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Joint funding, budget on tap Board names new school Council to discuss issues at retreat By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

City Councilman Garry Daeke at Monday evening’s council meeting asked for and got two major items put up for discussion at the upcoming

council retreat: Joint funding and the annual budget. The next council work session is set for Jan. 25. The council retreat is set for Jan. 29 and Jan. 30. Daeke said that, based on tax revenues he has seen so

far, this year will be equally as tough financially as last year and recalled the council working hard last year to craft a frugal budget. “And my feeling is we’re going be here again this year trying to do the similar things of how to cut,” Deake said, noting he thinks the city makes cuts from the sense of what positions are unfilled to avoid

losing staff. When the council meets at the retreat, Daeke said, he wants an update from City Manager Ray Griffin in terms of where the city might be financially. Daeke said he also wants to talk about the city’s core services and what the city would need to provide for Please see RETREAT, page 8A

Straight from the horse’s mouth: Warmer weather coming soon

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A group of horses roam near a barn while wearing their winter coats on a farm off NC 39 north near Williamsboro Monday morning. After over a week of freezing weather, temperatures are expected to moderate later in the week. See page 3A for more details on this week’s weather.

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Down, but not out Site of former Corbitt trucks still in use as warehouse space

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It’s Clarke Elementary School, with an “e.” The name for the somewhat faraway new facility that will soon replace Clark Street Elementary in Henderson became reality through a 5-2 vote on the Vance County Board of Education Monday night. The possibility arose when Mary I. Cobbs made the motion, and ViceChairwoman Gloria J. White came up with the second. Others who made up the majority were Ronald B. Kinsley, Emeron J. Cash and Chairwoman Margaret A. Ellis. The dissenters were Ruth M. Hartness and Robert L. Duke. They both said that the new location — at Rock Spring, Garrett and Mount Carmel Church roads — is nowhere near the old location of Clark Street School. Duke said the new elementary school shouldn’t bear the name of any individual. Hartness spoke in favor of “Southern Vance Elementary School,” because its namesake, Southern Vance High School, would be on the other side of Garrett Road. When Hartness said “I personally can’t support Clarke Elementary,” White countered with: “We have other schools where the name has nothing to do with the area.” At one point in the discussion, Hartness asked: “Why has the name offered by the committee — Clarke-Carmel — been dropped before we get here tonight?” Both Cobbs and Ellis said that the Please see SCHOOL, page 8A

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The rusty facade of this water tower and the front wall of the old army barracks are what drivers on Parham Street see when they pass the site of what used to be the Corbitt truck plant. A lot of the complex is leased out as warehouse space.

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By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

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‘Clarke’ to grace new elementary facility

By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

It has been more than half a century since the last Corbitt truck rumbled out of the plant that made Henderson a well-known name on battlegrounds in two world wars. These days, the site that includes other structures as well as the birth place of all kinds of vehicles from 1910 to 1952, shows a sad face to passing motorists on nearby Parham Street. Rocks thrown by vandals have made some of the small glass windows on a former army barracks resemble broken teeth. Above them, along the same wall, is spread-

ing rust. Not far away, the metallic disease has attacked a prominent water tower from top to bottom. Bill Stark is a share-holder in Corbittville Properties, which has owned the former manufacturing plant and other buildings on the site since the mid-1980s. He said as many as 30 tenants over the years have used various amounts of the warehouse space which totals 133,000 square feet. “We have tenants moving in and out all the time.” Only the front section is deteriorated, according to Stark. Instead of the Corbitt plant, he said, the Please see CORBITT, page 3A

The Kerr Lake Regional Water System Advisory Board will have to wait until March for a draft document of the proposed interbasin transfer to increase the capacity of the regional water plant to meet future demand. Christy Lipscomb, the regional water system plant’s manager, told the regional water system board Monday that the delay is because the system’s consultant, CH2M Hill, is waiting on additional data from a subcontractor. “So, we are about three weeks behind schedule,” Lipscomb said, noting she hopes to have a draft by the end of next month. At the request of Oxford Public Works Director Larry Thomas, a CH2M Hill representative will provide an update at the regional water system board’s March 8 meeting. The regional water system has been in the process of working toward obtaining state authorization to move massive amounts of water from one river basin to another so the system can increase the daily capacity of the plant to 20 million gallons. The expansion project is expected to cost $24-$25 million. The system’s partnership of Henderson, Oxford and Warren County is Please see WATER BOARD, page 3A

