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CMYK Hot Sauce Festival in Oxford on Saturday Shootings, theft ‘Crimes of the Month’ Local News, Page 4A

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On 9/11, Two arrested in bank robbery day of Carter Bank on Dabney hit service by gunmen But some fear remembrance will grow smaller

By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

By SUZANNE MA Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans planned beach cleanups, packages for soldiers and save-the-tree fundraisers along with familiar remembrances in three cities to mark eight years since the attacks of Sept. 11, the first time the anniversary was named a national day of service. “Instead of us simply remembering the horrible events and more importantly the heroes who lost their lives on 9/11, we are all going to turn into local heroes,” said Ted Tenenbaum, a Los Angeles repair shop owner who offered free handyman services Thursday and planned to do so again Friday. Similar donations of time and labor were planned across the country after President Barack Obama and Congress declared the day would be dedicated to service this year for the first time. Some Americans are suspicious about the new commemoration, though, fearing it could overshadow a somber day of remembrance for nearly 3,000 people killed aboard four jetliners and at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon, and a field in western Pennsylvania. “When I first heard about it, I was concerned,” said Debra Burlingame, whose brother was the American Airlines pilot of Please see 9/11, page 3A

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Henderson Police officers stand guard on Wilkins Lane Thursday afternoon after suspects in the robbery of Carter Bank & Trust abandoned their car near Skenes Avenue and fled into the woods.

School locked down as police search for robbers By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

It was 12:05 p.m. Thursday when 911 notified Principal Clarence Hicks that L.B. Yancey Elementary needed to go to lock-down while law enforcement searched for two armed men in the area. Using the intercom, Hicks announced what was going to happen to secure the building, and said it wasn’t a drill. Because it was lunch time, some children remained behind in the cafeteria. Teachers took the rest of the 400 or so pre-K through fifth-grade students to classrooms. Doors were locked. Lights were turned off. Everyone was told to sit quietly in the

dark. As for Hicks, he and members of his staff locked all of the exit doors and stood by them. Green cards were slid under classroom doors to send outside the message that everything was all right inside. It went to Vance County Sheriff’s deputies and Hicks who searched the hallways twice. The ordeal lasted 30 to 45 minutes. After it was over, Hicks told the teachers, the staff and the students that he was pleased with the way they had responded. Contact the writer at awheless@hendersondispatch.com.

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A car passes Carter Bank & Trust after a robbery just shortly after noon Thursday.

Shortly after two masked gunmen left Carter Bank & Trust on Dabney Drive Extension in a stolen car early Thursday afternoon, Henderson Police officers arrested two suspects who had been walking on Skenes Avenue. Amils Drew, 22, of 1054 N. Pinkston St. and Ahmad Burwell, 20, of 637 Marshall St. are accused of being the pair wearing black clothing who used Burwell a stocking cap and a bandana to hide their faces when they entered the bank building only minutes after noon, pointed Drew handguns at tellers, took the undisclosed amount of money handed to them, and stuffed some of it in their pockets. Only one customer was in the bank at the time. Lieutenant C.O. Pulley said some investigators and officers were riding in their cars near the bank Please see BANK, page 3A

Oxford wants $850,000 Demolition by neglect, grant for street upgrade nuisance laws adopted By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — The municipal government is taking the first steps to seek an $850,000 Community Development Block Grant for housing and infrastructure improvements along Raleigh Street between Front Street and Industry Drive in the southeastern part of the city. Eight to 12 residences could be impacted, with $150,000 additionally available for other improvements in the area, City Manager Mark Donham told the Dispatch. Asked to be more specific about the other improvements, Donham said, “This is very general. We are looking at some options, but nothing has come together yet.” The City Commission conducted a required public hearing on

Tuesday evening and will conduct a second required, more detailed public hearing at 5:45 p.m. this coming Tuesday, with the grant application deadline being Sept. 30. There was neither dissent from citizens nor the commissioners at the Tuesday evening meeting. Commissioner Chance Wilkinson, while supportive of the grant application, wanted to know why the representative of the architectural firm of Hobbs Upchurch & Associates of Lexington intended to notify impacted persons after the second public hearing. “Shouldn’t we get ‘em in here before we decide we’re going to do it?” Wilkinson asked at one point. The question came up after Commissioner Walter Cantley asked about whether the property Please see OXFORD, page 4A

By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — Two municipal regulations Mayor Al Woodlief called long overdue are now in place. A demolition by neglect ordinance and a criminal nuisance abatement ordinance were approved by the City Commission on Tuesday evening. The demolition by neglect ordinance means the city can take action against delinquent property owners in Oxford’s College Street and Main Street historic districts, with the city required to receive two complaints to start the process. The criminal nuisance abatement ordinance means the municipal administration can go get court orders prohibiting the

removal of evidence from such properties, banning criminal activities at such properties and seizing such properties. The details of the ordinances were presented by City Manager Mark Donham at a July 23 meeting of commission committees in which five members of the full seven-man commission were present. Police Chief John Wolford at the July 23 meeting said he already has a process to deal with properties that are criminal nuisances and that what Donham proposed would provide one more “’This is it’ kind of tool” when dealing with landlords. “There’s a number of procedures that we go through to identify what that nuisance may be. And then it’s an accumulation Please see LAWS, page 3A

Warren OKs financing for construction projects

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Deaths Soul City Frank Hill, 57 Norlina Walter Yates, 98 Warren County Robert L. Cheek Jr., 70

Obituaries, 4A

By DAVID IRVINE Daily Dispatch Writer

WARRENTON – At a special meeting on Wednesday evening, the Warren County commissioners approved an agreement with Southern Bank to finance four construction and renovation projects. Total cost over 15 years will be $906,559.71. The projects approved include: • Construction of two Emergency Medical Services satellite facilities at a combined cost of $340,000. Commissioner Ernest Fleming questioned why the cost was higher than when the facilities were first discussed. Facilities

Manager Charles Ayscue responded that costs had risen, but by doing the jobs “in-house” the cost will be about 60 percent of contracting for private construction. • Renovation of the former library building at a cost of $59,000. • Renovation of the former Mental Health building at a cost of $70,000. • Renovation of the former National Guard Armory at a cost of $200,000. County Manager Linda Worth reminded the commissioners that the total cost of the project is $1 million and that the balance of the cost will be paid by an $800,000 grant from the

Golden LEAF Foundation. The county had solicited bids from eight lending institutions. Four responded with bids. One bid was not considered because it was submitted with incorrect terms. Of the three remaining bids, that by Southern Bank was the lowest. Southern Bank’s bid offered an interest rate of 4.56 percent on the total of $669,000 for 15 years. Total interest cost will be $236,559.71 and fees will be $1,000. At a public hearing prior to the special meeting, Roland Beauchaine of 222 Whispering Pines Drive in Macon objected to the use of installment purchase financing,

pointing out that it did not require a referendum of the voters. The commissioners scheduled two public hearings. A public hearing on financing the construction of the New Tech High School was set for 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 28. It will be followed at 9:45 by a special meeting to finalize the agreement with Southern Bank. A second public hearing was scheduled for 9:45 a.m. on Oct. 5, prior to the commissioners’ regular monthly meeting, to hear citizens’ comments regarding the Rural Operating Assistance Program. Contact the writer at dirvine@hendersondispatch.com.

