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U.S. health care reform deal ‘close’ By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — Senate health care negotiators said Monday they’ve narrowed their differences on a host of difficult issues with just a day or so left to seal an elusive bipartisan deal that could change the course of the contentious debate. After months of closeddoor negotiations, Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus said, “We’re getting very close.” But it remained unclear if the Montana Democrat could strike a bargain that would mark a turning point for President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. The negotiators pared the cost of their 10-year coverage plan to under $880 billion, and also reported progress on several issues, including health insurance for the poor, restrictions on federal funding for abortions, a verification system to prevent illegal immigrants from getting benefits, and ways to encourage alternatives to malpractice lawsuits. With or without Republican support, Baucus said he’ll have a formal proposal on Wednesday to meet a deadline for moving ahead.

Glenn Greene charged with Sunday killing of Carl Hart By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

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Tangled up in blue … and thumbs down on brown School board considers color options for new elementary school complex By GLENN CRAVEN Daily Dispatch Editor

A special meeting of the Vance County Board of Education turned into an episode of “Design Star” Monday night as board members mulled color schemes for the various wings of a new and unPlease see REFORMS, page 3A named elementary school under construction in the vicinity of Garrett Road at Rock Mill Road. Architect Jimmy Hight of Greenville presented Our Hometown . . . . . 2A his firm’s vision for the Business & Farm. . . . 5A colors to grace the interior Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . 6A of the five buildings at the Light Side . . . . . . . . . 7A new grade school. CreamNation & World . . . . . 8A colored walls will be the Sports. . . . . . . . . . 1-7B predominant color tying all five buildings together, Comics . . . . . . . . . . . 8B but each will have accent Classifieds. . . . . . 9-12B walls, cabinets, tile and other features in different colors to give each unit its own personality. The “100” building will Today

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Deaths Henderson Fred Alston Carl J. Hart, 29 Ronnie A. Hicks, 53 Annie Rainey, 92 John L. Sutton Sr., 64 Mary S. White, 98 Hollister Mary V. Richardson, 70 Macon Gracie M. Clary Oxford George T. Blackwell, 88 William T. Looney Vernon C. Parham Sr., 83 Warrenton Bettye R. Connell, Ph.D., 60 Raleigh John Freer

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be a centrally located office with an accent color scheme in blue. Four other wings, or “units,” will sit at opposing angles to the four corners of the main building, each one at the end of a sidewalk that forks in two after emerging from either end of the administration building. The 500 Unit will be for kindergarten students and first-graders. Its proposed interior color scheme featuring shades of purple, violet and lavender was a big hit with the board. No such luck with the 200 Unit, which is intended for second- and third-graders. Its yellow and brown scheme was panned by several board members. Board Chairwoman Gloria White called the brown tones “sad.” Board member Margaret Ellis noted that “bright colors make school a more pleasant” place to learn.

Hight was instructed to take the colors of the 200 Unit back to the drawing board. For the 300 Unit, for fourth- and fifth-graders, a pallet of blues was again chosen for the accent tones. But board members weren’t enamored of the choices. Ruth Hartness didn’t care for the bright shade of blue chosen for the accent walls, at least not when paired with the blues chosen for the laminate coverings intended for counter tops, cabinets and student “cubbies.” “I’ll tell you what it reminds me of: A nursery,” Hartness said. “It’s a clash of colors instead of a blend,” said board member Robert Duke. Duke’s comment brought a good-natured chuckle from Superinten-

dent of Schools Norman Shearin, who was sitting outside the circle of board members, mostly just observing the goings-on. “Mr. Duke,” said Shearin with a laugh, “jumping right in there with the ladies.” The board found a shade of blue it liked, however, when reviewing the many colors intended for use in the 400 wing, which includes the new school’s multipurpose room, music and art rooms, dining area, and kitchen. A shade of blue — with “a little more gray in it,” board members agreed — had already been tabbed by Hight’s firm for the art room. That shade of blue drew the board’s approval to replace the brighter shade originally intended for use throughout the 300 Unit.

A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man this weekend on the east side of Henderson. Glenn Greene, 27, was booked at 5:30 p.m. Monday after turning himself in at the Police Department. Greene is accused of the death of Carl Hart, of 647 Greene Vance St. Greene is being held without bond pending an appearance in court on Sept. 28. The crime happened at 4:29 p.m. Sunday in the 500 block of Water Street. Officers, upon arrival, found Hart, who was taken to Maria Parham Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. According to North Carolina Department of Correction records available online, a 27-year-old Glenn Greene has been convicted of crimes in the past in Vance County, but the offenses were not violent. Greene was convicted of larceny in 2002, and of driving while intoxicated and driving without a license in 2006.

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Henderson council amends rules for citizen speakers By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

The Henderson City Council on Monday evening unanimously approved amended procedures regarding public speaking at future council meetings. The major change is there will be a standalone public comment phase about any matters of concern not on the council agenda, with that phase to be near the end of council meetings and with more precise rules. That public comment period will require speakers to sign up in advance of the council meeting, with each speaker to be asked to limit comments to five minutes and with the mayor to have the right to impose a three-limit time limit if a large number of persons want to speak. And that public comment period near the end of the council meeting specifies remarks made by individuals are to be “non-personal in nature” and should be “fact-based and issue oriented.” And that public comment period near the end of the council meeting specifies comments involving mat-

