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Garrett Byers/Daily CourierHarold Henderson with the Spindale Public Works Department demolishes a home at 1004 Duncan St. last week. Mayor Mickey Bland said the town had been trying to tear down the condemned building since about 1999.

By LARRY DALEDaily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — “Mama, get the gun. Mama, get the gun.”

Those were the words Donna Hoyle said she was screaming “with all my might,” to get her mother, Margaret Jones, to bring the gun and help her fend off a man who had jumped on her in her home.

Hoyle was testifying in the trial of Lamont Edgerton who is charged with first-degree burglary and attempted kidnapping in con-nection with the Oct. 28, 2007, break-in at the home of Donna Jones Hoyle and Margaret

Jones on Grassy Knob Road.Hoyle was the first witness in the trial, which

got under way at 2 p.m. after the morning was spent selecting a jury in the Superior Court trial.

The prosecutor in the trial is Chief Assistant District Attorney Alex Bass.

Edgerton’s defense attorney is Brian Oglesby, who contends that there was, indeed, an attack in the house that night. But he says his client was not at the scene, but was, instead, at his parents’ home.

Please see Trial, Page 6

By SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — The Dollar General store relocat-ing to U.S. 221 South will have a split-faced block front and include a fence to disguise its trash area, after developers agreed to most of the appear-ance guidelines set by the town council here Wednesday.

Council members voted unanimously to approve the permit for the new store, with councilman Jimmy Dancy absent from the meeting. But not everyone in attendance was pleased with the design of the new free standing build-ing being constructed for the Dollar General, just south of Tanner Street on U.S. 221.

“Although the town of Rutherfordton is the county seat and kind of high and mighty, they seem to have dropped the ball a little on this building’s appearance,” said Hunt Cowan during the public hearing on the permit. “The town of Cliffside made Dollar General build a nice build-ing. It should be the recom-mendations of the appearance committee that are followed and not just recommended. Basically, we’re going to get a square building that corporate America has just said tough nuggies to you and we’re going to do the least possible effort we can do and still be allowed. I just hope we learn a lesson from this, that if Cliffside can

Please see Town, Page 6

From staff reports

FOREST CITY – Gov. Bev Perdue is asking North Carolina residents to sign up this month for what she describes as the “smartest card.”

Perdue has designated September as Library Card Sign-Up Month, encour-aging children, families and others to explore their public library and its many resources.

“A public library card gives you access to

a whole world of information and imagi-nation,” Perdue said.

“During these tough economic times, our state’s public libraries are critical because they help residents learn to read, use computers and develop other skills they need to succeed.”

During September, the State Library of North Carolina, the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, www.ncculture.com and libraries from Murphy to Manteo, both rural and urban, join to

spread the message that the library card is the “smartest card” to have in your wallet. The goal is to make the library card the most valued and used card for North Carolina residents. Nearly five mil-lion North Carolinians are card-carrying library users.

According to Rutherford County Library Director Martha Schatz, there is no fee to get a library card, however, if

Please see Library, Page 6

Sherry Hinson, left, and Jeanine VanPatten of the Isothermal Community College Student Government Association serve ice cream to stu-dents during the school ice cream social held in the college’s commons area Wednesday. The event served as a way for new students to get to meet and greet with oth-ers and faculty.

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Jean Gordon/Daily CourierGov. Bev Perdue answers questions from reporters prior to the 75th Rededication Ceremony of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Perdue joined Tenneesee Gov. Phil Bredesen, US Senators and US Congressmen for the ceremony. More than 2,000 people attended the historic event at Newfound Gap. Dolly Parton, Ambassador for the Great Smoky Mountain National Park 75th Anniversary Celebration performed two of her songs written for the anniver-sary during Wednesday’s ceremony at Newfound Gap, bordering North Carolina and Tennessee. Behind Parton are Gov. Bev Perdue and Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen.

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Memories and Appalachian pride echoed from the summits of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Wednesday as America’s most-visited park held a rededication to celebrate its 75th anniver-sary.

“These are my mountains, my valleys. These are my riv-ers flowing like a song,” 75th anniversary ambassador Dolly Parton sang. “These are my people, my memories. These are my mountains. This is my home.”

Some 2,000 park sup-porters, guests and for-mer residents gathered atop Newfound Gap on the Tennessee-North Carolina line broke into applause. “Wow,” Smokies Superintendent Dale Ditmanson said, offer-

ing a challenge to the Park Service’s 310 other units to “beat that!”

“I came from California to be here today. My daugh-ter’s been saying, ’You have to go,”’ said Rosalee Ogle Fehrenbach, 77, from Salton City, Calif., near Palm Springs.

She came with her sister Eva Ogle Webb, 74, of Pigeon Forge. Their family lived in the park before it became a park in 1934, and as little girls they attended President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s formal dedication of the Smokies in 1940.

Wednesday marked the 69th anniverary of Roosevelt’s speech from the same stone stage on Newfound Gap, built by Civilian Conservation Corps volunteers along with many other still-standing park

structures. FDR’s chair was placed beside the rostrum.

“I remember seeing the president. I was only 5 years old, but I remember every-body was having a good time,” Webb said. She hoped President Barack Obama would attend the rededica-tion, but was just as happy to see Parton.

FDR remains the only sitting president to ever come to the 520,000-acre Smokies, the most visited national park in the country with more than 9 million visitors annually. President George W. Bush got as far as Knoxville’s airport a few years ago, but canceled a trip into the park because of a storm.

“I am here today on behalf of President Barack Obama to celebrate Great Smoky Mountains National Park,

to honor our ancestors who left us this treasure, and to rededicate an American icon for a new century,” U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said.

“We must continue to invest in our parks. We must remain committed to pre-serving our nation’s trea-sured landscapes for future generations,” he said.

Every member of the Tennessee and North Carolina congressional del-egation who represents the Smokies attended the cer-emony along with Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen and North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue.

“My left foot is in North Carolina, my right foot is in Tennessee,” Perdue said. “And the beauty of this place is that when you are here there is no North Carolina or

no Tennessee. There is only one gift from God, America’s most precious resource — the Great Smokies National Park.”

To applause, she added, “And it is the truth.”

Bredesen noted the Smo-kies’ formation is unique in the park system. The land was purchased with private donations, state funding and pennies collected from chil-dren around the country. The Smokies “is a gift of the people to the government, not a gift of the government to people,” he said. “As we celebrate a milestone in our park’s history, may today also remind us of the generous spirit and faith in the future that gave it birth and may we be moved to recommit our-selves to that spirit and that faith in all that we do as a nation.”

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Teen aided by senator posts bondTABOR CITY (AP) — A 17-year-old who said a

North Carolina state senator helped him build a house and buy a Corvette is out of jail on $500,000 bond.

The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Allen Strickland left the facility Wednesday but was ordered placed under house arrest with an ankle bracelet. He was released on $100,000 bond last week after the State Bureau of Investigation accused him of setting fire to the house built with money from 74-year-old Sen. R.C. Soles.

Strickland went back to jail after a Sunday inci-dent in which officers spotted Strickland driv-ing even though he has no license. Officers said Strickland drove away at speeds of at least 75 mph before wrecking the Corvette.

Perdue taking trip to ChinaRALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue will

lead an international trade mission to China and Japan next month in hopes of boosting commerce between North Carolina and Asia.

A state Commerce Department spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday that Perdue, Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco and others would be mak-ing the trip.

More details were released later Wednesday. Then-Gov. Jim Hunt visited China in 1998.

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler headed a delegation that went to China last month to find more markets for crops of North Carolina farmers.

Former aide to sheriff imprisonedASHEVILLE (AP) — A former North Carolina

sheriff’s captain who helped his boss hide bribes from illegal gambling operators has been sen-tenced to prison for violating terms of his proba-tion.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Wednesday that Buncombe County Sheriff’s Capt. Tracy Bridges was sentenced to three months in prison after being found with a cell phone, a violation of his probation terms.

Bridges pleaded guilty to money laundering for his role in converting cash into money orders for former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford. Bridges was sentenced last year to community con-finement and probation.

Baby attacked by pit bull is stable JACKSONVILLE (AP) — A 4-month-old North

Carolina baby whose toes were chewed off by a pit bull is in stable condition.

The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that the baby, who lost the toes on the left foot after the dog chewed them off Sunday night, won’t be released from Pitt Memorial Hospital any time soon.

The sheriff’s office said the pit bull is in animal control custody undergoing medical tests for sev-eral diseases, including rabies.

The child’s mother, Robie Lynn Jenkins, and her boyfriend, Tremayne Spillman, are charged with felony child abuse.

Burke high schools on probationMORGANTON (AP) — An accreditation group

has placed a North Carolina county’s four high schools on probation, saying school board mem-bers have created a chaotic atmosphere that makes teaching and learning hard.

The News Herald of Morganton reported Wednesday that Burke County’s four high schools will be on probationary accreditation for the new school year. Accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is a key for stu-dents who wish to attend college.

The group says the blame for the “chaos” in the school district belongs to the board of education and its members. It says the panel has violated its own standards as well as accreditation standards.

The Burke County high schools on probation are East Burke, Freedom, Draughn and Patton.

TARBORO (AP) — A man has been arrested and charged with murder in the slaying of a wom-an who was among six found dead in rural North Carolina since 2005, authorities said Tuesday.

Three other women are still missing. Authorities haven’t said if or how the cases may be linked, though all six dead women came from similar back-grounds and had numerous arrests on charges related to drugs and prostitution.

Edgecombe County Sheriff James Knight said Antwan Maurice Pittman, 31, was charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of 28-year-old Taraha Shenice Nicholson. Her body was discov-ered north of Rocky Mount in March. Pittman did not yet have an attorney.

Wright would not comment on a possible link between Pittman and the other five women, say-ing only that the investigation is ongoing.

Pittman is a registered sex

offender, convicted in November 1994 of taking indecent liberties with a 2-year-old. Correction Department spokesman Keith Acree said Pittman received probation for his three-year sen-tence, but the probation was revoked. He went to prison in January 1996 and was released in April 1997.

Acree said Pittman’s most recent probation ended in November 2008, after he was convicted of misdemeanor driv-ing while impaired and sen-tenced to probation.

He has also been arrested in years past on misdemeanor charges such as simple assault, larceny, and trespassing and resisting a public officer.

According to the state sex offender registry, his most recent address is in Rocky Mount in Nash County, which adjoins Edgecombe. But court records also indicate numerous other addresses in recent years in both counties.

Pittman’s mother, Gloria Pittman, told TV station WRAL

that her son is not capable of murder.

“I truly believe he did not do what they’re saying he did,” she said.

The sheriff’s office formed a task force in June with the State Bureau of Investigation and asked the FBI to consult after a sixth body was found along rural roads outside Rocky Mount.

Pepita Hargrove said Tuesday her family hadn’t been noti-fied of the news conference. The killing of her sister, Jarneice Hargrove, prompted the for-mation of the task force. The SBI told her last week they had chased down 300 leads and had identified some suspects, but Hargrove is impatient for answers.

“It took six women to die for the community to even find out about it — they didn’t want the little town of Rocky Mount to be on the map ... and now it’s national news,” she said. “It should have been national news when two girls were killed,” she added.

Associated PressDiana Nicholson, right, the mother of homicide victim Taraha Shenice Nicholson, is comforted during a news conference at the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s office in Tarboro Tuesday. Antwan Maurice Pittman was arrested and charged with Taraha Nicholson’s murder, authorities said. Since 2005, nine women have fallen victim to what some consider a serial killer.

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Rep. Heath Shuler has some good ideas on the controversial health care plans, and he needs to fight

to be heard in Washington.He told Western North Carolinians

during a telephone conference call Tuesday night that he believes the plan created with HR 3200 is dead, and the Congress needs to start over.

But no one thinks a complete rewrite is necessary. The country does need to reduce waste, fraud and abuse and wellness program needs to be taken and funded seriously.

Shuler also believes that establishing co-ops and non-profits as “portals” for people to begin receiving needed health care.

No matter what vehicle is used, more Americans need access to health care insurance. No matter what vehicle is used, there needs to be a humane response and assistance for people with pre-existing conditions.

The doctor making home visits of “back in the day” has morphed into day-to-day care being provided in emergency rooms, where the cost of health care is the most expensive.

That has to change if the country is going to get a handle on the tre-mendous cost of providing care to its people. Shuler is right, “We’ve got one chance ... let’s do it right the first time.”

Our Views

Don’t give upon health care

Our readers’ viewsMaking a case for urgent care center

To the editor:I read in a recent letter some

ideas for the old buildings in our area and Id like to add an idea to the list that I think our area is in dire need of... an urgent care center.

The closest ones to us are in Hendersonville, Asheville, and Shelby. If we had an urgent care center here, I think it would be more cost effective in the fact that if you get sick and go to the ER you can rest assured you are going to have a huge bill that most likely can’t be paid. It’s a safe bet that just going through ER doors is $300 .... not count-ing what you have done when you get seen. I will use myself and my insurance as an example. If I or my 2-year-old son were to get sick and couldn’t make it to a regular doctor an ER visit might be unavoidable.

With my current insurance plan I have to pay a $300 co-pay just to go to the ER. If I go to an urgent care center I have a $45 co-pay for the same treatment.

I cannot afford a $300 co-pay for the ER and the majority of the county residents here cannot afford it either.

The old Steve and Barry’s store is newly renovated and plenty big enough to have some mobile X-ray and ultrasound equipment. It could have a waiting area, plus have room for staff equipment like computers and other office supplies.

It would be nice to have one here that stayed open til mid-night just so people could avoid going to an ER.

Plus, the ER would not be over run in the waiting area with patients who are there for com-mon things like the flu, viruses both intestinal and respiratory. Having one of these centers would also bring in more jobs for our local nurses, LPN and RN alike, office personnel, a few physicians could work there and many more people would have jobs.

I had the flu a few years ago

and ended up in the ER. I was in there for less than an hour and my bill was $500 for them to just take my vitals and give me a shot of phenergan and send me home. A vial of phenergan is roughly $20 so how did my bill end up at $500? Who knows.

I’m sure it would be double that now. This is where an urgent care clinic would be most useful. If you had a virus and became dehydrated which requires some IV fluids you can get that in the care center just as easily as the ER but with less expense.

I have no idea how we could get one in our area, but I wish the right people, whoever they are, would look into getting us one. Not to mention it would take away the eyesore of looking at yet another abandoned building that only reminds us of how bad this economy is.

And speaking of medical bills and the loss of jobs, I would think that if one had to choose between paying a hospital bill versus putting food on the table or making their house payment .... the hospital would come last on the totem pole. I know it would for me.

I am only one person and I’m sure that there are a lot of people out there who might be against an urgent care center, but if we had one I know that I would use that facility before I would ever go back to an ER unless abso-lutely medically necessary.

People would also have to know that an urgent care center would not be the appropriate choice if they were having chest pains, possible stroke, difficulty breath-ing, massive bleeding, head trau-mas or the like. Those things all warrant a trip to the ER regard-less of financial status.

The whole healthcare situation is ridiculous any way you look at it.

I’m lucky enough to have a job that offers insurance, but at the same time the insurance that is offered isn’t affordable if you have a family or kids to add to it. But it beats paying the $1000 that I recently got quoted on for private

insurance monthly premiums. This again, is just an idea that

I think is worth looking into for the benefit of our county resi-dents.

Stephanie HodgeForest City

Offers more thoughts on health care issue

To the editor:I saw Mr. Hallman wrote a let-

ter about Obama and how he has spent more money than all presidents in history combined. I am not here to insult your intel-ligence, but don’t you think that is a little far fetched.

