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SUNDAY RECORD YOUR GUIDE TO PUBLIC RECORDS AND VITAL STATISTICS IN CALHOUN COUNTY BANKRUPTCIES
DEATHS Henry Edmund Arnold Jr., Centre Sonja Cain, Jacksonville Mildred Carter, Oxford Thomas E. Cox, Piedmont Buford Curry, Anniston Morris David Davis, Piedmont Stephanie LaShun Dreuitt, Oxford Billy Gene Elder, Anniston Anne Jones Flannagan, Anniston Mavis Pope Gowens, Piedmont Charles Edward Green, Fort Payne Frances Gilliland Harrison, Montgomery Timothy “Tim” Leland Ingram, DeArmanville Daisy Johnson, Anniston Bill Gene Kimmerling, Centre Jo Ellen Germain Landers, Munford Frances Wright LeSueur, Wedowee Martus Grant Martin, Oxford Mary Menefield, Talladega Nadine Beard Noah, Wellington John Henry Norris, Georgia
Sarah W. Patterson, Talladega James Harold Patton, Gadsden Ruby Cotton Butler Riffle, Anniston Deborah Owen Robinson, Oklahoma City Celia Nancy Teague Sanders, Heflin Wilbert C. Snow, Georgia Franklin Eugene Steed, Cedar Bluff Shirley Junior Stevens, Anniston Edeltraud Tr u d y Stiegler-Story, DeArmanville Don Triplett, Texas William E. Walker, Anniston Rosie Lee White-Mathis, Anniston J.T. Watts, Lineville Ethel Simone Williams, Anniston A’zaria Noeil Williams, Anniston James L. Williams, Anniston Sylvin O’Dell Williams, Gaylesville Retired Lt. Col. Robert H. “Bob” Willis, Lineville
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A Chapter 7 bankruptcy allows the debtor to retain certain exempt property, but the debtor’s remaining property is gathered and sold by a trustee from which creditors will receive payment. It may also be used by businesses which wish to terminate their business. A Chapter 13 bankruptcy enables debtors, through court supervision and protection, to propose and carry out a repayment plan under which creditors are paid, in full or in part, in installments over a three-year period. During that time, debtors are prohibited from starting or continuing collection efforts. The following bankruptcies declared by Calhoun County residents were recorded by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Alabama last week:
Chapter 7 • Alvin Taylor, Rockwood Drive, Anniston • Christine A. Ducharme, Forrest Drive, Weaver • Penelope Briskey, East Darden Drive, Anniston • Carrie Mcardle, Burke Avenue, Jacksonville • Patrena Martin, West 19th Street, Anniston • Frances M. Sarkesian, Weaver Lane, Weaver • Christine A. Upner and John W. Upner, Mountain Drive, Jacksonville • Jeremy Williams and Christy M. Williams, Glenvale Road, Jacksonville • Timothy L. Masters, Old Shady Grove Road, Piedmont • Chris Rusk, Whites Gap Road, Jacksonville
MARRIAGE LICENSES • Octavio Lopez Felix of Anniston to Vanessa Nichole Huckeba of Anniston • Joseph Daniel White of Anniston to Tavia Lyn Cyphers of Anniston • Adam Tyler Wilson of Jacksonville to Bridgette Marie Hulsey of Jacksonville • Benjamin Heath Phillips of Alexandria to Melissa Paige Purdy of Alexandria • Eric Dale Singleton of Wellington to April Leshae Turner of Wellington • Joshua Lee Johnson of Anniston to Amanda Jade Harvey of Anniston • Kenneth Johnston Knapp III of Las Cruces, N.M., to Carolyn Caffey Haberer of
Anniston • Elimelec Gonzalez Roman of Anniston to Laura Rae Bolcar of Anniston • Robert Paul Roberts of Columbia, Ky., to Stephanie Marie Gudac of Ohatchee • Victor Mart Bates of Piedmont to Lisa Steward McDonald of Piedmont • Wesley Bruce Cornelius of Weaver to Megan Renee Hisaw of Weaver • Dale Parker Henderson of Oxford to Erica Leigh Bain of Oxford • Kevin Dewayne Perry of Weaver to Alison Manila McGatha of Weaver • Jason Tyler Wells of Jacksonville to Erin Bliss Woodruff of Jacksonville
