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Sports, Page 1B TUESDAY, August 4, 2009

Volume XCV, No. 180

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Thornton Library upgrade bid of $2.1 million well under estimate By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

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were excited. “It’s just one more step to where we start putting the shovel in the ground,” Dodson said. “The citizens of Granville County are going to have a nice library,” Newton said. Voters in a November countywide referendum overwhelmingly supported an $8 million bond issue to upgrade the increasingly antiquated Thornton location at 210 Main St. in central Oxford, replace the town of Stovall’s branch with a larger one, replace the branch inside Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus building with a larger, standalone structure and modernize the hand-me-down-looking interior of the branch at the Berea community. Terms of the referendum specified an increase of 2.5 cents per

$100 of assessed valuation. The commission in mid-June gave the go-ahead to having Storr Office Environments of Raleigh move the contents of Thornton Library into temporary quarters at 208 E. Industry Drive, which is the former 84 Lumber, so the expansion and renovation of the library building could begin. The cost will be $56,073. Dodson said the move started earlier in the day Monday, with the process expected to take approximately two weeks. “I think we’re supposed to turn the building over to them on Sept. 1,” Dodson said when asked when Resolute will start work on Thornton Library. Bill Burgin, the architect for improving the library system countywide, told the Dispatch Please see LIBRARY, page 3A

County buys land for Stovall library branch By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — With the stroke of a pen and a $50,000 payment, Wednesday Granville County will acquire a slightly more than one acre site for a future new Stovall library Hot branch. High: 95 The building will be constructed Low: 71 at the northeast corner of Rockwell Road and Durham Street, Details, 3A which is across from Stovall Medical Center and slantways across from Stovall Town Hall.

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City of Henderson public works employees William Terry, left, and Robert Alexander paint traffic markings on Chestnut Street near Montgomery Street Monday afternoon. The pair hope to be finished with the street today.

OXFORD — A nearly $2.1 million bid has been accepted by the Granville County Commission for the expansion and renovation of the more than 45-year-old Richard H. Thornton Library. The seven-man panel, in a quick unanimous vote led by ComPlease see SHOOTING, page 3A missioner Zelodis Jay on Monday evening, agreed to award the project to Resolute Building Co. of Chapel Hill for $2,089,300. Resolute was one of several companies to submit bids, with all Our Hometown . . . . . 2A of the bids being under what had Business & Farm. . . . 5A been an estimated cost of $2.75 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . 8A million. Light Side . . . . . . . . . 9A County Chief Librarian Tresia Sports. . . . . . . . . . 1-3B Dodson and County Library Comics . . . . . . . . . . . 4B Board Chairman Bobby Newton Classifieds. . . . . . . 5-7B afterward told the Dispatch they

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Sheriff’s investigators planned to interview on Monday afternoon a Townsville man who was apparently shot more than once early Friday morning during a burglary attempt at his home in Vance County. “When you’ve bullets and (hospital) drugs in you, you don’t feel like talking,” Sheriff Peter White said Monday morning in reference to the 44-year-old victim, David Hargrove of 2697 Morgan Road. According to an investigation report, Frank Small, 43, of N.C. 39 North was in the Hargrove residence when the attempted burglary occurred about 3 a.m. on Friday, but was not injured. While Hargrove had talked to deputies closer to the time of the shooting, “that’s not the time to get accurate information,” the Sheriff added. “We don’t know by whom or why (Hargrove was shot),” White said, “but we expect to have an answer

“It’s an ideal location in my opinion,” Commissioner James Lumpkins, whose district includes Stovall, said just before leading the unanimous vote of the seven-man panel in favor of the purchase. The closing of the sale by the landowner, Peter Gumaer, is set for no later than Sept. 1. And the new structure will replace a small building just to the west at the northeast corner of the intersection of U.S. 15 and Rockwell.

Bill Burgin, of Salisbury and who is the architect for upgrading libraries countywide, told the Dispatch afterward that the next steps will be to start on the design phase on both the future new Stovall branch and the future new branch off N.C. 56 in the southern part of the county. Plans are already in place for the expansion and renovation of Thornton Library in Oxford. Contact the writer at bwest@hendersondispatch.com.

Bullock Mary B. Vaughan, 89 Durham Eddie Fields, 72 Henderson Mary P. Higgs, 78 Rosa M. Overby, 77 Alberta R. Rose, 92 Oxford Della K. Davis, 86 Melville H. Dorsey Jr., 45 Lois S. Vaughan, 86 Stem James B. Willette Jr., 68 Stovall Laverne G. Wilson, 73 Warrenton Jesse B. Martin, 92 Wise Thelma Davis, 88

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A group of fall web worm caterpillars crawl along a stem on this pecan tree late Thursday evening. The whole branch of the tree was covered in caterpillars traveling in different directions.

Using ballots and a drawing process, Vance Commissioners ended up Monday night with applicant choices and terms for five of the County’s six seats on the reorganized Economic Development Commission. Those picked were: John Foster for three years; Thomas Church and Charles Teeter for two years; and Sam Watkins and Paul Harris for one year. The sixth seat, reserved for a County Commissioner, went to Terry Garrison, who is scheduled to serve for three years on the joint commission with the City of Henderson. Henderson City Council has already chosen Michael Rainey, one of its members, as well as Andrea Harris and James Kearney. After the commissioners’ meeting Monday night, County Manager Jerry Ayscue said he will determine from all of the new EDC members when will be a convenient time for them to hold their first session. Also Monday night, the Board of Commissioners approved the submission of applications for $2 million of Qualified Zone Academy Bonds and $1,536,396 of Qualified School Construction Bonds. The approvals are contingent upon further action by the commissioners prior to obligation of the funds. The Vance County Schools have already applied for the loans, which are interest-free. Also Monday night, the commissioners picked Entasis Design of Kannapolis as the apparent low Please see VANCE, page 3A

Drug activity complaints lead to arrests By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Two drug arrests were made at 830 Hughes St. on Friday after members of the Henderson Police Department’s Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant. The occupants — Brandon Cheek, 22, and Sophia Louise Cheek, 30 — were both charged with: • Possession of heroin. • Maintaining a dwelling for keeping controlled substance. • Possession of drug paraphernalia. Investigators said the suspects were taken into custody after several complaints of drug activity were received in the area of Hughes Street. Bonds were set at $8,000 for Sophia Louise Cheek and $5,000 for Brandon Cheek. A preliminary hearing on the charges was scheduled for Aug. 17 in Vance County District Court. Contact the writer at awheless@hendersondispatch.com.

