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LEAF wish list: 22 projects, $10 million Proposed local uses for grant money total five times more than organization is offering BY AL WHELESS DAILY DISPATCH WRITER

Education, economic development and emergency services interest groups presented a total of 22 grant proposals worth $10,084,016 to Golden Leaf Foundation officials. Suggestions and grant requests from each cat-

egory were: • Economic Development — 11 projects totaling $5,164,646. • Education — eight projects totaling $2,547,156. • Emergency Services — three projects totaling $2,372,214. The competition among the participating 501C

non-profit agencies and government entities is for $2 million. The unbalanced ratio of demand-versus-supply didn’t escape Patricia Cabe, the foundation’s vice-president of Programs/Community Assistance and Outreach. “You have a limited budget, so you have some

tough decisions to make,” she told an audience of estimated at 120 people who gathered Monday night in a small auditorium on the Vance-Granville Community College campus. “Some counties haven’t received the full $2 million,” Cabe cautioned. “That’s why you need to prioritize projects.”

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Norlina mother of 4 shot by male visitor

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‘Horseplay’ homicide

Charges in death on I-85 Sunday One of four elderly Charlotte residents was fatally injured on Interstate 85 South in Vance County Sunday when their vehicle went out of control at a high speed, struck the median and overturned. The passenger who died was identified as Johnnie Howie, 71. The 71-year-old driver, Eugene Rumth, was discharged Monday afternoon from Maria Parham Medical Center. Emma Price, a 76-year-old passenger, was taken to Maria Parham Medical Center, and was reported to have been transferred to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. However, a spokeswoman at UNC Hospitals said they had no record of her. Margaret Rumth, a 67-yearold passenger, was also treated at Maria Parham, was released. According to Trooper D.S. Smith of the North Carolina Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at 9:02 a.m., near Mile Marker 216 on I-85 South. The 2005 Pontiac was traveling about 85 mph in the 65 mph zone in the left-hand lane at the time of the accident, the trooper said. He said the passenger car ran off the road to the left, was over-corrected by the driver, ran off the road to the left a second time, struck the median and barrier cables, and overturned. Eugene Rumth was charged with reckless driving, driving while his license was revoked, and misdemeanor death by vehicle.

smart, are targeted, are sustainable and get things done.” Gerlach put it this way: “Can people that aren’t part of that organization say ‘This will help our community.’ That is what will impress us.”

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Bird’s-eye view

for the results of each Granville Relay since 2005. They are as follows: • Goal for 2005: $170,000. • Amount raised in 2005: $166,682. • Goal for 2006: $170,600. • Amount raised in 2006: $201,438. • Goal for 2007: $205,000. • Amount raised in 2007: $257,160. • Goal for 2008: $269,850. • Amount raised in 2008: $262,432.

NORLINA — “Horseplay” turned to homicide early Saturday, witnesses told investigators, when a 27-year-old mother was fatally shot by a male visitor while two of her three small children slept in the family’s mobile home. Police Chief Charlie Barker said the victim — Patronica Jeffries of Lot 20 at the Town & Country Mobile Home Park off Warren Plains Road — was struck in the abdomen about 4 a.m. by at least one of two .32-caliber rounds fired by Teon Laron Steed, 29, of 610 Kerr Lake/Cole Bridge Road. “It escalated a little bit and he ended up shooting her,” Barker said. “He left the scene in a vehicle.” The suspect was arrested Saturday at 10:30 p.m. at a residence on Western Avenue in Henderson by Barker, members of the Warren Sheriff’s Office and agents with the State Bureau of Investigation. Steed was charged with firstdegree murder a short while later. Barker said the handgun believed to have been used in the shooting was not recovered. Steed was transported to the Warren County Jail. No bond was set. Jeffries’ other child was staying elsewhere when she was shot, according to Barker. He said the children were taken in by relatives. The chief identified the witnesses at the scene as: Dante Steverson of Cole Bridge Road; Kayla Mason of North Oakwood Lane in Gillburg; Asia Jackson of Countryside Drive in Wise; Jaquena Branch of Countryside Drive in Wise.

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This male cardinal — who lives in the trees behind Subway and Bamboo Garden restaurants in the Dabney West shopping center at 1520 Dabney Drive in Henderson — apparently has figured out that it’s his own reflection in a car mirror, and he likes what he sees. For about 10 minutes Saturday, the bird flitted between perches in the trees and on two different vehicles, stopping on the windowsills of a car and an SUV to watch himself in the mirrors as he bobbed and weaved, in a seemingly playful, non-aggressive fashion. He left for good only when employees from Bamboo Garden walked outside for a break.

Granville Relay nears revised goal of $265K BY WILLIAM F. WEST DAILY DISPATCH WRITER

OXFORD — The Granville County Relay for Life has raised $263,821 this year. The goal for 2009 was $280,000, but was reduced to $265,000 because of the state of the national economy, said Candice Owen Walsh, community manager for Relay for Life. This year’s Granville Relay for Life raised more than $47,000, bringing the total amount of contributions to $234,000. Walsh said a softball tourna-

ment was being planned, but was cancelled, so the more than $263,800 figure is not expected to change much before the end of the month. Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature event. The Granville Relay is held each May at the J. F. Webb High School football stadium. Each participant simply walks at his or her own pace and distance on the school’s running track, with the event continuing through the night to illustrate the fact that cancer never sleeps. The Dispatch asked Walsh

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Deaths Benson Jerry L. Curtis, 40 Butner William L. Moore, 63 Greensboro Victoria Racliff, 82 Kittrell Annie Laura S. Hock, 87 Henderson Destiny Alston, baby

Barbara M. Gupton, 70 Patronica N. Jeffreys, 27 Pearl M. Spain, 88 Oxford Katie Cutts, 76 Sidney M. Farabow, 78 Warrenton India Foster Clarence Kersey, 83

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New station for Afton-Elberon

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Members of the Afton-Elberon Volunteer Fire Department on Sunday dedicted a new station. Organizers began their efforts to create the department on Jan. 9, 1961, and on Aug. 8 of that year, a vote was taken to purchase the department’s first fire truck from the Civil Defense agency for $150. By contrast, the department’s 2,000-gallon tanker purchased in 2004 cost $180,000. According to information provided by Chief Joey Andrews, the Afton-Elberon VFD has fought an average of about 200 fires per year in the past decade, and 145 already in 2009. The new station is a 7,890 square-foot structure that allows the department “to meet the needs of tomorrow’s requirements.”

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Vance Co. 4-H: where the wild things are Kerr Lake Ranger Kecia Perkinson allows Vance County 4-H Summer Fun participants (left to right) Madison Murphy, Tanner Seay, and Arah Wells as well as Granville County 4-Her Katie Roberts to touch an albino corn snake found at Kerr Lake 11 years ago. This was part of a 4-H Summer Fun program in which Vance County 4-H partnered with the Kerr Lake State Recreation Area Rangers to provide environmental education to youth from Vance, Granville, and Warren County 4-H. This is the third year for this successful partnership. Other activities for the week included a program by wildlife rehabilitator Frank Newell who brought live animals including a gray wolf and an Arctic wolf. The youth also dissected owl pellets and used dip nets to examine what swims in the water with them at Kerr Lake. The service project for this day camp was constructing owl nesting boxes to be installed in the parks around Kerr Lake. For more information on Vance County 4-H and its youth programs, please contact the 4-H agent at 438-8188.

Masonic meeting — Henderson Masonic Lodge #229 will hold a Stated Communication at 7 p.m. at the lodge, 401 Brodie Road. Dinner is at 6 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. All Master Masons are invited to attend. Community watch meeting —The West End Community Watch will meet at 6:30 p.m. at West End Baptist Church fellowship hall. Assistant District Attorney Allison Cooper will be speaking on judicial issues. The community is invited to attend. Kiwanis Club — The Kiwanis Club of Henderson meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Dabney Drive Restaurant on West Andrews Avenue. Blair Byrum with the District 9 Guardian Ad Litem Program in Franklin, Warren, Vance and Granville counties will present a program on court advocacy for abused, neglected children. Interested non-members may call Opie Frazier at 430-1111 for reservations or membership. Board of Elections — The Vance County Board of Elections will meet at 11 a.m. in the elections office, Henry D. Dennis Building, 300 S. Garnett St. Republican Party — The Vance County Republican Party will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library, 205 Breckenridge St., Henderson.

WEDNESDAY 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. Census meeting — The U.S. Census Bureau has asked Granville County to arrange a 2010 Census Complete Count Committee meeting at 3 p.m. in the county commission meeting room, 145 Williamsboro St. The meeting is expected to last an hour. The meeting is open to the public. Uniform/shoe sale — Maria Parham Medical Center’s Volunteer Services is hosting a uniform and shoe sale in the John. T. Church Building (classroom) from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Uniform brand names for sale Barco, Landau, White Cross, Cherokee, Peaches, LaRose and Grey’s Anatomy. Shoe brand names include NurseMates, Dansko, Spring Step, Kswiss and Sanita. The event is open to the public.

THURSDAY Community watch — The Westhills/WestCreek/158Bypass Community Watch will meet at 6:30 p.m. in Maria Parham Medical Center’s auditorium. The guest speaker will be County Manager Jerry Ayscue. Community residents are encouraged to come and share any ideas or concerns for making the community better. Heritage society — The Heritage Society of Franklin County will hold its regular monthly meeting at noon at The Murphy House in Louisburg. Everyone who has an interest in the heritage and genealogy of Franklin County is urged to attend, and is invited to join. The group’s current project is obtaining articles and information for Volume 2 of the Franklin County Heritage Book. For more information, contact Joe Pearce, (919) 496-3321; Maylon Cooke, (919) 556-4213; or Annette Goyette, 492-3820. 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). Forestry meeting — There will be an educational forestry meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Vance County Extension Center, 305 Young St., Henderson. Paul McKenzie will speak about identification and management of invasive plants in forestland. There is no charge and all are welcome. For more information, call 438-8188 or e-mail paul_mckenzie@ncsu.edu. Black caucus — The Henderson-Vance Black Caucus will hold a called meeting at 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 326 W. Rockspring Street. Members are urged to attend.

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Students in the Electronics Engineering Technology Program at Vance-Granville Community College recently demonstrated their skills for engineering supervisors from the Oxford facility of cosmetics giant Revlon. Students in the robotic fundamentals class set out to devise an automated solution to a reallife manufacturing issue. The EET curriculum prepares them to design, build, program, install, test, troubleshoot, repair, and modify electronic components, equipment and systems. This project involved creating a completely automated method of picking up randomly oriented makeup applicators and placing them into a compact case. The students designed and wrote software for a “vision system� to locate and orient the applicators on a backlit platform. The coordinates from the vision system were fed to a robot which would then pick up the applicators and place them into the correct compact case. On Aug. 4, Revlon Automation Engineering Manager Hai Le and Controls & Project Engineering Manager Shawn Nutter visited the college’s main campus to see the students’ work for themselves. Students first described how their teams divided up the work and then successfully tested their solution for the company representatives. “Excellent job!� was the assessment of Hai Le. “You’re very lucky to have this type of preparation for a real working environment,� he said. “I’m pleased with how well everyone worked together as a team.� Le also was impressed at how much the students were able to do

From left, Revlon Controls & Project Engineering Manager Shawn Nutter, Automation Engineering Manager Hai Le and VGCC Electronics Engineering Technology Program head Tom Bowen examine the robotic system (on table, right) developed by the students. in just a few weeks of work. “Where we [Revlon] would buy a computer program, you built it from scratch,� Nutter added. “That’s impressive. We are always looking for employees with an array of different skills.� Le encouraged students to find their individual “core competency� but be able to communicate and work effectively with those with other skills. He was glad to find local students contributing to a technologically-sophisticated workforce, and he invited the class to visit the Oxford plant in the near future. “The students went much farther than I expected,� said Tom Bowen, the instructor and head of the EET program. “Sophisticated vision and motion integration is still very much a fledging technology, and these students ended up creating

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Back-to-school event — A Back-to-School Bash, sponsored by Family Intervention and Prevention Services, will be held at River Bend Park in Louisburg from noon to 4 p.m. Free food, games and activities, music, a clothing drive and free gift packages will be available. Brian Dawson of K97.5 will be the special guest, along with local step teams. A health seminar is also planned. Residents of Franklin, Vance, Warren, Granville and Halifax counties are invited to attend.

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HENDERSON — Destiny Alston, baby, died Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. Funeral services are incomplete at this time but will be announced later by Boyd’s Funeral Services in Warrenton.

