BByy JJAAMMIIEE MMOORRTTOONN The Nutcracker wrapped

up its final rehearsal for per-formers Saturday. Performerswere practicing all day from 9a.m. to 7 p.m.; they also per-formed in the Dublin Christ-mas parade that same day.

The Nutcracker is thisweekend; show times are Sat-urday 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Sun-day’s show is at 2 p.m.

There are still seats avail-able for all three perfor-mances, anyone interestedcan go towww.theatredublinga.com toselect their seat or they cancall the box office at 478-277-5074.

Tickets are $15 to $25.

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The Courier HeraldTwo Christmas Parades bring fun to county

People in Laurens Countyparticipated or watchedtwo Christmas Parades onSaturday. The DexterChristmas Parade washeld at 10 a.m. while theDublin Christmas Paradestarted at 2 p.m. For morephotos from both of theparades, look at page 7aand 8a. (Photos by HoraceAustin, Jamie Morton, BaliSmith and Payton TownsIII)

The Grinch waved his arms in the air ashe rides on a float in the Dublin Christ-mas Parade Saturday afternoon. (Photoby Jamie Morton)

People gathered at the tree in Downtown Dublin for the first Jingle & Min-gle on Friday night. For more photos, look on 3a. (Photo by Jamie Morton)

This little girl, who was one of many chil-dren who participated in the parades,rode in a Cadwell Volunteer Fire Depart-ment truck. (Photo by Bali Smith)

Participantspractice theirmoves as theyheld their finalrehersal for TheNutcracker lastSaturday. Theperformancewill be heldthree timesnext weekendat TheatreDublin. (Photosby Jamie Mor-ton)

BByy PPAAYYTTOONN TTOOWWNNSS IIIIIIThe cloudy weather didn’t stop peo-

ple in Laurens County from celebrat-ing two Christmas parades last Satur-day.

For the first time ever, the DexterChristmas Parade was held on thesame day as the Dublin ChristmasParade.

Participants showed up early forthe parade in Dexter, staging in Pos-sum Hallow near Dollar General.Dexter Mayor Danny Whittle madesure everyone was where they neededto be.

“We have the same number of par-ticipation as we did last year,” Whittlesaid. “We have around 60. This is ourseventh year doing the parade. We’vegot it down pat I hope.”

Whittle said they decided to movethe parade from the Saturday after-noon before Thanksgiving to the firstSaturday morning in December.

“We wanted to accommodate theschools,” he said. “The kids were outfor Thanksgiving. … We were a littleconcerned about changing the date,

but it’s worked out great. And thecounty gets two parades in the sameday.”

West Laurens High School band di-rector Michael Dukes had no com-plaints about two parades in one day.

“I love it,” he said. “We are busybut I love it. We have a full day of pa-rades. We get to support our commu-nity here in Dexter. We then get to goshare our music in Dublin as well. Ilove this because I don’t have to havetwo Saturdays to take away from the

Making twice as merry

Nutcracker holds its final rehearsal

Lighting the tree up in Downtown DublinObituaries . . . . . . . . . . 2aEditorial . . . . . . . . . . . 4aWeather. . . . . . . . . . . . 5a

Sports . . . . . . . . . . 1b,2bClassifieds . . . . . . . . . 3bEntertainment . . . . . . 4b

Index

"We were a littleconcerned about

changing the date,but it’s worked

out great."— Danny Whittle

See PARADES page 3a

DEAR ABBY: My husband,"Norm," has become profound-ly deaf. He has a cochlear im-plant in one ear and a hearingaid in the other; neither hashelped much. He has extremedifficulty with speech recogni-tion. We can talk together inthe quiet of our home as longas I sit right next to him andspeak slowly. We use assisted-listening devices to communi-cate with each other in the caror at a restaurant.

Norm's hearing loss has af-fected us as a couple. We nolonger have a social life. WhenNorm and I are out together,we become "invisible" to othercouples. It's just too muchwork for anyone to communi-cate with us.

We are about to move to aretirement community whereone meal a day is included inthe dining room. I'm worriedabout how we will navigatethe social aspects of eatingwith others, who will rapidlydecide they don't want to eatwith us again because of thedifficulty of trying to chat withNorm.

Norm is well aware of thisproblem. He has proposed thathe eat alone in our apartmentwhile I go to the dining roomand meet people, unencum-bered by his impairment. Canyou advise? -- TRAPPED IN ASITUATION

DEAR TRAPPED: Beforemoving into the retirementcommunity, make a point ofdiscussing your husband's se-vere hearing impairment withthe director, the nurse and/ortheir medical adviser becausethey need to be made aware ofyour husband's special needsin order to be able to accom-modate him, if it's possible.

According to the HouseClinic in Los Angeles(www.houseearclinic.com), hewill probably be advised tocheck in with his otologist (adoctor who specializes in theanatomy and physiology of theear) to see if anything furthercan be done to improve hishearing. I hope you will followthrough with that suggestion,because advances are beingmade in this field every year,and it may help your husbandbe less isolated.

DEAR ABBY: What is therule of etiquette in sending outand signing Christmas cardsfrom my family when onechild is over 20 and in college?Do I send cards from just myhusband, me, and the kidsstill living at home? Or shouldI also include my son, the oneaway at college? -- REALLYCONFUSED IN TEXAS

DEAR REALLY CON-FUSED: Even if your son isaway at college, he is still apart of your family, so includehim. Once he has finishedwith school and is out on hisown, that would be the time tosuggest he start sending hisown greetings.

DEAR ABBY: My son took

his own life last year. I amraising his small children be-cause their mother is out ofthe picture. How do I tell themhow their daddy died? --GRANDMA IN THE MID-WEST

DEAR GRANDMA: Tellthem gradually when theystart asking questions. If theyask why Daddy died, say hewas very ill. When they wantto know what the illness was,tell them he suffered from de-pression. When they wantmore details, reveal them inan age-appropriate manner.

Dear Abby is written byAbigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips, andwas founded by her mother,Pauline Phillips. Contact DearAbby at www.DearAbby.comor P.O. Box 69440, Los Ange-les, CA

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acknowledges with sincere appreciation for all the

prayers, phone calls, flowers, food, cards, love offerings

and encouraging words and all other acts of kindness shown during the illness

and passing of our loved one. We ask that you continue to pray for us as we ask God for strength and guidance. May God continue to bless

each of you.

Sincere Gratitude,The Arline-Hill Family

Mr. Willie “Bubba” Arline

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Eveline ClarkEveline Clark, age 80, of

Dublin, died Sunday Decem-ber 7, 2014. Arrangements areincomplete at this time andwill be announced later byTownsend Brothers FuneralHome.

Gene CooperServices for Gene Cooper,

age 79, of Dublin, will be heldat 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9,2014, at Rock Springs BaptistChurch. Burial will follow atDublin Memorial Gardens.Rev. Nolan McDaniel will offi-ciate. The family will receivefriends from 5-7 p.m. Mondayat Townsend Brothers FuneralHome. Mr. Cooper died Satur-day, Dec. 6, 2014.

Mr. Cooper retired fromSouthern Battery and DuncanTire Company after manyyears of service. He was cur-rently employed with EvansRecycling. He attended RockSprings Baptist Church andwas a member of the MooseLodge. Gene also enjoyed fish-ing and was an avid racingand sports enthusiast.

Mr. Cooper was preceded indeath by his parents, SydneyCooper and Lena Lyndsey, andhalf-brother, Lance Robertson.

Survivors include his wife,Ruby Cooper, of Dublin; chil-dren, Denese (David) Wood, ofGriffin, Ronnie Cooper, of EastDublin; grandchildren, Jen-nifer (Gavin) Breazeale, ofCalera, Ala., Joshua Cooper,and Caleb Cooper, both of EastDublin, Donovan Cooper, ofVa.; four great grandchildren;sister, Nell (Marvin) Lukes;sister-in-law, GleneseSanders; step-sons, GregEdge, and Jeff Edge, both ofDublin.

Mr. Cooper’s grandsons andnephews will serve as pall-bearers.

Please visit www.townsend-funeralhome.com to sign theonline memorial register.

Dennis L. EdgeMr. Dennis L. Edge, 29, of

Yulee, Fla. died Wednesday,Dec. 3, 2014.

Mr. Edge was born in Or-ange Park, Fla. and grew upin Glenwood. He was a retiredPest Control Technician andwas a member of Beulah Bap-tist Church, Glenwood.

Survivors include a daugh-

ter, Gracie Edge, Callahan,Fla.; mother, Laurie Kurlin,Yulee, Fla.; father, Dennis V.Edge, Glenwood; paternalgrandmother, Montez Edge,Glenwood; maternal grand-mother, Ann Lovell, Fernandi-na, Fla.; sister, Kayla Kurlin,Yulee; brothers, Lamar Edge,Donald Maxwell andJonathan Kurlin, all of Yulee.

Funeral services were heldat 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, atBeulah Baptist Church withRev. Burien Smith officiating.Burial was in the Edge Fami-ly Cemetery, Wheeler County,with Sammons Funeral Homein charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers were JamesHooks, Dustin McLamb,Dusty Williams, FletcherClark, Buddy Smith and KirtLawson.

An online register may besigned at www.sammonsfu-neralhome.com.

Willie Allen O’NealMr. Willie Allen O’Neal of

804 Hudson Drive, Dublin,passed away on Saturday,Dec. 6, 2014. Funeral arrange-ments are incomplete and willbe announced later. Familywill be receiving friends at thefamily residence. Services byDudley Funeral Home ofDublin www.servicesbydud-ley.com.

Develle Clayton Sellers, Sr.

Mr. Develle Clayton Sell-ers, Sr., age 87, passed awayFriday, December 5, 2014.Graveside services will be con-ducted Monday, Dec. 8, 2014at 2 p.m. at Pulaski-BleckleyMemorial Gardens inCochran. 

The family received friendsat Williams Funeral Home ofMilledgeville on Sunday, Dec.7, 2014 from 4-6 p.m.Mr. Sellers was a native ofEastman and lived in Cochranbefore retiring to Lake Sin-clair.  He was a veteran of theUnited States Army and re-tired from Civil Service atRobins Air Force Base. He wasa Bluegrass Musician and anavid fisherman.  He was pre-ceded in death by his wife,Jeanette Aldred Sellers; son,Clay Sellers; and brother,Henry Sellers. 

He is survived by daughter,Lillian Sellers of Lake Sin-clair; grandchildren, Amy Mc-Dade of Milledgeville, Laura

Nichols of Warner Robins, andSteven Sellers of Athens;great-grandsons, Ethan Kirby,Austin Kirby, Hagan McDade,Zakary Nichols and CoreyNichols; brothers, Reese Sell-ers of Dublin and John Sellersof Caldwell;  and sister,Martha Daniel of Rentz.

Express online condolencesat www.williamsfuneral-home.net

Williams Funeral Home ofMilledgeville.

Nona Jo Hogan Fennell

Greensboro - Nona JoHogan Fennell, 78, passedaway on Dec. 6, 2014 at MosesCone Hospital.

The funeral service will beheld Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2014at 11 a.m. at Guilford CollegeUnited Methodist Churchwith Rev. Tom Gibson officiat-ing. Interment will follow atWestminster Gardens Ceme-tery. Visitation will be held onTuesday, at Hanes LineberryNorth Elm Chapel from 6-8p.m.

Nona was born to RoscoeCalhoun Hogan and MaryBelcher Hogan in Dublin onJuly 28, 1936. She was amember of Guilford CollegeUnited Methodist Church formany years where she was ac-tive with the New BeginningSunday School class and theUnited Methodist Women. Shewas a former member of theGreensboro Junior Women’sClub and was an avid Univer-sity of Georgia fan. She wasan excellent seamstress, andloved quilting and gardening.

She retired from Robins &Weill Insurance Company af-ter twenty-five years of serviceas a Customer Service Repre-sentative.

She was predeceased byher parents. Nona is survived

by her loving husband of 60years, H. Steven Fennell, Sr.;children, Steve Fennell, Jr.and fiancée Carol Davis ofKernersville, Marie Follo andhusband Val of Greensboro,Tim Fennell and wife Jackie ofPittsburgh, Pa. and SandyPenland and husband Johnnyof Greensboro; six grandchil-dren, Lee Penland, CaitlenBriggs, Cassie Andreasen,Graham Fennell, Alex Follo,and Brooke Follo; one great-grandchild Eli Penland; sis-ters Pat Helms, Sue Wells,and Rita Mullis.

In lieu of flowers, memori-als may be made to GuilfordCollege United MethodistChurch, 1205 Fleming RoadGreensboro, NC 27410 inNona’s memory.

Online condolences may bemade at www.haneslineberry-funeralhomes.com.

Billy Emory StinsonServices for Billy Emory

Stinson, age 62, of Dublin, willbe held at 10 a.m. Tuesday,Dec. 9, 2014, in the chapel ofTownsend Brothers FuneralHome. Burial will follow atWhite Springs Baptist ChurchCemetery. Rev. W. L. Curriewill officiate. The family willreceive friends from 5-7 p.m.Monday at the funeral home.Mr. Stinson died Saturday,Dec. 6, 2014.

Mr. Stinson was a veteranof the U. S. Army and a sani-tation engineer at the CarlVinson Veterans Medical Cen-ter. He was a loving father,son, and brother.

Mr. Stinson was precededin death by his father, EmoryStinson, brother, Robert Stin-son, and sister, Linda FayeStinson.

Survivors include his son,Josh (Alison) Stinson; grand-children, Haylee Darsey, Gar-rett Stinson; mother, BillieRuth Stinson, all of Dublin;sister, Gail Passmore; broth-ers, Raymond Stinson, DonnieStinson, Franklin Stinson,Jimmy Stinson; and severalnieces and nephews.

Merle Brantley, JasonArnold, William Arnold, GregRewis, Dusty Thomas andMichael Stinson will serve aspallbearers.