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Mark It Down Today Board of Elections — The Vance County Board of Elections will meet at 12:30 p.m. in the Board of Elections office at 300 S. Garnett Street, Henderson. Kiwanis Club — The Kiwanis Club Of Henderson meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Dabney Drive Restaurant on West Andrews Avenue. Walter Martin, director of logistics technology at Vance-Granville Community College, will speak on how the new program will affect the Vance County area and impact services provided to major companies — from suppliers to consumers. Interested non-members may call Opie Frazier at 430-1111 for reservations or membership information. Fall garden workshop — A workshop on “Producing Your Fall Garden” will be held at 6 p.m. in the upstairs conference room of the Vance County Cooperative Extension Center, 305 Young St., Henderson. Topics covered will include how to care for fall vegetables to get the best production, special insect control practices, nutrient requirements of the fall garden and season-extending frost protection techniques. Contact Wayne Rowland at 438-8188 to register and for more information. Zoning Board — The City of Henderson’s Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet at 3:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 134 Rose Ave.

Wednesday Clean-Up Henderson — The Clean-Up Henderson Committee meets at 8 a.m. at the City Operations Center, 900 S. Beckford Dr. The public is invited to attend. Caregiver support group — meets monthly at Granville Medical Center, 1010 College St., Oxford, in the education classroom from noon to 1:30 p.m. Participants are asked to bring their own bag lunch and soda and cookies will be provided. This group is open to the public and hosted by the Harold Sherman Adult Day Care. For more information, contact Melissa Starr, MSW, at (919) 690-3273. Lake Gaston meeting — The Lake Gaston Association will hold its monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. at Lake Gaston Baptist Church on Route 903, one mile north of Eaton Ferry Bridge, near Littleton. Guest speaker will be Gus Best, president of the Lake Gaston Computer Club, who will present a short history of the club and the numerous services it provides the local communities through service programs and education opportunities. He will also take how-to questions, have the ability to demonstrate the answers on the lap top/projector, and discuss some of the new programs that will be available in the near future. The meeting is open to members and nonmembers. For further information, call 586-657, or toll-free 1-888-586-6577. Wednesday Farmer’s market — The Wednesday Farmer’s Market, located near the track behind the Henderson Family YMCA, 380 Ruin Creek Road, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. selling local produce. The market is sponsored by the YMCA, the Vance County Cooperative Extension Service and Maria Parham Medical Center. Venders interested in selling at the market should contact Wayne Rowland at 438-8188. Oxford Farmers’ Market — The Oxford Farmers’ Market, located on the corner of McClanahan and Lanier streets across from the police station in Oxford, is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Redevelopment Commission — The Redevelopment Commission will meet at 10 a.m. in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 134 Rose Ave. Land Planning committee — The Henderson City Council’s Land Planning and Development Committee will meet at 3 p.m. in the large conference room of City Hall, 134 Rose Ave. The subject of the session will be the former Beacon Light apartment complex.

Thursday Shriners’ meeting — The Henderson Shrine Club meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Henderson Masonic Lodge #229, 401 Brodie Road, Henderson. Dinner will be served, followed by the business meeting. Genealogical society — The Granville County Genealogical Society #1746 Inc. will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the County Commissioner Meeting Room, 145 Williamsboro Street, Oxford (please note change in meeting location). Everyone in attendance will have an opportunity to “show and tell” some of their genealogical experiences. Monthly meetings are open to the public and visitors are cordially invited to attend. Chess Club — The Henderson/Vance Chess Club, affiliated with the U. S. Chess Federation, meets at the First United Methodist Church from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. All are welcome, adults and youths, novice or experienced. For more information, call Rudy Abate at 438-4459 (days) or 738-0375 (evenings). Film showing — The PBS “Frontline” documentary, “Sick Around The World,” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room of the Warren County Memorial Library at 119 Front St., Warrenton. This 60-minute film shows the different ways that five other advanced, capitalist countries provide health care for all their people at lower cost and with better results than the U.S. The event is sponsored by the Warren County Senior Democrats and the public is invited to attend.

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Community ministers’ group asks for prayers for education — and books The Henderson-Vance Ministers’ Community Partnership has set aside Aug. 23 as a “Day of Prayer for Education” in Vance County. On that day, members of the partnership encourage all churches in Vance County to set aside time to pray for students, teachers and school administrators. The Rev. Dr. Paul Baxley, chairman of the partnership, said the group

also encourages pastors to preach themes related to the importance of education in faith, if they feel led to do so. “We issue this challenge because we believe it is essential that we begin a new school year with focused prayer, and because we know that healing and renewal in our city and county will require a stronger commitment to outstanding

education opportunities for all students in our community,” Baxley said. In addition to praying and preaching, the partnership is also encouraging churches to take action. Through its education committee, established last February, the group is sponsoring a community book drive. The partnership members are challenging each church in the area to collect used