Now you talked about taxes. Yes some people don’t pay taxes and even get money from the govern-ment at the end of the year, but you have to make just so much and have to have more than one dependent.

I lost my job back in June of 2001 because of my job being phased out. I am trying to make a little money by being self employed and the last few years has been slow. With my wife’s income, we don’t make enough to pay taxes at the end of the year. One reason is because of Clinton passing a bill that you can deduct your health insurance premiums. This helps out a good deal when you pay around six thousand dol-lars a year.

Now the other thing was about health. Mr. Hallman said that some people from other countries come here for procedures they might have to wait a year for in their country but he did not state why.

Could it be that all people go to the doctor and there is a waiting list for things to be done and here not many people can afford these procedures, so no long lines?

Also Mr. Hallman said that doctors come here from other countries to practice in this country. Why? Simple, would you rather make five to ten thousand a year, or over one hundred thou-sand dollars a year?

Ronnie WilsonRutherfordton

The sensitivity of talking about death with children“Mommy, do you miss her?” It’s a question I wasn’t pre-

pared for one night recently at bedtime when Nathan and I were having our “Mommy-Natie” time we try to have each night.

We’d been singing songs and reading books and after a few moments of quiet, Nathan asked “Do you miss her?”

“Who, baby?” I asked – we’d been talking about his day and mine and the ques-tion was out of left field.

“Grandma Linda.” “Grandma Linda” is what

we call my mom, who died six months before Nathan was conceived.

Although he’s not met her on this earth (although I fully believe she was and is

his guardian angel), we talk about her frequently.

I tell him her favorite foods, favorite songs and stories of things she’d said or done.

“Yes, Nathan, I miss her every day,” I responded.

“Why?” How do you explain to a

three-year-old why you miss the mother who died before he was born without going into too much detail about why she’s no longer with us?

As best I could, I explained to Nathan that my mommy was very sick and the doctors couldn’t help her, but that he didn’t need to worry about me or about himself getting sick.

I’m sure he’s not grasped it and has even said, “I don’t want to die and go to heaven with Grandma Linda.”

Death is a topic that no parent looks forward to tack-ling.

At a previous newspaper I even wrote a story about how to talk to your child about death. At Nathan’s age, keep-ing an explanation basic is enough.

Death came to visit my family again this past week when a relative’s newborn baby died after only three

days. My husband and I opt-ed not to take Nathan to the funeral and decided it was best given his fears not to tell him where we’d been.

That escape wasn’t a luxury for my cousin and his wife, who through their grief over the loss of their newborn also had to explain to their oldest child why he didn’t have a baby brother anymore.

As we went through the line Tuesday night to share with them how sorry we were and that we’d continue to pray for them, I made sure to ask how their oldest son was taking the news. He’s OK, they said, but my prayers are especially with him as he’s far too young to understand what happened.

“Why do you miss her mommy?”

I miss her smiles, Nathan, and her laugh. I even miss the way she’d say my full name — married name too! — when I’d done something she thought I ought not to.

But in missing her I real-ize that those are memories I’ll carry with me forever. Losing a child, though ... I hope it’s something I never have to experience.

Grief, I’ve found, never goes away.

And sometimes it’s not any easier. But as the preacher said on Tuesday night, someday they will hold their precious baby in their arms again.

And someday my mama will hold hers again, too.

Allison Flynn

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Sheriff’s Reportsn The Rutherford County

Sheriff’s Office responded to 112 E-911 calls Tuesday.n Terry Chad Dixon report-

ed the theft of a 1998 Honda motorcycle.n Scott Thomas Watkins

reported the theft of guns and money.n Martha Ellenburg White

reported vandalism to the windshield of a 1989 Dodge truck.n Damage to a drink

machine was reported at Gilkey General Store, 2310 U.S. 221 North, Rutherfordton.

Rutherfordtonn The Rutherfordton Police

Department responded to 40 E-911 calls Tuesday.

Spindalen The Spindale Police

Department responded to 29 E-911 calls Tuesday.

Lake Luren The Lake Lure Police

Department responded to seven E-911 calls Tuesday.

Forest Cityn The Forest City Police

Department responded to 55 E-911 calls Tuesday.n An employee of

the Forest City Police Department reported an incident of indecent expo-sure. (See arrest of Williams.)n An employee of Wilco-

Hess reported an incident of larceny.

Arrestsn Brandon Williams, 17, of

Pointer Road, Forest City; charged with indecent expo-sure; freed on a custody release. (FCPD)n Jorge Villalobos, 27, of

Wells Drive, Forest City; charged with no operator’s license; placed under a $200 secured bond. (FCPD)n Robert Griffey, 18, of

Horn Bottom Road, Forest City; arrested on warrants for four counts of breaking and entering to a coin-oper-ated machine, two counts of larceny, and attempted

breaking and entering into a building; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD)n Daniel Packer, 17, of

Race Path Church Road, Mooresboro; arrested on a warrant for possession of drug paraphernalia; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (FCPD)n Christopher Griffey, 22,

of Goode Road, Mooresboro; arrested on warrants for four counts of breaking and entering to a coin-operated machine, two counts of larce-ny, and attempted breaking and entering into a building; released on a $10,000 unse-cured bond. (FCPD)n Zakiya Lacherity Govan,

24, of 23 Holly Way; charge/ allow drive motor vehicle with no registration and fic-titious/ canceled/ revoked/ altered registration card/tag; released on a $5,000 unse-cured bond. (NCHP)n April Brendle Morrow,

31, of 198 Bates Drive; charged with misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (Probation)n Kathy Elizabeth

Kemerait, 54, of 2026 Cane Mountain Rd.; charged with possession of drug parapher-nalia, manufacture mari-juana and maintain place for controlled substance; released on a $500 unse-cured bond. (RCSD)n Harold Thompson, 57,

of 556 Creek Rd.; charged with communicating threats; released on a written prom-ise to appear. (RCSD)n Anthony Dean Joyce, 30,

of 228 Bridge Rd.; charged with cyberstalking; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD)n Tamara Sosbe Campbell,

51, of 540 Mountain Creek Rd.; charged with harass-ing phone call and misde-meanor stalking; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD)n Jerry Calvin Self, 39,

no address listed; charged with obtain property by false pretense and felony larceny; placed under a $15,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n Cynthia Renee Thayer,

39, of 195 Knollwood Drive;

charged with simple assault; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD)n Josh Paul Parks, 25, of

141 Demar Ave.; charged with second-degree trespass-ing and violation of court order; placed under a $3,000 secured bond. (RCSD)

EMS/Rescuen The Rutherford County

EMS responded to 23 E-911 calls Tuesday.

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

Fire Callsn Cherry Mountain fire-

fighters responded to an electric fire, assisted by Bostic and Hudlow firefight-ers.n Ellenboro firefighters

responded to a control burn.

n Rutherfordton fire-fighters responded to a fire alarm.n Sandy Mush firefighters

responded to a motor vehicle crash.

Harl OwensHarl Owens, 92, of

Ellenboro, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, at Hospice House in Forest City.

He was a son of the late Pinkney Onzo Owens and Dovia Anna Burns Owens.

He was a church leader and a former deacon at Bethel Baptist Church in Ellenboro, where he taught the T.E. Crow Sunday School Class for over 50 years, and served as the church clerk for 52 years.

He served in the Army dur-ing World War II with the 727th Railroad Battallion for four and a half years as a Batallion Mess Sergeant, and also served in Northern Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany.

He was a life long farmer, Yokefellow volunteer for many years, and retired from Dicey Mills in Shelby after 27 years of employment.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Nellie Robbins Owens; two sons, Danny Owens of Ellenboro, and Dr. Douglas Owens of Rutherfordton; four grand-children; a brother, Delma Owens of Atlanta, Ga.; a sister, Ruby Evans of Forest City; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. David Easler, Dr. Wayne Blackwood, and Dr. Ron Williams officiat-ing. Burial will follow in the church cemetery Visitation will be held Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m., prior to the service in the Bethel Baptist Church FLC. The body will lie in state during the visitation hour in the church sanctuary.

Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church, Family Life Center Building Fund, P.O. Box 633, Ellenboro, NC 28040.

Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences www.wash-burndorsey.com.

Arthur NealyArthur Nealy, 91, a resident

of Southern Manor Nursing Home, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Arrangements are being handled by Pruitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service.

Milo ValenzuelaARCADIA, California (AP)

— U.S. Hall of Fame jockey Ismael “Milo” Valenzuela, who twice won the Kentucky Derby and rode five-time U.S. Horse of the Year Kelso in the 1960s, died on Wednesday after a long ill-ness. He was 74.

Blanche Frisch MaierCINCINNATI (AP) —

Blanche Frisch Maier (MY’-ur), the matriarch of the regional Frisch’s Big Boy res-taurant chain, has died at the age of 82.

Maier was the daughter of Frisch’s Restaurants Inc. founder David Frisch and worked in the family’s first restaurant.

Her late husband, Jack Maier, was the company’s chairman, and her son, Craig Maier, is now the CEO.

Ora SwitzerNICODEMUS, Kan. (AP)

— A 106-year-old woman known as the matriarch of the all-black community of Nicodemus has died.

Rev. Billy G. Washburn

Rev. Billy G. Washburn passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009 in the presence of his family. Born March 22, 1928, in Cleveland Co., he was a son of the late Waylan and Frances Barnette Washburn. He was a graduate of Gardner Webb College, Wake Forest University, and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. After serving as Pastor to a num-ber of churches in North Carolina and Virginia he retired in 1990.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a dear son, Bruce Craig Washburn of Lynchburg Va. and a sister, Margaret Godfrey of Winston-Salem.

Left to cherish his memory are his devoted wife of almost sixty-one years Sue Ledbetter Washburn; and sons Bill Jr. and wife Denise, Brent and wife Sherri, Barry and wife Wanda.

Also surviving are two sis-ters, Erlene Greene and husband, Roy of Bradenton, Fl. and Patsy Allman of York, SC. Brothers include, Charles and wife, Sue of Greenville SC, Troy and wife Trudy of Shelby, Carl and wife, Melinda of Shelby, Tyree and wife, June of Shelby, and John and wife, Brenda of Olive Branch, Ms. The family also includes nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

The family would like to ex-press our deepest gratitude to Dr. Matthew Rees, his associates, and staff for their honesty and compassion during our fathers illness.

A service of remembrance will be held at the First Baptist Church of Rutherfordton, NC on Saturday, September 5th, at two o’clock in the afternoon.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to any organization supporting cancer research.

Crowe’s Mortuary and Crematory is in charge. Online condolences:

www.crowemortuary.comPaid obit

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DNA clears man jailed for 14 years

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — A North Carolina man who spent 14 years in prison on charges that he raped two teenage girls has been set free after DNA evidence determined he was not the attacker.

Multiple media outlets reported that Joseph Lamont Abbitt walked out of the Forsyth County Jail on Wednesday afternoon after a judge vacated his conviction.

Abbitt was convicted in 1995 of two counts of first-degree rape, among other charges, in connection with the 1991 sexual assaults of a 16-year-old girl and her 13-year-old sister. He said outside of jail that he hoped DNA would reveal the real perpetrator.

Abbitt said he does not blame the girls for what hap-pened and prays for them every day.

N.C. man charged in 1972 slayings

WINDSOR (AP) — Authorities in a rural North Carolina community charged a just-released convict with murder and arson in the death of his wife and two children 36 years ago.

Roy Lawrence Rascoe, 68, was charged with first-degree murder and arson in a fire that burned the family’s Bertie County home in 1972.

Rascoe was being held in jail without bond. A first-appearance hearing Wednesday assigned a court-appointed attorney to defend Rascoe. The attorney did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

Rascoe’s arrest was based on new evidence uncovered

“in recent months” and inves-tigated by FBI agents, as well as state and local law offi-cers, Bertie County Sheriff Greg Atkins said. He would not discuss the new evidence.

The victims were Annie Smallwood Rascoe, 23, and the couple’s children Rita, 1, and Tony, 3. Atkins said some autopsy records were destroyed in the three decades since the deaths.

“It’s been a long time ago,” Atkins said.

Death certificates amended in May 1973 list the cause of death as “suspicious cir-cumstances.” Annie Rascoe’s death certificate said, “charred body found: did not die of fire.”

Her brother, Lemon Smallwood, told The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, Va., he remembered autop-sies showed Annie and her two children had been stabbed before they were found burned in the home. Smallwood said his sister was three months pregnant when she died.

Smallwood, 62, who lives outside of Ahoskie, said he believed all along the deaths were no accident.

Rascoe had just been released after serving time at the Federal Correctional Institution in Butner. He was convicted in federal court in Baltimore in 2006 for theft of government property, according to court records.

Dog makes meal of deputy cruiser’s tires

HOPE MILLS (AP) — Some dogs chase cars.

One in a North Carolina town decided to try and eat one.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says a pit bull deflated all four tires of a

deputy’s cruiser near Hope Mills on Sunday.

Spokeswoman Debbie Tanna says the deputy parked his car in a woman’s driveway while responding to her complaint about another dog.

When Deputy Lynn Lavallis went to speak with Gloria Bass, the dog chomped into the tires. The dog didn’t attack the deputy in the town near Fayetteville.

Tanna says the dog’s owner, Bass’s next-door neighbor, will be billed $500 for a new set of wheels.

Encephalitis caused youngster’s death

RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina child who died this summer had a case of mosquito-borne LaCrosse encephalitis.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday the virus caused the Swain County child’s death — the state’s first such fatal case since at least 2001.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the case from lab specimens.

The department didn’t pro-vide identifying information for the child, citing state con-fidentiality laws. The child was hospitalized in July and died a week later.

LaCrosse encephalitis is the state’s most common mosquito-borne disease, although it’s usually confined to western counties. The dis-ease is most prevalent among the elderly and children.

Common symptoms are fever, headache, nausea and vomiting. More severe or rare reactions may include con-vulsions and coma.

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Harl OwensMr. Harl Owens, 92, of

Ellenboro, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 at Hospice House, Forest City.

He was the son of the late Pinkney Onzo Owens and Dovia Anna Burns Owens. Harl was a church leader and a for-mer Deacon at Bethel Baptist Church in Ellenboro, where he taught the T.E. Crow Sunday School Class for over 50 years, and served as the church clerk for 52 years. He served in WWII in the Army with the 727th Railroad Batallion for four and a half years, serving as a Batallion Mess Sergeant and served in Northern Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany. Harl was a life long farmer, gardener, and dedicated Yokefellow volunteer for many years, retired supervisor from Dicey Mills in Shelby after 27 years.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Nellie Robbins Owens; two sons, Danny Owens of Ellenboro and Dr. Douglas Owens, and his wife Elizabeth of Rutherfordton; four grand-children, Emily Owens McCoun and her husband Jake, of Clinton, SC, Lindsay Owens of Greenville, SC, Clint Owens of Ellenboro, and Casey Owens of Rutherfordton; a brother, Delma Owens of Atlanta, GA; a sister, Ruby Evans of Forest City; and many nieces and nephews.

The Funeral Service will be held at 5:00 PM Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009 at Bethel Baptist Church. Rev. David Easler, Dr. Wayne Blackwood, and Dr. Ron Williams will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cem-etery.

The Visitation will be from 4 PM until 5 PM Thursday in the Family Life Center of Bethel Baptist Church. The body will lie in state during the visitation hour, in the church sanctuary.

Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church Family Life Center Building Fund, PO Box 633, Ellenboro, NC 28040.

Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrange-ments.

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Hoyle testified that she had had contact with the Edgerton family before the night of the attack. She said she had taken food and clothing to the Edgerton residence, and that Lamont Edgerton had later come to her home and thanked them for the assistance to his family. Both families live on Grassy Knob Road.

