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Students in kindergarten at Cliffside Elementary took part in a holiday program presented during the school’s 33rd Annual Thanksgiving Program, Monday. Around 120 people attended the event that included a traditional turkey dinner. Santa (Braden Atkins) sang as candy-cane-carrying elves, Kimerson Smith, Maggie Wilson and Meredith Reid, danced along.

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CLIFFSIDE — A tradition that began more than 30 years ago continued Monday at Cliffside Elementary during the school’s annual Thanksgiving Program and Meal for retirees and senior citizens in the community. “It’s been a wonderful time,” said Principal Jason Byrd, addressing those in attendance. “I always look forward to this time of year to see the heritage of this community and hear the stories.” The three kindergarten classes presented a selection of holiday favorites, dressed as snowmen, elves, angels and as ole Saint Nick himself. Following the program, attendees were invited to eat a turkey dinner with all the trimmings in the school’s cafeteria.

This is the fourth year the event has been funded by Duke Energy, Byrd said. At its inception 33 years ago, Cone Mills Corporation funded the event. “Buddy Weathers called me from the mill that first year and they had been giving turkeys to employees and had some left over,” said Philip White, the school’s former principal. “He told me we could give them to those in need and after thinking about it I said ‘How about if our cook cooks and we have a dinner for the community?’” From that time on, White said, the mill picked up the tab. In past years, more than 300 people attended. “I call it the gathering of the lost tribe of Cliffside,” White said, smiling. Now just a member of the audience, rather , Please see Cliffside, Page 6

FOREST CITY– After weeks of public voting and campaigning among 50 of America’s most inspiring and creative non-profits, Tom’s of Maine announced the five winners of its “50 States for Good” initiative. The program, which rewards non-profits that make a lasting difference in their local community, drew more than 280,000 online votes from across the country. The votes ultimately determined the five non-profit organizations to receive $20,000 each to fund important projects ranging from animal rescue and handicap access to community gardens. Rutherford Housing Partnership’s “Project Access” was one of the five nationwide winners, formally announced in the weekend edition of USA Today. The program is a ramp-building project and will provide handicap access to an estimated 15-20 lowincome homeowners in the county who are unable to safely access their own homes. “The Tom’s of Maine award gives RHP a source to draw from to build ramps making remaining limited funds available for other urgent projects like roof Please see RHP, Page 6

Video poker machines are seized n Deputy

discovers cache while checking open door at a Caroleen warehouse By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — One hundred and six video poker machines were seized by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office on Monday afternoon, and a man has been charged with possessing them. Charlie Watson Brown, 68, of 305 Seminary St., Saluda, was charged with warehousing video gaming devices, a misdemeanor. He was arrested Sunday evening and was placed under a $1,000 secured bond in the Rutherford County Jail. The machines were found at a warehouse facility on Old Caroleen Road. RCSO officers report that there were 81 Pot-of-Gold machines and 25 which apparently are Hi-Lo 8 machines. Sheriff Jack Conner said the machines were seen by an officer patrolling in the area over the weekend. “J.R. Rodriquez was on routine patrol and checking the warehouses here Sunday around 11 a.m.,” the sheriff said. “He saw a door open, and naturally you would check on it to see what was going on, to see if anybody had broken into it. “He stepped in here and some guys were working on some of the vehicles in here and were taking some of the steering columns and front ends from under them. And the officer noticed all the poker machines.” It is illegal simply to possess video poker machines in North Carolina. State law says, “It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, allow Please see Machines, Page 6

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Sunshine Elementary fourth grader David Westbrook, right, presents his country “Cool Place.”

Students create own countries By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer

BOSTIC — Lands made of chocolate and islands filled with puppies. If they could imagine it, it could be their country in “Fourth Grade World.” Fourth graders at Sunshine Elementary have spent the past month using dirt, candy, cotton balls, paper cups and many other materials to create their own country. Students had to use the five themes of geography – place, regions, movement, human-environment interaction and location – when building their country. “They had to incorporate the five themes and we told them ‘You’re a country on the earth,’” said Kathy Coldren, a fourth grade teacher at the school.

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Students could place their country anywhere in the world, but in doing so had to learn about their chosen area’s climate and also its longitude and latitude coordinates. “We brought them to the globe and showed them where their country was,” said Carleen Ferris, another fourth grade teacher. Students presented their countries to the other grade levels Thursday and to their parents that night. During the presentations students had to tell the name of their country, where it was located and its major production crops. “This gives them a chance to speak in public, stand up straight and really think on their feet,” Ferris said. Please see Students, Page 6

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Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 233 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

n Crystal Faye Riles reported the theft of flowers from a cemetery plot. n James Calvin Bolyard reported vandalism to an automobile by egging. n Dale Arnold Holtzclaw reported the theft of tree stands and other items. n William Trevor Jolley reported the theft of factory alloy wheels and tires and other items. n The theft of a laptop computer and other items was reported at Carolina Goldsmiths in Ellenboro. n Robert Laurence Buckner reported the theft of tools and other items. n Wanda Marie Lane reported the theft of a washer and dryer. n Regina Tarnet Hamilton reported the theft of computer software and other items.

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

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n The Spindale Police Department responded to 40 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

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n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to

eight E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 137 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday. n An officer of the Forest City Police Department reported an arson. The incident occurred on Sycamore Street. n An employee of Holiday Inn Express, on Holiday Inn Drive, reported damage to property. n An officer of the Forest City Police Department reported an incident of possession of schedule IV and possession of schedule II controlled substances. (See arrest of Ledford.) n An officer of the Forest City Police Department reported an incident of possession of schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. (See arrest of Green.) n Vestennia Lowrance reported an incident of assault on a female. (See arrest of Hill.) n Luis Bautista reported the larceny of a motor vehicle. n Shamille Wilkie reported an incident of breaking and entering and larceny. n An employee of Food Lion reported an incident of larceny. (See arrest of Parker.) n Jerry Oyler reported an incident of found property. n An employee of Forest City Police Department reported an incident of pos-

session of schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. (See arrest of Stamper.) n Julius Weeks reported an incident of lost / stolen wallet. n An officer of the Forest City Police Department reported an incident of assault on a female. The incident occurred on Dillashaw Drive. (See arrest of Philips.) n Udo Stillmayer reported an incident of littering. n An employee of B&D Thrift and Loan reported four separate instances of obtaining property by false pretenses. n Elizabeth Smith reported damage to property. n Todd McDaniel reported an incident of fraud. n An employee of Butler’s Jewelry and Loan reported an incident of obtaining property by false pretense.

Arrests n Jerome Hill, 49, of Forest Street, Forest City; charged with assault on a female; placed under a 48-hour hold. (FCPD) n April Lee McCoy, 26, of Inglebrook Drive, Forest City; arrested on a warrant for failure to appear and resisting a public officer; placed under an $1,800 secured bond. (FCPD) n Lesley Dawn Parker, 29, of Chesnee Road, Columbus; charged with larceny; placed under a $500 secured bond. (FCPD) n Stanley Heath Ledford, 32, of Long Branch Road, Forest City; charged with

Officials believe house fire was arson FOREST CITY — Police and firemen are investigating a fire that was set Saturday night on Sycamore Street. Fire Chief Mark McCurry said a fire was apparently begun in the remains of the home, burned last June 2008. The fire last year claimed the life of Clyde Simmons. His daughter, 13,

sustained serious injuries and was treated at Baptist Medical Center for two weeks. McCurry said several juveniles had been seen in the neighborhood recently and he asks if anyone has any information regarding the fire to call the department at 245-2111 or call Forest City police.

possession of schedule VI controlled substance, possession of schedule II controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (FCPD) n Angela Denise Gossett, 36, of 154 Hardin Rd.; charged with assault and battery; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n David Hugh Cole, 37, of 2169 Oakland Rd.; charged with breaking and/or entering, larceny after break/ enter and larceny of a firearm; placed under a $75,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Christopher Michael Doggett, 36, of 723 Bethany Church Rd.; charged with breaking and/or entering, larceny after break/enter and larceny of a firearm; placed under a $20,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Gwelda Crawford Duncan, 43, of 129 Italy Way; charged with domestic criminal trespassing; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Ronald Matthew Cogdell, 33, of 2018 Hollis Rd.; charged with possession of a firearm by a felon; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Christopher Brandon Smith, 25, of 206 Amanda Drive; charged with assault and battery and communicating threats; released on a $3,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Leslie Dawn Parker, 29, of 1400 Chesnee Rd.; charged with misdemeanor larceny; placed under a $500

secured bond. (RPD) n Michael David Dailey, 44, of 136 General Griffith Circle, Rutherfordton; charged with driving while impaired and left of center; no bond. (RPD) n Katherine Ashley Waters, 23, of 113 Grace St., Rutherfordton; served with a criminal summons for misdemeanor larceny. (RPD) n Scott Franklin Clary, 51, of 112 Angel of the Lake St., Lake Lure; charged with driving while impaired, exceeding 55 in a 55 mph zone, consuming while driving, open container and littering; freed on a $600 unsecured bond and a custody release. (RPD)

Citations n Nancy Marie Green, 38, of Tate Street in Forest City; cited for possession of schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. (FCPD) n Austin Ray Green, 19, of Tate Street, Forest City; cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. (FCPD) n Mary Elizabeth Smith, 36, of East High Road, Forest City; cited for possession of schedule VI controlled substance. (FCPD) n Jayme Helen Stamper, 22, of Brandy Lane, Forest City; cited for possession of schedule VI controlled substance. (FCPD) n Alfred Alvin Lovejoy, 39, of 617 Stonecutter St.; cited for possession of an open Please see Police, Page 5

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Our Views Dealing with issues honestly

unday in this column we offered our thoughts on communication. Today is a follow-up that promotes truth and trust as foundations for that communication. Twenty years ago, “spin” was something you heard describing baseball pitches and golf shots. Today, “spin” has an all new meaning. With news spewing from the television and over the Internet 24 hours a day, it prompts those, particularly politicians, their lackeys and some “news” commentators, to make sure the debate is “spun” the direction they want. They pander to the public’s lack of information and prejudices in an effort to move the debate in their direction. In our minds, this does damage to our democracy. Certainly, many issues are vast and complex and few had a complete perspective on them. But that means that those with the information have a duty to synthesize these issues in an honest and balanced way.

Our readers’ views Says county has a great sheriff ’s department To the editor: In response to Mr. Jones, sir I believe you are way off base, and even less informed. I had no clue that you were an authority on how to operate the sheriff’s department, and don’t recall seeing your name on the ballot in the last election for the sheriff position. We have one of, if not the, best sheriff’s departments in Western North Carolina, look at the surrounding counties. We’ve seen, sheriffs being charged with past sex offenses, and we can’t forget the Bobby Medford video gambling scandal, If you have ever listened to a scanner, you would know that not everything a patrol officer needs to know can be broadcast over his radio, there has to be cell phones to maintain security for the officers and the public. As far as deputies meeting with county residents and visiting, it is a great way for the officers to gain the trust of the public. I know of, from experience, some neighborhood kids who were afraid of police because of situations involving their family members being arrested. They now know and understand that these men and women are just doing their jobs, and that they are here to protect and serve. It would seem to me that you have just a little too much free time on your hands if you have the time to second guess what these officers are doing when they are in their patrol cars and

on the cell phones. I, for one, and many people I know, are very proud of our department. Terry Dixon Spindale

Says Obama continues to be disappointing To the editor: I get more and more frustrated each day after reading the paper and listening to the radio and learning what Obama and his cronies are doing now. For one thing, it lights a fire under me when I see him bowing to foreign leaders. Well, he sort of had to bow to the Saudi, for obvious reasons, but to the Japanese emperor? It is a sign of weakness, and I for one don’t like it, but, hey, if the shoe fits, wear it right. Now the Democrats want to tax cosmetic surgery. I’m not saying that it should be paid for with insurance, it should be paid for by the person, because it is an elective type thing, but to put a tax on it is absurd. What are the Democrats going to tax next? If they could figure out a way they would enact a driveway tax. If you use your driveway more than 20 times a month you have to pay a tax on it to use it. I’ve always said a Democrat hasn’t seen a tax they didn’t like. This guy hasn’t done anything since taking office, but put us further and further in debt and make the people more and more reliant on the government. He already has control over the auto and banking industry, and will soon have control of the health care industry.

Is this really what you want as a free man or woman, the government telling you what to do at every turn you make. Even hardcore Democrats should have a problem with this. It is working to some degree. I know Democrats who are sick to their stomachs for voting for him, but it’s too late now to take it back, and I think it will hurt the Democratic party in the long run. One more thing before I go, in a recent letter, Mr. Ray Crawford said that President Bush let his commanders tell him how to run the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. What a novel idea, letting the people with the most military experience suggest what to do in a war. Seems like a good idea to me. But Obama, who has zero military experience, isn’t going to let his military leaders tell him what to do. How much sense does that make. Well, I’m done for now but the situation is like the old saying, you get what you pay for. Harry Hallman Bostic

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North Carolina wisdom for a book you should buy Here is a Thanksgiving present I stole a few years ago from a wonderful North Carolina book — a few old quotes about North Carolina that are worth noting today. “North Carolina is, I believe, the poorest state in the Union: the part of it though which we traveled should seem to indicate as much... The few detached houses on the road were mean and beggarly in their appearance, and the people whom we saw when the coach stopped had a squalid, and at the same time fierce air, which at once bore witness to the unfortunate influences of their existence.” From the journal of Frances Anne Kemble, traveling through the state in 1838. As bad as things sometimes seem today, we’ve come a long way in the last 180 years. “A short time of conflict & the day is ours—ours for Freedom, for Right, for

One on One D.G. Martin

Self Government! They can never overcome, never conquer us, for we fight for our Birthright—Freedom!” An entry dated April 24, 1861, from the diary of Catherine Ann Devereaux Edmondston of Halifax County. Are we always so confident of quick victory at the beginning of a “just war?” “Between the lines (the South Carolina and Virginia borders) ... was left an area which for years on end rejoiced in the generalization that it was a vale of humility between two mountains of conceit. The generalization is useful, as most generalizations are. A modicum of truth lies in it, a persisting

modicum, borne out in the report of a modern North Carolinian that among his State’s neighbors there were only two classes of people, those who never had worn shoes and those who made you feel that you never had ... . (I)n a North Carolina (that is]) recently more proud than humble, (there is) a continuing conviction that one man is as good as another and that if you don’t believe it he’ll show you he’s a damn sight better....” Jonathan Daniels, writing in the 1930’s. “... Daniel Boone ... grew to manhood in the Yadkin River Valley near Statesville. He spent nearly half of his life here, and in fact did not settle west of the mountains until he was 41.” Joe Knox, in the Greensboro Daily News in 1976. “This, Mr. Chairman, is perhaps the negro’s temporary farewell to the American Congress; but let me say,

Phoenix-like, he will rise up some day and come again. These parting words are in behalf of an outraged, heartbroken, bruised, and bleeding, but God-fearing people, faithful, industrious, loyal people — rising people, full of potential force.” George White, North Carolina’s last black Congressman, in 1901, giving his farewell speech to Congress, after being defeated in a re-election bid. “I am, by nature, very conservative, but I am firm in my convictions... I want to blaze a trail for other women. I know that years from now there will be many other women in politics, but you have to start a thing.” Lillian Exum Clement of Asheville, in 1920 or 1921, after becoming the first women to be elected to the North Carolina General Assembly. “I shall continue to stand against wastefulness and extravagance in any activ-

ity. But there is a point, even in economy, beyond which self-respecting government cannot go. For to do so means not merely an abdication of its function but social bankruptcy.” Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, in 1933, justifying a new tax to support education. What would he advise today? Want more? I stole all these quotes from a book that the UNC Press published a few years ago. “Discovering North Carolina: A Tar Heel Reader” is edited by Jack Claiborne and William Price. Charles Kuralt said about it, “The most interesting book about North Carolina I’ve ever read.” If you’ve read the column this far, you’ll want to read this book too. D.G. Martin is hosting his final season of UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch, which airs Sundays at 5 p.m. For more information or to view prior programs visit the webpage at www. unctv.org/ncbookwatch/

