clouds finally broke late in the day and the U.S. team was feeling a lot sunnier about the way things stood: Cink and Matt Kuchar were 2 up on Rory McIlroy and U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell through 11 holes; Watson and Overton were 1 up on Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington through eight; and Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker were all square with Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher.

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Chase’s Blake Martin (10) makes the catch for the gain against Central during the game Friday at R-S Central High School.

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Trojans nip Central

By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor

RUTHERFORDTON — Blake Moffitt has made big kicks in his career at Chase, but none bigger than his third extra point of the night Friday.

Moffitt’s boot lifted the Trojans to a 21-20 lead, with two minutes remaining, and Thomas Camp’s interception at midfield sealed Chase’s win over R-S Central in the waning seconds of the contest.

The extra point by Moffitt followed a two-yard plunge to pay dirt by fullback Carlos Watkins. Watkins drove into the end zone to cap an eight-play, 60-yard drive. The drive was keyed by runs of 14- and 23-yards by the Trojans’ other fullback Tajae McMullens, who lead all Trojans with 89 yards on 12 carries, to allow Chase to take the only lead it held in the contest — and the only lead it Please see Trojans, Page 3B

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Vikings slay the Gryphons

On TV 8 a.m. (WYFF) Golf Ryder Cup, Day Two. 9:55 a.m. (ESPN2) English Premier League Soccer Sunderland vs. Manchester United.

Noon (WBTV) College Football ACC Teams TBA. Noon (WSPA) College Football Kentucky at Mississippi.

Noon (ESPN) (ESPN2) (FSCR) College Football TBA. Noon (TS) College Football Kansas at Baylor.

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Central quarterback Jacob Kinlaw (9) runs for a touchdown against Chase High.

3:30 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) College Football Tennessee at LSU. 3:30 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) College Football Teams TBA. 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Football Teams To Be Announced.

3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series: Kansas Lottery 300.

4 p.m. (WYFF) Golf Ryder Cup, Day Two (Cont’d).

4 p.m. (WHNS) MLB Baseball Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (FSCR) College Football Georgia at Colorado.

7 p.m. (WGN-A) MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros.

7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football Teams To Be Announced.

8 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) College Football Florida at Alabama.

8 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) College Football Teams TBA. 8 p.m. (ESPN) College Football Teams To Be Announced.

11:15 p.m. (ESPN) College Football Stanford at Oregon.

MORGANTON — East Rutherford ran its conference record to 2-0 with a bruising 21-14 win over Patton Friday night.

A big 97-yard kickoff return

by Adrian Wilkins and a stellar defensive effort proved to be the difference for the Cavs.

Patton was Wilkins held to just two first downs in the second half, both coming on the Panthers final drive as they scored a late touchdown to pull within seven.

The Cavs defense, led by linebacker Tajdre Wilkerson, held Patton to 99 total yards in the opening half and 64 total yards in the second half.

Patton’s defense was almost as good, allowing the Cavs 217 total yards for the game. The Panthers held East to 54 total yards in the first half. Cavs running back Wilkins was held to 78 yards on 21 carries.

East Rutherford jumped out front with two first half scores.

The Cavs took advantage of a bad punt by the Panthers to set up its first score, getting possession of the football at the Patton 28 yard after a 12-yard kick.

It took the Cavs seven plays, but Adrian Wilkins finally got into the end zone from five yards out. The point after kick

by Trevor Dobbins gave East Rutherford a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter, Both defenses were sharp

NEWLAND — Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy was thumped by Avery County, 58-20, in conference action Friday.

Game details were unavailable by press time.

See Sunday’s Daily Courier for a recap on the game, which dropped the Gryphons to 0-2 in the Western Highlands and 0-6 overall.

Carolina Panthers’ Jimmy Clausen, center, stays on the ground after a fourth-down incompletion against the Cincinnati Bengals late in the second half of the Bengals’ 20-7 win in an NFL football game in Charlotte, Sunday.

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Panthers searching for bright spots CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Carolina Panthers defensive tackle rotation looks nothing like what the team thought it would be this offseason and is drastically different from what it was a year ago.

But the position that was one of the biggest question marks entering training camp has turned out to be one of the few positives for the 0-3 Panthers. Carolina has lim-

ited opponents to just 3.1 yards per carry behind unexpected starters Ed Johnson and Derek Landri and backups Nick Hayden and undrafted rookie Andre Neblett.

“Right now, they’ve done a pretty good job,” coach John Fox said Thursay. “We’re 14th in defense and sixth per play, and we’ve been out there (on the field) quite a bit. So as a unit, they’re all playing pretty hard

and playing pretty tough.”

The Panthers traded away fifth- and six-round draft picks for Tank Tyler and Louis Leonard last year, but have since cut both.

Tyler was the big surprise on cut down day, while Leonard was released on Tuesday after the team’s 0-3 start because he wasn’t producPlease see Panthers, Page 3B

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Scoreboard BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 95 64 .597 90 69 .566 78 82 .491 78 82 .484 68 92 .428 Central Division

W L Pct x-Cincinnati 89 70 .560 St. Louis 83 76 .522 Milwaukee 76 83 .478 Houston 75 84 .472 Chicago 73 86 .459 Pittsburgh 57 103 .352 West Division

W L Pct San Francisco 91 68 .572 San Diego 88 71 .553 Colorado 83 76 .522 Los Angeles 78 81 .491 Arizona 64 95 .403

x-Philadelphia Atlanta Florida New York Washington

GB — 5 17 18 27 GB — 6 13 14 16 33 GB — 3 8 13 27

x-clinched division Thursday’s Games San Francisco 4, Arizona 1 Chicago Cubs 1, San Diego 0 Cincinnati 9, Houston 1 Milwaukee 9, N.Y. Mets 2 Florida 11, Pittsburgh 9 St. Louis 6, Colorado 1 Friday’s Games Pittsburgh 5, Florida 1 N.Y. Mets 2, Washington 1, 10 innings Milwaukee at Cincinnati, late Philadelphia at Atlanta, late Chicago Cubs at Houston, late Colorado at St. Louis, late Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, late San Diego at San Francisco, late Saturday’s Games Colorado (Jimenez 19-8) at St. Louis (Lohse 4-8), 1:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Capuano 4-4) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 4-3), 1:10 p.m.