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Today Oxford City Commission â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Oxford City Commission will meet at 7 p.m. in the City Commission meeting room, 300 Williamsboro St. Retired government employeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; meeting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Butner chapter of the North Carolina Retired Governmental Employeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association (NCRGEA) will hold its semiannual meeting at 1 p.m. in the Murdoch Chapel at the Murdoch Center Campus on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Câ&#x20AC;? Street in Butner. Guest speakers will be Toretta Snipes, senior vice president of the State Employeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Credit Union (SECU), who will discuss reverse mortgages, and a representative from the N.C. Attorney Generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, who will lead a workshop and discussion on senior fraud and scams. This free meeting is open to all retired North Carolina state and local government (city/county) employees in Durham, Franklin, Granville, Nash, Orange, Person, Vance and Warren counties. Refreshments will be served. Appearance commission â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Henderson Community Appearance Commission and the Vance County Appearance Commission will meet jointly at 3 p.m. in the City Hall conference meeting room on Rose Avenue. Mental health meeting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Five County Mental Health Authorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Consumer and Family Advisory Committee (CFAC) will meet at 6 p.m. at the Vance-Granville Community College, Warren campus, Building 4, Room W432, 210 W. Ridgeway St., Warrenton. Consumers can sign-up to discuss issues with the CFAC from 6:15-6:30 p.m. The committee meets monthly to assist in developing and revising the mental health plan that drives mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse services for the five-county area. For more information, call 430-1330, ext. 3035 and ext. 3050.

Wednesday King holiday celebration â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) will hold a special program celebrating the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday at 11 a.m. in the Civic Center on VGCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main campus in Vance County. Four VGCC students will deliver speeches entitled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Means to Me.â&#x20AC;? Inspirational music will be provided by a choir consisting of VGCC students, faculty and staff. Admission is free, and the public is invited. Attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item, which will be donated to help area senior citizens. Every attendee who brings a food item will be entered into a drawing for a door prize.

Thursday Tobacco referendum â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tobacco growers may vote in the Tobacco Associates Export Promotion Referendum from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the local offices of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service. The Warren County office is located at 158 Rafters Lane, Warrenton; the Vance County office is located at 305 Young St., Henderson; and the Granville County office is located at 208 Wall St., Oxford. Chess Club â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Henderson/Vance Chess Club, affiliated with the U. S. Chess Federation, meets at the First United Methodist Church from 6 to 9:30 p.m. All are welcome, adults and youths, novice or experienced. For more information, call Rudy Abate at 438-4459 (days) or 738-0375 (evenings). Livestock show information â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Four County (Franklin, Granville, Vance & Warren) 4-H Junior Livestock Show and Sale informational meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Franklin County Extension Center, Annex Meeting Room, 103 S. Bickett Blvd., Louisburg. The meeting is mandatory for new and returning 2010 show participants. Call the 4-H agent at your county cooperative extension office for more information: Vance County, (252) 438-8188; Franklin County, (919) 496-3344; Granville County, (919) 603-1350; and Warren County, (252) 257-3640. Lions Club â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Henderson Lions Club will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Henderson Country Club. The guest speaker will be Dr. Dennis Meyers from Care Chiropractic. The Lions Club mission is to help the hearing and visually impaired. If you have questions or would like to become a new member, please contact Randy Oxendine at oxendine@ nc.rr.com.

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The Brothers of Pride of the Vance Elks Lodge #1263 recently exhibited their principles of charity by donating funds to local families in the Henderson community during the holiday season. The Brothersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Committee on Charity donated funds to Edna O. Harris, whose house was destroyed in a fire that also resulted in loss of a life. The organization is committed to serving the community and seeks out anyone in need that they can assist. The exalted ruler is Brother Clinton R. Harris and the chaplain is the Rev. Ronald L. Lowery. Pictured (left to right) are Brother Johuntas Hawkins, Brother Jameel Williams, Harris, Lowery and Brother James Perry.