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The Henderson-Vance Ministers Community Partnership is months away from opening an emergency men’s shelter in downtown Henderson. At the present time, no such shelter exists in the county. On Aug. 10, a community meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall at First Baptist Church to provide information about the planned shelter and volunteer opportunities. All area churches, including pastors and appropriate lay leaders, civic groups and interested citizens, are encouraged to have representatives present for the meetStudents in the Vance County Schools’ Summer Enrichment Camp at Dabney Elementary ing. Following the meeting, School are shown as they work in the vegetable garden they have planted on the school individuals and groups will grounds. Planting the garden was part of the students’ studies during the week that featured have several weeks to commuagriculture. The gardening project was led by Dee Person, a director of the summer camp. nicate how they can help make this shelter a reality. Upcoming Reunions Last February, a group of concerned citizens in Vance tion Center. Attendees are on Aug. 16. Guest speaker County decided that a shelter Taylor Family was greatly needed in Heninvited to worship together and soloist for the event will be Alice Clark-Sallins. derson and Vance County. on Sunday at Cotton Reunion A committee was formed at A skit depicting events Memorial Presbyterian that meeting to work on the in the lives of Dr. Martin Church in Henderson. The descendants of shelter, and in the subsequent Luther King and Barack Fees for the weekend are Mary Eliza and Granderfive months, the committee and Michelle Obama is due by Aug. 4. For more son Taylor will celebrate has worked on preparations planned. Family members information, contact: Ruth their 60th Family Reunion to open a seasonal emergency are requested to bring a Burt, 438-7392. this weekend in Hendershelter on Nov. 1. dish to share. For more son. The exploration of The emergency men’s information, call (973) history, heritage and hope shelter will be staffed by vol449-4480. Jones/Bullock will run Friday through unteers from the community. Sunday and include a Family Reunion There will be a wide range of weekend full of celebration Northern Vance volunteer opportunities, from and discovery activities. The descendents of supervising the shelter during The theme of this 60th Mary and William Bullock Class of 1993 overnight hours, to helping inFamily Reunion is “New and Ester and Jack Jones take each night, to providing Vines from Strong Roots.” The Northern Vance of Vance County will meals. Several area churches graduating Class of 1993 hold a family reunion are already organizing to rewill be having a reunion 14-16 at the Aycock cruit volunteers to help make Henderson Institute Aug. Recreation Center. Events during October 2009. the shelter a reality. Organizers need an idea are planned for 5-8 p.m. Annual Reunion For more information, conof the number of people on Aug. 14 (meet and tact Paul Baxley, chairman of The Henderson Instigreet); 3-8 p.m. on Aug. 15 interested in attending. the partnership, at 438-3172. tute annual reunion will (Activities Day); and 11:30 Please let us know by be held Sept. 4-6. The sending an e-mail to NVHa.m. to 1 p.m. (church serregistration and hospitalvice) and 3-6 p.m. (dinner) SClassof93@gmail.com. Marketplace ity evening will be held at the Ambassador Inn Cinema Marketplace Shopping Center on Friday, beginning at 6 p.m. On Saturday at 438-9060 Eaton-Johnson Middle aliEns in THE aTTic (PG) School, both the breakfast DAILY: 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10 & 9:10PM 1413 N. Garnett Street • Henderson, NC and business meeting Funny pEoplE (r) will be held beginning at DAILY: 12:40, 3:30, 6:40 & 9:30PM 10 a.m. The banquet and This Location Only! dance will be held that G-ForcE (PG) Exp. 12/30/09 DAILY: 1:05, 3:05, 5:05, 7:05 & 9:05PM evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Henderson ConvenTHE uGly TruTH (r)

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bidder at $29,000 to do a reuse feasibility study of the former Vance manor building in the Flint Hill area. The company proposed a 90-day turnaround with a maximum of five end uses. Their cost figure was the only one under the $29,000 that the County has to spend on the project. Three other companies also submitted bids. Entasis was recommended by the City of Henderson as very â&#x20AC;&#x153;thorough and knowledgeable. The company was recommended to the City of Henderson by the N.C. Rural Center. In other business Monday night, the commissioners heard a Triangle North update from Executive

that the recession is the reason why the bid by Resolute for expanding and upgrading Thornton Library came in so much lower than estimated. Burgin said he believes the reason has to do more with labor than costs of materials, with companies wanting to keep their crews together and, as a result, bidding quite competitively. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, you get benefit of that,â&#x20AC;? Burgin said. Civil rights activist Eddie McCoy earlier in the meeting called for the commissioners to have the bid

Director Bud Cohoon. They also listened to a progress report on services from Valerie Hennike of Five County Mental Health. She told the board that 46 people were served in June and 56 were served in July at the Recovery Response Center which opened on May 20. According to Hennike, a majority of the admissions involve mental health issues. She said a number of referrals came from law enforcement. The Board of Commissionersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; September meeting will be held on the eighth, a Tuesday, since the regular date on the seventh will be a holiday. Contact the writer at awheless@hendersondispatch.com.

soon. We expect to make an arrest.â&#x20AC;? The Sheriff declined to identity Small as the other person in Hargroveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home when the incident occurred, although the report listed Small as being present. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a part of our investigation,â&#x20AC;? White said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want him to feel

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for the expansion and renovation of Thornton Library include the removal of the Confederate monument near the library entrance off Spring Street. What followed was approximately 25 minutes of another round of speeches by both sides of the issue, which has been ongoing through the summer. The Dispatch will publish the latest public comments about the statue of the rebel soldier in a follow-up report.

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Deaths be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Davis-Royster Funeral Service by the Rev. Carl Wardrett. Burial will follow in Phipps Chapel Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Dicey Person Fields of the home; a daughter, Cora Fields of Henderson; four sons, Kevin Fields of the home, and Eddie Fields Jr., Michael Fields and Ernest Fields, all of Henderson; four sisters, Bettie Joan Milton and Jerldine Milton, both of Richmond, Va., Pattie Richardson of Warrenton and Ferbie Johnson of Henderson; four brothers, John Fields and Clarence Fields, both of Jackson, and Clyde Fields and Aurbry Fields, both of Henderson; 15 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the residence and the body will be on view today from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Funeral arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service of Henderson.

Della K. Davis OXFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Della Kingsbury Davis, 86, of 611 Granville St., died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at her residence. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home.

Thelma Davis WISE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thelma Davis, 88, of Wise, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Arrangements will be announced later by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.

Melville H. Dorsey Jr. OXFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Melville H. Dorsey Jr., 45, of 4605 Highway 158 Bypass, died Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at his home. He was a native of Davidson County, he was a member of Oxford Baptist Church and a graduate of East Carolina University. Memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Oxford Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. Steve Bolton. Surviving are his father and mother, Melville â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sonnyâ&#x20AC;? and Gwendolyn Jackson Dorsey; and a sister, Tracy Watkins of Oxford. Omission of flowers is requested and memorials may be made to the Oxford Baptist Church, Music Ministry, P.O. Box 369, Oxford, N.C. 27565; or to Granville County Mental Health, Orange St., Oxford, N.C. 27565. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Saturday prior to the service in the church parlor of the Oxford Baptist Church and at other times at the home. Arrangements are by Eakes Funeral Home of Oxford.

