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Volume XCV, No. 182

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Heroin seized in stop

By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Twelve bindles of heroin were seized and a Henderson woman was arrested Tuesday when members of the police department’s Narcotics Unit made a traffic stop just off West Andrews Avenue.

Shirl Fitzgerald Terry, 45, of 355 Fred Royster Road was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver Schedule 1 and manufacturing Schedule 1.

The stop was made in the parking lot of Henderson Heights Apartments.

Terry’s bond was set at $30,000. A preliminary hearing on the charges was scheduled to be held Aug. 17 in Vance County District Court.

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By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

A majority of the Henderson City Council has decided to hold firm in the home ownership requirement as part of any transformation of the shabby former Beacon Light apartment complex at 318 Boddie St. in the southeastern part of the city.

The council majority on Wednesday afternoon turned back a Greensboro real estate management company’s proposal to have rental units on the property and, in the process, put the ball back in the hands of the property owner, Sharif Abdelhaim.

The council majority agreed to move ahead with an order to demol-

Council majority won’t lift the home ownership requirement in upgrade of the rundown property ish the structures down to a green field, but made clear the city will be willing to work with Abdelhalim.

Specifically, Abdelhalim would post a letter of credit with the city within three months at a figure of 1.25 percent of the demolition costs.

Assistant City Manager Frank Frazier or City Code Compliance Director Corey Williams will contact contractors to obtain a price for the demolition costs.

Additionally, the council majority agreed that if Abdelhalim does not establish the letter of credit with the city, then the city will ask Hender-

son’s federal representatives to contact the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and obtain Abdelhalim’s more than $1.2 million deposit with HUD to help pay the demolition costs.

The council majority came to the agreement at a meeting of the council’s Land Planning and Development Committee.

And the city wants to see whether Abdelhalim may have received insurance proceeds as a result of fires on the property and use the money to help pay the demolition costs.

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Evans made the motion, which was seconded by committee member Michael Inscoe. Voting yes were Committee Chairman Michael Rainey, committee member Lonnie Davis and Councilmen Garry Daeke and George Daye.

Although Councilwoman Brenda Peace was absent, City Manager Ray Griffin said she relayed to him that she would support keeping the home ownership requirement.

Councilman Bernard Alston was absent.

The agreement will go before the full council for a vote at the 7 p.m.

Monday regular meeting.

Brad Gregory and Bryon Nelson, Please see BEACON LIGHT, page 4A

Living without utilities Reports of squalor in city increasing, committee hears

Driver charged after snagging tree branch

By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

From STAFF REPORTS

After a large tree limb snagged a tractor-trailer rig turning onto Granite Street from Chestnut Street Tuesday afternoon, the long arm of the law charged the truck driver with failure to obey a traffic sign.

The ticket was written by a Henderson Police officer.

The sign, which was between Chestnut and Please see TREE, page 6A

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“AlertNow provides a number of extra features that we like,” said Terri Hedrick, VCS public information officer. “With our Spanish language population now at 10 percent and growing, the automatic translation feature in particular makes the new system much easier to use.”

It has a built-in translator. An out-going message only needs to be recorded once. AlertNow then translates the message as needed, and sends it automatically to selected homes.

Residents who are living in squalor became the main item of discussion Wednesday at the Clean Up Henderson Committee meeting.

The subject surfaced after City Code Compliance Inspector Cyndi Smith, filling in for Code Compliance Director Corey Williams at the session, gave an update about dilapidated housing.

Councilwoman Mary Emma Evans asked for specifics after Smith said there are increasing reports of people who are without utilities.

Griffin reminded Evans that, at the July 27 council work session, Williams spoke about having teamed with the Finance Department in working on houses that are occupied, but without water.

“It’s a misdemeanor,” Griffin noted.

And efforts are being made to identify houses that are occupied and have these issues, Griffin said.

“As a result of the first letters going out advising people that enforcement action would be taken, we had some people come in and pay their accounts in full or set up a payment agreement to get their accounts,” Griffin said.

Those not doing so are processed with further minimum housing issues, Griffin said.

“If we’re going to deal with the issue of people putting human waste on the ground, we’re going to have to rely upon our own code enforcement office to do it and not any other agency,” Griffin added.

Griffin said he would be glad to share details on the first round of enforcement with the committee.

At the same time, Griffin pointed out the impact of the nationwide recession on this fiscal year’s municipal budget. A vacant code compliance inspector position is frozen, leaving the city with Williams and Smith, and there is a $15,000 reduction in funds for demolishing rundown structures.

“Given the workload, we probably could use a six-person staff and several hundred thousand dollars a year in just demolition,” Griffin added.

Griffin said Police Chief Keith Sidwell has formed a working

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Journalist Laura Ling, right front, thanks former President Bill Clinton for his assistance in the release from North Korea of herself and fellow journalist Euna Lee, right, while standing with Clinton, former Vice President Al Gore and family members at a news conference following their arrival Wednesday at the Bob Hope Airport in Los Angeles. The pair was arrested in March near the North Korea-China border while on a reporting trip for Gore’s Current TV. They had been sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for entering the country illegally but were pardoned.

Evans: Gunfire in Poplar Street area

By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

City Councilwoman Mary Emma Evans told the Clean Up Henderson Committee on Wednesday that gunfire can routinely be heard in the Poplar Street area.

The subject came up with approximately 20 minutes left in the approximately hour-long meeting, when Evans asked whether the city has anything in place “to kind of curb or stop people from having all-night parties in their yards on the weekends” or whether such activity is illegal.

“I mean, just shooting all night long,” Evans said.

“Shooting weapons?” City Manager Ray Griffin asked.

“Yeah, just gunshots and all,”

‘They just shoot,’ said Councilwoman, but not at anyone Evans said.

Griffin, City Public Works Director Linda Leyen and Clean Up Henderson Chairwoman Juanita Somerville quickly replied that discharging a firearm in the city limits is illegal.

Evans told of her grandchildren encountering gunfire while walking on a path from Parkway Drive to Poplar.

“And they said, ‘Oh, we didn’t see you all’,” Evans said. “They’re not doing it to try to hurt anyone, but they’re just shooting all day and all night.”

Evans is a resident of Parkway,

with both Parkway and Poplar being in the northern part of the city and near N.C. 39/West Andrews Avenue.

Additionally, Evans said an elderly resident of Poplar and who can still drive is afraid to come out of her home because of a neighboring man allegedly shooting day and night.

Griffin asked Evans, “Is she willing to testify that this is happening?”

When Evans replied in the affirmative, Griffin said, “We need to pair her up” with Police Chief Keith Sidwell because stray bullets, even if non-violently intended, can kill people just as readily.

Evans maintained that the shooters are “very nice” in manPlease see GUNFIRE, page 3A

Schools change rapid communications service

By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

For an annual $2 fee for each of Vance County Schools’ 7,800 or so students, AlertNow began operating on July 1 a rapid communications service throughout the school system.

It consists of 10 elementary Obituaries, 4A schools, two middle schools and four high schools.

Web-based AlertNow replaced Connect Ed, a telephone notification service previously used by Vance County Schools.

The new system delivers voice,

e-mail or text messages at a total rate of more than two million per hour to telephones, mobile homes or any internet-enabled device.

Besides immediately getting information to children’s families during emergencies, AlertNow can also deliver routine messages to increase parent involvement, boost student attendance and bridge language barriers between schools and parents.

Connect Ed’s contract ran out at the end of June. The school system had used it for about three years.

The company’s most recent annual rate was about $3 per child.

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Mark It Down Today Shriners’ meeting — The Henderson Shrine Club meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Henderson Masonic Lodge #229, 401 Brodie Road, Henderson. Dinner will be served, followed by the business meeting.

Genealogical society — The Granville County Genealogical Society #1746 Inc. will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the County Commissioner Meeting Room, 145 Williamsboro Street, Oxford (please note change in meeting location). Everyone in attendance will have an opportunity to “show and tell” some of their genealogical experiences. Monthly meetings are open to the public and visitors are cordially invited to attend.

Chess Club — The Henderson/Vance Chess Club, affiliated with the U. S. Chess Federation, meets at the First United Methodist Church from 6:30 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).

Film showing — The PBS “Frontline” documentary, “Sick Around The World,” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room of the Warren County Memorial Library at 119 Front St., Warrenton. This 60-minute film shows the different ways that five other advanced, capitalist countries provide health care for all their people at lower cost and with better results than the U.S. The event is sponsored by the Warren County Senior Democrats and the public is invited to attend.

Granville Museum — Dawn Shamp, a Roxboro native and author, will discuss her novel “On Account of Conspicuous Women” at 4 p.m. in the Harris Exhibit Hall of the Granville County Historical Museum. Stories of her “Grimma Lizzie” inspired this novel about Roxboro women in the 1920s. Books will be available for sale and signing. Seating is limited so register early. To register, call (919) 693-9706 or e-mail pam@ granvillemuseumnc.org.

Childbirth classes — Prepared childbirth education classes are held at Granville Medical Center, 1010 College St., in Oxford, every Thursday night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room. For more information, call (919) 690-3208.

Friday Blood drive — Maria Parham Medical Center and the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the classroom and the auditorium of the hospital. Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins will be taken if time permits. Donors need to be at least 17 years old, in good health and weigh at least 110 pounds. Donors may be as young as 16 years old if they are accompanied by a parent and proper paperwork is completed at the time of the donation. Call Lee Anne Peoples at 436-1116 or e-mail her at peoplesl@mphosp.org to schedule an appointment.

Public Works — The Oxford City Commission’s Public Works Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. in the engineering conference room of City Hall, 300 Williamsboro St. Weight loss group — TOWN (Take Off Weight Now), a non-profit weight loss group, will meet at Aycock Recreation Center at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend.

American Legion — The American Legion Post 60 will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Legion Hut. All members are requested to attend.

Habitat for Humanity — Granville Habitat for Humanity will sponsor a gospel and bluegrass singing celebration from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Oxford City Hall Auditiorium, 300 Williamsboro St., Oxford. Featured performers will be the Resurrection Quartet and County Associates. Tickets are $15 at the door ($12 in advance). Proceeds will benefit Granville Habitat for Humanity.

School supply drive — A school supply donation event will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. in the front parking lot of the Chick-fil-A restaurant on Dabney Drive in Henderson. Anyone interested in donating supplies for needy children in local public schools is asked to purchase new supplies and bring them to Chick-fil-A during the four-hour period. Look for the yellow school bus at the front of the parking lot.

Blood drive — Granville Health System will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Rex Bloodmobile, located behind Granville Medical Center, 1010 College Street in Oxford. Currently all blood types are in need, but individuals with type O positive and O negative are especially encouraged to give. Donors must be at least 17 years of age and 110 pounds, not taking any antibiotics for infections, and must be in good health. The process takes between 30 and 45 minutes. For more information or to schedule an appointment to donate, call Annie Nesbitt at (919) 690-33446 or e-mail her at anesbitt@granvillemedical.com.

