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State budget talks continue — Page 10 Sports Smith is sorry Panthers WR Steve Smith apologized to fans for breaking his arm in an adult flag football league

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Friday, June 25, 2010, Forest City, N.C.

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County building needs spark debate

By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — County commissioners got updates on several building projects Thursday, including the contentious Daniel Road Project.

The lightning rod for controversy at the proposed Daniel Road Complex has

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long been the Community Pet Center (CPC) Animal Shelter — a centerpiece of the more than 100-acre site east of Isothermal Community College.

“This is a project really close to a lot of people’s hearts, and it has been in the works for many years,” said Lynne Faltraco of the CPC. The project has many supporters but also strong oppo-

nents, including Commissioner Margaret Helton.

“As far as putting it at the Daniel Road Complex, I just don’t see putting it there and having these rough animals out there,” Helton said. “I’ve got 40 something animals and they’re very well taken Please see Building, Page 6

Mother facing neglect charges

Heat wave continuing

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SPORTS

By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

Children at Alexander Baptist Daycare in Forest City cooled off with a tasty treat Thursday after a visit from the ice cream truck.

Everything from Spider Man to SpongeBob was on the menu, but the most popular choice of cooling relief was the multicolored scribblers Popsicle. Ashley Padgett, assists Justin Shell in picking out the perfect pop.

US prepares to face Ghana at World Cup

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Temps reaching upper 90s

By JOHN TRUMP Daily Courier News Editor

By 11 a.m. Thursday, temperatures in the ongoing heat wave had reached 90 degrees.

No problem, according to Jason Jones.

Jones and Jim Phillips spent Thursday morning doing yard work at an apartment complex off U.S. 74-A in Spindale. Both men were drenched in sweat.

“It’s only hot if you think it’s hot,” said Jones. “That’s what my dad always said.”

Jones also took inspiration from James Allen’s 1902 literary essay, “As a Man Thinketh.”

Phillips didn’t necessarily agree.

“It’s miserable, man.”

Highs in the upper 90s were forecast in Rutherford County on Thursday, and little relief is in sight, according to forecasters at the Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., National Please see Heat, Page 2

FOREST CITY — A woman has been charged with leaving her sixmonth-old child in a car for about two hours Wednesday night while she shopped at Wal-Mart on Plaza Drive.

Ashley Waters Lowery, 25, of 203 Missouri St., Spindale, is charged with child abuse and neglect, possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The Forest City Police Department responded when the 911 Communication Center received a call from Lowery at 10:21 p.m. saying that her daughter was missing.

According to the police report, Lowery told the responding officer she was shopping in the purse section of the store. When she bent over to look at a purse and stood back up, the baby and the baby bag were gone.

Three other FCPD officers arrived and began searching the store for the missing infant.

The police report says Lowery told officers she had just left the jewelry department, but the surveillance video showed that she left that area of the store two hours earlier.

The report says Lowery could not remember where she had parked her car.

Meanwhile, a Wal-Mart employee had been told by a customer about an unattended crying baby in a car in the parking lot.

When a Forest City officer arrived, Wal-Mart employees were carrying the baby.

The child was found in the back seat of a 2002 Kia Optima, and the two front windows were rolled down.

The report says the baby had been crying, had sweated through her clothes, had soiled her diaper Please see Mother, Page 6

Camp Invention is wrapping up today

By JESSICA OSBORNE

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Daily Courier Correspondent

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96 70 Today and tonight, thunderstorms.

Complete forecast, Page 10 Camp counselor Rebecca Spurlin overlooks campers as they color square Styrofoam pieces to make dice based on a game played in India.

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FOREST CITY -- The week long adventure for kids at Camp Invention ends today.

The camp, held at Forrest Hunt Elementary, began Monday at 9 a.m. and ended at 3:30 p.m. each day. Campers were split into a silver and gold teams, according to their grade level. Each day, the campers took part in either the I Can Invent or Global Games modules.

In the I Can Invent module, younger children took apart discarded household appliances to create fantasy inventions; the older children used the pieces and parts to build Rube Goldberg in hopes of setting off a series of chemical reactions.

Rebecca Spurlin, a rising sophomore in the Teaching Fellows program at Elon University near Burlington, served as a counselor and taught the global games module, which was designed to offer Please see Camp, Page 2

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insight into different cultures and sports, such as lacrosse and soccer. Wednesday, the campers made dice for a game they were creating for others in their group. It was based on an ancient game from India. The older campers made lacrosse-like sticks, which were based on a game played by the Iroquois Indians, as well as African drums.

We just gave them the materials and they came up with how to make them,” said Spurlin. “They are a very good team.”

Spurlin decided in April that she wanted to help with the camp; her mom told her about it.

“I was really excited about it,” she said.

While the older children worked on their dice game, the younger ones on the silver team used recyclables from the I Can Invent room and partnered them with old electronic parts to create robots or other machines. Camper Carter McKinney built a machine using cardboard, tape and an old shower head to help him find stuff that he kept losing.

The area where all the campers get together is called base camp. Here, campers gathered together just before lunch and participated in teamLarry Dale/Daily Courier building activities, such as making a tower from If you don’t believe it’s hot, just check this sign on Charlotte Road in Rutherfordton. Actual temperatures have Styrofoam cups. Afternoons at the camp consisted been officially recorded in the high 90s, but those measurements can vary, Places with lots of concrete, asphalt of the module classroom, where students were split and vehicle traffic will always be a bit warmer. into three groups — blue, orange and yellow. The groups would switch off between three classrooms — the powered room, the hatched room and the smart room.

The powered room allowed the campers to create Forecasters warn of dangerous heat indexes creatures that can move by exploring alternative RALEIGH (AP) — Forecasters are warning North Carolina Continued from Page 1 energy to power their robotic creatures. residents of temperatures approaching triple digits and heat In the hatched room campers made aqueducts indices that will push even higher.

Weather Service forecast office. out of recyclables — the best one got $500 in play The National Weather Service issued heat advisories for the Typical summertime condimoney made by the kids. Campers also got to eastern half of the state until early Thursday evening. The advitions, including a chance of rebuild a virtual world and act as entrepreneurs to sory means uncomfortably hot temperatures are expected, and afternoon thunderstorms each establish a new marketplace and create avatars. that the combination of very hot temperatures and high humidday, will persist at least through In the smart room — an acronym for science, ity will lead to the possibility of heat illnesses. next week, says forecaster Chris math, art — the campers learned ways to make At 3 p.m. the temperature at Raleigh-Durham International Horne, who attributed the mathematical connections between soap bubbles Airport reached 99 degrees, tying the record high set on the extreme heat to a persistent and lightening bolts. date in 1996. One hour later, the temperature was 98 at RDU. upper — or subtropical ridge — “I like to think that the camp will give them some Elsewhere, Fayetteville reported 101 degrees at 4 p.m., while of high pressure that set up earkind of preparation for classes they will take in Concord and Jacksonville were at 100. lier in the season than expected. middle and high school,” Camp Director Kathy The ridge has been around since Coldren said. late spring, he said. brimmed hat. Drink plenty of King said outdoor recreation At the end of each day, campers were given a “Essentially, that’s the reason fluids to stay hydrated. programs, such as youth basenewsletter to learn about the next day of activities, we have this early season heat“Old and frail people, especial- such as what to wear for theme days, including ball, haven’t been affected by the wave,” he said. ly (those) on high blood pressure Crazy Hair day and Tacky Day, and to give their oppressive heat. The city also Horne, over the next couple of isn’t having a problem renting its medications and other people on parents a brief run-down of what they had learned. certain medications, can become days, expects a gradual return picnic shelters.

Coldren has been teaching for 33 years and susceptible to sunburns and are currently is a fourth-grade teacher at Sunshine to more seasonal temperatures, “People must love the heat,” at risk for heat exhaustion,” Russ Elementary. This is her second year helping with which means highs near 90.

King said. said.

County residents are doing But when it gets this hot, the camp. It was held at Ellenboro Elementary last Russ rarely sees cases of heat what they can to stay cool. The everyone is susceptible to heatsummer, where she was a counselor. exhaustion, but sunburn is more Forest City pool has become related illness, says Dr. Peter “I miss getting to be involved as much as I was common, he said. especially popular, so much so Russ of England and Godfrey of when I was teaching the camp, but I still get to go Today, forecasters say, expect that people were turned away Forest City. around to all the rooms and see what’s going on,” mostly cloudy skies with a high this week. Pool capacity is 226 Avoid the heat by staying said Coldren. near 95. Saturday’s temperatures people, and five lifeguards are indoors as much as possible, he Camp Invention is an educational outreach are expected to top out at 94 on duty. said. program of Invent Now and Invent Now Kids, a under partly cloudy skies, and “We’re being bombarded,” says If you plan on going outdoors nonprofit organization started in 1990 that has expect sun and a high Sunday Myra King of the city’s recreto work, wear long sleeves — grown to include nearly 1,500 sites in 49 states. “It around 95. The chance of rain ation department. Workers plan something white or light in is a fantastic experience for these students,” said each day is about 40 percent. to backwash the pool a couple color and loose-fitting. Wear Coldren. “I love to get kids together in projects and of feet to help cool water temsunscreen with an SPF of 45 or activities like this.” peratures, which have neared 90 better when outdoors for extend- Jessica Osborne contributed to this Parents will visit the camp this afternoon from story. degrees. ed periods, as well as a wide2:30 to 3:30 for a showcase of inventions.

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Legal Grounds, 217 North Main St., Rutherfordton, offers the following entertainment: June 26 — Red Eye Gravy Website www.legalgrounds. net.

Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria, 115 W. Main St., Spindale, (no cover charge) announces the following entertainment: June 26 - Spiral June 30 - Spindale Music Mafia July 2 - Atomic Sauce July 3 - Paul Catallo July 9 - Not Even Brothers July 10 - Ron Short & Possum Playboys Website www.barleystaproom.com.

Seams to Be Fabrics, located at 256 U.S. Hwy. 74 Bsn., (beside the Moose Lodge), offers a variety of sewing classes.

Christmas in July classes; $10 per project; call 2455400 for information.

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M Squared Restaurant, 125 West Main St., Spindale, offers the following entertainment: Tuesdays — Patio Party with Alex Thompson on keyboard Wednesdays — Trivia at 8 p.m. (half price wine bottles) Thursdays — Seafood Night (reservations 288-4641) Friday — Chef’s specials, Martini Night, Alex Thompson on keyboard Saturday — No entertainment, prime rib specials Sundays — Brunch and Bloody Mary Bar Website www.msquaredrestaurant.com.

Club L.A. is a private club for members and guests, located at 319 W. Main St., Spindale. Admission — members free, guest $5.

Saturdays from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. Each Thursday is ladies’ night and Karaoke from 8 to 11 p.m. Shagging every Friday night from 8 to 11 p.m.

Wagon Wheel Dance Club, W.E. Padgett Rd., Bostic, offers music by the Broken Axle Band and line dancing, partner dancing, swing and more. Hours are 7:30 p.m. to midnight.

Website www.wagonwheeldanceclub.com.

Obsessions Beads, located at 861 Piney Ridge Road, Forest City, offers the following classes: June 26 – Twist & Swirl

Bangle, 1 p.m.; $10 plus supplies June 26 – Pink and Pearls, 3 p.m.; $10 plus supplies June 29 – Peyote Pizzazz, 6 p.m.; $10 plus supplies Call 286-3802 for more information.

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Positively Paper Inc., located at 121 East Main St., Forest City, offers the following classes in card making and scrapbooking.

Website www.positivelypaperinc.com.

Off the Beaded Path, located at 120B West Trade St., Forest City, offers Tryit-Tuesdays (every Tuesday) which features brief jewelrymaking demos. The following classes are also available: June 26 – Bead Club, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; $25 June 29 – Easy Netted Necklace, 6 to 8 p.m.; $25 June 30 – Eclipse Charm Bracelet, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; $25 Website offthebeadedpathbeadstore.com.

Red Planet Games & Hobbies, 118 E. Main St., Forest City, offers: Monday – Family Board Game Night, 6 p.m.

Tuesdays — Magic the Gathering Tournament, 6 p.m.

Wednesdays — New comic books arrive, Dungeons & Dragons Encounters, 6 to 9 p.m.

Thursdays — The Spoils Tournament, 6 p.m.

Fridays — Friday Night Magic starts at 6 p.m.

Saturdays — Hero Clix Tournament, 1 p.m.; Monsterpocalypse, 6 p.m.

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Union Mills Learning Center is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings to assist the community with its computer and printing needs. The gymnasium is also open Saturdays at 4 p.m. for pickup basketball games and shoot-arounds.

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Beginning sewing: Ann’s Cozy Quilts & Fabrics in Rutherfordton will offer a beginning sewing class July 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. for $10 per hour. Instruction will include how to read patterns and learning the basics of your machine. For more information, call 286-9997 or www. quiltfabricstore.com.

Black Pearls Farm in Bostic, a non-profit Equine and CSA Learning Center, holds open horse lessons, Saturdays beginning at 10 a.m., (call ahead). Contact Barbara Henwood at 2450023.

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Concerts on the Creek: Held from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends on Fridays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bridge Park Pavilion in downtown Sylva.

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4 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, June 25, 2010 ■ A daily forum for opinion, commentary and editorials on the news that affects us all.

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Our Views America can meet challenges

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utherford County elected officials are coming to the end of the annual budgeting process and thus far, they have managed to do a good job of preserving services with minimal pain to taxpayers and customers.

It has not been easy, and it will not be any easier next year unless the economy improves.

Everyone is still waiting to see what the state legislature will do with its budget. They face the same difficulties and their decisions will affect a lot more people.

These are difficult times.

The challenges we face locally, at the state level, and as a nation, are serious.

If we are to meet these challenges, we have to be prepared to make difficult choices. Yet, we can take heart because we have faced challenges before and we have met them successfully. There is no reason that we cannot do so again — unless we decide not to fight.

Our readers’ views Says thanks to all who helped with benefit To the editor: We would like to give an extended thanks to R-S Central High School for hosting the Kristen Ellenburg benefit.

We also want to thank Mr. Rodgers, the cafeteria workers and all the teaching and coaching staff.

We are very appreciative to our local businesses and others who donated food and desserts.

Thanks to everyone who helped in any way to support this benefit and made it a huge success.

Lt. Chris Lovelace and Cpl. Clint Hunter Forest City Police Department

Offers thoughts on corporate corruption

Does that give you any idea where our government has placed priority?

If Mr. Duncan is not aware of it, I pointed out years ago that Adam Smith, the recognized father of capitalism, pointed out in Wealth Of Nations published in 1776, that corporations, or what he called joint stock companies, are not compatible with free enterprise systems for two reasons: 1. There would be too much emphasis on profit rather than quality 2. The chief officer of the corporation, using other people’s money, would be less responsible and tend toward corruption.

Let’s see, does Enron ring any bells?

Ralph Haulk Forest City

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Writers should try to limit their submissions to 300 words. All letters must include a day and evening telephone number.

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To the editor: Mr. Duncan writes a very informative letter on corporate corruption, but upon reading it, my first reaction is “well, Duh.” Mr. Duncan writes nothing I haven’t been saying since the days of Reagan.

Mr. Duncan’s point of corporate corruption can be summed up in this way: 1. Corporations had due process protections as “persons” before women had the right to vote.

2. Corporations are recognized as persons with due process rights. While corporations are non-living entities, a fetus, which is a potential human life, has no due process protection at all.

Obama comment on drilling safety questioned There was one particularly striking moment in President Obama’s widely panned June 15 speech on the gulf oil disaster. About midway through his talk, Obama acknowledged that he had approved new offshore drilling a few weeks before the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion on April 20. But Obama said he had done so only “under the assurance that it would be absolutely safe.”

Absolutely safe? Even before the gulf spill, few defenders of offshore drilling would go that far. And when the president announced his drilling plan, on March 31, he said it was “not a decision that I’ve made lightly” and that he and his advisers had “looked at (it) closely for more than a year.” Surely he was told of the possible risks.

“If you can find anything that’s absolutely safe, I sure want to find out about it,” says Robert Bea, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.

“There is no engineering

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system that I am aware of that has zero likelihood of failure.”

“We can never be absolutely safe,” adds Ken Arnold, an independent consultant to the oil and gas industry. “The only way you can be absolutely certain of being absolutely safe is to shut down all production and all drilling from offshore today.”