Hoyle said on the night of the inci-dent, a Sunday, at about 10 p.m., her mother was already in bed, as she had to be at work at 4 a.m. the next day. Hoyle said she was in the laun-dry room retrieving clothes when she heard a noise in the garage, which adjoined the laundry room. She turned her head and saw what appeared to be someone’s legs clad in reddish orange pants beside a china cabinet at an entrance to the garage.

“I turned around and stood up, fac-ing the dryer, and hoping he would think I had not seen him,” she testi-fied. But then she added that as she went up the stairs, someone grabbed her around the shoulders and waist and they struggled as they went into the kitchen and the den.

“I was so scared and fighting with him,” Hoyle said. “I was trying to get him away from me.”

She said the intruder told her, “Shh, shh, be quiet.” But she was screaming as loudly as she could to try to wake her mother up at the other end of the house.

Hoyle testified that during the struggle she saw a black man with a nylon stocking across his face that distorted his features, and a gray hoody. She said her mother heard the fight and came out the door of her

bedroom, causing bells to ring on the door. The sound of the bells apparent-ly frightened the man, who ran away and crashed through the glass doors in the garage.

Hoyle said she was bruised, espe-cially on her neck and back from where she had been pushed onto countertops that were to be installed in the house.

Jones testified that she finally heard her daughter’s screams for help and said, “I grabbed the gun and took off down the hall.”

By the time she reached the room where the fight had occurred, the man was gone. Jones said of her daughter, “She was shaking all over.”

Jones agreed with attorney Oglesby that she never saw the intruder.

Heather Nicole Allen then took the stand to testify that Edgerton had at one time told her about an incident in which he had gone in on “two old ladies.” She said he told her he had knocked the woman who had seen him down and then “ran through glass doors.”

Allen testified that she had lived with Edgerton for about five months, and that they both used drugs. She said she had used crack cocaine off and on for some 10 years. She said that Edgerton was telling her about “what he had done when he was high,” but added that he was not using drugs when he told her that story.

She said, “He was trying to tell me he wanted to change and get off drugs.”

Allen’s husband, Calvin Allen, is Edgerton’s cousin.

Allen also said during her testimony that Debbie Allen, an officer with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, had told her that if she was not revealing anything she knew about

the case she might face accessory charges.

A point of contention was whether Allen is still facing four felony charges for failure to appear in Henderson County. Allen said there are no charg-es pending against her.

Grassy Knob Road neighbors Jessie Spicer and his wife, Sheila Spicer, testified about a security system with cameras at their home. They have images that reportedly show Edgerton riding a bicycle in the orange pants the day before the inci-dent.

Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Detective Sgt. Don Huckabee was the final witness of the day as the state presented its case. He was the shift detective the night of the attack.

He testified that when he and another detective went out to speak with Edgerton about the case, he did not wait for them to say what they wanted, but instead “jerked off his shirt and said, ‘There’s no cut places on me.’” The remark apparently was made in reference to the intruder going through the glass door.

Huckabee also testified that he went to the Buncombe County Detention Center in February of this year to talk with Heather Allen about Edgerton’s possible involvement in the case.

“She said she loved Lamont,” Huckabee noted, and added that she said, “He needed help.”

Huckabee said he took her state-ment and went to the district attor-ney’s office with enough probable cause to proceed with the case.

The trial is scheduled to resume today at 9:30 a.m. in the Rutherford County Courthouse.

Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigi-talcourier.com.

you lose a card it is $1 to replace it. Cards are issued for those ages 6 and older.

In 2008-2009, 357,898 items were circulated from all three county libraries. Currently there are 16,589 registered patrons.

During the last fiscal year more than 37 million North Carolinians visited their public libraries and more than 9 million of them used library computers. Growth in materials being checked out, customer visits and especially internet use at libraries continues a trend. Nationally public

library visits are up 19 percent from 2000 to 2006. Circulation of library materials is up 20 percent. Access to public computers is up 86 percent.

Secretary of Cultural Resources Linda A. Carlisle has visited several libraries since her appointment. She states, “Libraries are places of great opportunity. They serve as an integral part of our communities, helping our citizens improve themselves, their families and their lives and sparking creativity and imagination.”

The “Smartest Card” initiative is part of The Campaign for America’s Libraries, a multi-year public aware-ness and advocacy effort by the American Library Association. Begun in 2004, the campaign promotes the

value of public libraries nationwide. The State Library of North Carolina

is a division of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. The State Library of North Carolina works in partnership with communities to develop library service, coordinates statewide programs for all types of libraries, and offers direct library service to state employees, geneal-ogy researchers, and people who have visual and physically handicaps.

The Department of Cultural Resources is a state agency dedicated to the promotion and protection of North Carolina’s arts, history and culture and podcasting 24/7 with information about the Department of Cultural Resources, all available at www.ncculture.com.

Meetings/other Memorial service: Annual Emergency Service Personnel Memorial Church Service; Sunday, Sept. 6, Long Branch Road Baptist Church; Sunday School 10 a.m., worship service 11 a.m.; lunch will follow; if you plan to attend, contact Kaye Ruppe at 287-1408.

Washburn community meeting: Washburn Community Club mem-bers will meet Thursday, Sept. 10, to vote on how to disperse the commu-nity funds. Meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Hours changing: All Rutherford County Convenience Centers will be closed on Sundays, beginning Nov. 1. Also the convenience centers will now close at 7 p.m., beginning Nov. 2.

Support group: HOPE of Rutherford County is a support group for families of children with special needs; for more informa-tion contact Jill at 704-480-2892 or Julie at 828-288-1900.

Celebrate Recovery: Friday nights from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Cornerstone Fellowship Church, 1186 Hudlow Rd.; support and encouragement; for more information, contact Becky at 828-980-8960.

reunionsTaylor family reunion: Sunday, Sept. 20, Gilkey United Methodist Church; covered dish lunch 1 p.m.; for more information contact Kim Beam at 287-9480.

Rollins family reunion: Sunday, Oct. 4, Mountain View Baptist Church fellowship building, Hwy. 221 south, Rutherfordton; lunch will be served at 1 p.m.; bring a well-filled basket; contact Todd Rollins at 287-9748 for more infor-mation.

40th Class reunion: R-S Central High School Class of 1969 will hold its 40th reunion on Oct. 10. Classmates who have not received information, contact Kathy McDonald at 429-2366, or Tom Miller at 429-0048.

40th Class reunion: East Rutherford High School Class of 1969 will hold its 40th reunion on Oct. 10. Classmates who have not received information, contact Linda H. Lovelace at 245-2267 or Max Champion at 245-9243.

MiscellaneousHospice Resale Shop will hold a storewide, half-price sale Sept. 3-5 on its entire stock, including select items already marked at 25 cents. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, (one day only) a 25 cents sale will be held on purs-es and shoes. The store is located at 631 Oak St., Forest City.

Foothills Harvest Outreach Ministries will hold a storewide, half-price sale Sept. 8-11. The store, located at 120 E. Trade St., Forest City, will be closed Sept. 7 in obser-vance of Labor Day.

Fundraisers Country breakfast: Saturday, Sept. 5, 7 to 10 a.m., East Rutherford Church of God; $5 per person, all you can eat.

Spaghetti supper: Saturday, Sept. 5, begins at 4 p.m., Thermal City United Methodist Church, Union Mills; adults $7; children $3; under six free.

Country ham supper: Saturday, Sept. 4, 4 to 8 p.m., Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church; adult plates $9; children $4.50; under six free; proceeds for the building fund.

Benefit breakfast: Saturday, Sept. 5, 6:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Cliffside Masonic Lodge No. 460; proceeds to benefit various charities.

Community-wide yard sale: Saturday, Sept. 12, at Union Mills Learning Center, in conjunction with the all-you-can-eat breakfast; the public is also invited to tour the Computer Center and gymnasium.

Annual fashion show: Sept. 14, 11:30 a.m., Lakeview Restaurant, Rumbling Bald Resort, Lake Lure; featuring fashions by Chico’s of Asheville; advance tickets $25; res-ervations required; contact Nancy Kessel at 625-8115 or Carol Root at 625-4350; sponsored by the women of Fairfield Mountains Chapel.

religionSpecial service: Sunday, Sept. 6, 4 p.m., New Life Fellowship Church, 601 E. Main St., Spindale; guest speaker, Pastor Niles Miller from New Holy Temple in Gastonia. Revival: Sept. 7-9, 7 nightly, at Sandy Mush Volunteer Fire Department, with Chaplain Bryan Melton; special singing each night. Praise celebration: Sunday, Sept. 13, 3 p.m., Piney Ridge CME Church, Union Mills; guest Larry Greene of Charlotte; music by the New Vernon Baptist Church Choir.

Revival: Sept. 13-16, 7 nightly, Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Hudlow Road; guest speaker, Dr. Chuck Bugg; Janet Roller will lead the music.

have stringent appearance require-ments, the county seat should, too.”

Developers agreed to make the Rutherfordton building look more like the Cliffside building and set a tenta-tive date of Feb. 1, 2010 for opening but said the building may open as late as April 4, 2010.

In other business, Planning and Development Director John McWhorter informed the board that the NCDOT was considering closing the U.S. 64 bridge between Rutherfordton and Lake Lure for repair.

Rather than opening a temporary bridge, McWhorter said the DOT was considering rerouting traffic from Lake Lure so as to bypass all of Rutherfordton and some parts of Spindale.

The board asked McWhorter for more information before voting on a resolution requesting a temporary bridge.

Board members also voted to reinstate dues to the Chamber of Commerce after they had been removed to save funds during the tight budget year. But the town will no longer make contributions to the chamber, as it had in years past.

The town will pay approximately $220 in dues each year based on the 47 employees of the town.

Also, the town reclassified it’s Park and Recreation Commission to a Park and Recreation Advisory Committee to keep the group more in line with their actual authority. The committee will no longer be a decision making body.

And ordinance approving a no solic-itation zone for residential areas was also passed.

The town will still allow peddlers and street vendors in the downtown area provided they purchase the prop-er license.

In other business, the board approved a draft ordinance that would change the fees for reserv-ing fields and courts at Crestview Park and would begin charging local

schools for using the facilities like tennis courts.

Board members also approved put-ting an antenna on the top of the Woodrow Jones building for use by Rutherford County for wireless Internet service.

An easement request from Broad River Water Authority was not approved because town attorney David Lloyd had more questions about the language of the easement. Council will vote on the matter at their October meeting.

The board also approved a request to apply for the Governor’s Highway Safety Grant Program for new radar units to replace units ranging from 10- to 14-years old.

The board voted to approve a resolu-tion in favor of increased freight rail hauling capacity from the Go 21 non-profit group.

The Council also voted to request that the NCDOT close Main Street on Oct. 3 for the Fall Festival.

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ASU’s .Edwards .iffy .for .East .Carolina

BOONE (AP) — Appalachian State coach Jerry Moore says quarterback Armanti Edwards is unlikely to play in the Mountaineers’ opener against East Carolina.

In a teleconference Wednesday, Edwards also was pessimistic about playing Saturday in his return from injuries to his right foot from a lawnmower accident last month.

Edwards returned to practice this week, but he has yet to go full speed or take the major-ity of the reps. Moore said on Tuesday that it’s “really doubt-ful” that Edwards will be ready to face the Pirates.

The elusive 6-footer burst onto the national scene in 2007 when he led the Mountaineers to an upset of Michigan. Last year he won the Walter Payton Award as the top player in the Football Championship Subdivision.

Cruise .to .narrate .film .about .Rick .Hendrick

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Tom Cruise will narrate an upcom-ing documentary about the his-tory of Hendrick Motorsports.

“TOGETHER: The Hendrick Motorsports Story” will air Oct. 11 on ABC before the net-work begins its coverage of the Sprint Cup Series race at California.

Cruise will narrate during never-before-seen footage and family photographs that chron-icle Rick Hendrick’s 25 years in NASCAR.

The actor became friendly with Hendrick when the car owner did some consulting for Cruise’s racing film “Days of Thunder.”

NASCAR .suspends .3 .for .substance .abuse

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR has suspended three crew members for violat-ing its toughened substance abuse policy.

The three were suspended for violations at Bristol Motor Speedway two weeks ago.

VOLLEYBALL6 p.m. Shelby at Chase 6 p.m. R-S Central at Patton 6 p.m. E. Rutherford at Burns 5 p.m. Mitchell at Thomas Jefferson

SOCCER6 p.m. Chase at Kings Mountain 6pm

LADIES TENNIS6 p.m. East Rutherford at Burns

JV FOOTBALL7 p.m. Bessemer City at Chase7 p.m. Polk at R-S Central7 p.m. East Rutherford at McDowell

1 p.m. (ESPN2) Tennis U.S. Open, Early Round. 2 p.m. (WGN) MLB Baseball Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs. 7 p.m. (WMYA) High School Football Berea at Greer. 7 p.m. (ESPN) College Foot-ball South Carolina at North Carolina State. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Tennis U.S. Open, Early Round. 7 p.m. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Florida Marlins. 8 p.m. (FSS) College Foot-ball Central Washington at Minnesota-Duluth. 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) College Football Oregon at Boise State.

Contributed PhotoThe Forest City Golf Club claimed the 2009 Challenge Cup after defeating the Rutherfordton Golf Club. Members of the Forest City team were: David Eaker, Don Ingle, Johnny Sisk, Wayne Matheny, Rusty Wood, Billy Terry, Brian Henriquez, BJ Terry, Brad Joyner, Shane Dotson, Jesse O’Dell, Steve Harper, Jr., TJ Francis, Ronnie Harrill, Daniel Elkins and Tripp Morrow.

Forest City retakes Challenge CupFrom staff reports

FOREST CITY — The Forest City Golf Club won the 2009 Challenge Cup in convincing fashion, this past weekend, as the team posted 19 1/2 points to Rutherfordton’s 10 1/2.

The three day tourney, held this year at the Forest City Golf Club, featured alternate shot on Friday, Aug. 28, best ball matches on Saturday, Aug. 29,

and single’s play on Sunday, Aug. 30.Rutherfordton had won the

Challenge Cup in 2008 and Forest City had to score at least 15 1/2 points to re-take the Cup.

Forest City did so with three straight days of wins, in all three formats.

In Friday’s action, Forest City claimed a 4-2 advantage with wins by Don Ingle and Johnny Sisk; Wayne

Matheny and Rusty Wood; and David Eaker and Steve Harper, Jr. Forest City halved two matches with Rutherfordton, which resulted in one full point.

On Saturday, Forest City stormed to a 6-2 win in best ball play.

Forest City’s winners included Brian

Please see Challenge Cup, Page 9

Thomas Jefferson battles Kings Mountain on pitchBy KEVIN CARVERSports Reporter

AVONDALE — Thomas Jefferson’s soccer team had a collaborative first half effort, but Kings Mountain splashed in four unanswered goals, three of those coming in the second half, to take a 4-1 win on Wednesday

afternoon.

“They have three kids that can hurt you on the field and that No.2 (Tony Chanthaphaeng) is an awesome soc-cer player,” Thomas Jefferson soccer coach Brian Espinoza said. “In all five games this season, it has been the same scenario, we have more chances

than the opponent and can’t finish them.”

In fact, Thomas Jefferson (0-5) post-ed 25 shots to the visitors 14 in the contest, but executing more opportu-nities went the way of the Mounties.

The Gryphons fired out of the gatePlease see TJCA, Page 8

Associated PressPittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (10) pulls in the eventual game-winning touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII. The Super Bowl win was an NFL record sixth for the Steelers. Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, right, has often said he would like to model his franchise after the Steelers.

