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Governor unveils small business aid plan — Page 3 Sports A very good host East Rutherford looked to win the title of the Easter Tournament it hosted at McNair Field Friday

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Saturday, April 10, 2010, Forest City, N.C.

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Officers’ court case is continued By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — The cases of two former Rutherford County sheriff’s officers were continued Friday in District Court. Roger Steve Reynolds is charged with misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury and obstructing justice. Thomas Billy Short III is charged with misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury. The cases were continued until April

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29. Reynolds’ attorney, Daniel Talbert of Shelby, was out on secure leave, prompting the continuance. Attorneys must sign up for the leave three months ahead of when they want to take the leave, with the proviso that the leave is “not being designated for the purpose of delaying, hindering or interfering with the timely disposition of any matter in any pending action or proceeding.” Please see Case, Page 6

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A solemn Wayne Rollins and his mother Susie Byers in the dining room of Rollins Cafeteria after it was destroyed by fire Thursday night.

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FOREST CITY — Rollins Cafeteria was destroyed by fire Thursday night, leaving about 18 people unemployed, hundreds of patrons without their favorite eating establishment and the owner broken hearted. Wayne Rollins fought back tears Friday morning standing outside the business he has owned for almost seven years. He rented the building from Webb Hunt and owned the busi-

ness and its contents. The building, still standing, and contents were insured. Rollins was at home Thursday night when he received the call. He rushed to the scene and was stopped from going inside by firefighters at the scene. “I tried to go in,” he said, his eyes filling with tears. Putting his arm around his mother, Susie Please see Fire, Page 6

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Fay Fagan Page 5 Desmond Martin (left) stands among other employees and friends outside Rollins Restaurant Friday morning. Martin has been the dishwasher for as long as the cafeteria has been open, almost seven years.

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FOREST CITY – Widening of a five-mile stretch of U.S. 221 from South Carolina to Floyd’s Creek could begin as early as April 26. A $35.9 million contract was awarded to Devere Construction Company Inc. of Alpena, Mich., to widen the highway from two lanes to a four-lane divided highway. The project includes new bridges over the Broad River and Floyd’s Creek, and a realignment of a CSX Railroad line. According to Steve Abbott with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, construction might not start immediately, but should be completed no later than June 1, 2014. “When they begin is basically up to the contractor,” Abbott said. “They could start in September if they want.” DOT estimated the project would cost a little more than $39 million, Abbott said, and Devere came in $2 million less than any other companies that bid on the project. “Under state law we have to go with the lowest qualified bidder,” Abbott said. “People ask why we go with people outside, but it’s who bids lowest. I’m going to guess they will hire local subcontractors to do the work.” Abbott said even with the contractor coming from out of state, money would be generated locally not only through subcontracts, but simply by Devere representatives visiting. “They’ll have to stay in hotels, find places to eat ... it does get spread out even if there are out of state people coming in.” According to information on highway letting on the DOT Web site, the estimated construction progress is that five percent of the bid will be completed by 2010. Other companies who bid on the project include Young & McQueen Grading of Burnsville W.C. English of Lynchburg,

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SPINDALE – It’s not just the hottest novel people are waiting for these days at libraries across Rutherford County. It’s access to the Internet that has some people standing in lines. Rutherford County libraries’ computer usage reflects that of libraries

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across the nation, according to a recent survey conducted by the University of Washington Information School. The report, “Opportunity for All: How the American Public Benefits from Internet Access at U.S. Libraries,” is based on the first, large-scale study of who uses public computers and Internet access in public libraries, the ways library patrons use this free technology service, why they use it

and how it affects their lives. According to the report, the use of library technology had significant impact in four critical areas: employment, education, health and making community connections. “I think it’s about 50-50,” said Amy Taylor, director of the Spindale Library

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LOCAL Church News Music/concerts Gospel singing program: Sunday, April 11, 3 p.m., New Life Christian Fellowship Church of God, 601 E. Main St., Spindale; on program — New Bethel All-Male Choir, The Legionnaire Gospel Singers, Emory Gospel Singiners, Kaprice Brown & Triumphant Praise, and The Workmon Family. Gospel singing: Sunday, April 25, 2 p.m., Harris Baptist Church; featuring Justice Family from Hendersonville. Choir anniversary event: St. John Mass Choir; April 24 and 25, St. John AME Zion Church, Rutherfordton; Songfest kick off at 7 p.m., Saturday; grand finale singing 4 p.m. Sunday; choirs or groups who would like to participate, contact Troy Harris at 4299494. The Mystery Men Quartet, featuring Ed Crawford, formerly of the Kingsmen Quartet, will be in concert Friday, April 30, at 7 p.m., at Forest City Four Square Church, 178 Cornwell St., Forest City. Singing: Saturday, May 1, 6 p.m., Riverside Baptist Church, Hogan Road, Harris; featuring the Mystery Men Quartet of Nashville, Tenn. Singing: Saturday, May 2, 7 p.m., Riverside Baptist Church, Hogan

Road, Harris; featuring Soul Harvest of Boiling Springs, S.C.

Tony Thompson; Wednesday, Dr. L.W. Jackson.

Special services

Stewardess Board program: Sunday, April 11, 3 p.m., St. Paul AME Zion Church, 200 Lawing Road, Forest City; guest speaker, Min. Bonita Davis.

Lay program: Sunday, April 11, 3 p.m., Russell Tabernacle CME Church; guest speaker, Serverne Budd, District Lay President. Praise and Worship service: Sunday, April 11, 3 p.m., St. Paul AME Zion Church; guest speaker is Bonita Davis of Gree, S.C.; hosted by the Stewardess Board. 100th anniversary celebration: Sunday, April 11, worship service 11 a.m.; Sulphur Springs Baptist Church; a covered dish meal will follow. Camp meeting revival: Sunday, April 11, 2 p.m., Heaven Bound Baptist Church, Ellenboro; fellowship dinner from 2 to 3:30 p.m., followed by singing at 4 with the Cornerstone Choir. Preaching at 4:30 p.m. with the Revs. C. Bruce Herrings, Jonathan Watson, Joe Logan and Chris Bowen. Revival: Begins April 11, at Caroleen Congregational Holiness Church; Sunday service 6 p.m., weeknights at 7; guest speaker, Evangelist Larry Brewton. Revival: April 12-14, 7 nightly, New Life Christian Fellowship Church of God, 601 E. Main St., Spindale; guest speakers — Monday, Pastor Michael Moore; Tuesday, Bishop

Ladies’ Day event: Women of God: Godly Women; Saturday, April 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Pleasant View Community Church; lunch served; guest speakers, Burnette Brown and Judy Kay Van Hoy; special music throughout the day including the PVCC Youth Praise and Worship Team, Cassidy Pinkerton, Melissa Carroll and others.

April 10, 8 a.m., Doggett Road Missionary Wesleyan Church; clothes, household items, toys, Davis Donuts and drinks “Women in White”: Sunday, April 18, 3 p.m., available. Union Hill AME Zion Fish fry: Saturday, Church; guest speaker, Rev. Juanita Staley from April 10, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wells Spring Zion Grove AME Zion Church, Rutherfordton; United Methodist Church, 201 Wells sponsored by the deaSpring Road, Forest coness board. City; fish plates $7; Rainbow Tea: Sunday, sandwiches $3.50; April 18, 3 p.m., St. Paul drinks and homemade AME Zion Church, 200 desserts. Lawing Road, Forest Yard sale: Saturday, City; guest speaker, April 10, begins at Min. Maurice Scales 7 a.m., Restoration of Pharr Chapel AME Church, Oakland Road, Zion Church, Old Fort; (beside the Red Cross donations from the office); proceeds for event go toward home church projects. missions. time, 6:30 p.m., evening service, 7 p.m.; guest speaker is the Rev. Gerald Sailors.

Pastor anniversary: In honor of Rev. and Mrs. Phillip Forney; Sunday, Spring Marriage April 25, 3 p.m.; Wheat Celebration: Ignite your Creek Baptist Church, marriage with praise, 131 Wheat Creek Lane, worship and five topiRutherfordton; guest cal sessions with special speaker, Rev. John guests Scott and Angela Wayne King, along with Hunter, April 16-17, his choir and congreat Florence Baptist gation from Bethany Church, Forest City; Baptist Church in $40 per couple, includes Charlotte. sessions, snacks, breakfast and lunch; for more Fundraisers information, contact Mike Elgin at 245-5411. Prayer breakfast: Saturday, April 10, 9 Usher Board program: a.m., New Bethel AME Zion Church; guest Sunday, April 18, 4 p.m., Russell Tabernacle speaker, Joseph Sutton of Knoxville, Tenn.; $6 CME Church, 326 per person for breakLedbetter Road, fast. Spindale; speaker, Dr. Karen McNeil-Miller, Yard sale: Saturday, president of the Kate April 10, begins at B. Reynolds Charitable 7 a.m., Community Trust in WinstonWorship Center, 400 Salem. Church St., Spindale; new and used items. Revival: April 18-21, Mountain View Baptist Yard sale: Saturday, Church, Bostic; prayer

Anger and Animosity Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. R.S.V. Ephesians 4:26-27

Anger and animosity are like cancers which will eat away at us and sap our spirit and energy. But, sometimes our anger feels so righteous. We are so certain that we are right and that others are wrong that we refuse to give up our anger. We may even tell ourselves that it is a matter of principle, and that it would be a denigration of our principles to let go of our anger. Who can deny that there is a time and place to be righteously angry? And yet, most of the time that we find ourselves holding onto our anger, it is more about our egos. We may feel as if we have been insulted, and must make it right. Or, we feel certain that we are right and someone else is wrong, and we want the world to recognize the correctness of our position. If we are fighting for some great social cause, then righteous anger may be appropriate. But if we are fighting for our puffed up ego, then at least we should be honest enough to recognize that, and realize that this sort of anger is a worm that will gnaw at us and eat us alive, sapping us of our zest for life. We should learn to let our anger go. Wilson Baptist Church

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p.m. Bags of food given away afterwards. Open support group: “Let’s Talk About It” meets every Monday from 7 to 8 p.m., at New Life Fellowship Church, 601 E. Main St., Spindale. This group is for anyone who needs to talk about any issues. Preschool registration: Spindale United Methodist Church is now accepting fall registration for ages 2-5. Contact Gail Jones at 429-5598, or the church office at 286-2281.

Preschool registration: The kindergarten preschool of First United Methodist Church, 341 East Main St., Forest Benefit fundraiser: Soup, salad and dessert City, is now taking fall registration for ages sale to benefit Mike 2-5. Limited openOverhulser, Duke surings. Contact Preschool gery patient, to help with medical expenses; Director Jill Smith at April 11, 12:30 to 3 p.m., 245-6446, or drop by the church office. Rutherford County Moose Lodge; sponsored by Rutherford Fall registration: The County Women of the Tot Learning Center at Moose and Temple First United Methodist Baptist Church; donaChurch, Rutherfordton, tions accepted. will begin registration for fall classes on Spaghetti lunch: March 1. Contact Cathy Sunday, April 18, Watson at 287-3704 for 12:15 p.m., St. Francis more information. Episcopal Church, Rutherfordton; adult Mom’s Hope is a minplates $6; children istry that offers hope $3; sponsored by the and support for mothers Brotherhood of Saint Andrew; all proceeds go who face daily struggles and fears when their toward the local prison children are addicted chaplaincy program. to drugs or alcohol. The group meets at Auction: 10th Annual 6:30 p.m. the second Johnny Hill Memorial Thursday of each month Auction; Saturday, at Missionary Wesleyan April 24, at West Point Church, 811 Doggett Baptist Church, Union Rd., Forest City. Next Road, Rutherfordton; viewing and breakfast 8 meeting Feb. 11. For more information conto 10 a.m., auction follows; lunch begins at 11 tact Chris at 287-3687. a.m.; proceeds for the “The Way Home”: A building fund. support group for anyone recovering from Breakfast buffet: Saturday, April 24, 7 to an addiction; meetings are held each Monday 10 a.m., Long Branch at noon, in the baseRoad Baptist Church, 621 Long Branch Road, ment of Harvest House Church, Big Springs Forest City, (Shiloh Ave., Forest City; call community); no set price, donations accept- Sheila at 828-447-1880 for more information. ed; proceeds for the building fund. “Celebrate Recovery” Car show: 7th Annual is a weekly ChristCruise for Christ; centered program that Saturday, April 24, at meets every Friday Missionary Wesleyan from 6:30 to 9 p.m., at Church, 811 Doggett Cornerstone Fellowship Road, Forest City; regis- Church, 1186 Hudlow tration begins at 8 a.m.; Rd., Forest City. The barbecue; live music group is open to anyby Rick Strickland and one who wishes to find Cindy Griggs; for infor- healing no matter what mation or to enter the you’re going through. show, call 245-0931 or For more informatio 657-5772. call 245-3639. Car Show: Saturday, April 24, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant Church Rd., Forest City; car, motorcycle and tractor show; registration ends at noon; judging at 1 p.m.; free registration; awards given; barbecue, hot dogs, roasted corn. Motorcycle ride: Saturday, May 8, registration 9 to 10 a.m., West Point Baptist Church; sponsored by Carolina Faith Riders of West Point Baptist Church; lunch afterwards; donations go toward Jamaica mission trip.