So how did the president get the idea that new offshore drilling would be absolutely safe? Obama has often said he relies on a “green team” for advice on energy and environmental decisions. The top three members of the team are the director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy, Carol Browner; Interior Secretary Ken Salazar; and Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Did Browner or Salazar or Chu

assure the president that new offshore drilling would be “absolutely safe”?

No, says a representative for Chu. “That is actually a question for the Department of the Interior,” says the Energy Department’s Tiffany Edwards. “The secretary of energy is not involved in that decision making.”

Well, then, perhaps it was Salazar or Browner. But a spokesman for Salazar did not respond to questions.

Neither did a spokesman for Browner. So at the moment, we don’t know who assured the president that new offshore drilling would be absolutely safe.

That’s certainly not the way experts talk about the issue. When discussing projects like offshore exploration, engineers often use the phrases “PF,” which stands for probability of failure, and “CF,” for consequences of failure. The Deepwater Horizon disaster was a classic low-probability, highconsequence event. Even with good safety procedures, strange combinations of

human error, mechanical failure and sheer bad luck can combine to cause a devastating accident.

“There has been a constant improvement in safety, but you can never say that a very low probability but very high consequence event is impossible,” Arnold says. “You can never say that.”

That’s the point that comes back over and over in discussing offshore oil drilling.

Even though technology has gotten better and better over the years, you can’t say it is absolutely safe.

Yet Obama said just that.

It could be that one or more of his advisers explicitly told him that drilling would be absolutely safe. If that’s the case, he got bad advice.

Or it could be there were mistakes in communication as the assessment of risk made its way through the bureaucracy to the president’s ears. Say a government official who specializes in calculating risk determines that there is a one in 10,000 chance, or one in 100,000 chance, or one in 1 million

chance of something happening. When the information goes from the specialist to his boss, and then up another level or two, what had begun as a specific risk assessment becomes simply “safe.” Then maybe it becomes “absolutely safe.”

“By the time it gets to the green team and then to the president, you get these horrible distortions,” says Bea. Of course, there’s a third possibility. Since the Deepwater Horizon explosion, Obama has taken a lot of heat from liberals who never liked his pro-drilling decision in the first place.

Maybe he used the words “absolutely safe” to deflect blame and make himself look a little better in retrospect.

That would be troubling, but not as troubling as the possibility that Obama actually believed his own claim.

What would that say about the president many commentators have described as brilliant?

York is political correspondent for The Washington Examiner.

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Suspected tornado Obituaries hits Connecticut Vivian Freeman

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A suspected tornado tore through Connecticut’s largest city Thursday, toppling trees and power lines and collapsing several buildings as a powerful line of storms swept across parts of the Northeast.

Remarkably, no serious injuries were reported.

Hundreds of bricks shook loose from buildings, trees split in half and crushed cars, and a billboard hung precariously several stories up over Main Street. Nine buildings were partially or fully collapsed, including three on East Main Street that were brought to their foundations.

Rescuers searched the rubble to ensure no one had been inside.

Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch declared a state of emergency after the fastmoving system of driving rain and wind gusts that reached 78 miles per hour in the area.

Jacqueline Arroyo, 44, said she saw a black cloud and ran inside to her third-floor apartment, where the window exploded. Trees were blown so ferociously they appeared to be coming out of the ground, and people were screaming, she said.

“All the wind started coming inside the house. I heard ’boom, boom!”’ she said. “It was so fast but terrifying.”

A jail was without power, Finch said. The mayor urged residents to stay indoors and remain calm, and Gov. M. Jodi Rell was surveying damage to the city.

Fire Chief Brian Rooney said 25 people were taken to the hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries. The

Vivian C. Freeman, 87, of Warrenton, Va., died on June American Red Cross helped 21, 2010, at the Fauquier relocate 22 people, he said.

Hospital.

Rooney called it a miracle A native of Hickory, she there was no loss of life. was a daughter of the late “Anybody that was in the Lawrence Stewart Cloer path of that storm would and Minnie Adeline Watson have been in big trouble,” he Cloer. said.

She was also preceded A Catholic high school, a in death by her husband, museum dedicated to P.T. Robert J. Freeman.

Barnum and several other She was a retired nurse for buildings also had roof and C&P Telephone Company window damage. Tree limbs and was a member of and power lines blocked Warrenton United Methodist traffic on some roads in Church.

Bridgeport, a former indusSurvivors include two trial and manufacturing center of about 135,000 resi- sons, John Michael “Mike” Freeman of Warrenton dents that has taken steps and Robert David “Dave” in recent years to revitalize Freeman of The Villages, areas downtown and waterFla.; one brother, Dave front properties.

Cloer of Richmond, Va.; two United Illuminating grandchildren; and two great reported nearly 21,100 cusgrandchildren. tomers without power after A memorial service will be the storms, along with held Wednesday, June 30, at about 3,800 customers of 2 p.m. at Crowe’s Mortuary.

Connecticut Light & Power.

Burial will be at Mountain There were unconfirmed sightings of a tornado, Finch View Baptist Church said. A tornado warning had Cemetery in Rutherfordton.

Memorials may be made been issued for the area, but to the Shenandoah National National Weather Service meteorologist Richard Castro Park Trust, 414 E. Market St., Charlottesville, VA said the agency would have to survey the area to confirm 22902. that one had hit.

Online condolences may be made Edward Beardsley said at www.moserfuneralhome.com. the noise of the storm hurt his ears and the force of the wind sent him to the other J.C. Teague end of his house.

J.C. Teague, 74, of “It was a noise I never Rutherfordton, died heard before. The noise — it Wednesday, June 23, 2010, killed my ears. My two cats at Hospice House in Forest still won’t come out from City. under the bed.”

A native of Cherokee County, S.C., he was the Winds that were part of a son of the late Theodore powerful storm gusted at 78 Roosevelt “Ted” and Stella mph at Sikorsky Memorial Mae Bright Teague.

Airport at Stratford and blew He was a member of over some planes.

Second Baptist Church and a retired supervisor for Shehan’s Textiles. He was a veteran and served in the Air Force.

Survivors include his wife, Elsie Cleo Hill Teague of Woodbridge Drive; charged the home; two daughters, with cyberstalking and misSherry Lynn Owens of Union demeanor stalking; released Mills and Katrina Ann on a $1,000 unsecured bond. Abell of Collegeville, Pa.; a (RCSD) son, Wendell Ray Teague of n Cassandra Byrd Matheny, Gilkey; a sister, Louise Ford 40, of 162 Whiteside Road; of Spindale; seven grandchilcharged with misdemeanor dren; and four great-grandprobation violation; placed children. under a $10,000 secured Funeral services will be bond. (RCSD) held Saturday at 11 a.m. at n Benjamin Ray Towery, Second Baptist Church in 32, of 716 Live Oak St.; Rutherfordton. The famcharged with failure to com- ily will receive friends one ply on child support; 60 days hour before the service at or $1,000. (RCSD) the church. Burial will foln David Kyle Lovelace, 25, low at Rutherfordton City of 1534 Camp Creek Road; Cemetery. charged with possession of Memorials may be made to drug paraphernalia, simple Second Baptist Church, 191 possession of schedule IV Green St., Rutherfordton, controlled substance, failure NC 28139 or Hospice of to heed light or siren, no Rutherford County, P.O. Box operator’s license, reckless 336, Forest City, NC 28043. driving to endanger and canCrowe’s Mortuary & celled, revoked or suspended Crematory is in charge of certificate/ tag; placed under arrangements. a $2,500 secured bond.

(RCSD) Online condolences may be made n Alexandria Rebecca at www.crowemortuary.com.

Kennedy, 18, of 849 Old U.S. 221 North; charged with misdemeanor larceny; placed Betty Shull Griffin Elizabeth Haynes Shull under a $1,000 secured Griffin, 93, died Wednesday, bond. (RCSD) June 23, 2010.

A native of Rutherford EMS/Rescue County, she was the daughter n The Rutherford County of Dr. and Mrs. J. Rush Shull EMS responded to 37 E-911 Sr. calls Wednesday.

She attended Martha n The Volunteer Life Washington Seminary in Saving and Rescue, Hickory Washington, D.C., and Nut Gorge EMS and attended Queens College and Rutherford County Rescue Carolina Business School. responded to no E-911 calls She worked with the Junior Wednesday.

League during World War II and was a member of the Mint Museum Auxiliary. She Fire calls was a member of various othn Cliffside firefighters responded to a motor vehicle er organizations and a member of Myers Park United accident.

Methodist Church. n Cherry Mountain fireShe is survived by her fighters responded to a field sons, Clarence Griffin III of fire.

Sarasota, Fla., and Haynes n Ellenboro firefighters Griffin of Greensboro; seven responded to a control burn grandchildren; and five and to a field fire. great-grandchildren. n Forest City firefighters Funeral services will be responded to a motor vehicle held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in accident. the Francis Chapel at Myers n Rutherfordton firefighters responded to a residential Park United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Loy fire alarm.

Witherspoon officiating. The n SDO firefighters family will receive friends responded to a brush fire. n Shingle Hollow firefight- in Jubilee Hall following the service. ers responded to a smoke Memorial contributions report. may be made to Hospice at n Sandy Mush firefighters Charlotte, 1420 E. 7th St., responded to a residential Charlotte, NC 28204. fire alarm.

Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 120 E-911 calls Wednesday. n Misty A. Nelson reported the theft of a pocketbook and other items. n Doyle Anthony Dezio reported the theft of jewelry and other items. n Summer Leigh Pierce reported the theft of medication.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 15 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 32 E-911 Wednesday.

Lake Lure

n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to six E-911 calls Wednesday.

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 69 E-911 calls Wednesday. n An employee of B&D Thrift and Loan reported an incident of obtaining property by false pretense. n An employee of the Dollar Tree, in Forest City, reported an incident of larceny. (See arrest of Calloway.)

Arrests

n Chawnteat McEntire, 29, of McDaniel Street, Forest City; charged with felony possession of schedule II controlled substance, simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; released on a $25,000 unsecured bond. (FCPD) n Jessica Marie Calloway, 20, of Doggett Road, Forest City; charged with larceny, simple possession of schedule II controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; released on a $2,000 unsecured bond. (FCPD) n Manuel Diaz Arcos, 21, of 100 Huckleberry Lane; charged with no operator’s license; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (LLPD) n Jason Andrew Yaskiewicz, 38, of 158

Harry and Bryant Company is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be made at harryandbryantfuneralhome. com.

years before serving as prime minister from 1980 to 1986.

He was elected a member of the IOC in 1965 and held several top positions on the committee.

Frances Howell Frances Sue Huffstickler Howell, 87, of Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, June 23, 2010.

A native of Rutherford County, she was the wife of the late Charlie R. Howell.

She was a retired supervisor from Tanner and also an active member of Southern Baptist church for 58 years, where she sang in the choir and served with WMU. Survivors include Mary Alice Harper of Greenville, S.C., and Brenda Plumley of Mooresville; two sons, Robert Howell of Statesville and Kenny Ray Howell of Ellenboro; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Southern Baptist Church with the Rev. John Perry officiating. The family will receive friends an hour and a half prior to services and at other times at the home, 521 Railroad Ave., Rutherfordton. Burial will follow at Southern Baptist Church Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or Southern Baptist Church, 140 Church St., Rutherfordton, NC 28139.

Crowe Mortuary & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be made at www.crowemortuary.com.

Mary Jane Quijano Mary Jane Quijano, 64, of Waters Road, Bostic, died Thursday, June 24, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by The Padgett and King Mortuary.

Deaths Joerg Berger FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Bundesliga coach Joerg Berger has died after an eight-year battle against intestinal cancer. He was 65.

The publisher of his autobiography said on Thursday that Berger passed away a day earlier surrounded by family members.

Berger fled from communist East Germany in 1979 through the former Yugoslavia.

He coached Eintracht Frankfurt and Schalke among other clubs in the Bundesliga.

Mohammed Mzali TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Former Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Mzali, a longtime member of the International Olympic Committee, has died in a Paris hospital after a long illness.

He was 85 years old. The IOC and Tunisia’s president praised Mzali’s contribution to sports and culture over the decades.

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(nee Elizabeth Haynes) Mrs. Griffin was born October 30, 1917 and passed away on June 23, 2010. Betty was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. Rush Shull, Sr., the granddaughter of Raleigh Rutherford Haynes of Cliffside, NC, and the wife of Clarence A. Griffin, Jr. of Charlotte.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 26, 2010 in the Francis Chapel at Myers Park United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. Loy Witherspoon officiating. The family will receive friends in Jubilee Hall following the service.

Betty attended Elizabeth and Myers Park Elementary, Alexander Graham Junior High, Central High School, and Martha Washington Seminary in Washington, DC where she was graduated in 1936. She attended Queens College in 1937 (Kappa Delta Sorority) and Carolina Business School in 1939.

During World War II Betty worked with the Junior League as Co-Chairwoman for the WSOC “Quiz Bang” Committee; two Follies Cabarets as Chairwoman and Co-Chairwoman; she was on the Placement Committee as a member as well as serving as Chairwoman and Co-Chairwoman from 1949-1953. Betty’s activity with The Mint Museum encompassed serving on the Arts and Crafts Committee; Co-Chairwoman, Membership Drive; and Chairwoman, Policy and Procedures Committee. With the Mint Auxiliary, she was cofounder, manager and treasurer of its shop over four years; Betty acted as Treasurer of the Auxiliary, as well as Chairwoman of the Nominating and Constitution Committees. During her tenure as Co-Chairwoman of the Mint Museum Drive, Betty helped raised $37,000 used to hire the Mint’s first paid director. She has been a patron since 1989.

Other accomplishments during her life included: Co-Chairwoman of the first Planned Parenthood fund-raising drive and actively supporting Planned Parenthood to her death; member of the Mecklenburg Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; Co-Chairing the Little Theater’s Properties Committee; Red Cross Gray Lady; Memorial Hospital Coffee Shop committee; YWCA Health Club Committee; Nature Museum’s Crafts committee; Member/Chairwoman of the Tour of Homes Ticket Committee; actively aided the Community Chest and United Way Drives; after two years as a Cub Scout Den Mother, she became Assistant Cubmaster for 1953; a member of Charlotte Country Club; and a long-time member of Myers Park United Methodist Church.

She is survived by her sons Clarence Griffin, III of Sarasota, FL and Haynes Griffin of Greensboro, NC; grandchildren Hardy, Jeffrey, Jason, Ruffin, Carter, Georgia, and Nikki; greatgrandchildren Anna, Alya, Arda, James and Thomas.

As a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother and friend, Betty did everything to the best of her ability for her family, her friends and the community.

One of her favorite poems was

by Sam W. Foss “I see from my house by the side of the road, by the side of the highway of life, the men who press with the ardor of hope, the men who are faint with the strife. But I turn not away, from their smiles, nor tearsboth parts of an infinite plan. Let me live in my house by the side of the road and be a friend to man.” Her life was an embodiment of that poem. She died at home happy.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. 7th St., Charlotte, NC 28204.

Condolences may be made at harryandbryantfuneralhome.com.

Harry and Bryant Company is serving the family of Mrs. Griffin.

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Calendar/Local

Ongoing Foothills Harvest Thrift Store: This week, children’s shorts and T-shirts, 50 cents.

Friday, June 25 “Holes for Houses” Charity Golf Tournament: 9 a.m. shotgun start, Cleghorn Plantation in Rutherfordton; benefit for Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity. To register, call 2450716.

13th Annual Kids and Cos: 9 a.m. to noon, Forest City Dunbar Park, hosted by Forest City Police Department; Contact Lacey Euten, Forest City Police Department, 2455555, ext. 2101.

Saturday, June 26 Kids’ Computer Corner: Every Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, Union Mills Learning Center; free to the publich and geared twoard children preschool through third grade who may not have access to a computer or the Internet at home; educational software and adult-supervised access to the Internet.

Young at Heart Senior Club: Young at Heart Senior Club will meet Saturday, June 26, at Spindale Restaurant; meeting begins at 11 a.m.; dutch treat lunch, 11:30 a.m.; fellowship and bingo; for more information, contact Roy McKain, 245-4800.

Carver Alumni Meeting: noon, board meeting, followed at 1 p.m. by the general meeting, Carver Center in Spindale.

