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Friday, November 6, 2009, Forest City, N.C.

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By JEAN GORDONDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — It’s been more than eight years since Sybil Sechriest Yount succumbed to a brain tumor, three and one-half months after her diagnosis when she was 47.

When she was diagnosed, Yount made the decision to travel to Florida for Albarin treatment — an all natural alternative to chemotherapy and radiation therapy using a formula taken from the aloe vera plant, rather than tradi-tional cancer treatments.

Yount wanted to share her story with friends and the public, but was unable to do so because of the seriousness of the can-cer. Instead her mother, Iris Sechriest, granted Sybil’s request by publishing, Sybil’s Choice.

“She wanted to do it,” Sechriest said. “Her handicap prevent-ed her from doing it, but she wanted people to know about the experience. I’ve been working on this for years, even the same year she died. I kept going back to it, but I wanted a different ending.”

“The ending didn’t change, so I went ahead and finished it,” Sechriest said. “By doing this, it was doing something for her so I felt good about it.”

Please see Mother, Page 6Iris Sechriest

Mother finishes telling daughter’s story

Department Manager Jimmy Thomas and Sales Manager Don Myers set up energy-efficient washers and dry-ers for display at Lowe’s. The store was among many appliance outlets preparing for a sales tax holiday on Energy Star compliant mod-els.

By SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — It will be a buyer’s mar-ket this weekend for home appliances. They’ll be tax free, but only if they qualify as an Energy Star efficient model.

Local merchants were setting up displays and bringing out extra merchandise in prepa-ration for the special sales tax holiday.

“We’re preparing for a big crowd. We hope

we will certainly see a lot of people. We’re unboxing things and hoping to have a lot of stuff set up and put together,” said Lisa Miller, manager at Hendricks Appliance Sales.

Lowe’s was also preparing for a large impact.

“Last year we had a great turnout,” said

Please see Appliance, Page 6

FOREST CITY — The Snuffy Jenkins Festival Reunion, Saturday at Isothermal Community College, will celebrate the rich musical heritage of The Carolinas, and once again bring recognition to one of the most important figures in the history of bluegrass music, Snuffy Jenkins.

This year’s festival will be headlined by world-renowned guitarist and singer Doc Watson, traditional banjo master David Holt and bluegrass banjo legend Raymond Fairchild. Both Watson and Fairchild were regulars at the original Snuffy Jenkins Festival pro-duced by Ben Humphries.

Phil and Gaye Johnson and many other regional and local favorites like the Far City Boys, Dan Padgett and Hickory Flatt will also perform during the day-long celebration. Snuffy’s great-nephew, Phillip Jenkins of the Far City Boys, and South Carolina’s Lucas Family featuring Harold Lucas, who played with Snuffy in the “Hired Hands” band for 20 years, will also be guests.

Other local favorites include George Watson and Family, Generation Gap, The Broad River Boys, The Dowden Sisters Band and Billie Constable and the Wiseman Heritage from Spruce Pine.

Please see Festival, Page 6

By LARRY DALEDaily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — Two Rutherford County officials who had been ordered to appear in Superior Court in High Point on Monday concerning an arrest and the seizure of computer equipment will not have to go after all.

District Attorney Brad Greenway and Sheriff Jack Conner were scheduled to respond to a show cause order brought by two plaintiffs in a lawsuit, but Wednesday the order was rescinded by Superior Court Judge John O. Craig III.

The judge’s order says the court “finds that this issue is now ren-dered moot.”

The show cause order had said Greenway and Conner were to appear in court and “show cause, if any each may have, why they should not be held in Contempt of this Court.” A criminal con-tempt ruling could have resulted in 30 days in jail. A civil con-tempt ruling could have allowed the company to get its equipment back and resume operations.

The legal action against the Rutherford County officials

Please see Court, Page 6

The Symphony of Rutherford County performed Thursday at the Foundation as part of the Rutherford County Heritage Days events. Area school students were in atten-dance for a delightful assortment of sym-phonic performances including classical, contemporary and even folk/bluegrass inspired pieces. Here Symphony conductor Wilbert K. Kimple pro-vides direction.

Sheriff, DA are off hook

Tax-free!

Jenkins Festival set for Saturday

Energy efficient appliance deals here

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KidSenses — SpongeBob Square Pants will travel from the depths of the ocean to meet all the kids at KidSenses today beginning at 6 p.m.

Bring cameras for the event that will continue until 7:30 p.m.

The children’s museum will be open until 8 p.m. Saturday is “Super Story Saturday” and will be held from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Call 828-286-2120 for more details.

The 18th Annual Hog Hap-pnin’ will kick-off on Friday, Nov. 6, at 5:30 p.m., and conclude Saturday, Nov. 7, at 4 p.m., at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds. Admission is $1. More than 80 competition bar-becue teams will participate in this year’s “Tar Heel State Championship.”

The cook-off is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society. Teams will begin competing on Saturday in the standard KCBS categories of poultry, ribs, pork and brisket.

Other activities include arts/crafts show, hundreds of clas-sic cars and motorcycles on display, a karaoke contest (cash prizes), children’s rides, a Corn Hole Tournament and much more.

Gates open Saturday at 9 a.m. For more information log onto www.hoghappnin.com.

Carolina Wrestling Super-stars will present Desperate Measures on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the old Mooresboro Gym. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Bell time 8 p.m. Matches in-clude Krank vs. Major Crunk; Kid Krazy vs. The Russian Bull with manager Ivan; Axl Knight vs. Max Corteze and Miss Felo-nie; and New Era and Rockie Saiki.

Admission is a new un-wrapped toy or $3 to be donated to the Salvation Army Christmas Cheer Center.

For more information call 828-205-9374 or visit www.

carolinawrestlingsuperstars.tk. LuLu’s Karaoke Club has kraoke and dancing every week, Thursday - Saturday. Doors open at 7 p.m. Cover charge $5 (BYOB). Ages 18 and up with valid ID. The club is located off Railroad Ave., at 156 Sunset Street in Ruther-fordton.

M Squared Restaurant, located at 125 West Main St., Spindale., offers the following entertainment/events:

Tuesday — Alex Thompson on keyboard, soup/sandwich nightWednesday — Trivia at 8 p.m. (half price bottled wine)Friday — Alex Thompson on keyboard Saturday — Collin on Acousti-cal Guitar Sunday Brunch and Bloody Mary Bar (weekly)Web site www.msquaredres-taurant.com.

Legal Grounds, 217 North Main St., Rutherfordton, offers the following entertain-ment:

Nov. 6 — The SloantonesNov. 13 — ContagiousNov. 14 — SharkadelicsNov. 20 — Snake Oil Medicine ShowNov. 21 — Crocodile SmileNov. 25 — The Undecided/ Mike Roger & FriendsNov. 27 — Mad Tea PartyNov. 28 — Mountain Still with David Via and TaterWeb site www.legalgrounds.net.

Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria, 115 W. Main St., Spindale, (no cover charge) announces the following entertainment:

Nov. 6 — The Jef Chandler BandNov. 7 — Alan BiggerstaffNov. 13 — Valerie MillerNov. 14 — Big Daddy LoveNov. 21 — Secret B-SidesNov. 28 — Selky Celtic

Web site www.barleystaproom.com.

Live music is played every Friday and Saturday from 4 to 10 p.m. at Jake’s Barbecue (the former Golden Valley Music Park). Karaoke every Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. The Matt Ryan Band plays on Fridays, and the Lonesome Road Band on Saturdays. For more infor-mation call 248-2223. Jake’s is located at 136 Music Row, Bostic.

Club L.A. is a private club for members and guests, located at 319 W. Main St., Spindale. Admission — members free, guest $5. Saturdays from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. Each Thursday is ladies’ night and Karaoke from 8 to 11 p.m. Shagging every Friday night from 8 to 11 p.m.

Wagon Wheel Country & Western Dance Club, W.E. Padgett Rd., Ellenboro area, hosts the following entertain-ment:Nov. 7 — Broken Axle Band, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Admission $5. Concessions, game room, family entertain-ment. Dance lessons every Tuesday night from 7:30 to 10 p.m., $3 per person.Web site www.wagonwheel-danceclub.com.

Off the Beaded Path, located at 120B West Trade St., Forest City, offers Try-it-Tuesdays (every Tuesday) which features brief jewelry-making demos. The following classes are also available: Nov. 12 — In The Zone Brace-let, 6 to 8 p.m.Nov. 14 — Marilyn Monroe Bracelet, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Nov. 16 — Bead Knitted Clutch, 6 to 8 p.m.Nov. 17 — Planet Ring, 6 to 8 p.m.Nov. 21 — Triple Spiral Brace-let, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Nov. 24 — Copper Bangle Bracelet, 6 to 8 p.m.Nov. 28 — Bead Club, 10 a.m.

to 1 p.m.Nov. 28 — Photo Charms Class, 2 to 4 p.m.Nov. 30 — Bead Knitted Clutch, Part II, 6 to 8 p.m.Web site offthebeadedpath-beadstore.com.

Applebee’s will honor veter-ans: On Veterans Day (Nov. 11) all of the nearly 2,000 Ap-plebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurants will honor U.S. veterans and active duty military with a free meal. All guests with proof of current or former U.S. military service will enjoy a free entrée from a selection of six signature favorites. This special offer will be available lunchtime through the dinner hours for dine-in guests at all Applebee’s restaurants, nationwide. For complete details visit www.ap-plebees.com/vetsday.

9th Annual Carolina Pottery Festival: Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Hwy. 74 Bsn., Shelby; more than 100 local and regional potters showing and selling traditional and contemporary works; ad-mission is $3, children 12 and under admitted free; admis-sion includes the chance to win one of several door prizes given throughout the day; a por-tion of the proceeds benefits the Cleveland County Arts Council; for information visit www.carolinapotteryfestival.blogspot.com.

Chris Knight will be per-forming with his band on Thursday, Nov. 12, at The Grey Eagle, 185 Clingman Ave., Asheville. Music begins at 9 p.m. Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 the day of the show. Call 828-232-5800 or visit www.thegreyeagle.com. For more information about the performer log on to www.chrisknight.net.

Blue Mother Tupelo, the husband and wife duo of Ricky and Micol Davis will

perform Friday, Nov. 13, at the Lake House Lodge & Spa, 447 Lilly Pad Lane, Flat Rock. Music begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15. Call 828-693-5070. For more information about the performer log on to www.bluemothertupelo.com.

42nd Annual Southern Christmas Show: Nov. 11-22, at The Park (the former Char-lotte Merchandise Mart). Show hours — Monday, Tuesday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is $7.50 for adults; $8 online, by phone or mail in advance; $9 at the door; youth (ages 6-12) $3; under 6 free with paying adult. Preview night is Tuesday, Nov. 10, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., $15 in advance, $17 at the door. Sponsored by The Charlotte Observer. For more informa-tion 704-376-6594 or www.SouthernChristmasShow.com.

11th Annual Fall Storytelling Festival: Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Transylvania County Li-brary. Sponsored by the North Carolina Storytelling Guild and Transylvania Friends of the Library, the festival features national favorites Jay O’Callahan and Connie Regan-Blake, along with three NCSG regional tellers and two Asheville area tellers, Marvin Cole and Sandra Gudger. For session times and more infor-mation contact Sandra Gudg-er, Festival Director, (828) 274-1123, Transylvania County Library, (828) 884-3151, or North Carolina Storytelling Guild www.ncstoryguild.org.

The Wiggles will bring their “Go Bananas Live!” tour to the BI-LO Center in Green-ville, S.C., on Saturday, Nov. 7, for performances at 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Tickets are still available through www.ticketmaster.com, or by call-ing 202-397-SEAT, or at the BI-LO Center box office. Prices range from $10 to $40.

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Becoming A Funeral Director - Part 2The last time we visited this subject we looked at some of the legal requirements that had to be met to become a funeral director in the State of North Carolina. I would like to briefly look at the personal aspects of becoming a funeral director in this article.The motivation to become a funeral director must come from a deep concern for others. Serving others in what might be the most difficult times of life takes more than just doing ones job. You must possess empathy for others and have a genuine interest in helping them. In fact, the more effective funeral directors I have met through the years have been those who have a true “calling” into this field.To have the ability to set down with a grieving family and to assist them in putting together a meaning celebration of life for their deceased loved one, is a most rewarding experience. However, it takes much patience, good listening skills, and the ability to go above and beyond to see that the’tamily’s needs are met.You will be asked to sacrifice your own plans very often to serve a

family because death takes no holiday or knows no convenience of time. I have many times just set down for an evening meal with my family to have the phone ring and to be gone for the next several hours serving the needs of a bereaved family.If you are married, you must have a very understanding spouse. The unpredictability of funeral service requires much patience on your family’s behalf. In the end, becoming a funeral director must be a commitment shared by you and your family.

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The book tells the story of Sybil’s bravery and the posi-tive attitude of the staff at the Albarin clinic in Florida where Sybil underwent treatment for three months. She lived 3 1/2 months after the diagnosis.

Sechriest writes, “She was comfortable and happy dur-ing the natural therapy without the devastating side effects of chemo. Her choice was the best of her options.”

On Sunday, Sechriest will sign the newly published book, Sybil’s Choice at the Mooneyham Public Library in Forest City from 1 to 4 p.m.

One of Sybil’s closest friends, Tommy Hicks of Forest City, sent e-mails and invitations to many members of the East Rutherford High School Class of 1972 to ask them to come to the book sign-ing.

Many are planning to attend to celebrate their classmate’s spirit of friendship.

Sybil passed away 3 1/2 months after her diagnosis and to her mother, the pain of losing her is as real today as it has ever been. “Some days it seems like it was just yesterday,” she said.

Having an opportunity again to meet as many of Sybil’s friends as possible is bittersweet.

“She should be there, too” Sechriest said.

One of the most difficult aspects of writing Sybil’s story was letting her own emotions into the book. “I tended to back off and write it,” but when one editor reviewed parts of the book, he told her to share her

emotions with the readers. “So I stepped in.”

“This is the story of Sybil and I want to see her spirit in the book,” said Sechrist said. “Also the clinic was so special to her.” During the sickness, Sechriest

said the community of Rutherford County and people all over the area, and in other states, shared support and encouragement for Sybil’s family.

“We had the whole county behind us. We received scores of e-mails, telephone calls and an outpouring of so much love from here,” she continued.

“Everyone was so very special,” she said.

During the time of the illness, Dave Hobson was pastor of the First United Methodist Church, Forest City, and stood by the Sechriest family throughout the ordeal. “There is a bonding that will always be there.

“And I want the whole county to know I’m grateful for every-thing,” she said.

Sechriest was married to Bill Yount and the couple’s two sons, Brian and David are now grown.