HENDERSON — Barbara Mitchell Gupton, age 70, was a resident of 838 Anderson Creek Road, died Thursday, August 16, 2007, at Duke Medical Center. Born in Franklin County on February 28, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Mitchell and Ida Ayscue Mitchell. She was a graduate of Franklinton High School and Duke Center Nursing School where she earned her RN Degree, and was employed by Dr. Marshall Rigsbee until his death. After moving back to Henderson she was employed with Barnes Nursing Home and for a brief time at Guardian Care Nursing Home. In 1970 she and her husband purchased the Motor Freight Truck Stop and Restaurant which they operated for six years. Later they built Wise Truck Stop

Jerry L. Curtis BENSON — Jerry Lee Curtis, 40, of 186 Pleasantcoat Road, Benson, died Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at the Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital in Dunn. Survivors include three sisters, Catherine Curtis, Mary H. Curtis and Cheryl Hart, all of Butner; three stepsisters, Delores Jones of Butner, Daphine Cash of Creedmoor and Margaret Huggins of Durham; and five stepbrothers, Willie, Marvin and John L. Hart of Butner, William Hart of Durham and James Hart of Henderson. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Synama Grove Baptist Church by the Rev. Harold Trice. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The viewing will be from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. today at the Betts and Son Funeral Home.

Granville County, he was born to the late Henry and Gladys Minor Farabow. A memorial service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Stem United Methodist Church by the Revs. Jason Thornton and Jim Bailey. He is survived by his wife, Iris Hanley Farabow; three children, Elizabeth Wiegand of Raleigh, Amy Finch of Bailey and Benjamin F. Farabow of Oxford; five granddaughters; and a sister, Henrietta F. White of Richmond, Va. The family will receive friends from 3-4 p.m. at the church, prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Stem United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 10, Stem, N.C. 27581. Arrangements are by Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home of Oxford.

Katie Cutts OXFORD — Katie Cutts, 76, a resident of Oxford, died Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Aubrey R. and Estelle O’Neal Suitt. She was a retired employee of Sears-Roebuck. Graveside memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elmwood Cemetery by the Rev. Dr. J. Steven Bolton. Surviving are her husband of 59 years, Pettis Stuart Cutts; her daughters, Debbie Stallings of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Pam Mihalik of Ormond Beach, Fla., Cheri Hart of Oxford, Melba Baker of Clarksville, Va., and Cynthia Tucker of Richmond, Va.; her son, Michael C. Cutts of South Hill, Va.; her sister, Mary Renn of Butner; her brother, Hinnant Suitt of Kinston; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Melba Parham; and a brother, O’Neal Suitt. The family requests the omission of flowers and memorials to be made to the American Heart Association, c/o Harrison Simons, 512 Harris St., Oxford, N.C. 27565. The family will be receiving friends at the home. Arrangements are by Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home of Oxford.

India Foster WARRENTON — India Foster, daughter of Zakeshia Henderson and Traquan Foster, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, at Duke Medical Center. She was preceded in death by an uncle, Javien Spencer Henderson. A private burial will be held on Saturday at the Henderson Family Cemetery. She is survived by her parents, Zakeshia Henderson and Traquan Foster; her grandparents, Zeroy and Jennifer Henderson and Anita Foster; and her great-grandparents, James and Mary Seward, Lillie Henderson, Margret and Robert Foster, and Hilda Jefferson. Arrangements are by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.

Sidney M. Farabow OXFORD — Sidney Minor Farabow, died Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, at his home on his farm, just three days shy of his 79th birthday. A farmer and a lifelong resident of

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and Restaurant at Wise Exit off I-85, which they operated for 21 years. For 10 years she was equipment owner and operator at Chex’s Truck Stop Restaurant until her health begin to decline, at which time she returned to Wise Truck Stop and worked with her husband until they both retired. Mrs. Gupton was also a former den mother for Boy Scouts of American Troop 630 for five years, working with her husband who was also the Scout Master. She was also an organizer and active member of the Warren County Relay For Life. She was a former member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Franklin County, and was a member of Blessed Hope Baptist Church in Henderson. Funeral services were held Saturday, August 18, 2007, at 11 a.m. in the J.M. White Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Donnie Perkinson. Gospel music was provided by the Landmark Quartet. Burial followed in the Lewis J. Gupton Memori-

al Cemetery on Anderson Creek Road. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Rodgers Gupton Sr. of the home; two daughters, Wanda G. Williamson and Tracie G. Jones, both of Henderson; one son, Ronald Lewis Gupton of Henderson; two sisters, Betty M. Arnold of Franklinton and Jane M. Zanlowe of Raleigh; two brothers, Ronald Mitchell and J.T. Mitchell, both of Franklinton; six grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Linda Darlene Gupton; and one son, James Rodgers Gupton Jr. The family received friends Friday night from 7:00 until 8:30 PM at the J.M. White Funeral Home. At other times they were at the home at 838 Anderson Creek Road and at the home of Wanda and Keith Williamson at 920 Anderson Creek Road. Serving as active pallbearers were Junior Stevenson, Raymond Stevenson, Mike Gupton,

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KITTRELL — Annie Laura Strother Hock, 87, of 23 Hock’s Way, died Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, at her home. Born in Franklin County on Oct. 4, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Mary Madgeline Strother Smith. She was retired from the former Henderson Jr. High School where she was a cashier in the cafeteria. She was a member of Plank Chapel United Methodist Church, the Allen Bible Class, and the Senior Circle. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Plank Chapel United Methodist Church by the Revs. Bud Budzenski and Carol Dean. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. She is survived by three sons, Maurice Lee Hock of Franklinton, Robert Earl Hock of Albemarle and Conrad Hock of Kittrell; 10 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and seven great-greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lacy Hock; and a son, William Royal Hock. The family will receive friends today from 7-8:30 p.m. at J.M. White Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the home. Serving as active pallbearers will be Milton Tart, Kevin Tart, Bobby Newman, Bruce Newman, Johnnie McGhee, and L.C. Medlin. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be all member of the Allen Bible Class and the Senior Circle at Plank Chapel United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home. #00170%+0)

HENDERSON — Patronica Natasha Jeffreys, 27, of Country Lane Lot #20, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009. The family will receive friends at the residence, 113 Countryside Drive in Wise. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

Clarence Kersey WARRENTON — Clarence Kersey, 83, of 107 Alston St., Warrenton, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, at Sentara Care Plex in Hampton, Va. Funeral services are incomplete at this time but will be announced later by Boyd’s Funeral Services in Warrenton.

William L. Moore BUTNER — William Leslie Moore, 63, a resident of Butner, died Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, at the V.A. Hospital in Durham. He was a native of Newport News, Va., and was the son of the late William Edward and Annie Eakes Moore. He was a member of Butner Baptist Church and worked for Newton Instruments. He was a Vietnam veteran, having served in the Navy. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the GentryNewell and Vaughan Chapel by the Revs. Ed Johnson and Sam Brewer. Burial will be at Meadowview Memorial Park with Military Rites. Surviving are his wife, Jean Tilley Moore of the home; stepsons, J. Michael 6*'

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Victoria Racliff GREENSBORO — Victoria Racliff, 82, of Greensboro, formerly of Warren County, died Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, at Guilford Healthcare in Greensboro. Funeral services are incomplete at this time but will be announced later by Boyd’s Funeral Services in Warrenton.

Pearl M. Spain HENDERSON — Pearl Moody Spain, 88, of 695 West Spain-Middleburg Road, Henderson, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born in Durham County, she was the daughter of the late Emmitt Marshall and Lula Belle Keeton Moody. She was a homemaker. She was also a member of Middleburg United Methodist Church, the Middleburg United Methodist Women, and the Middleburg Garden Club. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Middleburg United Methodist Church, conducted by the Revs. Brian Keithline and Leon Pernell. Burial will follow in Middleburg Cemetery. Surviving are her husband, Robert Watkins “Bob� Spain; a daughter, Linda S. Pegram of Henderson; four sons, Robert W. Spain Jr. of Fayetteville, Thomas M. Spain of Henderson, John C. Spain of Raleigh, and James M. Spain of Greensboro; a sister, Edna M. Woodlief of Raleigh; two brothers, J.W. Moody and Allen Gray Moody, both of Henderson; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Dan Moody, Edward Moody, and Calvin Moody. The family will receive friends today, from 7-8:30 p.m., at Flowers Funeral Home. All other times, they will be at the home, 695 W. Spain-Midddleburg Road, Henderson. Serving as active pallbearers will be Marshall Spain, Jeff Fuller, Butch Spain, Randy Moody, Wilton Moody, Larry Moody, Wayne Moody, and Ben Spain. The men of Middleburg United Methodist Church, the Middleburg Ruritan Club, and the Henderson Postal Employees will serve as honorary pallbearers. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Middleburg United Methodist Church, c/o Ruby Atkins, Financial Secretary, P.O. Box 4, Middleburg, NC, 27556. Arrangements are by Flowers Funeral Home.

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Credit trends improve for most credit card issuers BY DAVID PITT AP PERSONAL FINANCE WRITER

DES MOINES, Iowa — Most major credit card companies say fewer customers defaulted on their accounts in July, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re financially better off. A few credit card issuers say more families fell behind on payments, which could be another sign that household finances have yet to recover from the recession. With more than 6 million people living on unemployment benefits and the recession continuing to pressure family budgets, many are forced to prioritize their bills. The reality is that credit cards often fall to the bottom. Credit card companies have been trying to limit their risk over the course of the last year. Major credit card issuers reporting monthly results say the rate of losses from unpaid accounts improved from June to July. American Express Co., Bank of America Corp., Capital One Financial Corp., Citigroup Inc., Discover Financial Services and JPMorgan Chase & Co. all say the number of account balances written off due to nonpayment fell. American Express, for example, said its net loss rate fell to 8.92 percent in July from 10.18 percent the month before. Bank of America fell to 13.81 from 13.86 and Chase saw a drop to 7.92 percent from 8.04. What’s more, most of the major card issuers also reported more customers making payments on time. The positive trends don’t necessarily mean consumers are suddenly in much better financial shape. Some of the uptick is more likely due to credit card companies culling the

riskiest customers, which will in time lower default and delinquency rates, said bank industry analyst Richard Bove of Rochdale Securities. He sees little to point to a significant improvement in the financial health of consumers. Unemployment remains high and will remain elevated for months and the average household wealth is lower due to falling real estate values. “It doesn’t appear that the recovery in the economy, which seems to be in place at the moment, is going to do anything to change those metrics,� he said. “Unemployment is going to stay high and it doesn’t appear housing prices will soar anytime soon, either.� The slight increase in the monthly credit card data also could be attributed to the fact that consumers are striving to maintain a good relationship with their card companies, said Ezra Becker, a consultant for TransUnion LLC, a leading consumer credit rating company. “They recognize that in a recession their credit cards are their primary cash equivalent resource,� Becker said. “Credit cards really help a lot of people make it from paycheck to paycheck or tide them over in periods of unemployment.� Overall statistics show that credit card balances are declining as consumers work to pay off debt. Revolving credit has fallen for nine consecutive months beginning last October and continuing through June. The Federal Reserve Board says that’s the longest pullback in more than 40 years. Still, of the major companies reporting monthly results, Capital One, Discover and CitiBank reported an increase in the number of customers falling behind on

payments due more than 30 days. Customers delinquent from 30 to 59 days rose for Capital One and Citibank. The mixed results may simply show that some credit card companies were able to manage credit problems more efficiently than others as the economy deteriorated. “What this tells you is the issuers are in different stages of recovery,� said John Ulzheimer, president of consumer education for Credit.com, an online financial services company. “Some issuers did a better job of jumping on the problem more aggressively early on and those are the guys coming out a little bit earlier smelling like a rose.� Some analysts expect losses from unpaid accounts to increase over the next few months before stabilizing at an elevated level. In part because more consumers typically fall behind on payments in the last half of the year as holiday spending increases and some overspend. The factor most affecting credit currently, however, is unemployment. “We believe that further increases in the unemployment rate could cause a second spike in credit losses in the second half of the year,� wrote Credit Suisse analyst Moshe Orenbuch in a Monday note to investors. Although some economists are predicting the recession has ended or is near the end, the credit health of most families will lag behind the broader economic uptick. “We’re not really out of the woods yet from a credit perspective. The consumer is still facing difficult times for the next several months,� TransUnion’s Becker said. “I think we can temper that with some cautious optimism that it does look like there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.�

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Obama caves on public option; liberals aghast, GOP unmoved BY DAVID ESPO AP SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s weekend concession on a health care “government option” drew complaints from liberals and scarce interest from Republicans and other critics on Monday, a fresh sign of the daunting challenge in finding middle ground in an increasingly partisan struggle. The White House insisted there had been no shift in position, adding the president still favors a federal option for the sale of health insurance. “The bottom line is this: Nothing has changed,” said a memo containing suggested answers for administration allies to use if asked about the issue. But some supporters of health care overhaul sounded less than reassured. “You really can’t do health reform” without allowing the government to compete with private insurers, said Howard Dean, a former Democratic Party chairman. “Let’s not say we’re doing health reform without a public option,” he added in a slap at the administration’s latest move. His remarks were echoed by lawmakers as well as AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, who said the option was the only way to force “real competition” on the insurance industry. Obama and his top aides signaled retreat over the

weekend on proposals for a provision under which consumers could choose from health insurance policies sold by the federal government as well as those marketed by private companies. “All I’m saying is, though, that the public option, whether we have it or we don’t have it, is not the entirety of health care reform,” the president told a town hall-style audience in Grand Junction, Colo., on Saturday. “This is just one sliver of it, one aspect of it.” The government option has emerged as one of the most contentious elements of legislation taking shape in Congress, with critics saying it is a step toward a federal takeover of health care and supporters arguing it is essential to create competition. Proposals for creation of nonprofit cooperative ventures have emerged as an alternative, but so far, neither liberals nor conservatives have shown great interest. Obama made his remarks as he struggled to regain momentum for a health care overhaul that has generated controversy among Democrats and near unanimous opposition among Republicans. Recent polls show a lessening of support, and the administration and its allies were thrown on the defensive earlier this month when angry protesters turned up at widely publicized town hall events held by Democratic lawmakers.