Please visitwww.townsendfuneralhome.com to sign the online memorialregister.

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BY MICHAEL ROIZEN,M.D., AND MEHMET OZ,

M.D.

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A recent study fromTufts University found thatkids in military familieswith a deployed parent ex-

hibit significantly higherstress levels than otherkids. However, when re-searchers conducted youth-development evaluations,which measure qualitieslike responsibility, resilien-cy and self-confidence, kidsfrom military families withpets scored better than mil-itary kids without pets.

We bet a lot of childrencould gain the same positivebenefits, especially thosedealing with family up-heaval, those on the autism

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So if your family is deal-

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Some stressed kids do better with pets

NEW YORK (AP) —Britain's Prince William andPrincess Kate arrived in NewYork City on Sunday, the royalcouple's first official visit tothe U.S. and their first experi-ence with the Big Apple.

The Duke and Duchess ofCambridge's black CadillacEscalade pulled up in front ofthe Carlyle Hotel in Manhat-tan to a throng of media andshrieking admirers, who werekept behind police barricadesacross Madison Avenue.

Both smiled at the well-wishers with Kate, who is ex-pecting their second child inApril, showing off a smallbump underneath her marooncoat.

"It's good to be here,"William told the hotel's man-aging director GiovanniBeretta, who was standingoutside the entrance to greetthe royal couple, who had justspent seven hours on a flightfrom London.

The Carlyle Hotel was a fa-vorite of William's mother, thelate Princess Diana, duringher frequent visits to Manhat-tan in the 1990s. Othercelebrity guests over the yearshave included Michael Jack-son, Steve Jobs, John F.Kennedy and Marilyn Mon-roe.

Wendy Hahn and her hus-

band, Paul Hahn, began wait-ing at 1 p.m. for the royal cou-ple's arrival outside the hotel.By the time the Duke andDuchess arrived, just before 6p.m., with temperatures dip-ping into the 30s, the Hahn'swere ordered by police tostand across the street behindmetal barricades.

When William and Katestepped out of their car infront of the Carlyle entrance,"I didn't see anything," saidWendy Hahn. "It was reallydisappointing; I saw nothingthanks to the NYPD. Andwe're kind of numb from thecold."

She had seen another royalcouple — Charles and Diana— when they arrived at An-drews Air Force base in themid-80s and she was in themilitary.

"I followed Charles and Di-ana, so I wanted to seeWilliam and Kate," said theConnecticut resident, shiver-ing in the cold. "I think they'regreat; they're more real thanother generations of royals."

Paul Hahn said he wouldn'thave come, "but I drove in be-cause of my wife."Earlier Sunday, after arrivingat John F. Kennedy Interna-tional Airport on a British Air-ways flight, the royals weregreeted by Peter Westmacott,

British ambassador to theU.S., and his wife; BritishConsul General Danny Lopez;and Peter Selfridge, U.S. chiefof protocol.

William and Kate have afull schedule of events in NewYork, including a visit to theNational Sept. 11 Memorialand Museum and a basketballgame between the BrooklynNets and the Cleveland Cava-liers.

William is also scheduled tomeet with President BarackObama at the White House onMonday while visiting Wash-ington to attend a World Bankconference. At that meeting,he is expected to speak aboutcombating illegal trade inwildlife parks. Kate wasscheduled to tour a New Yorkchild development center withthe city's first lady, ChirlaneMcCray.

Their visit will also includesome events with other high-profile guests. Former Secre-tary of State Hillary RodhamClinton and daughter ChelseaClinton are accompanyingWilliam and Kate to a NewYork reception highlightingconservation efforts.

At a black-tie scholarshipfundraiser for the Universityof St. Andrews, other guestsexpected include Tom Hanksand opera singer Renee Flem-

ing. The ticket price went upto $10,000 per seat. The royalcouple met at St. Andrews;both earned degrees from theScottish school.

Prince William, Princess Kate begin 3-day visit in U.S.

kids. We just have one day.”Dukes said they transport-

ed the students to both pa-rades and fed them lunch.“I’m real proud of the

kids,” Dukes said.Right behind the WLHS

band were members from theRaiders football team, whowon their region title thisyear. Raiders head coach Sta-cy Nobles pulled children in ared wagon as they walkeddown the road.“They encourage us to be

in this parade every year,”the coach said. “This has beena special year and we want tohonor them just as much asthey have honored us.They’ve come out and hon-ored us the last few weeks.What we saw up there at St.Pius was an awesome site.There is a lot of pride here inthe community and it’s anhonor for us to be here.”Nobles, who added that

he’d like to be planning andpracticing for the Class AAAAChampionship Game, said it’sbeen a long time since win-ning a region title.“It had been since 1996

since we’ve won a champi-onship and a 20 year droughtsince we’ve won a playoffgame,” Nobles said. “Thesekids have worked to get us tothis point. This is a tribute tothem in how far we’ve come.They deserve it and I hopethey are enjoying every sec-ond of it.”It has been a busy fall for

the school, and both Noblesand Dukes are happy withthe way the team and bandhave performed.“We are expecting even

better next year and our bandis excited about (the footballteam’s) accomplishments,”Dukes said. “We are just soproud that we bleed blue.”Just like the WLHS band,

there were others doing bothparades. The Shriners fromthe Legion of Honor Al Sihahin Macon had three paradesto participate in Saturday.

James Crooms, ofMilledgeville, said he wasparticipating in the Dexter,Dublin and Eastman Christ-mas parades. Crooms said it’shelpful to have the paradeson the same day.“I love doing this,” Crooms

said. “I always wanted to be aShriner and help children.”The parade lasted a little

more than 30 minutes. Manyon floats and from vehiclesthrew out candy to childrenlining the side of the road.

And at the end of the paradewas Santa Claus, waving tothe children.Whittle stressed they don’t

want to compete with theDublin Christmas Parade.“We want the whole county

to enjoy this day,” he said.“After this, I get to go toDublin and see that parade.I’ve got grandchildren in it.”The only difference is he

doesn’t have to worry aboutlining everyone up for it.

Monday, December 8, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 3aThe Courier Herald

Scenes from Jingle & Mingle

A little girl watches the Dexter Christmas Pa-rade from a man’s shoulders Saturady morning.(Photo by Payton Towns III)

BByy PPAAYYTTOONN TTOOWWNNSS IIIIIIGas prices are falling like the win-

ter-time snow.The national average price for a gal-

lon of regular unleaded ($2.70)dropped 10 cents in the past week, andis the lowest price since September2010. The average price has fallen for 73

consecutive days - dropping 66 centssince September 26."The shale boom continues putting

downward pressure on the price of oil,which pushes gas prices even lower,"

said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA -The Auto Club Group. "Oil prices areforecast to drift lower next week, whichmeans gas prices will follow suit. Gasprices could fall another 15 cents be-fore the end of the year. It's possiblethat motorists could find some stationsselling gas as low $2 a gallon in somemarkets, but it's unlikely that averageprices would hit those levels." To find the lowest gas prices now, go

to www.georgiagasprices.com and typein your zip code. The price of oil dropped to the low-

est level in five years. A barrel of WTIsettled at $65.84 - 31 cents cheaperthan the week prior. The shale boomhas helped boost U.S. oil production to9.08 million barrels a day - the fastestrate on record, which dates back to1983.Florida's average price ($2.70) is

seven cents cheaper than a week ago,73 cents cheaper than this time lastyear. The state average fell for the 65th

consecutive day Sunday, dropping 62cents since Oct. 4.

Georgia's average price ($2.61) iseight cents cheaper than a week ago,62 cents cheaper than this time lastyear. The state average fell for the 66thconsecutive day Sunday, dropping 70cents since Oct. 3.Tennessee's average price ($2.49) is

eight cents cheaper than last week, 64cents cheaper than this time last year.The state average fell for the 23rd con-secutive day Sunday, falling 19 centssince Nov. 11.The national average was $2.679

(on Sunday), $2.692 (on Saturday),

$2.776 (a week ago), $2.947 (a monthago) and $3.263 (a year ago).The average in Georgia was $2.605

(on Sunday), $2.617 (on Saturday ),$2.691 (a week ago), $2.849 (a monthago) and $3.233 (a year ago). The average in Florida was $2.703

(on Sunday), $2.714 (on Saturday),$2.773 (a week ago), $2.923 (a monthago) and $3.431 (a year ago).The average in Tennessee was

$2.493 (on Sunday), $2.503 (on Satur-day), $2.569 (a week ago), $2.708 (amonth ago) and $3.133 (a year ago).

DOUGLASVILLE (AP) —Authorities say one person waskilled and six others injured ina crash that shut down Inter-state 20 west of Atlanta forseveral hours.Police say the wreck hap-

pened when a Dodge Durangooverturned shortly after 3 p.m.Sunday near the Lee Road exitin Douglas County.Police said four people with

serious injuries were taken toGrady Memorial Hospital andtwo others were taking to Chil-dren's Healthcare of Atlanta atEgleston.Police tells WSB-TV that

eight people were in the car atthe time of the crash. The dri-ver was not hurt.

WWoommaann ffaacceess pprriissoonn ffoorrhhiiddiinngg gguunn iinn bbaabbyy ssllaayyiinngg BRUNSWICK (AP) — A

coastal Georgia woman facessentencing before a judge forhelping throw away a handgunpolice say her brother used tokill a 13-month-old boy inBrunswick last year.

Superior Court JudgeStephen Kelley scheduled asentencing hearing Monday forSabrina Elkins, who pleadedguilty in May to tamperingwith evidence. Her brother isDe'Marquise Elkins, who wassentenced to life in prison lastyear after being convicted inthe March 2013 slaying of An-tonio Santiago.Police say De'Marquise

Elkins and another youth weretrying to rob the boy's motherwhen Elkins shot the toddlerbetween the eyes as he sat in astroller.The Elkins siblings' mother,

Karimah Elkins, was sen-tenced to 10 years in prison af-ter she also pleaded guilty todropping the gun in a pond.

MMeettrroo AAttllaannttaa DDJJ aacc --ccuusseedd ooff aarrrraannggiinngg wwiiffee''ssddeeaatthh aarrrreesstteedd EAST POINT (AP) — Police

in suburban Atlanta say a discjockey accused of orchestratinghis wife's death has been ar-rested.

East Point Police Lt. CliffChandler tells the AtlantaJournal-Constitution that An-dre Jason Pugh — known as"DJ Awesome," and anotherperson accused of hiring some-one to kill Pugh's wife havebeen arrested. The second sus-pect's identity hasn't been re-leased.Fulton County jail records

show that Pugh was bookedSaturday on charges of mur-der, conspiracy to commit mur-der and conspiracy to commitburglary. Jail records showedthat bond hadn't been set forPugh as of Sunday evening.Chandler says Pugh's wife,

Tiffany Pugh, was found deadon Nov. 23. It's unclear if Pughhas an attorney.

KKeennnneessaaww mmaayyoorr uurrggeessccoouunncciill ttoo rreeccoonnssiiddeerrmmoossqquuee KENNESAW (AP) — Ken-

nesaw's mayor is urging thecity council, which rejectedplans for a mosque at a stripmall, to reconsider the issue.

AAA says gasoline prices fall for 73rd straight day

1 person killed, 6 othershurt in freeway crash

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Photos by Jamie Morton

One of the benefits of writ-ing about Georgia politics isthe opportunities this affordsto meet people of differentbackgrounds I’d likely other-wise not come into contactwith. Sometimes the meet-ings are by chance, and othertimes they are set with a bitof purpose.Last week I and several

other members of Georgia’sbusiness and political presswere invited to the BritishConsulate for a two-way con-versation about trade.The U.S. and European

Union are currently negotiat-ing the Transatlantic Tradeand Investment Partnership,or TTIP. The motivationbehind TTIP is that if Europeand the U.S. could reachstandardization on many oftheir manufacturing andagricultural regulations, thebasis would create a standardfor such a large percentage ofthe world’s economy thatmost other markets wouldlikely adopt their products forease of sale in all world mar-kets.There are already signifi-

cant commercial ties betweenthe U.S. and Britain.

Roughly one million jobs existin each country due to foreigninvestment from the other.There are also partnerships.Atlanta based Delta airlinesnow owns 49 percent of VirginAtlantic airlines.Georgians would see a

direct benefit if Europe wouldaccept U.S. processing stan-dards for chicken, Georgia’slargest agricultural commodi-ty. Uniform standards forautomotive production wouldallow for ease of export forU.S. cars produced in theSoutheast and shippedabroad through Georgia’sports, as well as increasedtraffic for European carsheaded here.The proposed tariffs to be

eliminated on U.S. goodsrange from 10 percent onautos, 12 percent on mostclothing items, and as high as17 percent on shoes.Georgia’s exports, as a result,would be expected to grow bymore than one third toEuropean customers.Then there’s the business

of trade itself. The estimatedincrease in trade between theU.S. and Europe would meanmore shipping. That’s good

for more than Georgia’s portsin Savannah and Brunswick.Georgia based UPS wouldlikely see an increase in vol-ume of over 130 million pack-ages over the next decade,supporting 24,000 jobs.The conversation present-

ed more than an opportunityto talk the benefits ofincreased trade, and affordeda chance to discuss the com-mercial ties between Georgiaand Great Britain. It provid-ed a glimpse of how others seeus – what we’re doing well,and while the conversationwas thoroughly respectful

and polite, some areas whereGeorgia may wish to continueto refine our focus.Georgia has an interna-

tional image of competitive-ness. The recent investmentfrom Britain’s PinewoodStudios in Fayette Countywas cited as an example ofhow quickly a project can beconstructed here.From concept to zoning

approval to permitting to con-struction, Pinewood has beena project that has been exe-cuted swiftly and with littleinterruption from bureaucra-cy.