The Foothills Chapter of the Overmountain Victory Trail Association is sponsoring a cleanup day Saturday on a certified section of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail. Volunteers should meet at the parking lot past the Tanner Store at 10 a.m. A free lunch will be provided for all volunteers. The trail section to be cleaned is about 1.2 miles between Tanner and U.S. 64. It also is part of the local Thermal Belt Rail Trail.

Sunday, June 27 Artists reception: 2 to 4 p.m., Rutherford County Library; featuring Dru Bouffard, Pam Peter and Lin Venhuizen of the Rutherford County Visual Artists Guild.

Monday, June 28 Classical Conversations Information Meeting: 7 a.m., Cornerstone Fellowship Church, Hudlow Rd. Free for any families in homeschooling or learning more about CC. For more information, please contact Jennifer Naskov 2888058.

Camp Harmony: Monday through Friday, through July 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Callison Recreation Center; volunteers need to sign up on June 21 at 8:45 a.m.

Health and wellness class: “Nutrition and immune boosting,” 6:30 p.m., HEAL Marketplace; $10 fee to cover materials; to register, call 287-8787.

Democrat Club meeting: 7 p.m., at the headquarters on West Main Street, Forest City.

Tuesday, June 29 Alanon meetings: Lake Lure Alanon Family Group meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., at Lake Lure Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bills Creek Road, Lake Lure; call 625-0456 for additional information.

Wednesday, June 30 Children’s summer reading program: Every Wednesday, 9 a.m., through Aug. 4, Union Mills Learning Center; for preschool and early readers as well as older children.

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County Commissioners faced a packed house and a stacked agenda during a budget workshop meeting Thursday at the County Annex. The meeting lasted 4 1/2 hours and saw discussion of the contentious Daniel Road Complex go over its allotted time.

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care of, as anyone who comes to my farm can see. I love animals, but we need to look at this right now, with the economy like it is, with a different view.”

Helton and Commissioner Susan Crowe were reluctant to have an animal shelter — complete with euthanasia chamber or crematorium — in the same complex set to include a farmer’s market, soccer fields and other buildings.

The animal shelter group presented two possible plans for a center — one that included an adoption center and animal shelter and the other for an adoption center only that would continue to use the current shelter on Laurel Road for euthanasia.

The dual purpose building would cost about $1.2 million; the adoption center alone would cost $490,000.

In other business, in an effort to get a back-up center for 911 communications and a satellite office for EMS in Henrietta, commissioners also heard a proposal about a new multipurpose building on land donated by

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and had diaper rash.

EMS workers treated the child, and a Department of Social Services worker came to investigate the incident.

Lowery gave consent to search the vehicle, and officers reported that they found six (Xanax) Alprazolam pills in a pill bottle for Diazepam and found a pill cutter in a purse in the glove box of the car. Officers also report that they found four Alprazolam pills in a Dramamine

Thursday, July 1 Camp Harmony: Monday through Friday, through July 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Callison Recreation Center; volunteers need to sign up on June 21 at 8:45 a.m.

Washburn Community Outreach Center: Open Thursday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., last week of porch sale for $2 per bag; new center hours begin July 1 – Thursday and Friday, noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

bottle in a purse that was in Lowery’s possession.

Lowery told officers she was having an issue with one of her teeth.

EMS took Lowery to Lowery Rutherford Hospital. After her release from the hospital she was taken to the Forest City Police Department, processed and transported to the Rutherford County Jail.

Trail clean-up set Saturday RUTHERFORDTON — The Foothills Chapter of the Overmountain Victory Trail Association is sponsoring a clean-up day Saturday on a certified section of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail.

Volunteers should meet at the parking lot past the Tanner Store at 10 a.m. A free lunch will be provided for all volunteers.

The trail section to be cleaned is about 1.2 miles between Tanner and U.S. 64. It also is part of the local Thermal Belt Rail Trail.

The cleanup will include tree and

brush trimming, trash pickup and weed removal. It will take about two hours.

Volunteers should bring gloves and wear appropriate clothing, including long pants, to avoid contact with poison ivy. Tools will be provided, though any extra tools that volunteers can bring would be helpful.

Funding for the event is from a grant from the National Park Service, which has been issued to the national organization of the Overmountain Victory Trail Association.

For more information, call Jerry Stensland at 447-1590.

ers shut down.

Historian Robin Lattimore asked for money to proceed with a historical preservation project at the site of the Bechtler Mint. Jan McGuinn of the Cooperative Extension Center asked for money for a farmer’s market and livestock arena as part of the Daniel Road Complex.

County Manager John Condrey ended the 4 1/2 hour meeting by recommending the following expenditures to commissioners as part of the 201011 budget: n EMS Henrietta: $1,224,906 n Daniel Road Site Development (to include grading and some building pads): $1,100,000 n Bechtler Mint Site: $196,000 He also recommended construction documents and bidding phase costs for: n CPC/Adoption: $30,400 n Farmer’s Market: $48,500 n Livestock Arena: $66,000 Commissioners will make final decisions and meet again at 6 p.m. June 28.

Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.

She was released on a $6,000 unsecured bond.

DSS released the child to the father, Barry Lowery.

FCPD Assistant Chief Bob Ward said Thursday afternoon that if the car windows had been rolled up, the incident could have been fatal. With the windows down, someone could have reached in and taken the child.

He noted that the temperature in a closed-up car can reach 140 to 150 degrees in a few minutes, especially with the recent high temperatures.

Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com

Asheville man drowns in Ga.’s Lake Lanier GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Hall County divers have recovered the body of a 67-year-old North Carolina man who drowned in Lake Lanier.

Hall County Sheriff’s Col. Jeff Strickland says the body of James David Brown of Asheville was recovered Wednesday.

Strickland says Brown was attending a family reunion and was riding on an 18-foot ski boat on Tuesday. Strickland says Brown jumped into the water for a swim and never resurfaced.

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Camp Harmony: Monday through Friday, through July 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Callison Recreation Center; volunteers need to sign up on June 21 at 8:45 a.m.

Buy one, get one free sale: Through Saturday, Yokefellow Service Center; buy any clothing item, get one of equal or lesser value free, floor restocked daily; store hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; cash, credit and debit only.

Commissioner Eddie Holland and his wife.

Richard Pettus, EMS director said, “With satellite stations like this proposed one in Henrietta, we can get our resources out to areas of the county quicker ... If we continue on the path we are going, by 2011 we’ll top 9,000 emergency calls per year.”

Sheriff Jack Conner argued for the back-up center for emergency dispatch.

“This back-up center would help because there is one utility pole at the annex — and I won’t name which one it is — that if it gets taken out by an automobile, we’re out of business,” Conner said. “Also, if a fire broke out in the annex we would have nowhere to go to do emergency dispatch. EMS is very important and fire is very important, and if something takes us out on this end of the county we could at least move to the south end of the county.”

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Smith regrets injury Football camp begins at Chase High, today FOREST CITY — Ostas International will host the McCurry-Deck/Ostas Football and Life Skills Camp at Chase High School, today and Saturday, June 26, starting at 8:30 a.m., daily.

The camp will feature current and former NFL standouts, including, but not limited to, former Super Bowl Champion and starter, Tyjuan Hagler, of the Indianapolis Colts, Troy Fleming, formerly with the Carolina Panthers, and Forest City natives, Keyon Whiteside, also formerly with the Colts and Cliff Washburn, formerly with the Houston Texans and currently a member of the Las Vegas Locomotives of the New USFL, along with a host of other college and football stars.

The first day will feature the traditional football drills and the development of position specific skills utilizing NFL technique as demonstrated by the instructors. The afternoon will conclude with a Panel discussions with the current and former players and a Life Skills speaker that will review academic and NCAA requirements, among other things.

The second day will feature a combine run by one of the regions finest trainers. The results of which will be sent to various scouting services and schools.

Like the first day, the second day will conclude with Life Skills scenarios.

Panthers WR Steve Smith.

Local Sports BASEBALL American Legion 7 p.m. Rutherford Post 423 at Hickory Coastal Plain League 7 p.m. Gastonia Grizzlies at Forest City Owls, McNair Field

On TV 7 a.m. (ESPN2) Tennis Wimbledon, Day 5. 9:30 a.m.

7 a.m. (ESPN) World Cup Soccer Group Stage: Brazil vs.

Portugal.

7 a.m. (ESPN2) World Cup Soccer Group Stage: Cote d’Ivoire vs. Korea DPR. 12 p.m. (ESPN2) Tennis Wimbledon, Day 5.

2 p.m. (ESPN) World Cup Soccer Group Stage: Chile vs.

Spain.

2 p.m. (ESPN2) World Cup Soccer Group Stage: Honduras vs. Switzerland.

4 p.m. (WGN-A) MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox. 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Baseball NCAA World Series, Game 11: Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (FSS) MLB Baseball Cleveland Indians at Cincinnati Reds.

8 p.m. (ESPN) Track and Field U.S. Outdoor Championships.

9 p.m. (ESPN2) College Baseball NCAA World Series, Game 12: Teams TBA.

U.S. national soccer coach Bob Bradley watches defender Jonathan Spector handle the ball during a training session at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday.

Associated Press

US would like to stop being the cardiac kids

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer

IRENE, South Africa — The clock ticked into the 70th minute, and Tim Howard started to get anxious.

“I thought, damn, at this point we’re going home and I didn’t want to get on that long flight,” the American goalkeeper said.

Not to worry. The United States saves its best for the last 20 minutes.

Landon Donovan’s injury-time goal with the U.S. on the brink of elimina-

be.”

Playing football out of the team setting and participating in risky activities are usually banned in most NFL contracts. The Panthers aren’t expected to take serious action against Smith, who will miss much of training camp, but is expected to be ready for the regular-season opener Sept. 12 at the New York Giants.

“I wish I could take it back,” Smith said. “But I am a regular guy outside of football. I mow my grass, too. I can get my finger chopped off fixing my lawnmower. I could roll my ankle playing tag or slipn-slide with my kids. In hindsight, yeah, I won’t do it again. But I was just having fun, playing with some guys.”

Please see Smith, Page 9

Konerko lifts Chi’Sox over Braves, 2-0

Heart Stoppers

Forest City Owls ranked 4th nationally FOREST CITY — The Forest City Owls have been tabbed as the fourth highest ranked summer collegiate baseball team in the country in PG Crosschecker’s first poll of the 2010 season.

The Owls finished last season as the top team in the poll with a 51-9 record.

Forest City has compiled a league best 16-8 record and leads the West Division of the Coastal Plain League.

CHARLOTTE (AP) — An apologetic but defiant Steve Smith expressed regret Thursday for breaking his left forearm playing flag football, while also taking shots at critics who questioned the Carolina Panthers receiver’s judgment.

Smith called into Charlotte radio station WFNZ-AM, acknowledging he had been a regular participant in an adult flag football league at a Charlotte YMCA. He was injured Sunday when he slipped and used his left arm to brace his fall. Smith broke the same arm, but in a different spot, at the end of last season.

“Obviously, I put my team and myself in a bad situation by playing,” Smith said. “But that wasn’t my intention and wasn’t what I thought the outcome was going to

tion gave the Americans a 1-0 victory over Algeria, and now they’ll will meet Ghana on Saturday for a berth in the World Cup quarterfinals.

It’s just the latest instance of the United States striking late. Among the others: n Against Slovenia in the second group-stage game, Michael Bradley scored in the 82nd minute to tie the game at 2-2, and the Americans’ now Please see US, Page 9

CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Konerko homered with two outs in the eighth inning Thursday, lifting the Chicago White Sox to their ninth straight victory, 2-0 over the Atlanta Braves.

Gavin Floyd, J.J. Putz and Bobby Jenks combined on a two-hitter for the White Sox, who have their longest winning streak since 2006 and have won 13 of their last 14 games.

They were 9½ games behind AL Central-leading Minnesota on June 8 but are now just 2½ back.

The Braves came into the series with five consecutive wins and a 34-14 record over the previous seven weeks but were handed their first sweep since April.

Takashi Saito (1-3) relieved Derek Lowe to begin the eighth and gave up a leadoff single to Juan Pierre. After a sacrifice and a flyout, Konerko lined the first pitch he saw into the leftfield bleachers.

With the fans chanting, “Paulie! Paul-ie!” Konerko came out of the dugout and waved his helmet. It was the 18th homer for the White Sox captain, who is batting .410 with 22 RBIs in his last 21 games.

Chicago is 141-103 in interleague play since it began in 1997, including 13-2 this season.

Its entire winning streak has come against NL teams.

Floyd allowed only two singles over seven innings, walking one and striking out nine. It was the fourth straight outstanding outing for the right-hander, who has allowed just three runs in his last 29 innings to lower his ERA from 6.64 to 4.80.

He has a career 1.71 ERA in interleague play, including 0.89 in his last seven starts.

Floyd, who has received two runs of support or fewer in 11 of his 15 starts, began Chicago’s 15-game stretch of brilliance by

Please see Braves, Page 9

At the intersection of Burgin & Dorsey How much does it cost us to do the right thing? How much does it cost us when we don’t?

Two very different items crossed my desk in the last 24 hours.

One, is a letter to the editor from Wilbur Burgin. Burgin’s letter ran in Thursday’s edition, and in it he tells the story of how he fell into the ditch in front of his home.

Burgin, as he relates in the letter, is 84 years young and he suffers from back problems. He was in quite the pickle.

But, a young man stopped.

Former East Rutherford and current Post 423 catcher Trent Dorsey.

Dorsey, according to Burgin, had passed by in his pickup truck right as Burgin fell. According to Burgin, Dorsey turned around and went to see if he could help. He did. He lifted Burgin up and out of the ditch.

Doing the right thing.

The other item is not a happy ending.

Off The Wall Scott Bowers

It’s a letter from a Geral Melton.

Melton relates the story of how his grandson was told he had made the list of 24 and was to be placed on an area All-Star team. The young man was beyond thrilled.

Two days after learning he was on the team, he suddenly learned he wasn’t. Or, rather the young man’s mother found out he wasn’t after calling the league president to find out who the coach would be.

The mom couldn’t bring herself to tell the boy the truth about why he wasn’t on the team; just that a terrible mistake had been made.

The truth according to Melton’s letter is that the boy had been replaced

by the son of someone affiliated with the league. Replaced not on merit, but by association. The boy is crushed.

Now, all I have to go by is this letter.

I can make a call and try to dig deeper; but something tells me getting to the bottom of this story isn’t going to right the obvious wrong.

In the end, the young man, who was not named in the letter by his grandfather, Melton, isn’t going to be added to the team.

Or, maybe he will be.

The powers-that-be in this case should know who they are. They have a chance to do the right thing.

They can also call me if the facts that are laid out by Melton are incorrect, or just plain wrong. I’ll listen.

When one comes to the intersection of Burgin and Dorsey — that moment when two lives cross — you can either drive on by, or you can stop and do the right thing.

Here’s to hoping that someone in the Little League does the right thing.

8 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, June 25, 2010

sports Owls will face Grizzlies twice before half ends

FOREST CITY — The Forest City Owls hold a one-game lead over the Gastonia Grizzlies with four games left to play before the first half of the Coastal Plain League season ends on Monday, June 28.

The Owls (16-8) will face the second-place Grizzlies (15-9) twice, including games on Saturday and Monday at McNair Field.

Last season, the Owls won the first half and second half before winning the 2009 Petitt Cup. The Owls finished the season ranked No. 1 by the Perfect Game/Crosschecker.

Thursday, the Owls were ranked 4th in the poll.

Forest City was on the road, Thursday, at Martinsville. The Owls were 5-0 against the Mustangs heading into Thursday’s game. As of press time, the game wasn’t final due to rain delay.

Wizards take Wall

NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Wizards selected John Wall with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday as they quickly began rebuilding their backcourt.

The SEC player of the year is the first Kentucky player ever chosen first overall. He goes to a Washington team hoping to quickly bounce back after a disastrous season that included Gilbert Arenas’ seasonending suspension for bringing guns into the team locker room.

Wall could replace Arenas as the Wizards’ point guard, or perhaps play alongside him in a potential highscoring backcourt.

John Wall.

He’ll try to become the third straight freshman point guard to win Rookie of the Year honors after Chicago’s Derrick Rose and Sacramento’s Tyreke Evans — who like Wall also played for John Calipari.

The pick came shortly after a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press that the Chicago Bulls had agreed to trade veteran guard Kirk Hinrich and the 17th pick in the draft to the Wizards. Hinrich is a solid veteran defensive guard who could help with Wall’s transition to the NBA. After his name was announced to begin the draft, Wall hugged family members and donned a blue Wizards cap before climbing onto the stage to shake commissioner David Stern’s hand.