“She would be so proud of them,” she continued. She is still very close to her son-in-law Bill and the family shares holidays together.

“We were good friends,” she said of the mother-daughter relationship. “We had our hair done together. She came to my house nearly every day. I don’t know of anything we didn’t like together.”

“Literally a part of my body is gone,” she said of the void that can never be filled.

Sunday will be special for Sechriest and friends.

“She always kept up with her friends and it will be good to see them,” Sechriest said.

Books will be available for sale at the library.

Contact Gordon via e-mail at [email protected].

FOREST CITY — One of Sybil Sechriest Yount’s best friends was Tommy Hicks.

He read “Sybil’s Choice” last week. His review of the book is:

“Blessings to Iris Sechriest. Nearly eight and one-half years after the death of her daughter Sybil, Iris’s personal struggle to tell the story Sybil wanted told is over.

In Sybil’s Choice you will be amazed at the reasons Sybil chose alternative can-cer treatment over tradi-tional. You will be grateful to Iris for letting us spend time with her dying daugh-ter who was a joyous friend to many, yet inaccessible during treatment being sev-eral states away. You will be inspired by Sybil’s relentless courage and faith and left to consider your own.

In the end you will thank Iris for standing by her daughter, persevering with the book, and reminding us what a hardheaded and beautiful daughter she had.”

MotherContinued from Page 1 Classmate

says Sybil’s story inspires

GREENSBORO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan has withdrawn support for a possible lifetime federal appointment for a state judge who ruled in favor of a company that includes her hus-band.

Three weeks ago, Hagan, D-N.C., recommended Judge Calvin Murphy to fill a vacant seat on the U.S. District Court for Western North Carolina. Nine days later, Murphy signed

a ruling favoring the own-ers of five small hydroelectric plants on the Deep River, one of them belonging to Hydrodyne Industries.

The company lists Hagan’s husband as a managing mem-ber, the News & Record of Greensboro reported Thursday.

The first-term Democratic senator said she didn’t know Murphy had ruled in a case in which her husband, Greensboro lawyer Charles T. “Chip” Hagan

III, had a stake until the news-paper asked her to comment.

“I respect Judge Murphy’s record of service, and I do not believe he did anything wrong,” Hagan said in a statement Wednesday. “However, to avoid any appearance of favoritism from my office, I am asking the White House to withdraw Judge Murphy’s name from consid-eration for U.S. District Court Judge for North Carolina’s west-ern district.”

Hagan withdraws nominee support

Ethics panel clears Rep. ShulerRALEIGH (AP) — Congressional ethics inves-

tigators have concluded that North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler did not act inappropriately while a residential development that he was involved in sought lake-access rights from the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Top lawmakers on the House Ethics Committee said in a letter to Shuler released Thursday that it was closing the matter after reviewing a TVA investigative report. The lawmakers said that report concluded TVA’s inspector general found no evidence that Shuler, a Democrat, or his staff used his position to exert influence over the approval process.

“The Standards Committee, after thorough review, has determined that your actions in these matters were not improper in any way and did not violate House Rules,” Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Joe Bonner, R-Ala., said in a letter to Shuler.

Shuler was once a member of a House commit-tee with oversight of TVA. He is an investor in The Cove development at Blackberry Ridge LLC that has a deal pending with TVA for 145 feet of water-access rights on Watts Bar Lake near Knoxville, Tenn. That application, filed in 2007, remains on hold with TVA.

TVA is the nation’s largest public utility, provid-ing electricity to nearly 9 million consumers in the South.

The ethics panel said the TVA inspector general stated that the Blackberry development was actu-ally held to a higher standard than others to avoid the appearance of partiality. The inspector general also reported that the FBI looked into the matter and found no criminal violations.

Police investigating baby deathAPEX (AP) — A North Carolina home daycare is

closed while authorities investigate the death of an infant.

Multiple media outlets report Thursday that 3-month-old Eliana Navy was pronounced dead at a hospital Oct. 26 after dispatchers were called about a child that had stopped breathing.

A cause of death has not been released.The next day, state officials suspended the license

of the home daycare center operated by Judy Lucas in Apex. The state Department of Health and Human Services found violations ranging from inadequate supervision of children to exposed elec-trical outlets and inadequate smoke detectors.

Loaded handgun found in schoolASHEVILLE (AP) — Authorities say a loaded

handgun was found in the backpack of a North Carolina high school student.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that the ninth grader was in the Asheville High School office on another issue Wednesday when a school resource officer searched his backpack and found a loaded 9mm handgun.

Police have charged the student with possession of a weapon on school property. He is a juvenile, and his name has not been released.

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I would like to thank the people of Forest City for their support and vote of confidence in electing me Mayor. I look forward to serving you and our town. I believe together we can continue to make

Forest City a wonderful place to live.

Thank you,Dennis Tarlton

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■ A daily forum for opinion, commentary and editorials on the news that affects us all.

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601 Oak Street, P.O. Box 1149,Forest City, N.C. 28043Phone: 245-6431 Fax: 248-2790E-mail: [email protected]

There are many revivals needed in Rutherford County. Of course, the first that comes to mind is eco-

nomic. Jobs will cure a lot of problems.But there are other things in life than

working. With that in mind, we’d like to thank the arts council for reviving the Snuffy Jenkins Festival and setting the stage for world-class entertainment this weekend at the Foundation.

In addition to considerable local talent, the program features North Carolina’s own Doc Watson, banjo mas-ter David Holt and bluegrass legend Raymond Fairchild.

Events like this bring people to our county from far and wide. In addition to that, the program plans to be down-right fun.

And these days, some fun is necessary to keep spirits up.

The festival, first help in 1974, led to this area being declared “the birthplace of the bluegrass banjo” and drew thou-sands of visitors.

Hail to those who brought it back to life.

Our Views

It’s time forpickin’, grinnin’

Our readers’ viewsSays thanks to all who voted in election

To the editor:My sincerest thanks to all who

voted in this Spindale election. It was a tight competition and I am very proud to have been a part of it.

Being a newcomer not only to politics but to Spindale itself, I was warmly welcomed by all as was my family. This election brought out five very passionate people to represent our town, and I believe that in itself is rare.

This election only solidified my feelings on what a wonderful community Spindale indeed is.

Through my campaign these last few months, I have met a lot of new people and share many of the same ideas and concerns. I would like to thank every-one again for their open arms. Spindale truly is a small town with a big heart.

Andrew KirtonSpindale

Thanks voters, wants appointment redone

To the editor: I would like to thank the resi-

dents of spindale that did come to the polls and vote, even those who voted for some one else.

Reading the newspaper’s view this morning, thinking, well they are right, people don’t care any-more.

Well, not all the people. Some of us long for change and to restore some integrity to our board.

I would like to issue a challenge to those that voted and those who didn’t for what ever reason, to attend the November meeting at 6:30 at the Spindale House to demand reconsideration of the

appointment to fill Bob Ensley’s vacant seat.

The fiasco that took place at the October meeting is what people are tired of. It is the talk on the street that we are just fed up.

The Commission should open a committee to nominate a replacement for that seat and by all rights it should be given to Robin Ensley or at least offered to her. That was what the great Bob Ensley said was his last wish.

I felt bad for our mayor as he was completely disrespected, so again I urge all Spindale residents to show up at the November meeting and show that you really do care what happens in our town.

Terry DixonSpindale

Thanks town for keeping park cleared

To the editor:Many thanks to Rutherfordton

maintenance for clearing the walking trail of leaves, etc. at Crestview Park.

Dick CraftRutherfordton

Says field of candidates was not all that strong

To the editor: I write this heartfelt, informed

letter in hopes of shedding light on how the government elections in the town of Rutherfordton were conducted.

In the Nov. 4 edition of The Daily Courier, Terry Cobb was quoted in a story by Jean Gordon as saying, “All the candidates were excellent choices.”

I feel it incumbent upon myself to point out to my fellow citizens that the candidates for elected office in the town were the weak-

est that I’ve ever seen. The voter turnout spoke for itself — a mere 623 citizens voted for the office of mayor of Rutherfordton.

The materials that my parents received from the town council candidates in-person and via postal mail simply mentioned the so-called accomplishments of each candidate, giving no defi-nite position on any of the impor-tant issues the town faces. The election resembled a high school popularity contest.

Several of the candidates, although different, shared a com-mon thread — they were using the unquestionably superb repu-tations of their family members in order to get elected.

Everyone knows that Terry Cobb’s grandmother is Rubye Cobb, who has always been well respected around the town and an elder member of First Baptist Rutherfordton.

I observed that Stanley Clements was using his middle name “Lennon” a great deal throughout the campaign, reminding voters that his late father Lennon Clements was highly regarded.

Anyone who has ever had any business at Rutherford Hospital knows mayor-elect Jimmy Dancy’s wife, Ginger. She is a fine lady and, once again, well respected by the community. I hope that you see the pattern here.

Although I certainly wish all the newly-elected officials the best of luck, the fine citizens of Rutherfordton deserve to know where the candidates stand on critical issues — after all, most citizens already know what fam-ily they belong to.

Wade AllenRutherfordton

Tax free weekend much better than raising taxesThis weekend is another

sales tax holiday. But I can’t say I am as excited about it as I was about the back-to-school sales tax holiday. When they put all the school supplies on tax-free, it was a HUGE list of items that could be purchased without paying taxes and so it had a bigger impact.

For today, Saturday and Sunday the only items that are tax free are...appliances? Look, I know people need to buy appliances but will this really have much of an impact on the public? Will it have much of an impact on the businesses that are sell-ing appliances?

There’s another caveat on what you can buy, too. It has to be an Energy Star qualified product. If you’re scratching your head — like me — about what that means, here’s the informa-tion from the state’s com-merce department Web site.

An “Energy Star quali-

fied product” is “a product that meets the energy effi-cient guidelines set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Energy and is authorized to carry the Energy Star label.”

Clothes washers, freez-ers, refrigerators, central air conditioners, room air conditioners, air-source heat pumps, geothermal heat pumps, ceiling fans, dehu-midifiers, and programmable thermostats will be exempt from State and local sales and use tax when purchased during the sale tax holiday period.

So, good news if you’re in

the market for a geothermal heat pump you can save the 7.75 percent sales tax this weekend. I’m not exactly sure where you’d buy a geo-thermal heat pump around here, but I’m sure if you look hard enough you can find one.

I’m all for saving the envi-ronment and this idea is a much better one than the proposed carbon taxes and the energy cap and trade program that is being debat-ed in Washington right now. I have often written in this column about how futile it is to try and hammer your opinion about what is right and wrong into people’s skulls with taxes.

Believe you me, the soda pop taxes are coming and if we aren’t careful the ‘right to exhale’ or even ‘right to eat beef’ taxes will be next. The idea here is that carbon dioxide — a compound that occurs in nature and has been on the Earth for as long

as there has been an Earth — is somehow going to kill us all by making the planet retain more heat and BAM! global warming. I won’t bore you all with the ridiculously complicated twists of logic it takes to come to this errone-ous conclusion, but the point is CO2 is NOT going to kill us all by baking us in the newly hotter atmosphere.

It is very hard to convince the average person of this these days, though. The idea of man-made global warming has become so entrenched in people’s minds, that they’re looking to their politicians to solve this manufactured crisis.

This is where the sales tax holiday for Energy Star appliances comes into play. The ecologists in Washington want us to buy more efficient washers and dryers (or what have you) so that we’ll use less energy and cause less fossil fuels to be

burnt, releasing less carbon. This idea of less burning

of fuels is a great one to me, but not because it will equal less carbon. It’s because the appliances are just flat out more efficient. Any time we can be less wasteful, I’m all for it. And this is a situation where, instead of penalizing people with punishing taxes, the government is rewarding people by letting them spend their own money how they wish and having to pay NO taxes.

This is much better than the alternative idea of rais-ing taxes on appliances that aren’t efficient. I’ll bet if we tried this with healthy foods instead of punitive taxes on soda pop we’d get bet-ter results in people making healthier choices. Rewarding people for making the right choices instead of beating them over the head for the wrong ones might just make a little more since, right?

And that’s some good news.

Scott Baughman

Some Good News

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Horace WatsonHorace Lee Watson, 88,

died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 at his home.

He was a son of the late John Samuel and Docia Head Watson.

He was a member of Forest City Presbyterian Church, retired from Stonecutter Mills, and a veteran of the Army 14th Armor, having served during World War II.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret Harrill Watson of the home, four sons, Scott Watson of Lynchburg, Va., Steve Watson of Asheville, Sam Watson and Spencer Watson, both of Rutherfordton; 10 grandchil-dren; and a number of other family members and friends.

Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at Crowe’s Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jim Shroyer officiat-ing. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Concluding services will be held at Green River Baptist Church cemetery with military honors provid-ed by The Rutherford County Honor Guard.

In lieu of flowers, memori-als may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Online condolences www.crowemortuary.com.

Sue DavisSue Elizabeth Williams

Davis, of 825 New Hampton Road, Apt. 9, Spindale, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009.

She was a daughter of Andy Andrew Williams of Spindale and the late Lennie Logan Williams.

She was a member of New Zion Baptist Church, Spindale.

In addition to her father, she is survived by her hus-band, James Earl Davis of Spindale; two daugh-ters, Charlene Hemphill of Gaffney, S.C., and Sherry Davis of Spindale; and two brothers, Jonas Williams of Spindale, and Steve Williams of Lake Lure.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. Donald Brown officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service.

Thompson’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Margaret Phillips Margaret Wall Phillips,

66, of 240 Goode Road, Mooresboro, died Wednes-day, Nov. 4, 2009, at her resi-dence.

A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late J.W. and Gaynelle McSwain Wall.

She was a retired mail car-rier with the U.S. Postal Service and a member of Race Path Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband, Steve Phillips; two sons, Todd Phillips of Mooresboro, and Mike Phillips of Lakeland, Fla.; one brother, Charles Wall of Mooresboro; and two grand-children.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Race Path Baptist Church with the Revs. John Godfrey and Joe Kanipe officiat-ing. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Race Path Baptist Church, 1171 Race Path Church Road, Ellenboro, NC 28040.

Online condolences www.mckin-neylandrethfuneralhome.com.

Bobby WyattBobbie Gail Gilbert Wyatt,

67, of Hendersonville, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Forest Lawn Chapel. The Revs. Leo Worley, Pete Lee and Robert Hefner will officiate. Burial will follow in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends

Saturday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

Marie RobinsonMarie Robinson, 87, of

Marion, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 at Grace Hospital in Morganton.

A native of McDowell County, she was a daugh-ter of the late Clarence Pool and Nellie Noblitt Pool, and also preceded in death by her husband, Claude Elmer Robinson.