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Mark It Down Today Tractor show — The ninth annual Justice Community Antique Tractor, Car and Engine Show will be held today and tomorrow in the Justice community of Franklin County on N.C. 581, nine miles north of Spring Hope. Events include a parade of cars and tractors, music and entertainment, events for children, craft demonstrations, a bake sale and more. An auction of antique farm items will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow. For more information, call (919) 853-3161. Granville Chamber — Granville County Economic Development Director Jay Tilley will make a presentation at 8 a.m. to the Granville Chamber of Commerce’s Government Forum Committee at the Economic Development Commission office, 310 Williamsboro St., Oxford. Fundraiser — Mums in a variety of colors will be on sale at the John 3:16 Center, 407 East End Ave., Littleton (next to Hagwood’s Car Wash) from 2-6 p.m. and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mums can also be ordered in advance. For more information and to place an order, call (252) 586-1800. Weight loss group — TOWN (Take Off Weight Now), a non-profit weight loss group, will meet at Aycock Recreation Center at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend.

Saturday Hot sauce contest — The North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Oxford. The event will showcase North Carolina hot sauces, microbreweries, wines, barbecue sauces, and other fiery foods in addition to Granville County Heritage Day, the Granville Gardeners plant sale, the Granville County Museum treasure sale, activities for children, carriage rides and The Chili Pepper Eating Contest, sponsored by Bailey Farms. The 12th annual charity ride benefiting the Masonic Home of Oxford and the Lions 5K “Run with the Lions” will also be part of the events. Tar River Festival — The 20th annual Tar River Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Louisburg and at the Riverbend Park. The event designed for the whole family, includes children’s games, live entertainment, crafts and food. Admission is free. Fall festival — The Green Duke House, 119 Duke Dr., in the Soul City community will hold a fall festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wade Banner of 97.5 FM will provide the music. Other activities will include a flea market, food and sports. 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. Dee’s Music Barn — Dee’s Music Barn, 3101 Walters Road, Creedmoor, will be featuring the Ace In The Hole Band at 7 p.m. For more information, call (919) 528-5878. Vance County Farmers’ market — The Vance County Farmers’ Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon. 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. Community dance — The Epsom Country Club will sponsor a community dance starting at 7:30 p.m., featuring Johnny Scoggins and the Southern Breeze Express. For more information and directions, contact Curtis Strickland at 492-6834. Ridgeway Opry House — Performing are Matt Nelson, Lindburgh Tudor, Joyce Chisenhall, Alan and Besty Reid, Jackie Turner, Julia Morton and Friends, Evelena Norwood, Ronald Puett and Verlin Bailey. Doors open at 6 p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m. Car seat check — Safe Kids Granville County will hold a car seat check at the Butner Food Lion on N.C. 56 near I-85 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Technicians will be available to answer questions and check car seat installation for free. A donation is required for any car seat provided. No appointment is necessary. Fayetteville St. Alumni — The Vance/Granville/Franklin/ Warren Chapter of the Fayetteville State University alumni chapter will meet at 11 a.m. at Evans Famous Bar-B-Q on Raleigh Road, Henderson. All Broncos are asked to attend. Master gardeners — The Master Gardeners will be at Rose Gin, 615 U.S. 158 West Bypass, Henderson, from 9-11 a.m. to answer questions on lawn and garden problems. For more information, call 492-1103. Festival — The Color Fall Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Breckenridge St. in downtown Henderson. Artistic Director

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Senior center sponsoring trip to Myrtle Beach The Vance County Senior Center is coordinating a trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Nov. 13-14. The chartered bus trip will include one night’s ocean front lodging at Beach Cove Resort, one buffet breakfast, one seafood dinner and Christmas shows at the Alabama Theatre and the Carolina Opry. While traveling, activities will

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of information,” Wolford told the commissioners moments before their votes Tuesday evening. And by the time a case goes to Donham and to City Attorney Tom Burnette “it’s going to be a case that we have been unable to resolve” through any negotiations with landlords, particularly in landlordtenant situations, or in situations in which “nobody is listening to anybody,” Wolford added. Burnette, attorney

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when 911 informed them at 12:08 p.m. that it had just been robbed. Parked near Skenes Avenue on Wilkins Avenue was the black 1991 Honda that investigators determined had been used in the holdup. It had been taken during the morning hours from somewhere on Ross Mill Road, according to Pulley. One of the men was immediately taken into custody after being spotted by police. The other man ran into some woods that were close by, and was soon apprehended by some officers who had pursued him. Drew and Burwell were

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each was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, and felonious larceny of a vehicle. The FBI’s Robbery Task Force was contacted, and the investigation is continuing. In Creedmoor, police are asking the public’s help in finding the man who robbed the RBC Bank at 608 N. Main St. on Tuesday morning. The suspect was described as black and standing five feet, eight inches tall. He was seen carrying a small, dark handgun. Anyone with any inforWe’ll straighten everything out!

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happen sooner than later because “if we had had a historic district in 1988 when they started down the road, we wouldn’t have been faced with four or five houses that are in disreputable condition.” During the April 16 Preservation Commission meeting, Taylor, referring to Hart, who was sitting across the table, said, “I’m sure Cheryl gets complaints once a week” about certain houses in Oxford. The Preservation Com-

mission was activated in June 2007 by the City Commission. A previous local historic panel in the late 1980s never gained long-term traction, with an issue being how to provide preservation incentives. On Tuesday evening there was no citizen dissent against the ordinances in the public hearing phases moments before the City Commission’s votes.

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Near Shanksville, Pa., where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed, former Secretary of State Colin Powell will deliver the keynote speech. At 10:03 a.m., the time the plane crashed, the names of the 40 passengers and crew will be read and bells will be tolled. Among the hundreds of people expected to attend is Jose Melendez-Perez, a Customs agent credited with refusing entry to the country a man officials believe was supposed to be the fifth hijacker aboard the flight. The official 9/11 Commission report said hijackers deliberately crashed the plane in Pennsylvania as passengers were trying to wrest control of the cockpit.

while President Barack Obama was to meet with family members for a ceremony at the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C. In New York, thousands planned moments of silence four times — twice for when jetliners crashed into a Trade Center tower, and for the moments the towers collapsed. A wreath was to be laid at a memorial to the Pentagon, where 184 people died when a hijacked jet slammed into the building. Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates were to meet with victims’ family members. The president will “speak about what the day means and the sacrifices of thousands, not just at the Pentagon, but in Pennsylvania and certainly and most obviously in New York,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said.