The diversity of Georgia’scommercial base was alsocited as a plus. Other hubs ofcommerce within the U.S.seem more specialized.Georgia offers a one stop shopof high tech, communications,film and manufacturing,among other industries thatmay attract additional inter-national investment.Conversely, however, it

was suggested that Georgiamay need to work on itsbranding. While we have alot to offer, that is not alwaysreadily apparent to those whomay wish to consider us for aproject. Furthermore, wherewe offer that is also notalways a complete picture.“Georgia” largely means“Atlanta” and “Savannah” inmost contexts that were dis-cussed.Georgia’s scientific

resources were noted withrespect to our universities,but a hint was provided thatwe may want to investigatehow Boston is fostering itsbiotech community.College students are more

attracted into communities ofentrepreneurship upon grad-uation in our northern com-

petitor. While Georgia isviewed to have a very positiveentrepreneurial start up envi-ronment, there seems to bemore institutional structureprovided there to buttressthose willing to go it alone inlieu of seeking employmentfrom a large corporation orresearch institution.All in all, Georgia provides

a strong image that the stateis open for business. We offerlogistical infrastructure suchas a world class airport andefficient and growing ports.We have a demonstrated will-ingness to accommodate andexecute plans for new indus-try.We also have a willing

trade partner with many sim-ilarities and shared goals. Assuch, Georgians should urgetheir members of Congress towork expeditiously to finalizea TTIP agreement that worksfor all.

Monday, December 8, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 4aThe Courier Herald

In Our OpinionInsight and viewpoints from our editorial board and our readers

Email us at news@courier-herald.com to share your opinions

Our Take:

— Got a question forCharlie Harper? Email himdirectly at harper-cb@gmail.com. Comments toThe Courier Herald may bedirected to Jason Halcombe atjhalcombe@courier-herald.com

This was written in a cavesomewhere in Greater BoraBora. The column was floatedacross the ocean in an RCCola bottle to this newspaper.(I have no idea how the edi-tors got in from bottle toprint. I assumed that if edi-tors can figure out wherecommas go, they ought to beable to figure out how to printa column in a bottle.)Today, I am in mourning.

My beloved Bulldogs are notstate football champions thisyear.When my raft and I

arrived shortly here after theloss — I had an inkling thismight happen, so why notbuild a raft and sail to BoraBora, just to be on the safeside, I mused — immigrationofficials consisting of a coupleof guys in grass skirts withhairy legs and a clip boardvisited the cave to learn thereason for my visit. I toldthem this might not be just avisit. I might stay until I ranout of RC Cola bottles. Butwhy, they insisted?I told them a group of

scholar-athletes from theGeorgia Institute ofTechnology had engagedscholar-athletes from myalma mater, the University ofGeorgia, in a football scrumand that for once, their sidehad prevailed.But who cares, they want-

ed to know? Well, for one, I do,I said. So do a lot of myfriends who are feeling prettymiserable right now. And then

there are those that root forthe other side who care great-ly because they have the mis-guided and unsubstantiatedview that I have tended togloat when my scholar-ath-letes have prevailed.I told them I found that

very unfair. I don’t gloat.Never have. Never will. Lookup “Humility” in the dictio-nary, I said, and you will seemy picture.That’s interesting, replied

one of the officials as hesmoothed the wrinkles in hisgrass skirt. You don’t lookhumble, he said. You look mis-erable. You just can’t fool aBora-Boran.You need to know, the offi-

cials said, that there is noInternet access in our cavesso if anybody wants to chideyou, they are going to have tofloat their insults in their ownbottles or build a raft andcome over here.That didn’t give me much

reassurance. If engineers canbuild bridges and skyscrap-ers, they can probably figureout how to build a raft.I could tell that the immi-

gration officials were a bitleery about letting me stay onthe island. They are not veryhappy about cluttering uptheir paradise with rafts andRC Cola bottles.How many people in the

United States outside thestate of Georgia could weexpect to hear from, theyasked? Well, I said, probablynot too many. Most other

states except Vermont havetheir own in-state rivalries.What does Vermont have,they asked? Just a lot ofsyrup, I replied. They lookedconfused.They wanted to know how

many bottles or rafts I expect-ed from China. They informedme that there are approxi-mately 1,368,160,000 Chinesecitizens and if even a third ofthem wanted to send meinsulting messages, onewould not be able to set footon Bora-Bora for all the raftsand RC Cola bottles. I toldthem I don’t think theChinese keep up with footballall that much and I wasn’tsure they drank a lot of RCColas.And what about India?

They have a population of1,263,200,000. Any chance of

them yanking your chain?Not likely, I said. In fact, I’mnot as worried about India asthe folks at Tech should be.India is churning out a lot ofengineers who are morefocused on dominating theglobal marketplace thanobsessing over some dumbfootball game. Still they per-sisted. Bolivia? No.Swaziland? No. BurkinaFaso? No. Iceland? No.Then let us give you a sug-

gestion, the immigration offi-cials said. It is obvious thatmost folks in the world don’tcare about the Georgia-Georgia Tech game, so whydon’t you float yourself backto the United States? We’llkeep the RC Cola bottles.They make great earrings.That was not what I want-

ed to hear, but what can youexpect from two guys in grassskirts? Obviously, Bora-Boradoesn’t appreciate the cata-clysmic events that haveoccurred this past week.In the meantime, I guess

I’ll just have to go hide out inVermont until this thingblows over. I hope the editorswon’t mind fishing mycolumns out of a syrup bottle.—You can reach Dick

Yarbrough atyarb2400@bellsouth.net; atP.O. Box 725373, Atlanta,Georgia 31139; online at dick-yarbrough.com or onFacebook atwww.facebook.com/dickyarb

If Bora-Bora doesn’t care aboutthe game, why should we?

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The British are coming…for trade

On Dec. 8, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt stood

before a Joint Session of Congress and did what

many U.S. Presidents hope and pray they’ll

never have to do - declare war.

The day before, while many Americans were

sleeping, eating lunch or getting ready to go to

church, the naval base at Pearl Harbor was

attacked by Japan.

This was a time where the United States was

at peace. That peace was shattered when the

base was attacked. According to reports, 2,403

Americans were killed and 1,178 were wounded.

Only 65 Japanese were killed or wounded during

the surprised attack.

Until Sept. 11, 2001, this country hadn’t seen a

day like Dec. 7, 1941. With each year that goes

by, the veterans who were at Pearl Harbor, or

those who served our country during the war, are

passing away.

We’ve heard Roosevelt’s speech. Around this

time every year at least the beginning of it can be

heard on television or radio. Looking at a rough

draft of the speech, one can see where originally

the President was going to call December 7 a

date which will live in world history. But he

scratched it out.

After all we know that December 7, 1941, was

truly a day we should never forget, that does live

in infamy.

We should not forget the lessons learned that

day, or the lives it cost.

— Payton Towns III

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December 7th a day ininfamy not to forget

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Monday•Dublin-Laurens FVSUAlumni Chapter at 6:30 p.m. in East Dublin Plummer’sSquare.•AA I Am Responsible Group, Contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 8 p.m.•AA 24 Hour Group, contact 279-0839, 629 Broad Street, East Dublin, Ga. 8 p.m.•NAWe Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 6:30 p.m. at 629 Broad Street, East Dublin.•Lunch Bunch Al-Anon meet each Tuesday at noon at First Baptist Church. Enterthrough double doors across from Firestone. Call 290-1322 for further information.•Dublin-Laurens County NAACP meets every 3rd Monday at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Pooler,President. For more information, please call 278-3399.•RRVAA dba Art Dublin meets the third Monday, 6:30 p.m., at the Laurens County Li-brary. All artists and those interested in supporting visual arts in Dublin are invited. Foradditional information call President, Claire Livingston at 478-272-0543.

Tuesday•Dublin Ladies Golf Association at Dublin Country Club beginning at 10 a.m. (everyfourth Tuesday of the month except for June, July and December).•Dublin Kiwanis Club at 12:15 p.m. at The Dublin Country Club.•AA I Am Responsible Group Contact, 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 5:45 p.m.and 8 p.m.•NAWe Surrender, contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, East Dublin, 6:30 p.m.•Unity House (Family Recovery Support Group) at Johnson Lane on VAGrounds, Bldg.8; 6-8 p.m. Contact: Dublin-Laurens County Chamber of Commerce (478) 272-5546 or Lin-da Bailey at CSB of Middle GA (478) 272-1190.•Overeaters Anonymous meet at 6:45 at 912 Bellevue Ave. Contact 279-3808.•TOPS meeting 6 p.m. at Pine Forest UMC, 400 Woods Ave. Contact info 275-7505.•South-Central GSRAChapter of the Georgia State Retirees Association will meet onthe 4th Tuesday of each month at the Laurens County Library Auditorium, 11 a.m. We in-vite all retired and soon to retire state employees to join us. Please contact Tommy Craft at272-7820 for more information.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Today is Monday, Dec. 8, the342nd day of 2014. There are23 days left in the year.TTooddaayy’’ss HHiigghhlliigghhtt iinn HHiiss--

ttoorryy::On Dec. 8, 1941, the United

States entered World War II asCongress declared war againstImperial Japan, a day after theattack on Pearl Harbor.OOnn tthhiiss ddaattee::In 1776, during the Revolu-

tionary War, Gen. GeorgeWashington’s retreating armycrossed the Delaware Riverfrom New Jersey into Pennsyl-vania.In 1813, Beethoven’s Sym-

phony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92,was first performed in Vienna,with Beethoven himself con-ducting.In 1854, Pope Pius IX pro-

claimed the Catholic dogma ofthe Immaculate Conception,which holds that Mary, themother of Jesus, was free oforiginal sin from the moment ofher own conception.In 1886, the American Fed-

eration of Labor was founded inColumbus, Ohio.In 1914, “Watch Your Step,”

the first musical revue to fea-ture a score composed entirelyby Irving Berlin, opened inNew York.In 1949, the Chinese Na-

tionalist government movedfrom the Chinese mainland toFormosa as the Communistspressed their attacks.In 1960, NBC broadcast a

new, color videotape version ofthe TV special “Peter Pan”starring Mary Martin. (Twoprevious telecasts, also star-ring Martin, had been per-formed live in 1955 and 1956.)In 1972, a United Airlines

Boeing 737 crashed while at-tempting to land at Chicago-Midway Airport, killing 43 ofthe 61 people on board, as well

as two people on the ground;among the dead were DorothyHunt, wife of Watergate con-spirator E. Howard Hunt, U.S.Rep. George W. Collins, D-Ill.,and CBS News correspondentMichele Clark.In 1980, rock star John

Lennon was shot to death out-side his New York City apart-ment building by an apparent-ly deranged fan.In 1982, a man demanding

an end to nuclear weapons heldthe Washington Monumenthostage, threatening to blow itup with explosives he claimedwere inside a van. (After a 10-hour standoff, Norman D. May-er was shot dead by police; itturned out there were no explo-sives.)In 1987, President Ronald

Reagan and Soviet leaderMikhail S. Gorbachev signed atreaty at the White House call-ing for destruction of interme-diate-range nuclear missiles.In 1992, Americans got to

see live television coverage ofU.S. troops landing on thebeaches of Somalia as Opera-tion Restore Hope began (be-cause of the time difference, itwas early Dec. 9 in Somalia).TTeenn yyeeaarrss aaggoo:: The Senate

completed congressional ap-proval of the biggest overhaulof U.S. intelligence in a half-century, voting 89-2 to send themeasure to President GeorgeW. Bush, who signed it ninedays later. Disgruntled U.S.soldiers complained to DefenseSecretary Donald H. Rumsfeldduring a question-and-answersession in Kuwait about longdeployments and a lack of ar-mored vehicles and otherequipment. Treasury SecretaryJohn Snow accepted PresidentBush’s offer to remain in theCabinet. “Dimebag” Darrell Ab-bott, 38, an influential heavy

metal guitarist, was fatallyshot with three other peopleduring a performance inColumbus, Ohio; the gunmanwas then shot dead by a policeofficer.FFiivvee yyeeaarrss aaggoo:: Ohio exe-

cuted murderer Kenneth Birosby performing the nation’s firstlethal injection using a singledrug, a supposedly less painfulmethod than previous execu-tions that required three drugs. OOnnee yyeeaarr aaggoo:: Hundreds of

thousands of protesters pouredinto the streets of the Ukrain-ian capital of Kiev, toppling thestatue of former Soviet leaderVladimir Lenin and blockingkey government buildings inan escalating stand-off with thepresident on the future of thecountry. Zach Johnson ralliedfrom four shots behind witheight holes to play and beatTiger Woods, the No. 1 playerin golf, at the World Challenge. Today’s Birthdays: Flutist

James Galway is 75. SingerJerry Butler is 75. Pop musi-cian Bobby Elliott (The Hollies)is 73. Actress Mary Woronov is71. Actor John Rubinstein is68. Rock singer-musicianGregg Allman is 67. ActressKim Basinger (BAY’-sing-ur) is61. Rock musician Phil Collen(Def Leppard) is 57. WorldBank President Jim Yong Kimis 55. Political commentatorAnn Coulter is 53. SingerSinead (shih-NAYD’) O’Connoris 48. TThhoouugghhtt ffoorr TTooddaayy:: ““TThhee

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YYoouu llooww lliiffee ppeeooppllee fightingthese dogs you're going to getcaught. I hope you rot in jail.And the ones who watch arejust as dirty as you are.

PPoolliiccee ooffffiicceerrss are not im-mune to sin, I don't know whysome people on the right wantto make them out to be Gods...Everybody, I don't care whoyou are, has a right to go homeat the end of the day.

DDeeaarr rreeaaddeerr, use your turnsignal only when you want toincrease your chances of stay-ing alive.

II wwaass ttaauugghhtt that it is the lawthat you comply with the re-quest, instructions or demandsof any police office who mayhave a reason, perceived orotherwise, to issue same. Ifyou don't, there are conse-quences...usually bad ones. Inboth recent events, if eitherman had complied with the of-ficer's instructions (as a rea-sonable person would have)the situation would have end-ed much differently. I'm sureMr. Garner was a peach of aguy despite his 31 previous ar-rests. Somehow I have man-aged to make it 71 years withno arrests. Go figure.

