Daily Courier, October 31, 2009

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The haunting shadow of Daniel Keith, hanged for a murder he claimed he didn’t commit, is one of the better known Rutherford County ghost stories.

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RUTHERFORDTON — That scratching sound outside your window is just the wind blowing a tree branch, right?

Not so fast, Rutherford County has some local spirits that might be haunting you.

The most famous is Daniel Keith — The Hanging Shadow.

If you’re hanging around the intersection of Charlotte Road and Main Street in Rutherfordton, you might catch a glimpse of a shadowy figure who has an axe to grind with the county’s justice system.

“People haven’t heard much out of the supposed ghost of Dan Keith in quite a while,” said local historian Robin Lattimore. “But his story is from about 1880 and he always maintained he was falsely accused of a grisly crime — even up until they hung him at the old jail that was near that intersection.”

Daniel Keith was convicted of murdering an eight-year-old girl, and on Dec. 11, 1880 he was sentenced to be hanged to death from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The judge ordered that all of Keith’s property – even his sugar and flour he had in his home at the time — be sold at auction to pay for the trial.

But prosecutors had nary a shred of evidence against Keith.

Records indicate he was a huge man, and some historians Please see Ghost, Page 6

If you ask Paranormal Scene Investigators founder Joe Wright a list of places in the area with the most paranormal activity, Green River Plantation will be near the top. So when he was asked to take the Forest City Youth Council on a paranormal investigation, he knew it was the right place.

RUTHERFORDTON — After 31 years as an obstetrician, Dr. Douglas Sheets has delivered babies for babies he delivered.

It’s no wonder — he’s brought 3,883 into the world since moving here in 1978.

Sheets, who started off pre-dental in school, entered private practice with Rutherford OB-GYN Associates and joined the staff at It’s going to Rutherford be an excitHospital. ing time.

Today he will I’m honored take on an additional role to be selectas the 156th ed, and President of excited. the North Carolina —Dr. Sheets Medical Society.

“There’s a Chinese ideogram for crisis — one for danger and one for opportunity,” Sheets said of the presidency. “It’s going to be an exciting time. I’m honored to be selected, and excited.”

The society, which is made up of more than 12,000 physicians from across the state, will be dealing in the upcoming year with abortion issues and those elements of health care reform it finds important, Sheets said.

“For the next year my opinion will be what policy is best for the North Carolina Medical Society,” Sheets said.

Along with his patient load, Sheets will travel to Raleigh several times per month to fulfill his duties as president.

“We will try to maintain communication with other key people in the state to keep the groups working together,” he said.

Sheets’ father was the local mortician in his hometown of Churubusco, Ind., and at that time, morticians also were the local ambulance drivers. Going with his father on calls may have led to his interest in medicine.

He started out in family practice, but found his true calling was in obstetrics.

“There is no bigger thrill than handing a first time father his first child,” he said.

Obstetrics have become less medical and more family oriPlease see Sheets, Page 6

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Ten vying for four Ellenboro positions

By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

ELLENBORO — With three full term seats up for election and one unexpired term in contention, ten total candidates are competing for the seats in Ellenboro this year.

The Board of Alderman races are tight. Eight candidates are vying for the three open seats while two men are facing off for the appointed seat.

Lee Allen, Allen “Bunt” Black, Michael Jennings, Donald Mace, Patrice Lynn Mayes, John Morrow, Truett Murray and Mike Rhyne

are competing for the open seats. Jim Rhyne and Perry Whisnant are competing for the unexpired term.

Lee Allen said his campaign was focused on promoting more open government in Ellenboro.

“Our town needs some changes and we need to know what is going on in our town,” Allen said. “We need people to make the right decisions and stop some of the confusion that is going on in our town. I think the people of the city Please see Ellenboro, Page 3

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Bostic vote uncontested From staff reports

BOSTIC — When voters go to the polls on Tuesday, they will be helping the town move to four-year staggered terms for town leaders.

The mayor and the top two commission vote-getters in this election will serve four-year terms. The other three commission winners will serve two-year terms. Then, when those two-year terms are up, the candidates in the next election will be running for four-year terms.

By that technique of staggering terms, every two years Please see Bostic, Page 6

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local Church News 2nd Annual Domestic Violence luncheon set

UNION MILLS — Union Hill AME Zion Church will host the 2nd Annual Domestic Violence Luncheon on Nov. 13 and 14, at the church. The focus for this year is “Breaking The Silence: Focus on Domestic Violence in Teens and Young Adults with emphasis on “Dating Violence.”

The event begins Friday at 7 p.m. for adults and parents and ends at 9 p.m. Sign-ins start at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, followed by the presentation at 10 a.m., lunch noon to 1 p.m., and the closing presentation 1 to 2:30 p.m.

This program is designed for all adults, parents and young adults (ages 13-21). The church is located at 461 Ferguson Ridge Rd., Union Mills.

If you plan to attend, contact Melissia Forney at 286-0810 to reserve a seat.

All Saints Day this Sunday at Advent

is a church tradition dating back hundreds of years. Public invited to attend.

SPINDALE — Advent Lutheran Church will observe All Saints’ Day on Nov. 1. The 11 a.m. service will serve as a memorial service in remembrance of those members of Advent who have died since All Saints Sunday last year.

As part of the liturgy, the name of each member who died in the past year will be read. A candle will be lit and a bell will toll at the reading of each name. The service concludes with Holy Communion. Being remembered this year are Ruth Hopper, Herb Moss, and George Pintoff.

“This service is held to remember them and their contribution to the life and ministry of the church and to give thanks for their new life in Jesus Christ,” said the Rev. Ronald W. Fink, pastor.

The observance of All Saints’

The Bible Revival

Music/concerts

Singing: Sunday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m., Riverside Baptist Church, Hogan Road, Harris; featuring Master Singers from Chesnee, S.C. Singing: Sunday, Nov. 1, 2 p.m., Village Chapel Church, 141 Huntley St., Forest City; featuring the Green River Boys from Polk County.

FOREST CITY — The Bible Revival with Evangelist James Hill begins at 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 1, at the First Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The topics include: n Man Dead from His Head to His Ankles, Feet Alive and Still Kicking n Who is The Devil? Why Doesn’t God Destroy Him? n My Friend Jesus n The Day When Money is Thrown in the Street and No One Will Pick it Up n The Devil Behind the Church Door Special feature “Health Spotlight” with Joi Tivy.

Services will be at 7 each night Monday-Thursday. SDA Church Living By Faith will sing Sunday, Nov. 8, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 130 Pleasant Grove Road, is located at 559 S. Church St., Rutherfordton. Music begins at 6 p.m. Public invited.

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instrumental CD “Stain Glass and Ivory.” Free admission. A love offering will be taken.

Singing: Saturday, Oct. 31, 6 p.m., Sunshine Methodist Church, DePriest Rd., Bostic; featuring Friends of Hospice.

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Singing: Sunday, Nov. 8, 4 p.m., St. Paul AME Zion Church, Forest City; featuring the Limestone College Gospel Choir.

Rick Strickland will singing Sunday, Nov. 1, at the Temple Baptist Church in Henrietta, (beside the post office). Singing begins at 6 p.m.

Singing: Sunday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m., Alexander Missionary Methodist Church; guest singers will be Gary and Betty King from Porch Chapel Missionary Methodist Church, Lenoir, along with others.

Piano concert: David Roach and Jesse Roberts will present a dual piano concert on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Floyd’s Creek Baptist Church. The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. Jesse will be introducing his new piano

“A Night of Music”: Saturday, Nov. 14, 6 p.m., Crestview Baptist Church, Forest City; performances

by David Roach, Gaye Higgins, Janice Smith, J.C. Project, Restoration Praise Band and Meredith Millwood; sponsored by Chase High senior, Kandice Jones; all donations will go toward the church building fund.

Harvest fun Kids Fall Fun: Saturday, Nov. 7, begins at 4 p.m., Pleasant Grove Baptist Church 130 Pleasant Grove Road, Rutherfordton; food, fun, games, hayrides and including devotional time; for kids and youth of all ages.

Fall bazaar, yard sale: Saturday, Nov. 14, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mountain Creek Baptist Church,

Rutherfordton; breakfast, lunch, baked goods, yard sale items, canned goods and more; take 221 north from Rutherfordton, turn left on Mtn. Creek Road.

p.m., Haynes Grove Baptist Church in Cliffside; guest speaker, Rev. C.A. Wallace, along with his choir and congregation from Mt. Sinai Baptist Church.

Fall bazaar: Saturday, Nov. 21, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Salem United Methodist Church; country ham biscuits, crafts, holiday decor, baked goods, silent auction, canned goods and much more.

Homecoming: Sunday, Nov. 1, Golden Valley United Methodist Church; special singing at 10:30 a.m., worship service 11 a.m., dinner afterwards.

Special services Gilkey Church of God will hold a county-wide “People Matter to God Day” on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A free lunch will be served, as well as giveaways of free non-perishable pantry items, free school supplies, clothing and toys. Singing groups and games for children. Church located on Oak Springs Road in Rutherfordton off Hwy. 221.

Pastor appreciation: In honor of Pastor David Vernon; Sunday, Nov. 1, 3

Primogeniture Primogeniture is the law of inheritance whereby property passes to the firstborn male of the family. Although this is considered archaic in most modern societies, we still see remnants of this in various practices such as the naming of firstborn males after their fathers, men retaining their last names in marriage (while women often do not), and the doting and attention given to firstborns. What seems objectionable to most of us about primogeniture is simply the unfairness to later-born children and to females.

And, we should not be too quick to presume that only primitive societies practice this archaic law of inheritance. Modern socieities may practice primogeniture in more subtle ways.

A recent study done in Norway found that firstborns tend to have higher IQ’s than laterborn children, and they found that this was largely a result of the increased attention that parents give their firstborn children. Some of this increased attention may be unavoidable, given that there are gong to be competing demands on parents’ time once there are several children in the family.

But, parents should take special precautions so as to not privilege one child over one another, whereas based on birth order, gender, or any other characteristic. We are all God’s children, and we should treat everyone like the Oak Ridge Baptist Church brothers and sisters that we truly are.

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Homecoming: Sunday, Nov. 1, 11 a.m., Fellowship Baptist Church; a meal will follow the service; church located on 210 Silvers Lake Rd., Rutherfordton.

Revival: Nov. 2-6, 7 nightly, Faith Baptist Church, 149 W. Main Street Ext., Forest City; Richard Cole, pastor; special music each night.

Old-fashioned revival: Nov. 15-20, Cornerstone Baptist Church, corner of US 74 and N. Academy St., Mooresboro; guest evangelist, Rev. Don Sessions of Shelby; Sunday services 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., a fellowship meal will follow the morning service; MTWThF, 7 nightly; special music.

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Poor man’s supper: Thursday, Nov. 5, 4 to 7 p.m., Providence United Methodist Church; adults $5, children $3, under 6 free; proceeds will go to purchase a CoaguChek system for Hospice.

Benefit poor man’s supper: For Charlie Conner (triple bypass surgery patient); Friday, Nov. 6, begins at 4:30 p.m., Harriett Memorial Free Will Baptist Church, 1938 Hwy. 221-A, Caroleen; take out plates available.

Yard sale: Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6 and 7, begins at 7 a.m., Community Worship Center, 400 Church St., Spindale; breakfast, lunch and large number of yard sale items.

Ham supper: Saturday, Nov. 7, begins at 4:30 p.m., Mt. Vernon Clubhouse;

$8 for adults; ages 6-12, $5; free for children 5 and under; all proceeds go toward the Mt. Vernon Church youth programs.

Old-time country fair: Nov. 6 and 7, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Forest City; Friday, 4 to 9 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; free rides and games for the entire family; country store, crafts, vendors and more.

Country ham supper: Saturday, Nov. 7, 4 to 8 p.m., Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church, 1658 Duncan’s Creek Rd., Ellenboro.

Hot dog sale: Benefit for Doug and Vickie Potter; Saturday, Nov. 14, noon to 3 p.m., Riverside Baptist Church, 1178 Hogan Rd., Harris; $5 per plate includes 2 hot dogs, baked beans, slaw or potato salad, chips, dessert and drink.

Poor man’s supper: Saturday, Nov. 14, 5 to 8 p.m., Hopewell United Methodist Church, Ellenboro; donations accepted; proceeds for Camp McCall.

Other Seminar: An Emergency Preparedness Seminar will be offered to the public on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Forest City Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 250 Mt. Pleasant Church Rd., Sandy Mush.

Topics will include 3-5 day survival kits and other preparations individuals and families can use in times of emergency.

Free blood pressure check: The First Tuesday Club of Salem UMC will offer free blood pressure checks Tuesday, Nov. 3, beginning at 10 a.m.

Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Open Enrollment for Medicare Part D begins Nov. 15. Gerry Holland will be there with vital information and answer questions about this program. For information call 245-8518.

Alternatives for Trick or Treaters FOREST CITY — The following churches have announced activities for tonight’s Trick or Treaters.

9th Annual Harvest Festival: Oct. 31, 6 to 8:30 p.m., New Harvest Church; inflatables, games and more; Trunk or Treat begins at 8 p.m.; concessions will be sold; church located at the corner of Bethany Church Road and Countryside Drive.

Trunk or Treat: Saturday, Oct. 31, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Community Worship Center, 400 Church St., Spindale.

Fall Festival: Oct. 31, Caroleen Baptist Church; poor man’s supper starts at 5 p.m.; in lieu of a charge, bring canned goods for the food pantry; Trunk or Treat and hayride from 6 to 7 p.m.; photo booth sponsored by the church youth; pictures $1 and $2.

Trunk or Treat: Oct. 31, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Walls Baptist Church; free hot dogs.

“Hallow Him”: (A Halloween alternative) Oct. 31, 3 to 7 p.m., at New Bethel Baptist Church in Harris. Games, hayride and Trunk or Treat.

Annual fall festival: Oct. 31, 4 to 9 p.m., Mountain Creek Baptist Church; food, games, hayrides, fun and fellowship.

Trunk or Treat: Oct. 31, 6 to 8 p.m. Second Baptist Church, Rutherfordton; also, one free photo per child.

Trunk or Treat: Oct. 31, noon to 4 p.m., New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 619 Ledbetter Road, Spindale; hot dogs will be served.

Fall Blast: Oct. 31, 4 to 8 p.m., Race Path Baptist Church, Ellenboro; games for all ages; prizes, cake walk, costume contest, pizza, and Trunk or Treat.

Trunk or Treat: Oct. 31, noon to 4 p.m., New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 619 Ledbetter Rd., Spindale.

Fall festival: Oct. 31, 4 to 6 p.m., Long Branch Road Baptist Church; games, hayride and food.

Trunk or Treat: Oct. 31, 6 to 8 p.m., West Point Baptist Church, 1160 Union Rd., Rutherfordton.

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local/state Ellenboro Continued from Page 1

on the whole need to know what is going on and how the taxpayers money is spent ... There are too many mayors on the board — because we have two ex-mayors on the board. I think Theresa Whisnant has done an excellent job in the past and will in the future but needs people to work with her instead of against her.”

For Allen Black, the race is about the town’s finances.

“I’ve been mayor before and was appointed back to the board,” Black said. “I’m the financial chairman so I felt we needed the experience I have to do the budgets and all at this particular time.

I think we need that experience so we can keep the town stable like it is now. I’m running because I think that there are all these people out there wanting to make changes and I don’t think we need to make changes right now ... . In my opinion, keep the same people on there that are running, because if we don’t, the mayor is going to get control of the board and that will

be a real mess.”

Michael Jennings wants to see the town have a closer audit of the books and to encourage more law enforcement in the city.

“I think that we need an audit on the books and some questions that the taxpayers are asking are not getting answered,” Jennings said. “I think that everyone inside the city limits should be treated equal when it comes to the water and sewer and they should be treated with respect when they go to pay their water bill.... I’d like to get a community watch started back again in this town. I was behind the community watch last time and it sort of faded away when I left the board. And I would like to try and get the Sheriff to get an annex building in this end of the county.”

Donald Mace said his major issue is transparency in the town’s finances.

“I would just like to see a change in Ellenboro,” Mace said.

“People need to know where their money is going and I think they need to help their elderly. The first things I’d like to work on are better accountability for our money. I think

there is a lot of waste even though we are a small town. I think they need to help the elderly who are living on a fixed income and they can’t afford the water and sewer service.”

Patrice Mayes did not return calls for comment for this story, but at a candidate forum hosted earlier this month, touted her work experience with BMW in Greer, S.C. for the past decade and raising her two children as evidence of her hard work with budgets. She also suggested more youth events.

“These are not black and white issues,” Mayes said. “We can all get along. We are all the same in God’s eyes. We need to make a change.”

John Morrow said he wanted to see more community involvement and finish some halfdone projects around Ellenboro.

“I do not feel that taxpayers know what is going on with their money and people have questions about that audit,” Morrow said.