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Mary P. Higgs HENDERSON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mary P. Higgs, 78, of 469 Deer Fields Run, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Garland Higgs and Pearl Fogg Higgs. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Concord Baptist Church by the Rev. Samuel Bullock. Burial will be in the church cemetery. She is survived by two daughters, Ruth HiggsAllen of Farmville, Va., and Ruby Higgs of Henderson; a sister, Ogeechie Mae Crews of Oxford; two brothers, McArthur Higgs of Henderson and Samuel M. Higgs of Greensboro; and five grandchildren. The family will receive visitors Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. at Wright Funeral Home of Henderson. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home.

Eddie Fields DURHAM â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Eddie Fields, 72, of 90 Tony Lane, died Thursday, July 30, 2009, at Duke Home Care and Hospice in Durham. He was born in Warren County and was the son of the late Elijah and Mary Williams Fields. He was educated in the Warren County public schools and joined Coley Springs Baptist Church at an early age. He was employed with the City of Henderson until retirement. Chapel services will

be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Eakes Funeral Chapel in Oxford by the Rev. Robert Greene. Burial will be in Meadowview Memorial Park. Surviving are a daughter, Joyce Marie Branch of Henderson; four sons, Johnnie Hutson, James Hutson and Richard Hutson, all of Henderson, and Eugene Daniel Hutson of Statesville; two sisters, Beatrice Vickers of Madison and Ann Barnes of Fayetteville; two brothers, James â&#x20AC;&#x153;Butchâ&#x20AC;? Overby of Hillsborough and Marvin Overby of Cove City; 16 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Roland Hutson; and two sisters, Mary Hicks and Emma Jean Kennel. Visitation will be conducted from 7-8:30 p.m. today at the Eakes Funeral Home in Oxford, and at other times at 149 Tanner Place, off of Nutbush Road, Henderson. Arrangements are by Eakes Funeral Home of Oxford.

Rosa M. Overby HENDERSON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rosa Marie Overby, 77, a resident of Britthaven in Henderson, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, at Duke United Medical Center. A native of Vance County, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Lucy Grissom Overby. She was of the Baptist faith and was medically retired. Funeral services will

HENDERSON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alberta Rose Rose, 92, formerly of 820 Coble Blvd., Henderson, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, at a local nursing home. Born in Nash County, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Rosa Whitfield Rose. She was a retired hairdresser and was a member of the National Hairdressers and Cosmotologist Association. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sunset Gardens, conducted by the Rev. Frank Sossamon. Surviving are two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jewel R. Murphy; five sisters, Ruby R. Currin, Beatrice Vitizeber, Bertha Wood, Lucille Rose, and Perry Lee Duncan; and three brothers, Mack Rose, Curtis Rose, and Johnny Rose. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the cemetery. Arrangements are by Flowers Funeral Home.

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BULLOCK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mary Bivins Vaughan, 89, of 3634 Herbert Faucette Road, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at the home of her daughter, Elaine V. Braswell. She was the daughter of the late Patrick â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dickâ&#x20AC;? and Blanche Bullock Bivins and the widow of William Henry Vaughan. She was a retired employee of Burlington Industries in Clarksville with 32 years of service, a member of Bullock Baptist Church and a homemaker. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Bullock Baptist Church by the Revs. Terry Howard and Tony Futrell. Burial will follow in Royster Cemetery in Bullock. Surviving are her daughter, Elaine V. Braswell of Raleigh; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sons, Donald Patrick Vaughan and William Henry Vaughan Jr. The family received friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday at Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home and will receive friends at the home of Robert and Cindy Bowen, 101 Pinetree Drive, Oxford. Pallbearers will be Wayne Brown, Haywood Bumpass, James Bumpass, David Jones, Hailey Jones and Buck Kelley. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to Bullock Baptist Church, P.O. Box 86, Bullock, N.C. 27507. Arrangements are by Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home of Oxford.

WARRENTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jesse Bennett Martin, 92, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, at his residence. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie H. and Fannie Capps Martin; and his brother, John Larry Martin, who died at age two. Mr. Martin was a member of Providence United Methodist Church, the Afton Ruritan Club and the American Legion. He was one of two original founders of the Warrenton Rural Fire Department. The Rev. Gary Pinnell will conduct memorial services at 11 a.m.

James B. Willette Jr. STEM â&#x20AC;&#x201D; James Bates Willette Jr., 68, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2009. He was a Granville County native and the son of the late James B. and Betty Nelms Willette. He was a member of Stem United Methodist Church and a graduate of Stem High School. He was employed as a real estate agent and was a U.S. Army veteran. A graveside memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Herman Baptist Church cemetery by the Rev. Dr. Doug Willette and the Rev. Norman Waters. Honorary pallbearers are Jerry Cates, Jay Foushee, Joel Gooch, Stacy

Lois S. Vaughan OXFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lois S. Vaughan, 86, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2009. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by GentryNewell and Vaughan Funeral Home.

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U.S. official: ‘Clunkers’ improving gas mileage By KEN THOMAS Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration appealed to the Senate on Monday to bail out the cash for clunkers car purchase e program, arguing it has already made striking gains in fuel efficiency and is a “wildly popular” economic boost. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood ducked when asked if the program will be suspended if the Senate does not vote to replenish coffers before lawmakers go LaHood on vacation later this week. Instead, he said “I believe the Senate will pass it this week.” The administration said the average fuel economy of new vehicles purchased through the program is nearly 10 miles per gallon (4 kilometers per liter) higher than for the vehicles traded in for scrap. LaHood said some 80 percent of the traded-in vehicles are pickups or sports utility vehicles, meaning many gas-guzzlers are being taken off the road, and the Ford Focus is a leading replacement vehicle. “The program is working the way Congress intended it to work,” he asserted on MSNBC television. But it was not intended to run out of money nearly so quickly, nor create such confusion at dealerships. The administration pressed hard for an additional $2 billion after serving notice over the weekend that the program

could expire as early as this week unless the Senate acts, as the House did in voting overwhelmingly for the money Friday. Senate Republicans appeared to be in no rush Monday. “We were told this program would last for several months,” Republican leader Mitch McConnell said in remarks prepared for a Senate floor speech. “It ran out of money in a week, prompting the House to rush a $2 billion extension before anybody even had time to figure out what happened to the first billion,” he said. McConnell said “it’s not a bad idea to look for a second opinion. All the more so if they say they’re in a hurry.” The administration collected information on 80,500 vehicle transactions logged into the government’s operating system through Saturday afternoon. An official said the fuel efficiency improvements would save a typical customer $700 to $1,000 a year in fuel costs. The new vehicles were getting 25.4 miles per gallon on average, a 61 percent increase over the models traded in, said the official, speaking on condition on anonymity because the figures had not been released. The data was aimed at appeasing lawmakers such as Sens. Dianne Feinstein, a Demnocrat, and Susan Collins, a Republican, who have questioned whether the program’s environmental benefits go far enough. “We’re encouraging senators to listen to their car dealers and the people they represent,” LaHood said. “If they do that, it will

