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Pair charged by Feds once arrested here

Granville man killed in dispute over dog

By GLENN CRAVEN Daily Dispatch Editor

Stem man, 62, dies at hospital from gunshot

Two of nine indicted by a federal grand jury for their alleged roles in a multi-state theft ring suspected in “hundreds” of Daily Dispatch/ASHLEY STEVEN AYSCUE burglaries apparently were By WILLIAM F. WEST captured at gunpoint by a Daily Dispatch Writer Vance County homeowner Boys’ and Girls’ Club counselor Kelcey Vaughan watches as, from left, Ausha’neek Wanearly a year ago, arrested verly, Tyree Green, Andréa Foster, Jazznau’Keemiah Harris and Nyasha Miller stuff and seal STEM — The Granville envelopes containing newsletters for parents during the last day of the summer program for by sheriff’s officers on that County Sheriff’s Departday, and then released, Eaton-Johnson Middle School students on Aug. 14. ment is investigating a with one of them allegedly Thursday evening shooting carrying on his criminal that took the life of a man. ways for several more Jimmy Champion, 62, months after gaining his died as a result of being freedom. struck in the abdomen by a Tommy Lee Lilly, known discharge from a handgun, to be 25 years old, and Sheriff Brin Wilkins told James Dean Goss Hartis, the Dispatch shortly after whose age was not released 8 p.m. in the indictment, were But it’s an opportunity she said. Otis Perry, 30, was decaught in the Vance County that’s about to come to an The Boys’ and Girls’ tained in connection with home of then-37-year-old end unless the community Club of North Central the shooting, which hapJeff Null of 531 S. Lynreaches out to help. North Carolina received pened outside of a house off nbank Road on Sept. 11, “We have just been funding through the state Little Pond Road, Wilkins 2008. Null reportedly held SOS (Support Our Stubooming with kids this said. dents) juvenile delinquency the men at bay with a firesummer,” said Susan “They were arguing arm until law enforcement prevention program to Whitten, acting executive By LINDA GUPTON about a dog in the yard, a arrived. support the summer club director for the Boys’ and Dispatch Features Editor dog running loose,” Wilkins After their arrests here, activities for the middle Girls’ Club of North Censaid. one or both men apparently school students, Whitten tral North Carolina. “But On a recent weekday afThe Dispatch started said. But those funds were made bond and were let we’ve lost our funding for ternoon, more than 30 kids hearing emergency radio cut as of July 1 because of go, as the federal indictthe middle school program from Eaton-Johnson Middle traffic at approximately 7 the statewide budget woes ment accuses Lilly of being to continue.” School were laughing and p.m. affecting government-fund- involved in at least nine To be able to continue joking with each other as Little Pond Road is just burglaries that took place ed services on all levels. to offer a program at off Sanders Road and near they worked around tables in other communities, on The local organization the Interstate 85 overpass at the Gateway Community Eaton-Johnson this fall, dates after he was arrested was able to come up with Whitten said the organiCenter, decorating tote of Sanders. in Vance County. enough funds from its zation needs immediate bags. Wilkins said Champion Because firearms were budget to finish out the donations of $30,000 from As members of the local was rushed to a Durham stolen in many of the summer session, but there businesses and individuals Boys’ and Girls’ Club, the hospital. crimes, and possessing is no funding for continuin the local community. group of middle schoolers a stolen gun is a federal Additional funds to ing the program this fall has enjoyed a summer filled Contact the writer at bwest@ offense, local charges have continue the middle-school at Eaton-Johnson Middle with activities, field trips hendersondispatch.com. been dismissed and federal program next year will be School. and learning opportunities charges filed. raised during the organiWhile the local Boys’ designed to keep them off Vance County was not zation’s annual fall fundthe streets and focused on Please see CLUB, page 3A mentioned as prominently raising drive in October, staying out of trouble. in court documents as were Our Hometown . . . . . 2A five other North CaroBusiness & Farm. . . . 5A lina counties — Cabarrus, Moore, Randolph, Rowan Light Side . . . . . . . . . 7A and Stanly. But the local Opinion . . . . . . . . . . 10A crime committed by Lilly Sports. . . . . . . . . . 1-4B and Hartis, who do not hail Comics . . . . . . . . . . . 5B from this area, is menClassifieds. . . . . . . 6-9B tioned as “overt act C” in Count One of the 12-page, the same size, as well as all, without local attracBy DAVID IRVINE 15-count federal indictsome larger ones, Vance tions to travelers. Daily Dispatch Writer ment. County looks anything but Those travelers also According to a report Today anemic. Tourism contributed generated tax revenues by narrative filed on Sept. 11, The fortunate location more than $40 million what they spent in Vance 2008, by Det. R.D. Ayof Vance County, astride to the economy of Vance County. Their spending Humid scue of the Vance County Interstate 85 and borderCounty during 2008. triggered $2.28 million in High: 94 ing Kerr Lake, as well as That is just one conclustate sales and excise tax- Sheriff’s Office, Ayscue had Low: 68 responded to the Null resilocal efforts to stimulate sion reached by the North es and taxes on personal tourism have helped the Carolina Division of Tourand corporate income and dence on a home invasion Saturday call at 10:14 a.m. Ayscue’s ism in its annual summary county economically. $1.3 million in local sales report said that dispatchers More than 310 jobs in of the impact of travel and and property taxes. As a advised him he would find Vance County are directly tourism on the state. result, each local resident T-storms the suspects “near the back attributable to travel and Vance County’s tourism was relieved of $82.30 in High: 86 of the house in the bedroom tourism, resulting in a numbers may seem small taxes. Low: 67 with the owner of the house $5.9 million payroll during when compared to giants These figures may holding them at gunpoint.” 2008. That’s money that like Mecklenburg, Wake actually underestimate Details, 3A and Guilford counties. But would have been spent Please see ARRESTED, page 3A Please see TOURISM, page 3A elsewhere, or not spent at compared to counties of