Time will be abbreviated, topics restrained ters related to an ongoing police investigative matter and/or the court system “will not be permitted.” And those wishing to comment near the end of the meeting will be asked to give their name and address and say if they are Henderson residents. Rules in place since January 2006 required persons to sign up to speak, with a five- minute time limit at the podium. Those rules said speakers were to be reminded about individual personnel issues being considered confidential and not for discussion, with complaints about individuals to be directed to the city manager. During the Aug. 24 council meeting, a 20-yearold black man, Theodous Bryant, claimed at length he was the victim of police cruelty, along with degrading language because of his race, and claimed an officer physically abused his grandmother. And Bryant identified officers by name. Bryant additionally

made his remarks with the Rev. Clarence “C.J.” Dale at his side. During the Aug. 24 meeting, Councilman George Daye said that, “Authorities are messing up our young folks,” and that, “What is the chief’s job of controlling his officers? We’ve got a problem,” a reference to Police Chief Keith Sidwell, who was not present. Councilwoman Mary Emma Evans at the Aug. 24 meeting expressed sympathy to Bryant, but additionally took verbal shots at the court system, insinuating that unnamed black judges will not think about giving fellow blacks “a break.” Mayor Pete O’Geary turned the Bryant matter over to City Manager Ray Griffin for investigation, with Griffin saying he would contact Sidwell and start discussions. Dale at the Aug. 24 meeting said he believed Sidwell should be fired and additionally accused police of conducting a vendetta against him. And Dale claimed to the

council that the mother of a man who was shot had been unable to reach the police detective in the case. O’Geary said Griffin would check into that matter. And Bryant and Dale were allowed to address the council after the public comment phase of the Aug. 24 meeting had passed. During Monday evening’s council meeting, Griffin, in explaining the amended procedures, said, “This is a recommended tweaking to the current policy council has in order to streamline and make it more clear about our public comment period.” And Griffin said, “The thrust of this also is to differentiate public hearings from the rest of the agenda,” noting that, in the past, sometimes citizens had become confused about when to comment when they had come for the public hearing phase of the meeting. So, there will be three designated speaking times:

• One at the front end of the meeting, when an item is advertised in advance as requiring a public hearing. Examples would be approving the municipal budget, deciding rezoning items heard by the Planning Board or approving grant applications for projects. Speakers will not be required to sign up in advance for this phase of the meeting, but will be asked to limit comments to five minutes. • The other phase, additionally at the front end of the council meeting, will allow citizens the chance to comment about items on the council meeting agenda. Speakers will be required to sign up before the meeting for this phase and will be asked to limit comments to five minutes. • And there will be the public comment phase near the end of the meeting for non-agenda items. Mayor Pro Tem Lonnie Davis said when a person approaches to make comments, “My personal opinion is that the mayor should be the last one to address that Please see CITY, page 3A

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Mark It Down Today Masonic meeting — Henderson Masonic Lodge #229 will hold a Stated Communication at 7 p.m. at the lodge, 401 Brodie Road. Dinner is at 6 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. All Master Masons are invited to attend. Community Watch Meeting — The West End Community Watch Meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the West End Baptist Church fellowship hall. Bill Lloyd, vice president of Crime Stoppers, will be the guest speaker. He will be addressing issues to help make the community a safer neighborhood. The public is invited to attend. Art workshop — Art du Jour, 209 E. Nash St. in Louisburg, will host part II of a “Color Harmony” workshop led by Cheryl Hight at 7 p.m. The class is for all painting media. All area artists are welcome. Suggested donation $5 for non-members. For more information, call (919) 496-1650. Council meeting — The ECA Williamsboro County Council meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. at Golden Corral on North Cooper Drive, Henderson. The topic will be protecting against carbon monoxide in the home and the guest speaker will be Marguerite Anduze. The public is invited. For more information, contact Lucille Alston at 492-8401. Animal Advisory Committee — The Vance County Animal Advisory Committee, which advises the Vance County Board of Commissioners regarding Vance County animal control policies and procedures, will meet at 6 p.m. in the room below the county commissioners’ meeting room. The public is invited to attend.

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KVA sixth graders hold activities to pay homage to events of 9/11 Sixth graders at Kerr-Vance Academy participated in a variety of activities both inside and outside the classroom to commemorate the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. In the classroom, students studied the symbolism of the event through the drawings, pictures and written details of architect Frank Kaspar’s design submission to the city of New York for the rebuilding of the twin towers. Kaspar is married to Susan Almand of Henderson, a former student at Kerr-Vance Academy. In their journals, the students drew personal designs for the new twin towers and named each building. Beaded American flag pins were also created by the students to wear in recognition of the date. Afterwards, the students held a program outside in the front court yard which included flying the flags at half-staff in honor of the victims, and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

Wednesday VGCC South Campus event — Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus, located between Butner and Creedmoor, will hold an event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in room 134 to celebrate VGCC’s 40th anniversary. Events include a brief rededication at 11:30 a.m. For students who only attend classes during the evening, a reception will be held from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday Farmer’s market — The Wednesday Farmer’s Market, located near the track behind the Henderson Family YMCA, 380 Ruin Creek Road, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. selling local produce. Venders interested in selling at the market should contact Wayne Rowland at 438-8188. Oxford Farmers’ Market — The Oxford Farmers’ Market, located on the corner of McClanahan and Lanier streets across from the police station in Oxford, is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Car seat clinic — Safe Kids Henderson-Vance Coalition will sponsor a free child passenger safety car seat clinic at Compare Foods on East Andrews Avenue from 3-7 p.m. Seats will be on hand if needed for a donation of $20. For more information, call Lt. Irvin Robinson or Officer Angela Feingold of the Henderson Police Department or Lt. Michelle King of the Henderson Fire Department.