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recent storm. Katz called the park “New York City’s lungs” and said of the fundraiser, “This is my way to give back.” A Boston group founded by victims’ family members — two of the four planes left from Boston — planned to write letters to U.S. soldiers overseas and pack CARE packages. In San Diego, Dave Matthews Band bassist Stefan Lessard is sponsoring a cleanup of Ocean Beach. Volunteers who made firefighters’ meals or helped remove tons of debris from the World Trade Center site planned to join family members to read names of more than 2,700 victims killed when hijacked jetliners crashed into the towers on Sept. 11, 2001. Vice President Joe Biden was scheduled to attend the ceremony in New York,

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•Heritage Festival Featuring antiques and collectibles for sale-All Day (in the parking lot behind Remember When off Hillsboro Street) •Granville Gardeners Plant Sale Featuring an array of plants. Gardeners will also have a raffle and silent auction for unique items. (held at the Extension Office on Wall Street 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM) •Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides Free rides from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Look For Signs •Granville County Museum-September Sensations Bazaar Outside September Sensations Bazaar with various vendors on Court Street. 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Both museums will be open for viewing: Harris Exhibit Hall, 1 Museum Lane & History Museum Courtyard, 110 Court Street •2009 Charity Ride for the Children Masonic Home for Children on College Street •Run With The Lions 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM in the Littlejohn Street Parking Lot Don’t stop there! To complete your day, please plan to visit all of Oxford’s downtown shops and restaurants!

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Hot Sauce Festival on go for Saturday Governor proclaimed event as first-ever Hot Sauce Day in the Tar Heel State From STAFF REPORTS

OXFORD —The third annual N.C. Hot Sauce Festival is set for Saturday in the heart of Granville County. This year’s event will have additional prestige because Gov. Beverly Perdue in July signed a proclamation recognizing Saturday as the first-ever Hot Sauce Day in the Tar Heel State. The N.C. Hot Sauce Contest was the idea of Julia Overton, who owns Stovall’s Gifts at 100 Main St. in the picturesque Oxford central business district. Overton and her fellow organizers have been work-

ing to make the event the North Carolina Olympics of those spicy liquids to pour on meals and snacks. In addition to the chance from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on the commercial section of Main Street to sample and buy products with catchy names, comers get the chance to taste and purchase beers and wines produced within the state. And comers can participate in a Heritage Festival by shopping for antiques in the parking lot behind the Remember When store off Hillsboro Street. The goings-on will start as early as 7 a.m., with the Oxford Farmers’ Market opening at the corner of

East McClanahan and Lanier streets and serving breakfast and having samplings of jams, jellies, salsas and sausage. And there will be plenty of peppers for those who want to make their own hot sauce. And from 7 a.m.-10 a.m. will be the annual “Run with the Lions,” which the local Lions Club organized to help raise funds to help the visually impaired. The starting point is Littlejohn Street and the route goes into the eastern part of the city. From 9 a.m.-2 p.m. will be the September Sensations Bazaar, with various vendors to be on Court Street down to the

courtyard of the Granville County Historical Museums and in the parking lot of the Harris Exhibit Hall. From 9 a.m.-3 p.m., the Granville Gardeners Plant Sale will be outside the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service, which is at Spring and Wall streets. And from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., there will be free horsedrawn carriage rides on the residential part of Main Street south of the Richard H. Thornton Library building. On the Net: www.nchotsaucecontest.com/

member. The county has six EDC members and an ex- officio member, while Oxford has three EDC members and an ex-officio member. In other business, the City Commission: • Approved demolishing a structure located at 214 Granville St. and owned by Mark Taylor. The structure is located close to a daycare center and Taylor has indicated he would like for the structure to be knocked down. The city will charge Taylor for the cost in his tax bill. • Approved annexing a residence at 1016 Lewis St. (U.S. 15), with the annexation to take effect next month. The property is adjacent to the Walmart Supercenter, with the city

having done a satellite annexation of the site of the future megastore and other future stores at what will be the Shoppes at Oxford. The commission on Aug. 11 approved annexing 1018 Lewis. • Approved intentions to annex Lot 106 of Brentwood Estates. A house was built on this lot since a previous city expansion in that area. • Approved intentions to annex 115 W. Quailridge Road to complete a city expansion in that area. When the city started the process of annexing 117 and 119 W. Quailridge, the 115 W. Quailridge location was not built or included.

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OXFORD, from page one owners were advised about what was going on. After back and forth between Wilkinson and the representative of the architectural firm, Wilkinson asked City Planning Director Cheryl Hart whether she could mail out notification letters about this coming Tuesday’s hearing. Although Hart said she would be glad to do so, she said she had spoken with some of the owners and said there already was an official notification printed in the Oxford Public Ledger newspaper. Wilkinson called for letters to be mailed to the addresses of the houses. Mayor Al Woodlief assured Wilkinson the notifications would be made, with Hart emphasizing the issuing of

letters should be confined to the specific targeted area. The City Commission met for approximately 45 minutes on Tuesday evening. In other business, the commissioners approved including the southern Granville County town of Butner as a member of the County Economic Development Commission (EDC), as required by the county and Oxford. The county commissioners at their Tuesday evening meeting approved giving Butner seats at the EDC table. Butner, which was incorporated in 2007 after being a state-run municipality, will have two EDC members and an ex-officio

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State government building reopens after evacuation RALEIGH (AP) — The state government building that houses the North Carolina Department of Justice is back open . The structure was evacuated due to carbon monoxide fumes inside. The Department of Crime Control and Public Safety said workers at the

old Education Building in downtown Raleigh were allowed back in Thursday afternoon after the building was aired out for about three hours. Between 300 and 400 people left the building. Among others, the building houses the offices of Attorney General Roy

Cooper. Department spokeswoman Patty McQuillan said one person was taken to the hospital after complaining of headaches and nausea. State Capitol Police Chief Scott Hunter said the carbon monoxide may have come from construc-

tion equipment behind the building, where a large state government construction project is going up.

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Deaths Robert L. Cheek Jr. WARREN COUNTY — Robert Lee “Bobby” Cheek Jr., 70, died Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. He was born June 5, 1939, in Warren County and was the son of the late Robert Lee Cheek Sr. and Verlene Cheek. He grew up in Warren County and, upon graduation from high school, he entered the United States Army where he served abroad for many years. Later in his life, he was employed at the shipyards in Newport News, Va. He retired from employment with Warren County schools. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Dozie Cheek. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at R.H. Greene Funeral Home Chapel in Warrenton. Elder Connie Daniels will officiate. He is survived by three daughters, Greta Cheek of Nicholsville, Ky., Angela Cheek of Lexington, Ky., and Jacqueline Brown of Louisville, Ky.; a son, Marcus Cheek of Lexington, Ky.; eight grandchildren; three sisters, Beaufort Golden of Warrenton, Effie Johnson of Henderson and Cynthia Cheek of Warrenton; and a brother, Cobra of Wake Forest. The body may be viewed today until the hour of the service. Arrangements are by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.

Frank Hill SOUL CITY — Frank Hill, 57, of 324 Duke Drive, Scott Mitchell, Apt. 103, Soul City, died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, at his residence. He was born in Vance County and was the son of the late William

Jr. and Mattie Augusta Johnson Hill. He joined Hargrove Chapel United Methodist Church at an early age and was educated in the Vance County public schools. Later he resided in Baltimore, Md., and lived there for many years before returning to Henderson because of declining health. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hargrove Chapel United Methodist Church by the Rev. Chris Diggs. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Hill of Henderson; two daughters, Tiffany Hill of Norlina and Shiri Hill of Baltimore, Md.; two sons, Frank Hill Jr. and William Whiley Hill, both of Baltimore, N.C.; five grandchildren; a sister, Dorothy Harrison of Manson; six brothers, Walter Hill, Robert Hill, Isaiah Hill and Herbert Hill, all of Townsville, Clarence Hill of Henderson and Andrew Hill of Kittrell. The family will receive friends at the residence. Arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

Walter Yates NORLINA — The Rev. Walter Yates, 98, of 1608 Tower Road, Norlina, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, at Warren Hills Nursing Facility in Warrenton. Arrangements are by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.