Other NA/AA meetings: Every Monday at 7 p.m., at New Life Christian Fellowship Church of God, 601 E. Main St., Spindale; contact James Keeter at 247-4681 for more information. Monthly food giveaway: First Baptist Church in Spindale holds a food giveaway the third Thursday of each month. Devotion and prayer service between 6 and 6:30

Soup Kitchens Community Outreach: “Give By Faith Ministries” of Piney Mountain Baptist Church provides a soup kitchen, clothes closet and food pantry to those in need the second Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Samaritan Breakfast: Thursdays from 6 to 8 a.m., at St. Francis Episcopal Church, 395 N. Main St., Rutherfordton. Carryout breakfast bags. St. Paul AME Zion Church, Forest City, each Monday at 6 p.m. St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 330 N. Ridgecrest Ave., Rutherfordton. First Baptist Church in Spindale, 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. each Tuesday. New Beginnings Soup Kitchen, Thursdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Green River Baptist Association, 668 N. Washington St., Rutherfordton.

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Small businesses are “a major driver in our economic recovery,” Perdue said in a news release. “Supporting small businesses means supporting jobs for North Carolinians.” About $10 million of the package would be in the form of tax

Child pornographer ordered to pay victims $1.6 million

WILMINGTON (AP) — A North Carolina man serving a 60-year federal sentence for making child pornography has been ordered to pay more than $1.6 million to two victims he filmed and photographed for six years. Multiple media outlets reported Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thethat Dennis Johnston, 38, of Burgaw digitalcourier.com. has been ordered to pay $710,910 to a girl he abused and $952,020 to a boy, for a total of $1,662,930. U.S. District Court Judge James C. Web site, and has projects ongoing Dever III issued the order Tuesday, throughout the country. basing the payments on a doctor’s The 221 widening project was one estimate of the cost of treating the 16 contracts awarded for highway victims for the rest of their lives. and bridge projects across North “In this case, no amount of money Carolina. All 16 contracts total can ever make either victim whole,” $100.8 million. According to the Dever wrote in his order. “Johnston, Federal Highway Administration, every $1 million spent on transporta- through his conduct, robbed the viction creates 30 jobs, and according to tims of their childhood, stole their the construction industry, every dol- innocence, and forever altered the lar invested in transportation gener- course of their lives.” ates $6 in economic impact.

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Defense attorney Joseph Gilbert said Thursday that Johnston wants to appeal the order. Johnston also has appealed the 60-year prison sentence he received in December 2009, when he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. The charges involved the abuse of the girl, which started when she was 5 years old, and the boy, which began when he was 8. The judge ordered Johnston, who was arrested in August 2008, to pay restitution from the money he earns working in prison. The children have suffered from depression, alcohol abuse, insomnia, poor school performance, and posttraumatic stress disorder, according to a doctor’s findings that the judge outlined in his order.

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relief, Perdue spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson said. The governor wants lawmakers to give favorable capital gains treatment for the founding interests on a company, revive a tax credit for small businesses who provide health insurance to lower-income workers and offer a tax break for their equipment purchases. The package also seeks: n grants to help companies win federal technology grants and direct assistance to small family farms. n to restore funding to community colleges for small business assistance. n more money to promote tourism and revitalize downtown districts in small towns. The North Carolina chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business said Friday it supports Perdue’s ideas. Perdue and Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton also scheduled visits later Friday to Lexington and Fayetteville to discuss the package.

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ASHEVILLE (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue on Friday released a $17 million proposal of small business initiatives she wants state lawmakers to pass, saying the package would help protect the backbone of North Carolina’s economy and hasten the recovery. Perdue, who unveiled her list in downtown Asheville, wants legislators returning to work next month to approve or expand about a dozen tax incentives, grants and other provisions. She wants the state to guarantee a portion of federal small business loans and expand on her executive order giving favorable treatment to North Carolina firms seeking state contracts.

on how people are utilizing library computers. “I think a good many are using it for job searches and then others who have time on their hands and are filling time are using it to socialize – there is a lot of Facebooking.” At Mooneyham Library, Assistant Librarian Diane Bailey said most people were coming in to do online job searches. In the last 12 months, the report stated, 40 percent of library computer users – an estimated 30 million people – received help with career needs. Among these users, 75 percent reported they searched for a job online. Half of these users filled out an online application or submitted a resume. The report said 37 percent of users focused on health issues. “What amazed me is the percentage of people who say they made some change based on research done on a library computer,” said Kenneth Odom, Rutherford County Library IT specialist. Odom said the county library and its branches – Haynes and Mountains Branch – do not poll people on what they are doing online, but from what he has seen in helping people use the computers upholds the results of the national survey. In 1996, only 28 percent of libraries offered Internet access, the report continued. Odom said in the 10 year period between 2000 and 2010, the number of people using the library’s computers at the Rutherford County Library has tripled. “And those numbers are just for this location, not the other two branches,” he said. In addition to the public access computers at the libraries, each said

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there has also been an increase in the number of patrons who bring in their own laptops to utilize the Wi-Fi network. “We don’t have an accurate way yet to track laptop usage, but we do try to do it visually,” Odom said. Taylor said Spindale Library might have four to five patrons at any given time using their own laptops. “We’re very lucky,” Taylor said. “We have six brand new computers with Windows 7 because of the funds from the Spindale book Robin Lattimore wrote, and that’s been wonderful.” Rutherford County Library Director Martha Schatz said the results of the survey are not surprising. “The economy is bad and people are shutting down their Internet at home and looking to the library,” she said. Pat Hardin, director of Norris Public Library in Rutherfordton, said the community is blessed to have the libraries and the services offered by them. “Look at Charlotte-Mecklenburg,” Hardin said, referring to a recent decision by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Board of Trustees to close 12 library branches in order to absorb a $2 million reduction in funding from Mecklenburg County. “They are really in a bind. Our public should be thankful we can serve them in the way we have.” The survey was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The report’s findings are based on nearly 50,000 surveys – including 3,176 from a national telephone survey and 44,881 Web survey responses – from patrons of more than 400 ublic libraries across the country. The full report is available online at http://tascha.washington. edu/usimpact.

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Our Views Small business aid much needed

ov. Beverly Perdue on Friday outlined a small business assistance program that she wants lawmakers to pass when they come to Raleigh next month. The plan is a mix of tax incentives, grants and other provisions. Among those are a state guarantee on a portion of federal small business loans, giving favorable treatment to North Carolina firms seeking state contracts, a tax credit for small businesses who provide health insurance to lower-income workers and a tax break for equipment purchases; grants to help companies win federal technology grants, funding to community colleges for small business assistance, and money to promote tourism and revitalize downtown districts in small towns. These proposals could help a lot of small businesses in North Carolina and lawmakers should get this package approved as quickly as possible.

Our readers’ views Offers some thoughts on warrants and law To the editor: My first challenge to our legal experts regards a case with which many of us are now familiar. A gentleman recently had his door battered down and claims he was knocked over a glass coffee table, where he sustained bruises and injuries. The sheriff’s department disputes that statement. So, were they just doing their job, and do they have immunity? Why not simply look at the U.S. Constitution, Fourth Amendment? “... no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation...” You can look at the rest for yourself, but the focus is on one phrase, “supported by oath or affirmation.” The Supreme Court seems to slide around this one, and there’s a very good reason they would rather keep you ignorant of it. In any case of oath or affirmation, the individual has waived his right to due process of law. We know this because Justice Joseph Story has defined due process as “due presentment or indictment.” A “presentment” is an accusation, and no person may be deprive of life, liberty, or property without due presentment (accusation), or indictment, which takes one of two forms: Grand Jury indictment, or indictment by information. If you are accused of any offense in court, and you take the oath or affirm, and then take the witness stand, it is presumed that you have waived your rights under due process. By that same token, once any law enforcement

officer asks for a search warrant, he has just waived his rights under due process should his warrant be proven as false. Why is this so? Because the due process clause, almost word for word in the Fifth Amendment, is repeated in the Fourteenth Amendment protecting individuals against the state, and right under that very clause is the “equal protection” clause: “nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” Once a policeman asks for a warrant under oath, he has waived his rights of equal protection as a citizen. If such warrants grants him immunity, then that same immunity, under the equal protection clause, should be granted to all accused people who take the witness stand. Otherwise, you merely have a police state. Ralph Haulk Forest City

Endorses Spence for Clerk of Court post To the editor: My letter is in support of Robynn Spence as clerk of court, I have her signs in my yard and on my jeep, I am stopped and asked almost daily about Robynn and what I know about her, I tell them how I met her some 20 years ago as she was helping me and my children in a child support case. While Robynn was head of the child support division at DSS she was able to collect more support than anyone else had been able to do previously, it was surely a sad time when she left that position. However, Robynn has used her

new position as clerk of court to make positive changes in the everyday operations at the court house. Robynn has stuck to her beliefs and done an excellent job. As for some of the claims about her not having an open door policy I can tell you that is so far from the truth, I have waited in a small line to see her and was always greeted respectfully. Robynn has a very good group of clerks that are always welcoming and able to handle problems. Robynn came into the clerk’s office for only a two-year term as Keith Melton retired after many years of service to the county. I can see the same future for Robynn Spence after seeing the great job she has done so far. We can only wait and see the more positive changes in store for the residents of Rutherford County. In closing, I would hope that after Mrs. Spence wins this election the other folks at the courthouse will help and not try to hinder our wonderful clerk in doing what is best for us all. Terry Dixon Spinale

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N.C. education will fare better with more charters RALEIGH – After the Obama administration announced that Tennessee and Delaware were the initial winners of Race to the Top grants, Gov. Beverly Perdue restated her intention to claim a share of the federal funds in the second round of the process. “We clearly made a strong showing, and with more than $3 billion up for grabs in June, we will be back,” the governor said. Some 10 to 15 states will be able to claim some of the $3.4 billion available in that second round. Because North Carolina was one of 16 finalists for the initial award, it’s reasonable to see Perdue’s statement as more than just bravado, although it’s important to keep in mind that the process starts over entirely – states that didn’t make the finalist cut last time will surely rework their applications to be more competitive. Still, if the governor and other state officials want to increase their odds of success

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significantly, all they need to do is wipe away North Carolina’s statewide cap of 100 charter schools – and make sure their allies in organized labor don’t raise a stink about it. That’s all. Look at the math in the initial round. North Carolina’s application received a score of 414 out of 500 possible points, ranking the state 12th. The charter-school section of the application is worth a maximum of 40 points. North Carolina scored only a 23, compared to Tennessee’s 30 and Delaware’s 31. It’s true that even if our state had received a perfect score, the extra 17 points would have left us 13 points below Tennessee’s 444. But in the next round, with more

slots available and money at stake, an extra 7 to 17 points could well make the difference. As the nonprofit Parents for Educational Freedom has pointed out, there’s plenty of time for North Carolina to improve its application. The deadline for the next round is June 1. The legislative session convenes in May. State lawmakers and the governor can send a clear message of support for public-school choice by taking immediate action to lift the charter-school cap. Unfortunately, presenting a plan to improve teacher quality, offer incentives for superior performance, give parents more school choice, and ensuring accurate and transparent reporting of student achievement, and other policy matters is not sufficient for a state to secure a share of the funds. Under the Obama administration’s plan, “stakeholder support” for Rate to the Top applications is also quantified and factored into the final score.

That means state officials have to make sure that local school boards and teacher unions are on board. Not surprisingly, given the deference North Carolina politicians have traditionally paid to the education establishment, our state’s initial application received nearuniversal approval from the “stakeholders” – a category that, revealingly, does not appear to include students, parents, or taxpayers. If state policy makers decide to make a more competitive bid by lifting the charter-school cap, will they risk being stabbed in the back by the state’s school boards and the North Carolina Association of Educators? Perhaps a better way to pose the question is: Will the state’s school boards and teacher union be willing to risk being blamed for costing the state hundreds of millions of dollars in federal taxes North Carolinians have already sent to Washington and are just trying to get back?

Allowing the creation of more charter schools will hardly budge the establishment’s vise-like grip on North Carolina education. What it will do is give many students and their families hope for a better educational future. There are thousands of families on waiting lists for the oversubscribed charter schools we already have, and thousands more in counties where no charter schools have yet been allowed to operate. These North Carolinians deserve the opportunity to choose educational options that they think will better serve the needs of their children. The fact that extending this opportunity to them may also brighten North Carolina’s fiscal outlook a bit should be merely an extra incentive for Perdue and the General Assembly to do the right thing. Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation.

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Local/Obituaries/State

Obituaries Harold Wilkie Harold Wilkie, 57, of 172 Wilkins St., Forest City, died Thursday, April 8, 2010, at Hospice of Rutherford County. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Thompson’s Mortuary of Forest City.

Rachel Smith

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Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis and his wife, Angela Hennis, walk to the new Fort Bragg courthouse for his murder trial Thursday. Later in the day, Hennis was found guilty of the May 9, 1985 murder of Kathryn Eastburn and her two children.

Sentencing phase of Army murder trial is under way

FORT BRAGG (AP) — Military jurors will determine if a soldier convicted of murder in the slayings of a North Carolina mother and her two children will face the death penalty. Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis was found guilty of three counts of premeditated murder Thursday for the slayings of 31-year-old Kathryn Eastburn and her young daughters in their Fayetteville home in 1985. The panel started considering a sentence Friday. The government called a six witnesses. Hennis’ lawyers did not cross examine the witnesses. The Fayetteville Observer reported that Jana Eastburn, 24, testified she has no memory of her mother or two older sisters and that when she saw other mothers she wished she had her mother. Jana Eastburn, then 22-months-old, was at the home during the murders

but was left unharmed in her crib. Kathryn Eastburn’s widower, Gary Eastburn, told the jury he feels like he failed his family, according to the newspaper. “When they needed me the most I wasn’t anywhere around them,” he said. He was in Alabama at an Air Force training school at the time of the murders. After the prosecution rested, a military judge ordered that Hennis remain in confinement. His attorneys had argued that the judge should release him because Hennis always followed the court’s orders and reported to Fort Bragg in 2006 after he was called back to the Army to face charges. Defense lawyers will argue Monday that the jury should spare Hennis’ life. The jury will then determine if Hennis will be executed or serve a life sentence with the

possibility for parole. This was Hennis’ third trial in the slayings. Hennis, then an Army sergeant, was convicted in 1986 of the killings in civilian court and sentenced to death, but the state Supreme Court gave him a new trial, in part because the justices said the evidence was weak. Jurors acquitted Hennis in 1989, saying then that it was a quick decision for many because prosecutors couldn’t prove Hennis was inside the house at the time of the slayings. Hennis retired from the military in 2004 and was living in Lakewood, Wash., when a detective reviewing the case said he uncovered DNA evidence that couldn’t be tested in the mid-1980s. He couldn’t be tried in state court again, so the case was turned over to the Army after more advanced testing determined Hennis’ DNA was inside Eastburn.

Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 123 E-911 calls Thursday. n Jeremy Chad Trevitz reported vandalism to a mailbox. n Rhonda Jolley Owens reported the theft of various items from a motor vehicle. n Deurlene Hodge Toney reported a breaking and entering and the theft of an oriental rug and other items. n Adrian Jerrell Logan reported a breaking and entering and the theft of clothing.

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n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 49 E-911 calls Thursday.

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n The Spindale Police Department responded to 29 E-911 Thursday.

Lake Lure

n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to 14 E-911 calls Thursday.

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n The Forest City Police Department responded to 39 E-911 calls Thursday. n Randy Bumgarner reported an incident of fraud. n An employee of Ivey’s Pawn Shop reported an incident of obtaining property by false pretense.

Arrests n Shelia Tessenair, of

McDaniel Street, Forest City; charged with simple possession of marijuana; placed under a $100 secured bond. (FCPD) n Robert Davis, of Hardin Road, Forest City; charged with larceny; placed under a $4,000 secured bond. (FCPD) n James Hubert Luckadoo, 29, of 219 Huntington Road; charged with assault on a female; placed under a $500 secured bond. (LLPD) n Harold Edward Martin, 38, of 8030 Woodedge Drive; charged with assault on a female; placed under a 48-hour hold. (LLPD) n Mitchell Dale Murphy, 49, of 5421 Olive Branch Road; charged with nine counts of failure to appear on misdemeanor obtain property or services from slot machine; placed under a $25,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Holly Morgan, 40, of 156 Andy Drive; charged with assault and battery and communicating threats; released on a $1,500 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Hayden Eugene Wilson, 50, of 5327 Painters Gap Road; charged with flee/ elude arrest with a motor vehicle, driving while impaired, no registration card, operate vehicle with no insurance and speeding; placed under a $16,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Gregory Stephen Garner, 19, of 183 Hamilton Road; charged with domestic violence protective order viola-

tion; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Douglas Brian Rowe, 41, of 186 Old Ross Road; charged with breaking and/ or entering and larceny after break/enter; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Joseph Efrain Robles, 18, of 1609 Burwell St.; charged with local ordinance consume beer/ wine underage; no bond listed. (RPD) n Christopher Del Phillips, 37, of 829 Girls Camp Road; charged with driving while impaired; no bond listed. (SPD)

EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 21 E-911 calls Thursday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to six E-911 calls Thursday.

Fire Calls n Ellenboro firefighters responded to a fire alarm and to two power pole fires. n Forest City firefighters responded to a dumpster fire, to a fire alarm and to a structure fire, assisted by Sandy Mush and Hudlow firefighters. n Union Mills firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash. n Green Hill, Hudlow and Lake Lure firefighters assisted Polk County with a gas leak.

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Rachel Catherine Smith, 76, died Friday, April 9, 2010, at Hospice House of Forest City. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Jessie and Lidia Mae Walker Street. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Dean Smith. She was a homemaker and member of Fork Creek Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Ronald and Phil Smith, both of the home; a brother, the Rev. Hubert Street of Bostic; a sister, Drucilla Street of Forest City; and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Fork Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Billy Cogdell, Hubert Street and Landon

Rice officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. Crowe’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.crowemortuary.com.

Fay Sylvia Fagan Fay Sylvia Fagan of Landrum, S.C., died Tuesday, April 6, 2010. She is survived by her husband, John M. Fagan of the home; two daughters, Sandrus Moore of Landrum and Denise Moore of Spartanburg, S.C.; a sister, Evelyn Marsh of Lithonia, Ga.; five brothers, Kenneth Doggett of Greenville, S.C. Terry Doggett of Ridgeville, S.C., and Patrick Doggett, Juan Doggett and Robert Doggett, all of Landrum. The funeral will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at New Holland Temple in Landrum with the Rev. Jessie Jackson and Bishop Alfred Mullins officiating. Burial will be in New Holland Temple Cemetery. Thompson’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Carolina Today Authorities seize almost 100 dogs PLEASANT GARDEN, (AP) — Authorities say they have seized almost 100 malnourished, tick-ridden dogs from a North Carolina kennel. The News & Record of Greensboro reported Friday that the Guilford County Sheriff’s Department seized the dogs from Rush Kennel after a four-month investigation. No charges have been filed against the owner or her employees.The owner’s son told the newspaper Thursday that the dogs aren’t malnourished and that the kennel always responds quickly to customer complaints. The dogs were taken to the Guilford County Animal Shelter, where officials say two Chihuahuas will need surgery; an adult Weimaraner is malnourished; and a greyhound has more than 30 ticks. Sheriff BJ Barnes described the kennel as “a puppy mill out of control.”

Bridge closed over safety concerns SPENCER (AP) — The state Transportation Department has suddenly closed a North Carolina bridge that carries more than 4,000 vehicles a day because of safety concerns. Multiple media outlets reported that authorities closed the Wilcox Bridge that takes U.S. 29/70 over the Yadkin River after inspectors found exposed rebar, deteriorating concrete and deep cracks. The bridge was inspected Wednesday and closed Thursday, and drivers were THE DAILY COURIER Published Tuesday through Sunday mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, NC. Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6431 Fax: (828) 248-2790 Subscription rates: Single copy, daily 50¢ / Sunday $1.50. Home delivery $11.75 per month, $35.25 for three months, $70.50 for six months, $129 per year. In county rates by mail payable in advance are: $13.38 for one month, $40.14 for three months, $80.27 for six months, $160.54 per year. Outside county: $14.55 for one month, $43.64 for three months, $87.28 for six months, $174.56 per year. College students for school year subscription, $75. The Digital Courier, $6.50 a month for non-subscribers to The Daily Courier. Payment may be made at the website: www.thedigitalcourier. com The Daily Courier is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to carriers, all of who are independent contractors.

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Woman charged in suffocation of infant DUNN, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the suffocation of a 7-week-old infant, who was her second child to die under similar circumstances. Multiple media outlets reported that 23-yearold Destiny Tequita Judd was arrested Tuesday and charged in the December 2009 death. An autopsy determined that the infant was asphyxiated.

Helen Elizabeth Newton Jones Helen Jones, wife of McGee Delbert Jones, passed away Thursday April 08, 2010, at Hospice House of Rutherford County. She was born December 31, 1924 in Cleveland County. She was the daughter of the late Robert Newton, and wife, Jane Lackey Newton. Helen was a retired supervisor from Tanner Co. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Helen was preceded in death by her sisters, Aileen Smith, Lottie Self and Maude Newton; brothers, R.A., Howard, Jim, Cline, Lemuel, Vernon, and Gideon Newton; daughters, Frances Jane and Rebecca Gail Jones and grandson, Andy Mancinelli. Left to cherish her memory in addition to her husband of 63 years are her son, Jimmy Jones and wife, Cathy of Asheboro, NC; daughters, Janet Mancinelli and husband, John of Shelby, NC, and Sandy Austin and husband, Ted of Forest City NC; son, Brent Jones and wife, Jean of Morehead, KY; grandchildren, Dee Davis, Rebecca Parks, Anna Caviness, Aaron Mancinelli, Amy Cowan, Josh Austin, Ashley Repasky, Will Jones, Clair Jones, 14 great-grandchildren, sistersin-law, Mary and Ethel Newton and Thelma McGinnis, and brother-in-law Morris Smith. Funeral services will be held at Piedmont Baptist Church on Saturday, April 10, at 11:30 a.m. with the Rev. Ad Hopper officiating. She will lie in state 30 minutes prior to services. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall immediately following the service. Interment will be at Sunset Cemetery in Shelby. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Online condolences at: www.crowemortuary.com Paid obit.

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Calendar/Local

Red Cross The following blood drives are scheduled: April 13: Isothermal Community College; 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Call Cindy Martin at 286-3636 ext. 353 April 13: Beta Sigma Phi Blood Drive; 3 p.m.-7:30 p.m. First Baptist of Forest City. Call Sharon Scruggs at 286-0658. April 23: Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy; 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m, Mooresboro. Call Jennifer Hoyle at 657-9998 ext. 7. April 26: Red Cross Blood Drive at the Chapter; 2-6:30 p.m. House 838 Oakland Road. Call at 287-5916. April 28: Concord Baptist Church Blood Drive; 3 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Call Kim Jones at 245-6130. April 29: Union Mills Community Development Center; 2 to 6 p.m. Call Pat Taylor at 245-8554. All presenting donors will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a cruise for two. Classes Adult CPR: April 12, begins at 6 p.m. Child, Infant CPR: April 13, begins at 6 p.m. Adult, Child, Infant CPR: April 17, begins at 8:30 a.m. First Aid: April 22, begins at 6 p.m., preventing disease transmission. Lifeguard Class: April 5-8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Isothermal Community College; students must attend all four classes. All Red Cross classes must be paid in advance. Call 287-5916 for further information.

Firefighters on the scene of a late night fire at Rollins cafeteria in Forest City. Contributed photo

Firemen knew quickly they had trouble By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — Forest City Fire Chief Mark McCurry knew the situation was bad when he and firefighters arrived at the scene of a fire at Rollins Cafeteria Thursday at about 11 a.m. “On arrival we had heavy smoke showing from all corners of the building, which is a bad situation,” McCurry began “What we want to see is fire, when you just have smoke — and all fires are bad — you have go to hunt for the fire. We had to send a crew in there to find it, and that is where it is the most dangerous. “That’s why we had to call Hudlow and Sandy Mush to come as back

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Meetings/other Artist reception: Today, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rutherford County Library; refreshments served. Carolina Nature Photographers will meet on Monday, April 12, at 6:30 p.m., at the county annex; Vinney Colluci of Naturescapes Imagining will present a program of four keys to take great photographs; for info call 429-5096; Web site naturescapesimaging.com. Information meeting: Classical Conversations of Forest City will be holding an information meeting on Tuesday, April 13, 7 p.m., at The Apostolics of Rutherford County, 440 Broadway, Forest City, for anyone interested in homeschooling the classical way. For more information call 245-4672 or visit www.classicalconversationsfc.com. Planning committee meeting: Cool Springs High School Class of 1961 will hold an initial meeting to begin planning its reunion on Tuesday, April 20, at Rollins Cafeteria, beginning at noon. Call 287-4923 for more information. Breakfast and Politics event: The Rutherford County Republican Party Executive Board will host a Breakfast and Politics event Saturday, April 24, at Green Hill School Community Center. The plans are for local Republican candidates to cook and serve breakfast and meet residents. Breakfast will be served starting at 8:30 a.m., and the event will end at 10 a.m. There is no charge. Power of the Purse: Family Resources will be hosting its annual Power of the Purse fundrasier on May 13. To donate new or gently used purses, contact Sherry Bright at 247-1440, ext. 105.

Fundraisers Pet food drive: April 12-23; sponsored by Ellenboro School first graders; each person that donates pet food will have their name entered in a drawing; all pet food donations will be given to the Rutherford County Animal Shelter; food may be dropped off at the school, located at 813 Piney Mountain Church Road; contact Frances Clary at 453-8185 for further information. Yard sale, breakfast: Saturday, April 17, beginning at 7 a.m., Gilkey Clubhouse; country breakfast, adults $5, children $3; large number of yard sale items; rain or shine; yard sale spaces available ($10), to reserve a spot call 288-4777; all proceeds go to Anath Christian Academy. Spaghetti supper: April 16 and 17, 6 to 7:15 p.m., Union Mills Learning Center, 6495 Hudlow Road, Union Mills; adults $6, children under 12, $4; all you can eat. 40th Annual Auction: Sponsored by Kiwanis of Rutherfordton; Saturday, April 17, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Rutherfordton Public Works Building, 131 N. Washington St., downtown Rutherfordton; large number of auctions items including a truck, tractor, guns, jewelry, historic items and more; photos listed on www.auctionzip.com; donations may be made by contacting Scott Lawrence, 287-4152; Darla Henderson, 245-3702; or Henry Giles, 287-4447.

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Byers, who was employed at the cafeteria, Rollins thanked her for her always present support. “She was my day off,” Rollins said. Either he or his mother were always at the restaurant every day it was open. Re-establishing his restaurant is still undetermined, but Wayne admitted he didn’t know what else he could do. “I’ll have to see what we will do.” “I’ve been doing this since I was 14,” Rollins said. “I started working at Dockside when I was 14. I don’t know what else I could do or would do.” After college, Rollins managed Wade’s in Spartanburg, S.C. “We’ll see what everybody wants to do. But there is no need to stop now. I don’t know what else to do.” “This year has been good,” Rollins said. “We made it through last year.” Although he had to cut his staff from about 25 to 18, “all those here were working about 40 hours,” he said. Rollins Catering was doing well and a number of weddings and parties had already been scheduled. “We’ve got to find something for these people,” he said of his employees. “Some of these employees have kids.” He was anxious to talk to the insurance company. As Rollins, Byers and a number of other employes stood outside the building Friday, people drove by in their vehicles, rolling down windows and calling out to express their sorrow.

