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Bank windows smashed — Page 2A Sports Cavs fall East Rutherford fell to Bandys in its season opening soccer game Monday evening

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010, Forest City, N.C.

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Planners eye ways to boost county

Dr. Harry Wong (above) along with his wife, Rosemary (below), spoke to a packed house of Rutherford County School faculty as part of the professional development kickoff event held at R-S Central High School Monday. The event was sponsored by Rutherford County Schools and provided new and experienced teachers insight on effective classroom management.

Wongs share school insights By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON – Much like a first impression, the first day of school is the most important and the one students will remember. The First Days of School authors Dr. Harry Wong and Rosemary Wong spoke to more than 850 teachers with Rutherford County Schools Monday about the importance of the first day of school and how teachers can become effective classroom managers. The Wongs are the most soughtafter motivational speakers in education today, and their speaking engagements are often booked two to four years in advance, said Janice Baynard, director of federal programs for RCS. After hearing how many teachers had either seen Wong before or wanted to hear him speak, Baynard decided to contact him about coming to Rutherford County for the system’s kick-off event to the 2010-2011 school year. Please see Wongs, Page 6A

FOREST CITY — Drawing more residents to Rutherford County might be the key to growing more jobs — or so the members of the Economic Development Commission Strategic Planning board theorized at their meeting Monday. The group, made up of several members of the EDC board and visitors from the Tourism Development Authority, Rutherford Hospital and the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce met for two hours to discuss ways to increase interest in the area — and who should be in charge of implementing the plans they devise. “We should first layout what out there affects our economy,” EDC Chairman Keven McCammon said as he took to the big board to write down ideas. The committee decided the major influences were: n tourism; n entreprenuership; n industrial recruiting; n broadband connectivity; n quality of life in the county; and, n culture. “This meeting is to layout an action plan,” McCammon said. “We’ve done a lot of information gathering, but we want to come out of this discussion with some targeted areas we see as places we can approach.” Chamber President Rick Austin explained the group was meeting after the county Roundtable group asked him “Where do we go from here?” But not everyone in attendance saw the need for a brand new strategic plan. “I’m just worried about how it all fits together and making sure we’re not duplicating,” Wilbur Wright said. “If there are several other plans around, they might have some of the same stuff that we have.” But McCammon explained rather than just focusing on growth, the group’s over-arcing goal for the strategic plan is to put people back to work. “Our biggest problem is that it

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Park use fees will be debated By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — Eleven months ago, and most recently during the past three meetings, Rutherfordton Town Council has debated fee structures and field uses at Crestview Park without reaching a decision. A year ago in September, Finance Officer Rus Scherer put a fee structure plan together, but so far Council can’t decide what to do. Month after month the Council has talked about the issues, wondering if it should grant certain teams or divisions priority on the fields or if it should charge additional fees for tournaments. They have also discussed reimbursements from county Please see Park, Page 3A

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TRINITY SCHOOL OPENS

The first day of school Monday at Trinity Christian School was bittersweet for new headmaster Tiffany Walker. It’s the first time she’s not been in the classroom. Walker took over as the school’s administrator this year following the retirement of Lewis Freeman. Students at Trinity were welcomed not only by Walker but four new classroom teachers. Here, fourth grade teacher Priscilla McBrayer was going over Wordly Wise lessons with students.

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Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 234 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

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n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 54 E-911 calls.

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n The Spindale Police Department responded to 55 E-911 calls.

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

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n The Forest City Police Department responded to 78 E-911 calls. n An employee of Surratt Rental, on Cooperline Road, Mooresboro, reported an incident of obtaining property by false pretenses. n Candy McKelvey reported harassing phone calls. n Troy Watkins reported a larceny. n Barry Wells reported a forgery. n Jonathon Greene reported a lost wallet. n An employee of Drop-In No. 2, on East Main Street, reported receiving a counterfeit bill. n A Forest City officer assisted a victim in reporting an incident of breaking and entering and larceny.

Arrests

n Tyler Jackson, 26, of Bob Rollins Road, Forest City; charged with simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (FCPD) n Gregory Scott Penson, 44, of 187 Freeman St.; charged with driving while impaired; released

and battery; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Sheila Kay Downing, 42, of 170 Sapphire Drive, Rutherfordton; charged with concealment; placed under a $2,500 secured bond. (RPD) n Robert Bryan Queen Sr., 62, of 976 Gilmer Edwards Road, Rutherfordton; charged with possession of a handgun by a felon and possession of schedule II controlled substance; placed under a $25,000 secured bond. (RPD) n Larry Alfred Montieth, 33, of 1418 U.S. 221 North, Rutherfordton; charged with attempt to obtain property by false pretense and driving while license revoked; placed under a $27,000 secured bond. (RPD) n Melissa Lynn Sentz, 29, of 1418 U.S. 221 North, Rutherfordton; charged with attempt to obtain property by false pretense; released on a $15,000 unsecured bond. (RPD) n Fahim Feroz Ali, 36, of 141 Saint John St., Rutherfordton; charged with driving while impaired; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RPD) n Derrick Randall Bridges, 50, of 151 Autumn Lane; charged with violation of a court order (assault on a female); placed under a $25,000 secured bond. (SPD)

on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (NCHP) n Summer Jean Harris, 24, of 872 Old Hollis Road; charged with two counts of obtain property by false pretense and misdemeanor larceny; placed under a $35,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Lindsey Michelle Greene, 19, of 872 Hollis Road; charged with misdemeanor larceny; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Mark Anthony Stafford, 33, of 138 Avery Drive; charged with felony conversion; released on an unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Darrell Shannon Kuhl, 44, of 143 Johnson St.; charged with two counts each of communicating threats, assault with a deadly weapon and assault and battery; released on a $5,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Joshua Allan Loper, 22, of 231 Hollins St.; charged with first-degree trespassing and injury to real property; released on a $2,500 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Christopher Shawn Beam, 19, of 274 Brooklyn Road; charged with local ordinance consume alcohol by 19/20 and resisting a public officer; placed under a $2,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Jeremy Wolph Rippy, 19, no address listed; charged with resisting a public officer and local ordinance consumer alcohol by 19/20; placed under a $2,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Dazal Ray Morrow, 22, of 261 Long St.; charged with first-degree trespassing and injury to real property; released on a $3,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) Jimmy Brandon Bumgardner, 28, of 1568 Rock Road; charged with communicating threats; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Misty Dawn Holmes, 26, of 138 Short Road; charged with resisting a public officer and failure to appear on assault with a deadly weapon and assault

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RUTHERFORDTON — Police are looking for a man who broke two windows at Wachovia Bank early Sunday morning. The suspect is described as a slim-build black male with curly short hair. At the time of the incident he was wearing light-colored shorts and no shirt. His image was captured on bank surveillance cameras. The Rutherfordton Police Department was dispatched to an alarm call at Wachovia Bank, at 137 Charlotte Road, at a little after 2:30 a.m. En route to the call, the officer was flagged down at the intersection of Charlotte Road and Main Street by a man in a pickup truck who said he heard glass break when he was in the area of the bank. When the officer arrived at the bank, he found double-pane windows broken out on the east and north sides of the bank. Officers from the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and the Spindale Police Department also responded to the scene. The RPD incident report says, “Upon checking the broken windows, blood was found to be all over the glass, along with what appeared to be a handprint on one of the walls where a window was broken.” At that point, area medical facilities were notified to be alert for anyone who might come in with cuts. The bank was searched by a Wachovia employee and police officers, and nothing was found to be missing from the bank. One window was broken by throwing a rock. The other was kicked. Police ask anyone with information about the incident to call the RPD at 287-5062.

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Rutherford Notes Sheriff urges safety for students Housing Hope classes scheduled

RUTHERFORDTON — Rutherford County Sheriff Jack Conner offers some safety tips for those youngsters who will be walking back and forth to school this year. “Parents can teach their children the following safety tips, which will inform the youngsters of the danger signs to watch for and avoid when walking between school and home,” Conner said. “Drivers should be cautious of children walking back and forth to school,” he added. “We can all learn from the safety tips and abide by them to make Rutherford County safer for all.”

FOREST CITY — For Rutherford Countians hoping to buy a house, but who have bad credit or feel anxious about pursuing a bank loan, there is Housing Hope. On Sept. 23, Housing Hope weekly classes will be taught for people interested in buying a home, but has been frustrated with the process of being a homeowner due to lack of finances of even not having a steady job. Classes are free. Scott Carpenter, executive director, Rutherford County Housing Initiative, will lead the weekly classes at the offices of Isothermal Planning Development Commission. Topics of discussion will include bank loans, not having a steady job, not enough money in savings, or even bad credit. Rutherford County Housing Initiative is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the The safety tips include: housing status of people in the county. The purn While walking, remember to pose of Housing Hope, says Carpenter, is to enable people to moderate means to purchase a quality home for the first time. “This is done by improving their personal financial conditions through money management and homeowner education,” Carpenter explains. Continued from Page 1A Housing Hope class space is limited and Carpenter asks anyone interested in joining the school teams using town faciliclass to call Carpenter at 287-2281, ext. 1252 for ties. R-S Central High School more information. tennis team has used the park, but officials recently told the ‘Race to the Rock’ is set town it will use facilities at FOREST CITY — Runners and cyclists can Peach Tree Racquet Club. “Race to the Rock” at Chimney Rock at Chimney Other schools have also used Rock State Park. tennis courts over the past few The 5K run and 7K cycling time trail are set for years. Sunday, August 29 at 8 a.m. Both events are part But with the repaving of the of the 6th Annual Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad tennis court at Crestview, Town and professionally managed by Set Up Events. The Council wants to make sure the run is an Asheville Track Club Grand Prix Race. courts are taken care of propBeginning in Chimney Rock Village and conerly. tinuing up the Park’s winding entrance road, In July, Scherer once again the race finishes just below Chimney Rock, the presented information to ancient monolith which gives the Park its name. Council gathered from six parks While completing the race, averaging an uphill and recreation departments seven percent grade, is certainly reward enough, regarding various fee structures. participants will also be treated to 75-mile views To try to come up with a deciof Lake Lure, Hickory Nut Gorge and the Carolina sion, Mayor Jimmy Dancy and Piedmont. Concessions after the race will be pro- council agreed to set a workshop vided by the Chimney Rock Village Volunteer Fire at 6 p.m. this Wednesday at Department Auxiliary. Town Hall, inviting Recreation Spectators may watch the race’s finish, but must Committee members and other be in the park before 7:30 a.m. so the road is clear people to join Council ople_1.833inx3in Pageinterested 1 of 1 for runners and cyclists. for discussions on field use and Advanced registration is $35 and includes a fees. commemorative Olympiad T-shirt (while supIn April 2009, Rutherfordton plies last). Register online at hickorynutolympiad. celebrated a dedication of the com. Walk up registration will also be available new $310,000 lighting system at beginning at 6:30 a.m. at the Old Rock Café in Crestview, that became reality Chimney Rock Village and is $40. because of the involvement of Proceeds benefit charitable organizations in the citizens and organizations workHickory Nut Gorge. ing together.