Washington (Maya 0-3) at N.Y. Mets (Valdes 3-3), 1:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Undecided) at Atlanta (Hanson 10-11), 4:10 p.m.

San Diego (Stauffer 5-5) at San Francisco (Zito 9-13), 4:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 10-6) at Houston (Happ 6-3), 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Morton 2-11) at Florida (Sanabia 5-3), 7:10 p.m.

Arizona (J.Saunders 3-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 11-11), 10:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Florida, 1:10 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Houston, 2:05 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.

American League East Division W L Pct 94 65 .591 94 65 .591 87 72 .547 83 76 .522 64 95 .399 Central Division

W L Pct x-Minnesota 93 66 .585 Chicago 86 73 .541 Detroit 80 79 .506 Cleveland 68 91 .428 Kansas City 66 93 .415 West Division

W L Pct x-Texas 89 70 .560 Los Angeles 78 81 .491 Oakland 78 81 .491 Seattle 61 98 .384

z-New York z-Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore

GB — — 7 11 30 1/2 GB — 7 12 1/2 25 27 GB — 11 11 28

z-clinched playoff berth

x-clinched division Thursday’s Games Detroit at Baltimore, ppd., rain Texas 3, L.A. Angels 2 Chicago White Sox 8, Boston 2 Kansas City 3, Tampa Bay 2 Toronto 13, Minnesota 2 Oakland 8, Seattle 1 Friday’s Games Baltimore 10, Detroit 6, 1st game Baltimore 2, Detroit 1, 2nd game N.Y. Yankees at Boston, late L.A. Angels at Texas, late Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, late Tampa Bay at Kansas City, late Toronto at Minnesota, late Oakland at Seattle, late Saturday’s Games Toronto (Marcum 13-8) at Minnesota (Duensing 10-3), 1:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 10-15) at Boston (C.Buchholz 17-7), 4:10 p.m.

Cleveland (C.Carrasco 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 12-13), 7:05 p.m.

Detroit (Galarraga 4-8) at Baltimore (Matusz 9-12), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (W.Davis 12-10) at Kansas City (Davies 8-11), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (E.Santana 17-9) at Texas (C.Wilson 14-8), 8:05 p.m.

Oakland (Bre.Anderson 6-6) at Seattle (Pauley 4-8), 10:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Detroit at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 1:35 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.

Toronto at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Texas, 3:05 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

FOOTBALL National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF N.Y. Jets 2 1 0 .667 68 Miami 2 1 0 .667 52 New England 2 1 0 .667 90 Buffalo 0 3 0 .000 47 South

W L T Pct PF Houston 2 1 0 .667 77 Indianapolis 2 1 0 .667 89 Tennessee 2 1 0 .667 78 Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 40 North

W L T Pct PF Pittsburgh 3 0 0 1.000 72 Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 59 Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 44 Cleveland 0 3 0 .000 45 West

W L T Pct PF Kansas City 3 0 0 1.000 68 San Diego 1 2 0 .333 72 Denver 1 2 0 .333 61 Oakland 1 2 0 .333 52 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 83 Washington 1 2 0 .333 56 Dallas 1 2 0 .333 54 N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 55 South

W L T Pct PF Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 77 New Orleans 2 1 0 .667 63 Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 50 Carolina 0 3 0 .000 32 North

W L T Pct PF Chicago 3 0 0 1.000 66 Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 78 Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 43 Detroit 0 3 0 .000 56 West

W L T Pct PF Seattle 2 1 0 .667 72 Arizona 2 1 0 .667 48 St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 57 San Francisco 0 3 0 .000 38

PA 47 51 82 87 PA 78 61 42 83 PA 33 55 41 57 PA 38 61 65 76 PA 62 67 53 85 PA 46 58 59 71 PA 51 47 38 78 PA 57 77 49 87

Sunday’s Games Denver at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.

Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m.

Open: Kansas City, Dallas, Minnesota, Tampa Bay Monday’s Game New England at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 10 St. Louis at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Denver at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Houston, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Washington, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

Tennessee at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.

San Diego at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m.

Open: Miami, New England, Pittsburgh, Seattle Monday, Oct. 11 Minnesota at N.Y. Jets, 8:30 p.m.

Tar Heels, Pirates trying to stabilize young defenses

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — No one would blame North Carolina freshman Kareem Martin for feeling a bit overwhelmed.

Pressed into front-line duty due to an ongoing NCAA investigation, the defensive end has seen Georgia Tech’s triple-option attack, as well as multiple and prostyle offenses from LSU and Rutgers.

Now the Tar Heels are again getting something different Saturday: East Carolina’s spread offense, imported from Texas Tech along with new Pirates coach Ruffin McNeill and offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley.

“We haven’t been using the same technique any of the weeks,” Martin said, “so it’s been a little tough adjusting to coming off the triple-option ... to this air attack where we’re coming off the ball and going after the quarterback. So it’s been kind of tough.”

RACING The Tar Heels (1-2) are again missing NASCAR-Sprint Cup numerous key playPrice Chopper 400 Lineup After Friday qualifying; race Sunday ers on defense due to At Kansas Speedway the review, including (Car number in parentheses) NFL prospects Marvin 1. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 174.644.

Austin, Robert Quinn, 2. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 174.469.

3. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 174.43.

Kendric Burney and 4. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 174.312.

5. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 174.255.

Deunta Williams. But 6. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 174.149.

7. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, the Pirates (2-1) have 173.952. their own defensive 8. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 173.902. concerns heading into 9. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 173.874.

10. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 173.768. an instate rivalry game, 11. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 173.751. namely whether an 12. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 173.7.

13. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 173.622. inexperienced unit that UNC Coach Butch Davis.

14. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 173.416. lost nine starters and 15. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 173.377.

16. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 173.349. has ranked among the 17. (09) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 173.321. nation’s worst while 18. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 173.227.

19. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 173.177. implementing a new system can improve.

20. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 173.077.

“We’re at the point now where being young isn’t 21. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 173.038.

22. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 173.033. an excuse anymore,” ECU linebacker Melvin 23. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 173.021.

24. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 172.961.

Patterson said. “We’re going to grow up as a unit 25. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 172.933. and play good on defense, and that’s the way it’s 26. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 172.883.

27. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 172.789. going to be from here on out.”

28. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 172.706.

Both offenses figure to be ahead of those defens29. (46) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 172.612.

30. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 172.557. es. North Carolina has been far more efficient 31. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 172.529. moving the football than last season behind four32. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 172.408.

33. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 172.046. year starter T.J. Yates at quarterback, though 34. (83) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 172.024. turnovers have plagued the Tar Heels through the 35. (64) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 171.985.

36. (26) Patrick Carpentier, Ford, 171.734. first three games.

37. (13) Casey Mears, Toyota, 171.723.

The Tar Heels will face a defense that hasn’t 38. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, 171.51.

39. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 171.396. allowed fewer than 27 points in a game and ranks 40. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 170.719. next-to-last nationally in pass defense (303 yards 41. (7) Kevin Conway, Toyota, Owner Points.

42. (71) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, Owner Points. per game) and 114th in scoring (41.7 points).

43. (38) Dave Blaney, Ford, 171.265.

East Carolina defensive coordinator Brian Failed to Qualify Mitchell knows youth is partly to blame and he’s 44. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 171.255.

45. (55) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 170.557. trying to preach “simple successes” to his defense, 46. (66) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 169.465. namely holding opponents to about 30 percent on third-down conversions — it’s around 57 percent now — to get off the field.

“That’s to be expected,” Mitchell said of the early struggles. “But football’s still football. It’s the same game you played when you were 10 or 11 or 12.

Mickelson and Dustin Johnson. Whether the guy is bigger than you or faster than you, the scheme will take care of that. ... If you Europe was 3 up through six need your feelings stroked on a continuous basis, holes when Mickelson led a then this is not the game for you.” rally.

The Pirates’ offense has certainly made up for Ultimately, the rain-soaked some of those struggles, scoring 127 points in the and mud-splattered fans saw first three games after needing six games to reach only four hours of golf, some of that total last season. Boston College transfer it quite sloppy given the condiDominique Davis has looked comfortable while tions.

The Americans looked soaked leading the passing attack, while receiver Dwayne in their navy blue rain suits with Harris (four touchdowns receiving) and running back Jon Williams (four TDs rushing) have given white stripes, and there was a the offense plenty of weapons. reason for that — they didn’t North Carolina expected its defense would be work. Pavin never explained well-suited to handle the spread or anything why it took until Friday at the else anyone threw at it, but the NCAA probe Ryder Cup to figure this out, has depleted what was expected to be one of or what specifically was wrong the nation’s top defenses. That means guys like with them.

Martin and cornerback Tre Boston have had to Once the fourballs matches grow up quickly to prepare for different looks each are completed Saturday mornweek. ing, the next session will be six alternate-shot matches, followed by a third session of six more Duke looks to slow confident Maryland matches — two alternate-shot COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — It’s all there for and four better-ball matches.

Maryland: A chance to double its win total of last Ideally, those would be wrapped year, open Atlantic Coast Conference play with a up Sunday morning in time for victory and savor it all during a bye week. the decisive 12 singles matches.

For this to fall into place, the Terrapins must Rain is forecast over the week- defeat Duke on Saturday night. end, and this could be the first A victory would give Maryland a 4-1 record Monday finish in Ryder Cup and enable the Terrapins to sustain the momenhistory. Until then, everyone tum generated by last week’s win over Florida will be playing until one team International. hoists the cup. That includes Duke is 1-3 and coming off a 35-21 loss at home Westwood, in his first competi- against Army. If the Blue Devils are to win, they tion in six weeks because of a must shore up their defense and cut down on calf injury. turnovers.

Maryland starting quarterback Jamarr Robinson has a sore shoulder and his backup, freshman Danny O’Brien, is nursing an ankle sprain. Both are expected to play against the Blue Devils.

Rain plays havoc at Ryder Cup

NEWPORT, Wales (AP) — Only in the Ryder Cup can so little golf produce so much drama.

More than 11 hours after these high-charged matches began in a steady rain at Celtic Manor, they ended in darkness with Ian Poulter making a 20-foot birdie putt to square his fourballs match against Tiger Woods on a green illuminated by a large video board.

One problem: They were only on the 10th hole.

None of the four matches in the opening session finished.

Captains never even turned in the lineup for the four alternateshot matches scheduled for the afternoon.

The rain did more than suspend play for more than seven hours. It exposed a wardrobe malfunction with the Americans’ rain suits, and forced an unprecedented schedule change with the hope — or maybe it’s a prayer — that the Ryder Cup will have a winner by Sunday. That means everyone will be playing the rest of the way until one team hoists the cup.

Ultimately, no one put a single point on the board Friday.

The Americans at least felt as

though they had some momentum.

Trailing in three of the four matches when play was halted, Woods made a clutch par to keep from falling two holes down, and he and Steve Stricker won consecutive holes for their first lead until Poulter made his birdie in the dark.

Stewart Cink, the guy U.S. captain Corey Pavin forgot to introduce at the opening ceremony, was impossible to miss on the golf course by making one big putt after another. He and Matt Kuchar took a 2-up lead over U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy through 11 holes.

The American rookies were just as relentless. Bubba Watson and Jeff Overton won the first two holes with birdies before the rain, and they were 1-up on Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington. The Americans already have a birdie on the par5 ninth hole, and Donald will have a chance to halve the hole with a 6-foot putt when they return Saturday.