The Philadelphia 76ers took national player of the year Evan Turner from Ohio State at No. 2.

Derrick Favors became the second freshman taken in the first three picks when the New Jersey Nets chose the Georgia Tech forward. The Minnesota Timberwolves then grabbed Syracuse forward Wesley Johnson, whom the Nets also had considered.

Kentucky, which hoped to have a record five players taken in the first round, put its second in the top five when DeMarcus Cousins was taken by Sacramento. Baylor’s Ekpe Udoh also is headed to Northern California, chosen by Golden State at No. 6.

Detroit kept up the run of big men by selecting Georgetown center Greg Monroe with the seventh pick, before the Los Angeles Clippers went for Wake Forest’s Al-Farouq Aminu. North Carolina’s Ed Davis went 13th to Toronto.

Scoreboard BASEBALL American Legion Western Division Division Rutherford Post 423 7-3 Burke Post 21 7-4 Caldwell Post 29 6-4 Cherryville Post 100 6-4 Hickory Post 48 7-5 Shelby Post 82 5-4 Asheville Post 70 4-10 Henderson Post 77 1-9 Coastal Plain League West Division W L 16 8 15 9 12 13 11 14 7 17

Forest City Gastonia Asheboro Martinsville Thomasville

Overall 7-3 8-5 16-6 12-9 10-7 16-6 4-10 3-10

Pct .667 .625 .480 .440 .292

American League

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 41 30 .577 42 31 .575 38 32 .543 35 36 .493 33 40 .452 Central Division

W L Pct St. Louis 40 31 .563 Cincinnati 40 33 .548 Milwaukee 32 40 .444 Chicago 31 40 .437 Houston 28 45 .384 Pittsburgh 25 46 .352 West Division

W L Pct San Diego 42 30 .583 San Francisco 39 32 .549 Colorado 38 33 .535 Los Angeles 38 33 .535 Arizona 28 45 .384

New York Atlanta Philadelphia Florida Washington

N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

San Diego at Florida, 7:10 p.m.

Colorado at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.

Minnesota at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

San Diego at Florida, 1:10 p.m.

Detroit at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 1:35 p.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.

Arizona at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m.

Seattle at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.

Colorado at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.

Boston at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Dodgers, 8:05 p.m.

GB — — 2 1/2 6 9 GB — 1 8 1/2 9 13 15

2 3 3 14

GB — 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati 3, Oakland 0 Kansas City 1, Washington 0 Philadelphia 7, Cleveland 6 Florida 7, Baltimore 5 St. Louis 1, Toronto 0 N.Y. Mets 5, Detroit 0 San Diego 5, Tampa Bay 4 Texas 13, Pittsburgh 3 Houston 6, San Francisco 3 Chicago White Sox 4, Atlanta 2 Milwaukee 5, Minnesota 3 Colorado 8, Boston 6 N.Y. Yankees 6, Arizona 5, 10 innings L.A. Angels 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 Seattle 8, Chicago Cubs 1 Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay 5, San Diego 3 Philadelphia 12, Cleveland 3 Chicago White Sox 2, Atlanta 0 Houston 7, San Francisco 5 Milwaukee 5, Minnesota 0 Chicago Cubs 3, Seattle 2, 13 innings Florida at Baltimore, late Toronto 5, St. Louis 0 Detroit at N.Y. Mets, late Pittsburgh at Texas, late Boston at Colorado, late L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, late Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 3-5) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 6-5), 4:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Halladay 8-6) at Toronto (Litsch 0-1), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (J.Martin 0-3) at Baltimore (Arrieta 2-1), 7:05 p.m.

Arizona (E.Jackson 4-6) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 6-1), 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Laffey 0-1) at Cincinnati (Harang 5-7), 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Slowey 7-4) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 9-2), 7:10 p.m.

San Diego (Richard 4-4) at Florida (Volstad 4-6), 7:10 p.m.

Detroit (Oliver 0-0) at Atlanta (Medlen 4-1), 7:35 p.m.

Houston (Moehler 0-4) at Texas (C.Lewis 7-4), 8:05 p.m.

Seattle (Rowland-Smith 1-6) at Milwaukee (Bush 2-5), 8:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Suppan 0-2) at Kansas City (Greinke 2-8), 8:10 p.m.

Colorado (Francis 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Jer. Weaver 7-3), 10:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (B.Lincoln 0-1) at Oakland (Sheets 2-7), 10:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 8-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Padilla 1-1), 10:10 p.m.

Boston (Wakefield 2-5) at San Francisco (J.Sanchez 5-5), 10:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Minnesota at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.

Houston at Texas, 3:05 p.m.

Arizona at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 4:05 p.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.

Detroit at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m.

Seattle at Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m.

Boston at San Francisco, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore

Minnesota Detroit Chicago Kansas City Cleveland

Texas Los Angeles Oakland Seattle

East Division W L Pct 45 27 .625 43 29 .597 43 30 .589 38 34 .528 19 52 .268 Central Division W L Pct 40 32 .556 38 32 .543 37 34 .521 30 43 .411 26 45 .366 West Division W L Pct 43 28 .606 41 33 .554 34 40 .459 30 41 .423

GB — 2 2 1/2 7 25 1/2 GB — 1 2 1/2 10 1/2 13 1/2 GB — 3 1/2 10 1/2 13

Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati 3, Oakland 0 Kansas City 1, Washington 0 Philadelphia 7, Cleveland 6 Florida 7, Baltimore 5 St. Louis 1, Toronto 0 N.Y. Mets 5, Detroit 0 San Diego 5, Tampa Bay 4 Texas 13, Pittsburgh 3 Chicago White Sox 4, Atlanta 2 Milwaukee 5, Minnesota 3 Colorado 8, Boston 6 N.Y. Yankees 6, Arizona 5, 10 innings L.A. Angels 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 Seattle 8, Chicago Cubs 1 Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay 5, San Diego 3 Philadelphia 12, Cleveland 3 Chicago White Sox 2, Atlanta 0 Milwaukee 5, Minnesota 0 Chicago Cubs 3, Seattle 2, 13 innings Florida at Baltimore, late Toronto 5, St. Louis 0 Detroit at N.Y. Mets, late Pittsburgh at Texas, late Boston at Colorado, late L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, late NCAA College World Series Glance Double Elimination x-if necessary Saturday, June 19 TCU 8, Florida State 1 UCLA 11, Florida 3 Sunday, June 20 Oklahoma 4, South Carolina 3 Arizona State vs. Clemson, ppd., weather Monday, June 21 Clemson 6, Arizona State 3 Florida State 8, Florida 5, Florida eliminated UCLA 6, TCU 3 Tuesday, June 22 South Carolina 11, Arizona State 4, Arizona St. eliminated Clemson 6, Oklahoma 1, 5 innings, susp., weather Wednesday, June 23 Clemson 6, Oklahoma 4, comp. of susp. game TCU 11, Florida State 7, Florida State eliminated Thursday, June 24 Game 10 — South Carolina (49-16) vs. Oklahoma (50-17), late Friday, June 25 Game 11 — UCLA (50-14) vs. TCU (53-13), 4:30 p.m.

Game 12 — Clemson (45-23) vs. Game 10 winner, 9 p.m.

Saturday, June 26 x-Game 13 — UCLA (50-14) vs. TCU (53-13), 2 p.m., if necessary x-Game 14 — Clemson (45-23) vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m., if necessary Championship Series Best-of-3 Monday, June 28: Game 11 or 13 winner vs.

Game 12 or 14 winner, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 29: Game 11 or 13 winner vs.

Game 12 or 14 winner, 7:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 30: Game 11 or 13 winner vs. Game 12 or 14 winner, 7:30 p.m.

SOCCER

2010 World Cup Remaining First Round GROUP G

GP W D L GF GA x-Brazil 2 2 0 0 5 2 Portugal 2 1 1 0 7 0 Ivory Coast 2 0 1 1 1 3 North Korea 2 0 0 2 1 9 x-advanced to round of 16

Pts 6 4 1 0

Tuesday, June 15 At Port Elizabeth, South Africa Ivory Coast 0, Portugal 0 At Johannesburg Brazil 2, North Korea 1 Sunday, June 20 At Johannesburg Brazil 3, Ivory Coast 1 Monday, June 21 At Cape Town, South Africa Portugal 7, North Korea 0 Friday, June 25 At Durban, South Africa Portugal vs. Brazil, 10 a.m.

At Nelspruit, South Africa North Korea vs. Ivory Coast, 10 a.m.

GROUP H

GP W D L GF Chile 2 2 0 0 2 Spain 2 1 0 1 2 Switzerland 2 1 0 1 1 Honduras 2 0 0 2 0

GA 0 1 1 3

Pts 6 3 3 0

Wednesday, June 16 At Nelspruit, South Africa Chile 1, Honduras 0 At Durban, South Africa Switzerland 1, Spain 0 Monday, June 21 At Port Elizabeth, South Africa Chile 1, Switzerland 0 At Johannesburg Spain 2, Honduras 0 Friday, June 25 At Pretoria, South Africa Chile vs. Spain, 2:30 p.m.

At Bloemfontein, South Africa Switzerland vs. Honduras, 2:30 p.m.

SECOND ROUND Saturday, June 26 Game 49 At Port Elizabeth, South Africa Uruguay vs. South Korea, 10 a.m.

Game 50 At Rustenburg, South Africa United States vs. Ghana, 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 27 Game 51 At Bloemfontein, South Africa Germany vs. England, 10 a.m.

Game 52 At Johannesburg Argentina vs. Mexico, 2:30 p.m.

Monday, June 28 Game 53 At Durban, South Africa Netherlands vs. Slovakia, 10 a.m.

Game 54 At Johannesburg Group G winner vs. Group H second place, 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 29 Game 55 At Pretoria, South Africa Paraguay vs. Japan, 10 a.m.

Game 56 At Cape Town, South Africa Group H winner vs. Group G second place, 2:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS Thursday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX_Activated RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 15-day DL. Placed 3B Mike Lowell on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 23.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS_Signed SS Michael Antonio and RHP Matt Ridings.

National League HOUSTON ASTROS_Placed RHP Felipe Paulino on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of RHP Josh Banks from Round Rock (PCL).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES_Placed RHP Chad Durbin on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of RHP Nelson Figueroa from Lehigh Valley (IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES_Purchased the contract of LHP Justin Thomas and recalled RHP Steven Jackson from Indianapolis (IL). Designated LHP Dana Eveland for assignment.

SAN DIEGO PADRES_Assigned C Dusty Ryan to Portland (PCL).

FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS_Agreed to terms with WR David Reed on a three-year contract and CB Walt Harris on a one-year contract.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS_Released DT Barrett Moen. Signed DT Jonathan Lewis.

Jack Thorpe seeks return of his father’s remains

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A son of sports great Jim Thorpe sued the Pennsylvania town that bears his father’s name Thursday, demanding that it return his remains to Oklahoma under a federal law designed to give Native American artifacts back to their tribal homelands.

Jack Thorpe, 72, of Shawnee, Okla., sued in federal court in Scranton, saying he had waited until the last of his halfsisters died to avoid a family conflict over the lawsuit.

“The bones of my father do not make or break your town,” Jack Thorpe, a past chief of the Sac and Fox tribe, said of the defendants, who include numerous current and former town officials. “I resent using my father as a tourist attraction.”

His father, a native Oklahoman born into the tribe, overcame humble roots to win the decathlon and pentathlon in the 1912 Olympics. Jim Thorpe later earned enviable sums playing professional football and baseball, and somewhat less playing the Indian in B-list Hollywood movies, then struggled financially before his March 1953 death in California at age 64.

In a bizarre deal to draw tourists, the

merging towns of Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk, Pa., brokered a deal with Thorpe’s ambitious third wife that renamed the community Jim Thorpe in 1954 and brought his remains to a corner of the Pocono Mountains that he likely never saw.

Thorpe’s three daughters long endorsed the arrangement, especially daughter Grace, a Native American activist who sometimes visited for the town’s annual Jim Thorpe celebration. But Jack and his three brothers opposed it, believing their father belongs in sacred tribal burial land in Shawnee.

“Yes, I know that he was the greatest all-around athlete this country’s ever produced,” Jack Thorpe said. “He was also Native American, and he had his tribe and his family. ... So you’ve always had two different cultures butting heads.”

Tucked in a steep valley on the western edge of the Poconos, the town of Jim Thorpe has been a popular tourist draw for decades, offering historic architecture, quaint shops, train excursions and outdoor recreation from whitewater rafting to guided fall foliage tours.

Defendant John McGuire, the council’s

vice president, favors keeping Thorpe’s remains at the roadside memorial overlooking the Lehigh River. He believes a majority of the town’s residents do, too.

“The townspeople are proud of it. We have an association that takes care of the monument and the grounds, and the statues that were placed in his honor,” McGuire said. “We try to honor Jim Thorpe as much as possible.”

Even if the lawsuit is successful, McGuire considers it unlikely that the town would change its name again.

“It’s been that way for 60 years. I don’t see a reason to change it. We’re well known for what we now are,” he said.

Thorpe became well-known during the 1912 Olympics in Sweden, when his track titles led King Gustav V to declare, “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.”

The 24-year-old Thorpe replied: “Thanks, King.”

The medals were rescinded a year later over concerns Thorpe had played some semi-professional baseball. But the family had them restored posthumously in 1982.

Jack Thorpe hopes town leaders will now put the debate over his father’s body to rest without a trial.

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Isner wins record-setting match

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Italy’s Fabio Quagliarella cries at the end of the World Cup group F soccer match between Slovakia and Italy at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday.

Italy out, Slovakia in

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Defending champion Italy was eliminated Thursday from the World Cup with a humbling 3-2 loss to Slovakia, which advanced.

Slovakia finished second in Group F to Paraguay.

The Italians were last, the first time they’ve ever finished at the bottom of an opening-round group.

Paraguay 0, New Zealand 0

POLOKWANE, South Africa (AP) — Paraguay was held to an uneventful 0-0 draw by New Zealand, but still won its World Cup group and moved into the round of 16.

Japan 3, Denmark 1

RUSTENBERG, South Africa (AP) — Spectacular first-half goals by Keisuke Honda and Yusuhito Endo helped lift Japan, sending the Japanese into the round of 16 at the World Cup.

Netherlands 2, Cameroon 1

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Netherlands produced its first goals of flair and finesse to beat Cameroon and set up a secondround match with Slovakia.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — When John Isner finally won the longest match in tennis history, he collapsed on the Wimbledon grass and then summoned one last burst of energy, springing to his feet to give his opponent a bear hug.

Isner hit a backhand up the line Thursday to win the last of the match’s 980 points, and he beat Nicolas Mahut in the fifth set, 70-68.

The first-round marathon took 11 hours, 5 minutes over three days, lasting so long it was suspended because of darkness — two nights in a row. Play resumed Thursday at 59-all before an overflow crowd on cozy Court 18 and continued for 20 games and 65 minutes before Isner won.

The score that broke the scoreboard at one point: 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 70-68.

“When you come out and play a match like this, in an atmosphere like this, you don’t feel tired really out there,” Isner said, “even though that’s exactly what we both were.”

The match lasted so long because neither player could break serve. Isner finished with 112 aces and Mahut had 103, with both totals eclipsing the sport’s previous high of 78. They combined to hold for 168 games in a row.

“It stinks someone had to lose,” Isner said. “But to be able to share this day with him was an absolute honor. I wish him nothing but the best, and maybe I’ll see him somewhere down the road, and it won’t go 70-68.”

Missing the finish was Queen Elizabeth II, who had already departed the All England Club following her first visit to Wimbledon since 1977. She watched Briton Andy Murray win his match on Centre Court.

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams advanced to the third round. Nadal won all 20

Associated Press

John Isner, left, of the US walks with opponent France’s Nicolas Mahut off the court following their epic men’s singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Thursday.

points on his serve in the final set and improved to 13-3 in fiveset matches by beating Robin Haase 5-7, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3.

Williams won the first 11 games and beat Anna Chakvetadze 6-0, 6-1 in 48 minutes.

Other winners included Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki and Robin Soderling. But those results — and even the queen’s visit — were overshadowed by a match that was by far the longest in the sport’s history in terms of games and time.

The fifth set alone took 8 hours, 11 minutes, surpassing the previous longest match, which

US

took 6 hours, 33 minutes at the 2004 French Open.