N.C. Central Art Museum to exhibit Ruth Russell Williams’ paintings On Sunday, the N.C. Central University Art Museum in Durham will open an exhibition of work

by Henderson-based selftaught artist Ruth Russell Williams.

“Ruth Russell Williams: Master Storyteller,” is a collection of works by Williams from throughout her career. The opening reception will be held from 2-4 p.m. and is open to the public.

The exhibition will feature approximately 50 original works which are on loan from her varied collectors around the country and abroad. The exhibition will be on display through Aug. 28.

“We are honored to have the opportunity to bring one of the North Carolina’s most original artists to Durham once again,” Museum Director Kenneth G. Rodgers said.

“We view this exhibition as an opportunity Williams for the community to learn something about an artist who single-handedly developed a regional, national and international reputation through an annual art exhibition held at her own home. Today she occupies a prominent place

A school supply donation event will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. on Aug. 7 in the front parking lot of the Chick-fil-A restaurant on Dabney Drive in Henderson.

The event is being sponsored by Chick-fil-A, the

Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce, the United Way Volunteer Center of Vance County and Vance County Schools.

Anyone interested in donating supplies for needy children in local public schools is asked to

The first show of the 2009-2010 season for Granville Little Theatre will be the prize winning musical “The Pajama Game.”

The show will be performed in mid-October and is based on the book Seven and a Half Cents.

In the play, the Sleep-Tite pajama factory workers

are dangerously close to a strike over a seven-and-ahalf cent raise.

Made famous by the 1957 Doris Day and John Raitt movie, this play was most recently performed on Broadway in 2006, starring Harry Connick Jr. Notable songs include “Hernando’s Hideaway,” “Steam Heat,” and “Hey

Maria Parham Medical Center staff bids Dr. Joseph Mulcahy farewell Maria Parham Medical Center recently held a well-attended farewell reception for Dr. Joseph W. Mulcahy, who is leaving to accept Mulcahy

a position in Washington state. Mulcahy has provided care to Maria Parham Medical Center patients for the last 16 years, most recently at Northern Carolina Surgical Associates. Those attending wished him well in his new endeavors.

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the exhibit include works featuring a wide range of flowers as both independent still lifes and as parts of larger landscapes.

Williams will attend the opening of the event and have some of her recent works for sale.

The N.C. Central University Art Museum is located on Lawson Street across from the FarrionNewton Communications Building. For general information or assistance, contact (919) 560-6211.

Visitors in groups are asked to call in advance.

The museum is open Tuesday through Friday form 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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It is by no means a comprehensive examination of this wonderfully creative artist, but there are many compelling paintings in the show.”

The majority of Williams’ paintings involve storytelling, with scenes like picking plums and grapes, eating watermelon, playing baseball and gossiping. A number of the paintings re-examine Williams’ visits to her local church and the activities held there. Included in the exhibit is “Mother’s Day,” a painting of a church with men, women and children exchanging pleasantries before entering the sanctuary. Other paintings in

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ner, prompting Leyen to remark, “Nice people can be stupid, too.”

“They’re not shooting to shoot anyone,” Evans said.

“They just shoot.”

“That’s crazy. That’s crazy,” Leyen said.

“And we hear it all night,” Evans said. “All you have to do is just be real quiet and you just hear it, just shooting all night from that same house.”

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home along Poplar in the last few months.

Smith said she did not know anything about gunfire.

“I was called about all the beer cans and trash and stuff like that,” Smith said.

Evans said all Griffin has to do is check with Emergency 911.

Griffin told Evans, “Let me just give you a call and talk about it” as opposed to the time-consuming task of 911 personnel going through thousands of phone calls.

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tered, “This New Direction squashed a lot of things that a lot of people were fighting for that was really important to a tenant and also to a landlord.”

“I can’t say I agree with that,” Evans said.

Burton was referring to the 2007 municipal election, when all eight council positions, including the mayor’s position, went to one degree or another with the “New Direction” movement backed by local businessmen that included Cliff Rogers and Sam Watkins.

“They squashed it,” Burton said in continuing his arguments about the New Direction regarding landlord-tenant regulations. “They hid a lot of stuff.

“We fought hard for it, but after things changed, things got worse, like you’re talking about now,” Burton told Evans.

Burton said that “if things had fallen the way they should have gone,” then the landlords should fix up their houses according to code.

“And now they’re having their way. And it’s getting worse. And what are you going to do about it?”

Burton asked.

Evans, a councilwoman since 2003, said, “The Old Direction and the New Direction always were concerned about landlords who did not treat their tenants correctly.”

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closing the house, Smith said.

Evans said, “We need to have something in place to make sure that people are not running in the back of their houses doing what they need to do, because they’re going to go some place.”

Evans said while Henderson does have “some excellent landlords,” there are a few who are taking advantage of ordinances and whose properties are not up to code.

And Evans told of a house along First Avenue with a mother, two children and a baby, with the mother having been evicted despite having paid rent through the month.

“The house that she was being evicted from was not worth her even living in,” Evans said.

According to Evans, the tenant had a $400 water bill because the landlord would not fix the property.

Evans said she went to City Hall saying she did not want the house rented to anyone else.

Smith said, “I put the brakes on that that day.”

“We need to get back to what we were doing a few years ago,” Evans said.

“If we don’t start riding around again and checking on some of these dilapidated rental houses — and I’m saying some of them — that some landlords are going to continue to take advantage of the people.”

“The situation is getting back to the way it used to be” with some of the landlords, Evans said.

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Smith said, “We contact the owner and make them aware that the tenant does not have power and water.

And it’s generally up to them to tell the people, ‘Look, I’ve gotten this complaint. You need to either make arrangements to get you some power and water or go somewhere else.’”

After Evans pressed for more information, Smith said that the Code Compliance Department issues letters and reminders and that she follows up.

“So you do know when that water or the electricity is turned back on?”

Evans asked.

“Or if it is,” Smith said, noting most of the time “it is not.”

Smith said tenants are “pretty much” evicted by that point.

Evans said she was not trying to put Smith on the spot. Smith said, “I know what you’re saying.”

Smith said, “I really don’t have any way of following up with that on an ongoing basis.”

“We try to help ‘em through [the Department of] Social Services and through those avenues,” but not everybody without utilities “really qualifies” for assistance through the agency, Smith said.

“It’s really a box that we don’t have a slot to put that particular problem in,” Smith said, noting she and Williams talk about the subject all the time.

“And it’s unfortunate.”

The last resort is getting the Fire Department involved and securing and

group with property owners and property managers to come to terms with problem tenants who not only tear up properties, but bring down a neighborhood at large.

And Griffin said Sidwell is working with utilities providers regarding when someone’s electricity is off and when persons are stealing utilities services.

And Griffin said a team formed by Sidwell, Fire Chief Danny Wilkerson and Williams closed down a rental unit that did not have utilities, with people “living in there in the most horrible of conditions.”

“Now, oftentimes, you’re going to find” two parties are guilty, Griffin said, noting the city is looking at both parties in this case.

Griffin told the Dispatch that the house is along Charles Street.

Smith earlier in the committee meeting said the Code Compliance Department is receiving quite an upswing in information about tenants living without utilities.

“I mean, we all know what that is,” Smith said.

“That’s the economy, but it’s still a reality.”

Evans said she knows the Finance Department has a plan set up for people to make payment arrangements for sewer and water.

“But I’m wondering, just in case we don’t have people who would do what the Finance Department says, what do you do? Do you go back and check and see whether people are still running outside, beside other neighbors

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Patsy T. Fort HENDERSON — Patsy Tart Fort, 65, of 105 Orchard Road, Henderson, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center.

Born in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late William Paul Tart and Etta Gertrude Tucker Tart.

Mrs. Fort was a retired employee of Sprint Telephone Company. She was a member of New Life Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, at 11 a.m., at Flowers Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Cleveland Harrison. Burial will follow in Sunset Gardens.

Surviving are her husband, Charles B. Fort; a goddaughter, Nicole Jenks, of Raleigh; and

Albert C. Autrey Sr. FRANKLINTON — Albert C. Autrey Sr., 75, of 7250 Highway 56, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, at his home. A native of Mitchell County, he was the son of the late George T. and Nellie Smith Autrey.

He was of the Baptist faith and was medically retired.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in the Eakes Funeral Chapel in Creedmoor by the Rev. Lemar Wheeler.

Burial will be in South Granville Memorial Gardens.

Surviving are his wife, Ilean McMahan Autrey of the home; two daughters, Patricia Garcia of Creedmoor and Rose Simpson of Rougemont; seven sons, Dennis Autrey and Douglas Autrey, both of Franklinton, Albert Autrey Jr. of Stem, Gene Autrey of Spring Hope, Mark Autrey of Zebulon, Ronnie Autrey and Donnie Autrey, both of Louisburg; three brothers, Brown Autrey of Oxford, Paul Autrey and Franklin Autrey, both of Creedmoor; two sisters, Lillian Franklin of Spruce Pines and Kate Norwood of Durham; 27 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Debra Autrey and Teresa Autrey; and a brother, Kelse Autrey.

Visitation will be from 7-8:30 p.m. today at Eakes

two sisters, Virginia T. Thompson and Mary Ann T. Harris, both of Henderson. She was preceded in death by a sister, Louise T. Wright; and two brothers, Furman Hobbs and David Hobbs.

The family will receive friends today, from 7-8:30 p.m., at Flowers Funeral Home. All other times, they will be at the home, 105 Orchard Road, Henderson.

Serving as active pallbearers will be John Abbott, Ted Bowen, Jimmy Brafford, Adrian Brame, Mike Inscoe, Hubert Jenks, Pete O’Geary and Paul Williams.

Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to the church or charity of one’s choice.

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Baby Girl Clemons DURHAM — Baby Girl Clemons, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. She was the daughter of Veremque Tokie Savory Clemons and Orpah Van Clemons.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Antonio Danny Toney & Son of Spring Hope.

George C. Edwards HENDERSON — George Carlton Edwards, 83, a resident of 680 Mabry Mill Road, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, in a local nursing home. Born in Vance County on July 27, 1926, he was the son of the late Jesse J. Edwards and Ethel Stainback Edwards.

He was a veteran of the United States Navy. He was retired with 22 years of service with the United States Postal Service, and was a member of Flat Rock United Methodist Church.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Flat Rock United Methodist Church by the Rev. Pam Gilliam. Burial will follow in Sunset Gardens.

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Milton S. Jones WISE — Milton Samuel Jones, 72, a former resident of 488 U.S. 1, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, in the Durham V.A. Hospital.