“I think the taxpayers have more questions than answers... . There are speeders on our roads and if the people want a sign put up about the speed limit it should be put up.

There are many unfin-

ished projects like that around our city that people have been asking about ... . I worked for the city of Alexander Mills for many years and I’ve worked with waste water, customer service and all of that.

All these things make me a great candidate.”

Truett Murray could not be reached for comment for this story, but has previously pointed to his experience as an incumbent board member as key in the election.

“I’m proud of the people on this board as it is,” Murray said during the candidate forum. “We’re trying to do the right thing.”

Murray brought up water grants that the town has received and beautification efforts as achievements on behalf of the town. He also encouraged more citizens to speak up and attend board meetings.

Mike Rhyne said he wanted to clean up the town.

“I’ve been working on the town and have worked on some homes and worked on the old depot,” Mike Rhyne said. “I want to clean up the town a little and go back to the way we used to do. We don’t have any activities for the kids any more. We

have that old gymnasium sitting up there and I want to set it up for the kids to play basketball, have little league again and maybe even soccer .... As far as the money, I don’t know what the big grief is about the taxpayer’s money. Anyone who wants to can go to the town and request a copy of the budget. If you pay attention, you will know what is going on.”

For incumbent appointee Jim Rhyne, the race was all about finishing the term he began two years ago.

“I’ve got two more years on my term and we’ve got a lot more work to do,” Jim Rhyne said. “Everything we’re doing is an ongoing process. We’re trying to move the town forward.

I’ve been there for eight years and we’ve accomplished a lot and I feel a need to finish out these other two years. We’re going in a very positive direction. We started out with a sewer project and we’ve got it. And our water project will be complete within the next two or three months.

“It is just a matter of continuing. If we get a new board, and I’m on it, I feel the need to contribute information that I have to them.”

Perry Whisnant, the mayor’s brother, said his campaign was about getting the town’s finances under control and stopping what he sees as overcharging and rude treatment of senior citizens by the town.

“I want to give all the citizens a voice and to see some honesty and open government and to stop overcharging and wasting town money,” Perry Whisnant said. “That elderly person who lives on a fixed income — it is hard for them to pay for sewer that they aren’t even hooked up to.

“I feel the elderly people in town need someone to speak up for them on that. I would love to see the water and sewer go to all the elderly and all the citizens in Ellenboro,” he said. “All citizens ought to have a curb on their street. And I would love to see the town grow, I just don’t want to see some other town take us over. We need to work together as a board and I would like to bring the courtesy back to the town being nice and respectful to people because we’ve lost a lot of that.”

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

Burr’s campaign will have to deal with low approval rating

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr has a 37 percent approval rating among adults in the state, just one year before he comes up for re-election.

An Elon University poll released Friday shows that 22 percent of respondents disapprove of the way the Republican lawmaker is handling his job. Forty-one percent didn’t know how they felt about his performance.

Democrats are eager to challenge

Burr when he goes up for re-election in 2010. Elon University Poll Director Hunter Bacot (bah-KOH’) said the incumbent’s campaign should be concerned by the numbers, although Burr’s numbers are better than two Democrats — Sen. Kay Hagan and Gov. Beverly Perdue.

The Elon poll surveyed 703 adults from Monday through Thursday of this week. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.

Lake Lure Mayor Proctor and Mayor Pro Tem Pitts representing over twenty years of service to the Town of Lake Lure believe Bob Keith (center) is the best choice for the next Mayor of Lake Lure, and Bill Beason (2nd fro left) and Mary Ann Nesbitt Doston are the best choice for town commissioner.

These three candidates have demonstrated their dedication to serving Lake Lure with the community’s best interest, and are the logical choice for leading our community to be all that it can be.

SAVING WITH THE COUPON QUEEN Jill Cataldo saves hundreds on groceries by making the cost of the common coupon count. You can, too.

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When people hear how much money I save each week on my grocery bill by using coupons, there are those who conclude that I must use secret, special coupons that the rest of the world isn’t clued into. In one of my coupon classes a woman asked, “Where do you find these coupons? I noticed my friend has different coupons in her paper than I do.”

Well, there’s a reason for that. Did you know that the coupons you receive in your Sunday newspaper can be different depending on which paper you subscribe to? At times, companies wishing to reach different market areas will offer coupon promotions to specific newspapers. While all Sunday papers have coupon inserts, the coupons may vary depending on which paper you receive.

I subscribe to two papers on Sunday, our local town newspaper and the big Chicago newspaper. While many times both papers will carry the same coupons, there are also times when one paper will have more or different coupons than another. The fact that different newspapers carry different coupons is usually - pardon the pun - news to most people.

Obviously, I love coupons, and I enjoy receiving both newspapers on Sunday, not only to keep up on the local and regional news but also to maximize the number of coupons I get each week. Depending on where you live, it may be worth your while to see what coupons are available in each newspaper.

While the newspapers inserts are always going to be the primary and best source for coupons, another good place to find coupons is on the Internet. Hundreds of product manufacturers and grocery stores themselves offer printable coupons for their products.

Printing coupons from the Internet is easy to do. Browse to the Web site of the manufacturer of the product you’re interested in. Look for a link to print coupons and select the ones you would like to print. Some Web sites may ask you to register for a free account. Others may ask you to install their plug-in that will allow you to print their coupons each time you visit. Then, simply click the Print Coupons link and the coupons will be sent right to your printer. It’s good to note, too, that you’re allowed to print most Internet coupons twice. Make sure to go back and print another set if you’d like to buy more than one of each item, which is always a smart idea when the price is low.

Check your store’s Web site for coupons, too. Many stores offer printable coupons on their Web sites and some will also offer electronic coupons that you can load to your shopper’s discount card digitally, via the store’s Web site. This is an even easier way to use coupons since you don’t need to print them out at all.

Another great place to find good coupons is in grocery stores themselves. Don’t forget to look for coupons in the aisles near the products you’re shopping for. There are coupon dispensers and displays throughout the grocery store. You’d be surprised how many times you might find an item on sale for $1 ... and a dispenser full of $1 coupons right above it.

Take advantage of both. Remember, pairing a $1 coupon with a $1 sale is one of the easiest ways to get groceries for free.

Next week, I’ll answer some more questions from readers like you. If you’re getting started with coupons or you’re a seasoned couponer with a question, please feel free to e-mail it to me at jill@ctwfeatures.com. Your answer may appear in a future column. (c) CTW Features Jill Cataldo, a coupon-workshop instructor, writer and mother of three, never passes up a good deal. Learn more about couponing at her Web site, www.super-couponing.com. E-mail your couponing coups and questions to jill@ctwfeatures.com.

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Our Views Elect those who will do the work

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utherford County voters go to the polls Tuesday to elect mayors and council members for their communities.

Traditionally, the turnout for these off-year elections are low. That’s ironic, given that these elected officials have a closer connection to each of us than any other person holding public office.

In reading our reports on the candidates’ nights and the candidate profiles, there is no question that each and every candidate has his or her community’s best interest at heart.

However, that alone does not make a good mayor or council member.

Local government is complex.

Voters need to select those candidates that the voter believes will delve into the issues to find the best solution for the majority of the town’s residents.

Not much is purely black and white anymore.

There is a need for public officials who are willing to do the work to reach an educated decision.

There’s a true story behind the fountain evergreen

On a cold evening of Oct. 31, 1921, a beautiful red-haired daughter was born to Sally Banner and Oscar Thomas Huntley. The child was named Marguerite Elizabeth Huntley, later to be known as Marguerite Thompson (wife of Ed Thompson) of Ron & Eddy’s Restaurant.

On the snowy, cold morning of Oct. 31, 1921, Oscar planted a tree in anticipation of the child that was soon to be born. Many decades have passed with no one knowing the tree’s story. It’s been seen by many hundreds of thousands of motorists; she’s had nails stuck in her; she’s held signs including “No tobacco spitting on the sidewalk” and “keep off the grass” and advertisements of various products.

Only God knows how many dogs have paid a “visit.” She’s been rained on and snowed on and seen Forest City change for 88 years.

She has remained stately and gorgeous and been “dressed” every Christmas by our wonderful electric department workers.

This tree is the beautiful evergreen tree that is located beside the fountain in the park in downtown Forest City.

Oscar named this tree Marguerite to honor the beautiful child he had and you know what? Both Marguerite, the tree, and Marguerite Thompson are still beautiful.

So, tonight on Halloween, as you pass downtown Forest City, say happy birthday to Marguerite, number 88.

Eddie Thompson Forest City

Our readers’ views Says Spindale move raises some questions To the editor: I wish to thank you for your support of my father Bob Ensley during his 16 years of service to the town. Also I would like to thank the Daily Courier for the very nice article they ran at the time of his death.

But I need for the citizens to understand a few things about what has happened in the last few weeks.

My father’s last request was that his seat on the council be offered to me, so that an Ensley could finish out the last two years of his term. But that has not happened.

I was contacted and asked to get information together about myself and my education for Mr. (Carl) Bailey. He wanted a resume. He told me on the phone that he was not running due to health problems and that he wanted to present my name for the seat that my father had held. I was told that he thought it would be a good thing for the town.

And then I find out by reading the paper that he has stepped up and nominated himself for my fathers’ seat. His health seems to have improved and now he can serve on council for two more years and take my fathers’ seat.

He wants to take that seat because he knows he cannot get re-elected. He is a retired employee of the town, but he only ran the first time because he had an issue with the town’s insurance tor retired employees and it affected him. Now he has one more meeting and knew that he wanted that new dog ordinance passed because of a dog on his street. He thinks he’s a maneater.

That’s the reason he wants this new dog ordinance.

So to get the ordinance passed he made a deal.

So as the old saying goes I was

hung out to dry.

He told me one thing and then did something totally different.

I believe he let Mr. (Tommy) Hardin and Mr. (Toby) Tomblin talk him into putting his name up for the seat. They made the motion and second for Mr. Bailey to take the seat. They voted for him even though the town attorney and the mayor tried to tell them that this was not right and it needed to be checked out.

At the present it looks like Mr. Bailey has two seats on our council. He has not given up his seat.

In fact, if we had an emergency meeting, it looks like he would represent two seats, because he has been appointed and voted on for my dad’s seat. I don’t think you can hold two seats at the same time?

When Mr. (Mickey) Bland got elected, he had to give up his seat until the time he was sworn into office. Mr. Hardin and Mr. Tomblin also controlled that seat.

Ms. Walker was the next highest vote getter and they overlooked her for Ms. Littlejohn who had never run or talked about running.

I believe Mr. Hardin and Mr. Tomblin did not want to see me serve in my fathers’ seat because they both knew that I would not sit back and say yes to everything that they brought up. I am someone who can stand and think on my own. I would be like my father and want what’s right for the citizens and best for the town.

In tough times like we have now you must conserve every way you can. It’s bad when people work so hard to keep a dying mans wishes from happening. It would have been a common courtesy to ask our family first, and if we turned it down, then go out into the town for a replacement.

Even the county commissioners had that courtesy when Fred Crow died many years ago and they offered his seat to the family

before anyone else was asked.

I feel sorry for the Mayor and Ms. Walker. They must try and keep up business.

Mr. Bailey may take my father’s seat, but let me tell you, he’ll never be able to fill those shoes. He will never be the man my father was. He cares nothing about the citizens and their concerns.

Also citizens, please know you need to start saving right now, because the tax rate will go up.

This past year, Mr. Hardin’s and Mr. Tomblin’s way of fixing the budget was to up the tax rate at least 5 cents. My father was one of the ones who stood up to them and said no because our citizens can’t afford that kind of increase.

He was born in this town and he gave a big part of his life to it.

He was always concerned with how and what was happening even when he was sick and could not get out, he still kept up with what was going on. Even though he was sick, he only missed two meetings before his death. So he cared all the way to the end.

Remember, we do have an election coming up and the citizens are the ones who decide what kind of representation we have for our town. So please go out and vote. You are the ones that can make a change. That one vote can make a difference.

My father stood up for the citizens and that was what I wanted to carry on in his honor.

After the antics of the board, I may never have a chance to fulfill my father’s last wishes.

And that hurts more than anything because I can’t do what I promised I would try and do, to help and keep the town strong so the citizens can say, I live in Spindale truly a fine small town.

I will never sit on council but they will see me and I will be watching what’s happening to my town.

Robin Ensley

Spindale

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n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 143 E-911 calls Thursday.

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

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Obituaries Gary Vaughn Gary Wayne Vaughn, 39, of 518 Ledford Road, Ellenboro, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 at Harris Regional Medical Center in Sylva.

A native of Miami Beach, Fla., he was a son of the late Cecil W. Vaughn, and Marian Alexander White and Arthur White of Summerfield, Fla. He was employed by Pike Electric and was a member of Cliffside Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Tammy Hunt Vaughn; two sons, Dylan and Koty, and one daughter, Summer, all of the home; two brothers, Joe Lake Lure Vaughn of Metairie, La., and n The Lake Lure Police Rick Brooks of Navarre, Fla.; Department responded to one and one sister, Linda Feller E-911 call Thursday. of Summerfield.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Forest City Cliffside Baptist Church n The Forest City Police with the Revs. Joey Cantrell Department responded to 66 and Bryan Melton officiatE-911 calls Thursday. ing. Burial will follow in n An officer of the Forest Rutherford County Memorial City Police Department Cemetery. Visitation will be reported an incident of dam- held Saturday from 6 to 8 age to property. The incident p.m. at McKinney-Landreth occurred on Main Street.

Funeral Home. n An employee of Belk’s Department Store, at the TriOnline condolences www.mckinCity Mall, reported an incineylandrethfuneralhome.com. dent of shoplifting/concealment and larceny. (See arrest Patricia Whiteside of Lynch.)

Patricia A. Whiteside, 62, n Phyllis Cole reported an of 119 Summerdale Lane, incident of assault by pointLake Lure, died Thursday, ing a gun.

Oct. 29, 2009 at her residence.

Arrests Arrangements are incomn Mae Lynch, 52, of Owens plete and will be announced Chapel Road, Union Mills;

by Thompson’s Mortuary. charged with shoplifting/ concealment and larKatheryn Brigman ceny; placed under a $1,000 Katheryn Brigman, 71, of secured bond. (FCPD) 128 Poplar St., Forest City, n Maurice Ramon Price, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 50, of Missouri Street, at Rutherford Hospital.

Spindale; arrested on a warBorn in Church Hill, Tenn., rant for first-degree burglary; she was a daughter of the placed under a $50,000 late Charlie Larkins and secured bond. (FCPD) Maggie Derrick Larkins. n Johnqueze Thomas Dewberry, 19, of 148 Walnut She was a homemaker and St.; charged with simple posof the Baptist faith. session of schedule IV conIn addition to her partrolled substance and simple ents, she was preceded in possession of schedule VI death by her husband of 28 controlled substance; placed years, Andrew Kanipe, and under a $2,000 secured her husband of four years, bond. (RCSD) Willliam Brigman. n Leon Hamilton Sr. Survivors include her 59, of 212 W. Court St., Rutherfordton; charged with daughter, Angie Wishion of Forest City; one granddaughassault and battery; placed ter; two brothers, George under a $500 secured bond.

E. Larkins and Robert E. (RPD) Larkins, both of Maryland; and her caregiver, Jason Reid EMS/Rescue of Forest City. n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 28 E-911 Funeral services will be calls Thursday. conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday n The Volunteer Life Saving at Harrelson Funeral Home and Rescue, Hickory Nut with the Revs. Danny Gorge EMS and Rutherford Bumgardner and Joe Logan County Rescue responded to officiating. Interment will three E-911 calls Thursday. follow in the High Shoals Baptist Church cemetery.

Fire Calls The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 9 n Cliffside firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident. n Cherry Mountain firefighters responded to a smoke Mr. Gary Wayne Vaughn, 39, report of 518 Ledford Road, Ellenboro, n Forest City firefighters died Thursday, October 29, 2009 responded to an industrial at Harris Regional Medical fire alarm.

Center in Sylva NC. n Green Hill firefighters A native of Miami Beach, responded to an outbuildFlorida, he was born October 1, 1970, a son of the late Cecil W. ing fire, assisted by Shingle Vaughn and Marian Alexander Hollow and Union Mills fireWhite and Arthur White of fighters.

Summerfield Florida. Besides his n Hudlow firefighters father he was preceded in death responded to an industrial by a sister, Paula Ventresca.Gary fire alarm. was employed by Pike Electric n Rutherfordton firefightand was a member of Cliffside Baptist Church. ers responded to a motor He is survived by his wife, vehicle accident.

MURPHY (AP) — Police say an arsonist torched a Georgia couple’s second home in the North Carolina mountains days after a confrontation led to the homeowner shooting a man to death.

The SBI ruled Wednes-day’s blaze at the home of James and Carolyn McKinley an arson.

Cherokee County Sheriff Keith Lovin says investigators think the fire may have been revenge for a fatal shooting earlier at the home owned by the Georgia residents.