The final shot came at 4:48 p.m. — nearly 48 hours after the match started. The crowd gave both players a standing ovation that lasted long after the bear hug, and as Mahut sat in his chair with a towel draped around his head, Isner pointed at him and joined the applause.

“It’s something Nic and I will share forever,” Isner said. “I don’t think I’ve ever said five words to the guy prior to our match — not that he’s a bad guy. Now when I do see him in the locker room at other tournaments, we’ll always be able to share that.”

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infamous disallowed goal followed in the 85th. n In World Cup qualifying, Bradley’s 90th-minute goal finished a 2-0 win over Mexico; Jozy Altidore and Frankie Hejduk each scored in the last 15 minutes to gain a 2-2 tie at El Salvador; and, Jonathan Bornstein’s injury-time goal tied Costa Rica 2-2, knocking Los Ticos out of the World Cup and putting Honduras in. n At the Confederations Cup last year in South Africa, Clint Dempsey’s 74th-minute goal capped the 2-0 upset of European champion Spain.

Donovan’s goal against Algeria was more dramatic than the others and seen by more people. But it’s part of this team’s DNA. “I think that’s been the trait for the U.S. team for the last 10, 12 years,” captain Carlos Bocanegra said Thursday. “Guys get together and they work hard for each other and they fight for each other. The egos don’t get involved. Everybody wants to play their heart out.”

So if the Americans are so effective at the end of games, why can’t they start off the same way? It puzzles the players as much as anyone.

“For whatever reason we seem to grow in strength and confidence as the game goes on,” Howard said. “The danger in that is the vulnerability at the beginning. But at the same time

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Smith, who said he played quarterback and defensive back in the league, was quick to bring up the subject many wanted answered: Why would a four-time Pro Bowl selection due $5.75 million this season play in a flag football league full of weekend warriors?

“If you get out of your little shallow box, you would understand it’s more than just money for me in this game,” Smith said. “This is what I grew up playing, and it was my offseason. Until freaking Father’s Day, nothing had happened.”

The fiery Smith, who has been suspended twice Associated Press in his NFL career for punching teammates, led the league in catches, yards receiving and touchdown U.S. national soccer coach Bob Bradley watches as players, from left, Jose Torres, Edson Buddle, and Clarence Goodson train at Pilditch catches in 2005. Despite Carolina’s quarterback Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday. problems last season, Smith had 65 catches for 982 yards and seven touchdowns before he was injured in Week 16. the longer we can go and keep behind twice. They couldn’t Smith had a plate inserted in his arm after that at a zero — 20 minutes, 30 come back both times. injury, but said it’s unlikely that contributed to minutes, get to halftime — our Haminu Draman stripped the Sunday’s incident. chests start to come out, and so ball from Claudio Reyna and “I don’t think so,” he said. “It’s like getting struck that’s a good thing. Now I’ve just beat Kasey Keller on a breakby lightning twice.” got to figure out and make sure away in the 22nd minute. After His agent said Smith had another plate and we don’t concede early.”

Dempsey tied it in the 43rd screws inserted in surgery Sunday night. Derrick The U.S. has never won a minute with a 10-yard volFox initially said he thought Smith was injured World Cup match in which it ley off a cross from DaMarcus while playing football with kids at his youth camp. trailed, and there are no more Beasley, German referee Markus Smith denied there was any attempt of a cover up draws now that the Americans Merk whistled 6-foot-4 Oguchi and said he told the team to be quiet about the are heading to the knockout Onyewu for fouling 5-foot-8 injury because he wanted to explain it himself. stage.

Razak Pimpong while going for The 31-year-old Smith did make it clear on the That, plus the Americans’ style a header in the penalty area, and radio interview that he won’t play flag football makes some of its strongest sup- Ghana captain Stephen Appiah again until after he retires. porters nervous. converted the penalty kick in “I’m going to sit in my bubble. That’s what I’m “I can’t deal with this anyfirst-half injury time. The 2-1 going to do for the rest of my career,” he said. “That more,” said former national team score stood up, and four years would be better for everybody.” defender Alexi Lalas, now an later American players still disESPN analyst. “They’re killing agree with Merk’s call. me here.”

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starting pitchers: a collective 2.03 ERA since his June 8 outing. The White Sox actually lost that game to fall to 24-33 but have been almost unbeatable since.

Putz (3-2) pitched a perfect eighth and Jenks a flawless ninth for his 17th save in 18 opportunities.

Jenks has converted 12 straight saves and wrapped up all three victories in this series.

Lowe allowed five hits in seven innings and twice pitched out of serious trouble.

Chicago loaded the bases with one out in the fourth before Lowe struck out A.J. Pierzynski, who disgustedly slammed his bat. Andruw Jones then worked the count full before hitting a liner that left fielder Melky Cabrera caught on the run.

In the sixth, Pierzynski grounded into a double play with runners on the corners and one out. As he crossed first base, he fired his helmet to the ground.

The Braves had runners at first and third with two outs in the seventh but Floyd fanned Eric Hinske.

10 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, June 25, 2010

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RALEIGH (AP) — Senate Democratic leaders had planned to push a broad ethics, campaign 90s finance and government reform bill through their chamber this week as L H time dwindles in this year’s legislative session.

But they took it on the chin about the bill — first from Republicans, then good-government advocates, voters and even rank-andfile Democrats. The dissatisfaction forced the leadership on Thursday to remove a provision expanding the state’s voluntary public financing program — a favorite in the cambillion for the states, $343 million paign reform community — and to of which would have gone to North Carolina, according to the Center on delay a judiciary committee vote until at least early next week.

Budget and Policy Priorities.

“It’s a setback, it’s a big setback,” Hackney said many ideas are being said Damon Circosta with the North discussed about how to close that Carolina Center for Voter Education hole. after the public financing was removed.

He said he expected furloughs of Senate Majority Leader Martin state employees would be on the table Nesbitt, D-Buncombe, who is also because so much of state government the committee’s chairman, said the spending goes to worker salaries. delay isn’t the death knell for a packOther cuts could be set to take effect age that lawmakers and Gov. Beverly in January, so the state could wait to Perdue contend the public wants to see if Congress decides to provide the restore confidence in a system met by a series of corruption and campaign Medicaid money later this year, he finance investigations in recent years. said.

“The members are searching for Lawmakers probably wouldn’t an answer. That’s what we do in touch the expected $150 million in a legislative body,” said Nesbitt, the state’s rainy day reserve fund but D-Buncombe. “We deliberate and we could tap into cash in state accounts search for an answer. And we find the correct one we’ll run the bill.” set aside for special purposes, said There’s lots in the package that Rep. Mickey Michaux, D-Durham, most lawmakers support. It beefs up senior co-chairman of the House penalties for giving large amounts Appropriations Committee. of unlawful campaign contributions, Perdue tapped into lottery money puts more government employees and at least 18 additional pots of under ethics and gift ban rules, doumoney in spring 2009 to close a bles the “cooling-off” period ex-lawmakers and former elected officials shortfall that reached $3 billion. must wait to lobby state government Democrats estimate an expected and increases access to state person$800 million shortfall for the comnel records. ing year would balloon to $1.3 billion But Nesbitt and other Democratic without the extra federal dollars. authors of the package got hit with complaints as soon as it came out The competing House and Senate Tuesday in committee. plans approved weeks ago reduced Republicans argued they had the state spending plan already on no input in the bill and accused the books for the coming year by at Democrats of politicizing ethics least $500 million. changes with a provision expandRepublicans argue Democrats could ing the public financing option to cut more without damaging the most candidates in five more Council of State seats. The landmark ethics and important state services and better lobbying laws passed in 2006 with prepare North Carolina for a potenbipartisan support. tial $3 billion shortfall in the 2011-12 “Senate Democrats hijacked this fiscal year when all federal stimulus bill for their own partisan political money dries up. gain,” Senate Minority Leader Phil H

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RALEIGH — House and Senate Democrats worked Thursday toward finalizing a roughly $19 billion North Carolina government budget for the coming year but still had to fix another $525 million gap as Congress appears increasingly unwilling to extend a more generous Medicaid formula to the states.

The budget negotiators traded offers on how to adjust public education spending in the second year of the two-year budget approved last summer.

Once a compromise is worked out, they’ll try to figure out which extra cuts to make if a six-month extension of federal support fails to materialize.

Lawmakers want to present the budget, with the contingency plan for additional cuts, to Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue for her signature before the new fiscal year begins July 1. A budget bill hasn’t been passed on time since 2003.

“There are some issues that remain but movement has been very deliberate but regular, and so I think they’re moving along pretty well,” Hackney, D-Orange, told reporters.

“I don’t see that as an insurmountable problem” to completing a budget

by June 30, he said.

Sen. Linda Garrou, D-Forsyth, one of the leading negotiators, said earlier Thursday the goal remained to finalize the plan by Monday night.

North Carolina and nearly 30 other states had counted on a combined $24 billion in Medicaid money to balance their budgets, but more federal lawmakers have become nervous about approving more U.S. government spending.

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The state already gives public funds to candidates for appellate courts and state auditor, insurance commissioner and schools superintendent who choose to agree to fundraising limits, but those laws have been passed largely along party lines. The programs are designed to reduce the perception that donors are giving to candidates to curry favor with them if they become elected officials.

Democrats in key districts started getting nervous when residents started getting automated calls from former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, the Republicans’ 2008 nominee for governor, who urged recipients to call their senators and ask them to oppose the bill. McCrory said Democrats had already raised taxes by $1 billion and now “they want to increase taxes on new businesses to fund political campaigns.”

“This was a colossal mistake to try to pass this,” said Dallas Woodhouse, North Carolina chapter leader of Americans for Prosperity, which sent out the calls.

The bill would have raised the filing fees for new corporations and limited liability companies by $5, with the extra proceeds going to a special campaign fund. Whether those are new taxes is subject to interpretation.

Sen. John Snow, D-Cherokee, said his office got more than 70 calls and some e-mails from constitutents about the bill in response to McCrory’s message. Snow said he was already concerned about the extra fees but the calls reinforced his view that “it was a bad idea.”

Other Democrats said Thursday more work needed to be done on the bill.

Republicans said they planned to offer several other amendments, including portions of bills approved by a wide margin last year in the House and backed by campaign finance reform groups.

Nesbitt said this week he’s not persuaded those House bills would work well in practice and raises constitutional questions by barring a small group of people from giving. He said Thursday he’s willing to keep talking about the issues with colleagues but said there’s not much time left to get a bill to Perdue’s desk.

“This is a short session, and we’re going home shortly,” Nesbitt said.

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Companies ramp up spending WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies are spending again, and that could mean better economic times ahead.

Businesses have invested more money in machinery, computers, steel and other metals in three of the past four months. The uptick is fueling economic growth in the second quarter and may lead to more jobs later this year.

The rise in corporate spending comes at a critical time for the recovery. The unemployment rate has been stuck near double digits all year. And while the pace of layoffs slowed last week, the number of people seeking first-time jobless benefits remains about the same as in January.

Consumers are more cautious about spending, the housing market is slumping without home-buying tax credits and the European debt crisis has rattled investors.

But none of that seems to have dampened companies’ outlook.

Corporate investment “is not only growing but accelerating, which is an encouraging sign that business remains in an expansive mindset,” Michael Feroli, an economist at JPMorgan Chase, wrote in a note to clients.

Overall, orders for durable goods — those expected to last three or more years — fell 1.1 percent last month, the Commerce Department said Thursday. But that was largely the result of a drop in demand for commercial aircraft.

Excluding the volatile transportation sector, orders rose 0.9 percent after falling in April.

Contributing to the strength was a 2.1 percent increase in

business spending. In the first five months of the year, business orders for equipment and other capital goods are up 15.5 percent.

Companies are parting with more cash to replace outdated equipment and software and to make their workers more productive, said Brian Bethune, chief U.S. financial economist at IHS Global Insight.

They are exporting heavily to developing economies in China, Brazil and India, Bethune said.

In particular, they are shipping construction and mining machines and oil and gas equipment. Demand for those products benefits heavy equipment manufacturers like Caterpillar Inc., General Electric Co. and Cummins Inc. Businesses are also buying more computers and networking equipment. New orders in that category rose 2.5 percent in May, the department said.

That’s boosting Cisco Systems Inc., the leading manufacturer of computer networking equipment. The company said last month that its revenue jumped 27 percent in its most recent quarter. It expects the rapid sales growth to continue into the summer. To meet that demand, Cisco added 1,000 jobs in the spring after laying off 2,000 last year.

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Markets down as latest data causes worry NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell Thursday following disappointing forecasts from retailers and concern about the government’s financial overhaul package.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 146 points after edging higher Wednesday. Broader indexes dropped for a fourth straight day.

Downbeat forecasts from retailers raised concerns that high unemployment and weak consumer spending would stall an economic rebound.

Athletic apparel maker Nike Inc. dropped 4 percent after saying higher costs could hurt earnings.

Bed Bath & Beyond fell 2.4 percent after the home goods retailer’s second-quarter earnings forecast missed expectations.

Dell Inc. lost 6.4 percent after the computer maker’s fiscal year forecast failed to top expectations, as some analysts had hoped.

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Traders were concerned that some provisions of the bill would cut into bank profits. Large banks were lobbying to strike a proposal that would make the industry cover costs to dismantle the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Bank of America Corp. dropped 2.7 percent and JPMorgan Chase & Co. lost 2.2 percent.

Stocks of health care and consumer products companies rose, another sign that investors are anxious and looking for investments considered reliable in a weak economy.

Economic news didn’t help. The government said initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week but remained above the level that would signal employers are ramping up hiring. A second report indicated that orders for durable goods fell last month for the first time in six months.

According to preliminary calculations, the Dow fell 145.64, or 1.4 percent, to 10,152.80. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 18.35, or 1.7 percent, to 1,073.69. It was the first four-day drop for the S&P 500 index since early May. The Nasdaq composite index fell 36.81, 1.6 percent, to 2,217.42.

Interest rates were mixed in the Treasury market. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.14 percent from 3.12 percent late Wednesday. The yield had fallen to a 13-month low of 3.07 percent.

The recent drop in rates is good news for borrowers. Freddie Mac said Thursday that the cost of a home loan has fallen this week to the lowest level on record. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 4.69 percent from 4.75 percent last week.

Crude oil rose 16 cents to settle at $76.51 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

The market’s moves were also being driven by traders preparing for changes Friday to some of the stocks that make up the Russell 2000 index of smaller companies. The Russell 2000 fell 11.08, or 1.7 percent, to 633.17.

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Employers have been reluctant to hire even as the economy has recovered. But “the longer the recovery goes, the more likely it is that they’ll add jobs,” he said.

Still, growth in the 3 percent to 4 percent range is relatively slow for a recovery, particularly after a steep recession. It isn’t quickly reducing the unemployment rate, currently 9.7 percent. After the last severe downturn in the early 1980s, GDP grew at rates of 7 to 9 percent for five straight quarters. As a result, the unemployment rate dropped from 10.8 to 7.2 percent in 18 months.

Layoffs are slowing. The number of people filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell by 19,000 last week, to a seasonally adjusted 457,000, the Labor Department said. It was the largest drop in two months.

That’s about the same level as the beginning of the year and is a sign that hiring remains weak.

Initial claims have dropped steadily after reaching a peak of 651,000 in March 2009. But claims need to fall closer to 425,000 to signal sustained job growth, many economists say.

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Mortgage rates at lowest point since mid-1950s WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgages are cheaper today than they’ve been in a half-century. If only most people had the job security, the credit rating and the cash to qualify for one or refinance.

The average rate for a 30-year fixed loan sank to 4.69 percent this week, beating the low set in December and down from 4.75 percent last week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. Rates for 15-year and five-year mortgages also hit lows.

Rates are at their lowest since the mortgage company began keeping records in 1971. The last time they were any cheaper was the 1950s, when most long-term home loans lasted just 20 or 25 years.

Almost no one expects falling rates to energize the economy, though. Sales of new homes collapsed in May after an enticing tax credit expired.

“As long as prospective homebuyers are still concerned about their jobs and financial wellbeing, many will be reluctant to take the plunge, even though affordability has never been better,” said Greg McBride, senior financial analyst with Bankrate.com.

Rates have fallen over the past two months as investors have become nervous about Europe’s debt crisis and the global economy and have shifted money into safe Treasury bonds. The demand has caused Treasury yields to fall. Mortgage rates track those yields.