Thursday Meet Me In the Street — The Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce and Harris Inc. of Henderson will sponsor the last of this year’s “Meet Me In the Street” events from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in downtown Henderson along Breckenridge Street, featuring The Embers. Community watch — The Westhills/WestCreek/158Bypass Community Watch will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Maria Parham Medical Center auditorium. A short presentation on hunting rules is planned. In celebration of the organization’s second anniversary, each household attending is encouraged to bring a freezer of homemade ice cream if possible, and cake and beverages will be provided. Weed & Seed — The Weed & Seed Steering Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 134 Rose Ave. Human Relations — The City of Henderson’s Human Relations Commission will meet at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 134 Rose Ave. Heritage society — The Heritage Society of Franklin County will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Louisburg United Methodist Church in Louisburg. Anyone with an interest in the heritage and genealogy of Franklin County is urged to attend, and is invited to join. For further information regarding the meeting or Volume 1 and 2, contact Joe Pearce at (919) 496-3321, Maylon Cooke at (919) 556-4213, or Annette Goyette at 492-3820. Early voting — Early voting for the Oct. 6 election begins today at the Board of Elections Office, 300 S. Garnett St., and ends on Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. For more information, please call 492-3730. Community watch — The West Hills/West Creek/158 By-Pass Community Watch is having its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Maria Parham Medical Center in the auditorium. The guest speaker will be City of Henderson Public Works Director Linda Leyen, who will present a program on recycling. All community neighbors are encouraged to attend this event. Chess Club — The Henderson/Vance Chess Club, affiliated with the U. S. Chess Federation, meets at the First United Methodist Church from 6 to 9:30 p.m. All are welcome, adults and youths, novice or experienced. For more information, call Rudy Abate at 438-4459 (days) or 738-0375 (evenings). BPW Club meeting — The Henderson Business and Professional Women’s Club (BPW) will hold its regular monthly dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the boardroom at Maria Parham Medical Center. New members and guests are welcome. For reservations, call 438-6732. AARP meeting — The Vance County AARP Chapter #4082 will meet at the Vance County Senior Center, 126 S. Garnett St., at 2 p.m. The executive board will meet at 1:30 p.m. Members are asked to bring school supplies for the group’s project. Those interested in joining are invited to attend.

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Vance-Granville Community College will offer a series of three seminars on epidemics, as people throughout the region and around the world seek to become more educated and prepared for possible influenza outbreaks. The seminars are offered by VGCC’s Arts and Sciences Division, and were conceived by biology instructor Phyllis (Button) Brady after she was inundated with questions and concerns about all

forms of the flu. “I thought it would be informative to teach about epidemics in general to increase our community’s awareness and preparedness,” Brady said. She took this idea to her fellow Arts and Sciences Division faculty members, who added their perspectives from other disciplines. Brady will lead the first seminar on scientific and environmental issues related to epidemics and preven-

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Annual prostate screening scheduled at MPMC Three local physicians — Dr. Linga Vijaya, Dr. Adrian Ogle and Dr. Kirit Trivedi — in conjunction with Maria Parham Medical Center are once again coming together to offer a prostate cancer screening to local men. This free screening will be held Sept. 23 from 5-7 p.m. at the medical center. Participants are asked to enter the main entrance of the hospital and will receive further directions from there. Information from the American Cancer Society indicates that prostate cancer is

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Board member Emeron Cash, noting he might be old-fashioned, asked about painting the lavatories pink for girls and blue for boys, so that it is obvious on sight which facility serves which gender. Hight said some subtle hues could be added through the board’s choice of tile or accents, but that current school design typically does not deviate from the general color scheme of the rest of the building in its choices for the lavatories. Hight and the board also discussed flooring in the school. A few areas will be carpeted — such as the music room, for acoustical purposes — while most will be covered with tile. Hight assured the board that Vance County was getting “the best carpet you can buy.” He said the product was sturdy, and though it might stain, it was virtually impervious to wear and other damage. “After 15 years,” he said, “it might ‘ugly’ out, but it won’t wear out.” Baseboards are likewise chosen for their sturdiness, in a color that will

stand up to repeated refinishing of the tiled floors. “Those floors are going to be waxed and stripped and waxed and stripped,” Hight said. “We want some color (in the baseboards), but we don’t want a real light baseboard.” Hight also addressed the board during its regular meeting, as part of the superintendent’s report. He said that the contractor reports work is actually a bit ahead of schedule on the buildings. The skeleton of the buildings is generally complete, and the walls are going up. “We’ve got the winter weather coming up and might lose a few days,” said Hight. “But we’re making good progress.” In other school-construction discussion: • Duke said he had visited the property, made his own measurements of a berm being created by earth-moving equipment, and doesn’t like what he sees. He said the slope in one area is 15 degrees as intended (and safely mowed), but where the property faces Rock Mill Road the slope is much steeper — greater than 20 degrees.

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that should be the discretion of the one chairing the meeting and said that may be something the city may want to put in the policy. O’Geary said, “I think if we start yielding minutes to someone that we’re going to create problems. I think we need to have it for each individual.” Evans added, “Many times when there is a public comment period, some of the speakers really don’t know that they’re not supposed to call, just say, an officer’s name.” O’Geary said, “I will address that,” with Evans noting “that’s a real easy way for some of our employees to get hated in this city.” O’Geary said, “We will not let personalities get involved.” Councilman Michael Inscoe was absent from Monday evening’s meeting, with Glover saying Inscoe had an unspecified emergency.