She was a longtime mem-ber of West Marion United Methodist Church an a choir member.

Survivors include one son, Ed Robinson of Rutherfordton; one daugh-ter, Ruby Sheehan of Marion; four brothers, C.W. Pool, Boyce Pool, Tommy Pool and James Pool, all of Marion; three sisters, Judy Davis of Marion, Esther Randolph of Atlanta, Ga., and Louise Young of Marion; two grand-children; and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at McCall Memorial Chapel at Kirksey Funeral Home in Marion with the Rev. Brad Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in the West Marion United Methodist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Online condolences www.kirk-seyfh.com.

Rev. Thomas O’Malley BOSTON (AP) — The Rev.

Thomas P. O’Malley, who served as president of two Jesuit universities, Loyola Marymount and John Carroll, has died. He was 79.

Boston College, where O’Malley was a dean early in his career and had taught for the past decade, announced his death Thursday.

O’Malley was president of Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles from 1991 to 1999. He led John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1980 to 1988.

Marshall Harris TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

(AP) — Former Democratic state Rep. Marshall Stanton Harris, who also once ran for lieutenant governor, has died.

Funeral services were held Wednesday for the 77-year-old Harris, a lawyer who served in the House from 1966 to 1974.

William AveryTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) —

William Avery, a one-term Republican governor in the 1960s and former U.S. House member, has died, the gover-nor’s office said Thursday. He was 98.

Avery entered politics as a local school board mem-ber after a stint as a pilot in World War II. He then served in the Kansas House from 1951-55. After that, Avery began a decade-long career as a congressman from the 2nd District before running for governor.

Avery served his one term from 1965-66.

Sheriff’s Reportsn The Rutherford County

Sheriff’s Office responded to 120 E-911 calls Wednesday.n Crystal Roper Holbert

reported the theft of a credit/ debit card.n James William Bradley

reported the theft of a 2002 extended cab Dakota with camper.n Jennifer Dalton reported

the theft of radio/TV/ VCR/ stereo equipment.n Vandalism to a window

was reported at Restoration Church, 133 Gardenbrook, Forest City.n Roger Norris Ledford

reported a breaking and entering and the theft of a jacket and other items.n Doree Hill Elliott report-

ed the theft of a digital tele-vision converter box.

Rutherfordtonn The Rutherfordton Police

Department responded to 19 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Spindalen The Spindale Police


Lake Luren The Lake Lure Police

Department responded to no E-911 calls Wednesday.

Forest Cityn The Forest City Police


Arrestsn Jennifer Arrowood, 37,

of Cherry Mountain Street, Forest City; arrested on a warrant for larceny by employee; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD)n Derrick Reynolds, 19, of

Bostic/Sunshine Highway, Bostic; arrested on warrants for five counts of break-ing and entering to a motor vehicle, three counts of lar-ceny and larceny of a fire-arm; placed under a $25,000 secured bond. (FCPD)n Mark James Murray, 16,

of Greenbriar Drive, Forest City; arrested on warrants for five counts of break-ing and entering to a motor vehicle, three counts of lar-ceny and larceny of a fire-arm; placed under a $25,000 secured bond. (FCPD)n Billy James Atchley, 17,

of Ledford Road, Ellenboro; arrested on warrants for five counts of breaking and entering to a motor vehicle, three counts of larceny and larceny of a firearm; placed under a $25,000 secured bond. (FCPD)n Damien Michael Bond,

21, of 200 Old Castle Lane, Forest City; charged with driving while impaired and left of center; released on a $1,500 unsecured bond. (RPD)

Citationsn Darin William Smith,

38, of 520 Leach Rd., Forest City; cited for possession of an open container/ consume an alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle. (RPD)

EMS/Rescuen The Rutherford County

EMS responded to 21 E-911 calls Wednesday.

The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to two E-911 calls Wednesday.

Fire Callsn Cliffside firefighters

responded to a motor vehicle accident.n Rutherfordton firefight-

ers responded to a motor vehicle accident and to a smoke report.n SDO firefighters

responded to a motor vehicle accident.n Spindale firefighters

responded to an industrial fire alarm.

FOREST CITY — One man was taken to Rutherford Hospital Thursday morning after his vehicle was t-boned in an accident at North Broadway and Trade streets, Forest City.

Keith Michael Earley, 39, of Forest City, was driving a 1999 Pontiac and was hit in the right passenger side by a 1990 Madza driven by Kathie Robinson, 50, of Mackey Freeman Road, as she failed to stop at the stop sign. She was charged with unsafe movement and stop sign violation.

Earley was expected to be released from the hospi-tal’s emergency room late Thursday.

Forest City fire and police departments and Rutherford County EMS responded to the accident at about 12:30 p.m.

n Two women were taken to Rutherford Hospital Wednesday morning and treated in the emergency room as a result of a two vehicle accident on Hwy. 221, south of Rutherfordton. A second accident occurred as emergency workers were busy at the first wreck.

Tiny Francis was driving a Nissan Maxima, travel-ing north bound enroute to take her son to school when Gina Price, also driving a passenger car, pulled out of her driveway on US 221 and hit the Nissan in the driver’s door. The student was not injured and was transported on to school.

Francis and Price were treated at the emergency room.

Trooper M.D. McSwain charged Price with unsafe movement.

As the emergency vehicles

were at the scene, David Lowery approached the area and could not stop his Dawue vehicle, ran off the road and flipped the car. Lowery nor his passenger Benjamin Cooper were injured.

McSwain charged Lowery with failure to maintain lane control.

n In a third wreck Wed-nesday morning, 62-year-old Eddie E. Ray of Camp Road, Rutherfordton, sustained injuries when he lost control of his 2010 Harley Davidson on Union Road and was ejected from the vehicle. Trooper Randy Patterson said Ray ran off the road to the right in a slight curve, lost control and when the vehicle overturned he was partially ejected.

He was charged with fail-ure to maintain lane control.

RALEIGH (AP) — Hours before William Maxwell slaughtered his family and killed himself, relatives and friends worried about the real estate developer gath-ered at his home to see if they could lift the normally happy dad from his funk.

The youth basketball coach and active church member had been stressed lately, friends said Thursday, and the people closest to him were worried enough to meet for more than three hours Monday afternoon.

“Billy was very passionate about everything about life, about his kids, about work,” said George Rose, a 53-year-old developer who attended the gathering. “And he just didn’t seem his normal, upbeat self. I think a lot of people who were close to him were concerned about him. And we were definitely in that category.”

Authorities say Maxwell shot and killed his wife, Kathryn, 43, and their two teenage children. The par-ents’ bodies were found in the kitchen of their upscale home, along with that of their son, 15-year-old Cameron; daughter Connor, 17, was found in an upstairs bedroom.

Since the killings, friends of the Maxwells have struggled to reconcile their image of William Maxwell as a dedi-cated family man to one who could gun down his wife and the children they sent to a private, religious high school.

Several friends said they

had noticed or heard of changes in Maxwell’s behav-ior, but they were unwill-ing or unable to point to anything specific. They described him as having a mental illness, but said they didn’t know if he had seen a doctor or had a specific diagnosis. They hinted at financial issues — he was a developer in a down econo-my, after all — but said they thought Maxwell understood that those problems would pass.

A day before the killings, Maxwell spent 90 minutes chatting on longtime friend Adam Ancherico’s porch, waiting for the kids from the church class to arrive for a dinner of baked ziti and homemade cookies that Kathryn Maxwell had cooked.

Maxwell was stressed from work but not visibly angry, Ancherico said. He planned to take the family to Disney World in a week. His son was excited about the trip.

His belief that Maxwell suf-fered from a mental illness is based on “just me know-ing that my Billy wouldn’t do something like that,” Ancherico said. “He’s not been walking around town with people saying, ’Oh, he’s about to snap.”’

Maxwell’s father, Bill Maxwell, said Thursday that bankers told him that his son had no financial issues.

“He was financially sound,” said Maxwell, 75, of Fayetteville, adding that both he and his son were

multimillionaires. When his son learned that the land he bought for a housing develop-ment wouldn’t support septic tanks, Maxwell Sr. offered financial help that his son turned down.

And, he said, he knew of no mental issues.

He described his own state of mind as being “like one of those 45 rpm records. When you leave the needle on there, it runs out of music and goes around and around and makes that sound. That’s what’s going on in my head and my heart.”

Earlier Thursday, Fayetteville police released recordings of the two 911 calls from the Maxwell home. In the first call, at 6:38 p.m., a voice is heard quietly moaning before the sound of a gunshot. A 911 operator tries in vain to get someone to speak.

On the second call, appar-ently made about 80 minutes later at 8:01 p.m., a man who identifies himself as John Fox describes the scene. A woman is heard in the back-ground saying, “I knew it. I knew it.”

“We’ve been trying to con-tact our daughter, and it appears they are in the kitch-en,” Fox said. “And we can’t get in the house but we can see through the door.”

When the operator asks if the people have wounds, Fox says: “Yeah, there’s blood all over the place.”

The family obituaries iden-tify John Fox as Kathryn Maxwell’s father.

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began in the wake of a July 24, 2009, raid by law enforcement officers against an apparent video poker oper-ation at Commerce Business Center, at 132 Commercial Drive in Forest City.

During the raid, computers were seized by officers, and an arrest was made.

Donald Lee Hall was initially charged with two felony counts of possession of video poker equip-ment, but those charges were later dismissed and Hall was charged with the misdemeanor violation of operat-ing a lottery.

The seized computers report-edly contain proprietary software owned by International Internet Technologies, and the company wants the computers back and the prosecu-tion of Hall stopped.

The company’s legal action was predicated on prior court rulings, and sought to tie the Rutherford County arrest and seizures to a pending legal case.

The motion to show cause, which was served on Greenway and Conner, indicated that on March 4, 2009, the plaintiffs (ITT and Hest Technologies) were granted a temporary restrain-ing order restraining the defendants, their agents and those acting on behalf of the defendants “from mak-ing or issuing any statement outside of the proceeding in this case alleging or contending that Plaintiffs’ prod-ucts and equipment associated with Plaintiff’s sweepstakes systems con-stitute an illegal gambling arrange-ment, lottery, game of chance, slot machine or unlawful device.”

The attempt to use that restraining order against the district attorney and sheriff was a crucial element in the response to the show cause order.

“The insurance company for the county provided an attorney for Jack,” Chief Assistant District Attorney Alex Bass said Thursday. “So we contacted the AOC (Administrative Office of the

Courts), which provided an attorney for us. Martha Thompson of Gastonia represented Brad. And Shawn Perrin of Charlotte represented Jack. So they came and conferred with us, and they put their heads together and their conclusion was, if you look at the cas-es, we were never listed as defendants in any of the cases.”

The defendants are listed as the governor, the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety and its secretary, and the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division and its direc-tor. The action against Greenway and Conner apparently was dependent on making the argument that the two are “agents” of the defendants, or were acting on behalf of them.

“We’re not agents,” Bass said. “The AG (attorney general) can’t tell us what to do. We don’t work for them.

“So they (the attorneys for Greenway and Conner) put together, what they were preparing to do, at the first of this week, was to go to the Court of Appeals with a petition for a writ of prohibition. A writ of prohibition is ‘we want an order prohibiting the judge from doing this.’ And their point in the writ of prohibition was that we had never been joined as defendants in the case. Our attorneys were saying that the insertion of ‘any law enforcement officer or prosecuto-rial authority acting on behalf of the state of North Carolina’ was not suf-ficient to bind us.

“Our only connection to the lawsuit was that we seized equipment and prosecuted a non-party, “Butch” Hall, for violations of the law. We were not employees or agents of the state of North Carolina. We are independent constitutional officers. So that what their point was.

“On Monday afternoon they talked to the attorneys on the other side, and said ‘we are going to file a writ of prohibition tomorrow and we are going to ask for a stay of the hearing on show cause.’ Well, for whatever reason, they (the defendants) went to the judge and asked the judge to dis-solve the order. And the judge did. Apparently they just didn’t want to

fight that battle.”Bass commented that the decision

to rescind the show cause order is a victory for the county, but he added that the overall issue remains.

“Their case is still pending,” he said. “They just retreated on this part. If the judge says these machines are not video poker, that still doesn’t affect us with our charges; we are charging him with operating an illegal lottery.

“The sheriff is still taking machines out. If he takes them out, we will prosecute them. The thing is deter-mining what is a video poker machine and what is a simulated poker machine.”

The sheriff commented Thursday, “This is something that we have worked on diligently at the Sheriff’s Office, because in the past what we have seen happen is people lose businesses, lose income. We get com-plaints from citizens about the daddy losing the money for the kids, and stuff like that, and the person operat-ing these things doesn’t understand that.

“The person operating this, I know that they want to make money. People that have a convenience store and add a couple of machines to make some more money, I don’t have any problem with that. If it’s legal, fine.

“But when you go to the people that are already depressed in Rutherford County, they’re already out of a job, and you go taking their money because they are trying to win money to supplement their unemployment, it just hurts to get a call from a person saying that they lost their money in a certain location. Now they can’t pay their rent or make a house payment.

“It’s different when somebody in the family is sick, and they spend it on doctor’s bills, or something. But when they go out and gamble it away, give it away, it kind of hurts us. And these businesses don’t realize we get the complaints; they don’t get the com-plaints.”

Contact Dale via e-mail at [email protected]

red CrossThe following blood drives are scheduled:Nov. 11 — Rutherford Hospital, noon to 4:30 p.m., contact Ginger Dancy at 286-5338 for an appoint-ment;Nov. 14 — Goodes Creek Baptist Church, 7:30 a.m. to noon, call 657-4444 or 245-3513 for an appointment;Nov. 23 — East Middle School, 2:30 to 7:30 p.m., Shane O’Donnell at 245-3750 for an appointment;Nov. 30 — Red Cross Chapter House, 2 to 6:30 p.m., call 287-5916 for an appointment.

Meetings/otherShag Club: The Rutherford County Shag Club will meet Friday, Nov. 6, at Club LA in Spindale. Anyone interested in beach music or shag dancing is invited to participate. New Beginner I and Beginner II classes now forming. For Information call 287-9228.

Free video presentation: “Global Warming: Fact or Fiction?” will be be shown Saturday, Nov. 7, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Cornerstone Fellowship Church, 1186 Hudlow Rd., Forest City. For more information call 288-8058. An informative and entertaining porgram sponsored by the Rutherford 912 Group.

Annual corporation meeting: Cherry Mountain Volunteer Fire Department; Tuesday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., at the fire department; anyone (age 16 and up) that lives within or owns property within this fire district are members of the corpora-tion.