DIVORCES • Janice Taylor Howard and Robert Bryan Howard • Shelby Bergstresser and Norbert Bergstresser • Lynsey Coston Haynie and Paul Haynie • Julia Ann Miranda
and Maximilian G. Miranda • James Bearden and Jill Dori Digeronimo • Erica Harris Stewart and Donnie Lamont Stewart • Beverly Flint and Roger A. Flint
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• Ohatchee Church of Christ • TB Properties LLC • Carrie Hughes, Dorsey Avenue, Anniston • Lynn’s Kitchen LLC • Jerry W. Paris and Denise Paris, Fairway • Edmond Properties LLC Drive Southwest, Jacksonville • Law Office of Julie M. Kines LLC • Doris Loyd, Mc Kee Street, Piedmont • Original Paper Landlord LLC • Joe Paul Brown, North Church Street, • Boardwalk Luxury Properties LLC Piedmont • Connect Ministries • CWHL Enterprises LLC AnnistonStar.com • Freedom Realty LLC
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FORECLOSURES • Sports Trailers Inc., a parcel of land in section 31, township 16, range 7. • Donald C. Dean and Patricia G. Dean, Whispering Oaks subdivision, 1st addition, lot 37. • John Chapin and Pamela Kay Chapin, Willow Creek subdivision, 4th addition, lot 31. • Michael C. Bloodworth and Billie J. Bloodworth, a parcel of land in section 19, township 13, range 9.
• Andrew Smith, Spring Hill Heights, 6th addition, block 15, lot 14. • Jessica Grimes, Vaderford subdivision, lot 32. • Jennifer N. Thrash and Dustin Scott Thrash, Candlewood subdivision, lot 5. • Leslie R. Boling and Dawn A. Boling, Lakewood Estates, 1st addition, block 4, lot 10.
Here is the livestock market report for the Tuesday sale. Receipts for this week 1077 compared to 835 last week. Receipts a year ago 700.
FEEDER CLASSES:
Bulls and steers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. 175.00 to 210.00; 300-400 lbs. 170.00 to 197.50; 400-500 lbs. 146.00 to 185.00; 500-600 lbs. 131.00 to 165.00; 600700 lbs. 108.00 to 141.00. Heifers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. Too Few; 300-400 lbs. 135.00 to 187.50; 400-500 lbs. 130.00 to 157.50; 500600 lbs. 110.00 to 138.00; 600-700 lbs. 100.00 to 138.00.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES:
Cows: Breakers 71.00 to 74.00; Boners 75.00 to 80.00; Lean 61.00 to 70.00. Bulls: Normal Dressing 54-58% 80.50 to 87.50; High Dressing >58% 94.00 to 96.00; Low Dressing
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INCORPORATIONS
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• Bob & Jen Inc. • AngRic Transport Services LLC • Anniston Health & Sickroom Supplies Inc.
Dissolved
• Bell’s Group Home Inc. • Appearance Enhancement Financial Services Corp. • Athena Dental Arts Inc.
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ARRESTS The people listed in this arrest report, whose names and charges are obtained from public records, are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Anniston
The following felony arrests were reported by the Anniston Police Department (addresses not provided) during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. • Kelly Christine Spann, 43: second-degree domestic violence. • Ralph Leonard Toney, 41: third-degree domestic violence. • Stefan Arnez Hunter, 21: domestic violence (strangulation). • Dantavis Dangelo Croft, 23: second-degree
receiving stolen property. • Antonio Dujuan Billingsley, 26: first-degree possession of marihuana. • Monica Ann Eberts, 50: possession of a controlled substance.