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always travel with a friend. Two heads are better than one, especially if there is an emergency. n A stranger is anyone you or your parents don’t know well. n You or your friend must never take candy, money, medicine or anything else from a stranger. n If a stranger in a car asks you questions, don’t get close to the car (you could get pulled in), and never get in the car. n Strangers can be very tricky; they can get you to walk with them to “show” them something. They can offer to pay for your video game or ask you to help them find a lost dog or cat. Don’t be fooled. n Don’t tell anyone your name or address when you are

The project, with new Musco Lights installed on new poles for the ball fields and tennis courts, was funded by donations and without taxpayer dollars. Little League volunteers, parents, and citizens began a campaign to have the poles and lights replaced. Funding the project were Baseball of Tomorrow of New York, which donated $75,000; the Timken Foundation of Canton, which donated $100,000; the Rutherfordton Recreation Trust Fund, which gave $50,000; the town, which received a $100,000 grant from North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund; Rutherfordton Little League, which contributed $5,000; and the Rutherfordton Raiders football program, which contributed $2,500. Camp Electric provided in-kind donations. Since several groups contributed to the field’s lights, and so many people are asking to use the fields, Council seems confused about how to allocate use of the facilities. Last year, Town Council voted to give Little League first priority on the fields during Little League season and allow rental of the fields at other available times. Scherer said topics to be dis-

walking, and don’t think that because someone knows your name they know you. They may just be looking at your name printed on your lunch box, school bag or T-shirt. n If you think you are in danger, yell and run to the nearest store or “safe house” or back to school. n Always tell your parents or teacher if a stranger has approached you. “By taking the time to carefully prepare your child on how to handle these situations, you can ensure your child’s safety whether they are on their way to school or home, playing on a playground or riding their bikes,” Sheriff Conner said.

cussed Wednesday include: n Should organized sports teams be charged a fee to guarantee field use for practice or games? n Should the town decrease tournament rates to be closer in line with other facilities? n Should a light fee be charged? If so, should anyone be exempt? n Should one organization have priority over another? n Can people rent facilities for profit/business ventures? Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com

Correction Gleena Bright was secretary at Bethany Baptist Church 31 years. The story published in Sunday’s newspaper contained incorrect information. The Daily Courier regrets the error.

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The US Department of Agriculture – Rural Development, through its Rural Business & Cooperative Programs Service, has received an application for financial assistance from Surrey Bank and Trust. The specific elements of this proposed action is to provide a USDA Rural Development Loan Guarantee to assist the end recipient, East Coast Entertainment of Forest City, in the construction of a multi-screen theater in downtown Forest City, NC.

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Rural Development has assessed the potential environmental impacts of this proposed action and determined the planned improvements would potentially impact the Forest City Main Street Historic District. It has been determined that there is no practicable alternative to avoid these impacts. However, potential impacts will be minimized by the following mitigation measures that will be incorporated in the conditional commitment for granting financial assistance and are to be included in the plans and specifications. 1. The developer for the theater project has agreed in the Development Agreement with the Town to coordinate the design of the new in-fill cinema with the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). Plans for the cinema will be submitted to the SHPO’s Raleigh and Western Offices for review and comment once they are completed. Proper methods for demolition and disposal of demolition wastes will be incorporated into project plans and specifications to ensure worker safety including protection with regard to hazardous substances. Best management construction practices will be incorporated into project plans and specifications including sedimentation and erosion controls and storm water management. 2. A “Memorandum of Agreement” with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has been prepared to seek consultation as required by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Project design will ensure compatibility with the historical character of the area and proposed plans will be submitted for approval by the SHPO. 3. The Town of Forest City shall document all buildings that are to be demolished utilizing a Recordation Plan provided by the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office and will erect a permanent interpretive display within the redevelopment site to explain the historical significance of the buildings.

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Our Views Roadway safety our responsibility

ome schools in the county are already back in session, and later this week, all schools will be

open. Now is the perfect time for people to start thinking about safety on our roadways. People need to remember that there are school buses on the highway and be alert. That also means that children will be on the roadsides. We do not want to see anyone get hurt. So we urge motorists to be alert. Leave a few minutes early for work so you do not have to hurry or get frustrated if you find yourself behind the bus. Let those cell phone calls wait. Watch those children you see closely, they are young and they will often do things you do not expect. We also urge all those students to watch what they are doing as they wait for the school bus. Please stay away from the roadways until the bus is stopped and watch out for those cars. Safety should be our top priority.

Our readers’ views Questions change in school bus stop To the editor: With school beginning next week a problem that arose several weeks before school ended last year, is puzzling me again. A decision had been made for the school bus stops on our street to be eliminated and the children would have to walk to the end of the street and get picked up on the corner at Tanner’s Grove. The reason for the change seems to be that a neighbor has complained that the bus had been getting onto their grass as it turns around at the bottom of the court. The turn around at the bottom of the court is small and makes it difficult for the buses to turn around. We live near the bottom of the court, it is five minute walk to the corner and the upper part of the court is curvy and wooded. In my opinion a 12-year-old girl should not have to walk through such an area to get to a bus stop, which is now on a dangerous blind curve, just to protect a lawn from bus tires. Is there no easement between the court (which is a county road) and the private property? It should be the school district’s responsibility to provide a reasonably safe bus stop for my child. I wonder if the person that made the decision to move the stop because of a complaint about lawn damage would think that was a safe walk for their

12-year-old daughter? Protect a lawn or protect a child — the choice seems easy to me. Steve Gettings Forest City

Says police should direct traffic at schools To the editor: I was just curious why the Forest City Police Department no longer feels that it is their duty to direct traffic at schools in town. Spindale Police, Lake Lure Police, and Rutherfordton Police, all direct traffic at schools in their respective towns. I realize that Forest City has several schools in their city limits, but not all of those schools are in need of traffic direction. This is not New York, Los Angles, or perhaps Hickory. We are a small town with small town expectations, that include police officers directing traffic at local schools. David Simmions Forest City

Says articles show young people care To the editor: I plan to “save” the articles by Jean Gordon concerning Carolyn Pocock and Sloan Whiteside. They will make for good reading when it looks like our “adults” have lost all feelings for poor people here and the world over. These two young ladies need to conduct some “workshops” in our communities and churches

and try to pass on some of the compassion they obviously have for the less fortunate. Not once did I read that they “blame” the poor for their condition; but rather wanted to help them. I hear more adult leaders finding that the less fortunate are such because they are lazy, or in some way contribute to their own condition. Thank God for such young adults as Carolyn and Sloan. We have a chance yet if we can find more like them. Ray Crawford Rutherfordton

Says flag was missing at football stadium To the editor: Last I heard was when singing the National Anthem, everyone faces the flag and takes off their hats. It was very disappointing Friday night at the Chase football game, when everyone had their hats off, their hands over their hearts and turned to face an empty pole. Our men and women gave their lives so this could be a free country, the flag still stands for freedom and anyone living in the USA should be very proud to be living in a free country. If the flag was not flying due to funds, my family will be honored to purchase one. We will also be honored to raise it and lower it at every home game. Teresa Baynard Forest City

Story behind book offers us some key lessons Is the death penalty “obsolete in North Carolina”? It might be, says Jim Woodall, District Attorney for Orange and Chatham Counties, reacting to the news that inaccurate reports from the State Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab may have been used by prosecutors to obtain guilty verdicts in capital cases. According to WCHL (Chapel Hill) news reports, Woodall believes “the state should place a moratorium on executions.” The revival of the debate on the death penalty is just one of the many fallouts from the News & Observer’s expose and the outside review of SBI procedures that it prompted. Prosecutors and courts are reeling as they face an expensive and time-consuming process of review and retrial of cases where the tainted testimony from the SBI lab results helped convict defendants, possibly affected the sentence, or was

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a factor in a plea bargain agreement. Even more disquieting is their quiet realization that their use of misleading SBI evidence might have led to the execution of an innocent accused. For the moment, North Carolina prosecutors face a more difficult problem. North Carolina citizens serving on juries are going to be more skeptical of the prosecution’s expert witnesses. It is going to be much harder to prove guilt based on the conclusions of forensic experts on the state’s payroll. That skepticism will, at least to a degree, carry over to all the state’s witnesses in criminal cases. It is a matter of trust.

And the trust factor is broken, at least for a while. How do you rebuild that trust? Some people, including powerful Senator Marc Basnight, may favor making the crime lab independent of the SBI. But prosecutors will be wary of this suggestion. While they certainly want the crime lab procedures and reports to be accurate, they also want witnesses who will help them by testifying with confidence and certainty. They want experts who will be helpful as well as professional. Too many “maybes” and “could-bes” and not enough “certainties” may diminish the persuasiveness of a witness in the eyes of a jury. Witnesses from an independent lab are not going to be nearly as coachable as those from an affiliated lab. Coincidentally, this week new UNC-Chapel Hill students discussed a book that showed how eyewitness tes-

timony delivered with confidence and certainty led to the conviction and imprisonment of an innocent accused. The book is Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton (with Erin Torneo). Thompson-Cannino was the victim of a brutal rape. In a lineup she identified Cotton as the rapist. When she testified in court, she had no doubt and her confident testimony led to Cotton’s conviction in 1985. Cotton remained in prison for more than ten years. In 1995 DNA evidence proved that another man, not Cotton, had raped Thompson-Cannino. In “Picking Cotton” Thompson-Cannino tells how she came to her certainty about Cotton’s guilt—and stuck to it until the DNA evidence forced her to admit she might have been wrong. In a parallel story, Cotton

describes the hatred he felt for Thompson-Cannino as she falsely accused him. “Picking Cotton” should remind us (if the SBI mess had not) that our justice system is not perfect, and that all of us must take responsibility for its failings. Thankfully there is another, more hopeful, message in “Picking Cotton.” Thompson-Cannino and Cotton, and their families, have become friends and colleagues, as well as coauthors of their powerful book. Instead of allowing the brutal rape and the longterm incarceration ruin their lives, they have developed a mutual trust and respect that could be a powerful example for the rest of us … as we work to repair the damage the SBI crime lab has done and to rebuild the trust its actions destroyed. Martin hosts UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch, which airs Sundays at 5 p.m.

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Obituaries J.E. Yelton Jr.

J.E. Yelton Jr, 88, of 4701 NC Hwy 226, Golden Valley, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, at his residence. He was the widower of Prue Parker Yelton. He was a son of the late Jim and Harriett Yelton. He worked for many years at Drexel in Morganton and was a retired N.C. Department of Transportation worker. He was a member of Fairview Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, trustee, Sunday School teacher and Sunday School superintendent. He was a member of the Hollis Masonic Lodge No. 535 for 60 years, a former member of the Cherry Mountain Volunteer Fire Department and was a World War II Air Corps veteran. Survivors include two daughters, Wanda Tuck of Golden Valley and Judy Hinson of Cherryville; three sons, Jasper Yelton, Alvin Yelton and David Yelton, all of Golden Valley; 11 grandchildren; and 20 greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church with the Revs. Gary Smith and Jim McCurry officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow with Masonic and military rites in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Fairview Baptist Church, 4350 NC Hwy 226, Bostic, NC 28018 or Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Online condolences: www.washburndorsey.com.