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Daeke said, expressing appreciation to Griffin. Councilman Michael Rainey wanted the public to be made aware of their being required to sign up for the public comment period in advance, noting, “We don’t need to have somebody come in here after the council meeting has started and then rush up here and sign in.” Griffin said he and City Clerk Pam Glover would get together and talk about how the city can “operationalize this” so the public can be notified. Davis asked if he could divide his three or five minutes if he stepped forward to comment with one or two others. O’Geary said he would recognize one person at a time and call the others later, provided they are signed up to speak. “They could yield their three minutes to someone else, right?” Evans asked. Griffin said he believed

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person. Either refer it to a committee or refer it to the city manager or whoever. I think that’s protocol.” “We can do that,” O’Geary said. Davis called for this to be made part of the rules and Griffin said he would be glad to do so. And Davis added when the public comment phase is in progress, he does not believe council members should say “yea” or “nay” because, “We are not listening to the other side” and because the council does not need to give cause to the person speaking. Councilman Garry Daeke, who led the vote for the amended procedures, said, “We’re actually not suppressing public comment. In fact, we’re actually formalizing it in a better way.” “I think the policy is clear. And it helps us to guide us in what we do and gives the appropriate places for the public to speak and be heard,”

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HENDERSON — Fred Alston, of 146 Faulkner St., died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

George T. Blackwell OXFORD — George Taylor Blackwell, 88, died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, at Granville House Assisted Living Facility. Born in Granville County, he was the son of the late Luther Devin and Tazzie Currin Blackwell. He was a graduate of Mars Hill College and served in the U.S. Army Air Corp. He was a retired store manager for Miller and Rhoads Department Stores in Virginia. He is survived by his half sisters, Linda Puckett White and Charlotte Puckett Hayes. He was preceded in death by his brother, L.D. Blackwell Jr.; and his sisters, Wilma Blackwell Sloan, Mittie Lee Blackwell Parham and Pauline Blackwell Easley. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Alvis, Fred, Cal and James Puckett; sister, Mildred Puckett Daniel; and half-brothers, Macy and Earl Puckett. The family will receive friends Sunday, Sept. 27, at 12:30 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 140 College St., Oxford. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. at Hester Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. James L. Pahl Jr. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Community Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 8109, Rocky Mount, N.C. 27804; or to the Hester Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 6581 Highway 96 North, Oxford, N.C. 27565. Arrangements are by Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home of Oxford.

Gracie M. Clary MACON — Gracie M. Clary, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Blaylock Funeral Home of Warrenton.

Carl J. Hart HENDERSON — Carl Jermone Hart, 29, of 647 Vance St., died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. The family will receive friends at the residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

ATLANTA — Bettye Rose Connell, Ph.D. died on May 13 at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Dr. Connell, a Warren County native was born on May 27, 1949. She was the daughter of the late Hall Wallace Connell and Janet Paschall Connell of Warrenton. Dr. Connell was a graduate of John Graham High School in Warrenton and received her undergraduate degree from UNC-Greensboro. She obtained a master’s degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., and a Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology. She was a health research scientist at the Atlanta V.A. Medical Center, director of Research for the Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center and assistant professor of medicine in geriatrics and gerontology at Emory University. Her career interests focused on the effects of the physical and social environments on the lives of the frail and the elderly. She had a great affection for the under represented and spent her life advocating for them. Her endless commitment and effort to

Ronnie A. Hicks HENDERSON — Ronnie William Alexander Hicks, 53, of 795 Vandyke Road, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, at The Durham Veterans Administration Hospital. A Granville County native, he was a graduate of J.F. Webb High School. He also was a United States Army veteran serving with the 82nd Airborne and Special Forces. He was a professional truck driver for over 30 years. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Hicks; his mother, Annie L. Smith of Oxford; a son, Harith Otis Wyche of Oxford; a brother, Michael Hicks of Oxford; three sisters, Joan Lawrence of Youngsville, and Shirley Tucker and Linda Hobson, both of Oxford; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Betts and Son Chapel, with eulogy by the Rev. Arthur Clemons. Burial will follow in the Kittrell First Baptist Church Memorial Gardens with military rites. The family will receive visitors one hour before the service at the Betts and Son Funeral Home in Oxford.

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improve the lives of the elderly and their caregivers was hugely successful and carries on through her many publications, research findings, and in those mentored by her. Bettye Rose was respected and loved by many. Bettye Rose was a life long member of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church in Warrenton. She was a passionate gardener and a devoted cat lover. Survivors include a sister, Jane Connell Wilson of Warrenton; and a nephew, Matthew Connell Wilson of New York City. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Sept 16 at Fairview Cemetery by the Rev. Lance Richards. Pallbearers included David Griffiths, Ernest Boyd Harris, the Rev. Dr. Wayne Robinson, Dr. David J. Ellis, Thomas Miller, and John A. Sanford. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Rags 2 Riches Cat Rescue, 432 Eaton Ave., Warrenton, N.C. 27589 or to the Bettye Rose Connell, Ph.D. Lecture Series, Emory University, Center for Health in Aging, Wesley Woods Health Center, Room 555, 1841 Clifton Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA, 30329. Paid Obituary

The viewing will be from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Arrangements are by Betts and Son Funeral Home.

William T. Looney OXFORD — William Thomas Looney, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. Arrangements will be announced later by the Betts and Son Funeral Home in Oxford.