Calhoun County The following felony arrests were reported by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. • Charles Rush Brown, 44, of Eastaboga: failure to appear in court. • Sean Dawson Brooks, 42, of Hoover: second-degree receiving stolen property. • Joe Phillip Moore Jr., 37, of Talladega:
violation of the Sex Offender Registration Notification Act. • Ktina Deann Taylor, 41, of Hollywood, Fla.: failure to appear in court. • Carlos Randell Kelly, 39, of Blountsville: probation revocation. • Male, 20-years-old, of Anniston: first-degree sexual abuse. • James Douglas Moyer, 23, of Piedmont: second-degree receiving stolen property. • Larry Lee Lewis, 30, of Alexandria: second-degree assault, first-degree criminal mischief. • Christa Lesha Dawson, 40, of Pell City: conspiracy to commit a controlled substance crime. • Billy Heath Antes, 35, of Alexandria: first-degree possession of marijuana.
• Dantavis Dangelo Croft, 23, of Anniston: failure to appear in court.
Oxford
The following felony arrests were reported by the Oxford Police Department during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. • Cameron David King, 35: second-degree theft of property. • Britany Lee Hanson, 28: first-degree receiving stolen property. • Charles Rush Brown, 44: bond revocation. • Jonathan Lewis McCormick, 34: second-degree theft of property. • Tracy Darnell Jackson, 44: second-degree theft of property.
BLOTTER Crimes are listed by location. Anonymous tips may be called • Residence, 4100 block of Brierwood Lane: Polaris Ranger in to Crime Stoppers at 256-238-1414. A reward of up to XP 900, utility trailer, hunting game cameras and tree stands. • Residence, 1300 block of East Tenth Street: jewelry, watch$1,000 may be given. es, televisions, laptop computer. Anniston • Commercial location, 300 block of East Blue Mountain The following property crimes were reported to the Annis- Road: cash, ATM. ton Police Department during the seven-day period ending • School, 2000 block of Cooper Avenue: copper fittings. • Residence, unspecified block of West 23rd Street: outdoor at 7 a.m. Thursday. camera.
Burglaries
• Residence, 1200 block of Champaign Avenue: laptop computer, camera. • Residence, 1300 block of East 10th Street: amplifier, CD player, laptop computer, game console. • Residence, 2300 block of Gurnee Avenue: copper wire. • Residence, 600 block of Jewell Street: cigarettes, jewelry, sunglasses.
Thefts
Auto-related thefts • Residence, 1000 block of Timuquana Lane: automobile back-up camera, navigation system. • Parking lot, 1200 block of South Quintard Avenue: 2006 Nissan Altima. • Parking lot, 4400 block of Sprague Avenue: speakers, amplifier, CD player. • Street, 200 block of East Seventh Street: driver’s license, cell phone.
• Residence, 600 block of Quintard Avenue: radio, speaker, amplifier, coins.
Calhoun County
The following property crimes were reported to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.
Burglaries
• Residence, Chinch Creek Road, Piedmont: game console, games. • Residence, Nature Trail, Anniston: backpack, cash, firearm.
Thefts
• Abbott’s Stop & Shop, Choccolocco Road, Anniston: tobacco products.