Panthers .to .face .team .their .owner .wants .them .to .emulate

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has long said he wanted his young franchise to emulate the family-run Pittsburgh Steelers.

As the teams meet to close the exhibi-tion schedule Thursday, the Panthers have plenty of catching up to do on and off the field.

An injury-ravaged preseason full of missed tackles, few touchdowns and no wins was overshadowed this week by the stunning resignations of Richardson’s two sons from high-ranking jobs with the team.

The rift in the family leaves no clear successor to the 73-year-old owner seven months removed from a heart transplant. And while Richardson hired TCU ath-letic director Danny Morrison as team

president Wednesday, he’s yet to explain the resignations or his future plans with the team.

The Steelers, meanwhile, remain the definition of front-office stability — and appear in much better shape on the field, too.

Coming off its record sixth Super Bowl title, Pittsburgh, in its 76th year under three generations of ownership by the Rooney family, seems ready for the regu-lar season.

Ben Roethlisberger, recovered from a right foot injury, led two scoring drives in a 17-0 win over the Bills on Saturday. The Steelers’ defense looks as dominating as ever, too.

With the Steelers to play the reg-

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CHARLOTTE (AP) — Carolina Panthers’ owner Jerry Richardson moved quickly to replace his son as team presi-dent Wednesday, hiring Texas Christian University athletic director Danny Morrison.

A day after the surpris-ing resignations of Mark Richardson and his brother, Jon, who ran Bank of America Stadium, their 73-year-old father gave a major front office job to someone outside the family for the first time in a decade.

As Richardson continues to recover from a February heart transplant, Morrison, a long-time Richardson associate, will take over the team’s day-to-day business operations. He said he’ll begin his new job by the end of the month.

The 55-year-old Morrison’s first involvement with the Panthers came in the team’s first season in 1995, when he was AD at Wofford College, Richardson’s alma mater and the site of Carolina’s training camp. Morrison later became commissioner of the Southern Conference before going to TCU in 2005.

“We are very familiar with Danny and he is very famil-iar with our organization,” Richardson said in a state-ment.

n Danny Morrison has a long relationship with owner Jerry Richardson

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FOOTBALLNational Football League

Preseason Glance

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAMiami 3 0 0 1.000 49 32New England 2 1 0 .667 60 56N.Y. Jets 1 2 0 .333 70 72Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 66 89

South W L T Pct PF PATennessee 2 2 0 .500 75 91Houston 1 2 0 .500 40 65Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 42 46Jacksonville 0 3 0 .000 65 68

North W L T Pct PF PABaltimore 3 0 0 1.000 64 36Cleveland 2 1 0 .667 50 44Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 50 27Cincinnati 1 2 0 .333 35 47

West W L T Pct PF PAOakland 1 2 0 .333 58 76San Diego 1 2 0 .333 55 53Denver 0 3 0 .000 46 71Kansas City 0 3 0 .000 33 47

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PADallas 1 2 0 .333 53 61N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 52 61Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 73 82Washington 1 2 0 .333 41 63

South W L T Pct PF PANew Orleans 3 0 0 1.000 100 28Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 73 64Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 50 60Carolina 0 3 0 .000 47 68

North W L T Pct PF PAGreen Bay 3 0 0 1.000 92 58Minnesota 3 0 0 1.000 47 26Chicago 2 1 0 .667 64 47Detroit 2 1 0 .667 55 70

West W L T Pct PF PASan Francisco 3 0 0 1.000 58 49Seattle 3 0 0 1.000 61 37St. Louis 2 1 0 .667 60 61Arizona 0 3 0 .000 53 81

Thursday’s GamesDetroit at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.Baltimore at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.N.Y. Giants at New England, 7:30 p.m.Washington at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.Green Bay at Tennessee, 8 p.m.Kansas City at St. Louis, 8 p.m.Miami at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Pittsburgh at Carolina, 8 p.m.Arizona at Denver, 9 p.m.Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m.Friday’s GamesHouston at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.San Francisco at San Diego, 10 p.m.End of Preseason

BASEBALLNational League

East Division W L Pct GBPhiladelphia 76 53 .589 —Atlanta 70 62 .530 7½Florida 68 64 .515 9½New York 59 73 .447 18½Washington 46 88 .343 32½

Central Division W L Pct GBSt. Louis 78 55 .586 —Chicago 67 64 .511 10Milwaukee 64 67 .489 13Houston 63 70 .474 15

Cincinnati 60 73 .451 18Pittsburgh 53 79 .402 24½

West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 79 54 .594 —Colorado 73 59 .553 5½San Francisco 72 60 .545 6½Arizona 60 73 .451 19San Diego 59 76 .437 21

Tuesday’s GamesPhiladelphia 1, San Francisco 0Atlanta 4, Florida 3Cincinnati 11, Pittsburgh 5Chicago Cubs 4, Houston 1St. Louis 7, Milwaukee 6Colorado 8, N.Y. Mets 3San Diego 4, Washington 1L.A. Dodgers 4, Arizona 3Wednesday’s GamesCincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 3Chicago Cubs 2, Houston 0San Diego 7, Washington 0San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 0Atlanta at Florida, lateMilwaukee at St. Louis, lateN.Y. Mets at Colorado, lateArizona at L.A. Dodgers, lateThursday’s GamesMilwaukee (M.Parra 9-10) at St. Louis (Smoltz 1-0), 2:15 p.m.Chicago White Sox (C.Torres 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 8-7), 2:20 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Misch 0-1) at Colorado (Marquis 14-9), 3:10 p.m.San Francisco (Lincecum 13-4) at Philadelphia (P.Martinez 2-0), 7:05 p.m.Atlanta (Hanson 9-3) at Florida (Nolasco 9-8), 7:10 p.m.Arizona (Buckner 2-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Garland 8-11), 10:10 p.m.Friday’s GamesFlorida at Washington, 7:05 p.m.St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.Philadelphia at Houston, 8:05 p.m.San Francisco at Milwaukee, 8:05 p.m.Arizona at Colorado, 9:10 p.m.San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

American League

East Division W L Pct GBNew York 84 48 .636 — Boston 77 54 .588 6 1/2Tampa Bay 71 60 .542 12 1/2Toronto 59 72 .450 24 1/2Baltimore 54 79 .406 30 1/2

Central Division W L Pct GBDetroit 70 61 .534 — Minnesota 67 65 .508 3 1/2Chicago 64 69 .481 7 Cleveland 58 73 .443 12 Kansas City 51 81 .386 19 1/2

West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 78 53 .595 — Texas 74 58 .561 4 1/2Seattle 69 64 .519 10 Oakland 58 74 .439 20 1/2

Tuesday’s GamesTexas 5, Toronto 2, 1st gameDetroit 8, Cleveland 5N.Y. Yankees 9, Baltimore 6Boston 8, Tampa Bay 4Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 3Texas 5, Toronto 2, 2nd gameKansas City 4, Oakland 3Seattle 2, L.A. Angels 1Wednesday’s GamesChicago White Sox 4, Minnesota 2Oakland 10, Kansas City 4Seattle 3, L.A. Angels 0Detroit 4, Cleveland 2N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, lateBoston at Tampa Bay, lateToronto at Texas, lateThursday’s GamesCleveland (Carmona 3-9) at Detroit (N.Robertson 1-1), 1:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox (C.Torres 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 8-7), 2:20 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Gaudin 1-0) at Toronto (R.Romero

11-6), 7:07 p.m.Boston (Buchholz 3-3) at Tampa Bay (Price 7-6), 7:08 p.m.Seattle (Snell 3-1) at Oakland (Tomko 3-2), 10:05 p.m.Friday’s GamesMinnesota at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.Texas at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:38 p.m.L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.Boston at Chicago White Sox, 8:11 p.m.Seattle at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

SOCCERMajor League Soccer

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GAColumbus 10 4 9 39 34 25Chicago 10 6 8 38 33 28New England 9 6 6 33 26 26D.C. United 7 5 11 32 35 34Toronto FC 8 8 7 31 30 33Kansas City 5 10 6 21 20 29New York 4 16 4 16 20 41

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GAHouston 11 7 7 40 31 22Los Angeles 9 4 11 38 28 23Seattle FC 8 6 10 34 29 23Colorado 9 7 6 33 35 27Real Salt Lake 9 9 6 33 35 27Chivas USA 10 9 3 33 23 24FC Dallas 6 11 5 23 31 35San Jose 5 12 5 20 27 40

Saturday’s GamesKansas City at New England, 7:30 p.m.D.C. United at FC Dallas, 8 p.m.Toronto FC at Colorado, 10 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 9Kansas City at D.C. United, 8 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 12Colorado at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m.Seattle FC at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.Kansas City at New York, 7:30 p.m.Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.FC Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 13New England at Chivas USA, 3 p.m.Houston at Columbus, 5 p.m.

BASKETBALLWomen’s National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBIndiana 20 8 .714 — Atlanta 16 14 .533 5 Detroit 14 15 .483 6 1/2Washington 14 15 .483 6 1/2Chicago 14 16 .467 7 Connecticut 14 17 .452 7 1/2New York 12 18 .400 9

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBPhoenix 20 10 .667 — Seattle 19 11 .633 1 Los Angeles 15 15 .500 5 San Antonio 13 17 .433 7 Minnesota 12 18 .400 8 Sacramento 11 20 .355 9 1/2

Tuesday’s GamesSeattle 65, New York 58Detroit 101, Phoenix 99San Antonio 84, Minnesota 82, 2OTSacramento 90, Connecticut 70Atlanta 84, Los Angeles 79Wednesday’s GamesPhoenix at Indiana, lateThursday’s GamesSeattle at Washington, 7 p.m.Friday’s GamesNew York at Connecticut, 7 p.m.Indiana at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Washington at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.Atlanta at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

WELCOME (AP) — Slumping Richard Childress Racing has reorganized its com-petition department, and the biggest change means a new crew chief for Jeff Burton in 2010.

Scott Miller is the new director of competition, and will simultaneously finish the season atop Burton’s pit box. Miller will assume some of the responsibilities cur-rently handled by vice president of competition Mike Dillon and direc-tor of competition Will Lind.

Dillon, who is Childress’ son-in-law, will continue to oversee the competition depart-ment. Lind will become the business director for competition.

RCR is on the verge of not qualifying for the 12-driver Chase for the championship.

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quickly after controlling midfield. Michael Mellnik assisted to David Snyder in the 13th minute after a steal, but Snyder’s chance from out front was saved. A minute later, the two teamed up again, but this time Snyder’s look from the right side splashed the left side of the net for a 1-0 lead for Thomas Jefferson.

Michael Dedmon, Billy Krier and Conner Munjas each played well on defense, but that all broke down in the 30th minute. The Mounties Tony Chanthaphaeng flew to the ball and stole a pass around the Gryphons 40-yard line, from there, he beat one-on-one coverage and then slid a shot underneath a diving TJCA keeper, Richard Petty to tie the game back at 1-1.

Both Krier and Mellnik flung separate shots at goal before the half, but both sailed just over the crossbar. Petty also made a nice punch save as the half came to close to keep the game knotted at 1-1.

Unfortunately, the Gryphons allowed three more Kings Mountain (4-2) goals in the first 20 minutes of the second half.

Chanthaphaeng assisted to Jonathan Bruseker and Bruseker’s follow through from in front gave Kings Mountain a 2-1 lead in the 50th minute.

Chanthaphaeng scored his second goal during the 58th minute, placing a nice ball from the left side of the goal, which rung around the left side of the net for a score and 3-1 kings Mountaineer advan-tage. Chanthaphaeng assisted to Bruseker again in the 60th minute and finished the ball from in front for Bruseker’s second goal and the final score of the game.

Petty ended up with six saves for the Gryphons and even down by three goals in the latter stages, Thomas Jefferson feverishly tried to score on 13 second half attempts, but came away empty hand-ed during that time span.

“Our attack has been good, but there are some weaknesses we need to improve on quickly,” Espinoza said. “This is a young team and I do like that they fight hard and don’t quit, but we have to come together a little better.”

Thomas Jefferson soccer will play again on Friday, when they take a long mountainous road trip to face Highlands.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Ted Lilly pitched eight shut-out innings to reach the 10-win mark for the sev-enth consecutive season and Derrek Lee hit a two-run homer, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 2-0 vic-tory over Aaron Boone and the Houston Astros on Wednesday.

Boone was back in a major league game five months after open-heart surgery. He played first base for Houston and was hitless in three at-bats.

Lilly (10-8) allowed only four hits in joining Mark Buehrle, CC Sabathia and Johan Santana as the only active left-handers with 10 or more wins in seven straight years.

Lilly, 7-1 with a 1.72 ERA at home, walked none, struck out five and didn’t allow any Houston run-ners past second base.

Carlos Marmol pitched the ninth inning for his eighth save. Astros rookie Felipe Paulino (2-7) pitched almost as well, giving up only four hits in six innings.

Reds 5, Pirates 3CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Phillips and

Drew Stubbs homered to help Cincinnati sweep the four-game series and hand Pittsburgh its sev-enth straight loss.

Homer Bailey set a career high in strikeouts for the second straight start, fanning eight in 6 1-3 innings. Bailey (5-4) allowed three runs on seven hits.

Arthur Rhodes and Nick Masset combined to retire five consecutive batters — four on strikeouts — before Francisco Cordero pitched the ninth for his 30th save.

Padres 7, Nationals 0SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kevin Correia limited

Washington to three hits in 7 2-3 innings, and Adrian Gonzalez and Chase Headley hit two-run doubles for San Diego.

Lilly, Cubs blank Astros

RALEIGH (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes didn’t have much time to rest and recharge this summer. The break was still too long for Eric Staal.

Chalk that restlessness up to hockey players’ general pref-erence for short summers — because that means they made deep runs in the playoffs.

“This time around, you still have that fire in your belly to make sure you make it all the way,” Staal said Wednesday. “We had a good run in the playoffs, but ultimately, we didn’t get the job done, and now we’ll bring that fire and that passion back into this season.”

Carolina begins training camp in less than two weeks, but the Hurricanes are still buzzing about their postseason — both the good and the bad.

In their first playoff appear-

ance since winning the Stanley Cup in 2006, they accomplished the rare feat of winning consecu-tive road Game 7s to reach the Eastern Conference finals before they were swept by eventual Cup champion Pittsburgh.

“I would have rather taken two winning series than (none), but at the same time, I think when you get that close to having a chance to play for the Stanley Cup, it is disappointing,” forward Sergei Samsonov said. “So in a way, it is a bittersweet ending. But as a team, I think we real-ize we had a chance and we’re excited about this team because we kept, pretty much, the same team.”

The Hurricanes, who hold their first practice Sept. 13, pre-served the nucleus of a team that upset New Jersey and Boston

in dramatic fashion last spring to reach the Eastern finals for the third time since 2002. They scored twice in the final 80 seconds of Game 7 to stun the Devils before outlasting the Bruins in overtime in the deci-sive game of their series.

They locked up free-agent for-wards Jussi Jokinen, Erik Cole, Chad LaRose and Tuomo Ruutu with multi-year deals, bought out defenseman Frantisek Kaberle’s contract and brought in free-agent center Stephane Yelle from Boston to add another voice of experience.

But the biggest offseason move was the trade with Boston that brought back defenseman Aaron Ward — a key member of the ’06 Cup team who still lives in Raleigh and spends his offsea-sons training with many current Hurricanes.

Short summer still too long for Hurricanes

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Henriquez and Brad Joyner; David Eaker and Wayne Matheny; BJ Terry and Shane Dotson; Tripp Morrow and Steve Harper, Jr. In addi-tion, Forest City halved two matches with Rutherfordton to claim a full point.