Born in Vance County on Jan. 30, 1937, he was the son of the late Hebert Jones and Mamie Marks Jones.

He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, and was a retired selfemployed carpenter.

Graveside services with military rites will be held at 3 p.m. today at Sunset Gardens by the Rev. Kenny Davis.

He is survived by a sister, Margaret Jones Coghill of Henderson; and two brothers, Marvin Jones of Virginia Beach, Va.,

and Bryant Willis Jones of Wise. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Herbert Earl Jones Jr. and Ben Marks.

The family will receive friends at the home of Margaret and A.C. Coghill at 401 Coghill-Dickerson Lane, Henderson.

Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home.

Ernestine A. Moore WARREN COUNTY — Ernestine A. Moore, daughter of the late Benjamin and Mattie Alston, was born Nov. 18, 1933, in Warren County. She died Friday, July 31, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson.

She was educated in the Warren County public school system and graduated from John R. Hawkins High School in 1951.

After graduation, she moved to New York where she furthered her education at Central School for Nurses in Welfare Island in Queens, N.Y. She was dedicated to her profession until her retirement in the early 1990s. In 1994, she relocated to North Carolina.

She was married to Nathaniel Moore.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today in the Fork Chapel Baptist Church by the Rev. Luther Alston, pastor. Interment will follow in the Alston Family Cemetery in Inez.

She is survived by her husband, Nathaniel Moore of the home; two brothers, Paul Alston of Baltimore, Md., and Richard Alston of Warrenton; and a sister, Charlotte Anderson of Baltimore, Md. The body may be viewed at the church today one hour prior to the service.

Arrangements are by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

BEACON LIGHT, from page one both representing Twin City Inc., have been looking to purchase the property from Abdelhalim. Gregory and Nelson have told the committee they wanted to obtain a loan from HUD, which the two said would take seven to 10 months.

The two said they wanted to use the money to tear down at least three fire-damaged buildings — and possibly a fourth building — and follow up with a two-phase renovation process of the entire complex.

And the two said they wanted to market the property as conventional style apartments, although they would not deny having Section 8 tenants. Section 8 means a landlord receives a rent subsidy on behalf of a qualified low-income tenant, which allows a tenant to pay a limited proportion of income toward the rent.

The proposal by Gregory and Nelson meant the council would have to lift the requirement of home ownership. And the Zoning Board of Adjustment would have to give the okay to Twin City’s plans.

The HUD-sponsored lowincome complex, which dates back to 1973, was closed in 2006 at the request of the previous council after the property had become notorious for crime and unsanitary conditions. The previous council wanted Beacon Light redeveloped with singlefamily homes.

During Wednesday afternoon’s committee meeting, Daeke, who was on the previous council, recalled the time he and Evans saw residents living in filth at Beacon Light.

Daeke recalled the vow afterward was: “We never want to see that happen again.”

“And it may not, but it might,” Daeke said. “And we knew then that homeownership was the way to have people who lived like that have the potential to own and be a part of a community.”

And Daeke added, “Mary Emma’s heart that day poured all over. And I knew who you were that day when we sat there and bawled”

over what the residents were going through.

“I could never change my mind on this,” Daeke said.

Davis said that home ownership would be ideal, but that he hates to hear the term Section 8 being put down “as a horrible thing” because a lot of people could not survive without such assistance.

Davis pointed out that he had earlier tried to call attention to Beacon Light and that “it just fell on deaf ears.”

“We’re just as much to blame for the conditions which existed as the tenants and the poor management and whoever else belonged there,” Davis added.

“It happened over a lot of years,” Daeke said.

Evans said Abdelhalim knew the home ownership requirement when he bought the former Beacon Light.

“Just because now he doesn’t want to go ahead with what he said, I don’t think we ought to back down,” Evans added.

Abdelhalim bought the property in a foreclosure sale and has urged patience, but city officials have said he has never has produced any plans. The current council on June 22 tabled an order to demolish the buildings until July 27 to obtain additional information.

The council on July 27 voted for the postponement, with Daeke casting the lone no vote because he believes the city needs to move forward with developing the site for home ownership.

On Wednesday afternoon, the public and representatives of the news media had to first wait outside. Rainey cited the attorney-client privilege exemption to the state’s open meeting laws as the reason council members needed to meet privately with City Attorney John Zollicoffer.

The council members, after talking privately with Zollicoffer for approximately 20 minutes, then met openly for approximately 40 minutes.

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Bloom, speaking at the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Mich., where he was on a panel about government intervention in the auto industry, also said the government is not currently considering further aid to auto parts suppliers.

Suppliers have been under extreme financial stress as auto sales have declined in the recession and auto companies have cut production.

But Bloom said the suppliers that have gone into bankruptcy protection have been able to get financing, and the court process has worked as intended. The amount of factory capacity in the parts business has to be reduced, just like it was with the automakers, he said.

U.S. auto sales had been running below a 10 million annual sales rate for much of this year until July, when it topped 11 million due mainly to government incentives to trade in clunkers. But it was

16 million or 17 million as recently as 2007.

But another speaker, Linda Hasenfratz, CEO of auto parts supplier Linamar Corp., told the conference that the government should get involved in helping suppliers obtain financing they need as GM and Chrysler bring factories back on line.

So far this year 32 suppliers have entered bankruptcy, compared with eight for the same time last year, and more bankruptcies are expected because they can’t borrow money to ramp up to make parts for automakers, she said.

Suppliers generally are not paid until 45 days after they deliver parts, so they have to front the money for raw materials and other expenses until they are paid by automakers.

Banks are reluctant to loan suppliers money or extend terms because of the distress in the industry, Hasenfratz said. Without government loans or guarantees, the reduction of fac-

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Bloom said GM likely will sell stock to the public in 2010, but Chrysler will be sometime after that.

He is confident that the $8 billion the government has allocated to get Chrysler from bankruptcy emergence to profitability will be enough, saying that Chrysler saw a sales resurgence in July.

Chrysler’s sales for the first seven months of the year are down 42 percent, but its July results were far better, down only 9.4 percent from the same month in 2008.

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• Robert McGhee, 58, of 2251 U.S. 1 South, Kittrell, reported on Aug. 4 at 4:48 p.m. that someone removed items from the storage shed at his residence. Items taken included a riding mower valued at $1,100, a push mower valued at $400, a weed eater valued at $150 and a leaf blower valued at $150.

• Claris Cooley, 49, of 458 Barker Road reported on August 4 at 7:26 p.m. that someone kicked in the door of his residence and caused damage. The estimated amount of damage to the side entrance door frame was unknown. • Vivian Hargrove, 45, of 158 Irene Bullock Road reported on July 29 at 1:43 p.m. that

someone went behind her residence and damaged the phone wires. The estimated amount of damage to the phone wires was unknown. • Abdulrahman Saleh, 26, of S&N Food Mart on 1458 Warrenton Road reported on Aug. 1 at 3:51 p.m. that someone smashed the back half of a toilet at the business. The estimated amount of damage to the toilet was unknown.

HENDERSON POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests • Cindy Terrell, 22, of 911 Bridgers St. was arrested on Aug. 4 at 1 p.m. for violation of a court order. There was a secured bond for $2,000. • Lawrence Richard Blue, 45, of 475 Flanagan Road was arrested on Aug. 4 at 5:30 p.m. for a failure to appear in court charge. There was a secured bond for $2,000. • Plummer Chevelle Parham, 21, of 9555 N.C. Hwy. 39 North was arrested on Aug. 4 at 1:30 p.m. for a failure to appear in court charge. There was a secured bond for $2,000. • Charles Eigner, 43, of 320 Bent Creek Road was arrested on Aug. 4 at 3:30 p.m. for disorderly conduct. Eigner was placed under a $1,500 secured bond. • Theodous Bryant, 20, of 1830 Farm St. was arrested on Aug. 4 at 7:13 p.m. for disorderly conduct by abusive language.

Bryant was placed under a $1,500 secured bond. • Eddie D. Williams, 41, of 488 Merriman St. was arrested on Aug. 4 at 7:13 p.m. for order for arrest for driving while license revoked and resist, delay and obstruct. There was a secured bond for $1,000. In another report, Officer B.J. Bishop reported on Aug. 4 at 7:13 p.m. that Williams attempted to hide in the attic of his residence to avoid arrest for outstanding warrants. • Angela Monique Hargrove, 31, of 371 Foster Road was arrested on Aug. 4 at 10:41 a.m.

for failure to appear in court for driving while license revoked and registration plate not displayed.

There was a secured bond for $1,000. • O’Bryant Williams, 34, of 464 Center Lane was arrested on Aug. 4 at 11:08 a.m. for two counts of failure to appear in court for driving while license revoked and one count of failure to appear in court for no insurance. Williams was placed under a $500 secured bond. • Rodney Kearney, 36, of N.C. 39 Looop Road Lot 44 was arrested on Aug. 4 at 11:35 p.m. for a probation violation. There was no bond. • Angelo Lowry, 27, of 521 Spring Court, was arrested on Aug. 5 at 12:50 a.m. for assault on a female. There was no bond.

In another report, Wanda Lowry, 29, also of 521 Spring Court reported on Aug.t 5 at 12:35 a.m. that Angelo was striking and biting her at their residence. No further information was given. • Roger Taylor, 38, of 1261 Americal Road Lot 99 was arrested on Aug. 4 at 7:49 a.m. for failure to return rental property.

There was no bond. • Michael D. Watson, 51, of 125 Cambridge Way was arrested on Aug. 4 at 7:26 a.m. for a worthless check charge. There was no bond.

door of his residence and entered. Items taken included an Xbox 360 valued at $300, a Playstation 3 valued at $500, Playstation 3 video games valued at $150 and a Guardian Angel Health Care paycheck valued at $416. Damage to the rear door estimated at $200. • Mei Wu, 37, of China Kitchen on 511 E. Andrews Ave. reported on Aug.t 5 at 3:58 a.m. that someone entered the business. Items taken included a bag of assorted frozen foods valued at $100 and coins valued at $10. Damage to a window of the business estimated at $400.

Property Damage • Susan Hoyle, 62, of 1613 Parker Lane reported on Aug. 4 at 7:03 p.m. that someone caused damage to the residence of Mark Hopper of 429 Willowood Drive. Damage to the living room window pane estimated at $25.

Miscellaneous • Marquee Williams, 16, of 777 Parkway Drive reported on Aug. 3 at 10:22 a.m. that someone possessed a counterfeit $20 bill at a business on 929 W. Andrews Ave. No further information was given.

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• McKelvin Williams, 20, of 605 Foxborough Lane reported on Aug. 4 at 2:50 p.m. that someone kicked in the back

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Ohio family visits 52 zoos in 52 weeks COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It’s been a wild year for members of an Ohio family, who say they’ve accomplished a goal of visiting 52 zoos in 52 weeks.