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• William Chandler Leake and Hayley Renea Leake to Michael Shane Ford, Profile Mill Village, block 2, lot 9, $10. • Davan Evans and Beverly Evans to Jessica Posey and Barbara C. Posey, Finks Lake subdivision, lot 32, $10. • Nicky L. Champion to Francis Ross Chandler, Pelham Heights, lot 39, $10. • Albin C. Harris and Carrie Lynn Harris to Mary C. Caver, Coleman’s subdivision, block 520, lots 6 and 15, $1. • Wilburn Craig Russell to Kelley Heard Russell, a parcel of land near 706 Main Street South, Piedmont, $10. • Patricia F. Kerr to Grover and Son Alignment LLC, S.E. Boozer subdivision, block 2, lot 7, $210,000. • Veterans Affairs to PHH Mortgage Corp., Windwood Estates, lot 5, $10. • PHH Mortgage Corp. to Jeffery A. Dawson and Frances N. Dawson, Windwood Estates, lot 5, $57,000. • Clemment Enterprises LLC to William E. Dennis and Ginger Y. Dennis, Western Hills subdivision, lot 24, $100. • Margaret B. McCullough to Shorlite Ann Whatley, Jarrett’s subdivision of Forest Hills, block A, lots 24 and 25, $100. • James T. Miller III to Melissa Jane King Lackey, a parcel of land in section 14, township 16, range 7, $10. • Wade E. King-Estate to Donald Kelley and Jackie Kelley, Fortune addition to Corning, block 11, lots 13-16, $40,000. • Linda Ramay and George Jones to Jeffrey Gallahar, Virginia Heights, block 443, lot 7, $10. • Jackie L. Long and Marie Montez
Turville to Marie Montez Turville and Richard J. Turville, a parcel of land in section 21, township 16, range 6, $10. • Mohammad Kamran to 1724 Leighton Avenue Anniston LLC, Anniston City Land Co., block 24, lot 11, $150,000. • Richard Bell and Judy Bell to Richard Bell and Judy Bell, a parcel of land in section 26, township 13, range 7, $10. • Richard Bell and Judy Bell to Richard Bell and Judy Bell, a parcel of land in section 26, township 13, range 7, $10. • Joyce Kadle to Richard Gregory Goodwin and Judy Kadle Goodwin, A.C. Shelton addition to Jacksonville, block 7, lot 12, $10. • Ronald James to Don James, South Anniston Land Co., 3rd division, block 10, lots 2 and 3, $10. • JSUF Real Estate Holding Co. LLC to City of Anniston, Anniston City Land Co., block 10, lots 11 and 12, $10. • Dollye Edmondson to Dollye Edmondson and Mina Jean Hilewitz, Cane Creek Homes in McClellan, lot 134, $10. • William Payton and Melissa P. Camp to Heidi Spilman, Anniston Land Co., block 521A, lot 2, $10. • Roy Wayne Sims and Debra Jo Sims to Jason Wayne Sims and Kyle A. Sims, a parcel of land in section 5, township 13, range 9, $10. • Kevin S. Crawford to Scott T. Skinner, Weldoma Hills subdivision, block 2, lots 9 and 10, $10. • Anita L. Whitten to Polly D. Trantham, a parcel of land in section 6, township 15, range 8, $10. • Nancy Carol Davis to Ward Joseph Oswalt, Sherwood Forest subdivision, 5th addition, block 7,
lot 8, $10. • Alan Robinson, Beth Robinson, Tommy Doyle and Robbie Doyle to Sam’s Properties LLC, a parcel of land in section 21, township 16, range 8, $10. • Alan Robinson, Beth Robinson, Tommy Doyle and Robbie Doyle to Sam’s Properties LLC, a parcel of land in section 21, township 16, range 8, $10. • Margaret Elizabeth Comer-Estate to Ricky Noell and Nancy Noell, L.M. Burns addition to Lakeview, lot 4, $25,000. • Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc. to Robert G. Smith, a parcel of land in section 27, township 14, range 7, $10. • Teasha Leann Zellar and John David Zellar to Teasha Leann Zellar, Westwood subdivision, block A, lot 7, $10. • McClellan Development Authority to McClellan Assisted Living Facility LP, a parcel of land in section 22, township 15, range 8, $10. • Doris G. Walters to Doris Bain, M.C. Sterne, block 9, lots 1 and 2, $10. • Terry N. Tidwell and Dorothy O. Tidwell to Martin L. Meadows, Embry addition to Mechanicsville, block 4, lots 4-6, $10. • Stephen Goodson and Davina Goodson to Marilyn Myles, Anniston Land Co., block 706, lot 1, $10. • Edward A. Benton and Cathy A. Benton to Ervin E. Huguley and Elizabeth A. Huguley, Amberwood Estates, lot 4, $199,900. • Robert Eric Love and Beverly F. Love to Boardwalk Luxury Properties LLC, Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 85, lot 9, $10. • Denise Michelle Battles to Carol B. Buchanan, Meadowbrook sub-