Lovin says investigators think James McKinley shot a man outside his vacation home with an assault rifle late Saturday.

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n The Spindale Police Department responded to 17 E-911 calls Thursday.

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Tammy Hunt Vaughn; two sons, Dylan and Koty of the home; one daughter, Summer of the home; two brothers, Joe Vaughn and wife, Jennifer of Metairie, Louisiana, Rick Brooks of Navarre, Florida; one sister, Linda Feller and husband, Ernie of Summerfield Florida; one brother-in-law, Paul Ventresca of Ocala Florida, and special friends Joey and Amy Alexander.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, November 1, 2009 at Cliffside Baptist Church with Rev. Joey Cantrell and Rev. Bryan Melton officiating. Burial will follow in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation will be held 6:008:00 P.M. Saturday, October 31, 2009 at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home.

McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home Cliffside is serving the Vaughn family.

A guest register is available at:

www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome. com

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p.m. at the funeral home.

Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family.

Online condolences www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com.

Ted Sears Robert Theodore “Ted” Sears Sr., 86, of Ellenboro, died Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 at Rutherford Hospital A native of New Holland, Ga., he was a son of the late Robert Ernest and Irene Ethel Owens Sears.

He was an Army veteran, having served in World War II as a paratrooper. He was also a retired loom fixer for Stonecutter Mills.

He is survived by his wife, Betty Anderson Sears of the home; three sons, Robert Theodore Sears Jr. of Bat Cave, Phillip Andrew Sears of Clover, S.C., and Tracy Hollifield of Greensboro; two brothers, Billy Ray Sears of Jacksonville, Fla., and James Sears of Forest City; one sister, Barbara Bell of Asheboro; and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Cane Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Danny Camp officiating. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service.

Interment will follow in the church cemetery with military honors.

Memorials may be made to Cane Creek Baptist Church, Building Fund, 151 Cane Creek Mtn. Road, Union Mills, NC 28167; or to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Online condolences www. crowemortuary.com.

Bob Ashlin Robert “Bob” Ashlin, 90, of Lake Lure, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 at Hospice House in Forest City.

Robert was born in Detroit, Mich., and retired as the president and chief executive officer of NBD-Dearborn. He and his wife Delores retired to Lake Lure in 1984.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Delores, and their five children, Suzanne Ashlin of Cramerton, William Ashlin and Thomas Ashlin, of Charlotte, John Ashlin of Easton, Md., and Amy Ashlin-McSween of Plymouth, Mich.; and six grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Forest City.

In lieu of flowers please send memorials to Hospice of Rutherford County P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Crowe’s Mortuary is assisting the Ashlin Family.

Online condolences www. crowemortuary.com.

Jesse Surratt Sr. Jesse Benjamin Surratt Sr., 68, of 701 Mobley St., Plant City, Fla., died Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Spartanburg, S.C. Born in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late L.C. Surratt and Mary Alice Surratt, and the widower of Mary Lou Martin Surratt.

He was a member of Greater Buck Shoals Baptist Church, Mooresboro, and a retired employee of Alumax Steel Plant. He is survived by two children, Jesse B. Surratt Jr. of Roanoke, Va., and Ella Marissa Surratt of Grover; two brothers, Sylvester Surratt of Chesnee, S.C., and Ramsey Surratt of Sandy Mush; nine sisters, Annie Mall Crawford of Sandy Mush, Debra McEntire of Forest City, Barbara Faye Camp of Caroleen, Emma Eatman and Joyce Davis, both of Maryland, Ora

Mr. Robert “Bob” Ashlin, age 90, passed away Thursday October 29, 2009 at Hospice House of Forest City, NC. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Delores and their 5 children: Suzanne Ashlin of Cramerton, NC, William and Thomas Ashlin of Charlotte, NC, John Ashlin of Easton, MD and Amy Ashlin-McSween of Plymouth, MI, as well as six grandchildren.

Robert was born in Detroit, MI in 1919 and retired as the President and Chief Executive Officer of NBD-Dearborn. He and his wife Delores retired to Lake Lure, NC in 1984 where they have enjoyed the past 25 years.

A memorial service will be held 1 PM Saturday, October 31, 2009 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Forest City, NC. In lieu of flowers please send memorials to Hospice of Ruther-ford County PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Crowe’s Mortuary is assisting the Ashlin Family.

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Deaths Michelle Triola Marvin LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michelle Triola Marvin, who fought a landmark “palimony” case against her former lover, actor Lee Marvin, has died. She was 76.

Marvin died Friday at the Malibu home she shared with actor Dick Van Dyke, her partner of 30 years.

Marvin lived with Lee Marvin for six years and took his name. They broke up in 1970 and nine years later she sued for nearly $2 million.

Alan Lee Thompson Alan Lee (Skip) Thompson passed away Sunday, October 25, 2009 in Victor, NY. Alan was born August 9, 1930 in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio to the late Leslie G. and Elenora E. Thompson.

He graduated in 1952 and married Evelyn also in 1952. He spent two years in the USAF before starting his career at E.I. DuPont. He retired from DuPont in 1990 as a Research Fellow.

He and Evelyn moved to Rutherfordton in 1991.

Alan volunteered with Kiwanis, Habitat for Humanity and Hospice of Rutherford County.

Surviving are his children, Sue Lang, Robert Thompson and Sally Thompson and his grandchildren, Jennifer, Philip and Amy Lang.

A memorial service will be held in New York and the family requests donations be made to Hospice of Rutherford County in lieu of flowers.

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Burris of Gaffney, S.C., Avery Haywood of Avondale, Jessie Mae Camp of Trenton, N.J., and Jeannie Moore of Shelby; one grandchild; and a host of other relatives.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Greater Buck Shoals Baptist Church in Mooresboro with Dr. Troy McDowell, and the Revs. J.B. Valentine and Barbara Curtis officiating.

The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Interment will follow in Buck Shoals Cemetery.

The family is at the home of his daughter, Ella Marissa Surratt, 109-9 Livion Dr., Grover.

Foster Funeral Home of Gaffney, S.C., in charge of arrangements.

Calvin Lloyd Smithey, age 82, of Rutherfordton, N.C., died Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at Hospice House of Rutherford County in Forest City, NC. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Rutherfordton.

Mr. Smithey served in the United States Army during World War II and retired as a Transmission Line Superintendent from Duke Power Company. He was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather.

A native of Wilkes County, NC, he was a son of the late Lloyd Winfield Smithey and the late Emma Alexander Smithey.

He is survived by his wife Mary Wiles Smithey; one daughter, Pamela Smithey of Chesnee, SC; one son, Calvin Craig and wife, Alisha “Miki” Smithey of Pleasant View, Utah; four sisters, Marjorie Stutzman and Lorna Godfrey both of Rutherfordton, NC, Wanda Smithey and Dean Halteman both of Pottstown, Pa.; one brother, Worth Smithey of Greensboro, NC; two grandchildren, Travis Craig Smithey and Thomas Calvin Smithey both of Pleasant View, UT. A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church of Rutherfordton at 11:00 AM Saturday, October 31, 2009 with Rev. Dean Baughn officiating.

The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following the service. Interment will be in the First Baptist Church Memorial Garden with full Military Honors provided by the Rutherford County Honor Guard.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.

McMahans Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of the arrangements.

Online condolences: www.mcm ahansfuneralhome.com

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Katheryn Brigman Katheryn Brigman, age 71, of 128 Poplar Street, Forest City, NC, died Thursday, October 29, 2009 at Rutherford Hospital.

Katheryn was born August 11, 1938 in Church Hill, Tennessee to the late Charlie Larkins and Maggie Derrick Larkins. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking and painting crafts. She was of the Baptist faith.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 28 years, Andrew Kanipe and her husband of four years, Willliam Brigman, and by two brothers and one sister.

Survivors include her daughter, Angie Wishion and her husband, Boyce, of Forest City; one granddaughter, Amy Wishion also of Forest City; two brothers George E. Larkins and Robert E. Larkins both of Maryland and her caregiver, Jason Reid of Forest City.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at Harrelson Funeral Home with Reverend Danny Bumgardner and Reverend Joe Logan officiating. Interment will follow in the High Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.

Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family.

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Health/education Community Health Clinic of Rutherford County provides access to primary medical care, wellness education, medications and preventative programs. The clinic, open Monday through Thursday, is located at 127 E. Trade St., B 100, Forest City. Patients seen by appointment only. The clinic does not accept patients with private insurance, Medicaid or Medicare.

Call 245-0400. The Medication Assistance Program provides access to medications at reduced rates or free of charge to those who qualify, call 288-8872.

Kids got an early jump on Halloween fun yesterday as groups of families hit the main streets of Rutherfordton, Spindale, and Forest City Trickor-Treating from shop to shop.

Here a wide eyed skeleton receives a treat bag from the Great Pumpkin outside the First Baptist Church in Rutherfordton.

Meetings/other Annual meeting: Forest City Little League; Sunday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m., at Mooneyham Library, Forest City; election of officers will be held; all coaches, parents and interested parties urged to attend.

Seminar: An Emergency Preparedness Seminar will be offered to the public on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Forest City Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 250 Mt. Pleasant Church Rd., Sandy Mush.

Topics will include 3-5 day survival kits and other preparations individuals and families can use in times of emergency.

DAR meeting: Griffith Rutherford NSDAR Chapter will meet Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Isothermal Community College, Red Room. The meeting begins at 3 p.m. Program will be the Good Citizens award winners and their guests from local schools.

Shag Club: The Rutherford County Shag Club will meet Friday, Nov. 6, at Club LA in Spindale. Anyone interested in beach music or shag dancing is invited to participate.

New Beginner I and Beginner II classes now forming. For Information, call 287-9228.

Free video presentation: “Global Warming: Fact or Fiction?” will be be shown Saturday, Nov. 7, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Cornerstone Fellowship Church, 1186 Hudlow Rd., Forest City. For more information call 288-8058. An informative and entertaining program sponsored by the Rutherford 912 Group.

Annual corporation meeting: Cherry Mountain Volunteer Fire Department; Tuesday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., at the fire department; anyone (age 16 and up) that lives within or owns property within this fire district are members of the corporation.

Fundraisers School fundraiser: A portion of the sales on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., at Courtside Eatery will go to the Knights of the Round Table (PTO) at R-S Middle School.

Annual craft sale: Friday, Nov. 6, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Senior Center, 193 Callahan-Koon Rd., Spindale; baked goods, handmade crafts, Christmas decorations and more.

Turkey supper: Saturday, Nov. 21, 4 p.m., Bill’s Creek Community Center, Lake Lure; turkey and dressing with all the trimmings; adults $9; ages 4-12, $5; take outs available; raffle tickets $1, 1st prize $500 in cash; proceeds for the Bill’s Creek VFD.

Miscellaneous Foothills Harvest Outreach Ministries will hold a half-price sale on most items. The store is located at 120 E. Trade St., Forest City.

Yokefellow Service Center will hold a half price sale Nov. 2-7. The store is located at 102 Blanton St., Spindale.

Lights of Love: In memory or honor luminaries will be placed around Lake Imogene at Isothermal Community College on Nov. 14.

The candles will be lit at sundown.

Luminaries may be purchased at the local Wal-Mart entrances Oct. 23 and 24, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Oct. 25, from 1 to 9 p.m., or from any Pilot Club member.

Contact Evelyn Lee at 245-4022, or Donna Ohmstead at 245-8867.

Guardian ad Litem program: Federal and N.C. laws mandate legal representation for children in abuse and neglect court proceedings. Community volunteers are a powerful voice in advocating for children and helping them to find their voice in the court system.

To find out how you can become a Guardian ad Litem, call 287-3929.

Volunteers needed: Youth Empowerment is in the process of creating a teen center for youth 10-17. Volunteers are needed to paint at the Power Center and help with making small repairs. Located at the old Special Occasions building behind Bojangle’s. For more information call 288-1021.

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ented since he started. Sheets said he believed he was the first OB doctor to have a father in the operating room during a Caesarean.

“That baby is now dating my daughter,” he said.

One of the highlights in his career, Sheets is most proud of, is the expansion of the hospital and the relocation

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think that might have been enough for the townspeople of Rutherfordton to be convinced he’d killed the little girl.

When the victim’s body was found, her skull had been smashed in by a rock, repeatedly slammed into the little girl’s head — staining the ground around her and her blond locks a scarlet red. When sheriff N.E. Walker came to arrest Keith on the suspicion of murder, the mountain of a man said he had no knowledge of the girl’s death. But a bloody shirt on his back porch made Walker think otherwise.

During the trial, Keith said the shirt

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voters will be electing either two or three commissioners. In 2011, three board members will be elected; in 2013, two board members and a mayor will be elected, and so on.

Beginning with this election, the mayor will serve a four-year term.

Mayor Mitch Harrill is running unopposed in the election since Freddie Euten withdrew from the race.

Incumbent council members Keith Dobbins, Mike Hollifield, Bill Lattimore and David Wright are on the ticket, as is newcomer Jeff Swink.

This is not Swink’s first attempt to be elected to Bostic council, however. In 2007 he tied with David Pinson for votes.

Rather than possibly have veteran council member Pinson lose in a random drawing, Swink dropped out

of The Birth Place closer to the operating room.

“When I was asked where I wanted it, I told them as close to surgery as possible,” he said.

Recruiting physicians to a rural area isn’t always easy, but Sheets has been successful in getting five OB doctors in the county.

“You care for people who are family and friends,” Sheets said. “I grew up in a similar environment – it’s a nice

R-S Central High School’s feeder pig auction and farm tour scheduled for Saturday has attracted seven sponsors.

N.C. Tractor and Equipment, Gilkey Lumber, Café at the Mall, Carpenter Farms, the Rutherford County Farm Bureau, Spindale Farm and Garden and Carolina Farm Credit are sponsoring the event.

The auction is planned for Saturday at 9 a.m. at R-S Central.

Ten 14-week-old pigs will be auctioned. They are half Ossabaw Island gilts and half either Landrace or Hampshire.

The Ossabaw is a redmeat pig.

The farm is located off Westbrook Drive, by the baseball field.

thing.

“I’ve had a chance to touch lives, and I feel blessed with that.”

Being the society’s president, Sheets said, “is humbling.”

“When you go into our board room there’s a whole wall of people, and I can follow these guys who are giants in the medical field,” he said. “I’m going to have to bring my A-game.”

Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.

was bloody because he had been cleaning rabbits on his porch and famously added this curse, “I have kilt nobody. And them what say I did will pay the devil every day for saying it.”

The jury convicted him anyway, and Keith was hanged. But legend says that when the sun went down that day, Keith’s shadow — swaying in the now empty gallows — could be seen on the wall of the jail. It stayed for days and was even there at night.

The wall of the jail was scrubbed and cleaned time and again, but the shadow would not go away. Officials ordered the jail repainted, as the shadow of Daniel Keith had become a local attraction, But even after several new coats, the shadow remained.

Was it some anomaly? Or was Daniel Keith right that the long shad-

ow of hanging an innocent man was cast down through the ages?

of the race. This year, Pinson is not seeking re-election.

Council members began the process of going to staggered four-year terms early this year.

In January, Mayor Harrill said that the board brought the idea of staggered terms up because they thought it was in the best interests of the town.

“That way we’d have someone experienced on the board that knows what has happened in the last two years, and not all be replaced at once,” Harrill said then.

Under the old system, all council members might have been voted out, leaving the town with a board of newcomers unfamiliar with the town’s business.

John Crotts, the town attorney, guided Bostic through the threestep process of making the election change.

The board passed a resolution of intent, held a public hearing on the

issue and adopted an ordinance to amend the town charter.

The town has about $800,000 in the bank, and council members are pleased about that. “Financially we’re doing pretty well,” Lattimore said.

“And we now have an emergency generator for use if a storm comes through and knocks out power again.”

In 1949, Keith’s shadow was gone for good as a remodeling process after the former jail was sold included tearing down the plants growing up around it and painting the wall again.

This time, the shadow did not return.

Also in 1949, the last living witness who had testified against Keith — now an 85-year-old man — passed away, the final victim of Keith’s curse.

Are there more spirits still in the area? Find out who’s looking for them in a special report about paranormal investigators in the Lifestyle section of Sunday’s Courier.

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“A lot of people have asked me about the surplus we have and said that is a lot of money to keep around,” Wright said. “But there are new laws that require us to keep four months worth of operating expenses on hand, so we’re meeting our obligations.”

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Shelby clips Cavaliers in OT

By DAVID ALLEN Shelby Star Correspondent

Owls sign two pitchers from Rice FOREST CITY — The Forest City Owls have signed pitchers Jeremy Fant and Holt McNair from Rice University.

Fant is a right handed freshman out of Cypress, TX and McNair is a freshman left hander from Austin.

The pair makes the first official player signing by the Owls for the 2010 season.

