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By ALLISON FLYNNDaily Courier Lifestyles Editor

SPINDALE – In the film version of the book The Fat Boy Chronicles, main charac-ter Jimmy Winterpock asks in his journal, “Who cares about my boring life?”

Middle-school students in Rutherford County cared enough about Jimmy that, fol-lowing a screening of the film Friday at The Foundation Performing Arts Center, they couldn’t wait to meet him.

Along with actor Christopher Rivera — who portrayed Jimmy — screen-writer and author Mike Buchanan and director Jason Winn were there for students to meet and to take part in a question and answer ses-sion following the film. The film was presented through a partnership between Fireside Books and Gifts and the Community Health Council of Rutherford County.

The Fat Boy Chronicles portrays the challenges of a teenage boy in real life situ-ations — dealing with issues of obesity and bullying in schools. Students at East Middle School read the book last year, and were visited by Buchanan after completing it.

Other middle schools have since received copies of the book, said Rutherford County Schools Director of Secondary Education Renn Dominguez.

“The teachers have the resources to integrate it into the curriculum,” she said. “After five minutes of the movie, there was no moving around. Kids really buy into it.”

Prior to the film, WCAB owner Jim Bishop introduced the film and presented stu-

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Garrett Byers/Daily CourierArea middle-school students were treated to a special screening of the The Fat Boy Chronicles movie Friday at the Foundation at Isothermal Community College. Left to right, screenwriter and author of The Fat Boy Chronicles Mike Buchanan, actor Christopher Rivera, who portrayed Jimmy Winterpock in the film, and director Jason Winn were on hand for a question-and-answer session with the audience after the showing of the movie adaptation.

Efrain Bautista of Rutherford County repeats the Oath of Allegiance, becoming an American citizen on Friday, Constitution Day, at Carl Sandburg’s home in Flat Rock. Bautista, who lives off US 221, south of Rutherfordton, was one of 32 people becoming American citi-zens Friday.

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Immigrants become American citizensBy JEAN GORDONDaily Courier Staff Writer

FLAT ROCK — Efrain Bautista couldn’t ask for more.

“This means everything to me,” the Rutherford County resident said Friday morning as he sat with 31 people from 15 countries who became American citi-zens. The Naturalization Ceremony was held on Constitution Day at the home

of America’s Poet, Carl Sandburg, at the National Historic Site.

It was one of the more than 20 natural-ization ceremonies to be held in national parks during Citizenship Week, part of a partnership between the National Park Service and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

In less than an hour, Bautista, who is 39, and the others repeated the Oath of

Allegiance, and the ceremony concluded. “It feels good to be an American,” he said.

Shortly after the ceremony he was back on the road to his job at Mi Pueblito. “Today I am in Kings Mountain,” he said.

Bautista applied for his citizenship about six months ago. He has been in the

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New filmexploreslife issues

‘The Fat Boy Chronicles’

Author Mike Buchanan stops to sign autographs of The Fat Boy Chronicles for fans after a special show-ing of the film Friday at the Foundation at Isothermal Community College.

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Rutherfordton Police and County Sheriff’s officers responded to a reported armed robbery at Falcon Corner Stop No. 24 on U.S. 64-74 Friday night. No other details were available.

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Music/concertsThird Sunday night

singing: Sept.19, 6 p.m., Sandy Level Baptist Church; fea-turing Golden Valley Crusaders.

Singing: Sept. 19, 6 p.m., West Memorial Baptist Church; featur-ing Far City Boys.

Gospel concert ben-efit: Sept. 19, 4 p.m., New Forest Chapel CME Church, Forest City; featuring Mount Clavary Men Choir, Green Creek All-Male Chorus, Kelly Family Gospel Choir, Wheat Creek Baptist Church Gospel Choir and oth-ers; admission is $10 for adults and $3 for children ages 7 to 12, children younger than 7 admitted free; food and drinks available.

Gospel singing: Sept. 26, 2 p.m., Harris Baptist Church; featur-ing the Hoppers.

Special servicesReinventing yourself

2010: Through Nov. 8, 182 Hardin Road, Forest City; nine-week course on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. or Mondays at 7 p.m.; free.

Tent revival: Sept. 16-18, 7 nightly, Forest City Housing Park, sponsored by Spindale Fellowship Holiness Church; speakers for the week include the Revs. Chad Sisk, Rick Waters and Fred Williams; special sing-ing each night.

Homecoming: Sept. 19, 10:30 a.m., Sandy Mush Baptist Church; guest speaker the Rev. Lanny Funchess, spe-cial music; covered dish lunch will follow.

Puppet Program: Sept. 19, 11 a.m., Church of the Exceptional; presented by the Chase Baptist Church youth.

Homecoming: Sept. 19, Thermal City United Methodist Church; Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship at 11 a.m.; covered dish lunch will follow.

Family and friends day: Sept. 19, 3 p.m., Union Hill AME Zion Church, Union Mills; guest speaker the Rev. Keith Lipsey, pastor of Hopkins Chapel AME Zion Church, Asheville; lunch will be served at 2 p.m.

Seven churches “Living in the Last Days:” Sept. 19, 3 p.m,. St. Paul AME Zion Church, Forest City; guest sper-akers are Brother Morris Scales of Old Fort, Alva Finney of Rutherfordton, the Rev. Queen Hamilton of Spindale, Minister Joe Smith of Spindale, the Rev. Ellege Fowler of Marion, Elder Margie Patterson of Spindale and Sister Phyllis Wasburn of Forest City.

Revival: Sept. 19-23, Zion Hill Faith Temple, Henrietta; Sunday at 4 p.m., Monday-Thursday at 7 nightly; guest pastoer Bishop

Shaun Hooper of St. Luke FBH Church in Morganton.

Operation Inasmuch: Sept. 25, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., West Point Baptist Church, Rutherfordton; gen-eral minor car care, car wash and vacuum, clothes closet, food closet, health checks and children’s center; free; for more informa-tion, call 287-0165.

Praising in the Park: Sept. 25, 4 to 7:30 p.m., Rogers park Amphitheater, Tryon; featuring Lana May Thomas, Cornerstone Fellowship Praise Team, Kings of Joy, Kiyon Staley, Genesis, Reverence, Blessed Beyond Measure and Michael Smith & The Voices of Inspirations; free admission; free food and drink.

Connectional Lay Day Observance: Oct. 10, 3 p.m., Pine Ridge CME Church, Union Mills; speaker Dr. Sylvia A Flack, a 1964 graduate of Carver High, who serves as executive director of the Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Health Disparities at Winston-Salem State University; theme is “Honoring Our Past .... Inspired by Our Future.”

FundraisersSpaghetti suppers

fundraisers: The first Wednesday in September through November, 6:30 p.m., Golden Valley

Missionary Methodist Church; menu includes spaghetti, salad, gar-lic bread, dessert and drink; cost is by dona-tion; proceeds will go to Haiti.

Poor man’s supper: Sept. 18, 4 to 7 p.m., Cliffside Baptist Church Fellowship Building; proceeds go to the

Women’s Conference to be held Saturday, Oct. 3; meal by donation only.

Buffet breakfast: Sept. 18, 7 to 10:30 a.m., Mount Pleasant Baptist Church; $5 all you can eat.

Chicken pie lunch: Sept. 19, noon to 2 p.m., Caroleen United Methodist Church; adults $6, 6 to 12 $3, younger than 6 free.

Ham biscuit sell: Sept. 21-25 at the Ellenboro Fair; spon-sored by Campfield Memorial Baptist Church.

Ham and barbecue fundraiser: Sept. 25, 4 to 7 p.m., Little White Country Church; to benefit the Neighbors Pantry Outreach; $4 for ages 4 to 12, $7 adults, free for those three and younger.

Church yard sale: Sept. 25, 7 a.m. to noon, Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church; breakfast biscuits for sale; for information, call Bette Gettys, 245-9930, or Brenda Mode, 245-6702.

Hot dog and bake sale: Sept. 25, 11 a.m., Grace Missionary Methodist Church Social Hall; single hot dog $1, plate $3 (includes hot dog, chips, drink), baked goods 75 cents; all proceeds go to Roger Hall’s Haiti trip.

Country ham and chicken pie supper: Sept. 25, 4:30 p.m. until, Mount Vernon Clubhouse; benefits Mount Vernon Baptist Church Children and Youth programs; $8 adults, $5 children ages 6 to 12, free for children 5 and younger; please bring a non-perishable food item for the com-munity pantry.

Chicken pie sup-per: Oct. 8, 4 to 8 p.m., Salem United Methodist Church; $8 adults, $5 ages 5-12,

no charge for chil-dren under 5 years of age; proceeds to benefit Salem United Methodist and mis-sions; menu includes chicken pie, sweet potato casserole, green beans, slaw, roll, drink and dessert; take-out orders available; call 245-8518.

Yard sale: Oct. 2, 7 a.m. until, Jim’s Auto Trim Shop; sponsored by Forbertson Creek FWB Church Youth.

Poor man’s sup-per: Oct. 11, 5:30 p.m., Shiloh Baptist Church; for World Hunger; carry outs available.

Other Chase Corner

Ministries is now open the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to noon. The community is also wel-come to bring yard sale items and set up in the parking lot on these Saturdays. The store is located on Chase High Road, directly across from the high school.

South Mountain Hike: Sept. 18, with Abundant Life CWC; meet at Ingles park-ing lot in Shelby at 10:45 a.m.; hike will be approximately three miles; bring water and a snack for during the hike and a picnic lunch for after.

Food giveaway: Sept. 18, 9 a.m., Forest City Foursquare Church.

Carnival: Sept. 25, 3 to 8 p.m., Union Hill AMEZ Zion Church, Union Mills; games, prizes, clown, slide, cake walk, balloons, corn hole and hot dog combos.

Sonic Bike Bash: Sept. 28, 6:30 p.m., Sonic Drive-In; spon-sored by West Point Baptist Church Carolina Faith Riders; games, door prizes, 50/50 drawing and Christian group Threefold.

Church News

Nationally recognized singer-songwriter Kyle Matthews will lead renewal services at Rutherfordton’s First Baptist Church Sept. 19-21, beginning with the morning wor-ship service at 10:55 a.m. Sunday. Evening services begin at 7.

In almost two decades of writ-ing and performing his songs, Matthews – winner of the Christian music’s Dove Award and ASCAP’s Christian Song of the Year – has emerged as one of Christian music’s most prolific songwriters. Of his more than 60 cuts by major artists of disparate genres, he has penned such well-known songs as “If You Want Me To,” recorded by Ginny Owens; “Everything and Nothing,” recorded by Vince Gill; “One and the Same,” recorded by Cece Winans; “God Forbid,” recorded by Point of Grace; and “Been Thru the Water,” which he recorded.

Matthews is also recognized as a speaker who blends the Christian message with music. Both are a reflection of his deeper commit-ment to sound theology and spiri-tual health. Part of his mission is to motivate people to serve others in a way that allows them to meet Christ in “the least of these.” In that endeavor, he has served with the Wherry Project, a transitional housing ministry near Nashville, and he currently serves on the board for Hand Up Africa, a non-profit organization sending road paving and farming equipment to

the people Uganda.In 2006, his alma mater, Furman

University, awarded him the Richard Furman Baptist Heritage Award recognizing “a graduate who reflects Baptist ideals by thinking critically, living compassionately and making life-changing commit-ments.”

Matthews lives in Greenville, S.C., with his wife and two children.

For more information, call the church at 286-9047.

Renewal services to feature Kyle Matthews

Kyle Matthews

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Every person has a principle which guides their life, whether that principle is explicitly recognized or not.

Some people’s lives are all about pleasure, while others strive to amass great wealth, and still others seek power. If we aren’t sure what our guiding principle is, we need only consider what we spend most of our time thinking about. Do we spend the better part of our day thinking about how to make more money, or how to get ahead of the next guy on the corporate ladder, or do we spend most of our time thinking of how we might better serve God and our fellow man?

The Reverend Billy Graham is said to have quipped, “Give me five minutes with a person’s checkbook, and I will tell you where their heart is.” What we spend our money on is a good indication of what we value, “for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 6.21)

Many people have more than one principle, in as much as they may seek both power and money, but usu-ally one principle will be the dominant one, subordinating all others to this one.

So, we must let love be our guiding principle, subordinat-ing everything else to this

one supreme principle.

What is your guiding principle?But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

New K.J.V. Colossians 3.14-15

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OtherFree clothes clos-

et: Oct. 2, 8 a.m. to noon, Cane Creek Baptist Church; sizes baby through adult; www.canecreekbap-tistchurch.org.

Youth/children’s fellowship: Every Saturday night, 7 p.m., Johnson Memorial Baptist Church; games, fun, refreshments.

Youth night: Fridays at 6 p.m. at East Rutherford Church of God.

NA/AA meetings: Every Monday at 7 p.m., at New Life Christian Fellowship Church of God, 601 E. Main St., Spindale; contact James Keeter at 247-4681 for more information.

Hispanic Baptist Church “Cristo Vive:” Services on Sunday afternoons in English, 6 p.m., every Sunday. The church is located at 929 Oakland Road. Contact the Rev. Jairo Contreras at 289-9837.

Children’s Bible study: Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Johnson Memorial Baptist Church.

Monthly food giveaway: First Baptist Church in Spindale holds a food give-away the third Thursday of each month. Devotion and prayer service between 6 and 6:30 p.m. Bags of food given away afterwards.