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Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson knows how he feels.

Both teams will look to snap out of their recent funks Saturday night when Grobe’s Demon Deacons play host to the Yellow Jackets.

Neither team has played as well as its coach would like lately.

Georgia Tech (2-2, 1-1 ACC) has dropped two of three, prompting Johnson to urge his team to play “like we’re upset at somebody,” while Wake Forest (2-2, 1-1) has lost two in a row at Stanford and Florida State by a combined score of 99-24.

“There are not a lot of good things that come from losing. Period,” Grobe said. “Whether you’re young or old, whether you’ve got an old, veteran team or a lot of young guys. ... I think we’ve got to improve quite a bit to get a win. We have not been a very good football team the last couple of weeks.”

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Chase High’s Tyler Gaffney (3) advances past the Hilltopper defense as Central’s Vic Staley (21) moves in for the stop Friday during the action at the Palace at R-S Central High.

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needed to hold.

The thrilling county contest, which found both struggling ball clubs desperate for a conference win, was ultimately decided by the miscues that have come to characterize the Hilltoppers’ 2010 season.

R-S Central (2-5, 0-2) turned the ball over three times and suffered a blocked extra point RALEIGH (AP) — Brandon Sutter scored his that came back to haunt them. second goal 1:06 into overtime, and Carolina And, for the second week in beat the Atlanta Thrashers 2-1 Friday in the a row, a fine performance Hurricanes’ stateside preseason finale. by senior quarterback Jacob Cam Ward stopped 30 shots for the Hurricanes Kinlaw went for naught. Kinlaw (3-2) and claimed his second one-goal win over rushed for 75 yards on 12 carAtlanta in seven days. ries and scored the game’s first Sutter’s game-winner came after he got behind touchdown on a 52-yard keeper.

Bryan Little, took a back-door feed from Erik Cole In addition, Kinlaw, who was and buried the puck past Ondrej Pavelec. Sutter, 2 of 3 passing in the first half, Carolina’s newest alternate captain, also scored closed 7 of 14 for 90 yards and a a deflected power-play goal midway through the 24-yard touchdown pass to tight second. end Daniel Garrett.

Nik Antropov sent it into OT with 1:03 left, Kinlaw’s lone interception when he scored on a hard snap shot from the right bounced off of the Trojans’ Tyler circle after the Thrashers (0-5) pulled Pavalec for Gaffney and Central’s Darrien an extra attacker.

Watkins, before Camp collected Sutter’s first goal came with about 5 minutes left the ball with 50 seconds left to in the second when he redirected Joe Corvo’s slap play. shot past Pavelec.

Chase took a couple of knees It made for a successful getaway day for the to kill the clock and notch the Hurricanes, who played a rare weekday matinee conference win. because they were leaving for Europe after the The Trojans (2-5, 1-1), which game. They wrap up the preseason Monday in had lost three in a row enterRussia against SKA St. Petersburg before opening ing Friday night, put together, the regular season against Minnesota next week arguably, its finest four-quarin Helsinki, Finland.

Pavelec made 28 saves for the Thrashers, who entered as one of only three winless teams this preseason. They’ve been outscored 14-7.

Carolina Hurricanes center Brandon Sutter (16) celebrates his game-winning goal against the Atlanta Thrashers during overtime in an NHL exhibition hockey game in Raleigh, Friday. Carolina won 2-1.

Sutter’s 2nd goal lifts ’Canes to 2-1 OT win

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ter effort of the season. The Trojans, a week removed from being held to zero rushing yards, put up 243 rushing yards on 50 carries from the team’s Flexoption offense.

The Trojans also received a strong performance by senior quarterback Tyler Gaffney.

Gaffney threw for touchdowns in the second and third quarter, while completing 4 of 5 passes for 68 yards in key situations.

Following Kinlaw’s 52-yard scamper, which opened all scoring, Chase struck back on an eight-play, 80-yard drive that Gaffney capped with a 24 yard pass to Camp. Both kickers — Moffitt and Central’s Cody Owens —were true on the extras and the game was knotted at 7-all, midway through the second quarter.

Central took back the lead when Kinlaw hit Garrett with four minutes to play in the first half. Kinlaw’s scoring strike capped a nine play, 71-yard drive. Once more, Owens was true and the Hilltoppers led, 14-7, by halftime.

The Trojans kicked off to Central to open the second half and the first of several mistakes by the Hilltoppers occurred. On a third and 9, from the Central 27, Kinlaw found Watkins open in the middle of the field for a 16-yard gain. But, a swarming Trojans’ defense popped the ball

out before Watkins was down and the Trojans recovered at the Central 43.

Chase needed just nine plays to drive the 43 yards and Gaffney hit Blake Martin from 13 yards out for the score.

Moffitt sent the extra through the uprights and the game stood at 14-all.

The Hilltoppers responded immediately. Kinlaw lead the Hilltoppers on a 10-play, 63-yard drive that sophomore tailback Dustin Atchley capped with a strong 36-yard run to pay dirt. But, on the point after the Trojans broke through the Central line and blocked the Owens PAT. With the six, Central lead 20-14 setting up the night’s exciting conclusion.

The fourth quarter see-sawed back-and-forth as the Trojans’ punted just moments into the frame. On the punt, Central’s Johnny Hunt lost the handle on the football and the Trojans recovered.

another golden opportunity after blocking the Patton punt.

The Cavs had the football at the Panthers’ 36-yard line.

Maddox Stamey hit Justin Barksdale with a pass at the Patton 18-yard line with less than a minute to play in the half, but a penalty nullified that play. The Cavs were unable to get anything out of that opportunity.

In the second half, neither team was able to get any offensive momentum. East’s Stamey was intercepted twice, but the Patton offense could not capitalize on either turnover. The Panthers had the ball at the East 43-yard line after one pickoff and at the Cavs’ 31 after the second, but the Cavs defense throttled both threats. The Panthers were forced to punt the first time and turned over on downs at the Cavs 29.