DDuubblliinn PPoolliiccee DDeeppaarrttmmeennttKitchen items were stolen

from a storage building onEast Jackson Street betweenOct. 30 and Nov. 20.A glass window was broken

on the eastside of the building.It seemed that someone hadknocked out a pane of glass toget in. Several kitchen itemswere the only things appearedto be missing.- A rock was thrown into an

apartment window andthreatening text messageshad been sent on HudsonStreet on Nov. 21.- A Samsung Galaxy S5 cell

phone was lost at Walmart onHighway 80 west on Nov. 21.- Two televisions were

stolen from a house onWoodrow Street on Nov. 21.- A black iPad mini was

stolen from a 2007 Nissan Al-tima at Second BaptistChurch on North DecaturStreet on Nov. 23.

LLaauurreennss CCoouunnttyy SShheerriiffff ’’ssOOffffiiccee-A tag and decal were

stolen or lost from a 1987 Toy-ota on Ben Hall Loop in EastDublin between Nov. 15 and17.-A suspicious person was

reported on Chicken Road inDudley on Nov. 17.-Tarvares Dontavis Weaver,

of Riverdale, was chargedwith eluding on Interstate 16at mile marker 58 on Nov. 18.Weaver began a chase inEmanuel County which endedin Laurens County. Deputiesturned Weaver over toEmanuel County law enforce-ment.- Two rifles and three shot-

guns were stolen from a loca-tion on Carolyne Avenue inEast Dublin on Nov. 18.-A handgun and holster

were stolen from a location onBeech Road on Nov. 16.EEddiittoorr ’’ss nnoottee:: TThhiiss iinnffoorr--

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Kitchen items stolen from astorage building

Crews battle 2 large firesin Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews are at thescene of two massive fires in Los Angeles, in-cluding one downtown that closed down por-tions of two major freeways and blanketed thearea in heavy smoke.Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Ralph

Ter razas says more than 250 firefightersbattled the downtown blaze that was sparkedat a construction site around 1:20 a.m. Monday.The fire consumed the wood-framed structureand damaged three floors of an adjacent high-rise before being brought under control. Por-tions of U.S. Route 101 and Interstate 110 wereshut down.About 3 hours later a fire was reported at a

mixed-use building about 2 miles to the west.About 100 firefighters are on that scene.No injuries are reported from either fire.Terrazas says there's no indication the two

incidents are connected.

For second night of Berkeleyprotest turns violent again BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Raucous demon-

strations hit Berkeley's streets for a secondstraight night as protesters angered by policekillings in Missouri and New York clashed withofficers, vandalized businesses and even foughtwith each other, officials said.Sunday's protest began peacefully on the

University of California, Berkeley, campus buteventually grew rowdy and spilled into Oak-land. Activists made their way onto a freewayand blocked traffic.The California Highway Patrol said officers

fired tear gas after protesters targeted themwith rocks and bottles and tried to light a pa-trol vehicle on fire. Police also said explosiveswere thrown at officers, but there was no infor-mation immediately available on how potentthey were.Officers chased protesters off the roadway.

The demonstrations were the latest of sever-al in the Bay Area — including in Oaklandwhere activism is strong — to protest recentgrand jury decisions in Missouri and New Yorknot to indict while police officers in the deathsof two black men.As hundreds of protesters began marching

through downtown Berkeley, the unrest thatmarked protests Saturday night was touchedoff again as someone smashed the window of aRadio Shack. When a protester tried to stopgrowing vandalism, he was hit with a hammer,Officer Jennifer Coats said.Police said groups of protesters late Sunday

began roaming through the downtown area,throwing trash cans into streets and lightinggarbage on fire, smashing windows on build-ings, and damaging and looting businesses.There also were reports of vandalism at CityHall.Television footage showed protesters smash-

ing door windows and breaking into buildingsand setting rubbish piles ablaze.Coats said police made five arrests in con-

nection with the demonstrations. She said twoofficers sustained minor injuries Sunday night.Coats said in a statement that there was

"significant damage" to several Berkeley busi-nesses and that many had windows smashedand several stores were looted.She said the demonstrations had concluded

by about 3:30 a.m.The San Francisco Chronicle said that at

about midnight, there were still a few hundredpeople on the streets. At one point, the RadioShack on Shattuck at Dwight Way was ran-sacked. Later, a Whole Foods store on Tele-graph was looted, with people taking and pass-ing around bottles of champagne.There was no immediate word of any seriousinjuries. During the protests a day earlier,three police officers and a technician were hurtand six people were arrested when the protestturned unruly.

LOOKING BACK... 50YEARS

Dublin COURIERHERALD

DECEMBER 8, 1964

HARRIETT CLAXTON

The Christmas Seasonwas ushered in the VeteransAdministration Center onMonday when volunteersfrom the American LegionAuxiliary opened their "JoyShop" for the hospital's pa-tients. The "Joy Shop" is anannual project of the Auxil-iary Units from throughoutthe State and providesChristmas gifts which pa-tients can send to their fami-lies. This year the Shop wasopen for three days, and a va-riety of gift items were avail-able from which patientscould select a gift for theirwives and children.

Auxiliary members wereon hand to help the patientsmake their selections and toprovide gift wrapping ser-vices. For those patients whocould not leave their ward,volunteers selected gifts, gift-wrapped them, and deliveredthem to the patients on theward.

During the three days itwas open, the "Joy Shop" wasoperated by volunteers fromthe Auxiliary Units located inDublin, Macon, Fort Valley,Perry, Cochran, and Vidalia.Those assisting were Mrs.Betty Buhrman, Mrs. W.S.Simmons, Mrs. Mable Cham-bless, Mrs. Milo Smith, Mrs.Ancil Chavous, Mrs. O.C.Roberts, Mrs. Mary Peavy,Mrs. Nettie Sammons, Mrs.Ruby Maggard, Mrs. DorothyClifton,

Mrs. Mildred Sisk, Mrs.John Beck, Mrs. S.F. Billings-ley, Mrs. Prentis Green, Mrs.Clara Pike, Mrs. LouisSmithson, Mrs. EdythStivens, Mrs. L.W. Smith,Mrs. John Nee Smith, Mrs.R.E. Hamrick, Mrs. WalkerBracewell, Mrs. Tura Dukes,Mrs. E.W. Scarborough, Mrs.B.D McLendon, Mrs. MaryCox, Mrs. John McCreary,and Mrs. Florine Raley.

Helping the Auxiliarymembers were E.F Moxley,Ancil Chavous, and B.C.McLendon, members ofAmerican Legion Post No.17.

Reuben Cohen, CenterDirector, commended thevolunteers for the assistancethey provided the hospital'spatients. He expressed ap-preciation on behalf of thepatients to each of the Auxil-iary Units taking part in theproject.

MRS. BLACK IS HOSTESS TO EU-ZELIAN CLASS

Mrs. E.L. Black was hostessto members of the EuzelianSunday School Class of FirstBaptist Church at her homeon Academy Avenue on Sun-day afternoon from 2:30 un-til 5:00. The home was beau-tifully decorated in Christ-

mas colors. The dining tablewas overlaid with a lace

cloth and featured an artisti-cally arranged center pieceof red and green balls in apyramid centered with a

white candle. Small Christ-mas trees were on each side.

To celebrate Christmas,many Christmas Carols weresung. Mrs. F.H. Stinson,Class President, was incharge, and Christmas sto-ries were told by Mrs. T.B.Perry and Mrs. R.M. Stanley.Prayers were led by Mrs.Daisy Walden and Mrs. T.B.Perry. All of the memberstook parts on the program.

A Christmas tree was en-

joyed with members havingbrought gifts to place on thetree to be drawn by each oth-er. A variety of contests, in-cluding "The Wedding of theFlowers," were played. Seat-ed at the dining tables, mem-bers were served a delicioussalad course and coffee withMrs. F.H. Stinson and Mrs.H.L. Montford assisting inserving.

Present were MesdamesJ.F. Smith, Beulah Smith,W.O. McDaniel, MarvinChilders, F.H. Stinson, H.L.Montford, Ruth Canady, J.W.Frost, Daisy Walden,Blanche Walden, T.E. Perry,T.P. Siebermann, Mrs. Stan-ley, and Mrs. Black.

HONOR ROLL AT DEXTER SCHOOLS

Forty - three girls and 16boys made the Honor Roll atDexter High and Dexter Ele-mentary schools for the sec-ond grading period of theterm, according to PrincipalJ.M. Warren,Jr.

The honor students are asfollows:

Fo urth grade - DavidHawkins, Lynette Sirmons,Van Austin, Garling Barron,Lawton Kemp, Ken Lord,Deborah Williams

Fifth grade - MarthaWarren, Martha Darsey,Deborah Strickland, GailMalone, John Maxwell (Mac)Ashley

Sixth grade - JeanBraswell, Ruby Russell, Su-san Young, Debra Malone,Donna Mullis, James Malone

Eighth grade - BerthaWarren,, Peggy Wood, SueBryan, Don Bryant, DaniellePope, Dee Warren, Al Knight,Tommy Jo Lord

Ninth grade - KathyWood, Kathy Passmore,David Hatcher, Terry Wal-drep

1oth grade - BrendaHobbs, Cynthia Mc Daniel,Charlotte Jeffers, Vicky McClelland, George Hogan

11th grade - Myrna JeanMalone, Jane Knight, MarvelMullis, Emmalene Darsey,Ruth Sterling, Patricia Bar-ron

12th grade - Patricia Jol-ley, Carole Hogan, JudyBryant, Collene Butler, PhilCouey, Joette Hobbs, JaniceKnight, Joy Mullis, YvonneMullis, Barbara Rhodes,Kaye Tipton, Danny Warren,Connie Warren, BrendaWood

EAST LAURENS WINSOVER WRIGHTSVILlEThe big news at East Lau-

rens today is not that theRams stopped theWrightsville Tigers 71-57 onTuesday night, but that theEast Laurens girls trippedthe Tigerettes from JohnsonCounty 33-30 for their firstvictory of the season. SharonBush swished the nets for 21points, and Alvina Chancepushed through 10 to leadthe East Laurens girls totheir fine victory. LynetteDonaldson played a goodfloor game in helping achievethe triumph. Janice Joiner,Brenda Windham, and EmilyBrown together with the oth-er guards held theWrightsville girls in check formost of the way.

Al Manning showed hisclass also by sinking 25points to lead the Ram at-tack. He was aided by 18points from Leon Mooris and12 from Tony Sammons.

MISS LIVINGSTON TO WED

Mrs. Vera Jackson Bridgesof Jeffersonville announcesthe engagement of her niece,Mary Ann Livingston, to

Everette Theron Warnock,son of Mr. and Mrs. M.T.Warnock of Dublin. Thebride-elect is a graduate ofDublin High School and isnow employed at Belk-Matthews in Dublin. Mr.Warnock is a graduate ofTwiggs County High Schooland is employed with Stan-dard Drug Co. in Jefferson-ville.

The wedding will be heldat the Congregational Holi-ness Church in Jeffersonvilleon Sunday, December 27.

ANOTHER DUBLINLANDMARK GIVES WAY

TO PROGRESSThe site of another land-

mark has bitten the dust tomake way for modern devel-opment. A line of small storeson South Lawrence Streetare in the process of demoli-tion, one of which housedJohn Dasher's restaurantwhich operated here fromtime immemorial until hedied in 1946. The group ofbuildings on the east side ofLawrence Street consisted ofa pool room, two beer parlors,and a cafe, among otherthings for the colored trade.

When John Dasher hadhis restaurant, however, hehad a section for white cus-tomers, and of them he hadplenty. Not only did he servein his cafe but he also dailysent out meals to residents inall parts of the city.

He was an outstanding cit-izen who loved his fellowman and his community, aman of integrity and one whoenjoyed the confidence of allwho knew him. He was heldin high respect by civic lead-ers, and when Cecil E. Car-roll opened his subdivisionfor Negroes in the westernsection of Dublin, he namedit Dasher Heights in honor ofJohn.

His wife Susie Dasher wasprincipal of the Telfair StreetSchool, and when a new ele-mentary school was built ad-jacent to the Oconee HighSchool, it was named theSusie Dasher School. Shetaught for 35 years, and theirdaughter Sophronia DasherGordon is now principal ofthe Susie Dasher School car-rying out the tradition of herparents.

The Dashers gave both oftheir children college educa-tions. Their son, Dr.John M.Dasher Jr., is a physician inOhio.

Older Dublinites recall,with gustatory nostalgia, thegood meals John served.

Paul Baker, present ownerof the property, is now razingit with plans to construct aline of one-story offices on thesite.

DUDLEY CARDINALSAND "B" SQUAD OUTPLAY IRISH

Dudley's Cardinals andthe Dudley Boys' "B" teamtook victories over the DublinIrish teams at Dudley lastnight, but the Irishettes

showed plenty of class inwhipping the Dudley girls61-49.

The Cardinals completelysmashed any offense or de-fense the Irish put forth asEarl Wright pitched in 23points and Tommy Parker 12in leading the Cardinals to a20 point, 56-36, win. The 36points of the Irish was thelowest number of pointsscored by an Irish team inmany moons.

Dudley's junior varsity tal-lied 11 points in the final pe-riod to 6 for Coach GeorgeSapp's five and came off thefloor at the final whistle witha 37-36 win. Dublin had ledat the end of three periods.

Harriet Combs was the biggun for the Irishettes, scoringDublin's first 13 points on the"pick and roll" and boostingthe Irishettes to a great win.Mary Jane Haskins, howev-er, equalled Combs' output of25 points, a low for her, butthe Dudley guards could notcope with the long ball shoot-ing of Allison Powel whocanned 14 points and Jean-nie Stephens who bucketed17. Joanne Wilson playedlong enough to score 5 points.Barbara Neal got 16 for Dud-ley and Betty Rose Herring-ton 8.