Open support group: “Let’s Talk About It” meets every Monday from 7 to 8 p.m., at New Life Fellowship Church, 601 E. Main St., Spindale. This group is for anyone who needs to talk

about any issues.

Mom’s Hope is a ministry that offers hope and support for mothers who face daily struggles and fears when their children are addicted to drugs or alcohol. The group meets at 6:30 p.m. the sec-ond Thursday of each month at Missionary Wesleyan Church, 811 Doggett Rd., Forest City. Next meeting Feb. 11. For more informa-tion contact Chris at 287-3687.

“The Way Home”: A support group for anyone recovering from an addic-tion; meetings are held each Monday at noon, in the basement of Harvest House Church, Big Springs Ave., Forest City; call Sheila at 828-447-1880 for more infor-mation.

“Celebrate Recovery” is

a weekly Christ-centered program that meets every Friday from 6:30 to 9 p.m., at Cornerstone Fellowship Church, 1186 Hudlow Rd., Forest City. The group is open to anyone who wishes to find healing no matter what you’re going through. For more information call 245-3639.

Soup KitchensCommunity Outreach:

“Give By Faith Ministries” of Piney Mountain Baptist Church provides a soup kitchen, clothes closet and food pantry to those in need the second Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Samaritan Breakfast: Thursdays from 6 to 8 a.m., at St. Francis Episcopal Church, 395 N. Main St., Rutherfordton. Carry-out breakfast bags.

St. Paul AME Zion Church, Forest City, each Monday at 6 p.m.

St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 330 N. Ridgecrest Ave., Rutherfordton.

First Baptist Church in Spindale, 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. each Tuesday.

New Beginnings Soup

Kitchen, Thursdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Green River Baptist Association, 668 N. Washington St., Rutherfordton.

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Contributed photoThe Telestials will be in concert at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church tonight at 7. A love offering will be accepted. For more information, visit www.telestials.com or call the church, 286-9218.

The Telestials

Church News

Contributed photoThe Dixie Melody Boys will sing Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at, Arrowood Baptist Church, Chesnee, S.C.

Dixie Melody Boys

Mission volunteers neededVolunteers in Medical Missions, a anational short-

term mission organization, is now accepting applica-tions for the 2011 trips. Both medical professionals and non-medical personnel are needed.

January to June trips include Dominican Republic, Haiti, Rwanda, Sudan, Guatemala, Ecuador, Honduras, Tanzania, Bolivia and Peru.

For more information, visit www.vimm.org or call 1-800-615-8695.

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

Jodi V. Brookshire/ publisherSteven E. Parham/ executive editor

601 Oak Street, P.O. Box 1149,Forest City, N.C. 28043Phone: 245-6431 Fax: 248-2790E-mail: dailycourier@thedigitalcourier.com

It is still early in the fall campaign season, but Rutherford County voters may have noticed that can-

didates for our two congressional dis-tricts have paid very little attention to us.

Of course, given that the county is split between two districts and the bulk of voters in both districts are in other counties, that is hardly surprising.

Still, we would at least like to think that the people seeking to represent us in Congress would at least make a few courtesy visits and give people a chance to see who they are and hear what they have to say.

There is still plenty of time for the candidate to make some events or just come pay us a visit. Winning the vote in Rutherford County may not make or break a candidate’s chances, but in a close race, the votes they get here could make all the difference.

Our Views

Candidates need to visit county

Our readers’ viewsSays spay/neuter law would aid pet problem

To the editor:We are all aware that our

shelter was closed for repairs. Within hours of it reopening, it was full. This is what happens every day.

We have far too many irrespon-sible pet owners in Rutherford County. The number of unwant-ed pets has been out of control for many years.

The problem is the number of people that do not spay/neuter their pets. They are the ones that are responsible for this county destroying thousands each year at a cost to all of us.

Like it or not, we all pay for it in our taxes. We are actu-ally transporting pets from this county to places that have a shortage in adoptable pets.

These are places with a spay/neuter ordinance. We can only hope that this county would have a shortage.

We have elected officials that choose to support their special interest groups since they are the ones that re-elect them.

Our elected officials are the very ones that have the power to change all of this unnecessary waste.

Being re-elected appears to be more important than putting a stop to the number of unwanted pets here.

It is simple, we already have a rabies ordinance (which is not enforced) requiring pets to be vaccinated and purchase a rabies tag. If you choose not to spay/neuter your pet, fine. However, you will pay a much higher cost for your tag.

The revenue that is being lost by not doing so, would more than pay for a new shelter.

It is hard to understand why all of us are paying for the very people that are responsible for causing this huge problem. Is it not time to do something?

Pam NevinRutherfordton

Says Congressman’s clinic claim is false

To the editor:I am appalled at Congressman

Shuler’s TV ads, in which he takes credit for the opening of Veterans Outpatient Clinics in Rutherfordton and Franklin.

As former Congressman Taylor’s liaison with veterans, I want to present the facts.

In 2004, the VA announced plans for four Western North Carolina community-based out-patient clinics.

Congressman Taylor had already been working to get clin-ics for WNC.

In the spring of 2005, N.C. Senator Bob Carpenter informed us that Gen. F.P. Bodenheimer (Ret) was willing to donate the

use of a building for the clinic. Congressman Taylor arranged

a meeting with then VA Secretary Jim Nicholson.

Sen. Carpenter, Gen. Boden-heimer and I flew to Washington and met with Congressman Taylor, staffer Michael Calvo and Secretary Nicholson.

That meeting pushed the Franklin clinic to the top of the list of planned CBOCs.

I personally stayed in close contact with Secretary Nicholson’s staff as plans were finalized.

Daniel Hoffman, Director of the region’s Veterans Integrated Service Network, explored the Franklin site and eventually the VA accepted Gen. Bodenheimer’s gracious offer.

Hoffman and others then came to Franklin and announced the planned opening of the clinic, long before the November, 2006 election of Mr. Shuler. Congressman Taylor and I, as his representative, continued to lobby for the Rutherford Clinic,

Congressman Shuler takes credit but had nothing to do with acquiring these clinics.

In fact, the other clinic announced, by Sec. Princippi in 2004, was to be in Henderson-ville. I wonder if Congressman Shuler even knows about those plans.

David Larry FordSpindale

Using federal dollars sets stage for future tax hikesRALEIGH – If it sounds

too good to be true, it prob-ably is too good to be true.

This good advice doesn’t just apply to business, rela-tionships, and the efficacy of home remedies sold over the Internet. It also applies to politics.

When politicians promise that give you all sorts of valuable goodies, while mak-ing someone else pay for all those valuable goodies, dis-believe them.

Especially disbelieve them if they try to claim that North Carolinians won’t have to pay for the goodies because the “federal govern-ment” will.

The federal government has no money that it does not first tax from us, either directly through tax levies or by inflating the money supply.

“Federal dollars” are noth-ing more than dollars taxed from households in North Carolina and other states, sent to Washington, and then returned to their places of origin with shipping and handling charges deducted for the “favor.”

When Gov. Beverly Perdue and the Democratic lead-ers of the General Assembly took credit for plugging billions of dollars in state budget deficits with “federal dollars,” what they were really celebrating was their clever evasion of the North Carolina constitution.

Our state constitution requires that our state bud-get be balanced every year. It forbids the use of bor-rowed money to pay for the operating expenses of the government. Because the federal constitution has no such provision, the federal government has run budget deficits in most of the past 70 years. Recently, the defi-cits have exceeded $1 trillion a year.

In effect, all of the federal money used to plug North Carolina’ budget hole was

borrowed. That’s unwise and, at best, extra-consti-tutional. But the story gets even worse, I’m sorry to say.

By using borrowed money to sustain levels of state spending that current state taxes can’t sustain, Perdue and legislative leaders have set the stage for future tax increases.

By protecting billions of dollars in waste, fraud, and ineffective programs, they strengthened the special-interest constituency that benefits from these pro-grams.

Those lobbies will be back in 2011 and beyond to pro-tect their programs from cuts. History suggests that, more often than not, these spending lobbies will suc-ceed.

A new study from econo-mists Russell Sobel and George Crowley demon-strates the effects in clear statistical terms. After examining several decades of federal and state fiscal trends and modeling how federal subsidies influence state decisions, the econo-mists concluded that for

every $1 of federal aid to states, future state taxes rise by between 33 and 42 cents.

Here is how Sobel and Crowley explain the effect:

Spending programs create their own new political con-stituency, in that the govern-ment employees and private recipients whose incomes depend on the program, and their families, will use politi-cal pressure to fight against any discontinuation of the program … With more gov-ernment funds comes addi-tional fights over political resource allocations, and an expansion in the rent-seek-ing industry occurs … [F]ederal grants may result in an expansion in state lobby-ing activity that is successful in gaining influence over future state spending.

It’s pointless to fixate on how government might work in theory. What matters is how it works in practice.

Some argue that, in the-ory, Washington can help smooth out the effects of economic cycles by borrow-ing to support government expenditures during reces-sions and then paying off

the debts and reducing the expenditures during eco-nomic booms.

It’s not at all clear that government ought to protect public-sector expenditures at taxpayers’ expense during recessions. But even if the policy was clearly justified, it relies on an unrealistic assumption – that after the recession is over, politicians will adjust government debts and budgets accordingly.

In reality, government programs persist as long as their political constituencies retain power. By using “fed-eral funds” to avoid making necessary budget adjust-ments in 2009 and 2010, Perdue and the General Assembly have only made it harder to carry out those adjustments in 2011.

That’s precisely what pub-lic-sector unions, vendors, activist groups, and other spending lobbies wanted. They are big fans of federal bailouts.

That’s a good reason why the rest of us shouldn’t be.

Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation.

Syndicated columnist

John Hood

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obituaries/local/state

Police Notes ObituariesWanda Clark

Wanda Melton Clark, 51, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and formerly of Forest City, died Tuesday at her home.

Survivors include her husband, John Clark; one son, Jeremy Jones of Chattanooga; one daughter, Ashley Baker of Australia; her parents, David and Thelma Melton of Bostic; a brother, Gary Melton of Bostic; a sister, Sherrie Bailey of Bostic; and nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held Monday at 4 p.m. at Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank Hoyle officiating. The fam-ily will receive friends from one hour before the service at the funeral home. At other times, the family will gather at the home of David and Thelma Melton.

Online condolences: www.wash-burndorsey.com

Mary SimmonsMary Jo Simmons, 74,

of 321 Seitz Drive, Forest

City, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Thompson’s Mortuary.

Dorothy ConnerDorothy Fay Conner, 63,

of Antler Trail, Union Mills, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City.

A native of Buncombe County, she was the daugh-ter of the late James Rice Sr. and the late Lucy Mae Rice. She was a waitress and homemaker.

Survivors include her hus-band, James Conner of the home; a son, Thomas Carl Rice of Canton; two step-daughters, Carrie Tilley and Patricia Lovelace, both of Forest City; four brothers, Joe Rice of Leicester, Billy Rice of Weaverville, Terry Rice and Everette Rice, both of Mountain City, Tenn.; three step grandchildren; and two step great-grand-children.

Graveside services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Grace Tabernacle Church Cemetery with the Rev. Terry Honeycutt officiating. The body will be available for viewing Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at McMahan’s Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Online condolences: www.mcma-hansfuneralhome.com

Joe MiddletonJoseph “Joe” Middleton,

71, of Rutherfordton, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by McMahan’s Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Agnes HawkinsAgnes H. Hawkins, 70, of

Powell Road, Forest City, died Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, at her home.

Arrangements are incom-plete and will be announced by Harrelson Funeral Home.

Sheriff ’s Reportsn The Rutherford County

Sheriff ’s Department responded to 148 E-911 calls Thursday.

n Thad M. Causby reported a robbery with a dangerous weapon.

n William T. Curtis reported damage to a dou-ble-pane window.

n Karen Leslie Sprouse reported the theft of lights from a yard.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 33 E-911 calls Thursday.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 37 E-911 calls Thursday.

Lake Lure

n Lake Lure Police Department responded to four E-911 calls Thursday.

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 78 E-911 calls Thursday.

n An employee of Wal-Mart, on Plaza Drive, reported receiving coun-terfeit bills.

n Crystal Meeks report-ed an incident of obtain-ing property by false pre-tenses.

Arrests

n Jenna Ream, 22, of South Ridgeland Avenue, Edgewater, Florida; charged with purchase/ give alcohol to an under-age person; placed under a $500 secured bond. (FCPD)

n Dennis Barber, 19, of Withrow Road, Forest City; charged with pro-visional licensee viola-tion and resist, obstruct and delay; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (FCPD)

n Earl Paul Bowers, 23, of 208 Maryland St.; charged with driving while impaired and driving left of center; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (NCHP)

n Brent William Hankinson, 26, of 226 Reid St.; charged with misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (Probation)

n Tiffany Renae Kirby, 21, of 248 Jonestown Road; charged with two counts of felony probation

violation; placed under a $50,000 secured bond. (Probation)

n Lester Ralph Bradshaw, 47, of 357 Puzzle Creek Road; charged with assault on a female; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD)

n Tabatha Victoria Van Dyke, 38, of 357 Puzzle Creek Road; charged with assault and battery; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD)

n Laura Monteith Ward, 44, of Old Toxaway Road; charged with driving while license revoked and fictitious information to an officer; placed under a $6,000 secured bond. (RCSD)

n Tina Louise Luckadoo, 38, of 316 Church St.; charged with communicat-ing threats; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD)

n David Jeffery Silvers, 45, of 946 Hopper Road; charged with communicat-ing threats; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD)

n Billy Michael Jones, 48, of 275 Pennsylvania Ave.; charged with assault on a female; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (SPD)

Citations

n Sadie Kirsch, 18, of West Loop Road, Oak Hill, Florida; cited for under-age possession of alco-hol; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD)

n Dennis Barber, 19, of Withrow Road, Forest City; cited for under-age possession of alco-hol; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD)

n Dannie Shields, 19, of Withrow Road, Forest City; cited for under-age possession of alco-hol; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD)

EMS

n Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services responded to 36 E-911 calls Thursday.

n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to five calls Thursday.