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Everett “Ted” Tedford, 74, of Rutherfordton, died Hunter suffers heart Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, at his attack in the woods home. A native of Pittsfield, FOREST CITY — A Forest Mass., he was a son of the City deer hunter was translate Henry Tedford and ported to Spartanburg Myrtle Parker Tedford. Regional Medical Center He retired as a projMonday morning after sufect leader from General fering an apparent heart Electric Aerospace Division, attack while deer hunting in Pittsfield, Mass. He was the South Mountains area in an active member of First Bostic. United Methodist Church Fire Marshal Roger Holliin Rutherfordton, where he field and his department served as a trustee, usher, spent more than 90 minutes in charge of missions and trying to reach the man held various other posiacross rugged terrain. tions. He was a former vice Small trees had to be president and crew leader of removed in order to get the Rutherford County Habitat all terrain vehicle to the site. for Humanity, as well as a The man was planning to volunteer for The Hands deer hunt from the ground, of Christ. In 2008, he was Hollifield said. honored as the Rutherford After the first responders County and State of North reached him, the 60-yearCarolina volunteer of the old man was put on the ATV year. and transported to an awaitHe is survived by his wife, ing Rutherford County EMS Bobbie Tedford; two daughambulance. ters, Linda Cahill of Albany, Hollifield said the man was N.Y., and Ann Pravia of hunting with family members Chicopee, Mass.; one son, who were able to walk out of Kevin Tedford of Albany; a the area to call for help. stepdaughter, Susan Ponte of Carver, Mass.; three stepsons, Stephen Mix of Savoy, Mass., Russell Mix of Burbank, Calif., Continued from Page 3 and David Mix of Austin, Texas; two sisters, Janice container of alcoholic beverDuPuis of Windsor, Mass., age in the passenger area of a and Margerie Jasmin of motor vehicle. (RPD) Chesterfield, Mass.; one n Michael Shayne Burris, brother, Morris Tedford of 24, of 120 Country View Greenville, N.Y.; nine grandLane, Mill Spring; cited for children; and one greatconsuming a malt beverage grandchild. on premises having only an A memorial service will be off-premises permit and pos- held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at session of an open container the First United Methodist of alcoholic beverage in the Church of Rutherfordton passenger area of a motor with the Revs. Ed Hillman vehicle. (RPD) and Tonya Hill officiatn Gregory Stephen Garner, ing. The family will receive 19, of 183 Hamilton Drive, friends Wednesday from 1 to Rutherfordton; cited for pos- 2 p.m. in the fellowship censession of a malt beverage ter. Interment will follow in under 21 and possession of the First United Methodist an open container of alcoChurch Memorial Garden. holic beverage in the passenIn lieu of flowers, memoger area of a motor vehicle. rials may be made to (RPD) Rutherford County Habitat n Spencer Allen Garner, for Humanity, P.O. Box 1534, 21, of 143 Hamilton Rd., Rutherfordton, NC 28139; Rutherfordton; cited posses- or to First United Methodist sion of less than ½ ounce of Church, 264 N. Main St., marijuana. (RPD) Rutherfordton, NC 28139; n Nelson Hernandez or to Hospice of Rutherford Huilar, 28, of 345 Glen County, P.O. Box 336, Forest Winger Rd., Columbus; citCity, NC 28043. ed for driving while license McMahan’s Funeral Home revoked. (RPD) and Cremation Services is in n Catherine Ann Spencer, charge of arrangements. 35, of 242 Old U.S. 221, Rutherfordton; cited for Online condolences www.mcmahtransporting a passenger ansfuneralhome.com. less than 16 without having appropriate child passenger Rev. Charles Nanney restraint system and for drivThe Rev. Charles W. ing without a license. (RPD) Nanney, 88, of Henderson Care Circle, Forest City, died EMS/Rescue Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, at his n The Rutherford County home after a sudden illness. EMS responded to 47 E-911 Arrangements are incomcalls Saturday and Sunday. plete and will be announced n The Volunteer Life Saving by Crowe’s Mortuary. and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford Vance Greene Jr. County Rescue responded to Hunter “Vance” Greene Jr., 17 E-911 calls. 52, of Rutherfordton, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Fire Calls A native of Rutherford n Bostic responded to a res- County, he was a son of the idential fire alarm. late Hunter Vance and Jean n Cliffside responded to a Elizabeth McDonald Greene. vehicle fire and to a motor He was a brick mason. vehicle accident. He is survived by his wife, n Cherry Mountain Audrey Joann Guffey Greene responded to a motor vehicle of the home; two daughters, accident and to a residential Heidi Elizabeth Lynch and fire alarm. Victoria Enez Jacobs; and n Forest City responded to one sister, Judy Bailey of a house fire. Rutherfordton. n Green Hill responded to a Funeral services will be brush fire. private. n SDO responded to a Memorials may be made motor vehicle accident and to to Audrey Greene, 124 Bush a vehicle fire. Court, Rutherfordton, NC n Sandy Mush responded to 28139 a vehicle fire.

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BOONE (AP) — Police in North Carolina have arrested a man in the accidental shooting death of a college student at an off-campus party. Boone police Capt. Jim Wilson said 20-year-old Galen Elijah Ruble of Boone was arrested Monday in the death of 20-year-old Appalachian State student Jay Derby of Matthews. Wilson said Derby was shot and killed with a muzzle loader early Sunday morning.

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Juanita Robertson Lillian Juanita “Phil” Phillips Robertson, 94, died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, at Blowing Rock Extended Care after an extended illness. Born in Mill Spring, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Annie Phillips, and also preceded in death by her husband, George Robertson. She graduated from Rutherford Hospital School of Nursing in 1939, worked as a private nurse, and later served the Town of Spindale

for 25 years as town librarian. After her retirement, she was elected as the first woman to serve on the Town of Spindale Board of Commissioners and was re-elected four times. She volunteered for Rutherford Hospital Auxiliary, was a member of the Spindale United Methodist Church for 65 years, and most recently a member of Boone United Methodist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Gail Walker of Boone; a son, Ed Robertson of Apex; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three brothers, Willie Phillips of Statesville, Bobby Phillips of Orlando, Fla., and Horace Phillips of Charlotte; and a sister, Eva Case-Smith of Bedford, Va. A memorial service celebrating the life of Juanita Robertson will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Boone United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends in the chapel immediately after the service. Graveside services will follow at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Town Cemetery in Spindale. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Boone United Methodist Church, 471 New Market Blvd., Boone, NC 28607; or to Rutherford Hospital Foundation Inc., (specify cancer services) 288 South Ridgecrest Ave., Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Hamptons Funeral and Cremation Service, Boone, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences www.hamptonfuneralservice.com.

Comme Little Comme Frye Little, 99, of Spartanburg, S.C., died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. A native of Forest City, she was a daughter of the late Gordon Vance and Katherine Frye, and also preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Francis Little Jr. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg and was a Red Cross volunteer for many years. Survivors include a daughter, Kitty Little McKinney of Spartanburg; a granddaughter; a grandson; and one sister, Amelia Frye Blanton of Charlotte. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens conducted by the Rev. Susan Moorefield. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mobile Meals Service, P.O. Box 461, Spartanburg, SC 29304. Floyd’s North Church Street Chapel of Spartanburg is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences www.floydmortuary.com.

Christine Sykes Christine Smith Sykes, of Kinston, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Born in Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Ernest James Smith and Eula Smith Benefield. Survivors include her THE DAILY COURIER Published Tuesday through Sunday mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, NC. Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6431 Fax: (828) 248-2790 Subscription rates: Single copy, daily 50¢ / Sunday $1.50. Home delivery $11.75 per month, $35.25 for three months, $70.50 for six months, $129 per year. In county rates by mail payable in advance are: $13.38 for one month, $40.14 for three months, $80.27 for six months, $160.54 per year. Outside county: $14.55 for one month, $43.64 for three months, $87.28 for six months, $174.56 per year. College students for school year subscription, $75. The Digital Courier, $6.50 a month for non-subscribers to The Daily Courier. Payment may be made at the website: www.thedigitalcourier. com The Daily Courier is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to carriers, all of who are independent contractors.

husband, Paul S. Sykes; three sons, Michael Sykes, Kenneth Sykes and Shawn Sykes, all of Kinston; a sister, Nell Moist of Marianna, Fla.; three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Howard-Carter Funeral Home, Kinston, with Dr. Michael Creekmore officiating. Burial will follow in the Westview Cemetery. Visitation was held Monday night at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Greater Vision Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1456, Kinston, NC 28503.

Rev. Billy Joe Daugherty TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Joe Daugherty, the founding pastor of Victory Christian Center, died Sunday after a short battle with lymphoma. He was 57. Church officials announced the pastor’s death during Sunday morning services. In 1980, he founded Victory Christian Center, which met in a former car dealership at one point. Membership bloomed. In 2007, the church moved into its current $32 million, 5,000-seat worship center.

Deaths Dr. Albert Scroggins Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dr. Albert Taylor Scroggins Jr., a World War II veteran and former dean of the University of South Carolina’s journalism school, has died. He was 89. Dunbar Funeral Home confirmed Monday that Scroggins died Saturday after an extended illness, but did not provide specifics. Scroggins served in the South Pacific in the Navy during World War II. He led journalism and campus publications programs at the University of South Florida, and at Southern Illinois and Samford universities. He retired from the University of South Carolina in 1985 after 20 years as its journalism dean. Ali Kordan TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Former Iranian Interior Minister Ali Kordan, who was dismissed after being accused of faking a law degree from the University of Oxford, has died, reports said Monday. He was 51. Eugene Connelly PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eugene Connelly, a businessman and philanthropist who founded the Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta, and later pleaded guilty to tax evasion on money he allegedly stole from the event, has died. Connelly formerly managed the Sheraton Hotel at Station Square and founded the Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta in 2007. He ran the event for 20 years before eventually pleading guilty to tax evasion in 20004, for allegedly not paying taxes on money he misappropriated from the event from 1990 to 1995. Billy James PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Legendary jazz drummer Billy James has died in Philadelphia at the age of 73. James was originally from Pittsburgh and played with jazz greats including Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Sonny Stitt and many others.

Comme Frye Little Comme Frye Little, 99, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, November 22, 2009, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. A native of Forest City, NC, she was born April 24, 1910, to the late Gordon Vance and Katherine Frye and was the wife of the late Hugh Francis Little, Jr. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg, the Spartanburg Debutante Club, and the Ivy Ring Garden Club. She was a loyal Red Cross volunteer for many years. Survivors include a daughter, Kitty Little McKinney of Spartanburg, SC; a granddaughter, Katherine Little McKinney of Columbia, SC; a grandson, Dean Graham McKinney, Jr. of Asheville, NC; and a sister, Amelia Frye Blanton of Charlotte, NC. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 25, 2009, at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens conducted by the Rev. Susan Moorefield. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mobile Meals Service, P.O. Box 461, Spartanburg, SC 29304. An online guest register is available at: www.floydmortuary.com Floyd’s North Church Street Chapel, Spartanburg SC is in charge of arrangements. Paid obit.

Lillian Juanita “Phil” Robertson Lillian Juanita “Phil” Phillips Robertson passed away on November 22, 2009 at Blowing Rock Extended Care after an extended illness. Born January 15, 1915 in Mill Springs, NC, Juanita was a loving and caring daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Juanita “Phil” accomplished much during her lifetime. She graduated from Rutherford Hospital School of Nursing in 1939 earning top honors on the NC State Licensing Board of Examinations. After doing private duty nursing for a while and raising two children, she served the Town of Spindale for 25 years as Town Librarian. After retirement, she was elected as the first woman to serve on the Town of Spindale Board of Commissioners. She was re-elected four times and served for 10 years in this position until the health of her husband declined. She was a member of various community clubs, church committees and served in leadership positions in all organizations. She volunteered for the Rutherford Hospital Auxiliary where she received recognition for her long service. She was a member of the Spindale United Methodist Church for 65 years and most recently a member of Boone United Methodist Church. She served in many leadership capacities both in the church and community. Her husband, George, preceded her in death as well as her parents, Thomas and Annie Phillips. She is survived by her daughter, Gail Walker and husband, Jerry of Boone, NC; son, Ed Robertson and wife, Agnes of Apex, NC; grandsons, Richard Walker, Belmont of NC, Jon Walker and wife, Selina of Sanford, NC, Grant Walker and wife, Wendy of Erwin, NC; granddaughters, Donna Robertson and Deborah Robertson of Cary, NC and seven great-grandchildren. In addition, she is survived by brothers, Willie Phillips and wife, Charlotte of Statesville, NC, Bobby Phillips and wife, Sasa of Orlando, Florida, Horace Phillips and wife, Regina of Charlotte, NC and a sister, Eva Case-Smith and husband, Francis of Bedford, Virginia. Preceding her in death were brothers Leroy, Hugh, Broaddus, Kenneth and sisters, Wavolyn and Hazel. A memorial service celebrating the life of Juanita Robertson will be held at Boone United Methodist Church on Tuesday, November 24 at 10:00 immediately followed by receiving of friends in the chapel. The graveside service will follow at 4:00 at the Town Cemetery in Spindale, NC. In lieu of flowers, the family requests any donations be made to the Boone United Methodist Church, 471 New Market Blvd., Boone, NC 28607 or to the Rutherford Hospital Foundation Inc., 288 South Ridgecrest Avenue, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Specify Cancer Services. The family wishes to thank the staff at Blowing Rock Hospital, Hospice of Avery County, the Congregational Care Team at Boone United Methodist Church and friends for their support, love, and prayers for their loved one. The family respectfully requests no food or flowers. Online condolences may be sent to the Robertson family at: www.hamptonfuneralservice.com

Hamptons Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements. Paid obit.

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Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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Boy injured when car hit Red Cross Blood drives scheduled: Nov. 30 — Red Cross Chapter House, 2 to 6:30 p.m., call 287-5916 for an appointment; Dec. 2 — Isothermal Community College, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., contact Ruth Colnot at 286-3636, ext. 489; Dec. 8 — Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, Avondale, 11:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m., contact Jennifer Hoyle at 657-9998; Dec. 11 — Forest City Fire Department, 1 to 6 p.m., contact Keith McCurry at 245-2111; Dec. 16 — Harris Elementary, 1:30 to 6 p.m., contact Don Ingle at 248-2354 Dec. 21 — Oak Grove Methodist Church, Ellenboro, 4 to 8:30 p.m., contact Dawn Kanipe at 289-1279; Dec. 28 — Red Cross Chapter House, 2 to 6:30 p.m., call 287-5916 for an appointment. Classes: Adult, Child, Infant CPR: Saturday, Dec. 5, begins at 8:30 a.m. Adult CPR: Monday, Dec. 14, begins at 6 p.m. Child, Infant CPR: Tuesday, Dec. 15, begins at 6 p.m. First Aid: Thursday, Dec. 17, begins at 6 p.m., Preventing Disease Transmission.