None of the teams excelledat free throw shooting as theIrish were 6-9, the Cardinals8-14, the Irishettes 11-23,and the Dudley lassies just19-36. The story of the Irishoffense is told in their fieldgoal shooting percentage of29 per cent on only 15 triesmade good of 51 attempts.

HOME DEMONSTRATIONGROUP HOLDS

BANQUETThe first annual Home

Demonstration Banquet washeld on Tuesday night atBrown's Restaurant withguest speaker, Mrs. P. C.Hutchinson, using a flannelboard to give a most inspira-tional talk. Mr. BeemanKeen, Chairman of the Lau-rens County Board of Educa-tion, gave the invocation.President Mrs. J.M. Christ-ian introduced Mrs. JessieHardy, South Central Dis-trict Home DemonstrationAgent, and presented Mrs.M.F. Beall, Sr. and Mrs. Bee-man Keen, who led the groupin singing Christmas Carols.

Miss Nell Daniel, LaurensCounty Home Demonstration

Agent, gave club pins to thefollowing members who hadearned them during the year:Mrs. Hugh Perry, Mrs. Chris-tian, Mrs. Hayden Lowery,Mrs. Cordie Joiner, Mrs. A.E.Kimbell, Mrs. Ralph Rhodes,Mrs. George Yancey, andMrs. Keen.

Officers of the LaurensCounty Council were in-stalled by Mrs. DonnelleStubbs, Assistant HomeDemonstration Agent, in amost impressive ceremonyusing the Praying Handstheme. Officers installedwere Mrs. Lowery, President;Mrs. Christian, 1st Vice Pres-ident; Mrs. Perry, 2nd VicePresident; 3rd Vice Presi-dent, Mrs. Kimbell; Secre-tary, Mrs. W.L. Holmes; Trea-surer, Mrs. Keen; and Mrs.Bobby Collins, 4-H Advisor.

SAXON HEIGHTSSUNBEAMS MEET

The Primary group of Sun-beams of Saxon Heights Bap-tist Church met at theChurch on Wednesday after-noon at 4:00 and made Mis-sion Banks for the LottieMoon Christmas Offering,which are to be brought tothe next meeting. The story,"Surprise. Surprise," fromthe Sunbeam Mission Book,was used for the program.Members present were GregHarden, George Mixon,Frankie Bellflower, CharleneHester, Jeffery Wilkes, SteveBray, Steve Edenfield, JimSmith, Reid Branch, MelindaFountain, and Gary Russellwith leaders Mrs. D.C. Har-vey, Mrs. Horace Boyd, andMrs. Cecil Wilkes.

The Beginner Sunbeamsmet at the same time and en-joyed the "Storytime" missionbook. Members present wereSonya Branch and KathyEdenfield and Mrs. DickEdenfield leader. Refresh-ments were served to bothgroups who will meet next onWednesday, December 21, atthe Church.

HILLCREST ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL DONATESBOOK TO LIBRARYThe Hillcrest Elementary

School students recentlyproudly displayed the bookswhich they have donated tothe school library. Studentsand their books are the fol-lowing:

Rusty Morgan, "Automo-biles for Mice": ElizabethEfird, "A Train to Spain"; Ce-cilia Williams, "CuriousGeorge Learns the Alphabet";Jody Rhodes, "Mr. Charlie'sFarm"; Kay Edwards,"Brownies Hurry"; OrrisHowell, "Ships and Sea-ports"; Mike Tanner, "Kittenon the Keys"; Chuck Hay-wood, "Come to the City";Dana Reynolds, "Doctors andNurses - What Do They Do?";Mark Reynolds, "Let's findOut What's Big and What'sSmall"; Heather Spicer, "DoYou See What I See?";

David Heidler,for JeffWilkes, "How Can I FindOut?"; John Tanzine, "Goggy,

Mrs. Goose"; Patti Gay, "ABear Called Paddington";Sukie Wilson, "A Snake inthe Carpool"; Carol Neigh-bors," Eddie No Name";Steve Spivey, "Fourth of Ju-ly"; Mervin Wilkes, "The Rag-gle Taggle Fellow"; DennisVeal, "About the People WhoRun Your City"; FrankChilders, "More Tales of Far-away Folk ; Given Hambrick,"Cowboy's Secret Life"; Deb-bie Rowell for Mrs. JocelynDriskell, "Thanksgiving";

Monte Hodges, "IndianFishing and Camping"; BillyTowson, "Appomattox: Clos-ing Struggle of the CivilWar"; Joyce Hodges, "Tatsin-da"; Beth Cullens, "Ranch inthe Rockies"; Harriette Wait-es, "Little Plum"; BeverlyDixon, "It's Like This, Cat";Kenny Franks, "Jock's Is-land."

EXCHANGE CLUBINSTALLS TWO NEW

EMBERSAt the regular meeting of

the Dublin Exchange Club onTuesday, Charles Dennis ofJ.C. Penney's and WalterWoodard of the F & M Bankwere installed as new mem-bers by Wilbur S. Jones, Pro-gram Chairman. He thenpresented Bob Henderson,District Secretary of the YM-CA, who outlined several pro-jects initiated by the local Hi-Y and Tri Hi-Y.

Mr. Henderson introducedMiss Janice Perry, a senior atTreutlen County High Schoolin Soperton who is Presidentof the Georgia Hi-Y and Tri-Hi_Y Clubs. She discussedthe history of the YMCA, Tri-Hi-Y, and Hi-Y clubs and toldof the annual Youth Assem-bly in Atlanta when clubmembers operate the officesin the State capitol.

MONTROSE BAPTISTWMU OBSERVES WEEK

OF PRAYERMembers of the Montrose

Baptist WMU met on Mon-day night to observe theWeek of Prayer for ForeignMissions with Mrs. C.C. Pow-ell and Mrs. Wade Dominy incharge of the program, "Wor-ship Christ the King." Mrs.Dominy announced the fol-lowing devotionals for eachday of the week:

Monday: "Without ChristThey Have No King"- Mrs.Ralph Darsey

Tuesday: "Herald of theKing" - Mrs. Woodrow Payne

Wednesday: "We Follow inHis Train" - Mrs. Harry Wade

Thursday: "Children of theKing" - Mrs. Marvin Harri-son

Friday: "We Have Come toWorship Him" - Mrs. C.C.Powell

During the business ses-sion, presided over by Presi-dent Mrs. Algerine Ward,plans were made for a supperand Christmas tree to be heldat the church on Dec. 17 at6:30 p.m.. During the socialhour, Mrs. C.C. Powell andMrs. Wade Dominy servedcongealed salad, crackers,fruit cake and coffee.

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Uber raises $1.2B, valued at $40BNEW YORK (AP) — Uber

raised $1.2 billion in its latestround of funding from venturecapitalists, a sign investorswere little fazed by the ride-hailing app's recent spate ofbad publicity over privacy vio-lations and its corporate cul-ture.

The latest investment put avalue on Uber at $40 billion.

That's bigger than thestock market values of compa-nies such as American Airlinesand Twitter, or the combinedvalue of car-rental veteransHertz and Avis Budget Group.At the same time, it is not aguarantee that Uber would re-ceive the same valuation as apublicly traded company thatit does as a venture-backedbusiness.

San Francisco-based Ubertriggered a wave of online crit-

icism recently after a top exec-utive suggested spending $1million to dig up dirt on a jour-nalist critical of the driver-on-demand company.

It was not the first timeUber has been called out foractions by its drivers or itscorporate culture. It is investi-gating one of its employees fortracking another journalist'sride, which has raised fearsthat Uber is misusing cus-tomers' private location infor-mation.

In a blog post Thursday,CEO Travis Kalanick ac-knowledged the company's"significant growing pains."

"The events of the recentweeks have shown us that wealso need to invest in internalgrowth and change," he wrote."Acknowledging mistakes andlearning from them are the

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He said the latest financing

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Uber's previous funding

round also raised $1.2 billion.

The company operates in more

than 250 cities in 50 countries,

although it faces regulatory

hurdles and pushback from

traditional taxis in many

cities.

Also, smaller rival Lyft,

which has a decidedly more

friendly corporate image —

complete with pink moustach-

es on its cars — announced

that it has hired a chief finan-

cial officer, Brian Roberts, and

a chief marketing officer, Kira

Wampler. Roberts, who joined

the company in October, was

previously at Walmart.

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Sports Ga. Tech,Mississippi St.headed

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Dublin sweepsHouston Co.

By BALI SMITHThe Dublin Irish swept the

Houston County Bears in anon-classification basketballcontest Friday night. TheLady Irish won the opener 50-32, while the Irish won thenightcap 68-54. Both Dublinbasketball teams are now 2-0,in early season action.

The Lady Irish, leading 15-13 at half, outscored the ladyBears 18-7 in the third quar-ter to take a commanding 33-

20 lead, thatt h e ywould notr e l i n -q u i s h .T ’ o n n aWill iamsscored 10points inthe quterto lead theIrish scor-i n g

attack. Williams added eightpoints in the fourth quarter toput the game out of reach forthe visiting Lady Bears.

Lady Irish Basketballcoach Clinton Lowther stated,“We got off to a little slow startthat I attribute to early seasonnervous energy. I thought weput together two good secondhalf quarters and were able toclose out with a strong finish.Early foul trouble limitedWilliams playing time in thefirst half. I thought she estab-lished herself in the secondhalf, and got us going offen-sively. Jasmine and JessicaHollis both had eightrebounds that helped us beingable to get some fast breakopportunities in the secondhalf. This was a total team vic-tory, against a tough AAAAAschool. I am very proud of theway these young ladies played

tonight.”Pressure defense paid off

for the Irish throughoutthe game with the HoustonCounty Bears, in the night’sfinal contest. Utilizing a trap-ping full court press from thestart of the game, the Irishoutscored the bears 21-12 inthe second quarter by forcing9 bear turnovers and took a32-20 lead at the half. Dublin’sDonavan Timmons came offthe bench and scored 8 pointsin the second quarter, to leadthe Irish offensive outburst.

Houston County cut theIrish lead to five with 2:30remaining in the third quar-ter, but that was as close asthe game would get. RaymondWilliams’s trey at the buzzerextended the Irish lead to 11points, and a 47-36 lead afterthree quarters. Dublinoutscored Houston 21-18 inthe fourth quarter to securethe 68-54 victory.

Irish Basketball CoachPaul Williams stated, “Ithought we weresluggish tonight, but we founda way to come out with a winagainst Houston County. Weare trying to get these guys togrow up quickly. We expectperfection. We want to aver-age 20 turnovers a game. Ithought the guys did a goodjob with defensive pressure,but all night long we packed itin below the free throw lineinstead of extending ourdefense. As a coaching staff wefeel the guys are doing somethings that we should not bedoing. If we are going to getbetter, we have to be able tocorrect these mistakes. I amproud of the effort displayedby the guys tonight, but wehave to get better.”

Boys

Dublin 68,

Houston County 54

Girls

Dublin 50,

Twiggs County 32

Cleveland Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer (6)is sacked by Indianapolis Colts outside line-backer Erik Walden (93) in the first quarter of anNFL football game Sunday, in Cleveland. (APPhoto/Tony Dejak)

CLEVELAND (AP) — AtCleveland, Andrew Luckthrew a 1-yard touchdownpass to T.Y. Hilton with 32 sec-onds left, rallyingIndianapolis (9-4).

Before Luck connected withHilton, Colts running backDaniel Herron picked up 2yards on fourth down to keepthe drive alive. Luck, whothrew two interceptions andspent the day being harassedby an energized Brownsdefense, then fired his secondTD pass to Hilton.

The Colts trailed 21-7 inthe third quarter, but stormedback behind Luck, who fin-ished 24 of 53 for 294 yards.

The Browns (7-6) got twodefensive touchdowns, butCleveland's offense, led bystruggling quarterback BrianHoyer, couldn't do enough.

Indianapolis middle line-backker Erik Walden, ofDublin, finished with twotackles and a sack.

Broncos beat Bills 24-17 DENVER (AP) — At

Denver, C.J. Anderson ran forthree touchdowns and theBroncos overcame a rareunsteady outing by PeytonManning.

Manning's streak of 51straight games with a touch-down throw — three shy ofDrew Brees' NFL record —ended. Yet, despite three

turnovers, the Broncos (10-3)won their third straight gamesince changing from a pass-oriented attack to a run-heavyapproach.

Manning finished 14 of 20for 173 yards with two inter-ceptions. His top receiver,Demaryius Thomas, was heldto two catches for 11 yards,and tight end Julius Thomas(ankle) was active but didn'tplay for the third straightweek. Buffalo is 7-6.

Luck rallies Indianapolisover Cleveland 25-24

Buffalo Bills corner-back Corey Graham,left, is tackled byDenver Broncos widereceiver DemaryiusThomas after an inter-ception in an NFLfootball game Sundayin Denver. (APPhoto/Joe Mahoney)

By BALI SMITHThe rivalry was renewed

Saturday night, as the EastLaurens Falcons hosted theWest Laurens Raiders in anon-classification GHSA bas-ketball matchup at the EastLaurens Gym.

The Lady Raiders won theopener 49-27, while theRaiders came from ten pointsdown to win the nightcap 82-70, and complete the sweepfor the visitors from Dexter.

The West Laurens LadyR a i d e r st r a i l e dc o u n t yrival EastLaurens 11-10 at the endof the firstq u a r t e r ,and keyp l a y e rD i n a hJ a c k s o non thebench withtwo fouls.The LadyR a i d e r sr e s p o n d e dby outscor-ing the LadyFalcons 18-8 in the secondquarter to take a command-ing 28-18 lead at the half-time intermission.