While mortgages are getting cheaper, low interest rates hurt Americans who are trying to save. Puny rates for savings accounts and CDs are especially hard on people who are living on fixed incomes and earning next to nothing on their money.

Americans normally rush to refinance when rates plummet. But refinancing activity now amounts to less than half the level of early 2009, when longterm rates hovered around 5 percent, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Besides, many people who want to refinance — and are able to — have already done it, said Michael Fratantoni, vice president of research and economics at the trade group. And refinancing costs can total several thousand dollars.

“Rates haven’t dropped low enough to justify a second refinancing,” Fratantoni said. “The group of people who could potentially benefit is much smaller than it was 15 months ago.”

Another factor: Many Americans owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth and can’t refinance through the usual channels. The Obama administration has launched programs to help borrowers refinance if they owe up to 25 percent more than their home’s value and have their loans guaranteed by mortgage giants Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. About 291,000 homeowners have participated as of March — a small fraction of the estimated 15 million homeowners who are “underwater” on their mortgages. And in Nevada and Florida, where home prices have fallen 50 percent or more from their highs, neither record-low rates nor government help can rescue homeowners.

“It’s not the desire to refinance. It’s the ability to refinance,” said Chris Brown, a loan officer with Trinity Mortgage Co. in Orlando, Fla. Refinancing is generally considered worthwhile for homeowners who can shave at least threequarters of a percentage point off the rates they pay now and plan to stay in their homes for a long time.

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Court curbs fraud law usage WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply curtailed prosecutors’ use of an anti-fraud law that was central in convicting politicians and corporate executives in many of the nation’s most prominent corruption cases.

The ex-CEO of disgraced energy giant Enron and a Canadian media mogul, both in prison, are among the figures who could benefit from the ruling.

The justices voted 6-3 to keep the law in force, even as they joined unanimously in weakening it, and left it to a lower court to decide whether Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron boss, and Conrad Black, the former newspaper owner, should have their convictions stemming from “honest services” fraud overturned.

The “honest services” law has been criticized by defense lawyers as the last resort of prosecutors in corruption cases that lack the evidence to prove that money is changing hands. It also has been called vague, subjecting people to prosecution for mistakes and minor transgressions in the business and political worlds. But watchdogs consider it key to fighting white-collar and public fraud.

Melanie Sloan, executive director of the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said the decision “deprives prosecutors of an important tool in their efforts to fight public corruption. Previous convictions may be vacated and corrupt officials will have an easier time escaping accountability for their misdeeds.”

The court, in an opinion written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, said prosecutors may continue to seek honest services fraud convictions in cases where they put forward evidence that defendants accepted bribes or

Jeffrey Skilling, the ex-CEO of disgraced energy giant Enron and Conrad Black, a Canadian media mogul, both in prison, are among the figures who could benefit from the ruling. kickbacks.

“Because Skilling’s misconduct entailed no bribe or kickback, he did not conspire to commit honest-services fraud under our confined construction” of the law, Ginsburg said. Three justices, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, would have found the law unconstitutional.

Thursday’s decision does not necessarily mean that any of the 19 counts against Skilling or four counts against Black will be thrown out, Ginsburg said. At the same time, by a 6-3 vote, the court rejected Skilling’s claim that he did not get a fair trial in Houston because of the harsh publicity surrounding the case in Enron’s hometown.

It is unclear whether any convictions will be overturned or prison sentences reduced as a result of the decision, lawyers familiar with the fraud law said.

Determinations will have to be made case by case.

But there is no doubt how important the law has been to prosecutors. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan said recently that the honest services cases at the high court were the ones that mattered most to the Justice Department.

Justice Department spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler said prosecutors would continue to urge that honest services convictions for Skilling, Black and others be upheld. “While we are disappointed that today’s Supreme Court decisions narrowed the

honest services statute, we are pleased that the Court upheld many of the core provisions that have been used for decades to prosecute corrupt public officials and corporate executives who have breached their duties to their constituents, clients, and investors,” Schmaler said.

Lawyers for the two men say that the entire case against them should be thrown out. “This paves the way for a reversal of the convictions of Mr. Skilling and to a complete exoneration,” said Daniel Petrocelli, Skilling’s lawyer.

Miguel Estrada, who represented Black at the Supreme Court, said, “We are confident the lower courts will quickly conclude that the errors that the Supreme Court has now conclusively found tainted every aspect of this case. We look forward to helping Mr. Black regain his freedom.”

Honest services charges have figured in convictions won against former Govs. George Ryan of Illinois and Don Siegelman of Alabama, and former Reps. Randy “Duke” Cunningham of California, William Jefferson of Louisiana and Bob Ney of Ohio.

Former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno is facing two years in prison after being convicted under the same federal statute, and the judge in his case said he is reviewing the court’s decision. Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich faces honest services charges in his ongoing trial, although the judge in that case said Thursday the high court ruling might not be of much help to Blagojevich.

Honest services charges also have been used regularly in public corruption cases stemming from the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, including in the pending retrial of former Abramoff associate Kevin Ring.

New iPhone sales are moving briskly SEATTLE (AP) — The iPhone 4 has arrived, but for some people the wait continues as Apple sprints to keep up with fierce demand for its latest gadget.

From Tokyo to San Francisco, some stores started selling out of Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone just hours after it went on sale Thursday. Some would-be buyers walked away disappointed; tensions grew at Apple stores that hadn’t run out.

In Aventura, Fla., Loren and Veronica McHenry held out hope, even after miscommunications landed them at the back of the line. They were told Wednesday that no one was allowed on mall property over-

night, but returned the next day to learn 120 people had camped out at a nearby parking lot.

As the crowd pushed closer to the store, Apple employees started yelling that the fire marshal was going to shut the store down unless people moved back.

The McHenrys were shoved out of place and behind a large group of people who refused to budge from their spots. Loren McHenry, 42, said two men in front of them threatened to fight each other rather than move, and guards sent a handful of people home for cutting in line.

After 11 hours, the couple finally had iPhones. At other stores, even people who reserved

a phone waited in line for eight hours or more.

Outside New York’s Fifth Avenue store, Jasmine Cordova, 25, said that given the hype and advertisements surrounding the launch, “they should make sure to stock enough.”

It seems even Apple was surprised by the number of people who wanted to snap up the fourth version of the iPhone.

More than 600,000 had rushed to pre-order iPhones on the first day they were available, prompting Apple and its exclusive wireless partner in the U.S., AT&T Inc., to stop taking orders for pickup or shipment by Thursday’s launch.

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GOP kills Senate jobs, benefits extension bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on Thursday defeated Democrats’ showcase election-year jobs bill, including an extension of weekly unemployment benefits for millions of people out of work more than six months.

The 57-41 vote fell three votes short of the 60 required to crack a GOP filibuster, delivering a major blow to President Barack Obama and Democrats facing big losses of House and Senate seats in the fall election.

The rejected bill would have provided $16 billion in new aid to states, preserving the jobs of thousands of state and local government workers and providing what White House officials called an insurance policy against a double-dip recession. It included dozens of tax breaks sought by business lobbyists and tax increases on domestically produced oil and on investment fund managers.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs accused Republicans of blocking a commonsense economic package aimed at helping Americans suffering in the recession. “The president has been clear: Americans should not fall victim to Republican obstruction at a time of great economic challenge for our nations families,” Gibbs said in a statement. “The president will continue to press Congress to pass this bill and bring this relief thats critical to our economic recovery.”

The demise of the bill means that unemployment benefits will phase out for more than 200,000 people a week. Governors who had

been counting on federal aid will now have to consider a fresh round of budget cuts, tax hikes and layoffs of state workers.

“This is a bill that would remedy serious challenges that American families face as a result of this Great Recession,” said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., the chief author of the bill. “This is a bill that works to build a stronger economy. This is a bill to put Americans back to work.”

The bill has been sharply pared back after weeks of negotiations with GOP moderates Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine. The most recent version, unveiled Wednesday night, contained new cuts to food stamps and pared back the state aid provision to allow Democrats to claim the measure was fully paid for except for the unemployment insurance extension.

That didn’t move Republicans like Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

“It adds new taxes and over $30 billion to an already staggering $13 trillion dollar national debt,” said McConnell.

Only one Democrat, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, voted with Republicans. Another, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, did not vote.

After the Senate vote, the House passed by a 417-1 vote a measure to reverse a 21 percent federal fee cut imposed last week on doctors providing care to seniors on Medicare. That measure was one of the most important contained in the now-dead catchall bill, but was broken out and passed separately by

Homeland Security will use drones on border

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department will use unmanned surveillance aircraft and other technological upgrades in its ongoing effort to protect the southern border of the United States.

The department said Wednesday it has obtained Federal Aviation Administration permission to operate unmanned planes along the Texas border and throughout the Gulf Coast region. Customs and Border Protection will base a surveillance drone at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station.

Homeland Security also said it is working with the Office of National Drug Control Policy on “Project Roadrunner,” a license plate recognition system designed to seek out possible drug traffickers.

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The House’s move would send the stand-alone Medicare fee fix to Obama for his signature.

Democrats hope that political pressure from voters outraged about the cutoff of jobless benefits averaging $300 a week and from business groups seeking renewal of longstanding tax breaks might eventually revive the bill.

The latest version of the measure contains a variety of provisions sought by lawmakers in both parties, anchored by the jobless aid and dozens of tax cuts sought by the business groups. The latest draft would add $33 billion to the deficit — down from the $80 billion deficit impact of the measure when it came to the floor two weeks ago.

The catchall measure also includes farm disaster aid, $1 billion for a youth summer jobs initiative and an extension of a bond program that subsidizes interest costs for state and local infrastructure projects. It would levy a new tax on investment fund managers but extend tax breaks such as lucrative credits that help businesses finance research and develop new products, and a sales tax deduction that mainly helps people in states without income taxes.

The death of the measure would mean that more than 200,000 people a week would lose their jobless benefits because they would be unable to reapply for additional tiers of benefits enacted since 2008. People seeking the popular homebuyer tax credit would be denied a paperwork extension approved by the Senate

last week. And state and local governments would lose subsidies on bonds they issue to finance infrastructure projects.

It also includes $4.6 billion to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit brought by black farmers against the Agriculture Department for discrimination and another

by American Indians involving the government’s management and accounting of more than 300,000 trust accounts.

By the end of this week, more than 1.2 million people will have lost their jobless benefits since a temporary extension expired at the beginning of the month, according to Labor Department estimates.

Thirty states had been counting on federal support to help balance their budgets for the fiscal year beginning next week since a $24 billion version had earlier passed both House and Senate. Without the money, governors warn they’ll have to lay off tens of thousands of workers.

Crestfallen Democrats tried in vain to win support from moderate Republicans Snowe, Collins and Scott Brown of Massachusetts.

They voted in March to defeat a filibuster.

“The debt is out of control,” Brown said. “Since I did that last time, the debt’s at over $13 trillion and rising.”

sion of jobless aid.

In the interim, however, the debt crisis in Europe and growing anxiety on deficits and debt among voters has turned Republicans against the legislation, even though it’s been cut considerably since passage of a March version that would have added about $100 billion to the debt.

Most of the measure — except for a six-month extension of jobless benefits for people who have been out of work for more than six months — is financed with offsetting tax increases or spending cuts. Congress has always approved additional unemployment benefits as a deficit-financed emergency measure.

Democratic leaders said they bent over backwards to accommodate demands by Republicans for a smaller measure. Among the cuts revealed Wednesday was a more than $10 billion cut from last year’s stimulus bill, mostly buy paring back food stamp benefits by about $11 a month per beneficiary.

“They asked to have it reduced, we did it,” said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.

“They asked to have it paid for, we did it.”

Just before the vote, Snowe said she opposed the measure because of new taxes on small businesses. She said Democrats had gone back on an offer to delete a tax provision aimed at small businesses that shelter income as dividends exempt from payroll taxes.

Snowe said the measure was drafted too broadly and would have ensnared businesses that aren’t abusing the system.

The bill has long been considered a must-pass measure, but the political sands have shifted since it first passed in March. That vote came in the wake of a political scalding for Republicans after Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., blocked a short-term exten-

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Obama, Medvedev hail improved relationship

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Thursday that he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have “succeeded in resetting� the relationship between the former Cold War adversaries that had dipped to a dangerous low in recent years.

Obama directly acknowledged differences in some areas, such as Moscow’s tensions with neighboring Georgia, but said “we addressed those differences candidly.� And he announced that the U.S. and Russia had agreed to expand cooperation on intelligence and the counterterror fight and worked on strengthening economic ties between the nations.

Obama gave Russia perhaps the biggest gift it could have wanted from the meetings: an unqualified, hearty plug for Moscow’s ascension to the World Trade Organization. Russia has long wanted membership but U.S. support in the past has come with conditions. “Russia belongs in the WTO,� Obama said as the two leaders stood side-byside in the East Room after several hours of meetings — including an impromptu trip to a nearby burger joint for lunch.

The leaders faced questions about the U.S.-led Afghanistan war, and Obama promised that the U.S. will “not miss a beat� because of the change in military command that he ordered on Wednesday. Obama accepted Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s resignation and replaced him with his direct boss, Gen. David Petraeus.

Petraeus “understands the strategy because he helped shape it,� Obama said.

Medvedev seemed reluctant to wade into the topic, recalling the ultimately disastrous Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. “I try not to give pieces of

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advice that cannot be fulfilled,� Medvedev said. “This is a very hard topic, a very difficult one.�

Yet he said that Russia supports the U.S. effort if it can result in Afghanistan emerging from extreme poverty and dysfunction to have “an effective state and a modern economy.� “This is the path to guarantee that the gravest scenarios of the last time will not repeat,� he said.

Obama said the two had also agreed to coordinate on humanitarian aid for Kyrgyzstan, wracked by deadly unrest in the wake of the president’s ouster there.

Kyrgyzstan’s president was driven from power in April amid corruption allegations, sparking violence that has left about 2,000 people dead and 400,000 ethnic Uzbeks homeless.

Asked about a major flash-

point between the U.S. and China, Obama said Washington would judge the effect of Beijing’s latest currency announcement over the course of the year, rather than overnight. Obama and Medvedev go this weekend to Canada for the G-20 summit, with China’s leader also attending. Obama faces pressure from Congress and the U.S. business community to press Beijing more aggressively on its currency policy.

The U.S. argues that the weak Chinese yuan hurts American exports. On Saturday, China announced it would loosen its controls on the currency, but the move may not strengthen the yuan enough for U.S. tastes.

The agenda for Obama and Medvedev was modest, and mostly focused beyond security issues to expanding trade and economic cooperation. Russia has the world’s

eighth-largest economy but ranks 25th among U.S. trading partners.

Obama said the two countries had reached an agreement to lift restrictions that have hindered U.S. poultry exports to Russia, removing a major irritant in trade relations. Russia, a major poultry importer, banned all chlorine-treated poultry imports starting Jan. 1, outlawing the 600,000 tons of poultry allowed from the U.S. under revised quotas. U.S. farmers accounted for 20 percent of the 3.5 million tons of poultry Russia consumed last year.

Obama said the agreement “sends an important signal about Russia’s seriousness about achieving membership in the WTO.� “The true significance of Medvedev’s visit is that it brings us closer to a relationship that doesn’t require Cold

War-style summits to sustain itself,� says Sam Charap, a Russia analyst at the Center for American Progress. “The lack of headlines is actually a sign of progress.�

Medvedev arrived at the White House on a sweltering summer morning for a series of meetings with Obama and U.S. officials. It was their seventh meeting since Obama took office 17 month ago.

Leaving the formality of the White House, they sneaked away for an impromptu ride across the Potomac River to a popular hamburger joint — Ray’s Hell Burger in Arlington, Va. Customers cheered when the two walked in.

Later, at the news conference, Medvedev called the burgers “probably ... not quite healthy but it’s very tasty.�

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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, June 25, 2010 — 15B SHOE by Chris Cassat and Gary Brookins

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GIL THORP by Jerry Jenkins, Ray Burns and Frank McLaughlin

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ARLO AND JANIS by Jimmy Johnson

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Give sex offender second chance?

Dear Abby: My boyfriend, “Claude,” and I are deeply in love.

He’s devoted to me and my son. He brings me candy and flowers and takes me out. He includes my son in everything we do.

My problem is, he recently mentioned that he is on the national sex offenders list.