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Reynolds and Short are accused of using excessive force in the Jan. 9 arrest of Robert Suttle II, who was at an underage drinking party. Suttle suffered facial and head inju-

up crews, in case they were needed inside,” McCurry said. “But they did a great job. They went in and found it, and got it knocked down pretty quick.” Webb Hunt owned the building and Rollins owned its contents and the business. McCurry met late Friday afternoon with insurance adjustors and as soon as their work is completed, McCurry and fire investigators will begin the task of digging into the charred remains to find a cause. The fire started in the roof, possibly above the dining room, completely destroying it. The kitchen area and serving line area sustained significant

damage. There was a storm Thursday afternoon and Rollins told McCurry the lights blinked, but came right back on. Because of the storm, fewer than usual patrons were at the cafeteria and by 8:30 p.m. Rollins and his staff were going home. “I don’t know if it will be a total loss, but anytime you have a roof gone, the building (usually) is,” McCurry said. “I don’t know what’s happening. We’ve had a lot of fire lately, businesses, homes and apartments. We’ve lost a lot of property.” McCurry and firefighters left the scene at 4 p.m.

“I’m so sorry. This was my Sunday eating place,” said Carolyn Kiser. “I’ll be praying.” It was the Sunday lunch place for 600-plus people, Wayne said. He stopped the Sunday night breakfast bar because of such a heavy lunch crowd, and the work was too exhausting for the small business staff. “This was like a family,” Rollins continued. “You would just be surprised at the people who came every single day.” Dorlis and Rudolph Gilliam were among regular patrons. Recently Dorlis broke a hip and had to be hospitalized. Wayne visited her while she was there. She is like family. When Mr. Gilliam came in one day last week alone, cashier Crystal Green bought his supper. “When you see people every day they become your family and close friends,” Byers said. Friday they waited for another senior citizen couple to arrive. “They eat here every day and are always the first to arrive,” Byers said. Apparently they had heard the news and didn’t come over Friday. “She always says, ‘Looks like we’re eating a lot today,” Byers said. She always ordered two vegetables and cheese cake. “She liked her desserts. Dot Burgin was another regular. She kept asking for a pot of white beans. “When she didn’t show up at 5:15 p.m. we would wonder where she was,” Rollins said. Rollins said the menu was revamped last year after repeated requests for the cafeteria’s broccoli casserole and sweet potatoes. Both were added to the daily menu. “Restaurant people are different people. We work the nights, weekends

and holidays — 9 to 5 p.m. don’t mean nothing to a restaurant,” Rollins said. Rollins would have celebrated seven years in July. He and his staff were involved in community service and had plaques of appreciation for their years of work supporting Relay for Life. On another wall outside the entrance were at least half dozen “Best of Rutherford” certificates from The Daily Courier sponsored contest where patrons had voted them for “Best of” in a number of categories over the years. Lying among broken smoke stained glass outside the entrance, were other posters announcing events for the community. The decor was “homey” with antiques hanging on walls. Lots of times people came in toward the back of the restaurant, facing the television, where they watched the evening news or Wheel of Fortune while having supper.

ries and was tased. The two officers were placed on administrative leave following the accusations, and Sheriff Jack Conner asked the SBI to investigate the case.

time, the two men resigned their jobs.

The SBI case was presented to District Attorney Brad Greenway and charges were filed on Feb. 25. At that

Dedmond Martin has been a dishwasher at the business since it’s beginning. “Man. This is crazy,” he said. He received a text message Friday morning and joined his fellow co-workers and boss, hovering near the concrete wall near the entrance. Heather Dale has also been working with Rollins since it opened. “I’ve been here seven years almost and I didn’t think this would be the way it would be over,” she said. Wayne’s girlfriend was among those at the scene Friday morning. “He is broken-hearted.” “Right now, I’m lost,” Rollins said. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.

Short is represented by attorney Lee Atkins of Polk County. Judge Laura Powell was the presiding judge Friday. Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com

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DA set to announce plans on Monday MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A district attorney in Georgia plans to announce Monday whether he will file charges in a case of sexual assault accusations against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. District Attorney Fred Bright said in a statement Friday he has reviewed all the investigation reports and will hold a news conference to announce his decision. Milledgeville police Chief Woodrow Blue said Wednesday his department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation had wrapped up their investigation into a 20-year-old college student’s claim that the two-time Super Bowl champion sexually assaulted her early March 5 at a club in Milledgeville. Attorneys for both Roethlisberger and the woman did not immediately return calls seeking comment Friday. It was the second time in a year that Roethlisberger has been accused of sexual misconduct. He also faces a lawsuit filed last July by a woman who says he raped her in 2008 at a Lake Tahoe hotel and casino, an allegation he denies. Roethlisberger has not been criminally charged in either case and has claimed counterdamages in the lawsuit. Roethlisberger’s lawyer, Ed Garland, has disputed the Georgia assault claim and hired his own team to investigate. Roethlisberger did not report to Pittsburgh’s offseason workouts last month. The next critical day for players is April 19, when on-field practice starts.

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East Rutherford’s Chip Helton records the out at first base during the championship game against T.C. Roberson, Friday, at McNair Field.

Rams rough up Cavaliers By KEVIN CARVER Daily Courier Sports Reporter

FOREST CITY — East Rutherford issued 14 walks and made four critical errors as T.C. Roberson easily beat East Rutherford, 11-1, in six innings during the East Rutherford Easter Baseball Tournament Friday at McNair Field. This was the second year in a row that the Rams and Cavs met in the championship game with both going to the Rams. While East Rutherford gave up just three hits in the contest, the Cavs can chalk this loss up to not following the fundamentals of baseball. That was something East had done well all season until Friday night’s horrendous display. East’s Tyler Jacobus issued four free passes in the first inning to allow Roberson a 1-0 lead. In the second, things only got worse for the Cavs. A sinPlease see Tourney, Page 8

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East Rutherford’s Dakotah Thomas delivers a pitch during the baseball game against T.C. Roberson, Friday, at McNair Field.

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Ian Poulter prepares to hit out of a bunker on the eighth hole during the second round of the Masters in Augusta, Ga., Friday.

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conditions on Day 2 at Masters stump veterans Couples and Watson AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods plodded along Friday, making one par after another, mixing in the occasional birdie, avoiding any major mistakes. On a day when Augusta National showed its teeth and some early contenders faded away, Woods finished his round near the top of the Masters leaderboard and liked his position heading into the weekend. “Yeah, yeah I do,” he said, flashing a smile that usually strikes fear in his rivals, a smile that hasn’t been seen in the last five months while he dealt with a sex scandal. Again showing no rustiness from his long layoff, Woods shot a 2-under 70 that might have been even more impressive than his opening 68 given the tougher conditions. He still has some work to do. A pair of Englishmen, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, shared the lead at 8-under 136, two strokes ahead of Woods. Neither Poulter nor Westwood has won a major title. Woods has captured golf’s biggest championships 14 Please see Masters, Page 9

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BOILING SPRINGS — Gardner-Webb baseball manager Rusty Stroupe is cautiously optimistic about his team’s position at the midway point of the college baseball season. His squad sits at 5-1 in the powerful Big South conference, only a half game behind eighth ranked Coastal Carolina. “Everybody is excited right now and with good reason,” said Stroupe. “But we still have a long way to go and a lot to improve.” Improvement is something the Bulldogs have become accustomed to in 2010. After starting the season at 0-5, the Bulldogs now are an impressive 15-12 and were riding a six-game winning streak before a mid-week misstep at Newberry. “If you would have told me that we would be three games over .500 at this point in the season after starting 0-5, I would have defiantly taken it,” said Stroupe. “But our record is just a testament to the fact that the team didn’t give up when things did not go well that first week.” Things have certainly been going well for the Diamond Dogs since that point as GWU has notched some impressive wins during that span including a victory over Wake Forest and a sweep of preseason Top 25 conference foe Winthrop at McNair. “The crowd for the Winthrop series was wonderful,” said Stroupe. “They really got behind us and we were able to get the sweep.” A big reason for GWU’s resurgence is the hot hitting of Daniel Merck. The junior transfer from Georgia State is the ideal leadoff man batting at a .424 clip and he is currently 15-for-18 in stolen base attempts on the year. “We knew coming in he could hit,” Stroupe said of Merck. “But Please see Stroupe, Page 8

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gle by Aaron Wright crossed one Ram and then Chander Wrightenberry singled to get another run home with the bags full. However, a throwing error by East allowed two more to score on the play as Roberson grabbed a 5-0 lead at the end of two innings. The Cavs’ Dakotah Thomas took over pitching from then on as he hit the first two batters he faced and walked the third one. A Thomas wild pitch crossed the runner home as the Rams held a 6-0 lead after three innings. An RBI double by Kevin Price in the fifth gave Roberson a 7-0 lead in the top of the fifth. East Rutherford’s Mark McFarland earned a base hit to right, stole second and third base soon after and a throwing error by Roberson’s catcher allowed McFarland to score in trimming the Rams lead to 7-1. Trent Dorsey doubled to post the third East hit of the night, but he was left stranded in the frame. The hungry Rams put it away in the sixth inning. An East fielding error crossed two more Rams, which previously found base safely due to walks. An RBI groundout earned the Roberson a 10-1 lead. Then Tournament MVP Kevin Price stepped in. Price put the ball in play in left field, but the fly ball was counted as an error as three Cavs in the vicinity couldn’t come up with it. With nobody covering third base, Price took third on the play and then a throwing error on a wild throw which skipped past third base easily scored Price for an 11-1 Rams lead. East was sat down by reliever Dillon O’Kelley in order in the sixth to preserve the win by the 10-run mercy rule.

North Lincoln 9, R-S Central 4

FOREST CITY — Daniel Courtney and Dylan Thompson each had three RBI in a 9-4 win for North Lincoln over R-S Central for third place in the East Rutherford Easter Baseball Tournament at McNair Field, Friday. The Knights starter Andrew Stidham worked a no-hitter until the Hilltoppers’ Jordy Rumfelt singled into right during the bottom of the fifth. Stidham finished with five complete innings pitched and gave up four runs on three hits, while striking out one. North Lincoln scored once in the first inning and then hit the scoreboard the hardest in the second frame. Thompson’s RBI single began the second inning for North Lincoln and Courtney’s three-run blast over the Green Monster in left ended it for a 5-0 lead. R-S Central (7-7, 3-3) finally got to Stidham in the bottom half of the fifth. Rumfelt and Dylan Hipp singled, while Odom walked to load the bags. A passed ball scored Rumfelt to cut the lead to 8-1. Kyle Holmstrom walked to load the bases again and Seth Orr gladly unloaded them with a 3-run double to leave the score 8-4 at the end of five innings.

Braves leave 14 on base in extra-inning loss to Giants

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Aaron Rowand drove in the winning run with two outs in the 13th inning, salvaging the San Francisco Giants’ home opener and unbeaten season with a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday. It was the fifth game-ending hit of his career and scored Juan Uribe, who drew a one-out walk from Kris Medlen (0-1) before stealing second. Uribe went to third on catcher Brian McCann’s throwing error, and Rowand brought him home. Braves stranded 14 runners on base in the loss.

BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 2 1 .667 2 1 .667 2 2 .500 1 2 .333 1 2 .333 Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 2 1 .667 Pittsburgh 2 1 .667 St. Louis 2 1 .667 Cincinnati 2 2 .500 Chicago 1 3 .250 Houston 0 3 .000 West Division W L Pct San Francisco 4 0 1.000 Arizona 2 1 .667 Colorado 2 2 .500 Los Angeles 1 2 .333 San Diego 1 3 .250 Florida Philadelphia Atlanta New York Washington

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Thursday’s Games L.A. Dodgers 10, Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 2, St. Louis 1 Washington 6, Philadelphia 5 Chicago Cubs 2, Atlanta 0 Florida 3, N.Y. Mets 1 Friday’s Games Colorado 7, San Diego 0 San Francisco 5, Atlanta 4, 13 inn. Cincinnati 5, Chicago Cubs 4 L.A. Dodgers at Florida, late Washington at N.Y. Mets, late Philadelphia at Houston, late St. Louis at Milwaukee, late Pittsburgh at Arizona, late Saturday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 0-1) at Cincinnati (Harang 0-1), 1:10 p.m. Washington (Lannan 0-1) at N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 0-0), 1:10 p.m. St. Louis (Garcia 0-0) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 0-1), 3:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Moyer 0-0) at Houston (Paulino 0-0), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Padilla 0-1) at Florida (Jo.Johnson 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (McCutchen 0-0) at Arizona (Haren 1-0), 8:10 p.m. San Diego (Latos 0-0) at Colorado (Hammel 0-0), 8:10 p.m. Atlanta (D.Lowe 1-0) at San Francisco (Wellemeyer 0-0), 10:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Florida, 1:10 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Houston, 2:05 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m. Houston at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. Atlanta at San Diego, 6:35 p.m. Cincinnati at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. American League Toronto New York Tampa Bay Boston Baltimore Detroit Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Kansas City Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle

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Thursday’s Games Toronto 3, Texas 1 Detroit 7, Kansas City 3 Oakland 6, Seattle 2 Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 4 Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 3, 11 innings Minnesota 10, L.A. Angels 1 Friday’s Games Detroit 5, Cleveland 2 Toronto 7, Baltimore 6 Tampa Bay 9, N.Y. Yankees 3 Seattle at Texas, late Boston at Kansas City, late Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, late Oakland at L.A. Angels, late Saturday’s Games Cleveland (Talbot 0-0) at Detroit (Bonderman 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Minnesota (S.Baker 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Garcia 0-0), 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 0-0) at Tampa Bay (W.Davis 0-0), 3:10 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 0-0) at Texas (Harrison 0-0), 3:10 p.m. Toronto (Eveland 0-0) at Baltimore (D.Hernandez 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Boston (Beckett 0-0) at Kansas City (Greinke 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Sheets 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 1-0), 9:05 p.m.