Fire Calls

n Bills Creek firefighters responded to a gas leak.

n Green Hill firefight-ers responded to a motor vehicle accident.

n SDO firefighters responded to a fire alarm.

RALEIGH (AP) — The head of the group that accredits North Carolina’s crime lab defended that accreditation process Friday, saying he’s willing to speak with legislators if they ask.

Ralph Keaton, head of the Garner-based accredi-tation agency, said Friday that legislators who talked about finding another group to accredit the lab don’t have all the information. Legislators said at a commit-tee meeting Thursday that they were concerned because the accreditation process didn’t uncover problems at the lab.

“What they don’t under-stand is the accreditation process has been evolving since its inception,” said Keaton, executive direc-tor of the American Society of Crime Lab Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board.

“There’s not a lab in the country that could have measured up to the stan-dards we have today 25 years ago. I think the accredita-tion process we have today is extremely robust and meets all the needs of a quality lab.”

An independent report released last month found

that analysts hadn’t always included all blood test results on lab reports that are provided to courts. The review covered 16 years, end-ing in 2003.

The report recommended that district attorneys reex-amine the 190 of the 229 cases in which results were omitted or unclear and someone was arrested.

Keaton worked for 30 years for the SBI, including as the second-in-command of the lab when he retired in 1995. His tenure at the lab includ-ed some of the same years that the review covered.

At a legislative committee meeting Thursday, lawmak-ers questioned whether the accreditation is worthwhile since the Garner-based board didn’t uncover the problems with how the lab reports were worded.

Chris Swecker, one of two former assistant directors with the FBI who wrote the independent report, told the committee Thursday that ASCLD/LAB’s standards had disappointed him.

“I went into it thinking it was the gold standard,” Swecker said. “I now think it is a minimum standard.”

Swecker is “uninformed,” Keaton said. “I think he’s

speaking out of ignorance.”The Joint Select Study

Committee on the Preservation of Biological Evidence was formed last year to examine more tech-nical evidence-preservation procedures but turned its attention to the state lab after problems with the lab reports first were revealed as part of an innocence hearing in February.

The panel will meet every two weeks until January, when it will make rec-ommendations to the Legislature.

Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland, said Thursday the SBI should consider hiring an accredi-tation agency other than ASCLD/LAB, which accred-its hundreds of crime labs nationwide.

The other committee co-chairman, Sen. Ed Jones, D-Halifax, asked whether ASCLD/LAB had any liabil-ity for the problems at the lab.

Keaton said Friday he would talk with legislators if they wanted to hear from him. Agencies other than ASCLD/LAB can accredit the lab, “but they won’t get a better accreditation any-where else,” he said.

NAACP chief: Integration work is not yet done

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — The head of the state NAACP says the work that began with the 1955 deseg-regation of the University of North Carolina is not over.

The Rev. William Barber will be on hand Friday night to honor the first three black students to attend UNC in Chapel Hill as undergradu-ates.

Although the law school was integrated earlier, the enrollment of blacks at the state’s most prominent public university marked a major milestone.

Barber says the episode has parallels to the controversy over public school diversity in nearby Wake County. He says past gains are being rolled back by people igno-rant of history.

Infant mortality rate hits record low

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s infant morality rate declined in 2009 to the lowest level on record.

The state Department of Health and Human Services said Friday there were 7.9 deaths for every 1,000 live births in 2009, compared to 8.2 deaths the year before. The rate has improved by more than 35 percent since

the late 1980s. The mortal-ity report showed the num-ber of deaths attributed to sudden infant death syn-drome fell from 136 children under 1 year old in 2008 to 98 last year. SIDS deaths went up sharply in 2008 but Tom Vitaglione (vih-tah-LEE’-own) with the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force said there’s still no explanation why.

The mortality rate among infants identified as minori-ties rose last year.

Police: Woman leaves child in car, goes to bar

RALEIGH (AP) — A Morrisville woman is in jail after police say she left her 4-year-old child in a car for about an hour while she went drinking inside a bar.

Raleigh police spokes-woman Laura Hourigan says 28-year-old Kimberly Ehlers is charged with one count of misdemeanor child abuse.

Police said Ehlers parked the vehicle in downtown Raleigh behind a restaurant and bar Thursday night, left the little girl in the vehicle and went to a nearby bar to drink. Hourigan said employees of the restaurant saw the child in the vehicle and called police.

Hourigan said Ehlers reg-istered a breath-alcohol level of 0.18, more than twice the

legal limit to drive.Ehlers is in the Wake

County jail under $3,000 bail.

Fayetteville mayor drops Vietnam sister city plan

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — The mayor of Fayetteville says he has abandoned plans to develop a sister-city rela-tionship with Vietnam in light of continuing criticism.

The Fayetteville Observer reports that Mayor Tony Chavonne announced at a city council meeting this week that the idea had been dropped. Chavonne heads a committee plan-ning a 10-day celebration of Vietnam vets in 2011 that culminates on Veterans Day.

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Edward Von "Eddie" Godfrey

Edward Von "Eddie" Godfrey, age 54, of Deer Ridge Road, Union Mills, North Carolina died Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at his residence. He was a native of Rutherford County and a son of Elsie McClellan Godfrey of Forest City and the late Willie C. Godfrey. He was also a painting contractor and preceded in death by a sister, Amanda Toney and a brother, Christopher "Bo" Godfrey. In addition to his mother, he is survived by a daughter, Reanna Godfrey of Forest City; a brother, Monty Godfrey and his wife, Linda of Forest City; three sis-ters, Patricia Smith and her hus-band, Patrick of Forest City, Wendy Dominguez and her fian-cee Bobby Bright of Ruther-fordton, Kim Hawkins and her husband, Tim of Caroleen. There are also a number of aunts and uncles as well as nieces and neph-ews. Funeral services will be held at two o'clock Saturday, September 18, 2010 in The Padgett and King Chapel with visitation held from one until two o'clock prior to the service. The Rev. Scott Butler will officiate. Interment will fol-low in the Sunset Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, Post Office Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. The family will be at the home of his mother on Highway 221 South, Forest City. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is avail-able at www.padgettking.com

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Gary Pruitt Mr. Gary Lee Pruitt, 60, of 234 Keeter Road, Henrietta, died Thursday, September 16, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Iredell County, he was a son of the late Robert Lee Pruitt and Elsie Holcombe. Gary was a Maintenance Supervisor for Allen Properties in Shelby and was of the Baptist faith. He was also a U.S. Army Veteran having served during the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Greenlee Pruitt; one sister, Marty Hastings of Cleveland, NC, three nephews, five nieces and a godson, Keith Owens. A celebration of life service will be held 5:00 P.M. Sunday, September 19, 2010 at The A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 3:30-5:00P.M. prior to the ser-vice. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donors choice. McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is serving the Pruitt fami-ly A guest register is available at www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com

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ongoingFoothills Harvest Ministry: End of summer sale – 75 percent off summer clothing and shoes; store hours Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 4:40 p.m.

Yokefellow Service Center: Three-day summer clothing clearance, Sept. 23-25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; all you can fit in a plastic grocery bag, $2 per bag.

Chase Corner Ministries: Declining bag sale beginning Sept. 20 with $5 per bag; ends Thursday with bring your own bag. Store closed Friday to restock for fall.

Storewide closing sale: Shepherd’s Care Thrift Store will close Sept. 30.

Washburn Community Outreach Center: Porch bag sale for $5, all wearable inside store half-price; hours Thursday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; contact the center regarding the GED program offered by ICC at 245-5603.

Saturday, Sept. 18Rutherford County Republican party: Community barbecue at Crestview Park with candidates and constituents. Tickets can be picked up at Republican Party headquarters on Main Street in Rutherfordton.

Rutherford County Animal Control and the Community Pet Center Office will be closed on September 18. Come join the CPC at the Bully Breed Event at Forest City Dunbar-10:00-2:00.

Sunday, Sept. 19Second annual Apple Butter Festival: Starts at 4 p.m. at Grace Acres (Six Points - Take U.S. 74 to Exit 189 and follow signs). For sale, apple butter and sandwiches. Live music with the Grassabillies and the Holloway Sisters and the Outta the Blue Band. Love offering. For more information or to donate online, visit www.TheGraceOfGodRescueMission.com.

Monday, Sept. 20 Used book sale: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Rutherford County Library; movies, cassettes, paperbacks, fic-tion and non-fiction books (exclud-ing children’s books and cookbooks) will be sold all-you-can-fit-in-a-bag for $1; bags will be provided. Selections will vary each day of the sale as new books will be coming in.

Blood drive: 2 to 6:30 p.m., American Red Cross Chapter House; call 287-5916 for informa-tion or to schedule your appoint-ment; all presenting donors will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a $1,000 gift card.

Tuesday, Sept. 21Used book sale: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Rutherford County Library; movies, cassettes, paperbacks, fic-tion and non-fiction books (exclud-ing children’s books and cookbooks) will be sold all-you-can-fit-in-a-bag for $1; bags will be provided. Selections will vary each day of the sale as new books will be coming in.

Preschool story time: 10 a.m., Rutherford County Library Main Branch; for ages 2 to 5; free.

Preschool story time: 10 a.m., Spindale Library; every Tuesday; for information, call 286-3879.

Free screening to detect early dementia: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Luke’s Hospital Medical Park; please call 828-894-2408 to make an appointment.

PWA meeting: Noon, M Squared, Spindale; Professional Women’s Association meets at noon the third Tuesday of each month; lunch is dutch treat; speaker this month is Lorie Horne with Rutherford County Department of Social Services Child Protective Services; for information, call Margi Miller at 287-5928 or 301-938-9966 or Nikki Carpenter, 286-7062.

Blood drive: 3 to 7 p.m., Spindale United Methodist Church; please call 245-8554 for information or to schedule your appointment; all presenting donors will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a $1,000 gift card.

Candidate’s “Meet and Greet” Event: 6 to 9 p.m., Leitner Auditorium on the campus of Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy in Henrietta; candidates will be given questions to answer in two minutes; organized by Rutherford and Cleveland Counties 4-H.

Living with Alzheimer’s: 6:30 p.m., St. Luke’s Hosptail Board room; please call 828-894-2408 to reserve your space.

Alanon meetings: Lake Lure Alanon Family Group meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., at Lake Lure Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bills Creek Road, Lake Lure; call 625-0456 for additional informa-tion.

dents with sobering statistics about Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools.

“Fifty-two percent of students say they have been bullied about body size,” he said. “Fourteen percent admit they have attempted suicide in the last year.”

Throughout the film, audible gasps came from students as the char-acter Jimmy was tormented by his classmates, and cheers rose up when the star of the football team — who Jimmy tutored — takes up for him, telling another bully to leave him alone.

Students helping each other is the key to stop bullying, say Buchanan and Winn.

“There are a lot of Jimmy Winterpocks out there who need your help,” Buchanan said.

Questions that followed the film included, Why did you feel the book should be made into a film? to Winn; to Rivera, How did the film relate to your real life, and how has it changed your life?

“My ninth-grade year I was the bul-ly,” Rivera said. “I think people don’t realize that people bully because they have been bullied.

“This movie made me realize and grow up to see people are great, and nobody deserves to be bullied.”

Parks said Fireside co-sponsored the event to help bring to light an issue that isn’t on the local level but on the national level as well.

“Fireside’s role is to serve our com-munity and to address the local needs and issues when we can, with the tools available to us throughout our business,” she said. “By using the story ‘The Fat Boy Chronicles’ — whether the book or the movie — we can address some very sensitive topics and hopefully open the doors

to communication between stu-dents, parents and teachers in a very approachable manner.”

Knowing the story of Jimmy could have a positive effect on students is a high honor, Winn said.

“I put my heart and soul into the film, and what I hope they take away and realize is the issues,” he said. “What they are about to do is get on the bus and talk about Jimmy and his story, and what they won’t realize is they’ll be talking about what needs fixing.”

At least one scene in the film will speak to anyone, Rivera said. His first film role, Rivera said it was cooler for him to meet the students than for them to meet him.

“God has blessed me with this, more than I have expected,” he said. “It was great to get to meet them — without them I wouldn’t be any-where.”

Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@the-digitalcourier.com

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country about 19 years and for the past 10 has lived in Rutherford County, working at the restaurant in Forest City, Rutherfordton or Kings Mountain.

His wife and children are still in Mexico, but he hopes to bring them to America.

“Embrace Citizenship — Experience America through your National Parks,” was the theme, and the cer-emony was the first time the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services North Carolina office has hosted a naturalization ceremony in western North Carolina. It was also a first time a national park was the setting for such a ceremony in the state.

Bautista came to America from Mexico. Others came from Bulgaria, Chile, China, Egypt, Jamaica, Laos, Moldova, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland and Vietnam.

