CMYK Catawba Singers to perform Our Hometown, Page 2A
Mom, son saved from icy N.C. river State & Nation, Page 4A
The devil’s work: Letter to Wormwood Opinion, Page 8A
Pirates lose in Liberty Bowl
Changes in store for '10
Keeping seniors safe
Sports, Page 1B
Showcase, Page 1C
Real Estate, Page 1D
SUNDAY, January 3, 2010
Volume XCV, No. 3
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Glimpses of Granville
Infant injured when policeman began to chase speeder By DISPATCH STAFF
OXFORD — The N.C. Highway Patrol plans to speak Monday with Granville County District Attorney Sam Currin’s office about whether charges should be filed as a result of wreck in which a 5-month-old boy was injured as a result of an Oxford police officer attempting to pull over another, speeding vehicle. Television station WRAL reported that the officer, Donald Colbert, 37, was sitting in a Dodge Charger on the right shoulder of U.S. 158/Oxford Loop near Salem Road, facing east and patrolling at approximately 10:30 a.m. Thursday. A westbound, speeding vehicle passed by and Colbert pulled out onto the two-lane highway. The Charger was sidePlease see OFFICER, page 3A
Index Our Hometown . . . . . 2A Business & Farm. . . . 5A Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . 8A Sports. . . . . . . . . . 1-6B Showcase. . . . . . . . . 1C Celebrate. . . . . . . . 3-4C Books & Leisure . . . . 5C Light Side . . . . . . . 6-7C A to Z Kids. . . . . . . . . 8C Real Estate . . . . . . 1-2D Classifieds. . . . . . . 3-4D
Weather Today Sunny but cold High: 34 Low: 17
Monday Mostly sunny
Daily Dispatch/ASHLEY STEVEN AYSCUE
Pam Thornton points out the present day location of the old Jefferson & Myers Box Company, circa 1940s. The company was located just north of the old Brantwood Hospital and was bordered by what is now U.S. 15 and the Loop Road. The Granville County Historical Society Museums are presenting “Glimpses of Granville” with rare photographs and artifacts donated by Granville County citizens that describe the lives of ancestors from the 1700s through the present.
Presenting a look at the county’s past By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer
OXFORD — Artifacts, memorabilia and reprints of snapshots of Granville County’s past fill the inside of Harris Hall, taking visitors back to days gone by, from before the Civil War to when the horseless carriage was new to Oxford streets to when scores of persons lined Oxford’s sidewalks to see a parade. The collection is on display as an exhibit titled “Glimpses of Granville,” which is a creation of County Historical Society Museums Director Pam Thornton. A rendition of Barbara Streisand’s “The Way We Were” can be heard playing in the background. The exhibit, which opened in October, continues through February at the hall, which is off Williamsboro Street and behind the county courthouse. “Oh, I just love Granville County history,” said James Currin Jr., of the Grassy Creek community. “And there’s a lot of it in here, some that I didn’t know about, and I’m 69.” Currin worked 45 years at what was the
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Deaths Henderson Ola Mae Brame, 83 Manson John Russell, 70 Oxford Calvin T. Downey, 72 Willie M. Dunkin Margaret N. Nance, 84 Warrenton Patsy J.K. O’Neal, 64
Obituaries, 4A
Please see GLIMPSES, page 9A
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Early 20th Century tricycle given to Jack Campbell of Bullock as a child by his parents, Arthur and Keturah Hicks. This tricycle was given to the Granville County Historical Society Museums in memory of Jack by his daughter, Martha Campbell.
Census hiring for spring jobs Deputy takes Temporary slots available in Vance, Granville and Warren By DAVID IRVINE Daily Dispatch Writer
High: 35 Low: 18
Burlington Industries Clarksville, Va., textile plant and also was a farmer. Peter Tocci, originally a Bostonian, has lived in Granville County since 1986 and is the chief anesthetist at Granville Medical Center. Tocci was first attracted to Oxford in 1970, when he stopped and bought a soda en route back to Camp Lejeune, where he was a Navy medic. Tocci, as he looked at the reprints of the pictures in Harris Hall, took particular interest in the one of the former Granville Hotel in central Creedmoor. The picture was taken in the 1920s. “I just love the way it is. It has a buggy. It has a car. It has people. It has a horse. It has just about everything here,” Tocci said. Thornton said she got the idea for the exhibit from author and Roxboro native Dawn Shamp, who gave a presentation as part of the museums’ Summer Sensations Program. The purpose of the program is to offer presen-
The U.S. Government is looking for people to work on the 2010 Census this spring. A number of temporary jobs will be available in Granville, Vance and Warren counties. The exact number will depend on the response to the Census questionnaire that will be mailed to residents in the spring. To apply for a job as a census taker, call the toll-free number: (866) 861-2010. The pay for census takers in the three-county area will be $16.25 per hour. The work schedule typically includes anywhere from 20 to 40 hours a week. Some weekend and evening work will be required. To qualify to be a census taker, you must: • Be a U.S. citizen or a legal
permanent resident with an appropriate work visa. • Be 18 years old. • Have a valid Social Security number. • Have a valid driver’s license. • Pass a written test of basic skills. • Pass a background check. • Commit to four days of training, for which you will be paid. Males born after Dec. 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service. All census takers must be able to speak English, but people who have bilingual skills are needed. If you speak a language in addition to English, you are encouraged to apply. The employment test consists of 28 multiple-choice questions designed to measure clerical, reading, number and organizational skills and the ability to interpret information. The test
will be offered at a number of sites in the three-county area. When you apply, you will be given an appointment time and directed to a specific site. An appointment is required. Regular testing sites are located at: • Employment Security Commission, Oxford. • Cooperative Extension, Oxford. • Vance-Granville Community College south campus, Creedmoor. • Employment Security Commission, Henderson. • Kittrell Job Corps, Kittrell. • Warren County Board of Elections, Warrenton. • Warren County Memorial Library, Warrenton. • Norlina Public Library. Other sites may be added to Please see CENSUS, page 3A
Crisco’s place at banquet From STAFF REPORTS
State Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco will not be speaking at the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet. Chamber officials cited an unspecified conflict as the reason and said Deputy Commerce Secretary Dale Carroll will speak in Crisco’s place. The banquet is set for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center, which is off the Interstate 85/ Poplar Creek Road interchange. Tickets are now available by e-mail, by phoning (252) 438-8414 or by returning the reply card Please see BANQUET, page 4A