6 – Thomasville Times – Tuesday, September 21, 2010
FROM PAGE 1 FUNDS From page 1 because it could bring in a significant amount of money to our school system,” Tobin said. “It could be anywhere between $100,000 and $200,000 for our school system. It could be good, but with that money comes a significant amount of things that make sure we’re doing what we’re supposed to with it as far as a school system.” In order to receive any funding from the “Race to the top” program, Tobin said TCS must present a district plan on how it intends to use the money. Part of the criteria includes bringing innovation into the school system and implementing the use of formative assessments. Tobin doesn’t foresee a problem in developing this plan as TCS is at the forefront when it comes to technology and innovation in the classroom. “We still haven’t gotten to the nuts and bolts of it as far as what our plan is yet,” said Tobin. “We have to come up with a district plan to receive the money and so far we haven’t heard from the state yet. It’s not going to be a huge headache for us. We need to sit down and make sure we put a plan together that will maximize the funding and what we’re doing for our children. There’s
certain criteria the state is going to expect from us in order to get that money. That’s across the board, it’s not just our school system but all 115 across the state. We want to make sure we put together a great plan that will help our children move forward.” Every school system in the state is in line to receive some money from the program, and Tobin said additional funds could be available in the form of grants. Tobin said one of the ways TCS could use the funding is extending on its one-toone laptop initiative that started at Thomasville High School this year. Until a definitive number is given, nobody really knows who will get what, said Tobin. “We’re right in the beginning of this and it’s all new to everybody, even the folks at the Department of Public Instruction,” Tobin said. “They’re feeling their way through this thing and they’re coming up with a plan to present to us. Of course I would love to piggy-back on our oneto-one initiative. I think that’s obvious innovation there in moving our school system forward. We’re in discussion as to how to best spend the money if we were fortunate enough to get some. We’re not going to turn down any money if we’re fortunate enough to get it.”
FESTIVAL From page 1 entertainment at 12:15 with a mix of rock-n-roll and rhythm and blues tunes. Charlotte’s own Tsunami Wave Riders are sure to get people up and shagging at 2 p.m. as they take the crowd back to the boardwalk with tropical sounds of beach music. “We’re excited about using the new amphitheatre this year,” said Croft. “We want folks to be aware we’re shifting the route a little bit, expanding to cover five city blocks.” Also new to this year’s festival, is a high-flying exhibition by King’s BMX Stunt Show. Two-wheeled daredevils will take to the air throughout the day, adding the thrill and excitement of extreme sports for festival-goers. Local dance companies will show off their newest moves at the ever-popular Dance Stage, and the sounds of Southern Gospel music from The Good News Quartet, The Grove Singers, Revelation, Trinity, His Choice and Won Love will brings hands together in praise and fellowship. Children can enjoy carnival rides, games, face painting and a host of hands-on activities. Those looking to satisfy their palates can find a variety of culinary desires at the food court, which boasts 25 vendors serving smoked turkey legs, sausage and kabosa, funnel cakes, cotton candy and other festival favorites. The street celebration brimming with shopping and entertainment venues is sure to offer an action-packed day for everybody. For more information on this year’s Everybody’s Day Festival, contact Croft at (336) 475-6134, or email croft@northstate.net.
OAKLEY From page 1 lowed to use the gun when a threat of serious injury or death — to human or animals — is present and the animal can’t be captured. Insley says that the department is also looking into the use of tranquilizers, which requires certification and may require a veterinarian to sign off on the medication. Insley says he would prefer the tranquilizer. “I’m not for just killing any animal that comes around,” Insley said. “Sometimes it’s just the
presence of a stranger that makes the animal go crazy.” In other news, the council also: Reminded citizens of a town hall meeting set for Sept. 30 at Central Recreation at 7 p.m. Set a public hearing for the regular council meeting on Oct. 18, to discuss incentives for Project Z. Approved a request for a taxi franchise called Taxis Kate. Accepted the 2010 Justice Assistance Grant of $20,598 to be used to purchase law enforcement equipment and support property to benefit the Thomasville Police Department.