Alumni breakfast: Harris High School Alumni; Tuesday, Nov. 10, 9 a.m., Turner’s Restaurant (back dining room) in Chesnee, S.C.; Dutch treat; for additional informa-tion contact Joan at 245-2658.

MiscellaneousIrish Traditional Music: Sunday, Nov. 8, 2:15 p.m., at Mountains Branch Library, Lake Lure; Irish Fest and Annual Friends of the Mountains Branch Library annual meeting, featuring Adrian Rice and the Belfast Boys.

Low Income Energy Assistance: The Rutherford County Department of Social Services will be taking applications for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program will be taken through Nov. 13, with the exception of Veteran’s Day (Nov. 11). Department hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. Food drive: Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Chase High School; drop boxes will be in the school lobby from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for canned goods and other non-perishable foods; items may also be dropped that night from 6:30 to 8 during the awards banquet.

Singing/Prayer Day: The Little White Country Church will host a singing and prayer day for our nation on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9 to 10 a.m., on the courthouse lawn in Rutherfordton.

Fiddler’s Convention: 18th Annual Fiddler’s & Bluegrass Convention; Saturday, Nov. 21, 6:30 p.m.; at Ellenboro Elementary School; bar-becue supper starts at 4 p.m.; adults $8, ages 6-12, $4, under 5 free; no electric instruments; to enter call 453-7457 or 453-0342.

Free community dinner: Thurs-day, Nov. 26, (Thanksgiving Day) from 9 a.m. until noon; Thomas Jefferson Classical Grammar School, 421 Hardin Rd., Forest City; free hot meal, canned goods and clothing for anyone in need; for more information call (864) 461-7178.

FundraisersFood sale: Friday, Nov. 6, begins at 10:30 a.m., St. Luke Church, Forest City; chitterling plates $7.50 each; turkey/dressing, ham or chicken, $6.50 per plate; desserts $1.50; call 245-3222 to place an order.

Annual craft sale: Friday, Nov. 6, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Senior Center, 193 Callahan-Koon Rd., Spindale; baked goods, handmade crafts, Christmas decorations and much more. Benefit Schooling Horse Show: (postponed from last week due to rain) Saturday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m., at The Squirrel’s Nest Farm, LLC; to benefit the Community Pet Center; for more information contact Deana Gilliam at 429-0688, or Sarah Lawing at 828-447-3405, or via email [email protected].

Church fundraiser: Saturday, Nov. 7, begins at 7 a.m., Christian Celebration Church, 4517 Bostic-Sunshine Hwy., baked goods and yard sale items; grilled chicken plates go on sale around noon.

ICCContinuing Education Fall 2009 catalogs are available online at www.isothermal.edu/conedu/. To receive a copy in the mail, or to reg-ister for one of the following classes, call 286-3636, ext. 346.

Don Myers, sales manager at Lowe’s. “This weekend we’ll have extra staff on hand to pull appliances for people and since we offer free delivery we will have extra drivers on hand. This is actually supposed to be my week-end off, I’m going to work. We have had about 100 Energy Star appli-ances delivered so far and expect to get about 120 more in soon. We don’t have enough room to store them all so they’re going to be sitting in the aisles for people to see.”

Lowe’s is trying to tempt consumers even more with sales on top of the tax free prices.

“We have 10 percent off over and above the tax savings,” Myers said. “So if you come in you’ll be able to save 17.75 percent off of most of appli-ances that qualify.”

An Energy Star qualified product is a product that meets the energy efficient guidelines set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Energy and is autho-rized to carry the Energy Star label.

Clothes washers, freezers, refrigera-tors, central air conditioners, room air

conditioners, air-source heat pumps, geothermal heat pumps, ceiling fans, dehumidifiers and programmable thermostats will be exempt from State and local sales and use tax when purchased during the sale tax holiday period.

The Energy Star requirements vary from appliance to appliance, but on average refrigerators have to save at least 20 percent more energy than regular models and dishwashers are required to save at least 40 percent more.

Contact Baughman via e-mail at [email protected].

Dewit “Snuffy” Jenkins is an iconic figure among bluegrass music lovers. Snuffy, along with Smith Hammett, Rex Brooks and Earl Scruggs pio-neered the three-finger banjo playing style which became the driving force and the key element in the develop-ment of the bluegrass genre. Snuffy was also the first banjo player to be broadcast playing this unique style.

All four players hailed from Rutherford and Cleveland counties and were neighbors in the Harris and Cliffside area.

The original Snuffy Jenkins Festival in 1974 was an immediate hit, even-tually drawing large annual crowds with thousands of people. Over the years the festival featured the legends of bluegrass music.

Food and craft vendors will be on hand, and an open jam area will be

provided for musicians who want to play as well as listen. The festival will also feature historical talks regarding Snuffy Jenkin’s life and significance in local and national music history.

“Doc & All” tickets, which include both the outdoor Lakeside Stage and the indoor Frank and Mabel West Auditorium with limited reserved seating and also include the Doc Watson and David Holt show are: $30 for adults and $20 for youth (14 years old and under).

Day Pass tickets including access to performances by all bands on the out-door stage, vendors, lectures and jam sessions, but not including the Doc and David show are: $20 for adults and $10 for youth (14-years old and under.)

For more information visit the festival Web site: www.snuffyjenkinsfestival.com. To purchase tickets, call The Foundation box office: 800-874-5623, 828-286-9990 or go to: www.foundationshows.org.

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ACC .adds .Sun, .Indy .bowls .for .2010-13

GREENSBORO (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference will send teams to the Sun and Independence bowls starting next year.

The league said Thursday it renewed six bowl deals and reached agreements with two others for the four-year period from 2010-13.

The El Paso, Texas-based Sun Bowl matches a Pac-10 team against either the ACC’s title-game loser or its third selection after the Bowl Championship Series. The Shreveport, La.-based Indepedence Bowl pits the league’s sixth post-BCS selection against the Mountain West’s No. 3 pick.

The league also extended deals with the Orange, Chick-fil-A, Champs Sports, Meineke, Music City and EagleBank bowls. If an additional ACC team is eligible, the confer-ence will conditionally send its eighth post-BCS pick to San Francisco’s Emerald Bowl.

Student .may .not . . . .get .$10,000 .prize . . . .for .field .goal .kick

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A University of Montana student who kicked a field goal to win a $10,000 prize likely won’t get the money because he hadn’t been away from the sport long enough.

Matthew Brenner, a sopho-more, kicked a 45-yard field goal during UM’s “Kick for Cash” contest on Saturday.

But he didn’t meet the quali-fications to be a contestant because he hadn’t been away from football for five years. Brenner kicked a 27-yard field goal to lift his high school team, the Sidney Eagles, to a 2007 homecoming victory.

Brenner says he wasn’t asked about his athletic background and didn’t really read the con-test contract before he signed it.

Dan Ingram, account execu-tive for contest organizer Grizzly Sports Properties, says the group is trying to come up with a consolation prize.

FOOTBALL7:30 p.m. Chase at East Rutherford7:30 p.m. Thomas Jefferson at Owen

3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Horse Racing Breeders’ Cup Cham-pionship. 7 p.m. (FSS) NHL Hockey To-ronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes. 7 p.m. (TS) NBA Basketball Atlanta Hawks at Charlotte Bobcats. 8 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basket-ball Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks. 8 p.m. (ESPN2) College Foot-ball Boise State at Louisiana Tech. 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers. 11 p.m. (SHO) Strikeforce Challenger Series Billy Evan-gelista vs. Jorge Gurgel.

At .Season’s .End

East hosts Chase with playoffs at stake

By SCOTT BOWERSDaily Courier Sports Editor

FOREST CITY — The 2009 NCHSAA Football regular season will come to a close tonight at high school football fields across the state.

Locally, three of Rutherford County’s prep programs will be in action with two facing each other in

an annual clash.East Rutherford (3-7, 1-4) and

Chase (2-8, 0-5) enter tonight’s game with one last chance to grab the lone remaining 2A playoff spot in the South Mountain Athletic Conference.

The Cavaliers enter the night fresh off a well-fought battle with Shelby that found East on the wrong side of a 19-16 overtime decision.

The Trojans, on the other hand, enter tonight with five straight confer-ence losses. Chase has scored just 18 points over that stretch.

The winner will play in the first round of the 2A Playoffs.

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (0-10, 0-6) will end their first-ever season against Owen. The Gryphons, who have scored 12 points in confer-ence play, would love to end the year with a strong showing.

R-S Central is off this week and the Hilltoppers will return to the gridiron on Friday, Nov. 13, for the first round of the 3A Playoffs.

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Associated PressDeAngelo Williams (34) of the Carolina Panthers rushes the ball against the Arizona Cardinals during the NFL game at the University of Phoenix Stadium on November 1, 2009 in Glendale, Arizona.

RB Williams quickly setting team records

CHARLOTTE (AP) — It was third-and-8 and Carolina running back DeAngelo Williams appeared bottled up at the line of scrimmage. The television camera was fixed on the scrum — before jerking to the right while Arizona play-ers looked on in bewilderment.

Williams had bounced off three defenders, sneaked through a tiny hole and was 13 yards downfield.

While Williams’ 77-yard run on Sunday was the most talked about, this shorter run is what has defined Williams, who in the victory over the Cardinals became the Panthers’ all-time leading rusher with 3,352 yards.

“It’s crazy. I tell him it’s because he’s so short,” Panthers fullback Brad Hoover said Thursday, smiling. “No, he’s just a good back. He’s a tough, hard, physi-cal runner. Real shifty, has unbelievable balance and just vision to hit holes and make things happen.”

The 5-foot-9 Williams surpassed DeShaun Foster’s team rushing record in 185 fewer carries. A year after burst-ing onto the scene with a single-season record of 1,515 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns, the 2006 first-round pick had his best game this season in a sur-prising win over the Cardinals, record-ing 158 of Carolina’s 270 yards rushing.

Yet while Williams is often the loud-est guy in the locker room when break-ing down horror films or making fun of teammates and reporters, he’s soft spo-

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AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

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NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

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South W L T Pct PF PANew Orleans 7 0 0 1.000 273 154Atlanta 4 3 0 .571 171 149Carolina 3 4 0 .429 128 166Tampa Bay 0 7 0 .000 96 203

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Sunday’s GamesArizona at Chicago, 1 p.m.Washington at Atlanta, 1 p.m.Miami at New England, 1 p.m.Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Kansas City at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.Detroit at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.Carolina at New Orleans, 4:05 p.m.San Diego at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m.Tennessee at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.Dallas at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.Open: Buffalo, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Minnesota, St. Louis, ClevelandMonday’s GamePittsburgh at Denver, 8:30 p.m.Thursday’s GameChicago at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 15Buffalo at Tennessee, 1 p.m.Denver at Washington, 1 p.m.Tampa Bay at Miami, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.New Orleans at St. Louis, 1 p.m.Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.Dallas at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m.Philadelphia at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.New England at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m.Open: N.Y. Giants, Houston

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

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Cleveland at New York, 8 p.m.Oklahoma City at Houston, 8:30 p.m.Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.San Antonio at Portland, 10:30 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

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By MIKE FITZPATRICKAP Baseball Writer

THE BRONX, N.Y. — They paraded around the warning track high-fiving fans, a New York Yankees victory lap nine years in the making.

Just wait until Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui and the other first-timers hit the Canyon of Heroes.

“I can’t think of a better place to be than playing baseball in New York,” Mark Teixeira said. “This is the top.”

Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBIs, Andy Pettitte won on short rest and New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 on Wednesday night, finally seizing that elusive 27th championship — the most in all of sports.

Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended in the Arizona desert, the Yankees are baseball’s best again.

“It feels better than I remember it, man,” captain Derek Jeter said. “It’s been a long time.”

Matsui, the Series MVP, powered a quick rout of old foe Pedro Martinez. And when Mariano Rivera got the final out, it was ecstasy in the Bronx for George Steinbrenner’s go-for-broke bunch.

What a way for manager Joe Girardi and Co. to christen their $1.5 billion ballpark: One season, one World Series crown — the team’s first since taking three straight from 1998-2000.

“The Yankees won. The world is right again,” team president Randy Levine said.

The season certainly ended a lot better than it started — with a steroids scandal involving A-Rod, followed by hip surgery that kept him out until May.

“My teammates and coaches and organization stood right next to me. And now we stand together as world champs,” said Rodriguez, who admit-ted using steroids from 2001-03 while with Texas. “We’re going to enjoy it, and we’re going to party!”

For Chase Utley and the Phillies, it was a frus-trating end to another scintillating season. Philadelphia fell two wins short of becoming the first NL team to repeat as World Series champions since the 1975-76 Cincinnati Reds.

Utley tied Reggie Jackson’s record with five home runs in a Series. But Ryan Howard’s sixth-inning shot came too late to wipe away an untimely slump that included 13 strikeouts, also a Series mark.

For Girardi, a three-time Yankees champion as a player, it was the fulfillment of a mission. When he succeeded Joe Torre in October 2007, Girardi chose uniform No. 27, putting his quest on his back for all to see. His tenure didn’t start out so well, with New York missing the playoffs in its final sea-son at old Yankee Stadium following 13 consecu-tive appearances.

“To be able to deliver this to the Boss, the sta-dium that he created and the atmosphere he has created around here is very gratifying for all of us,” Girardi said.

Associated PressNew York Yankees Hideki Matsui holds up the MVP trophy during ceremonies after winning the Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in New York.

Yankees enjoying 27th World Series title

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — The Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic is missing its leading lady, with defending champion Zenyatta pitting her 13-0 record against the boys on the second day of the season-ending world champion-ships.

Her defection leaves Music Note as the early 9-5 favorite in the eight-horse field for the 1 1-8-mile Ladies’ Classic on Friday at Santa Anita.

The $2 million race is the high-light of six Breeders’ Cup races on Day 1, five of them featur-ing females, with the $500,000 Marathon for males.

Zenyatta’s presence in Saturday’s $5 million Classic is daunting to some of her rivals.

“I would have entered her with the fillies so I didn’t have to run at her,” said Chip Woolley Jr., who trains Kentucky Derby win-ner Mine That Bird.

“You know she’s going to be running late and she has a lot of style, much the same as my horse. She’s twice his size, so if she decides to knock him out of the way, she’s got a good chance.”

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert saddles long shot Richard’s Kid in the Classic.

“I don’t like to see her in there — I’m in there with her,” he

said. “But she’s going to bring so much. Everybody is going to be watching with her in there. We need a big boost right now and she’s going to be our boost.”

Zenyatta is going against male competition for the first time in her career. She will break from the No. 4 post in the 1 1/4-mile race.

“Optimism is high,” said Jerry Moss, who co-owns the 5-year-old mare with his wife. “I think everybody is in for a treat.”