Vernon C. Parham Sr. OXFORD — Vernon C. Parham Sr., 83, of 3565 Kelly Road, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, at Brantwood Nursing Center. A native of Randolph County, he was the son of the late S. Hunter and Frances Cottrell Parham. He was a member of Stovall United Methodist Church, an Army veteran of World War II and was retired from Vernon Parham Trucking. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today in the Eakes Funeral Chapel in Oxford by the Rev. John Yount. Burial will be in Mt. Creek Baptist Church cemetery. Surviving are two daughters, Frances Dickerson of Bullock and

Mary S. White HENDERSON — Mary Saunders White, 98, a resident of 224 Yowland Road, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. Born on July 11, 1911, in Alexandria, Va., she was the daughter of the late William H. Saunders and Mary Katherine Owen Saunders. She was a graduate of Longwood College, and was an active member of First Baptist Church, where she had served in many capacities. She was honored by the church for her more than 50 years of service as outreach director in the Youth Department. She was a former member of the Old Bute Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a member of the Old Fashion Garden Club, a volunteer for more than 25 years for the American Red Cross, and an avid bridge player. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Elmwood Cemetery by the Rev. Dr. Paul A. Baxley. She is survived by a Brenda Barker of Oxford; a stepdaughter, Christine Horton of Henderson; three sons, V.C. Parham Jr. of Stovall, Gerald Parham of West Virginia and Sammy Parham of Oxford; two sisters, Violette Bell of Roxboro and Bettie Parham of Oxford; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary E. Parham. The visitation was held from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday at the Eakes Funeral Home in Oxford and at other times at the home. Arrangements are by Eakes Funeral Home of Oxford.

Mary V. Richardson HOLLISTER — Mary Velma Richardson, 70, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, at Nash Health Care. She was a Warren County native born to the late Willie Jack Richardson and Viola Massenburg Richardson. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Gertie Lee Woodard; and her brother, Jessie Ray Richardson. She was a member of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church and the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Surviving are her three children, Melinda Richard-

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son of Warrenton, Tonta Richardson of Washington, D.C., and Bailey Richardson of Warren County; her sister, Magnolia Alexander of Warrenton; her brother, Phillip Morris Richardson of Warren County; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. There will be a walkthrough viewing at Blaylock Funeral Home today during normal business hours. Arrangements are by Blaylock Funeral Home of Warrenton.

Annie Rainey HENDERSON — Annie Rainey, 92, of 331 Will Jefferson Road, Henderson, died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by E.C. Terry’s Funeral and Cremation Service.

John L. Sutton Sr. HENDERSON — John Lee Sutton Sr., 64, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. He was born on Dec. 23, 1944, to the late Viola and Lawrence

John Freer RALEIGH — John Freer, retired accountant and long time resident of the Hudson River Valley, having resided in Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park, Highland, Clintondale, and Troy, moved to Henderson, N.C., the summer of 2007 where he continued his lifelong hobby of renovating historical houses. He died at home on Sept. 7, 2009, after a long fight with cancer. He was the son of Harold Charles and Anna L. Vandewater Freer. He is survived by his life partner, Scott A. Pratt; three sisters-inlaw; and multiple nieces, nephews, great-nephews and nieces. He requested no services and his remains will be interred in New York sometime in the future. Arrangements by the Cremation Society of the Carolinas. Paid Obituary

Sutton. He is survived by a wife, Sandra Sutton of Henderson; four daughters, Chavanti Sutton, Lydia Hicks and Judy Hicks, all of Henderson, Margverite Mitchell of Oxford; four sons, Cordero, John Sutton Jr., and Christopher Hicks, all of Henderson, and David Hicks of Durham; two stepchildren, Tawaina Bullock and Shemika Mile of Henderson; two brothers, Aston and Gaston Sutton of Henderson; two sisters, Beatrice Bullock and Caion Martin of Henderson; and a grandson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, John Fitzgerald Hicks; two sisters, Janet Bullock and Viola Woods; and a brother, Lawrence Sutton. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Progress Faith Baptist Church. The Rev. Richard Batts will officiate and interment will be in the Brookston Church Cemetery. The viewing will be Wednesday from noon until 6 p.m. in the Garner Funeral Chapel. Arrangements are by Garnes Funeral Home of Henderson.

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BRUSSELS — Fiat SpA and PSA Peugeot-Citroen SA were the only two car makers to hit a voluntary European Union target to reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by last year, environmental activists said Tuesday. Transport & Environment praised Germany’s BMW AG for making the most progress in reducing CO2 emissions as it rolled out fuel-saving technology across its range of cars. Overall, the group warned that car makers are not moving fast enough toward a binding target to clean up their fleet of cars and urged them to accelerate efforts in coming years. The European car industry must reduce average emissions to 130 grams of carbon dioxide per (.62 mile) by 2015 or individual car makers will face fines. That target was set last year after car makers failed

to reach a voluntary goal to hit 140 grams per kilometer by 2008 — one that only Italy’s Fiat and France’s Peugeot met. Both car makers make many small, light cars that burn less fuel. Daimler AG, the maker of luxury Mercedes models, currently produces the most polluting range of cars in Europe, the activist group said. It must cut emissions by a quarter by 2015, as must Japanese car makers Nissan Motor Co., Mazda Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. Transport spokesman Jos Dings said BMW — like Daimler, a producer of highend gas guzzlers — had moved swiftly to “play catch up” after it ranked as one of the most-polluting car makers two years ago. BMW is now ranked ninth on the list, ahead of Daimler at No. 14. “They (BMW) have introduced across the board their (fuel-efficient) technologies and that has been very effective,” he told reporters.

“It is really very much a technology question. If you look at the other side, the weight of vehicles hasn’t really changed.” Volkswagen AG, Europe’s biggest selling car maker, should follow BMW in introducing fuel-saving technology across its fleet to avoid being ranked at 12th place, Dings said. Dings said consumers do not seem to be swayed by climate change issues when choosing cars, despite record-high increases in fuel prices last summer, and aren’t yet picking greener cars over heavier, more fuelguzzling models. Regulation is the driving factor behind faster emissions cuts last year, he said. By 2020, all car makers in Europe will have to sell a range of cars that release an average of 95 grams per kilometer. Car sales fell 7 percent last year as the economy slowed. Cash-for-clunkers programs in several EU nations have boosted sales this year.