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HENDERSON POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests • Joey Gupton, 25, of 822 Eastside Drive was arrested on Aug. 2 at 12:44 p.m. for breaking and entering and larceny. Gupton was placed under a $15,000 secured bond. • Raymond Boyd, 54, of 323 Clark St. was arrested on Aug. 1 at 2:58 p.m. for two counts of failure to appear in court for driving while license revoked and fictitious tags. Boyd was placed under a $3,000 secured bond. • Antonio Deon Bullock, 27 of 605 Gun Club Road was arrested on July 31 at 11:09 p.m. for order for arrest for theft of T.V. cable service. Bullock was placed under $1,200 secured bond. • Adonious Don Wan Hawkins, 23, of 550 West Andrews Ave. was arrested on July 31 at 2:34 p.m. for three counts of failure to appear in court for injury to personal property, no operator’s license and noise ordinance violation. There was a secured bond for $600. • Clyde Eugene Fields, 23, of 712 Water St. was arrested on July 31 at 1:18 p.m. for failure to appear in court for a noise ordinance violation. There was a secured bond for $600. • Kyle Fields, 18, of 2676 Gillburg Road was arrested on Aug. 3 at 1:43 a.m. for resist, delay and obstruct. There was a secured bond for $500. In another report, Officer Flowers reported on Aug. 3 at 1:43 a.m.

that Fields was lying to the police. The incident occurred on the roadside of 113 S. Garnett St. • Stoney Leon Johnson, 25, of 711 Southerland Mill Road was arrested on Aug. 2 at 3:45 p.m. for simple assault and misdemeanor larceny. There was a secured bond for $500. • Linda Maye Smith, 43, of 729 Southerland St. Apt. A was arrested on July 31 at 1:23 p.m. for larceny. There was a secured bond for $500. • Xavier Donte Sellers, 19, of 178 Elizabeth St. was arrested on Aug. 2 at 2:36 a.m. for possession of stolen goods. There was a secured bond for $300. • Lakisha Danille Dunston, 23, of 825 Taylor St. was arrested on Aug. 1 at 9:51 a.m. for worthless checks. There was no bond. • Carol Kristina Feltner, 22, of 1103 Hargrove St. was arrested on Aug. 1 at 2:12 p.m. for a probation violation. There was no bond. • Nancey Carol Mangum, 52, of 1206 Topleman St. was arrested on Aug. 1 at 4:40 p.m. for shoplifting at a Food Lion on 1650 N. Garnett St. Mangum was issued a citation. In another report, Will Pulley, assistant manager of Food Lion reported on Aug. 1 at 5:40 p.m. that Mangum placed items into her pocketbook. Items taken included Cortizone valued at $5.79 and shampoo valued at $3.49.

• Thomas Williams, 36, of 1261 Americal Road Lot 72 was arrested on Aug. 1 at 10:36 p.m. for public consumption. No bond was listed. Williams was arrested in the 200 block of Southall St. In another report, Officer B.J. Bishop reported on Aug. 1 at 10:36 p.m. that Williams violated the N.C. controlled substance act. Williams was in possession of drugs. No further information was given. • Tony Earl Pendergrass, 28, of 328 E. Andrews AVe. was arrested on Aug. 2 at 3:20 a.m. for assault on a female and communcating threats. There was no bond. In another report, Elizabeth Pendergrass, 29, also of 328 E. Andrews Ave. reported on Aug. 2 at 3:20 a.m. that Pendergrass threatended her. No further information was given. • Keith Bronson, 31, of 874 Gun Club Road was arrested on Aug. 1 at 1 p.m. for domestic assault. No bond was listed. • James Reginald Wooden, 28, of 82 Willow Creek Run was arrested on Aug. 2 at 8:42 p.m. for driving while impaired. Wooden received a written promise.

Larceny • Agnes Williams, 52, of 632 East Ave. reported on July 31 at 6:05 p.m. that someone took her money from her residence. The amount of the currency estimated at $120. • Andrew Abbott, 48, of 140

Rose Ave. reported on July 31 at 1:36 p.m. that someone took an item that belonged to another at a residence on 519 Grant St. The items was a water meter valued at $100.

Breaking & Entering • Joe Dickerson, 55, and Melvin Bullock, 69, of Fisher of Men on 163 Elsie St. reported on Aug. 1 at 3:35 p.m. that someone forced entry into a residence on 125 Center St. and took an item. An item taken was a kerosene heater valued at $1,800. Damage to a window lock estimated at $25. • Nekita Bagby, 28, of 417 Lightwood Way reported on Aug. 2 at 11:31 a.m. that someone entered her house and took items. Items included a yellow ring valued at $500 and a digital camera valued at $399. • Charles Crudup of Pizza Hut on 160 N. Cooper Drive and Tina Marie Adams, 37, of 38 Riegal Drive, Hubert, reported on Aug. 1 at 1:58 a.m. that someone shattered the window of Crudup’s 2000 Chevy Suburban, presented a gun and took money forcefully at a business on 1205 Dabney Drive. Damage to the driver side front window estimated at $100. The estimated amount of currency was unknown. • Cynthia Hicks, 48, of 1421 Bane Ave. reported on Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. that someone entered her safe and took medication at

VANCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Larceny • Donnie Ray Davis, 44, of 5338 Raleigh Road Lot 114, Kittrell, reproted on July 31 at 4:10 p.m. that someone took his 1979 Chevrolet out of his yard. The van was valued at $5,000. Other items taken included an air compressor valued at $450, three nail guns valued at $1,114, assorted tools valued at $1,500, assorted nails and screws valued at $600, assorted paint valued at $500 and wrought iron porch rails valued at $300. • Michael James Ellis of 101 Thistle Drive, Youngsville, and Michael Dustin Ellis, 18, of 1291 Faulkner Town Road reported on July 30 at 7:06 p.m. that someone removed a fourwheeler from beneath a shed at a residence on Faucette Lane. The four-wheeler was valued at $7,000. • James Haywood Harris, 46, of 48 Allison Cooper Road reported on July 29 at 9:50 p.m. that someone removed two ATV four-wheelers from his residence. The ATVs were valued at $4,000. Other items included a Cid box for a four-wheeler valued at $50 and a generator valued at $3,500. • Courtney Lynn Bolton, 17, of 48 Jordan School Road, Warrenton, reported on Aug. 1 at 4:07 p.m. that her mother took her 1998 Honda Accord. The incident occurred at a residence on 331 Hedrick Drive. The vehicle was valued at $6,500. • John Robert Branche, 52, of 12850 N.C. 39 Hwy. North reported on Aug. 2 at 9:27 a.m. that someone took rims off of his 1996 Chrysler LHS. The 22-inch rims valued at $3,000. Tires of unknown value were also taken. • Patricia B. Alston, 73, of 420 Greyston Raod reported on July 30 at 2:13 p.m. that someone removed jewelry from her residence. Jewelry included a men’s black stone valued at $300, a men’s gold bracelet valued at $300, a gold heart necklace valued at $600 and a gold pinky ring valued at $75. • Leo Thomas Jones Jr., 61, of 486 Westward Pike, Clarksville, Va., reported on Aug. 1 at 2:33 p.m. that someone took the inverter off his pontoon boat. Tools valued at $2,204 were

taken. The incident occurred at 13640 Hwy. 39 North. • Tanyelle Camille Jones, 28, of 400 N. Oliver Drive Lot 5 reported on Aug. 2 at 10:13 a.m. that someone took her unemployment card from her residence. The card was valued at $500. • Catherine Woodlief, 54, of 3985 Weldon’s Mill Road reported on Aug. 2 at 5:16 p.m. that someone removed items from outside her house. Items included an air conditioning unit valued at $200 and a weight bench with weights valued at $150. • James T. Ellington, 73, of 1960 Stewart Farm Road reported on July 30 at 12:36 p.m. that someone took his 1989 Chevy 1500 from his yard. The value of the vehicle was unknown.

Breaking & Entering • David Eugene Satterwhite, 47, of 5098 Vicksboro Road reported on July 30 a 7:50 p.m. that someone pried the screws out of the lock hinge. A toolbox valued at $3,000 and a weed eater valued at $70 were taken. • Marcus Lamont Fields, 29, of 870 Hicksboro Road reported on July 31 at 5:30 p.m. that someone broke the pad lock on a door and removed items. Items included a stereo valued at $1,500, an electric impact gun

valued at $300, a T.V. valued at $200 and an impact socket valued at $35. • Karen Ann Bercik, 51, and Steven Bercik, 48, of 221 Berlake Lane reported on July 30 at 8:04 a.m. that someone entered their van and removed items. Items included a jam saw valued at $260, a super seven sander valued at $1,700 and a miter saw valued at $800. • Daniel Preston Knutson, 18, of 1191 Adams Mountain Road, Stem, reported on July 30 at 3:34 p.m. that someone opened the door of his 1996 Mercury Mystique and took his laptop. The laptop was valued at $1,800. The incident occurred at 2840 U.S. 158 Bypass. • Juanita Eaton, 21, of 252 New Bethel Church Road Lot 14 reported on Aug. 2 at 5:54 p.m. that someone kicked in the front door of her residence and took items. Items taken included a 42 inch T.V. valued at $350 and an HD receiver valued at $200.

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Property Damage • Rosevelt Johnson, 76, of 716 Jefferson St. reported on July 29 at 4:09 p.m. that he found damage to his 1999 Chrysler when he got home. Damage to the vehicle estimated at $1,000. The incident occurred at Varierty Wholesaler’s lot.

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• Michael Rainey, 19, of 925 Champion St. reported on July 31 at at 7 a.m. that someone broke a window and attempted to enter his 1993 Toyota Camry in the parking lot of Wal-Mart on 200 N. Cooper Drive. Damage to the rear window of the vehicle estimated at $300. • Evonne Kersey, 49, of 4277 Warrenton Road reported on July 30 at 12:17 p.m. that someone drove a vehicle into the side of a residence belonging to Mammie Kersey, 86, of 432 N. Chestnut St. Damage to a gas service meter of the residence estimated at $200. Damage to the foundation of the house estimated at $1,500. • Tonwa Cheriss Fogg, 32, and Maggie Steed, 57, of 550 W. Andrews Ave. reported on July 29 at 10:48 p.m. that someone discharged a firearm in the parking lot of the apartment complex. Damage to the hood of a 1999 Dodge Stratus belonging to Fogg estimated at $500. Damage to the interior wall estimated at $500. A Harrington and Richardson .410 shotgun valued at $150 was found. • Tony Norwood and Rosa Davis, 44, of 610 Mason St. reported on Aug. 2 at 5:54 p.m. that someone was fighting on their property and damaging stair rails. Damage to the stair

Assault • Peggy Murray, 22, of 254 S. Beckford Drive Apt. F reported on July 31 at 1:11 a.m. that her boyfriend pushed her into a wall at her residence. Damage to the wall estimated at $150. • Willmon Neal, 52, of 1012 Standish St. reported on July 31 at 11:19 a.m. that someone hit him in the face at his residence and caused bruising and bleeding. No further information was given. • Quincey Fuller, 36, of 327 E. Montgomery St. reported on Aug. 1 at 1:04 a.m. that someone stabbed him with a knife at a business on 1421 E. Andrews Ave. No further information was given. • Kishna Carter, 38, of 285 Kittrell St. reported on Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. that someone hit and kicked her at her residence. No further information was given.