With Jackson back on thefloor at the start of the thirdquarter, the Lady Raiderstarting five outscored theLady Falcons 21-6 in the sec-ond half to secure the victoryfor West Laurens. DiAsiaHerring lead the Raider offen-sive attack with three treysand finished the contest with15 points.  Logan Calhoun

and DeAzah Jacksoneach added eight points forWest Laurens. ShaniquaSmith connected on a threepointer and scored six pointsto lead the Lady Falcons inscoring, while Ja’mya Conleyadded five points for EastLaurens.

Lady Raider Head Girls’Coach Brian Howell stated, “Ithought we played a muchbetter second half tonight.Our team’s defensive intensi-ty was much better in thethird and fourth quarter. Ourbench did a great job duringthe second quarter of playingdefense the way we need to,and made a nice offensive runto give us a lead at halftime.East kept coming at us, but Ithink we played smarter andwith more intensity  in thesecond half.”

The boys contest startedwell for the East LaurensFalcons. Falcon guard JaylonMontford connected on fourthree point baskets to propelEast Laurens to a 21-16 leadafter the first quarter.

Sequon Wynn scored ninepoints and Marty Lewisadded seven points in the sec-ond quarter to help theFalcons secure a 41-32 half-time lead.  West Laurens’ DreKinchen‘s 11 points helpedkeep the game relatively closefor the Raiders.

With just over 1:30remaining in the third quar-ter the Falcons led 61-47.Back to back baskets byDorian Walters cut the EastLaurens lead to 10 points atthe end of the quarter, andseemed to invigorate theRaiders.

The Raiders began thefourth quarter by going on a7-0 run that was added bytwo back to back treys byGarrel Quainton. EastLaurens’ Montford hit anoth-er three-pointer to extend theFalcon lead to 66-62 with justover five minutes remainingin the contest. A dunk and alayup by Justin Smith and amade free throw by De’AngeloWilcher gave the Raiders a69-66 lead that they wouldnot relinquish.

The Raiders out scoredEast Laurens 13-4 during thefinal four minutes to claim a82-70 comeback victory.Smith scored 22 points andQuainton scored 20 to powerthe Raider offensive outburst.Marty Lewis scored 22 points,while Wynn scored 19 pointsand Muntford added 17points for the Falcons.

West Laurens Head BoysBasketball Coach O..J. Hallstated, “This was a greatcomeback win for us tonight.We had a tough Region gamelast night, and for us to comefrom behind and win this ballgame is a testament to thewill of this team. Most ofthese guys have not had a dayoff since the start of footballseason. We did not feed thepost in the first half. Insteadof working inside, then mov-ing the ball out, we settled forthe jumper. These guys havecharacter. The team knewwhat they needed to do inorder to get back in the game.They came out after halftimeand got the job done , and Iam proud of them.”

East Laurens Head BoysBasketball Coach Torrance

Pittman stated,” We have gotto be able to play 32 minutes.That is what good teams do.We have to be able to finishthe game. I thought weplayed like a team for thefirst 22 minutes of the gametonight. I am proud of theeffort and the way we foughtthroughout the game. We justhave to learn that you have toplay the game to the finish.

Raiders 78, Huskies 54;Lady Raiders 64, Lady Huskies 57

The West Laurens basket-ball teams swept the HowardHuskies Friday night to claimtheir first GHSA Region2AAAA wins. The LadyRaiders won 64-57, while theRaiders won 78-54 in the sec-ond game.

Lady Raider Coach BrianHowell stated, “It is alwaysgood to start out 1-0 in Regionplay. Howard has a couple ofplayers who can really shootthe basketball well. I thoughtour defense did a nice job oflimiting their scoring oppor-tunities. I am pleased withthe way we played and thank-ful for our first Region win.”

In the nightcap, theRaiders rolled to a 21-9 leadat the end of the first quarter.Howard fought back in thesecond quarter by out scoringWest 16-11, but the Raidersmaintained a 32-25 halftimelead. The Raider offense tal-lied 46 points in the secondhalf to cruise to a 78-54 victo-ry Dre Kinchens andDeAngelo Wilcher were thescoring leaders for WestLaurens with 31 and 29points respectively.

Boys

West Laurens 82,

East Laurens 70

Girls

East Laurens 49,

West Laurens 27

East Laurens, West Laurens splitcross-county rivalry doubleheader

The West Laurens boys and girls basketballteams faced East Laurens Saturday in the EastLaurens gym. (Photos by Bali Smith) Photos by Horace Austin

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TODAYMEN’S COLLEGE

BASKETBALL7 p.m.

ESPNU — IPFW at PurdueFS1 — Kennesaw St. at Butler

9 p.m.ESPNU — North Dakota atMinnesotaFS1 — Brown at Providence

NFL FOOTBALL8:15 p.m.

ESPN — Atlanta at Green BayPREP BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.ESPN2 — Lancaster (Texas)vs. Plano West (Texas), atGarland, Texas

SOCCER2:55 p.m.

NBCSN — Premier League,Manchester United atSouthampton

TUESDAY

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

7 p.m.ESPN — Villanova vs. Illinois,at New YorkESPN2 — Seton Hall atWichita St.ESPNU — Mo.-Kansas City atIowa St.FS1 — IUPUI at Xavier

9 p.m.ESPN — Indiana vs.Louisville, at New YorkESPN2 — Texas A&M atBaylorESPNEWS — Alcorn St. atIowaESPNU — E. Michigan atMichiganFS1 — South Dakota atCreighton

NHL HOCKEY7:30 p.m.

NBCSN — Los Angeles atBuffalo

SOCCER2:30 p.m.

FSN — UEFA ChampionsLeague, teams TBAFS1 — UEFA ChampionsLeague, Basel at Liverpool

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PANew England10 3 0 .769 401 267Miami 7 6 0 .538 314 260Buffalo 7 6 0 .538 281 241N.Y. Jets 2 11 0 .154 214 349

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 9 4 0 .692 407 307Houston 7 6 0 .538 314 260Tennessee 2 11 0 .154 220 374Jacksonville 2 11 0 .154 199 356

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 8 4 1 .654 281 289Pittsburgh 8 5 0 .615 362 319Baltimore 8 5 0 .615 356 255Cleveland 7 6 0 .538 276 270

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Denver 10 3 0 .769 385 293San Diego 8 5 0 .615 293 272Kansas City 7 6 0 .538 291 241Oakland 2 11 0 .154 200 350

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAPhiladelphia 9 4 0 .692 389 309Dallas 9 4 0 .692 343 301N.Y. Giants 4 9 0 .308 293 326Washington 3 10 0 .231 244 346

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Atlanta 5 7 0 .417 291 299New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 333 359Carolina 4 8 1 .346 269 341Tampa Bay 2 11 0 .154 237 348

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 9 3 0 .750 380 267Detroit 9 4 0 .692 265 224Minnesota 6 7 0 .462 263 281Chicago 5 8 0 .385 281 378

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 10 3 0 .769 275 238Seattle 9 4 0 .692 322 235San Francisco 7 6 0 .538 244 268St. Louis 6 7 0 .462 285 285

ThursdayDallas 41, Chicago 28

SundayN.Y. Giants 36, Tennessee 7Carolina 41, New Orleans 10Minnesota 30, N.Y. Jets 24, OTPittsburgh 42, Cincinnati 21St. Louis 24, Washington 0Baltimore 28, Miami 13Indianapolis 25, Cleveland 24Detroit 34, Tampa Bay 17Houston 27, Jacksonville 13Denver 24, Buffalo 17Arizona 17, Kansas City 14Oakland 24, San Francisco 13Seattle 24, Philadelphia 14New England 23, San Diego 14

TodayAtlanta at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 11Arizona at St. Louis, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 14Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at Baltimore, 1 p.m.Green Bay at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Miami at New England, 1 p.m.Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.Denver at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 4:05 p.m.San Francisco at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.Dallas at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 15New Orleans at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic DivisionW L Pct GB

Toronto 15 5 .750 —Brooklyn 8 10 .444 6Boston 7 11 .389 7New York 4 18 .182 12Philadelphia 2 18 .100 13

Southeast DivisionW L Pct GB

Atlanta 13 6 .684 —Washington 13 6 .684 —Miami 9 11 .450 4½Orlando 9 14 .391 6Charlotte 5 15 .250 8½

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Cleveland 11 7 .611 —Chicago 12 8 .600 —Milwaukee 11 11 .500 2Indiana 7 13 .350 5Detroit 3 18 .143 9½

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBHouston 16 4 .800 —Memphis 16 4 .800 —San Antonio 15 5 .750 1Dallas 16 6 .727 1New Orleans 9 10 .474 6½

Northwest DivisionW L Pct GB

Portland 16 4 .800 —Denver 9 11 .450 7Oklahoma City7 13 .350 9Utah 5 15 .250 11Minnesota 4 15 .211 11½

Pacific DivisionW L Pct GB

Golden State 17 2 .895 —L.A. Clippers 14 5 .737 3Phoenix 12 9 .571 6Sacramento 10 10 .500 7½L.A. Lakers 5 16 .238 13

FridayOklahoma City 103, Philadelphia 91Washington 119, Denver 89Charlotte 103, New York 102Cleveland 105, Toronto 91Boston 113, L.A. Lakers 96Atlanta 98, Brooklyn 75San Antonio 107, Memphis 101Houston 114, Minnesota 112, OTPhoenix 118, Dallas 106Milwaukee 109, Miami 85Orlando 98, Utah 93Sacramento 102, Indiana 101, OT

SaturdayPhiladelphia 108, Detroit 101, OTGolden State 112, Chicago 102Houston 100, Phoenix 95San Antonio 123, Minnesota 101Orlando 105, Sacramento 96L.A. Clippers 120, New Orleans 100

SundayBoston 101, Washington 93Atlanta 96, Denver 84Memphis 103, Miami 87Oklahoma City 96, Detroit 94Dallas 125, Milwaukee 102Portland 103, New York 99New Orleans 104, L.A. Lakers 87

TodayBoston at Washington, 7 p.m.Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.Denver at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.Golden State at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Utah at Sacramento, 10 p.m.Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

TuesdayToronto at Cleveland, 7 p.m.Portland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.New York at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.Dallas at Memphis, 8 p.m.Miami at Phoenix, 9 p.m.San Antonio at Utah, 9 p.m.Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic DivisionW L OT Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay 18 7 3 39 98 72Detroit 17 6 5 39 88 70Montreal 17 10 2 36 74 76Toronto 14 9 3 31 89 79Boston 15 12 1 31 72 72Florida 11 7 7 29 56 64Ottawa 11 11 5 27 70 74Buffalo 9 16 2 20 47 85

Metropolitan DivisionW L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 18 6 2 38 85 60N.Y. Islanders19 8 0 38 86 74Washington 12 10 4 28 74 71N.Y. Rangers 11 10 4 26 73 73New Jersey 10 13 4 24 64 79Philadelphia 9 13 4 22 68 82Columbus 9 15 2 20 61 88Carolina 8 15 3 19 58 74

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral DivisionW L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 18 8 1 37 85 53Nashville 17 7 2 36 70 54St. Louis 17 8 2 36 76 63Winnipeg 14 9 5 33 64 64Minnesota 14 10 1 29 71 61Dallas 10 12 5 25 79 95Colorado 9 12 6 24 72 89

Pacific DivisionW L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 18 6 5 41 85 79Vancouver 18 8 2 38 87 78Calgary 17 9 2 36 89 72Los Angeles 14 8 5 33 72 59San Jose 14 11 4 32 81 79Arizona 10 15 3 23 66 90Edmonton 7 15 5 19 60 91NOTE: Two points for a win, one point forovertime loss.

FridayAnaheim 5, Minnesota 4Winnipeg 6, Colorado 2Chicago 4, Montreal 3

SaturdayPittsburgh 3, Ottawa 2St. Louis 6, N.Y. Islanders 4Philadelphia 2, Los Angeles 1Toronto 5, Vancouver 2Detroit 3, N.Y. Rangers 2Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 1Florida 3, Buffalo 2Washington 4, New Jersey 1Chicago 3, Nashville 1Dallas 4, Montreal 1Boston 5, Arizona 2San Jose 3, Calgary 2

SundayAnaheim 4, Winnipeg 3, OTDetroit 3, Carolina 1Ottawa 4, Vancouver 3, OTEdmonton 2, San Jose 1

TodayPittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.New Jersey at Carolina, 7 p.m.Florida at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

TuesdayChicago at New Jersey, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Columbus, 7 p.m.Los Angeles at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.Calgary at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.Vancouver at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Winnipeg at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Nashville at Colorado, 9 p.m.Edmonton at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Men’s ScoresSundayEAST

Buffalo 74, Robert Morris 59Delaware St. 66, Delaware 53Fairfield 56, Quinnipiac 52, OTFlorida Gulf Coast 84, UMass 75George Washington 78, Charlotte 70Georgetown 78, Towson 46Manhattan 60, Marist 38Monmouth (NJ) 92, Iona 89Rider 80, Siena 68

SOUTHBrevard 59, Lenoir-Rhyne 56Clemson 68, Arkansas 65, OTElon 117, Cent. Pennsylvania 73Georgia 64, Colorado 57Hofstra 68, Appalachian St. 51Illinois St. 78, UAB 74James Madison 51, Richmond 46Kentucky 82, E. Kentucky 49NC Central 61, Howard 39North Carolina 108, East Carolina 64Radford 68, Virginia Tech 66Tennessee Tech 87, Hiwassee 48UNC Asheville 91, Limestone 66Union (Ky.) 77, Alice Lloyd 56West Virginia 67, N. Kentucky 42

MIDWESTCleveland St. 76, W. Illinois 54Creighton 65, Nebraska 55DePaul 83, Milwaukee 61Wayne (Mich.) 69, Northwood (Mich.) 59Wright St. 81, Urbana 58Youngstown St. 70, Thiel 45

SOUTHWESTMissouri St. at Oral Roberts, ppd.Stephen F. Austin 84, Ouachita 60Tulsa 78, UALR 73