Buena Winn

Buena Ledford Winn, 98, of Forest City, died Monday Aug. 23, 2010, at Autumn Care. A native of Cleveland County, she was a daughter of the late William Perry Ledford and Sarah Susannah Allen Ledford. She was a member of Sandy Run Baptist Church and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Zeb Winn. She is survived by a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Toney officiating. Burial will follow at Trinity Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Online condolences: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com

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House. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Wilson and Ida Yelton Grayson. She was a member of Spindale United Methodist Church and was a former employee of Stonecutter Mill. She is survived by a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Spindale United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Pyatt officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the church’s family life center. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Spindale United Methodist Church. Crowe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www. crowemortuary.com.

Mary Walker Mary Evelyn Walker, 75, of Forest City, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, at Fair Haven Home in Bostic. A former resident of Athens, Tenn., she was a daughter of the late W. D. “Bill” Miller and the late Ruth Jerles Miller. She was a graduate of McMinn County High School and a member of Valley View Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Jack Walker; a son, R. Jeffery Walker of Forest City; a brother, James W. Miller of Athens; and a granddaughter. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at McMinn Memory Gardens in Athens, Tenn., with the Rev. Hoyt Melton officiating. Memorials may be made to Valley View Baptist Church, 119 County Road 561, Athens, TN 37303. McMahan’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Paul Blackwelder Paul M. Blackwelder, 86, of Champion Drive, Rutherfordton, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, at Oak Grove Health Care Center. A native of McDowell County, he was a son of the late Leroy Charles Blackwelder and Rosa Turberville Blackwelder. He was a member of Concord Baptist Church in Bostic, Woodmen of the World and was the retired

manager for Forest City Paint and Supply Company. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Ada Green Blackwelder. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Gilbert Blackwelder; two daughters, Jane Blackwelder West and Paula Blackwelder Champion, both of Rutherfordton; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church with the Revs. Frank Hoyle and Dean Baughn officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from one hour before the service. Memorials may be made to Concord Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 60, Bostic, North Carolina 28018. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www. padgettking.com

James McDaniel James Phillip McDaniel, 61, of Shelby, died Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Edward Junior McDaniel and Donnis Dysart McDaniel. He attended Sisk Memorial Missionary Methodist Church in Ellenboro, and served in the Army. He was the manager at Cleveland Memorial Park in Boiling Springs for more than 20 years. He was formerly employed by Lady’s Funeral Home in Kannapolis, King’s Department Store in Shelby, Fiber Industries in Earl and Eaton Transmissions in Kings Mountain. Survivors include a brother, Gary McDaniel; his companion, Judy G. Cole; and two aunts. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Sisk-Butler Funeral Chapel in Bessemer City with the Revs. Andy Oliver and Frank Lewis officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Entombment will

Buena Ledford Winn, age 98, of Forest City, NC, died Monday August 23, 2010 at Autumn Care. Buena was born August 5, 1912 in Cleveland County, NC to the late William Perry Ledford and Sarah Susannah Allen Ledford. She was a member of Sandy Run Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She loved and enjoyed her family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Zeb Winn, and by four brothers and four sisters. She is survived by a host of loving nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Reverend Wayne Toney officiating. Interment will follow in Trinity Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family of Buena Ledford Winn. A live webcast of the service and an online guest registry are available at: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com Paid obit.

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Ethel Propst Ethel Mae Alexander Propst, 94, of Athens, Ala., and formerly of Shelby, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, at Limestone Health Facility in Athens. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late William Pinkney and Ethel Mae Simmons Alexander. She was also preceded in death by her husband. She was a lifelong member of Central United Methodist Church in Shelby. Survivors include her daughter, Susan Propst Graben of Decatur, Ala.; a half-brother, Max Alexander of Cliffside; and two halfsisters, Sarah Hamrick of Cliffside and Carrie Pearson of Forest City. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Craig Langston officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Cemetery in Shelby. The family will receive friends one hour before the service. Memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church, 200 E. Marion St., Shelby, NC 28150. Online condolences: www.cecilmburtonfuneralhome.com.

Deaths Satch Davidson HOUSTON —Longtime National League umpire Satch Davidson has died at 75. Davidson was the home plate umpire for two of the

William "Bill" Nolan, Jr.

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be at Cleveland Memorial Park Mausoleum in Boiling Springs. Memorials may be made to the Humane Society in the county of the donor’s choice.

Paul M. Blackwelder, age 86, of Champion Drive, Rutherfordton, North Carolina died Sunday, August 22, 2010 at Oak Grove Health Care Center. He was a native of McDowell County, NC and a son of the late Leroy Charles Blackwelder and Rosa Turberville Blackwelder; a member of Concord Baptist Church, Bostic, Woodmen of the World and was the retired manager for Forest City Paint and Supply Company. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Ada Green Blackwelder. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Gilbert Blackwelder; two daughters, Jane Blackwelder West and Paula Blackwelder Champion and her husband, Gary all of Rutherfordton; four grandchildren, Kellie Patrick, Amanda Phuntek, Brooke Johnson and Scott Patrick, and seven greatgrandchildren, Heather Green, Noah Champion, Saylor Johnson, Addison Phuntek, Caden Puntek, Emma Sage Johnson and Zanna Patrick. Funeral services will be held at three o'clock Tuesday, August 24, 2010 in the Concord Baptist Church with Reverend Frank Hoyle and Reverend Dean Baughn officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 2 until 3pm prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Concord Baptist Church Building Fund, PO Box 60, Bostic, North Carolina 28018. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com Paid obit

William Louis (Bill) Nolan Jr. 68, of Forest City N.C. died Friday, August 20, 2010 at his home surrounded by family. He was born July 27, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio and was a son of the late William Louis Nolan Sr. and Marie Goske Nolan. Also preceding him in death was a sister, Janice, and a brother, David. He served in the US Navy March 1960 - August 1963 aboard the USS F.D. Roosevelt CV-42. He retired after working 30 years as a journeyman lineman in Ohio and Arizona. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Bonnie Nolan, daughters; Terri Tweed (Greg) of Forest City, Karyn Coon (Joel Brooks) of Fairport Hbr. Ohio, and William Louis (Bill) Nolan III (Chrissy) of Forest City; sisters Lynn Kemerait and Marcia Monahan, and brothers Michael Nolan (Terry) Tom Thompson (Jayne), and other relatives William, Carolin, and Robert. Grandchildren; Ashley Oakley (Marvin), Amber Hosford (Jon), Larry Bond, Autumn Bond, Brittany Coon (Nick Gurrisi), Brandon Coon, Kaitlin Coon, Mikayla Nolan, and William Louis (Bo) Nolan IV. There are seven great grandchildren. He also leaves behind friends of 45 years John Csupick (Donna) and Gary Miller (Annette) plus many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be at Florence Baptist Church, Forest NC on Friday Aug. 27, 2010 beginning at 1pm with Dr. Bobby Gantt and Rev. Mike Elgin officiating. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, Po Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or Florence Baptist Church, 201 S. Broadway St., Forest City, NC 28043 in memory of Bill Nolan. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com Paid obit

most famous home runs in baseball history. He had a first-hand look when Hank Aaron hit his 715th homer in 1974 to break Babe Ruth’s record. And he was behind the plate in 1975 when Carlton Fisk’s shot won Game 6 of the World Series. Davidson was an NL umpire from 1969 through 1984. Stjepan Bobek BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Doctors say Yugoslav football legend Stjepan Bobek has died. He was 86. The Croatia-born striker made his name playing for Partizan Belgrade between 1945-58, scoring 403 goals in 468 matches, a club record. In 1947, he scored a record nine goals in a Yugoslav league game. He also scored 38 goals in 63 matches for the Yugoslavia national team. He won two Olympic silver medals in London in 1948 and Helsinki in 1954. After ending his playing career, Bobek coached in Poland, Tunisia, Macedonia and Greece, including rivals Panathinaikos and Olympiakos. Johnny Bailey HOUSTON (AP) — Johnny Bailey, a record-breaking running back in the small college ranks and former NFL Pro Bowl kick returner, has died from pancreatic cancer. He was 43. Texas A&M-Kingsville announced his death Friday. Bailey played for the Division II school from 1986-89, when it was known as Texas A&I University, and became the second college player to run for more than 6,000 yards in a career. Bailey rushed for 6,320 yards. At the time, only he and Tony Dorsett at the University of Pittsburgh had run for more than 6,000 yards in a career.

James McDaniel James Phillip McDaniel, 61, of Shelby, went to sleep at the family farm and woke up in the presence of the Lord on August 20, 2010. He was born in Rutherford County on September 20, 1948, to the late Edward Junior McDaniel and Donnis Dysart McDaniel. James attended Sisk Memorial Missionary Methodist Church in Ellenboro. He served in the United States Army. James was the manager at Cleveland Memorial Park in Boiling Springs for more than twenty years. He was formerly employed by Lady’s Funeral Home in Kannapolis, King’s Department Store in Shelby, Fiber Industries in Earl, and Eaton Transmissions in Kings Mountain. He was a devoted animal lover and rescuer. James also loved children and was a good all-around person. He is much loved and will be missed by all who knew him. He is survived by a brother, Gary McDaniel; faithful companion, Judy G. Cole and her children, Jason Cole, Tracey and Chuck Byars and her grandchildren Jonathan and Lindsey Byars; nephews, Keith McDaniel, Kirk McDaniel; great-nieces, Genessa Dee McDaniel, Nakayla McDaniel; aunts, Raye Davis, Eloise Dysart Funeral services will be at 4:00 PM Tuesday, August 24 at SiskButler Funeral Chapel in Bessemer City with Rev. Andy Oliver and Rev. Frank Lewis officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Tuesday at Sisk-Butler Funeral Home Entombment will be at Cleveland Memorial Park Mausoleum in Boiling Springs In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Humane Society in the county of the donor’s choice. To offer condolences, please visit www.siskbutler.com Arrangements by Sisk-Butler Funeral Home, Bessemer City. Paid obit.

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EDC Chairman Keven McCammon (left) explains bullet points during a strategic planning session Monday, while Chamber of Commerce Director Rick Austin takes notes.