The Yona Vangs of Laos came to North Carolina from California, and now live in the Conover-Hickory area. “This is a good day,” Yona said. “Now we have to get back. My wife has to get to work. We both work two shifts. I don’t go back until Saturday,” he said.

Ruben Santane of Marion also became a citizen. His children and grandchildren, all born in America, were there for support. “We are proud.”

Richard Gottlieb, Charlotte Field Office director, welcomed the new group of “soon-to-be Americans” as

the ceremony began in the amphithe-ater at Sandburg’s home. “We honor you on the day you proclaim, ‘I am an American’,”’ Gottlieb said.

“Take advantage of your rights and responsibilities and get to know your adopted country and the national parks. “You are an addition for the strength of this nation.”

Connie Hudson Blacklund, park superintendent, said the setting for Friday morning’s ceremony, “is the perfect place. Right behind you is the home of Carl Sandburg, poet of the American people,” she said.

Blacklund said Sandburg’s parents were first-generation immigrants to America from Sweden. Sandburg’s father was orphaned in Sweden, and his mother left the country in search of a better life. “They traveled in the bottom of a cargo ship because they knew this country offered more dreams.”

“This place belongs to all of us, and it will soon belong to you,” Blacklund said of Sandburg’s home.

Dan T. Carter, professor emeritus at the University of South Carolina, addressed the candidates for citizen-ship after the singing of the “Star Spangled Banner.”

“If you can sing the National

Anthem, you can do anything in the future.”

“This is your day,” he said. “You are becoming full-fledged citi-

zens at a critical time in the history of America. He said the new citizens are facing a challenging economy, divided politics and the media is reporting Americans are “frightened” by the changes in the country.

He reminded the group that, except for “the Native Americans who first settled here, we are all immigrants.”

“Immigrants have been a beacon, and we are a world benefitted by, and have been enriched beyond measure by, immigrants,” he said.

“Every new American has the right to claim full rights in this country, embrace your new identify.”

Celebrities, athletes, doctors and scientists came as immigrants and changed America, but “most are hard-working like you.

“The new arrivals have helped form this nation.”

“We celebrate life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness with you,” he said.

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Constitution Day is celebrated on Sept. 17 in remembrance of the signing of the Constitution in 1787. Since 1952, Citizenship Day

has been celebrated in conjunction with Constitution Day, although Congress first underscored the significance of United States citizen-

ship in 1940, when Congress designated the third Sunday in May as “I Am an American Day.”

DIRTY DANCING FESTIVAL

Jo Beyersdorfer (left) chats with Ruth Shaw, Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce board member, spon-sors of the Dirty Dancing Festival, at the scene of the big gala tonight in Lake Lure.

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Associated PressWorkers from the Green Rose Lawn & Shrub Care push fallen tree limbs into a wood-chipper as they cleanup the damage along 68th Drive in the Queens bor-ough of New York on Friday the day the after a severe storm tore through New York City.

Vicious storm leaves 14-mile trail in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — A brief but vicious storm that churned through New York City left a 14-mile path of destruction from Brooklyn to Queens, toppling trees, peeling away roofs and killing a woman in a car who had just swapped seats with her husband.

The National Weather Service sought Friday to determine whether the fury of wind and rain that hit the previous evening was a tornado. City officials said the storm hopped across New York Harbor from Staten Island and barreled uninterrupted from Park Slope in Brooklyn all the way to the Bayside neighborhood in Queens.

Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe estimated the storm destroyed more than 1,000 trees. He said forestry experts were find-ing damage patterns consistent with twisting winds, rather than more typical sideways winds.

“This is a very brief storm that was extremely destructive,” he said.

The storm was part of a line that rippled across much of the Northeast before completing its run in New York City during the Thursday eve-ning rush hour in a matter of min-utes. It caught nearly everyone off guard, including commuters heading home and parents picking up chil-

dren from after-school activities.It snapped trees and scattered

them like bowling pins, downing power lines and crushing vehicles, including a car in Queens where Iline Levakis and her husband, Billy Levakis were parked. The couple, from Pennsylvania, had just switched seats in the car, said a for-mer business partner, Peter Markos.

She was killed; he survived.“There are lots of stories of people

who came very close to being hit by a big tree and killed, but fortunately there was only one,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday. “And that one was really tragic.”

Investigators on Friday were map-ping out the width and intensity of the storm to determine whether a tornado touched down, said Kyle Struckmann, a National Weather Service meteorologist. The probe included surveying the aftermath by helicopter.

Stunned residents sifted through the debris Friday, and utility crews worked to restore power in blacked-out neighborhoods. The number of customers without power peaked at 37,000, but that gradually improved Friday. About 29,000 customers, mostly in Queens, had no power midday Friday.

Man abducted by dad emerges after 20 years

BEDFORD, Texas (AP) — A 20-year-old man who authorities say was abducted by his father 17 years ago during a messy divorce appar-ently read a newspaper article about his disappearance and persuaded his father to turn himself in.

Stephen Michael Palacios will soon be reunited with his mother, Dee Ann Adams, after almost two decades apart. He and his father, Stephen Palacios Jr., went to a Houston attorney’s office Thursday where the father surrendered to federal authorities. Palacios Jr. was being held Friday on charges of interference with child custody.

Deputy U.S. Marshal Alfredo Perez told The Associated Press on Friday that the elder Palacios would remain in custody in Houston until McLennan County authorities retrieved him to face charges. Perez

said he believed the son was staying Friday with family members, but he declined to release further details.

Adams, who remarried and has several other children, told the AP Friday that she was overwhelmed but happy. She declined to say when she planned to reunite with her son.

“I’m not ready to talk right now,” she said from her home in the Dallas suburb of Bedford.

Authorities have not said where the father and son were living. Palacios Jr.’s attorney, Paul Nugent, told The Waco-Tribune Herald on Thursday that his client “was motivated today by what is best for his son.” Nugent did not immediately return a mes-sage Friday from the AP.

It was an Aug. 29 story in the newspaper that led to the break in the case, Adams told the paper.

Couple facing charges in nuclear secrets case

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sci-entist and his wife who both once worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory were arrested Friday after an FBI sting operation and charged with conspiring to help develop a nuclear weapon for Venezuela.

They were accused of dealing with an FBI undercover agent posing as a Venezuelan agent. The govern-ment did not allege that Venezuela or anyone working for it sought U.S. secrets.

Accused in a 22-count indictment are Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni, 75, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Argentina, and Marjorie Roxby Mascheroni, 67, a U.S. citizen.

Police: Officers shoot gunman on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officers in Washington shot and wounded a man who pointed a handgun at them early Friday blocks away from the U.S. Capitol.

Officers were told around 5 a.m. to be on the lookout for a man with a gun, Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said.

Officers then saw the man, who pointed the gun at them at 2nd and C streets in southwest Washington near the Capitol. Officers opened

fire after the man refused to drop his weapon because they were in “fear for their lives,” Schneider said.

’Sexting’ Wis. prosecutor says he’ll get therapy

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin district attorney said Friday he’ll get therapy and con-sider taking time off work but won’t resign over sexually-tinged text messages he sent to a domestic abuse victim.

At a news conference Friday, Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz offered a “sincere and heartfelt apology” to the woman and his family for his lack of judg-ment.

Prosecutors: Woman stabbed man over insult

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Prosecutors in Washington state say an 18-year-old woman stabbed a 19-year-old man for teasing her that her feet smelled.

The man was found by police with a steak knife sticking out of his back, buried a few inches in.

Charging papers say trouble started when Dallas Amber Smith was drinking and hanging out with friends and was challenged to do a back flip. When she took off her shoes to do the back flip, the teas-ing started.

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STOCK MARKET INDEXES

MUTUAL FUNDS

DAILY DOW JONES

11,258.01 9,430.08 Dow Industrials 10,607.85 +13.02 +.12 +1.72 +8.024,812.87 3,546.48 Dow Transportation 4,433.66 +4.58 +.10 +8.15 +11.41

408.57 346.95 Dow Utilities 391.12 +.20 +.05 -1.73 +2.147,743.74 6,355.83 NYSE Composite 7,154.65 -14.83 -.21 -.42 +1.961,994.20 1,689.19 Amex Market Value 1,988.96 +1.82 +.09 +8.99 +10.422,535.28 2,024.27 Nasdaq Composite 2,315.61 +12.36 +.54 +2.05 +8.571,219.80 1,010.91 S&P 500 1,125.59 +.93 +.08 +.94 +5.36

852.90 651.78 S&P MidCap 780.82 +2.24 +.29 +7.45 +11.3012,847.91 10,543.89 Wilshire 5000 11,811.39 +18.80 +.16 +2.28 +6.77

745.95 553.30 Russell 2000 651.44 +3.63 +.56 +4.17 +5.43

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

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

PIMCO TotRetIs CI 141,885 11.48 +0.1 +10.3/B +8.0/A NL 1,000,000Vanguard TotStIdx LB 61,740 28.05 +3.4 +8.1/A +0.7/B NL 3,000American Funds GrthAmA m LG 57,889 27.32 +3.1 +5.0/D +1.1/B 5.75 250American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 54,531 48.02 +1.5 +5.7/C +3.4/C 5.75 250Fidelity Contra LG 50,996 60.76 +5.2 +11.6/A +3.5/A NL 2,500American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 49,365 33.32 +3.0 +3.0/D +4.2/A 5.75 250American Funds IncAmerA m MA 47,650 15.73 +1.1 +9.6/A +2.9/B 5.75 250Vanguard InstIdxI LB 45,058 103.45 +3.2 +7.8/B +0.2/C NL 5,000,000Vanguard 500Inv LB 44,398 104.10 +3.2 +7.7/B +0.1/C NL 3,000American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 42,852 25.53 +2.2 +5.5/D +0.6/B 5.75 250Dodge & Cox Stock LV 36,729 95.29 +2.9 +2.7/D -2.0/D NL 2,500Dodge & Cox IntlStk FV 35,626 32.56 +4.0 +3.2/A +3.9/A NL 2,500American Funds EurPacGrA m FB 35,326 38.44 +3.8 +2.5/B +5.3/A 5.75 250PIMCO TotRetAdm b CI 34,887 11.48 +0.1 +10.0/C +7.8/A NL 1,000,000American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 34,596 25.00 +2.4 +9.6/A +0.1/B 5.75 250FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m CA 30,980 2.09 +2.1 +13.4/A +4.0/B 4.25 1,000American Funds NewPerspA m WS 28,903 25.89 +3.7 +5.6/C +4.6/A 5.75 250PIMCO TotRetA m CI 28,710 11.48 0.0 +9.8/C +7.5/A 3.75 1,000American Funds BalA m MA 28,597 16.71 +2.1 +9.5/A +2.5/B 5.75 250Vanguard TotStIAdm LB 28,315 28.06 +3.4 +8.2/A +0.8/B NL 100,000American Funds FnInvA m LB 28,219 32.93 +2.9 +6.7/C +2.6/A 5.75 250American Funds BondA m CI 28,009 12.37 +0.1 +9.8/C +3.6/E 3.75 250Vanguard Welltn MA 27,705 29.45 +1.5 +7.7/B +4.4/A NL 10,000Vanguard 500Adml LB 27,026 104.13 +3.2 +7.8/B +0.2/C NL 100,000Vanguard TotIntl d FB 25,240 14.49 +3.6 +2.8/B +3.5/B NL 3,000Vanguard InstPlus LB 24,819 103.46 +3.2 +7.8/B +0.3/C NL 200,000,000Fidelity DivrIntl d FB 24,209 27.56 +4.1 +0.3/C +1.3/C NL 2,500Fidelity GrowCo LG 24,208 72.55 +5.5 +12.4/A +4.2/A NL 2,500T Rowe Price EqtyInc LV 15,194 21.38 +2.4 +6.1/B +0.5/B NL 2,500Hartford CapAprA m LB 7,967 30.61 +3.2 +5.4/D +1.9/A 5.50 2,000Pioneer PioneerA m LB 3,816 35.98 +3.3 +7.9/B +0.5/B 5.75 1,000Goldman Sachs ShDuGovA m GS 1,456 10.44 0.0 +2.3/D +4.9/B 1.50 1,000Alliance Bernstein GrowIncA m LV 1,065 3.00 +4.2 +7.3/B -1.7/D 4.25 2,500DWS-Scudder REstA m SR 477 16.75 +4.8 +27.5/B +2.3/B 5.75 1,000Hartford GrowthL m LG 161 15.21 +5.3 +5.5/D -0.1/D 4.75 0

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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.

NYSE7,154.65 -14.83

AMEX1,988.96 +1.82

NASDAQ2,315.61 +12.36

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.