Club’s after-school program in jeopardy without funding Leaders look to community for donations

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Tourism adds $40 million to Vance economy in '08

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Henderson Thomas E. Harris, 65 Ollie V. Roberson, 68 Bettie E. Wright, 96 Manson Mark Elam, 42 Warrenton Mary L. Davis, 101 Clarence M. Kersey, 83

Theft ring stole more than 100 firearms By GLENN CRAVEN Daily Dispatch Editor

At a lengthy press conference in Albemarle Thursday, federal authorities detailed the findings of a grand jury indictment accusing nine individuals — and “divers other persons” — in a multi-state theft ring that might have committed “hundreds” of burglaries and stolen more than $750,000 in merchandise, including more than 100 firearms. Two of the nine individuals accused in the indictment were arrested in September of last year after being held at gunpoint by a Vance County homeowner, a crime mentioned in court documents. But after their apparent release here, at least one of the men allegedly continued to be involved in the theft ring. (See related story.) The press conference was organized by Zebedee T. Graham, special agent with the Charlotte Division of the federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, and Anna Mills Wagoner, United States attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina. The federal indictment accuses the group, and others whose identities remain unknown, of taking part in a sophisticated burglary ring in which surveillance equipment was used to case the homes and property of potential victims. The indictment most prominently mentions five North Carolina counties as locations of the crimes — Cabarrus, Moore, Randolph, Rowan and Stanly — but Please see THEFT, page 9A

Gravestone find a mystery for Henderson man By DAVID IRVINE Daily Dispatch Writer

Ronald Eugene Peace was burying his dog last SaturObituaries, 4A day night when he found evidence that he wasn’t the first person to use the area as a cemetery. His dog, Rocky, had died after being hit by a car in front of the family’s house at 146 East Parker St. Peace started digging a grave for Rocky on the edge Good news! of a wooded area behind the The Daily Dispatch is printed house. on recycled paper. When he had dug down a

foot or two, “I hit something hard,” he says. He removed the hard object and then a second object — two pieces of a gravestone. Carved into the stone were letters that appear to be “Aunt - - cky” (“Becky”?) and below that “1800 - 1890.” There are no other obvious signs of a cemetery in that wooded area behind his house, but Peace says he intends to explore further. He also plans to ask his landlord if he knows about an ancient cemetery on the land.