Republicans ratcheted up the attacks during the day. Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, the House GOP leader, likened the administration to a school yard bully intent on stealing lunch money, and accused the nation’s drug makers of “cutting a deal with the bully.” In a letter to Billy Tauzin, the head of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Boehner said the industry had agreed to a deal with the White House “in hopes of securing favorable treatment and future profits.” PhRMA agreed to pick up no more than $80 billion in costs for health care overhaul over the next decade, under a deal with the White House. It also will spend as much as $150 million in the next few months on TV ads to promote health care legislation. Ken Johnson, senior vice president at PhRMA, said in response to Boehner’s letter: “We have been working diligently for more than a year to advance bipartisan health care reform. We’re proud of those efforts, and they are completely consistent with our core principals.” The bill faces numerous obstacles when lawmakers return to the Capitol after Labor Day. In the House, where Democrats hold a 256178 majority, passage of legislation will hinge on the ability of the administration

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and Democratic leaders to satisfy liberals who favor a robust government option and centrists who prefer the co-op approach. Because they cannot realistically count on any Republican votes, the margin for error is reduced. At the same time, House leaders want to protect their rankand-file centrists, who tend to come from swing districts, and whose victories in 2006 and 2008 helped give the party its large majority. In a statement, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, “There is strong support in the House for a public option,” adding it is the best way “to lower costs, improve the quality of health care, ensure choice and expand coverage.” But the statement did not rule out legislation that lacks a government option. There are similar Democratic divisions in the Senate, where the party controls 60 seats to 40 for the Republicans. A bipartisan group of six senators has been meeting for weeks on a possible compromise that would not include a government option. It is not clear whether they will be successful. While the president says he favors a bipartisan approach, he has also said it may ultimately be necessary for Democrats to produce a bill more to their own liking. Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, said the Nevada

WASHINGTON — Justice Sonia Sotomayor is getting into the swing of being a member of the Supreme Court. Sotomayor made what appears to be her first public decision as a justice on Monday, voting unsuccessfully to delay the execution of an Ohio death row inmate. She voted along with the court’s liberal bloc — Justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer — to stop the execution of Jason Getsy, whose execution is Tuesday. Getsy had asked the nation’s high court Monday to allow him to challenge Ohio’s lethal injection system as cruel and unusual punishment. The court’s other five justices voted to deny the stay. Getsy, 33, was sentenced to die for shooting 66-year-old Ann Serafino in 1995 in Hubbard, Ohio, near Youngstown. The Supreme Court said Sotomayor did not participate in the court’s other death penalty decision of the day: to order an evidentiary hearing for death row inmate Troy Davis, whose lawyers say they have evidence that he did not kill the off-duty police office for which he was condemned. Sotomayor, 55, became the first Hispanic and third female justice in the court’s 220-year history after taking an oath of office earlier this month from Chief Justice John Roberts. We’ll straighten everything out!

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lawmaker “supports a public option” because it could keep insurance companies in check. “But he also knows that 60 votes will be needed to get anything done. Senator Reid recognizes there are different proposals on the table that could accomplish this goal,” the spokesman said, a clear reference to the co-op alternative. Dean made his remarks in interviews on NBC and CBS. He and Obama are not close, and the administration snubbed the former party chairman earlier this year when it did not invite him to be present when his successor was named. “Leaving private insurance companies the job of controlling the costs of health care is like making a pyromaniac the fire chief,” said Rep., Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y. Weiner is one of dozens of Democrats who favor creation of a so-called “single payer” approach under which the government would take over the health care system. For many of them, the government option represents a significant retreat. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, issued a statement that called the weekend administration statements deeply troubling. “The Congressional Black Caucus remains committed to ensuring that health reform is meaningful, and that means making sure that a public option is part of the package,” she said.

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The new Walgreen’s store in downtown Oxford is nearing completion, but no opening date has been set. A new Walmart store is also under construction in Oxford, with an opening date set for Sept. 16.

market the property and find a tenant for the space. A Walmart spokeswoman in June 2008 said the supercenter was scheduled to open sometime in late 2009 or by early 2010. Word of a new Walgreens in Oxford had been circulating at least as far back as the spring of 2007. Then-Walgreens spokeswoman Carol Hively said the company, which is the nation’s drugstore chain, had looked at Oxford. In October 2007, Woodlief told this reporter that Walgreens was eyeing Oxford’s central business district as a place to build a new store. Hively at the time said she could not confirm or deny Woodlief’s statement. In June 2008, Hively said Walgreens would have a store in Oxford sometime in 2010. For northern Granville County residents, the nearest Walgreens is at Oxford Road and Dabney Drive in Henderson. That store is just yards away from a competing CVS pharmacy. In Oxford, CVS has a location with a remodeled exterior at Williamsboro and Lanier streets at the eastern edge of the central business district.

Henderson police have made a series of arrests involving unrelated burglaries and robberies, one case dating to before Independence Day. According to Chief Keith L. Sidwell, a 25-year-old man was arrested Monday in the process of burglarizing a residence at 227 W. Belle St. A caller reported a breakin in progress and police surrounded the home. When police determined the point of entry — through the back door — they went inside the residence and allegedly found Andre Melchor of 2441 Raleigh Road hiding inside under a bed. Melchor, who has a lengthy criminal history including two previous counts of felony breaking and entering and four misdemeanors for such offenses, was released from a state prison in April. He is being held under a $30,000 bond pending an Aug. 24 court appearance. On Aug. 8 at 11 p.m., HPD officers responded to a breaking and entering at 160 S. Bullock St. The victim at that address reported that someone had entered the residence by breaking a side window. Following an investigation by the HPD, Sean Daye, 31, of 1228 Lawrence St., had been arrested for the crime. He is jailed under a $75,000 bond pending an Aug. 31 court date. According to the HPD, Daye likewise has a lengthy criminal history including felonies for breaking and entering, possessing stolen goods and common-law robbery. And, clearing a case from July 3, the HPD has arrested 20-year-old Fredrick Wiggins of 618 Park Ave. for allegedly stealing cash out of a man’s pocket and running away. Officers on that date responded to 713 Berry St., where a victim said he was sitting in a car when a suspect — allegedly Wiggins — approached, reached in through the driver’s window, and took an undisclosed amount of cash from the victim’s shirt pocket before fleeing on foot. A Criminal Investigations Division probe led to Wiggins, who has been jailed under a $10,000 bond.

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Oxford Super Walmart to open Sept. 16; no date for Walgreen’s BY WILLIAM F. WEST DAILY DISPATCH WRITER

OXFORD — Sept. 16 is the opening date of the Walmart Supercenter off U.S. 15 near Interstate 85. That is according to Amy Wyatt-Moore, a spokeswoman for the Arkansas-based mega-retailer. Wyatt-Moore said the new location will employ 320 persons compared to the 140 persons currently working at the 1991 box-like structure at the Granville Corners shopping center near the I-85/N.C. 96 interchange. Meantime, the future Walgreens building is up at the corner of U.S. 15 and N.C. 96 at the southwestern edge of the central business district. Although the Walgreens sign is showing the words “Opening soon,� Robert Elfinger, a spokesman for the Chicago-based drugstore chain, emphasized there is no set opening date. “I’m thinking October,� Elfinger said of when the store will be ready to serve customers. Elfinger said Walgreens typically hires between 25-30 persons per store. The nationwide economy has remained weak for the past several months, but talk about future Walmart Supercenters in

Granville County dates at least as far back as autumn 2006, with the County Commission having approved a conceptual site plan for a store for the Butner-Creedmoor area. Oxford Mayor Al Woodlief predicted to this reporter that the county would have two new supercenters within the next 18 months. Walmart eventually put aside plans for a Butner-Creedmoor location near the I-85/N.C. 56 interchange, but a supercenter opened in June near the I-85/ Glenn School Road interchange in Durham County. In Oxford, the Planning Board in January 2007 gave the okay to a proposed shopping center near the I-85/U.S. 15 interchange. During that January 2007 meeting, the front man for the supercenter project for Oxford, Jim Price, refused to say whether his illustration of a giant future store would be a supercenter, but he implied as much in an exchange with Jim Boring, a Planning Board member at the time and who was the lone dissenting board member. Boring said he feared Granville Corners could become a no man’s land and said he wanted to preserve Oxford’s quaint city center, which is to the northeast of the shopping center.

Supporters of the project said Oxford needs jobs and has been losing tax revenue from local shoppers who opt to take the quick drive up I-85 to Henderson and the supercenter off Dabney Drive. Walmart is the world’s largest public corporation, as measured by revenue. A supercenter is a Walmart retailer that includes a huge instore food market. Walmart and the company’s Walmart supercenters, Sam’s Clubs and Neighborhood Markets are the largest food retailer in the nation. The supercenter near the I-85/U.S. 15 interchange will be the main store of what will be the Shoppes at Oxford. Price and the development firm, South Carolina-based WRS Real Estate Investments, have declined to say what other stores will be at the site along with the supercenter. A building close to the supercenter is taking shape, but the only business name listed on the giant roadside sign is Walmart. As for what will happen to the Walmart at Granville Corners, the property manager referred questions to the landlord, Marty Graff, who could not be reached for comment. Wyatt-Moore said Walmart is helping the landlord

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Much of public doesn’t want a ‘public option’ President Obama appears to be backing down from a demand that a “public option” for insurance is necessary for health care reform, even as liberals are shouting that it is. Obama — who has advocated a singlepayer system in the past, that is, governmentrun health care for all — has started telling audiences that “the public option, whether we have it or don’t have it, is not the entirety of health care reform.” But listening to those who are on his side of the political aisle would tell you different. Howard Dean — former Vermont governor, ex-chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a medical doctor — refuted Obama’s position. “You can’t really do health reform” without allowing the government to compete with private insurance,” Dean said in an interview with the Associated Press. Well, you can. It just wouldn’t be the avenue to the single-payer system sought by Dean, probably Obama and some other Democrats. Many Americans are concerned that their health care freedom will be surrendered to the federal government. Those who feel that trepidation are chided by single-payer advocates who point to the Medicare and Medicaid programs that already provide health care coverage for millions of Americans. Trouble is, those aren’t very good examples, because they’re poorly run programs. Medicare, which provides coverage to senior citizens, has been described by the Government Accounting Office as a “high-risk” program in need of reform due to its vulnerability to fraud and its potential long-term financial problems. As the working population paying into Medicare shrinks, the senior citizen population consistently increases, straining the system. In its 2008 annual report to Congress, Medicare’s Board of Trustees confided that the program’s hospital insurance trust fund could be broke by 2017. Medicaid, which covers the poor, is a joint program between the feds and the states. But for years the states’ budgets have been increasingly burdened by Medicaid, which now accounts for, on average, nearly 17 percent of money allocated in state budgets. Now the government intends to cover tens of millions more? Granted, there are too many Americans who are uninsured. Some can’t afford coverage but aren’t poor enough for Medicaid. Others have pre-existing conditions. But many simply don’t consider health insurance a priority. Some reform advocates say that, like auto insurance, requiring all Americans to buy health insurance would solve that problem. Those who can’t pay would be covered by the government. Trouble is, health insurance and auto insurance are purchased for opposite reasons. Health insurance protects the insured and his family. We’re required to buy auto insurance to protect everybody else, from banks (who hold the loans on our cars) to other drivers. Think about it: Once a vehicle loan is paid-off, the common family-budget response is to drop full coverage and only pay for the mandatory liability policy. Besides, insuring a greater number of Americans is possible without a public option. Many Americans who choose not to buy health insurance — and small employers who believe that insuring their workers is unaffordable — would join the ranks of the insured if their costs could be lowered. And in the insurance world, costs are lowered by pooling risks. If self-insured families and small employers were able to choose the coverage they need and join a pool of insured parties from other families and businesses like their own in order to spread the risk, insurance premiums would become more affordable for all. Meanwhile, former Gov. Dean routinely debunks his own demands for massive reform by admitting one substantial truth of the American health care system. Most Americans, Dean admits, “like their own doctor, and they pretty much like the care they get.” In other words, most Americans who have insurance — and, mind you, that is a large majority Americans — aren’t all that put off by the state of the American health care system. We know that there are those in this country who lack, and who need, health care coverage. But we also know it doesn’t require a government takeover to achieve that.