FAR WESTCalifornia 63, Nevada 56Colorado St. 66, N. Colorado 58Mississippi 79, Oregon 73Montana 69, N. Dakota St. 57San Francisco 85, Houston Baptist 54Southern Cal 89, Utah St. 84UCLA 75, San Diego 68Washington 49, San Diego St. 36Wyoming 70, Regis 35

Women’s ScoresEAST

Albany Pharmacy 62, New Rochelle 61Boston College 73, Hartford 61Delaware 58, Bucknell 56Duquesne 87, Pittsburgh 77Fordham 71, Temple 64Maine 65, Harvard 46Monmouth (NJ) 75, Iona 74, 2OTNiagara 64, Manhattan 36Penn St. 96, Wagner 66Rhode Island 63, Providence 56

Saint Joseph's 58, Villanova 54Seton Hall 80, Lafayette 63Vermont 68, Dartmouth 63

SOUTHAlabama 53, Nebraska 51Arizona 72, Wake Forest 69, OTBaylor 96, Mississippi 54Charlotte 75, Charleston Southern 43Florida St. 77, Florida 51Georgia 69, Michigan St. 60Kentucky 77, Louisville 68Lenoir-Rhyne 58, Brevard 50Maryland 81, Towson 52Middle Tennessee 90, Xavier 68Mississippi St. 97, SE Louisiana 36NC State 84, Elon 51South Carolina 51, Duke 50St. John's 55, South Florida 52Tennessee 85, Lipscomb 51

MIDWESTBowling Green 66, Cincinnati 55Dayton 63, Purdue 61DePaul 87, Chicago St. 34Indiana 68, IUPUI 55Iowa 78, Colorado 63Iowa St. 74, Stony Brook 64Kansas 62, California 39Minnesota 88, Butler 86, OTNorthwestern 70, Loyola of Chicago 33Ohio St. 66, Winthrop 52UT-Martin 79, Illinois St. 46Wayne (Mich.) 66, Northwood (Mich.) 62

SOUTHWESTOklahoma 68, North Texas 39Prairie View 61, Houston 56Rutgers 64, Arkansas 52Texas A&M 82, TCU 71

FAR WESTLong Beach St. 70, San Francisco 58Montana 64, Carroll (Mont.) 34Nevada 64, Grand Canyon 52New Mexico St. 70, New Mexico 59San Diego St. 64, UC Santa Barbara 58Washington 80, Portland 45

TOURNAMENTBrown ClassicChampionship

St. Bonaventure 58, Brown 56Third Place

Drexel 61, Sacred Heart 54

BASEBALLAmerican League

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed toterms with LHP Edgar Ibarra on a minorleague contract.NEW YORK YANKEES — Traded RHPShane Greene to Detroit, which sent LHPRobbie Ray and INF Domingo Leyba toArizona. Arizona sent SS Didi Gregorius tothe Yankees. Agreed to terms with LHPAndrew Miller on a four-year contract.TAMPA BAY RAYS — Named Kevin Cashmanager.

National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — NamedDeric Ladnier director of scouting.CHICAGO CUBS — Announced the retire-ment of RHP Ryan Dempster, who willbecome special assistant to the presidentand general manager.LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Claimed CRyan Lavarnway off waivers from Boston.Designated C Drew Butera for assignment.NEW YORK METS — Named Chris Zabervice president, ticket sales and services.SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to termswith SS Clint Barmes on a one-year con-tract.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

ATLANTA HAWKS — Assigned F MikeMuscala to Fort Wayne (NBADL). RecalledF-C Adreian Payne from Fort Wayne.DETROIT PISTONS — Assigned F TonyMitchell to Grand Rapids (NBADL).NEW ORLEANS PELICANS — Signed GGal Mekel.PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed GMalcolm Lee from Delaware (NBADL)

FOOTBALLNational Football League

NFL — Fined Buffalo LB Nigel Bradham$16,537, Kansas City TE Travis Kelce$11,025 and Cleveland G John Greco$8,268 for their actions during last week'sgames.ARIZONA CARDINALS — Activated LBMatt Shaughnessy from injured reserve.Signed RB Kerwynn Williams from thepractice squad. Released RB MichaelBush and TE Matthew Mulligan.BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed TEPhillip Supernaw from the practice squad.DENVER BRONCOS — Signed PKBrandon McManus to the practice squad.MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Placed RBJerick McKinnon on injured reserve.Signed DE Justin Trattou from the practicesquad and S Ahmad Dixon to the practicesquad.NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — ActivatedDL Sealver Siliga from injured reserve.OAKLAND RAIDERS — Placed SJonathan Dowling on injured reserve.Signed TE Scott Simonson from the prac-tice squad.WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Placed CBChase Minnifield on injured reserve.Released WR Aldrick Robinson. Signed LBGabe Miller and DB Kenny Okoro from thepractice squad.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned DAndrew Campbell to Portland (AHL).CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled FChris Terry from Charlotte (AHL).MONTREAL CANADIENS — Assigned FDrayson Bowman to Hamilton (AHL).NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned FDamien Brunner to Albany (AHL). RecalledD Peter Harrold from Albany.WASHINGTON CAPITALS — ReassignedF Liam O'Brien to Hershey (AHL).

American Hockey LeagueAHL — Suspended Adirondack LW BryceVan Brabant one game for a kneeing inci-dent in a Dec. 5 game vs. Texas.HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Recalled FShawn O'Donnell from Greenville (ECHL).

ECHLECHL — Suspended Quad City F PaxtonLeroux six games, Quad City F Antti Pusathree games, Rapid City F Jesse Schultztwo games and Colorado coach ChrisStewart one game and fined the Rapid CityRush and Quad City Mallards undisclosedamounts for their actions during Friday'sgames.CINCINNATI CYCLONES — Released DTyler Amburgey.FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Claimed GAndy Iles off waivers from Alaska.ORLANDO SOLAR BEARS — Released FFrancis Drolet.

COLLEGEGEORGIA TECH — Agreed to terms withfootball coach Paul Johnson on a four-yearcontract extension through 2020.NEBRASKA — Signed football coach MikeRiley to a five-year contract.

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BoysJones County at Dublin,7:30 p.m.West Laurens atVeterans, 7:30 p.m.

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Ga. Tech, Mississippi St.headed to Orange Bowl MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (AP)

— Mississippi State's body ofwork somehow looked consid-erably better to the CollegeFootball Playoff selectioncommittee this week, withoutthe Bulldogs even playing.

As such, they're headed tothe Orange Bowl.

After climbing three spotsin the final CFP rankings andleapfrogging Michigan State,the Bulldogs will be at SunLife Stadium on Dec. 31 totake on Georgia Tech — thefirst meeting between thoseprograms since 2009.

Mississippi State (10-2,No. 8 AP, No. 7 CFP) was sec-ond to Alabama in theSoutheastern Conference'sWest Division. Georgia Tech(10-3, No. 10 AP, No. 12 CFP)won the Atlantic CoastConference's Coastal Divisionand lost the league title gameto Florida State.

"I have no idea how thecommittee does everything,how they kind of worked it allout," Mississippi State coachDan Mullen said. "To be hon-est, it was more surprisingthat we were No. 10 last weekoff of our strength of scheduleand the quality wins we hadover Top 25 teams and threewins over top 10 teams."

Mississippi State held theNo. 1 spot in the AP Top 25for five weeks this season,and was the top team on the

initial three releases by theCFP committee.

Georgia Tech ranked sec-ond nationally by piling up333.6 yards rushing per gamethis season, and finished with41 rushing touchdowns —fourth-most among all FBSschools. Mississippi Stateallowed only 11 touchdownson the ground all season, hasan elite running back in JoshRobinson (1,128 yards) and adual-threat quarterback inDak Prescott (2,996 passingyards, 939 rushing yards).

Prescott has thrown for 24touchdowns and rushed for13 more this season.

"Everybody knows aboutDak Prescott and what he'sdone," Georgia Tech coachPaul Johnson said. "I knowthat they were ranked No. 1in the country for about threeor four weeks there.Tremendous team, some out-standing individual playersand a lot of respect for whatthey've done there."

Like Mississippi State, theYellow Jackets have a quar-terback who utilizes legs aswell as his arm. JustinThomas leads Georgia Tech'srushing attack with 965yards so far this season.It'll be the fourth straightranked opponent — and thirdstraight top-10 foe — forGeorgia Tech. The YellowJackets have gone 2-1 in that

stretch, beating then-No. 18Clemson and then-No. 8Georgia before losing 37-35 tothe CFP-bound Seminoles onSaturday night.

According to STATS,Georgia Tech will be the firstACC team to face fourstraight ranked opponentssince Miami opened the yearwith such a streak in 2009.

"This was one of our goalsat the beginning of the year,to get to the Orange Bowl,"Johnson said. "Normally youhave to win our league cham-pionship game, but fortunate-ly for us like MississippiState the team that won ourleague is going to the play-offs. So we were able to get inthe bowl and they're going tobe ecstatic about it."

Georgia Tech is going tothe Orange Bowl for the sev-enth time, most recently afterthe 2009 season.

Mississippi State has beento the Orange Bowl twicebefore, losing in 1937 andwinning in 1941.

"We felt this was an unbe-lievable destination for us togo to," Mullen said. "If youwent and asked all our play-ers to what bowl game theywanted to go, this would betheir No. 1 choice and we'rethrilled to be involved ingoing to this game."

'Bama, FSU, OSU, Oregonstar in powerful playoff

Belk matches Georgia, Louisville CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)

— No. 13 Georgia meets No.20 Louisville on Dec. 30 in aBelk  Bowl matchup thatmatches Cardinals defensivecoordinator Todd Granthamagainst his former team.

Grantham was Georgia'sdefensive coordinator from2010-13 before taking overthe same position at

Louisville this season.Both teams have with-

stood injuries to key players.Georgia (9-3) lost running

back Todd Gurley to a tornanterior cruciate ligamentafter he returned from a four-game suspension. Louisville(9-3) lost starting quarter-back Will Gardner to a kneeinjury last month, and receiv-

er DeVante Parker missed

the first seven games of the

season with a foot injury.

Georgia is 13th and

Louisville is 21st in the

College Football Playoff

standings that were released

Sunday. The Cardinals closed

the regular season on a three-

game winning streak.

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP)— The first College FootballPlayoff expanded the nationalchampionship race, made theregular season even moreintriguing and produced afinal four with major starpower.

Nick Saban's No. 1Alabama Crimson Tide vs.Urban Meyer's No. 4 OhioState Buckeyes at the SugarBowl.

Marcus Mariota, this sea-son's Heisman Trophy front-runner, and second-seededOregon vs. Jameis Winston,last season's Heisman Trophywinner, and defendingnational champion FloridaState at the Rose Bowl.

The winners will meet onJan. 12 in Arlington, Texas,at the home of the DallasCowboys.

A new era, indeed, butwith the same old problems:What is the best way to pickthe teams and what should bethe criteria?

After six weeks of rankingteams, the selection commit-tee shuffled its deck Sundayand dealt the Big 12 out ofthe playoff.

"We're smarting today,"Big 12 Commissioner BobBowlsby said.

TCU, which had beenthird in the rankings lastweek, ended up sixth. Big 12co-champion Baylor movedup a spot to No. 5, but bothwere squeezed out by OhioState, which won over thecommittee with a doozy of aclosing statement in its con-ference championship game:a 59-0 victory againstWisconsin for the Big Tentitle.

"I would say that humannature is that the most recentthing that occurs, in this casethe most-recent achieve-

ments, are the most impact-ful," Bowlsby said. "OhioState's victory over Wisconsinwas complete domination,and in that regard theyplayed their way into theposition they now enjoy."

The Big 12 doesn't haveone of those anymore. Itsteams play only 12 games,compared to 13 for championsof the other Big Five confer-ences.

Bowlsby and his confer-ence athletic directors aremeeting in New York thisweek and he anticipates thetopic of how best to determinea champion will come up.

"This will be a catalyst fordiscussion for sure," Bowlsbysaid.

The Big 12 can't hold achampionship game becauseit only has 10 teams, but theconference, along with theAtlantic Coast Conference, istrying to change that. Theleagues have proposed get-ting rid of NCAA rules requir-ing a conference have 12teams split into two divisionsto play a title game.

Holding one with 10 teamsthat play a nine-game round-robin schedule isn't idealbecause the game wouldalways be a rematch,Bowlsby said.

"I don't know with 10 it'ssomething that we would nec-essarily do," Bowlsby said.But conference expansion is acomplicated issue that goeswell beyond whether to hold achampionship game.

Bowlsby cautioned aboutmaking a "knee-jerk" reactionto one year's results. He saidhis faith in the process hasnot wavered.

"We put a system in placeand I helped to put it in placeand I have confidence in thatsystem. And I have confi-

dence in the impeccableintegrity of the people in thatroom," he said.

Baylor coach Art Brileswasn't so sure.

"I think the committeeneeds to be a little moreregionalized with people thatare associated with the southpart of the United States," hesaid. "I'm not sure there is aconnection on there that isthat familiar with the Big 12Conference."

There were five active ath-letic directors on the 12-mem-ber committee, one from eachof the Big Five conferences.The Big 12 was representedby West Virginia's OliverLuck. The Mountaineers havebeen in the Big 12 for threeseasons.

Maybe the most jarringpart of Sunday's unveilingwas TCU dropping threespots from the last rankings.The Horned Frogs seemed tobe secure at No. 3 last week,and then beat lowly IowaState by 52 on Sunday.

Committee chairman JeffLong said TCU's drop wasmore about the Buckeyesthan the Frogs, but it high-lighted a problem with week-ly rankings. Commissionersinitially leaned toward nothaving them when they firststarted putting the playofftogether.

While Long would empha-size every week the commit-tee started with a clean slate,traditionally college footballpolls create a pecking orderfor teams that only gets dis-rupted by losses.

The top six teams in lastweek's rankings all won onSaturday. On Sunday, theteams were the same, but theorder was very different. Andit left many fans wonderingwhy.