Thanksgiving Thanksgiving celebration: Nov. 24, 7 p.m.; New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 609 Ledbetter Road, Spindale; guest minister, Dwayne Lytle, associate minister of Mt. View Baptist Church, Spindale. Community Thanksgiving service: Tuesday, Nov. 24, 12:15 p.m., First Baptist Church, Forest City; the East Rutherford Middle School Chorus, under the direction of Cindy Simpson, will sing; Brandi Powers, minister of youth and children at First Baptist, will preach; special recognition will be given to town employees for their service to the community; sponsored by area churches. Community Thanksgiving dinner: Tuesday, Nov. 24, begins at 4 p.m. (until all food is gone); First Weselyan Church, 700 South Church St., Forest City. Community Thanksgiving service: Wednesday, Nov. 25, 7 p.m., Corinth Baptist Church, on Pinehurst Road between Old US 74 and Tiney Road, Ellenboro; sponsored by several churches from the Ellenboro area. Free Thanksgiving meal: “Welcome Love Feast”; Thursday, Nov. 26, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., New Forest Chapel CME Church, 137 Chapel St., Forest City; free Thanksgiving meal; Rosa Landrum, pastor. Free community dinner: Thursday, Nov. 26, 9 a.m. until noon; Thomas Jefferson Classical Grammar School, 421 Hardin Rd., Forest City; free hot meal, canned goods and clothing for anyone in need; for more information call (864) 461-7178.

Miscellaneous Christmas Boutique: Through Dec. 24, at the Visual Arts Center, 173 N. Main St., Rutherfordton; hours 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; handmade art and fine craft items on display and available for purchase; paintings in all mediums, ceramics, wood crafts, sculpture, fused and stained glass and much more.

Fundraisers Yard sale: Dec. 10 and 11, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., National Guard Armory, 890 Withrow Road; furniture, clothes, knick knacks, and much more; sponsored by DAV Chapter 25; all proceeds for local veterans aid program.

Music/concerts Kyle Matthews of Greenville, S.C., will be in concert Sunday, Nov. 29, at Crestview Baptist Church, Forest City. The program begins at 6 p.m. Kyle presents a unique blend of musical and storytelling talents.

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Sheriff Jack Conner stands beside video poker machines seized Monday afternoon at a warehouse on Old Caroleen Road.

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to be operated, place into operation, or keep in that person’s possession for the purpose of operation any video gaming machine ….” Sheriff Conner said there may be more arrests in the case.

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ing, replacing unsafe floors, etc,” said Billy Honeycutt, RHP Board President. “It strengthens our ability to improve unsafe living conditions in Rutherford County.” Other winners across the country are: n The Corridor of Cruelty and Neglect, Houston Mobile Clinic, Houston, Texas – Funding will be used to help an area of Houston dubbed the “Corridor of Cruelty and Neglect,” where animals are often abandoned, injured or ill. A mobile clinic will work with animal rescue to get animals to the clinic for health care, sterilization and ultimately to help find homes for them. n Free Fresh Produce: Gleaning for DC’s Poor, Bread for the City, Washington, D.C. – Funding will support weekly trips that send volunteers into the fields of regional farms, where they’ll collect literally tons of fresh produce that would otherwise go to waste. A few hours of labor from a couple dozen volunteers can yield free produce that will feed a thousand or more families for a week. n Butterflies and Boulders: A School Greening Project, Friends of Coeur d’Alene Elementary School, Venice, Calif. – Funding will be

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than host, White said it was gratifying the event had carried on in the same manner as so many years ago. “It’s satisfying to know they are carrying on the tradition,” he said. “So many of our traditions have fallen by the wayside.” Byrd approached the local Duke plant when he became principal four

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Coldren said every piece on the students’ countries had meaning. “If I asked them ‘Oh, what is that,’ they would explain,” she said. “They know exactly why something is a part

Continuing Education Fall 2009 catalogs are also available online at www.isothermal.edu/conedu/. To register for one of the following classes, call 286-3636, ext. 346. Vehicle Safety Inspection certification: For initial and renewal certification; WTh, Dec. 9 and 10, 6 to 10 p.m., course #14762; fee $65. Vehicle OBD II Emissions Inspection certification: For renewal certification; Monday, Dec. 7, 6 to 10 p.m., course #14771; fee $65. Auto Dealers Continuing Education: Fulfills the annual six hours of required continuing education. Dec. 16, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; fee $75; course #14551.

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used to remove 8,000 square feet of asphalt, and replace it with drought tolerant plants that allow the annual rainfall to percolate into the soil rather than flood the school. This special garden and its integrated curriculum will teach lasting lessons of conservation and promote awareness of the local watersheds. n Grow Food, Grow Hope Garden Initiative, Wilmington, Ohio – Funding will create a community garden for low-income families, grow bulk produce for area food banks and coordinate grower co-ops and farmers markets to increase fresh food access for low-income families. “We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to vote and especially the 2,000 organizations who submitted applications,” said Rob Robinson, director of Goodness Programs at Tom’s of Maine. “Our five winners are excellent examples of organizations all over the country that are having a lasting, positive impact in our communities every day.” With this initiative, Tom’s of Maine is extending its ongoing commitment to doing good and supporting good in communities. After 40 years of donating profits back to community projects, this year the company left the decision to the public to decide what projects should receive the company’s financial support. Tom’s

of Maine has a lengthy history of supporting critical issues such as clean waterways and greater access to quality, affordable dental care. In September, more than 2,000 applications were narrowed down to 50 finalists by a panel of judges based on the positive impact, achievability and level of community involvement of the project submitted. The judging panel for the finalist phase was composed of key leaders of the non-profit community including Robert Egger, founder of the DC Central Kitchen and V3 Campaign director; Zach Frechette, editor in chief of GOOD Magazine; Darius Graham, author of Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World; Sam Davidson, founder of CoolPeopleCare. org and Geri Weis Corbley, founder and editor/publisher of the Good News Network. Tom’s of Maine is a leader in natural personal care with a long standing commitment to supporting people, communities and the living planet. For almost 40 years, the company has sponsored hundreds of non-profit efforts by giving 10 percent of its profits back to the community and encouraging employees to volunteer by giving 5 percent paid time off.

years ago, asking their support for the event. “This was one of the events I wanted to carry on,” Byrd said. “This group, many of which are graduates of Cliffside .... I appreciate having the opportunity to fellowship with them and show our appreciation to Cone and the community.” Duke representatives Wade Hollifield and Roger Rogers expressed their gratitude for the community’s support of the construction at the plant.

“Our construction project is a big deal to us and we appreciate your patience in it,” Hollifield said. “On behalf of the project team, we’d really like to thank you for the support you’re giving.”

of their country.” The project fits not only into the fifth grade standard course of study, Ferris said, but also prepares students for middle and high school. “It helps them when they are learning any other geography or history,” she said. “The five themes are the structure of where everything else is

hung.” And having fun while learning is an added bonus, Ferris said. “Our principals always tell us that what you learn with pleasure you remember.”

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Rogers said it was nice to have such an event in the community. “Thank you for reminding us what this season is all about.” Contact Flynn via e-mail aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.

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“It was a good job on the part of our officer, out patrolling,” Conner added. The RCSO has been actively seizing gambling machines since Conner took office, and the sheriff played a pivotal role in ending a large video poker operation in Western North Carolina.

FOREST CITY — A young boy waiting in the car for his grandfather who was inside Jim Cole’s store Saturday at about 12:20 p.m. was taken to Rutherford Hospital after the car was struck by another car as it careened off the highway into the store’s parking lot. Danny Wayne Lovingood of Mooresboro was charged with reckless driving by Trooper J.S. Spence. Spence said Lovingood was driving a 2004 Mitsubishi south on U.S. 221 at 12:20 p.m. and fell asleep. He ran off the road to the right and struck a concrete pad and metal posts used to extend the roof of the store. The driver then struck a 1989 Honda driven by Ricky Conner of Forest City. Conner was inside the store checking on a Christmas gift for his grandson and the boy had taken groceries to the car. Spence said he was in the front seat and had turned around to put the bag of groceries in the back seat when it was hit. He sustained minor injuries. After the Mitsubishi hit the Honda, it struck a rollback owned by Cole. The Mitsubishi and Honda were totaled and damage to the store is about $15,000.

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East Rutherford teams win openers GASTONIA — Basketball is back for East Rutherford as the Cavaliers blasted Highland Tech in the season opener on Monday with a 70-42 victory in Gaston County. The Cavaliers broke out to a commanding 35-18 lead at the half with strong defense and a barrage of three-pointers to put away the Rams. East Rutherford (1-0) got 23 points and seven assists from Rob Gray. Devince Boykins had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds in addition to seven assists and two blocks on the night. Every player on the Cavs roster scored and the team dialed up a total of 10 three-pointers in the game. “Tonight was a good team effort and we stepped up defensively in the second quarter to take control of the contest,” East Rutherford basketball coach Brad Levine said. “Everybody played tough, and this is a nice start for a young team.” In the girl’s game, East Rutherford lead by as many as 18 points and took a 57-41 win over Highland Tech. Shaquisha Dawkins scored 25 points, while Shanay Watkins posted 14 and Kaziah Miller added in 11 points and 12 rebounds for East Rutherford (1-0). “I thought it was a very balanced attack and we shot the ball well,” East Rutherford Girls Basketball Coach Larry Ross said. “I was very happy with our rebounding tonight as well.” The Cavs play next Monday at West Henderson.

Nordqvist wins LPGA Championship RICHMOND, Texas (AP) — Anna Nordqvist won the LPGA Tour Championship on Monday and Lorena Ochoa finished second to earn her fourth consecutive player of the year award, by one point over Jiyai Shin. The 22-year-old Nordqvist shot a final-round 65 to finish 13 under par. Ochoa was two strokes back and won the top player honor when Shin couldn’t chip in from the front of the 18th hole. Shin led Ochoa by eight points (156-148) in the race entering the tournament. Once Ochoa secured second place, Shin had to finish no worse than seventh to win the player of the year award. Shin settled for a par on the last hole and finished tied for eighth at 6 under, giving Ochoa the player award by a 160-159 score. Ochoa also won her fourth straight Vare Trophy for the season’s lowest scoring average.

UNC’s Marcus Ginyard (1) drives to the basket as Gardner-Webb’s C.J. Hailey defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill Monday. Associated Press

UNC swamps GWU CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Deon Thompson scored 22 points to help No. 11 North Carolina bounce back from its first loss and beat Gardner-Webb 93-72 on Monday night. Tyler Zeller added 16 points for the Tar Heels (5-1), who led by double digits most of the way and had little trouble beating the instate Big South Conference program. North Carolina was ranked sixth last week before falling to Syracuse by 16 points in the finals of the 2K Sports Classic on Friday night. Grayson Flittner scored 32 points and hit nine 3-pointers to lead the Runnin’ Bulldogs (3-1), but no other GardnerWebb player cracked double figures. The Tar Heels led by two at halftime of

that game before watching the Orange open the second half with a 22-1 run to take control before finishing the game shooting 54 percent. North Carolina didn’t have nearly as much trouble with the Runnin’ Bulldogs, leading by 15 points at halftime and 21 points early in the second half. The Tar Heels shot 56 percent and took a 50-32 rebounding advantage against their undersized opponents. Gardner-Webb shot 38 percent for the game, but hung around by hitting 15 of 36 3-point attempts. Flittner hit six 3s in the first half, but the Tar Heels used a 12-0 run midway through the first half to build a 35-17 lead on a dunk by Ed Davis off a turnover with 8:05 left.

Making racing history Johnson wins fourth straight NASCAR title

On TV 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball EA Sports Maui Invitational Consolation Game. 2:30 p.m. (FSS) UEFA Champions League Soccer Barcelona vs. Inter Milan. 4 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball EA Sports Maui Invitational Consolation Game. 7 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball EA Sports Maui Invitational Semifinal. (ESPN2) College Football Ball State at Western Michigan. (FSS) College Basketball Florida State at Florida. 9:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball EA Sports Maui Invitational Semifinal . 10 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Final.

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Mauer sat behind a table on a podium in a conference room at the Metrodome when Justin Morneau shouted out the last question of the day. “Are you finally going to buy dinner now?” Morneau said to his teammate from the audience, one MVP to another. Mauer became only the second catcher in 33 years to win Mauer the American League Most Valuable Player Award, finishing first in a near-unanimous vote The Minnesota Twins star received 27 of 28 first-place votes and 387 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Yankees teammates Mark Teixeira (225 points) and Derek Jeter (193) followed. Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera drew the other first-place vote and was fourth with 171 points, one point ahead of the Angels’ Kendry Morales. Mauer became the second Twins player to win in four years, following Morneau in 2006. Mauer set a major league record for highest batting average by a catcher and won his third batting title, becoming the first repeat batting champion since Nomar Garciaparra in 1999-00. After missing April with a back injury, Mauer homered on his first swing of the season and went on to lead the AL in batting average (.365), on-base percentage (.444) and slugging percentage (.587), the first to top all three categories in the same season since George Brett in 1980. Mauer set career bests with 28 homers and 96 RBIs.

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Jimmie Johnson celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., Sunday,

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — The nickname “Four-Time” was claimed long ago by Jeff Gordon, leaving Jimmie Johnson in search of a fresh moniker to cap his recordsetting fourth consecutive NASCAR championship. His Hendrick Motorsports team had it covered. They call Johnson “Shark” for his “relentless attack on the competition, especially when he smells blood,” said general manager Marshall Carlson. Johnson never let up in his chase for a championship, or his chase of NASCAR history. The most dominant driver of this decade wrapped up another title Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he raced hard to finish fifth when 25th place would have gotten the job done. Please see Johnson, Page 9

Panthers face difficult road ahead CHARLOTTE — From Jake Delhomme’s struggles to suspect tackling to key injuries and just plain bad luck, there are plenty of reasons for Carolina’s 4-6 record. It shouldn’t, however, be a surprise. Following a playoff season with a dud is all the Panthers have known in their 15-year history. Thursday’s 24-17 loss to Miami followed the familiar script. Coming off an impressive win over Atlanta, the Panthers fell flat as a home favorite against a team without its top run-

ning back and a banged-up offensive line. It marked the fourth time this season the Panthers entered a game with a chance to reach .500. They’re now 0-4. And with a brutal closing schedule, they appear destined to again fail to accomplish consecutive winning seasons for the first time in team history. “I’m sure outside of that (team meeting) room, there will be a lot people that don’t give us a chance,” coach John Fox said Friday. “Until the

math says it, we’ll feel like we have a chance.” They would be in a much better spot if they executed in the red zone. Carolina was plagued by miscues, from the four sacks to a key interception that turned touchdown opportunities into field goals or worse. Delhomme tried to get star receiver Steve Smith involved — targeting him 15 times. He caught seven passes for 87 yards and a touchdown, but Please see Panthers, Page 9

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Scoreboard FOOTBALL National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 7 3 0 .700 290 Miami 5 5 0 .500 242 N.Y. Jets 4 6 0 .400 213 Buffalo 3 7 0 .300 155 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 10 0 0 1.000 269 Jacksonville 6 4 0 .600 199 Houston 5 4 0 .556 215 Tennessee 3 6 0 .333 189 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 7 3 0 .700 215 Pittsburgh 6 4 0 .600 231 Baltimore 5 5 0 .500 237 Cleveland 1 9 0 .100 115 West W L T Pct PF San Diego 7 3 0 .700 269 Denver 6 4 0 .600 170 Kansas City 3 7 0 .300 169 Oakland 3 7 0 .300 108