division, block 9, lot 2, $10. • Karen Vancleave to Maryanne Jeffers, Carriage Hills subdivision, 1st addition, block 3, lots 12, 24 and 25, $10. • Sarah Steadham Saxon to Lawrence Joseph Tougaw III, Saks subdivision of Cloverdale, block 8, lots 4 and 5, $10. • David H. Smith and Vivian K. Smith to Brandi L. Smith, Camelot subdivision, lot 9, $10. • Camellia Cooper to Tanchra Akles, a parcel of land in section 33, township 16, range 8, $10. • SunTrust Bank to A.C. Marsh, Anniston City Land Co., block 205, lots 1-4, $10. • David N. Hauseman to Kenneth J. Devore and Diana J. Devore, Overbrooke Forest subdivision, 1st addition, lot 33, $10. • Springs Global US Inc. to PCRH Holdings LLC, A.J. subdivision, Saks, block 81, lots 1-26, $10. • Will Burford to Ronald Thacker and Stephanie Thacker, a parcel of land in sections 19/20, township 14, range 8, $10. • W. David-Lance McSween and Kimberly M. McSween to Ryan K. Wilson, Noah’s Landing, lot 14, $10. • Judy D. James to JHJ Investments LLC, a parcel of land in section 23, township 14, range 8, $10. • Fannie Mae to Harold F. Fink Jr., Indian Oaks Estates, section 4, lot 166, $10. • Teresa J. Sparks to Larry E. Sprinkle Jr., a parcel of land in section 14, township 15, range 7, $10. • Bates Investments LLC to Jim McCreeless and Shelia McCreeless, a parcel of land in section 35, township 16, range 6, $10. • Myron White and Joy W. Maloney to David C. Glass, a parcel of land in section 14, township 14,
range 8, $10. • Chris Gilmer to Robert Ricks and Lou Ricks, a parcel of land in fractional section B of a parcel of land in section 14, township 13, range 10, $10. • Darrell M. Craven, Christopher A. Craven and Troon Properties LLC to Christopher A. Craven and Kimberly F. Craven, Francis addition to Jacksonville, lot 18, $10. • Susan M. Ponder to Larry Thomas Williamson and Jane C. Williamson, Fractional section 14 of a parcel of land in section 32, township 12, range 10, $10. • Lee-Vic Inc. to ARC CVANSAL001 LLC, Anniston Land Co., block 21, lots 3-6, $10. • Phronsie Elaine McCurdy Minton to Richard H. Tierce and Margaret A. Tierce, a parcel of land in section 7, township 13, range 10, $10. • Housing & Urban Development to Cantrell Bryant, Club View Heights, block 551, lot 3, $17,500. • Housing & Urban Development to Rebecca Ann Coody, Cheaha Acres Estates, block B, lot 7, $55,000. • L & T Group LLC to Gamecock Computers LLC, Old Plan of Jacksonville, lots 66 and 67, $10. • Beverly A. Hollingsworth, Bettye J. Clem-Estate and Barry W. Buckner to Beverly A. Hollingsworth, Anala Acres, block 1, lot 8, $10. • Linda W. Carmignani and Nancy W. Huber to Kevin S. Crawford, Hillyer Highlands, 1st addition to Sunset Heights, block 2, lot 7, $10. • Charles W. Frangos to Donna Giberson, a parcel of land in section 29, township 14, range 8, $10.
RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS Here are food service establishments recently inspected by the Calhoun County Health Department, along with scores. A score of 100 indicates the inspector found no deficiencies. Potentially hazardous deficiencies (four- or five-point demerit items) are noted. These must be corrected immediately and inspectors say they are often corrected while the inspection is underway. Restaurants earning below 70 must raise their scores within seven days or face closure.