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GM offers refund to car buyers to win them back By EMILY FREDRIX AP Marketing Writer

MILWAUKEE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Looking to regain consumersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; trust, General Motors Co. said Thursday new car buyers will be able to return their vehicles within two months of purchase for a full refund, part of a long-awaited new marketing campaign for the biggest American automaker. The effort is part of a major marketing campaign that will break next week seeking to make connections again with American consumers who may be leery of the company since it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year. There is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;monumental chasmâ&#x20AC;? between the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perception of GMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicles and the autos in its current line-up, said GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, who delayed retirement to head GMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marketing efforts. The company stands

behind its cars now and can offer full money-back guarantees, he told reporters on a conference call Thursday. As recently as three years ago, GM would have been faced with a huge risk if it made such an offer. The program is part of a sweeping, new marketing campaign, called â&#x20AC;&#x153;May the Best Car Win,â&#x20AC;? that pits the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four remaining brands â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and GMC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; directly against competitors. The Detroit-based automaker said it will focus on quality, performance, fuel economy and design in comparing its cars against those of competitors. The Chevrolet Equinox will be featured in advertisements directly compared to the Honda CRV, and Cadillacs will target German luxury vehicles, Lutz said. Although a new GM advertising campaign will feature Chairman Edward Whitacre Jr. telling consum-

ers about the new GM, Lutz said that will be short-lived as GM shifts focus to its brands, rather than the corporation. Individual campaigns for the brands will share common elements but the GM logo and the words GM will not appear, he said. Instead, the brands will be the true focus, since consumersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; perception of GM is affected by the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bankruptcy filing this year. GM will allow customers who purchase a new vehicle starting next Monday through Nov. 30 to return it, no questions asked, for a full refund within 31 to 60 days from the date of purchase. The vehicles must not have more than 4,000 miles on them and the drivers must be current on their payments. The offer applies to brands such as Chevrolet, GMAC, Buick and Cadillac. The Pontiac brand, which GM is phasing out, is not eligible. Leased vehicles are also ineligible.

Census reports N.C. uninsured rate nearly 17 percent RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; New census data show about one out of six North Carolina residents lacked health insurance coverage. The U.S. Census Bureau released annual population and community data Thursday that contains information about health coverage across

the United States. The census data shows that over the past three years an average of 1.5 million North Carolinians were without health insurance, or nearly 17 percent. That was worse than the national average of 15.5 percent of the population lacking

coverage. Texas led the country with about a quarter of its residents uninsured. A state health research agency reported in March that recession-fueled layoffs gave North Carolina the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest growth rate of people without health insurance.

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HCCA ready to launch 26th year of performances derson Junior High School (now Henderson Middle School). “That was the largest theater around at that time,” Frazier said. “We could seat 900 people back then, including the balcony. That first season we had over 500 subscribers.” Season tickets were only $15 that first year. The concert series has been a success from the beginning because of the organizational structure and guidelines the local organizers followed from day one, said Frazier. Those guidelines were provided by the Community Concert Association, which was based in New York City and helped communities across the country set up successful local concert series for more than 75 years, said Frazier. “They told us that they had developed a method that was not going to fail, and if we followed their advice religiously, we would not fail,” said Frazier. “The most important rule was to sell the tickets and raise the money before you had your first performance. That way you knew you had your tickets sold and an audience waiting before the performers ever arrived.” In all those years, Frazier said she’s only had one time that the performers did not show up on time for the start of the performance. “It was a Sunday afternoon,

By LINDA GUPTON Dispatch Features Editor

When the Henderson Community Concert Association launches its new season on Monday night at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center, the series’ organizers will be celebrating 25 years of bringing world class entertainment to the residents of the Tri-County area. The 26th season will open at 8 o’clock with Daniel Rodrigues, the “singing policeman” of 9/11 fame, and will also include “Red Hot Hollywood,” a red carpet review of Hollywood’s greatest music memories, on Oct. 19; pianist Rudolf Budginas, who will entertain with pop, jazz and well-known classical works on Jan. 19, 2010; the Hunt Family Fiddlers, an award-winning group of nine family members who will play Celtic, bluegrass, inspirational and popular tunes on Feb. 12, 2010; and the North Carolina Symphony, which will be in concert on April 20, 2010. Admission is by season subscription only. Jane Frazier, president of the association’s board of directors for most of the past 25 years, is as enthusiastic about the concert series today as she was back in 1984-85 when the concert association brought its first season of performers to the stage at Hen-

the school auditorium was full, and it was time for me to get up on the stage to introduce the group — and they weren’t there!” Frazier remembers now with a laugh. “I told the young man who was helping with the lighting to stand out on the corner, and the minute he saw them arrive, to tell them which door to come in and where to go to save time!” The show did go on that day, despite the delay. And there have been only a few instances where shows had to be cancelled or rescheduled because of illness or inclement weather, Frazier added. The board of directors for the concert series contracts a year in advance with the performers. The selection process is now underway for the 2010-2011 season. Jan McDaniel, who has worked as the publicity chairman for all but one of the past 25 years, attended a showcase event in Nashville, Tenn., in August that is produced each year by Live On Stage, the management company that now represents most of the performers that are booked for the local series. She returned with recommendations for the board to consider. “We always try to chose a classical performer, something with orchestra music or a Broadway musical, and something that will attract families and children,”

said Frazier. Over 100 volunteers work with the series, primarily helping with annual ticket sales in the spring. The organization’s board of directors is made up of 25-30 volunteers. The committed and motivated group of volunteers return season after season. “We know what a worthwhile thing this is for our area and how important it is to the community,” said McDaniel. The concert series offers the only live performances in the local area, Frazier added, and provides opportunities each season for performers to go into the schools and play for local children as well. “The outreach to the schools is such a vital part of what we’re able to do,” said Frazier. Each season, the concert series’ organizers try to have at least one event for local school children in conjunction with the public performances. This season, the N.C. Symphony will perform in April for all the fourth graders in Vance County, and pianist Rudolph Budginas will perform for students at Kerr-Vance Academy and Crossroads Christian School in January. “We know there are children who see these performances that have never had the opportunity to see a live performance,” said Frazier. Teachers are provided

in advance with lesson materials related to the performance so they can talk with the students about the music, the composer, the instruments and the history of the music. While the concert series remains a success, an aging population of concertgoers and the economic downturn have affected this year’s sales, which are down by 200 subscribers from recent years. While the series is a bargain at $45 for individuals, $10 for youth and $100 for families (regardless of the number of children), it’s still been a tough year for ticket sales. “We trying to focus on including performers each season that will appeal to young families with children,” said Frazier. This year’s more family-oriented offerings include the Hunt Family Fiddlers and the “Red Hot Hollywood” musical review which will include popular songs from a number of Hollywood films. “We know we need to draw in a younger audience to continue to be successful,” Frazier added. “We really want to reach out to a new generation.” Anyone interested in more information about the concert series can call 492-2954 or 4308640. Contact the writer at lgupton@hendersondispatch.com.