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Christy Lipscomb, plant manager for the Kerr Lake Regional Water System, said consulting firm CH2M Hill wants to know the status of Oxford possibly selling water to the southern Granville city of Creedmoor. Two million gallons a day is the limit of transferability from one basin to another without state certification. Oxford selling water to Creedmoor would put the regional water system over that two million threshold. Creedmoor is in the Upper Neuse River Basin.

Oxford City Manager Mark Donham said that, based on Oxford’s future needs, he believes Oxford is going to be over its perday limit of water from the regional water system. Donham said that in order to discuss the subject of water for Creedmoor, “We’d have to look at it from a regional perspective, as opposed to the city of Oxford providing that by itself.” “I don’t understand exactly what was discussed before, because obviously we can’t provide it from our allocation,” Donham said. Creedmoor has been interested in a utilities

authorized by the Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw up to 20 million gallons from John H. Kerr Reservoir.

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Monday’s regional water system board meeting also focused on keeping the system in compliance with safe water drinking laws. Specifically, the concern has been about Trihalomethane (TTHM) levels. TTHMs are considered carcinogenic, with problems with TTHM levels resulting when disinfectants react with natural organic matter in the water. The TTHM limit is .08 parts

per billion to assure that those who are drinking water are not at risk for contamination and health problems. Thomas last month told the Oxford City Commission’s Public Works Committee that, “We’ve been trending up on it.” And Thomas last month noted the northern Granville County town of Stovall, which is a customer of Oxford, was under administrative order from the state to send out environmental notices to rate payers. During Monday’s regional water system board meeting, Thomas

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plant along the Tar River. This is estimated to be a roughly $12 million project, Creedmoor Mayor Darryl Moss said in November. Moss in November said that, although no documentation had been signed for land for a wastewater treatment site along the Tar, “We do have a fairly detailed schematic of the plant operation and how this would look.” Moss in November said Creedmoor would compare the details of a proposed wastewater treatment plant with a possible sewer and water link with Oxford.

said, “Stovall has been in compliance the last two samplings, just barely.” Thomas said Oxford last time was found to have six out of eight samples in violation. “This time, we only had two out of eight that violated,” he said. Thomas continued to express concern about the TTHM levels, noting the highest found was .113 parts per billion from the water line along Salem Road. Henderson sells water to Franklin County and Lipscomb said she has not heard any report of problems from Franklin of-

ficials. Lipscomb said she has not heard any report of problems in Warren County either. Lipscomb said the firm Orica Watercare went to the system’s plant off Flemingtown Road in northeastern Vance County and tested the raw water. “And we’re waiting on a packet from them. They were going to review the results and give us a write-up on it,” Lipscomb said of efforts to find ways to reduce the TTHM levels.

Richard Johnson Corbitt (1873-1961) was inducted into the North Carolina Transportation Hall of Fame in 2007. When Show, Shine, Shag & Dine is held downtown each year, some

of the world’s remaining Corbitts traditionally line up to soak in the admiring glances of thousands of spectators.

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CORBITT, from page one water tower probably served New Southern Dye, a company that came there later. Corbittville Properties — which has made considerable improvements to the buildings — has no plans to do anything with or to the water tower, Stark said. It would be expensive to either fix up some of the property associated with the old plant — which a number of Corbitt truck buffs would like to see — or take it down, which some

other people would prefer, he explained. Henderson’s history as a truck-making town remains secure, no matter how the future affects the plant’s remains. In the early 1940s, a Corbitt carried a nuclear bomb to a testing site at Los Alamos in New Mexico. A Corbitt towed Howard Hughes’ “Spruce Goose” from the hangar in Long Beach, Calif., before the huge wooden aircraft’s first and only flight in 1947. The factory’s founder,

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link with Oxford because the Butner-based South Granville Water and Sewer Authority (SGWASA) sewer plant is limited in the amounts that can be treated and discharged into Knap of Reeds Creek. The creek flows into Falls Lake, which is Raleigh’s chief water source. Oxford’s assets include a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant off the Interstate 85/N.C. 96 interchange. Creedmoor’s government has received preapproval from the state for speculative effluent limits in connection with the possible construction of a wastewater treatment