He says he didn’t do it and that he was framed. It happened years ago -if it happened at all -- and he doesn’t like to talk about it.

Abby, I need your advice. Should I believe him or run the other way? It scares me to think that I am putting my son in danger, but then again, I don’t believe Claude did what they say he did. Please help me. -- Mom in the South Dear Mom: The first thing you should do is check the national sex offenders database.

Find out if Claude should, by virtue of the fact that he is a convicted sex offender, even be around children.

Learn the facts of what happened from the authorities in that community.

And then, think with your head instead of your heart and put your son’s welfare above everything.

Dear Abby: You frequently say children are not responsible for their parents’ divorce.

My grandmother said my parents married because my mother was

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pregnant with my sister.

They divorced because I was born.

What do we say to our parents, knowing they divorced because Mom didn’t want us? (I have met her only twice, and she’s not around to defend herself.)

I am 25 and have had self-esteem problems my entire life. -- Still Feeling Sad Dear Still Feeling Sad: I’m sorry you have had so little contact with your mother.

Had it been otherwise, you might have discovered that your parents’ divorce had nothing to do with you as a person and everything to do with her and your father’s level of maturity at the time and the quality of their marriage.

I strongly suspect that other factors in your mother’s life made her unable, rather than unwilling, to nurture.

If it’s possible for you to contact her, you should do so. And if not, discuss this with a therapist who will help you put any questions about your self-worth to rest once and for all.

Is biopsy necessary for ex-smoker?

Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 60-year-old female. After smoking for 40 years, I was finally able to stop. Now I suffer from many illnesses caused by my smoking -- emphysema, asthma, COPD and bulla disease.

My white blood count has been high for years, and a year ago I was referred to an oncologist, who promptly performed a bone-marrow biopsy. My count has been in the 15,000 to 17,000 range but never higher than 22,000. The oncologist wants to do another biopsy. He doesn’t say exactly what he is looking for but implies that it might be leukemia. Dr. Gott, I am trying to be a good patient, but this procedure is very painful, and I don’t want to go through it again if it is uncalled for. My blood count is checked every month. Will I be required to have a yearly bone-marrow biopsy also?

Please let me know your opinion on this.

Dear Reader: Sadly, smoking can

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lead to many respiratory conditions, and the 40-year-long habit has obviously left its mark. Many of today’s lung disorders are caused or worsened by smoking. While a number of disorders affecting the lungs are chronic and incurable, most can be treated. You have taken a positive initial step to improve things, since the habit is now behind you.

There are five types of white blood cells -- lymphocytes, monocytes, basophils, eosinophils and neutrophils. Your oncologist is determining on a periodic basis how many white blood cells you have. The normal range is between 4,500 and 10,000 per microliter.

IN THE STARS Your Birthday, June 25; Involve yourself in as many progressive, creative endeavors as you can.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Steer clear of any political conversations with those who are passionate about their views.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Don’t break down and dip into funds that are earmarked for paying debt.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) - It’s best not to be shy about making a decision.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Instead of doing the work you need to accomplish, you are likely to find every excuse.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - This is not a good day to take chances when you know the odds are stacked.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Be absolutely certain that what you go after is worthy.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Responding out of anger could cause much regret.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Your judgment is likely to be faulty in those very areas where you usually are keen.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Do not be too insistent about getting your way. Even if others give in to your wishes, chances are they won’t do things the way you want.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Take things slowly because if you try to rush, working under such pressure, you’ll end up being all thumbs.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - If you’re not careful, there is a good chance someone within your work circle will attempt to manipulate you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Running too tight a ship either at home or at work will create more headaches than it solves.

Discipline has its place.

16B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, June 25, 2010 16 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, FRIDAY, June 25, 2010

Nation

Florida, Mississippi facing oil spill troubles

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil from the massive Gulf spill neared fertile barrier islands in Mississippi on Thursday as crude forced Florida officials to close a popular section of beach near the Alabama border.

It was yet another reminder that the oil gushing from the blown-out well on the seafloor is having a very real effect along the Gulf coast, washing up on beaches, damaging wetlands and killing animals.

The cap that has been the most effective method so far to contain some of the oil was back in place after a deep-sea blunder a day earlier forced crews to remove it for about 10 hours.

While the cap was off, clouds of black oil gushed unchecked at up to 104,000 gallons per hour, though a specialized ship at the surface managed to suck up and incinerate some.

Meanwhile, the governors of Louisiana and Texas declared Sunday a day to pray for help rebuilding communities and restoring the environment.

to close beaches elsewhere in Florida and in Louisiana over the past few months.

In response to the spill, the Obama administration is seeking to resurrect a sixmonth moratorium on deepwater drilling put in place after the April 20 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig that killed 11 workers and blew out the well 5,000 feet underwater. BP PLC was leasing the rig from owner Transocean Ltd. Associated Press

A beach walker passes tar balls and oily residue that line a long stretch of sand in Pensacola Beach, Fla., Thursday. Pensacola Beach officials have closed the public beaches to swimmers.

Darlene Kimball, owner of Kimball’s Seafood on the docks in Pass Christian, Miss., has been doing that all along.

“I kept praying and praying that we’d be protected because we’ve been so fortunate,” Kimball said. “All I can do now is pray, pray, pray.”

Mississippi so far hasn’t seen much effect from the spill, but a large patch of oil has crept into the Mississippi

Sound, the fertile waters between the state’s barrier islands and its mainland. It was a sobering reminder that the state’s luck could run out.

Florida’s already has, at least in some places.

Government officials closed a quarter-mile section of Casino Beach in Pensacola Beach on Thursday, a day after thick pools of oil washed ashore.

Normally, there would have been hundreds of people on

the sand and in the water, but even before the beach was closed there were only two sunbathers and a few people who had come to see the oil.

Even on parts of the beach that were open, health officials urged people not to fish or swim in 33 miles of oncepristine water.

“It’s pretty ugly, there’s no question about it,” said Florida Gov. Charlie Crist.

Oil has also forced officials

U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman, who overturned the moratorium, on Thursday rejected a Justice Department request that he allow it to stay in place while officials appeal his ruling.

The Interior Department imposed the moratorium last month, halting approval of any new permits for deepwater projects and suspending drilling on 33 exploratory wells.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said he would issue a new order within the next few days imposing a moratorium that eliminates any doubt it is needed and appropriate.

CLASSIFIEDS Apartments

North Carolina, Rutherford County

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 240 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Lucretia Guffey Roper, unmarried to Earl H. Wright, Trustee(s), which was dated September 25, 1998 and recorded on September 30, 1998 in Book 0546 at Page 0737, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 30, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Situate in the Village of Gilkey, North Carolina, adjoining the lands of Gilkey Methodist Church, other lands of Guy Arrowood and wife, and others, and being the southern part of a two acre parcel which was conveyed to Guy Arrowood and wife, Louise Arrowood, by Mrs. Renner Robertson conner, widow, by deed dated June 17, 1960, and of record in Deed Book 252 at Page 662 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina; beginning on a black gum, the same being the Southwestern corner of the aforesaid two acre parcel, and runs thence with the line of the same, South 72 degrees East 173 feet to an iron pin, the Southeastern corner of said parcel; thence with another line of said two acre parcel, north 46 degrees east 216 feet to an iron pin in said line; thence a new line, North 72 degrees West 190 feet to an iron pin in the old line and in the line of Gilkey Methodist Church Lot; thence with said line, South 45 degrees West 216 feet to the beginning, containing 0.75 acres, more or less. Being that parcel of land conveyed to Billy Coleman Roper, Jr. and wife, Lucretia Guffey Roper from Bobby L. Roper and wife, Betty C. Roper by that deed dated 09/15/83 and recorded 10/03/83 in Deed Book 450, at Page 481 of the Rutherford County, NC Public Registry. Note: Billy Coleman Roper, Jr. deceased, date of death 11/01/87.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as: 480 Rucker Road, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Lucretia Guffrey Roper.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No. 10-10090-FC01, 712373 6/18, 06/25/2010

2BR Apt on W. Court St. in Rfdtn. $350/mo. + deposit & references.

Call 287-3535 Summer Special!

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Call 828-447-3233 Cleghorn Country Club Studio or 1BR or 2BR Apt. available Call 803-417-7987 Special $150 dep.!

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Homes

Mobile Homes

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2BR/1BA Brick House in good neighborhood near Adaville Baptist Church. $450/mo. + $450 dep. 429-3602

Small 3BR/2BA DW $450/mo. + $400 dep.

Central h/a, private lot.

No pets! 453-9565

Full and part time positions available. Pet care, vet assistant and part time receptionist.

Apply to PO Box 729, Forest City, NC 28043

3BR + loft Cent. a/c and newer windows.

136 Fuller Court by R-S Central $425/mo.

Call Ed 386-569-6952 FOR RENT: Country Home 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, laundry room.

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Mobile Homes For Rent 2BR/1BA on Taylor Rd. in Rfdtn. Washer & dryer incld. $325/mo. + $325 dep. No pets.

Call 287-2511

2BR/2BA on private lot in Sandy Mush area. Central h/a, appliances furnished. $525/mo. + $525 dep.

References required.

Call 248-1681

Full-Time Administrative Volunteer Liaison Needed Bachelor’s degree in marketing, public relations, or other related field, experience working with volunteers, ability to work independently, achieve goals and meet deadlines, required.

This position is responsible for assisting in the coordination of all non clinical volunteers.

3BR/2BA SW in Rfdtn RENT TO OWN! Will Finance! No Banks! Hurry! You pay no lot rent, ins., taxes or interest!

Neg. $99 wk. + dep.

704-806-6686

Land For Sale 20+/-ac., livable farm house, mixture of wooded, pasture, tillable bottom land.

Country living, close to everything. Call 429-0081 or 289-8507 or 704-481-0548

Commercial Property Retail Bldg - 1800sqft.

Chimney Rock Road, Rutherfordton. $165K Call 828-980-0034

2 Commercial Buildings for rent Located on W. Main Street, FC. Approx.

2,000 sqft. High visibility. $600/mo. for each Call 248-1681

Work Wanted We will do what you can’t do!

Windows, grass, gutters.

Any yard work!

Call 289-8157 Help Wanted

Please send resume ASAP to: Hospice of Rutherford County PO Box 336 • Forest City, NC 28043 or rburch@hospiceofrutherford.org or fax to (828) 245-5389

Looking for truck driver CDL license & physical required.

Please apply at Redi-Frame Inc., 650 Hwy 120, Mooresboro 828-453-8500

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$1,225 - This is what our drivers avg. pay was last week! Are

Pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 44A-40, various items of personal property contained in the warehouses listed blow will be sold at public auction at FCI Mini-Warehouses on Saturday, July 10, 2010 10:00 AM - 168 Meadowbrook Dr., Forest City, NC - Units 14, 61, 66, 68, 70 and 71 11:30 AM - West Street, Spindale NC Units 13 and 26 1:00 PM - Chase High Road, Forest City, NC - Units 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 21, 24, 30, 33, 40, 48, 55, 73, 76, 92, 100, 101, 104, 105, 118, 123 and 128 Johnny Sisk, President Forest City Investment Club, Inc. PO Box 915 Forest City, NC 28043

you a PROFESSIONAL

DRIVER and live in Rutherford County?

If yes, then Truck Service is hiring FT OTR & Regional CDL

Textile jobs available rotating shifts. First Staffing, 317 W. Main St. Forest City, NC Trucking Dispatcher Customer service, knowledge of Excel & Quickbooks, mgmt. and organizational skills required. Benefits & retirement available Send resume to applydispatcherjob @gmail.com

For Sale Hybrid day lilies, 3 gal. pots with 3+ fans, or dig your own. $5/pot or clump Sat. 6/26 only. 429-3556 Summer/winter clothes

over 100 pieces for boy & girl, 9mo-24mo Tommy Hilfiger, Carter, Gymboree & Nike shoes $75 289-1591 SWIMMING POOLS 16x32 in ground, completely installed.

30 yr. warranty. Retail $24,900. Now $10,900 E-Bay item #170503993918 Limited offer!

657-5920

Motorcycles 1997 CBR 600F3 24k miles, Yoshimura full exhaust. Garage kept, needs someone to ride! $2,800 Call 704-300-6632

Pets Beautiful Baby Kittens 5 weeks old Need good home and lots of love. 453-0938 Boxer/pit puppies Free to a good home Parents on site.

Call 245-8742 or 704-300-0184 Yorkie Puppies Health guarantee $450 & up. 828-625-8612 or 828-980-2219

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Drivers will enjoy steady pay & weekly home time. Must have verifiable exp. & clean driving record to apply. Truck Service 828-245-1637 ext.

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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, FRIDAY, June 25, 2010 — 17 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 09SP336 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RICHARD W. FINDING AND JUANITA L. FINDING DATED SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 982 AT PAGE 1 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 12:00 PM on July 8, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Real property in the City of Bostic, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, described as follows: Being the full contents of Lot No. 9, First Broad Acres, containing 3.89 acres, more or less, as shown on a plat recorded in Plat Book 16 at Page 84 of the Rutherford County, North Carolina Public Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

And Being more commonly known as: 251 First Broad Dr, Casar, NC 28020 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Richard W. Finding and Juanita L. Finding.

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

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser.

Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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Hound Dog, had collar but no tags. Found June 22nd in FC, city limits. Call 245-2018 after 5pm to identify

M German Shepherd mix Black/tan w/red collar. Found 3 months ago, Harvey Logan Rd. Bostic. 828-289-3892

3 FAMILY Rfdtn: 212 Ridgeview Dr. Sat. 7A11A Toys, baby items, silver, crystal, pictures, lamps, linens, garden items and more!

FC: 139 Crestview Dr. (behind KFC) Fri. 2P5P & Sat. 8A-Noon Girls clothes 6-12, some new, baby things, adult clothes

F German Shepherd Hwy 64/74A near Island Creek Rd., Lake Lure. Red, tan, black markings. 625-1073 Black/white, male puppy at on 6/24 at Rutherfordton elem. school on 6/24 Call 287-2558

Yard Sales 151 Hidden Acres (Bus 74, near Moose Lodge) Fri. 2P-6P & Sat. 8Auntil Restocked!!!

Yard sales are a great place to find a deal!

4 FAMILY FC: 426 Arlington St. Sat. 7A-until Baby clothes and items, children’s, men’s/women’s clothes, toys, appliances and home decor

RESOLUTION DECLARING INTENT OF TOWN OF RUTHERFORDTON TO CLOSE A PORTION OF WOODLAND CIRCLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Town of Rutherfordton, pursuant to the provisions of NCGS 160A299, proposes to permanently close a portion of Woodland Circle.

BEGINNING at a line which would be formed by extending the northwestern boundary of the property located at 200 Woodland Circle and designated as Rutherford County Tax Parcel 1209217, and thence from said line in a southeasterly direction to the terminus of Woodland Circle at or near the northwestern boundary of the property located at 286 Edwards Street and designated as Rutherford County Tax Parcel 1202893.

The portion to be closed does not include any part of the paved portion of Woodland Circle leading from the intersection of Woodland Circle and Edwards Street to the line of BEGINNING described above.

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Rutherfordton does hereby declare its intent to close that portion of Woodland Circle described above.

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Town Council of the Town of Rutherfordton on the 7th day of July, 2010, at 5:30 pm at the Town Hall located at 129 North Main Street, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, at which hearing any person may be heard on the question of whether or not the closing would be detrimental to the public interest or the property rights of any individual.

If it appears to the satisfaction of the Council after the hearing that the closing of the portion of Woodland Circle described above is not contrary to the public interest and that no individual owning property in the vicinity of the street or alley or in the subdivision in which it is located would thereby be deprived of reasonable means of ingress and egress to his property, the Council may adopt an order closing the above described portion of Woodland Circle.

A copy of a map evidencing the portion of Woodland Circle which the Town intends to close is available for inspection in the office of the Town Clerk.

The date of this Notice is June 8, 2010.

Grady I. Ingle Or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 09-116969

North Carolina, Rutherford County

_____________________ Holly Davis, Town Clerk Town of Rutherfordton 129 North Main Street Rutherfordton, NC 28139

HUGE 2 FAMILY FC: 124 Caldwell St. (off Church St.) Sat. 7Auntil Tools, kids clothes, fooseball table, toys, etc.