Peace, who works at Iams pet food manufacturer, lives in the East Parker Street house with his wife Jackie and their four children. Peace said he grew up in Granville County and has lived in Henderson for 21 years. This is the first hint he has seen that a cemetery may have occupied the land behind his house. But it may be that Rocky now rests in good company. Contact the writer at dirvine@ hendersondispatch.com.

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Fragments of the gravestone found by Ronald Peace appear to be engraved with “Aunt Becky, 1800-1890”.

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Friday, August 21, 2009

Seniors to attend ‘Aging With Gusto’ workshop

Mark It Down Today 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. Weight loss group — TOWN (Take Off Weight Now), a nonprofit weight loss group, will meet at Aycock Recreation Center at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend.

Saturday Warren County Farmers’ Market — The Warren County Farmer’s Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon at the corner of Market and Main streets in historic downtown Warrenton. All produce is locally grown by the vendors. For more information or to receive a vendor application, contact the Warren County Extension Center at 257-3640. Vance County Farmers’ market — The Vance County Farmers’ Market is open from 7-11 a.m. The market is located at the intersection of Williams and Arch streets in downtown Henderson. Vendors 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 7 a.m. to noon. Dee’s Music Barn — Dee’s Music Barn, 3101 Walters Road, Creedmoor, will be featuring Ronnie Harris & The Country Flame Band at 7 p.m. For more information, call (919) 528-5878. Community dance — The Epsom Country Club will sponsor a community dance starting at 7:30 p.m., featuring the Southwind Band. For more information and directions, contact Curtis Strickland at 492-6834. Rabies clinic — The Vance County Animal Control Department will be conduct its monthly rabies clinic at the Bearpond Volunteer Fire Department, 325 Bearpond Road, from 9:30 a.m. until noon. All rabies shot are $5 for cats and dogs over four months of age. County tax tags are $2 for all dogs. All dogs must be on leashes and cats must be in port-a-crates or carriers for safety reasons. Ridgeway Opry House — Performing this week are the Wade Schuster Music Review, Joyce Chisenhall, Julia Morton & Friends, Freda & Cindy, Allen Reid and the Home Folks and Verlin Bailey. Doors open at 6 p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m.

Sunday Painting class — The Kerr Lake Art Society will sponsor a “Plein Air Experience” (landscape painting) lecture by William Moseley at 2 p.m. at the United Way office, 212 Dabney Dr., Henderson (across from fire station). For more information, call 492-5281.

Monday Masonic meeting — Beacon Light Masonic Lodge #249 will hold its stated communication at 7 p.m. at the lodge, located at 1204 West Andrews Ave. For more information, contact Michael Edwards at 767-3672. Mental health meeting — The regularly scheduled meeting of the Five County Mental Health Authority will be held at 7 p.m. at the authority’s administrative building, 134 S. Garnett St., Henderson. The public is invited to attend.

Tuesday Spay/neuter clinic — Citizens for Animal Protection is sponsoring a cat and dog spay/neuter clinic in Warrenton today. Animals residing in a home in Warren County or at a Littleton address are eligible. Cost is $40 per animal; limit two pets per family. For more information or for an appointment, call SNAP-NC at (919) 783-7627.