East finally got some offense going early in the final period.

The Cavs, starting at their own 29, marched 71 yards for a score. Wilkins lost a yard on the first play. Then Stamey broke two tackles on a quarterback keep and raced 51-yards down

the sideline for a first down at the Panthers’ 21. Barksdale got a six-yard gain up the middle.

A five-yard penalty backed the Cavs up to the 20 and then Barksdale ran up the middle and broke loose for a 20-yard touchdown run. Dobbins point after made it 21-7 with 5:07 to play in the game.

Patton got the ball at its own 33-yard line after the kick-off and Buchanan hit Tyler Triplett with a pass and a pass interference call on the play moved the Panthers to the East 47.

Buchanan then hit Cole with a 42-yard pass for a first down at the Cavs 5-yard line. The Panthers then got a score when Winfield Johnson drove into the end zone from a yard out. Stone added the point after to make it 21-14 with 3:01 remaining.

in the opening half. After a couple of non-productive possessions for each team, the Continued from Page 1B Panthers got the football at their own 25. From there, they put ing. together a 75-yard drive that Those decisions came on the heels of an offended with seven-yard swing season in which the Panthers parted ways with pass from Trevor Buchanan to long-time starters Damione Lewis and Maake Zach Cole for a touchdown. The Kemoeatu, who was coming off a torn Achilles, extra point kick by Kevin Stone and decided not to re-sign 36-year-old Hollis Thomas, an important stop-gap on last year’s line. knotted the score at 7-all early But while the Panthers probably never imagined in the second period.

Wilkins answered that with carrying Johnson and Landri as their starters and a 97-yard kickoff return to put Nick Hayden and Andre Neblett, an undrafted the Cavs back in front. With rookie from Temple, as their reserves, they’re Dobbins’ extra point kick, East pleased so far with the results.

Rutherford led 14-7.

The group will be tested again Sunday when Patton put together a solid Carolina plays at New Orleans. drive, but the Cavs’ defense While the group isn’t getting the pressure the squashed that when Zach Price Panthers would like from inside, the tackles are intercepted a Buchanan pass part of a defensive unit that’s allowing just 3.1 at the East 22-yard line. Price yards per carry, sixth-best in the NFL. returned the ball 27-yards.

“You get guys, you put them out there and you The Cavs advanced the ball to evaluate them,” Fox said of the surprising decithe Panthers’ 34-yard line. The sions.”

It’s hard to figure who’s been the bigger surprise Panthers nailed Wilkins for a six-yard loss on a third down for the Panthers — Johnson or Landri. play and forced a punt.

Johnson, a 16-game starter for Indianapolis in The Panthers were unable to 2007, was twice waived by the Colts and had only move the ball and the Cavs got started five games over the previous two seasons.

Combined with a suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, there were many who wondered if Johnson’s career was over.

“It was a fight for me,” said Johnson, who came to Carolina in part because of his relationship with defensive coordinator Ron Meeks, who coached him in Indianapolis.

“I just stuck with it and I’m thankful to God I’m able to be here. I just kept doing the things that made me successful in the past. What I’ve done, yeah, it feels good. But it will feel even better once we started getting some W’s.”

Johnson said he never doubted himself.

Nor did Landri, whom Carolina claimed off waivers in December from Jacksonville.

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Chase, however, was unable to capitalize on the turnover and turned the ball over on downs to the Hilltoppers.

Chase’s defense held strong and forced Central into a threeand-out. The Hilltoppers punt was downed at the Chase 40 and the Trojans began the march that would lift them to the victory.

After East was penalized, the Panthers were kicking off from the Cavs’ 45 yard line. They tried the onside kick, but the Cavs’ Darrien McEntyre recovered the football at the 35-yard line.

The Cavs got a first down and ran out the clock.

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WH claims stimulus plan still working

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s $800 billion-plus economic stimulus law may not be earning good grades with the public, but the White House claims it’s on track to produce the promised 3.5 million jobs.

Friday’s report says about two-thirds of the stimulus money has been spent via tax cuts or government spending and remarkably little of the money has gone out fraudulently.

The stimulus bill was passed in February of last year to try to reverse the worst recession since the Great Depression. The White House and many economists credit it with giving the economy a needed jolt. But Republicans say it’s been ineffective, citing a nationwide unemployment rate still hovering near 10 percent.

“We continue to show consistent progress on your commitment to create or save 3.5 million jobs by the end of calendar year 2010,” Vice President Joe Biden wrote in presenting the report to Obama. “In addition, over 95 percent of working families have seen their taxes lowered.”

The idea driving the stimulus bill was to inject demand into the economy through federal spending and tax cuts. The report says about $300 billion in spending has gone out for programs such as jobless benefits, government projects, and grants to states to ease layoffs of workers.

Another $243 billion has gone to businesses and individuals in tax cuts, including Obama’s signature “Making Work Pay” tax credit of $400 for individuals and $800 for couples.

The White House points to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office in claiming the stimulus is delivering as promised. But CBO’s latest estimates say the legislation may have been responsible for as few as 1.4 million jobs. The administration points to a 3.3 million jobs figure at the high end of the wide range offered in CBO’s August report.

The White House report also cites a study by noted economists Mark Zandi and Alan Blinder, who estimated that unemployment would have spiked to 11.6 percent by the end of this year had the stimulus measure not been passed.

Still, frustrated voters give the stimulus program low marks in opinion polls, such as a CBS News survey in July in which 56 percent of respondents said it had no impact, while 18 percent said it actually made the economy worse.

Republicans say the measure is a leading example of wasteful spending by Washington Democrats. And they hammer a White House prediction that the measure would limit unemployment to 8 percent.

“The administration predicted that unemployment wouldn’t rise above 8 percent if the trilliondollar stimulus became law,” said Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. “We know how that turned out.”