In Sunday’s finale, Forest City slammed Rutherfordton in single’s play with a 9 1/2 to 6 1/2 victory.

Full results are as follows:

Friday — Alternate ShotForest City 4, Rutherfordton 2

Don Ingle-Johnny Sisk (FC) defeated Rick Oates-Tommy Walker

Wayne Matheny - Rusty Wood (FC) defeated Dennis Hill-Mike White

Billy Terry-Brian Henriquez (FC) halved Steve Culbertson-Tommy Kimbrell

BJ Terry-Brad Joyner (FC) halved Mike Poteat-Zach McKelvey

Josh McMillian-Jason Henderson (R) defeated Shane Dotson-Jesse O’Dell

David Eaker-Steve Harper, Jr. (FC) defeated Brent Lowery-Brian McCraw

Saturday — Best BallForest City 6, Rutherfordton 2

Brian Henriquez-Brad Joyner (FC) defeated Richard Allen-Jim Henderson

David Eaker-Wayne Matheny (FC) defeated Steve Culbertson-David Wyscarver

Josh McMillian-Jason Henderson (R) defeated Rusty Wood-Billy Terry

BJ Terry-Shane Dotson (FC) defeated Zach McKelvey-Bobby Bryant

Tripp Morrow-Steve Harper, Jr. (FC) defeated Brent Lowery-Brian McCraw

Jesse O’Dell-TJ Francis (FC) halved Freddie Jones-Chad Dalton

Ronnie Harrill-Don Ingle (FC) halved Mike Poteat-Alan Henderson

Daniel Elkins-Johnny Sisk (FC) defeated Ricky Lewis-Tommy Kimbrell

Sunday — Single MatchesForest City 9 1/2, Rutherfordton 6 1/2

TJ Francis (FC) defeated Steve CulbertsonJesse O’Dell (FC) defeated Tommy WalkerFreddie Jones (R) defeated Ronnie HarrillJohnny Sisk (FC) defeated Bobby BryantBrent Lowery (R) defeated Wayne MathenyRusty Wood (FC) defeated Ricky LewisBrad Joyner (FC) defeated Alan HendersonBilly Terry (FC) defeated Jim HendersonBrian Henriquez (FC) halved Rick OatesBJ Terry (FC) halved Richard AllenDaniel Elkins (FC) defeated Jason HendersonChad Dalton (R) defeated Don IngleSteve Harper, Jr. (FC) defeated Mike PoteatTripp Morrow (FC) halved Zach McKelveyTommy Kimbrell (R) defeated Shane DotsonJosh McMillian (R) defeated David Eaker

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Associated PressMarat Safin returns to Jurgen Melzer during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Wednesday. Meltzer won 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.

Williams moves on, Safin oustedNEW YORK (AP) — Venus

Williams moved on, Rafael Nadal came back and Marat Safin said goodbye at the U.S. Open on Wednesday.

Her left knee heavily wrapped, the third-seeded Williams defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-4, 6-2, in a less taxing match than she had two nights earlier when she fell behind a set before rallying against Vera Dushevina.

Nadal, whose knees kept him out of Wimbledon, returned to Grand Slam play with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 win over Richard Gasquet, while Safin, a former world No. 1, closed out his Grand Slam career, losing to Jurgen Melzer 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.

Williams hurt her knee in the first set of the opener, and the heavy tape she wore for the sec-ond round confirmed the injury was more than just a tweak. But the two-time U.S. Open champ, who fielded no fewer than a dozen questions about her health in the postmatch interview, insisted she wouldn’t use it as an excuse.

“I’m still playing well and I feel

I’ll continue to play better as the rounds go on,” she said. “I’m try-ing not to make this injury a fac-tor at all.”

She said she had no plans to pull out of the doubles with her sister, Serena, where they are trying to add the U.S. Open to their Australian and Wimbledon titles this year.

“My mentality for doubles is, it’s a major title and I love win-ning majors,” Venus said. “It’s not a decision I take lightly. I’m going to do my best to be able to prepare.”

Nadal, the No. 3 seed, showed very little rust after missing most of the summer with ten-dinitis in his knees. He ripped through Gasquet — also on the comeback after a 2 1/2-month drug suspension — and answered any questions about his mobility by easily getting to a pair of drop shots en route to a decisive break in the eighth game of the third set.

“I don’t have pain, so I don’t think about it,” Nadal said.

While Williams and Nadal keep playing, Safin’s Grand Slam career is over.

It ends with two Grand Slam titles, a smaller number than many experts thought possible when he broke through by beat-ing Pete Sampras in the 2000 U.S. Open final.

“That match was a miracle for me,” Safin said. “It took some time for me to see how big this thing was. It was difficult because I was also 20 years old, I wasn’t ready for this. It was difficult to understand it.”

Now he’s 29 and wants to move to the next chapter of his life, though he concedes he’s not sure what, exactly, that will be. Watching his top-ranked sister, Dinara Safina, probably won’t be a big part of it.

“I really love my sister, but I think she can manage without me,” he said.

He leaves behind a lot of good memories. He was a fiery, emo-tional player in a sport that doesn’t have many — a player who estimated he’s broken more than 300 rackets in his career and also got fined for pulling his pants down once during a French Open match.

Wolfpack, Gamecocks meet in opener, tonight

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina State couldn’t have asked for a better way to start the season.

First, there’s the chance to showcase the program and all-conference quarterback Russell Wilson to a national TV audience. Then there’s the opponent: Steve Spurrier and South Carolina, the same team that shut out the Wolfpack to open last season.

“It’s the buzz around town right now, to be on television and know you’re the first game that everybody’s going to be watching,” Wolfpack coach Tom O’Brien said. “It’s going to be a special treat ... (and) going to be an indication of where we are as a program.”

That could be said for both teams. The Wolfpack have twice managed to overcome terrible starts to the season under O’Brien to get back into bowl contention, including last year’s four-game win-ning streak to end the year that put N.C. State in the Papajohns.com Bowl.

The Gamecocks, meanwhile, are starting their fifth season under Spurrier but are coming off a 7-6 finish that ended with three straight losses — all by lopsided margins.

In last year’s meeting, the Gamecocks led just 3-0 at halftime before scoring on their last four possessions to take a 34-0 victory in Columbia. This time, the Wolfpack are favored.

“That definitely doesn’t bother me,” Spurrier said. “I’ve played as the underdog many times. I just want our players to know this is a very good team we’re playing. Sometimes people have a tendency to go by last year’s game when really you can’t. N.C. State became a much better team as the sea-son progressed.”

Indeed, both teams headed in different direc-tions following last year’s matchup. The Wolfpack lost four of six before rallying behind Wilson, who left the opener with a concussion but went on to become the first freshman voted all-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team quarterback.

ular-season opener Sept. 10 against Tennessee, don’t expect to see the starters for more than a series or two Thursday. The night belongs to the fringe play-ers trying to make the 53-man regular-season roster and the competition for backup jobs on the offensive line.

“There is no question their appearance is going to be a short one. That is the nature of it,” coach Mike Tomlin said of the first units. “They are going to have some teammates fighting until the bitter end to play well and make this football team. Those guys understand that pro-cess.”

Panthers coach John Fox didn’t

play his starters at all in the final exhibition game last year before they went 12-4 and won the NFC South. But the first units will play some Thursday, a final chance to gain some con-fidence in what’s been an unim-pressive 0-3 preseason.

The first-team offense has scored just one touchdown in six quarters, while the defense has been plagued by injuries and poor tackling. After struggling to defend the run in the first two games, Baltimore’s Joe Flacco picked apart Carolina’s second-ary Saturday in the Ravens’ 17-13 win.

“We’ll tighten it up and make sure everything is fine,” defen-sive tackle Damione Lewis said. “We didn’t do a lot of blitzing to keep them off-kilter. I think as we get going and steadily put in our game plan getting ready for

that first game we’ll have a lot more in our package.”

Lewis could be lining up next to a new face Thursday. Louis Leonard, acquired from Cleveland, is the latest stopgap following Maake Kemoeatu’s season-ending torn Achilles’ ten-don.

But Carolina will again be without middle linebacker Jon Beason, whose status for the Sept. 13 opener against Philadelphia is in doubt because of a sprained knee. Running back Jonathan Stewart, who has participated in eight of 48 practices because of a mysteri-ous Achilles’ tendon injury, won’t play Thursday.

Pittsburgh has some injury concerns. Running back Willie Parker (hamstring) has missed two games and receiver Santonio Holmes (back) is banged up.

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Stranger slaps childSTONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP)

— Police say a 61-year-old man annoyed with a crying 2-year-old girl at a Walmart slapped the child several times after warning the tod-dler’s mother to keep her quiet.

A police report says after the stranger hit the girl at least four times, he said: “See, I told you I would shut her up.”

Roger Stephens of Stone Mountain is charged with felony cruelty to children. It was unclear if he had an attorney and a telephone call to his home Wednesday was unanswered.

Authorities say the girl and her mother were shopping Monday when the toddler began crying. The police report says Stephens approached the mother and said, “If you don’t shut that baby up, I will shut her up for you.”

Facebook scam costlyST. LOUIS (AP) — Police say a

Missouri woman was tricked into wiring about $4,000 to an account in England after receiving messages from a friend on Facebook asking for help.

Cape Girardeau Police Sgt. Jason Selzer said Wednesday that a woman told his department last week that she had been tricked into sending the money by Western Union after hearing her friend and her friend’s husband were being detained in London and needed money to leave.

The friend, Grace Parry, told the Southeast Missourian news-paper that someone took over her Facebook account and posed as her. She has since suspended the account.

Accused shooter jailedWASHINGTON (AP) — An

89-year-old white supremacist charged with killing a secu-

rity guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was ordered to remain in jail Wednesday after pros-ecutors said the frail man was still dangerous because he had “no true friends” and “nothing to lose.”

A judge also ordered James von Brunn to undergo a competency evaluation despite objections from the wheelchair-bound suspect. He was otherwise nonchalant and even smiled when a prosecutor said he wanted to kill as many people as possible in the June 10 attack.

Third man arrestedBELLVILLE, Texas (AP) —

Authorities have arrested a third suspect in the death of a prominent Houston physician who was shot several times as he arrived at his sprawling countryside ranch with his family.

Misael Santollo, 18, was arrested Tuesday night at a Houston apart-ment, Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Tela Mange said. Santollo is the cousin of two brothers — 23-year-old Cristobal and 18-year-old Moises Galvan — who were arrested last week in the death of Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzalez. Authorities did not know whether the three men had attorneys.

A ranch hand who was injured in the shootout between the gunmen and Gonzalez is Santollo’s cousin and the brother of the Galvans, said Sgt. Paul Faircloth of the Austin County Sheriff’s Department.

Traficant out of prisonROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) —

Former Ohio Rep. James Traficant has been freed from a Minnesota prison after serving seven years for bribery and racketeering.

Traficant, a nine-term Democrat from Youngstown, walked out of the federal prison hospital in Rochester just before 10 a.m. Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Gibson is retiring at the end of the year and Diane Sawyer will replace him in January as anchor of ABC’s “World News,” the network said Wednesday.

Gibson, 66, said he had been plan-ning to retire at the end of 2007 but events compelled him to stay. He was named anchor following the death of Peter Jennings and the wartime injury of Bob Woodruff in 2006. He’s been at ABC News for 35 years and says he plans to continue as an occa-sional contributor.

Sawyer’s elevation means that, with Katie Couric at CBS, two of the three leading anchors for the broadcast networks will be women.

His comforting presence made him an instant ratings hit at “World News” at a time the other networks had much younger anchors. But NBC’s Brian Williams eventually passed him by and has been leading in the ratings for the past year, with “World News” a solid second.

“The program is now operating at a very accelerated, but steady, cruising speed and I think it is an opportune time for a transition — both for the

broadcast and for me,” Gibson said in an e-mail to fellow ABC News staff-ers. “Life is dynamic; it is not static.”

Sawyer will leave a hole at ABC’s “Good Morning America,” where she was co-host with Robin Roberts. ABC said it had no immediate announcement on what will happen on that show, which is also second in the ratings to NBC.

Gibson’s biggest impact at ABC is when he stepped into the breach dur-ing times of need. He had left “Good Morning America,” but the program was imploding in the ratings when ABC News President David Westin asked him and Sawyer to step in as anchors. What was originally envi-sioned as a stopgap of a few months turned into nearly a decade.

After Peter Jennings’ death from cancer in 2005, Westin replaced him with an anchor team of Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas. But after Woodruff was seriously hurt in a wartime injury and Vargas became pregnant, Gibson was asked to take over.

“We owe him much for the leader-ship he gave us when we needed it most,” Westin said.

Gibson leaving as ABC anchor; Sawyer gets job

Firefighters make more progress against fires

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Associated PressFirefighters work to clear a fire break in the Angeles National Forest around Mt. Wilson, Calif., Wednesday.

Weather

Nation Today

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters made more progress Wednesday against a giant wildfire that has ravaged a national forest north of Los Angeles as investigators searched for information about how the fire started.

Officials are still trying to fig-ure out what set off the blaze in the Angeles National Forest that had burned nearly 219 square miles, or 140,150 acres, by early Wednesday. Deputy incident commander Carlton Joseph said Wednesday that the fire was human-caused, but it’s not known specifically how it was started or whether it was accidental or arson.

Joseph said a human cause could include a range of things from a dropped cigarette to a spark from something like a lawn mower. Joseph says investigators have several leads and notes that lightning has been ruled out as a possible cause.

Firefighters have created a perim-eter around 22 percent of the blaze, largely by removing brush with bull-dozers and setting controlled burns. Bulldozers still have 95 miles of fire line to build, mostly on the blaze’s eastern front near the San Gabriel Wilderness Area.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the fire area Wednesday morning and served breakfast to firefighters, scooping Cream of Wheat into paper bowls and giving them plenty of pro-tein so “they get all pumped up for the next fight out there with those fires.”

“The crews are making excellent progress based on the improved weather conditions,” U.S. Forest Service incident commander Mike Dietrich said at a Wednesday news conference.

Since erupting Aug. 26, the blaze has destroyed more than five dozen homes, killed two firefighters and forced thousands of people from their homes.

Officials also were keeping a close eye on the wind, which had been

calm overnight but could pick up Wednesday afternoon and move flames closer to homes and a historic observatory on Mount Wilson.

In a hillside neighborhood of Glendale, Frank Virgallito stood in a group anxiously watching a con-trolled burn edge toward their neigh-borhood.

Virgallito said he and his neighbors had been on high alert since Friday but ignored a voluntary evacuation.

“You don’t sleep well,” Virgallito said. “I get up every hour and a half or two hours to get a good view of where the fire is. For four days we’ve been a little sleep-deprived. It’s unnerving.”

Virgallito said he saw deer, coyote and skunks scampering down his street away from the heat and ash of the smoldering wilderness.

Officials also worried about the threat to a historic observatory and TV, radio and other antennas on Mount Wilson northeast of Los Angeles. But on Tuesday, firefighters set backfires near the facilities before a giant World War II-era seaplane-turned-air tanker made a huge water drop on flames inching toward the peak from the north and west.

By nightfall, 150 firefighters and engines were stationed at the peak to defend the towers, said fire spokes-man Paul Lowenthal.

The flames crossed the Angeles Crest Highway into the San Gabriel Wilderness to the east on Tuesday, Lowenthal said. Firefighters made progress on fire breaks to the north near Acton and southwest from Altadena to the Sunland neighbor-hood.

Firefighters and longtime residents know it could be so much worse. Autumn is the season for the fero-cious Santa Ana winds to sweep in from the northeastern deserts, gain-ing speed through narrow mountain canyons, sapping moisture from veg-etation and pushing flames farther out into the suburbs.