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 7 3 0 .700 231 Philadelphia 6 4 0 .600 266 N.Y. Giants 6 4 0 .600 266 Washington 3 7 0 .300 146 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 10 0 0 1.000 369 Atlanta 5 5 0 .500 252 Carolina 4 6 0 .400 193 Tampa Bay 1 9 0 .100 164 North W L T Pct PF Minnesota 9 1 0 .900 306 Green Bay 6 4 0 .600 262 Chicago 4 6 0 .400 206 Detroit 2 8 0 .200 181 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 7 3 0 .700 250 San Francisco 4 6 0 .400 208 Seattle 3 7 0 .300 196 St. Louis 1 9 0 .100 113

PA 164 244 189 228 PA 157 235 188 255 PA 167 184 171 263 PA 205 183 239 234 PA 175 204 235 178 PA 204 228 239 294 PA 193 203 225 301 PA 197 210 233 270

Thursday’s Games Miami 24, Carolina 17 Sunday’s Games Detroit 38, Cleveland 37 N.Y. Giants 34, Atlanta 31, OT Dallas 7, Washington 6 Green Bay 30, San Francisco 24 Indianapolis 17, Baltimore 15 Kansas City 27, Pittsburgh 24, OT New Orleans 38, Tampa Bay 7 Jacksonville 18, Buffalo 15 Minnesota 35, Seattle 9 Arizona 21, St. Louis 13 New England 31, N.Y. Jets 14 San Diego 32, Denver 3 Oakland 20, Cincinnati 17 Philadelphia 24, Chicago 20 Monday’s Game Tennessee at Houston, late Thursday, Nov. 26 Green Bay at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. Oakland at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Denver, 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29 Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Jacksonville at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Arizona at Tennessee, 4:15 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 4:15 p.m. Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30 New England at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

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1,463 1,428 1,425 1,309 1,245 1,218 1,138 1,041 1,016 983 793 773 766 675 609 541 409 399 347 333 263 249 237 225 199

BASKETBALL Monday’s College Basketball

EAST Army 56, Harvard 53 Charlotte 88, Yale 74 Duquesne 70, Binghamton 52 Hofstra 70, Elon 46 Lehigh 86, Monmouth, N.J. 74 Manhattan 73, Florida Atlantic 66 SOUTH Charleston Southern 99, Trinity, Fla. 50 Clemson 102, Winthrop 66 E. Kentucky 68, Fairleigh Dickinson 39 James Madison 79, N.C. Central 66 Louisville 80, Appalachian St. 53 Murray St. 84, Fla. International 71 N. Carolina A&T 65, Middle Tennessee 56 North Carolina 93, Gardner-Webb 72 Oakland, Mich. 77, Tennessee Tech 56 S. Carolina St. 75, Southern Wesleyan 69 Samford 68, McNeese St. 52 Va. Commonwealth 63, Hampton 52 Virginia Tech 71, Campbell 60 W. Carolina 70, Ark.-Monticello 44 W. Kentucky 68, CS Northridge 67 MIDWEST Coastal Carolina 77, Indiana St. 62 Ohio 71, Lamar 46 Wis.-Milwaukee 96, Texas St. 77 SOUTHWEST SMU 69, Huston-Tillotson 65

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Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 49, Middle Tennessee 44, Dayton 39, Louisville 22, Rutgers 15, Oklahoma St. 13, Maryland 10, Nebraska 10, TCU 7, Hartford 6, Temple 6, Purdue 5, Wake Forest 4, Gonzaga 3, St. John’s 3, Syracuse 3, Wis.-Green Bay 2, Duquesne 1.

HOCKEY National Hockey League

SOUTH Alabama A&M 65, Stillman 49 Duke 57, Charlotte 44 Florida A&M 64, Albany, Ga. 42 George Mason 57, Jacksonville 49 N.C. State 62, Old Dominion 52 Sam Houston St. 67, Grambling St. 59 South Alabama 74, W. Illinois 44 Wake Forest 62, Coppin St. 40 MIDWEST Creighton 63, Kansas St. 54 Loyola of Chicago 85, SIU-Edwardsville 66 Xavier 92, MVSU 52 SOUTHWEST Cent. Arkansas 60, Jackson St. 46 TCU 85, Texas Southern 55 FAR WEST Arizona 65, Mississippi 59 National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 10 4 .714 — Toronto 6 8 .429 4 Philadelphia 5 8 .385 4 1/2 New York 3 10 .231 6 1/2 New Jersey 0 13 .000 9 1/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 11 3 .786 — Orlando 11 3 .786 — Miami 8 5 .615 2 1/2 Charlotte 4 9 .308 6 1/2 Washington 3 9 .250 7 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 8 3 .727 1/2 Cleveland 10 4 .714 — Chicago 6 6 .500 3 Indiana 5 6 .455 3 1/2 Detroit 5 9 .357 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct 10 3 .769 8 6 .571 5 6 .455 6 9 .400 4 9 .308 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 9 4 .692 Portland 10 5 .667 Utah 7 6 .538 Oklahoma City 7 7 .500 Minnesota 1 12 .077 Pacific Division W L Pct Phoenix 11 3 .786 L.A. Lakers 10 3 .769 Sacramento 5 7 .417 L.A. Clippers 5 9 .357 Golden State 4 8 .333

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll: Record Pts Pvs

23. San Diego St. 24. Pittsburgh 25. Michigan St.

Monday’s Women’s Basketball

Dallas Houston San Antonio New Orleans Memphis

The AP Top 25

1. Florida (36) 2. Alabama (13) 3. Texas (11) 4. TCU 5. Cincinnati 6. Boise St. 7. Georgia Tech 8. Pittsburgh 9. Ohio St. 10. Oregon 11. Oklahoma St. 12. Penn St. 13. Iowa 14. Virginia Tech 15. Clemson 16. Oregon St. 17. LSU 18. BYU 19. Miami 20. Mississippi 21. California 22. Utah 23. North Carolina 24. Southern Cal 25. Houston

UTSA 66, UC Irvine 56 TOURNAMENT EA Sports Maui Invitational First Round Cincinnati 67, Vanderbilt 58 Gonzaga 76, Colorado 72 O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic First Round Pittsburgh 68, Wichita St. 55 USVI Paradise Jam Third Place DePaul 58, Saint Joseph’s 51 Fifth Place N. Iowa 81, Boston College 69 Seventh Place East Carolina 82, S. Dakota St. 73

GB — 2 1/2 4 5 6 GB — — 2 2 1/2 8 GB — 1/2 5 6 6

Sunday’s Games Orlando 104, Toronto 96 Boston 107, New York 105, OT Charlotte 104, Indiana 88 Miami 102, New Orleans 101 Phoenix 117, Detroit 91 L.A. Lakers 101, Oklahoma City 85 Monday’s Games Sacramento at Memphis, late Milwaukee at San Antonio, late Chicago at Portland, late Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, late Tuesday’s Games Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m. Golden State at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. New Jersey at Denver, 9 p.m. Oklahoma City at Utah, 9 p.m. New York at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 24 15 8 1 32 74 68 New Jersey 21 14 6 1 29 58 48 Philadelphia 20 12 7 1 25 69 54 N.Y. Rangers 23 12 10 1 25 72 65 N.Y. Islanders 24 8 8 8 25 67 73 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Buffalo 20 12 6 2 26 54 50 Ottawa 21 11 6 4 27 66 62 Boston 22 10 8 4 24 53 56 Montreal 23 11 11 1 23 57 66 Toronto 22 4 11 7 15 57 82 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 24 13 5 6 32 85 72 Tampa Bay 21 9 5 7 25 56 63 Atlanta 20 10 7 3 23 71 61 Florida 22 10 9 3 23 62 71 Carolina 22 5 12 5 15 53 81 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 22 15 5 2 32 70 49 22 12 7 3 27 69 79 22 11 7 4 26 68 64 22 13 8 1 27 53 57 20 8 8 4 20 48 50 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 23 13 7 3 29 69 67 Calgary 21 13 6 2 28 67 59 Vancouver 23 12 11 0 24 67 60 Edmonton 23 9 11 3 21 68 75 Minnesota 22 8 12 2 18 54 68 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 25 16 5 4 36 85 62 Los Angeles 24 13 9 2 28 73 75 Phoenix 23 13 9 1 27 59 55 Dallas 22 10 6 6 26 68 65 Anaheim 21 7 11 3 17 60 73 Chicago Columbus Detroit Nashville St. Louis

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, Atlanta 3, OT Chicago 1, Vancouver 0 Monday’s Games Nashville 3, Detroit 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Toronto 3, OT N.Y. Rangers 7, Columbus 4 Ottawa 4, Washington 3, OT Pittsburgh 3, Florida 2, OT Boston at St. Louis, late Carolina at Dallas, late Philadelphia at Colorado, late Phoenix at Edmonton, late Calgary at Anaheim, late Tuesday’s Games Columbus at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Ottawa at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Dallas, 8 p.m. Boston at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Nashville at Colorado, 9 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Phoenix at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Carolina at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Chicago at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup-Ford 400 Results At Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Fla.

The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll: Record Pts Pvs 1. Kansas (56) 3-0 1,613 1 2. Michigan St. (7) 4-0 1,538 2 3. Texas (1) 2-0 1,439 3 4. Villanova 5-0 1,397 5 5. Kentucky 4-0 1,333 4 6. Purdue 3-0 1,314 7 7. Duke 4-0 1,163 9 8. West Virginia 1-0 1,133 8 9. Tennessee 4-0 1,040 10 10. Syracuse (1) 4-0 1,013 — 11. North Carolina 4-1 914 6 12. Butler 3-0 872 11 13. Connecticut 3-0 850 12 14. Washington 4-0 844 14 15. Michigan 2-0 672 15 16. Louisville 3-0 486 20 17. Ohio St. 3-1 466 15 18. Georgetown 3-0 418 19 19. Clemson 3-0 408 22 20. Illinois 3-0 366 23 21. Maryland 3-0 296 25 22. Minnesota 3-0 292 24 23. Notre Dame 4-0 117 — 24. Vanderbilt 2-0 108 — 25. Oklahoma 2-1 107 17 The Women’s Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in the The Associated women’s college basketball poll: Record Pts 1. Connecticut (40) 3-0 1,000 2. Stanford 4-0 957 3. Ohio St. 5-0 892 4. North Carolina 3-0 871 5. Notre Dame 3-0 833 6. Tennessee 3-0 820 7. LSU 4-0 731 8. Baylor 2-1 679 9. Xavier 2-0 659 10. Duke 2-1 561 11. Texas A&M 3-0 554 12. Florida St. 4-0 515 13. Texas 2-1 473 14. Georgia 3-0 441 15. DePaul 4-0 390 15. Virginia 3-1 390 17. Arizona St. 2-1 335 18. Kansas 3-0 321 19. Mississippi St. 4-0 277 20. Oklahoma 2-1 270 21. Vanderbilt 3-0 247 22. California 2-1 229

Press’ Pvs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 15 13 10 16 17 12 14 19 25 20 22 17

(Start position in parentheses) 1. (38) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 2. (26) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet 3. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 4. (12) Kurt Busch, Dodge 5. (1) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet 6. (20) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet 7. (24) Carl Edwards, Ford 8. (30) Kyle Busch, Toyota 9. (14) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet 10. (13) AJ Allmendinger, Ford 11. (10) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet 12. (4) Mark Martin, Chevrolet 13. (34) Matt Kenseth, Ford 14. (8) Greg Biffle, Ford 15. (22) David Reutimann, Toyota 16. (9) Bill Elliott, Ford 17. (25) Kasey Kahne, Dodge 18. (11) Jamie McMurray, Ford 19. (15) Casey Mears, Chevrolet 20. (33) Brian Vickers, Toyota 21. (29) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge 22. (5) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 23. (7) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet 24. (35) Joey Logano, Toyota 25. (27) Brad Keselowski, Dodge 26. (36) Paul Menard, Ford 27. (2) Scott Speed, Toyota 28. (32) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet 29. (17) David Gilliland, Toyota 30. (39) Michael Waltrip, Toyota 31. (19) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet 32. (16) Regan Smith, Chevrolet 33. (40) John Andretti, Chevrolet 34. (41) David Ragan, Ford 35. (3) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota 36. (31) Erik Darnell, Ford 37. (28) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet 38. (23) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet 39. (37) Robby Gordon, Toyota 40. (42) Reed Sorenson, Dodge 41. (21) Elliott Sadler, Dodge 42. (43) Terry Labonte, Toyota 43. (18) Michael McDowell, Toyota Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 126.986 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 6 minutes, 18 seconds. Margin of Victory: 2.632 seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 31 laps. Lead Changes: 18 among 10 drivers. Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Johnson, 6,652; 2. M.Martin, 6,511; 3. J.Gordon, 6,473; 4. Ku.Busch, 6,446; 5. D.Hamlin, 6,335; 6. T.Stewart, 6,309; 7. G.Biffle, 6,292; 8. J.Montoya, 6,252; 9. R.Newman, 6,175; 10. K.Kahne, 6,128; 11. C.Edwards, 6,118; 12. B.Vickers, 5,929.

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East Carolina’s DaQuan Joyner shoots as South Dakota State’s Kai Williams tries to block him during a Paradise Jam basketball tournament game in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Monday. East Carolina won 82-73.

ECU gets win in tourney play ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) — Jontae Sherrod hit five 3-pointers and scored a careerhigh 23 points to lead East Carolina to an 82-73 victory over South Dakota State on Monday in the seventh place game of the Paradise Jam. Darrius Morrow scored 16 points, Chris Turner had 11 and Chad Wynn added 10 for the Pirates (2-4), who trailed by as many as 20 points in the first half before trimming the deficit to 40-28 at the break. East Carolina opened the second half with a 15-0 run to take control.

Charlotte 88, Yale 74 HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Shamari Spears scored a career-high 28 points to lead Charlotte in an 88-74 win over Yale on Monday. Spears, who sat out last season after transferring from Boston College, shot 13-for-15 from the field for the 49ers (3-1) in the NIT Season Tip-Off. He has scored 20-plus points in all three of his games for Charlotte, who rebounded from losing to No. 7 Duke its last time out. Derrio Green added a career-high 18 points, all on 3-pointers. He finished 6-for-11 from beyond the arc. DiJuan Harris had 11 points, hitting 9 of 11 from the foul line, and Phil Jones scored 10. Jordan Gibson scored a career-high 25 points to lead the Bulldogs. Alex Zampier added 19 on 3-for-10 shooting, but went 11-for-13 from the freethrow line.

James Madison 79, N.C. Central 66 MIAMI (AP) — Darren White led four players in double figures with 20 points and James Madison beat North Carolina Central 79-66 in the 2K Sports Classic on Monday. White made 7 of 14 field goals as the Dukes (2-2) shot 54.7 percent from the field (29-for-53). Pierre Curtis had 16 points, Dazzmond Thornton added 14 off the bench and Julius Wells had 13 for the Dukes, who won their second straight game. The Dukes led 45-29 at halftime and built their largest lead at 52-31 on a layup by Trevon Flores with 17:04 remaining. C.J. Wilkerson led all scorers with 21 points for the Eagles (2-4).

Virginia Tech 71, Campbell 60 BUIES CREEK(AP) — J.T. Thompson scored a season-high 17 points and Virginia Tech pulled away late for a 71-60 victory against Campbell on Monday night. Malcolm Delaney shook off a rough shooting night to finish with 15 points and reach the 1,000-point mark for his career with the Hokies (3-0). Virginia Tech shot 44 percent, had a tough time with a mid-major for the second straight game and were without centerpiece forward Jeff Allen for much of the way with foul trouble. Jonathan Rodriguez had 19 points on 7-for-10 shooting and Junard Hartley added 10 for the Camels (3-1).