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Deaths Herman L. Connell

CLAYTON — Herman L. Connell, 82, of Clayton, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, with his family at his side. He was the son of the late Eugene and Lois Connell of Granville County. Surviving are his wife, Blanche Connell; his son, Bernard Asa Morris of Oxford; and his daughter, Sandra Morris Smith of Clayton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Nick, Nelson, Clarence and Crawford Connell; and two sisters, Helen Haskins and Lena Connell. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home, 503 College St., Oxford. The family will receive friends at Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home from 10 to 11 a.m., prior to the funeral service. The burial will follow in the Corinth Baptist Church cemetery. Omission of flowers is requested and memorials may be made sent “In Memory of Herman L. Connell” to the Community Home Care and Hospice, 962 Highway 42 West, Clayton, N.C. 27520. Funeral arrangements are by Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home of Oxford.

Julia L. Hansard

HENDERSON — Julia Mae Lambert Hansard, 83, of 4361 Warrenton Road, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, in Duke Raleigh

N.C. 27584. Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home.

Hospital in Raleigh. The family will receive friends at the residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

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Doris C. Matthews

TOWNSVILLE — Doris Coghill Matthews, 86, of 13975 Highway 39 North, died Sunday, January 10, 2010, in a local nursing home. Born in Richmond, Va., on April 8, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Charles Frederick Coghill Sr. and Nannie Bell Twisdale Coghill. She was a retired bookkeeper from Roses Stores Inc. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the J.M. White Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Gary Brummitt. She is survived by her daughter, June Carol Mostowy, of Waterford, Conn.; two sons, William C. “Bill” Newby of Henderson, and Raymond Marvin Newby of Coral Springs, Fla.; a brother, Charles Frederick Coghill Jr. of Henderson; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Larry Newby. The family will receive friends today from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at J.M. White Funeral Home and immediately following the service on Wednesday morning at J.M. White Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Tabernacle United Methodist Church, c/o Mrs. Sylvia Anderson, P.O. Box 100, Townsville,

STEM — George William “Billy” Nicholson Jr., 46, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, in Mountain City, Tenn. He was a native of Baltimore, Md., and the son of Louise Huerta and her husband, Raul Huerta, of Stem, and George Nicholson and his wife, Rose Nicholson of Mountain City, Tenn. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Burial will follow at South Granville Memorial Gardens in Creedmoor. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his children, Melissa Nicholson and Felicia Nicholson, both of Baltimore, Md., and Michael and Alana Nicholson of Port Orchard, Wash.; a sister, Belinda Armando of Martinsburg, W.Va.; and a brother, Kenneth Nicholson of Cary. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Funeral arrangements are by Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home of Oxford.

Roy A. Rutledge

OXFORD — Roy A. Rutledge, 87, of 111 Webb Place, Oxford, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, at Brantwood Nursing Home. A native of Lynchburg County, Va., he was the son of the late Richard

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Woman arrested in stabbing incident By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Investigators said a Durham man was stabbed in the chest, but not seriously injured, Saturday afternoon inside a residence at 1427 Parker Lane in Henderson. According to police, a Raleigh woman who was a visitor was arrested at the scene about half an hour later, and was charged in the case. Nichole Harris Burwell, 35, was accused of assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting serious injury. Gregory Lunsford, 39, was listed as the victim on a police report. Detective Lt. Charles Pulley said Monday that when EMS personnel were called to a parking lot at a convenience store on Dabney Drive, they found Lunsford in a vehicle. Lunsford refused to be transported to a hospital, Pulley said. Burwell was placed in the Vance County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bond,

Henderson man robbed at gunpoint By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

A Henderson motorist told police he was robbed at gunpoint Saturday afternoon by two men who stole the parked SUV he was sitting in behind a vacant building on East Andrews Avenue. The victim — Eugene Latta, 44, of 1005 Water St. — was not injured in the holdup that occurred at 2:30, according to Detective Lt. Charles Pulley. A police report stated that $82 in cash was taken from Latta. Pulley said James Seibles III, 27, of Oxford is the owner of the 2008 Ford Expedition that was found and recovered a short time later off Ross Mill Road in Vance County. Contact the writer at awheless@hendersondispatch. com.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have expanded their charges against Bank of America Corp. over billions in bonuses paid at Merrill Lynch, accusing the bank of failing to disclose mounting losses at Merrill before a shareholder vote approving the combination of the two firms. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday it had asked a federal judge in Manhattan to allow it to file the new civil charges against the biggest U.S. bank. But the SEC also said it wouldn’t charge any individual Bank of America executives, directors or attorneys because they are not alleged to have “deliberately concealed” information from the bank’s outside attorneys or otherwise acted with intent