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Name Vol (00) Last ChgOracle 1424558 27.48 +2.12ArenaPhm 700025 1.99 -1.75PwShs QQQ633577 48.00 +.18SiriusXM 622041 1.13 +.03Yahoo 609773 13.89 -.30Intel 579450 18.81 -.16Microsoft 560394 25.22 -.11MicronT 547534 6.76 -.34RschMotn 543931 46.72 +.23Cisco 433734 21.86 -.07

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

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Name Last Chg %ChgCrucell 32.02+11.48 +55.9ChelseaTh 5.06 +.94 +22.8FstBcMiss 9.50 +1.50 +18.8OhioLegacy 2.37 +.37 +18.5Mindspeed 8.71 +1.21 +16.1KewnSc 12.00 +1.61 +15.5AllianceBk 3.19 +.42 +15.2Rdiff.cm 4.09 +.52 +14.6BrooklyFd 2.10 +.26 +14.1Servidyne 2.77 +.34 +14.0

Name Last Chg %ChgPSB Hldg 2.96 -.99 -25.1Schmitt 2.22 -.58 -20.7NorSys 3.10 -.64 -17.1BkVA 2.09 -.41 -16.4ZionO&G wt 2.80 -.55 -16.4WashFd wt 4.75 -.75 -13.6HeritOkB 3.25 -.50 -13.3TransitnT g 3.41 -.47 -12.1Bluefly 2.00 -.27 -11.9Kingstne h 2.42 -.32 -11.7

DIARYAdvanced 1,555Declined 1,115Unchanged 124Total issues 2,794New Highs 103New Lows 40

2,340,585,555Volume

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MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgLGL Grp 22.93 +2.62 +12.9UnivPwr 3.69 +.41 +12.5SuprmInd 2.35 +.25 +11.9FstWV 15.50 +1.44 +10.2EngySvc un 4.73 +.43 +10.0BreezeE 7.20 +.55 +8.3CagleA 6.60 +.50 +8.2SparkNet 3.15 +.23 +7.9FieldPnt 3.20 +.22 +7.5UMH Prop 10.77 +.75 +7.5

Name Last Chg %ChgBowlA 11.14 -3.12 -21.9Arrhythm 5.40 -.82 -13.2AmDGEn n 2.75 -.40 -12.7DocuSec 3.40 -.41 -10.8ChinNEPet 4.71 -.50 -9.6HMG 3.04 -.31 -9.3VistaGold 2.05 -.21 -9.3AdcareHlt 3.05 -.30 -9.0AmBiltrt 3.00 -.22 -6.8WhiteRiv 16.10 -1.15 -6.7

DIARYAdvanced 263Declined 228Unchanged 36Total issues 527New Highs 20New Lows 5

Name Vol (00) Last ChgCitigrp 5162265 3.95 -.02S&P500ETF1745228112.49 +.05BkofAm 1273749 13.40 -.15QwestCm 762813 6.18 +.12GenElec 713143 16.29 +.06FordM 675010 12.49 +.05SPDR Fncl 581793 14.61 -.06iShR2K 539301 65.21 +.27Pfizer 493228 17.06 -.10JPMorgCh 450492 40.06 -.93

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgStuLnCp 29.87 +8.72 +41.2FtBcp pfD 6.95 +1.16 +20.0FtBcp pfC 6.86 +1.11 +19.3FtBcp pfB 7.07 +1.09 +18.2FtBcp pfE 6.85 +1.04 +17.9ChCBlood n 5.96 +.87 +17.1FtBcp pfA 6.89 +.99 +16.7KenCole 16.59 +2.13 +14.7UnivTravel 4.63 +.58 +14.3NetSuite 22.36 +2.46 +12.4

Name Last Chg %ChgParTech 5.25 -.69 -11.6MLSel10 3-126.71 -.79 -10.5CitiGold14 10.05 -.95 -8.6MasseyEn 29.94 -2.42 -7.5MauiLnd h 4.23 -.32 -7.0WilmCS 2.26 -.17 -7.0Tyson 15.85 -1.17 -6.9DB AgDS 29.04 -1.96 -6.3Brinker 17.65 -1.16 -6.2MobileTel s 19.91 -1.30 -6.1

DIARYAdvanced 1,789Declined 1,231Unchanged 109Total issues 3,129New Highs 247New Lows 14

4,603,096,678Volume 114,536,330

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11,200

11,600

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10,480

10,680Dow Jones industrialsClose: 10,607.85Change: 13.02 (0.1%)

10 DAYS

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks gave up most of their gains to end slightly higher Friday, extending a September rally that has slowed as the month wore on.

The Dow Jones industrial tacked on 13 points, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index edged up less than a point. Both traded close to the breakeven level all day. The Dow and other major indexes logged their third-straight weekly advance.

The market started out on an up note following surprisingly strong profit news late Thursday from technology leaders Oracle Corp. and Research in Motion Ltd., which makes BlackBerrys.

Technology and industrial shares were broadly higher, though energy companies were weak fol-lowing a drop in crude oil. A decline in a measure of consumer confidence from the University of Michigan/Reuters also kept a lid on buying. Gold set another record and Treasury prices edged higher in a sign that investors remain cautious.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the measure used most widely by professional investors, briefly edged above a technical trading threshold, but not enough to convince analysts that the market is ready to move sharply higher. Stocks have been on a nearly unbroken upward march in September, driving the S&P up 7.3 percent.

Traders watch such technical barriers closely for clues about where the market might go next. Right now the key level for the S&P 500 is 1,131, its intraday high for June 21 and the top end of its recent trading range. It barely peeked over that level Friday but failed to stay above it, a sign that the market needs more fuel, in the form of good news on the economy or corporate profits, before moving higher again.

Uri Landesman, president of Platinum Partners, said if the S&P can rally past 1,131, it could surge even further in the next couple of weeks. But if it cannot significantly eclipse that level and falls back below 1,115, roughly its low for the week, “we could go to 1,000 pretty fast,” Landesman said.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 13.02, or 0.1 percent, to close at 10,607.85. The Dow is up 5.9 percent in the month to date, defying skeptics who predicted a decline in September, which is historically a weak one for stocks. It has risen in seven of the past eight days.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index inched up 0.93, or 0.08 percent, to 1,125.59, and the Nasdaq composite rose 12.36, or 0.5 percent, to 2,315.61.

For the week, the Dow and S&P are both up 1.4 percent, and the Nasdaq is up 3.3 percent.

The yield on the 10-year note, which moves opposite to its price, fell to 2.74 percent from 2.76 percent late Thursday. Its yield is often used to set interest rates on mortgages and other consumer loans.

Gold touched a new record high again Friday of $1,284.40 an ounce before pulling back to $1,277.50 an ounce.

Benchmark oil for October delivery fell 91 cents to settle at $73.66 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices posted a small rise in August, but outside of a big jump in volatile gasoline prices, inflation was essentially flat.

Consumer prices edged up 0.3 percent in August, match-ing the July increase, the Labor Department said Friday. Core inflation, which excludes food and energy, showed no increase in August.

The 2007-09 recession and the weak recovery since have banished inflation as an imme-diate threat. Sluggish demand is preventing most businesses from raising prices and high unemployment is keeping a lid on wage pressures.

Over the past 12 months, core inflation is up just 0.9 percent, matching the lowest 12-month gain in 44 years. Overall prices are up a modest 1.1 percent dur-ing the past 12 months.

Analysts said that those who are fortunate enough to have jobs and stable finances are in good shape because prices are stable and earlier fears of defla-tion have mostly faded.

Businesses are not raising their prices because they don’t want to scare away the few cus-tomers they have. Many econo-mists predicted this period of low inflation could last for sev-eral years.

Still, the absence of inflation hasn’t prompted Americans to spend enough to greatly improve the economic picture, and that’s unlikely to change in the short run. A separate report by the University of Michigan/Reuters poll of consumers said consumer confidence took a sharp dip in September.

The absence of inflationary pressures has given the Federal Reserve room to keep interest rates at record lows for nearly two years in an effort to jump-start economic activity. Fed policymakers meet again on Tuesday and are expected to keep their target for the federal funds rate at zero to 0.25 per-cent, where it has been since December 2008.

The August and July increases followed three straight months of price declines. Those declines had raised concerns that the country could be facing a threat of deflation, something that has not been a problem in the United States since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

With overall prices rising again and the economy posting signs of emerging from its sum-mer swoon, worries about defla-tion have decreased. But some economists say a mild bout of deflation is still a possibility if economic growth remains weak and unemployment stays high.

If that happens, “inflation will keep falling and eventu-ally deflation, albeit probably a mild Japan-style one, will set in,” said Paul Ashworth, senior U.S. economist for Capital Economics.

Sung Won Sohn, an econo-mist at the Martin Smith School of Business at California State University, said the economy is not fully utilizing its factories and workers. With less being produced and fewer people employed, business are selling fewer goods and they cannot raise prices. Sohn thinks it will take four or five years before inflation becomes a threat again in the United States.

For August, energy prices rose 2.3 percent following a 2.6 per-cent July increase. Both gains had followed three straight months of energy price declines. In the past two months, gasoline prices have been increasing and were up 3.9 percent in August.

Food costs rose 0.2 percent in August after having fallen 0.1 percent in July. Last month, prices of meat, poultry, fish and eggs were down. The cost of fruits and vegetables increased.

Outside of food and energy, clothing costs dropped 0.1 per-cent and airline fares were down 0.1 percent with the weak econ-omy keeping inflation at bay in most areas.

Consumer prices rise slightly

Stocks slip, but keep the rally going

In this file photo, Kevin Stearns of Oxford, Mass., fills up his pick up truck at a gas station in Milford, Mass. Consumer prices posted a small rise in August, but out-side of a big jump in volatile gasoline prices inflation was essentially flat.

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NFL .fines .Panthers’ .Martin .$5,000

CHARLOTTE (AP) — The NFL has fined Carolina Panthers safety Sherrod Martin $5,000 for his hit that gave New York Giants tight end Kevin Boss a concussion.

The league ruled Friday that while Martin used his shoulder and not his head last Sunday, he hit a defense-less player in the head area, which has become a point of emphasis. Boss has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against Indianapolis.

Boss was hurt on the open-ing drive when Martin hit him after he failed to make a catch. Giants coach Tom Coughlin was upset a penalty was not called on the play.

Sponsorship .dries .up .for .top .NASCAR .stars

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — For sale: Prime real estate on the hood of cars driven by former Cup champions Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon.

Gordon and Stewart, who have six championships between them, are NASCAR’s two biggest stars looking for additional sponsorship for next season. They’re chasing corpo-rate America’s dollars just as much they’re driving for a title over the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

Corporate sponsors have dried up to the point that Kyle Busch says he may have to fold his truck team next season. Busch says it would be “pretty detrimental” to the low-budget series if he can’t race in it next year.

Gordon also called it “disap-pointing” that a potential deal with Wal-Mart collapsed at the bargaining table.

7:30 a.m. (ESPN2) English Premier League Soccer Stoke City vs. West Ham United. Noon (WBTV) (WMYA) Col-lege Football Georgia Tech at North Carolina. Noon (WSPA) College Foot-ball Vanderbilt at Mississippi. Noon (ESPN) (ESPN2) Col-lege Football Teams To Be Announced.Noon (FSCR) College Foot-ball Iowa State at Kansas State.3:30 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) College Football Florida at Tennessee.3:30 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) College Football Teams TBA.3:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Football USC at Minnesota.3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football Teams To Be An-nounced.3:30 p.m. (TS) College Foot-ball Air Force at Oklahoma. 4 p.m. (WHNS) MLB Base-ball Regional Coverage. Atlanta Braves at New York Mets or Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Dodgers or De-troit Tigers at Chicago White Sox.7 p.m. (ESPN) College Foot-ball Clemson at Auburn. 7 p.m. (FSCR) College Foot-ball Akron at Kentucky. 7 p.m. (WGN-A) MLB Base-ball Chicago Cubs at Florida Marlins. 8 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) Col-lege Football Teams TBA. 8:07 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football Teams To Be An-nounced. 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Football Iowa at Arizona. 10:30 p.m. (FSCR) College Football Houston at UCLA. 11:20 p.m. (ESPN2) Col-lege Football Wake Forest at Stanford.

Garrett Byers/ Daily CourierR-S Central’s Dustin Atchley (12) looks for running room against Tuscola Friday.

By KEVIN CARVERSports Reporter

RUTHERFORDTON — The turn-over bug bit R-S Central again on Friday night as Tuscola rolled to a 35-14 win.

The two teams were deadlocked at 7-7 until it all began to crumble for R-S Central at the end of the first quarter.

Two second quarter turnovers lead to Mountaineers touchdowns and Tuscola’s Rob Howard accounted for three scores in visitors’ win.

The Hilltoppers took their initial drive and blasted 66 yards in eight plays. A pass down the far sideline to Vic Staley set up Central at the Tuscola 31.

R-S Central’s Cameron Green pushed his way 27 yards in the next three plays to set up first and goal at the Tuscola four-yard line. Quarterback Jacob Kinlaw would get the score on a one-yard plunge and Cody Owens posted the extra point for a 7-0 lead.

After Tuscola and Central exchanged a possession each, it was the Mountaineers, who finally got going on the legs of Austin Chambers.

Chambers rushed for 31 yards in aPlease see Central, Page 3B

Tuscola rolls past Central

Cavs bury JacketsBy SCOTT BOWERSDaily Courier Sports Editor

FOREST CITY — East Rutherford simply made a statement Friday night.

The Cavaliers struck for five first quarter touch-downs en route to a lopsid-ed 55-0 win over Bessemer City.

East (3-2) ended non-conference play with a dominating performance that included seven sacks, a punt return for a touch-down, blocked punts, and a Yellow Jackets’ team that ended with -13 yards in the first half. The performance comes just a week ahead of East’s matchup with coun-ty rival, R-S Central.

The Cavs kicked off to Bessemer City to open the contest and the Yellow Jackets facing a 4th and

Please see Cavs, Page 3B

Garrett Byers/Daily CourierEast’s Adrian Wilkins (21) breaks away on a 52-yard run to pay dirt during the football game against Bessemer City Friday.