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Finch wants county to pay for chair Shootings, theft ‘Crimes of the Month’ across it by two Vance County deputies who came to his mobile home last January to help a social services employee take custody of his granddaughter. He wants the county to replace the chair, saying that Sheriff Peter White did not return his phone calls concerning the recliner for eight months. “I have given the Sheriff a copy of what it will cost to replace my recliner,” Finch said. “I can’t afford to buy another.” In addition, Finch told the commissioners that he was humiliated by the deputies who made him get in a patrol car while wearing only his boxer shorts. Finch said he wants the sheriff’s office and the po-

By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Tony Finch, a former Henderson Police officer who has had several brushes with law enforcement in Vance, described himself to the County Commissioners Monday night as someone wronged by people wearing badges. Speaking by appointment behind a podium, he told the board that his civil and constitutional rights have been violated by some officers, he has been arrested several times in the past on false charges, and some of his property has been damaged in the process. Finch referred specifically to a reclining chair that he said was broken when he was thrown

lice department to remove the few bad officers that each has. “I urge all citizens of all races to stand up and fight back,” he added. “What I’m here for today is justice.” After Finch had finished talking, Chairman Dan Brummitt told him: “We take any comments like this seriously. We’ll send this issue with your comments to the Public Safety Committee.” Saying “Vance County is blessed to have this sheriff,” Vice-Chairman Eddie Wright told Finch: “I commend you for the way you have handled yourself.” To which Finch replied: “We do have a good sheriff and a good chief of police.” Contact the writer at awheless@hendersondispatch.com.

By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Crime Stoppers’ “Crimes Of The Month” for September are the shooting of two people on June 13 in Henderson and the theft of property worth $10,000 during a home break-in on Aug. 15 in Vance County. Detectives said Jarrell Rakeem Lewis of Bullock Street and Christal Michelle Watson of Angel Lane were shot while walking to their vehicle at the convention center on Wortham Court. The victims were interviewed at Maria Parham Medical Center, shortly after police went to the convention center concerning a report of people fighting there. Police have no suspects,

and the investigation is continuing. If anyone has information on this case, please call Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers at 252492-1925, or you can put anonymous tips on the web site at www. hvcrimestoppers.com. You can also call the detective division at 252-438-4141. In the other incident, Shirley Wilson of Warrenton Road reported that someone broke into her house and took several items after prying open the basement door. If anyone has information on this case, please call Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers at (252) 492-1925, or you can put anonymous tips on the web site at HYPERLINK “http://www.hvcrimestop-

pers.com” www. hvcrimestoppers.com. Or, you can call the detective division at the Vance County Sheriff’s Office at 738-2200. Crime Stoppers will pay rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of persons responsible for these and other criminal offenses. All information received is kept confidential. Callers do not have to give their names. Contact the writer at awheless@hendersondispatch.com.

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ATLANTA — Health officials are reporting what may be the first instance of a Tamiflu-resistant swine flu virus spreading from one person to another. It happened in July at a camp in western North Carolina, where two teenage girls — cabin mates — were diagnosed with the same drug-resistant strain of swine flu. Tamiflu is one of two flu medicines that help against swine flu, and health officials have been closely watching for signs that the virus is mutating, making the drugs ineffective. This week Roche Holding AG — the maker of Tamiflu — said it’s aware of 13 cases of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu around the world, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has counted nine in the United

States. But all the others were single cases. In this instance, there seemed to be a spread. “That was the concerning thing about these cases,” said Dr. Zack Moore, a respiratory disease epidemiologist for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The virus may have spread from one girl to the other, or it’s possible that the girls got it from another camper. It’s also possible that they each developed a resistant strain independently, but that’s unlikely, Moore added. Both girls had been given Tamiflu before they got sick — as a preventive measure — after an outbreak of swine flu at the camp. They were among more than 600 campers and camp staff treated. That may have been part of the problem: Overuse of medicines can contribute

to viruses becoming drug resistant. The CDC this week issued revised guidance advising against giving flu drugs to prevent illness in most healthy people, even if they may have been exposed to an infected person. The CDC recommends fast treatment with Tamiflu or Relenza for anyone hospitalized with a flu-like illness. They also advise prompt treatment at the first sign of symptoms for those at high risk for serious complications, including pregnant women, children younger than 5, and people with certain chronic conditions like asthma and heart disease. The North Carolina cases are reported in Thursday’s issue of a CDC publication, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. On the Net: CDC report: http://www. cdc.gov/mmwr

WWII Navy vessel off N.C. coast probed NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Maritime archaeologists tracking the victims of Nazi U-boats during World War II have explored a Navy patrol boat that has been untouched since it sank off the Outer Banks in 1942. The converted trawler YP-389 was found about 18 miles off Hatteras Inlet last month by an expedition led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration studying shipwrecks left from the WWII battle for control of East Coast shipping lanes, maritime archaeologist Joe Hoyt said. Finding a World War IIera vessel is rare, researcher Richard Lawrence said.

Of the 137 Allied, German and merchant vessels lost off North Carolina during World War II, about 40 have been located, said Lawrence, head of the state Department of Cultural Resources’ North Carolina Archaeology Branch. Footage of the wreck shows a ship’s skeleton with light fixtures, batteries, fire extinguishers, and port holes scattered around it, The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, Va., reported Thursday. The metal sides of the hull had fallen to the side. Lawrence said the expedition team compared video sent by an underwater robot sent down to find the vessel

with old photos of the ship. The patrol boat was originally detected in the 1970s by a team searching for the Civil War-era warship Monitor. The remains of as many as five men may be inside the 102-foot vessel resting under 325 feet of water, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Superintendent David Alberg said. The ship’s discovery was made last month during a three-week NOAA expedition, Alberg said. YP-389 lost a 90-minute surface battle with the German U-701, which was sunk two weeks later by U.S. Army aircraft about 10 miles north.

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N.C. ag chief won’t punish worker over truck RALEIGH (AP) — The North Carolina state auditor and agriculture commissioner disagree whether a state employee should be disciplined for driving a state-owned car pickup truck to work. A report from State Auditor Beth Wood released Thursday said the deputy

director of the pesticide inspection unit shouldn’t have driven the truck from his Reidsville home to Raleigh and back almost daily since 2006. Wood said the worker — identified by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler as Patrick Jones — received a benefit of $36,500 for driv-

ing the truck and suggested Jones reimburse the state. Troxler defended Jones, saying his work station was in Reidsville but he made more visits to Raleigh than expected. Troxler says he won’t punish Jones because he did nothing intentionally wrong.