Zenyatta is grabbing the atten-tion in the absence of Rachel Alexandra, who was 8-for-8 this year, including three wins over male horses.

Owner Jess Jackson shut her down for the season because he dislikes Santa Anita’s synthetic track on which his two-time Horse of the Year Curlin faded to fourth in last year’s Classic.

No female horse has won the Classic in its 25-year history.

Zenyatta will be the fourth female to try. Jolypha had the best result, finishing third in 1992. Azeri was fourth in 2004 and Triptych was sixth in 1986.

Zenyatta would have been the closest thing to a sure bet in the Ladies’ Classic. Without her, Music Note will try to improve on last year’s third-place finish.

Careless Jewel is the early sec-ond choice at 2-1. She comes in on a five-race winning streak, with only one loss in her career for Josie Carroll, who would be the first female trainer to win the race.

The 3-year-old gray filly will break from the No. 1 post and likely use her tactical speed to go to the lead.

“She’s really not a nervous filly (like) people seem to think,” Carroll said. “Any race that we’ve taken her to she’s actually been good until the rider gets on her back. Once somebody gets on, she wants her things her way and she starts to perform.”

Zenyatta waiting for Day 2 of Breeders’ Cup

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Both games have a scheduled 7:30 p.m. kick off.

Chase at East Rutherford

FOREST CITY — A game that normally just has bragging rights attached to it, has a little bit more on the line this season — a playoff berth in the 2A play-offs.

East Rutherford enters with the healthier team and more experience, while Chase has struggled with key losses includ-ing Julius Miller and Keith Miller.

In addition, the Cavs enter off an emotional high, having forced Shelby into an overtime game that the Golden Lions never expected.

“We’ve had three strong days of practice — the kids feel like I do —we have given away two games and they know that,” said East Head Coach Clint Bland. “I feel like that they are ready to go.

“We talked about the same old stuff — blocking, turnovers, and hitting and tackling.”

The Cavaliers may be with-out tailback Adrian Wilkins, who is limited due to a severely sprained ankle suffered in the Shelby game.

“The Shelby game was a big help to us and I feel like it built confidence in both our defense and our offense that we can play with a program like Shelby,” said Bland.

Chase’s Coach Brad Causby wants a better total team effort, regardless of the opponent.

“We need to play with inten-sity,” said Causby. “We can still play with intensity and play hard, and they (East) are still a good team. They are a play or two away from having six or seven wins, they just haven’t had the breaks go their way.

“Their record just isn’t indica-tive of who they are.”

Key to the game: Pride. In so many ways, this is the first round of the playoffs for East and Chase. The winner moves on, the loser goes home.

Thomas Jefferson at Owen

AVONDALE — The long, hard road for the Gryphons will come to an end late Friday night in

Black Mountain.Thomas Jefferson Classical

Academy (0-10, 0-6) will end its’ inaugural campaign in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association against the Owen Warhorses. The game will be the 10th straight game on the road for the Griffs.

“We had a great week of prac-tice and had a lot of fun with the kids this week,” said TJCA Tony Helton. “We look forward to the challenge of playing in Owen, it’s a beautiful stadium.”

Helton acknowledge the diffi-culty of the season, but remained proud of his charges and com-mitted to the future of Gryphons football.

“Of course, we had goals to win ballgames and we have just one last opportunity to do that, but every time an athletic competi-tion is held there are winners and losers, but we feel like our young men have learned a lot,” said Helton. “We will lose four seniors, but we have a strong group of young players that will be back.”

Key to the game: Hard to the end. One way or another the 2009 season will end for the Gryphons. It would be good to know they went out playing as hard as they can.

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Garrett Byers/Daily CourierThe Hilltoppers Cameron Green (not pictured) was selected as the Daily Courier/Edward Jones Gridiron Great. Green was unavailable for the photo due to an illness. The sophomore running back rushed for 117 yards on 25 carries and scored a touchdown. Central’s Anthony Walke (51) was selected as the Daily Courier/Edward Jones Lineman of the Week by the coaches at R-S Central. Joining Walke are Edward Jones’ Frank Faucette, left, Central Head Coach Mike Cheek and Edward Jones’ David Smith.

By JACOB CONLEYSports Reporter

BOILING SPRINGS — For most football teams after a tough loss they hope for an easy game to rebuild a team’s confidence and, hopefully, get back into the win column.

That is just what the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs are hoping for after a tough 24-14 loss to Stony Brook, last Saturday.

Unfortunately, the schedule makers did not afford GWU this luxury, as they must travel to Conway to face the Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina.

“I know that we have to play everyone in the con-ference,” said Steve Patton. “I just wish the three toughest conference games weren’t back-to-back-to-back.”

Like it or not, however, the Chants are on the schedule and if recent history is any indication this contest will be no day at the beach for the Bulldogs.

“ We haven’t won a game in this series since 2003,” said Patton. “But I don’t bring that up to the team. I’d rather focus on the positives like the fact that we outplayed them in each of the last two years and lost in the last few seconds.”

Patton also found positives in the Bulldogs five turnover loss to the SeaWolves.

“I told the guys that even with the five turnovers we were in that game until the end because of how well the defense played,” Patton said. “Coastal runs a similar offense, so, if we play that well on defense and limit the mistakes on offense I am confident that we can win the game.”

GWU will need a win to keep its faint hopes for a conference championship alive but the Bulldogs will also have to rely on some losses by other teams.

“If you start worrying about what other people are doing that’s when you get in trouble,” said Patton. “At the same time you want to give players encouragement by letting them know ‘hey, we can still do this,’ so, it is a delicate balance.”

That balancing act begins at 12:30 p.m., Saturday when GWU takes on the Chanticleers in a contest that can be heard locally on 88.3 FM.

Gardner-Webb needs rebound after tough conference loss

ken when asked about himself.“I mean it’s one of those things

that in a couple years or five or six years it’ll be Jonathan Stewart sitting here talking about breaking the record or some other tailback,” Williams said.

Still, Williams’ success has coincided with what teammates say is a relentless work ethic dating to when then-teammate Vinny Testaverde jumped on him for getting caught from behind on a long run in the 2007 season in Arizona.

Teammates said they soon saw a change in Williams, who became Carolina’s starter last year after Foster was released. He also stayed ahead of Stewart, taken in the first round of last year’s draft.

“After his first couple years, we draft a running back in the first round. I think there were questions,” quarterback Jake Delhomme said. “We always thought he was talented, it was just how much of a true opportu-

nity did he really have?“I’m a big fan of guys who work

their tail off, practice hard and try to do it the right way.”

Sunday in Arizona was the sec-ond-best rushing performance in team history, behind only a game last season against Tampa Bay. But Williams still caught some grief for getting tackled by Antrel Rolle short of the end zone on his 77-yard first-quarter run.

“Was that you that asked me if Vinny called me? Did Vinny leave me a voicemail? Wow,” Williams said to a reporter before laughing. “The guy had an angle. I couldn’t do much other than run where I had to run to because (Dominique) Rodgers-Cromartie was streaking up the other side, so I couldn’t stop and cut it back.”

For the two-touchdown underdog Panthers to have a shot Sunday at unbeaten New Orleans, they’ll likely need another big game from Williams. But Williams won’t have his lead blocker Hoover, whose right leg was in a cast Thursday as he confirmed he has a high ankle sprain. Backup fullback Tony Fiammetta (concussion) hasn’t

practiced this week, either.But Williams has a knack for

finding his own room to run, frustrating opponents and mak-ing his teammate laugh as he makes his mark in Carolina’s record book.

“His natural character is to be joking, but when it comes to working you won’t see any guy who works any harder,” Hoover said. “He prepares in the off-season. He prepares during the week very hard. There are times when he’s laid back and joking around, but when it’s business you won’t see a more serious guy.”

NOTES: K John Kasay missed practice Thursday with what Fox called a “tight groin.” Kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd would likely handle the placekicking if Kasay can’t go. ... Fox said they decided against signing a full-back this week. “At the end of the day, we’ll see if it was the right decision or not,” Fox said. ... Stewart (Achilles’ tendon) and LB Landon Johnson (shoulder) returned to practice, while WR Muhsin Muhammad (knee), S Charles Godfrey (ankle) and TE Dante Rosario (knee) remained sidelined.

SHANGHAI (AP) — So much for that notion that American golfers don’t travel well.

The first World Golf Championship in Asia opened Thursday to a leaderboard filled with Stars & Stripes, led by wide-eyed Nick Watney and his 8-under 64 that tied the course record at the HSBC Champions and including, as always, Tiger Woods.

Watney got more excitement than he expected when he went to Shanghai’s metropolis in a cab that weaved through six lanes of cars on a three-lane highway. He felt far more safe at Sheshan International Golf Club, where he kept it down the middle and close to the flag. Watney made an acci-dental eagle and ran off four straight birdies while building a two-shot lead.

“It was just one of those days where everything was feeling really good, so I wasn’t too jumpy,” Watney said.

Woods and Anthony Kim closed with a 67.

Associated PressNick Watney looks at the ball he hit at 16th tee during the first round of the HSBC Champions golf tournament at Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 in Shanghai, China.

Watney grabs lead

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Home destroyed in blastBUSHLAND, Texas (AP) — A

natural gas pipeline exploded in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday, shak-ing homes, melting window blinds and shooting flames hundreds of feet into the air, authorities said.

Three people were injured in the blast, which occurred at 1 a.m. near Amarillo, and they were taken to an area hospital with burns, said Potter County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Roger Short.

Firefighters were able to contain most of the flames by 5:30 a.m. though small grass fires continued to burn, Short said.

Kerik pleads guiltyWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP)

— Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to the White House and tax crimes in a deal that could send him to prison for about 2 1/2 years.

Kerik, who was police commis-sioner when New York was attacked on 9/11, won glowing reviews for his leadership. He eventually was nomi-nated for the Homeland Security post in 2004 but withdrew as cor-ruption allegations mounted. The lies to the White House occurred during that vetting process.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara issued a statement calling Thursday “a sad day,” but added, “No one is above the law.”

Mom gave baby to sitterCHIPLEY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities

say the mother of a missing Florida 7-month-old secretly turned her over to her baby sitter in the middle of the night.

Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock said Thursday that infant Shannon Dedrick was found alive in a box under baby sitter Susan Elizabeth Baker’s bed. Investigators

have been searching for her since her parents reported her missing Saturday.

Haddock says Baker asked mom Chrystina Lynn Mercer on Friday if she could have custody of Shannon. He says Mercer brought the infant to Baker’s house early Saturday, about 10 hours before she was reported missing.

Inmates rescue guardTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Four inmates

who came to the rescue of a Florida jail guard when he was attacked by another inmate may be getting some help of their own.

Deputy Larry McKinnon said Thursday the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office will write letters to the inmates’ attorneys that can be used on their behalf in court.

The inmates helped save 64-year-old detention deputy Kenneth Moon on Monday afternoon when inmate Douglas Emanuel Burden charged him, put him in choke hold and began strangling him.

Four inmates saw the commotion and came to Moon’s aid, including one who reached for the deputy’s radio and called for help. The inci-dent was caught on a security video.

The ball makes toy HallROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) —

Bounce it, kick it, catch it. Chase, throw or smack it. The ball, argu-ably the most popular plaything of all time, has finally earned a place inside a glass case at the National Toy Hall of Fame in New York.

Along with the Big Wheel and the Game Boy video device, the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester chose the ball Thursday to join its all-star lineup of 41 clas-sics, including the bicycle, the kite, the jump rope, the teddy bear, the stick, marbles and Mr. Potato Head.

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorites said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.

The gunman, first said to have been killed, was wounded but alive and in stable condition under mili-tary guard, said Lt. Gen. Bob Cone at Fort Hood. “I would say his death is not imminent,” Cone said. Col. Ben Danner said the suspect was shot at least four times.

The man was identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a 39-year-old, eight-year veteran from Virginia.

President Barack Obama called the shooting at the Soldier Readiness Center, where soldiers who are about to be deployed or who are returning undergo medical screening, “a hor-rific outburst of violence.”

“It’s difficult enough when we lose these brave Americans in battles overseas,” the commander in chief said. “It is horrifying that they should come under fire at an Army base on American soil.”

There was no official word on motive. Hasan had transferred to Fort Hood in July from Walter Reed Medical Center.

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, said generals at Fort Hood told her that Hasan was about to deploy overseas.

Officials were investigating whether Hasan was his birth name or if he may have changed his name, possi-bly as part of a conversion to Islam. However, they were not certain of his religion.

Video from the scene showed police patrolling the area with handguns and rifles, ducking behind build-ings for cover. Sirens could be heard wailing while a woman’s voice on a public-address system urged people to take cover.

“I was confused and just shocked,” said Spc. Jerry Richard, 27, who works at the center but was not on duty during the shooting. “Overseas you are ready for it. But here you can’t even defend yourself.”

Soldiers at Fort Hood don’t carry weapons unless they are doing train-ing exercises.

The Rev. Greg Schannep was about to head into a graduation ceremony when a man in uniform approached him, warning him that someone had opened fire. Schannep heard three volleys of gunfire and saw people running.

“There was a burst of shots and more bursts of shots and people run-ning everywhere,” said Schannep, who works for Congressman John Carter.

The uniformed man who had warned him ran to the theater. Schannep said he could see the man’s back was bloodied from a wound. The man survived, was treated and will be fine, Schanepp said.

Cone said initially three people were held, and all have been inter-viewed. Authorities believe, however, that there was a single shooter.

The Soldier Readiness Center holds hundreds of people and is one of the most populated parts of the base, said Steve Moore, a spokesman for III Corps at Fort Hood.

The wounded were dispersed

among hospitals in central Texas, Cone said. Their identities, and the identities of the dead, were not immediately released.

The attack happened just down the road from one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. On Oct. 16, 1991, George Hennard smashed his pickup truck through a Luby’s Cafeteria window in Killeen, Texas, and fired on the lunchtime crowd with a high-powered pistol, killing 22 people and wounding at least 20 others.

Around the country, some bases stepped up security precautions, but no others were locked down.

Covering 339 square miles, Fort Hood is the largest active duty armored post in the United States.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army psychiatrist suspected of carrying a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, had come to the attention of authorities six months ago because of Internet postings that discussed suicide bombings and other threats, law enforcement officials said Thursday.

The postings appeared to have been made by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who was wounded dur-ing the shootings at the Army post that killed 12 soldiers and wounded at least 30 others. A Fort Hood spokesman had ear-lier said Hasan was killed.

The officials say they are still trying to confirm that Hasan was the author of the Internet postings. They say an official investigation was not opened.

One of the officials said late Thursday that federal search warrants were being drawn up to authorize the seizure of Hasan’s computer.