Garrett Byers/Daily CourierEast’s Justin Barksdale (8) finds the end zone during the football game against Bessemer City Friday. Barksdale scored three times in East’s 55-0 win.

Knights slay the GryphonsFrom staff reports

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Thomas Jefferson’s turn-overs and miscues resulted in a 30-17 loss to St. Joseph’s Catholic School Friday.

The Gryphons (0-4) commit-ted five total turnovers and costly penalties allowed the Knights to sustain drives for the win.

“I continue to feel that we are an improved football team from a season ago,” said TJCA Head Coach Tony Helton. “It hurt’s to be 0-4, but I feel as if we are on the cusp of a win.”

Thomas Jefferson’s Will Beam tossed for 275 yards and accounted for both of the Gryphons touchdowns, but the senior also threw four interceptions in the non-con-ference loss.

The Knights set the tone early when they return the opening kick off 99 yards for a score.

The Knights added two touchdowns, including a 55 yard run, that lifted them to an early 21-0 advantage.

But, the Gryphons fought back.

Please see TJCA, Page 3B

Rebels thwart TrojansFrom staff reports

LINCOLNTON — Tyler Gaffney had a stellar night, but it wasn’t enough as West Lincoln defeated Chase, 47-34, in non-conference play Friday night.

Gaffney scored three touch-downs, passed for two more, connected on a 2-point con-version pass and rushed for 162 yards for the Trojans (1-4).

The Trojans led early after Gaffney’s first touchdown

Please see Chase, Page 3B

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BASEBALLNational League

East Division W L Pct GBPhiladelphia 87 61 .585 —Atlanta 84 64 .565 3Florida 73 72 .503 12New York 74 74 .503 12Washington 62 85 .425 23½

Central Division W L Pct GBCincinnati 83 64 .565 —St. Louis 75 70 .517 7Houston 70 76 .479 12½Milwaukee 67 78 .462 15Chicago 65 81 .445 17½Pittsburgh 49 98 .329 34½

West Division W L Pct GBSan Francisco 83 64 .565 —San Diego 82 64 .562 ½Colorado 80 66 .548 2½Los Angeles 72 75 .490 11Arizona 59 89 .401 24

Thursday’s GamesArizona 3, Cincinnati 1N.Y. Mets 6, Pittsburgh 2St. Louis 4, San Diego 0San Francisco 10, L.A. Dodgers 2Friday’s GamesPittsburgh 4, Arizona 3 Philadelphia 9, Washington 1 Atlanta 6, N.Y. Mets 4Chicago Cubs at Florida, lateCincinnati at Houston, lateSan Diego at St. Louis, lateColorado at L.A. Dodgers, lateMilwaukee at San Francisco, lateSaturday’s GamesAtlanta (T.Hudson 15-8) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 1-0), 4:10 p.m.Colorado (J.Chacin 8-9) at L.A. Dodgers (Ely 4-7), 4:10 p.m.San Diego (C.Young 1-0) at St. Louis (Suppan 1-7), 4:10 p.m.Arizona (Enright 6-4) at Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 3-5), 7:05 p.m.Cincinnati (Arroyo 15-10) at Houston (Figueroa 5-2), 7:05 p.m.Washington (Zimmermann 0-1) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 9-9), 7:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Coleman 1-2) at Florida (Ani.Sanchez 12-9), 7:10 p.m.Milwaukee (Gallardo 12-7) at San Francisco (Lincecum 14-9), 9:05 p.m.Sunday’s GamesAtlanta at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Florida, 1:10 p.m.Arizona at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.Washington at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.Cincinnati at Houston, 2:05 p.m.San Diego at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.Milwaukee at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.Monday’s GamesSt. Louis at Florida, 3:10 p.m.Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.Houston at Washington, 7:05 p.m.Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

American League

East Division W L Pct GBTampa Bay 88 57 .607 —New York 88 58 .603 1/2Boston 82 64 .562 6 1/2Toronto 73 73 .500 15 1/2Baltimore 58 88 .397 30 1/2

Central Division W L Pct GBMinnesota 88 58 .603 —Chicago 79 67 .541 9Detroit 72 74 .493 16Kansas City 60 85 .414 27 1/2Cleveland 60 86 .411 28

West Division W L Pct GBTexas 82 63 .566 —Oakland 72 73 .497 10Los Angeles 71 75 .486 11 1/2Seattle 55 91 .377 27 1/2

Thursday’s GamesCleveland 3, L.A. Angels 2, 11 inningsMinnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 5Friday’s GamesN.Y. Yankees 4, Baltimore 3L.A. Angels 4, Tampa Bay 3Toronto at Boston, lateCleveland at Kansas City, lateDetroit at Chicago White Sox, lateOakland at Minnesota, lateTexas at Seattle, lateSaturday’s GamesOakland (Braden 9-12) at Minnesota (Slowey 12-6), 1:10 p.m.Detroit (Verlander 16-8) at Chicago White Sox (T.Pena 4-2), 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Moseley 4-3) at Baltimore (Guthrie 10-13), 7:05 p.m.Cleveland (Masterson 6-12) at Kansas City (O’Sullivan 2-5), 7:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (Pineiro 10-7) at Tampa Bay (Price 17-6), 7:10 p.m.Toronto (R.Romero 12-9) at Boston (Beckett 5-4), 7:10 p.m.Texas (Cl.Lee 11-8) at Seattle (J.Vargas 9-10), 9:10 p.m.Sunday’s GamesN.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.Toronto at Boston, 1:35 p.m.L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.Cleveland at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.Oakland at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m.Texas at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:05 p.m.Monday’s GamesKansas City at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Baltimore at Boston, 7:10 p.m.Cleveland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.Texas at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAMiami 1 0 0 1.000 15 10New England 1 0 0 1.000 38 24Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 10 15N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 9 10

South W L T Pct PF PAHouston 1 0 0 1.000 34 24Jacksonville 1 0 0 1.000 24 17Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 38 13Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 24 34

North W L T Pct PF PABaltimore 1 0 0 1.000 10 9Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 15 9Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 24 38Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 14 17

West W L T Pct PF PAKansas City 1 0 0 1.000 21 14Denver 0 1 0 .000 17 24Oakland 0 1 0 .000 13 38San Diego 0 1 0 .000 14 21

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAWashington 1 0 0 1.000 13 7N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 1.000 31 18Dallas 0 1 0 .000 7 13Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 20 27

South W L T Pct PF PANew Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 14 9Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 17 14Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 9 15Carolina 0 1 0 .000 18 31

North W L T Pct PF PAChicago 1 0 0 1.000 19 14Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 27 20Detroit 0 1 0 .000 14 19Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 9 14

West W L T Pct PF PAArizona 1 0 0 1.000 17 13Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 31 6San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 6 31St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 13 17

Sunday’s GamesChicago at Dallas, 1 p.m.Arizona at Atlanta, 1 p.m.Buffalo at Green Bay, 1 p.m.Philadelphia at Detroit, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 1 p.m.Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Kansas City at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.Miami at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Seattle at Denver, 4:05 p.m.St. Louis at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.Houston at Washington, 4:15 p.m.Jacksonville at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.New England at N.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m.Monday’s GameNew Orleans at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 26Dallas at Houston, 1 p.m.Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m.Tennessee at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.Cincinnati at Carolina, 1 p.m.San Francisco at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Washington at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m.Philadelphia at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.

San Diego at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.Oakland at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.Indianapolis at Denver, 4:15 p.m.N.Y. Jets at Miami, 8:20 p.m.Monday, Sept. 27Green Bay at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONSFriday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALLAmerican League

TEXAS RANGERS_Signed a four-year player development agreement with the Myrtle Beach (Carolina) through the 2014 season.TORONTO BLUE JAYS_Signed a four-year player development contract with Vancouver (NWL).

National LeaguePHILADELPHIA PHILLIES_Announced a four-year extension of their player development contract with Reading (EL) through 2014.American AssociationST. PAUL SAINTS_Sent INF Brandon Carter to Grand Prairie to complete an earlier trade.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

CAROLINA PANTHERS_Signed CB C.J. Wilson. Placed WR Charly Martin on injured reserve.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES_Signed C Patrick O’Sullivan to a one-year contract.

COLLEGECOLLEGE OF CHARLESTON_Named April Albritton assistant director of the Cougar Club.HAMPDEN-SYDNEY_Announced the retire-ment of athletics director Joe Bush effective at the end of the fall semester.HIGH POINT_Announced the addition of men’s lacrosse beginning in the 2012-13 academic year.MARIST_Named Elizabeth Donohue and Darren McCormack associate athletics directors.PENN STATE_Announced the addition of men’s and women’s ice hockey programs, beginning in 2012-13.SACRED HEART_Named Nicoleta Mantescu women’s rowing coach.SOUTH ALABAMA_Named Paul Johnson men’s assistant basketball coach.

RACING

NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Sylvania 300 LineupAfter Friday qualifying; race SundayAt New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Loudon, N.H.(Car number in parentheses)1. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 133.572.2. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 133.464.3. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 133.413.4. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 133.389.5. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 133.357.6. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 133.273.7. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 133.249.8. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 133.105.9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 133.096.10. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 133.04.11. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 132.97.12. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 132.864.13. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 132.711.14. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 132.637.15. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 132.54.16. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 132.429.17. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 132.31.18. (13) Casey Mears, Toyota, 132.2.19. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 132.167.20. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 132.117.21. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 132.099.22. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 132.094.23. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 132.085.24. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 132.057.25. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 131.993.26. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 131.98.27. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 131.884.28. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 131.719.29. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 131.615.30. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 131.533.31. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 131.193.32. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 131.139.33. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 131.022.34. (64) Landon Cassill, Toyota, 130.837.35. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 130.676.36. (55) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 129.998.37. (83) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 129.825.38. (46) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 129.525.39. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, 129.481.40. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 129.204.41. (34) Tony Raines, Ford, Owner Points.42. (71) Andy Lally, Chevrolet, Owner Points.43. (09) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, Past Champion.

Scoreboard

Assoiated PressDriver Jimmie Johnson climbs from his car after qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway recently. The four-time defending NASCAR champ will begin his quest for a fifth title at New Hampshire this week.

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Brad Keselowski crashed the party at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, winning the pole for the first race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

Keselowski broke Juan Pablo Montoya’s year-old qualifying record with a lap of 133.572 mph Friday to earn the top starting spot Sunday. The Penske Racing driver nudged championship con-tenders Clint Bowyer and Tony Stewart, who qual-ified second and third for the first event in the 10-race Chase.

Keselowski, mired in a rough first season at NASCAR’s top level, is ranked 26th in the stand-ings and not eligible to race for the title. Only the top 12 drivers race for the championship.

“I would love to be the spoiler of the Chase,” Keselowski said. “I would live for that moment.”

On Sunday, though, he’ll have to do his best to not become part of the Chase storylines. A win would be fabulous for NASCAR’s newest polariz-ing driver, but the aggressive driving he’s become notorious for would best be held back when it comes to the championship contenders.

As is, the bulk of them will have a ton of work to do just trying to catch Keselowski.

Only four Chase drivers qualified inside the top 10. Bowyer and Stewart will line their Chevrolets up right around Keselowski’s Dodge, while Kyle Busch will start ninth in a Toyota and Carl Edwards rolls out 10th in a Ford.

The rest are spread out across the field.Kurt Busch, Jeff Burton and Greg Biffle grabbed

the 12th through 14th positions, and Jeff Gordon qualified 17th. Denny Hamlin, the top seed in the Chase with a 60-point margin over half the field, qualified 22nd.

Then came the most startling statistic: Four-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson qualified a career-worst 25th.

Johnson has never started lower than 23rd at New Hampshire, and Friday’s effort matched his lowest starting position of the season.

But he wasn’t the worst of the Chase drivers: Kevin Harvick, who led the points most of the season, qualified 27th and notoriously poor quali-fier Matt Kenseth wrapped up the Chase drivers at 33rd.

Kenseth had a series of oil pressure problems all day in his Roush-Fenway Racing Ford, and New Hampshire has been his biggest concern of all the Chase tracks. He was an uncompetitive 17th here in June.

It’s setting it up for a stressful Saturday. Teams will have nearly two hours of track time to get their cars perfect for Sunday’s opener.

Keselowski on pole at Loudon

NEW YORK (AP) — Chipper Jones rocked back in his swivel chair in the nearly empty visi-tors’ clubhouse while the Atlanta Braves were preparing for the opener of a nine-game road trip that could determine their play-off fate.

Relegated to rehabbing his injured left knee, the 17-year veteran made his contribution to the pennant race earlier in the day: Jones gave his founder-ing teammates a pep talk.

“I was trying to get across to the guys for the last two weeks we’ve got to focus — focus on every pitch, every play, on every at-bat,” Jones said Friday before the Braves played the New York Mets. “I think if we did that, we’re good enough to take care of business.”

What seemed like a certainty in late July when they led the NL East by seven games, a final trip to the playoffs for retiring

manager Bobby Cox has become a struggle.

The offensive troubles began when Jones went out with a knee injury on Aug. 11, but the No. 3 hitter won’t accept that as an excuse.

“I told ‘em I don’t want to hear about injuries, I don’t want to hear that,” Jones said. “You’ve got an opportunity and none of the guys realize the opportunity.

“They realize it now,” he said with emphasis.