No. 16 Louisville 80, Appalachian St. 53 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Samardo Samuels had 16 points and Preston Knowles and Edgar Sosa added 11 points each as No. 16 Louisville surged past Appalachian State 80-53 on Monday night. Freshman Rakeem Buckles added six points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinals (4-0), who won their third game in three days by wearing down the Mountaineers in the second half. Donald Sims led Appalachian State (2-3) with 19 points and Jeremi Booth had 14, but the Mountaineers couldn’t keep pace when the Cardinals turned up the defensive pressure.

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The NFL: Week 11

Colts win 19th straight game By The Associated Press

The Indianapolis Colts are two wins away from the longest winning streak in NFL history. The Colts kept Baltimore out of the end zone Sunday and got the go-ahead field goal from former Ravens kicker Matt Stover in a 17-15 victory, their 19th straight regular-season win over two seasons. Indianapolis (10-0) overcame three turnovers, including two interceptions by Peyton Manning. The Coltsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 19-game streak is the second-longest in NFL history behind a 21-game run by the New England Patriots (2006-08). Indianapolis has won its last four games by a combined 10 points. The Colts usually rely on Manning. Nearly everyone contributed to this one. The defense forced a field goal after Baltimore got a firstand-goal at the 1 in the fourth quarter, and linebacker Gary Brackett sealed the win with an interception in the closing minutes. Baltimoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last chance ended when Ed Reed fumbled on a punt return with 17 seconds left. Manning did his part by throwing a touchdown pass and directing a 60-yard drive before Stover kicked a 25-yard field goal with 7:02 to go. Billy Cundiff made field goals of 46, 44, 38, 36 and 20 yards in his debut with the Ravens. But he also was wide right on a 30-yard attempt.

Saints 38, Buccaneers 7

At Tampa, Fla., Drew Brees threw for three touchdowns and the Saints shrugged off a slow start defensively to remain unbeaten. Robert Meacham caught touchdown passes of 4 and 6 yards in the first half. Thirdstring running back Mike Bell scored on runs of 3 and 1 yards in the second half, when New Orleans gained 147 of its 183 yards rushing.

Chiefs 27, Steelers 24, OT

At Kansas City, Mo., Ryan Succop kicked a 22-yard field goal with 8:28 left in overtime after Chris Chambersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 61-yard catch-and-run, and the Chiefs snapped a team-record 10-game home losing streak. The Super Bowl champs, with Charlie Batch replacing a shaken-up Ben Roethlisberger in overtime, had to punt on their first possession.

Chargers 32, Broncos 3

At Denver, Philip Rivers and a dominant defense led the Chargers into sole possession of first place, drubbing the Broncos, who couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t move the ball effectively behind either of their quarterbacks.

Raiders 20, Bengals 17

At Oakland, Calif., Bruce Gradkowski threw a 29-yard tying touchdown pass to Louis Murphy with 33 seconds left and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 33-yard field goal after Andre Caldwell fumbled the ensuing kickoff. Oakland (3-7) rallied from an early 14-point deficit and trailed 17-10 with 2:06 left.

Denver Broncosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Kyle Orton (8) is sacked by San Diego Chargersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Kevin Burnett (99) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday in Denver. Associated Press

want to put on the field a week ago kept the offense of the Jets off it. Leigh Bodden had three of the four interceptions thrown by Mark Sanchez and the Patriotsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense allowed just one touchdown and 226 yards.

Vikings 35, Seahawks 9 At Minneapolis, Brett Favre completed a career-high 88 percent of his passes for 213 yards and four touchdown passes and the Vikings delivered their most complete performance of the season. Favre completed 22 of his 25 throws for the Vikings (9-1). Favre threw touchdown passes to Percy Harvin, Visanthe Shiancoe and Bernard Berrian in a 21-point second quarter that got the Vikings rolling, then finished his day with a 7-yard pass to Sidney Rice.

Lions 38, Browns 37 At Detroit, an ailing Matthew Stafford threw his fifth touchdown pass from 1 yard to Brandon Pettigrew, and Jason Hansonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extra point with no time on the clock gave Detroit a thrilling win. Detroit was given the untimed play because safety Hank Poteat was called for pass interference in the end zone. Stafford was hit and appeared to hurt his left shoulder or chest area. He was replaced by Daunte Culpepper. The Browns, though, gave Stafford a chance to get back in the game by calling a timeout. Stafford returned and connected with fellow rookie Pettigrew.

Giants 34, Falcons 31, OT At East Rutherford, N.J., Eli Manning and the offense bailed out the Giantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top-ranked defense. Lawrence Tynes kicked a 36-yard field goal 3:54 into overtime to make up for an earlier miss after the defense blew a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter. Manning threw for a careerhigh 384 yards and three touchdown passes, including two to Kevin Boss, to help the Giants (6-4) snap a four-game skid coming off their bye week. Manning set up Tynesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; winner when he connected with Mario Manningham for a 29-yard pass.

Cardinals 21, Rams 13 At St. Louis, Kurt Warner spent the second half pacing the sideline after taking a blow to the head, still in uniform but shut down for the day. Warner threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns while building a 21-3 cushion.

Cowboys 7, Redskins 6

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Delhommeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first pick in four games came near the goal line when he tried to force it to the fourtime Pro Bowl selection. That play also was an example of how Carolina isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t getting the breaks. The Panthers were using their no-huddle offense and the Dolphins had too many players on the field. Delhomme wanted to snap the ball to get a penalty, but the official was standing over the ball. Fox said Friday the official had mistakenly thought the Panthers had substituted when they hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Carolina also showed a drop-off after losing two key starters to season-ending injuries in two games. Left tackle Jordan Grossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; absence was noticeable with Delhommeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lack of protection. And the Panthers struggled to tackle 32-year-old running back Ricky Williams without outside linebacker Thomas Davis. Williams rushed for 119 yards and scored all three Miami touchdowns. The Panthers have allowed 330 yards rushing in the past two games, and now have more injury concerns. Landon Johnson, who replaced Davis, was walking gingerly in the locker room Friday after suffering a knee injury. Fox said Johnson will not need surgery. Linebacker Naâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;il Diggs (rib) was also banged up. Fullback Brad Hoover did some running Friday and is hoping heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be ready to return Nov. 29 against the New York Jets after missing three games with a high ankle sprain. His replacement, rookie Tony Fiammetta, bumped into teammate Travelle Wharton Thursday, leading to a sack. The Panthers also got little from defensive end Julius Peppers, who again was limited to mostly passing downs because of a right hand injury. The Panthers had no sacks despite a myriad of injuries to Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offensive line. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It does affect your play,â&#x20AC;? Fox said of Peppersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hand. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll work through it and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll work through it.â&#x20AC;? Fox denied that DeAngelo Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sore left knee played a role in him getting only 13 carries. It was a curious move because Williams averaged 9.4 yards a carry and finished with 122 yards. Carolina faces two winnable games the next two weeks: at the Jets (4-5) and home to Tampa Bay (1-8). But then the Panthers close at New England (6-3), vs. Minnesota (8-1), at the New York Giants (5-4) and home to New Orleans (9-0).

At Arlington, Texas, Tony Romo led a single scoring drive, hitting Patrick Crayton for a 10-yard touchdown pass with 2:41 left to preserve first place in the NFC East. The Cowboys (7-3) avoided getting shut out the previous week by scoring with 38 seconds left Continued from Page 7 at Green Bay, then almost saw it happen again at home. Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total trails only the seven titles won by Shaun Suisham put Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now Washington ahead 6-0 with tied with teammate Gordon. field goals of 45 and 31 yards. Finally, Johnson is willing to consider his place in NASCAR history. Packers 30, 49ers 24 â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact that nobody has done this, I think it puts me near the top,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I certainly look at At Green Bay, Wis., Aaron the seven championships by both Earnhardt and Rodgers made San Francisco pay for a draft-day snub in 2005. Petty, their race wins, their being in the sport for the number of years and all that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rodgers threw touchdowns to Greg Jennings and Jordy Nelson, those two guys are kind of at a draw at the top. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully my stats and win totals and chamand Ryan Grant rushed for 129 pionship totals can rival theirs. The cool thing is, yards and a score. weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not done yet. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a lot of racing left Alex Smith recovered from a rough start to make things inter- ahead of us.â&#x20AC;? All he ever wanted was a chance to race against esting with three second-half the very best. Maybe even win a race or two. touchdowns. Never did he expect to be a champion. Especially four times over. Jaguars 18, Bills 15 The 34-year-old Californian bulldozed his way At Jacksonville, Fla., David into the record books, pouncing when the 10-race Garrardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second game-winning Chase for the Sprint Cup championship began to drive in as many weeks gave the pull team owner Rick Hendrick into the record Jaguars their first three-game books with him. Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title gave a record 12th winning streak in nearly two overall championship to Hendrick, who was in years. Garrard threw a touchNorth Carolina with a niece who was undergoing down pass to Mike Sims-Walker an emergency liver transplant. with 56 seconds remaining, In his absence, Johnson, Mark Martin and spoiling Perry Fewellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debut as Gordon celebrated a 1-2-3 finish in the final points interim coach of the Bills (3-7). standings, just the second time in NASCAR history a team owner has swept the standings. Eagles 24, Bears 20 Johnson now stands atop NASCAR as a one-man At Chicago, Donovan McNabb dynasty, much like Tiger Woods, Roger Federer and Lance Armstrong in their sports. threw for 244 yards against his Only Johnson hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been feted under a blizzard hometown team, LeSean McCoy scored the go-ahead touchdown of confetti by himself. His mighty Hendrick team rules NASCAR the way UCLA once dominated on a 10-yard run following the hardwood or Michael Jordanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chicago Bulls Antonio Dixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s block of a field reigned supreme. goal attempt, and Philadelphia came away with a victory over Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seemingly plenty of chances left for struggling Chicago. Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tag-team with crew chief Chad Knaus to The Bears were leading 20-17 keep Hendrick and the No. 48 in the title hunt for when Dixon blocked a 48-yard field goal by Robbie Gould with another decade. Johnson signed a five-year contract extension to 11 minutes left. McNabb then led the Eagles (6-4) on a 62-yard drive for Hendrick through 2015, and Knaus has insisted the No. 48 team can keep this pace for the touchdown drive that McCoy capped with a neat 10-yard run. next several years.

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Weather/state/Nation Weather The Daily Courier Weather Today

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Nation Today Man had porn shrine

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man transformed his apartment into a pornographic shrine to young girls, arranging mannequins in a sex act, plastering the walls with photos and setting up a bed covered with stuffed animals, investigators said Monday. Kevin M. Derks’ collection featured photographs of Hollywood starlets, including a poster of actresses Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen with a caption inviting himself to join in sex acts with them, DVDs of child pornography and photos he said he took of girls at local beaches. Prosecutors charged Derks, 53, of Kenosha, with 20 felony counts of possessing child pornography. His attorney, Nancy Barasch, said she had just learned of the case Monday afternoon and knew little about Derks so far.

Governor faces charges

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces ethics charges he broke state laws more than three dozen times by violating rules on airplane travel and campaign money, according to details of the allegations released Monday. It’s up to the state attorney general to decide whether to file criminal charges. Sanford’s lawyers have claimed the allegations involve minor and technical aspects of the law. The second-term Republican governor has been under scrutiny since he vanished for five days over the summer, reappearing to tearfully admit to an extramarital affair with a woman in Argentina he later called his “soul mate.” A series of Associated Press investigations into his travel showed the governor had for years used state airplanes for political and personal

trips, flown in pricey commercial airline seats despite a low-cost travel requirement and failed to disclose trips on planes owned by friends and donors.

Three found slain GLASGOW, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say two arrests have been made following the discovery of three bodies in rural Kentucky. State police said Monday that the bodies of three Hispanic males were found by hunters Sunday afternoon in a thicket of pine trees about 75 miles south of Louisville. The victims have not yet been identified. Police say 20-year-old Miguel A. Velazquez of Cave City was arrested and charged with three counts of murder and tampering with physical evidence. Eighteen-year-old Marcos Bautista is charged with complicity to murder, tampering with physical evidence and possession of marijuana. Investigators don’t have a motive yet and aren’t sure how long the bodies were there.

Final spacewalk is done CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A pair of astronauts zipped through the third and final spacewalk of their mission Monday, helping to install a 1,200-pound oxygen tank at the International Space Station and accomplishing everything else on their list. “You mean there’s nothing left for us to do?” Randolph Bresnik asked as the spacewalk wrapped up. He was assured no work remained. Bresnik, still celebrating the weekend birth of his daughter, Abigail Mae, was jazzed for the excursion. “Hey, Wyatt, I look just like Spider-Man,” he called out to his 3 1/2-year-old son as he clambered along the station’s latticelike framework.

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Palin’s book tour hits Fort Bragg exchange FORT BRAGG (AP) — Sarah Palin brought her book-signing tour to North Carolina’s Fort Bragg on Monday as thousands greeted the former Republican vice presidential candidate in a campaign-like gathering that tested military rules involving politicians. The Department of Defense typically prohibits politicians from using installations as a platform, so Palin didn’t give a speech and simply thanked soldiers individually. She was allowed to hold the event as a private citizen who was not campaigning, a Fort Bragg spokesman said. Army officials initially feared the book signing might turn political and negative comments would be directed at President Barack Obama, so they barred media from attending. The Army later relented and allowed coverage, and many people who attended voiced their opposition to the commander in chief. Palin’s tour bus parked nearby, splashed with her photo, encouraged donations to her political action committee, while supporters made clear that she should run for president. Palin’s father, who greeted visitors as his daughter signed copies of the book, said in an interview that Obama’s handling of the military was “scary.” “I see a decline in our might,” Chuck Heath said. “People used to be afraid of us and respect us, (but) they’re not afraid of us and don’t respect us anymore.” Col. Billy Buckner, a spokesman for Fort Bragg, said the Army agreed to let Palin on post because she was no longer a politician. “She fell into a little bit of a gray

area,” he said. “She’s not a political figure per se, but she certainly carries a tremendous amount of interest and influence across the country.” The former Alaska governor began a nationwide tour last week to promote a new memoir, “Going Rogue.” She also has a planned visit to Fort Hood, Texas, on Dec. 4 — just a month after 12 people were killed there in a shooting rampage. Hundreds of Palin supporters arrived early at Fort Bragg, and one woman spent nearly 24 hours in line. Officials estimated that some 4,000 turned out. More than 500 had to be turned away as the three-hour signing ended. G.R. Quinn, 58, a veteran who spent 20 years in the military, wore an “Impeach Obama” shirt. He blasted the president for closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, for the plan to hold a key Sept. 11 terrorism trial in New York and for Obama’s handling of the military overseas. “He’s so wishy-washy about Afghanistan,” Quinn said, adding he hopes more troops will be sent there. While the supporters were primarily civilians, dozens of uniformed personnel also greeted Palin. They craned to snap photos and shook her hand as she left. Chief Warrant Officer Two Jeff Thompson, 36, praised Palin for stopping by. “She cares about the troops,” Thompson said. The soldier, who has had two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, said he supported the GOP ticket in 2008 but he considers Obama his boss. “I support his decisions,” Thompson said.