One of the Web postings that authorities reviewed is a blog that equates suicide bombers with a soldier throwing himself on a grenade to save the lives of his comrades.

Military officials said Hasan, 39, had worked for six years at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, where he had received a poor performance evaluation. He transferred to Fort Hood in July.

Retired Army Col. Terry Lee told Fox News that he worked with Hasan, who had hoped Obama would pull troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Hasan was single with no chil-dren. He was born in Virginia and graduated from Virginia Tech University, where he was a member of the ROTC and earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry in 1997.

He received his medical degree from the military’s Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., in 2001.

Associatd PressSgt. Anthony Sills, right, comforts his wife as they wait outside the Fort Hood Army Base near Killeen, Texas on Thursday. The Sills’ 3-year old son is still in daycare on the base, which is in lock-down following a mass shooting earlier in the day.

12 dead, 31 wounded in shooting at Ft. Hood

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Precipitation24 hrs through 7 a.m. yest. .0.00"Month to date . . . . . . . . .0.92"Year to date . . . . . . . . .45.23"

Barometric PressureHigh yesterday . . . . . . .30.37"

Relative HumidityHigh yesterday . . . . . . . . .87%

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Elizabeth City55/34

Greenville59/34

Wilmington62/38

Greensboro59/33

Raleigh58/32

Charlotte63/34

Forest City63/35

Fayetteville60/33

Kinston60/34

Durham58/32

Asheville60/29

Winston-Salem60/32

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STOCKS OF LOCAL INTERESTYTD

Name Div Yld PE Last Chg%ChgYTD

Name Div Yld PE Last Chg %ChgAT&T Inc 1.64 6.3 13 25.94 +.41 -9.0Amazon ... ... 71 120.61 +3.51+135.2ArvMerit ... ... ... 7.89 +.13+176.8BB&T Cp .60 2.4 17 24.57 +.55 -10.5BkofAm .04 .3 ... 15.13 +.43 +7.5BerkHa A ... ... 54101900.00+370.00 +5.5Cisco ... ... 24 23.93 +.64 +46.8Delhaize 2.01 2.8 ... 73.06 +3.64 +16.0Dell Inc ... ... 16 14.91 +.33 +45.6DukeEngy .96 6.0 13 16.05 +.25 +6.9ExxonMbl 1.68 2.3 17 72.50 +1.20 -9.2FamilyDlr .54 1.9 14 28.68 +.18 +10.0FifthThird .04 .4 ... 9.22 +.35 +11.6FCtzBA 1.20 .8 33 150.10 +.52 -1.8GenElec .40 2.8 13 14.43 +.24 -10.9GoldmanS 1.40 .8 20 173.40 +3.90+105.5Google ... ... 35 548.65 +8.32 +78.3KrispKrm ... ... ... 3.44 +.15+104.8

LeggPlat 1.04 5.3 72 19.56 +.27 +28.8

Lowes .36 1.8 14 20.07 +.56 -6.7

Microsoft .52 1.8 18 28.47 +.41 +46.5

PPG 2.16 3.6 27 59.19 +1.53 +39.5

ParkerHan 1.00 1.8 28 56.63 +2.10 +33.1

ProgrssEn 2.48 6.6 13 37.78 +.63 -5.2

RedHat ... ... 61 27.56 +.48+108.5

RoyalBk g 2.00 ... ... 52.12 +1.17 +75.7

SaraLee .44 3.7 23 11.82 +.42 +20.7

SonicAut ... ... ... 9.03 +.43+126.9

SonocoP 1.08 3.9 20 27.58 +.88 +19.1

SpectraEn 1.00 5.2 13 19.34 -.13 +22.9

SpeedM .36 2.3 ... 15.60 +.33 -3.2

Timken .36 1.5 ... 23.27 +.32 +18.5

UPS B 1.80 3.3 32 54.46 +.96 -1.3

WalMart 1.09 2.1 15 51.28 +.90 -8.5

STOCK MARKET INDEXES

MUTUAL FUNDS

DAILY DOW JONES

10,119.47 6,469.95 Dow Industrials 10,005.96 +203.82 +2.08 +14.01 +15.074,094.39 2,134.21 Dow Transportation 3,811.29 +78.25 +2.10 +7.75 +5.71

395.11 288.66 Dow Utilities 370.04 +5.72 +1.57 -.19 +3.287,241.39 4,181.75 NYSE Composite 6,950.14 +119.71 +1.75 +20.72 +22.631,887.23 1,130.47 Amex Market Value 1,787.32 +23.13 +1.31 +27.89 +28.692,190.64 1,265.52 Nasdaq Composite 2,105.32 +49.80 +2.42 +33.50 +30.871,101.35 666.79 S&P 500 1,066.63 +20.13 +1.92 +18.09 +17.88

717.75 397.97 S&P MidCap 682.37 +15.65 +2.35 +26.77 +29.6411,403.02 6,772.29 Wilshire 5000 10,984.41 +215.22 +2.00 +20.88 +20.52

625.30 342.59 Russell 2000 581.15 +18.03 +3.20 +16.36 +17.21

52-Week Net YTD 12-moHigh Low Name Last Chg %Chg %Chg %Chg

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

PIMCO TotRetIs CI 107,798 10.92 +0.1 +17.1/B +6.9/A NL 5,000,000American Funds GrthAmA m LG 63,925 26.25 +2.7 +20.6/C +2.8/A 5.75 250American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 57,511 47.29 +2.0 +16.9/D +4.3/C 5.75 250American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 55,088 33.30 +2.9 +28.0/B +6.8/A 5.75 250Fidelity Contra LG 52,867 55.60 +3.6 +17.3/D +4.8/A NL 2,500Vanguard TotStIdx LB 52,578 26.21 +2.1 +16.8/C +0.9/B NL 3,000American Funds IncAmerA m MA 47,865 15.04 +2.4 +17.6/C +2.8/B 5.75 250American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 47,348 24.90 +3.1 +16.7/C +1.5/B 5.75 250Vanguard 500Inv LB 45,505 98.48 +2.7 +14.9/C +0.2/C NL 3,000Vanguard InstIdx LB 40,396 97.86 +2.7 +15.1/C +0.3/C NL 5,000,000American Funds EurPacGrA m FB 40,009 37.99 +2.7 +36.0/A +8.6/A 5.75 250Dodge & Cox Stock LV 37,893 92.28 +2.3 +19.8/A -0.3/C NL 2,500American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 37,864 23.60 +3.6 +9.3/D -0.1/C 5.75 250Dodge & Cox IntlStk FV 34,519 31.63 +2.6 +39.8/A +6.9/A NL 2,500American Funds NewPerspA m WS 31,930 24.85 +3.1 +28.9/B +6.0/A 5.75 250Fidelity DivrIntl d FG 30,991 27.61 +2.7 +26.4/D +4.7/C NL 2,500American Funds FnInvA m LB 29,549 31.23 +2.8 +20.5/B +3.9/A 5.75 250American Funds BalA m MA 28,943 15.79 +2.3 +14.4/D +1.9/C 5.75 250PIMCO TotRetAdm b CI 28,858 10.92 +0.1 +16.8/B +6.6/A NL 5,000,000FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m CA 27,892 1.98 +1.7 +26.5/A +3.4/B 4.25 1,000American Funds BondA m CI 27,411 11.80 +0.3 +14.9/C +2.6/D 3.75 250Vanguard Welltn MA 26,971 28.24 +2.2 +20.6/B +4.9/A NL 10,000Vanguard 500Adml LB 26,340 98.50 +2.7 +15.0/C +0.3/C NL 100,000Fidelity GrowCo LG 25,826 64.43 +2.4 +23.1/B +4.3/A NL 2,500Vanguard TotStIAdm LB 25,120 26.22 +2.2 +16.9/C +1.0/B NL 100,000Vanguard TotIntl FB 24,329 14.38 +2.8 +32.3/A +6.3/A NL 3,000Vanguard InstPlus LB 23,676 97.87 +2.7 +15.1/C +0.3/C NL 200,000,000Fidelity LowPriStk d MB 22,842 30.46 +2.0 +33.0/A +3.9/A NL 2,500T Rowe Price EqtyInc LV 14,741 20.18 +2.4 +14.6/C +0.9/B NL 2,500Hartford CapAprA m LB 9,041 28.91 +2.3 +27.4/A +3.8/A 5.50 1,000Pioneer PioneerA m LB 4,047 34.24 +4.8 +11.8/E +1.0/B 5.75 1,000Goldman Sachs ShDuGovA m GS 1,363 10.51 +0.3 +6.4/B +4.7/A 1.50 1,000Alliance Bernstein GrowIncA m LV 1,179 2.87 +2.9 +20.1/A -1.6/E 4.25 2,500DWS-Scudder REstA m SR 386 12.60 +0.5 +10.8/D 0.0/C 5.75 1,000Hartford GrowthL m LG 177 14.36 +2.5 +23.7/B +0.2/D 4.75 0

Total Assets Total Return/Rank Pct Min InitName Obj ($Mlns) NAV 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -ForeignLarge Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV -Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs.others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.

NYSE6,950.14+119.71

AMEX1,787.32 +23.13

NASDAQ2,105.32 +49.80

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards.lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within thelast year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee.f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fundsplit shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to belisted in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press.Sales figures are unofficial.

uu uu uuGAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Volume

Name Vol (00) Last ChgPwShs QQQ1146741 42.35 +1.02Cisco 825734 23.93 +.64Intel 644773 18.89 +.30Microsoft 504912 28.47 +.41DirecTV 431732 28.54 +1.70ETrade 363295 1.49 +.05Qualcom 350455 43.85 +2.25Comcast 318318 14.20 +.14LibMEntA 303749 33.10 +1.76HuntBnk 254724 3.77 +.08

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Name Last Chg %ChgSmithMicro 6.99 -2.08 -22.9EMS Tch 13.18 -3.83 -22.5ProvFnH 3.74 -1.02 -21.4AltoPlrm 8.27 -2.22 -21.2Optelecom 3.10 -.80 -20.5SevenArts n 3.90 -.97 -19.9CardiovS n 3.84 -.91 -19.2CT BkTr 4.05 -.80 -16.5WholeFd 27.10 -4.96 -15.5Andrsons 25.37 -4.62 -15.4

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2,166,615,312Volume

Name Vol (00) Last ChgGoldStr g 28220 3.62 -.07Hemisphrx 26129 1.25 +.03NthgtM g 25033 2.82 +.02Oilsands g 24664 1.24 +.06CelSci 24577 1.02 -.02Taseko 23058 3.14 +.05ParaG&S 21706 1.17 +.06ProspctAcq 19846 9.90 +.03Rentech 18841 1.43 +.08NovaGld g 16647 4.98 -.11


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By TIM PARADISAP Business Writer

NEW YORK — A drop in unemployment claims and an upbeat forecast from Cisco Systems Inc. gave investors a jolt of confidence a day before a key government report on jobs.

The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 200 points Thursday to its first close above 10,000 in two weeks, while the Nasdaq composite index led major indexes with a gain of 2.4 percent after Cisco, the maker of computer-networking gear, predicted its revenue would grow.

The Labor Department said the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell to 512,000 last week, the lowest level since January and fewer than economists had forecast. Initial claims are considered a gauge of the pace of layoffs.

The report unleashed a wave of optimism about the government’s monthly report on employment Friday, which will shape trading because of the ties between joblessness and consumer spending. Economists say spending must increase for the economy to mount a sustained recovery. Analysts project that the unemployment rate rose to 9.9 per-cent in October.

Meanwhile, retailers posted sales gains for the second straight month in October after watching business slide for more than a year.

The retail industry posted a 2.1 percent sales gain for October, according to an International Council of Shopping Centers-Goldman Sachs tally.

According to preliminary calculations, the Dow rose 203.82, or 2.1 percent, to 10,005.96, its first close above 10,000 since Oct. 22. It was the Dow’s biggest advance since a gain of 257 points on July 15, when computer chip maker Intel Corp. said business was improving.

The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 20.13, or 1.9 percent, to 1,066.63, while the Nasdaq rose 49.80, or 2.4 percent, to 2,105.32.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 18.03, or 3.2 percent, to 581.15.

Five stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1.3 billion shares compared with 1.4 billion Wednesday.

Bond prices were mixed. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note slipped

but its yield remained flat at 3.53 percent from late Wednesday.

Cisco pulled tech stocks higher after it said late Wednesday that it expects revenue to grow for the first time in a year for the quarter ending in January. The stock rose 64 cents, or 2.8 percent, to $23.93.

The dollar fell against other major currencies. Gold prices rose to $1,089.50.

Light, sweet crude fell 78 cents to settle at $79.62 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies across the economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon.

Employers became leaner and more efficient in the third quar-ter. Wages, meantime, remain flat or falling. The result is that productivity — output per hour of work — jumped at the fastest pace in six years.

The good news for companies, though, may be bad news for the jobless. As long as companies can get their workers to produce more, they have little reason to hire — at least until con-sumer spending picks up. And the squeeze on incomes could depress consumer spending, put-ting the economic recovery at risk.

Still, some economists were encouraged by the productivity report. They say that eventu-ally, employers won’t be able to squeeze more from their staffs. They will then have to ramp up hiring — something that could happen next year, even though the jobless rate is expected to hit double digits.

Productivity rose at an annual rate of 9.5 percent in the July-September quarter, the Labor Department said Thursday. That was much better than the 6.4 percent gain economists had expected. Unit labor costs fell at a 5.2 percent rate.

While companies aren’t doing much hiring, they’re not cutting as many workers, either. The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits last week fell to the low-est level in 10 months

The 9.5 percent productivity rise followed a 6.9 percent surge in the second quarter and was the fastest since a 9.7 percent increase in the third quarter of 2003.

The gain reflected that the overall economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, grew for the first time in a year — at an annual rate of 3.5 percent. The higher output came as com-panies continued to lay off work-ers. That meant employers pro-duced more with fewer workers.

The 5.2 percent drop in unit labor costs marked the third straight decline and was larger than the 4 percent decrease economists were expecting.

Productivity is the key ingredi-ent to rising living standards. It lets companies pay their workers higher wages. Those increases tend to be financed by increased output, rather than higher costs for products.

But as they struggled with the recession, companies boosted productivity while continuing to lay off workers. Many produced more goods; others kept their output down but slashed costs. Companies kept wages down by freezing pay or imposing unpaid

furloughs.Joel Naroff, chief economist at

Naroff Economic Advisors, said hiring could remain sluggish for months. But other analysts are more optimistic. They were encouraged by the productivity report, noting that companies are starting to reach the limits of how much they can produce with their shrunken work forces.