PUBLIC NOTICE HEARING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM COUNTY OF VANCE Notice is hereby given that the Vance County Board of Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room in the Vance County Administrative Building located at 122 Young Street, Henderson, North Carolina. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to receive citizens’ comments on a proposed application to the State of North Carolina, Division of Community Assistance for Community Revitalization Funds. Such application must be filed with the Division of Community Assistance on or before 5 P. M., September 30, 2009. The proposed Community Revitalization Funds Application will be $850,000 of CDBG funds for the Julia Avenue Target Area, Phase II. The Julia Avenue Target Area, Phase II is located south of the Henderson City Limits, being two blocks west of the intersection of Raleigh Road (US1 Business) and First Street, and contains 13 housing units. The Community Development Block Grant activities in the C-1 project for Julia Avenue will include: (1) Rehabilitation (2) Water improvements (3) Sewer installation (4) Clearance (5) Street repair (6) Project administration (7) Local Option In accordance with 24 CFR 135, and Section 3, Vance County shall to the greatest extent possible utilize low income, women, minority contractors and under-utilized businesses and award contracts when feasible to businesses in, or owned in substantial part by persons residing in project area. Where feasible, opportunities for training and employment will be given to lower income residents located within the project area. Vance County is equal opportunity employer and service provider. Assistance or special aids for the handicapped are available upon request. TDD number is: 1-800-735-2962. All interested citizens are invited to attend this Public Hearing. Written questions, complaints or comments concerning this Public Hearing or the Community Development Block Grant Program should be addressed to the Vance County Manager for response within ten (10) working days from date of receipt at the following address: Jerry L. Ayscue, County Manager County of Vance 122 Young Street, Suite B Henderson, North Carolina 27536

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VANCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Arrests • Charles Hunter, 48, of 216 Antler Drive, Murfreesboro, was arrested Aug. 3 in Hertford County. Felony larceny. Felony possession of stolen goods. Bond was set at $6,000. Court date Sept. 14. Warrants were served while subject was in custody on other charges in Hertford County. • Steve Andropolos Miles, 25, of 113 Beacon Ave. on Sept. 4 was served with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 28. • Charles Royster Jr., 18, of 1160 Thomas Road on Sept. 4 was served with a criminal summons for nonsupport of a child. No bond. Court date Sept. 15. • Quincy Hopkins, 33, of 369 Lilly Lane on Sept. 4 was served with a criminal summons for worthless check from Franklin County. No bond listed. Court date Oct. 6. • Gabriel Paige, 28, of 1155 Glebe Road was arrested Sept. 6. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Sept. 22. • Steven Wade Hunt, 31, of

563 Welcome Ave. was arrested Sept. 6. Misdemeanor simple assault. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Oct. 5. • Tesha Bullock, 21, of 1110 Buchanan Road was arrested Sept. 6. Misdemeanor second degree trespass. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 28. • Jazetta Hargrove, 18, of 207 Welcome Ave. was arrested Sept. 6. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 28. • Tracy Ayscue, 36, of 187 Vincent Hoyle Road Lot 20 was arrested Sept. 6. Misdemeanor injury to personal property, 2 counts. Misdemeanor assault on a female. Misdemeanor communicating threats. No bond. Court date Sept. 21. • Keith Antione Thorpe, 33, of 3263 Hwy. 158 Business on Sept. 7 was served with an order for arrest. Driving while license revoked. Show cause. Misdemeanor probation violation. Bond was set at $2,500. Court date Oct. 6. • Desi Arnaz Bullock, 26, was arrested Sept. 6. Misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon, 2 counts. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Misdemeanor

HENDERSON POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests • Omar Bryant, 18, of 432 E. Winder St. was arrested Sept. 8. Assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting serious injury. Bond set at $25,000. Court date Sept. 21. In another report, subject arrested for felony larceny and felony possession of stolen goods. Bond set at $25,000. Court date Sept. 21. • Angela Thompson, 30, of 103 Carr Road, Norlina, was arrested Sept. 8. Failure to appear/ possession of stolen goods. Bond was set at $1,200. Court date Oct. 5. • Tomeka Chunta Cozart, 30, 1210 Parham St. on Sept. 8 was served an order for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond was set at $6,000. Court date Oct. 6. • Christopher Weaver, 26, of 348 Wesley Drive was arrested Sept. 8. Misdemeanor second degree trespass. Bond was set at $500. Court date Oct. 6. • Danyele Perry, 24, of 940 Bridgers St. on Sept. 8 was served an order for arrest. Failure to appear. Bond was set at $2,476. Court date Oct. 5. • Darin Jaydon Williams, 45, of 826 Eaton St. on Sept. 8 was served an order for arrest. Failure to appear/driving while license revoked. Bond was set at $600. Court date Oct. 6. • Tywon Hargrove, 19, of 415 E. Andrews Ave. Apt. 4 was arrested Sept. 9. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Bond was set at $50. Court date Oct. 19. • Destan Keon McLean, 18, of 537 E. Montgomery St. was arrested Sept. 9. Misdemeanor assault onn a female. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Order for arrest/failure to appear. Bond was set at $1,700. Court date Sept. 22. Subject also arrested for felony possession of a schedule II controlled substance (crack cocaine), misdemeanor failure to burn headlight and misdemeanor fictitious information. Bond was set at $11,000. Court date Sept. 22. • Jason E. Robertson, 26, 432 Bobbitt St. was arrested Sept. 9. Failure to appear. Bond was set at $10,000. Court date Nov. 17. • Peggy Hargrove, 52, of 1305 Dorsey Ave. was arrested Sept. 9. Misdemeanor possession of stolen goods. No bond. Court date Sept. 24. • Michael Bullock, 29, of 37 lPine St. was arrested Aug. 25.

Possession of a firearm by a felon. Bond was set at $30,000. Court date Sept. 15.

Larceny • Mauricio Ascencio Mendez of 1412 Nicholas St. reported Sept. 7 the theft of N.C. vehicle license tag WTX-2511.

assault with a deadly weapon. Bond was set at $1,500. Court date was Sept. 8. • Robert Johnson of 119 Daisy lane on Sept. 4 was served with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor driving while license revoked, 2 cases. Bond was set at $2,000. Court date Sept. 28. • Dwight Simmons of 479 Fawn Drive on Sept. 4 was served with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor child shpport. Bond was set at $2,500 cash or $7,000 secured. Court date Sept. 15. • Jason Robertson of 351 Hunter Road on Sept. 3 was served with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor driving while license revoked. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Oct. 1. • Adam Sterling Ivey, 30, of 1155 Glebe Road was arrested Sept. 6. Injury to real property. Communicating threats. Assault on a female. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 22` • Lesley Clopton Barttey of 35 Lindy Lane on Sept. 3 was served with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to return rental property. Bond was set at $800. Court date Sept. 21.

• Bobby Arnold Dail III, 23, of 4110 Satterwhite Point Road was arrested Sept. 5. Communicating threats. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 28. • Joshua Calamaco, 22, of 3515 Hwy. 58S, Louisburg, on Sept. 7 was served with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond was set at $800. Court date Oct. 1.