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The Vance County Senior Center is coordinating plans to take a group to Granville County on Sept. 19 to attend the “Aging With Gusto (Getting Older … and Better)” workshop at the Oxford Baptist Church. This workshop is sponsored by the N. C. Cooperative Extension, Granville County Center and Granville County Senior Services. Some of the topics include “T’ai Chi (Go With the Flow),” “Jump Start a Healthy Lifestyle with Seated Exercise,” “InSherri Bowers, principal of Southern Vance High School (shown standing at right ) speaks to troduction to Cook Smart, parents and students during the first of two ninth-grade orientation sessions held at the school Eat Smart,” “Managing on Monday and Tuesday. Standing behind Bowers and to her right are members of the faculty of Your Finances (Organize the Freshman Academy at Southern Vance. All ninth-grade students are enrolled in the Freshman to Win),” and “Long Term Academy during their first year of high school. The core classes of English, mathematics, science Care Planning.” The cost of and social studies for the students are held in classrooms on the 800 hall of the school. Their the trip is $10 for registraelective classes are located in other areas of the building. During the orientation sessions, parents tion, including lunch, and and students met administrators and teachers; heard comments from their ninth-grade counselor, is due to the senior center Tannis Jenkins; toured the school; and were treated to a free hot dog meal with chips and drinks. by Sept. 4. Special enterFifteen Vance County Schools conducted open house sessions from 1 to 7 p.m. yesterday for stutainment will be provided dents and their parents. Classes for those students will begin for the new school year on Tuesday. by the Durham Divas n’ Vance County Early College High School began classes on Aug. 5. Dude during the mealtime. The bus will depart at 8 a.m. from several senior apartment complexes and from the senior center at Students in health scienc- taking the American Regishave graduated from VGCC. 8:30 a.m. The group will es programs at Vance-Gran- try of Radiologic TechnoloOur students are ready for return at approximately 2 ville Community College gists’ national examination, numerous job opportunip.m. Those who meet the by pharmacy technology continue to perform well on ties because of the educabus at the senior center students taking the Naexaminations required for tion they received from should park in the public tional Pharmacy Technician our compassionate, expelicensure or certification, parking lot on Chestnut Certification Examination, according to a new report Street. rienced instructors, using and by medical assisting from VGCC Vice President Anyone interested in cutting-edge technology and students taking the Ameriattending the workshop of Instruction Angela Balreal-world training at area can Association of Medical should contact the senior lentine, Ph.D. hospitals and other healthAssistants (AAMA) certifica- care facilities.” center at 430-0257 by Sept. At the July 20 meeting of tion examination. 4 to meet the registration the VGCC Board of Trust“These numbers reflect “We congratulate and deadline. ees, Ballentine announced the quality of the preparacommend our students for that as of that date, 86.4 tion students receive,” said achieving such high passing Marketplace percent of VGCC associate Ray Goldberg, VGCC’s dean rates, including rates that Cinema degree nursing students of health sciences. “Our could not be any higher in Marketplace Shopping Center who took the National faculty and our students are three programs,” Ballentine 438-9060 Council Licensure Examina- said. “The community will continuing the VGCC tradiSHORT’S (PG) tion (NCLEX) tests this year be well-served by the exceltion of excellence.” FRI & SAT: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 & 9:00PM SUN: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00 & 7:00PM passed. Also, 100 percent For more information lent nurses, radiographers, MON-THUR: 5:00 & 7:00PM passing rates were posted on VGCC’s health sciences pharmacy technicians and BANDSLAM (PG) FRI & SAT: 1:10, 3:25, 7:10 & 9:25PM medical assistants who programs, call 738-3343. by radiography students SUN: 1:10, 3:25 & 7:10PM

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and Kannapolis, Cabarrus County. There are no prior convictions listed for a Jaymes Dean Goss Hartis according to the DOC Web site. The indictment does not list any additional occasions in which Hartis was involved in alleged crimes after his Vance County arrest. None of the suspects’ ages were listed in the federal indictment, but DOC records identify Lilly’s age as 25. Before the two were caught by Null in his Vance County home, Lilly and Hartis are suspected of being involved in at least two other burglaries in Stanly and Cabarrus counties, according to the indictment, although at a press conference in Albemarle Thursday, authorities say they believe the ring was responsible for “hundreds” of burglaries, many more than are specifically mentioned in court documents. When asked Thursday night about whether Lilly and Hartis were released under bond in Vance County last September, and how much that bond might have been, a local magistrate directed the question to the court clerk’s office during normal business hours. Phone messages left for Jeff Null and with Vance County Sheriff Peter White were not returned at press time.