Nevada court considers releasing O.J. Simpson LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three Nevada Supreme Court justices are considering whether to let O.J. Simpson and a former golfing buddy out of prison while the full court reviews their convictions for a gunpoint hotel room heist. Justice Michael Cherry didn’t say at the end of a hearing Monday how long it will take for the three-member panel to rule on whether the former football star and convicted

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• Larry Wayne Munn, 64, of 1339 Hight St. reported on July 31 at 11:14 p.m. that someone hit Harry Truman Munn, 63, also of 1339 Hight St. over the head with an unknown object. No further information was given. • Joseph Cockrell, 52, of 26 Beaver Dam Road reported on Aug. 2 at 10:50 p.m. that someone punched him in the face at a residence on 185 Vincent Hoyle Road. No further information was given. • Artis Joseph Tuner, 52, of 1625 Avents Ferry Road, Raleigh, reported on Aug. 1 at 8:10 p.m. that someone stabbed him in the left shoulder and punched and scatched him at a residence on 250 Plum Nutty Road. No further information was given. • Stephanie Stokes Coles, 35, of 404 Ridley St., Louisburg, reported on Aug. 1 at 6:48 p.m. that someone cut Gerald Chron Hedgepeth, 40, also of 404 Ridley St. in the face and neck. Incident occurred at Satterwhite Point beach swimming area. No further information was given.

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Fitting honor for McKissick A familiar name from the past graced the front pages of our sister newspaper, The Herald-Sun in Durham, on Monday morning. The late Floyd B. Missick Sr. was honored recently with a resolution adopted by the NAACP at its centennial convention in New York City, the Herald reported. Vivian McCoy, described as a lifelong friend who called McKissick her mentor, came up with the idea to recognize the former civil rights leader in 2008 and worked with Torrey Dixon, a criminal and civil rights lawyer from Durham’s NAACP, to submit a document that met approval for adoption this year. Known worldwide for his efforts to champion racial equality, McKissick became a household name in the local community for his role as the founder of Soul City in Warren County. Floyd Bixler McKissick was born in Asheville in the early 1920s and became the first African American to study at the University of North Carolina Law School, graduating in 1951. An NCAAP member as a student, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II and returned from active duty to participate in the first freedom rides of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in the late 1940s. Dixon credits McKissick with starting the youth movement for civil rights, “jumping ahead” of an NCAAP that was looking for reform through the judicial system rather than the civil rights demonstrations that he thought were necessary. McKissick became the head of CORE, which was an integrated group, in 1963, and he is credited with favoring a nonviolent movement to open opportunities for black people in civic, political and economic areas. This proponent of the Black Power movement placed an emphasis not only on the education of minorities but on the desire for them to have the opportunity to succeed in the work place. A part of that dream for success became a reality when the federal government funded his Soul City community in Warren County around 1970. Historians recall that McKissick had a vision that the New Communities Act would result in a metropolis of tens of thousands of residents with minority-run industries and businesses. While many whites thought of Soul City as being an all-minority community, McKissick envisioned a town where all races had an opportunity to live together in harmony. Not much remains today of the small community of Soul City, located near Manson off U.S. 1 in western Warren, as a variety of problems kept McKissick’s ultimate dream from coming true. Lawsuits, investigations and bad publicity beset the project and now it’s little more than a small stop along the road. Residents of the Tri-County area can thank the Soul City project for a water system today that serves Warren County, Henderson, Oxford and portions of Franklin County. After the Soul City project, McKissick taught at North Carolina Central University, headed the North Carolina Center for the Study of Black History and sat on the American Civil Liberties Union board of directors. Prior to his death in 1991, he also served for a short time as a District Court judge. He died of lung cancer at age 69. The long-time resident of Soul City was buried near his home there. The resolution aptly calls him “a founder, architect and hero of the national civil rights movements of the 1960s,” a name that ranks there at the top of the list among those who have struggled for racial harmony.

Two years ago, members of the Pearl High School cheerleading squad in Pearl, Miss., allegedly were told by their coach to give her their Facebook passwords. They did. And then most of them, reportedly, erased their accounts. But at least one girl did not. And as a result, Mandi Jackson, a freshman, had her e-mails read by the coach, who, according to a legal filing, discovered profanity in some of the messages. She benched her. Then she suspended her from cheering. It is now two years later, Mandi is a junior, and she and her parents, in filing a $100 million lawsuit against the school, claim that the coach not only violated her constitutional rights, but also trashed her high school experience, causing her to be an outcast, depressed and suffering a drop in grades. Oh, for the days of passing notes in chemistry class.

Knowing how to behave Now, I won’t get into whether a high school experience is ruined if you’re no longer on the cheerleading squad. (What about the girls who don’t make the squad during tryouts?) And I won’t begin to speculate on

how this is worth $100 million. But I do have to say, on the constitutional part, Mandi the cheerleader is probably dead on. Going into someone’s Facebook account and reading messages — even if that person gave you the password — has to be the modern equivalent of tapping a phone or hiding under the bed and eavesdropping. There’s Mitch no way I Albom can see Tribune Media how that’s Services not an invasion of privacy — since it wasn’t on school time, it wasn’t a school activity, and the school isn’t sponsoring or paying for the Facebook space. But to take that information and use it against the kid as punishment — well, we’re into a whole different area. How is that any different than, when we were kids, if the football coach climbed up to our tree house and listened in our macho teenage talk about our teachers, then suspended us from the team? Teens brag. Teens swear.

Teens treat profanity — especially when first discovering it — like new sunglasses, amused and delighted at how cool it feels to try them on. But just because they say dumb things to each other doesn’t mean they do so in school. How many of us were terribly disrespectful to our teachers when we hung on neighborhood stoops or bicycle seats? But when we were in school, we knew how to behave. Isn’t that the same for Facebook?

Mission for the parents Now, for those of you asking the proverbial “What about the parents?” question, you should know that Mandi’s mother told the media she talked to the coach after the initial benching, but got nowhere. She said she chided her daughter. And she was quoted as saying, “That’s my spot as a parent,” when asked about disciplining her child. And it is her spot. There’s no law that says parents can’t demand their kid’s Facebook password. And Mom and Dad should be more vigilant with the Internet — seeing it for the weapon of mass humiliation and slander that it can be. But Mom and Dad — not the cheering coach.