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Health care race card from the right I thought slavery reparations were a dead issue by now. Glenn Beck set me straight. The radio talk show host and Fox News Channel star says President Obama’s proposed health care overhaul is really “stealth reparations,” a form of racial payback in Beck’s world by another name. I am not making this up. On his radio program last month and in a video floating around the Web, Beck argues that Obama’s announced opposition to reparations is only a smoke screen for his “stealth” support. How does Beck know? Through his own tortured logic, he takes Obama’s argument for color-blind alternatives to color-conscious concepts like reparations and affirmative action and turns the argument on its head. He is happy that Obama opposes reparations, Beck says, but he dislikes Obama’s reasons for opposing it. Try to follow Beck’s logic here. It’s not easy. When asked about reparations and affirmative action during his presidential campaign, Obama said he preferred programs that targeted poverty, education and other social problems based on need, not color. Beck correctly quotes Obama as saying programs like “universal health care ... will disproportionately affect people of color because they are disproportionately

uninsured.” The same is true for programs aimed at improving education, housing and job opportunities. Obama’s reasoning is hardly in dispute. Polls and the November election show that Obama’s belief in helping those who are most in need reCLARENCE gardless of race, creed PAGE or color is TRIBUNE MEDIA the sort of SERVICES commonsense approach social policy that most Americans support across political party lines. In fact, since low-income whites outnumber low-income blacks overall, even though a higher percentage of blacks are in poverty, more whites would receive help than other Americans would. Yet Beck insists that Obama is pushing “universal healthcare, universal college, green jobs as stealth reparations.” Why would Obama do that? Because, says Beck, “It’s a much less obvious route to reparations.” Less obvious? You’ve got me there, Glenn. Your conspiracy theory makes about as much sense as the 98-pound boxer who hopes to beat Mike Tyson by tiring him out.

Beck is not alone in his twisted logic. Rush Limbaugh, the Big Kahuna of conservative radio talkers, declared in a June 22 broadcast that Obama’s “entire economic program is reparations,” although he did not explain why he things that way. The mere mention of the R-word is enough in Limbaugh’s logic to condemn Obama’s “wealth redistribution.” How can something as quaint as mere facts or logic stand a chance against eyes that are determined to see racial preferences in programs carefully designed to eliminate racial preferences? Do such not-so-subtle race cards have an effect? One example may be Richie Drake, a disabled sheet rock installer in Bristol, Va. He was unemployed and his children were on Medicaid, yet he told a National Public Radio reporter in a local coffee shop last month that he wants no part of the Obama overhaul. “Minorities are going to get more attention than the whites and stuff like that,” he said. “That’s the way I take it from what the news was talking about.” Add to Drake’s misimpressions the rising prominence this summer of the birthers, who insist against all evidence that Obama may not be a natural-born citizen. Add the “tea party” protesters who appear to have reemerged to help disrupt town halls intended to answer

health care questions. Amid the headline-making mayhem, one can be forgiven for thinking Obama’s lofty vision of a post-racial, postpartisan presidency in “not Red State or Blue State but the United States of America” seems to have gone the way of twice-a-day mail delivery. Still I am an optimist. Just beneath the noise of town hall protesters there’s a real health care debate going on. It is only hard to separate the folks who have legitimate questions from those who are intent on re-fighting last year’s election campaign. In the meantime, if there is any justice regarding the broadcast demagogues, it could be in the reported departure of about dozen companies who have withdrawn their commercials from Beck’s Fox News program. The mass exodus reportedly came after he said on that channel last month that Obama was a racist with a “deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture.” Again, Beck had more innuendo than evidence to back up the charge. It is encouraging sometimes to see confirmation of my parents’ warning: If you keep throwing mud, some of it is going to splash back on you. E-mail Clarence Page at cpage@ tribune.com, or write to him c/o Tribune Media Services, 2225 Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, NY 14207.

OTHER VIEWS Despite the Obama campaign hype, tax hike is coming Your taxes are going up. Much as we hate to be the bearer of bad news, we think you ought to know. No, we haven’t forgotten the president’s oft-repeated campaign promise not to raise your taxes. Unless you are rich, of course. But to the middle class he promised, “You will not see your taxes increased by a single dime. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains tax. No taxes.” At the time, Obama’s opponents said the math comparing public and private didn’t work — he simply organizations. It is true that our health care would not be able to do all he promised without system needs some reforming broad tax hikes. But and our government has an important role in nudging the Obama insisted he could reform along. and would. Since then, But do we really want “rehowever, economic realiforms” that will lead to a post ties have set in. And those office-style bureaucracy and economic realities were the constant meddling of bigmanufactured in Washtalking politicians? ington. In the era of Google and Now the administration innovation and massive new is starting to gently break efficiencies, do we really want the bad news: one way or a government-directed system another, you’re going to that, by its very nature, will quell innovation and efficiency? pay more for the federal Or do we want reform that government’s excesses. will move us more toward the But don’t take our word energetic FedEx model? for it. Listen to Timothy Most agree that lawmakers Geithner, the former New must address the big challengYork Fed chief whom the es — there are creative ways to deal with portability, pre-exist- president chose to lead the Treasury Department being conditions, the uninsured, etc. — but they must establish cause Obama deemed him the only person capable of new guidelines without taking steering the U.S. economy away more of our freedom. out of the recession. On Unleashing private-sector creativity and innovation is ABC’s “This Week” Sunthe only way we can drive the day, host George Stephaimprovements our health care nopoulos asked Geithner if system so badly needs. the president would have Is there anyone on the planet to break his pledge not to who thinks the government raise taxes on 95 percent can manage one-seventh of the of Americans. He respondU.S. economy better than the ed, “We’re going to have to private sector? do what’s necessary.” ... If you do, let me ask you this: Congress is showing If you needed to ship a precious no signs of getting deficit personal item halfway across the world, to whom would you enspending under control. trust it? The post office or FedEx? Higher taxes are ineviThe health care debate isn’t table. The only question is much more complicated than the form. ... that. Yes, middle class taxpayers, you’re going to pay Tom Purcell, a humor columnist for more. The rich just don’t the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, is make enough money to nationally syndicated exclusively keep up with the spending by Cagle Cartoons newspaper appetites of Congress. syndicate. Visit Tom on the Web at www.TomPurcell.com or e-mail him — THE PADUCAH (KY.) SUN at Purcell@caglecartoons.com.

On health care, don’t go postal President Obama couldn’t have been more right: The post office is struggling, and for good reason. While defending his government-funded health insurance option a week ago — a controversial idea that, at this writing, he appears to be willing to ditch — he said private insurers shouldn’t worry about competing with the government. He said it is the U.S. Postal Service, not FedEx and UPS, that is struggling. To be sure, our quasi-government postal operation is on track to lose $7 billion this year. Why? In the Internet era, fewer people are mailing things. They’re mailing even less during a deep recession. But here are the real challenges our post office faces: regulations, mandates and bureaucratic inertia that make it incapable of adjusting to market conditions. Postmaster General John Potter is trying to correct that. He said Congress needs to allow the post office to “think outside the mailbox” — to consider new activities that could generate new revenue. The Italian post office allows customers to do their banking. Post offices in other countries allow customers to purchase insurance. The Australian postal system allows customers to renew their driver’s licenses. Heck, we’re already waiting in long lines. Why not wait for two or three things at once? Besides, our postal system has 36,000 locations across America — it generates massive foot traffic. Surely, it could generate new dough by offering new services and products that consumers want. But, since quasi-government

organizations move at a snail’s pace, if at all, that may take a while. If you want an example of someone who really did think outside the mailbox, visit the FedEx Web site. Fred Smith, the company’s founder, had a vision to do something the post office wasn’t able to do: TOM deliver small packages PURCELL fast. DISTRIBUTED BY In 1971, CAGLE CARTOONS he invested money he inherited — along with venture capital he was able to raise — to buy a used-aircraft company in Little Rock, Ark. He began using the aircraft to provide overnight delivery services for envelopes and small packages shipped within the United States. He ran into all kinds of challenges and obstacles. He and his team obviously were successful at resolving them. They pushed advances in computer technology to drive efficiency. Their creativity and innovation ultimately changed the world. Needless to say, FedEx has become so innovative and efficient, we take for granted that the package we drop off today will arrive virtually anywhere in America by noon tomorrow. In fact, so reliable is FedEx, our postal system signed a contract with the company to deliver its own express packages all over America — something the post office could never do on its own. Which brings us back to Obama’s telling comment

DEAR ABBY: We are hoping you can settle a small dispute. My husband and I have a soon-to-be 2-year-old. Her birthday is next month, and we will be celebrating at a local park with lots of kids client

DEAR ABBY: Is it now acceptable to clip one’s fingernails in the workplace? I work in an office with cubicles, and I hear some of my co-workers (mainly men) clipping their nails! Isn’t this a task that should be performed in one’s bathroom at home? Am I the only person who thinks this is gross? — GROSSED OUT IN RICHMOND, TEXAS DEAR GROSSED OUT: You are not the only person who finds it gross; I think it’s “icky,” too. And you are correct that personal grooming should be performed at home, before or after work. Because it bothers you, mention it to the office manager, explain how it makes you feel, and suggest that a company memo be sent out discouraging the practice. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. will fill

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from work and day care. Is it OK to offer beer and wine to the parents? The park officials have no issue with it. There is an alcohol permit to sign, which includes no hard liquor and no drinks to be taken off premises. We will abide by park rules. We just want to know — is it OK to have alcohol at a child’s birthday party? We will wait to see what you have to say. — PARTY PLANNER IN COLORADO DEAR PARTY PLANNER: I see nothing positive to be gained by a group of parents drinking alcohol at a children’s party. Alcohol dulls the senses, and besides, the purpose of the party is to see that the children have a good time. Rather than drinking and socializing, the parents should be concentrating on the kids, making sure they are entertained and closely supervised — particularly in an outdoor setting that may not be familiar to everyone.

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Today’s Birthdays: Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is 82. Movie director Roman Polanski is 76. Attorney and author Vincent Bugliosi is 75. Olympic gold medal decathlete Rafer Johnson is 74. Actor-director Robert Redford is 73. Singer Johnny Preston is 70. R&B singer Sarah Dash (LaBelle) is 66. Actor-comedian Martin Mull is 66. Comedian Elayne Boosler is 57. Actor Patrick Swayze is 57. Country singer Steve Wilkinson (The Wilkinsons) is 54. Actor Denis Leary is 52. Actress Madeleine Stowe is 51. News anchor Bob Woodruff is 48. Bluegrass musician Jimmy Mattingly is 47. Rock singer and hip-hop artist Everlast is 40. Rapper Masta Killa (Wu-Tang Clan) is 40. Actor Christian Slater is 40. Actor Edward Norton is 40. Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner is 39. Actress Kaitlin Olson is 34. Rock musician Dirk Lance is 33. New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey is 29. Actress Parker McKenna Posey is 14.

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Five years ago: In Athens, Paul Hamm won the men’s gymnastics all-around Olympic gold medal by the closest margin ever in the event; controversy followed after it was discovered a scoring error cost Yang Tae-young of South Korea the title. Hawaii’s first U.S. senator, Hiram L. Fong, died at age 97.

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On this date: In 1587, Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents to be born on American soil, on what is now Roanoke Island in North Carolina. (However, the colony Virginia was born into ended up mysteriously disappearing.) In 1838, the first marine expedition sponsored by the U.S. government set sail from Hampton Roads, Va.; the crews traveled the southern Pacific Ocean, gathering scientific information. In 1846, U.S. forces led by Gen. Stephen W. Kearny captured Santa Fe, N.M. In 1894, Congress established the Bureau of Immigration. In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed the right of all American women to vote, was ratified as Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it. In 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King dedicated the Thousand Islands Bridge connecting the United States and Canada. In 1958, the novel “Lolita” by Vladimir Nabokov was first published in New York by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, almost three years after it was originally published in Paris. In 1963, James Meredith became the first black student to graduate from the University of Mississippi. In 1976, two U.S. Army officers were killed in Korea’s

Ten years ago: A day after a deadly earthquake struck western Turkey, survivors denounced the rescue effort as sluggish and disorganized. (The death toll eventually topped 17,000.)

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Today’s Highlight: On Aug. 18, 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, N.Y., which had fallen behind schedule, finally wound to a close after three nights with a midmorning set performed by Jimi Hendrix.

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Today is Tuesday, Aug. 18, the 230th day of 2009. There are 135 days left in the year.

demilitarized zone as a group of North Korean soldiers wielding axes and metal pikes attacked U.S. and South Korean soldiers. In 1983, Hurricane Alicia slammed into the Texas coast, leaving 21 dead and causing more than a billion dollars’ worth of damage.