Allmendinger earns first career pole at Phoenix Stroupe AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A.J. Allmendinger

finally has his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole. Making it even sweeter, he beat his old team to get the top spot at Phoenix International Raceway. With a lap of 134.675 mph Friday in the Richard Petty-owned No. 43 Ford, Allemendinger took the pole away from Scott Speed, the driver who essentially replaced him at Red Bull Racing. Speed ran a lap of 134.373 mph in his Toyota, and Sam Hornish qualified third in the No. 77 Dodge. Marcus Ambrose was fourth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the highest-qualifying Chevrolet in the fifth spot. Sprint Cup points leader Jimmie Johnson, who has won four of the last five races at Phoenix, qualified 16th.

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it has been a pleasant surprise to see him play as well as he has. We are very happy to have him at GWU.” The Bulldog’s best arm resides in the bullpen and belongs to GWU’s side-arming closer Adam Izokovic who boasts a 1.12 ERA and is second in the nation with 23 consecutive scoreless innings pitched. The former Burns Bulldog is reminding players of the baseball video games they played in their youth.

Sunday’s Games Cleveland at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m. Boston at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 3:05 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m. Monday’s Games Kansas City at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Texas at Cleveland, 3:05 p.m. Boston at Minnesota, 4:10 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 6:40 p.m. Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Toronto, 7:20 p.m.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct 49 29 .628 38 40 .487 28 50 .359 26 52 .333 11 67 .141 Southeast Division W L Pct y-Orlando 55 23 .705 x-Atlanta 49 29 .628 x-Miami 44 34 .564 x-Charlotte 42 36 .538 Washington 24 54 .308 Central Division W L Pct z-Cleveland 61 18 .772 x-Milwaukee 44 34 .564 Chicago 38 40 .487 Indiana 30 48 .385 Detroit 25 53 .321 y-Boston Toronto New York Philadelphia New Jersey

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct x-Dallas 51 27 .654 x-San Antonio 48 30 .615 Houston 40 38 .513 Memphis 39 39 .500 New Orleans 35 44 .443 Northwest Division W L Pct x-Denver 52 27 .658 x-Utah 51 28 .646 x-Oklahoma City 48 30 .615 x-Portland 48 30 .615 Minnesota 15 63 .192 Pacific Division W L Pct y-L.A. Lakers 55 23 .705 x-Phoenix 51 27 .654 L.A. Clippers 27 52 .342 Sacramento 25 54 .316 Golden State 24 54 .308

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“The team says that Izokovic has ‘Nintendo’ stats,” said Stroupe. “I don’t know what that means, but I do know that he is throwing the ball extremely well and I am very comfortable turning the ball over to him at the end of the game. “But it’s not just Izokovic. It’s player’s like Jeff Howell and Kyle Paeplow that make this bullpen the strongest GWU has had in the eight years I’ve been here.” GWU’s pen and the rest of its pitching staff will be put to the test in consecutive weekends as the Bulldogs face the top hitting teams in the conference in VMI

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TRANSACTIONS Friday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL American Association LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Released LHP Forrest Cory. PENSACOLA PELICANS—Released RHP Francisco Butto and INF Andrew Pinckney. Atlantic League LANCASTER BARNSTORMERS—Signed SS Bryant Nelson. LONG ISLAND DUCKS—Signed RHP Ivan Maldonado and LHP Bill White. Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Signed INF Argenis Reyes. QUEBEC CAPITALES—Signed RHP Derek McDaid. United League AMARILLO DILLAS—Traded OF Stantrel Smith to Sioux City (AA) for a player to be named. Announced the retirement of LHP Coby Mavroulis. Signed RHP Ramon Geronimo. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS—Waived C Jerome James. Signed F Rob Kurz for the remainder of the season. SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Signed G Manu Ginobili to a three-year contract extension.

FOOTBALL National Football League DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed DE Stephen Bowen. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL—Suspended Pittsburgh F Alexei Ponikarovsky two games for a boarding penalty on N.Y. Islanders F Josh Bailey during Thursday’s game. American Hockey League ADIRONDACK PHANTOMS—Signed F Darcy Zajac. PROVIDENCE BRUINS—Signed G Nevin Hamilton. TORONTO MARLIES—Recalled F Greg Scott from Reading (ECHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer PHILADELPHIA UNION—Signed D Cristian Arrieta. COLLEGE GEORGIA TECH—Announced freshman F Derrick Favors will enter the NBA draft. MARSHALL—Dismissed CB T.J. Drakeford from the football team for a team rules violation. NEVADA—Announced junior G Armon Johnson will enter the NBA draft.

and Coastal. “Our goal is to win series,” said Stroupe. “As long as you can do that you will have a good season. “VMI and Coastal hit the ball so well that we have to break it down into the smaller goal of winning the next pitch.” The Bulldogs host VMI in a three-game set this weekend at USC Spartanburg before returning to McNair for the showdown with the Chanticleers on April 16-18. “CCU is in the top ten nationally for a reason,” said Stroupe. “I think it is going to be an exciting and fun series for the fans.”

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times, more than anyone but Jack Nicklaus. Four of those titles have come at Augusta National, and if this keeps up, Woods might be wearing another green jacket Sunday evening. “It feels good to be back in contention,” Woods said. “I’ve put myself in contention most years here. This year, I’m right there. We’ve got 36 more holes and I’m sure the golf course, they’re not going to make it easy for us.” Massive crowds have followed Woods from hole to hole since play began Thursday, with fans applauding nearly every time he hit the ball. His mother, Kultida, was there again, accompanied by Nike chairman Phil Knight. Westwood had a one-shot lead on Poulter going to the final hole, but he yanked his tee shot into the trees and wound up tak-

ing a bogey. Anthony Kim also made a mess of the final hole, sending his second shot into the gallery left of the green, barely reaching the short grass with a weak chip and winding up with a bogey of his own to join Woods at 138. “Danger lurks everywhere,” said Westwood, who settled for a 69. Also at 138 were Phil Mickelson (71), one of Woods’ playing partners, K.J. Choi (71), and last year’s surprising U.S. Open runner-up, Ricky Barnes (70). PGA champion Y.E. Yang (72) was another stroke back at 139. Fred Couples started with a 6-under 66, his lowest round ever in the Masters. At age 50, the oldest player to hold the outright lead after the opening round of the tournament. He looked more his age on Day Two, finishing with bogeys at the final three holes and four of the last five for a disappointing 75.

“Not a whole lot of fun at the moment. That’s just the way it is,” said Couples, who’s been bothered by persistent back problems in his career. “I woke up and, to be honest, I didn’t think I’d be able to play very good at all today.” He knew his chances of becoming golf’s oldest major champion had all but disappeared. “I needed to be at 5, 6 under to be realistic,” Couples said. “I’m not out of it, but 75 is not a great score.” Another old-timer struggled, too. Sixty-year-old Tom Watson followed his stirring run in last year’s British Open with a bogeyfree 67 to open the Masters. But he had four bogeys on the front side Friday and finished with a 74, severely damaging any hopes of contending throughout the weekend as he did at Turnberry. He was six strokes off the lead in the group at 141, which also included Couples.

Masters Leaderboard Masters Scores At Augusta National Golf Club Second Round Ian Poulter 68-68 — 136 (-8) Lee Westwood 67-69 — 136 (-8)

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Phil Mickelson keeps an eye on his chip shot out of a bunker on the second green during the second round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., Friday.

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QBs get fan focus in UNC’s spring game CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Forget being hit by a coin thrown at him in his home stadium. T.J. Yates got a real taste of fan frustration with North Carolina’s struggling offense last season when a youngster mailed him angry letter. The author — whom Yates guessed was maybe a third grader — even wrote stars in place of profanities. Months later, Yates knows all that consternation probably hasn’t vanished just yet. Not with talented redshirt freshman Bryn Renner competing for the starting job heading into Saturday’s nationally televised spring game, which will be the first chance for fans to compare a three-year starter in Yates with the untested, but popular back-

up QB. “I have (the players’ and coaches’) trust, but I want to gain as much trust as possible,” Yates said. Yates started his first game as a freshman and even threw a 65-yard touchdown on his first college pass. But he hasn’t had consistent success, whether because of injuries or inexperience at key positions. He needed shoulder surgery after his freshman year, then suffered a broken ankle early in his sophomore season that cost him two months. He stayed healthy last year, but played behind an injury-depleted offensive line and a greener-thangreen receiving corps. He failed to throw for 140 yards in seven games and threw more intercep-

tions than touchdowns in five. Those struggles were glaring compared to a defense that ranked among the nation’s best on a team that entered the year ranked in the Top 25. The angst continued after the season, too. Fans booed his image on a scoreboard in the Smith Center during basketball games several times, including at least once when he was in the building. Yates said he could only pull down his cap to cover his face. “One of the real measuring sticks for any quarterback is how mentally tough are they?” said coach Butch Davis, who is preparing for his fourth season. “The thing that speaks volumes about T.J. is that he is getting mentally tougher.”

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Denny Hamlin and Michael McDowell’s car line up for inspection prior to the NASCAR Nationwide Bashas Supermarket 200 auto race Friday in Avondale, Ariz. The race was scheduled to start late Friday night.

Top 10s not enough for Biffle to pass Jimmie Johnson yet AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — With another top-10 finish, Greg Biffle will match Jimmie Johnson. That still may not be enough to overtake the dominating champion. Biffle goes into Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday night looking for his seventh consecutive top-10 finish to open the season, a feat last accomplished by Johnson — five years ago, the season before the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team began its unprecedented and ongoing run of four consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championships. Even with the best start in his career, Biffle is still second in the season points. Guess who the Roush Fenway Racing driver is chasing, though it is a slim 14-point margin. Johnson, who has won three of the five races since finishing 35th with a rear axle problem at the season-opening Daytona 500. “We’ve been good so far, and Biffle that’s not good enough,” Biffle said. “You’ll have to be flawless at this. And we’ve been good so far. We’ve been good everywhere we’ve been. That’s not good enough. We’re going to have to be better than that. We know that.” Especially at Phoenix. Johnson has won four of the last five races at the oddly shaped mile track. The eight victories by Hendrick Racing are the most by any team there, and includes Mark Martin’s victory last April that came 16 years after his only other Phoenix victory while driving for Roush. Roush has the second-most wins at Phoenix with five, though Biffle has none. Biffle’s has three topfive finishes, his best there a runner-up finish to Johnson in November 2007. After having two of the last four weekends off, including last week for Easter, the Cup drivers arrived in the desert for the start of a stretch of 14 consecutive races. “You go away for a week and relax and recharge your batteries,” Johnson said. “When I came in and saw the cars, I got that feeling of goosebumps and got fired up to be back at the race track and looking forward to it.” For everyone else, the challenge resumes to try to unseat Johnson from the top of the standings. Biffle is the closest to doing that, though Matt Kenseth is only two points behind his Roush teammate. Biffle said he is “really focused” on leading the points. He has won Nationwide Series and truck races at Phoenix, and a first-time Cup victory there could get him what he wants. “Unless (Johnson) finished second and led the most laps, and he probably will. ... We’re nipping at his heels. We’re going to keep him honest, that’s for sure,” Biffle said. “We’re in position to win races right now. I think we’re really close. We’ll keep at it, see what we can do.”

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Travis McKinney is comforted by Cheyanne Graybeal as they view the casket of Travis’ grandfather, Benny Ray Willingham, at Mullens Pentecostal Holiness Church in Mullens, W.Va., Friday during a funeral service. Benny Ray Willingham was among those killed in an explosion at Massey Energy Co.’s Upper Big Branch mine.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A pair of spacewalking astronauts disconnected an old empty ammonia tank outside the International Space Station on Friday and got a new one ready to put in its place. In the first of three spacewalks needed to complete the job, Clayton Anderson had no problem taking apart the ammonia lines on the old tank. But he needed a pry bar to remove the new tank out of space shuttle Discovery’s payload bay. The tank got hung up on a bolt. The two men lifted the 1,700-pound tank out of Discovery and handed it off to a robot arm, which maneuvered it to a temporary storage location at the space station. Besides the tank work, Mastracchio and Anderson collected a science experiment from the space station’s Japanese lab and replaced a failed station-positioning device.

Suspect to be isolated

BELTON, Texas (AP) — The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood will be kept isolated from all other inmates at the jail where he was transferred early Friday, the local sheriff said. Maj. Nidal Hasan was airlifted from a San Antonio military hospital to the Bell County Jail in Belton at about 4 a.m. Friday. He had been at the military hospital since shortly after the Nov. 5 shooting spree that left him paralyzed. Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. Bell County Sheriff Dan Smith said Hasan will be kept in a 12-by15-foot cell in the jail infirmary and be under 24-hour watch. Smith did not say whether Hasan was under guard because of fears for his safety or others.

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Bullied teen sought help SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (AP) — Phoebe Prince, the Massachusetts high school freshman who took her own life after what prosecutors called relentless bullying by classmates, spoke to a school administrator one week before her death about a threat of physical violence, court documents reveal. The documents, filed in connection with charges against six South Hadley High School students, raise new questions about how much school officials knew about the bullying. On Jan. 7, according to the documents, Prince went to a school administrator after learning that one of the defendants, Flannery Mullins, had told fellow students that she was going to “beat Phoebe up” and that she “needed to watch out at break after second block.”