Fant was named to the first team all-District 15-5A honors as a senior last spring at Cy Woods High School. He went 6-2 with a 1.32 ERA with 85 strikeouts with just 12 walks leading the team to a 21-7 record and bi-district championship. As a junior, Fant finished the year with a 2.42 ERA and 45 strikeouts. He is majoring in engineering at Rice with plans of becoming a chemical engineer.

McNair lead the baseball team at Westlake High School to the 2009 state semifinals and to the regional semifinals in 2007 and 2008. As a senior he maintained a 1.29 ERA and was named first-team allDistrict 25-5A. He was the winning pitcher of the 2009 Central Texas All-Star game.

McNair is a political science major.

He is the grandson of Forest City native Bob McNair, for whom McNair Field is named.

Montoya not upset

by Griese’s remark TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Juan Pablo Montoya says he was not bothered by the “taco” remark that got ESPN announcer Bob Griese suspended.

ESPN this week suspended Griese from broadcasting a college football game on Saturday for the remark he made last week about Montoya.

Griese replied Montoya was “out having a taco.”

Montoya says he never paid attention to the remark, and the decision to punish Griese came from ESPN. Montoya has poked fun at the comment several times over the past week.

On TV 8:30 a.m. (ESPN2) English Premier League Soccer Arsenal vs. Tottenham Hotspur.

12 p.m. (WBTV) College Football North Carolina State at Florida State.

12 p.m. (WSPA) College Football Mississippi at Auburn.

12 p.m. (WLOS) College Football Appalachian State at Furman.

12 p.m. (ESPN) (ESPN2) College Football Teams TBA. 1:30 p.m. (FSS) College Football Missouri at Colorado.

3:30 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) College Football Florida vs.

Georgia.

3:30 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) (ESPN2) College Football Teams TBA. 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Football Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) (FSS) College Football Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (TS) College Football Kansas State at Oklahoma.

7:30 p.m. (WYFF) College Football Notre Dame vs.

Washington State.

7:30 p.m. (WHNS) MLB Baseball World Series, Game 3 — New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies 8 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) (ESPN) College Football Teams TBA. 9 p.m. (SHO) Boxing Joseph Agbeko vs. Yonnhy Perez.

2 a.m. (ESPN2) Golf 2009 Asian Amateur Championship — Final Round.

SHELBY — Sophomore quarterback Daylan Fuller scored on the triple option, on the first play of overtime, and Shelby escaped with a 19-16 victory over East Rutherford Friday night in South Mountain Athletic Conference play.

The win by the Golden Lions (9-1, 5-0) sets up a winner-take-all matchup with the Burns Bulldogs next

Friday night. Burns rallied late to beat R-S Central to stay unbeaten in the SMAC as well.

Coaches and teams can often be creatures of routine. Get them off that routine for any reason and things can get interesting. That was the case Friday night at Shelby’s Blanton Memorial Stadium for the host Golden Lions.

A teacher’s workday for Cleveland County Schools Friday, allowed players to sleep late, getting them off their

routine. An interception return for a touchdown by Adrian Wilkins in the first quarter and a kick off return by Chris Petty early in the fourth quarter staked upstart East Rutherford (3-7, 1-4) to a 13-3 lead with 11 minutes to play.

Ben Cheaney cut the lead to 7 at the 5:19 mark with a 25-yard field goal.

The Shelby defense then held to get the ball back and Gerald Jennings Please see Cavs, Page 9

Patriots pound Trojans

By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter

Garrett Byers/Daily Courier

R-S Central’s Jacob Yant (74) keeps the Burns’ defenders at bay while Leon Brown (25) advances the ball during the game Friday at R-S Central High School.

‘Dogs bite Central

By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor

RUTHERFORDTON — Just a week removed from a defensive struggle with Shelby that ended in defeat, the Hilltoppers engaged in an offensive shootout with the Bulldogs that also ended in defeat, 33-28, Friday at R-S Central.

Burns (5-5, 5-0) scored the game-winning touchdown with 1:25 left on the clock in the 4th quarter on a pass from Brandon Littlejohn to Will Agir. The toss covered just three yards and it completed a seven play, 70 yard drive that began when Central’s Jacob Kinlaw was picked off by Darius Ramsey.

For Littlejohn, the touchdown was his fourth of the night as he found Joe Ross twice and Jona Brooks once, in addition to the pass to Agir.

The Bulldogs also added a touchdown on a 76-yard kick off return by Blake Presley with just 10 seconds to play in the first half.

Central’s scoring came by way of a nine-yard run from Oddie Murray, a 21-yard scoring pass from Kinlaw to Murray, a two yard dive by Leon Brown, and a seven yard rumble by Cameron Green.

The Hilltoppers (8-3, 5-1) will now have to sit and wait for the Garrett Byers/Daily Courier rest of the NCHSAA season to Central’s Logan Hartzog (88) jumps high to make the play out before they discover catch during the action against Burns at R-S Central Please see Central, Page 9

Friday.

MORGANTON — Freedom quarterback Mike Helms had four touchdown passes in the opening half as the Patriots roared out to a 41-0 lead en route to a 48-6 win over Chase.

The Patriots dominated the game from the opening whistle.

Freedom had balanced attack as they had a 173 passing yards and 171 yards rushing in the first half.

Helms hit 10 of 15 passes in that opening half and connected with four different receivers on his four touchdown passes.

The Patriots’ defense held the Trojans in check, allowing Chase just 59 yards of offense over those opening two periods.

Freedom took the opening kickoff at its own 39 and six plays later, Helms hit Patrick Hill on a 25-yard scoring pass for the first touchdown of the night. Wesley Franklin kicked the point after for a 7-0 lead.

Chase’s best play of the half came when Tyreece Gossett threw a 24-yard pass to Tyler Gaffney to get the Trojans started, but that was all they could muster before punting the ball back to the Patriots.

Freedom wasted little time lighting up the scoreboard again.

Michael Dumaine did the honors this time, scoring on a four-yard run to cap an 89-yard, six-play drive. A missed point after kick left the score at 13-0 in favor of the Patriots.

Two plays into the next series, an interception by Marcus Kincaid set the Patriots up at the Trojans’ 35-yard line.

It took Freedom another six plays to score. This time Helms hit Jerry Duckworth on a fouryard scoring pass.

Chase’s Carlos Watkins blocked the point after try.

Freedom continued its scoring assault in the second period, Patrick Parks ran up the middle for a two-yard score after a 50-yard march for the Patriots.

Patrick Hill ran for the twopoint conversion to make the score 28-0.

Chase put together a 10-play drive, reaching the Freedom 39 before the march stalled.

Please see Trojans, Page 9

Bearcats claw Gryphons, 51-0

By DEAN HENSLEY Special to the Courier

HENDERSONVILLE — Hendersonville’s tune-up for the big prep football season finale next Friday night at Polk County wasn’t much of one at all.

The Bearcats trampled Thomas Jefferson with five touchdowns — and that was just in the first quarter, a quarter that took an hour, thanks to the pass-happy Gryphons.

Hendersonville used its JV team in the second half Friday night in the home finale and went on to win, 51-0.

Desmond Whiteside had two punt returns for touchdowns and a 63-yard touchdown run to lead the Bearcat

offense, which ran the ball 22 times for 316 yards.

“We just wanted to play a good quarter-and-a-half to get ready for next week and to bounce back after a tough loss last week to Owen,” Bearcat coach B.J. Laughter said. “We knew (Thomas Jefferson) was struggling coming in.”

Hendersonville improves to 9-1 and 5-1 in the Western Highlands Conference, while Thomas Jefferson remains winless at 0-10 and 0-6.

With 2:47 left to play in the first quarter, fans and players looked on in shock and concern as the back judge lay motionless on the field after a hard collision.

“It was a crossing pattern, and their

receivers and our defensive backs all four collided at the same time, and the ref was in the middle. He took a hard lick,” Laughter said.

After about 15 minutes, the ref was taken to the hospital for observation.

As the second quarter began close at 8:15 p.m., officials decided to keep the clock running unless a there was a score. Thanks to the decision, by 9:30 p.m., the final seconds were ticking away. Hendersonville’s final score was a 60-yard kickoff return by Desean Jackson.

Will Beam went 7-for-34 with two interceptions and 102 yards passing to lead the Gryphons. His main target was Aaron Conner, who had six catches for 50 yards.

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sports

Scoreboard Sunday’s Games St. Louis at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Denver at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Houston at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 4:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m.

Carolina at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.

Open: New England, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Washington, Tampa Bay Monday’s Game Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 8 Arizona at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Miami at New England, 1 p.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 4:05 p.m.

San Diego at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m.

Tennessee at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.

Open: Buffalo, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Minnesota, St. Louis, Cleveland Monday, Nov. 9 Pittsburgh at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

BASEBALL Postseason Baseball DIVISION SERIES American League NEW YORK 3, MINNESOTA 0 New York 7, Minnesota 2 New York 4, Minnesota 3, 11 innings New York 4, Minnesota 1 LOS ANGELES 3, BOSTON 0 Los Angeles 5, Boston 0 Los Angeles 4, Boston 1 Los Angeles 7, Boston 6 National League LOS ANGELES 3, ST. LOUIS 0 Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 3 Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2 Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 1 PHILADELPHIA 3, COLORADO 1 Philadelphia 5, Colorado 1 Colorado 5, Philadelphia 4 Philadelphia 6, Colorado 5 Philadelphia 5, Colorado 4

Associated Press

Navy quarterback Kriss Proctor, right, and guard David Hong, left, celebrate after Navy defeated Wake Forest 13-10 during an NCAA college football game Saturday in Annapolis, Md.

ACC Football

No. 18 Hurricanes try to rebound at Wake

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Jacory Harris isn’t thinking about the way Miami started the year with a strong start against a difficult schedule.

Instead, the quarterback is focused on keeping his Hurricanes in the Atlantic Coast Conference title hunt.

Coming off an overtime home loss to Clemson, No. 18 Miami travels to Wake Forest on Saturday knowing it can’t miss out on any wins in a crowded division race.

“Everybody’s been running around full-speed in practice this week, acting like, ’This can’t happen again,”’ Harris said. “We’ve said that before, but now we’ve dug ourselves too deep a hole. We can’t let it go any deeper.”

The Hurricanes (5-2, 2-2 ACC) had won three straight games before the 40-37 loss to the Tigers.

That dropped them back in the Coastal Division race behind one-loss teams Georgia Tech, Duke, Virginia and Virginia Tech, though that was before the Hokies’ surprising home loss to North Carolina on Thursday night.

While the Hokies have the tiebreaker on the Hurricanes by winning the head-to-head matchup, the Hurricanes handed the Yellow Jackets their only loss in September and still have home games with the Blue Devils and Cavaliers.

Then again, none of those games matter much if the Hurricanes can’t win their cross-divisional game against the Demon Deacons (4-4, 2-2).

Coach Randy Shannon said he’s refusing to talk about trying to finish the regular season at 10-2 because “that’s when you lose focus on the next game, and that’s what we can’t do right now.”

Shootout likely between NC State, FSU

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It’s probably a good thing that Saturday’s game between North Carolina State and Florida State starts at noon.

It just might finish before dark.

In a battle between two schools fighting to stay out of the cellar in the ACC’s Atlantic Division, about the only thing for certain is that the ball will be in the air often. Add TV timeouts and video reviews on disputed calls and a 4-hour game is nearly assured.

“If you look at it on paper, it looks like a shootout,” Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said this week. “I’ve never liked to approach a season where the only way you’re going to win is outscoring people.”

But that’s how the Seminoles (3-4, 1-3) have won, and lost, this season. They won 54-28 at BYU and 30-27 at North Carolina, but lost a pair of wild affairs at home — 49-44 to Georgia Tech and 38-34 to Miami.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES American League NEW YORK 4, LOS ANGELES 2 New York 4, Los Angeles 1 New York 4, Los Angeles 3, 13 innings Los Angeles 5, New York 4, 11 innings New York 10, Los Angeles 1 Los Angeles 7, New York 6 New York 5, Los Angeles 2

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association

National League PHILADELPHIA 4, LOS ANGELES 1 Philadelphia 8, Los Angeles 6 Los Angeles 2, Philadelphia 1 Philadelphia 11, Los Angeles 0 Philadelphia 5, Los Angeles 4 Philadelphia 10, Los Angeles 4 WORLD SERIES PHILADELPHIA 1, NEW YORK 1 Philadelphia 6, New York 1 New York 3, Philadelphia 1 Saturday, Oct. 31: New York (Pettitte 14-8) at Philadelphia (Hamels 10-11), 7:57 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 1: New York at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 2: New York at Philadelphia, 7:57 p.m.

If necessary: Wednesday, Nov. 4: Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 5: Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m.

FOOTBALL National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF New England 5 2 0 .714 198 N.Y. Jets 4 3 0 .571 152 Buffalo 3 4 0 .429 113 Miami 2 4 0 .333 146 South

W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 6 0 0 1.000 179 Houston 4 3 0 .571 167 Jacksonville 3 3 0 .500 120 Tennessee 0 6 0 .000 84 North

W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 5 2 0 .714 163 Pittsburgh 5 2 0 .714 167 Baltimore 3 3 0 .500 169 Cleveland 1 6 0 .143 72 West

W L T Pct PF Denver 6 0 0 1.000 133 San Diego 3 3 0 .500 161 Oakland 2 5 0 .286 62 Kansas City 1 6 0 .143 105 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF N.Y. Giants 5 2 0 .714 195 Philadelphia 4 2 0 .667 163 Dallas 4 2 0 .667 159 Washington 2 5 0 .286 96 South

W L T Pct PF New Orleans 6 0 0 1.000 238 Atlanta 4 2 0 .667 144 Carolina 2 4 0 .333 94 Tampa Bay 0 7 0 .000 96 North

W L T Pct PF Minnesota 6 1 0 .857 206 Green Bay 4 2 0 .667 161 Chicago 3 3 0 .500 129 Detroit 1 5 0 .167 103 West

W L T Pct PF Arizona 4 2 0 .667 136 San Francisco 3 3 0 .500 133 Seattle 2 4 0 .333 118 St. Louis 0 7 0 .000 60

PA 98 104 138 152 PA 77 158 147 198 PA 128 129 130 179 PA 66 143 177 181 PA 143 116 119 123 PA 127 114 145 203 PA 148 96 144 188 PA 109 122 109 211

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct Boston 2 0 1.000 Toronto 1 0 1.000 New Jersey 0 1 .000 New York 0 1 .000 Philadelphia 1 1 .500 Southeast Division

W L Pct Atlanta 2 0 1.000 Miami 1 0 1.000 Orlando 1 0 1.000 Washington 1 1 .500 Charlotte 1 1 .500 Central Division

W L Pct Chicago 1 0 1.000 Detroit 1 0 1.000 Milwaukee 0 1 .000 Indiana 0 1 .000 Cleveland 0 2 .000 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct Houston 1 1 .500 San Antonio 1 1 .500 Dallas 0 1 .000 Memphis 0 1 .000 New Orleans 0 1 .000 Northwest Division

W L Pct Denver 2 0 1.000 Minnesota 1 0 1.000 Oklahoma City 1 0 1.000 Portland 1 1 .500 Utah 0 1 .000 Pacific Division

W L Pct L.A. Lakers 1 0 1.000 Phoenix 1 0 1.000 Golden State 0 1 .000 Sacramento 0 1 .000 L.A. Clippers 0 2 .000

GB — 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 GB — — — 1 1 GB — — 1 1 1 1/2 GB — — 1/2 1/2 1/2 GB — 1/2 1/2 1 1 1/2 GB — — 1 1 1 1/2

Thursday’s Games Chicago 92, San Antonio 85 Denver 97, Portland 94 Friday’s Games Charlotte 102, New York 100 2OT Philadelphia 99, Milwaukee 86 Atlanta 100, Washington 89 Chicago at Boston, late Oklahoma City at Detroit, late Miami at Indiana, late Toronto at Memphis, late Cleveland at Minnesota, late Orlando at New Jersey, late Sacramento at New Orleans, late L.A. Clippers at Utah, late Golden State at Phoenix, late Dallas at L.A. Lakers, late Saturday’s Games New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Detroit at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Orlando at Toronto, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Boston, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Miami, 6 p.m.