Foothills Harvest Ministry: $5 plastic grocery bag sale, $7 tall kitchen bag sale, $9 30-gallon trash bag sale; bags can be filled with clothes and shoes. Silent auctions for Relay for Life: Held weekly through Sept. 10. Photos and details will be posed on the Rutherford County government website at www. rutherfordcountync.gov. Items will be posted each Monday and bids end each Friday at noon. For information or to place a bid, e-mail Debra Conner, debra.conner@rutherfordcountync.gov. Luminaria sale and can food drive: Relay for Life Rutherford County is selling luminarias, which will be lighted Sept. 10 at Relay for Life, for $10; luminarias may be purchased online at www. relayforlife.org/rutherfordnc or by calling Gail Strickland, 245-2156 or 233-1735. In addition, canned foods will be used to weigh down the luminarias. After Relay, the canned foods will be donated to Communities in Schools and Grace of God Rescue Mission; cans should be 11 to 15 ounces to best fit in the luminarias. Washburn Community Outreach Center: Ladies wearing apparel half-price; hours Thursday and Friday, noon to 6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; contact the center regarding the GED program offered by ICC at 245-5603. Recreational soccer sign ups: Mail in registration has been extended; all forms, which can be found at www.rcsoccer.org, must be postmarked by Aug. 25. Walkin registration and a mini camp will be held Saturday, Aug. 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the field at Isothermal Community College; all players must provide a copy of their birth certificate. For more information, call 286-0073 or e-mail rutherfordcountyscoccer@yahoo.com. Celebration of the Arts applications: Will be accepted through Sept. 8 at the Rutherford County Visual Arts Center, 160 N. Main St., Rutherfordton; guidelines and information available at www. rcvag.com.

Tuesday, Aug. 24 Freshman orientation and open house: 9 a.m., Chase High School. Relay for Life fundraiser: Ten percent of all proceeds at Zaxby’s between 5 and 8 p.m. will be given to Relay for Life of Rutherford County. HOPE Support Group: Tuesdays, at 6 p.m. at the Center of Living for any adult in the community who has lost a loved one. Offered at no cost by Hospice of Rutherford County. 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 information.

Thursday, Aug. 26 Charity golf tournament: beginning at 8 a.m., Bald Mountain Golf Course; part of the Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad; for information, visit www.hickorynutolympiad.com. ON MY OWN Series: 1:30 p.m., Carolina Event and Conference Center; featuring information about how to deal with stress and anxiety; hosted by Hospice of Rutherford County.

Saturday, Aug. 28 Community yard sale: 8 a.m. to noon, Florence Baptist Church Life Enrichment Center; proceeds will go to Relay for Life.

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has been very difficult to recruit industries over the years,” said EDC Board Member Rich Cotarello. “Should we be looking in other places? In a lot of the things that Omer (Causey) submits, we talk about looking at other markets — retirees and others.” Austin added that nationwide, 55 percent of all jobs come from existing businesses and helping those expand. “At the chamber, our focus is on helping our existing businesses here,” Austin said. TDA’s acting director Michelle Whitaker also felt trying to draw

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“I approached Dr. Mason about getting him to come here and she told me to go ahead and contact him,” Baynard said. “It’s an honor,” she said. “We’re very fortunate to have him come to speak.” For three hours, the Wongs alternated who was speaking on various topics of effective classroom management – from creating routines and procedures for every classroom activity to seeing how other effective teachers have adapted ideas to fit their own classrooms. “We’re here for one reason only,” Harry Wong said of teachers. “For kids to learn and achieve. There’s only one way to get them to learn – you give them an effective teacher. You do not get student achievement by changing the structure of the school.” Classroom management, Harry Wong continued, has nothing to do with discipline. Instead, you set routines and expectations and continue to practice them until students master them. “The most important thing to establish is consistency,” he said. Both spoke on the importance of having a plan. When school begins Wednesday, he said, all effective teachers will walk in with a plan. One teacher planned out the first 10 days in the classroom all the way

Car wash: 9 a.m. to noon, Retro Cinemas; hosted by East High’s JV cheerleaders; minimum donations are $5 cars, $7 trucks, $10 SUVs; proceeds go toward purchase of new uniforms. Parking lot swap meet: 10 a.m., Union Mills Learning Center; bring items for barter or sale – plants, produce, baked goods, tools, services, materials, farm/ domestic animals, household items; bring a picture and information for items too large to bring; set up begins at 9:30 a.m., no charge for table space.

EDC Board Member Omer Causey related some of his personal experience in moving to the area from Florida. “When we came here, at the ripe old age of 59, we found that land prices here and the other costs were much less than in Asheville and Buncombe County,” Causey said. “We found that

down to what clothes she would wear each day, Rosemary Wong said. Another teacher said that by having a plan, there was no issues in the classroom. “If you do plan, success will happen to you,” she said. Emphasis was placed on structure as well. “Structure just means organization,” Harry Wong said. “Organization and structure from parents and teachers can help students.” Rosemary Wong said there are seven questions all students, no matter what grade level, ask – am I in the right room, where am I supposed to sit, what are the rules, what will I be doing this year, how will I be graded, who is my teacher and will I be treated fair? One of the suggestions for answering the questions was to use a PowerPoint presentation the first day or to create a tri-fold pamphlet students could carry with them and share with their parents. She also provided examples of how teachers start their days – from greeting students to creating agendas for students to know what would be happening throughout the day. Students should have an assignment to start as soon as they enter the classroom, she said. “The number one priority of teachers is to get the students to work,” she added. “You don’t need to be extraordinary,

adding a 30-minute drive made a lot more sense to get the 40 percent savings.” Rutherford Hospital CEO David Bixler said, “When we’re recruiting physicians, the feedback I get about local schools has always been very positive. As compared to other locations, I don’t hear people saying that we need to fix our schools. What I’ve heard today in terms of the cost of property and raising a family here, I think these are tremendous benefits.” The group decided to hold another meeting to finalize details before presenting the plan to the full EDC board at their September meeting. Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.

just effective.” In closing, Harry Wong reminded teachers that what they’d learned during the three-hour session wasn’t invented last week, and that teachers truly held one of the most noble titles in the world. “We’re the window through which they see the world,” he said. “When you are holding the hearts and minds in your hand, winging it is not an option,” Rosemary Wong added. Both educators, the Wongs have been sharing their expertise with teachers for the past 30 years. Harry Wong said the couple – who actually met through a professional development speaking engagement – have more ideas than could be shared in three hours time that are gleaned from teachers from across the United States. “America is filled with wonderful, devoted teachers,” he said. Baynard said the event would serve not only as a way to pump up first time teachers for their classrooms, but would also provide a fresh look for veteran teachers. “It will really energize the beginning of their year,” she said. Rutherford County Schools will begin the 2010-2011 school year Wednesday. Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.

Arrest made in 1980 slaying of N.C. sailor PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A California man has been charged with aggravated murder in the 1980 death of a sailor in Oregon. Prosecutors said 49-year-old Patrick Timothy Royster was arraigned Monday in Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland following

his extradition from Contra Costa County, Calif., where Royster was in jail on unrelated charges. Royster is accused of killing 21-yearold Ronald Clinton Moses, who was in the Navy stationed aboard the USS Monticello while it was in dry dock at Swan Island for repairs. His body was found May 3, 1980,

floating in the Willamette River near the St. John’s Bridge. Police said Moses was a native of Charlotte, N.C. The joint investigation included Portland Police Bureau’s cold case unit, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

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more residents to the area was a good idea. “For those who might be looking to relocate, a lot of times their first experience with a place is when they visit and then end up living there,” Whitaker said. “Also, in regard to helping existing businesses, that is part of my role since tourism is such a big industry in this county.”

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MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Danielle has formed far from land in the Atlantic with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), and it’s expected to strengthen in the next couple of days. Danielle is the second Atlantic hurricane of the year. On Monday afternoon, it was about 1,320 miles (2,120 kilometers) east of the Lesser Antilles islands. Forecasters say the storm could become a major hurricane by Wednesday. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Frank has weakened slightly in the Pacific. It’s maximum sustained winds were 50 mph (85 kph), but it could gain strength again in the next day or so.

Hot Tennessee River costing TVA millions

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Valley Authority is losing tens of millions of dollars in power generation at its largest nuclear plant to avoid overheating the Tennessee River in Alabama. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports the nation’s largest public utility has already lost nearly $50 million in power generation at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant near Athens, Ala. Unless the summer cools down,

TVA could lose more, pushing up fuel costs and consumer electric bills even after seven straight monthly increases. The utility supplies power to nearly 9 million consumers in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia.

Pa. robbery suspect nabbed after N.C. heist NEW FLORENCE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man wanted by state police in three western Pennsylvania bank robberies has been arrested and charged in North Carolina, where authorities say he robbed one bank and is suspected of robbing two more. State police say 34-year-old James Fitzgerald Higgins, of Vintondale, is suspected of two banks in Cambria County before his latest alleged Pennsylvania heist on Aug. 16 at the First National Bank in New Florence. The first robbery was at Somerset Trust Bank in Jackson Township, on Aug. 7 and the C&G Trust Bank in Nanty Glo a week later. Higgins was arrested Thursday and charged with robbing a bank in Wilmington, N.C. that day. He was being held in the New Hanover (N.C.) County Jail while authorities investigate two other North Carolina bank robberies.

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Mary Lauterbach, mother of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach of the U.S.M.C., reacts to the guilty verdict of Cesar Laurean at Wayne County Superior Courthouse in Goldsboro Monday.

Ex-Marine guilty of killing a colleague GOLDSBORO (AP) — A jury on Monday convicted a former Marine of first-degree murder in the death of a pregnant colleague who had accused him of rape, a charge that stalled the military career he treasured. Cesar Laurean, 23, of Las Vegas, was found guilty of killing Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, 20, of Vandalia, Ohio, in December 2007. The two were assigned to the same logistics unit at Camp Lejeune, the base in Jacksonville that is home to about 50,000 Marines. The former Marine corporal was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The victim’s mother, Mary Lauterbach, read a statement before the judge imposed the sentence. She told Laurean to look at his mother and see the pain in her face. “I feel so sorry for your daughter. She will have to live with the shame that her father is in prison for murdering not one but two people,” Mary Lauterbach said. Defense lawyer Dick McNeil told the court Laurean would appeal. The judge ordered the state’s appellate defender’s office to represent Laurean’s appeal. Laurean also faced three other charges of robbing Lauterbach of her bank ATM card, and of theft and attempted fraud for allegedly trying to use it to withdraw cash. He

was found not guilty of the robbery charge, but Laurean was convicted on the fraud and theft charges. The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for three hours Monday before convicting Laurean. The rape accusation never was corroborated, and a Marine buddy testified Laurean told him the sex was consensual. Prosecutors had argued Laurean wanted to get rid of the woman because their encounter threatened to destroy his military career. Even if the sex was consensual, Laurean could have been punished because it is against Marine Corps rules to have sex with a subordinate. McNeil had argued prosecutors failed to prove Laurean swung the crowbar that fractured Lauterbach’s skull. Laurean’s wife, also a Marine, could have exploded when Lauterbach appeared at the couple’s home on the day she disappeared. Authorities described Christina Laurean as a cooperating witness and have not charged her with any crime. Laurean, who was born in Mexico, fled his home and was on the run until police arrested him in April 2009 in the Mexican municipality of Tacambaro. Prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty so Mexican authorities would return Laurean, who was born in Guadalajara, to the U.S.