Dad left pot in Elmo bag UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Police say a Pennsylvania father went to his son’s elementary school to retrieve nearly four ounces of marijuana from the kindergartner’s Elmo backpack. State police say Ronald Washington called Menallen Elementary School in Uniontown on Thursday morning to ask if his son had arrived at school. Police say Washington told school officials he needed to fetch something from the boy’s backpack, prompting school officials to search it. Police say school officials called to say they had found pot in the bag. Troopers were waiting to arrest Washington when he arrived shortly before 9 a.m.

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MONTCOAL, W.Va. (AP) — Grieving relatives began burying victims of the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster Friday as rescue crews ventured back into the blast-damaged shaft for another agonizingly slow, dangerous and probably hopeless search for survivors. It was their fourth attempt to find the four miners missing since Monday’s explosion killed 25 others in the nation’s worst underground disaster since at least 1984. During the previous rescue attempts, searchers were forced to withdraw by dangerous gases and the risk of fire or explosion. “We are praying for a miracle,” President Barack Obama said in Washington. Rescuers acknowledged that was what it would take for the miners to have made it to a refuge chamber stocked with food, water and enough oxygen for several days. On Friday morning, rescuers made their way about 1,000 feet underground and five miles into the mine to examine one of the chambers, but no one was inside and smoke forced them to turn back before they could check a second one that would represent the last hope the four were alive. “We’re confident that if they got in there, and they were alive, that we would be able to still rescue them,” said Kevin Stricklin of the federal Mine Health and Safety Administration. The area was flushed with nitrogen and crews headed back inside in the afternoon for what was likely to be a three- or four-hour trip to the chamber, an expandable box activated by opening a door and pulling a lever. Officials had hoped to lower a camera into the mine to see if the chamber had been used, but the hole was drilled slightly off target, and Stricklin said they would not have been able to see anything. More than 300 people packed the Mullens Pentecostal Holiness Church for the funeral of Benny Willingham, a 61-year-old miner who was five weeks from retiring when he died. He was saved 19 years ago this week, said Rev. Gary Pollard, pastor of the Mullens Family Worship Center, where Willingham was a deacon. The two had weekly 45-minute talks — about God, about Christian living, about their families and friends — every Sunday morning for the past five years. Pollard said the last time he saw Willingham, the miner’s words were almost prophetic: “If I die tomorrow, I’ve lived a good life.” “He wasn’t the biggest man in town. He didn’t have the stature of some of you sitting here,” said Pollard, whose own church across town was too small for the crowd. “But if you could see the size of this man’s heart, you’d see a giant.” Willingham was dressed in a red shirt in the open coffin, jet-black hair and mustache neatly combed, family snapshots tucked in the satin around his head and shoulders. The image of a pick, shovel and miner’s helmet was embroidered in the fabric along with his name, and a flag draped the lower half of his coffin in a nod to his service during the Vietnam era in the

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Air Force. Three Air Force veterans, friends of his for more than 40 years, traveled with their wives from Ohio, California and North Carolina to say goodbye. “That’s astonishing,” said the Rev. Lewis Arnold, pastor of the host church, “but that is Benny Willingham.” Officials suspect the blast was caused by a buildup of methane gas. In the nation’s capital, Obama said he asked federal mine safety officials to give him a report on the disaster next week, and the House and Senate said they would hold hearings. In the days since the explosion, details have emerged about a long list of safety violations at the mine. The owner, Massey Energy Co., has been repeatedly cited and fined for problems with the system that vents methane and for allowing combustible dust to build up. CEO Don Blankenship has strongly defended the company’s record and disputed accusations from miners that he puts coal profits ahead of safety. Federal regulators issued evacuation orders for all or parts of the mine more than 60 times since the start of 2009, according to a report prepared for Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W. Va. On Sept. 23, 2009, an evacuation order showed an inspector found that management considered production more important than safety twice at Upper Big Branch mine for skipping mandatory checks of a piece of heavy equipment. Management’s conduct was more than ordinary negligence because “production was deemed more important than conducting parameter checks on the continuous mining machine,” according to the inspector’s notes released Friday by the Mine Health and Safety Administration. The citation said the mine operator complied with the requirements later that day. In 2007, the mine met criteria to be declared by MSHA to have a pattern of violations. That would have allowed stricter oversight by the federal agency and could have led to the shutdown of the mine, but Massey was able to reduce the number of the most serious violations and avoid the declaration. Pam Napper, whose 25-year-old son Josh died in the explosion, said the young man had been sent home from work early on the Friday before the disaster. “He said, ‘Mom, the ventilation’s bad,”’ she recalled. “And they sent him out of the mines. Everybody. He went back to work Monday.” Before that, apparently over Easter weekend, he wrote a letter to his mother, his fiancee and his 19-month-old daughter, telling them that he would be looking down from heaven if anything happened to him. “I just knew that Josh in his heart knew that something was going to happen,” Pam Napper said. Of the 25 confirmed dead, 18 bodies remained inside the mine, and Stricklin said crews will turn their attention to removing those once they determine whether anyone is still alive.

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Saturday, April 10, 2010 — 11

Business/finance

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

NYSE

7,629.05 +63.72

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg Blyth 47.00+14.62 AmbacF pfZ13.25 +3.15 Ambac2-03 7.09 +1.68 Ambac3-03n6.80 +1.54 CaptlTr 2.15 +.24 RAIT Fin 2.65 +.26 GlimchRt 6.68 +.60 Frontline 36.31 +3.22 NBkGreece 3.95 +.35 Primerica n23.34 +2.04

%Chg +45.2 +31.2 +31.1 +29.3 +12.6 +10.9 +9.9 +9.7 +9.7 +9.6

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last FstBcpPR 2.69 ZaleCp 3.36 CenPacF 2.25 FtBcp pfD 13.65 FedAgric 14.57 FstAccept 2.07 FtBcp pfE 13.70 FtBcp pfA 13.55 BkA BM RE 2.08 InvTech 17.26

Chg %Chg -.45 -14.3 -.44 -11.6 -.24 -9.6 -1.25 -8.4 -1.27 -8.0 -.16 -7.2 -1.00 -6.8 -.95 -6.6 -.14 -6.3 -1.04 -5.7

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 4748015 4.55 +.08 AmbacF h 1784206 1.10 +.46 BkofAm 1334921 18.59 -.06 S&P500ETF1202399119.55 +.78 FordM 595771 12.72 +.09 SprintNex 546814 4.04 +.04 Alcoa 540610 14.39 -.48 GenElec 534894 18.52 -.04 SPDR Fncl 514024 16.54 +.06 DirFBear rs 505592 11.98 -.18 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

2,086 984 120 3,190 367 3 4,373,585,215

AMEX

1,966.64 +15.21

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last DGSE 2.65 PyramidOil 6.10 ProlorBio 4.29 RexahnPh 2.65 PacAsiaP n 4.94 IncOpR 5.67 Taseko 6.01 MexcoEn 9.80 MercBcp 2.82 SunLink 3.42

Chg +.36 +.78 +.50 +.31 +.49 +.52 +.50 +.79 +.22 +.26

%Chg +15.7 +14.6 +13.2 +13.2 +11.0 +10.0 +9.1 +8.8 +8.5 +8.2

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Engex 8.21 Bcp NJ 12.43 ChinNutri n 3.37 OrionEngy 4.74 Aerosonic 4.08 ImpacM n 4.23 TandyLthr 4.46 NTS Rlty 4.60 Continucre 3.58 NE Rlty 63.51

Chg %Chg -.77 -8.6 -.90 -6.8 -.22 -6.1 -.25 -5.0 -.21 -4.9 -.20 -4.5 -.20 -4.3 -.19 -3.9 -.14 -3.8 -2.39 -3.6

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg RadientPh 440732 1.47 +.77 Taseko 53984 6.01 +.50 GoldStr g 44999 4.15 +.02 RexahnPh 34371 2.65 +.31 NA Pall g 24633 4.78 +.11 NovaGld g 20545 7.79 +.02 NwGold g 18472 5.07 +.09 LibertyAcq 18302 9.98 -.01 NthgtM g 17341 3.13 ... VantageDrl 16635 1.67 +.02 DIARY

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

288 194 53 535 29 1 163,075,940

DAILY DOW JONES

NASDAQ

Dow Jones industrials Close: 10,997.35 Change: 70.28 (0.6%)

2,454.05 +17.24

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Gentium 5.10 Constar 20.00 DNB Fncl 6.63 Caseys 39.10 AtlasEngy 38.25 AtlBcGp 3.72 CostPlus 3.54 CVD Eqp 3.75 SalemCm 4.68 OvrldStr rs 3.50

Chg +1.04 +4.00 +1.30 +7.51 +6.44 +.60 +.54 +.57 +.71 +.52

%Chg +25.6 +25.0 +24.3 +23.8 +20.2 +19.2 +18.0 +17.9 +17.9 +17.4

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last JoesJeans 2.90 JksvllBcIL 12.10 Encorm rs 3.38 KMG Ch 17.91 PacCapB 2.44 Zanett 2.59 AubNB 18.85 SilcLtd 9.81 ColemanC 5.49 OpexaTher 2.41

Chg -.55 -1.85 -.38 -1.75 -.22 -.22 -1.57 -.82 -.44 -.19

%Chg -15.9 -13.3 -10.1 -8.9 -8.3 -7.8 -7.7 -7.7 -7.4 -7.3

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

Name Vol (00) Palm Inc 827788 Microsoft 534814 PwShs QQQ506538 Yahoo 474260 Intel 450818 Cisco 342365 DryShips 327703 ETrade 268132 NewsCpA 232273 Dell Inc 229052

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

Last Chg 5.16 +.51 30.34 +.42 49.03 +.29 17.52 +.17 22.55 +.24 26.60 +.32 6.56 +.27 1.71 +.01 15.22 +.51 15.83 +.07

DIARY

1,457 1,194 158 2,809 190 5 2,055,304,552

11,040 10,920

10 DAYS

10,988.06 4,461.61 408.57 7,616.26 1,971.20 2,443.50 1,191.80 814.92 12,487.32 702.84

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STOCK MARKET INDEXES

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Name

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+70.28 +50.95 +2.27 +63.72 +15.21 +17.24 +7.93 +7.03 +84.23 +3.31

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+.64 +1.14 +.59 +.84 +.78 +.71 +.67 +.87 +.68 +.47

+5.46 +9.95 -3.29 +6.18 +7.76 +8.15 +7.11 +12.08 +8.37 +12.40

12-mo %Chg

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MUTUAL FUNDS

10,000 9,600

Net Chg

Last

Name

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Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

CI 125,962 LG 67,825 LB 63,652 LG 58,318 IH 58,013 WS 55,947 LB 50,594 MA 50,104 LB 49,629 LB 47,376 LV 42,708 FB 40,410 LV 39,096 FV 38,943 WS 33,256 CI 32,107 LB 31,990 FG 31,331 CA 30,818 MA 30,432 LB 30,325 LB 29,886 MA 29,486 LG 29,164 CI 27,231 FB 27,194 MB 26,567 LB 26,416 LV 16,648 LB 10,075 LB 4,428 GS 1,503 LV 1,253 SR 469 LG 192

+0.4 +15.0/C +4.2 +39.2/D +5.0 +45.0/B +4.0 +40.1/C +1.8 +30.4/C +3.6 +41.9/D +4.9 +42.4/B +2.2 +36.5/B +4.1 +37.7/E +4.9 +42.6/B +5.0 +53.4/A +4.4 +45.5/C +4.1 +36.1/E +5.1 +59.1/A +3.9 +45.7/C +0.4 +14.7/C +4.5 +42.0/C +4.7 +43.7/D +3.0 +44.0/A +2.8 +30.6/D +5.0 +45.2/B +4.9 +42.6/B +3.3 +32.9/C +5.2 +48.2/A +0.1 +17.7/B +4.7 +50.8/A +5.5 +53.7/B +4.9 +42.6/B +6.3 +48.1/A +4.4 +48.1/A +4.3 +40.7/C -0.1 +3.4/B +3.3 +32.5/E +8.5 +75.4/C +5.7 +43.1/B

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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market closed at a new 18-month high Friday, with the Dow Jones industrial average briefly touching 11,000 before retreating slightly.

The gains were driven by fresh signs that the economy continues to recover and suggests that investors don’t expect the economy will slide back into recession. Many analysts are still skeptical that the market’s gains are sustainable since they have come on relatively low volume, indicating that many investors are still sitting on the sidelines. The Dow very briefly touched 11,000 in the final five minutes of trading before ending with a gain of 70 points. It hadn’t crossed that level since Sept. 29, 2008, just as the worst phase of the financial crisis was beginning. Stocks got a boost after reassuring statements from Greece’s finance minister and the head of the European Central Bank. Major European indexes closed higher, while the dollar fell against the euro.

Major indexes pulled back briefly after Fitch Ratings cut its view on Greece’s debt, but quickly recovered. Stocks have been fluctuating in recent days and the euro has weakened because of concerns that Greece might default on its debt. Greece’s deepening fiscal crisis has upset other financial markets and caused concerns that other weak European countries also might default on their debt, which could cause a crisis for Europe’s shared currency. “If (Greece) falls apart, it makes everything else there fall apart,” Chip Cobb, a senior vice president at

gaining 0.8 percent. It was the 11th straight month of rising sales. Economists had forecast a 0.5 percent rise. Consistently rising inventories and sales at the wholesale level mean that manufacturers are getting steady orders that should allow them to hire more workers. It also means retailers are ramping up orders as consumers return to stores after curtailing their spending during the recession.