Columbus resident Marla Taviano, her husband and three daughters began last August with the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky and spent weekends and

vacations going to zoos across the country. Their visits included the Dallas Zoo, New York’s Central Park Zoo and the San Diego Zoo. Their Web site shows they wound up hitting 55 animal parks to see giraffes, reindeer and snow leopards.

Taviano says she got the idea while trying to

think of an adventure that would feel like traveling the world and seeing exotic creatures but on a budget.

The family’s 22,000-mile tour ended Saturday with a visit to their hometown Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

Taviano plans a book about their journey.

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A resident of Granite Street said at the time of the incident on Tuesday that she had complained about oversized trucks rolling along there for more than three months.

She paraphrased the City as saying it cannot enforce

the restriction.

City Public Works staff worked from a boom truck to cut the limb off and returned Wednesday morning to load the wood and haul it away, according to Public Works Director Linda Leyen.

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Daily Meditation Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.

James 4: 7-8

Our Opinion

A tax break for all of us Shoppers, open your wallets! Few things in life are really free, but the State is picking up the tab on sales tax this weekend if you buy the right stuff.

Some merchants that sell qualifying products are gearing up for special sales that will make the Sales Tax Holiday an even better deal, while others without products on the list have agreed to pay the sales tax for their customers. It’s all designed and timed to help parents with back-to-school expenses but you don’t have to be a student to qualify.

The holiday begins this Friday at 12:01 a.m. and runs through Sunday at 11:59 p.m. The State has decreed that sales and use taxes will not apply to a long list of “items of tangible personal property” if bought during this time.

The list includes: 1. Clothing with a sales price of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or less per item.

2. Sport or recreational equipment with a sales price of fifty dollars ($50.00) or less per item.

3. Computers with a sales price of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) or less per item.

4. Computer supplies with a sales price of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or less per item.

5. School supplies with a sales price of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or less per item.

6. School instructional materials with a sales price of three hundred dollars ($300.00) or less per item.

Whereas the holiday may have provided a break only on sales taxes in the past, retailers have wisely realized they have to offer extra incentives to get shoppers to their doors. So, in addition to the break on sales tax alone – meaning, for example, a $6.75 savings on a $100 purchase – shoppers can look for some extra reductions.

Friday’s Dispatch will bring you an armful of advertisements and inserts in addition to those who have already been spreading the word on these pages.

The North Carolina Department of Revenue has published a list of the exempt items and a page of “frequently asked questions” about the holiday. You may visit the Dispatch Extra! web pages on our web site at http:// extra.HendersonDispatch.com for a quick link to the Revenue web site.

In its seventh year now, this year’s holiday will prove interesting for retailers and consumers. A recession that has struck consumers’ pocketbooks hard resulted in slow sales through the spring and into this summer.

Given the condition of the state budget this year, there were those among us who wondered aloud if this year’s Sales Tax Holiday might get called off.

The good news is, the party’s still on.

Parents can look for at least a little relief this weekend.

Quotable “We are counting the seconds to hold Laura and Euna in our arms.” — The families of Euna Lee and Laura Ling, freed from detention in North Korea.

“I think the last thing any politician wants to do is cut off the opportunity for somebody who wants to get a rebate to buy a new automobile.” — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on the prospect that the Senate will pass a $2 billion “cash for clunkers” measure.

“I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all being a part of a show that I helped from Day 1 become an international phenomenon.” — Paula Abdul, announcing that she is quitting “American Idol.”

Ce qu’on voit et ce qu’on ne voit pas. That may exhaust my French phrase quota for the year, but it’s worth it. The saying is the title of an essay by 19th century French economist Frederic Bastiat and means “that which is seen, and that which is not seen.”

Bastiat’s essay is most famous for the “parable of the broken window,” in which a young boy shatters a shopkeeper’s window and, after some initial outrage, the villagers conclude that the rascal helped the local economy.

Why? Because if no one broke windows, window makers would be out of business, and if window makers were out of business, they wouldn’t buy any more bread or shoes, hurting the bakers and cobblers. So the six francs the shopkeeper must spend for a new window is really a boon to the community.

The problem with this argument can be gleaned from the title of Bastiat’s essay. By counting the money the shopkeeper spends to replace a perfectly good window (that which is seen), we ignore the money he might have spent on something else (that which is unseen).

The shopkeeper might have instead dropped six francs on new shoes, a book or a bonus for his assistant. Those who

celebrate the broken window as a generator of growth take “no account of that which is not seen.”

Sorry for the long digression, but the parable of the broken window is worth keeping in mind, or perhaps even worth updating to the parable of the crushed clunker.

This parable is more convoluted, but the upshot is that Uncle Sam pays people Jonah destroy Goldberg to their own Tribune Media cars as long Services as they use the money to buy a new, more expensive car.

As you’ve no doubt heard, the “cash for clunkers” program gives buyers up to $4,500 of taxpayer dollars toward the purchase of a new car if they trade in their old cars for vehicles with better gas mileage. The old cars, still roadworthy, are then destroyed just like the shopkeeper’s window.

The thinking behind the program is that the car companies need a boost, Michigan needs a boost, the environment needs a boost (through lower emissions),

and Americans need help too.

Unsaid, but just as relevant, is that the authors of the government’s mammoth stimulus plan need some proof that something is being stimulated.

The program’s $1 billion funding evaporated in days rather than months as consumers, most of whom had been waiting to trade in their clunkers anyway, lined up for free cash. Washington is now agog with its successful effort to give out free money.

That Washington is shocked by the news that Americans like getting free money shows how thick the Beltway bubble really is.

Like the drunk who only looks for his car keys where the light is good, Washington can only see the economic activity it has created, not the activity it has destroyed.

For starters, who says the smartest thing for people with working cars is to buy new ones?

Personal debt is supposed to be a problem, so why not look at this as bribing consumers into taking out car loans they don’t need?

Even with the $4,500 subsidy, not all of these customers are going to be paying cash for their new cars. So they’ll be swapping serviceable-but-paid-for cars for nicer cars that are owned by banks.

Besides, maybe some people

would be smarter to buy a savings bond or max out their kid’s college fund or — here’s a crazy thought — buy health insurance. But instead they’ve been seduced into spending the equivalent of their six francs on a car they don’t really need.

But, you might say, some buyers surely do need a new car. True. But if they needed a new car, they’d get one anyway, eventually. Indeed, they might already have gotten it, but rationally opted to wait for the program to kick in.

Or maybe they’d have needed to delay the purchase until next year, or buy a cheaper car, possibly even a used car, which will now become more difficult for poor people to find because we are taking all these cheap cars off the market. But at least under these scenarios, they’d be spending their own money.

Under the government’s program, tax dollars are being diverted to people with cheap cars so they can buy expensive ones. That’s just really inefficient wealth distribution, not wealth creation. But government can see it, and that’s all that counts.

(You can write to Jonah Goldberg in care of this newspaper or by e-mail at JonahsColumn@ aol.com.)

Other Views With 2-a-days comes extreme heat Earlier this summer, a few months before high school and college teams were scheduled to begin practicing in the August heat, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association issued a report that called for an end to the rite of passage known as two-a-days.

The group pointed to the death of a 15-year-old Kentucky student last year after he collapsed during practice.

The boy’s coach was charged with reckless homicide.

According to the Associated Press, at least 39 football players across all levels have died from heat-related causes and most of those cases happened in early August. These statistics were gathered by Dr. Frederick Mueller of the University of North Carolina.

McCain-Palin campaign toward seek enlightenment and, yes, to EDITOR’S NOTE: This High school football teams the end, the extreme right has dissent — without blowing up column begins with a word that in North Carolina began worked with fervor to convince the dynamite warehouse.

Then, may be offensive to our readers. two-a-days on Saturday, the in walks Glenn Beck carrying a Please note our concern, however, white Americans of a thesis also, earliest day allowed as the not coincidentally, advanced torch. that to omit the word would teams begin preparations for

by David Duke: that they are Because where race is conhave lessened the impact of the a season that begins in three victims of black and brown opcerned, the aim of unthoughtful point Mr. Pitts wishes to make. short weeks. Lee County High pression. people is not to probe issues, to We apologize in advance for any School, like several other If you didn’t know better, you seek enlightenment, or even to readers who may be offended. schools across the state, held might be confused as to who dissent. It is to rouse the rabble, a “Midnight Madness” session brought whom over here on slave validate their fears.

This gets “You are such a racist nigger.”

Friday night at 12:01 a.m., ships. politicians elected. It gets TV — reader e-mail emphasizing the need to get Plainly, this newfound conhosts ratings. And if in the proTo answer your questions: an early start for success. cern about “racism” represents cess the warehouse is blown to yes, the e-mail is quoted in its We don’t concur that two-aan attempt smithereens, so be it. entirety. Yes, it’s authentic; by conserDoes it need to be argued that days should end for good, but I received it a year or so ago. vatives to Beck’s slur against the president there is plenty of relevance And, no, it is not unique in its to the findings by the NATA. claim and is stupid? Is it necessary to say sentiment, its coarseness or its Coaches across the nation neutralize that you must present pretty deafness to irony. That note has have paid more attention to the language strong evidence to prove a man always struck me as a stark of racial whose mother was white carries the importance of hydration benchmark of our slide into racial and recognizing symptoms complaint, to a “deep-seated hatred for white incoherence. of heat-related illnesses, and do to it what people” — and that Beck doesn’t Here’s another: Last week on North Carolina is one of 42 they did to even try, much less succeed? I “FOX & Friends,” Glenn Beck, states that have some sort words like hope not.

I hope Beck’s idiocy is the FOX News host, declared Leonard of heat illness-prevention “liberal” and self-evident.

President Obama a “racist” with P itts guidelines. “feminist” — ­ Because what matters here is “a deep-seated hatred for white We trust that our new i.e., to render not the insult to Obama, but the Tribune Media people or the white culture.” coaches ... are well versed in it unusable. insult to our collective intelliServices Bare seconds later, Beck turned But they are gence — and our collective hopes. handling the heat. Our hope around and said, “I’m not saying is that parents of these athplaying with fire in a dynamite One of which is that we will all he doesn’t like white people....” warehouse. someday evolve the courage, the letes become more educated Maybe we should blame his What wound in all Americompassion and the intercultural when it comes to their chilconfusion on the stress of being dren and the heat and learn can life is more raw than race? trust to face the hard truths of discriminated against. Nobody the warning signs that their What is more likely than race race head on, and thereby valiknows the trouble he’s seen. to suddenly flare into conflagradate that self-evident truth upon athlete may not be handling But seriously. Beck is just the the conditions well. tion? Our most ruinous war was which the country was founded. latest conservative caught trying Temperatures are expected about race. Our greatest social But that will never happen to manipulate race in a naked to stay in the low- to mid-90s revolution was about race.