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OBITUARIES Index Thomasville Mozelle C. Craven, 89 Connie C. Darr, 94 Earl R. Hunt, 84 Tillie L. Richbourg, 81 Lexington Kathleen P. Lanier, 89 Other areas Mary E. Fitzgerald, 64 Reba Wall Dennis Wood, 63
Mozelle C. Craven Mrs. Mozelle Cecil Craven, 89, a resident of John Green Road, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, at the Henry Etta & Bruce Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. Born on July 18, 1921, in Davidson County to Jacob Ransom Asbury Cecil and Effie Swaim Cecil, she was a graduate of Hasty High School in 1939 and a member of Spring Hill United Methodist Church. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Spring Hill United Methodist Church with the Rev. Chuck Garner and the Rev. Vernon Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Craven will remain at J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home in Wallburg until taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will be at the funeral home today from 6 to 8 p.m. and at other times at the home of her son, Jimmy. Memorials may be directed to Spring Hill UMC, 240 Spring Hill Church Road, in High Point, or to Hospice of Davidson County, 200 Hospice Way, in Lexington. Online condolences may be sent to www.jcgreenandsons.com.
Connie C. Darr Mr. Connie Clifton Darr, age 94, of 2299 Old Greensboro Road, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, in Lexington Health Care Center. He was born April 17, 1916, in Davidson County son of the late Charles Andrew Darr and Bessie Clinard Darr. He was a graduate of Pilot High School class of 1934. Mr. Darr was formerly employed with Thomasville Furniture Ind. and was a member of Fairview United Methodist Church, Lydia Sunday School Class, Charter Member of The Methodist Men and the Joy Club. He was married Dec. 21, 1940, to Clara Essick Darr, who preceded him in death May 28, 2003. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, infant Arthur Darr and Roy Darr. Surviving are, one
brother, Grady Darr and wife, Thelma, of Thomasville; one sister-in-law Iretha Essick, of Jamestown. Mr. Darr enjoyed farming and gardening and was loved by many nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Fairview United Methodist Church in Thomasville with the Rev. Lisa Wishon officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family will be at J. C. Green & Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville today from 6 to 8 p.m. and other times at their respective homes. Memorials may be directed to Fairview United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 2876 Old Greensboro Road. Online condolences may be sent to the Darr Family at www.jcgreenandsons. com. ***
Mary E. Fitzgerald HIGH POINT — Ms. Mary Ellen Fitzgerald, 64, a former resident of High Point Manor, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, at the Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. Born Oct. 22, 1945, in San Francisco, Calif., a daughter of John Fitzgerald and Juanita Hoffcroft Fitzgerald, she was formerly employed with Piedmont Crossing in Thomasville. Honoring Ms. Fitzgerald wishes, she will be cremated and no formal services will be held. The family will receive friends at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and Cindy Bradley, 5 Big Buck Court. J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville is assisting the family, and online condolences may be sent to the Fitzgerald family at www. jcgreenandsons.com. The family would like to thank the staffs of Hinkle Hospice House, Britthaven of Davidson, High Point Manor and their loving friends for all the support and care given to Mrs. Fitzgerald and the family during her illness.
Earl R. Hunt Earl Richard Hunt, 84, died on Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, at Hinkle Hospice House. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday at Thomasville Funeral Home. Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Monday at Thomasville Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Donnie Lunsford officiating, followed by interment in Mount Pleasant Community Church Cemetery in Trinity. Online condolences may be made through www.thomasvillefh.com.
Kathleen P. Lanier LEXINGTON — Kathleen Potts Lanier, 89, of Lanier Road, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010.