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STOCKS OF LOCAL INTERESTYTD

Name Div Yld PE Last Chg%ChgYTD

Name Div Yld PE Last Chg %ChgAT&T Inc 1.64 6.5 12 25.37 +.01 -11.0Amazon ... ... 51 78.14 -1.02 +52.4ArvMerit ... ... ... 7.03 +.06+146.7BB&T Cp .60 2.3 14 26.12 -.52 -4.9BkofAm .04 .2 44 16.27 -.18 +15.6BerkHa A ... ... 5298200.00-400.00+1.7Cisco ... ... 21 21.55 +.38 +32.2Delhaize 2.01 3.0 ... 67.43 +.78 +7.0Dell Inc ... ... 16 15.35 +.14 +49.9DukeEngy .96 6.3 16 15.15 -.14 +.9ExxonMbl 1.68 2.5 11 68.18 -.23 -14.6FamilyDlr .54 1.7 15 30.99 +.55 +18.9FifthThird .04 .4 ... 9.92 -.34 +20.1FCtzBA 1.20 .9 29 132.87 -2.33 -13.0GenElec .40 3.0 10 13.20 -.14 -18.5GoldmanS 1.40 .9 31 158.54 -1.63 +87.9Google ... ... 31 453.01 -2.75 +47.2KrispKrm ... ... ... 3.09 -.02 +83.9

LeggPlat 1.04 5.6 68 18.42 +.17 +21.3

Lowes .36 1.7 15 20.86 ... -3.1

Microsoft .52 2.2 15 23.86 -.14 +22.7

PPG 2.12 3.9 24 53.93 -.15 +27.1

ParkerHan 1.00 2.1 15 47.37 -.56 +11.4

ProgrssEn 2.48 6.4 14 39.03 -.34 -2.1

RedHat ... ... 57 22.76 +.16 +72.2

RoyalBk g 2.00 ... ... 49.56 -.64 +67.1

SaraLee .44 4.6 19 9.65 +.03 -1.4

SonicAut ... ... ... 11.24 -.65+182.4

SonocoP 1.08 4.3 17 25.20 -.02 +8.8

SpectraEn 1.52 8.3 13 18.28 -.08 +16.1

SpeedM .36 2.4 ... 14.71 -.25 -8.7

Timken .36 1.8 65 20.27 -.28 +3.3

UPS B 1.80 3.4 25 52.75 +.17 -4.4

WalMart 1.09 2.1 15 50.92 -.05 -9.2

STOCK MARKET INDEXES

MUTUAL FUNDS

DAILY DOW JONES

11,790.17 6,469.95 Dow Industrials 9,280.67 -29.93 -.32 +5.75 -19.535,259.34 2,134.21 Dow Transportation 3,606.90 -11.75 -.32 +1.97 -28.60

480.60 288.66 Dow Utilities 367.26 -3.48 -.94 -.94 -20.738,434.90 4,181.75 NYSE Composite 6,474.79 -13.02 -.20 +12.47 -21.702,079.77 1,130.47 Amex Market Value 1,684.72 +21.78 +1.31 +20.55 -15.272,413.11 1,265.52 Nasdaq Composite 1,967.07 -1.82 -.09 +24.73 -15.711,303.04 666.79 S&P 500 994.75 -3.29 -.33 +10.13 -21.98

826.86 397.97 S&P MidCap 636.71 -3.38 -.53 +18.29 -20.6213,324.87 6,772.29 Wilshire 5000 10,245.90 -29.43 -.29 +12.75 -21.35

761.78 342.59 Russell 2000 555.83 -2.23 -.40 +11.29 -25.08

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

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

PIMCO TotRetIs CI 99,791 10.81 +2.2 +12.5/A +6.7/A NL 5,000,000American Funds GrthAmA m LG 60,573 24.49 +0.2 -18.0/B +2.6/A 5.75 250American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 55,198 45.20 +1.2 -11.3/C +4.4/C 5.75 250American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 50,929 30.73 +1.5 -14.4/B +6.6/A 5.75 250Fidelity Contra LG 49,935 50.85 +0.3 -18.0/B +4.2/A NL 2,500Vanguard TotStIdx LB 49,010 24.51 +1.0 -19.9/C +0.5/B NL 3,000American Funds IncAmerA m MA 45,570 14.30 +1.9 -10.1/C +2.5/B 5.75 250American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 45,458 23.47 +1.2 -15.8/A +1.0/B 5.75 250Vanguard 500Inv LB 43,659 92.05 +1.0 -19.9/C -0.4/C NL 3,000Vanguard InstIdx LB 37,683 91.48 +1.0 -19.8/C -0.2/C NL 5,000,000American Funds EurPacGrA m FB 37,090 34.93 +0.7 -9.7/A +8.4/A 5.75 250American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 36,779 22.16 +0.8 -21.0/D -1.0/D 5.75 250Dodge & Cox Stock LV 36,546 86.05 +2.0 -22.6/D -0.3/C NL 2,500Dodge & Cox IntlStk FV 31,332 29.05 +2.3 -15.2/C +7.1/A NL 2,500American Funds NewPerspA m WS 29,745 23.00 +1.4 -11.2/A +6.0/A 5.75 250Fidelity DivrIntl d FG 29,624 25.64 +1.1 -20.0/D +4.8/C NL 2,500American Funds BalA m MA 27,846 15.01 +1.5 -10.3/C +1.4/C 5.75 250American Funds FnInvA m LB 27,676 28.93 +0.2 -19.5/C +3.6/A 5.75 250PIMCO TotRetAdm b CI 26,683 10.81 +2.2 +12.2/A +6.4/A NL 5,000,000American Funds BondA m CI 26,476 11.65 +1.9 +1.2/E +2.5/D 3.75 250FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m CA 25,992 1.90 +1.3 -8.7/E +3.0/B 4.25 1,000Vanguard Welltn MA 25,647 26.98 +1.2 -6.8/A +4.5/A NL 10,000Fidelity GrowCo LG 25,390 59.45 +0.2 -18.2/B +4.3/A NL 2,500Vanguard 500Adml LB 25,000 92.07 +1.0 -19.9/C -0.3/C NL 100,000Vanguard TotStIAdm LB 23,020 24.52 +1.0 -19.8/C +0.6/B NL 100,000Vanguard TotIntl FB 22,341 13.32 +1.4 -13.9/B +6.6/A NL 3,000Vanguard InstPlus LB 22,092 91.48 +1.0 -19.8/C -0.2/C NL 200,000,000Fidelity LowPriStk d MB 21,776 28.92 +2.6 -11.7/A +4.2/A NL 2,500T Rowe Price EqtyInc LV 13,826 18.98 +2.2 -18.5/B +0.3/B NL 2,500Hartford CapAprA m LB 9,833 27.06 -0.3 -19.5/C +3.9/A 5.50 1,000Pioneer PioneerA m LB 3,934 31.67 +0.1 -21.6/D +0.6/B 5.75 1,000Alliance Bernstein GrowIncA m LV 1,169 2.70 -0.4 -21.0/D -2.0/D 4.25 2,500Goldman Sachs ShDuGovA m GS 1,105 10.47 +0.6 +6.9/B +4.6/A 1.50 1,000DWS-Scudder REstA m SR 339 11.24 +4.9 -38.7/D -1.3/C 5.75 1,000Hartford GrowthL m LG 174 13.32 +0.2 -17.9/B -0.4/D 4.75 0

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

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

NYSE6,474.79 -13.02

AMEX1,684.72 +21.78

NASDAQ1,967.07 -1.82

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.

dd uu ddGAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Volume

Name Vol (00) Last ChgPwShs QQQ870874 39.25 -.03ETrade 731761 1.49 -.01Intel 410297 19.47 -.25Microsoft 398467 23.86 -.14Cisco 396488 21.55 +.38HuntBnk 345479 3.93 -.32Popular 276932 2.09 +.05Yahoo 230298 14.23 +.05Comcast 219878 15.42 +.27CA Inc 212885 20.20 -1.66

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgMediCo 10.26 +2.29 +28.7Sepracor 22.80 +4.77 +26.5FlowInt 2.50 +.40 +19.0FstBkshVA 6.00 +.94 +18.6PathBcp 7.64 +1.18 +18.4GrayMrk n 2.12 +.27 +14.6FstBkshs 10.48 +1.26 +13.7AudCodes 2.11 +.23 +12.2PanASlv 20.91 +2.28 +12.2CT BkTr 4.65 +.50 +11.9

Name Last Chg %ChgMagyarBc 4.05 -.91 -18.3CarverBcp 5.78 -1.19 -17.1AtlBcGp 5.01 -.99 -16.5Synovis 12.65 -2.46 -16.3LSB Cp 9.90 -1.84 -15.7SeaChange 7.50 -1.40 -15.7ChHousLd 3.35 -.60 -15.2NexstarB 2.20 -.38 -14.7BldrFstSrc 4.31 -.67 -13.5SRISurg 2.00 -.30 -13.0

DIARYAdvanced 1,267Declined 1,392Unchanged 148Total issues 2,807New Highs 15New Lows 9

1,942,624,679Volume

Name Vol (00) Last ChgPSCrudeDL 331362 4.07 -.31Sinovac 216195 8.53 -1.93EldorGld g 86728 10.72 +.90GoldStr g 73614 2.94 +.37Hemisphrx 69217 1.99 -.11NovaGld g 63040 4.62 +.89Rubicon g 53101 3.45 +.50NwGold g 49715 3.55 +.29NthgtM g 47042 2.48 +.30Rentech 41531 1.92 +.08

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgVistaGold 2.33 +.55 +30.9NovaGld g 4.62 +.89 +23.9iMergent 7.70 +1.35 +21.3Rubicon g 3.45 +.50 +16.9Arrhythm 3.40 +.47 +16.0GoldStr g 2.94 +.37 +14.4NA Pall g 2.96 +.36 +13.8NthgtM g 2.48 +.30 +13.8TanzRy g 3.40 +.40 +13.3TianyinP n 3.95 +.45 +12.9

Name Last Chg %ChgSinovac 8.53 -1.93 -18.5OrleansH 3.13 -.40 -11.4SL Ind 6.66 -.70 -9.5ChinNutri n 3.60 -.29 -7.5Sifco 12.89 -1.03 -7.4PSCrudeDL 4.07 -.31 -7.1AlphaPro 5.13 -.38 -6.9LaBarg 9.51 -.71 -6.9RELM 2.42 -.18 -6.9DeerfCap rs 6.56 -.47 -6.7

DIARYAdvanced 281Declined 246Unchanged 60Total issues 587New Highs 19New Lows 2

Name Vol (00) Last ChgCitigrp 9478810 4.56 +.02FannieMae h3838273 1.37 -.22BkofAm 2205786 16.27 -.18FredMac h 1867964 1.64 -.26SPDR 1560538 99.82 -.38AIntlGp rs 975768 37.95 +1.95SPDR Fncl 924210 13.79 -.12DirFBear rs 753113 27.27 +.88GenElec 695650 13.20 -.14iShEMkts 664892 35.01 +.37

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %ChgKV PhmB lf 3.98 +.98 +32.7KV PhmA lf 2.84 +.68 +31.5MDS g 7.62 +1.76 +30.0VeriFone 13.98 +2.85 +25.6Jaguar g 10.63 +1.42 +15.4Goldcp wt 8.75 +1.05 +13.6GamGld g 7.25 +.83 +12.9Yamana g 10.19 +1.16 +12.8Textron 17.39 +1.89 +12.2Motorola 7.82 +.80 +11.4

Name Last Chg %ChgDHT Marine 4.00 -1.08 -21.3FredM pfM 2.10 -.50 -19.2FredM pfT 2.41 -.54 -18.3FredM pfK 2.38 -.52 -17.9CPI h 12.26 -2.40 -16.4FMae cvpf 2.21 -.42 -15.9GLG Ptr un 4.55 -.75 -14.2FredM pfQ 2.42 -.38 -13.6CapitolBcp 3.58 -.54 -13.1FredM pfH 2.36 -.35 -12.9

DIARYAdvanced 1,188Declined 1,845Unchanged 109Total issues 3,142New Highs 39New Lows 2

5,890,220,130Volume 215,578,167

6,400

7,200

8,000

8,800

9,600

M A M J J A

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9,440

9,640Dow Jones industrialsClose: 9,280.67Change: -29.93 (-0.3%)

10 DAYS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Worker productivity, the single biggest factor determining living standards, grew at the fastest pace in nearly six years in the spring while labor costs fell by the most in nine years, as companies slashed costs to survive the recession.

Increases in productivity can help boost living standards because companies can increase wages financed by rising output. But during the reces-sion, companies have been using their productivity gains to bolster their bottom lines as many strug-gle to stay in business.

This cost-cutting helped many companies report better-than-expected second-quarter earnings despite falling sales. But economists worry that such aggressive cuts will make it harder to mount a sustainable recovery. That’s because the lack of wage growth and shortage of jobs will depress household incomes and make the prospects for a sustained rebound in consumer spending less likely.

Consumer spending is critical to the recovery since it accounts for about 70 percent of total eco-nomic activity.

The Labor Department said Wednesday that productivity, the amount of output per hour of work, rose at an annual rate of 6.6 percent in the April-June quarter, the largest advance since the summer of 2003. Economists expected an increase of 6.4 percent, matching the government’s initial estimate last month.

Labor costs fell at an annual rate of 5.9 percent. That’s the largest drop since the second quarter of 2000, and slightly bigger than the 5.8 percent decline estimated a month ago.

The slight changes reflected that total output, as measured in productivity terms, did not drop as much as initially estimated and hourly compensa-tion, after adjusting for inflation, did not rise as much.

The 6.6 percent rate of increase in productivity in the second quarter compared with a 0.3 percent rise in the first quarter. It was the largest quarterly increase since a 9.7 percent jump in the third quar-ter of 2003.

The 5.9 percent drop in unit labor costs followed a 5 percent decline in the first quarter.

Businesses producing more with fewer employees means that unemployed Americans continue to face a dismal job market.

While many of the nation’s big retailers have said back-to-school sales have been dismal, the govern-ment’s Cash for Clunkers program did boost auto sales in August.

By SARA LEPRO and TIM PARADISAP Business Writers

NEW YORK — The stock mar-ket extended its slide as inves-tors worried that a weak job market will trip up a recovery in the economy.

Stocks posted modest losses Wednesday, a day after tumbling on fears about banks and con-cerns that a six-month rally of more than 50 percent has left the stock market overheated. The Dow Jones industrial aver-age lost another 30 points after skidding 186 points Tuesday.

A private sector report on unemployment gave investors new reason to fret about what is widely seen as the biggest problem facing the economy. The ADP National Employment Report found that employment fell by 298,000 in August fol-lowing a revised loss of 360,000 jobs in July. The losses were the smallest since September 2008 but more than analysts had expected.

The report shapes expecta-tions for the Labor Department’s monthly reading on jobs, which is due Friday. Unemployment has hit consumer spending,

which accounts for about 70 per-cent of U.S. economic activity. Without more help from con-sumers, the economy will have trouble pulling out of the longest recession since World War II.

“Until Friday’s data comes, no one is really making any big bets,” said Neil Massa, senior trader at MFC Global Investment Management. “A lit-tle profit-taking looks healthy at this point.”

Analysts said the market’s abil-ity to avoid another steep drop was a good sign but cautioned that trading volume remains light ahead of the Labor Day holiday. Light volume can skew the market’s moves and makes it difficult to draw conclusions about investor sentiment.