wouldn’t pursue. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff also called the proposed settlement a breach of “justice and morality,” and said it unfairly penalized Bank of America shareholders. Rakoff ruled at a hearing Monday afternoon that the SEC must file a new, separate lawsuit with the new charges concerning disclosure of the Merrill losses, rather than adding them to its suit over the bonuses. Both the SEC and Bank of America said they were happy with the judge’s ruling. “We are pleased that the court has permitted us to pursue these charges in a separate complaint,” SEC spokesman John Nester said in a statement. “As a result, we intend to file promptly our allegations that Bank of America failed to disclose the Merrill Lynch losses.”

to mislead. Bank of America said it was glad the regulators had found no basis to charge any individuals or to assert a charge of fraud against the bank. However, it added, “Despite this vindication, we believe the new claims the SEC seeks to bring are without merit and we will oppose this motion.” The SEC and Bank of America, which is based in Charlotte, are scheduled to go to trial on March 1. The SEC previously accused the bank of failing to disclose the bonus payments to after it acquired the brokerage firm a year ago. Last September, the judge threw out a proposed $33 million settlement of those charges and ordered a trial. He rebuked the SEC for not pursuing charges against individual executives of Bank of America — a course the SEC said Monday it

News Briefs Progress Energy sets record for use in Carolinas RALEIGH (AP) — Customers of Progress Energy Carolinas have set a record for peak electricity demand in winter as they endure the extended period of frigid weather. A statement from the Raleigh-based utility said that between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Monday, customers used 12,504 megawatthours of electricity. That topped the previous winter peak-demand record of 12,142 megawatt-hours set on Feb. 6, 2007. Monday’s usage fell short of the all-time record of 12,656 megawatt-hours set on Aug. 9, 2007 during a stretch of triple-digit heat. President and CEO Lloyd Yates said the utility doesn’t anticipate prob-

lems in meeting customer demands, but encourages them to learn more about how to use energy more wisely and efficiently.

Apple may wipe slate clean for new tablet computer SEATTLE (AP) — Apple has a knack for spotting problems we didn’t know we had. Now, speculation is growing that in two weeks Apple will unveil a tabletstyle touch-screen computer that is bigger than an iPhone but smaller than a standard laptop. If indeed that is Apple’s next move — the company won’t comment — it would have to show us why we ought to pay for yet another Internet-connected screen, on top of the TVs, computers and smart phones we already have.

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Daily Meditation But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds: Romans 2:5-6

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Don’t take chances with flu According to the Division of Public Health, the 2009 swine flu pandemic isn’t over — not by a long shot. January typically heralds the start of peak flu season, accompanied by increased hospitalizations and deaths from the virus. Health officials are expecting an increase in swine flu cases through the winter and into the spring. They are advising that everyone get vaccinated. This week is National Influenza Vaccination Week, an effort to highlight the importance of continuing influenza vaccination, as well as foster greater use of the flu vaccine after the holiday season, into January and beyond. Supplies of the vaccine, which ran short in the fall, are now available in the area. The Granville-Vance Area District Health Department offers flu vaccination clinics each Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. Both H1N1 vaccine and seasonal flu vaccine are available. The vaccinations can be obtained at either of the department’s facilities — 101 Hunt Drive in Oxford or 115 Charles D. Rollins Road in Henderson. Health Director Dr. Roddy Drake said that both vaccines are recommended for anyone 6 months of age and older. Earlier guidelines restricting vaccines to priority groups have been discontinued. The flu mist is also available for healthy individuals 2 to 49 years of age. Most family care physicians and pharmacies in the area are also offering the flu vaccines. They had ceased offering flu vaccinations when supplies of the vaccines were exhausted in late fall. When it comes to the flu (seasonal or swine) there’s no reason to take chances. The H1N1 virus has already claimed the lives of 79 people in North Carolina. Protect your health and the health of those around you — get vaccinated.