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the federal indictment that was sent to the Dispatch on Friday evening was a brief statement from Det. Sgt. J.R. Ferguson of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office. Ferguson said that, “the two suspects in our case (Lilly and Hartis) were both charged on the state level with B/E (breaking and entering), larceny, possession of stolen goods and possession of burglary tools, all of which have been dismissed and adopted on the federal level,” as part of the overall case against the nine conspirators. According to state Department of Correction records accessed online, Lilly’s prior criminal history is brief, and includes a conviction for driving under the influence and consuming a controlled substance while under age 21 in January 2003, and larceny of a motor vehicle in June of the same year. Both crimes were committed in Stanly County. According to the federal indictment, after being arrested in Vance County on Sept. 11, 2008, Lilly managed to be involved in at least nine other burglaries: Oct. 3 in Gold Hill, Rowan County; Oct. 11 in Wadesboro, Anson County; Oct. 16 in Midland, Cabarrus County; two burglaries on Oct. 27 at homes on Jerico Road in Asheboro, Randolph County; Nov. 7 in Norwood, Stanly County; Nov. 20 in Polkton, Anson County; and twice on Dec. 8 at homes in Midland ay yd r e Ev

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the scene by VCSO Lt. and Girls’ Club organizaSteve Lyles, entered the tion focuses most of its home through an open attention on supporting front door, announced clubs for elementary-age his presence, and continstudents, with after-school ued identifying himself verbally as he proceeded and summer activities at L.B. Yancey and E.M. Rol- down a hallway. “In the bedroom I saw lins Elementary schools, Jeff Null standing with a an effort was launched in gun pointed in a lowered January 2008 to also offer position,” Ayscue reported. a club at the middle-school “I passed him and inside level, Whitten said. the bathroom were two The organization’s leadmales. I ordered them to ership hopes to not have the floor and Lt. Lyles and to end the middle-school I handcuffed and searched program now because of both subjects.” lack of funds. Ayscue reported finding A total of 284 middle a knife in the pocket of schoolers have participated the Hartis subject. Lilly’s at Eaton-Johnson since pockets were empty. the club started, Whitten Lyles said that Null had said, with 131 enrolled this walked in on the suspects past year during the after- as they were attempting school club and an average to “snatch the plugs from of 33 students participatthe computer monitor” at ing in the program each the house. A ring, a digital day this summer. camera and a cell phone they allegedly intended to “I just want to focus on the children, keep them off steal were on the edge of the sink in the bathroom the streets and give them where the men were being someone to talk to and held by Null. The pair had have a connection with,” already collected in the livsaid Shantel Hargrove, director of the Eaton-John- ing room items including a DVD player, compact discs son program. “I want this and .357 magnum handto be a safe haven for the gun, among other family children. My main goal is belongings. Their Jeep was to make sure they succeed backed up to the front door in life.” of the house for the booty Among the club memto be loaded up and carried bers interviewed, the field away. trips and craft projects Ayscue said Null told were the clear favorites of him he confronted the the summer’s activities, burglars by demanding but Nyasia Miller, 14, adto know, “What are y’all mitted that, “Even though doing?” we don’t want to read, it Null told officers that helps us when we go back Lilly responded, “Someto school.” thing we’re not supposed to Jeffrey Green, 16, added: be doing.” The indictment describes “This was a good experia modus operandi in which ence and I’ll never forget members of the alleged it.” theft ring would case resiContact the writer at lgupton@ dences to find homes the thieves thought should be hendersondispatch.com. targeted. Authorities also accuse the group of recruiting additional people to help with the burglaries. (See related story on the overall indictment.) expenditures related to tourism because they do not include what people spend on such things as sports equipment, travel guides or lessons for sports participation. Nor do they include expenditures related to boating, a big item in Vance County due to the presence of Kerr Lake and the associated state parks. The summary released by the Division of Tourism shows that Vance County receives a substantial portion of the benefits garnered by the state as a whole. In 2008, visitors spent $16.9 billion in North Carolina. In announcing those figures in March, Gov. Beverly Perdue said, “While we recognize that current economic conditions are impacting businesses all across the state — including those in the tourism industry — this continued growth, and especially growth in tax revenues, is encouraging.”