“We need these periods of backing off,” said Darin Newsom, senior analyst at DTN in Omaha, Neb. “When there is no news to really spark the interest that we need to take this thing higher, the inclination is to sell off.”

Even with stocks down for four straight days, major market indi-cators have given up less than two week’s worth of gains. The Standard & Poor’s 500 is still up 47.5 percent since from a 12-year

low on March 9.According to preliminary cal-

culations, the Dow fell 29.93, or 0.3 percent, to 9,280.67. The S&P 500 index fell 3.29, or 0.3 percent, to 994.75, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 1.82, or 0.1 percent, to 1,967.07.

Bond prices rose, pushing down yields. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.30 percent from 3.36 percent late Tuesday.

The dollar was mixed against other major currencies, while gold prices rose to $978.50.

Light, sweet crude finished unchanged at $68.05 a bar-rel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

In other trading, the Russell 2000 index of smaller compa-nies fell 1.22, or 0.2 percent, to 556.84.

Three stocks fell for every two that rose on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1.4 billion shares compared with 1.6 billion Tuesday.

Overseas, Japan’s Nikkei stock average tumbled 2.4 percent. Britain’s FTSE 100 slipped less than 0.1 percent, while Germany’s DAX index fell 0.1 percent and France’s CAC-40 lost 0.3 percent.

Jobs concerns fuel stock slide

Productivity grows at fastest pace in six years

Traders and specialists work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the clos-ing bell Tuesday,. A stock market ripe for a big pull-back succumbed Tuesday, and were down slightly on Wednesday.

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In this July 21 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke deliv-ers a report before the House Financial Services Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The minutes of the last Fed meeting indicate the central bank sees the U.S. economy rebounding.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — With the U.S. economy on the mend, Federal Reserve policymak-ers last month felt comfort-able slowing the pace of one of its economic revival programs and not changing any others, according to documents released Wednesday.

Minutes of the central bank’s closed door deliberations, held Aug. 11-12, also showed Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues striking a much more hopeful note about the economy’s prospects compared with an assessment made in late June. Many Fed officials saw “smaller downside risks,” the documents stated.

Fed officials expected the pace of the recovery to “pick up” in 2010, but there was a range of views — and considerable uncertainty — about the likely strength of the upturn because of concerns about how consum-ers will behave.

After being pounded by the recession, consumer spending finally appeared to be leveling out, the housing market was firming and manufacturing was stabilizing, the Fed said. Plus, the outlook for other countries’ economies improved, auguring well for the sale of U.S. exports.

All that strengthened the con-fidence of Fed officials that “the

downturn in economic activity was ending.” They also repeated a prediction that the economy would start growing again in the second half of this year. That expected growth will be helped by President Barack Obama’s $787 billion package of tax cuts and increased government spending, they said.

Against that backdrop, the Fed at its August meeting, announced that it would gradu-ally slow the pace of its program to buy the remainder of $300 billion worth of Treasury securi-ties and shut it down at the end of October, a month later than previously scheduled. The pro-gram is designed to force inter-est rates down for mortgages and other consumer debt, and spur Americans to spend more money.

The Fed also did not change another program that aims to push down mortgage rates. In that venture, the Fed is on track to buy $1.25 trillion worth of securities issued by mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the end of the year.

“With the downside risks to the economic outlook now consider-ably reduced, but the economic recovery likely to be damped” Fed policymakers agreed that it didn’t need to either expand or

cut back those programs.Fed officials suggested con-

sumers will be a wild card in the unfolding recovery.

A “poor” jobs market, evapo-rated wealth from decimated home and stock values, hard-to-get credit and wages that aren’t supposed to advance sharply anytime soon mean consum-ers are still facing “considerable headwinds,” the minutes said. How consumers behave is cru-cial to the recovery because their spending accounts for roughly 70 percent of all economic activ-ity.

“With these forces restraining spending, and with labor income likely to remain soft, (Fed) par-ticipants generally expected no more than moderate growth in consumer spending going for-ward,” the Fed minutes stated.

Unemployment — now at 9.4 percent and expected to top 10 percent this year— is the big-gest burden facing American consumers. Another source of uncertainty: the extent to which consumers will sock more money into savings, the Fed said.

To entice consumers to spend more, the Fed last month also left a key interest rate at a record low of near zero. It pledged to hold that bank lending rate at between zero and 0.25 per-cent for an “extended period.”

Fed sees economy on the mend

WASHINGTON (AP) — The watchdog of the Securities and Exchange Commission has found that the agency consistently mishandled its inves-tigations of Bernard Madoff’s business, despite ample warnings of the multibillion-dollar fraud.

But SEC inspector general David Kotz’s report found no evidence of any improper ties between agency officials and Madoff.

Despite speculation that senior SEC officials may have tried to influence the probes, a summary of Kotz’s report released Wednesday also found no evidence of that.

The SEC enforcement staff, conducting investi-gations of Madoff’s business, “almost immediately caught (him) in lies and misrepresentations, but failed to follow up on inconsistencies” and rejected whistleblowers’ offers to provide additional evi-dence, the report says.

Revelations in December of the agency’s failure to uncover Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme over a decade touched off one of the most painful scan-dals in the agency’s 75-year history.

Between June 1992 and last December, when Madoff confessed, the SEC received six “substan-tive complaints that raised significant red flags” regarding Madoff’s operations. But “a thorough and competent investigation or examination was never performed,” the report says.

Many of the SEC staff who conducted the inves-tigations were “inexperienced,” according to the report.

It cites examinations of Madoff’s business done in 2004 and 2005 by the agency’s inspections office. In both exams, the staff “made the surprising dis-covery” that Madoff’s mysterious investment busi-ness was making far more money than his well-known wholesale brokerage operation. “However, no one identified this revelation as a cause for con-cern,” the report says.

Even more surprising, the two exams were being conducted at the same time in different SEC offices without either location being aware of the other’s action. It was Madoff himself who told one of the inspection teams that he’d already given the information they sought to the other team, accord-ing to the report.

Madoff pleaded guilty in March. He is serving 150 years in federal prison in North Carolina for a pyramid scheme that destroyed thousands of people’s life savings, wrecked charities and gave already-rattled confidence in the financial system another jolt. The legions of investors who lost mon-ey included ordinary people, Hollywood celebrities and scores of famous names in business and sports — as well as big hedge funds, international banks and charitable foundations in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A wide-ranging State Department inquiry into allegations of mis-conduct and mismanagement by a private security firm guarding the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan could lead to the termination of the company’s $189 million con-tract, a department spokesman said Wednesday.

The allegations describe “Lord of the Flies” conditions that include threats and intimidation and activities with guards and supervisors in various stages of nudity at parties.

“We expect to see prompt and effective action taken as a result of these investigations,” the spokesman, Ian C. Kelly, told reporters. Other possible actions include rebidding the contract or replacing individual guards and supervisors employed by the contractor, ArmorGroup North America, he said.

The State Department inspec-tor general is leading the inves-tigation of ArmorGroup. U.S. officials in Kabul also are con-ducting a review, Kelly said. And a team from the State Department’s diplomatic securi-ty, management and contracting offices will go to Kabul to exam-ine the situation.

ArmorGroup and the State Department came under fire Tuesday after an independent watchdog group said that the

nearly 450 ArmorGroup guards live and work in an oppressive environment in which they are subjected to hazing and other inappropriate behavior by super-visors.

The situation has led to a breakdown in morale and leadership that compromises security at the embassy where nearly 1,000 U.S. diplomats, staff and Afghan nationals work, according to the Project on Government Oversight in Washington.

With insurgent attacks in Afghanistan increasing, any shortcomings in security put the diplomatic mission there at risk, the group said in a 10-page let-ter to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The State Department has been aware of ArmorGroup’s shortcomings, the letter said, but has failed to correct the prob-lems. Instead, it has renewed the contract twice, with the most recent installment good through July 2010.

Kelly acknowledged that ArmorGroup has been notified eight times of poor performance since the original contract was awarded in March 2007.

Wackenhut Services, ArmorGroup North America’s parent company, has not responded to requests for com-ment.

The Project on Government Oversight’s findings are based on interviews with ArmorGroup guards, documents, photographs and e-mails that it said depict “Lord of the Flies” conditions. The reference is to the 1954 nov-el by William Golding about a group of British schoolboys who are stranded on a desert island and try, but fail, to govern them-selves in a chaotic setting.

One e-mail from a guard describes lurid conditions at Camp Sullivan, the guards’ quar-ters a few miles from the embas-sy. The message described scenes of abuse, including guards and supervisors urinating on people and “threats and intimidation from those leaders participating in this activity.”

Photographs show guards and supervisors in various stages of nudity at parties that took place near the housing of other super-visors.

“There were some things going on in Kabul that we were not aware of, but we frankly should have been aware of,” Kelly said.

ArmorGroup’s management is aware of the conditions but has not stopped it or disciplined those responsible, the letter said. Two supervisors alleged to be the worst offenders have been allowed to resign and may now be working on other U.S. con-tracts, the group said.

Security firm could lose contract

President Barack Obama walks out of the Oval Office and towards the South Lawn of the White House prior to his departure on Marine One helicopter in Washington, Wednesday, President Obama will deliver a major prime-time health care address to Congress next week.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Postal Service has narrowed the number of offices facing possible clo-sure to 413.

Struggling with a sharp decline in mail volume caused by the recession and the movement of tra-ditional mail to the Internet, postal officials say the agency could have a deficit as large as $7 bil-lion this year.

Being on the list doesn’t guarantee closing, but the list of offices selected for a closer look had neared 700 at one point.

Currently the post office has about 37,000 retail outlets across the country and Postmaster General John Potter has said he wants to keep as many open as possible.

In addition to losses caused by reductions in mail volume, the post office is required to place $5 bil-lion annually in an account to pre-fund the costs of medical care for retirees.

If it does end the fiscal year at the end of this month short of funds, postal officials have said they will default on that payment in order to make payroll and keep the agency operating. In the meantime, Congress is considering bills that would defer the payment.

The post office has also suggested reducing mail delivery from six to five days a week. Other money saving steps it has taken include:n Cut more than 100 million work hours, the

equivalent of 57,000 positions.n Six district administrative offices have closed.n Nearly 12,000 carrier routes have been elimi-

nated as routes were adjusted to reflect reduced volume.n There is a nationwide hiring freeze.n Staff levels at national and regional offices cut

by 15 percent.n Selling unused and underutilized postal facili-

ties.n Post Office hours have been cut.n Consolidating mail processing operations.n Halting construction of new postal facilities.n Salaries of Postal Service officers and execu-

tives are frozen.

Postal facility closings sliced

WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly more than one-third of Americans have a favorable opinion of the Democratic-led Congress, a new poll said Wednesday in a clear warning to the majority par-ty.

The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press said the 37 percent expressing a posi-tive opinion represents a decline of 13 points since April.

The favorable percentage is one of the lowest in more than two decades of Pew surveys — if not the lowest, the poll said. The previous low was 40 per-cent in January, but the difference is not statisti-cally significant because of the margin of error.

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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s incoming leader and President Barack Obama pledged to strengthen ties in their first telephone conver-sation Thursday, despite con-cerns the new government may pursue a more indepen-dent foreign policy.

Yukio Hatoyama, whose party won a resounding vic-tory in Sunday’s elections, and Obama “confirmed that they will cooperate to strengthen Japan-U.S. rela-tions and for international peace,” the Democratic Party of Japan said on its Web site.

The White House also con-firmed the call took place, but did not immediately release details.

Japan’s Kyodo News agency reported that the two agreed to maintain their nations’ security alliance and that Hatoyama wanted to build “constructive future-orient-ed” relations with the United States.

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The Democratic Party, which trounced the incum-bent Liberal Democratic Party in parliamentary elec-tions Sunday, is expected to form a new government and name Hatoyama, as prime minister on Sept. 16.

LONDON (AP) — Two British teenagers meticu-lously plotted “the greatest massacre ever,” inspired by the Columbine killings in the United States, a prosecutor said Wednesday as their trial opened.

The two wrote up detailed plans for what they called “Project Rainbow,” plotting to bomb a shopping cen-ter before killing teachers and students at their school on the 10th anniversary of the April 1999 massacre in Colorado, according to the prosecutor in Wednesday’s hearing.

“We will walk into school and at the end of it no one will walk out alive,” Ross McKnight, 16, wrote in his diary, according to pros-ecutors. It would, the teen wrote, be the “greatest mas-sacre ever.”

The defense denies the charges but has not yet argued its case.

The jury also was told that a safe in 18-year-old Matthew Swift’s bedroom contained plans of the school and instructions on using acetone peroxide as a detonator. The safe also contained a notebook with plans, jottings and an image of the two Columbine attack-ers taken from closed circuit camera footage taken during the 1999 killings.

Underneath was written: “They say a picture paints a thousand words. This is my favorite picture in the whole world.”

Prosecutor Peter Wright said the two British teens “planned to copy and emu-late the actions of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold,” who killed 12 students and a teacher at Columbine High School before committing suicide.

LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Jimena plowed north through Baja California Wednesday, tearing off roofs, knocking down power poles and bringing welcome rainfall to a drought-stricken state.

The picturesque beach resorts of Los Cabos were mostly spared overnight, when the roaring hurricane toppled signs, choked streets with mud and knocked out power, but did little serious damage. No injuries were reported.

Winds fell from Tuesday’s roaring 150 mph (240 kph) Category 4 blasts to 90 mph (145 kph), making Jimena a Category 1 storm. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said it was expected to weaken further as it runs up the Baja peninsula, which is home to about 3.5 million people, including more than 150,000 U.S. citizens, according to the U.S. State Department.

As of late morning, Jimena’s center was just southwest of Puerto San Andresito, accord-ing to the center.

Winds damaged some homes in the small farming city of Ciudad Constitucion, Baja California Sur Gov. Narciso Agundez told the Cabo Mil radio station.

In Los Cabos, Ariel Rivero, 49, a fishing boat captain who grew up in Long Beach, California, and moved here 30 years ago, surveyed the marina where his boat, the Great Escape, was undamaged.

“We really lucked out,” Rivero said. “If it had hit Cabo head on, this place would have been a disaster,” he said of the hundreds of tightly packed boats, some worth millions, and the surrounding resort hotels now bask-ing in the calm.

“All those windows would have blown out, (boat) cleats breaking, antennas breaking ... it would have been a disaster,” Rivero said.

Workers took down sheets of plywood from a shuttered Starbucks and other stores as they prepared to reopen, and workers swept up tree branches, sand and trash deposited in the streets by minor flooding. Fishing boat owners and captains cleaned out water from the heavy rains and checked moorings and masts.

“Everyone is kind of breathing a sigh of relief,” said Shari Bondy, who rents homes and runs a campground with her family in the remote coastal fishing village of Bahia Asuncion, halfway up the peninsula from Los Cabos.

With the weakening storm expected to arrive there Thursday night, she said “every-thing is still all boarded up, roofs are tied down, everything is ready, but right now we have blue skies.”

In the town of Mulege, midway up Baja’s east coast, tour operator Salvador Castro Drew said locals are keeping a close watch on a flood-prone river.

Jimena spares resort areas

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Associated PressWorkers remove wooden boards off a coffee shop a day after hurricane Jimena passed next to Cabo San Lucas, in Mexico’s western Baja California Peninsula Wednesday.

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Dear Dr. Gott: My significant other’s health problems began six months ago with severe shortness of breath and an upset stomach occur-ring as soon as he ate anything. This progressed to fluid buildup and pain in the ankles, knees, wrists, hands and elbows. Each day, a different joint would be involved. He was about to finish a semester in college and tried to put off seeing a doctor, but things became so bad, he gave in. He was immediately admitted to the hospital in a wheelchair.