We as long as men like Beck find appeal to the resentments of the this week, and a few thunderhave seen a hundred riots and it profitable to toy with fire in white underclass. It’s a breathstorms are doing little to help rebellions fueled by race. Race is a warehouse full of dynamite. takingly cynical campaign that (in fact, they’re adding to the a major component of our most God forbid it takes an explosion has gathered steam in recent humidity). vexing issues: health care, educafor them to get what should be years. From branding Sonia Parents should monitor tion, the environment, crime. It obvious: Sotomayor “racist” on ground so is our most profound and oldest There are some things you just their children through the flimsy as to be nonexistent, to two-a-days process by making don’t play with. claiming that racial solidarity led regret, a tender spot on the sure they’ve had plenty of American psyche.

Colin Powell to endorse Barack fluid before, during and after Which is why it’s often dif(Leonard Pitts is a columnist Obama, to an absurd Patrick practices; making sure they’re ficult even for thoughtful people for the Miami Herald, 1 Herald Buchanan epistle (“A Brief For to have thoughtful discussions Plaza, Miami, Fla., 33132. Read- not losing a large amount Whitey”) that has gained wide about it.

One is at pains to tread ers may contact him via e-mail at of weight during these few traction online to the racially weeks; and by watching for carefully, to probe the issues, lpitts@miamiherald.com.) tinged ugliness that infected the signs of nausea, dizziness, blurred vision or clammy skin.

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News From The Light Side THURSDAY Morning / Early Afternoon 8/6/09

On this date: In 1809, one of the leading literary figures of the Victorian era, poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, England.

In 1859, the Australian passenger ship SS Admella, en route from Port Adelaide to Melbourne, struck a reef off South Australia and broke apart; of the 113 people on board, only 24 survived.

In 1890, convicted murderer William Kemmler became the first person to be executed in the electric chair as he was put to death at Auburn State Prison in New York.

In 1926, Gertrude Ederle of New York became the first woman to swim the English Channel, arriving in Kingsdown, England, from France in 14 1/2 hours.

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. Ten years ago: In Canton, Texas, a 36-year-old woman facing lifelong heart problems that she blamed on the diet drug combination fen-phen was awarded $23.3 million in the first such lawsuit to reach a jury. (The case was settled for less than a tenth of that amount during an appeal.)

Today’s Birthdays: Former tennis player Pauline Betz is 90. Actresssinger Abbey Lincoln is 79.

Jazz musician Charlie Haden is 72. Actor-director Peter Bonerz is 71. Actor Michael Anderson Jr. is 66. Actor Dorian Harewood is 59. Actress Catherine Hicks is 58.

Rock singer Pat MacDonald (Timbuk 3) is 57. Country musician Mark DuFresne (Confederate Railroad) is 56.

Actress Stepfanie Kramer is 53. Actress Faith Prince is 52. R&B singer Randy DeBarge is 51. Actor Leland Orser is 49. Country singers Peggy and Patsy Lynn are 45. Basketball Hall-of-Fame electee David Robinson is 44. Actor Jeremy Ratchford is 44. Country singer Lisa Stewart is 41. Movie writerdirector M. Night Shyamalan is 39. Actress Merrin Dungey is 38. Singer Geri Halliwell is 37. Actor Jason O’Mara is 37.

Singer-actor David Campbell is 36. Actress Vera Farmiga is 36. Actress Ever Carradine is 35. Actress Soleil Moon Frye is 33.

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One year ago: The government declared that Army scientist Bruce Ivins was solely responsible for the anthrax attacks that killed five and rattled the nation in 2001. (Ivins had committed suicide on July 29.) A U.S. military jury convicted Osama bin Laden’s former driver, Salim Hamdan, of supporting terrorism in the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay.

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Today’s Highlight: On Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare.

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Five years ago: A court found two former top East German officials guilty of failing to stop the killing of people trying to escape across the Berlin Wall and sentenced them to probation.

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card “for” her son. Then she DEAR ABBY: I feel like my heart has been ripped out asked if my husband was and stomped on. My 18-year- having financial difficulties because he sent only $5 while old daughter, “Emily,” hooked up with a 27-year-old some of her friends gave her son $50. She said we should ex-convict (“Jerry”) and had have sent more. My hushis baby three months ago. band was so shocked by her Although we disapproved insensitivity that he hung up of the relationship, we let on her. him move into our home. A His daughter did not call month later, I caught him or send a card on Father’s with another girl and my Day. However, today we daughter ended their relareceived a card from his tionship. grandson thanking us for Last week, Emily anthe $5 and saying if we had nounced that Jerry wants dug deeper and added $1, he her back and has admitted could have bought a slice of all his pizza. wrongs.

Abby, how do we respond Abby, she to these two? — HURT wants us GRANDPARENTS, ANAto let him HEIM, CALIF. move back DEAR HURT GRANDin! My PARENTS: Unbelievable. husband Your husband was kind to refuses to send the boy anything in adsupport dition to the card. His daughthem any Dear ter’s response shows where longer. her priorities are. I’ll give her Emily has Abby son this: He did acknowledge now chosen Universal Press the gift — but he should have Jerry and Syndicate stopped at thank you and says she is taking the baby, even though omitted the snide remark.

How should the two of she has no place to go because he’s still living with the you respond? By keeping the lines of communication open other girl. Neither of them and your wallet closed. can afford an apartment.

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SCHOOLS, from page one Herrick said AlertNow will be used to deliver weekly messages informing school families about special events, attendance issues and administrative details.

Training has been completed for all of the school system’s principals, assistant principals, data managers and administrative staff, according to Hedrick.

“They’re finding it really easy to use,” she said.

“We’re getting very positive feedback.” Parents will be informed of the change before the beginning of the new school year, Hedrick added.

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stating the city’s intent to sell the land.

City Attorney John Zollicoffer at the July 27 council meeting said the next person to submit a bid would have to counter with an amount of at least $45,200, which is a state-required 5 percent increase plus $50.

And Zollicoffer said a counteroffer would have to come within 10 days, along with a $2,200 deposit filed with the city clerk.

The site was a former water supply reservoir for the city, with city-owned land across the road from the pond having once been proposed as a site for a wastewater treatment plant.

Henderson’s water supply presently comes from the John H. Kerr Reservoir and Henderson’s water reclamation facility is off N.C. 39 north of Interstate 85.

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Elissa Yount has placed a $50,000 bid on the Southerland’s Mill Pond tract in the southeastern part of Vance County.

The former Henderson city councilwoman, when asked in a Dispatch e-mail for comment, said she would be glad to provide one when the bidding ends.

News of Yount’s bid surfaced Wednesday afternoon near the end of the council’s Land Planning and Development Committee meeting.

Assistant City Manager Frank Frazier told the Dispatch that notice of Yount’s bid will be placed in the newspaper this weekend, with one to have 10 days to make another offer.

Robert Southerland, a former councilman whose family once owned the land, has bid $43,000.

“The saga still goes on,”

Committee Chairman Michael Rainey said at the committee meeting.

Councilwoman Mary Emma Evans said she believes this will be “how badly one person doesn’t want the person who was bidding to have it.”

“So, that’s all it is, is a game,” Evans added.

“Well, it’s bidding,” Councilman Garry Daeke said.

“It’s an expensive game, though,” Rainey said.

At the same time, Rainey said, “The city wins.”

Committee member Michael Inscoe said he would like to see 90 percent of the money restricted to the fund balance.

The city acquired the property in 1952 for $51,000, which prompted a dissent by Daeke at the July 27 council meeting about the city selling land at $8,000 less than what the city paid for more than a half-century ago.

The council on July 27 voted 7-1 for a resolution

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Manning, Giants agree to big deal

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New York quarterback Eli Manning celebrates after the Giants score a touchdown against Carolina in their Dec. 21, 2008 game.

Reutimann still angry about Pocono wreck

ALBANY, N.Y. — Eli Manning has agreed to a new sixyear, $97 million contract extension with the New York Giants that will make him the highest paid player in the NFL with an average salary of roughly $15.3 million.

A person close to the talks who asked not to be identified says Manning is guaranteed $35 million under the deal that will keep him with the Giants through the 2015 season. The

person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was not signed and had not been announced.

There is a chance the deal could be signed Wednesday, but both sides wanted to review the contract, the person said.

Tom Condon, Manning’s agent, was not immediately available for comment. Giants general manager Jerry Reese was hopeful that Manning’s contract would be completed, adding it’s always important to get the quarterback signed.

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CHARLOTTE — David Reutimann is not ready to forgive Denny Hamlin for the accident at Pocono Raceway that essentially ended his championship hopes.

“I’m not happy. I’m aggravated. I’m mad as heck,” Reutimann said Wednesday during an appearance for Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

“I’m not sugarcoating any of that. I’m Reutimann still really, really aggravated. Maybe we can get things sorted out.”

Hamlin had dominated much of Monday’s race, but late pit strategy had shuffled him back to 13th when he ran into Reutimann in his charge back to the front. He shoved Reutimann, who was running ninth, through the turn. The contact caused Reutimann to lose control of his car, bounce off the wall and into teammate Marcos Ambrose.

Hamlin went on to win the race, while Reutimann finished 29th and dropped three spots in the standings to 16th — 121 points out — with five races remaining before the Chase field is set. He entered Pocono in 13th place, just 68 points out of the top 12.

The two have not spoken, although Reutimann said Hamlin texted him an apology after the race that didn’t make him feel any better.

“We can talk about it and I can get his take on it,” Reutimann said. “If he tells me he made a mistake and he’s sorry, then that’s the way it is.

It doesn’t make you less aggravated or anything like that.”

Asked if it upset him further that Hamlin went on to win the race, Reutimann said “that didn’t help.”

Hamlin gave a detailed explanation of the incident following his win, taking blame for the contact but explaining how hard he was racing for the victory. He wanted the win, his first of the season, to honor his late grandmother, who had passed away three days before the race.

“It was a lot of emotion. I got guys in my mirror that I know that I’ve got to race for the win,” Hamlin said. “I’m racing for a win on a particular weekend where it means more than any other weekend.

I think emotion was probably part of it.”

Reutimann said he’s not writing off the Chase yet, but knows it will be difficult to earn a berth after the Pocono accident. Next up is the road course at Watkins Glen, where he was 33rd in his only previous appearance and said he looks forward to “as much as a root canal.”

back,” Reese said. “He has done everything we asked him to do.

He has come in, taken a lot of flack from you guys (the media) and he just keeps going. He does what we ask him on the field and he does what we ask him to do off the field. He is a good football player.”

Manning declined to talk to the media at lunch.