RATE From page 1 ing job growth across the board,” said ESC spokesman Larry Parker. “While we have been seeing job growth in sectors such as manufacturing, construction is still way down from a year ago. When we start seeing all or most of these different sectors gain jobs, that will be a pretty positive sign.” Parker added that several factors can lower a state’s unemployment rate. One of those is a decrease in the labor force, which happened last month. North Carolina’s labor force dipped by more than 19,000 workers in August and the number of employed people also fell by 14,473. The number of people unem-
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Friendship United Methodist Church. Davidson Funeral Home is serving the Lanier Family. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.
Tillie L. Richbourg Mrs. Tillie Lee Blanding Richbourg, 81, of 304 Cox Ave., died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, at her home. Funeral service will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Zion Tabernacle F. B. H. Church. Burial will follow in Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church 30 minutes before the funeral service and other times at the home. S. E. Thomas Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Reba Wall ALBERMAREL — Reba Joyce Yokeley Wall, a long-time Albemarle, N.C., resident, passed away peacefully at 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, in the Memory Enrichment Center at the Elms at Tanglewood, Clemmons, N.C. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hartsell Funeral Home in Albemarle. A service honoring Mrs. Wall will follow at 2 p.m. in the Hartsell Funeral Home’s Lefler Memorial Chapel. Lori W. Gaskin, James E. Yokeley Jr., William Thomas Yokeley and Charles E. Gaskin will celebrate the life, love and impact of Reba Yokeley Wall. Following the church service, interment will be in the Stanly Gardens of Memory. Pallbearers will be Chuck Gaskin, Jimmy Yokeley, Tom Yokeley, John Whitley and Rex Misenheimer. Her surviving brother, James E. Yokeley Sr., will serve as an honorary pallbearer. Mrs. Wall was born in Thomasville on Jan. 15, 1927, to the late Bernie H. Yokeley and Nell Chandler Yokeley. Upon graduation from Thomasville High School, Mrs. Wall attended Virginia Intermont College. Some in Albemarle remember her as a society writer for the Stanly News and Press where she wrote about marriages, reunions and a range of events capturing the spirit and joy of society in the Stanly County area during the 50’s and 60’s. Mrs. Wall was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas A. Wall Jr., a decorated World War II combat veteran and highly respected CPA in Albemarle. Some of her greatest joys were shared with her beloved Tom where, throughout their marriage of 31 years, they were virtually inseparable. The two worked as a team when he opened and ran a private public accounting practice in Albemarle in the years
ployed, however, went down by nearly 5,000. “We’ve got to remember that we’re still down 257,000 jobs since the recession began,” Parker said. “We just need that consistency. The rate has been going down but it’s due to a number of different factors each month. Some months we’ve had job growth and employment gains, but we’ve also lost people out of the labor force. This month it’s one of those things where we added jobs but at the same time, technically, the number of people employed went down. The rate either holding its line or coming down, even a tenth, is a good thing.” The state unemployment rate last August was 10.9 percent. Staff Writer Eliot Duke can be reached at 888-3578, or duke@tvilletimes.com.
following his graduation from Catawba College. Avid bridge players, they often entertained neighbors, friends and extended family in their home on Sylvania Avenue where “Reba and Tom’s” love, support and hospitality are affectionately remembered by many. Strong advocates of education and individual responsibility, the Walls quietly supported and encouraged a number of young people in their quest toward college degrees and careers. Following her husband’s death in 1983, Mrs. Wall established the Thomas A. Jr. and Reba Yokeley Wall Endowed Scholarship Fund at Catawba College, which has provided on-going annual tuition support to deserving North Carolina Piedmont Region students of accounting for over 20 years. Memorials may be made to the Thomas A. Jr. and Reba Yokeley Wall Endowed Scholarship Fund at Catawba College, in Salisbury, the Elms at Tanglewood Memory Enrichment Center Staff Development Fund, Harper Road, in Clemmons, or Community Homecare and Hospice of Statesville. Online obituary and condolences at www. hartsellfh.com. ***
Dennis Wood
DENTON — Dennis Junior Wood, 63, of James Lovette Road, Denton, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, at Lexington Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Southside Baptist Church. The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton. Online condolences may be sent to www. briggsfuneralhome.com.
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