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PREP FOOTBALLApex Middle Creek 37, Green Hope 0Asheville 21, Monroe Sun Valley 14Asheville Roberson 41, Clinton, Tenn. 35Booker T. Washington, Va. 34, Pasquotank 7Boonville Starmount 53, East Wilkes 7Cary 35, Apex 21Cary Christian 32, Lasker Northeast 30Central, S.C. 28, Carolina Pride 0Chapel Hill 40, East Chapel Hill 28Charlotte Berry Tech 54, Monroe Central 6Charlotte Country Day 41, Bluefield, W.Va. 14Cherryville 48, North Gaston 16Cox Mill 21, East Rowan 7Creswell 55, Cape Hatteras 6Currituck County 42, Northampton-East 37Dunn Midway 34, Princeton 27Durham Hillside 33, Greensboro Dudley 8Durham Jordan 28, Raleigh Enloe 8East Bladen 33, South Robeson 6East Columbus 20, Whiteville 7East Duplin 21, Warsaw Kenan 14East Lincoln 37, Catawba Bandys 7East Surry 31, Yanceyville Yancey 7Enka 14, Black Mountain Owen 7Erwin Triton 22, Spring Lake Overhills 21Farmville Central 32, Greenville Conley 14Fayetteville Britt 40, Raleigh Broughton 30Fayetteville Byrd 25, Fayetteville Smith 23Fayetteville Sanford 21, Hertford County 18Garner 45, West Johnston 6Gastonia Forestview 49, East Gaston 7Goldsboro 48, Washington 13Harrells Christian Academy 49, Weldon 16Hickory 42, North Lincoln 25Hope Mills Gray’s Creek 49, St. Pauls 8Kannapolis Brown 35, Kings Mountain 32Knightdale 37, Smithfield-Selma 0Lake Norman 17, North Iredell 7Lawndale Burns 45, Belmont South Point 14Lee County 35, Holly Springs 7Lexington 26, North Davidson 19Lincolnton 21, Shelby 0Maiden 54, Hickory St. Stephens 42Manteo 16, Atlantic Shores Christian, Va. 12Marvin Ridge 38, Charlotte Ardrey Kell 34Matthews Butler 35, Lenoir Hibriten 28Monroe Piedmont 42, Monroe 28Morganton Freedom 46, McDowell County 0Morganton Patton 14, Alexander Central 13Nash Central 21, Bertie County 6New Bern 41, Raleigh Sanderson 6New Hanover County 33, Northside 14Newton-Conover 48, Newton Foard 14North Brunswick 46, Lejeune 32North Duplin 27, Dixon 20North Johnston 45, Rosewood 0North Stokes 14, Andrews 7Northern Nash 33, South Johnston 25Northern Vance 28, Granville Central 26, OTNorthwest Halifax 34, Southeast Halifax 8Panther Creek 38, Fuquay-Varina 37Pembroke Swett 42, Pine Forest 28Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 38, Union Pines 7Raleigh Leesville Road 28, Southern Lee 6Raleigh Millbrook 28, Southern Durham 13Wake Christian 30, Chatham Central 14Raleigh Wakefield 27, Durham Riverside 0Richlands 63, Jacksonville 21Richmond County 21, Hope Mills South View 0Riverside Martin 29, North Pitt 12Robbinsville 34, Union County, Ga. 0Rocky Point Trask 13, Fairmont 6South Brunswick 54, Red Springs 8South Caldwell 35, East Burke 0South Columbus 8, Wilmington Hoggard 7South Lenoir 31, Jones County 8Southeast Raleigh 23, Clayton 14Southern Guilford 28, Western Guilford 14Southern Nash 44, South Granville 7Pinecrest 31, Western Harnett 0Southern Vance 40, Warren County 13SouthWest Edgecombe 38, Rocky Mount 20Swansboro 34, Seven Springs Spring Creek 7Tarboro 42, Roanoke Rapids 35

14, after three plays, looked to punt the ball away from their own 1.

East’s Chad Ledbetter took the punt on one hop, at the Bessemer 37, shuffled to his left and then exploded through a hole to his right. Ledbetter out-raced the Jackets down the line and into the end zone for the night’s first score. Trevor Dobbins booted the extra and East lead, 7-0.

Just one minute later, East would score again.

Following another three-and-out by Bessemer City, East took over that the Yellow Jackets 37. The Cavs’ Justin Barksdale took the handoff and blast-ed through the middle 37 yards to pay dirt. Two East touches, two East

touchdowns. The Cavs’ Dobbins added the extra and the East lead increased to 14.

Two more Bessemer City possessions ended with three-and-outs, and both resulted in East touchdowns.

The Cavs’ Adrian Wilkins took over and scored on runs of 3- and 52-yards as East pushed the lead to 28. Wilkins, who lead the SMAC with 10 touchdowns entering the game, fin-ished with 93 yards on five carries and added an interception.

Before the first quarter ended, Wilkins’ pick lead to a 17 yard rumble by Barksdale to push the lead to 35.

Barksdale scored again from 5 yards out to up the advantage to 42-0 at the nine minute mark of the second quar-ter. Barksdale closed with three car-ries for 59 yards and all three resulted in touchdowns.

Darris Jimerson capped the first half scoring for East when he went in from 8 yards out. Dobbins missed the extra, but East lead, 48-0.

The Cavs sacked Bessemer City QB Brad James seven times in the first half — two of those sacks came from Jonta Jackson, who added a blocked punt.

Both coaches and officials agreed to a continuous clock for the second half.

Midway through the 3rd quarter, with the clock running, East’s Rahkim Franklin scored from 44 yards to close the one-sided game, 55-0.

Bessemer City (1-4) ended the game with negative 11 yards and four first downs.

East rolled for over 400-yards of total offense, and heads into next week’s matchup with Central on a positive note.

63-yard, seven play drive. Howard’s 29-yard strike to Chad Christopher got Tuscola on the board. Chris Smith’s extra point tied the game at 7-7.

From there, R-S Central committed back-to-back turnovers and Tuscola made those mistakes count.

On Central’s next possession Green fumbled the ball and Tuscola’s Michael Stroupe picked it up at the Central 33-yard line.

Tuscola scored five plays later. Fullback Dustin Messer’s 28-yard jaunt put the Mounties at the Central 5-yard and he followed that with a two-yard scoring run when the Mountaineers went for it on fourth and goal. Smith added the extra point for a 14-7 Tuscola lead.

On the next Hilltoppers’ possession, Stroupe stepped in front of a Kinlaw pass on third and nine, intercepting it at the Central 30.

Two plays later, Tuscola’s Howard

broke loose on a 29-yard touchdown run. Smith booted the extra point to push the lead to 21-7.

It look as though Central was going to cut into the lead after taking their next drive 50-yards in seven plays, 26 of those on a Dustin Atchley’s run. However, Central turned the ball over on downs on a 4th and 8 at the Tuscola 30.

Tuscola made good use of the clock to begin the third period. Starting from their own 24, Tuscola posted a 10-play drive. Chambers grounded 22-yard, Sam Anderson caught a 33-yard pass down the far sideline and nine-yard sent Howard landing end-over-end on Jharri Miller’s tackle at the goal line for the touchdown on third down. Smith added the point after for a 28-7 Tuscola lead.

Central was held to six plays in the next possession and failed to make a fourth and seven at the Tuscola 46 to turn the ball over again.

The Mounties had no problems finding the end zone three and a half minutes later. After a tip drill won by Tuscola’s Weaver Kirkpatrick on a

32-yard pass that very well could have been picked off by Central’s Miller, Chambers dashed into the end zone from three-yards out.

Chambers led all rushers with 149 in the contest. Smith added the extra point for a 35-7 Tuscola lead.

R-S Central finally got a score late in the second half on a nice drive by back up quarterback, Taylor Ledbetter. Ledbetter threw for 50-yards on the drive and ran for seven more, before Green easily crossed the goal line on a 14-yard run up the middle. Owens kicked the extra point to make it 35-14.

Central put up last gasp effort to put more points on the board with the onside kick, which Central’s Ryan Landrum recovered at the Central 49. Ledbetter led the Hilltoppers with a 22-yard dash, but with just over a minute to go, Central’s Green coughed up the pigskin again at the Tuscola 10-yard line to bring the game to its conclusion.

R-S Central (2-3) will try and regroup against rival East Rutherford, next Friday at Bryan Harrill Stadium.

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East Rutherford players walk along the side-line during the football game Friday.

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Central QB Jacob Kinlaw (9) executes the play-action as FB Cameron Green (35) looks to throw a block during the game against Tuscola Friday.

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Beam hit Travis Waldroup-Rodrigues for a 22-yard score and later Beam plunged in from 2 yards out to narrow the score, 21-14. The score would hold until the half.

St. Joseph’s booted a field goal to go up 24-14, but David Snyder’s 43 yard FG narrowed the lead back to seven, 24-17.

The Knights QB rolled 43 yards on a draw play, in the 4th quarter, that gave St. Joseph’s the final points of the contest.

“I think our defense played much better, overall,” said Helton.

TJCA starts conference play with Mitchell, at home next Friday.

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and led 13-6 after Gaffney Connected with Blake Martin on a 10-yard scoring pass.

But West Lincoln rallied quickly to go up 27-13.

The Trojans cut that to 27-20 late in the first half with anoth-er score by Gaffney.

The Trojans threatened again late in the half but had a scor-ing opportunity thwarted by penalties.

West Lincoln opened the second half on a tear, scoring twice in the first five minutes to stretch their lead to 41-20.

The Trojans cut into the lead on a 43-yard scoring pass from Gaffney to Keshawn Crawford.

The Trojans go their final score on a touchdown run by Thomas Camp.

Chase opens conference play next week when they play host to Patton (4-0).

ChaseContinued from Page 1B

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sports

RALEIGH (AP) — Tom O’Brien’s first three teams at North Carolina State struggled to find momentum-building wins early and all finished with losing records. Now, with his team off to a rare strong start, the coach is just as curious as everyone else to see if this year’s group really is different.

Russell Wilson threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns to help the Wolfpack beat Cincinnati 30-19 on Thursday night, giving N.C. State its first 3-0 start since 2002.

Jay Smith and Curtis Underwood Jr. had first-half touchdown catches, and Mustafa Greene had a 31-yard scoring run that gave N.C. State a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. The Wolfpack never trailed thanks to Wilson and a defense that pres-sured Zach Collaros much of the night, a welcome sign considering the questions that followed both coming into the season.

Still, O’Brien — who hasn’t gotten too low dur-ing the struggles of the past three seasons — was measured in his celebration after beating the Bearcats (1-2).

“We’re not a good football team, we’re not a great football team,” he said. “I don’t know what kind of football team we are. We won’t know those types of things until October.”

Wilson completed 26 of 40 passes in the win.

DURHAM — Memories of Saturday’s stinging 54-48 loss to Wake Forest remain with Duke’s football players and coaches.

With just a little bit of defense or one more perfectly executed offensive play, the Blue Devils could have notched another win.

Yet there’s no time for sulking or lamenting the game that got away.

Alabama, the nation’s No. 1 team and the reigning national champion, is heading to Wallace Wade Stadium for a 3:30 p.m. game on Saturday.

The mental and physical obstacles, the Blue Devils say, are enormous.

“It’s certainly a huge challenge for our program and a no ques-tion a challenge for our team,” Duke coach David Cutcliffe said. “We are going to have to prepare exceptionally well. Looking at Alabama closely, there’s no question they are the most talented team in the coun-try.”

The Crimson Tide’s tradition is legendary in college football.

Alabama won its 13th national championship last season, going 14-0. The Crimson Tide has won 22 Southeastern Conference championships.

Alabama (2-0) heads to

Durham riding a 16-game win-ning streak. Including the 2008 season, the Crimson Tide have won 28 of their past 30 games.

They also have the 2009 Heisman Trophy winner, run-ning back Mark Ingram, back after missing time with a knee injury.

Tar Heels, Yellow Jackets meet

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — North Carolina hosts Georgia Tech on Saturday in its home opener, though it’s unclear still how many players will be out because of the ongoing NCAA investigation.

Thirteen players missed the opener when the Tar Heels (0-1) lost a close game to LSU. The school had hoped to hear more on the status of several of those players during the open week that followed.

But tailback Shaun Draughn stood as the only player from that group who was cleared in time to get in a full week of game preparation. That means the Tar Heels figure to be short-handed once again.

The defending ACC champion Yellow Jackets (1-1) are com-ing off a loss at Kansas that

dropped them from the national rankings.

Georgia Tech has won 10 of 12 meetings.

No. 19 Stanford hosts Wake Forest

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — The task of shoring up the defense at Stanford began soon after last season ended with the hiring of longtime NFL assis-tant Vic Fangio as defensive coordinator.

Fangio immediately brought in an aggressive style and pro schemes to a defense that often struggled to slow down the opposition a year ago.

The move appears to be pay-ing off so far. The 19th-ranked Cardinal have allowed just one offensive touchdown through two games and are coming off a 35-0 win at UCLA that was their first road shutout since 1974.

The Cardinal (2-0) should get their stiffest test so far when they take on Wake Forest (2-0) Saturday night. The Deamon Deacons have scored 107 points in two games, putting up big numbers against Presbyterian and Duke.

Associated PressN.C. State’s Mustafa Greene (33) scores on a 31-yard touchdown run against Cincinnati during the football game Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in Raleigh.