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• Jefferson’s, 407 Pelham Road, N., Jacksonville — 94. • LaFlor De Mexico, 1225 Snow St., Oxford — 98. NO MAJOR DEMERITS • NHC, 2300 Coleman Road, Anniston — 98. • Arby’s, 5626 McClellan Blvd., Anniston — 98. • Pleasant Valley Elementary School — 100. • Cashsaver, 618 Pelham Road, S., Jacksonville — 94. • Pleasant Valley High School — 100. • Domino’s Pizza, 1720 E. Hamric Drive, Oxford — 96. • Effina’s Tuscan Grill, 501 Pelham Road, N., Jacksonville • Saks High School — 100. • Saks Middle School — 100. — 96. • Subway, 6664 U.S. 431, Alexandria — 99. • Golden Dragon, 100 Ladiga St., SW, Jacksonville — 97. 4-OR 5-POINT DEMERITS • TCBY, 1903 Quintard Ave., Anniston — 95. • Home 2 Suites, 300 Colonial Drive, Oxford — 98. • China Luck, 503 Quintard Drive, Oxford — 92, potentially • Jack’s Family Restaurant, 5704 McClellan Blvd., Anniston • Yamato Japanese Steak House, 105 Mountain St., NW, hazardous food did not meet temperature requirements — 97. Jacksonville — 98.
‘Rebels’ proliferate up north, but what’s their cause? BY WILLIAM BENDER Philadelphia Daily News
It’s been spotted on license plates in Atlantic City, N.J., and Collingdale, Pa., and flying on poles outside homes in Pennsylvania’s Montgomery and Chester counties. You can see it on the side of a building off Aramingo Avenue in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond neighborhood, hanging inside an apartment near Capitolo Playground in South Philly and painted on the “Dukes of Hazzard” replica Dodge Charger cruising around Delaware County, Pa. In Camden, N.J., it’s practically the official emblem for country-rock tailgate parties outside the Susquehanna Bank Center. A Philly cop was even photographed last year wearing it under his bike helmet while on duty. Nearly 150 years after the Civil War ended, the Confederate battle flag — a complicated and incendiary symbol of rebellion, slavery, Southern pride and white supremacy — is seemingly becoming a more frequent sight north of the Mason-Dixon Line. “I remember taking a second look and going, ‘Really?’ It was shocking,” said Bryl Villanueva, 35, of Lafayette Hill, who recently saw a rebel flag flying in Conshohocken while on the way to a friend’s house. “Maybe they’re from Alabama.” What’s behind the popularity of the flag in the North? Is it the dark underbelly of the rapidly growing country-music scene? Disapproval of the president? An innocent revival of the rebel spirit among Yankees who don’t know — or care — what it means to the rest of society? Or something more sinister? “Me, I fly the stars and stripes,” said Dereck Banks, a self-described history buff from Clifton Heights, Pa. But Banks, 55, who is black, can’t miss the Dixie flag plastered across the back window of his neighbor’s pickup truck parked at the curb. It’s also on the front license plate, with the word “Daddy.” “It offends a lot of people. White folks, too,” Banks said. “Slavery is over. This is the new millennium. The South lost. The
KUDZU Continued from Page 1E about their roots. You need to know where you come from in order to know where you’re going.” Like with Swamp Gravy, Key and eight other participants — who he calls “story-gatherers” — find the material for their scripts by going out into the community
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Charlie Hauber, owner of the Flag & Sign Place in Broomall, Pa., keeps Confederate flags in stock at his store because of their historical relevance. states are united.” Some defenders of the Confederate flag say it is not inherently racist and should be flown to honor Confederate soldiers. Others, like Doug Copeland, a medical tech who was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., use it to show their fondness for the South. “I’m not prejudiced at all. My granddaughter is half-black,” said Copeland, who flies a flag from his home on busy Route 724 near Phoenixville, Pa. “I just love the South. If I could live there, I would.” But Copeland also knows that some people find it offensive. He thinks they are the ones who removed his prior flags. “That’s why I think they stole it. They came to the bus stop and stole the flag. It’s my third one,” he said. “It’s bolted in now, but the one time they snapped it right out of the bolt.” Some groups, including the Virginia Flaggers — which has leased land along Interstate 95 south of Richmond in order to erect a 12-by-15-foot Confederate flag