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Financial Wire Survey points to rising British house prices LONDON (AP) — Further signs of a stabilization in Britain’s housing market emerged Tuesday with the news from an industry body that house prices rose in the three months to August for the first time in over two years. In its monthly survey the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) — a professional body for housing experts who provide services such as valuing homes — said around 11 percent more of its members reported an increase in house prices during the period rather than a fall. The increases were most evident in and around London. That was the most positive balance since May 2007 when nearly 25 percent more chartered surveyors reported a rise in prices. The last positive balance was July 2007’s 8 percent. In the three months to July, nearly 6 percent more chartered surveyors reported a fall in prices rather than a rise. As recently as March when the recession was at its most acute, 72 percent more chartered surveyors were reporting falling house prices rather than increases. The relatively rosy picture painted by the survey is consistent with other measures of the housing market in Britain, which is central to the wider economy’s prospects in the months ahead. RICS said the change in the news flow surrounding the British housing market may be encouraging potential sellers to put their properties up for sale. “This development should enable more potential purchasers to find desirable properties to buy but it could also present a challenge to the firmer trend in prices particularly when interest rates finally

begin to move upwards,” said Jeremy Leaf, a spokesperson at RICS. The RICS housing market survey is the longest running monthly survey of house prices in Britain, collecting data since January 1978 and is often cited by the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee at its monthly interest rate setting meetings.

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BOSTON (AP) — A New Jersey pharmaceuticals firm will pay nearly $25 million in criminal and civil fines after pleading guilty to federal charges that it made illegal payments to encourage doctors to prescribe a blood pressure drug. The U.S. attorney’s office in Boston announced Monday that Bridgewater-based Biovail Pharmaceuticals Inc. was sentenced to pay $22.2 million after pleading guilty to conspiracy and kickback charges.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — A Canadian man was arrested and another was believed to be at large in Honduras after police said they broke up a Ponzi scheme that allegedly bilked thousands of investors worldwide out of at least $100 million. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested Milowe Allen Brost, 55, and charged him with fraud on Sunday after a three-and-a-half year investigation. We’ll straighten everything out!

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Investors were lured into putting money into offshore shell companies that were marketed by Brost’s firms Capital Alternatives Inc. and The Institute for Financial Learning Group of Companies Inc., police said. The shell companies included Asset Trax Inc., Quatro Communications Corp., Rapid Express Corporation, Strategic Metals Corp. and Merendon Mining Inc. “Investors wished to make investments in companies — offshore — to get high rates of return and some tax advantages,” Mattson said. “Funds were

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Daily Meditation A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. Proverbs 15:18

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A town in need of forgiveness Rarely does “our opinion” in this space come as an outgrowth of the Scripture above. Today is an exception, because that verse is a one-sentence answer to so many of Henderson’s problems. On the very same day that the FBI reports a 4-percent drop in the national murder and manslaughter rates — bring the U.S. murder rate to a “level not seen since the 1960s” — Henderson police are attempting to resolve this small city’s latest murder. On Sunday, a 29-year-old man was shot dead at a location on Water Street. He’s at least the second person to die violently — and willfully through the actions of others — in this town, this year. Unless our recount is wrong, there were three homicides in Henderson during 2008, and another six last year reported in Vance County outside the city limits. Complain as some residents might about poor law enforcement, officers are often only the first-responders to a catastrophe that has already happened. They can take suspects into custody, build cases against them, hope that prosecutor can make the charges stick, and pray that the convicted aren’t handed light sentences. Cops do try to lessen the murder rate by reducing the instances of other crimes — such as drug trafficking — that lead to violence. But police officers are not the primary teachers of the lesson above; that he who is slow to anger, appeaseth strife. That lesson begins at home. And in church. And our neighborhoods. And in our houses of primary education, though public schools these days cannot teach directly from the book of Proverbs. Certainly the Bible contains its share of violence. Particularly after the birth of the savior, it also preaches love, kindness and forgiveness. Those are three things this community needs in larger portions.

Quotable “Crystal was an amazing symbol of workers standing up in the South against overwhelming odds — Crystal Sutton and standing up and winning. The fact that Crystal was a woman in the ’70s, leading a struggle of thousands of other textile workers against very powerful, virulently anti-union mill companies, inspired a whole generation of people — of women workers, workers of color and white workers.” — Bruce Raynor, president of Workers United and executive vice president of the Service Employees International Union, who worked with Crystal Lee Sutton to organize the Stevens plants. In 1974, the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union won the right to represent 3,000 employees at seven Roanoke Rapids plants. “Portraying Crystal Lee Sutton in ‘Norma Rae,’ however loosely based, not only elevated me as an actress, but as a human being,” — Actress Sally Field, whose title character in the film was based Sutton’s efforts to unionize textile mills.