This deal will give Manning an average salary that is roughly $200,000 higher than the one earned by All-Pro cor-

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Atlanta catcher Brian McCann tags San Diego’s Chase Headley out at the plate during the fifth inning of Wednesday’s game. Headley tried to score on a fly out by Kyle Blanks.

Hanson, Braves cruise past Padres

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer

SAN DIEGO — Once he got through a shaky first inning, rookie Tommy Hanson put on a decent show for the 100 or so friends and family members who watched his first big league start in Southern California.

Hanson shut down San Diego long enough for his teammates to get a comfortable lead against Chad Gaudin and the Atlanta Braves beat the Padres 6-2 on Wednesday.

Hanson couldn’t totally block out the fact that he was pitching some two hours from his home in Redlands, in San Bernardino County.

“I heard some familiar voices and stuff like that yelling, which was kind of funny, but I was just trying to focus on the game and do the best I can,” Hanson said.

Three Padres batters reached in the first and none scored.

Atlanta pitcher Tommy Hanson delivers during the first inning of Wednesday’s game.

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Leadoff batter Everth Cabrera walked and was thrown out by catcher Brian McCann trying to steal second. Will Venable hit a chopper for an infield single and Adrian Gonzalez walked before

Kevin Kouzmanoff hit the first of his three double-play balls, which tied the club record.

“I kind of knew in the back Please see BRAVES, page 2B

AKRON, Ohio — The practice sessions have been a little sharper, his optimism much greater. Phil Mickelson isn’t sure how that will translate on the golf course, and he’s not sure that even matters at the moment.

Mickelson is simply thrilled to be back on the PGA Tour, for no other reason than he wasn’t expecting to play so soon.

It was only six weeks ago when his wife had surgery for breast cancer, about the time Mickelson’s mother discovered she also had breast cancer.

While he chose not to go into details on their recoveries, that he is back to work said plenty.

“We’re in a much better place now than we were,” Mickelson said Wednesday.

“I’m excited about that. I’m excited about the chance to play a little golf, too.”

He returns to competition at the Bridgestone Invitational, where he finished two shots behind a year ago at Firestone.

Then it’s off to Hazeltine for the PGA Championship, the final major of the year.

His turbulent summer has taken a toll.

Mickelson has played only twice since The Players Championship in May. A week later, he disclosed that his wife, Amy, had breast cancer.

Doctors caught it early enough that surgery was pushed back to July, allowing Mickelson to play the St. Jude Championship and the U.S. Open, where he had a share of the lead until a record-setting fifth runner-up finish.

He once was consumed by Please see MICKELSON, page 3B

Delhomme throws support behind veteran Hoover

By MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme isn’t ready to discard incumbent Brad Hoover even though the Panthers may have used a fourth-round draft pick on a fullback.

Bringing up the subject himself with reporters Wednesday, Delhomme made a strong case for Hoover, the 10-year veteran fullback trying to hold off rookie Tony Fiammetta.

“I’m going to get up on my soapbox a little bit. Brad Hoover does not get the credit he deserves,” Delhomme said. “It’s true. I think he goes under the radar. He’s such a key part of our running game. ... He’s a guy I wish would get more national recognition, meaning more Pro Bowls and things like that.”

Hoover hasn’t made a Pro Bowl in a career that began as an undrafted rookie out of un-

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Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme greets fans during the team’s training camp in Spartanburg, S.C. Wednesday. heralded Western Carolina. But the Thomasville, N.C., native has become a reliable blocker and was credited last year with helping running backs DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart have breakout seasons.

“If you don’t have a good fullback who doesn’t understand fronts, the depth of linebackers, how linebackers are going to scrape over, then they’re just going to run into a hole,” Delhomme said. “With Brad, he reads

everything so well. He can cut back to seal off somebody, that’s where you see those cutback runs. “It’s something, he’s very good at and doesn’t get near the credit he deserves.”

Yet Hoover will turn 33 before the end of the season, and has taken plenty of pounding. The Panthers don’t usually carry two fullbacks and they also rarely cut a rookie taken as high as the fourth round.

“He’s a guy that is fighting Father Time and Mother Nature, too. But what he does best is he’s a technician,” said receiver Muhsin Muhammad, who’s been practicing only once a day himself to protect his 36-year-old body. “He’s the biggest, the fastest or strongest, but he’s going to help all the other players improve their stats.”

INJURIES: As the Panthers announced Maake Kemoeatu Please see PANTHERS, page 3B

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Two-minute drill Judge refuses to halt Delaware sports betting Local Sports AAU players sign up now Those interested in playing AAU football should sign up soon. Registration is at the Church of the Holy Innocents until Saturday.

There will be two teams this fall — the 12U Henderson Panthers and the 10U Carolina Blackhawks.

The first practice will be Wednesday. Players need to have a physical by then.

A membership fee of $15, which includes insurance, is due by the first practice.

H-V Recreation fall sports sign-up The Henderson-Vance Parks and Recreation Department will hold registration for youth football, soccer and volleyball from Aug. 3 through Aug. 8.

Registration will take place at the Aycock Recreation Center. Sign-up fee is $20 for children who played baseball or softball in the summer and $30 for those who did not.

Football is for ages 10-12, soccer for ages 6-13 and volleyball for players aged 9-16. New participants must show a birth certificate for proof of age at time of registration.

Direct questions to Gene King or Steve Osborne at the Recreation Department, 438-3948 or 438-2670.

Challenge Soccer to hold tryouts for players Tryouts for the OSC 11U Challenge Soccer Travel Team will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 11 and Thursday.

Aug. 13 at the Granville Athletic Park from 6:30 until 8 p.m.

The team needs three talented and committed players ready to move on to the next level.

Practices will be held twice a week, with games on Sunday. Five games will played at home, and five will be played in the Raleigh/Durham area.

The season runs from mid-September through early November. Players must be under the age of 11

by Aug. 1.

For any questions, contact Margaret Blanchard at (919) 339-9051.

Minor Leagues Mudcats lose despite two Francisco homers The Carolina Mudcats were defeated by the Tennessee Smokies 6-4 Wednesday despite two homeruns by Juan Francisco.

Francisco has 20 homeruns on the season.

Geovany Soto and Ty Wright homered for Tennessee.

The Mudcats committed three errors on the day, and were out-hit 12-10.

Tennessee’s Joseph Coleman was credited with the win, and Alessandro Maestri got the save. Jeremy Horst was saddled with the loss.

In the News Second man charged in killing of ex-boxing champ ATLANTA (AP) — A man believed to be the getaway driver in the robbery and shooting death of former boxing champion Vernon Forrest has been arrested, Atlanta police said Wednesday.

Jquante Crews, 25, of Dallas, Ga., faces several charges including murder, possession of a firearm during a commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Police said they picked Crews up at his brother’s house in College Park, Ga., and that he was the driver of the red Pontiac seen on a surveillance video of the July 25 crime. The arrest came hours after another suspect was denied bond.

As his grandmother sat nearby weeping, 20-yearold Demario Ware had his first court appearance on charges of murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Ware turned himself in to authorities Tuesday night and appeared at a jailhouse hearing in front of Fulton County Magistrate Sylvia McCoy, who read him the charges.

MLB Ortiz still waiting for test information ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is still waiting for additional information regarding a positive test for performanceenhancing drugs in 2003.

Before Wednesday night’s game at Tampa Bay, Ortiz again said he will share the information, including what was in his system, with the Red Sox and the public.

The list of 104 major leaguers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs six years ago is now under court seal.

There were no penalties for a positive test in 2003 — the anonymous tests were conducted to determine if it was necessary to impose mandatory random drug testing across the major leagues in 2004.

Sports on TV Thursday, Aug. 6 GOLF 11:30 a.m. n TGC — USGA, U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, second round matches, at St. Louis 2 p.m.

n TGC — PGA Tour/WGC, Bridgestone Invitational, first round, at Akron, Ohio 6:30 p.m. n TGC — PGA Tour, Reno-Tahoe Open, first round, at Reno, Nev.

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press Writer

WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by professional sports leagues and the NCAA to halt Delaware’s planned sports betting lottery until a legal challenge is resolved.

Chief District Judge Gregory Sleet set a Dec. 7 trial date on the plaintiffs’ claims that the sports betting plan violates a federal ban on sports gambling, as well as Delaware’s state constitution.

“The court concludes that a preliminary injunction ... is not warranted in this case,” said Sleet, adding that the leagues had not met their burden of proving that such an “extraordinary remedy” was justified.

Sleet’s ruling came after he and attorneys for both sides met behind closed doors for more than an hour before emerging in open court to continue discussions on case scheduling and the request for an injunction.

Sleet said the leagues

had not convinced him that they would suffer irreparable harm without an injunction, that the state would not be irreparably harmed with it, or that the injunction would be in the public interest.

“The court is not convinced that the plaintiffs will likely succeed on the merits in this case,” he added. “... The court is simply not in a position to give either side a nod on the merits.”

Kenneth Nachbar, an attorney representing the leagues and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, said he would speak with his clients before deciding whether to appeal Sleet’s ruling.

“I think the professional leagues and the NCAA continue to oppose the proliferation of sports betting and will evaluate our legal options,” he said.

Michael Barlow, counsel to Gov. Jack Markell, said the administration was pleased with Sleet’s decision. Barring an appeal sports betting could begin with the start of football season in September.

The 1992 federal ban on

sports betting exempted four states, including Delaware, that already offered sports gambling.

The sports leagues contend that Delaware’s new lottery goes beyond what is allowed by the exemption. Unlike the failed 1976 lottery, which offered only parlay bets on the results of three or more NFL games, the new plan would allow betting on single games, and on sports other than professional football.

The state Supreme Court ruled in May that the sports betting plan does not conflict with the state constitution as long as chance is the predominant factor in winning or losing. The justices refused, however, to decide the constitutionality of single-game bets. The leagues argue that skill would outweigh the element of chance in single-game betting, and that such wagering would therefore violate the state constitution.

Before the issue of skill versus chance ever goes to trial, Sleet is expected to rule on the plaintiffs’ request for summary judg-

ment on their claim that the sports lottery violates the federal ban. A decision in favor of the leagues on that issue could make the second question moot.

“We will be preparing to try everything in December,” said David Margules, an attorney hired to represent the state.

In pressing for an injunction, Nachbar argued unsuccessfully Wednesday that the harm posed to the plaintiffs from sports betting was recognized by Congress in enacting the 1992 law.

“I don’t think harm is or can be disputed ... that’s why they passed the statute,” he said.

Nachbar also argued that a delay in starting the sports lottery would not harm the state, which estimates that sports betting will contribute $17 million to the current fiscal year’s budget of $3 billion. A delay of two months would result in a revenue loss to the state of one-tenth of 1 percent of the budget, Nachbar noted.