Portland at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Denver, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts 13 11 2 1 22 13 8 4 1 17 11 7 4 0 14 10 5 4 1 11 12 3 4 6 11 Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts Buffalo 10 8 1 2 17 Ottawa 11 6 3 2 14 Montreal 12 6 6 0 12 Boston 11 5 5 1 11 Toronto 11 1 8 3 5 Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts Washington 13 8 3 3 19 Tampa Bay 10 4 3 3 11 Atlanta 9 4 4 1 9 Carolina 11 2 6 3 7 Florida 10 2 7 1 5

Pittsburgh N.Y. Rangers New Jersey Philadelphia N.Y. Islanders

GF GA 47 29 47 36 29 27 33 31 29 40 GF GA 33 19 36 34 31 38 31 34 26 45 GF GA 48 39 29 34 31 28 26 39 22 39

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 12 7 4 1 15 36 29 Columbus 12 6 6 1 13 37 42 St. Louis 11 5 5 1 11 29 29 Nashville 12 5 6 1 11 24 36 Detroit 11 4 4 3 11 35 41 Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 13 10 1 2 22 44 28 Calgary 11 7 3 1 15 43 36 Edmonton 13 7 5 1 15 44 41 Vancouver 13 7 6 0 14 37 34 Minnesota 12 3 9 0 6 26 39 Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 14 8 4 2 18 46 42 San Jose 13 8 4 1 17 44 36 Phoenix 12 8 4 0 16 32 23 Dallas 12 6 2 4 16 41 35 Anaheim 10 3 6 1 7 25 37 Thursday’s Games New Jersey 2, Boston 1 Washington 4, Atlanta 3 Tampa Bay 5, Ottawa 2 Phoenix 2, St. Louis 0 Nashville 2, Chicago 0 Edmonton 6, Detroit 5, SO Vancouver 2, Los Angeles 1, SO Friday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 3 OT Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3 SO Buffalo 3, Toronto 2 OT N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, late Montreal at Chicago, late Florida at Dallas, late Vancouver at Anaheim, late Colorado at San Jose, late Saturday’s Games Edmonton at Boston, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Ottawa, 2 p.m.

New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 3 p.m.

Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Florida at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Anaheim at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Detroit at Calgary, 10 p.m.

SOCCER Major League Soccer Playoffs At A Glance

EASTERN CONFERENCE Semifinals Columbus vs. Real Salt Lake Saturday: Columbus at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 5: Real Salt Lake at Columbus, 8 p.m.

Chicago vs. New England Sunday, Nov. 1: Chicago at New England, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 7: New England at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Championship Thursday, Nov. 12: TBD Saturday, Nov. 14: TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE Semifinals Los Angeles vs. Chivas USA Sunday: Los Angeles at Chivas USA, 5 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 8: Chivas USA at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Houston vs. Seattle Houston 0, Seattle 0, tie Sunday, Nov. 8: Seattle at Houston, 3 p.m.

Championship Thursday, Nov. 12: TBD Saturday, Nov. 14: TBD MLS Cup Sunday, Nov. 22: at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

Virginia Tech’s Stephan Virgil (22) walks from the field as North Carolina’s Casey Barth (11), Trase Jones, third from left, and Mike Ingersoll (66) celebrate Barth’s field goal on the game’s last play, giving North Carolina a 20-17 victory at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009.

McGrew to stay with Earnhardt in 2010

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Lance McGrew had the interim tag removed from his crew chief title Friday when Hendrick Motorsports said he’ll stay with Dale Earnhardt Jr. next season.

McGrew replaced Tony Eury Jr. in late May in an effort to save Earnhardt’s sinking season. Team owner Rick Hendrick used the rest of the year to evaluate the No. 88 team, and decided McGrew is the best fit for the long-term direction of NASCAR’s most popular driver.

“I have total faith in Lance and what he’s capable of accomplishing with Dale Jr.,” Hendrick said.

“There was a lot of pressure with how he came into this deal, and the way he’s handled it has been extremely impressive. Lance is confident in himself and in his decisions, and all the outside distractions aren’t going to faze him.

“He’s a strong-willed guy who will keep his eye on the ball and not settle.”

His first task is restoring Earnhardt’s shaken confidence. He’s in the midst of a 53-race winless streak dating to last season, and is currently 24th in the standings. His three Hendrick teammates, meanwhile, are ranked first, second and third in the points.

It caused Earnhardt to admit two weeks ago that he’s questioning everything, and has no idea how to get his success back on track.

“I was really surprised when I first started working with Dale that his confidence was beat down as much as it was,” McGrew said. “I expected him to be a lot more positive and a lot more understanding of the situation. But since then, I’ve definitely seen a light in his eye.”

HOCKEY

Associated Press

Tar Heels upset No. 14 Hokies BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Reeling after blowing a big lead and trying to keep its season from slipping away, North Carolina’s players gathered themselves behind a resolve.

“This week, we just emphasized, ‘How good could we be?

Can we play a complete, total, dominating game?” defensive end E.J. Price said.

The Tar Heels did just that Thursday night, getting a 21-yard field goal on the final play to beat No. 14 Virginia Tech 20-17.

“You can’t be a great defense if you can’t get the ball back to your offense,” Price said. “I think the attitude and energy we brought on defense tipped over to the offense.”

Casey Barth’s field goal on the final play was the winner, but the Tar Heels’ defense, ranked seventh in the nation, made it possible. North Carolina limited

the Hokies to 256 yards, 11 first downs and TD drives of 82 and 5 yards and a 35-yard field goal drive.

They also set up the winning kick by forcing Hokies tailback Ryan Williams to fumble at his own 24 with about two minutes left. Seven plays later, Barth’s kick won it.

“I’ve never really had this feeling before,” quarterback T.J. Yates said after the stirring finish. “Kicking it at the last second? It just sends chills down your spine.”

And in doing it, they impressed their coach, especially since only a week ago they blew an 18-point lead in a 30-27 home loss against Florida State that had them feeling low.

“I thought our kids today, I thought they rose up,” coach Butch Davis said. “They proved something to themselves. If you

don’t give up on yourself, you always have a chance.”

The Hokies may need a similar lesson going forward.

Less than two weeks ago, they were looking like national championship contenders. Now, after losing to No. 11 Georgia Tech and the Tar Heels, they have to find their way again.

Even their slim ACC championship game hopes are likely gone.

“I think the motivation is to come out here so you don’t feel like this again,” linebacker Cody Grimm said, dismissing a 10-win season as a motivator. “Ten wins is one thing, but I don’t want to feel like this any more and the only way to do that is to win.”

No one felt worse than Williams, who started the night averaging 119 rushing yards, gained 96 and was hoping to lead the team down the field to a win until he lost the ball.

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Albemarle 86, North Moore 0 Alexander Central 29, S. Caldwell 3 Middle Creek 15, Fuquay-Varina 13 Ashe County 51, Forbush 6 Starmount 16, Alleghany County 14 Bandys 28, East Burke 12 Charlotte Catholic 36, Harding 16 Independence 76, Myers Park 31 Charlotte Latin 28, Country Day 17 Providence 42, East Mecklenburg 41 Concord 33, Hickory Ridge 20 Davie County 33, Pfafftown Reagan 2 Dunn Midway 21, Trask 14

Freedom went on to get two more scores in the opening half.

Dean O’Neil caught a 43-yard pass from Helms for one score and Taylor Hartsoe hauled in a 22-yard pass the other.

The Patriots scored again midway in the second half on a 52-yard run by Marcus Kincaid.

Matt Watkins added the point after kick to boost the Freedom lead to 48-0.

Chase scored its only touchdown with just over three minutes to play in the game. The Trojans used 10 plays and ran 7 minutes off the clock in a drive that ended with a Gossett pass to Rush McDaniel for a 12-yard touchdown. Blake Moffitt’s point after kick was wide.

Chase will travel to East Rutherford next week.

East Duplin 42, Richlands 14 East Forsyth 14, Northwest Guilford 9 East Lincoln 41, West Lincoln 9 East Surry 55, North Surry 6 Elkin 41, Wilkes Central 8 Fairmont 18, East Columbus 7 Fors County Day 45, Southlake 22 Hickory Grove 41, Kennedy 27 Hobbton 16, Warsaw Kenan 13 Porter Ridge 34, Anson County 27 Jacksonville Northside 41, Topsail 14 Ragsdale 23, Kernersville Glenn 10 Kann Brown 35, NW Cabarrus 21 Burns 33, R-S Central 28 Lenoir Hibriten 45, Newton Foard 7 Lincolnton 39, North Lincoln 6 Louisburg 28, Northwest Halifax 16 Maiden 21, Bunker Hill 10 Mallard Creek 7, West Charlotte 0 Manteo 42, Plymouth 12 Forest Hills 70, Cuthbertson 0 Butler 59, South Mecklenburg 14 Monroe 62, Charlotte Berry Tech 28 Monroe Piedmont 41, North Stanly 35 Sun Valley 49, Weddington 27 Freedom 48, Chase 6 Mt. Airy 55, South Stokes 7 New Bern 33, Wilmington Laney 7 New Hanover 17, Greenville Rose 16 Newton-Conover 35, South Iredell 12 North Mecklenburg 35, Mooresville 23 N. Raleigh 31, Fayetteville Christian 7 North Stokes 38, Surry Central 28 NE Guilford 29, North Forsyth 12 Northern Nash 22, Wilson Fike 21 Pender 34, Lakewood (Salemburg) 6 Princeton 55, Ayden-Grifton 14 Ravenscroft 28, Harrells Christian 7 Roanoke Rapids 52, N. Johnston 14 Rocky Mount 24, Southern Nash 19 Shelby 19, East Rutherford 16 South Granville 16, Cedar Ridge 14 S. Durham 41, Northern Durham 13 Tarboro 50, Farmville Central 7 Thomasville 14, Salisbury 7 Ledford 24, Southern Guilford 6 WF-Rolesville 48, Raleigh Millbrook 0 Wallace-Rose Hill 48, Union 12 Watauga County 34, Hickory 17 West Brunswick 29, West Bladen 0 West Davidson 20, East Davidson 3 West Montgomery 28, North Rowan 0 West Stanly 50, Monroe Central 7 Western Harnett 34, Overhills 32 Whiteville 28, South Columbus 20 Wilm Hoggard 28, Wilm Ashley 0 W-S Reynolds 14, West Forsyth 9

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The Hilltoppers’ defense gets a hard take down on a Burns runner during the Friday football game at R-S Central.

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who they will face in the first round of the playoffs. Central, due to endowment game rules, will be allowed to drop one loss from their final record. This will leave Central at 8-2 on the season and they should be the No. 2 seeded 3A team out of the South Mountain Athletic Conference.

Friday night’s game was an unusual departure for the Hilltoppers. Central’s defense, which had held Shelby to 138 yards a week earlier, surrendered 169 yards in the first half to Burns and three scoring drives.

The Bulldogs took the lead in the first on a seven play drive that covered 54 yards. Littlejohn capped the drive on a screen play pass to Ross, on a 2nd and 10 from the Central 27-yard line. Burns kicked the extra and lead 7-0.

The Hilltoppers answered with an eight play, 51-yard drive that was aided by a 41-yard kick off return by Brown. Murray ended the drive with a seven yard scoring jaunt. Cody Owens was true on the extra and the Hilltoppers knotted the game, 7-7.

The two teams then swapped five touch-

downs in the second quarter.

The Hilltoppers scored on a 10-play, 72-yard drive that ended when Kinlaw found Murray standing by himself in the middle of the end zone. Central later scored on another 10-play drive that covered 75 yards in under a minute. The Hilltoppers put together that scoring drive without any time outs and Brown ended the pass-heavy sequence with a two yard plunge to pay dirt.

The last Hilltoppers score of the half had lifted Central to a slim 21-20 lead with just 25 seconds on the clock. On the ensuing kick off, Presley found a seam and scored from 76 yards out pushing Burns into a 27-21 lead at the half.

Central took a 28-27 lead in the third after an exhausting 15-play, 65-yard drive that ate over seven minutes off of the clock.

The Hilltoppers’ defense, which had stiffened for much of the second half, was burned late in the game. Littlejohn converted on a 3rd and 5 for a 31 yard gain and Ramsey slashed 21 yards on the next play that eventually set up the gamewinning TD. Central will be off this week, while Burns will face Shelby with the first ever SMAC football title on the line.

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had the best punt return of the night to give Shelby the ball at the East Rutherford 45 with under four minutes to play. “East Rutherford played a heck of a ballgame,� Shelby Head Coach Chris Norman said. “We challenged them (Lions) at halftime and the boys responded.�

Fuller, who struggled for most of the night, then connected with senior Damion Webster for a 39-yard touchdown pass with 2:43 to go and Cheaney’s PAT tied the score at 13-13.

The Shelby defense held again to get the ball back with 1:29 to go, but the offense couldn’t muster a last-minute drive and the game went into overtime.

The Cavaliers got the ball first in overtime and had to settle for a 23-yard Ryan Bailey field goal for a 16-13 lead. Shelby got big plays on first and second downs from linebackers Marlon Harbison and Wesley Norris to put East in a third and long.

On the first play for Shelby, Fuller kept on the option for a 10-yard touchdown and Shelby escaped with the win.

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Stunned after New York’s comeback, the Bobcats persevered to win an ugly game between teams coming off blowout losses in their openers.

After Chris Duhon’s tying layup with 7.7 seconds left, Augustin was fouled by Al Harrington on a drive to the basket. Augustin had missed two free throws 16 seconds earlier, but this time calmly sank both.

The Knicks were out of timeouts, and Danilo Gallinari’s desperation halfcourt shot at the buzzer didn’t hit the rim, spoiling their spirited comeback.

Raymond Felton had 22 points, eight rebounds and nine assists, Gerald Wallace added 18 points and 15 rebounds and Boris Diaw had 17 points and 11 boards for the Bobcats, who were outscored 27-9 to close regulation in a collapse helped by New York’s suddenly hot shooting.

The Knicks didn’t take their first lead until midway through the first overtime, then rallied from down 100-96 in the second.

Augustin finished with 15 points.

David Lee had 17 points and 18 rebounds, while Harrington and Nate Robinson had 17 points each.

Gallinari made another case to be inserted in the starting lineup, scoring 16 points two nights after getting 22 in the loss to Miami.

Bobcats coach Larry Brown put his team through a 2-hour film session Thursday, watching every detail of the ugly 92-59 loss to Boston a day earlier. In the first of 24 games this season against teams Brown once coached, the Bobcats jumped out early.

While the Knicks were taking quick shots and missing, the Bobcats were beating them in transition as Charlotte built a 32-13 lead. New York, which missed 20 of its first 25 shots, fell behind 47-26 and seemed out of it down 73-55 less than a minute into the fourth quarter.

But Charlotte’s Tyson Chandler fouled out and the Knicks started hitting from the outside.

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Wal-Mart and two other top retailers said Friday they are suspending business with a large southwestern Michigan blueberry grower after investigators found children as young as 6 working in the grower’s fields.

Wal-Mart, Kroger and Meijer said pending further information, they have stopped buying products from Adkin Blue Ribbon Blueberry Co. near South Haven, about 85 miles northeast of Chicago.

Adkin general manager Tony Marr said the company has a strictly enforced written policy prohibiting young children from working in its fields. All adult employees must sign copies of the policy, and the farm keeps the signed copies on file, he said.

“We certainly don’t condone or promote child labor here in any way,” Marr said.

Plane crashes into home

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A small plane crashed into an Atlantaarea house and burst into flames, killing the pilot and a woman in the house.

The husband of the woman who died was in the house at the time of the crash Friday, but managed to escape.

Capt. Tommy Rutledge of Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency

Service said the male pilot was alone in the twin-engine Cessna. The victims’ identities weren’t released.

Authorities responding to 911 calls shortly after 1 p.m. Friday found the house engulfed in flames. Rutledge says the two-story house was leveled.

FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the plane took off from Gwinnett County Airport and was headed to Sparta, Tenn.

Fire crews were spraying water on the rubble several hours later to extinguish hot spots.

Mechanic faces charges JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee police say a mechanic was drumming up business by tampering with parked cars, then charging to help start them.

Police arrested 41-year-old Christopher Walls of Johnson City on Thursday night.

Investigators say Walls disabled cars parked at restaurants, waited for the owners to try to start them and then offered his services as a mechanic. Police say Walls charged between $40 and $200 to get the vehicles running again.

He’s charged with two counts of theft under $500, but police suspect there are other victims. They’re urging anyone else who thinks they were scammed to call them.

Walls was held at the Washington County Jail.

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Former Gov. Mike Easley, right, goes over an exhibit of documents with his attorney Thomas Hicks during the State Board of Elections’ hearing in Raleigh Wednesday.

Panel fines Easley; calls for DA to investigate RALEIGH (AP) — Former Gov. Mike Easley’s campaign was ordered Friday to pay $100,000 as state elections officials called for a criminal probe in the first official sanctions against Easley stemming from a stream of investigations since he left office in January.

The board’s five members voted unanimously Friday to ask the Wake County district attorney to examine whether crimes occured, largely related to previously undisclosed airplane flights taken by Easley while a candidate and piloted by a political ally, McQueen Campbell.

“There has been evidence received of election law campaign finance violations that suggest that Mike Easley and others may have violated North Carolina law,” board Chairman Larry Leake said.

The board wants prosecutors to sort out the truth over repairs performed on Easley’s Raleigh home and overseen by Campbell. Easley and Campbell gave contradictory statements during four days of testimony to the board.

Thomas Hicks, Easley’s personal attorney, said after the hearing his client got what he wanted and he’s confident the two-term Democratic governor did nothing wrong.