It was just two words. “You lie!” Two words. Not even curse words. But the where and the when made those two words significant. “You lie!” It was screamed from the floor of Congress, by an elected official of the state of South Carolina, and aimed at the president of the United States. “You lie!” In the history of American politics, no one could recall a similar act. Not with all the fudged truths that have been told by American presidents. Not with George W. Bush and the Iraq war, not with Bill Clinton and his private life, not with Ronald Reagan and Iran-Contra, not with Richard Nixon and Watergate. Yet somehow last week, during a speech on, of all things, health care, Joe Wilson, a Republican Congressman from South Carolina, was unable to control himself. He yelled those two words loudly enough to be heard in the chamber, on national TV, and around the world. And in so doing, he lowered the bar of American behavior another few feet. Never mind that Wilson was incorrect. The president had said that under his health care bill, the benefits would

not apply to illegal immigrants — and they would not. The bills before Congress declare that. You could argue that illegal immigrants still could buy insurance or sneak through, but that Mitch is hardly Albom supports a liar charge, Tribune Media does it? Services Never mind that. Never mind that Wilson apologized the next day. Something bigger was at work.

A society of haters Hate breeds hate, anger breeds anger, and I have been arguing in this space for years now that the American discourse — fueled by the Internet, talk radio and cable TV — has turned so mean it has nowhere to go but get meaner. Little wonder that immediately after Wilson’s unforgivable outburst, it was being justified by certain Republicans not because it was correct, but because Democrats had been

equally insulting to former president Bush. Hate breeds hate, and there is money and fame in yelling louder and angrier. You don’t get on TV by asking thoughtful questions at a town hall meeting, but you sure can get there if you curse, holler and scream like a captured banshee. Come to think of it, that applies to TV hosts as well. With everyone yelling, accusing, even making death threats in anonymous posts, is it any surprise that eventually that behavior finds its way into a room with the president? We were abhorred when an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at Bush. We called it barbaric, typical of a country hopelessly behind us on the civility scale. Where does Wilson rank on that scale? Clearly near the bottom. But why did he yell those two words? Why was that speech and this president the very moment that a veteran politician like Wilson could no longer control himself?

The right to lead I have a theory. For all the fawning popularity Obama enjoys in certain circles, he is equally vilified in others. Those who don’t like him truly don’t like him. And there seems to

be an element in this country that doesn’t want to accept him as the actual president. From the kooks hollering about his birth certificate to the paranoids insisting he is a closet Muslim, there are people who just don’t want this guy in that office. The fact that he is “halfblack” is not wasted on them, either. Whether they say it or not, their actions speak for themselves. Nobody can use the N-word in public anymore. But they can use socialist, anarchist, alien. And somehow it’s now acceptable to deem a guy who has been in office barely eight months unfit and unworthy. It’s acceptable to suggest he’s taking us straight to Hell. It’s acceptable to yell “You lie!” at the commander in chief in a place where it has never been yelled before. Hate breeds hate. Two days ago, I boarded a plane heading for New York City. As we descended over the Manhattan skyline, I realized it was Sept. 11. I thought back to the emotions that followed that day eight years ago, a feeling of unity, a feeling a patriotism, a feeling that no enemy, no matter how evil or determined, could ever tear us apart. The enemy doesn’t have to. The way we are going, we’ll do it ourselves.

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Talk out differences on health care, don’t shout them out I have nothing against passion in politics. But when defenders of Rep. Joe Wilson’s interruption of President Obama’s health care speech claim “free speech” and “double standards,” they only reveal their own misguided manners and political tone-deafness. Wilson, a South Carolina Republican, made history by shouting, “You lie!” during Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress. That’s OK with a sadly sizeable number of onlookers. They even offer arguments that sound remarkably alike, as if they were coached by the same talk radio hosts and cable TV news shows. “Why is it regrettable to express a sentiment, thought, idea, feeling, etc.?” said one fairly typical example in response to a blog posting. “I thought free speech was as American as apple pie and baseball.” “The Democrats booed during George Bush’s State of the Union speech in 2005 and no media commented,” said another blog reader. “You can’t have it both ways!” True. In fact, Republicans jeered President Bill Clinton so sharply during one of his addresses that he departed from his text to respond like a standup comedian facing hecklers on open-mike night. Good theater, one might argue, if it is kept within limits. The famously formal British Parliament raises raucous audience reactions to an art form, a virtual symphony of tut-tut booing and hear-hear cheering during their regular Prime Minister’s Questions. But, we Yanks can be a more feisty bunch. Open the door to outbursts of individual approval, disapproval and advice like Wilson’s rude shout of “You lie!” during Obama’s speech and we’ll

have a hard time getting that beast back into the barn. This is our Congress, after all, not a caged wrestling match. I don’t care how many people have a hard time telling the difference. Calling the president a liar to his face during a formal address to Congress crosses lines I don’t think most Americans want to cross. For a member to the Clarence interrupt nation’s comPage mander-inchief during Tribune Media an address Services to Congress disrespects the office itself and the nation for which it stands. It’s also bad manners. We Americans believe in free speech, but not when that speech interrupts the free speech of others. Perhaps some folks are confused by an overexposure to noisy TV and radio talk shows. I confess to participating in some of them, after warning my own son, “Do not try this at home.” Wilson apologized after prodding from Republican leaders, he says. Some Democrats called for his censure, too, but I think he’s already getting enough punishment back home. Rob Miller, a Marine captain and Iraq war veteran who is Wilson’s Democratic opponent for reelection, was reported to have raised a half-million dollars in the first 24 hours after Wilson’s outburst. He should send Wilson a thank you card. And what about the issue Wilson raised? Did Obama lie when he said Democratic healthcare legislation would not extend

coverage to illegal immigrants? By the letter of the proposed law as written, Obama is right. The House bill specifically bans illegal immigrants from receiving federal subsidies to purchase insurance. Still, conservative critics argue that there are not enough safeguards to prevent some illegal immigrants from slipping through. A Congressional Research Service report, for example, found that some illegal immigrants would not be prohibited from purchasing insurance on their own through the health insurance exchanges that would be established by the bill. However, some conservative commentators have confused the public by ignoring that the bill would require immigrants to use their own money to purchase insurance, just as they can now. Bottom line, the report says, health reform “leaves in place the status quo” and “certainly does not provide any new benefits particularly for illegal immigrants.” Let’s ask ourselves: Do we want to discourage illegal workers from buying their own medical insurance? Or would we prefer to add their numbers to those for whom taxpayers already are providing health care through hospital emergency rooms? That’s a subject worth debating, and the debate goes on. House Democrats oppose making the rules so strict that people who should be eligible are denied coverage. Opponents are concerned that some undocumented immigrants might slip through a loophole such as being the parents of children who are citizens because they were born here. Either way, these are technical details. They need to be talked out, not shouted out. E-mail Clarence Page at cpage@tribune.com.