Anti-gay, religious-based crimes showing increase WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports of hate crimes against gays and religious groups increased sharply in 2008, according to FBI data released Monday. Overall, the number of reported hate crime incidents increased about 2 percent. These same figures show a nearly 11 percent increase in hate crime offenses based on sexual orientation, and a nearly 9 percent increase in hate crime offenses based on religion. The largest category, racially motivated hate crimes, fell less than 1 percent. Joe Solmonese, president of Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest gay civil rights group, called the numbers unacceptable and said they showed the need for the expanded federal hate crimes law signed last month by President Barack Obama. Among all categories of hate crimes, roughly a third are vandalism or property damage. About 30 percent involve intimidation of some kind, and another 30 percent were physical attacks. The FBI does not compare year-toyear trends in hate crimes, saying the number of agencies reporting changes too much. In fact, the bureau cautioned that the increase reported Monday might well be due to more

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agencies tracking such incidents. Brian Levin, director for the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University-San Bernardino, warned that the national numbers may be misleading because some states — like California, New Jersey, and Ohio — are good at reporting hate crimes while others — Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi and Pennsylvania — are not. “The quality of the data is so variable and in some instances so bad that it makes trend analysis extraordinarily difficult, if not impossible,” said Levin. “Generally, states that have effective data collection also have effective training and procedures to address these crimes.” In 2008, 2,145 different agencies reported hate crimes incidents, while the year before 2,025 agencies did this reporting. In total, there were 7,783 hate crimes reported to the FBI last year, and seven murders were categorized as hate crimes. The FBI data is based on information law enforcement agencies voluntarily report to the bureau. Half of all hate crimes are motivated by race, according to the FBI. One out of every five is driven by religious bias, and one out of every six is based on sexual orientation bias.

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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, November 24, 2009 — 11

stocks/business

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

NYSE

7,186.33+101.86

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last FinlFedl 26.61 Zions pfA 13.04 Agria Cp lf 4.17 IntPoly 2.29 Steelcse 5.74 CapSenL 4.87 Landrys 21.79 ReddyIce h 3.86 SchiffNutr 6.06 JHardie 37.09

Chg +6.06 +2.59 +.82 +.39 +.68 +.53 +2.28 +.39 +.55 +3.25

%Chg +29.5 +24.8 +24.5 +20.5 +13.4 +12.2 +11.7 +11.2 +10.0 +9.6

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

AMEX

1,803.56 +21.49

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last MercBcp 4.00 PcEn pfD 84.00 HKHighpw 4.98 AlldNevG 13.27 CnsTom 36.20 MidsthBcp 13.91 Ever-Glory 2.55 ChMda un 18.50 Daxor 14.75 SkyPFrtJ n 3.02

Chg %Chg +.40 +11.1 +7.95 +10.5 +.43 +9.5 +1.11 +9.1 +2.55 +7.6 +.97 +7.5 +.15 +6.3 +.95 +5.4 +.75 +5.4 +.15 +5.1

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %Chg GSC Inv 2.45 -.41 -14.3 JPM FTLgC21.61 -2.54 -10.5 NoahEduc 5.41 -.57 -9.5 Navistr pfD 11.26 -.92 -7.6 PNC pfD 86.33 -6.51 -7.0 VersoP h 2.50 -.18 -6.7 RBSct prF 14.83 -1.01 -6.4 TRC Cos 2.97 -.19 -6.0 BarVixShT 38.80 -2.44 -5.9 Jefferies 24.99 -1.58 -5.9

Name Last UltEscapes 5.10 GeoGloblR 2.30 CoastD 3.16 ChinNutri n 3.05 VirnetX 2.74 ChinHldAcq 8.91 AmShrd 2.84 ChinaGrn n15.85 BioTime n 3.76 BreezeE 6.00

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 2074792 4.28 +.08 BkofAm 1356307 16.29 +.20 SPDR 1349671 110.82 +1.39 GenElec 719634 16.02 +.43 SPDR Fncl 718706 14.81 +.21 Pfizer 689648 18.53 +.17 DirFBear rs 603014 19.21 -.78 iShEMkts 601808 41.50 +.85 FordM 591511 8.73 +.09 SprintNex 569819 3.90 +.14

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg NwGold g 41109 3.60 -.02 CelSci 38336 1.30 ... GoldStr g 38229 3.54 +.08 NthgtM g 33678 3.21 -.01 ChinaGrn n 29955 15.85 -1.29 Taseko 29878 3.15 -.05 NovaGld g 27410 5.30 +.03 GrtBasG g 25627 1.54 -.03 InovioBio 24798 1.57 +.04 GranTrra g 23328 5.77 +.17

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

2,383 675 98 3,156 186 3 3,869,629,641

Chg -1.00 -.42 -.45 -.40 -.35 -.84 -.26 -1.29 -.30 -.45

DIARY

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

%Chg -16.4 -15.4 -12.4 -11.6 -11.3 -8.6 -8.4 -7.5 -7.4 -7.0

292 232 50 574 15 9 105,972,523

DAILY DOW JONES

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NASDAQ

Dow Jonesinsurance industrials life lately? Close: 10,450.95 10,520

2,176.01 +29.97

Chg +5.24 +2.07 +.63 +.72 +7.66 +.50 +.78 +.64 +.44 +.36

Chg -1.07 -.60 -.59 -.62 -.43 -.44 -1.27 -.49 -4.94 -.56

9,500

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

Name

8,000

1,915 784 154 2,853 137 17 1,814,257,105

Net Chg

YTD %Chg %Chg

+1.29 +.96 +1.32 +1.44 +1.21 +1.40 +1.36 +1.06 +1.19 +1.73

+19.08 +12.62 +1.61 +24.83 +29.05 +37.98 +22.47 +29.08 +25.04 +19.09

12-mo %Chg

+23.78 +20.71 +1.71 +35.24 +38.63 +47.82 +29.87 +46.42 +34.65 +36.17

MUTUAL FUNDS

Name

PIMCO TotRetIs American Funds GrthAmA m American Funds CapIncBuA m American Funds CpWldGrIA m TOCKS OF OCAL NTEREST Fidelity Contra Vanguard TotStIdx YTD YTD American Funds IncAmerA m Name Div Yld PE Last Chg%Chg Name Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg American Funds InvCoAmA m AT&T Inc 1.64 6.1 13 26.78 +.76 -6.0 LeggPlat 1.04 5.3 73 19.70 +.17 +29.7 Vanguard 500Inv Vanguard InstIdx Amazon ... ... 78 133.00 +3.34+159.4 Lowes .36 1.6 19 21.88 +.53 +1.7 American Funds EurPacGrA m ArvMerit ... ... ... 8.81 +.29+209.1 Microsoft .52 1.7 19 29.94 +.32 +54.0 Dodge & Cox Stock American Funds WAMutInvA m BB&T Cp .60 2.4 18 25.07 +.47 -8.7 PPG 2.16 3.6 27 60.53 +1.28 +42.7 Dodge & Cox IntlStk BkofAm .04 .2 ... 16.29 +.20 +15.7 ParkerHan 1.00 1.8 27 54.34 +.36 +27.7 American Funds NewPerspA m BerkHa A ... ... 31103380.00+130.00 +7.0 Fidelity DivrIntl d Cisco ... ... 24 23.90 +.44 +46.6 ProgrssEn 2.48 6.3 13 39.09 +.58 -1.9 PIMCO TotRetAdm b RedHat ... ... 61 27.60 +.51+108.8 Delhaize 2.01 2.6 ... 77.50 +1.50 +23.0 American Funds FnInvA m Dell Inc ... ... 20 14.79 +.50 +44.4 RoyalBk g 2.00 ... ... 55.07 +1.13 +85.7 American Funds BalA m DukeEngy .96 5.8 14 16.46 +.24 +9.7 SaraLee .44 3.6 20 12.38 -.11 +26.5 FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m American Funds BondA m ExxonMbl 1.68 2.2 18 75.70 +1.32 -5.2 SonicAut ... ... ... 9.23 +.21+131.9 Vanguard Welltn FamilyDlr .54 1.8 15 30.53 +.15 +17.1 SonocoP 1.08 3.8 20 28.45 +.53 +22.8 Vanguard 500Adml Fidelity GrowCo FifthThird .04 .4 ... 10.17 +.20 +23.1 SpectraEn 1.00 5.2 15 19.39 +.29 +23.2 Vanguard TotStIAdm FCtzBA 1.20 .8 15 155.59 +1.94 +1.8 SpeedM .36 2.2 ... 16.60 +.23 +3.0 Vanguard TotIntl GenElec .40 2.5 15 16.02 +.43 -1.1 .36 1.4 ... 25.61 +.48 +30.5 Vanguard InstPlus GoldmanS 1.40 .8 20 172.00 +1.99+103.8 Timken Fidelity LowPriStk d 1.80 3.1 34 58.16 +.65 +5.4 T Rowe Price EqtyInc Google ... ... 38 582.35+12.39 +89.3 UPS B KrispKrm ... ... ... 3.26 -.09 +94.0 WalMart 1.09 2.0 16 54.68 +.40 -2.5 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.

%Chg -33.3 -19.9 -19.3 -18.1 -17.6 -16.5 -13.7 -13.1 -13.0 -12.8

Last

Dow Industrials 10,450.95 +132.79 Dow Transportation 3,983.46 +37.94 Dow Utilities 376.73 +4.89 NYSE Composite 7,186.33 +101.86 Amex Market Value 1,803.56 +21.49 Nasdaq Composite 2,176.01 +29.97 S&P 500 1,106.24 +14.86 S&P MidCap 694.80 +7.26 Wilshire 5000 11,362.33 +133.46 Russell 2000 594.81 +10.13

8,500

Last Chg 44.14 +.70 10.45 +5.24 19.40 +.16 14.79 +.50 29.94 +.32 15.09 +.08 7.80 -.21 23.90 +.44 6.19 -.10 1.64 ...

DIARY

6,469.95 2,134.21 288.66 4,181.75 1,130.47 1,265.52 666.79 397.97 6,772.29 342.59

STOCK MARKET INDEXES

9,000

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

Name Vol (00) PwShs QQQ802761 OriginAg 440087 Intel 421701 Dell Inc 405285 Microsoft 400715 Comcast 366688 BrcdeCm 338403 Cisco 288045 DryShips 251791 ETrade 246086

10 DAYS

10,000

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last InfoSvcs un 2.14 EmpireRst 2.41 CmwlthBsh 2.47 TrackD rsh 2.81 ProvCmB h 2.02 CardiacSci 2.23 NSecGrp 8.00 CtrlVABsh 3.26 PeetsCfeT 33.06 BkCarol 3.83

10,160

10,500

%Chg +100.6 +92.0 +38.2 +31.9 +29.5 +25.0 +23.9 +22.6 +19.5 +19.3

10,438.17 4,066.40 388.86 7,266.51 1,887.23 2,205.32 1,113.69 717.75 11,470.47 625.30

10,340

Change: 132.79 (1.3%)

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last OriginAg 10.45 ARCA bio n 4.32 Habersh h 2.28 iBasis 2.98 DiedrichC 33.65 IndepFed lf 2.50 CasellaW 4.05 Cyanotech 3.47 Curis 2.70 RIT Tch rs 2.23

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 111,038 LG 61,982 IH 56,647 WS 53,772 LG 52,867 LB 52,578 MA 47,485 LB 46,374 LB 45,505 LB 40,396 FB 38,984 LV 37,893 LV 37,017 FV 34,519 WS 31,027 FG 30,998 CI 29,461 LB 28,754 MA 28,593 CA 27,892 CI 27,597 MA 26,971 LB 26,340 LG 25,826 LB 25,120 FB 24,329 LB 23,676 MB 22,842 LV 14,422 LB 9,041 LB 4,047 GS 1,363 LV 1,179 SR 386 LG 177

+1.3 +20.0/C +2.0 +49.8/C +2.0 +32.5/D +1.9 +53.4/C +2.2 +40.9/D +2.0 +45.3/B +2.6 +37.4/C +3.1 +40.4/D +2.7 +41.8/C +2.7 +42.0/C +1.1 +63.5/A +2.0 +52.1/A +4.0 +33.7/D -0.7 +74.5/A +2.1 +58.0/B +0.7 +56.9/D +1.2 +19.7/C +1.9 +50.6/A +2.9 +33.3/D +1.1 +49.0/A +1.3 +20.0/C +2.4 +36.7/C +2.7 +42.0/C +1.6 +57.5/B +2.0 +45.5/B +0.7 +62.7/A +2.7 +42.0/C +0.6 +64.7/B +1.5 +44.5/B +2.0 +63.2/A +2.7 +35.8/E +0.7 +6.5/B +2.1 +48.4/B +4.4 +74.0/B +0.6 +50.1/C

11.00 27.13 48.48 34.49 57.34 27.13 15.50 25.77 102.28 101.64 39.26 95.33 24.61 32.28 25.77 28.39 11.00 32.44 16.30 2.02 11.90 29.04 102.31 66.25 27.14 14.83 101.65 31.10 20.85 30.14 35.32 10.54 2.95 13.34 14.83

+7.0/A +3.2/A +4.6/C +7.3/A +5.0/A +1.3/B +3.2/B +1.9/B +0.8/C +0.9/C +9.1/A -0.1/D +0.6/C +7.0/A +6.5/A +4.9/D +6.8/A +4.3/A +2.5/C +3.6/B +2.7/E +5.3/A +0.9/C +4.6/A +1.4/B +6.6/B +0.9/C +3.8/A +1.2/B +4.2/A +1.4/B +4.8/A -1.2/E +0.6/B +0.6/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 NL 5,000,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 4.25 1,000 3.75 250 NL 10,000 NL 100,000 NL 2,500 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.

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Specialists work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday. Investors halted the stock market’s three-day losing streak Monday, buying on a range of factors including the weaker dollar and better-than-expected home sales numbers. Associated Press

Home sale numbers push stocks By SARA LEPRO and TIM PARADIS AP Business Writers

NEW YORK — The stock market ended a three-day losing streak Monday, closing broadly higher as a weaker dollar and upbeat home sales numbers encouraged investors to take on more risk. Major stock indexes soared more than 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrials, which rose 133 points to a 13-month high. Volume was light as Thanksgiving approached, and that likely padded some of the market’s advance. Investors who fled to the safety of the dollar and Treasurys in recent days found plenty of reasons to return to stocks Monday. The day’s developments pointed to two key trends, a recovering economy and interest rates that are expected to stay low: n The dollar resumed its long slide, sending prices for commodities including gold and oil higher and in turn, the stocks of companies that produce them. n The National Association of Realtors reported that October home sales rose more than 10 percent revived investors’ optimism after disappointing data on the housing industry last week raised concerns about the strength of the economic recovery. n Charles Evans, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, was quoted as saying he saw little risk that the economy would slide back into recession, although unemploy-

ment is unlikely to fall until next summer. And James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis, said the U.S. Fed should continue to buy mortgage-backed securities after the program is supposed to expire in March. That would continue to keep interest rates low. Meanwhile, bond prices retreated as investors regained their appetite for risk. Low interest rates and the resulting slide in the dollar have been big drivers behind the stock market’s eight-month rally. Low interest rates allow investors to borrow cheaply and buy assets like stocks and commodities that have the potential to earn higher yields than cash. Investors were buying Monday on somewhat contradictory forces. The strength in housing is a sign of an improving economy, which could argue in favor of raising rates, while the dollar’s weakness points to rates remaining low. Analysts say investors who still have plenty of available cash are primed to buy, and so the market may also be rising on its own momentum. At the same time, many portfolio managers have cooled their buying, not wanting to risk losing the big returns they’ve made since stocks began rallying in March. Those opposing forces are likely to result in choppy trading over the next few weeks, analysts said, which will be exacerbated by light volume as the holidays

approach. The Dow rose 132.79, or 1.3 percent, to 10,450.95, after losing 120 points over the previous three days. It was the Dow’s highest close since Oct. 2, 2008. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 14.86, or 1.4 percent, to 1,106.24, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 29.97, or 1.4 percent, to 2,176.01. The index is up 63.5 percent from a 12-year low in March. Four stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to a low 979.9 million shares, compared with 1.1 billion Friday. The ICE Futures U.S. dollar index, a measure of the dollar against other major currencies, fell 0.7 percent. As the dollar fell, gold prices surged to a new high of $1,174 an ounce. Oil rose 9 cents to $77.56 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Bond prices were mixed. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 3.36 percent from 3.37 percent late Friday. The yield on the three-month T-bill, considered one of the safest investments, rose to 0.02 percent from 0.01 percent. The yield on the three-month bill briefly turned negative last week as worries about the economy took hold and investors retreated to safe havens like the dollar and government debt as they sold stocks. Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 10.13, or 1.7 percent, to 594.81.