The problem is that consumer demand could falter once the government removes the stimu-lus programs it has put in place, such as record-low interest rates and homebuyer tax credits. Companies could stop hiring if they think demand will slump again.

In a separate report, the Labor Department said first-time claims for jobless benefits last week fell by 20,000 to a season-ally adjusted 512,000. That’s better than economists’ esti-mates of 523,000.

Economists closely watch ini-tial claims, which are considered a gauge of the pace of layoffs and an indication of employers’ will-ingness to hire new workers.

The four-week average of job-less claims, which smooths fluc-tuations, dropped to 523,750, its ninth straight decline. That’s 135,000 below the peak for the recession, reached in early April.

Despite the improvement, ini-tial claims remain well above the roughly 400,000 that econo-mists say will signal job creation.

Productivity up; job cuts slow

Dow up 200 onjobs report,Cisco forecast

Job recruiters wait at a booth at a holiday job fair at Skyline College in San Bruno, Calif., Wednesday. The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits last week fell to the low-est level in 10 months, evidence that job cuts are easing as the economy slowly heals.

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NEW YORK (AP) — October’s retail sales results, the best performance since April 2008, show that Americans are spending a little more. But will they be willing to pay full price this holiday season?

Stores are heading into the period with slashed invento-ries, determined not to have the fire sales that charac-terized last Christmas. But shoppers are still facing tight credit and a weak job market and might wait for fat dis-counts or not buy at all. That game of chicken will deter-mine the holiday winners and losers.

“Shoppers are still being cautious, but we are see-ing some signs of recovery in the economy,” said Carl Steidtmann, an economist at Deloitte Research, who forecasts holiday sales will be unchanged from a year ago.

Sales at stores open at least a year rose 2.1 percent in October, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers-Goldman Sachs tally, compared with a 4.2 percent drop in October 2008. The October results beat estimates for a 1 percent gain and followed a surpris-ing 0.6 percent increase in September.

Sales at stores open at least a year are considered a key indicator of a retailer’s health.

For the holidays, more con-sumers will be paying full price and shopping earlier than a year ago because they are afraid the merchandise

they want won’t be there later, Steidtmann believes. But he also noted that while reduced stock will help boost store profits, it will likely limit sales as merchants run out of products.

Others like Ken Perkins, president of retail research firm Retail Metrics, says it’s going to be hard to get shop-pers to pay full price unless they really want the item badly.

“Consumers are still extremely price-sensitive,” he said.

As merchants announced their second consecutive monthly sales gain after

more than a year of declines, the results showed that shop-pers still were not splurg-ing, restrained by worries about the economy. But the improving figures all pointed to sales momentum, encour-aging as the industry heads into the holiday shopping season.

Affluent shoppers, who had been tight with their purse strings since the financial meltdown ballooned last year, spent more for designer duds, delivering solid gains for Saks Inc. and Nordstrom Inc.

Other bright spots were Costco Wholesale Corp.; TJX

Cos., which operates T.J. Maxx and Marshalls; and Gap Inc. But sales at most teen merchants were weak.

October’s reading excludes results from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s larg-est retailer, which stopped issuing monthly sales reports earlier this year.

Business was helped by a number of factors. Cooler weather helped boost sales of plaid shirts, leggings and boots. And early holiday dis-counts also may have drawn shoppers to get a head start on Christmas buying.

Those with money are now becoming a little more will-ing to spend it, soothed by

improving housing and stock markets.

But retail sales figures are mainly starting to look bet-ter because they are being compared with the free fall in spending a year ago.

Clearly, there’s plenty of concern about the fragil-ity of American consum-ers who continue to grapple with weak employment. More than 6 million addi-tional people were jobless in September 2009 than in September 2008.

That’s why many stores, including Toys R Us and Sears, are aiming to get shoppers early by hawking deep sales and expanded hours usually reserved for the day after Thanksgiving. But shoppers shouldn’t expect “80 percent off” signs early in the season as con-sumers found a year ago.

Stores are hoping there will be more shoppers like Ann Allenbaugh of Montgomery, Ohio, who plans to start holiday shopping sooner than usual.

“It does seem like the prices are down now at the mall, so I would buy something I saw at a good price,” she said.

Still, the concern is that shoppers will show up for the big specials on the day after Thanksgiving and then not come back to the malls until a few days before Christmas.

Gale Montague, from Richmond, Va., said in past seasons she would be done by Thanksgiving. “Now, I’ll wait for the sales, and that means later,” she said.

Retail sales rise, but holiday questions remain

Associated PressIn this Wednesday photo, BJ’s employee Shelly LeRoy loads a cart with a customer’s purchases at checkout at the BJ’s Wholesale Club in Camp Hill, Pa. The nation’s retailers are reporting mixed sales results for October.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats side-stepped a Republican boycott Thursday, pushing a climate bill out of committee in an early step on a long and con-tentious road to passage.

Other committees still must weigh-in on the mea-sure, but the partisan antics early on threatened to cast a pall over the bill — one of President Barack Obama’s top priorities — as it makes its way to the Senate floor and as nations prepare to meet in Copenhagen, Denmark, next month to hammer out a new interna-tional treaty to slow climate change.

Sen. Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, had delayed the crucial vote for days because of a Republican protest

over whether the cost of the legislation had been fully examined. But the California Democrat moved quickly to pass the bill Thursday, which for the first time would set mandatory limits on heat-trapping gases, without any of the seven GOP senators on the panel present. The mea-sure cleared the panel on a 11-1 vote.

Boxer said the Republican demand for more analysis was “duplicative and waste of taxpayer dollars.” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has agreed to do a full analy-sis on the final version of the legislation.

“Advancing the bill is a necessary step on the road to garnering the 60 votes we need,” said Boxer, who intro-duced the bill along with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. in late September. “We are

pleased that despite the Republican boycott, we have had the will to move this bill forward.”

Former Vice President Al Gore, in town to promote his new global warming book, Our Choice, said in an inter-view with The Associated Press that he doubted Boxer’s move would have any linger-ing consequences.

“She clearly made the right decision and because the requested analysis is in fact going to be forthcoming ... it was obviously the right way to go,” Gore said.

Earlier this year, Gore called on Congress to over-come partisan differences and pass a bill.

Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma, the ranking Republican on the commit-tee, said in a statement that the Democrats’ action would

signal “the death knell” for the Kerry-Boxer bill. Before the vote, he implored the panel to not proceed with what he called a “nuclear option.” He left shortly after making his statement.

Of the 11 Democrats pres-ent at the vote, only one — Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. — voted against the legisla-tion, saying that concerns he had with the bill were not fully addressed. The “yes” vote of Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., was added after the vote.

Baucus specifically cited the bill’s call for a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2020. He said he would like to see that target lowered to 17 percent, with a trigger to raise it to 20 percent if other countries adopted similar measures.

“I am going work to get

climate legislation that can get 60 votes through the U.S. Senate and signed into law,” Baucus said.

To move the bill out of committee without Republicans present meant the Democrats could not amend the legislation, and many Democrats on the panel expressed disappoint-ment that they did not have a chance to improve the bill.

Now the legislation will be merged with legislation written by at least five other Senate panels. And in the hopes of broadening support, Kerry announced Wednesday he was working with Connecticut independent Joe Lieberman, South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham and the White House to secure votes.

The House narrowly passed its version of the bill in June.

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WASHINGTON — Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers — $6,500 cheaper.

First-time homebuyers have been getting tax credits of up to $8,000 since January as part of the economic stimulus pack-age enacted earlier this year. But with the program scheduled to expire at the end of November, the House voted 403-12 Thursday to extend and expand the tax credit to include many buyers who already own homes. The Senate approved the mea-sure Wednesday, and President Barack Obama is expected to sign it.

Buyers who have owned their current homes at least five years would be eligible for tax cred-its of up to $6,500. First-time homebuyers — or anyone who hasn’t owned a home in the last three years — would still get up to $8,000. To qualify, buyers in both groups have to sign a pur-chase agreement by April 30, 2010, and close by June 30.

“This is probably the last extension,” said Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., a former real estate executive who champi-oned the credits.

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is one of two tax breaks total-ing more than $21 billion that was included in a bill extending unemployment benefits for those without a job for more than a year. The other would let com-panies now losing money recoup taxes they paid on profits earned in the previous five years.

“We are still in a world of eco-nomic hurt, and Congress must continue to act boldly and cre-atively,” said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. “With the right mix of tax breaks and investments we will get through this recession and get folks working again.”

The real estate industry has been pushing to extend and expand the housing tax credit. About 1.4 million first-time homebuyers have qualified for the credit through August. The National Association of Realtors estimates that 350,000 of them would not have purchased their homes without the credit.

Extending and expanding the tax credit for homebuyers is pro-jected to cost the government about $10.8 billion in lost taxes. While the measure passed the Senate by a 98-0 vote, Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., questioned its effi-ciency in stimulating home sales.

“For the vast majority of cas-es, the homebuyer tax credit

amounted to a free gift since it did not affect their decision to purchase a home,” Bond said. “And for the small minority of buyers whose decision was directly caused by the credit, this raises the question of whether we are subsidizing buyers who may not have been able to afford buying a home in the first place.”

The credit is available for the purchase of principal homes costing $800,000 or less, mean-ing vacation homes are ineligi-ble. The credit would be phased out for individuals with annual incomes above $125,000 and for joint filers with incomes above $225,000.

The credit would be extended an additional year, until June 30, 2011, for members of the military serving outside the United States for at least 90 days.

Expanding the tax credit for money-losing companies is pro-jected to cost $10.4 billion.

The business tax break would allow money-losing companies to use current losses to off-set taxable profits earned in the previous five years, giving them refunds of taxes paid in those years. Under current law, businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $15 mil-lion can claim losses back only two years.

By JIM ABRAMSAssociated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — Congress on Thursday deci-sively approved an extension of unemployment benefits for almost two million people out of work nearly a year or more as the U.S. continues to lose jobs.

The White House quickly announced that President Barack Obama on Friday morning would sign the bill that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi characterized as a lifeline “to the men and women hardest hit by the recession,” the people who still can’t find work even as the economy shows signs of coming back to life.

The measure, cleared the House 403-12 Thursday, a day after it won unanimous support in the Senate. It extends benefits for 14 weeks for all those who have exhausted their federal aid or will do so by the end of the year. Those living in states where the unemployment rate is at 8.5 percent or above get an additional six weeks. The national jobless rate is now 9.8 percent.

The fourth extension passed by Congress in the past 18 months would stretch federal aid to a max-imum of 99 weeks, well beyond the extent of gov-ernment intervention during past economic down-turns. During the 1970s, the out-of-work were entitled to up to 65 weeks of assistance.

The latest congressional action comes as the prospects for the out-of-work remains bleak despite signs of economic recovery.

New job market figures are coming out Friday, and economists are expecting tens of thousands of new job losses.

Supporters cite sobering figures in stressing the need for the unemployment legislation: more than a third of the 15 million jobless have been look-ing for work for six months or more, a record level; 7,000 people are exhausting their benefits every day and there are some six job seekers for every job opening.

The National Employment Law Project says 600,000 lost their unemployment checks, which average about $300 a week, in September and October.

Lawmakers also pointed out that it made good economic sense to help the unemployed. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., quoted eco-nomic estimates that every dollar from an unem-ployment check generates $1.61 in local economic activity because the unemployed quickly spend money on food and other basics. “We help people in very bad straits and we help our economy and help us all.”

While all 12 no votes were Republicans, GOP lawmakers overwhelmingly supported the bill.

President tosign extension of jobless pay

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President Obama, shown walking away from the podium in the White House press room, will sign a bill extending ben-efits for the jobless during a ceremony today.

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I have kept an unlisted cell number for many years for good reason. I have a home phone and will answer it when the boss calls. I arrive promptly at work, but leave the job there.

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Am I out of line? I realize that many people use their cell phones as their only phones and others don’t mind receiving calls, but am I required to do so?

I think this has upset my boss even though I have explained my reason. I don’t use my cell phone on the job; it’s in my purse except during person-al time (lunch, etc.). Must I give up my privacy to keep my job? — Wants Privacy

Dear Wants Privacy: As long as your boss has your home phone and can reach you in case of some emer-gency, I see no reason why he should be pressuring you for your cell phone number.

Dear Abby: I’m a 16-year-old girl

whose parents have been married for almost 19 years. Mom started school two years ago to become a nurse.

She has always been an indepen-dent woman, but since she went back to school and is making her own money, she feels the need to be more free. Mom works eight to 12 hours a day. She leaves early and comes home late. She never stays for dinner when she’s home, nor does she do anything with us as a family anymore. She used to work in the same study as my dad, but she moved upstairs. She also won’t sleep in the same bed as Dad.

Mom is seeing a marriage coun-selor, and she wants a divorce and to move away. She says nothing is bro-ken in the marriage and there’s noth-ing to fix — but why does she want to leave? She promises she won’t see less of us, but she will be more than a half-hour away. Am I selfish for wanting her to stay? — Shaken

Dear Shaken: You are going through a rough period. Your mother appears to be so preoccupied with herself that she has forgotten she’s a mother.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Can’t pay the mortgage? You still might be able to stay in your home. Government-controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae is going to give borrowers on the verge of foreclosure the option of renting their homes for a year.

The change announced Thursday could give a temporary break to thousands of homeown-ers, but critics question whether it will only add to the mush-rooming losses at the company, which has received billions in taxpayer money.

The new “Deed for Lease” program will allow homeown-ers to transfer title to Fannie Mae and sign a one-year lease, with potential month-to-month extensions after that. It also helps save money because the lender does not need to complete the often lengthy and time-con-suming foreclosure process.

The program helps “elimi-nate some of the uncertainty of foreclosure, keeps families and tenants in their homes dur-ing a transitional period, and helps to stabilize neighborhoods and communities,” Jay Ryan, a Fannie Mae vice president, said in a statement.

It also does less harm to the borrower’s credit record.

“It shows that you put your best effort to work out a solution,” said Gabe Del Rio, director of homeownership at Community

HousingWorks of San Diego.However, Mike Himes, direc-

tor of homeownership services at NeighborWorks Sacramento, said the industry should push harder to modify loans at lower monthly payments. “The pre-ferred option is allowing people to retain ownership,” he said.

Fannie Mae executives said the rental program is designed to help delinquent homeown-ers who don’t qualify for a loan modification, but still want to stay in their homes.

To qualify, homeowners have to live in the home as the pri-mary residence and prove that they can afford the market rent, which will be established by the management company running the program. Rents are based on current market rates.