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DEAR ABBY: I have an embarrassing dilemma. I have a baby with a man I am no longer with. Our romance ended before I knew I was pregnant. He is not in our lives anymore — his decision. I have moved on and am now in a solid, loving relationship. My problem is my OB/ GYN has always been under the impression that my child’s biological father and I are together and that we’re married. The father attended some of the obstetrical appointments with me and was even there for the birth. When my doctor initially referred to him as “my husband,” I didn’t DEAR correct him ABBY because I didn’t feel UNIVERSAL PRESS I needed SYNDICATE to spill the beans about such a personal issue. But now when I go for my annual examinations, he always asks me how “my husband” is. I feel it’s too late to say, “Oh, by the way, he was never my husband” since I didn’t correct him to begin with. I need a graceful way to finally tell my doctor that we were never married, especially since I am now involved with a different man whom I plan on marrying and will eventually have another child with. Please help me find the words. — STUCK — DOWN SOUTH DEAR STUCK: Here are the words. The next time your doctor asks how your “husband” is, say: “We’re no longer together.” Period. No further explanation is necessary, and don’t offer one.

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Braves down D-Backs Hanson gets third straight win

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Yang’s win inspires Asian golfers around the world BY MICHELLE RINDELS ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

AP PHOTO/THE STAR TRIBUNE, BRIAN PETERSON

Y.E. Yang celebrates his birdie putt as Tiger Woods walks to his ball mark on the 18th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., Sunday.

LOS ANGELES — The morning after Y.E. Yang became the first Asian golfer to win a major championship, Peter Cho was too excited to go to work. So he grabbed his teenage son, Alex, and headed for the driving range. The Chos were hitting balls Monday morning at Majestic Golf Land, a three-story golf center near the city’s Koreatown neighborhood. For South Koreans, Yang’s stunning win — over Tiger Woods, no less — in the PGA Championship was inspiring,

even though many are Tiger fans. “When Tiger wins, Korea’s happy. When a Korean wins, Korea’s happier,” Cho said. “It couldn’t be any better for us.” The golf world was still abuzz Monday after Yang’s astonishing victory. The South Korean who grew up on a root-vegetable farm and had frustrated ambitions of being a body builder beat the world’s best golfer. And did he ever do it in style — fending off Tiger with a couple of seriously ice-cold shots. First there was that 60-foot chip for eagle after Woods threatened to make birdie on No. 14. And on the last hole, clinging

to a one-shot lead against the man who had never before lost when he started the final round of a major atop the leaderboard, Yang hit the shot of his life. His 3-iron hybrid cleared a bunker and settled 12 feet away. Yang finished off the birdie for a championship he — and new fans all over the world — won’t forget. At the urban island of Majestic, rising green above a busy city center, most of the patrons are Korean. Signs are written in both Korean and English, and the newspaper boxes at the entrance carry the local Korean PLEASE SEE YANG, PAGE 3B

Cable declines to address alleged fight

Johnson’s strategy was risk vs. reward

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable declined to comment Monday about reports he punched defensive assistant Randy Hanson in the jaw and caused injuries that required treatment at a hospital earlier this month. According to AOL Fanhouse, Cable hit Hanson on Aug. 5 for unknown reasons. A report filed with the Napa Police Department describes an unnamed 41-year-old assistant coach being treated at the Queen of the Valley Hospital for a jaw injury, which the victim alleges was caused by an unidentified member of the Raiders coaching staff. Cable, who replaced Lane Kiffin as Oakland’s head coach four games into the 2008 season, repeatedly sidestepped questions Monday about the incident and declined to discuss his involvement. “It’s an internal issue that we are dealing with, and that’s all I’m going to say,” said Cable, who repeated the phrase when questioned if he was involved. “I’m not going to comment on that.” Cable spoke for less than 60 seconds regarding the incident. He answered four questions before reporters were cut off by a member of the Raiders’ public relations department. Many players said they were unaware of any altercation, but at the beginning of Monday’s practice when they were stretching, several broke out into a chant of “Cable, bumaye, Cable, bumaye” in reference to the crowd chants heard by former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali during his 1974 fight against George Foreman. “I don’t even know what they were saying,” cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha joked.

BY JENNA FRYER AP AUTO RACING WRITER

PLEASE SEE CABLE, PAGE 2B

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Kerr-Vance’s Dallas Smith gets pushed off the ball by a Louisburg player during the first half of the Spartans’ 2-1 win over the Warriors Monday night.

Spartans fend off Louisburg, 2-1 BY ERIC S. ROBINSON DISPATCH SPORTS EDITOR

Coach Rick Frampton thought his team started and ended in rough fashion Monday night, but was pleased with the effort in between. Kerr-Vance took a 2-0 lead into halftime, but Frampton wasn’t comfortable with his team’s performance at that point. “I didn’t feel good about it at all,” he said. Frampton said he was much happier with his team’s secondhalf effort, even though they were kept off the board. Louis-

burg managed a goal in the final 10 minutes, but couldn’t tie it up in the Spartans’ 2-1 win. “We just didn’t play well the last 10 minutes,” said Frampton. “The good news is, we held on and got our first win of the season.” The Spartans improve to 1-0-1 with the win, rebounding from Friday’s 1-1 tie with Franklin Academy. KVA out-shot the Warriors on the day, and limited many good looks for them at the net. They were helped a solid performance from goalkeeper Rick Davis, who made several diving stops. “We created many very good

opportunities. Their keeper made some great saves,” Frampton said. Senior Colton Tabbert scored his first goal of the season, putting the Spartans on the board with a free kick past the goalkeeper a little less than five minutes in. Tyler Bolton attempted a shot with about 2:40 to go in the half, but it was saved by the Warrior keeper. Around minute 39, John Allen fired a shot that was deflected off the hands of the goalie. Mark Falkner charged forward PLEASE SEE SPARTANS, PAGE 3B

Giants beat Panthers in stunning fashion BY TOM CANAVAN AP SPORTS WRITER

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Defensive end Tommie Hill scored on a bizarre 18-yard fumble return as time ran out and the New York Giants scored a 24-17 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Monday night. Fourth-string quarterback Hunter Cantwell had tied the game with 57 seconds to play, taking Carolina on an 88-yard drive. He ran for 21 yards and passed for 67 on the five-play drive that ended with a 31-yard scoring pass to Jason Chery and a 2-point conversion pass to

New York’s Osi Umenyiora knocks the ball away from Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme in the first quarter their preseason game at Giants Stadium Monday. Carolina recovered the fumble.

Andrew Davie. The Giants had a three-andout series and Jeff Feagles punted 56 yards to the Carolina 18 with 10 seconds to play. Cantwell went back to pass on the next play and his arm was hit by Leger Douzable. The ball went in the air and Hill grabbed it and scurried into the left corner of the end zone for a shocking ending. The Giants had led almost the entire game, scoring on a 19yard run by Ahmad Bradshaw, a 36-yard screen pass from David Carr to halfback Danny PLEASE SEE PANTHERS, PAGE 2B

AP PHOTO/BILL KOSTROUN

CHARLOTTE — When Jimmie Johnson ran out of gas at Pocono Raceway in June, turning a second-place finish into a seventh-place finish, it was viewed as a rare mistake for the three-time defending NASCAR champion. Then it happened the very next week at Michigan International Speedway, where Johnson led 146 laps but ran out of gas two laps from the finish. It turned a victory into a 22nd-place finish and opened the top team in NASCAR to overwhelming scrutiny. In a stroke of bad timing for Chad Knaus, the crew chief just happened to have a meeting scheduled with the chairman of sponsor Lowe’s following the second consecutive miscalculation of fuel. Robert Niblock surprised Knaus at the end of the meeting with a gift. “It was a big calculator,” Knaus said Monday. “And on the back was a chart on how to figure out miles per gallon.” Knaus clearly didn’t have the calculator out Sunday in the return trip to Michigan, where Johnson was once again headed to a dominant victory but once again ran out of gas two laps from the finish. He wound up 33rd in the third high-profile instance of Johnson running out of gas this season. So what’s the problem with Knaus’ calculations? Nothing at all. The Chase for the championship format gives the best teams in NASCAR an opportunity to weigh risk versus reward. Chances are taken and strategies are stretched to their limits in the only time all year a crew chief can try something different. In Johnson’s case, he’s already got his spot in the Chase locked down. He’s third in the standings with three races to go before the 12-driver field is set. That field is reset at the start of the 10-race title hunt, and the drivers are seeded by their bonus points earned during the regular season. Johnson, with three wins, has 30 bonus points and would be tied with Tony Stewart for the second seed behind Mark Martin if the Chase started this week. The only thing Johnson has to race for right now is bonus points, and that’s exactly what Knaus was doing in all three of those races that the No. 48 seemed to uncharacteristically err and run out of fuel. It makes no difference right now if Johnson finishes third or 33rd, the points earned in PLEASE SEE JOHNSON, PAGE 3B

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TWO-MINUTE DRILL Former NC State football player killed in crash LOCAL SPORTS HMS football practice to start Tuesday Football practice for Henderson Middle School students will begin on Tuesday. Practice will start at 5 p.m. at the HMS football field. Players should wear appropriate attire for practice (T-shirt, shorts and cleats).

Viking cross country to meet Thursday Prospective cross country team members at Northern Vance will meet Thursday at noon in the ROTC hangar. For additional information, call Capt. Daniel Whittacre at (816) 719-3860. Runners need to get physical and permission forms prior to Thursday.

MLB Red Sox release John Smoltz BOSTON (AP) — John Smoltz has been released by the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox, who have dropped six of their past 10 games, had until Monday to trade, release or send Smoltz to the minors. General manager Theo Epstein had flown to New York on Aug. 7 to tell Smoltz he was being designated for assignment. The right-hander signed with the Red Sox last January after two decades with Atlanta, hoping he could recover from shoulder surgery. But he struggled. After eight starts with the Red Sox, Smoltz was 2-5 with an 8.32 ERA. Smoltz was one of the best pressure pitchers of his time, going 15-4 with four saves and a 2.65 ERA in the postseason. That record had prompted Boston to sign him to a $5.5 million, one-year contract.

MINOR LEAGUES Yankees hammer Bulls, 9-3 Scranton Wilkes-Barre jumped on Durham early and often, building a 9-0 lead that they would not relinquish as the Yankees earned a split of their four-game set with the Bulls, winning 9-3 on Monday night. Bulls LHP Jason Cromer (5-3) was roughed up for seven runs (six earned) on seven hits and four walks in five and one-third innings. RHP Julio DePaula got the final two outs in the sixth inning, but not before allowing another pair of runs to score. The best pitching line of the night for the Bulls went to catcher Craig Albernaz who pitched a perfect ninth inning. Righty Josh Towers (5-6) picked up his fifth win of the season with six shutout innings allowing only two hits while striking out five. Catcher Chris Stewart had three of the Yankees’ 11 hits while scoring a pair of runs. Bulls 1B Chris Richard hit a solo home run in the ninth inning giving him 61 for his three-year stay in Durham. The Bulls Triple-A record for career home runs is 62 held by Scott McClain (1998-1999).

Not-so-sunny day for Mudcats Jacksonville started scoring early and let their pitching take over. Anibal Sanchez got the start, giving up two runs before handing it off to the bullpen in a 5-2 Suns victory over the Carolina Mudcats Monday. Both Mudcat runs came on a Shaun Cumberland homerun in the fourth inning. Brad Davis hit a two-run homer for Jacksonville.

LOCAL PREPS Tuesday, Aug. 18 Cross Country ■ J.F. Webb at Person County 5 p.m. Soccer of Raleigh at Crossroads Christian 4 p.m. ■ Oxford Family Physicians Classic ■ Raleigh Charter vs. Granville Central 5:30 p.m. ■ Person County vs. J.F. Webb 7 p.m. ■ Trinity

Tennis County at Southern Vance 4 p.m.

■ Person

Volleyball-HS Christian at Nor-

lina Christian 5 p.m. of Raleigh at Crossroads Christian 5 p.m. ■ Granville Central at Warren County 5:30 p.m. ■ Louisburg at Northern Vance 6 p.m. ■ Trinity

JV Soccer Ridge vs. J.F. Webb (@ Masonic Home) 5 p.m.

■ Cedar

JV Volleyball-HS of Raleigh at Crossroads Christian 4 p.m. ■ Granville Central at Warren County 4:30 p.m. ■ Louisburg at Northern Vance 5 p.m. ■ Trinity

■ Cresset

SPORTS ON TV Tuesday, Aug. 18 ATHLETICS 1 p.m. ■ VERSUS — IAAF World Championships, at Berlin 8 p.m. ■ VERSUS — IAAF World Championships, at Berlin (same-day tape) LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL 7 p.m. ■ ESPN2 — Playoffs, semifinal, teams TBA, at Portland, Ore.

9:30 p.m. ■ ESPN2 — Playoffs, semifinal, teams TBA, at Portland, Ore. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 10 p.m. ■ WGN — Chicago Cubs at San Diego SOCCER 2:30 p.m. ■ FSN — UEFA Champions League, teams TBA

CHARLOTTE (AP) — A former North Carolina State football player who set a record for tackles by a freshman was killed when the car in which he was a passenger was split in half by another car. The Charlotte Observer

reported that police said 29-year-old Edrick Smith was killed early Sunday when the Honda Accord he was riding in was struck at a Charlotte intersection by a Chevrolet Camaro traveling at speeds of up to 100 mph.