Larceny • Henry Williamson, 74, of 1722 Newton Dairy Road reported Sept. 8 the theft of an N.C. license plant, number XNB-1694. • Deborah Murphy, 42, of 318 Foxfire Drive reported Sept. 8 the theft from the residence of a 22-inch color TV with DVD player valued at $400; 50-inch flat screen TV valued at $500; and a Sharp 32-inch TV valued at $200. • Eric Woods Loznicka, 41, of 165 Lilly Lane reported Sept. 9 the theft from a vehicle of 20 CDs valued at $400 and 2 flashlights, no value listed. • Dareen Bullock of 485 County Line Drive reported Sept. 8 the theft of an N.C. license

plate, number NVH-9529. • Business Discount Center, 264 Warrenton Road, reported Sept. 4 the theft of 25 containers of 1 1/4 coil galvanized roofing nails valued at $600. • Kristy L. Patton, 34, of 92 Fern Lane reported Sept. 9 the theft of a fishing lure mailbox valued at $100. • Helen Lamb, 70, of 4840 U.S. 1/158N reported the theft from a tool shed of the following items and their values: 52-inch Craftsman riding mower, $3,500; gas, $40; Craftsman chain saw, $250; 6-foot grass sweeper, $900; and lock, $15. • Barry Balthorp, 53, of 661 Fawn Drive reported Sept. 8 the theft from the residence of the following items and their values: $125 in loose change; $40 in currency; R&B cassettes, $100; 25 .22 caliber bullets; and a towel, $5.

Burglary • Jerry Wayne Gibson, 62, of 500 J.P. Taylor Road Lot 46 reported Sept. 9 the theft of $500, a wallet valued at $10 and telephone equipment valued at $50. The victim was assaulted during the burglary.

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Judge: Keep hate mail sent to accused killer CARTHAGE (AP) — A North Carolina police chief has been told to keep the hate mail sent to the man charged with shooting and killing eight people at a nursing home. Multiple media outlets reported that Superior Court Judge James Webb ordered Carthage Police Chief Chris McKenzie to stop throwing away the hate mail. The mail was sent to Robert Kenneth Stewart, charged with eight counts of first-degree murder in the March 29 shootings at Pinelake Health and Rehab in Carthage. Defense attorney Jonathan Megerian filed a motion to preserve the hate mail, saying it would be useful if he requested to move the trial from Moore County.

injury to personal property. Bond was set at $2,000. Court date Oct. 1. • Michael Anthony Meadows Jr., 21, of 537 Culpepper Road, Manson, was arrested Sept. 4. Misdemeanor second degree trespass. Misdemeanor simple assault. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 28. • Gregory Charles Bassett, 31, of 252 Joshua Lane on Sept. 4 was served an order for arrest. Failure to appear, 2 counts. Bond was set at $4,600. Court date Oct. 1. • Willard Ray Dement Jr., 27, of 163 Dement Lane was arrested Sept. 4. Felony larceny. Felony possession of stolen goods, 2 counts. Felony possession of a firearm by a felon. Bond was set at $7,500. Court date Oct. 5. • Charles Anthony Person, 42, of 104 Gupton Lane on Sept. 4 was served an order for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to appear/ no operator’s license. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 28. • Paul Adams, 69, of 160 Mallard Lane was arrested Sept. 5. Misdemeanor second degree trespass. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Misdemeanor

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Obama’s health speech: In search of the truth When Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina shouted “You lie!” during President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress, he set back the conservative cause against government-run health care in two key ways. First, he has rallied Democrats who have been splintered on the issue for weeks. Nobody wants to see “their guy” disrespected or embarrassed when he’s in the spotlight. And second, Wilson’s outburst gives credence to claims from the left that the rightwing opposition to “socialized medicine” is nothing but a bunch of raving lunatics spreading insults and falsehoods. Obama suggested as much in his speech, claiming that opponents of health care reform mostly engage in “distortion” and “misrepresentation.” And some of them do. But what is the truth? Certainly not everything that came from the president’s own mouth on Wednesday night. For starters, the president has changed some of his specific pledges in favor of vagaries that are in some cases closer to the truth (because they promise much less) or are more difficult to disprove. In the past, the president assured Americans that if they like their current, employerprovided insurance, they can keep it. Now he’s tempered that pledge, saying only that “nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage or the doctor you have.” No, changes won’t likely be required in the prospective bill’s language. But the Congressional Budget Office in analyzing the health reform bill written by House Democrats determined that 3 million people who now have employer-based health care would lose it in the next five years because provisions in the bill would convince employers to drop the coverage, whether workers like it or not. Obama also promised that he “will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits either now or in the future. Period.” But the House Democrats’ bill — again according to the Congressional Budget Office — would add $220 billion to the U.S. deficit over the next 10 years. And, according to the Associated Press, the only way that House Democrats and the Obama administration can claim that the bill would not add to the deficit is because they’ve already decided not to pay for some of it. A $245 billion portion of the bill — the projected cost of adjusting Medicare reimbursements so physicians don’t lose money — has been pre-ordained by House Dems and the administration to be exempted from congressional rules requiring that new programs be funded. “In other words,” write AP analysts Calvin Woodward and Erica Werner, “it doesn’t have to be paid for because they decided it doesn’t have to be paid for.” And yet even if Congress had the money to fund the “doc fix” for Medicare, the CBO projects that increased deficits are almost certain. Said Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf in July: “We do not see the sort of fundamental changes that would be necessary to reduce the trajectory of federal health spending. … On the contrary, the legislation significantly expands the federal responsibility for health care costs.” Another falsehood in the sales pitch is that preventive care — such as expanding breast cancer and prostate cancer screenings — is a cost-saving measure. The truth is, testing everybody for myriad diseases that statistically very few of us will ever suffer could save lives, but it does not save money. Again, the Congressional Budget Office: “The evidence suggests that for most preventive services, expanded utilization leads to higher, not lower, medical spending overall.” Finally, when it comes to health care reform, the president doesn’t get along with his former self. During the campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, Obama disagreed with Hillary Clinton’s plan to mandate that consumers buy health insurance or else pay a federal fine, saying such a mandate would require “a very harsh penalty” to be effective. As of Wednesday, exactly that sort of punitive action against citizens (a fine estimated at $3,800 a year) is part of Obama’s idea for reform. “Individuals,” Obama said, “will be required to carry basic health insurance, just as most states require you to carry auto insurance.” For someone who claims to know what he wants — and who chides us that, “Now is the time to act. We have talked this issue to death.” — President Obama seems not even to be finished negotiating with himself.