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Bryn Mawr Trust Asset Management in Bryn Mawr, Pa. “Greece is becoming a real thorn in the side.” Rising commodity prices also helped energy and material stocks, pushing indexes higher. Commodities mostly climbed on hopes demand will jump as the economy continues to improve. Chevron Corp. and ExxonMobil Corp. both rose. The Dow Jones industrial average crept toward 11,000 throughout the day, having come within 12 points of that barrier on both Monday and Tuesday before closing lower. While the Dow’s approach to 11,000 has been a big focus for many individual investors, a number of Wall Street analysts downplay its importance for professional

money managers. The Dow has crossed the 11,000 level 34 times since first hitting it in May of 1999. “Round numbers are always psychologically significant,” but rarely do they represent a technical milestone such as an index breaking out of a recent trading range, said Uri Landesman, head of global growth at ING Investment Management in New York. The Dow rose 70.28, or 0.6 percent, to close at 10,997.35. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index climbed 7.93, or 0.7 percent, to 1,194.37. The Nasdaq composite index rose 17.24, or 0.7 percent, to 2,454.05. The Dow’s rise Friday gives the index its sixth

straight weekly gain for the first time since a stretch in March and April last year, just after market bottomed out at 12-year lows. The Dow started the day at exactly the same level it closed last week. The Dow Jones industrial average is now up 68 percent from a 12-year low of 6,547.05 on March 9, 2009. It’s still down 22 percent from its October 2007 peak of 14,164.53. A report on wholesale inventories Friday provided the latest positive sign on the economy. The Commerce Department said inventories rose 0.6 percent in February, better than the 0.4 percent forecast by economists polled by Thomson Reuters. Sales at wholesalers also rose faster than expected,

The start of earnings reports could give the Dow the push it needs to close above 11,000 if investors see companies continuing to increase profits. Reports are expected next week from Aloca Inc., as well as JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. Traders will also have plenty of economic data to digest, including March retail sales Wednesday and housing starts Friday. Two stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume was 970 million versus 1 billion shares Thursday. Benchmark crude for May delivery pulled back from morning highs to close down 47 cents at $84.92 a barrel. Chevron jumped $1.84, or 2.4 percent, to close at $79.50, while ExxonMobil rose 90 cents to $68.76. J.C. Penney climbed 54 cents to $31.52. Bond prices edged up. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.88 percent from 3.89 percent late Thursday. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 3.31, or 0.5 percent, to 702.95. Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 1 percent, Germany’s DAX index rose 1.3 percent, and France’s CAC-40 jumped 1.8 percent. Japan’s Nikkei stock average rose 0.3 percent.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing concerns including â&#x20AC;&#x153;the good of the universal church,â&#x20AC;? according to a 1985 letter bearing his signature. The correspondence, obtained by The Associated Press, is the strongest challenge yet to the Vaticanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insistence that Benedict played no role in blocking the removal of pedophile priests during his years as head of the Catholic Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doctrinal watchdog office. The letter, signed by thenCardinal Joseph Ratzinger, was typed in Latin and is part of years of correspondence between the Diocese of Oakland and the Vatican about the proposed defrocking of the Rev. Stephen Kiesle. The Vatican confirmed Friday that it was Ratzingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The press office doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe it is necessary to respond to every single document taken out of context regarding particular legal situations,â&#x20AC;? the Rev. Federico Lombardi said. Another spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini, said the letter showed no attempt at a cover-up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The then-Cardinal Ratzinger didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cover up the case, but as the letter clearly shows, made clear the need to study the case with more attention, taking into account the good of all involved.â&#x20AC;? The diocese recommended removing Kiesle (KEEZâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;lee) from the priesthood in 1981, the year Ratzinger was appointed to head the Vatican office that shared responsibility for disciplining abusive priests. The case then languished for four years at the Vatican before Ratzinger finally wrote to Oakland Bishop John Cummins. It was two more years before Kiesle was

1975. Kiesle was ultimately stripped of his priestly powers on Feb. 13, 1987, though the documents do not indicate how or why. They also donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say what role â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if any â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ratzinger had in the decision. Kiesle continued to volunteer with children, according to Maurine Behrend, who worked in the Oakland dioceseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth ministry office in the 1980s. After learning of his history, Behrend complained to church officials. When nothing was done she wrote a letter, which she showed to the AP. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously nothing has been done after EIGHT months of repeated notifications,â&#x20AC;? she wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How are we supposed to have confidence in the system when nothing is done? A simple phone call to the pastor from the bishop is all it would take.â&#x20AC;? She eventually confronted Cummins at a confirmation and Kiesle was gone a short time later, Behrend said. Kiesle, who married after leaving the priesthood, was arrested and charged in 2002 with 13 counts of child molestation from the 1970s. All but two were thrown out after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a California law extending the statute of limitations. He pleaded no contest in 2004 to a felony for molesting a young girl in his Truckee home in 1995 and was sentenced to six years in state prison. Kiesle, now 63 and a registered sex offender, lives in a Walnut Creek gated community, according to his address listed on the Meganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Law sex registry. An AP reporter was turned away when attempting to reach him for comment. William Gagen, an attorney who represented Kiesle in 2002, did not return a call for comment.

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removed; during that time he continued to do volunteer work with children through the church. In the November 1985 letter, Ratzinger says the arguments for removing Kiesle are of â&#x20AC;&#x153;grave significanceâ&#x20AC;? but added that such actions required very careful review and more time. He also urged the bishop to provide Kiesle with â&#x20AC;&#x153;as much paternal care as possibleâ&#x20AC;? while awaiting the decision, according to a translation for AP by Professor Thomas Habinek. But the future pope also noted that any decision to defrock Kiesle must take into account the â&#x20AC;&#x153;good of the universal churchâ&#x20AC;? and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;detriment that granting the dispensation can provoke within the community of Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faithful, particularly considering the young age.â&#x20AC;? Kiesle was 38 at the time. Kiesle had been sentenced in 1978 to three yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges of

lewd conduct for tying up and molesting two young boys in a San Francisco Bay area church rectory. As his probation ended in 1981, Kiesle asked to leave the priesthood and the diocese submitted papers to Rome to defrock him. In his earliest letter to Ratzinger, Cummins warned that returning Kiesle to ministry would cause more of a scandal than stripping him of his priestly powers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is my conviction that there would be no scandal if this petition were granted and that as a matter of fact, given the nature of the case, there might be greater scandal to the community if Father Kiesle were allowed to return to the active ministry,â&#x20AC;? Cummins wrote in 1982. While papers obtained by the AP include only one letter with Ratzingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature, correspondence and internal memos from the diocese refer to a letter dated Nov. 17, 1981, from the then-cardinal

to the bishop. Ratzinger was appointed to head the Vaticanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith a week later. California church officials wrote to Ratzinger at least three times to check on the status of Kiesleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case and Cummins discussed the case with officials during a Vatican visit, according to correspondence. At one point, a Vatican official wrote to say the file may have been lost and suggested resubmitting materials. Diocese officials considered writing Ratzinger again after they received his 1985 response to impress upon him that leaving Kiesle in the ministry would harm the church, Rev. George Mockel wrote in a memo to the Oakland bishop. As Kiesleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fate was being weighed in Rome, the priest returned to suburban Pinole to volunteer as a youth minister at St. Joseph Church, where he had served as associate pastor from 1972 to

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Obama expects GOP to accept START treaty

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite near gridlock in the Senate, Republicans were expected to swing behind a new arms control treaty with Russia that President Barack Obama said they will like, even though some are reserving judgment until Obama can assure them the pact won’t set back U.S. defenses against other potential foes such as North Korea and Iran. Obama called the pact signed Thursday a fresh beginning with Russia and predicted the Senate will ratify the agreement by the end of the year. “This ceremony is a testament to the truth that old adversaries can forge new partnerships,” Obama said in Prague, where he stood grinning with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev following the signing of a treaty that would shrink the one-time rivals’ arsenals to their lowest levels since the frightening arms race of the 1960s. Obama returns to Washington on Friday. The warheads covered by the treaty are lethal relics of the Cold War, and even with the planned reductions there will be enough firepower on each side to devastate the world many times over. Of more immediate concern are attempts by terrorist groups like al-Qaida and nations such as Iran and North Korea to acquire or use nuclear weapons. The treaty requires approval by two-thirds of the Senate to take effect.

In this photo taken in 2006, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, center, stands as he and other justices leave a memorial for the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, at the Supreme Court in Washington. Stevens, the court’s oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, announced today that he is retiring. Associated Press

Justice Stevens leaving court

WASHINGTON (AP) — The retirement of John Paul Stevens, the Supreme Court’s leading liberal but a justice who also could find conservative allies, is likely to set off an election-year political battle over President Barack Obama’s second high court pick. Obama said he would quickly name a successor in Stevens’ same mold. History is on Obama’s side, even if numbers The justice said Friday, 11 days in the Senate are not. He will need 67 votes in a before his 90th birthday, that he chamber where Democrats control 59 seats in a sour political climate that could tempt Republicans would step down when the court finishes its work for the sumto set aside the nonpartisan deference often given mer in hopes that a replacement to national security treaties. “There is a strong history of bipartisanship when could be confirmed well before it comes to the evaluation of international treaties, the next term begins in October. “We cannot replace Justice particularly arms control treaties,” Obama said. Stevens’ experience or wisdom,” Republicans, however, did not rush to either Obama said at the White House praise or criticize the treaty. after returning from Prague They want Obama to promise it won’t underwhere he had signed a nuclear cut the nation’s ability to set up missile defenses treaty. “I’ll seek someone in the to protect against an attack from Iran or North coming weeks with similar qualKorea. ities: an independent mind, a They also want assurances that the agreement record of excellence and integriwill preserve what’s known as the “nuclear triad” ty, a fierce dedication to the rule — the nation’s ability to deliver nuclear weapons of law and a keen understanding from the air, land and sea. “The Senate will assess whether or not the agree- of how the law affects the daily lives of the American people. It ment is verifiable, whether it reduces our nation’s will also be someone who, like ability to defend itself and our allies from the Justice Stevens, knows that in threat of nuclear armed missiles, and whether or democracy powerful interests not this administration is committed to preserving our own nuclear triad,” said Senate Republican must not be allowed to drown out the voices of ordinary citiLeader Mitch McConnell. zens.” GOP officials say they won’t know the answer to A White House official said those questions until lawmakers are briefed on the about 10 people are under contreaty and its technical annexes in detail and con- sideration, but speculation has vene hearings. focused on fewer than that.

Leading candidates are said to be Solicitor General Elena Kagan, 49, and federal appellate Judges Merrick Garland, 57, in Washington and Diane Wood, 59, in Chicago. All three were considered last year as well, and Obama interviewed Kagan and Wood before choosing Sonia Sotomayor for the high court. Of those, Wood would be most likely to excite Obama’s liberal base and stir up conservative opposition. Garland is seen as most acceptable to Republicans, with Kagan somewhere in between. Stevens is the court’s last remaining World War II veteran and the second oldest justice in the court’s history. His retirement had been hinted at for months, and the White House had made clear it would be ready to nominate a replacement without delay. A leading Democrat said the Senate, where Democrats control 59 seats, would follow the same pattern as last year, when Sotomayor was confirmed as the 111th justice in early August. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, appealed for civility. “I hope that senators on both sides of the aisle will make this process a thoughtful and civil discourse,” he said. Looking toward those hearings, Senate Republican Leader

Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said, “Americans can expect Senate Republicans to make a sustained and vigorous case for judicial restraint and the fundamental importance of an evenhanded reading of the law.” Republicans have not ruled out efforts to delay confirmation, and GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said Obama would face a “whale of a fight” he nominated an activist judge. At the very least, the high court nomination could rev up both Democratic and Republican fundraising machines for the November election, even though Stevens’ replacement by a liberal-leaning justice would not alter the court’s ideological balance. Ideologues of both sides were ready for a conflict. Jay Sekulow, chief counsel at the conservative American Center for Law and Justice, said, “President Obama is likely to name a nominee who will embrace an extremely liberal judicial philosophy.” Michael Keegan, president of the liberal People for the American Way said, “In recent years, the court has given extraordinary preference to powerful interests at the expense of ordinary Americans. Justice Stevens was a bulwark against that trend. Our country’s next Justice must play a similar role.”

Diplomat’s plane case closed WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. plans to close the book on the bomb scare aboard a Denver-bound airliner after receiving assurances from Qatar that the diplomat who touched off the panic will be sent home, officials said. The diplomat, Mohammed Al-Madadi, was flying from Washington to meet imprisoned alQaida sleeper agent Ali Al-Marri for a routine consular visit, a State Department official and another person close to the matter said Thursday. Al-Madadi slipped into the plane’s bathroom for a smoke, authorities said, then joked about trying to set his shoe on fire — an apparent reference to would-be “shoe bomber” Richard Reid, who was convicted for his 2001 attempt to down an airliner. That touched off a major response by security officials still smarting from a nearly disastrous Christmas Day airline bombing in Detroit. The military scrambled fighter jets Wednesday night, and the FBI questioned Al-Madadi for hours. No explosives were found on the plane, and authorities said they don’t think Al-Madadi was trying to hurt anyone during Wednesday’s scare. He enjoys diplomatic immunity. The State Department said Qatar had not yet informed the U.S. how it will handle the case but has assured the U.S. that Al-Madadi will leave the country.

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in a good way. She stays up until 3 a.m. cramming for tests even though she studies for several days before. She gets angry and depressed when she doesn’t get an A on an assignment. She puts a lot of pressure on herself. She doesn’t sleep much and eats very little. At first, I told myself that I was overreacting by worrying about her. However, last night she was hospitalized for exhaustion and anemia. She’s fine now, but the stress and unhealthy habits have caught up with her. I’m afraid she’ll go right back to her detrimental lifestyle. I believe Elizabeth needs help and I’m thinking of talking to a guidance counselor. -- DISTRESSED IN KANSAS CITY DEAR DISTRESSED: You are a good and caring friend. Talk to the guidance counselor. Your friend’s sleeplessness, stress, anemia and poor diet may come from more than pressuring herself to achieve good grades. She may need professional help -- and the guidance counselor may be able to see that she gets it.