HUGE Spindale: 119 Honeycutt St. behind Spindale School Sat. 7A-until Furn., more Moving FC: Element Ch. on Broadway Sat. 6A-until Furn., dishes, shoes, clothes, more MULTI-FAMILY FC: 457 S. Broadway Sat. 7A-until Household items, men’s, women’s and kids clothes, more BIG FC: 209 Sunset Memorial Rd. Sat. 6A-12P Lots of baby clothes, toys, infant formula/baby food, color copier, miscellaneous items SPINDALE 366 Ellington Street Sat. 7:30A-until Rain or shine.

Table w/4 chairs, desk and chair, glass top sofa table, toaster oven, towels, sheets, stereo and speakers

YARD SALE Ellenboro 130 Asheland Drive Saturday 7A-12P Girls clothes, cargo carriers, end tables, T.V., and toys YARD SALE Shiloh/Harris area 464 Howard Cole Rd. (off Big Island Rd.) Sat. 8A-1P Tools, bicycles, collectibles and much more!

North Carolina, Rutherford County NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 08 SP 417

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 209 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jason Lee Heystek a married man joined by Shawn Jean Heystek his spouse to William R Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated October 29, 2007 and recorded on October 30, 2007 in Book 982 at Page 265, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 30, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Situate, lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being bounded on the West by the property of Charles Barnette and wife (535/439) and on the North by the property of Stonecutter Mills Corporation (275/150) and on the East by the property of Jimmie J. Parton and wife (315/606) and lying North of Deviney Street in the Town of Spindale, and being more particularly described from map and survey of Professional Surveying Services, dated February 20, 1995 under map number 16065 S as follows: Beginning at an existing iron pin, said iron pin being the Southeast corner of the subject property and being a common corner with Jimmie J. Parton and said beginning point lying South 40 degrees 39 minutes 10 second West 124.11 feet from an existing iron pin on the West side of Hawkins Street where Hawkins Street intersects with Deviney Street, and running thence from said beginning point, South 41 degrees 22 minutes 55 seconds West 99.86 feet to a point which lies 23.01 feet North of the edge of Deviney Street; thence a common line with Barnett, North 46 degrees 41 minutes 36 seconds West 240.11 feet, crossing a new iron pin at 15 feet in the line, to a new iron pin; thence a common line with Stonecutter Mills Corporation, North 41 degrees 49 minutes 19 seconds East 99.60 feet to an existing iron pin, being a common corner with Parton: running thence a common line with Parton, South 46 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds East 239.34 feet to the point and place of Beginning, containing 0.55 acres, more or less. Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by James B. Camp and wife, Gail P. Camp, by and through their attorney in fact, Donald Ray Burns to Robert R. Bidwell and wife, Brenda M. Bidwell by deed dated April 22, 1999 and of record in Deed Book 731, at Page 48, Rutherford County Registry.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as: 156 Deviney Street, Spindale, NC 28160 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Merkesha T Logan, an unmarried woman to William R Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated February 15, 2008 and recorded on February 20, 2008 in Book 995 at Page 783, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 6, 2010 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Description of Property Situate, lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and lying on the western side of Hunter Carver Lane and being Lot No. 14 as shown on Plat Book 8 Page 27 and being the same property as that described in Deed Book 536 Page 464 and being described in accordance with a new plat of survey done by Professional Surveying Services dated July 12, 1995 as follows: BEGINNING at an existing iron pin located 15.1 feet west of the centerline of Hunter Carver Lane, said beginning existing iron pin being the common easternmost corner of the tract described herein and Lot 13 belonging to Hampton, see Deed Book 650 Page 311, and running thence from said beginning existing iron pin along and with the western right of way edge of Hunter Carver Lane South 09 degrees 21 minutes 27 seconds West 99.70 feet to an existing iron pin located 16.7 feet west of the centerline of Hunter Carver Lane, said existing iron pin being the common easternmost corner of the tract described herein and Lot 15 belonging to Allen, see Deed Book 545 Page 177; thence running along and with the Allen Lot 15 boundary North 75 degrees 02 minutes 07 seconds West 175.97 feet to an existing iron pin located in the eastern boundary of Lot 1; thence leaving the Allen Lot 15 boundary and running along and with the eastern boundary of Lot 1 and subsequently Lot 2 North 08 degrees 23 minutes 43 East 93.00 feet to an existing iron pin, said pin being the common westernmost corner of the tract described herein and the aforesaid Lot 13; thence leaving the Lot 2 boundary and running along and with the southern boundary of Lot 13 South 77 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds East 177.00 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING and containing 0.39 acres more or less. ALSO BEING the same and identical property as described in deed dated July 18, 1995 to Waverly A. Littlejohn and Teresa Davis, and recorded in Deed Book 653 at Page 491, Rutherford County Registry. Tax Map: 246-4-9 Parcel No.: 16-08885 See copy of plat attached to Littlejohn deed.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as: 162 Hunter Carver Lane, Forest City, NC 28043 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Jason Heystek and wife, Shawn Haystek.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Merkesha T. Logan.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No. 10-07860-FC01, 712295 6/18, 06/25/2010

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No. 08-15980-FC01, 710610 6/25, 07/02/2010

18 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, FRIDAY, June 25, 2010 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of CHARLES ALEXANDER BLANTON of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said CHARLES ALEXANDER BLANTON to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4th day of September, 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 4th day of June, 2010.

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of LEONA L. BAILEY of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LEONA L. BAILEY to present them to the undersigned on or before the 25th day of September, 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 25th day of June, 2010.

Philip Dean Bailey, Executor 641 Polk County Line Rd. Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Margaret B. Roten, Executor 1217 Bamboo Rd. Boone, NC 28607

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NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE: 08 JA 129 RUTHERFORD COUNTY DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PETITIONERS, FOR PETITION FOR NONSECURE CUSTODY: ABS, a minor child.

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CLASSIFIEDS! North Carolina, Rutherford County NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 207

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION To: Ginger Parker TAKE NOTICE that a petition seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled proceedings for Petition for Nonsecure Custody: ABS born the 28th day of February, 1994.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that you must make your defense to such pleadings no later than 40 days following the 25th day of June, 2010, the date of first publication of this Notice upon you, in order to participate in and receive further notice of the proceedings. If you fail to do so, the petitioner will apply to the court for the relief sought. Respond to the Clerk of Superior Court, 229 N. Main Street, Rutherfordton, NC 28139.

This the 25th day of June, 2010.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Keith P. Hunter and Amanda D. Hunter, husband and wife to CB Services Corp., Trustee(s), which was dated November 9, 2005 and recorded on November 9, 2005 in Book 870 at Page 276, and rerecorded/modified/corrected on June 4, 2007 in Book 934, Page 661, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 30, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Affixed to the subject property is a doublewide mobile home described as follows: Serial Nos: NTA 722824 and NTA 722825. 1998 Southern Energy Home of North Carolina dba Imperial Homes. PIN# 16-26788 and 16-33342. Tract One: Situate, lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being a portion of that property conveyed by deed duly recorded in Deed Book 200 at Page 329, Rutherford County Registry, and being more particularly described from survey dated July 14, 1998 by Causby Surveying, John K. Causby, RLS as follows: Beginning at an existing iron pin, said existing iron pin being the Westernmost corner of the property of Jeffrey D. Vassey as described and recorded in Deed Book 661 at Page 443, Rutherford County Registry, said existing iron pin also being the Northeasternmost corner of the property now or formerly owned by Ralph F. Snyder and wife, Annie E. Snyder as described and recorded in Deed Book 446 at Page 290, Rutherford County Registry, from said Beginning point South 42 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 490.55 feet to an existing iron pin in the line of the property now or formerly owned by James F. Whisnant and wife, Shirley as described and recorded in Deed Book 339 at Page 319, Rutherford County Registry; thence South 52 degrees 21 minutes 39 seconds West 125.36 feet to a new iron pin; thence a new line South 42 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 481.24 feet to a new iron pin; thence North 48 degrees 06 minutes 08 seconds East 125 feet to the point and place of Beginning, containing 1.509 acres more or less. There Is Also Conveyed Herein a non-exclusive right of way for the purpose of egress, ingress and regress over the existing forty-foot right of way known as Kindlewood Drive to the hereinabove described tract. Being the same property as that described in Deed Book 715, Page 592, Rutherford County Registry. Tax Map 107-1-26 R. Tract Two: Situate, lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a portion of the property described in deed recorded in Deed Book 213, Page 44, Rutherford County Registry, said portion herein conveyed being described according to a survey dated February 20, 2002, bearing Map No. 20505 S and prepared by Nathan Odom, PLS, of Professional Surveying Services as follows: Beginning at an existing iron pin located in the Westernmost corner of the property of William W. Hamrick and wife, Geraldine V. Hamrick as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 715, Page 592, Rutherford County Registry, said existing iron pin also being located in the Southeastern boundary of the property of John B. Neal, Nick Elliot and Scott Webber as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 783, Page 234, Rutherford County Registry; thence running from said beginning existing iron pin and with the Southwestern boundary of the said Hamrick property South 42 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 521.18 feet to an existing iron pin located in the Southernmost corner of the said Hamrick property, said existing iron pin also being located in the Northwestern boundary of the property of James F. Whisnant, III as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 747, Page 390, Rutherford County Registry; thence running with the Northwestern boundary of the said Whisnant property South 52 degrees 20 minutes 14 seconds West 75.55 feet to a new iron pin; thence running a new line North 42 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 515.60 feetto an existing iron pin located in the Southern corner of the above reference Neal, Elliott and Webber property; thence running with the Southeastern boundary of the Neal, Elliott and Webber property North 48 degrees 06 minutes 05 seconds East 75.34 feet to the point and place of Beginning, and containing 0.90 acres according to said survey. Being the same property as that described in Deed Book 793, Page 96, Rutherford County Registry. Tax Map 107-1-26 V. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as: 192 Kindlewood Drive, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Brian W. King, Attorney for Petitioners King Law Offices, PLLC 215 N. Main Street Rutherfordton, NC 28139 828-286-3332

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1056 10-SP-230 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Trenton J. Wood and Lindsey C. Wood, dated June 23, 2008 and recorded on June 27, 2008, in Book No. 1013, at Page 513 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rutherford County Courthouse, Courthouse Steps, North Carolina on June 30, 2010 at 10:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Ellenboro, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Colfax Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being more particularly described as follows: Being the full contents of Lot No. 30 of the Plain View Subdivision, Phase One, Map One, as shown on a plat of the said Subdivision recorded in Plat Book 18, at Page 40 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, reference which is hereby made for a full and complete description of the lot herein being conveyed.

ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL: One 2002 Fleetwood Glenbrook Mobile Home, 28x72, Model 4763B, Serial #NCFL141AB67328-GB13.

Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Oakwood Rentals, Inc., a North Carolina Corporation to Trenton J. Wood by Deed dated May 4, 2007 and of record in Deed Book 932 at Page 552, Rutherford County Registry.

Tract Two: Situate, lying and being in Colfax Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and bring more particularly described as follows: Being the full contents of Lot No. 29 of the Plain View Subdivision, Phase One, Map Two, as shown on plat of the said Subdivision recorded in Plat Book 18, at Page 41 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, reference which is hereby made for a full and complete description of the lot herein being conveyed.

Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Oakwood Rentals, Inc., A North Carolina Corporation to Trenton J. Wood by deed dated October 5, 2007 and of record in Deed Book 946, at Page 843, Rutherford County Registry.

Address of property: 408 JM Lovelace Road, Ellenboro, NC 28040 Present Record Owners: Trenton J. Wood The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. In the event that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Keith P. Hunter and wife, Amanda D. Hunter.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No. 07-16152-FC02, 712359 6/18, 06/25/2010

Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units:

Dated: June 9, 2010 David A. Simpson, P.C., Substitute Trustee By:________________________________ Attorney at Law Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Attorneys for David A. Simpson, P.C., Substitute Trustee 2701 Coltsgate Road, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28211-3594 Posted:__________ Witness: Assistant/Deputy Clerk of Superior Court

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Christopher “Dudus” Coke, whose supporters waged street battles with security forces last month in an attempt to prevent him from facing drug and weapons charges in the United States, waived his right to an extradition trial at his first appearance before a Jamaican judge.

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CASTELLDEFELS, Spain (AP) — The last thing they heard was the piercing whistle of an oncoming train.

Moments later, dozens of mostly Latin American immigrants who crossed the tracks instead of using an underground passageway to reach a beach party in this seaside resort were dead or injured.

The express train that barreled through the station in northeastern Spain plowed into a group of young men and women that included Ecuadoreans, Chileans, Colombians and Bolivians — leaving 12 people dead, injuring 14.

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Prosecutors said e-mail records, documents and witness statements proved the men from the Washington, D.C., area used the Internet to plot terror attacks in Pakistan and allied nations and meet militant organizations in the country. They sought life imprisonment for the defendants.

Defense lawyers said the evidence was faked and the men were innocent. They vowed to appeal.

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Police and prosecutors would not say if former Archbishop Godfried Danneels was suspected of abuse himself or simply had records pertaining to allegations against another person.

Separately, police seized the records of an independent panel investigating sexual abuse by priests, some 500 cases in all.

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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Kyrgyzstan’s security agency claimed Thursday that relatives of the toppled president colluded with the Taliban and other Islamic militant movements to provoke the ethnic violence that has destabilized the Central Asian nation.

The agency provided no evidence and there was no way of independently confirming the claim.

Former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, now in exile in Belarus, has denied any role in the violence, which killed about 2,000 people and left 400,000 ethnic Uzbeks homeless.

The security agency said two of Bakiyev’s relatives met last month in Afghanistan with representatives of the Taliban, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and Tajik militants to discuss plans to trigger unrest in Kyrgyzstan.

American. “They wanted to help orphans.” The men were staying in Farooq’s house in the central Pakistan city of Sargodha when they were arrested.

The trial was sensitive for the U.S., which is pushing Pakistan to crack down on militancy but has also complained about persistent anti-Americanism in the government, bureaucracy and media.

State Department Spokesman Mark Toner said Thursday that the U.S. respects the Pakistani justice system, but it was too early to assess whether the trial was fair because the appeals process is still to come.

“But we have continued to provide consular assistance to these U.S. citizens throughout and a consular officer attended the court hearing,” Toner told reporters in Washington.

The verdict comes just days after Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty to trying to bomb New York’s Times Square in May after getting training by the Taliban in Pakistan’s tribal areas. Several other so-called “homegrown terrorists” have been arrested over the last 18 months, highlighting what experts say is the vulnerability of a small number of Muslims living or growing up in the United States to militancy.

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The judge handed down two prison terms for each man, one for 10 years on a criminal conspiracy charge, and the other for five years on the charge of funding banned organizations for terrorism. The terms are to be served concurrently. There has been no indication the men would be extradited to the U.S. The five were acquitted of three other charges, including planning to wage war against the U.S. and Afghanistan.

The men said nothing when the verdict was read out.

In letters tossed to journalists from a prison van, the men earlier claimed they were tortured by Pakistani police and FBI agents, charges denied by authorities here and the U.S. The trial moved with unusual speed in a country where cases often drag out for years.

The men have been identified as Ramy Zamzam of Egyptian descent, Waqar Khan and Umar Farooq of Pakistani descent, and Aman Hassan Yemer and Ahmed Minni of Ethiopian descent. They range in age from late teens to mid 20s.

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The ability of insurgents to strike against Iraqi police and soldiers has raised worries about their competence as Iraq takes over its own security ahead of the planned U.S. withdrawal of combat troops by the end of August.

Fears also are high that militants will take advantage of public anger over the political deadlock following inconclusive March 7 parliamentary elections to stage more attacks and foment more instability.

Iraqi government spokesman Ali alDabbagh said Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will meet his main rival Ayad Allawi for a second time in coming days to discuss the political situation.

Maysoun al-Damlouji, a spokeswoman for the Allawi’s bloc, declined to confirm the report but said both men had talked by phone on Wednesday.

The two men, who disagree over who should form the new government, last met on June 12. Allawi’s Sunni-backed Iraqiya list won two more seats than the prime minister’s state of law bloc, but al-Maliki has formed an alliance with another mainly Shiite group. Their alliance is only four seats shy of a simple majority in the 325-seat legislature.

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It would be the first high-profile international event to be held in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-invasion.

Qais al-Azzawi said $100 million has been allocated to restore palaces that can be used for the event.

Some Arab officials have expressed concern about holding the meeting in Baghdad, citing security conditions and the continuing presence of U.S. troops.

Hesham Youssef, the Arab League spokesman, confirmed that the summit would be held in Iraq.