Elections board will hear Perdue flight case RALEIGH (AP) — With more than 40 flights disclosed late and a few still unaccounted for, Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue should learn Tuesday whether her campaign has done enough to satisfy the State Board of Elections as it reviews aviation expenses that were left off of campaign reports. Board members meeting in Asheville have in hand a review of private air travel by 17 gubernatorial candidates since 2004. The review has uncovered shortcomings in how several candidates reported flights, but the examination has focused largely on Perdue. The board initially investigated only former Gov. Mike Easley’s campaign. The review began in earnest in February, but the issue of whether candidates are reporting flights donated to them by political allies

has been in the panel’s sights for more than a year. Before the broader exam began, the Perdue campaign already had amended expense reports going back much of the last decade to add flights it says were uncovered during a self-audit of its finances. The Bev Perdue Committee also then paid tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funds to people who flew them around. The board, comprised of three Democrats and two Republicans, must decide whether that’s enough. It could expand the review to include a public investigatory hearing, issue civil fines against campaigns or take no further action. There have been partisan volleys since the original report was issued in June.

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Who Was Johnny Appleseed?

On September 26, 1774, in the town of Leominster, Massachusetts, a legend was born. John Chapman was a nurseryman, primarily in the cultivation of apple trees, hence earning him the nickname, Johnny Appleseed. There is not much on record about John before adulthood. It is known that he had a modest childhood. His father was a soldier in the Revolutionary War; he and his sister went to live with relatives after his mother died from tuberculosis. At the age of 18, he embarked on the new frontier of the West, taking with him many apple seeds that he had collected after being discarded by the cider mills in Pennsylvania. He ended up establishing himself in the then wildernesses of Ohio and Indiana. Appleseed planted many nurseries full of apple trees. He preferred the nursery to an orchard; they offered the seedlings more protection from animals. After growing the trees, he would sell them or give them away to the pioneers on their way out west. He was a very generous and religious man. He would often take payment for the trees by way of used clothing or food. Sometimes he did not even expect payment at all. Often times, he gave away the payments to others in more need than himself. He rarely wore shoes and lived a simple lifestyle, never taking more than he needed. His strange attire, the worst of the used clothing or even burlap sacks, was noted in many records. This is what led to the legends of his wearing a tin saucepan on his head as a hat, although it is unlikely that this was his normal garb. Appleseed never married, but some accounts say that he once proposed to a young lady. Johnny Appleseed never settled down in one place, but rather he roamed the country, tending to his various nurseries. He had a good reputation with the Native Americans at a time when there were conflicts between them and the white man. He was known to also live in peace with wild animals. He was never armed and did not carry a gun. Though he spent most of his life in the woods and forests, he was never once harmed by any animals. Folklore says that he even spent the night at the opposite end of a hollowed out tree with a mother bear and her cubs during a snowstorm; he chose not to light a fire, so as to not harm or scare away the animals. Appleseed was also famous for his love for horses. He often would rehabilitate old, broken down horses and then give them away for free to good homes. When Appleseed was not cultivating, he was often preaching or working as a missionary. Johnny Appleseed died near Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1845, most likely from complications from pneumonia. His legacy lives on. You may have eaten an apple that was a descendant from one of his trees! Across Clues: 2. Appleseed was often one of these when not cultivating. 4. Where was Johnny born? 6. In which state did he die? Solve the puzzle using 8. These were said never to the clues provided. harm him in the wilderness. 9. Where did Appleseed get his seeds? 11. He often accepted used what as payment?

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Brown, Jordan are together again CHARLOTTE (AP) — The draft decision helped define both men in harsh terms: Michael Jordan was a failed executive, Kwame Brown a bust as a player. Now, nine years after Jordan took Brown with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, they’re reuniting in hopes of shedding both labels. The Jordan-owned Charlotte Bobcats on Monday came to terms with Brown on a oneyear deal for the veteran minimum of $1.3 million. Agent Mark Bartelstein said Brown will sign on Tuesday. While the Bobcats need help in the middle after trading Tyson Chandler to Dallas last month, Brown would seemingly be the last center Jordan would turn to as he begins his first full season as majority owner. Jordan was running the Washington Wizards in 2001 when he took the 6-foot-11 Brown straight out of high school with the first pick. The Georgia teenager wasn’t ready for the NBA, and Jordan was labeled as another superstar player unfit to run a team.

East goalkeeper Justin McDaniel (14) makes a stop on the Bandys’ goal attempt during the action at East Rutherford High Monday.

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Bandys thumps Cavaliers By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter

Three Oregon players will stay in hospital McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Some of the 19 Oregon prep football players who suffered muscle damage during preseason training drills had been using high-protein supplements, although the substances haven’t been tied to the injuries, a doctor said Monday. Three of the McMinnville High School players are expected to remain in the hospital overnight Monday while their levels of an enzyme signaling muscle damage are monitored, said Dr. Craig Winkler, one of three treating the players. Winkler said the results of blood tests due Tuesday or Wednesday will determine whether any of them ingested a supplement such as creatine that could explain what happened. “A few of the kids did admit they were drinking protein shakes, but we don’t know what was in them,” Winkler said

Local Sports Volleyball East Rutherford at Hunter Huss, 5 p.m. Bessemer City at TJCA, 5 p.m. Women’s Tennis R-S Central at East Rutherford, 4 p.m.

On TV Noon. (ESPN2) Little League Baseball World Series: Teams TBA. From Williamsport, Pa. 2 p.m. (ESPN2) Little League Baseball World Series, Elimination Game: Teams TBA. From Williamsport, Pa. 4 p.m. (ESPN) Little League Baseball World Series, Elimination Game: Teams TBA. 6 p.m. (ESPN2) Little League Baseball World Series, Elimination Game: Teams TBA. From Williamsport, Pa. 7 p.m. (WGN-A) MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals. 8 p.m. (ESPN2) Little League Baseball World Series, Elimination Game: Teams TBA. From Williamsport, Pa. 8:30 p.m. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Colorado Rockies. 10 p.m. (FSCR) MLB Baseball Cincinnati Reds at San Francisco Giants.

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East’s Trevor Dobbins (5) passes the ball past the Bandys’ Defense as teammate Chris Hoyle (8) looks on from behind Monday during the soccer game at East Rutherford High School.

FOREST CITY — East Rutherford soccer opened the season on a shaky note as Bandys’ Thomas Lunsford put up a hat trick in the Trojans, 9-0, win over the Cavaliers Monday at Bryan Harrill Stadium. Lunsford sped past and out maneuvered the East defense all night, claiming two of his goals in the first half and his last during the second period. Despite being out shot, 48-7, the game didn’t get away completely from East Rutherford until the second half. After a foul by the goalie just outside the box, Bandys was allowed a close range free kick but on the initial kick, East was called for a handball in the box. As a result, the Trojans’ Kenny Ryan was left a chance to complete the penalty kick, which he easily scored into the far left post for a 1-0 lead in the 8th minute. Bandys struck again in the 15th minute, following some crisp up field passing with Ryan Eades who headed an assist to Lunsford. Lunsford, with the

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Nadal is top seed for U.S. Open NEW YORK (AP) — Seeking to complete the career Grand Slam, Rafael Nadal will be the top-seeded man when the U.S. Open starts next week, while Roger Federer will come to Flushing Meadows seeded second. Nadal, who won the French Open and Wimbledon this year, is seeded first at the U.S. Open for the second time in three years. He has never made it past the semifinals. The women’s seedings have been delayed one day because of a rainout

of Sunday’s final at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. On Monday, world No. 2 Carolina Wozniacki defeated Vera Zvonareva to win that tournament. It appears Wozniacki, who lost to Kim Clijsters in last year’s final, will get the top seed at the U.S. Open because Serena Williams, the world’s topranked player, has withdrawn while recovering from surgery to repair cuts on her right foot. Also missing from New York will be defending men’s champion Juan

Martin del Potro, who remains sidelined with a lingering wrist injury. Del Potro defeated Federer in last year’s final, ending his string of five straight U.S. Open titles. Federer, who won the Australian Open this year, is seeking his 17th Grand Slam tournament title. Del Potro, meanwhile, is only the third U.S. Open men’s champion in the 42-year Open era who won’t be on hand to defend his title.

Panthers defense is playing well CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Carolina Panthers can’t move the ball and it seems nobody can cleanly field a punt. Thank goodness for the defense. No, really. The unit that lost five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Julius Peppers in free agency, saw both starting defensive tackles released, the strongside linebacker cut, the strong safety traded and the weakside linebacker blow out his knee has been the lone bright spot in two preseason games. “Everyone has gone out there and played well and done their jobs,” linebacker Jon Beason said Monday. “The key is we’re just playing fast and guys Associated Press aren’t making mistakes.” Carolina Panthers quarterback Matt Moore (3) tries to throw a pass over New York Despite being handicapped by two Please see Defense, Page 3B

Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis (92) during the first quarter of a preseason NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday,

2B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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National League East Division W L Pct Atlanta 73 51 .589 Philadelphia 70 54 .569 Florida 62 61 .504 New York 62 62 .500 Washington 53 71 .427 Central Division W L Pct Cincinnati 72 52 .581 St. Louis 67 54 .554 Milwaukee 59 65 .476 Houston 55 69 .439 Chicago 51 74 .408 Pittsburgh 41 83 .331 West Division W L Pct San Diego 74 49 .602 San Francisco 69 56 .552 Colorado 63 60 .512 Los Angeles 63 62 .504 Arizona 49 76 .392

National Football League GB — 3 10 1/2 11 20 GB — 3 1/2 13 17 21 1/2 31 GB — 6 11 12 26

Sunday’s Games Houston 2, Florida 1 Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Philadelphia 6, Washington 0 San Diego 7, Milwaukee 3 St. Louis 9, San Francisco 0 Atlanta 16, Chicago Cubs 5 Cincinnati 5, L.A. Dodgers 2 Colorado 1, Arizona 0 Monday’s Games Houston 3, Philadelphia 2 Chicago Cubs at Washington, late St. Louis at Pittsburgh, late Atlanta at Colorado, late Cincinnati at San Francisco, late

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella reacts as he waves to the crowd before the start of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday in Chicago. Piniella retired after the game so he can spend more time with his family. The 66-year-old manager made the announcement in a release handed out by the team before the game.