The White House counters that the stimulus program gave the economy a boost at a critical time and may have averted a catastrophe.

“Sometimes doing what’s right with the economy doesn’t poll well,” said press secretary Robert Gibbs. “My hunch is it wouldn’t poll well if we were in a Great Depression.”

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Markets open month with gain NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks started off October on a positive note following mostly good news on the economy.

Shares of big manufacturing companies like Boeing Co., General Electric Co. and 3M Co. rose Friday after the Institute for Supply Management said its manufacturing index showed that factory activity was still expanding in September, although not quite as fast as analysts had hoped and slightly slower than the month before.

Stock indexes started the day higher but gave up some of their gains late in the day. The market is coming off a major surge that brought the Dow Jones industrial average up 10.4 percent in the third quarter.

“Expectations have risen slightly” for the economy in the past month, said Eric Thorne, an investment adviser at Bryn Mawr Trust Wealth

Management.

Stocks jumped after the opening bell on signs of strong growth in Chinese manufacturing. Traders were sorting through other reports suggesting that U.S. economic growth remains sluggish.

Personal income and spending both rose more than expected in August, with incomes jumping by their fastest pace in eight months. However the savings rate also climbed, an indication that spending might not climb much in the near future.

Consumer sentiment was better than initially thought in September, but still not quite as strong as it was in August.

Taken together, the batch of U.S. economic reports point to “very slow growth,” said Bob Enck, president and CEO of Equinox Fund Management. “It tells us there’s still uncertainty.”

According to preliminary cal-

New models no magic for auto sales DETROIT (AP) — New models and Labor Day promotions didn’t do much to fire Americans’ appetites for new cars in September.

Sales at Chrysler and Ford rose slightly from August. They fell at General Motors and Honda and were flat at Toyota. Car companies say a recovery is still happening, but it’s not as strong as they had hoped following a terrible 2009.

“We’re not going to bust loose as you sometimes see after a downturn, but we’ll see steady growth,” said Don Johnson, GM’s vice president of U.S. sales.

There were a few winners.

Redesigned crossovers, which are SUVs on car frames, saw big jumps across the industry. Sales of the 2011 Ford Edge, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Toyota’s RAV4 doubled, while General Motors’ GMC Terrain surged more than 200 percent. With gas prices relatively low and credit loosening, buyers have been gravitating toward bigger vehicles.

Some new small cars also saw strong sales, including Ford’s Fiesta subcompact, which gets up to 40 miles per gallon. Automakers may have to rely even more heavily on more

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culations, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 41.63, or 0.4 percent, to close at 10,829.68.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 5.04, or 0.4 percent, to 1,146.24.

The S&P 500 again touched the 1,150 level in early trading Friday, but was unable to hold above that threshold as it remains somewhat range bound.

It was the sixth straight day the S&P came within or breached 1,150, a level it has not closed above since early May. The Nasdaq composite rose 2.13, or 0.1 percent, to 2,370.75.

About two stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1.1 billion shares.

Bond prices and interest rates were little changed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which is a benchmark for interest rates on mortgages and other loans, was flat at 2.51 percent.

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fuel-efficient cars in the future.

The Obama administration proposed Friday to raise the fuel economy average to 62 miles per gallon by 2025.

Sales dropped 4 percent from August to 958,966, according to AutoData Corp. While it’s typical for sales to decline after Labor Day, this August was one of the weakest on record.

Industry sales rose 29 percent from last September, but that was deceptive. The government’s Cash for Clunkers rebate program, which ran during July and August of 2009, drew buyers who otherwise would have waited until later in the year.

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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Saturday, October 2, 2010 — 5B SHOE by Chris Cassat and Gary Brookins

THE GRIZZWELLS by Bill Schoor

BROOM-HILDA by Russell Myers

DILBERT by Scott Adams

GIL THORP by Jerry Jenkins, Ray Burns and Frank McLaughlin

THE BORN LOSER by Art and Chip Sansom

ARLO AND JANIS by Jimmy Johnson

FRANK AND ERNEST by Bob Thaves

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Friendship prolongs pain for Ex Dear Abby: My boyfriend, “Jake,” dumped me two years ago. Since then, we have tried to remain friends.

He texts or calls to check up on me, tells me he misses me, calls me pet names and recites lines from my favorite movies.

Although I appreciate Jake’s efforts to stay friends, I’m confused because he was the one who broke off our relationship.

He has said in the past that letting me go is something he will always regret, but he hasn’t made an attempt to get back together.

Abby, I feel that Jake is stringing me along. I enjoy our friendship, but in my heart I’ll always want more.

I can’t shake the feeling that he still loves me. At what point should I just give up and let go? — Left Hanging Dear Left Hanging: How about right now? But before you do, tell Jake that this “friendship” has prolonged the pain of your breakup, that what you feel for him isn’t platonic — and you will always want more.

If he does still love you, it will be his opening to declare himself.

However, if he doesn’t, then for your sake, cut the cord, because you won’t be free to find someone else until you do.

Dear Abby: I was married in Las Vegas six months ago in a quickie

Dear Abby Abigail van Buren

wedding so my husband could put me on his health insurance. I used my late grandmother’s ring for the ceremony, assuming that “Harry” would buy one for me shortly.

It still hasn’t happened, and he makes it very clear he doesn’t intend to. Harry claims we don’t have any money. However, we are buying a house, and he constantly spends money on his hobbies.

I am starting to regret the whole package — not having a real wedding, no ring, no proposal.

I am so resentful I am considering ending our marriage over it. I need to know if there’s a way to fix this. — Ringless Dear Ringless: When most mature couples marry, they have gotten to know each other well enough to know if their values and priorities are similar. Apparently, you and Harry tied the knot so quickly there wasn’t time for that to happen.

A way to “fix this” would be through marriage counseling — provided you and Harry are willing to spend the money that way. Please suggest it.

Diabetes not always caused by weight Dear Dr. Gott: Can you please discuss lifestyle risks for diabetes other than weight? I have three friends who are thin and have all developed type 2 diabetes.