As everybody knows I am not a big fan of Congressman Etheridge of North Carolina. Politically we disagree on most issues and I believe have a different view on what makes America great. Now even though I have my differences with him I always thought him to be intellectually honest on the issues, but as I told him at his Clayton town hall meeting, I believe lately — starting with the Cap & Trade (AKA Cap and Tax) Bill and his statement that he can’t Web site FiredogLake couldn’t wait to get back home to let go of the birther bit. One post Washington — he has not — titled “The Republican Party been honest and this conis the Birther Party, and it’s cerns me more than our dragging them down” — made much of the fact that 28 percent political differences, for I of Republicans, according to one would hate to find out he (who I believe at heart is poll, do not believe that Obama a good man) has finally is a natural-born citizen. This succumbed to the lack week, the site’s founder, Jane of morals of Washington Hamsher, was disgusted that Jones was “thrown under the politics. bus,” even though he subscribed Does he really think to trutherism, a view that “35 D.C. is his home and if so (percent) of Democrats believed who does he really think as of 2007.” he represents? Got that? Belief in an implauRegardless of our differsible conspiracy is a cancer on the ences I do have to admit GOP. Even greater belief in an he is a stand-up guy. The even more implausible conspiracy reason I say this is that is proof that it’s mainstream. I have been to two of his Apologies for Jones and trutherism appeared instantly on town hall meetings and the sites of the left-wing flagship both were heated and at magazines The Nation, The New both he got an ear-full from the people who atRepublic and elsewhere. The New York Times and Newsweek tended and even though deliberately distorted what the he knows this he has kept truthers believe in order to make on holding them. For he Jones look more reasonable and could have done like most his critics more unreasonable. other Democrats and hid. The Financial Times actually As I was sitting at both reported that Jones resigned for meetings I overheard criticizing how the GOP majority people stating that they had run Congress. could not believe they But mostly, the mainstream voted for him in the last press changed the subject to election. What I hope is how the right is paranoid and that after all of this he vaguely unpatriotic for opposing realizes that the majority Obama’s speech to schools Tuesof his constituents who day, despite the fact that most actually reside in North conservatives and Republicans didn’t protest the speech once Carolina not Washington the Department of Education’s are against socialized anycontroversially politicized lesson thing, especially socialplans were withdrawn. ized health care, and if he One last question is worth votes for it, it very likely asking. Forget which is more well cost him the next plausible. election. Which scenario is more unpaRight now as upset as triotic, more malicious, more coreverybody is about this rosive to civic life? In short: which I think even I could beat is more evil? Again, I think the him. Now that is a scary answer is obvious. Alas, it seems thought. I’m in a minority.

A ring of truth(ers) Herewith, two scenarios. Scenario A: The supposedly inept president of the United States carefully planned and orchestrated the worst terrorist attack on American soil in our history. Though “only” 3,000 people died, the plan was to kill many more by simultaneously attacking the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and either the U.S. Capitol or the White House itself on Sept. 11, 2001. Hundreds of people, including personnel from myriad agencies, participated. According to some versions of Scenario A, explosives were placed at the World Trade Center to ensure success. In other versions, all of “the Jews” working there were tipped off by some phone bank run by the Mossad. In every version, however, the U.S. government was in on it, and everyone involved kept the biggest secret in American history. Then, there’s Scenario B: An ambitious and extremely clever politician, who has at best been selectively forthcoming about large chunks of his youth, lied about his place of birth so he could be eligible for the presidency. To further this scheme, he has arranged for the full and/or original version of his birth certificate to remain under lock and key. At most, a handful of supporters and lawyers are in on the whole thing. Now, which one is more believable? For the record, I don’t believe either. But it seems to me the “birther” hypothesis is vastly more plausible than the “truther” hypothesis. Politicians lie to advance their careers. You can look it up. Whole governments rarely orchestrate incredibly complex acts of physics, logistics and mass murder all the while pinning guilt on others (who boast that they acted alone). Just for clarification: “Truthers” believe scenario A. “Birthers” believe scenario B. The question of which scenario is more plausible is neither aca-

demic nor trivial. This summer, a host of columnists, commentators and activists, seemingly taking their cues from a White House and DNC public-relations offensive, declared that the rise of the “birthers” was a fatal indictment of modern conservatism and the Republican Party. The refusal of the birthers to give up their Jonah Goldberg cockamamie theory was Tribune Media proof that the Services GOP had succumbed to the “paranoid style.” Indeed, according to some liberal commentators the birthers were the potential wellspring for a nascent Nazi movement in America. Never mind that the vast majority of leading Republicans and conservatives — from Newt Gingrich to Ann Coulter — rejected the birthers categorically. Fast-forward to the last week or so. Van Jones, an avowed “communist” and passionate supporter of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal, was a truther par excellence. Contrary to many reports, he didn’t merely sign 911truth.org’s petition in 2004, he helped organize one of the first truther groups as early as 2002. When these and other revelations came to light, Jones resigned from his White House job as “green jobs czar.” The reaction from much of the liberal establishment has been fascinating, hypocritical and deeply creepy. For starters, the same White House that fueled the anti-birther boom has refused to offer a single critical word about Jones’ past positions (some of which he recanted as his job security grew more threatened; we’ll see how long that lasts). In July, the popular left-wing

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When should ‘a thousand words’ give way to silence? On Aug. 14 a young Marine Lance Corporal, Joshua Bernard, was struck by a Taliban-fired RPG during an ambush while on patrol in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. This American hero suffered severe leg wounds and eventually succumbed to his injuries on a field hospital operating table. According to friends, Bernard was a young man whose strong faith guided him on a path of service — eventually leading to his enlistment in the Marine Corps. His passing is a tremendous blow to his family and friends — and to an eternally grateful nation. Similar stories of sacrifice and loss have been playing out across our nation as our young men and women continue to serve in harm’s way. What makes this story even more tragic is a decision by the Associated Press that crosses the bounds of decency. You see, the Associated Press has reporters and photographers embedded with the Marines as they conduct combat operations. AP photographer Julie Jacobson, an embed in Afghanistan dur-

ing the ambush, captured images of Bernard as he lay mortally wounded. Sensing opportunity, the Associated Press team put together a narrative entitled “AP Impact - Afghan - Death of Michael a Marine” also using Reagan the work of Distributed by journalist Cagle Cartoons Alfred de Montesquiou along with cameraman Ken Teh, in which they inexplicably included the image of the slain, young Marine. Even after appeals from the family and Defense Secretary Gates, the AP went forward with its publication over their objections on the grounds that it conveyed “the grimness of war.” While I applaud many in the press who jeopardize their own safety at risk to cover our men and women in battle, the actions of the Associated Press here also jeopardize the

already fragile relationships Americans have with members of the press. Unbiased reporting from the battlefield is crucial to relaying the truths of war back to all of us at home. But incidents such as this, where the media puts its own agenda (be it personal, professional or political) ahead of the respectful treatment each of us would expect if this was a member of our family, are why so many of us are skeptical of what is reported in newspapers, online and on television. This young Marine, his family and friends deserved better. They deserved to remember their son, their friend, their fellow-Marine, as he lived rather than through the lens of a media team more interested in furtherance of their own aims than of common decency. Now the man has been forgotten for the news story. And the terrorist enemies who caused this casualty should not have their works widely distributed internationally — surely to be used as propaganda. Many news organizations understood this, and, in respect and compassion, chose

not to run the photograph. I am thankful for their sense and restraint. Nevertheless, this is a test which more than 20 news outlets failed. The grimness of war is something we all need to be consistently reminded of — teaching us about the sacrifices of the few who, on our behalf, defend our freedoms as we go about our daily lives. These stories, and the courageous individuals behind them, must never be forgotten, nor should the horrors they endure be lightly pushed aside. In this instance, however, the worldwide distribution of an image of an American hero as he passes to his Creator is something far too graphic and, moreover, intrusive to pass the test of responsible journalism — and that of responsible human behavior. Mike Reagan, the elder son of the late President Ronald Reagan, is chairman and president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation (www. reaganlegacyfoundation.org). Look for Mike’s newest book, “Twice Adopted” and other info at www. Reagan.com. E-mail comments to Reagan@caglecartoons.com.

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