Alabama running back Trent Richardson (3) runs during an NCAA college football game against San Jose State at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in this Sept. 4, 2010, file photo.

N.C. State tops Cincy for first 3-0 start since 2002

No. 16 Auburn hosts ClemsonAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo

Swinney hasn’t seen his team rise to the occasion yet this season.

The Tigers simply haven’t had to with two games against lightweight opponents. That will change Saturday night at No. 16 Auburn in a contest that shapes up as a measuring stick for both teams.

Both are 2-0, but Auburn has survived a Southeastern Conference road test at Mississippi State. Clemson, meanwhile, has hammered on North Texas and Presbyterian College.

These old rivals first played in 1899, but haven’t faced each other in the regular season since 1971. Auburn won the last 13 meetings and is 19-4 at home in the series.

A pair of big-play offenses means the game is unlikely to be hardly as old-fashioned as this one-time rivalry.

Associated Press

Duke faces No. 1 Crimson Tide

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SHOE by Chris Cassat and Gary Brookins

BROOM-HILDA by Russell Myers

ARLO AND JANIS by Jimmy Johnson

THE GRIZZWELLS by Bill Schoor

DILBERT by Scott Adams

THE BORN LOSER by Art and Chip SansomGIL THORP by Jerry Jenkins, Ray Burns and Frank McLaughlin

FRANK AND ERNEST by Bob Thaves

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Dear Dr. Gott: I have been read-ing about a diet using hCG drops on Facebook. Apparently, three drops under the tongue three times a day rids you of hunger pain, and then you only eat 500 calories a day for a month with a loss of 30 pounds a month. What do you know about this drug?

Dear Reader: This diet fad fright-ens me. First, hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) is an FDA-approved pre-scription-only drug for fertility. HCG is a hormone present in pregnant women’s urine and was first discovered in 1927. In terms of the hCG diet, the dieter must find a physician willing to pre-scribe the medication. Some physicians also prescribe appetite suppressants. This is because the daily caloric intake while using the drug for the purpose of weight loss is 500. That is one-quarter of the normal recommended daily calor-ic intake. Any diet that restricts caloric intake to 500 calories a day is going to cause weight loss whether or not there is a medication or supplement involved.

The reason for the weight loss is star-vation. Given that hCG is a naturally occurring pregnancy hormone, it can lead to symptoms of pregnancy, such as swollen, tender breasts and water reten-tion. This diet isn’t covered under insur-ance. The injection itself costs about $10. Multiply that by the number of days you need the injection, that’s between $230 and $400. Finally, the studies. A physician’s initial “discovery” and pub-lished findings of hCG’s ability to aid weight loss have not held up to scrutiny. Subsequent studies found that there was no weight loss difference between people using hCG and those taking a placebo along with the required calorie cuts.

Newest diet fad should be avoided

Dear Abby: My boyfriend, “Kyle,” and I decided to elope two weeks ago. His mother and mine had both said they’d be fine with an elope-ment. My sister and Kyle’s brother were our witnesses — other than that it was just us.

When we told Kyle’s family, they were elated and congratulated us on the spot. When I called my mother, she didn’t say much. A couple of days later, I called to make plans to visit her, and she began telling me how many people I had “hurt” by elop-ing. I am frustrated with Mom and the other members of my family who have chosen to be hurt rather than happy for us. I wouldn’t have eloped if I hadn’t received the green light from Mom earlier. I have sent out a letter of apology, but I am annoyed that it takes the place of a real wed-ding announcement. Please help. — Baffled Bride

Dear Baffled Bride: I’m sorry you sent a letter of apology instead of a wedding announcement. You did not have to. If questioned about your elopement, all you had to say was you had the blessing of both your mothers before you did it. You have a husband who loves you and at least one sibling with whom you are close. Treasure that and stop depending on your mother’s approval, and you will be better off emotionally than you

are right now.Dear Abby: I have been dating

“Dwight” for a while now, and things are becoming more serious.

Dwight has expressed a desire to make a trip several states away so I can meet his parents.

We have even gone so far as dis-cussing how we would handle reli-gion if we have children.

I have mixed feelings about the trip. I am both elated and terrified.

Dwight’s father is a minister in a small town. My parents were not religious at all and neither am I. Dwight understands that, and he is fine with it.

When I meet his parents, I’m sure they will inevitably ask why I don’t share their beliefs.

How do I answer them honestly without offending them? — Non-believer

Dear Non-believer: I see nothing offensive about explaining to them — as you did to me — that your parents were not religious and they didn’t raise you to be.

Mom disapproves of eloping

Abigail van Buren

Dear Abby

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COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) PROGRAM

An informational meeting is scheduled for November 3, 2010for the purpose of discussing the process by whichorganizations will be designated by the Governor as theeligible entities to provide comprehensive services consistentwith the requirements of the Community Services Block GrantAct for low-income residents. The following counties are tobe designated: Alexander, Caswell, McDowell, Person,Randolph, Rockingham, Rutherford and Sampson. Themeeting will be held from 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. at theHilton North Raleigh located at 3415 Wake ForestRoad, Raleigh, N.C. Register at the Office of EconomicOpportunity's (OEO) website by October 6, 2010.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: OEO, Trudy A.Logan, CSBG Program Manager, 222 N. Person St, Raleigh,N.C., 27601, (919) 715-5850. Access OEOʼs website athttp://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/oeo under the Designation 2010link to obtain more details related to the meeting andapplication process.

Dated: September 7, 2010

AGENCY: Office of Economic Opportunity - Verna P. Best,Director

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of WILLIAMMICHAEL JEFFRIES of Rutherford County, North Carolina,this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate ofthe said WILLIAM MICHAEL JEFFRIES to present them tothe undersigned on or before the 4th day of December, 2010or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. Allpersons indebted to said estate will please make immediatepayment. This is the 4th day of September, 2010.

Susan Jeffries Laney, Administrator198 Morgan StreetForest City, NC 28043

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of ADENADAM SMITH of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is tonotify all persons having claims against the estate of the saidADEN ADAM SMITH to present them to the undersigned onor before the 4th day of December, 2010 or the same will bepleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to saidestate will please make immediate payment. This is the 4th day of September, 2010.

Norma Jean Parker, Administrator1302 Freeman RoadBostic, NC 28018

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of EDITH G.SHEHAN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is tonotify all persons having claims against the estate of the saidEDITH G. SHEHAN to present them to the undersigned on orbefore the 11th day of December, 2010 or the same will bepleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to saidestate will please make immediate payment. This is the 11th day of September, 2010.

Anne B. Oakman, ExecutorPO Box 483Spindale, NC 28160

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Having qualified as Administrator CTA of the estate of DORISM. MICK of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notifyall persons having claims against the estate of the saidDORIS M. MICK to present them to the undersigned on orbefore the 11th day of December, 2010 or the same will bepleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to saidestate will please make immediate payment. This is the 11th day of September, 2010.

John Curtis Mick, Jr., Administrator CTAPO Box 463Rutherfordton, NC 28139

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Having qualified as Executor of the estate of DOROTHY M.DAVIS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notifyall persons having claims against the estate of the saidDOROTHY M. DAVIS to present them to the undersigned onor before the 11th day of December, 2010 or the same will bepleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to saidestate will please make immediate payment. This is the 11th day of September, 2010.

Billy C. Davis, ExecutorPO Box 269Rutherfordton, NC 28139

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2 Commercialbuildings for rent

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12 week old Toy ChihuahuaTri color Call 447-6469

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exp. req. First UMC www.fumcrutherfordton.org, 264N. Main St., Rutherfordton,NC 28139. Email resume to:

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People Seeking Employment

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Garage/Estate Sales0151

2 family yard sale, FC, 135Maryland Dr., off Piney Ridgebehind ICC, Fri. & Sat. 7A-1P.

Lots of everything

4 FAMILY YARD SALE FC:281 Carolina Avenue Sat.

7A-11A Name brand clothes,shoes, household, toys,

furniture, and misc.

GIANT YARD SALE Rfdtn:262 Fernwood Dr. Fri. & Sat.

7A-4P Antiques, furniture,Christmas decor, lodge

cookware, jewelry, golf clubs,candles, much more!

Huge Garage Sale: Rfdtn:1650 Maple Creek Rd.,

Fri. & Sat., 7A-6P. Too manyexcellent items

to mention

Huge neighborhood sale:Shiloh, Canterbury Dr. offBaber Rd., Sat., 7A-3PFurn., appliances, Coke

collectibles, too much to listHUGE Yard Sale GroverScruggs off Ferry Rd. Sat.7A-12P Furniture, clothes,

shoes & so much more!MULTI FAMILY FC: Old RossRd. (off Whiteside Rd.) Sat.

7A-until Car, gas log fireplace,household items,

clothing and more!Multi-family 1st time 434 US

Hwy 64 past Ruth on right,Sat. 7:30A-until. Adult, childrens' winter clothes

12mo-4T, household, toys,mens stuff, lots more

Rfdtn: 150 Crescent St., Sat.8A-4P. Pedestal sink, vacuum

cleaner, quality clothing,books, toys, household

Rfdtn: 2nd Annual GilbertTown Yard Sale off BroyhillRd.: More than 10 familiesparticipating, Sat. 7A-untilWee Runs Consignment

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SALE DATES Sat. 9/18 8A-6P, Sun. 9/191P-5P, Mon.-Fri. 9/20-9/24

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NatioN/world

Quake shakes AfghanistanNEW YORK (AP) — A magnitude-6.3 earth-

quake has rattled the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan late Friday night, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The 11:51 p.m. (1921 GMT) quake was deep, some 199.7 kilometers (124.1 miles) below the surface, the USGS said.

No tsunami warnings were issued.The USGS said the quake hit some 75 kilo-

meters (45 miles) southeast of Faizabad, Afghanistan, and 265 kilometers (165 miles) northeast of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan

Six arrested on terror chargesLONDON (AP) — British police staged a pre-

dawn raid at a London garbage depot Friday, arresting five street cleaners in a suspected ter-rorist plot against Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of his state visit to Britain. A sixth person was arrested later in the day.

The Vatican said the pope was calm despite the arrests and planned no changes to his schedule. But the arrests overshadowed a major address by Benedict to British politicians, busi-nessmen and cultural leaders about the need to restore faith and ethics to public policymaking.

Acting on a tip, police detained the men, aged 26 to 50, under the Terrorism Act at a cleaning depot in central London after receiving infor-mation about a possible threat. The men were being questioned at a London police station and have not been charged. Police said an initial search of that business and other properties did not uncover any hazardous items.

Police said the five were arrested “on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.” Police said a sixth man — a 29-year-old — was arrested later in the day at his home but no other details were available.

Bore hole reaches trapped minersSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Rescuers achieved

a key breakthrough in efforts to rescue 33 trapped miners on Friday, reaching the caverns where they are imprisoned with a bore hole that will now be widened so that they can be pulled to freedom.

Atacama region Gov. Ximena Matas said the T130 probe had reached the mine area near the chamber where the men have taken refuge some 2,300 feet (700 meters) beneath the surface.

Officials say rescue, though, is still more than six weeks away. Workers will now fit a wider bit on the drill and start boring a 26-inch hole wide enough to pull the men to the surface.

That effort will require the miners them-selves to help by shifting tons of debris that falls through the hole as it is widened.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have written threats on leaflets passed out at mosques, whispered them in villages, proclaimed them to journalists and posted on the Internet: If you vote in Saturday’s parliamentary elec-tions, prepare to be attacked.

How many Afghans ignore this intimidation campaign and turn out at the polls will be one measure of whether the vote is considered a success.

The elections — the first since a fraud-ridden presidential poll a year ago — are seen both as a test of the Afghan government’s commitment to rooting out cor-ruption and as a measure of the strength of the insurgency.

Hanging in the balance is the willingness of the U.S.-led inter-national coalition to continue supporting Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s government with 140,000 troops and bil-lions of dollars nearly nine years into the war.

On the eve of the balloting, the head of a voting center in southern Helmand province was killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb — a reminder that the insurgent group usually makes good on its threats. At least 24 people have been killed in election-related violence in the run-up to the vote, including four candidates.

In the past two days, Taliban militants abducted 18 election workers from a house in north-ern Bagdhis province, and a candidate was kidnapped in eastern Laghman province. Coalition forces also detained an insurgent in eastern Khost province who was “actively” planning attacks during the elections, NATO said.

About 2,500 candidates are vying for 249 parliamentary seats, allocated among the 34 provinces according to popula-tion. A quarter of the legislative seats are reserved for women. Final results aren’t expected for

weeks.The Afghan parliament is rela-

tively weak so the outcome of the races is unlikely to change the workings of the government. Voters tend to select candidates of the same ethnic group and are often motivated mostly by a desire for patronage jobs or fed-eral funds for a road or a school in their district.

The U.S. envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Hol-brooke, told reporters in Islam-abad on Friday that he knows the parliamentary elections will have plenty of problems.

“They’re going to be flawed,” Holbrooke said. “We’ve had experience in our country with flawed elections, and not in the middle of a war. We’re not look-ing for perfection here.”

The Afghan government has installed extra checkpoints throughout the country and dis-patched about 280,000 security forces to help secure polling sta-tions.

Taliban threats cloud elections

World Today

Associated PressAn Afghan policeman provides a very visible show of security in front of an election campaign billboard in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday. Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged Afghans to vote in this weekend’s parliamen-tary election despite threats from the Taliban warning people not to leave their homes.

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