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Church Watch speaker from N.C. crime panel Session to help churches with prevention efforts By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Starr Barbaro, a representative of the North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission, will speak at the next Church Watch meeting on Aug. 27 at South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness. The session on helping churches in the area prevent criminal acts that would affect their congregations and their properties will be held from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall off Americal Road. Barbaro is the Community Development Specialist for Crime Prevention with the commission, and has been with it since November of 2002. She has conducted numerous training sessions and work shops on crime prevention. A former detective with the Lauderhill Police Department in Florida, Barbaro has more than 15 years of law enforcement experience. Barbaro holds an international certification as a crime prevention specialist, a national certification in crime prevention through environmental design, and has obtained national recognition as a gang specialist. She is director-at-large for the National Crime Prevention Association, and serves as a technical advisor for the organization. Contact the writer at awheless@hendersondispatch.com.

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Deaths Mary L. Davis WARRENTON — Mary L. Davis, 101, of 114 Sylvester Davis Drive, Warrenton, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, at her residence. Funeral services are incomplete at this time, but will be announced later by Boyd’s Funeral Service in Warrenton.

Mark Elam MANSON — Mark Elam, 42, of 1990 Bullocksville Park Road, Manson, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Guiding Star Holy Church in Manson. The Rev. Dr. Milton Lewis, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow at Saints Delight Holy Church in Manson. He is survived by his parents, Moses and Althea Elam of Manson; a sister, Evangelist Brenda R. Buckrham of High Point; and two brothers, the Rev. Moses D. Elam, M.D., of Stockton, Calif., and Elder Joel M. Elam of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The family will receive friends Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Guiding Star Holy Church in Manson. Arrangements are by Boyd’s Funeral Services of Warrenton.

Thomas E. Harris HENDERSON — Thomas Edward “Dickie” Harris, 65, of 310 Peters Lane, in the Greystone community, died Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, at his residence. He was born in Vance County and was

the son of the late Nannie Beatrice Harris and Glennes Steed Sr. He attended the Vance County public schools and the former Henderson Institute. He and his family relocated to New York City where he worked as a brick mason. Later, he returned to Henderson and was a brick layer for 44 years. He was a faithful member of Greater Ransom Way of the Cross Temple where he served as the church videographer. He was also known in the Henderson area as a gospel promoter. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday in Ransom Way of the Cross by Bishop Johnnie Alston. Burial will follow in Young Memorial Holy Church. Survivors include his wife, Estelle Harris of the home; his children, Daphine Harris of Philadelphia, Pa., Luella Chance Wright of Killeen, Texas, Thomas Harris Jr., Tyrone Henderson, and Tracey Cabbagestalk, all of Henderson, and De Troy Harris of Orlando, Fla.; two brothers, Alvin Harris of Henderson and Thurman Harris of Bronx, N.Y.; a sister, Beryle Lewis of Henderson; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 8 p.m. and at other times will be at the residence. Funeral arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

Clarence M. Kersey WARRENTON — Clarence M. Kersey, 83, of Warrenton, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, at Sentara

Care Plex Hospital in Hampton, Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at United Solid Rock Baptist Church in Warrenton. The Rev. Moore H. Bynum will officiate and burial will follow in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Betty Kersey of Warrenton; three daughters, Carmelita Walker and Kenyatta Kersey, both of Hampton, Va., and Michele K. Norris of Virginia Beach, Va.; a son, Clarence S. Kersey of Warrenton; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The body will be on view today from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Boyd’s Funeral Service Chapel in Warrenton. Arrangements are by Boyd’s Funeral Services of Warrenton.

O. Vance Roberson HENDERSON — Ollie Vance Roberson, age 68, a resident of 1264 Edwards Road, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, at Duke University Hospital. Born in Vance County on Jan. 22, 1941, he was the son of the late Ollie Roberson and Julia Collins Roberson. He was a member of South Henderson Church of God, and was retired from Lauren’s Glass Company where he worked for 25 years. Memorial services will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday at South Henderson Church of God by the Rev. Gary Harper and Harvey Harris. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Marks Roberson of the home; one daughter, Tonya Taylor and husband, Terry, of Henderson; one son, Scott Roberson of Henderson;