“We don’t think that’s irreparable harm for the state,” he suggested.

Rivers ‘optimistic’ deal will get done with Bolts SAN DIEGO (AP) — News of Eli Manning’s six-year, $97.5 million contract extension was duly noted in San Diego, where Philip Rivers is in the last year of his deal.

Manning was briefly the property of the Chargers on draft day 2004, before being traded to the Giants for Rivers and a handful of picks.

Rivers said after Wednesday morning’s practice that he’s optimistic he’ll be in San Diego for a long time.

There apparently hasn’t been much movement on talks between Rivers’ agent and the Chargers regarding an extension.

“We really haven’t talked much about it,” said Rivers, who had more passing yards (4,009) and

AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi

San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers aims a pass during opening-day workouts at the team's training camp Monday, July 27. touchdown passes (34) than Manning last season. “When talks pick up, you’ll know. Until then, my focus is on helping this team get better.”

Manning, though, has

something Rivers doesn’t — a Super Bowl ring. The third member of the Big Three quarterbacks from the 2004 draft class, Ben Roethlisberger, has won two Super Bowls.

The Chargers haven’t even been to the Super Bowl since Rivers became the starter in 2006. They made it to the AFC championship game two years ago before losing to the New England Patriots.

Manning’s deal sets a new market for quarterback contracts and may have indirectly put more money in Rivers’ pocket.

The Chargers have several key players with expiring contracts, including outside linebacker Shawne Merriman and left tackle Marcus McNeill. Rivers’ extension would seem to be the team’s top priority.

Rivers’ agent, Jimmy Sexton, didn’t return an e-mail seeking comment Wednesday. Chargers general manager A.J. Smith didn’t return a call.

Panthers place Kemoeatu on IR, sign Hypolite SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers placed starting defensive tackle Maake Kemoeatu on injured reserve Wednesday, ending his season the same day he underwent surgery on his torn right Achilles’ tendon.

The Panthers replaced him on the 80-man roster

with undrafted rookie defensive tackle George Hypolite.

Kemoeatu was injured minutes into Carolina’s first training camp practice Monday.

Kemoeatu said Tuesday he was holding out hope of returning for the last month of the season, but the Panthers couldn’t

hold a roster spot that long.

“It was kind of expected,” coach John Fox said of the decision. “Usually an Achilles’ rupture is that kind of injury. I think the surgery went well and we’ll start the rehab process.”

The 6-foot-1, 290-pound Hypolite

played at Colorado and was waived by Jacksonville last month. He was on the field, wearing No. 75, for Carolina’s second practice Wednesday.

The Panthers will likely continue to look for help at defensive tackle, an area they had little depth before Kemoeatu’s injury.

it off.”

Garret Anderson hit an RBI single in the first.

McLouth singled in a run in the second and Martin Prado followed with a sacrifice fly. McLouth had another RBI single with one out in the fourth and Prado followed with a single to chase Gaudin.

Luis Perdomo came on and allowed Jones’ third base hit and a two-run single to Brian McCann that gave the Braves a 6-0 lead.

“I was nibbling and not establishing the fastball early,” Gaudin said. “I wasn’t commanding it.

You have to stay aggressive and show the team that you’re going to be around the zone and make them hit your pitch.”

San Diego’s Chase Headley tripled leading off the fifth and was thrown out at home by Ryan Church on Kyle Blanks’ fly ball to right. Replays showed Headley was safe.

BRAVES, from page 1B of my mind that I wanted to get through that first inning, my first one back home,” Hanson said. “It worked out where I got out of there with no runs, and after that I felt a lot better.”

Hanson (6-2) held San Diego to two hits through five scoreless innings before faltering in his last inning, the sixth. He allowed Cabrera’s one-out double before Venable hit a towering home run down the right-field line to pull the Padres to 6-2. Gonzalez followed with a single and was erased when Kouzmanoff hit his third double-play ball.

Hanson left almost 60 tickets and said he knew another 40 people who bought tickets.

“That first inning I was trying to find my release point and I think I was nibbling a little bit and not being aggressive enough,” he said.

“I had some stuff kind of working, but it wasn’t my best day. But I just kind of battled through it and got out of there from one through six.”

Atlanta’s 14 hits were all singles. Nate McLouth and Chipper Jones had three apiece, and each Braves regular had at least one hit. The Braves won two of three and are probably sad to leave Petco Park. They tied their season high with 17 hits in a 9-2 win on Tuesday night.

“They came out swinging today,” Padres manager Bud Black said. “They have some good hitters in there, some veteran, experienced hitters. If you’re not on your game, they can do what they’ve done the last couple of nights.”

Atlanta turned four double plays overall.

It was Venable’s sixth homer overall and fifth in his last seven games, a span in which he also has 12 RBIs and seven runs scored.

Gaudin (4-10) allowed six runs and nine hits in 3 1-3 innings.

“He couldn’t string any pitches together,” Black said. “One good one, one bad. A lot of deep counts and if he made a good pitch they seemed to foul

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PANTHERS, from page 1B had been placed on injured reserve, they had a brief injury scare with another defensive starter.

Linebacker Thomas Davis banged his right knee in the afternoon practice and was attended to for some time on the field.

Davis later appeared to be fine and watched the rest of the workout from the

sidelines.

“I don’t think it’s anything serious,” coach John Fox said.

Fellow starting linebacker Jon Beason missed his third and fourth consecutive practices Wednesday with a sore left hamstring.

He rode a stationary bike in the afternoon and has maintained it’s not a seri-

ous injury.

Rookie guard Duke Robinson returned for the afternoon workout, a day after being carted to the locker room for what Fox called heat exhaustion.

Guard C.J. Davis (ankle) missed both practices.

FASTER SMITH?: Steve Smith just turned

30, yet he thinks he might be even faster.

After a morning full of impressive catches and burst of speed, the Pro Bowl receiver declared himself in great shape three days into training camp.

“I feel like I’ve got a little giddy-up in my step.

I feel fast. I actually feel

MICKELSON, from page 1B fear of not knowing what Amy faced. That has been replaced by hope that she will make a full recovery.

“I feel we’ve been fortunate because of a couple reasons,” he said. “Both my mom and Amy have caught it early, and we’ve been able to have some wonderful care. And not only have the doctors been incredible in their science, but they’ve also been very compassionate toward us. We’ve had a great medical experience.

“We feel lucky to be — for a bad situation — in as good a situation as it can be.”

He declined to elaborate on the surgery or the recovery his wife and mother face because it’s not about golf. Mickelson doesn’t mind talking birdies and bogeys, the family vacations they love to take, even his hopes of being able to buy a chain of breakfast restaurants.

And while he was willing to go public with Amy’s cancer and his own emotions — breaking down in tears while driving — this part of the process is one that stays at home.

“It’s hard for me to really talk openly because it’s not involving me,” he said.

“It’s involving Amy, it’s involving my mom, and it’s a personal issue with them.

I want to respect their wishes and not go into too

become more of a leader, something Muhammad has noticed early in camp.

“He’s a guy that the guys look up to,” Muhammad said. “To be able to share some knowledge and experience he’s had through the course of his career is something I see him doing more than before.”

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Phil Mickelson signs autographs for fans after his practice round for the Bridgestone Invitational Wednesday at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. much detail. But I feel like we’ve been fortunate.”

His last shot in competition was tapping in for par at the Bethpage Black to close with a 70 — he was the only player to shoot par or better all four days at the U.S. Open — to finish two shots behind Lucas Glover.

It was his fifth runnerup finish in 11 years at the major that means so much to him. This one was far easier to take, realizing that he had bigger issues in life than posing with a silver trophy.

Mickelson didn’t return to practice until recently, which included a scouting trip to Hazeltine last week.

faster,” Smith said. “I’m doing pretty good. Quarterbacks and wide receivers had good connections today. It’s a good day.”

Smith was reflective on reporting day about his recent milestone birthday and the need to put negative events from the past behind him. Smith indicated he needed to

Even so, he has tried to keep his mind active on golf, even sharing how he would rehearse shots while in the hospital.

“I expect to play like I always have,” he said. “When I had my nurse gown on, I would mentally rehearse shots and stuff to just kind of keep myself sharp, even though I wasn’t touching a club. So I think when I came back and was finally able to swing a club, I was able to play fairly decently.”

He faces an 80-man field at Firestone, including one player who appears to be particularly sharp, especially on this track.

Tiger Woods is coming

off a three-shot victory last week in the Buick Open, and he returns to a course where his record is better than any other course he has played. Woods is a sixtime winner at Firestone — same as Torrey Pines — although he has never finished out of the top five in his 10 appearances on this tree-lined course.

“First time I got a chance to play this was in ’97 and I love playing it. Over the years, I think it’s shown up in my record here,” Woods said. “And then obviously, playing against such a great field like this right before a major championship certainly helps.”

Woods missed this World Golf Championship for the first time last year because of knee surgery.

Vijay Singh won his first tournament of the year by holding off Mickelson and Lee Westwood on the back nine.

Woods was a late arrival at Firestone and played his only practice round late Wednesday afternoon. After getting out of his car, he signed a golf bag for Chris Smith, whose wife was killed in an auto accident two months ago.

The bag is part of an auction and charity event being held for Smith on Friday. Woods signed right below Mickelson.

nerback Nnamdi Asomugha of the Oakland Raiders, who agreed to a three-year, $45.3 million contract this year.

Manning’s older brother, Peyton, earns an average of $14.17 million annually with the Indianapolis Colts.

Eli Manning led the Giants to a Super Bowl upset of the New England Patriots in February 2008 and was named the MVP of the game.

He was in the final year of the contract he signed as the No. 1 overall pick in 2004 and will make $9.4 million under that deal this season.

The two sides have been discussing a contract for months, but they worked out the final details in recent days.

While Manning’s contract was to expire at the end of this season, there was little chance the Giants would lose him to free agency. They could have named him a franchise player and Manning has long said he wants to remain with the Giants.

Reese said that a new contract would not put more pressure on Manning.

“He is used to that,”

Reese said. “He won’t get more pressure than he already has in this market. He knows how to handle pressure and he has done it before. I don’t expect to see any difference in his attitude and his work ethic.

He works hard.

“He expects a lot from himself. He knows what his role here is with us and we expect him to continue it for a long time.”

Manning took over as the Giants starter midway through his rookie season and he has led New York to the playoffs in each of the past four seasons.

Manning went to the Pro Bowl for the first time after last season, when he passed for 3,238 yards and 21 touchdowns.

He also threw only 10 interceptions, 10 less than the previous season.

Manning has started the last 71 games for New York, the thirdlongest streak among active quarterbacks at the end of last season.

During that span he also has become the first Giants quarterback to throw for 3,000 yards and at least 20 touchdowns in four consecutive seasons.