Other Views Snow anxiety, a regional trait We weathered, so to speak, a winter ritual of North Carolina’s central Piedmont last week. For days, the prospect of snow had everyone a bit on edge. And when the forecasters said “dusting” might be in fact a slight accumulation, you could sense the unease. You could even hear random fragments of conversation that escalated the expected accumulation to greater depths on the basis of no apparent meteorological data. That’s just the way we are as we eye nervously the prospect of snow. Transplants from more frigid regions can snicker or sneer all they want. Generally, all it takes is one robust snowfall here to remind them that they might have been able to navigate the quickly plowed streets and shoveled sidewalks back home, but here they’ll be humbled by the snarled traffic and icy surfaces. We bear the snickers and the snarls with practiced grace, because we’re more used to being ridiculed for the way we deal with snow than to dealing with it. Indeed, recent winters have been relatively snow free, a pattern that can go on for a few years, then be punctuated by a 20-incher that flattens us for days. Hence, we sometimes seem almost paranoid in our reaction to the prospect of a “snow event.” And while road crews had geared up mostly for naught, again, they’d have been in the doghouse had they underprepared. All in all, we’ll take over-preparation and safety over under-preparation and added risk any time. The Herald-Sun, Durham

And I went, “Uumph.” And the director said, “Great. One more.” And I went, “Oomph.” “Great. Let’s try again.” This was in Los Angeles, months ago, en route to my biggest moment of fame on the planet Earth and that is, of course, a cameo on “The Simpsons.” “Oooggrrrph.” “Great. Again, please.” My “motivation” (as actors say) was being tossed out of a building and landing splat on the sidewalk. It wasn’t just my motivation. It was my actual part. Although I hadn’t done it. Because they hadn’t drawn it. The way “The Simpsons” works is you do your lines and then they draw the cartoon, so if you are truly pathetic they can at least draw you as pathetic and viewers don’t sit there clucking, “This guy can’t act.” Which I can’t. “Oooomph.” “Great. Let’s do another.”

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This all started when “The Simpsons” writers decided to pen a show about Abe (Homer’s father) sharing his memoirs with a younger

journalist. The plot was reminiscent of my book “Tuesdays With Morrie” and they even called the episode “Thursdays With Abie” and they wrote me into the show because, I don’t know, maybe they Mitch thought Albom they’d get Tribune Media sued, which Services I wouldn’t have done because, frankly, I don’t know how to sue and anyhow, why sue “The Simpsons,” I like the Simpsons, the cartoon group, not, you know, O.J.’s version. In the episode, I show up to try to get Abe to speak to me and he says “never heard of you” and things get cartoon ugly and I am menacingly approached by a gang of senior citizens and six hours later, when they reach me, I am tossed into the street. Which is why I was making those sounds. “Ooomph.” “Great. And another ...” (By the way, I have learned that everything in Hollywood

begins with “great.” Like, “Great script, just a few changes.” Or “Great take, let’s try again.” Great, apparently, is another word for “God help us.”) Anyhow, I did about a thousand grunts, and I also did my lines, and all of it was into a microphone facing a blank wall. So I did not meet Homer. Well, I sort of met Homer. And Bart. And Marge. At least I met the people who do the voices. They are very nice people and do not look anything like their Simpsons characters. And I saw my friend Hank Azaria, who does a gazillion Simpsons voices despite having once played me in a film, and I am very happy that did not sink his career. And I had lunch with Matt Groening, who created the show and is about as down to earth and unassuming as if he drew himself into the farthest corner of the show, and speaking of drawing, I met the guy who was going to draw my character and he was also quite nice although I caught him looking at my face several times and I imagined he was thinking, “I do not get paid enough to do this.” Anyhow, they were all great

and upon leaving I asked, “When will this show be on?” And this was in May. And they said, “January.” So I guess it takes a while to draw that shadow on Homer’s face. When I got home, word got out. And suddenly everyone was calling and saying, “’The Simpsons’? No way!” And I was absolutely the coolest son/ brother/uncle on the planet. I had street cred — or cartoon cred — that a lifetime of writing never brought me. Months passed. Christmas. New Year’s. And last Sunday, I was in the car on my way to a birthday party when someone called and said, “Hey, your ‘Simpsons’ episode is on.” And I said, “Again, please?” They never called to tell me. So I missed it. Apparently, however, the rest of the world did not. And thanks to DVRs, I was finally able to see the show myself. It was fun. It was clever. And I want to thank the Simpsons folks for immortalizing me and drawing my ears smaller than they are. As for my hit-the-sidewalk performance? In a word, I’d say I was: Great. Whatever that means.