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South home sales up 23% MIAMI (AP) — October home sales in the U.S. South vaulted 23 percent from last year as buyers scrambled to grab an expiring tax credit and wrestled for lower-priced homes, the National Association of Realtors said Monday. Real estate agents from Texas to Maryland credited sales increases to low mortgage rates, affordable prices and the tax credit of up to $8,000 for first-time buyers. The incentive was set to die Nov. 30 before Congress extended it into next spring and added a $6,500 credit for current homeowners who move into another property. Median sales prices in the South did fall to $151,100, a 6 percent decline from last October.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands. “We’re not going to not pass a bill,” said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. With or without Republican support, Democrats will get it done, Schumer said, because a health care system that leaves nearly 50 million uninsured and spends more than any other is clearly broken. Republicans wasted no time Monday going after Democratic moderates who delivered a Senate victory Saturday for President Barack Obama. The 60-39 vote

overcame a procedural hurdle and allowed floor debate to start after Thanksgiving. Senate Democrats hope to finish their bill by Christmas, but it remains to be seen whether Obama gets final health care legislation this year. A state Republican Party leader accused Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., of trying to have it both ways by talking conservative back home and voting with liberals in Washington. “Nebraskans are finally wising up that there are two Ben Nelsons,” said Nebraska GOP Chairman Mark Fahleson. “There’s the Washington Ben Nelson ... who gave Democrats the vote they wanted. Then there’s the

Nebraska Ben Nelson ... who comes back here to Nebraska and tries to portray himself as a conservative.” Nelson’s office had no response, but the Democrat has said he won’t vote for a final bill unless it takes into account his concerns about limits on abortion funding, as well as his opposition to a new government-run insurance plan. Another moderate Democrat, Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, said Monday she also could not support “a government-run, government-funded” public plan. With hundreds of thousands of uninsured people in her state eligible for existing government programs such as Medicaid, getting them signed up should be the

first priority. Democrats hope to persuade at least one Republican, Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, to vote for the final bill. But Snowe voted with Republicans on Saturday to block Majority Leader Harry Reid’s 10-year, $979 billion bill from coming to the floor. Reid, D-Nev., will have to resolve differences within his party over abortion, taxes and letting the government sell health insurance as a competitor with private insurers. Another 60-vote test awaits him at the end of the debate, weeks from now. The House has already passed its version. Both bills would require all Americans to carry health insurance, with government

help to make premiums more affordable. They would ban insurance companies from denying coverage or charging more to people with health problems. They would set up new insurance markets for those who now have the hardest time finding and keeping coverage — self-employed people and small businesses. Americans insured through big employer plans would gain new consumer protections but wouldn’t face major changes. Seniors would get better prescription coverage. They differ on abortion, taxes and the public plan. If Democrats succeed in passing their legislation, it may leave consumers feeling a little cheated. Even after a phase-in of several years, the Democratic measures would leave 12 million or more eligible Americans uninsured. Many middle-

class families who’d be required to buy coverage would still find the premiums a stretch, even with government aid. A new federal fund to provide temporary coverage for people with health problems would quickly run out of cash. On abortion funding, the House adopted strict limitations as the price for getting antiabortion Democrats to vote for the final bill. Abortion rights supporters are backing Reid’s approach in the Senate bill, which tries to preserve coverage for abortion while stipulating that federal dollars may not be used except in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. In the end, Reid may have to bend. Catholic bishops say they can’t accept his approach because it would let federally subsidized plans cover abortion.

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Memories Have you ever wondered the purpose of memory? Why did our Creator give us the ability to remember? One aspect among many is that memory has a certain healing power. Just imagine a life that is only lived in the present but with no ability to remember the past. As long as I do not choose to take up residence in the past it is a pleasant experience to visit some of life’s special moments.

out of this life two years ago on Thanksgiving Day, and even though I cannot physically return to Grannies’ house this week, I will still make a short visit during the quiet moments of reflection and enjoy the memory of a goodbye hug. Thank God for precious memories. Have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving and please remember to make some lasting memories!

At this time of the year, I often think of that quaint house we called “Grannies’ House” and the smell of a Turkey in the oven, mixed with fresh baked bread and of course her special sweet potato pie. It was a time to see family members who had moved away and reacquaint ourselves. Of course the plates we used were never large enough to hold all the good food and so second helpings were a standard practice. My Grannie Cain slipped

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Animal lovers blast grandma Dear Abby: I am writing in regard to the letter from “On the Fence in Nevada” (Sept. 11) (whose mother-inlaw dumped her grandchildren’s cat on the side of the road). I work as an animal safety officer for the sheriff’s office, and I also volunteer for a local animal nonprofit. There has been an increase in pet dumping as the economy has worsened. While the information you offered was accurate, there are many other reasons not to abandon an animal. What “Loretta” did was illegal. It’s called animal endangerment, animal abuse or animal abandonment. Because the cat did not belong to her, she could also have been brought up on charges of theft. Such charges can carry heavy fines and jail time. “On the Fence” should know that there are local organizations that can help her brother-in-law by providing temporary foster care for his pet until he can get back on his feet. Their members are people who will want the cat in their home and who will love it and look after it. — Dawn Dear Dawn: Thank you for pointing out that what Loretta did was illegal and that there are options for providing care for family pets. Readers were outraged and some went so far as suggesting that Loretta herself be dumped by the side of the road with no food, water

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or cell phone and left to find her way home. Read on: Dear Abby: That letter made my blood boil! I’m surprised that “Fence” needed to write for advice. She should never have stood silently by and let “Precious” be returned to her abuser. As you said, this was a virtual death sentence for Precious, and it was a miracle that she ended up in a shelter. The mother-in-law who watched the family hunt for the cat day after day has a sadistic streak a mile wide. Abby, shelters across the nation are already overcrowded as a result of animals surrendered by their families because of the troubled economy. Precious stood little chance of being adopted and I am relieved her family located her. — Feline Rancher Dear Abby: I was shocked, appalled and horrified by the letter about Precious. How she could watch them search day in and day out, then watch them re-adopt their cat is beyond me. I hope she reads this and knows what a low-life I think she is. — Horrified

Take thyroid meds before breakfast Dear Dr. Gott: I’ve had thyroid problems since I turned 17. I’m now 74. In 1976, I had a thyroidectomy to remove a benign nodule. The surgeon removed half my thyroid and increased my medication. I have lab tests every year to see if the dosage needs to be increased, decreased or should stay the same. I take my medication with a glass of water, then drink coffee and wait for at least an hour to eat breakfast. I also try to eat a high-fiber diet. I think I am doing everything right but want your opinion whether I am defeating the purpose of the medication. Dear Reader: Almost 90 percent of all thyroid nodules are benign, meaning they are noncancerous. They are commonly discovered by a person palpating his or her own neck. In other instances, a physician will find the nodule during routine examination. Nodules are either filled with fluid or are a round or oval growth of tissue.

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Timothy Garner and Rebecca Garner (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Cynthia Tillotson) to Laura Bosma, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of September, 2000, and recorded in Book 0603, Page 0447, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina at 1:30 PM on December 8, 2009 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Green Hill, in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and lying on the west side of Hamilton Road (State Road 1350) and being bounded on the south by the lands of Clarence G. 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Watkins (352/706) and beginning at a point in Hamilton Road, said beginning point being the northeast corner of the Tate Estate property (112/184) as the same intersects the center of Hamilton Road, and running thence with Tate's line, North 70 degrees 02 minutes 01 seconds West, 303.72 feet to an existing iron in Lytle/Watkins' line; thence running with said line, North 13 degrees 56 minutes 30 seconds East, 144.77 feet to an iron pin, a new corner, thence a new line, South 82 degrees 02 minutes 50 seconds East, 313.77 feet a point in the center of Hamilton Road; thence running with the center of said road, South 11 degrees 14 minutes 45 seconds West, 43.77 feet, thence South 14 degrees 34 minutes 45 seconds West, 30.01 feet to a pk nail set in the centerline of said road, thence North 72 degrees 41 minutes 09 seconds West, 9.28 feet to a point near the western edge of said road; thence North 72 degrees 41 minutes 09 seconds West, 9.28 feet; thence running in and near the western edge of said road, South 14 degrees 58 minutes 59 seconds West, 136.22 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 1.25 acres, according to map and survey by Professional Surveying Services, dated February 4, 1999 under Map No. 19464 S. to which reference is hereby made. Together with improvements located thereon; Said property being located at: 143 Hamilton Road, Rutherfordton, North Carolina Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." 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914.0000756 09-SP-438 Freddie Mac 474253635 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by John W. Clark, unmarried, dated August 7, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, recorded on August 15, 2007, in Book 972 at Page 133; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rutherford County Courthouse, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Mooresboro, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: A certain tract or parcel of land in High Shoals Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, adjoining the lands of Cliffside Railroad Company, et al, and bounded as follows: BEGINNING on an iron pin in the edge of Avondale-Cliffside Highway and runs North 43 East 293 feet to an iron pin in the line of the right-of-way of the Cliffside Railroad; thence with the line of the right-of-way of Cliffside Railroad, North 31 1/4 West 105 feet to an iron pin in said line; thence South 43 1/4 West 338 feet to an iron pin in the edge of Avondale-Cliffside Highway; thence with the said Highway South 55 1/2 East 105 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING. Bearings and distance given as found by a survey made on the 27th day of February, 1939, by R.E. Carpenter, Registered Engineer. And being the same property as that described in Commissioner’s Deed dated May 21, 1968 from A. Jervis Arledge to Brenda W. Blanton, recorded in Deed Book 308, Page 531, Rutherford County Registry. Address of property: 385 S Pea Ridge Road, Mooresboro, NC 28114 Present Record Owners: John Wilson Clark a/k/a John W. Clark The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. In the event that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in his sole discretion, if he believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Dated: November 5, 2009 David A. Simpson, P.C. Substitute Trustee By:__________________________________ Attorney at Law Kellam & Pettit, P.A. Attorneys for the Substitute Trustee (704) 442-9500 Posted:_____ Witness:_____ Assistant/Deputy Clerk of Superior Court

16 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, November 24, 2009 The Daily Courier office will be closed on Thursday, November 26th in observance of Thanksgiving Day Classified Advertising deadline for new ads, cancellations, and changes to existing ads for the Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th editions are as follows: LINE ADS: Deadline is Wednesday, November 25th at 2:00 PM DISPLAY ADS: Deadline is Tuesday, November 24th at 2:00 PM DISPLAY AD DEADLINE for Saturday, November 28th and Sunday, November 29th editions will be Wednesday, November 25th by 2:00 PM

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO.: 09-SP-319

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 09 SP 407

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY HUGH F. SMITH AND KAREN K. SMITH DATED DECEMBER 23, 2004, AND RECORDED DECEMBER 28, 2004, IN BOOK 821 PAGE 17 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MARTHA ANNE OLKOWSKI AND TED W. OLKOWSKI DATED September 23, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 862, PAGE 347, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE: Dawson & Albritton, P.A. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to a Court Order and under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of a violation of the provisions of said deed of trust and a failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained, and pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said deed of trust, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:30 P.M. on December 8, 2009 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 75 as shown on survey by R. L. Greene, PLS entitled “Greyrock Subdivision Phase 1A as recorded in Plat Book 25 at Page 191, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 188 through 192 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 75. 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 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. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT AS STATED BELOW IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This 21st day of October, 2009. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Dawson & Albritton, P.A. P.O. Box 6003 (27835) 3219 Landmark Street, Ste. 4 Greenville, NC 27834 252.752.2485

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by MARTHA ANNE OLKOWSKI AND TED W. OLKOWSKI dated September 23, 2005 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 862, Page 347, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 357 as shown on survey by R.L. Greene, PLS entitled “Greyrock Subdivision Phase 2B as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 122, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 119 through 123 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 357. 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 Pages 188 through 192; Plats for Phase 1B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 205 through 208 and Plats for Phase 2A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 26, at Pages 114 through 118 and to the Convenants, 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. PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: Lot 357 Phase 2B GreyRock Resort Subdivision, Rolling Ridge Trail Lake Lure NC 28746 DATE OF SALE: December 2, 2009 TIME OF SALE: 11:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Martha Anne Olkowski and Ted W. Olkowski TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies. (2) The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Registerof Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. (6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.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. This the 4th day of November, 2009. SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. _______________________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 KMA 97391907

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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, November 24, 2009 — 17 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of MARGARET LOVELACE HEAD of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said MARGARET LOVELACE HEAD to present them to the undersigned on or before the 3rd day of February, 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 3rd day of November, 2009.

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of HAROLD DEAN WHITE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said HAROLD DEAN WHITE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 3rd day of February, 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 3rd day of November, 2009.

Saralyn Daves, Administrator 3124 McKinney Rd. Shelby, NC 28152

Phillip Lane Jenkins, Administrator 349 Jenkins Rd. Rutherfordton, NC 28139

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 09 CVD 1434 THE COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD PLAINTIFF, VS. JAMES B. ROLLINS and KATHY P. ROLLINS DEFENDANTS. ____________________________________ NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of an order of the Clerk of Court of Rutherford County, North Carolina, made and entered in the action entitled "The County of Rutherford vs. James B. Rollins and Kathy P. Rollins" the undersigned commissioner will on the 4th day of December, 2009 offer for sale and sell for cash to the last and highest bidder at public auction, on the steps of the Rutherford County Courthouse located on Main Street, Rutherfordton, North Carolina 28139, at 10:00 a.m. the following described real property, lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, State and County aforesaid, and more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in the Town of Spindale, North Carolina, on the East side of Courtland Street and being Lot No. 44 of the Nebraska Park Subdivision as the same is shown and set forth in Plat Book 2, at page 90, Rutherford County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a full and complete description of said lot, said lot being described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING on an iron pin in the East edge of Courtland Street, same being the southwest corner of Lot No. 43, of said subdivision; runs thence with the common line between Lots No. 43 and 44, South 85 East 150 feet to an iron pin, the Southeast corner of Lot No. 43; runs thence South 2 degrees 30 minutes West 100 feet to an iron pin; runs thence North 85 West 150 feet to an iron pin in the East edge of Courtland Street; thence with the East edge of Courtland Street, North 2 degrees 30 minutes East 100 feet to the point and place of beginning. The sale shall be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, restrictions, easements, and covenants of record and special assessments, if any. A deposit of five (5%) percent of the successful bid or Seven Hundred Fifty ($750.00) Dollars, whichever is greater, will be required.