The plan is expected to be particularly attractive in places like Phoenix or Orange County, Calif., where homeowners are stuck paying large mortgage bills on properties that are now worth far less than they originally paid. At the same time, rents have been falling in those areas. So by renting the same house, former homeowners could wind up pay-ing far less every month.

In Orange County, for example, the average monthly rent for all apartments was about $1,450 in September, down nearly 8 percent from a year earlier, according to research firm MPF

Research. In Phoenix, the aver-age renter paid about $720, also down about 8 percent from last year.

Still, the effort is likely to attract a relatively small number of homeowners.

In the first nine months of the year, Fannie Mae took owner-ship of nearly 2,000 proper-ties through a process known as a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. That pales in comparison to the 90,000 foreclosed properties the company repossessed.

Deed-in-lieu works like the new program, allowing hom-eowners to turn over title to Fannie Mae, but rather than renting, the owners simply walk away.

While Fannie Mae executives say the company’s motives are community-minded, critics say the company is simply gambling that the properties will eventu-ally sell for a higher price. That’s folly, says Peter Schiff, presi-dent of Euro Pacific Capital in Darien, Conn., and a longtime bearish investor.

But other experts say that Fannie Mae’s new policy could make sense, even if prices don’t rebound quickly. The company will get rental income while avoiding costly foreclosure expenses.

It will also help to safeguard the homes, which are less likely to be vandalized when occupied.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying the Obama administration, the House Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to remove from the USA Patriot Act a tool for tracking non-U.S. citizens in anti-terrorism investigations.

The committee, dominated by Democratic lib-erals, also voted to amend the anti-terrorism law to curb the government’s surveillance and seizure powers.

The bill went to the full House on a 16-10 vote along party lines, with Republicans casting all the votes in opposition. GOP lawmakers said the leg-islation would hinder law enforcement and intelli-gence agencies in fighting terrorism.

The legislation would allow the Patriot Act’s never-used “lone wolf” section to expire at the end of the year. The provision permits the government to spy on non-Americans even when they’re not linked to a recognized terrorist group.

The Justice Department has asked that the “lone wolf” authority be continued, even though it hasn’t been needed yet. Patriot Act revisions before the Senate would retain the tool, but the House Democrats said normal criminal investigative tools could be used instead.

Three sections of the Patriot Act expire at year’s end, giving lawmakers the opportunity to amend the law.

Congressional liberals believe the act tilts too far in favor of law enforcement and intelligence agen-cies while failing to protect Americans’ privacy against government snooping and seizures.

The bill before the Senate, approved by that chamber’s Judiciary Committee, would make it easier than the House legislation for authorities to obtain tangible items, including business and library records, and conduct wiretaps.

In addition to eliminating the “lone wolf” lan-guage the House bill would place restrictions on national security letters, which are FBI demands for information that do not need a judge’s approval.

Liberal lawmakers argue that restrictions on court-ordered seizures mean little unless there are curbs on the FBI’s authority to issue the letters.

Under the bill, before issuing national security letters the FBI would be required to demonstrate that the information requested is connected to a foreign power or its agent.

The bill also would force the government to jus-tify to a judge the need for a gag order, which pre-vents the recipient of the letter from disclosing it.

The Justice Department inspector general has reported that the FBI in the past improperly col-lected and retained improper information from the security letters.

In this May 2, 2007 file photo, the Fannie Mae building in Washington is seen. The government-controlled company, through its new “Deed for Lease” program, will allow borrowers to transfer ownership to Fannie Mae and sign a one-year lease, with month-to-month extensions after that.

Foreclosure option being offered

Liberals defy Obama with Patriot Act vote

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of LEWIS MICHAEL BARNES of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LEWIS MICHAEL BARNES to present them to the undersigned on or before the 16th day of January 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 16th day of October, 2009.

Beverly Ann Barnes, Administrator3912 Robin CourtAcworth, GA 30101

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of DEIDRE ANN LITTLEJOHN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said DEIDRE ANN LITTLEJOHN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of January 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.


Annette Sweetenberg Littlejohn, Administrator231 Marshall StreetForest City, NC 28043

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of GRACE T. PHILBECK of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said GRACE T. PHILBECKto present them to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of January 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.


Ruth T. Hodge, Executor958 Old Caroleen RoadForest City, NC 28043

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of CLARENCE A. CONNER of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said CLARENCE A. CONNER to present them to the undersigned on or before the 16th day of January 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.


Madelyn K. Van Voorhis, Executor3485 Polk County Line Rd.Rutherfordton, NC 28139

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of EDITH MAE TOMS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said EDITH MAE TOMS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of February 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 6th day of November, 2009.

Alisa Wilkerson, Administrator112 Springdale Dr.Spindale, NC 28160

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of MODENIA SHORT STROUD, late of 3320 Pea Ridge Road, Bostic, Rutherford County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the Law Offices of Travis S. Greene, PC, 75 South Trade Street, Suite C, Tryon, North Carolina 28782, on or before Friday, January 26, 2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 23rd day of October, 2009.

Evelyn Louise Lane, AdministratorEstate of Modenia Short Stroud532 Sandy Level Church RoadBostic, NC 28018

Travis S. Greene, Esq.Law Offices of Travis S. Greene, PC75 South Trade Street, Suite CTryon, NC 28782

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of DOROTHY SCRUGGS WALL of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said DOROTHYSCRUGGS WALL to present them to the undersigned on or before the 16th day of January 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.


Randy Wall, ExecutorPO Box 95Cliffside, NC 28024

NORTH CAROLINARUTHERFORD COUNTY

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEDISTRICT COURT DIVISION

FILE: 09 JA 99

RUTHERFORD COUNTY DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES,PETITIONERS,

FOR AMENDED JUVENILE PETITION:

VPR,a minor child.

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

To: Karen R. Reese

TAKE NOTICE that a petition seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled proceedings for Amended Juvenile Petition: VPR born the 20th day of May, 2008.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that you must make your defense to such pleadings no later than 40 days following the 23rd day of October, 2009, the date of first publication of this Notice upon you, in order to participate in and receive further notice of the proceedings. If you fail to do so, the petitioner will apply to the court for the relief sought. Any parental rights you may have will or may be terminated upon entry of the Judgment. Respond to the Clerk of Superior Court, 229 N. Main Street, Rutherfordton, NC 28139.

This the 22nd day of October, 2009.

Brian W. King, Attorney for PetitionersKing Law Offices, PLLC215 N. Main StreetRutherfordton, NC 28139828-286-3332

NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 44A-40, various items of personal property contained in the warehouses listed below will be sold at public auction at Jones and Company on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 10:00 am. Sale is being made to satisfy the warehouse lien on said goods for storage charges due and unpaid. Due notice has been given.

Unit 79-Eric WilsonUnit 43-Robert Hollifield

Jones and Company291 S. Main StreetRutherfordton, NC 28139

NORTH CAROLINARUTHERFORD COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE REMOVAL OF APPROXIMATELY TEN GRAVES FROM AN UNNAMED FAMILY PLOT CEMETERY LOCATED ON PROPERTY NOW OWNED BYSTONECUTTER MILLS CORPORATION, LOCATED IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, STATE PROJECT/WBS NO.34400.2.2, PARCEL NO. 034, I.D. NO. R-2233AA.

NOTICENotice is hereby given to the known and unknown relatives of those persons buried in approximately ten graves in an unnamed family plot cemetery located on property now owned by Stonecutter Mills Corporation, and located in Rutherford County, North Carolina, found within the right of way of State Project/WBS No. 34400.2.2, Parcel No. 034, I.D. No. R-2233AA; that said unnamed family plot cemetery is located approximately 1,100 feet north of the Broad River, right of Survey Station 107+00, Survey Line-L, on U.S. 221 in Forest City, in Rutherford County, North Carolina; that the following persons are the named deceased buried in the unnamed family plot cemetery: J.A. Webster, Louisa Webster, John H. Webster, Ann Webster, Margaret I. Webster, foot stone with initials LW, foot stone with initials NLW, foot stone with initials ANW, and one small unmarked piece of granite; that the Department of Transportation has been able to ascertain the closest next of kin or the only known relative for the said deceased persons is Alma Jean Clark of Rutherfordton, North Carolina; that the approximate ten graves to be moved will be relocated and re-interred to the Wesley Memorial Cemetery located on SR 1116 (Hogan Road) in Harris, North Carolina; that a complete record of where the ten subject graves of the named deceased persons will be re-interred will be on file with the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina.

You are further notified that there are approximately ten graves found within the unnamed family plot cemetery which are being moved and the Department of Transportation will be responsible for all reasonable expenses pertaining under the provisions of North Carolina General Statute §65-13 and that the removal will begin after this notice has been published once a week for four consecutive weeks over a period of thirty (30) days in The Daily Courier newspaper in Forest City, North Carolina.

This the 26th day of October, 2009.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONBy: E.C. Powell, Jr.Director of Field Operations

Richard G. SowerbyDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEPublication Dates: 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, and 11/20/09.

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TWO FAMILY FC:248 Holly Hills DriveSaturday 9A-until

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clothes to fit all, 18” American Girl dolls, household, more!

Rutherfordton: 1161 Old Stonecutter Rd.

Bruce & Joanne HoyleSaturday 7A-2P

Ladies Doncaster clothes, men’s clothes,

furniture, household items, luggage

Multi Family Rfdtn307 Sherry Street in

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MULTI FAMILY FC:167 Thermal Drive

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MULTI FAMILYDanieltown:

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LARGE INDOOR YARD SALE Rfdtn Grace Bible Church

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INDOOR YARD SALE Rfdtn: 546 Coopers

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furniture, household, much more!

INDOOR MULTI FAMILYSpindale: 230

Fairground Roadat Rutherford Life

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HUGE SALE Rfdtn 191 CC Hoyle Rd. (off of Old Stonecutter Rd.)

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toys, household

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FC: 411 Griffin Rd. Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 7A-until Men’s 3X suits, clothes, etc.,

Christmas, comforter sets, furniture,

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ESTATE SALE FC: 207 Lakeside Drive

Saturday & SundayNov. 7th & 8th 8A-4P

Many items to sell! Cash only!

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COMMUNITY YARD SALE Lake Lure: Fairfield Mountain

Volunteer Fire Dept. 1415 Buffalo Creek Rd. Sat. Nov. 7th

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CHRISTMAS EVENT! Spindale: 204 N Oak St

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Big Yard Sale!738 Toms Lake Rd.Saturday 7A-untilHousehold items,

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BIG YARD SALEEllenboro: 481 Beams

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127 Freeman St. (off Tanner St.)

Sat. 7A-until Lots of miscellaneous & more!

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jewelry, good clothes, T. Hilfiger, jeans,

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1ST EVER YARDSALE 221 South

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Male Med brown dog,black on back and tail, red collar. Found 11/2 in Ellenboro on Tiney

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Older Male Shih TzuFound 11/5: Ellenboro on Ellenboro-Henrietta

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Associated PressDemonstrators chant on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday during a Republican health Care reform rally.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chanting “Kill the bill,” thousands of con-servatives rallied at the Capitol on Thursday against the Democrats’ health care overhaul plan, labeling it a government takeover of the nation’s medical system.

“This bill is the greatest threat to freedom that I have seen,” House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio told the crowd gathered on the lawn near the West Front of the Capitol.

The protest attracted many of the so-called Tea Party demonstra-tors angry with increased spending and an expanded government role under the Obama administration. Their signs ranged from the harsh, “Waterboard Congress,” to an echo of the rallying cry at August town halls with lawmakers, “Vote no to govern-ment-run health care.”

One protester carried a placard reading, “Bury Obamacare with Kennedy,” a reference to Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who died of brain cancer this past summer.

The demonstrators came to Washington by plane, bus and other means to send a message to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., as they press ahead with health care legislation.

“It’s upsetting because of where we’ve come from to where we are today, to see our freedom erod-

ing,” said Ben Fourman, 72, of Farmingdale, N.J. The retiree wore a T-shirt that said, “Liberty equals lim-ited government.”

Deborah Stevenson, 58, of Southbury, Conn., boarded a bus Thursday at 3:30 a.m. EST to make the noon rally. “Congress and the entire government need to pay atten-tion to the Constitution and stop passing unconstitutional law,” she said.

Ken Klyberg, of Satellite Beach, Fla., f lew to Washington with his wife Misty. “Common sense is lacking in the decisions that are being made in Washington,” he complained.

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, told the crowd, “We’re not going to leave this Hill until we kill this bill.”

Democrats hope to pass the far-reaching legislation on Saturday and gained the backing Thursday of the American Medical Association and the AARP, the powerful seniors lobby.

Inside the Capitol, legislative action continued in the House and the Senate.

The White House downplayed the rally. Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs criticized a Republican reform plan, saying it wouldn’t reduce gov-ernment cost of health care and includes “old ideas.”

“There’s a rally going on without a solution on their side,” Gibbs said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama trumpeted two major endorsements for his health overhaul push Thursday as House Democratic leaders pushed toward a vote Saturday on the far-reaching legislation remaking the U.S. health care system.

“I am extraordinarily pleased and grateful to learn that the AARP and the American Medical Association are both supporting the health insurance reform bill that will soon come up to vote in the House of Representatives,” Obama said in an unannounced visit to the White House briefing room.

AARP is “no small endorsement,” Obama said of the 40-million strong seniors’ lobby.

“We are closer to passing this reform than ever before,” Obama said. “Now that the doctors and medical professionals of America are standing with us, now that the orga-nizations charged with looking out for the interests of seniors are stand-ing with us, we are even closer.”

Obama spoke as House Democratic leaders sought to resolve final dis-

putes before bringing their 10-year, $1.2 trillion health bill to the floor on Saturday. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said leaders expect to have the 218 votes needed to pass the sweeping bill, which would extend coverage to tens of millions of unin-sured people and ban insurance com-panies from turning people away.

Hoyer acknowledged the vote could be tight, though, and timing of action in the Senate remains uncertain.

The Maryland Democrat said lan-guage on abortion and illegal immi-grants was still being worked out, but predicted those issues could be solved by Saturday.

Obama planned a rare trip to the House on Friday to try to win over wavering lawmakers.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi denied that Obama’s visit was needed to get Democrats over the top on the vote count. “We are thrilled that he is coming tomorrow, and we can have our conversation before we go into the process of bringing this leg-islation to the floor,” the California Democrat told reporters at her week-ly news conference.

Obama welcomes AARP support on health bill

Health care reform foes gather at Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had an emotional meeting on Thursday with the families of three American hikers detained in Iran since late July and renewed appeals to Iranian authorities to release them.

Clinton met at the with the families of Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal and said afterward that as a parent herself, she sympathized with them. She said the U.S. gov-ernment is doing every-thing it can to get the trio released and called on Iran to free them on humanitarian and com-passionate grounds.

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