Although they are not overweight, they have terrible eating habits.

I don’t know what her doctor has told her regarding lifestyle, but in general it does seem to me that type 2 diabetes is looked upon as your fault if you are heavy but beyond your control and the result of “bad genes” if you are thin. I think this is a dangerous mentality and also quite untrue.

Dear Reader: Absolutely. Type 2 is the most common form of diabetes. It is commonly associated with being overweight, but this does not mean that simply being overweight will cause you to develop diabetes. Rather, excess weight is simply a risk factor. Type 2 diabetes is caused when cells become resistant to insulin and the pancreas is unable to make enough insulin to overcome the resistance. When this occurs, the cells no longer take in sugar, causing it to build up in the bloodstream.

Complications can arise from untreated

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Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott or poorly managed diabetes. Short-term complications need to be addressed immediately because, if left untreated, they can lead to seizures and/or coma.

Type 2 diabetes is often preventable if proper steps are taken to manage risk factors. It is important to maintain a healthful diet and exercise routine.

Remember to include plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains while reducing your intake of animal products and sweets. Simply substituting sugar-free products for normally sugar-laden treats is not helpful.

Any excessive intake of simple or complex sugars (carbohydrates) can result in high blood-sugar levels. A registered dietician is an excellent resource in developing a meal plan.

IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Oct. 2;

A number of pleasant developments are likely to be in the offing.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Dare to be different and think creatively.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Someone you have been hoping would notice you, has.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - When it comes to financial or commercial matters, your perceptions are likely to be better than usual.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Your wonderful, disarming attitude will gain you acceptance.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Carefully check out your potential purchase to determine its true worth.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - The quality of what you produce will reflect your diligence.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Others will find you appealing.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - It’s one of those days when you’ll retain everything you learn.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Some kind of innate knowledge you have will be of great benefit.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Express your inner urgings, hunches and insights in as many practical ways as you can.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Friends are likely to tell you things in confidence.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) - Something mutually beneficial could result with someone.

6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Saturday, October 2, 2010

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6 FAMILY 622 High Shoals Church Rd. Sat. 7A-til Furn., tools, clothes. Too much to list!

Inside Yard Sale: Spindale United Methodist Church, Sat., 6:30A-11A. Sausage biscuits.

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Male Cocker Spaniel Black with white patch on chest.

Lost 9/17 from Shiloh area.

Call 429-8978

CHURCH YARD SALE AND BREAKFAST Gilkey Methodist Church 108 Aydlotte Rd. Saturday 7A-until Lots of great items and yummy food!

M Hound dog wearing red collar Black and white, floppy ears. Found 9/30 at Cliffside Elementary. Call 657-6508

Community wide yard sale: Rftdn: Cottages at Crestview, 182 Cottage Lane, Sat. 8A-until. Something for everyone

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2 FAMILY YARD SALE Forest City: Holly Hills Subdivision (off Bethany Church Rd.) Saturday 7A-until 2 Family Yard Sale Spindale: 167 W. Main St. Saturday and Sunday 7A-until 2 family yard sale: Bostic, 256 Gun Club Rd., Sat. 8A-1P. Bikes, clothing, household items

3 Family FC: 237 Stoneybrook Dr. Sat. 8A-til Household & childrens items and more!

3 FAMILY FC: 290 Bethany Church Rd., Lot 1 Saturday 7A-until Childrens & adult plus size clothes, bedspreads, lots more!

3 Family Rfdtn: 134 Fernwood Dr. (off N. Washington St.) Sat. 7A-until Attic cleaning, household, girls stuff, uniforms, odds 4 FAMILY FC: 284 Georgia Ave. Sat. 8A-until Collectible Barbie dolls, baby & adult clothes, dishes, comforters and much more!

5 FAMILY YARD SALE at Patz Salon, 231 Oak Street, FC. Sat. 7:30A-until Household, antiques, childrens clothes, toys (lots), jewelry, designer clothing (Lauren, Hollister, Aeropostale, Banana Republic, Kasper - all sizes).

Too much to list.

BIG YARD SALE Ellenboro: 630 Bugger Hollow Rd. Sat. 7A-1P Clothes, furniture and miscellaneous

Big yard sale, Ellenboro: 237 Ellenboro Henrietta Rd., Sat 7A-Noon. No early birds. Lots of everything

Ellenboro: 179 Vanity Lane Sat. 7:30A-until Crossbow exercise machine, crib, high chair, stroller, chest, housewares, boys clothing and much more!

ESTATE SALE Danieltown: 324 Tanners Grove Rd. Fri. & Sat. 7A-1P Chest freezer, household items, clothes, linen, books and more!

FC: 1008 S. Broadway St., old Alexander Hardware Store, Sat. 8A-until. Little bit of everything FC: 124 S. Broadway, Sat. 7A-until. Household, furn., clothes, movies, music CDs

FC: 211 Franklin Dr. (behind Ingles) Sat. 7A-til New & used items, h/h, children & adult clothing, furn., books, linens

GARAGE SALE Cliffside: Estates, 204 Jamerson Rd., Fri. and Sat. 8A-2P Craftsman tools, sports equipment, clothing, Christmas items, copier, fax HUGE 3 FAMILY Ellenboro: 548 Piney Mountain Church Rd. Fri. 4P-until & Sat. 7A-until Completely restocked. Too much to mention!

HUGE YARD & BASEMENT SALE! Spindale: Ohio Street Sat. 8A-until Broyhill dining set, vintage bedroom furniture, rockers, household essentials, furnishings, like new plus clothes, accessories, over 200 books, tapes, Nordic Track, cook stove, original paintings (canvas, milk cans, saws) HUGE YARD SALE Bostic: 177 South Main St. Sat. 8A-until Clothes (Abercrombie, Hollister) antiques, tools, furniture and many other items!