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ball still in the air, accurately kicked a floater that sailed into the far post for a 2-0 lead. Lunsford wasn’t anywhere near done as the senior skillfully skirted around the East defense during the 31st minute to score for a 3-0 lead. East surged toward goal during the latter part of the half. East, following an outlet pass to Evan Thorpe, passed off to Fernando Vasquez, but the shot by Vasquez sliced wide left of the post. However, Bandys foiled the Cavs once more, just before the half ended. Jonathon Angeles seemed trapped along the far side of the field, but quickly flung a pass over to a wide open Mario Ramirez in the middle who slammed a low shot into goal for a 4-0 lead at halftime. Lunsford put things away at 5-0 with his third and final goal of the game during the second half. Sergio Mendez, Eades and Alex Duquemin each added goals during the second half for Bandys. Ramirez was the only other multiple scorer of the game as he scored his second goal of the game during the 60th minute. East Rutherford keeper Justin McDaniel was one of few bright spots for the Cavaliers as he came away with 20 saves on the night. Miguel Vasquez also played a contributing role by making seven clears on the night. East Rutherford had one late chance during extra time in the second period for a goal as Trevor Dobbins’ ball curled left of the far post before the match ended.

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New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) is sacked by Carolina Panthers defensive end Everette Brown (91) during the first quarter of a preseason NFL football game in Charlotte Saturday. Associated Press

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interceptions, two fumbled punts and another special teams turnover that had the New York Jets starting four drives in Carolina territory Saturday night, the defense allowed only three field goals and 112 yards in the Jets’ 9-3 win. The Panthers gave up just 225 yards and had six sacks in a 17-12 loss to Baltimore a week earlier. “You really don’t know how good you are until you put yourself against an opponent in a game,” said defensive end Everette Brown, who had two of Carolina’s five sacks against New York. “We know we have to prove ourselves. It’s not going to be one of those things where teams lay down just because we show up.”

While the defense added team speed, it lost experience and added guys only die-hard fans would know. When asked if he was surprised at how quickly it’s come together, the two-time Pro Bowl pick Beason quickly replied, “Absolutely.” “There’s so many new faces, you don’t have much chemistry,” he added. “But I think we’re developing that.” Beason is adjusting to a new

position, too. He was shifted to weakside linebacker from the middle after Thomas Davis tore a knee ligament in a June workout. Beason, who said he hasn’t missed an assignment there in two games, had two tackles against the Jets. The inexperienced Dan Connor, who replaced Beason in the middle, had a team-high six tackles, including one for a loss. “Dan’s doing great,” Beason said. “He’s out there having fun and he’s flying around making plays. He’s leading, he’s making calls. He’s speaking more than he ever has, so I feel real comfortable about what’s going on right now.” The biggest surprise is the defensive line. When Peppers and his franchise-record 81 career sacks left for Chicago, the Panthers entered training camp with a roster of 13 defensive linemen with a combined 36 1/2 career sacks. But that youthful, speedy group has produced 11 sacks in two exhibition games. Tyler Brayton, the only returning starter, had two sacks against the Ravens before sitting out the Jets game with a sprained left ankle. Brown, who started in Brayton’s place Saturday, rookie Greg Hardy, Nick Hayden and Eric Moore all have two sacks. The depth left Beason wondering aloud Monday “who’s

CHARLOTTE — Elliott Sadler does a great job shilling for his sponsors, and he’s a natural in front of cameras. When his days as a NASCAR driver are over, the 13-year veteran probably is headed toward a healthy second career in television. He just isn’t ready to hang up his helmet yet. The future is uncertain for one of NASCAR’s most likable drivers. He’s in the midst of his sixth consecutive winless season, and his prospects of landing a solid ride in going to be here?” after final the Sprint Cup Series cuts. There are still a number are fading with each of defensive tackles rotating in week. with the first team. Richard Petty “It’s scary, man. Good teams, Motorsports last week they’re deep at the D-line position,” Beason said. “Guys rotate, said Stanley, which currently sponsors Sadler, just like running backs and would move to Marcos receivers. Get a hot dog, chips Ambrose’s car when he and stuff. But I think if we can Elliott Sadler joins the organization have a rotation where guys can stay fresh it’s going to show. And next year, and the team has given no indication I think it has so far.” it’s planning to bring Sadler back in 2011. The secondary, with veteran So, when he pulled in last week to Bristol Motor cornerbacks Chris Gamble and Speedway, where he earned his first career Cup Richard Marshall returning, is win in 2001, he couldn’t stave off the emotions the most stable spot. Sherrod that come with so much uncertainty. Martin replaced the traded “I told my wife, ’This might be the last Bristol Chris Harris, but rookie Jordan Pugh played well Saturday when night race I ever race in,”’ he recounted. “That’s hard to swallow.” Martin was sidelined with a It may not be totally over for Sadler, though. groin injury. Four Jets quarterHe’s shown new life outside of his Cup car, and backs combined for 46 yards has proved throughout the industry that he’s still passing. got something left in his tank when given the right opportunity. It came from Kevin and DeLana And while neither the Ravens Harvick, who offered Sadler some seat time in or Jets did much game-planning, the performances provided their truck and Nationwide Series rides. Sadler won his first NASCAR race since 2004 a needed confidence boost. when he drove a Kevin Harvick Inc.-owned truck “We’ve got a lot of new people to a win last month at Pocono, and in nine races there and I think they’ve seen between the two series, he has five top-10s and some success,” coach John Fox said. “Hopefully, we can contin- 132 laps led. In Cup, Sadler only has one top-10 this entire ue that and stay healthy.” season and a grand total of six of them over his “We have guys who know last 60 starts. how to play the game, full But it’s not entirely Sadler’s fault. When he speed and all out,” Beason said. “Sometimes you make mistakes, jumped from Yates Racing to Ray Evernham Motorsports midway through the 2006 season, he but usually when you’re giving figured he was moving into the best opportunity great effort good things hapof his career. pen.” Instead, the team was sold to George Gillett Jr., and what was left of the original organization later merged with Richard Petty Motorsports. As funding dried up, the team tried to push Sadler out before the start of the 2009 season. Sadler fought to keep his job, but it’s not exactly a myriad of underperforming proven to be worth his while. He’s had six differreceivers, it’s been brutal to ent crew chiefs since 2006 — four of whom had watch with plenty of blame to never held the position before — and has slogged go around. along through financial uncertainty that seems to Many of Delhomme’s 18 have affected to some degree everyone in the orgainterceptions last season came nization except Kasey Kahne. on overthrown passes, and So now Sadler waits to see what’s next, and when it looked like a 2009 rerun he left Bristol this weekend, he had no idea. when Moore airmailed a pass “I wish I had an answer,” Sadler said. “A couple for rookie Brandon LaFell of weeks ago I really thought I had something on Carolina’s first possession lined up and it kind of slipped away. I was thinkSaturday night. Jim Leonhard ing, ’I’ve got to regroup and try something else.’ acted like a center fielder in What I want to do is be competitive and run up picking it off. front. I don’t care what the vehicle looks like that Then came drops by LaFell I run in.” and Kenny Moore, while And that’s what likely will continue Sadler’s Dwayne Jarrett couldn’t get career. open. He drove for KHI at Bristol in both the Trucks and Nationwide races. He was in contention for “I don’t know if surprised is the win in the truck, and finished third after winthe word,” Moore said of the ning the pole and leading 26 laps in Nationwide. slow progression of the passing Harvick has been impressed with Sadler’s pergame. “All I know is we need formance, and turned into one of his biggest supto keep working and there are porters. plays there to be made and we “I think in the right stuff he can be competitive know that, and we’re capable of at whatever level he is in,” Harvick said. making them.”

Panthers’ passing woes continue

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — After Jake Delhomme’s meltdown last season, the Carolina Panthers took drastic measures determined to turn around the NFL’s 27th-ranked passing offense. Delhomme, a seven-year starter who led Carolina to its only Super Bowl, was cut despite still being owed $12.7 million. Matt Moore was promoted to starter after a solid finish to last season, and the Panthers took Jimmy Clausen in the second round of the draft. The Panthers drafted two receivers in the third round, didn’t re-sign starter Muhsin Muhammad, then shook up their offseason workout program to spend extra time on the passing game. After all that, it’s hard to imagine the Panthers’ passing game could look any worse halfway through the preseason.

“It’s definitely fixable,” left tackle Jordan Gross insisted. “It’s been widely known that we have a young team. We’ve got a lot of new faces in the receivers and a new guy slinging the ball and I don’t think it’s all going to come together overnight.” Coach John Fox was doing all he could late Saturday night to mimic a political operative and try to put a positive spin on the Carolina’s 9-3 loss to the New York Jets. Moore and Clausen are still learning, he said. The Panthers didn’t game plan and faced a lot of blitzing. The Jets had the top defense in the league last season. Top receiver Steve Smith (broken arm) is still sidelined. But it’s hard to ignore just how bad the Panthers have looked in failing to score an offensive touchdown in two preseason losses. From overthrown passes to poor protection to drops by

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Other major stock indexes also ended lower. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 4.33, or 0.4 percent, to 1,067.36, while the Nasdaq composite index lost 20.13, or 0.9 percent, to 2,159.63. Falling stocks outpaced gaining ones three to two on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading volume was very light at 865 million shares. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite to its price, fell to 2.60 percent from 2.62 percent late Friday. “People are focused on the head winds more than the tail winds,” said Walter Gerasimowicz, chief investment officer at Meditron Asset Management. He said investors are overlooking historically low interest rates and signs of corporate strength, choosing instead to focus on disappointing economic data. Reports are due this week on the housing market, durable goods orders, consumer sentiment and a revision to second-quarter gross domestic product. Overseas, Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.8 percent, Germany’s DAX index climbed 0.1 percent, and France’s CAC-40 rose 0.8 percent. Japan’s Nikkei stock average fell 0.7 percent.

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Stocks fall as worry bests news of deals

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slumped to a weak finish Monday as lingering worries about the economy overcame optimism from a fresh round of corporate dealmaking. Stocks had an early lift after Hewlett-Packard Co. bid 33 percent more than rival Dell Inc. for a data storage provider, but the gains faded quickly. The Dow Jones industrial average was up as much as 91 points in early trading but turned mixed for much of the day. A slump in the final half-hour of trading left the Dow with a loss of 39 points. Despite the positive deal news, a number of worries about the economy are keeping a lid on the market, especially reluctance among companies to create jobs. Stocks had a two-day selloff late last week after first-time claims for unemployment benefits jumped to their highest level since November. “Companies are not hiring because they don’t know the rules of the game,” said. Frank Ingarra, co-portfolio manager of Hennessy Funds. “When you don’t know the rules, you pack up and go home.” Ingarra said companies are hesitant to hire because of uncertainty surrounding costs tied to recently passed financial regulation and health care reform. The possibility of rising taxes also has companies worried about consumption, he said. In other deal news, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. rejected BHP Billiton’s $38.5 billion offer to acquire the fertilizer company, and HSBC Holdings said it was in talks to buy a controlling stake in Nedbank Group Ltd. of South Africa from Old Mutual for as much as $6.8 billion. According to preliminary calculations, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 39.21 or 0.4 percent, to close at 10,174.41.