Could this be the reason that Washington is so desperate to pass a health care bill? Consider that over the course of the past decade, how many jobs have been lost to foreign countries and how much revenue has the government has lost a result? The good ol’ boys are finding themselves a little short on cash and if they can coerce every taxpaying American into believing that they can now provide you health care for a small fee each month it will greatly increase their cash flow. Caution, think for yourself here. It sounds good, but see if you can think of one thing, just one, that the government at any level in this country has promised that would be a benefit for you that isn’t costing you out the yingyang for today. I’d like to know what it was. I believe the government has ulterior motives for your having health care, one being the one having just been discussed and the other, it has it hands deep into the drug manufacturing industry. In a book published by Ross Perot in the early ’90s he stated that the largest conglomeration of drug manufacturing plants in the world were located on the island of Puerto Rico. The United States government owns Puerto Rico just like I own my pickup truck. I wish I had the knowledge to research this because I’d like to know the answer myself. I do know that the drug facilities in Research Triangle Park are just that research and development facilities they do not manufacture drugs. Advice from the man I trusted more than anyone I have ever met, my father. He said, “Son, anytime you decide to pay someone else to do for you what you should do for yourself, one of two things will always happen. The price will get so high you can’t afford it, or the service will become so slouchy you can’t stand it. There are no exceptions to that rule!” I don’t want anything the government has. Just keep your hands out of my pocket and your nose out of my business. Wayne Boyd, Henderson

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J.J. should rethink her priorities, or let this man go so he can meet someone who will appreciate him for who he is. — R.B. IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. DEAR ABBY: Illiteracy is a far larger problem in this country than most people realize. It keeps folks from enjoying life fully. Can you imagine not being able to read your child a bedtime story? What if you can’t read street signs or write a check? There are literacy councils in most communities that provide free, effective tutoring for adults who want to improve their reading and writing skills. Your local literacy council may be a solution if you want to raise the quality of life for someone you love. — CHANGING THE WORLD ONE WORD AT A TIME DEAR ABBY: The ability to read proficiently is not a sign of superior intelligence. I am impressed by the things my husband, daughter and many of my students CAN do. Reading may not be their strength, but they are gifted in many other ways. Reading can be beneficial, but knowing that someone loves them just the way they are is equally important. — AN EDUCATOR IN MERIDEN, KAN. DEAR ABBY: My mother met a man at a Parents Without Partners dance and fell in love. She has a Ph.D. in special education; he was an electrician. He was dyslexic, and no one knew how to teach him to read when he was young. He apprenticed under a master electrician to learn his trade. Mom always thought she had to marry an intellectual equal, but after meeting my stepfather, she decided she’d rather be with someone sweet and kind who adored her. After they married, she found someone who specialized in teaching adults with dyslexia. One of my stepdad’s proudest moments was the first time he didn’t have to pretend he had left his reading glasses at home to order from a menu. He and Mom were married for 15 years until his death. will filla kind heart, was He had devoted to Mom and they were very happy together. — LOVED MY STEPDAD

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DEAR ABBY: “J.J. in South Carolina” (July 12) is dating a man whom she suspects cannot read. My grandfather is illiterate, and he’s the smartest man I know. He and Grandma have successfully operated their own business for over 40 years. Papa can read and draw blueprints. He can also complete a mathematical equation before I can punch it into my calculator. He “invents” and builds all kinds of gadgets that make life easier for us. Papa had only a secondgrade education. As the oldest of 11 children, he worked in the fields to help Dear support his family. My Abby grandparUniversal Press ents, marSyndicate ried for 51 years, are the glue that holds our family together. Papa is intelligent, self-educated through years of hard work and life experience — as well as kind and generous. I hope J.J. will give John a chance. At this point in his life, being able to read shouldn’t be an issue. If J.J. can open her heart and let him in, it may be the best decision she ever made in her life. — PROUD GRANDDAUGHTER IN ALABAMA DEAR PROUD GRANDDAUGHTER: Your grandfather is a fine example of someone who developed coping skills and succeeded despite his lack of formal education. You have every right to be proud. Read on: DEAR ABBY: I have a master’s degree and a teaching credential. My husband could neither read nor write. He was always the one to fix things or called upon to help out. He could assemble anything without reading the instructions because he was smart and capable. He had many friends and never had a negative word to say about client anyone. He was a wonderful husband, a devoted father, and no one ever considered him “illiterate.”

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Today’s Birthdays: James Fenimore Cooper, U.S. writer (1789-1851); Robert Benchley, U.S. drama critic (1849-1945); Agatha Christie, British writer (1890-1976); Jean Renoir, French film director (18941979); Jessye Norman, U.S. soprano (1945--); Tommy Lee Jones, U.S. actor (1946--); Oliver Stone, U.S. film director (1946--); Britain’s Prince Harry (1984--). Thought for Today: In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play — Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (1844-1900).

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