He was eventually diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia.After finally speaking to one of the doctors at the hospital who took a real interest, he sorted through all the records and found my companion had been tak-ing prescription acid-reflux medicine for about five years, medication that can inhibit iron from being absorbed. Bingo! Have you heard of this before?

Dear Reader: Iron-deficiency ane-mia is a condition in which blood

lacks adequate amounts of healthy red blood cells. The most common reasons for this condition are blood loss, a lack of iron in the diet and an inability to absorb iron. Some medications, such as those taken for combating excess stomach acid, are known to interfere with iron absorption. I’m quite surprised your partner’s doctor, who prescribed the medication, was in the dark.

Diagnostic testing to identify possi-ble underlying causes includes endos-copy, colonoscopy and ultrasound (for women).

The endoscopy you refer to was to discover a possible bleed from an ulcer.

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Dear Abby: My older sister does not pick up her phone unless her boyfriend calls. They have a system worked out to let her know when it’s him. She has an answering machine, but its message limit is always full.

She has told everyone that, in case of emergency, they should contact her neighbors, her employer or the police.

Since when is it the responsibility of others to take and deliver mes-sages for her? What makes it worse is she has a quadriplegic son in frail health who lives on his own with a caregiver. Although my sister makes medical decisions for him, the care-giver is never certain whether Sis can be reached if needed. — Disgusted

Dear Disgusted: Your sister is sending a strong message that she doesn’t want to be disturbed, nor does she want any real contact with you. I’d “handle it” by taking a giant step back emotionally and contacting her only in case of emergency, in the manner she has requested.

The caregiver is another matter. Because of the son’s frail health, the caregiver should be able to speak directly to your sister in the event that an emergency should arise that requires an immediate medical inter-vention.

Dear Abby: I am a 59-year-old woman who has been dating men in their 40s. At first, I refused because I thought they were too young for me

and people might laugh. Since then, I have decided that as long as they know from the beginning that I’m not looking for a serious committed relationship, I’d be happy to go out. I have made some great friends and had some great times.

Abby, why do you think younger men are attracted to older women? I’m not exceptionally pretty nor do I have a great body, but I am a car-ing, fun person who loves music and dancing.

Do you think you could poll your readers and get some feedback from men who date older women as to why they do? — “Cougar”

Dear “Cougar”: Lord, I hate that word because it implies (to me) that the older woman is somehow predatory, and the men who find her attractive are helpless prey.

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Having qualified as Co-Executor of the estate of CLYDE BRAXTON ROLLINS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said CLYDE BRAXTON ROLLINS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 13th day of November 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 13th day of August, 2009.

Leeta Lori Rollins Migala, Co-Executor506 Duncan Rd.Rutherfordton, NC 28139

M. Wayne Rollins, Co-Executor2270 Hwy 74AForest City, NC 28043

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Co-Administrator of the estate of SHERRY LEDBETTER WHITE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said SHERRY LEDBETTER WHITE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 13th day of November 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 13th day of August, 2009.

Tracie Ledbetter Bermudez, Co-Administrator152 Cobra DriveForest City, NC 28043

Lester Joe Ledbetter, Co-Administrator1500 Larkfield LaneCharlotte, NC 28210

Notice of Public Hearing Cancellation

The public will take notice that the Lake Lure Town Council will not hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.or thereafter, at the Council Meeting Room of the Lake Lure Municipal Center regarding the proposed vacation rental regulations.

The Lake Lure Town Council has agreed to delay the public hearing previously scheduled for September 8th to be held at a later date to be announced, in order to allow sufficient time to advertise the public hearing and to make further revisions to the proposed vacation rental regulations. Town Council will hold a special meeting on Friday, September 4, 2009, 2:00 p.m., at the Council Meeting Room of the Lake Lure Municipal Center, in order to hold discussion with town staff members regarding the proposed regulations pertaining to residential vacation rentals.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of DANIEL LEE RHODES of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said DANIEL LEE RHODES to present them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of November 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 20th day of August, 2009.

Mark Melton, Administrator182 Sunnyside StreetForest City, NC 28043

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of REBECCA JEAN RHODES CULP of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said REBECCA JEAN RHODES CULP to present them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of November 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 20th day of August, 2009.

Norman Mark Melton, Administrator182 Sunnyside StreetForest City, NC 28043

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of WILLIAM GRAYSON SMITH JR. of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said WILLIAM GRAYSON SMITH JR. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 13th day of November 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 13th day of August, 2009.

Don L. Heath, AdministratorP. O. Box 519Forest City, NC 28043

The Daily Courier office will be closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day

Classified Advertising deadline for new ads, cancellations, and changes to existing ads for

the Tuesday, September 8th edition are as follows:

LINE ADS:Deadline is Friday, September 4th at 2:00 PM

DISPLAY ADS:Deadline is Thursday, September 3rd at 2:00 PM

White Oak Manor - Shelby is currently accepting applications for

RN - SupervisorFull-time, Mon.-Fri., 2nd shift

Supervisory experience required, LTC experience is preferred.

Excellent benefits with a wellestablished company.

Apply at 401 North Morgan St., Shelby, NC 28150 or

fax resume to 704-487-7193 Julie Hollifield -

Human Resources EOE

The Shiloh-Danieltown-Oakland Volunteer Fire Department is seeking a highly motivated professional for the position of CAREER FIREFIGHTER

The successful applicant must have a high school diploma or GED, have a Level I Certification, have at least 5 years fire service experience and have or be able to obtain a Class B driver’s license.

Applicants may pick up application at the SDO FD from the Chief, Assistant Chief or Secretary.

All applications must be returned by the close of business on September 8th, 2009.

Position open until filled. Shiloh-Danieltown-Oakland Volunteer Fire

Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEOF NORTH CAROLINA

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONRUTHERFORD COUNTY

09 SP 293

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CHARLES EDWARD MILLER AND TERRI C. MILLER DATED JUNE 7, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 844 AT PAGE 706 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to a Court order and under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 1:30 PM on September 16, 2009 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

LYING AND BEING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DOGWOOD LANE, WHICH STREET RUNS SOUTHEASTWARD FROM NORTH CAROLINA RURAL ROAD NUMBER 1586 IN THE TOWN OF FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA AND BEING LOT NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN (27) IN BLOCK "C" OF THE SUBDIVISION OF DR. G.E. YOUNG PROPERTY AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION, MADE BY FRED A. WILKIE, REGISTERED SURVEYOR, IN June 1964, AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6 ON PAGE 156 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE FOR A FULL AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE LOT HEREIN CONVEYED.

And Being more commonly known as:388 Dogwood Ln, Forest City, NC 28043

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Charles E. Miller and Terri C. Miller.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is August 27, 2009.

Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/09-116522

CLASSIFIEDS

YARD SALE Forest City: 110 Jefferson St. (off of Broadway) Sat. 7A-12P Clothes and miscellaneous items!

YARD SALE Ellenboro1891 Ellenboro-

Henrietta Rd. SaturdaySept. 5th 7A-NoonYoung men’s and women’s clothes,

furniture, and household items!

SIDEWALK SALEForest City: Medical Arts Pharmacy’s Gift Solutions Saturday,

Sept. 5th from 9A-2PGifts and Accessories!

NEIGHBORHOOD SALE Green Hill 460

Starview Dr. Fri. & Sat. 8A-until Some furniture, antiques, collectibles, TV’s,

housewares, tools, clothes, Pepsi

collectibles & more! See Craigs List,

Asheville Yard Sales.

MULTI FAMILYDanieltown:

128 Brookmont Ave. Saturday 7A-until

Young girls and boys, men and women’s clothing, furniture books, odds and

ends, etc.

MULTI FAMILY Rfdtn215 Hardin Rd. Sat. 7A-until Household

items, clothes, furniture and more!

LARGE YARD SALEFC 230 Mountain View Street (off Old Wagy

Road) Saturday 7A-until Something

for everyone!

Yard Sales

HUGE SALEMooresboro: Six Points

MHP (74 East to120 t/r to Six Points)

Follow signs Thurs-Sat 8A-until

Lots of stuff!

HUGE MULTI FAMILYGilkey Oak Springs Rd. (off 221N) Sat.

7A-Noon Household bedding, curtains, clothes, furniture, printers and more!

Bargains!

FC 389 Dogwood Ln.Sat. 7A-until Futon w/extra mattress, ceiling fan, light

fixtures, fall clothes, shoes, dishes, linens

and much more!

Annual Labor Day Big Yard Sale Caroleen:248 Boss Moore Rd.

Sat. 7A-until Antiques, collectibles, household

774 Hames Ridge Rd.(Ferry Rd. to Old

Calvary Church Rd.) Sat. 8A-until Lumber,

books, household items, soda bottles,

miscellaneous!

4 FAMILY YARD SALEMooresboro,

180 Twin Creek Rd.Fri. & Sat., 7A-untilEverything must go!

Cheap!

2 FAMILY Ellenboro 362 Harmon Road

(off Beams Mill Rd. or Pilgrim Mill Rd.) Sat. 7:30A-11:30A

Household, clothing, and decorations!

Yard Sales

Very old female BoxerNeeds meds, wearing collar w/no tags. Last

seen in Ruth area. Call 828-429-1881

Black/brownChihuahua w/longears. Lost on 8/21 in Spindale. Little girl is

heartbroken. 980-5105

Female Calico CatApprox. 1 yr. old, no collar. Lost 8/5 from

Lawing Mill Rd. Reward! 288-9591

Lost

FREE Beautiful Shepherd Collie mixNeutered male, 7 yrs. old. Very social, family

relocating. Up to date on shots, etc.

Lonely, housebroken Call 828-779-2254or 828-779-2244

Pets

1995 Landrover Discovery All wheel

drive. Exc. cond.! Must sell! $4,200 980-8009

Sport Utility

WILL BUY YOUR JUNK Cars & Trucks

Pick up at your convenience!

Call 223-0277

Want To Buy

Sunset Memorial Park Good Shepherd I Lot 109 Spaces 3 & 4 $1,400 obo for bothCall 336-623-1376

Sundrop drink machine $250. Pepsi drink machine, $350. Call 828-288-1026

Maintenance Free Golf Cart Batteries

discount on multi-sets $250/set 657-4430

3 door drink cooler$350, 6’ glass display

case $125, balloon stuffing machine, $25.

Call 245-2884from 9AM-5PM

2008 Kirby uprightvacuum cleaner with

attachments. Paid $1800 new, will take $750 obo. 429-0487

For Sale

Needed:

Outside materialworkers Pay $10.00

and up per hour, depending on exp.

Heavy equipment operators, persons

with CDL driver’s license or torch

cutting exp. Only persons with a good work record apply.

Also taking resumes for local sales and

office work, pay salaryplus commission.

Apply at 23 MemorialPark Rd., Marion, NC Phone: 828-659-9539

NOW HIRINGEarn $65k, $50k, $40k(GM, Co Mgr, Asst Mgr)

We currently have managers making

this, and need more for expansion. 1 year salaried restaurant

management experience required.

Fax resume to 336-431-0873

Help Wanted

Seeking Seasoned Entrepreneurs New local bail bondsman Start up cost $3,165

(includes state license fees). Serious inquiries

only. 866-255-9520

Business

Opportunity

Rollback ServicesCars Rolling $40 local Utility Bldgs. $95 local After 5pm & weekends

extra 828-289-8346

Business

Services

Garage/Shop For Rent: 60’x25’, cement floors. Main Street inBostic $200/mo. 1 yr. lease. Call 447-3634

For rent: Warehouses & Shop Spaces 1,700 ft. warehouse w/dock, 4,000 ft. warehouse

w/dock, 1,800 ft. shop building, 1,500 ft.

shop building. Call J & R Davis 245-1767

Commercial

Property

Single & Double wideShiloh: 2BR/2BA &3BR/3BA No Pets!

245-5703 or 286-8665

Mobile Homes

For Rent

RENT or RENT TO OWN! 3BR/2BA in

good condition!Call 287-8558

Several 2BR & 3BRmobile homes for rent in Sandy Mush area. $280/mo. + dep. No pets! Call 657-4430

Nice, Clean, Private 3BR/2BA in Rfdtn.

$650/mo. + securities.286-1982 or 748-0658

Mobile Homes

For Rent

5BR/2BA DW 14 ac. Another mobile home hook up on property. $119,000 Owner fin.

w/down pmt. 657-4430

Mobile Homes

For Sale

3BR/1.5BA off Hwy 9 in Sunnyview near Lake Lure & Ingles.

$700/mo. 828-329-4577

Beautiful 2BR/1BA on 3.5 ac. on Hudlow Rd.

Hdwd floors & bsmt.$500/mo. 704-376-8081

Nice 2 or 3BR in Rfdtn Refrig., stove,

microwave, dishwasher,gas logs, hdwd floors, cent. h/a, lg. storage bldg. No Pets! Dep.

& references required!Call 828-659-8614

or 245-4851

Homes

For Rent

3BR/2BA New homein Rfdtn. Hardwood floors, appliances

furnished, 2 car garage $875/mo + dep. Ref’s.

required. No indoor pets. 828-289-5800 or

828-429-3322

Large 3BR/1.5BA inChase area. Cent. h/a,

large fenced yard.$650/mo. + dep. Ref’s

req. Call 289-8105

Homes

For Rent

2BR APT in RfdtnWest Court Street

$350/mo. + depositCall 287-3535

September Special Ask about free month’s

rent! Senior Citizen Piney Ridge Apt 2BR

Appl., w/d hookup,carpet, cent. h/a. One person. No pets! $400/ mo. + $400 dep. 1 yr. lease. 245-4263 (day) or 245-4083 (evening)

Richmond Hill Senior Apts. in Rfdtn 1BR Units w/handicap

accessible units avail. Sec 8 assistance avail.

287-2578 Hours: Mon., Tues., & Thurs.

7-3. TDD Relay 1-800-735-2962 EqualHousing Opportunity. Income Based Rent.

2BR & 3BR Close to downtown Rfdtn. D/w, stove, refrig., w/d hook up. No pets! 287-0733

Apartments

Nice 2BR in FC Cent. h/a, w/d hook up $425/mo. + dep & ref’s

req. Call 245-5035

2 & 3BR Stove, refrig., cable, lawn

service & trash incld. $260-$350/mo. + dep.

No cats! Long term only! Call 453-0078

or 429-8822

Daycare

Wee The People Child Care,

has openings for 6 weeks to 3 years of

age. Located onWest St., Spindale

288-2844

RN Supervisor 3-11RN/LPN 3-11/11-7Lic. Social Worker

Staffing CoordinatorRN Staff DevelopmentApply in person at:

Brookview Healthcare510 Thompson St., Gaffney, SC 29340

Call 864-489-3101 for directions. Brookview

is a drug free workplaceEOE/M/F/D/V

Autos

2000 Cadillac Devillewhite pearl w/Albaster top, all leather, power windows/doors, heatedseats, Michelin, 89K

mi. Luxury/exc. cond.! $8,900 941-685-6933

Trucks

1999 Nissan XE (Red) V6, ext. cab, 4wd, 5 speed. Runs good!

$6,200 obo. 429-0487

Male Shih Tzu Gray and tan, 1 year old. Lost last week from Florida Avenue in

Spindale. 305-5666

2 Cocker SpanielsOne white, one blonde Lost 8/24 from Trojan Ln., FC. Reward! Call 429-6017 or 289-9125

Male Black lab pup w/ orange collar. 10 mo. old. Last seen 8/31 on Pleasant Hill Church

Rd. in Rfdtn 980-5085

MOVING SALE Rfdtn198 Center Ridge Dr. (in Green Hill Farms,

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