Letters to the Editor A big thanks to Henderson’s ‘angels’ Dear Editor, It has taken me awhile to emotionally work through the events of the past year, to find the words of comfort for those who have lost so much just trying to hang on to their homes and jobs. By now we know that our strength is being tested. So what have you done to give me so much certainty that we’ll come out strong? You probably don’t realize that each of you are an ‘angel’ to someone, but you are. Every person who freely gives a smile is an angel to me. The food in our kitchen and pantry at ACTS comes through the angels manifest as people. You, dear givers, are performing miracles you may never realize. Thanks to all the angels in Henderson, and beyond, ACTS was able to give out when someone mentions North gloves, hats, socks and Carolina. blankets, as well as food. 4. The Carolina Bay Lakes, Thanks to all the known including Singletary Lake, Bay- and unknown angels who tree Lake, Jones Lake, Salters support ACTS with food, Lake, Lake Waccamaw and money, services and good White Lake in Southeastern will. I will continue to try North Carolina and Lake Mat- to be a good steward with tamuskeet. Lake Mattamusyour gifts. keet has to be on my list thanks On a personal level, an to Jack Betts, to the Nature anonymous angel made it Conservancy’s Tom Cors and to possible for me to end and Phil Manning’s description (in begin the year feeling posi“Islands of Hope”) of the majes- tive and affirmed, when I tic parade of the comings and was hanging on to both by goings of the migratory water pure will. Once again, a foul that visit there. miracle comes through an 5. Chimney Rock, now a part angel. of the state parks system. To all you angels, I say 6. The waterfalls near thank you. I am certain Brevard, including the 400-foot you will be blessed. drop of Whitewater Falls (said to be the highest falls east of Copper Rain the Rocky Mountains), the Henderson beautiful Looking Glass falls, the popular Sliding Rock, and about 250 others. 7. Pilot Mountain. It rises dramatically so far above its surroundings that some people think it must have once been a volcano. What do you think of my list? The Daily Dispatch welIf you don’t like it, make your comes letters to the editor. own. Write a column or a letter Letters must be signed, to the editor with you seven include the author’s city natural wonders, and I bet you of residence, and should will find your writings printed be limited to 300 words. in the newspaper. Please include a telephone Remember this. Your list will number for verification. have just as much authority as Writers should limit mine does. themselves to one letter every 30 days. Letters can be accepted D.G. Martin is hosting his by e-mail, but city of resifinal season of UNC-TV’s North dence and a phone number Carolina Bookwatch, which for verification purposes still airs Sundays at 5 p.m. You can must be included. contact him at (919) 933-3002 or at dmartin13@nc.rr.com

What about North Carolina’s seven ‘natural’ wonders? “Why didn’t you make a list of North Carolina’s seven natural wonders?” I got this question after I shared my choices for our state’s seven manmade wonders in a recent column. The same group that identified the Seven New (manmade) Wonders of the World, which prompted my earlier column, has also identified the Seven Natural Wonders: The Aurora Borealis (the Northern Lights), Grand Canyon, Paricutin (a cinder cone volcano in Mexico), Victoria Falls, Great Barrier Reef, Mount Everest, and the Harbor of Rio de Janeiro. The group is also selecting the Seven Natural Wonders for North America. Current leaders are Niagara Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Redwood National Forest, Great Blue Hole (a large underwater sink hole off the coast of Belize), Yosemite National Park, Everglades National Park, and the Bay of Fundy. So why don’t some of us talk more about our own natural wonders? North Carolina is full of natural treasures. We should have our own list. Some have already tried. For instance, Charlotte Observer editorial columnist Jack Betts has already tackled the challenge in his blog. Well, sort of. Betts listed his “nominees” for the state’s seven natural wonders and included Cape Lookout Bight (a natural harbor), Lake Mattamuskeet, the Neuse River (below New Bern at Minnesott where it is wider than the Mississippi), Duke Forest, the Uwharrie Moun-