Bettie E. Wright HENDERSON — Bettie Evans Wright, 96, died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. A Vance County native, she was born Aug. 1, 1913, and was the daughter of the late Henry and Florence Taylor Evans. She was educated in Vance County public schools and at an early age she joined the Flat Creek Baptist Church where she was a faithful member until her health failed. She was married to the late Joseph Wright. She is survived by a son, Jesse Lee Wright of Hampton, Va.; three daughters, Annie Ruth Allen and Isadora W. Thor-

pe, both of Henderson, and Fannie Terry of WinstonSalem; a sister, Lenora Braham of Washington, D.C.; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Flat Creek Baptist Church, with the Rev. William Everett officiating and interment will follow in the Nutbush Baptist Church cemetery. The body will be on view at the church one hour prior to the services. The Rev. Jimmie Lee Johnson will be assisting. The family will receive friends at 510 Powell St. and the viewing of the body will be today from 2 to 7 p.m. at E.C. Terry’s Funeral Service Chapel.

two sisters, Kay West of Henderson and Phyllis Roberson of Mount Airy, Md.; eight grandchildren, Jenna Taylor, Bobby Taylor, Brooke Roberson, Brandy Bass, Alex Roberson, Rhian Dickerson, Sophronia Speed, and Kiana Venable; and four great-grandchildren, Tristan Taylor, Will Carroll, Brayden Carroll, and Teagan Bass. The family will receive friends Saturday night from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at J.M. White Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the home at 1264 Edwards Road. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Duke Medical Center, Duke North, 9100 Ward, Durham, N.C. 27710, Attn: Joy Misuraca. Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home. Paid Obituary

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Mortgage delinquencies hit record high By ALAN ZIBEL AP Real Estate Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; More than 13 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage are either behind on their payments or in foreclosure as the recession throws more people out of work, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Thursday. The record-high numbers in the report are being driven by borrowers with traditional fixed-rate mortgages, rather than the shady subprime loans with adjustable rates that kicked off the mortgage crisis. As of June, more than 4 percent of all borrowers were in foreclosure and about 9 percent had missed at least one payment. One in three new foreclosures between April and June was from a prime, fixed-rate loan, up from one in five a year earlier. Last year, subprime adjustable-rate loans caused the largest share of foreclosures. The worst of the trouble is

still concentrated in California, Nevada, Arizona and Florida, which accounted for 44 percent of new foreclosures in the country. Nearly 12 percent of all loans in Florida were in foreclosure, the highest in the country, followed by Nevada at 9 percent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clearly we have not seen the bottom in Florida,â&#x20AC;? said Jay Brinkmann, the trade groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief economist. President Barack Obama has pledged to fight the problem, but its foreclosure prevention program, known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Making Home Affordable,â&#x20AC;? is off to a disappointing

start. As of July, only about one in 10 of eligible borrowers had signed up. The success of the program depends on the economy stabilizing. The number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly for the second straight week, the Labor Department said Thursday. The number of new jobless claims rose to a seasonally adjusted 576,000 last week, from a revised figure of 561,000. Wall Street economists expected a drop to 550,000, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters.

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Labor Department: Workplace suicides surge by 28 percent By SAM HANANEL Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Workplace suicides surged 28 percent last year, the Labor Department said Thursday, as anxious workers dealt with a struggling economy and watched colleagues depart in a rash of layoffs. At the same time, the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bureau of Labor Statistics said the total number of workers who died on the job from any cause fell by 10 percent. The 5,071 workplace fatalities recorded in 2008 was the lowest number since the agency began tracking the data in 1992. That number includes 251 suicides, the highest number since official reporting began. Labor officials did not seek to explain the sudden rise in workplace suicides. A BLS spokesman said the agency plans to research it more extensively. The agency says economic factors could be responsible for the overall decline in fatalities. Workers on average worked 1 percent fewer hours last year and the construction industry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which usually accounts for a major share of accidental workplace

deaths â&#x20AC;&#x201D; posted even larger declines in employment or hours worked. Gary Chaison, a professor of industrial relations at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., said the numbers suggest the struggling economy taking a toll on worker morale. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those who are at places where there have been substantial layoffs are trying to cope with survivorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guilt,â&#x20AC;? Chaison said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I also think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tremendous anxiety in the American workplace. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just being anxious, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being depressed.â&#x20AC;? But Chaison cautioned that both numbers may be at temporary extremes that will drift back toward historic levels once employment rises and economic conditions improve. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis called the decline in workplace fatalities a â&#x20AC;&#x153;change in the right direction,â&#x20AC;? but said it does not lessen the need for stronger safety enforcement to prevent accidental injuries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report prompts us to step up our vigilance, particularly as the economy regains momentum,â&#x20AC;? Solis said. The report is based on preliminary numbers that