and interviewing people about their lives. The way Key conducts interviews, he says, is by asking people questions that everyone can relate to — something along the lines of “Tell me about a time you lost your faith?” or “What’s the most trouble you’ve ever been in?” These universal themes, with several different stories woven together, are what he hopes to be the main focus of the perfor-
on a 50-foot pole — have denounced the KKK and others that have used the flag for their own purposes. “If somebody broke into your house ... wearing New York Giants attire, you wouldn’t assume there was something evil in the Giants association. You would say, ‘No, that was an evil person that co-opted those garments.’ Same way with the battle flag., said Gene Hogan, chief of heritage operations for the Sons of Confederate Veterans. “(The flag) stands for brave men who defended their homeland against an unconstitutional invasion and represents all the good things in America.” That’s not how Drexel University sociologist Mary Ebeling sees it. Ebeling questioned whether it’s possible to express regional pride, oppose the expansion of the federal government or just yearn for simpler times, while ignoring the flag’s role as a hate symbol in U.S. history. “The re-emergence of it is concerning,” she said. “It’s a symbol of oppression, vio-
mance. “They’re things that are broad, but are direct to you. You don’t have to know who the person is but once you have that emotional connection … it gives me chills,” Key said. Patricia Wilmot, one of the gatherers, said the interviews can be hard because sometimes she doesn’t know the right questions to ask. “It takes people a while to talk
lence and, I’d argue, white supremacy.” Even though she is white, Ebeling said, she “took it as a threat” when someone taped a small flag to a lamppost in her predominantly black neighborhood in West Philly a couple of years ago. “Once these kinds of meanings are attached to those symbols, the meanings endure,” she said. Mark Potok, senior fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, agreed. People may have conflicting interpretations of what the flag means now, he said, but that doesn’t change how it was used in the past, including during the civil-rights movement. “The flags were raised in a patently racist show of standing by white supremacy and full-out resistance to desegregation,” Potok said, adding that 50 years later, “I think it’s a little like the O.J. Simpson trial. People have very different reactions to it based on their life experience.” Charlie Hauber, owner of the Flag & Sign Place in Broomall, Pa., said he keeps Confederate flags in stock because of their historical relevance. Other flag stores refuse to sell them. “I’ve had truckers come to me and say, ‘I can’t buy these things anywhere,’” Hauber said. “Places just stopped selling them.” Hauber said he doesn’t support slavery, but that the Civil War was also about states’ rights. “I’m inclined to agree with the states. They have certain rights that should be separate from the federal government,” he said. “But I’m not going to fly a Confederate flag.” People might feel intimidated or threatened by the flag — whether that’s the intention or not — but flying it is protected by the First Amendment. Banks, the Clifton Heights man whose neighbor has Confederate flags on his truck, said the neighbor is a friend, so he doesn’t take offense in that instance. “I think it’s stupid, but being in America, you’re free to do whatever you like,” he said. “People are people. If you turned us inside out, you couldn’t tell what color we are.”
about the things you really want them to talk about,” she said. Key has already begun writing the script for the first performance which he hopes to make happen by the end of November. He also has an idea for a Christmas performance with a theme of “What is your favorite Christmas memory?” The show is open to anyone who wishes to participate — as long as they behave, Key said. He
and other participants are looking for ordinary adults, children and students, professional experience not required. “It doesn’t matter who it is,” he said. “It ain’t folk art without folks.” If interested in participation of for more information, visit www. kudzuandcotton.com. Staff Writer Madasyn Czebiniak: 256-235-3553. On Twitter: @ Mczebiniak_star