In an unusual closing argument Thursday, Hicks said prosecutors would have more resources to examine whether criminal charges are necessary.

“When I go to a tribunal and ask for it and they give me what I want, that makes me happy,” Hicks told reporters.

Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby immediately asked the court system to remove him from the case because he and Easley are longtime friends. The Administrative Office of the Court agreed and assigned the case to Rowan County DA Bill Kenerly.

Easley appointed Willoughby’s wife to the State Board of Education, and Easley’s son is working this year as a law school intern in Willoughby’s office.

Board members agreed it was clear The Mike Easley Committee failed to report flights that Campbell said he flew for Easley between 1999 and 2004. Testimony from Easley and campaign leaders suggested no one had made it their job to ensure vendors such as Cambpell, who piloted at least 54 flight legs for Easley during that period, were in campaign reports.

The board told the Easley campaign to give up the value of the flights — which the board determined to be $60,000 — and to reimburse the elections board $40,000 for its investigation.

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The board’s decisions may diminish Easley’s reputation as a former attorney general who stayed clear of wrongdoing. He had forged a lawand-order persona forged while putting away violent drug dealers as a coastal prosecutor.

“It can’t help but cause problems with your feelings about a guy when he was supposed to be the top cop in the state,” said Andy Dedmon, a former Democratic leader in the Legislature during Easley’s first term. “When you’re somebody who keeps getting thrown rocks at you, after awhile they’re going to bruise you.”

The activities of Campbell and Easley already have gotten the attention of federal prosecutors, and a grand jury has been calling witnesses to testify about a coastal subdivision where Easley and his wife purchased a lot and the hiring of former first lady Mary Easley at North Carolina State University.

Easley appointed Campbell to the N.C. State University board but he resigned as board member this year as scrutiny grew over Mary Easley’s post. She was later fired.

The state Democratic Party also was ordered to forfeit $9,000 in campaign funds for two donations solicited by the Easley campaign from contributors who testified they were told the money would pay Easley expenses. But the board didn’t include the party in its request to examine potential charges.

The board had been examining whether Easley’s campaign could spend as it chose money from the $2 million it had raised for the party from the 2000 and 2004 campaign.

Party executive director Andrew Whalen said the board “fully exonerated” the party of election law violations.

The board hearing was the latest this decade involving a highprofile Democrat. Then-Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps and House Speaker Jim Black also received board penalties. Both ultimately went to federal prison.

As for Easley, state Republican Party Chairman Tom Fetzer said Friday “no one should take satisfaction in this embarrassing spectacle, the net effect of which has been to reduce and diminish the citizens’ confidence in their government.”

Much of the case hinged on the testimony of Campbell, a Bladen County native and family friend of the governor who testified Easley suggested that he file invoices for flights to get reimbursed for repairs to Easley’s Raleigh home that Campbell said reached $11,000.

Easley testified Campbell’s version of events “never, ever happened.”

Nine lost, feared dead SAN DIEGO (AP) — The nighttime collision of a Coast Guard aircraft on a rescue mission and a Marine helicopter left nine people feared dead at sea Friday as investigators tried to solve the mystery of how the aircrews failed to see each other in a heavily used military training area.

Military aircraft and ships searched the ocean off Southern California for any sign of the victims while investigators gathered recordings of air traffic controllers and pilot communications.

The search covered 644 square miles of ocean but focused on a debris field 50 miles off the San Diego coast.

The crash involved a Coast Guard C-130 with a seven-member crew and a Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra with two aboard as it flew in formation near the Navy’s San Clemente Island, a site with training ranges for amphibious, air, surface and undersea warfare. It was not known whether the pilots were aware of each other before the 7:10 p.m. Thursday collision.

“A tragic event,” Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said. “The search is still on, but it’s likely taken the lives of nine individuals.”

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57 25.81 -.84 +95.2 Delhaize 2.01 3.0 ... 67.80 -1.46 +7.6 American Funds BalA m Dell Inc ... ... 15 14.45 -.48 +41.1 RoyalBk g 2.00 ... ... 50.40 -1.41 +69.9 PIMCO TotRetAdm b DukeEngy .96 6.1 16 15.82 -.29 +5.4 SaraLee .44 3.9 22 11.29 -.27 +15.3 FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m American Funds BondA m ExxonMbl 1.68 2.3 17 71.67 -2.29 -10.2 SonicAut ... ... ... 8.94 -.89+124.6 Fidelity GrowCo FamilyDlr .54 1.9 14 28.30 -.51 +8.6 SonocoP 1.08 4.0 19 26.75 -.83 +15.5 Vanguard Welltn Vanguard 500Adml FifthThird .04 .4 ... 8.94 -.33 +8.2 SpectraEn 1.00 5.2 13 19.12 -.45 +21.5 Vanguard TotStIAdm FCtzBA 1.20 .8 33 149.00 -.74 -2.5 SpeedM .36 2.7 ... 13.54 -.38 -16.0 Vanguard TotIntl GenElec .40 2.8 13 14.26 -.61 -12.0 Timken .36 1.6 ... 22.03 -.92 +12.2 Vanguard InstPlus GoldmanS 1.40 .8 20 170.17 -8.41+101.6 Fidelity LowPriStk d UPS B 1.80 3.4 32 53.68 -1.26 -2.7 T Rowe Price EqtyInc Google ... ... 35 536.12-14.93 +74.3 KrispKrm ... ... ... 3.39 -.30+101.8 WalMart 1.09 2.2 15 49.68 -.72 -11.4 Hartford CapAprA m Pioneer PioneerA m Goldman Sachs ShDuGovA m Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 Alliance Bernstein GrowIncA m percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the DWS-Scudder REstA m Hartford GrowthL m last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants.

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%Chg -26.8 -22.7 -18.7 -18.4 -18.3 -17.7 -17.5 -17.3 -17.0 -16.7

Net Chg

YTD %Chg %Chg

-2.51 -2.44 -1.86 -3.10 -1.07 -2.50 -2.81 -2.81 -2.83 -3.01

+10.67 +2.15 -2.08 +17.06 +25.38 +29.68 +14.72 +22.45 +17.26 +12.68

12-mo %Chg

+4.16 -7.01 -4.06 +11.19 +19.45 +18.84 +6.96 +15.95 +9.08 +4.70

MUTUAL FUNDS

8,500 8,000

Last

Dow Industrials 9,712.73 -249.85 Dow Transportation 3,613.34 -90.31 Dow Utilities 363.04 -6.89 NYSE Composite 6,739.45 -215.86 Amex Market Value 1,752.23 -19.01 Nasdaq Composite 2,045.11 -52.44 S&P 500 1,036.19 -29.92 S&P MidCap 659.15 -19.08 Wilshire 5000 10,655.73 -309.83 Russell 2000 562.77 -17.45

9,000

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg PwShs QQQ1558188 40.96 -1.13 Intel 880323 19.11 -.11 Microsoft 712928 27.73 -.49 ETrade 640451 1.46 -.09 Cisco 594839 22.81 -.71 Oracle 358500 21.10 -.35 HuntBnk 293970 3.81 -.26 Apple Inc 252021 188.50 -7.85 Comcast 242226 14.50 -.51 Dell Inc 229009 14.45 -.48 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

review.

9,900

10,500

%Chg +38.9 +25.1 +20.3 +20.3 +20.0 +18.9 +18.8 +16.7 +16.1 +15.6

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last NovtlWrls 8.92 GFI Grp 5.15 DiedrichC 21.80 Entorian rs 4.70 CmclVehcl 4.73 TesseraT 22.11 OpnwvSy 2.27 Dennys 2.20 HrtgeCo 2.64 1800Flowrs 3.84

10,120

Dow Jones industrials retirement

2,045.11 -52.44

52-Week High Low

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

Sales figures are unofficial.

Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

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

CI 107,798 LG 63,925 IH 57,511 WS 55,088 LG 53,656 LB 53,496 MA 47,865 LB 47,348 LB 46,574 LB 41,003 FB 40,009 LV 39,993 LV 37,864 FV 35,309 WS 31,930 FG 31,833 LB 29,549 MA 28,943 CI 28,858 CA 27,764 CI 27,411 LG 27,170 MA 27,044 LB 26,919 LB 25,590 FB 24,646 LB 24,229 MB 23,586 LV 14,741 LB 9,356 LB 4,080 GS 1,232 LV 1,214 SR 408 LG 185

+0.6 +20.1/B -2.3 +15.7/C -0.8 +15.3/D -1.9 +24.8/B -1.2 +12.5/D -2.6 +11.1/C -0.1 +15.7/C -1.2 +12.4/B -1.9 +9.8/C -1.9 +10.0/C -2.1 +33.4/A -2.9 +14.4/A -0.5 +4.8/D -3.2 +36.9/A -2.1 +25.3/B -2.0 +24.4/D -2.3 +16.0/B -0.4 +11.7/D +0.6 +19.8/B +0.1 +25.9/A +0.9 +16.8/C -4.1 +16.5/B -0.5 +18.5/B -1.9 +9.9/C -2.6 +11.2/C -2.1 +31.5/A -1.9 +10.0/C -2.8 +27.3/A -2.0 +9.6/C -2.5 +21.5/A -0.1 +6.6/E +0.5 +7.2/B -2.1 +14.0/A -4.0 -0.1/C -2.9 +17.2/B

10.94 25.41 46.41 32.29 53.83 25.42 14.81 24.19 95.63 95.02 36.90 89.59 22.96 30.61 24.11 26.87 30.27 15.49 10.94 1.98 11.84 61.76 27.73 95.64 25.42 14.00 95.03 29.50 19.62 28.02 33.08 10.51 2.78 12.39 13.87

+6.8/A +2.7/A +4.2/C +6.8/A +4.6/A +0.9/B +2.9/B +1.5/B +0.3/C +0.4/C +8.6/A -0.2/C -0.1/C +7.0/A +6.0/A +4.8/C +3.9/A +1.9/C +6.6/A +3.5/B +2.6/E +4.0/A +4.9/A +0.3/C +1.0/B +6.6/A +0.4/C +4.0/A +0.8/B +3.8/A +1.0/B +4.7/A -1.6/E -0.3/B -0.2/D

NL 5,000,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 3,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 3,000 NL 5,000,000 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 5,000,000 4.25 1,000 3.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 10,000 NL 100,000 NL 100,000 NL 3,000 NL200,000,000 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 5.50 1,000 5.75 1,000 1.50 1,000 4.25 2,500 5.75 1,000 4.75 0

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.

Consumers keep tight rein on spending

Specialist Donald Vaneck works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Stocks plunged Friday, erasing all of the previous day’s big gains, as a drop in consumer spending fanned worries that the economic recovery won’t be sustainable.

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer spending plunged in September by the largest amount in nine months, reflecting the end of the government’s Cash for Clunkers auto sales program.

Incomes, the fuel for future spending, were flat.

While the government reported that the overall economy grew in the July-September period, signaling the end of the worst recession in seven decades, the weakness in spending and incomes as the quarter ended underscores the fragility of the recovery.

The Commerce Department said Friday that spending dropped 0.5 percent in September, matching economists’ expectations. Personal incomes were unchanged as workers contend with rising unemployment and a squeeze on wages.

Economists worry that the recovery could falter in coming months if households cut back on 2.8 percent, to 1,036.19, and spending to cope with rising unemployment, heavy the Nasdaq composite index debt loads and tight credit conditions. dropped 52.44, or 2.5 percent, to The concern is that much of third-quarter growth 2,045.11. stemmed from temporary government programs On the New York Mercantile such as the clunkers sales incentives.

Exchange, gold prices slipped The government said Thursday the gross domesabout $9 to $1,037 an ounce, tic product, the broadest measure of economic while oil prices tumbled $2.38 to health, expanded at an annual rate of 3.5 per$77.49 a barrel. cent in the third quarter, the first increase after a Bond prices surged, pushing record four straight declines. A 3.4 percent rise in their yields lower. The yield on consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent the benchmark 10-year Treasury of total economic activity, powered the gain. note fell to 3.39 percent from And consumers appear willing to pay a little 3.50 percent late Thursday. more for Colgate toothpaste, Kellogg’s Frosted Stocks have fallen for most of Flakes and Gillette Fusion shavers, according to the past week as worries about earnings released Thursday. Procter & Gamble the economy escalated.

Co., Colgate-Palmolive Co. and Kellogg Co. all gave “I think you have a market upbeat reports and even stronger outlooks. that is ultimately looking for its However, some economists believe that consumer direction,” said Bob Froehlich, spending will slow sharply in the current quarsenior managing director at ter, lowering GDP growth to perhaps 1.5 percent.

Hartford Financial Services.

Analysts said the risk of a double-dip recession “We really are at the inflection cannot be ruled out over the next year. point. You tend to have an overThe 0.5 percent drop in consumer spending in reaction to both extremes.”

September followed a 1.4 percent surge in August Trading is likely to remain which was propelled by the big jump in car sales volatile in the coming week amid that month as consumers rushed to take advantage a flood of major economic news, of the clunkers’ incentives. including the Institute of Supply Last month’s drop in spending resulted in a Management’s readings on the boost in the savings rate to 3.3 percent of aftermanufacturing and services tax incomes, up from 2.8 percent in August. Many industries, sales reports from analysts believe households will keep striving to major retailers and the Labor increase savings in the months ahead to replenDepartment’s October employish nest eggs that were crushed by last year’s stock ment report — arguably the market crash. That also would hold back spending month’s most important piece in the months ahead, weakening the recovery. of economic data. The Federal The Obama administration is being encouraged Reserve will also convene for a to extend some of the elements of the $787 billion two-day policy meeting begineconomic stimulus package that Congress passed ning Tuesday. last February, but the White House has been cautious in endorsing proposals advanced for fear of Volume at the New York Stock pushing the federal budget deficit even higher.

Exchange came to 1.7 billion But inflation remains in check. An inflation shares compared with 1.6 billion gauge tied to consumer spending edged up just 0.1 Thursday. percent in September, after a 0.3 percent August In other trading, the Russell rise. Excluding food and energy, the gauge rose 1.3 2000 index of smaller compapercent over the past year, well within the Federal nies fell 17.45, or 3 percent, to Reserve’s comfort zone.

562.77.

Stocks slide on spending report

By SARA LEPRO AP Business Writer

NEW YORK — Grim signals about consumer spending ripped through the markets Friday, sending stocks tumbling as investors raced for safe havens.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index and the Nasdaq composite index ended with losses for October, breaking a streak of seven straight months of gains.

The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 250 points, erasing a 200-point gain Thursday and ending the month flat.

Drops in key barometers of the health of consumers — what they’re spending, what they’re earning and how they’re feeling — fanned worries that an economic recovery celebrated by the market only a day earlier won’t last.

The heaviest selling Friday came in areas that have been stalwarts of the market’s powerful rally since March: financials, technology, energy and industrials. The safest areas, like health care, consumer staples and utilities, fared better.

Investors fled to safer assets like the dollar and Treasurys.

Bank stocks were hardest hit as investors worried about the fate of commercial lender CIT Group Inc. Billionaire investor and bondholder Carl Icahn agreed to support the company’s restructuring plan and provide it with a $1 billion line of credit, but investors are still worried that the company could file for bankruptcy protection. The stock tumbled 24 percent.

Six stocks fell for every one

that rose on the New York Stock Exchange, a virtual reversal of the tide that swept stocks higher Thursday when the government said the economy grew faster than expected in the summer.

Indicators of investor skittishness surged. The Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Volatility Index, known as the market’s fear gauge, soared nearly 25 percent to its highest level since July.

Stocks began skidding after the Labor Department said personal spending fell 0.5 percent in September. The drop was in line with forecasts, but it was also the largest slide in nine months and followed a 1.3 percent jump in August fueled by the government’s popular Cash for Clunkers car rebate program.

A drop in the mood of consumers added to the day’s bad news. The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index fell to 70.6 in October from 73.5 in September. The reading was revised higher from an early estimate and was roughly in line with expectations.

“Until we get to better employment numbers, it’s hard to get real income growth and real spending ... and we’re just not there yet,” said Kurt Karl, chief US economist at Swiss Re. Friday was the end of the fiscal year for many mutual funds.

According to preliminary calculations, the Dow fell 249.85, or 2.5 percent, to 9,712.73. It ended October with a meager gain of 0.005 percent.

The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 29.92, or

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HalloweenSafety AtoZ Everything you need to know for a supremely fun and safe Halloween.

Always carry a flashlight.

Autumn Care of Forest City 830 Bethany Church Rd. Forest City 245-2852

Jackets should be worn over costumes on cool Halloween nights.

Rutherford Pediatrics, PA 141 Tryon Rd. Suite A Rutherfordton 286-9049

Stay on sidewalks as much as possible.

Town of Rutherfordton www.rutherfordton.net 287-3520 Trick-or-treat only in familiar neighborhoods close to home.

Buy costumes that are made of flameretardant material.