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Abortion foe bringing protests to five states CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry will lead 10 protests in five cities to criticize Democratled health care reform plans in Washington. Terry said in a news release Thursday that demonstrators will travel by bus to Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia. The tour is scheduled to start Friday in Roanoke, Va. and end Tuesday in Reston, Va. Terry plans

a single stop in West Virginia, scheduling a protest for Monday outside the Charleston office of Democratic U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd. Terry says his goal is to ensure abortion and euthanasia are not included in a health reform bill. Terry fell out with Operation Rescue in 1990. He calls his current organization Operation RescueInsurrecta Nex.

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Friday, August 21, 2009

Henderson woman to be honored by Durham black affairs group BBy DAVID IRVINE Daily Dispatch Writer

DURHAM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Andrea Harris of Henderson will be honored on Saturday evening by receiving the Founders Leadership Award, to be presented by the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People at the Founders Anniversary Banquet. Harris is being recognized â&#x20AC;&#x153;for her more than thirty years of tireless efforts toward building economic parity and assets in minority and low-resource communities,â&#x20AC;? according to a statement by DCABP. The event will be held N.C. prison closings at the Greater Emmanuel Family Life Enrichment begin next month Center in Durham. The main speaker will be RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Congressman James E. shutdown of seven North Clyburn, U.S. RepresentaCarolina prisons because of tive from South Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state budget cuts will begin Sixth Congressional Disnext month. trict and Majority Whip in Seven of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 79 the 110th Congress. Also prisons are closing because scheduled to be honored of state budget cuts that will is the Rev. Kenneth R. also eliminate nearly 1,000 Hammond, pastor of jobs at the Department of Union Baptist Church in Correction. Durham. WRAL-TV reported that A native of Sumter, the prison closures beginS.C., Harris grew up in ning September 1 will affect Henderson. She graduated about 1,000 inmates. Correc- from Henderson Institute tion officials say the Wilmand earned a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ington Residential Facility degree in psychology at for Women will be the first Bennett College. to close. Other facilities in Harris taught in Vance Cleveland, Gates, Granville, County Schools before Guilford and Union counties going to work for Franklinwill close by December 1 and Vance-Warren OpporMcCain Correctional Hospi- tunity, later becoming executive director of that tal will close April 1. organization. Some probation managDCABP describes her efers could also lose their jobs forts there: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tenure after the Department of with F-V-W Opportunity Correction merges 14 of its resulted in extraordinary judicial districts, bringing the total number of districts accomplishments including: major rehabilitation of from 45 down to 31.

housing for low to moderate income home owners; increase in energy efficiencies in rehabilitated homes through partnerships with NCSU School of Design with the U.S. Department of Agriculture; an elderly transportation program to serve basic needs and trips to medical facilities in Durham and Chapel Hill; an expanded Head Start program; community garden projects with youth programs; and expansion of the Employment Program.â&#x20AC;? Harris later began working on projects to meet the needs of older adults, resulting in a tenfold increase in nutrition resources for the elderly. She joined the N.C. Department of Commerce, where she helped focus attention on the banking needs of minority businesses. Her commitment in this area led her in 1986 to co-found the N.C. Institute of Minority Economic Development, which she serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. The Institute has developed a research and policy base to strengthen the economic resources of minority communities. Over just the past four years,

the Institute has assisted businesses gain more than $118 million in business contracts and $59 million in financial transactions. These efforts have helped the region retain 5,400 jobs and create 2,100 jobs. DCABP concludes its tribute, saying that Harris â&#x20AC;&#x153;has led an organization [the Institute] that has sparked extraordinary economic endeavors that have positively changed areas of economic/racial disparities. The Durham Committee is exceedingly proud to honor Andrea L. Harris, a phenomenal woman of great talent, leadership skills, and courageous commitment.â&#x20AC;? Contact the writer at dirvine@ hendersondispatch.com.

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