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In this June 1 file photograph, a worker arrives at Hewlett Packard Company headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. HewlettPackard is making a bid for data storage provider 3Par Monday, just a week after rival Dell agreed to acquire the company. Associated Press

HP ups ante with 3Par bid SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The world’s two biggest personal computer makers are locked in a pricey struggle over which can move away from the PC business the fastest. Hewlett-Packard Co. offered $1.5 billion on Monday for 3Par Inc., a company whose datastorage machines are designed for “cloud computing,” or delivering services over the Internet. HP’s rival, Dell Inc., last week offered about $400 million less for 3Par, and many analysts and investors expect Dell to make a sweeter counteroffer. HP’s offer comes just weeks after HP CEO Mark Hurd’s ouster over inaccurate expense reports and shows that the company is committed to keep growing through acquisitions, even without him at the helm. The willingness to spend so much money on such an obscure company underscores how aggressively both companies are about moving into more profitable markets than PCs. Cloud computing is one of those markets. It has caught on because many companies aren’t buying their own computer servers for certain tasks anymore. Instead, they’re paying to have software they would have stored on those machines delivered to them over the Internet, on a subscription basis. Companies such as Dell and HP are turning themselves into cloud-computing providers to take advantage of the trend. One problem, though, is the machines needed to run such operations are designed to be

shared by multiple customers. Those machines need to ramp up or scale down their output quickly based on demand. Storage machines offered by 3Par could help cut the cost of operating those services because they are designed for such tasks. Dell began the bidding contest last week by offering to buy 3Par for $18 per share, or $1.13 billion. HP responded by offering a third more, or $24 per share, for a total of $1.5 billion. Investors, believing Dell will make a counteroffer, sent 3Par shares above HP’s offer price. Shares of 3Par closed Monday at $26.09, up $8.05, or 45 percent. But many analysts are worried that the price for 3Par has gotten too high, meaning HP or Dell would be overpaying for the company. HP shares fell 81 cents, or 2 percent, to $39.04. Dell shares were down 13 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $11.94. Analyst Ben Reitzes with Barclays Capital called 3Par “a very good fit for HP strategically” but said “the timing and level of premium may raise a few concerns.” Shaw Wu with Kaufman Bros. said the strategy behind the deal is sound, but “the price offered is a bit steep.” Wu noted that 3Par’s shares have traded at around $10 for most of the year and that some investors are wondering why HP is now offering more than double that price. “The biggest winners here are clearly 3Par employees and shareholders,” he wrote. The tussle over 3Par comes at a time when both companies are dealing with CEO troubles and badly need a win on Wall Street.

HP is eager to prove that it hasn’t missed a beat since Hurd, who engineered more than $20 billion in acquisitions in his five years atop HP, abruptly resigned Aug. 6. Hurd was instrumental in moving HP into markets beyond PCs and printer ink. One of his biggest bets was paying $13 billion for Electronic Data Systems, an outsourcing company. That deal made HP look a lot more like IBM Corp., which has milked its software and services model for better profits. Hurd stepped down in a dispute with the board over how to handle a sexual harassment allegation against him — which the board decided was meritless but felt it had to disclose anyway. The board found he had filed inaccurate expense reports connected to his accuser. Hurd says he didn’t do his own expenses, and that any errors were inadvertent. HP’s stock has fallen 16 percent since Hurd’s resignation, erasing about $17 billion in shareholder wealth. There are signs the deal was being explored at HP before Hurd’s departure. In a letter Monday to 3Par CEO David Scott — who previously worked as a manager in HP’s storage division — HP revealed that it had made an earlier offer for 3Par. That offer wasn’t made public. HP wouldn’t say when the offer was made, or how much it was for. Dave Donatelli, an HP executive vice president, said HP has been looking at buying 3Par “for a period of time.”

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National framed art manufacturer needs an inside sales rep with sales exp., telephone and computer skills. Email resume to sales@boothframing.com or fax 828-863-1267

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Male gray tabby cat lost from Bethany Church area since 8/19. Neutered. 245-6249

Found

Male white young dog (possible boxer or pit bull) wearing red collar. Found 8/13 on Salem Church Rd., Bostic. Call 828-429-8382

PT position available in Tryon for LPN/Med Tech. Medical exp. & computer literacy req'd. Hrs. flexible, paid vac. benefit. Fax resume to 828-859-2268

Mini pincher or manchester terrier Male, black and brown. Found 8/13 in Spindale Call 286-8468 to identify

Industrial Trade

MAINTENANCE Aallied Die Casting of NC has immediate openings for experienced Maintenance technicians. These are hands on positions for someone who can handle multiple tasks under high pressure deadlines. We are seeking applicants with knowledge of electrical/ hydraulic troubleshooting, PLC controls and mechanical devices & welding. Experience in die casting or plastic injection molding a plus. Pay commensurate with skills and experience level. Along with an excellent benefit package, Aallied also offers the opportunity to further your education. Please fax your resume with salary requirements, or apply in person to: Human Resource Manager, Aallied Die Casting Co. of NC, 401 Aallied Drive, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Fax (828) 286-4006 EOE

Having qualified as Co-Administrator of the estate of JAMES BOYCE ROBBINS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said JAMES BOYCE ROBBINS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of November, 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 24th day of August, 2010.

Daycare Licensed

Kids Zone Christian Child Care has openings for ages 6 wks-5. Low rates, we accept DSS vouchers. Open 6:30A6:00P Mon-Fri. 245-0636

Joseph David Robbins Sr., Co-Administrator 331 Luckadoo Road Bostic, NC 28018 Roy Lee Robbins, Co-Administrator 705 Sulphur Springs Church Road Forest City, NC 28043

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Medical/Dental

Job opening for RN, MDS Coordinator with at least 1-2 years experience in long term care assessments. Able to work independently with excellent time mgmt. skills. Apply in person at Autumn Care of Forest City, 830 Bethany Church Rd., or email resume to admin122@autumncorp.com

Scruffy Dog Male, 6 yrs. old, 20 lbs., black, white & brown. Last seen 8/20 Hudlow and Lee Road. 288-7430

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Having qualified as Executor of the estate of FRANCES (FRANCIS) SUE ROBBINS LEE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said FRANCES (FRANCIS) SUE ROBBINS LEE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of November, 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 17th day of August, 2010.

Front Desk/Insurance Outgoing, high energy & detailed oriented, great smile & desire to work in a fast paced, multi tasked position. Computer skills, answer multiline phones, check patients in and out, collecting appropriate co-pays. Send resume to: casmith9671@yahoo.com

Ernest Chad Davis, Executor 4443 Big Island Road Rutherfordton, NC 28139

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 10 SP 109 IN THE MATTER OF MARGARET ELMS, File No. 06 E 590 Marvin Sparrow, Guardian of the Estate of Margaret Elms, Petitioner

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Skilled Trade

Help wanted for licensed massage therapist. Apply in person at business office at Lifestyle Wellness & Spa. Call 288-9282

Wastewater Technician An area industrial manufacturer is seeking an experienced "Wastewater Technician" for hands on technical operation of a 1.3 MGD wastewater treatment facility. The technician will be part of a team performing daily wastewater operations including laboratory testing, minor maintenance and other environmental tasks. The operator must possess a thorough knowledge of biological, physical & chemical wastewater treatment methods and the ability to operate a personal computer. Special requirements: Three years working experience in a wastewater environment, current NC Wastewater Operator Certifications for Grade II Wastewater & Grade I Physical Chemical Treatment also a valid driver's license. Company offers starting pay of $17.54 per hour including a benefit package with medical/dental and life insurance, 401K & defined contribution retirement plan. Interested candidates should submit their resume to: Box C, PO Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of PAUL HUGH WATERS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said PAUL HUGH WATERS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of November, 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 24th day of August, 2010. Jonathan Darrell Waters, Executive 247 Club House Rd. Lake Lure, NC 28746 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is herby given that in pursuance of an order of sale made and entered in the above court on 21 April 2010, that the undersigned commissioner and guardian of the Estate of Margaret Elms will sell at Public Auction on 28 August 2010, 10:00 a.m., on the premises located at 1998 US Hwy 221 North, to the highest bidder, the following described real estate: Lying and being in Gilkey Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina on the east side of US Highway 221 and being the lands of Margaret Elms as shown on Deed of Record at Deed Book 954 Page 623 and Deed Book 450 page 785 Rutherford County Registry and being described as two tracts as follows.

BEGINNING at an existing iron on the east side of US Highway 221 and in the line of the lands of Sue B. Landis. Said iron is 29.90 feet from the center of US Highway 221 and has North Carolina Geodetic Survey coordinates of Northing: 627102.1949 and Easting: 1111809.1997. These coordinates are based on NAD â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;83/2007. Running thence from said point of BEGINNING South 84 degrees 02 minutes 12 seconds East, passing an iron in line at 235.59 feet, and another iron in line at 312.28 feet, a total distance of 412.27 feet to an existing iron; thence South 06 degrees 13 minutes 50 seconds East, a distance of 147.94 feet to a new iron; thence, three (3) new lines as follows: (1) North 88 degrees 18 minutes 36 seconds West, a distance of 207.96 feet to a new iron; (2) North 84 degrees 52 minutes 08 seconds West, a distance of 130.44 feet to a new iron; and (3) South 82 degrees 56 minutes 46 seconds West, a distance of 96.37 feet to an iron on the east side of US Highway 221; thence North 11 degrees 01 minutes 16 seconds West, a distance of 171.34 feet to a point in the center of US Highway 221; thence South 84 degrees 02 minutes 12 seconds East, a distance of 29.90 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING and containing 1.62 acres more or less.

Running thence, with the southern line of the 1.62 acre tract, the following three (3) calls: (1) North 82 degrees 56 minutes 46 seconds East, a distance of 96.37 feet to a new iron: (20 South 84 degrees 52 minutes 08 seconds East, a distance of 130.44 feet to a new iron; and (3) South 88 degrees 18 minutes 36 seconds East, a distance of 207.96 feet to a new iron; thence South 06 degrees 13 minutes 50 seconds East, a distance of 170.46 feet to an existing iron; thence North 87 degrees 56 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 155.92 feet to an existing iron; thence same course, North 87 degrees 56 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 20.74 feet to a survey nail in the center of Old US Highway 221; thence with the old roadbed of Old US Highway 221, North 11 degrees 01 minutes 16 seconds West, a distance of 162.92 feet to the point of BEGINNING and containing 1.65 acres more or less. Said property is commonly known as: 1998 US Hwy 221 North, Rutherfordton, North Carolina 28139 This the 6th day of August, 2010. /s/___________________ Marvin Sparrow Guardian of the Estate of Margaret Elms 175 North Main Street Rutherfordton, NC 28139 (828)286-2443

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Furniture

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0554 Wanted to Rent/Buy/ Trade Junk Cars Wanted

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Call Jamie Fender (828) 286-4194 Swafford Auto Sales paying $250 and up for your junk vehicles You CallWe Haul 245-1054

WILL BUY YOUR JUNK CARS & TRUCKS Pick up at your convenience! Call 223-0277

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Unfurnished Apartments

2 & 3 BR Close to downtown Rfdtn. D/w, stove, refrig., w/d hook up. No pets! 287-0733 Move In Specials: 1, 2, & 3BR Townhouse Apts. Water & sewer furnished. $150 dep. $375-$500/mo. Houses and apartments $285-$1,000/mo. Rentals Unlimited 828-245-7400

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Homes for Rent

3BR/1BA 122 Akers Landing, Ellenboro $500/mo. + $300 sec. dep. Call 864-576-9340

Lisa Louise Skinner Ingram, Executor 2395 Tuscaville Rd. Tallahassee, FL 32312

14X70 on private lot with stream. Older mobile home for rent in Rfdtn. $325/mo. + $300 dep. Call 286-1638

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of OPAL GALLION MITCHEM of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said OPAL GALLION MITCHEM to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of November, 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 24th day of August, 2010. Ruth Mitchem, Executor 7601 Hwy 24 Townville, SC 29689

Having qualified as Co-Administrator of the estate of WILLIAM JENNINGS BURGIN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said WILLIAM JENNINGS BURGIN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of November, 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 17th day of August, 2010. Robert Edward Burgin, Co-Administrator 1405 West Haven Boulevard Rocky Mount, NC 27803 William Russell Burgin, Co-Administrator 317 Mahaley Avenue Salisbury, NC 28144

TRACT TWO BEGINNING at a new iron pin, said iron being the southwestern most corner of the1.62 acre tract previously described.