Huge yard sale to benefit the Rutherford Co. Historical Society (St. John's Church), Rfdtn., 316 N. Main St., Sat. 8A-until. Books, glassware, furniture, misc.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of DOROTHY M. DAVIS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said DOROTHY M. DAVIS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 11th day of December, 2010 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 11th day of September, 2010.

Billy C. Davis, Executor PO Box 269 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of EDITH G. SHEHAN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said EDITH G. SHEHAN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 11th day of December, 2010 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 11th day of September, 2010.

Anne B. Oakman, Executor PO Box 483 Spindale, NC 28160

MULTI FAMILY FC: 204 J. Morgan St. Sat. 8A-12P Household items, lamps, clothing. A little of everything!

MULTI FAMILY FC: 786 Tanners Grove Rd. Sat. 7A-until No early birds!

Kids clothes, various household items, swing set, recliner

MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE Old Ball Park Rd. Saturday 7A-until

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NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 44A, various items of personal property contained in warehouse numbers: B-7, C-13, C-19, G-10, H-1, H-14 and K-2 will be sold at public auction at Rutherford Self Storage on Tryon Road, Rutherfordton at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, October 9, 2010.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The public will take notice that the Town of Spindale Board of Commissioners will conduct a Public Hearing and Special Meeting for purposes of considering Amendments to Town Code of Ordinances Chapters 150.50 "Buildings" and 154.23 "Zoning". These amendments concern permitting and bonding requirements for the demolition of buildings and structures within Town limits.

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245-5703 or 286-8665 2BR/1BA House in Spindale.

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This is the 18th day of September, 2010.

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Sex education moves beyond abstinence-only MIAMI (AP) — For the first time in more than a decade, the federal government is funding sex education programs that aren’t based solely on abstinence.

But they’re not just about handing out condoms, either.

Beginning this school year, a five-year, $375 million grant is being divided among 28 programs that have been proven to lower the pregnancy rate among participants, no matter their focus. Many programs distribute condoms, but about half also aim to boost teens’ academics, get them involved in extracurricular activities and even improve their parents’ job status.

Advocates believe this “above the waist” approach gives kids the tools to help them succeed in school and make better life decisions, especially about sex.

“There’s a growing realization that we have to talk to young people about relationships. It’s not just body parts,” said Bill Albert, the chief program officer for The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. “It’s saying, ’What are your goals?’ and helping young people understand what they need to do to get there.”

That theory, which has become popular in the safesex community in the past decade, will replace the abstinence-centered talks funded by a Republican Congress in the late 1990s and later under President George W. Bush to the tune of $1.5 billion.

Critics contend there is little proof those programs lowered the teen pregnancy rate or that participants were less likely to have sex.

In 2007, Mathematica Policy Research, an independent government contractor, released a study showing students in abstinence-only programs are no more likely to abstain from sex, delay

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Sex education teacher Shayna Knowles gestures during class at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Lake Worth, Fla. For the first time in more than a decade, the federal government is funding sex education programs that aren’t based solely on abstinence.

having sex or have fewer partners than students who received no sex education at all.

The teen birth rate rose from 2005 to 2007 after years of a steady decline, then dipped again in 2008, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Valerie Huber, executive director of the National Abstinence Education Association, worries the new sex education message focuses on reducing teen pregnancy, not avoiding the risks of unprotected sex altogether. Huber considers only one of the 28 approved Department of Health and Human Services programs to be abstinence-centered.

Her agency estimates 169 abstinence programs serving 1 million teens nationwide will lose millions in funding.

Larry McAdoo, executive director of an abstinence program losing funding in Mississippi, said teens there “will be left without any

resources to counter the sexual messages with which they are continually bombarded.”

Abstinence programs will still receive a $50 million annual federal grant that requires states to match $3 for every $4, and about 30 states have applied for that money. The $375 million HHS grant does not require states to provide matching funds.

Almost all U.S. teens have had formal sex education, but only about two-thirds have been taught birth control methods, according to a CDC report.

Many parents mistakenly believe kids are getting comprehensive sex education at school. Curriculum varies among school districts, but students get a very limited amount of sex ed in school, Albert said.

Communities seeking different or additional instruction for their kids will choose from the 28 programs that were

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approved for funding by HHS following evaluations by Mathematica Policy Research that deemed them effective.

To qualify, programs had to be supported by at least one study showing a positive, statistically significant effect on at least one of the following categories: sexual activity, contraceptive use, sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy or births.

Birth control is distributed as part of the Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program, one of the approaches that are getting HHS funding. But students also get art and music classes, science field trips, homework tutoring, mental health counseling and free medical and dental care.

They’re also required to get summer jobs, open a bank account, save 10 percent of their wages and learn how to balance a checkbook.

Even parents — many who were teen mothers — get help through the program,

including high schoolequivalency classes, resume writing tips and mortgage advice.

“You’re illuminating pathways for them ... to link the (sex) education with all the other things that make a young person whole, it sticks better,” said the program’s founder, Michael Carrera, an adjunct professor at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York.

Carrera’s methods are taught to 2,500 children in blighted neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.; New York; Flint, Mich.; and Toledo, Ohio. Thirty-five organizations around the country applied for the HHS grant to replicate Carrera’s model.

Experts say Carrera’s program won’t be the norm under the Obama administration. The five- to six-daya-week, nearly year-round approach follows children from age 11 through high school graduation and costs $3,500 per student per year.

But about half the HHS programs focus on more than just sex to attack teen pregnancy.

The nine-month Teen Outreach Program spends less than 15 percent of its curriculum on sex education, even though that’s its chief goal. Instead, it encourages teens in 30 states to identify a problem in the community and spend at least 20 hours trying to fix it.

Those problem-solving skills and leadership roles give kids a sense of who they are and what they want, leading to better decisionmaking overall, the theory holds. Participants have a 53 percent lower risk of pregnancy and a 60 percent lower risk of school course failure, according to the program.

Nearly 150 organizations, including several churches, applied to replicate Teen Outreach.