Police say the driver of the Camaro, 30-year-old Hugo Fernando Rosillo, ran from the scene but was tracked down. He was hospitalized. Rosillo is charged with second-degree murder, felony hit and run and drunken driving.

Smith had 94 tackles in 1998 to set the school record, but knee and shoulder injuries shortened his college career. ——— Information from: The Charlotte Observer, http:// www.charlotte.com

Wilford’s score leads Dolphins past Jags 12-9 BY STEVEN WINE AP SPORTS WRITER

MIAMI — Ernest Wilford needed only one catch to surpass his productivity for the Miami Dolphins last season. Seeking to shake the label of free-agent bust, Wilford caught a 33-yard touchdown pass against his former team for the game’s lone touchdown

Miami’s Nathan Jones (33) and Courtney Bryan (47) celebrate after stopping Jacksonville in the first half of Monday’s preseason game.

Monday night, and Miami beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 12-9. It was only a preseason game, and Wilford’s big play came against reserves, but it suggested his recent move to tight end might work. He made only three catches for 25 yards as a wide receiver last season after signing a fouryear contract for $6 million guaranteed.

AP PHOTO/J.PAT CARTER

Hanson, Braves beat Diamondbacks 9-4 BY CHARLES ODUM AP SPORTS WRITER

ATLANTA — Tommy Hanson isn’t worried about how many innings he pitches as long as he can keep helping the Braves win. Hanson gave up two runs in six innings for his third straight win and Ryan Church hit a threerun double in a six-run third inning that lifted the Atlanta Braves past Max Scherzer and the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Monday. Hanson (8-2) gave up six hits and did not walk a batter for his second straight start. The righthander struck out seven. He has thrown 146 innings

this season, including 66 1-3 innings with Triple-A Gwinnett before his June 7 promotion to Atlanta. His previous high was 138 innings in the minors last year. Hanson said he hasn’t tracked his innings count this year. “I couldn’t even tell you where I’m at,” Hanson said. “I’m not even sure.” Hanson said he feels strong, and the results back up his claim. His ERA is 3.05, and he has allowed no more than two runs in nine of his 13 starts with Atlanta, including each of his three starts in August. “I still feel strong and everything feels good,” he said. “Hopefully if I can just keep going like I have been

everything will be fine.” Mark Reynolds hit a two-run homer, his 38th, off Boone Logan in the seventh, but he had a single and two strikeouts against Hanson. “My first impression is he’ll probably be around for a long time,” Reynolds said. “He has good stuff. He spots his fastball well. He had a good slider and curveball. He throws it where he wants it.” Stephen Drew hit a fifthinning homer off Hanson. Arizona manager A.J. Hinch called Hanson “a pretty impressive pitcher.” Garret Anderson gave the Braves a 1-0 lead with a second-inning homer, and Adam LaRoche added a two-run shot off Scherzer in

the sixth. The Braves won two of three in a series that took three months to complete. The game was rescheduled following a May 17 rainout at Turner Field. Scherzer (7-7) gave up six hits and nine runs, though only three were earned, in five innings. His throwing error in the third made all of the Braves’ runs in the inning unearned. “He was really firing the ball,” said Atlanta’s Chipper Jones, who had three strikeouts, including two against Scherzer. “He got a little wild there and made an error, opened up the gates for us,” Jones said. “But he wasn’t an easy guy to hit against, believe me.”

second touchdown late in the second quarter. Maurice Evans sacked Josh McCown and rookie DeAndre Wright recovered at the Panthers 36. On third-and-10, New York had a perfect call against a Panthers’ blitz and Ware was almost untouched scoring on a 36yard screen pass. Panthers safety Quinton Teal intercepted an Andre Woodson pass early in the third quarter and returned the ball 21 yards to the Giants 30. Goodson ran 16 yards with a pitch on the first down and then cut back left on the second play for the touchdown, although he was flagged for a taunting penalty for making a throat slash gesture after the run. Tynes, who missed a

43-yard field goal earlier in the game that matched two teams that disappointed in the playoffs last season, seemed to give New York breathing room with his 46-yarder in the fourth quarter. However, Cantwell tied the game with less than a minute to play and then coughed up the ball to go from hero to goat. The game marked the return of two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora to the Giants’ lineup after missing last season with a knee injury. He delighted the crowd with a first-quarter sack. Jake Delhomme, who threw five interceptions in the playoff loss to Arizona, was 5 for 9 for 38 yards in an average performance over three series.

Asked if Hanson was still employed by the team, Cable again declined comment. In 2003, Raiders linebacker Bill Romanowski punched teammate Marcus Williams during practice, shattering Williams’ jaw.

Williams later filed a civil lawsuit and was awarded $340,000 in damages. Last August, Carolina wide receiver Steve Smith was suspended for two games after a training camp fight with teammate Ken Lucas.

PANTHERS, from page 1B Ware and a 46-yard field goal by Lawrence Tynes. New York also forced five turnovers, with the last one deciding the game. Linebacker James Anderson’s punt block led to a Carolina safety in the first half and halfback Mike Goodson scored on a 14-yard run in the third quarter for Carolina’s other scores. Eli Manning, who signed a $97 million contract extension last week, played only two series for New York in trying to find a deep threat to replace the troubled Plaxico Burress, who was released in April in the wake of his selfinflicted gunshot wound. While none of the receivers stood out, Manning had to be happy with his offensive line and running

game. Brandon Jacobs had a 13-yard catch and run and rambled 22 yards on a 77-yard scoring drive that featured an 18-yard Manning pass to Domenik Hixon and the touchdown run by Bradshaw, who is replacing Derrick Ward, the 1,000 rusher who signed with Tampa Bay. Manning finished 2 of 3 for 31 yards playing behind an offense line that was without starting guards Chris Snee and Rich Seubert. Anderson came clean on his punt block and got Carolina on the scoreboard with a safety midway through the second quarter. Feagles had to bat the ball out of the end zone to prevent a Panthers’ touchdown. The defense and Carr combined for New York’s

CABLE, from page 1B “I think there’s still some guys who don’t even know. I found out as I was coming out on the field. Guys were finding out here and there. It wasn’t like a big announcement, so the reaction wasn’t like a collective reaction. People were like, ’What’s going on?’ trying to find out, but no one really knew.” If true, this would be the second incident in less than 13 months involving Hanson and a Raiders head coach. In 2008, Hanson was suspended by Kiffin after Hanson was

critical of the team’s effort in a season-opening loss to Denver. Raiders owner Al Davis intervened on Hanson’s behalf and later fired Kiffin. Hanson was working with the defensive backs, but hasn’t been seen at the team’s training camp facilities since shortly after the fight supposedly took place. “I know he’s been around here but we really haven’t seen him that much,” safety Hiram Eugene said. “They keep him in the offices.”

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NL Roundup

Rowand, Giants pound Mets, split series Giants 10, Mets 1 NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Rowand homered and had four hits, and San Francisco won to split the four-game series. Pinch-hitter Nate Schierholtz chased Livan Hernandez (7-8) with a two-run double in a threerun sixth inning that broke it open. Randy Winn added three hits for the Giants, who set a season high with 18. San Francisco, which began the day ranked next-to-last in the majors

in runs, moved within one game of Colorado for the NL wild-card lead. Gary Sheffield had an RBI single for the Mets. Joe Martinez (3-1), who has won twice in three starts, allowed one run and five hits in five innings. Pablo Sandoval got the Giants started with an RBI double in the third. Rowand hit a solo shot in the fourth, and Eugenio Velez tripled to open the fifth before scoring on Freddy Sanchez’s sacrifice fly.

Pirates 9, Brewers 5 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andy LaRoche, Garrett Jones and Ronny Cedeno homered and Pittsburgh won for only the second time in its past 14 games. The Pirates scored four runs during a four-game losing streak and did not homer in their just-completed five-game trip. But eight of nine starters had hits Monday, seven scored and seven had at least one RBI. Mike Cameron and Price Fielder homered for the

Brewers, who fell seven games behind Colorado in the NL wild card. Kevin Hart (4-2) earned his first win in three starts since being acquired from the Chicago Cubs on July 30. He allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings. The Pirates entered the game having lost 17 of their previous 20 and on an eight-game home losing streak. LaRoche hit his sixth homer, a solo shot in the second off Carlos Villanueva (2-10).

AL Roundup

Guerrero homers twice in Angels win Angels 8, Orioles 5 BALTIMORE (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero hit two homers and had five RBIs, Kendry Morales and Maicer Izturis also homered, and Los Angeles pulled away to an 8-5 win over Baltimore on Monday night. The Angels broke a 2-all tie with three runs in the sixth and three in the seventh. Izturis broke the tie with a solo shot off rookie David Hernandez (4-5) in the sixth. Guerrero added a two-run drive. In the seventh, Guerrero hit a three-run homer, his 10th of the season and 402nd for his career. He has 38 career multihomer games.

Rangers 8, Twins 5 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marlon Byrd drove in three runs and the Texas Rangers extended their lead in the AL wild-card race, beating the slump-

ing Minnesota Twins 8-5 Monday night. After taking two of three over the weekend from Boston, the Rangers stretched their advantage to one game over the Red Sox atop the wild-card standings. Josh Hamilton had two hits and scored twice as he batted third in the Rangers lineup for the first time since July 25. David Murphy added two RBIs for Texas, which jumped out to a 7-2 lead after the second. Tommy Hunter (6-2) won his third straight start, allowing four runs and four hits in 5 2-3 innings. Minnesota All-Star first baseman Justin Morneau left in the fourth inning after experiencing dizziness.

good. He needs to win the race,” winning crew chief Ryan Pemberton said. “I kind of felt like he was going to go harder than he needed to go. If he runs second, it doesn’t do anything. He needs the championship points to win the race.” And that was Knaus’ thinking all along. He didn’t need a new calculator, or a refresher course in figuring out miles per gallon. There’s nothing on the line right now, so he has the luxury to test the limits and try new things in an aggressive racing strategy he’ll certainly abandon when the Chase begins. “If we were in the Chase, we would have erred to the conservative

side,” Knaus said. “But right now, for us, it doesn’t make a ton of difference if we finish second or if we finish last. It makes going for it a lot easier of a decision.” So it was strange when crew chief Alan Gustafson followed a similar strategy with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Martin. Although they have a serieshigh four wins this year, early season bad luck has them clinging to a Chase spot and not in a position to take risk over reward. Yet Gustafson did just that on Sunday, keeping Martin on track in pursuit of a top-10 finish rather than calling him in for a splash of gas that would have gotten him to the checkered flag — but

likely in a lower finishing position. Like Johnson, Martin ran out of gas. With his 31st-place finish, he dropped to 12th in the standings and now clings to just a 12-point cushion over Vickers with three races left. Gustafson took the miscalculation hard, telling NASCAR.com he made “a blatantly wrong decision and it cost us a lot.” It’s hard to imagine just what Gustafson was thinking when he tried to stretch it, simply because the room for error was so small. Playing it safe was clearly the right decision when big-picture points racing is the most important goal.

Colorado at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Florida at Houston, 8:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:08 p.m. Minnesota at Texas, 8:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

AP PHOTO/GAIL BURTON

Baltimore’s Brian Roberts beats the throw to third as Los Angeles third baseman Chone Figgins looks for the ball in the first inning of Monday’s game The Angels won 8-5. Ervin Santana (6-6) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings to win his third straight start. Brian Fuentes got the final out for his 34th save.