Yes, I know that in today’s world, Internet postings are far more dangerous that treehouse whisperings. If a student puts on Facebook that her teacher is a neo-Nazi, it can do tremendous damage before the next sunrise. And I know some feel that if we could crawl into the private e-mails of our teen students, we might prevent the next Columbine from happening. But thoughts are not actions, e-mails are not deeds, and profanity is not against the law. And unless you feel that when we were kids, we should have been required to bring in our diaries and read every page to the teacher, you have to — however begrudgingly — side with the cheerleader in this latest sudden spotlight story. Not for the $100 million. But for a principle worth even more. We still have the right to express ourselves on our own time in our own way. I would hope Mandi’s parents would teach her that profanity is never a good idea in the public world. But the coach should be limited to the old way of punishing such offenses. Make her write in an Internet posting 100 times, in capital letters, “I WILL NOT USE BAD WORDS (SIGNED) MANDI.” The embarrassment alone should do the trick.

Letters to the Editor To the editor: There are several things I do not understand about the proposal to convert space above stores on Garnett Street to apartments or living areas. 1. I don’t understand how the Federal Government can give away taxpayer’s money to individuals who will use it to renovate their property and rent it out for a profit. 2. I don’t understand how these upstairs living areas are going to help revitalize downtown Henderson. 3. I don’t know why we want to take Henderson back a hundred years when people built country stores with living quarters overhead. 4. I don’t know how the known Gates for about a decade, beautiful storefronts on I think he was simply overly some of the old buildings tired from a trip to China. are going to look when they And I, my conservative critics are replaced with brick and say, am a racist for writing that mortar. Crowley knew all along that his 5. I don’t know whether arrest would not stick — which or not there will be more it didn’t — and that he had the “business” going on uppower to defuse Gates’ temper stairs than there will be simply by leaving Gates’ home, downstairs. whether he was yelling at 6. I don’t know why WalCrowley or not. Instead, Crowmart, Target, Lowe’s and ley apparently chose to teach other successful merchants Gates a lesson for committing don’t follow Henderson’s an unwritten but routinely punexample and start building ished offense to police etiquette, living quarters over their “contempt of cop.” stores to rent for extra Can’t we all get along? profit. Reports of a “post-racial” 7. Finally, I don’t know America after Obama’s elecwhy I am writing this lettion were greatly exaggerated. ter in the first place. Who If anything, we are a transis going to listen? racial country. As Judge Sonia John A. Rainey Sotomayor’s Supreme Court Henderson confirmation hearings illustrated, we Americans suspiciously watch one another across racial, ethnic, gender and cultural lines as we uneasily shed our white, male-supremacist past. We attune our cultural antenna and react sharply to The Daily Dispatch welany signs of preference shown comes letters to the editor. to any group besides the one Letters must be signed, to which we happen to belong. include the author’s city of That’s nothing new for women residence, and should be or nonwhites. Men and whites limited to 300 words. Please are still getting used to it. include a telephone number Either way, Americans look for verification. to Obama to be an honest broWe reserve the right to edit ker between the races. The polls comments for length, clarity, reveal a long-standing divide libelous material, personal between blacks and whites on attacks and poor taste. We the issues of police conduct vs. do not publish anonymous law enforcement. Innovations letters, form letters, letters like “community policing” show with names withheld or letters how the two should not be in where we cannot verify the conflict. When police and civilwriter’s identity. ians work together, crime goes down. That’s the best lesson we Writers should limit themcan take away from Obama’s selves to one letter every 30 brew-ha-ha. I’ll drink to that. days.

President Obama’s Brew-ha-ha President Obama’s got his hands full with health care, two wars and the economy. But he put all that aside to have a beer in the Rose Garden with a friend and the cop who arrested the friend in the friend’s own home. Out of earshot, journalists focused on Job One: what to call this historic media event. ABC News offered “the Audacity of Hops.” Audacious, indeed. The Washington Post reported, “Yes, Three Cans,” “Menage a Stella Artois,” “Beerastroika” and “A Thousand Points of Bud Light.” My own Facebook friends offered “Dreams of My Lager,” “fermented forum,” draft diplomacy,” “Yes We Can — or Bottle,” “brew-ha-ha” and “the audacity of cops.” By then my online pals groaned, “I can barley keep from laughing” and “Quit while you’re a head.” I’ll stop. Obama called the chat-over-brewskis a “teachable moment.” I don’t know what was taught. Journalists were allowed no closer than 50 feet. But I could guess one thing that Obama had learned: It’s OK for a biracial president to talk about race, but don’t take sides. He brought trouble on himself when he told reporters he thought Cambridge, Mass., police Sgt. James Crowley “acted stupidly” on July 16 when they arrested his friend, Harvard Prof. Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr., for disorderly conduct in his own home. Faster than you could say O.J. Simpson, Obama’s approval ratings slipped, particularly among white, working class voters, according to polls. An NBC/ Wall Street Journal poll, for example, found 32 percent of whites thought Gates brought the arrest on himself. Only 7 percent thought Crowley was more at fault. African-Americans leaned just

as sharply the other way: Only 4 percent faulted Gates compared to 30 percent who thought Crowley overdid it. A Pew Research Center poll found the public disapproved of Obama’s comments by a two-toone margin, especially among working-class whites. An Obama spokesman said, “the president doesn’t spend a whole lot of time focused on polling.” That’s what presidential spokesmen always say when their polls turn bad. Conservative pundits Clarence pounced. Fox Page News star Glenn Beck said Gatesgate revealed Obama’s “a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture.” After being reminded that Obama has numerous white staffers, Beck whipped around in a double-reverse. “I’m not saying that he doesn’t like white people,” he said. “I’m saying he has a problem.” Then he said, “This guy is, I believe, a racist.” “Racist,” I have noticed, has become the sort of taboo tag to whites that the N-word traditionally has been to blacks. Black leaders partly brought this on themselves. Overusing the R-word robs it of its power and it is easy to overuse. Beck and his like are saying that whites can play that game, too, even against the half-white and scrupulously even-handed Obama. Judging by my far-right e-mailers (Some of my most faithful readers, thank you very much,) Skip Gates is a “racist” for loudly asking police to leave his house after he had established his identity. Having Tribune Media Serivce

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