Syringomyelia research ongoing DEAR DR. GOTT: My 16-year-old granddaughter has recently been diagnosed with stage 1 syringomyelia. From what I have read, the prognosis is not good. What can you tell me about this disorder? My granddaughter is a highschool junior. She is very intelligent, works hard, and taking college-prep classes. DEAR READER: Syringomyelia is a disorder in which a cyst forms within the spinal cord. Over time, the cyst enlarges, destroying the center of the spinal cord. Symptoms typically present between the ages of 25 and 40, making the fact that your daughter was diagnosed at only 16 worrisome. Symptoms can include pain, weakness and stiffness of the back, shoulders, arms or legs and a loss of the ability to feel extremes of cold or hot, and headaches. If no symptoms are present, treatment is unnecessary, but the situation should be monitored closely so that should they appear, early treatment can be given. Some patients may need to have the cysts drained using catheters, drainage tubes and valves.

PUZZLE

Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott Surgery is typically the recommended course of action, but, unfortunately, it is not a sure cure. Cysts may recur, necessitating repeat procedures. Over the long term, multiple corrections may not be entirely successful. They are, however, the best option for reducing the risk of permanent spinal damage and for stabilizing symptoms. As for a prognosis, this depends on the severity of the symptoms, the size of the cyst and the particular patient. People generally have worsening symptoms when straining or performing activities that cause cerebrospinal fluid pressure to fluctuate; therefore, it is important to avoid such activities. Some patients may experience long periods of stability in which symptoms are minimal or absent. Research is ongoing.

IN THE STARS

Your Birthday, Apr. 10

The high regard which others hold for you will grow more in evidence as each day passes. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Know when to keep quiet regarding your intentions, and you’ll fare better. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Others are likely to grant you favors without being asked. Remember to say thank you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Put the pedal to the metal, and don’t put any limitations on your thinking or talents today. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- If not today, it will be very soon that you should be receiving some good news that affects you personally. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) --You might want to go back and refine things a bit or trim up a few loose ends that you left dangling. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Matters of the heart could take on greater significance today, and be more harmonious than usual. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Because the busier you are, the happier you’re likely to be, plan a full agenda today. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Socializing with friends sparks the happier aspects within your personality. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Your material interests could be especially noticeable today, in finally coming up roses. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You can successfully promote products, enterprises or issues about which you feel strongly. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- The possibilities for personal accumulation are better than they’ve been for a while for you. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- The best that’s within you is likely to be very much in evidence today and noticed by others.

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U.S.-China ties key to currency change dispute SHANGHAI, China (AP) — For months, economists have expected Beijing to start boosting the value of its currency about now to ease strains in its fast-growing economy. The big question: Would Chinese leaders put off changes to avoid looking weak in the face of mounting U.S. pressure for action? Washington has helped to defuse that conflict with conciliatory gestures including Thursday’s impromptu visit to Beijing by U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Now analysts expect Chinese leaders to go ahead and let the yuan rise, possibly as soon as within the next few weeks. “Now that the U.S. has given China more political breathing room, the Chinese can go ahead and do what they were going to do anyway, which is to resume gradual appreciation,” said Andy Rothman, macro strategist for CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets. Beijing tied the yuan to the dollar for decades but broke that link in 2005, allowing it to rise by about 20 percent through late 2008. The government slammed on the brakes after the crisis hit and has since held its currency steady against the greenback, saying China cannot afford further change after losing millions of factory jobs to the plunge in global demand. Washington and other trading partners complain that Beijing keeps the yuan undervalued by up to 40 percent, giving its exporters an unfair price advantage and swelling its trade surplus. Some American lawmakers are pushing for punitive tariffs on Chinese goods if Beijing fails to act. Chinese leaders have their own reasons for allowing the yuan to rise. A stronger yuan would boost Chinese consumer spending power, easing reliance on exports. It would narrow China’s politically volatile trade surplus, making the flood of foreign money pouring into the economy more manageable. Economists long expected Beijing to act before the middle of this year so long as exports and economic growth were solid, and March trade data due out next week are expected to be healthy. Still, they caution that any increase will be gradual and is unlikely to narrow U.S. and European trade deficits and create jobs. China’s central bank agitated for the change but faces opposition from the Ministry of Commerce, which argued that exporters of low-profit goods such as shoes and toys would be priced out of foreign markets, threatening job losses and unrest. Facing pressure to create American jobs, President Barack Obama vowed in early February to “get much tougher” in trade disputes with China and to press for an end to currency regimes that he said depress export prices and put U.S. companies at a disadvantage. Such prodding made a change politically unpalatable to Chinese leaders. In a nationally televised news conference in March, Premier Wen Jiabao rejected foreign “finger-pointing” to force currency appreciation and said the yuan was not undervalued.

Bedford County Serriff, Randall Boyce, tells media that Torry Hansen, mother of Justin Hansen, 7, will not be making an appearance at the Bedford County Sherriff’s Office in Shelbyville, Tenn., on Friday. Associated Press

Returned adoptee sparks dispute MOSCOW (AP) — Russia threatened to suspend all child adoptions by U.S. families Friday after a 7-year-old boy adopted by a woman from Tennessee was sent alone on a one-way flight back to Moscow with a note saying he was violent and had severe psychological problems. The boy, Artyom Savelyev, was put on a plane by his adopted grandmother, Nancy Hansen of Shelbyville. “He drew a picture of our house burning down and he’ll tell anybody that he’s going to burn our house down with us in it,” she told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. “It got to be where you feared for your safety. It was terrible.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called the actions by the grandmother “the last straw” in a string of U.S. adoptions gone wrong, including three in which Russian children had died in the U.S. The cases have prompted outrage in Russia, where foreign adoption failures are reported prominently. Russian main TV networks ran extensive reports on the latest incident in their main evening news shows. The Russian education ministry immediately suspended the license of the group involved in the adoption — the World Association for Children and Parents, a Renton, Washingtonbased agency — for the duration of an investigation. In Tennessee, authorities were investigating the adoptive mother, Torry Hansen, 33. Any possible freeze could affect hundreds of American families. Last year, nearly 1,600 Russian

children were adopted in the United States. “We’re obviously very troubled by it,” U.S. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said in Washington when asked about the boy’s case. He told reporters the U.S. and Russia share a responsibility for the child’s safety and Washington will work closely with Moscow to make sure adoptions are legal and appropriately monitored. Asked if he thought a suspension by Russia was warranted, Crowley said, “If Russia does suspend cooperation on the adoption, that is its right. These are Russian citizens.” The boy arrived unaccompanied in Moscow on a United Airlines flight on Thursday from Washington. Social workers sent him to a Moscow hospital for a health checkup and criticized his adoptive mother for abandoning him. The Kremlin children’s rights office said the boy was carrying a letter from his adoptive mother saying she was returning him due to severe psychological problems. “This child is mentally unstable. He is violent and has severe psychopathic issues,” the letter said. “I was lied to and misled by the Russian Orphanage workers and director regarding his mental stability and other issues. ... “After giving my best to this child, I am sorry to say that for the safety of my family, friends, and myself, I no longer wish to parent this child.” The boy was adopted in September from the town of Partizansk in Russia’s Far East. Nancy Hansen, the grand-

mother, told The Associated Press that she and the boy flew to Washington and she put the child on the plane with the note from her daughter. She vehemently rejected assertions of child abandonment by Russian authorities, saying he was watched over by a United Airlines stewardess and the family paid a man $200 to pick the boy up at the Moscow airport and take him to the Russian Education and Science Ministry. Nancy Hansen said a social worker checked on the boy in January and reported to Russian authorities that there were no problems. But after that, the grandmother said incidents of hitting, kicking, spitting began to escalate, along with threats. She said she and her daughter went to Russia together to adopt the boy, and she believes information about his behavioral problems was withheld from her daughter. “The Russian orphanage officials completely lied to her because they wanted to get rid of him,” Nancy Hansen said. She said the boy was very skinny when they picked him up, and he told them he had been beaten with a broom handle. Russian state television showed the child in a yellow jacket holding the hands of two chaperones as he left a police precinct and entered a van bound for a Moscow medical clinic. The U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Beyrle, said he was “deeply shocked by the news” and “very angry that any family would act so callously toward a child that they had legally adopted.”

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Little Red School Teacher Needed Credentials plus 12 Early Childhood credits, experience preferred. Apply at 319 S. Broadway, Forest City White Oak Manor Tryon currently has openings for: Medication Aide Must have CNA II and Medication Aide. Working weekends from 3pm-11pm and PRN during the week. Now accepting CNA applications for all shifts. We are looking for compassionate, dependable applicants who are dedicated in working w/the elderly. Apply at 70 Oak Street, Tryon, NC 28782 or fax resume to: 828-859-2073 EOE

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Following Seasonal positions available immediately: Bartenders, Servers, Concessions, Housekeepers, Nail Tech and Hairstylist Complete application in person: 112 Mountains Blvd, Lake Lure, NC 28746, or email resume to: dbuckner@ rumblingbald.com No phone calls, please! Drug test required prior to hire. Looking for Teacher with BK Licensure for More at Four Program 2010-2011 school year & Daycare Director with 4 year degree. Send

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For Sale: Homemade 18 ft. Car Trailer $650 Call 289-8346 Furniture sale in Ruth on Railroad Ave., across from Freeman Gas. Living room suites, den furniture, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recliners. Good prices. One day only Sat. 9A-til dark Upright Yamaha acoustic piano $600. 7â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Grandfather clock. $500. 289-5088

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The Town of Rutherfordton is currently accepting applications for the position of police officer. Must possess a strong ethical background and be team oriented. Must be currently certified or qualify to be certified with the NC Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission. Experience, training and education preferred. Good communication skills are required. Must pass a rigid background investigation, physical exam, drug test and psychological test and be able to perform the essential job functions required of a Police Officer.

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2000 Saab convertible 93 80,100 miles, new tires, 5 spd., clean title Good cond.! $5,500 cash! 828-287-1022

CHURCH WIDE YARD SALE & CARWASH Restoration Church on Oakland Rd. (next to Red Cross) Sat. 7A-til Lots to choose from!

Campers/RVs 2004 29ft. Cherokee Lite Camper Excellent condition! $9,500 Call 245-9951

Boats 2002 Fisher Pontoon Boat with a 2003 mercury motor & trailer Very good condition! Price neg. 286-1172

Pets Standard Poodle puppies, shots, wormed. $250 female, $200 male 248-5692

Lost Black dog, med. size, white chest, male, tattoo inside right ear. Last seen near ICC. Call 828-447-7225

CHURCH YARD SALE Forest City: Greene Boat & Motor on Oakland Rd. Sat. 9A-until Proceeds go towards youth camp! ESTATE SALE: Bostic 7014 Bostic Sunshine Hwy. Sat. 7:30A-until 2 freezers, antiques, tools, too many items to mention. Huge Moving Sale Hwy 221/Poors Ford Rd. Sat. 8A-1P TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, furniture, household, infant-adult clothing and much more! INDOOR MOVING SALE FC: 275 Harmon St. (beside Trinity Wesleyan Church) Thurs.-Sat. 8A-12P

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Young female Boxer, has collar. Found April 3rd in Ruth. Call to describe 828-447-5523 Cream Male Terrier Mix puppy Approx. 6 mo. old. First sighted March 29th. Please call 828-287-7040

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old quilts, housewares, clothes and more 4 FAMILY Rfdtn: 621 Maple Creek Rd. Fri. & Sat. 7A-until Futon, dorm refrigerator, household items, bunk beds, furniture, tools 4 FAMILY: FC 231 Sandy Oak Dr. Saturday 7A-until Infant & children clothing, miscellaneous household items, lawn mower, much more! Big ,Big Yard Sale Ellenboro: 480 Old Hollis Rd Sat 7am- til Tons of Good Stuff!

INDOOR MULTI FAMILY Spindale: 230 Fairground Road at Rutherford Life Services Saturday 7A-12P Pilot club members are Spring Cleaning and have lots of good bargains! Shop early! INSIDE YARD SALE Chase: Brandy Hill Dr. (just off Harris-Henrietta Rd.) Sat. 6A-until Boyds Bears, Halloween and Christmas decorations LADIES SALE Rfdtn: Southridge Estates (off Bob Hardin Rd.) Sat. 7A-until Like new Vera Bradley purses, 35 pairs of shoes, size 6, clothing size 2/small Moving Sale: Rfdtn, 355 Honeysuckle Dr., Fri. 4P-7P Sat. 8A-noon Lots of items. Everything must go YARD SALE Rfdtn Forest Hills Subdivision 387 Fairforest Dr. Sat. 7A-until Woodworking equipment, furniture, TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, household items. Rain or shine!

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Rfdtn: 392 Roy Goins Rd. (off upper Hudlow) Sat. 7A-until Holiday Barbies, furniture, gun cabinet, exercise equipment, clothes and more. Spindale: 120 Tumblewood Ct. (off Main St., behind the old Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Appliance Bldg.) Fri. & Sat. 7A-until Baby items, household items, shoes, clothes, books. Lots of good stuff! Cheap!

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Having qualified as Administrator CTA of the estate of ANNIE BELLE J. ROBBINS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said ANNIE BELLE J. ROBBINS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 10th day of July, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 10th day of April, 2010.

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of WILLIAM ELMER LAIL of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said WILLIAM ELMER LAIL to present them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of June, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 20th day of March, 2010.

Perry Buren Jones, Administrator CTA 276 Knollwood Dr. Forest City, NC 28043

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