JOHNSON, from page 1B each event won’t mean anything once the Chase begins. But if he can somehow stretch his fuel to the finish line and win at Pocono or either of the Michigan races, then Johnson would have improved his seed with critical bonus points. Anything short of that was worthless. Brian Vickers and his Red Bull Racing team recognized that Sunday as Johnson was pushing hard for the win. When he ran out of gas, the win went to Vickers, who was conserving fuel in an effort to stay in position to pounce should Johnson come up empty. “Jimmie, in the situation he is right now, second place doesn’t do him any

MLB National League Standings Philadelphia Florida Atlanta New York Washington

East Division W L Pct GB 66 49 .574 — 63 55 .534 4 1/2 62 56 .525 5 1/2 55 63 .466 12 1/2 43 75 .364 24 1/2

St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Houston Cincinnati Pittsburgh

Central Division W L Pct 67 52 .563 60 55 .522 58 60 .492 57 61 .483 50 67 .427 47 70 .402

GB — 5 8 1/2 9 1/2 16 19

West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 70 48 .593 — Colorado 65 53 .551 5 San Francisco 64 54 .542 6 Arizona 54 65 .454 16 1/2 San Diego 49 70 .412 21 1/2 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets 3, San Francisco 2 Washington 5, Cincinnati 4 Florida 10, Colorado 3, 1st game Houston 8, Milwaukee 5 St. Louis 7, San Diego 5 Pittsburgh at Chicago, ppd., rain L.A. Dodgers 9, Arizona 3 Colorado 7, Florida 3, 2nd game Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 1 Tuesday’s Games Arizona (Garland 6-10) at Philadelphia (P.Martinez 1-0), 7:05 p.m. Colorado (Jimenez 10-9) at Washington (Stammen 3-6), 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee (M.Parra 8-8) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 10-8), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (D.Lowe 12-7) at N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 2-3), 7:10 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 12-3) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 2-4), 7:10 p.m. Florida (Nolasco 8-8) at Houston (Norris 3-0), 8:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Dempster 6-6) at San Diego (Carrillo 0-1), 10:05 p.m. St. Louis (M.Boggs 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 11-6), 10:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Arizona at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

American League Standings New York Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore

East Division W L Pct GB 74 44 .627 — 66 51 .564 7 1/2 63 54 .538 10 1/2 55 61 .474 18 48 70 .407 26

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Central Division W L Pct 62 55 .530 60 58 .508 56 62 .475 51 66 .436 46 71 .393

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West Division W L Pct GB 71 45 .612 — 67 50 .573 4 1/2 61 57 .517 11 52 65 .444 19 1/2

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Sunday’s Games Kansas City 3, Detroit 2, 10 innings L.A. Angels 17, Baltimore 8, 13 innings Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 2 Texas 4, Boston 3 Cleveland 7, Minnesota 4 Oakland 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Seattle 10, N.Y. Yankees 3 Tuesday’s Games L.A. Angels (T.Bell 0-0) at Cleveland (Carmona 2-7), 7:05 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 12-4) at Detroit (Porcello 10-7), 7:05 p.m. Boston (Beckett 14-4) at Toronto (R.Romero 10-5), 7:07 p.m. Baltimore (Berken 2-10) at Tampa Bay (Price 5-5), 7:08 p.m. Minnesota (Pavano 10-9) at Texas (Feldman 12-4), 8:05 p.m. Kansas City (Meche 5-9) at Chicago White Sox (Garcia 0-0), 8:11 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 13-7) at Oakland (Mazzaro 4-8), 10:05 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Seattle at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS Monday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—Suspended free-agent RHP Noel De Leon, N.Y. Mets minor league LHP Pedro De Los Santos and N.Y. Mets minor league RHP Luis Hernandez 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance under baseball’s minor league drug prevention and treatment program. ■ American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned RHP Matt Albers to Norfolk (IL). BOSTON RED SOX—Released RHP John Smoltz. CLEVELAND INDIANS—Activated LHP Scott Lewis from the 60-day DL and optioned him to Columbus (IL). DETROIT TIGERS—Traded RHP Brett Jacobson to Baltimore for 1B Aubrey Huff. KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with C Wil Myers and LHP Chris Dwyer. OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Purchased the contract of RHP Brett Tomko from Sacramento (PCL). Agreed to terms with C Max Stassi. Optioned OF Aaron Cunningham to Sacramento. TEXAS RANGERS—Placed RHP Vicente Padilla on unconditional waivers for the purpose of releasing him. TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with OF Jacob Marisnick, OF Kristopher Hobson, RHP Andrew Hutchison and RHP Daniel Webb. ■ National League ATLANTA BRAVES—Placed OF Nate McLouth on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of OF Reid Gorecki from Gwinnett (IL). CHICAGO CUBS—Activated LHP Ted Lilly from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Justin Berg to Iowa (PCL). FLORIDA MARLINS—Agreed to terms with LHP Chad James and RHP Bryan Berglund. MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with OF Kentrail Davis, RHP Brooks Hall and SS Ryan Gennett. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Shelby Miller. SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with OF Donavan Tate, OF Everett Williams and RHP Keyvius Sampson. WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Purchased the

contract of INF Mike Morse from Syracuse (IL). Designated RHP Logan Kensing for assignment. BASKETBALL ■ National Basketball Association PHOENIX SUNS—Signed F Taylor Griffin. ■ Women’s National Basketball Association SACRAMENTO MONARCHS—Acquired G Kristin Haynie from Detroit for F Crystal Kelly. FOOTBALL ■ National Football League NFL—Suspended N.Y. Jets DE Shaun Ellis one regular-season game and fined $100,000 for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed TE Kolo Kapanui and TE J.P. Foschi. DALLAS COWBOYS—Released RB Alonzo Coleman and CB Michael Hawkins. DENVER BRONCOS—Released DE Rulon Davis. Signed RB Marcus Thigpen. Waived G Pat Murray. DETROIT LIONS—Signed G Terrence Metcalf and WR Dane Looker. Released OT Kirk Barton and WR Bobby Sippio. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed DL John Gill. Released OT Brandon Barnes. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed WR Ashley Lelie. Waived WR Jeff Webb. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Traded DL Le Kevin Smith to Denver for a fifth-round draft pick which they traded to Oakland to complete an earlier trade for LB Derrick Burgess. Signed RB Chris Taylor. Released DB Mike Richardson. Placed WR Shun White on the reserve-military list. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Waived CB Jason Davis. Signed CB Greg Fassitt. NEW YORK JETS—Waived S Keith Fitzhugh. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Placed P Josh Bidwell on injured reserve. Signed WR Marcus Maxwell. HOCKEY ■ National Hockey League NEW YORK RANGERS—Signed F Vinny Prospal. VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Signed RW Sergei Shirokov. COLLEGE CALIFORNIA—Named Ann Detmer assistant cross country coach. TEXAS STATE—Announced basketball F A. J. Stewart is transferring from Kentucky. TULSA—Named Thomas Liversage men’s assistant tennis coach. XAVIER N.O.—Announced the resignation of men’s assistant basketball coach David Egans. Named Alfred Williams men’s assistant basketball coach.

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Kerr-Vance’s Cameron Capell holds off a Louisburg player as they go for the ball during the first half of the Spartans’s 2-1 win over the Warriors Monday night.

SPARTANS, from page 1B toward the net and kicked in the rebound to make it 2-0. Louisburg scored their lone goal with 4:20 to play in the game. The shot sailed past Davis into the back left side of the net. Louisburg attempted

another shot on the goal in the final two minutes, but it missed a couple of feet to the left. KVA hosts Ridgecroft Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Contact the writer at erobinson@hendersondispatch.com.

YANG, from page 1B dailies. Some of the golfers said they called home to Korea and heard about celebrations — not unlike the commotion in 1998 when South Korea’s Se Ri Pak won the U.S. Women’s Open. Myung Kim, a South Korean-born golf pro at the range, said he knew that someday, someone would beat Woods. “He’s not a god,” said Kim, 44. “I’m happy the Korean guy beat him.” Not everyone at the range shared in the glee. “I felt bad for Tiger — he returned to humanity,” said Bob Ingram, 56, of Los Angeles. Sisters Penny and Peggy Kritaya were taking the loss hard. Penny furrowed her brow and paced the range’s deck as she recapped Woods’ round Sunday. “I just don’t understand why!” she said, throwing up her hands in exasperation like a frustrated coach. Hailing from Thailand themselves, the sisters said Woods’ Thai heritage got their attention in the mid-1990s. Now, they come to the range three or four times per week and call themselves “big, huge Tiger fans.” “He changed us,” Penny said. “He got us into the golf game.” While Woods, whose mother is Thai, is celebrated across Asia, the region now has a homegrown men’s champion, too. “It’s a great, great day for Asian golf,” Asian Tour executive chairman Kyi Hla Han told The Associated Press. “Probably our biggest day. It’s always been our hope that we will see an Asian player win a major, and that day is here.” Suh Gee-young, who woke up early in Seoul to watch the tournament and take a few practice swings before work, called Yang an inspiration to other Asian-born players. “I think Yang’s victory will give young Asian players a confidence that they can beat the odds in any situation,” he said in Seoul. Max Garske, chief executive of the PGA of Australia, said Yang’s win will help nurture the sport in the region. He said Japan, with 17-year-old star Ryo Ishikawa, has some 15 million golfers and South

Korea 3 million to 3.5 million, most playing only at driving ranges. He said Yang’s win will also help in China, where the Australian PGA is in the second year of a program with the China Golf Association to train between 5,000 to 10,000 local Chinese coaches. In New York, Yang’s victory dominated the clubhouse chatter Monday morning at Clearview Golf Course, a busy Queens layout. “He’s strong in heart,” Han Chondson said before her round. She was one of the many Koreans at the Bayside course that serves kimchi, the spicy pickled cabbage that is a Korean favorite. “I’ve played golf all my life and it’s really surprising to me that he won a major,” 52-year-old Johnny Park said. “But he had experience beating Tiger in China and really had nothing to lose. I was really happy for him, but surprised Tiger lost.” Park was giving some thought to watching Yang play in person next week at The Barclays, the FedEx Cup opener at Liberty National in Jersey City, N.J. “Before his win, I never even thought about going,” Park said. At Alley Pond Golf Center in Douglaston, N.Y., teaching pro Michael Jang pointed out Yang’s poise playing alongside Woods. “I don’t think he was afraid of Tiger,” Jang said. “He had nothing to lose and that’s the best kind of mindset, to just play and enjoy the round with Tiger. “Most of the older pros in Korea, like Yang and K.J. Choi, never had money growing up or parents who knew about golf. They had to do it all by themselves and had to work really hard to make it. That’s what makes them so strong.” The 38-year-old Jang will long remember Yang’s breakthrough victory. “I became a U.S. citizen, but I got Korean blood in my heart,” Jang said. ——— Contributing to this report were: AP Sports Writers John Nicholson in New York and Dennis Passa in Brisbane, Australia; Jean H. Lee, Jae Hee Suh, and Nicolai Hartvig in Seoul, and Kwang-Tae Kim in Jeju, South Korea.

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Grant (Deceased) The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder and that the undersigned may require the successful bidder at the sale to immediately deposit cash or a certified check in an amount equal to the greater of five percent (5%) of the high bid or $750.00. In the event that the Owner and Holder is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. Section 7A308 (a) (1).

without the knowledge of the Trustee(s). The Trustee in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. Date and Hour for Sale: 8/31/2009 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: Vance County Courthouse Date of this Notice: June 12, 2009

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Jonathan S. Care Attorney At Law, P.A. 109 W. Montgomery St. Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-3053 Aug 4,11,18,25, 2009 NOTICE We have qualified before the Clerk of the Superior Court of Vance County, North Carolina, as Co-Executors of the Estate of Ernestine C. Cannady, and this is to notify all persons to whom said Estate may be indebted to present their claims to the undersigned prior to the 18th day of November, 2009 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery. Persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make prompt settlement. This the 13th day of August, 2009. John F. Cannady, III PO Box 680 Henderson, NC 27536 Samuel H. Cannady PO Box 680 Henderson, NC 27536 Co-Executors of the Estate of Ernestine C. Cannady John H. Zollicoffer, Jr. Stainback, Satterwhite, Burnette & Zollicoffer, PLLC Post Office Drawer 19 Henderson, N.C. 27536 Attorney Aug 18,25, Sept 1,8, 2009 FIFTH NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Esther Grant and Mary Harvey, dated 10/16/2003, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Vance County, North Carolina, in Book 1021, at Page 760, and because of default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust and failure to do and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained, and pursuant to demand of the Owner and Holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the property therein described, to wit: Being Lot 2 containing 1.00 acre according to survey and plat entitled “Property of and Survey for F&F Development Corp. Fox Fire Residential Subdivision, Section 1� as prepared by Bobbitt Surveying PA dated May 8, 1995 as appears in Plat Book “V� Page 407, Vance County Registry. Present Record Owner(s): Mary J. Harvey & Esther M.

NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: 1. That an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. 2. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. 3. Any tenant who resides in residential real property containing less than 15 rental units that is being sold in a foreclosure proceeding under Article 2A of Chapter 45 of the General Statutes may terminate the rental agreement for the dwelling unit after receiving notice pursuant to G.S. 4521.17(4) by providing the landlord with a written notice of termination to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days after the date of the notice of sale. Upon termination of a rental agreement under this section, the tenant is liable for the rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination payable at the time that would have been required by the terms of the rental agreement. The tenant is not liable for any other rent or damages due only to the early termination of the tenancy. The real property hereinabove described will be sold "as is," "where is,� subject to any and all superior liens and subject to taxes and special assessments. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons for such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan

Aug 18,25, 2009 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Henderson City Council on Monday, August 24, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers in City Hall located at 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina to consider the following: •Public Hearing (PB409) Rezoning by Diana M. Mann to rezone property from R15 to OIA located at 1408 Parker Lane, 2.25+ acres, (Vance County Tax Map 0014, Block 06, Lot 001, 002, 014, 015, 016) City Persons interested are invited to attend and present their arguments relative to the proposed amendments, etc. As a result of the public hearings, substantial changes might be made in the proposals herein advertised reflecting objectives, debate and discussion at the public hearings. Copies of all pertinent material are available at the City Planning and Community Development Department, 134 Rose Ave. Pamela E. Glover, Henderson City Clerk Aug 11,18, 2009 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Rosa Bullock Hanks, deceased, late of Vance County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of November, 2009, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar thereof. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make payment to the undersigned. This the 4th day of August, 2009. Nancy R. Henderson, Executrix of the Estate of Rosa Bullock Hanks Lori A. Renn Attorney at Law 409 Young Street Henderson, NC 27536

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Refinished oak antique furniture. Bedroom suite w/high headboard & footboard, library table, desk, floor lamps, oak wall telephone, pictures, mirrors, much more! Moving. 252-572-2174 or 252-767-9596.