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Having qualified as Executor of the estate of DARRELL FRANKLIN SKINNER of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said DARRELL FRANKLIN SKINNER to present them to the undersigned on or before the 10th day of November, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 10th day of August, 2010.

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6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, August 24, 2010 In the General Court of Justice of North Carolina Superior Court Division Rutherford County 10 SP 278 In the Matter of the Foreclosure of a Deed of Trust Executed by Diana Cloud and John V. Cloud, III, Grantors, to Kirk Robinson, Trustee for Mountain 1st Bank & Trust Company, recorded in Book 934 at Page 323 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina. Notice of Sale Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Diana Cloud and John V. Cloud dated December 28, 2010 and recorded in Book 934 at Page 323 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and default in other terms and conditions of the Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the demands of the owners and holders of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust and pursuant to the order of the Clerk of Superior Court for Rutherford County, North Carolina, entered in this foreclosure proceeding, the undersigned, Jeffrey K. Stahl, Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on Thursday, the 2nd day of September, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. on the front steps of the Rutherford County Courthouse, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, the real property lying and being in Rutherford County, North Carolina and described as follows: Being all of Lot 3 of The Morian Subdivision as shown of a plat duly recorded in Plat Book 14 at Page 83, Rutherford County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. The sale will be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes and special assessments, restrictions and easements of record and assessments, if any. The record owners of the above described real property as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of the Notice are Diana Cloud and John V. Cloud, III. Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.10 and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of the greater of five (5%) percent of the bid or $750.00. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him or her a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the purchase price so bid at the time, he or she shall remain liable on his or her bid as provided for in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.30. The Trustee, in his sole discretion, pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.8 and § 45-21.9, shall sell the within described property separately or as one parcel in order to satisfy the indebtedness herein stated, and until full satisfaction of such indebtedness, the sale of the property separately shall not be deemed a waiver of the Trustee’s right to proceed to sell the remaining property to satisfy such indebtedness. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 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 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. This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

853.0000195 10-SP-330 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 Richard W. Finding and Juanita L. Finding, dated July 31, 2006 and recorded on August 21, 2006 in Book 914 at Page 301 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 owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned 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, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 10:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Bostic, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly 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. Bein the same and identical property as described in deed from First Broad Acres, Inc. a North Carolina corporation to Richard W. Finding and wife, Juanita L. Finding and recorded on October 2, 2000 in Deed Book 762 at Page 344, Rutherford County Registry. Address of property: 251 First Broad Drive, Bostic, NC 28018 Present Record Owners: Juanita Finding and Richard W. Finding The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the Holder is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). 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. 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(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee(s), in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: 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.

This the 24 day of August, 2010. This the 24th day of June, 2010. Jeffrey K. Stahl Substitute Trustee One Rankin Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 8/24, 8/31

David A. Simpson, P.C. Substitute Trustee By: David A. Simpson, Attorney 7804 Fairview Road, #225 Charlotte, NC 28226-4998 Telephone No.: (704) 619-6551 Posted: August 3, 2010 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 347

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by William H. Mills and Allison M. Mills to Jerone C. Herring, Trustee(s), dated the 5th day of June, 1989, and recorded in Book 369, Page 223, in 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, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina 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 at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on September 7, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Rutherfordton, in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, being bound on the North by West 6th Street, on the East by the property of Julian Pickens Bryan and wife as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 431, Page 458, Rutherford County Registry, on the South by the property of Elizabeth E. Weldin as devised in Will Book L, at Page 333, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Rutherford County, and on the West by the property of James H. Garren, Jr. and wife, as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 535, Page 58, Rutherford County Registry, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin, said iron pin being the common Northeasternmost corner of the tract herein described and common Northwesternmost corner of the property of Julian Pickens Bryan and wife, said beginning point lying South 12 degrees 41 minutes 1 second West 12.50 feet and North 76 degrees 8 minutes 20 seconds West 426.16 feet of a p.k. nail lying in the center lines of the intersections of West 6th Street with North Washington Street and runs thence from said beginning point South 12 degrees 41 minutes 1 second West 115.11 feet to an iron pin; thence North 80 degrees 59 minutes 25 seconds West 64.74 feet to an iron pin; thence North 12 degrees 43 minutes 14 seconds East 119.15 feet to an iron pin; thence South 77 degrees 24 minutes 42 seconds East 64.53 feet to the Beginning, containing 0.17 acres according to map and survey by Professional Surveying Services, Nathan Odom, Registered Land Surveyor, dated June 1, 1989, and being the same property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 402, Page 453, Rutherford County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; Said property being located at: 201 West 6th Street, Rutherfordton, North Carolina Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

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CLASSIFIEDS! NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 197 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James Franklin Wilkins and Wife, Leona Wilkins (James Franklin Wilkins and Leona Wilkins, both deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Betty Lowrance Ervin) to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of March, 2002, and recorded in Book 0664, Page 0852, in 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, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina 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 at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on September 7, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being the same property as described in deed from Roy L. Blackwell and wife, Nancy Blackwell; and D. C. Turner and wife, Prochia Turner to Charles Turner, Jr., Frank Turner, Harry Turner and Buddy Turner dated October 12, 1961 and recorded in Deed Book 260, on Page 535, Rutherford County Registry, the property hereby being described according to said deed as follows: Lying and being on the southeast side of Gypsy Street in the Grahamtown Section of the Town of Forest City, North Carolina, and being Lots Number One Hundred Thirty-Eight (138) and One Hundred Thirty-Nine (139) of the R. M. Harrill Subdivision, as shown on a map or plat of said subdivision, made by J.A. Wilkie, Surveyor, and recorded in Deed Book 111 at Page 590, (said map or plat now transferred to Map Book 4 at Page 47), in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, reference to which plat or map is hereby made for a full and complete description of the lots hereby. Together with improvements located thereon; Said property being located at: 108 Inglebrook Drive, Forest City, North Carolina Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

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/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the 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, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A cash deposit or cashier’s check (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.

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.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

This 17th day of August, 2010.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1037571

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Bride hates bridesmaid’s tattoo Dear Abby: I’m a 36-year-old woman who has a 25-year-old friend I love like a little sister. Because of that connection, I felt compelled to ask her to be a bridesmaid in my upcoming wedding. After she agreed, I overheard her mention that she would be getting a large tattoo on her arm. Because she knows how I feel about visible tattoos, I asked her if she’d wait six months until after the wedding. She proceeded with the tattoo and now has half an arm of full-color design. I don’t want her to ruin my wedding or the photographs. What should I do? — No Ink Dear No Ink: If your “little sister” cared as much about your feelings as you seem to about hers, she would have postponed getting the tattoo as you requested. Too bad she didn’t. However, weddings are more than the procession and the picture album. They are about loving friends and family and the joining of two people who intend to build a life together. If you’re worried about the pictures, pose “Sis” so her “canvas” can’t be seen by the camera. Dear Abby: Seven years ago, my husband, “John,” had an affair that resulted in the birth of a child. Although it was difficult, John and I

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stayed together and our marriage is better than ever. My husband supports “Talia” financially and sees her whenever he can. The adults have all managed to create a cordial, working relationship for Talia’s sake. Talia spends a few weeks with us during school breaks. When I go out with her and run into acquaintances, they’ll ask, “Who’s this?” I will give her name, but sometimes they press for more. Many of our friends know we’ve been married for a long time with only one child together. (Our daughter is in college.) My question is — is Talia my stepdaughter? Is there a simple way of answering these questions without making anyone uncomfortable, especially Talia? — Part-Time Mommy Dear Part-Time Mommy: Yes. Talia is your stepdaughter, and you can introduce her that way or refer to her as John’s daughter. Either would be correct.

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Dear Dr. Gott: I am constantly dizzy. I was taking 160 milligrams of Diovan for a long time, but my doctor changed me to 150 milligrams of Tekturna. Now I’m dizzy on that. My blood pressure is 118/66, so what causes the dizziness? Dear Reader: There are a number of causes for dizziness, including vertigo, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Meniere’s disease, inflammation of the inner ear, migraine headaches and as a result of using specific medications. Dizziness can also result from specific medications, low-blood-pressure readings (hypotension), Parkinson’s and other neurological disorders, nerve damage to the legs, inner-ear abnormalities and anxiety. Your first step is to work with your physician to determine the cause of your hypertension. If there is an underlying condition such as an inappropriate diet, excessive salt consumption, obesity or lack of exercise, take steps to bring the matter under control. Both medications you have been prescribed treat hypertension. Diovan

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Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott carries such side effects as headache, diarrhea, back/joint/stomach pain and dizziness. Tekturna does not carry a side effect of dizziness. You didn’t indicate what your bloodpressure readings were prior to being placed on medication. While I don’t know the specific numbers your physician is hoping to achieve, you might consider asking if you can reduce the dosage of your Tekturna. To provide related information, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report “Hypertension.” Other readers who would like a copy should send a self-addressed stamped No. 10 envelope and a $2 check or money order to Newsletter, P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092-0167.

IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Aug. 24;

Don’t give into being a recluse, but do what’s best for success. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - It’s good to be your own person, but not uncooperative. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Good planning is generally required in areas where you hope to succeed. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - You might agree to help when your better judgment says no. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Important competitive situations must be realistically analyzed. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Someone who always thinks he’s right, but often is wrong, might once again try to coerce you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Ignoring good common sense will put you in the poorhouse. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - If you and another cannot agree on something important, get a third party. ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Topics don’t care about aren’t likely to get your full attention. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Play a competitive, social game just for the fun of it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - It’s nice to help out another at work, but make sure you’re not just being jockeyed and manipulated. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Don’t allow yourself to get dragged into a fight. LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Try to adopt a more holistic perspective, and live a less results-oriented life.