Know how and where to contact your parents.

Matheny Real Estate Chiropractic Clinic 621 S. Broadway St Dr. R.Forest Scott Rash, DC City 653 West St. Spindale 245-5030

Hospice Resale Shop 221 Flea Market 631 Oak St 2418 Oakland Rd. Forest City Forest City 248-9305

Goforth PestHonda Control Forest City 667284 N. Washington Daniel Rd. St. Rutherfordton Forest City 287-3188

Light your jack-o’-lantern with a battery-powered light instead of a candle.

Unfamiliar animals and pets should be avoided.

Breakthrough

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Costumes should not drag on the ground or be too dark to see.

Barry’s Tire & Exhaust 168 Frontage Rd. Forest City 245-1997 Don’t cut across yards or driveways.

Forest Dale Motors Blanton Flack Agency 822 W. Main St. 123 E. Main Forest CitySt. Forest247City1540 245-6467

Eat dinner before going out to trick-or-treat.

KidSenses Children's InterACTIVE Museum 172 N. Main St. Rutherfordton 286-2120

Follow all traffic laws and signals.

Breakthrough

Family Resources of Chiropractic Clinic CountyDC Dr.Rutherford R. Scott Rash, West St. St. 652653 S. Broadway Spindale Forest City287-6800 247-0366

Thera-ssage 431 S.Thera-ssage Main St., Suite 2 431 S. Main St. Suite 2 Rutherfordton 288-3727 www.thera-ssage.com Rutherfordton 288-3727

Make sure your shoes fit and are tied tightly.

Vassey & Hemphill Jewelers, Inc. 110 W. Main St. Spindale 286-3711 Never enter a stranger’s home.

Medicine Box of Forest City 664 S. Broadway St. Forest City 245-1696 Only eat candy after your parents have checked it.

Greenhill Store 2751 US Hwy 64/74 Rutherfordton 287-0571

Go slooooowww, drivers. Be careful all evening if you’re behind the wheel.

Props such as a sword or wand should only be flexible toys.

Loving Care Kennels Hinkle’s Pet Hospital 245 Airport Rd. 651 West St. Rutherfordton Spindale 287-5899 2877040

Robert Wolf, Attorney 138 S. Broadway St. Forest City 245-7366

Give out healthy alternatives to candy like cheese-crackers, raisins or popcorn.

Hardin’s Carpet 1016 E. Main St. Spindale 286-3527 Avoid wearing masks while walking from house to house.

Community Pet Center Community Pet Center 287-7738 www.rutherfordpets.org 287-7738

Quarters are a good thing to carry in case you need to call home.

Shelby Heating & Air Conditioning 1990 Eaves Rd. Shelby 704-487-7877 828-245-1141

Remember to walk, and not run, between houses.

Kimbrell’s Furniture 207 E. Main St. Forest City 245-4563

286-2614

Harrelson Conner Computer Funeral Home 1251Consultants US Hwy. 221A 230 N. Main Forest CitySt. Rutherfordton 287-0003 657-6383

Visit only houses that are lit.

Ellenburg’s Garage 110 Lawing-Mill Rd. Rutherfordton 287-7996 Wear a watch you can read in the dark.

Kidz Play Spindale Drug 114 Michael Dr 101Forest W. Main St. City Spindale 245-4543

286-3746

Young children of any age should be accompanied by an adult.

The Daily Courier 601 Oak St. Forest City 245-6431 Pets gets frightened on Halloween. Put them up to protect them from cars or inadvertently biting a trick-or-treater.

Carolina House Boneyard Cafe Rd. 493 Piney Ridge 2418Forest Oakland CityRd. 288-1171 Forest City

Make sure paper or cloth yard decorations won’t be blown into a flaming candle.

Ace Equipment Forest City Automotive Sales & Service 221 Rd. 126Daniel Park Lane Forest City Rutherfordton 286-9781 286-4915

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ALL THE BEST

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FROM

ALL OF US CHURCH Church Council Member, 20 yrs. Sunday School Teacher, Church Building team member, Choir member, House Grounds Committeeman

VETERAN 4 years active duty U.S. Navy. Division Supply & Disbursing Division Officer awarded FLEET GRADE EXCELLENT. Selected to teach Disaster and Warfare Passive Defensive Organization and Operations to U.S. and Foreign military and government officers.

Commended by Commanding officers. Developed new school curricula. Continued sports Winning base, volleyball, bowling and driving championships twice.

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

CAPABLE ENTHUSIASTIC QUALIFIED CARING

PROFESSIONAL – TRAINED PROVEN

FOREST CITY BY BIRTH & BY CHOICE

……for the task of leading our town back to better times. Self employed for 58 years. Former Duke Power-experienced in utilities,specifically the areas of out present need to restore our Town’s former great revenue means to accomplish without utilities and tax rate increases.

General Building

Returned home, having left to seek career elsewhere, due to ongoing County challenges, restored Nine deficient-to-derelect residences to now be safe, healthy, efficient tax-utility contributions without government (tax) help.

• Electrical • HVAC • Plumbing • Refrigeration • Security- Alarm Unlimited licensed with 30+ employees

Educated at Alexander and Forest City Elementary Schools; Cool Springs High School; Mars Hill College and Wake Forest graduate w/ B.S. Business Admin. and Minor History. Played football and basketball at Cool Springs with team winning County tournament; football at Mars Hill.

HAS LONG WORKED WITH POLITICAL GOVERNMENT THAT LEADERS OF ALL WORKS WITH AFFILIATION RESOURCEFUL CITIZEN – VOLUNTEERS As opposed to outsourcing, consultants, studies and grants, over $80,000.00 in donated –volunteer work built the Bostic Lincoln Center in the best type of coordinated effort between volunteers and the exceptional Bostic Town leaders.

SCHOOL FOCUSED

Senior volunteer of the Year from Governor.Volunteer-Leader in 36 efforts; over 26,000 hours; over $45,000.00 inkind professional and performed.

Volunteer at East Rutherford, contributed to AUTO TECH studies. McNair Educational Foundation Mentor 7 years; now also at Chase. Mt VernonRuth Volunteer for over 5 years. PTA President, President Booster Club.

Communities in School Volunteer.

KEITH PRICE DOES VOLUNTEERISM… American Legion Life Member VFW Life Member Honor Air Veteran- Rotary Flights Guardian (2) Hospice of Rutherford County McNair Educational Foundation Church Council Member Sunday School Teacher 20 Yrs Church Building Team Volunteer Church Choir Member School PTA President Communities in School Mentor Mt. Vernon-Ruth E.R. Middle and Sunshine School Volunteer East Rutherford High School Volunteer (incl. 2 yrs use of $20,000 Race Car for Auto Tech Class) Forest City Redevelopment Commission Chair Ruth. County Historical Society Board Member Ruth County Historic Preservation Commission Member Ruth. County Heritage Commission Member Bostic Lincoln Center, Inc. President

R. County Capitol Advisory (Water-Sewer) Board Member R. Housing Authority Volunteer Historic Downtown Forest City, Inc. Member Downtown Forest City Member Forest City Baseball Original Committee Member Forest City Team Member Host (5 players) Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Trained RC Team Member B.S.A. Scoutmaster B.S.A Troop Comm. and Piedmont Council Member YMCA Board Member YMCA Indian Guides Nation Chief Piedmont Mech. Contractors Assoc. President High School Athletic Booster Club President NCSU Master Gardener Volunteer Rotary Club of Rutherford County President and E. Gaston Forest City Merchants Assoc. Volunteer Rutherford County Concert Ass., President N.C. Adopt-a-Highway (5 sections/ 11 yrs) A.A.R.P Seniors Safe Driving Instructor 2008/09 Leadership Rutherford “Most Spirited” Award

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Exquisite 6 bed/3.5 bath home in Forest Hills. Over 2600 ft above grade living area w/ add’l 1300 finished/400 unfin. in basement. 2 kitchens, formal dining, living & great rooms, master on main. Granite counters, 1 yr old stainless appliances. Basement would make great in-law suite! Fenced rear yard w/ stream. Call Charles Burgess 828.429.9382 or see Virtual Tour at AtHomewithChuck. com - MLS 33809 - $449,900

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Large Garage. Over 1/2 acre corner lot on quiet country road. Kitchen, dining & living rooms are open concept. Kitchen has center-island w/ eat at breakfast bar. Upgrades Galore!. Large master bedroom w/ private bath & walk-in closet. Gas fireplace, Stainless steel appliances inc’d, fenced rear yard. Call Charles Burgess 828.429.9382 or see Virtual Tour at AtHomewithChuck.com - MLS 33448 - $159,900

First Time Home Buyers Must See!!! 4 beds (possibly 5), 2.5 bath home in Rutherfordton. Remodeled kitchen w/ Corian Counters, Maple cabinets w/ glazing & new hardwoods in kitchen & dining room.

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Just Reduced $15,000. Handicapped Accessible! Stunning Interior Finishes on Quiet Culdesac 3/4 acre lot. Oversized 2-car garage w/ tons of storage. Gigantic Master Bedroom has full bath w/ & 2 enormous walk-in-closets. Double closets in both 2nd & 3rd beds. Kitchen has breakfast bar, stainless appliances, double pantry & is open to dining room. Real wood-burning fireplace in living room. Nice rear deck with garden area. Call Charles Burgess 828.429.9382 or see Virtual Tour at AtHomewithChuck.com - MLS 33619 - $134,900

Bring Offers - Just Reduced $5,000!!! Home is ~1535 sq.ft. & 1/2 mile from Chase High. 3 beds and 2 baths on one level, a big formal dining room & kitchen w/ breakfast bar & laundry off kitchen. Hallways & all beds have real hardwood floors. Master bedroom has private full bath. Covered front porch, carport & fenced rear yard & has a 20x12 storage bldg included.

New septic lines 2 yrs ago. Repainted & updated 4 years ago. 1 yr Home Warranty. Call Charles Burgess 828.429.9382 or see Virtual Tour at AtHomewithChuck.com - MLS 32283 - $124,900

With 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 kitchens, 2 living rooms, wood floors, large rear deck, new windows, fireplace + a storage building all priced under $100,000 - What more could you need? Located behind M2 Restaurant & Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria, convenient to the Spindale House (recreation), drug store & several shops on Main St. This home has had many updates over the past 8 yrs, including plumbing, electric, windows, flooring, paint, etc. 1 year Home Warranty.

Call Charles Burgess 828.429.9382 or see all Photos at AtHomewithChuck.com - MLS - 33779 - $99,900

Bring Us An Offer!!! $53 per sq.ft. on 1/2 acre. Home Inspection already completed. Very efficient homeplan in Forest City w/ 3 bedrooms & 2 baths, kitchen & dining area, living room, large walk-in laundry/utility room & big back yard. Low taxes - 2008 = $516. Like-new-Oven/Range included, along w/ dishwasher. Concrete driveway, level yard w/ big trees in front yard & lowmaintenance landscaping. 100% Financing Programs available - contact for details. Call Charles Burgess 828.429.9382 or see all Photos at AtHomewithChuck.com - MLS - 33051 - $74,900

Large 4 bedroom home! This home has been recently remodeled. It has a large kitchen that has been remodeled and has all appliances. It has beautiful hardwood floors that have been refinished, fresh paint inside and out and energy efficient windows. Call Brent Washburn at (828)4297325 and ask about MLS # 33517 for $89,900.

Choose your acreage! This is a beautiful home on over 2 acres in a very private setting. There are 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths and many special features like a full finished basement, full brick veneer exterior, hardwood floors, a fireplace, trey ceilings and much more. You can add acreage for a total of 15. Call Brent Washburn at (828)429-7325 and ask about MLS # 31451 for $279,900.

Historical Rutherfordton home! If you love historical homes, call about this one. It has 5 bedrooms including a very large master bedroom suite. There are 4 full baths as well. Harwood floors are abundant. It has a basement with a finished den or game room and over 1400 square feet of unfinished room for storage. The location is outstanding! Call Brent Washburn at (828)429-7325 and ask about MLS # 30655 for $299,900.

This is a rare find! This is a new listing. It has over 2000 square feet and over 1000 square foot basement. The house is brick veneer and has a large sunroom. The floor plan is very open and features vaulted and cathedral ceilings. The lot is professionally groomed and has 1.67 acres. The location is convenient to Forest City, Spindale or Rutherfordton. Call Brent Washburn at (828)429-7325 and ask about MLS # 33796 for $219,900.

This 3 bedroom/2 bath home shows beautifully! It is located just below Rutherfordton and is convenient to shopping and restaurants. The home is in immaculate condition and has been lovingly cared for. There is a large front porch.

The back yard is fenced in for pets. This is one you can just move into! Call Brent Washburn at (828)429-7325 and ask about MLS # 33369 for $109,900.

Small Horse Farm! This property has a 3 stall horse barn and fenced pasture. There is a 30 by 40 detached workshop/ garage. The house is over 1800 square feet with hardwood floors, new Low E windows and a roof that is less than 5 years old. The house is in top condition. Call Brent Washburn at (828)429-7325 and ask about MLS # 33886 for $154,900.

Well-kept 3 BDR / 2 Bath 1-level ranch with 2+ acres!!!

Features include beautiful hardwood floors, new roof, open floor plan, 2+ acres, a storage building with power, paved drive, laundry room, generous bedrooms, the list goes on and on. Property is located in a nice area on a level lot with beautiful trees and landscaping. A 1-year AHS Home Warranty will be provided by the seller as well. Come see this property! Call Blue Pittman 828-447-5503 and ask about MLS#33087

Beautiful 2 Bedroom plus Den & 2.5 Bath open floor plan on 1.5 acres. Features include large master suite with his/ her closets, his/her sinks, all top of the line appliances, atrium dining area with wrap-around windows, covered decks on 2 levels, private guest suite with outside entry, covered circular drive with portico, and oversized 2-car garage and MUCH MORE! Contact Blue Pittman 828-447-5503 and ask about MLS#33354

Custom-built Don Gardner design located on the 5th tee box of Cleghorn Plantation Golf Club!!! 4 bd/3br Features of this home include real hardwood floors, granite in kitchen & bathrooms, master suite with walk-in closets,trey celing, & ceramic tile shower, natural stone & hardiplank exterior, huge bonus room which could easily be a 5th bedroom, and so much more. Contact Blue Pittman 828-447-5503 and ask about MLS#33689

Beautifully updated 4 BDR / 2.5 bath home at Cleghorn Plantation. Experience ultimate privacy in a country club style setting. New updates include custom cabinets, granite countertops, hardwood floors, ceramic tile, fresh paint, crown molding, new carpet, and new appliances. Property has long range views of 2 golf holes with 1.10 acres of land. Other features include a workshop, grilling deck, and circular driveway. This property is a must see!! Contact Blue Pittman 828-447-5503 and ask about MLS#33976

3BD/2BR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND THE LASTEST IN DESIGN. Oil brass fixtures, trayed ceiling in family room, catherdral ceiling in one of the bedrooms, high definition formica in kitchen. Perma stone floors in kitchen, baths, and laundry room and so much more! Please contact Judy Oates at 828-429-0591 and ask about MLS# 31574

3bd/2.5br So many upgrades that will be hard to list them all. Large breakfast room with hardwood floors.

This room could also be a great study, office, or reading room. New dishwasher, disposal, refrigerator, and range.

Kitchen has been totally redone with granite and imported tile back splash. Owner has done improvements to every room.

Most all rooms. Call Judy Oates today at (828) 4290591 and ask about MLS#33044

4BD/3.5 BA What a wonderful home on nearly 4 acres of privacy.

Custom built and plans drawn by an architect. Random width hardwood floors in all rooms except kitchen and baths. Some new windows, exterior was painted less than 4 weeks ago. Cultured marble sink in powder room. The home flows so well for entertaining. Wonderful 376 square foot patio for all your guests or just wildlife watching. Basement has full bath and large areas for workshop, storage, and bedroom. Not fully finished, but has heat and air. Contact Judy Oates at (828) 429-0591 and ask about MLS#33563

This stately two story modified victorian style home can be yours before Christmas. Home was remodeled approx. 16 Years ago. The breakfast room features a 22’ octagonal ceiling, surrounded by windows. Kitchen is beautiful with all white cabinets and features double ovens, disposal, gas range with microwave. Built in desk, walk in pantry. Cabinets have decorative lighting above island in kitchen is mobile. Family room offers built in bookcases to house your tv. In ground pool, beautiful grounds, architectural shingles with gutter guards. Sunroom with skylights, wood floors, and great for entertaining To view this home please call Judy Oates at (828) 429-0591 and ask about MLS#33618

Beautiful 3BD/2.5BA bath log home on 14.07 acres! Large front porch to rock on, huge family room open to dining area next to kitchen, split bedrooms, nice master bedroom with two walk-in closets, master bath with jet tub and separate shower, unfinished basement with half bath plumbed for a shower, workshop area, and one car storage! Fenced in backyard with a hot tub to enjoy! Call Jody Key at 828-447-1550 and ask about MLS#33133

Two master suites to choose from in this custom built home! You have a GREAT open floor plan on the first floor with a FP in the living room,separate laundry room, kitchen with large pantry, island, breakfast bar, dining room with lots of windows and french doors leading to the deck for more entertaining, master has large walk-in closet and spacious full bath with seperate shower!