SALE! Raleigh Road Flea Market parking lot. Weds. & Thurs. 9am - 5:30pm Sheet sets, comforter sets, handbags, diabetic socks, etc. Solid oak dining room suite, table, 6 chairs & china $550 OBO. Solid maple Queen Anne table & 4 chairs $300 OBO. 6 ft. walnut china cabinet $350 OBO. 7 pc. pine den set, sofa, 2 chairs, 2 tables & 2 lamps $175 OBO. Much, Much More! Call 252-438-8828 or 252-432-2230 anytime Toshiba 36 inch color TV. Excellent condition. $200. 252-492-4996 between 3pm & 9pm.

Farmers Corner Home-Grown Natural Beef. USDA inspected Doan & Bette Laursen Goose River Farm Granville County Call for brochure or information. 919-693-6222

Pets & Supplies AKC registered Bloodhounds. Black, tan & red. 5 females, 3 males. Shots & dewormed. 252-456-2575

Attention CNAs. New home care case in Henderson. Exc. pay. 919-647-9150 Convenience store position available. Please reply to PO Box 274, Henderson, NC 27536.

Elberta Crate & Box Company • Mechanic Must have 3 to 5 years experience in electrical and mechanical maintenance. • Shift Supervisor Must have experience in an industrial environment

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Pets & Supplies FREE to good homes. Samoyed/Chow mix puppies 252-204-0385. German Shepherd. 14 wks. old. Up to date on shots. Female. A-1 guard dog. $300. 919-693-3686. PEKE-A-POO PUPS Wormed & innoculated. Solid black & solid white. Male & female. 252-4564680 Short haired & long haired Chihuahuas. 1st shots & wormed. $125 each. 252-430-7681 or 252-432-5306.

Investment Properties

Houses For Rent

make a ny suc h p r efe r e nces, l i m i t a t ions or d iscr i m i n a t ion. State l aws for b i d d iscr i m i n a t ion i n t h e sa l e, rental or a d ve r t isi ng of r e a l est a t e b ase d on factors i n a d d i t ion to t h ose p rot ect e d un d e r fe d e r a l l aw. W e w i l l not k now i ngly acce p t a ny a d ve r t isi ng for r e a l est a t e w h ic h is i n viol a t ion of t h e l aw. A l l p e rsons a r e h e r e by i nfor m e d t h a t all d we l l i ngs a d ve r t ise d are ava i l a b l e on a n e qu a l oppor t un i ty b asis.

3 BR / 2 BA Central htr & A/C overlooking pond. $625.00 + Deposit. Call RE/MAX Carriage Realty 252-430-6060

Apartment For Rent

Wanted To Buy

* Apartments/Homes * 1 to 3BR. $325 to $995/mo. 252-492-8777. W W Properties

Aluminum, Copper, Scrap Metal&Junk Cars Paying $75-$175 Across Scales Mikes Auto Salvage, 252-438-9000.

ADD YOUR LOGO HERE Company Logo

WE BUY GOLD

Now you can add your company logo to your one column ads/no border ads and get noticed quicker! Call your sales representative or 252-436-2810

Silver & Platium, jelewry, coins, Sterling, etc... Raleigh Road Flea Market, Tuesdays & Wednesday Call John 919-636-4150

Investment Properties

Apartments/Houses Wester Realty 252-438-8701 westerrealty.com

H U D P U B L I S H E R ’S NOTICE All real est a t e

Houses For Rent 2BR, 2BA apt. $550/ mo. 1BR apt. $375/mo. 2BR MH $300/mo. Ref. & dep. 252-438-3738

EQUAL HOUSING

OPPORTUNITY

Friends & Family Special - up to $100 Free Rent 1-3BR houses & apts.

The Rogers Group 252-492-9385 www.rentnc.net

Business Property For Rent Office or retail space 600 sq.ft., 800 sq.ft., 1500 sq.ft., 1600 sq.ft. 2400 sq.ft. 3750 sq.ft & 5000 sq.ft. CROSSROADS SHOPPING CENTER Call 252-492-0185

Land For Sale

RENT-TO-OWN. 6BR, 2BA. Needs TLC. $1000 down, $525/mo. 602 Rowland St. 252-430-3777. Small 3BR in good Oxford neighborhood. $750/mo. includes yard maint. Ref. & dep. req’d. 919-693-3222.

Manufactured Homes For Rent Now taking applications for 2 BR SW. Sorry, no pets. Apply at 57 Vincent Hoyle Rd. 252-492-2809

Business Property For Rent 14,000 sq. ft. warehouse w/offices, bathrooms, alarm, sprinkler, 17ft. ceilings. $1050/ mo. 252-213-0537. Beauty salon, offices, retail, whse/dist $300 & up. Call us for a deal! 252-492-8777.

2 Acres, only $13,990 Close to Kerr Lake Manufactured OK 919-693-8984; Pics: owner@newbranch.com

Homes For Sale *** HUD HOMES *** 4BA, 2BA. Only $23,900! For Listings 800-749-8106 Ext 1775

CREDIT REPAIR Lic., Bond., Cert. Start with only $99 252-738-0282 www.pcsofnc.net For lease or sale. 4BR, 3.5BA. 3990 sq.ft. 2 story w/basement & deck. 252-430-7244 or 919-667-7519. Homes & MHs. Lease option to owner finance. As low as $47,900. $2000 dn. $495/mo. 2, 3 & 4BR. 252-492-8777

MOVE IN TODAY!

2 like new SWs 14x76. Cash only! I also buy SWs. Bobby Faulkner 252-438-8758 or 252-432-2035

3BR, 2BA singlewide on 1 acre of land. Ready to move in! 336-597-5539.

Custom ordered DW. Built with wrong color carpet. Discounted $8000. 919-570-6166

Own Your Land and Looking To Buy A New Home? We May Have A Program For You. Let Us Help Call 1-800-591-1895

Handyman Special $8995 Delivered. Won’t Last! 919-556-4103. Liquidation Sale 2009 Old Models Must Go!!! Oakwood Homes of Henderson Unbelievable Deals 252492-5017 New E-House Energy Saver Plus Construction Coming Soon Oakwood Homes Of Henderson on Norlina Rd. One Home-Three Different Floor Plan Options 252-492-5018

Owner Finance. 3BR, 2BA. New carpet, paint, eat-in kit., lux. bath. Pmts. as low as $500/mo. Last one left! 919-332-1050.

Lots For Sale Lot For Sale @ Lake Gaston. Water Acces, Mobile Homes Permitted. County water, Sepic tank, electrical service on lot. 252-257-3149

Farm Equipment Wanted to Buy Used Farm Equipment & Tractors 919-603-7211

940 Tungsten Mine Rd. Townsville. Washer/ dryer hookups, stove, & fridge. 3BR, 1BA. Lease, dep. req’d. Will consider Sec. 8. $575/ mo. 252430-6924 or 919-7493720.

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Neal Harris 252-430-7804 252-425-3536 NC License #27041

Licensed & Insured - 19 years exp

1986 Nissan 4x4 X-cab. 4 cyl. Lift kit. New 5 speed transmission. Good 4x4. Must sell. $1500 neg. 252-438-6431

1997 GEO Metro Completely rebuilt 4 cyl. motor. Runs great 111K on car. 35MPG A/C. New tires

Asking $1800 252-430-6248 1998 Toyota Camry. $800. * Buy Police Impounds * For Listings, 800-749-8104 Ext 4148 2000 Honda Accord. Only $1000. Priced to Sell! For Listings, 800749-8104, Ext. 7042.

2006 Honda Civic 2000 White Extended Cab Silverado Fully Loaded, 40,000 Orginal miles. Attached Chrome Tool Box $8,500 OBO. Great Condition. 252-438-2990

Automatic. 36K mi. 41MPG. Smoke grey. $12,000. Retail is $14,000. Excellent condition. 252-438-3738.

$40,000 or less

Call or place your ad for

5 days/5 lines...$5.00 Over a $10 Savings

8 days/8 lines...$8.00 Over a $25 Savings Additional Lines Can Be Purchased

125 Jennette Ave – $119,900 3 BR, 2 BA, Living Room, Kitchen, Dining Room, Screened-in Porch, Garage/Workshop Financing Available to Qualified Buyers May Qualify for $8000 Tax Credit

PRIM RESIDENTIAL RENTALS

252-738-9771

252-436-2810 THE DAILY DISPATCH CLASSIFIEDS

Mobile Home Repair LARRY RICHARDSON’S MOBILE HOME REPAIR SERVICE

Carpet, Windows, Doors, Floors, Vinyl, Plumbing, Etc.

Over 20 Years Experience “You need it done... we can do it!”

Larry Richardson

252-213-2465

D&J

CONSTRUCTION RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTORS

We pump wash to save water and your roof. We also provide gutter cleaning and pressure washing for sidewalks, patios, and driveways.

Bill

1974 Chevrolet welding truck w/pipe Lincoln welder. 350 engine w/ chrome wheels. $3000. 252-456-5123 or 252767-3788.

1984 Mercedes-Benz 300 TD, Blue, up to 39 MPG,Classic, Good Condition. $1,700 OBO 919-693-4787

HOUSE FOR SALE

Pro-Washer

(919) 702-1812

Trucks & Trailers For Sale

$500! Police Impounds! Hondas, Toyotas & More! For Listings, 800749-8104, Ext. K276.

Homes For Sale

Call 252-436-2810 for info.

Residential & Commercial Mobile Homes

2006 Tank 150 4stroke scooter $600. 2005 Eton 50cc scooter $600. 2008 Baja 110 4stroke 4 wheeler $450. 2007 50cc scooter 4stroke 1200 mi. $500. All in good cond. Call 252204-3098.

Autos For Sale

You’ll find yourself with space to spare and money to burn when you sell your stuff in the Daily Dispatch Classifieds.

Just Restored/Rented Quiet, Cute Frame Home Franklinton, $59,990 Owner: 919-693-8984

Inexpensive advertising for your business! Only $135 per month. Appears every day in The Daily Dispatch & every Wednesday in the Tri County Shopper. Ask how you can double your exposure for an additional $15 a month.

Harris Plumbing

Motorcycles For Sale

GOT CLUTTER? CLEAN UP WITH THE CLASSIFIEDS.

411B Young St. 3BR, 1BA. HUGE! $595/mo. Ref. & dep. req’d. For apps., 252-438-8082.

a d ve r t ise d h e r e i n is subject to t h e F e d e r a l Fair H ousi ng A ct w h ic h m a k es i t i l l ega l to a d ve r t ise a ny p r efe r e nce, l i m i t a t ion, or d iscr i m i n a t ion b ase d on r ace, color, r e l igion, sex, h a n d ica p, fa m i l i a l st a t us or n a t ion a l or igi n, or i n t e n t ion to

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Manufactured Manufactured Homes For Homes For Sale Sale

DECKS, RAMPS, VINYL SIDING, PAINTING, COUNTERTOPS, CARPET, LINOLEUM REMODELS, NEW CONSTRUCTION RESIDENTIAL, MANUFACTURED & MODULAR HOMES

Jennifer (919) 482-9409

SERVING THE TRI”COUNTY AREA & SOUTHERN VIRGINIA Fully Insured - FREE Estimates

FOR WE ARE GOD’S WORKMANSHIP, CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS TO DO GOOD WORKS, WHICH GOD HAS PREPARED IN ADVANCE FOR US TO DO-EPHESIANS 2:10

CALL ANYTIME - 252-432-2279 252 - 430 -7438

Tree Service Greenway’s Professional Tree Service

Bucket Service or Tree Climbing, Emergency Service, Free Estimates, 30 yrs. exp., Work Guaranteed.

252-492-5543 252-432-2936 Fully Insured

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Yes You can call

1-800-559-4054

LONG CREEK CHARTERS & TOURS

Equipped with VCR/DVD Combo

252-492-9227 OR 252-492-4054 Fax: 252-738-0101 Email: longcreek@nc.rr.com

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Delaware Park Place Casino

New York Shopping

October 17

Charleston, SC & Savannah, GA Touring Oct 23-25

October 16-18 December 4-6

(2 Overnights)

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Atlantic City Redeye September 12, October 10

Claridge Casino Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 (2 nights)

Donald D. Pergerson Brandi L. Richardson Attorney’s at Law

“God Will Provide”

September 19, November 14, November 21, December 12

August 15-16 August 21-23 September 5-6 October 3-4 October 16-18

DEBT RELIEF

T & T Charter Service New York Shopping

Atlantic City

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Disney World

Personal Credit Solutions of NC, LLC

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Charles Town August 30, November 29

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BINGO AT ITS BEST September 5, October 3, November 7, December 5

Mack Turner 252-492-4957 • Mark Turner 919-426-1077

235 Dabney Drive • Henderson, NC

REMODELING L & J Home Repairs

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