LOS ANGELES (AP) —Put "ancient Egyptian people"into a Google image search,and none of the resultingphotos resemble ChristianBale or Joel Edgerton, stars ofRidley Scott's biblical epic"Exodus: Gods and Kings."

The director inflamed callsfor a boycott of the film withhis comments last week thathe couldn't have made such abig-budget movie if "my leadactor is Mohammad so-and-sofrom such-and-such."

"I'm just not going to get itfinanced," he told the tradepaper Variety. "So thequestion doesn't even comeup."

The question, perhaps,being: Should Hollywood beconcerned about casting whiteactors to portray people whowere definitely not white?

It's an institutionalproblem, said professor ToddBoyd, chair for the Study ofRace and Popular Culture atthe University of SouthernCalifornia. Hollywood is aplace where profit is king, hesaid, and it rarely takes big-budget risks on casts of color.

"The way movies getfinanced, and the overallignorance in this countryabout Africa, explains whyyou'd have a big budget filmwith a very well-knowndirector backed by a well-known studio mogul and getthis problematicrepresentation in 2014," hesaid.

The financial argumentdoesn't hold up. What mightmake a movie successful isspeculative, and those withdiverse casts are just as likelyto become global box-officehits. Consider the "HungerGames" and "Fast & Furious"franchises. The latter hasmade more than $2 billionworldwide.

"Exodus," opening nextweek, stars Bale as Moses,Edgerton as pharaoh-to-beRamses, John Turturro as theEgyptian leader andSigourney Weaver as hisqueen. Actors of color occupyminor, mostly non-speakingroles.

There's a long history ofsuch casting in Hollywood.Moses — who the Bible andhistorians would say camefrom the north African nationof Egypt — was only brown-skinned on the big screen asan animated character in1998's "The Prince of Egypt."Otherwise, Hollywood'sversion of the biblical herohas been white, played byactors such as CharltonHeston in 1956, and ChristianSlater more than 50 yearslater.

Rupert Murdoch, who ownsthe studio that produced"Exodus," defended its castingon Twitter.

"Since when are Egyptiansnot white?" he wrote.

He followed up with, "Ofcourse Egyptians are MiddleEastern, but far from black.They treated blacks asslaves."

Representatives from 20thCentury Fox declinedcomment and Scott was notavailable for an interview forthis story.

Another biblical epic,"Noah," also faced criticismfor its all-white cast led byRussell Crowe and JenniferConnelly. At the time of itsrelease earlier this year,screenwriter Ari Handel saidthe filmmakers opted for anAnglo cast so as to avoidcalling attention to issues ofrace.

"They're supposed to bestand-ins for all people," hesaid. "Either you end up witha Bennetton ad or the crew ofthe Starship Enterprise."

It's not unusual for someethnicities to play others onscreen. Mexican actor Gael

Garcia Bernal portrays thereal Iranian journalist at thecenter of "Rosewater" andJapanese actor Ken Watanabeplayed the fictional Arabicvillain in 2005's "BatmanBegins." Yet Boyd notes thatactors of color are rarely, ifever, cast as white figures.

For example, he said,Hollywood wouldn't make amovie about Princess Dianawith Kerry Washington in thelead role.

"That's basically theequivalent of what's going on,but in reverse," he said. "Theywould never neglect to cast awhite actor as a (white)historical figure just becausethere were box officeconcerns."

As Chris Rock wrote in hisrecent essay in The HollywoodReporter, Hollywood'sreputation as a liberal placedoesn't seem to extend tocasting actors of color inleading roles.

"We're never 'in the mix,'"he said. "When there's a hotpart in town and the guys arereading for it, that's just whathappens. It was never like, 'Isit going to be Ryan Gosling orChiwetel Ejiofor for 'FiftyShades of Grey?'"

While Will Smith andDenzel Washington are asbankable as Brad Pitt or TomCruise, Hollywood has beenhistorically reluctant to castminority stars in tentpoleleading roles. While"Hercules," starring DwayneJohnson, failed to recoup itsbudget earlier this year (asdid "The Legend of Hercules,"which featured Kellan Lutz inthe title role), Washington's"The Equalizer" was a $190million international hit.Kevin Hart has also proven tobe box-office gold, scoringsuccesses this year with "RideAlong" and "Think Like AMan Too."

A recent USC study of raceand ethnicity in film foundthat while non-Caucasiansmake up 44 percent ofmoviegoers, they'rerepresented less than halfthat much on screen. Amongthe 100 top-grossing films of2012, almost 11 percent ofspeaking characters wereblack, five percent were Asianand just over four percentwere Hispanic. Do thesestatistics mean non-whitestars aren't making money atthe box office? Or do theyreflect a lack of opportunitiesin big-budget projects foractors of color?

Actor and producer HarryLennix, who appeared in lastyear's "Man of Steel" and nowstars on NBC's "TheBlacklist," believes thecasting of "Exodus" hadeverything to do withprofitability.

"In their minds, they havethe best shot at making themost money if they havewhite actors," he said.

Lennix has started makinghis own movies — includingone that features a blackJesus — and advocates forartists to create and fans tosupport the kind of moviesthey'd like to see, wherequality transcends color.

"There's an untapped,underserved market of highlycultured people of color andother marginalized peoplethat have a goldenopportunity to take advantagein this digital age of ours tocreate this content," he said."There's little hope that all ofa sudden, a business likeshow is going to start doingthe right thing byunderserved markets."

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First DaySet of 2 antique wood chairs with cane seats, $75 for 2 obo. Cherry computer stand with hutch top $60 obo. Gray persion lamb jacket size M/L $60 obo. 275-4234.

245 MIsCELLANEOUs

UsED TIREsHometown Supply - 478-272-0345

VOCATIONAL

310 GENERALHELP WANTED

CDL Van Drivers NeededSE Carrier/ 500 mile radius, no touch freight, drop & hook, 24 hour deliv-ery, home weekend, .44 p/mile & full per diem pay. Call 912-375-3366, ext 311.

Drivers (Teams): $5,000.00 Orien-tation Completion Bonus! $5,000.00 Driver Referral Bonus! Great Pay (New hires min 800.00/wk guaran-tee)! CDL-A OTR Exp. Req.1-888-335-1785

GOLF COURsE DIRECTORThe City of Dublin is currently ac-cepting applications for a team mem-ber with a positive attitude and initia-tive to run the Golf Course. This in-dividual will be responsible for the di-rection, planning, organization and scheduling of work for the Depart-ment. This individual will also coor-dinate turf-care practices and course closures along with tournament set-ups. Budget and promotion of the game of golf will also some of the re-sponsibilities.Bachelor’s degree from an accredit-ed college or a high school diploma or GED with a minimum of five years related experience is required. Class A PGA membership is highly desirable.Applications will be accepted in the Human Resources Department lo-cated at City Hall until the position is filled. The City of Dublin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

NOW HIRING: Premier Heating & Air is looking for service technicians (3 years experience required) & mainte-nance technicians ( 6 months experi-ence required). Great pay & commis-sion, health/vision/dental/life insur-ance, paid holidays & vacation time. Apply in person at 2025 White Springs Rd., Glenwood, GA OR email resume to:

Premierheatandair@yahoo.com

315 sALEs HELPWANTED

Looking for Opportunity?Professional Field Representative wanted for Dublin area. Proven sales track, broad product portfolio, man-agement opportunities, excellent in-come potential and benefits for those who qualify. Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, Omaha, Ne-braska. Resumes to: mlherndon@woodmen.org or call 912-536-8617.

320 MEDICALHELP WANTED

CNAs NEEDED FOR DAY AND NIGHT sHIFT

COME JOIN OUR TEAM!!We offer excellent employment

benefits, 12 hour shifts, every oth-er weekend off, $1.00/hr. weekend

differential, automatic built-in overtime.APPLY AT:

Wrightsville Nursing Home, Inc.337 W. Court st.

Wrightsville, GA 31096

LPN NEEDED7PM TO 7 AM

FULL TIMEPlease apply for a rewarding job

that will offer you:

•Every other weekend off

•Shift plus weekend differential pay

•Overtime pay every pay period

•A 12 hour shift

•15 days off during the month

For all of these benefits, please apply at:

Wrightsville Manor Nursing Home, 337 W. Court st., Wrightsville, GA

31096 in the business office

REAL EsTATE

360 HOMEs FOR sALE

FOR sALE OR RENT. 3BR, 2 1/2 BA $1350/mo, 3BR, 2 BA $850/mo. 478-272-7529 or 770-598-2661.

HOME FOR sALE: 2 BR/1BA Home @ 802 Woodland Ave, Dublin. Excel-lent Investment Property. Asking $19,500, will consider any/all offers. Contact 478-279-1593 for details.

365 MOBILE HOMEs

16x70 Horton. 3BR. Shingles, vinyl siding. Fireplace. New Carpet. Set up & deliver. 275-0867 or 278-4461

32x52 Fleetwood. 4BR. New AC. Refrigerator & stove. New carpet. Set up. 275-0867 or 278-4461

Fleetwood 28x80 4BR. AC. New car-pet. Den & fireplace. Set up & deliv-ered. 278-0867 or 278-4461

PRICE REDUCED Doublewide MH, Alabama Ave. Chester, GA Very nice property. 478-278-7603.

380 COMMERCIALPROPERTY

Highway 441 south10+/- acres in site of I-16 and new by-pass; Road front of 418 ft.; 3 lots with rd. front, one with 167 ft., one with 120 ft., one with 131 ft; All 1086 ft. deep. One with 8 room brick home. Will sell together or seperate-ly. Call Frank at 478-272-5420 or cell 478-689-0419.

RENTALs

405 sTORAGE

Mini warehouses, 2 locations, see us for the cleanest in town. Garner’s U Store, 478-272-3724.

strange Mini storage Best Prices! Call 478-275-1592

425 APARTMENTs

BROOKINGTON APARTMENTsSpacious 1 & 2 bedroom apartments with fully furnished kitchen. Lake, pool and clubhouse. Full mainte-nance with on site manager. 272-6788.

430 COMMERCIALPROPERTY

Free rent for 3 months!!! Retail space across from Walmart.

478-998-5000

440 HOMEs FOR RENT

2BR. $350/mth. New flooring. 606 N. Washington St. 275-1592 or 278-6308

3BR 902 Grnwood. $729. Info@Par-ty Pizzaz, 121 E. Madison. 274-8860

3BR,2BA,fenced backyard. $700/mth Springdale area. 478-875-4544

VEHICLEs FOR sALE

510 TRUCKs AND sUVs

2010 Nissan Murano. 36,800 mi. Loaded w/everything. Excellent con-dition. $20,000. 478-290-8185

530 RV's ANDEQUIPMENT

Small pull-behind camper 6’x10’. Re-furbished. Bed, sink, electric. Good roof. $500 firm. 478-575-7300

White cast of 'Exodus'reflects cinema tradition

NEW YORK (AP) — At thepremiere of his new film, "TopFive," Chris Rock talkedabout his recent essay aboutrace in Hollywood.

The 49-year-old stardoesn't see the essay as acourageous act; rather that hewas stating the facts aboutbeing black in theentertainment industry.

In the essay in TheHollywood Reporter, Rockquestions how a "liberal town"like Hollywood is also "kind ofracist" when it comes to hiringpractices and diversity. Hecalled Hollywood "a whiteindustry. Just as the NBA is ablack industry."

Rock told The AssociatedPress on Wednesday night hewas merely speaking from theheart.

"I don't look at it as evenbeing political. I'm juststating the facts. I'm nottrying to be political at all,that's (Jon) Stewart, that's(Bill) Maher, that's, you know,not me," Rock said.

Rock also reacted toWednesday's grand jurydecision in New York not toindict a white police officer inthe chokehold death of a blackStaten Island man lastsummer. That altercation wascaptured on video with thesuspect screaming, "I can'tbreathe."

"It's sad when something ison videotape. It's sad," Rocksaid.

"Law and Order: SVU" starIce-T was more forthcoming.

"My stomach is twistedover this thing. We all kind ofwitnessed a snuff film ontelevision when you saw thatvideo. And when you comeback and say no crime hasbeen committed, it's hard forpeople to swallow," he said.

Rock talks ofTHR essay

LONDON (AP) — AndreaBocelli can't get away fromopera, even when he'srelaxing at home. His 2-year-old daughter, Virginia, prefersopera to traditional lullabies.

"My daughter ... likes everykind of music, but inparticular there is a song thatshe loves very much, 'FuniculiFunicula,'" Bocelli said of theNeapolitan song, which heperforms regularly at liveshows. "She wants that I sing(it) for her always."

Bocelli and his longtimecompanion, Veronica Berti,were married earlier this yearon their daughter's secondbirthday.

The 56-year-old, who hasbeen touring Europe, willlaunch his U.S. tour Saturdayat the MGM Grand Garden

Arena in Las Vegas. Stops onthe tour will include Houston,Texas; Dallas; Chicago; andDetroit, with the final show atMadison Square Garden inNew York on Dec. 17.

Next year, he will performthree shows at the Hard RockLive in Hollywood, Florida, inFebruary, and has a concertplanned at the HollywoodBowl in Los Angeles on June7, among other shows.

Bocelli, who makes anappearance on pianist JanMulder's new album,"Christmas," is promoting his"Opera — the UltimateCollection" and a recording ofPuccini's "Manon Lescaut"with Ana Maria Martinez.

"I loved this opera sincewhen I was a child," Bocellisaid of "Manon Lescaut."

Andrea Bocelli to kick offU.S. tour in Las Vegas

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CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY:Nicki Minaj, 32; Ian Somerhalder, 36;Dominic Monaghan, 38; Teri Hatch-er, 50.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19):It’s full speed ahead. Refuse to let anemotional matter blow up, causingyou to miss out on an opportunity.Experience is the engine for successand will enable you to expand yourinterests and goals. Love is highlight-ed. 2 stars

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