Much More! Call Jody Key at 828-447-1550 and ask about MLS#33507

Horse lovers property...A dream come true! Home and the horse barn are nestled in the back left of the property close to each other for convenience and privacy! 2BD/1BA on 5.18 acres with a creek! 32x70 HORSE BARN has 5 stalls (3 11x20) which can be easily divided),2 (11X11),rubber stall mats,concrete slab down center aisle, in wash stall (hot and cold water), workshop and tack room, hanging lights down center aisle and workshop, 2 hay/bedding storage areas, misc. storage above tack room, wash stall,and workshop,hemlock siding,new architechtural roof,and 3 large turn-out paddocks directly off barn.18x20 car shed,approximatley 3 acres in fenced pasture,and more! For more information contact Jody Key 828447-1550 and mention MLS# 33644

VERY NEAT CAPE COD IN NICE NEIGHBORHOOD. 3BD/2BR on wooded lot. In city limits but with privacy of a subdivision. Sunroom on back of house is not included in square footage but does have heater for winter use. Master bedroom on first floor with walk in closet. Fireplace with gas logs in living room. Front porch with swing.

AHS home warranty included. Contact Kathy Key at (828)4294641 and ask about MLS#33370

NEAT THREE BEDROOM HOME ON ALMOST ONE ACRE. Home has large kitchen. Living room has a fireplace and new berber carpet. Cozy front porch and lovely yard. Two car detached carport and storage building. Contact Kathy Key at (828)429-4641 and ask about MLS#33898

Lovely 3 bedroom 2 ½ bath home, close to town.

Formal living room and dining room, large kitchen with breakfast nook in the bay window overlooking the well landscaped backyard. A large bonus room over the double garage is perfect for family/playroom or home office. Call Carol Davis 828-429-7939 for details and ask about MLS 33794

Live practically maintenance free in this beautiful handicap accessible home. 3 BR 2 Baths, hardwood floors, 2 gas log fireplaces, family room/den, large master suite, wonderful spacious kitchen. And much more. Call Carol Davis 828429-7939 for details and ask about MLS 33958

Newly decorated 2BR/2BA with sleeper loft(with own closet/storage), seperate upstairs bath is shared with 2nd BR. Spacious Master Bedroom, washer/dryer hookup convenietly located off large master bath, open floor plan that features cathedral ceiling in living room with cozy FP, nice ample kitchen, lots of counter space and cabinets,with dining room having 2nd floor access and MUCH MORE! Tina Aldrich 828-447-9815 MLS#33686

This home celebrates its 100th birthday this year! This spacious and well-kept home has ample space for a large family.

Convenient floor plan with 2 bedrooms and a full bath on each of the two floors. Extra room upstairs would make perfect office or library (or use as a nursery if needed). Only a short walk to historic downtown Rutherfordton, Rutherford Hospital, and playground. All appliances stay! For more information contact Todd Lavender at 828-4295475 and ask about MLS#31889

Amazing Mountain View. Would be a great place to build your dream home with a view of Chimney Rock, Hendersonville, and many other landmarks. Road frontage on Padgett.

Stream on property. Road access to parts of property. For more information contact Sharon Ammons at (828) 289-0614 and ask about MLS#33520

FOREST HILLS! Lovely brick ranch in Rutherfordton. This home features 3BR and 1.5BA with a sunroom for relaxing. Beautiful tiled fireplace with gas logs. Great location. $139,900. Call Peggy Koone today 828-429-1332 and ask about MLS #33379

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Saturday, October 31, 2009 — 15 SHOE by Chris Cassat and Gary Brookins

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Don’t forget batteries when ‘falling back’ Dear Abby?: It is devastating to find out that a life could have been saved if someone had only taken that simple step of replacing a dead battery in a smoke alarm. Nearly 96 percent of American homes have at least one smoke alarm. But did you know that 19 percent of American homes lack a working smoke alarm because the batteries are missing or dead?

For 22 years, the International Association of Fire Chiefs and Energizer have been committed to changing this statistic through the “Change Your Clock Change Your Battery” campaign. This partnership encourages families to change the battery in their smoke alarms when they set their clocks back an hour on Nov. 1. This message also serves as a reminder to communities nationwide to change the batteries in their carbon monoxide detectors.

As winter approaches, more people will begin using gas appliances to heat their homes and may find themselves at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, called the “silent killer” because this gas is colorless, odorless and tasteless.

Thank you, Abby, for helping us spread this lifesaving message to your readers. — Jeffery Johnson, pres. International Association of Fire Chiefs Dear Jeff: I’m glad to help, and I know my readers are grateful for

Dear Abby Abigail van Buren

your timely reminder. It may seem like a menial task, but safeguarding yourselves and your families is extremely important — so change those batteries this weekend!

Dear Abby: For the last two years I have been going out with a guy I’ll call “Ricky.” My problem is I don’t love him anymore. A few weeks ago I told him I no longer wanted to be with him, and he started crying.

He scared me when he said his life was in my hands.

Abby, I want to end it. Ricky suffocates me. He’s depressed because his mom works and doesn’t have time for him.

His dad doesn’t live with them, so Ricky feels he has only me to talk to. He wants to marry me, and I don’t want to lie and say I will. — Troubled Dear Troubled: I’m sure the news that you wanted to break up was painful for Ricky to hear — hence the tears — but saying his life is in your hands was a form of emotional blackmail. For your sake, please don’t fall for it.

Health concerns stymie elderly patient Dear Dr. Gott: I am 80 years old.

My doctor doesn’t seem too concerned that I’ve been diagnosed with diverticulosis involving the entire colon. How concerned should I be?

Can this become worse? At present, I have little pain and no bleeding.

When I told my doctor that I usually have pain in the morning, she said it was probably my spine giving me problems. A CT scan revealed stenosis and disc herniation, but my back condition hasn’t worsened since 2002.

What should I worry about most?

Should I see a spine doctor in case I eventually get worse? Or should I concentrate on my diverticulosis? I’m afraid to exercise and have been very careful.

Dear Reader: Diverticular disease is a condition of the digestive tract characterized by small pouches that protrude through the muscular wall of the large intestine. When a number of pouches are present, the condi-

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tion is known as diverticulosis. When inflammation occurs, the condition is known as diverticulitis.

Diverticulosis is rather common and occurs frequently with advancing age. The condition is observed more often in women than in men.

Causes may include a weakening in the wall of the colon, chronic constipation, the repeated use of laxatives and enemas, and a low-fiber diet.

Because of a lack of symptoms, the condition often goes undiagnosed. In fact, it may be discovered only during the course of a barium enema X-ray.

When symptoms do occur, they often present in the lower left side of the abdomen.

IN THE STARS

Your Birthday, Oct. 31;

Prospects for accomplishing your aims in the year ahead look far more hopeful than in many years.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — An entrenched family situation might suddenly start moving.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Your gift of persuasion will be rather awesome at this time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Focus on getting richer because conditions are promising.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Your path to success will be wide open, and all blocks removed.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Keep to yourself what you hope to accomplish, and your possibilities for success will be greater.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Even with all the negative thinkers in the world, a positive outlook will help.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — In situations that would normally stymie others, you’ll be the one who can provide solutions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — With your positive outlook, concentrate on plans.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — The perfect person will be there for you when it comes to things you cannot do on your own.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Because you’re luckier than usual when it comes to money matters, devote as much time as possible to financial situations.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — When you sense Lady Luck’s presence, be prepared to move quickly.

She will be creating greater opportunities than usual, especially in areas that affect your work or career.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Someone you know socially will be a tremendous help in furthering a new involvement. Do your part to strengthen this.

16 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, SATURDAY, October 31, 2009

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Large 3BR/2BA w/lg. yard in Rfdtn. $950/mo. 2BR/1BA w/laundry in Rfdtn. $450/mo. 625-5554

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A TO Z, IT’S IN THE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 367

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by KRISTINE ARCHAMBAULT to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), which was dated January 24, 2007 and recorded on January 25, 2007 in Book 938 at Page 345, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust 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 of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on November 10, 2009 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being Lot Number 3 of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as described more fully in Plat recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, ("the Plat"), Rutherford County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more full and accurate description.

Subject to Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Queen's Gap as recorded in Book 917, Page 402-442, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and recorded in Book 891, Page 624-664, McDowell County Register of Deeds, and any amendments and supplements thereto.

CLASSIFIEDS! NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 384 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by RICHARD E CHIN AKA RICHARD CHIN, UNMARRIED to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), which was dated January 4, 2007 and recorded on January 8, 2007 in Book 935 at Page 702, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust 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 of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on November 10, 2009 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

Subject to all matters shown on subdivision plat of Queen's Gap, Phase 1, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and Plat Book 13, Pages 60-72, McDowell County Register of Deeds, hereinafter referred to as "the Plat".

LOCATED IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND BEING ALL OF LOT 192, GREYROCK SUBDIVISION PHASE 2A, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 26, PAGE 117, AFORESAID COUNTY REGISTRY, SAID PLAT BEING ONE OF A SERIES OF PLATE RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 26, PAGES 114 THROUGH 118.

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

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

Said property is commonly known as: 116 Culley Drive, Rutherfordton, NC 28167

Said property is commonly known as: Lot 192 on Bison Meadows Road in the Grey Rock Subdivision, Lake Lure, NC 28746

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

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

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

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are The 192A Grey Rock Trust.

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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.

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-17425-FC01

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-17813-FC01

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CKC Registered Jack Russell puppies Short hair & short leg. $100 Call 828-429-7980

Estate/Yard Sale Ellenboro: 201 Short Rd. Sat. 7A-until furniture, knick knacks

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2006 Heartland 28x60 3BR/2BA Doublewide on 1.5ac., just off Old Stonecutter Rd., Rfdtn.

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For Rent NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of RANDY LOYD STREET of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said RANDY LOYD STREET to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of January, 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 October, 2009.

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NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 365 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by FRANCIS LANG AKA FRANCIS LAND AND DONNA LANG MARRIED TO EACH TOHER to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), which was dated November 30, 2006 and recorded on November 30, 2006 in Book 929 at Page 845, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust 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 of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on November 10, 2009 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL of Lot 646 as shown on survey by R.L. Greene, PLS entitled "GreyRock Subdivision" Phase 3 C as recorded in Plat Book 27 at Page 160, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 27 Page 08 through 11 revised in Plat Book 27 Pages 159 through 162, of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 646.

SUBJECT TO a grading easement to the full length of Scenic Park Drive.

TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO all easements, restrictions and rights of ways of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easement fro ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above-described plats and the plats for Phase 1A and 1B, Phase 2A and 2B of GreyRock and the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock at Lake Lure as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County NC Registry (herein "Declarations").

BEING a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC a Georgia limited liability company by deeds recorded in Book 855, Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and in Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as: Lot 646 Scenic Park Drive Grey Rock Subdivision Phase 3, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

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Come join our TEAM! Call Cathy Whitmire, CDM 828-245-2852 or apply at 830 Bethany Church Rd., Forest City HIRING: Nursery Keeper for Sundays/ Special events at First Presbyterian Church Forest City. Call 247-0183 or 245-6112 or submit resume to the church

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2002 white Cadillac DeVille locally owned, one owner 58,500K, exc. cond. 245-2110

MULTI-FAMILY FC Forest Lake Sub. 181 Aqua. Drive Saturday 8A-12P Womens business and formal wear, children’s clothing, housewares, shoes, more!

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Multi Family Rfdtn 307 Sherry Street in Ruthridge Subdivision Saturday 7A-12P

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Huge Clean Out Sale FC: 247 Idlewood Ln. (in Weatherstone off Hudlow) Sat. 8A-12:30P

LARGE 3 FAMILY Rfdtn: 395 Washington St. Saturday starting at daylight Nice clothes, shoes, all sizes, lots of household items!

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NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 391 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by SHANNON A PEEK AND JUDY FALSON PEEK, married to each other to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), which was dated August 11, 2005 and recorded on August 11, 2005 in Book 854 at Page 232, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust 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 of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on November 10, 2009 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 257 as shown on survey by R.L. Greene, PLS entitled "Greyrock Subdivision Phase 2A as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 115, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 114 through 118 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 257.

TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO all easements, restrictions and rights of ways of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above-described plats and the plats for Phase 1A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Page 188 through 192; Plats for Phase 1B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 205 through 208 and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry.

BEING a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as: Catamount Ridge Trial, Lot 257 Grey Rock, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are The 646 Grey Rock Trust.

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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.

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-17419-FC01

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-17814-FC01

18 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, SATURDAY, October 31, 2009 NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY

NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 369

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 364

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by BRUCE PYLE AND ROCHELLE PYLE to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), which was dated July 2, 2007 and recorded on July 10, 2007 in Book 966 at Page 250, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by JOHN STUMP JR to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), which was dated May 9, 2007 and recorded on May 10, 2007 in Book 955 at Page 849, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust 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 of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on November 10, 2009 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being Lot Number 98 of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as described more fully in Plat recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, ("the Plat"), Rutherford County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more full and accurate description.

Subject to Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Queen's Gap as recorded in Book 917, Page 402-442, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and recorded in Book 891, Page 624-664, McDowell County Register of Deeds, and any amendments and supplements thereto.

Subject to all matters shown on subdivision plat of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and Plat Book 13, Pages 60-72, McDowell County Register of Deeds, hereinafter referred to as "the Plat".

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

Said property is commonly known as: Lot 98 Devin Ridge Lane, Union Mills, NC 28167 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

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

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

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

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 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. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-17573-FC01

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust 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 of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on November 10, 2009 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being Lot Number 34 of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as described more fully in Plat recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, ("the Plat"), Rutherford County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more full and accurate description.

Subject to Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Queen's Gap as recorded in Book 917, Page 402-442, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and recorded in Book 891, Page 624-664, McDowell County Register of Deeds, and any amendments and supplements thereto.

Subject to all matters shown on subdivision plat of Queen's Gap, Phase 1, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and Plat Book 13, Pages 60-72, McDowell County Register of Deeds, hereinafter referred to as "the Plat".

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

Said property is commonly known as: 1112 Shire Lane, Union Mills, NC 28167 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

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

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

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

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 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. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-17429-FC01

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NATION/WORLD

Pakistanis confront Clinton on use of drones

By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer

ISLAMABAD — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was confronted repeatedly by Pakistanis Friday as she ended a tense three-day tour of the country, chastised by one woman who said a U.S. program using aerial drones to target terrorists amounted to “executions without trial.”

On another thorny topic, Clinton slightly softened her blunt charge of a day earlier that Pakistani officials know where al-Qaida terrorists are hiding and are doing little about it.

Clinton faced sharp questions from Pakistani civilians about the U.S. effort that uses unmanned aircraft to launch missiles to kill terrorists along the porous,

ungoverned border with Afghanistan.

But she refused to go into detail about the classified strikes that have killed both key terror leaders and bystanders, long a source of outrage among Pakistan’s population despite an equally deadly campaign of militantspawned bombings.

Asked repeatedly about the drones, a subject that involves highly classified CIA operations, Clinton said only that “there is a war going on.”

She added that the Obama administration is committed to helping Pakistan defeat the insurgents.

Clinton left Islamabad for Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates after a tour that was rocked at the start by a devastating terrorist bombing in Peshawar that

Halloween Wild Child Haley Swafford of Mooresboro

killed 105 people, many of them women and children.

Her visit revealed clear signs of strain between the two nations despite months of public insistence that they were on the same wavelength in the war on terror.

What is less apparent is what U.S. officials hope will come from Clinton’s tough language about Pakistani officials’ failure to eliminate al-Qaida as a threat within their borders. While her remarks echo the skepticism that many Americans have felt about Pakistan’s failure to target al-Qaida’s leaders, it is not at all certain that they will prod stepped-up action.

Pakistan’s military recently launched a major offensive in the South Waziristan border area to clear out insurgent

hideouts. But two earlier army efforts made little progress there — leaving questions about the military’s resolve to tackle al-Qaida head-on.

Two U.S. defense officials said Friday that the latest Pakistani sweep into South Waziristan, though still early, was making progress. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to talk about the Pakistani offensive.

Before she flew to the emirates Clinton carefully scaled back her comments from a day earlier suggesting that some Pakistani officials knew where al-Qaida’s upper echelon has been hiding and have done little to target them.

When the U.S. gathers evidence that al-Qaida fugitives are hiding in Pakistan,

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Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton participates in an interview broadcast live in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday.

Clinton said Friday during a Pakistani media interview, “We feel like we have to go to the government of Pakistan and say, somewhere these people have to be hidden out.”

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