tains, Linville Gorge, Grandfather Mountain, Mount Mitchell and Clingman’s Dome. Note that there are nine sites on his list. To really start the arguments, I think somebody has to narrow the list to seven and then buckle down and wait for the reactions of people across the state whose favorite place has been left of the list. So here we go. Here is my list. 1. GrandD.G. father MounMartin tain. It is not our highest One on One mountain, but it surely looks the part. Why? Because it stands almost alone and dominates its surroundings in a powerful way. When visitors go all the way to the top, they feel that they can touch the clouds in the sky. I may be prejudiced. My mother loved this mountain, which she claimed she could see on a clear day from the entrance to the college on North Main Street in Davidson. 2. The Black Mountain Range, including Mount Mitchell, the highest peak in eastern North America. 3. The Outer Banks, especially the protected areas like the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. This long thin strand of sand that stands between us and the Atlantic Ocean is what many people across the country think about

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(now ex) husband having sex with their houseguest in the bathroom! And about 15 years ago, a friend of mine caught her husband in the basement with another woman. She and their two children had been upstairs sleeping. Open your eyes, Abby. Why would a relative come in the middle of the night and park a block away? — DIANE IN MINNESOTA DEAR ABBY: My mom had the same suspicion years ago. Her neighbor lady’s husband would leave for work and shortly after his departure a man next door would walk over to her house. He’d go through the back gate, into her home, stay awhile and then walk back to his house. After getting to know them, Mom discovered that the woman and her visitor were brother and sister and enjoyed drinking their morning coffee together. — NOSY NO MORE DEAR ABBY: I wish a nosy neighbor had told me when my fiance was cheating on me. After I found out, several people admitted they had suspected the woman who had been coming around when I was visiting my parents was the “other woman,” but they didn’t want to seem intrusive. While all of this was going on, I was pregnant with our second child. I learned what was happening when the baby was 3 months old. The woman was someone I considered a friend. I felt betrayed. Abby, “Nosy” should send her neighbor an anonymous note. — SOMEONE WHO’S BEEN THERE DEAR ABBY: Several years ago my dad came to San Francisco to attend a CPA convention. Because my stepmom, “Ann,” couldn’t be there, Dad invited me to the Saturday night dinner. I was in my early 20s and working as a fashion model, so I decided to dress to kill. Even though Dad introduced me as his daughter, several of the wives were suspicious. One of them took a picture of us and showed it to Ann. The look on her face was priceless will fill when my stepmom said, “Isn’t ‘Jim’s’ daughter beautiful? I’m so glad she could be there.” The three of us have laughed about it for years. — NORMA IN SAN MATEO, CALIF.

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Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Ray Price is 84. Singer Glenn Yarborough is 80. Country singer William Lee Golden (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 71. Former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier is 66. Rock musician Cynthia Robinson (Sly and the Family Stone) is 66. Singermusician George Duke is 64. Actress Kirstie Alley is 59. Country singer Ricky Van Shelton is 58. Radio personality Howard Stern is 56. Actor Oliver Platt is 50. Basketball Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins is 50. Rock singer Zack de la Rocha is 40. Rapper Raekwon (Wu Tang Clan) is 40. Singer Melanie Chisholm (Spice Girls) is 36. R&B singer Amerie is 30. Actor Andrew Lawrence is 22.

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On this date: In 1773, the first public museum in America was organized, in Charleston, S.C. In 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected, 204174, a constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote. In 1932, Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, after serving out the remainder of the term of her late husband, Thaddeus. In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown Records (originally Tamla Records) in Detroit. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson said in his State of the Union address that the U.S. should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there was ended. In 1976, mystery writer Agatha Christie died in Wallingford, England, at 85.

One year ago: Senate Democrats announced they would accept former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama’s Senate successor. In the final news conference of his presidency, Bush vigorously defended his record but also offered an extraordinary listing of his mistakes — including his optimistic Iraq speech in 2003.

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