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 09 SP 309 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ROY L. SHATTO AND SHEILA SHATTO DATED FEBRUARY 24, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 829 AT PAGE 237 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to a Court order and under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 1:30 PM on November 30, 2009 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Tract One: Lying and being on the North side of US Highway Number 74 about ten miles West of Rutherfordton, North Carolina at the intersection of the Mcentire Public Road with the Us Highway 74 Opposite the McBrayer residence and being a part of the Old McBrayer and Jackson Property and being bounded on the North and East by the lands of now or formerly Hershall Buckner (formerly FH Jackson Property) on the South by Highway Number 74 and on the West by the Old Mcentire Road and being more particularly described as follows: beginning at a point in the center of highway opposite the center of the intersection of the Mcentire Public Road with said highway and runs thence with the center of the highway South 67 East 122 feet to the Southwest corner of the old service station 3/8 acre lot; thence with the line of said lot and also outside line of the McBrayer Lands, North 25 West 274 feet to the center of the Mcentire Public Road; thence with the center of said road South 1/2 East 204 feet to the beginning containing 11,645 square feet or approximately 1/4 acre. Tract Two: adjoining the first tract above described and lying immediately East or Northeast thereof and being a part of the FH Jackson lands and known as the service station lot and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning on an iron pin in the outside line of the FH Jackson Homeplace West of Jackson Homeplace and on the East Bank of Mcentire Road about 200 feet from the center of Highway Number 74 where said public road enters same; thence South 25 East 265 feet to the center of State Highway Number 74; thence with the center of said highway South 58 East 50 feet to a point in said highway marked by an iron pin in the North edge of cement; thence North 8 East 130 feet to an iron pin on the North side of private driveway to the Jackson House; thence North 52 West 224 feet to the beginning containing 16,240 square feet or 3/8 acre more or less. Tract Three: Being a part of the Old FH Jacksonplace which was more recently conveyed to SD McKinney and wife by HH Buckner and wife by deed recorded in Rutherford County Registry at Deed Book 200 Page 140 and being located about 8 miles West of Rutherfordton on the North side of US Highway Number 74 and on the East side of the Old McIntyre Road and beginning on a point in the center of Old McIntyre about 200 feet North of the intersection of said road with US Highway 74 beginning point being the Northwest corner of JC Parker fillings station lot and running thence with line of 3/8 acre lot, South 52 East 224 feet to an iron pin on the North side of a private driveway corner of sale by so McKinney to Billy B. Wright and wife; thence with line of said sale North 82-1/2 East 35-1/2 feet to an iron pin; thence with another of Wright's lines North 35 West 100 feet to an iron pin, his corner also corner of sale to Max Davis and wife; thence with line of sale to Davis same course North 35 West 235 feet to a point in the center of the Old Road marked by an iron pin on the side of said road; thence with the Old McIntyre Road in a southerly direction to the beginning. And Being more commonly known as: 4160 64/74A Hwy, 4152 64/74A Hwy, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

This the 18th day of November, 2009. ________________________________ Elizabeth T. Miller, Commissioner

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 376 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Stephen Charles Odell and Judith T. Odell to Jerone C. Herring, Trustee(s), dated the 3rd day of February, 1999, and recorded in Book 557, Page 678, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina at 1:30 PM on December 8, 2009 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County,North Carolina and being the same property as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 552, Page 329, Rutherford County Registry from Glen R. Hamrick and wife, Linda L. Hamrick to Stephen Lawrence Matheny and wife, Salley Kaye Matheny and described according to said deed as follows: Being Lot Number Seven (7) of the Woodfield Subdivision, Section 1 as shown on a Map and Plat prepared by Butler and Associates, P.A., of Shelby, NC and registered in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina in Plat Book 10, Page 68; reference to which is hereby made for a full and complete description. Together with improvements located thereron; Said property being located at: 120 East Melissa Lane, Forest City, North Carolina Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This 17th day of November, 2009. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1015915

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Roy L. Shatto and Sheila Shatto. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is October 28, 2009. Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 09-116377

18 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, November 24, 2009 NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE 09 SP 409 By authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Lisa W. Nocito and Thomas Nocito as recorded in Book 1018, Page 324, of the Rutherford County Public Registry (see Appointment of Substitute Trustee as recorded in Book 988, Page 263, of the Rutherford County Public Registry); the record owner of the property described in the said Deed of Trust being Lisa W. Nocito and Thomas Nocito, default having been made in payment of the Promissory Note secured by said Deed of Trust; the said Deed of Trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure; the present owner and holder of the Note having demanded foreclosure for the purpose of satisfying said debt; and by authority contained in the Order Allowing Foreclosure of Deed of Trust signed on the 4th day of November, 2009, as the result of a hearing in the foreclosure before the Clerk of Superior Court (09 SP 409); and at the request of the owner and holder of the Note secured by the aforementioned Deed of Trust, Blanco Tackabery & Matamoros, P.A., Substitute Trustee, will offer for sale to the highest bidder at public auction at the courthouse door of the Rutherford County Courthouse, 229 N Main Street, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, on November 25, 2009, at 11:00 a.m., the real estate located in the County of Rutherford, being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in the Town of Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being all of Lot Number 148, Section 5, Deerfield, The Mountains at Lake Lure, as shown on a plat of record on Plat Book 10, at Page 123, Rutherford County Registry. Subject to the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions of record in Deed Book 386, Pages 404440, Rutherford County Registry, and any additional amendments or supplemental declarations pertaining thereto. Also subject to plat notes shown on plat of record in Plat Book 10, at Page 123, Rutherford County Registry. Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by W. G. Lassiter Company, Inc. a Florida Corp. to Thomas M. Nocito and wife, Lisa W. Nocito by deed dated July 7, 2008, and of record in Deed Book 963, at Page 864, Rutherford County Registry. The property is located at: 148 Jergenson Lane, Lake Lure, NC; PIN# 1611170 The sale shall be made subject to any and all taxes including taxes which are a lien against the property though not yet due or payable, and any special assessments, easements, rights of way, restrictions of record, and prior deeds of trust. The sale shall be made without warranty of any kind, including any warranty as to the physical or environmental condition of the real estate sold. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. Sec. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The highest bidder at the sale may be required to make deposit by cash or check of up to five (5%) percent of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, at the time the bid is accepted, and the remaining balance upon confirmation of the sale. The sale will be reported to the Court and will remain open for advance or upset bids for a period of ten (10) days. If no advance bids are filed with the Clerk of Court, the sale will be confirmed. This the 4th day of November, 2009. Blanco Tackabery & Matamoros, P.A., Substitute Trustee By: ________________________________ Bowen C. Houff, Vice President Post Office Drawer 25008 Winston-Salem, NC 27114-5008 Telephone: 336-293-9000 Facsimile: 336-293-9030

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO.: 09-SP-320 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY STEVEN D. WILSON AND WIFE, EVA B. WILSON DATED JUNE 9, 2003, AND RECORDED JUNE 17, 2003, IN BOOK 735 PAGE 236 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE: Dawson & Albritton, P.A. AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to a Court Order and under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of a violation of the provisions of said deed of trust and a failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained, and pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said deed of trust, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:30 P.M. on December 8, 2009 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Exhibit A Tract One Situate, lying and being in High Shoals Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being the same and identical property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 671, Page 709, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said Deed as follows: Lying and being in High Shoals Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a part of the property described in that deed recorded in Deed Book 424 on Page 673, of the Rutherford County Registry, and being described by Metes and bounds according to a survey by Jack H. Davis dated May 1, 1996 as follows: BEGINNING at a railroad spike in the center of Hines Road, State Road No. 2102, which point is North 64 degrees 19 minutes 58 seconds East 1337.29 feet from a railroad spike at the intersection of the center line of Hines Road, State Road No. 2102 with a private drive known as Nolan Road, said point also being a common corner with the property of Boyce W. Wilson, Jr. and wife, Barbara W. Wilson as described in that deed recorded in Deed Book 424 on Page 675, of the Rutherford County Registry, and runs thence from the beginning and with the common line of the said Wilson property the following seven (7) calls: North 47 degrees 51 minutes 04 seconds East 67.44 feet to a point; thence North 58 degrees 23 minutes 11 seconds East 101.57 feet to a point; thence North 53 degrees 33 minutes 11 seconds East 55.44 feet to a point; thence North 46 degrees 54 minutes 18 seconds East 105.88 feet to a point; thence North 46 degrees 54 minutes 21 seconds East 36.31 feet to a point; thence North 16 degrees 05 minutes 39 seconds West 40.27 feet to a point, and thence North 07 degrees 46 minutes 16 seconds East 21.19 feet to a point; thence a new line South 79 degrees 37 minutes 05 seconds East 173.40 feet to an iron stake; thence another new line South 47 degrees 40 minutes 59 seconds East 30.79 feet to an iron stake; thence another new line South 22 degrees 12 minutes 06 seconds West 136.05 feet to an iron stake on the East side of a private drive; thence South 11 degrees 01 minutes 58 seconds East 136.80 feet to a railroad spike in the center of Hines Road, State Road No. 2102; thence with the center of said road the following seven (7) calls: North 60 degrees 43 minutes 16 seconds West 69.81 feet to a point; thence North 63 degrees 10 minutes 46 seconds West 24.52 feet to a point; thence North 68 degrees 50 minutes 17 seconds West 58.83 feet to a point; thence North 79 degrees 08 minutes 51 seconds West 61.98 feet to a point; thence North 87 degrees 55 minutes 09 seconds West 28.87 feet to a point; thence North 87 degrees 55 minutes 09 seconds west 28.87 feet to a point; thence South 86 degrees 47 minutes 32 seconds West 65.56 feet to a point, and thence South 71 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds West 160.40 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 1.3756 acres, more or less. Tract Two Situate, lying and being in High Shoals Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being the same and identical property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 671, Page 705, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said Deed as follows: Lying and being in High Shoals Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a part of the property described in that deed recorded in Deed Book 424 on Page 675, of the Rutherford County Registry, and being described by metes and bounds according to a survey by Jack H. Davis dated May 1, 1996 as follows:

NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 09 SP 434 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY SHERYL C. VOLK AND ELLIOTT S. VOLK DATED December 8, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 875, PAGE 709, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by SHERYL C. VOLK AND ELLIOTT S. VOLK dated December 8, 2005 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 875, Page 709, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING on a railroad spike in the center of Hines Road, State Road No. 2102, which point is North 64 degrees 19 minutes 58 seconds East 1337.29 feet from a railroad spike at the intersection of the center line of Hines Road, State Road No. 2102, with the center line of Nolan Road a private road, said beginning point also a common corner with the property described in that deed recorded in Deed Book 424 on Page 673, Rutherford County Registry, and runs thence from the beginning, a new line, North 02 degrees 30 minutes 38 seconds East 273.07 feet to an iron stake; thence another new line North 57 degrees 56 minutes 00 seconds East 93.19 feet to an iron stake; thence another new line South 79 degrees 37 minutes 05 seconds East 188.78 feet to an iron pin; thence with the common line of the said properties described in those deeds recorded in Deed Book 424 on Page 675 and Deed Book 424 on Page 673 of the Rutherford County Registry the following seven (7) calls: South 07 degrees 46 minutes 16 seconds West 21.19 feet to a point; thence South 16 degrees 05 minutes 39 seconds East 40.27 feet to a point; thence South 46 degrees 54 minutes 21 seconds West 36.31 feet to a point; thence South 46 degrees 54 minutes 18 seconds West 105.88 feet to a point; thence South 53 degrees 33 minutes 11 seconds West 55.44 feet to a point; thence South 58 degrees 23 minutes 11 seconds West 101.57 feet to a point, and thence South 47 degrees 51 minutes 04 seconds West 67.44 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 1.2080 acres, more or less. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Situate, lying and being in Gilkey Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being all of the 2.761 acre tract shown as Lot #111 on plat entitled “Clearwater Creek Phase 7", Sheet One of Five, as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 26 at Page 297, Rutherford County Registry, Subject To the rights of the owners of Lot #94 in and to the use of the common 35 foot wide right of way which is a part of this lot.

The record owner of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is Beau Jaques Handy.

Being a portion of that property conveyed in Deed from SFG Dragonfly, LLC a Delaware Limited Liability Company to Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc. A North Carolina Corporation by deed dated November 15, 2004 and of record in Deed Book 860, at Page 146, Rutherford County Registry.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases.

Subject To all notes shown on plat hereinabove referred to and further subject to any restrictions or rights of way of record and Subject Further To all provisions and restrictions of record as set forth in Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions of Clearwater Creek dated May 4, 2005 and of record in Deed Book 872, at Page 309, Rutherford County Registry. PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: Lot 111 Clearwater Creek Subdivision, Creekside Circle, Rutherfordton , NC 28139 DATE OF SALE: December 2, 2009 TIME OF SALE: 11:00 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Sheryl C. Volk & Elliott S. Volk TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies. (2) The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Registerof Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. (6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.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. This the 4th day of November, 2009. SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. _______________________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 CBM 97391893

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT AS STATED BELOW IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This 8th day of September, 2009. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Dawson & Albritton, P.A. P.O. Box 6003 (27835) 3219 Landmark Street, Ste. 4 Greenville, NC 27834 252.752.2485

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CAROLINA TROPHIES & SCREEN PRINTINg

828-245-2884

800-239-6198

Building a Car? Having Trouble with a Car? Planning to Build a Car?

BUY HERE, PAY HERE!

Mon. - Sat., 11am - 9pm • Sun., 11am - 4pm

Phone (704) 482-2392 Fax (704) 487-9001 Cell (704) 473-4298

(828) 286-3855

161 Park Lane, Rutherfordton, NC

carolinatrophies@yahoo.com

Curt Hall, Owner/Operator

822 West Main St. Forest City, NC (828) 247-1540

828.245.3383

133 Old Colony Lane, Bostic, NC customwbymichael@bellsouth.net

LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, STATE FARM IS THERE® Providing Insurance and Financial Services

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Ford-Mercury, inc.

New & Used Cars & TrUCks

“Quaility Service & Compassionate Care”

1251 Hwy. 221A, Forest City, NC

(828) 657-6383

125 Henderson Circle, Forest City, NC

(828) 248-3800

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of our business.

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Auto Parts Specialists.

Same Owners, Same Address, Same Great Service!

828-288-0948

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1922 US 221, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Spindale Drug Company Pharmacy

Fountain

Coffee Bar

Gift Shop

FREE Dessert @ the Fountain

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619 Oakland Road Phone: 828-288-3883 Spindale, NC 28160 Fax: 828-288-3885

We Make You Happy 286-3746

101 West Main Street

Spindale

The ParTs Place

828-245-9620

Great Holiday Sales!

245 Airport Rd. Rutherfordton, NC 28139

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Agent

828-287-6850 105 Reservation Dr. Spindale, NC 28160

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324 hwy. 221-a Forest city, Nc 28043

1922 US-221 N Hwy., Rutherfordton, NC (828) 288-0948

287-7040

Toby Maxwell

565 Oak street, Forest City

(Formerly known as The Logger Shop)

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Tri-City Concrete, LLC.

We Are Professional Grade

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140 US Hwy. 64 Rutherfordton, NC

(828) 286-1311

The Real Estate Team You Can Count On

Steve Carroll

Funeral Director/Owner

Family Owned & Operated

4076 hwy. 221a cliffside, nc

(828) 657-6322

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AlexAnder Daycare & Preschool

Seafood • Steaks • Lobster Chicken • BBQ • Prime Rib

(828) 287-3167 Rutherfordton, NC

One mile west of Rutherfordton on Hwy. 64/74

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719 W. Main St. Forest City, NC

(828) 286-3332

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REAL ESTATE

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Store Hours: Mon-Sat. 9:00AM-6:00PM

FOREST DALE MOTORS, INC.

we Can HelP!

Also Grilled Chicken! Pork Chops! Fish!

709 Eastview St., Shelby, NC 28150

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Specializing in STEAKS

Fashion Corner

Dog/Cat Spay & Neuter programs.

196 N. Main St., Bostic, NC

828-245-9844

Mon. - Fri. 8-5:30 • Sat. 8-1 Hwy. 74 By-Pass, Forest City

Your Pet is the

Thunder Road Animal Hospital

Eva Sigmon • Sherri Suttle, NCCPF Designers / Wedding Consultants

Openings- 6 weeks to 6 years

245-1975

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