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Burrell, Crawford homer for Rays; Yanks double-up Jays

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Philadelphia’s Jimmy Rollins runs the bases after he hit a two-run home run against the Rockies in the second inning of Wednesday’s game.

Happ leads Phils to win; Mets blast Cardinals Phillies 7, Rockies 0 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — J.A. Happ struck out a career-high 10 in his second shutout of the season, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-0 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.

Jimmy Rollins, Jayson Werth and Pedro Feliz all homered.

Happ (8-2) tossed a four-hitter in his latest outstanding outing, making a strong argument to remain in Philadelphia’s rotation. But it may not be enough for the rookie left-hander.

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez made a rehab start 65 miles away for Double-A Reading. If Phillies officials are convinced Martinez can start in the major leagues, he would likely send Happ to the bullpen.

a hospital.

Reds 4, Cubs 0 CINCINNATI (AP) — Scott Rolen returned from a beaning that left him sore and blurry for two days, then hit a two-run homer on his first swing Wednesday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs that ended their eight-game losing streak.

Right-hander Justin Lehr (1-0) limited the Cubs to four hits in his first complete game. The 32-year-old Lehr was a reliever for Oakland and Milwaukee in 2004-06, and was making only his second start in the majors.

It was his first win since May 18, 2006, with the Brewers.

Giants 10, Astros 6 HOUSTON (AP) — Joe Martinez came off the disabled list to win his first major league start, Eli Whiteside hit a grand slam for his first career home run and the San Francisco Giants rallied for a 10-6 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.

Martinez (2-0) pitched in the majors for the first time since he was struck in the head by a line drive from Milwaukee’s Mike Cameron on April 9, his second outing of the season.

The 26-year-old rookie right-hander made seven starts in the minors before he was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list to start the game against Houston. He gave up three runs and seven hits in five innings.

D-Backs 4, Pirates 3 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Stephen Drew hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning and the streaking Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Wednesday night.

Alex Romero also had a tying RBI single in the eighth for Arizona, which has won four in a row and six of seven. Ryan Roberts homered for the third time in two games.

Andy LaRoche and Garrett Jones went deep for the Pirates, who have lost four in a row and nine of 11.

Jones hit his teambest 11th homer off Chad Qualls to cut it to 4-3 with one out in the ninth.

But Qualls got Steve Pearce to ground out and struck out LaRoche to pick up his 21st save in 25 opportunities.

Mets 9, Cardinals 0 NEW YORK (AP) — Nelson Figueroa pitched 4 1-3 innings and boosted the offense with a tworun triple after Jonathon Niese got hurt, leading New York to the victory.

Angel Pagan hit his second homer in four games and had four RBIs, and David Wright also homered for the Mets.

New York took a 5-0 lead in two innings against Kyle Lohse (4-7), finished with 15 hits and won for just the second time in seven games, completing a 5-5 homestand.

Niese tore his right hamstring in the second inning when he went to cover first and fell into the splits while trying to complete a double play. He then threw a practice pitch, grimaced and collapsed. He was assisted off the field by two trainers and taken to

Nationals 4, Marlins 3 WASHINGTON (AP) — Cristian Guzman fell a home run shy of the cycle, Adam Dunn homered in his third straight game and the Washington Nationals tied a season high with their fourth straight win, 5-4 over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night.

Ryan Zimmerman and Ronnie Belliard also connected for the Nationals, who improved to 10-6 under interim manager Jim Riggleman. Washington has won the first two games of this series after dropping the first nine meetings this year.

Nyjer Morgan continued to give the Nationals a spark from the leadoff spot. He went 1 for 2, walked twice, stole two bases and scored two runs. Five of the Nationals’ eight hits went for extra-bases.

Rays 6, Red Sox 4 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Pena, Carl Crawford and Pat Burrell homered in support of rookie left-hander David Price, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4 on Wednesday night to finish a two-game series sweep.

Facing the Red Sox for the first time since getting the last four outs of last season’s AL championship series, Price (5-4) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings to improve to 5-1 at home compared to 0-3 with an 8.20 ERA on the road.

Pena hit a two-run homer off Brad Penny (7-6) in the second inning. Crawford, celebrating his 28th birthday, went deep with a man on in the third. Burrell added a solo shot off Penny for a 5-2 lead in the sixth.

Jason Bartlett also homered for the Rays, belting a solo shot off Manny Delcarmen in the seventh.

Yankees 8, Blue Jays 4 TORONTO (AP) — Johnny Damon hit a solo home run and had three RBIs, Nick Swisher also connected and New York completed a two-game sweep.

Reliever Alfredo Aceves (7-1) pitched two innings for the victory as the Yankees used a four-run seventh inning to win their third straight overall after losing three in a row in Chicago.

The AL East-leading Yankees, winless in eight games against second-place Boston, return home to open a four-game series

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Tampa Bay’s Pat Burrell, left, smiles as he runs off the field with coach Tom Foley at the end of the eighth inning during Wednesday’s game. Burrell hit a sixth-inning home run off Boston Red Sox pitcher Brad Penny. against the Red Sox on Thursday night.

Phil Coke got two outs, Phil Hughes worked the eighth and David Robertson wrapped it up in the ninth for New York.

Indians 8, Twins 1 CLEVELAND (AP) — Aaron Laffey rebounded from one of his worst performances to pitch a careerhigh eight innings for the Indians.

The first three batters in Cleveland’s lineup — Grady Sizemore, Asdrubal Cabrera and Shin-Soo Choo — along with No. 9 hitter Trevor Crowe combined to South Division

W L Pct. GB Jacksonville (Marlins) 28 12 .700 — x-Birmingham (White Sox) 24 15 .615 3 1/2 Mississippi (Braves) 19 20 .487 8 1/2 Montgomery (Rays) 18 21 .462 9 1/2 Mobile (Diamondbacks) 15 24 .385 12 1/2 x-clinched first half

WNBA Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB Indiana 16 4 .800 — Connecticut 10 9 .526 5 1/2 Washington 10 9 .526 5 1/2 Atlanta 10 10 .500 6 Chicago 10 11 .476 6 1/2 Detroit 7 10 .412 7 1/2 New York 6 13 .316 9 1/2

Wednesday’s Games Jacksonville 8, Huntsville 2 Mobile at Birmingham, 8:05 p.m.

Montgomery at Mississippi, 8:05 p.m.

Tennessee 6, Carolina 4 Chattanooga 7, West Tenn 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB Phoenix 16 6 .727 — Seattle 12 8 .600 3 Minnesota 10 10 .500 5 San Antonio 9 10 .474 5 1/2 Los Angeles 6 11 .353 7 1/2 Sacramento 5 16 .238 10 1/2

Friday’s Games Mississippi at Huntsville, 8 p.m.

Tennessee at Birmingham, 8:05 p.m.

Mobile at Montgomery, 8:05 p.m.

Carolina at West Tenn, 8:05 p.m.

Jacksonville at Chattanooga, 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Indiana 76, Chicago 67

Northern Division

W L Pct. Potomac (Nationals) 25 14 .641 Wilmington (Royals) 23 14 .622 Frederick (Orioles) 20 19 .513 x-Lynchburg (Pirates) 15 24 .385

Friday’s Games Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.

Connecticut at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

New York at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Southern Division

W L Pct. x-Winston-Salem (White Sox) 19 17 .528 Salem (Red Sox) 18 19 .486 Myrtle Beach (Braves) 18 20 .474 Kinston (Indians) 14 25 .359 x-clinched first half

MiLB International League Standings

North Division

W L Pct. GB Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees) 61 47 .565 — Syracuse (Nationals) 57 51 .528 4 Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 54 56 .491 8 Rochester (Twins) 51 57 .472 10 Pawtucket (Red Sox) 49 60 .450 12 1/2 Buffalo (Mets) 40 66 .377 20 South Division

W L Pct. GB Durham (Rays) 63 48 .568 — Gwinnett (Braves) 63 48 .568 — Norfolk (Orioles) 60 51 .541 3 Charlotte (White Sox) 51 59 .464 11 1/2 West Division

W L Pct. GB Louisville (Reds) 63 47 .573 — Toledo (Tigers) 54 57 .486 9 1/2 Indianapolis (Pirates) 53 57 .482 10 Columbus (Indians) 47 62 .431 15 1/2 Wednesday’s Games Norfolk 8, Pawtucket 7 Thursday’s Games Charlotte at Indianapolis, 7 p.m.

Gwinnett at Toledo, 7 p.m.

Lehigh Valley at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7:05 p.m.

Louisville at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.

Norfolk at Pawtucket, 7:05 p.m.

Syracuse at Durham, 7:05 p.m.

Buffalo at Columbus, 7:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games Gwinnett at Toledo, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Columbus, 7:05 p.m.

Syracuse at Durham, 7:05 p.m.

Norfolk at Pawtucket, 7:05 p.m.

Louisville at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.

Lehigh Valley at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7:05 p.m.

Charlotte at Indianapolis, 7:15 p.m.

Southern League Standings GB — — 2 7 7

GB — 1 5 10 GB — 1 1/2 2 6 1/2

Wednesday’s Games Kinston 2, Lynchburg 1 Frederick 11, Potomac 6 Wilmington at Winston-Salem, ppd., rain Myrtle Beach at Salem, ppd., rain Thursday’s Games Salem at Kinston, 7 p.m.

Frederick at Winston-Salem, 7 p.m.

Wilmington at Potomac, 7:05 p.m.

Lynchburg at Myrtle Beach, 7:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games Salem at Kinston, 7 p.m.

Frederick at Winston-Salem, 7 p.m.

Lynchburg at Myrtle Beach, 7:05 p.m.

Wilmington at Potomac, 7:05 p.m.

MLB National League Standings

Philadelphia Florida Atlanta New York Washington

Chicago St. Louis Milwaukee Houston Cincinnati Pittsburgh

East Division W L Pct GB 60 45 .571 — 55 52 .514 6 55 53 .509 6 1/2 51 56 .477 10 36 72 .333 25 1/2

Central Division W L Pct 57 49 .538 59 51 .536 53 54 .495 53 55 .491 46 61 .430 45 62 .421

GB — — 4 1/2 5 11 1/2 12 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB Los Angeles 66 41 .617 — San Francisco 60 48 .556 6 1/2 Colorado 59 48 .551 7 Arizona 49 59 .454 17 1/2 San Diego 44 65 .404 23 Tuesday’s Games Arizona 6, Pittsburgh 0 Colorado 8, Philadelphia 3 Washington 6, Florida 4 Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati 3 St. Louis 12, N.Y. Mets 7, 10 innings

Tigers 4, Orioles 2 DETROIT (AP) — Edwin Jackson took a shutout into San Francisco 8, Houston 1 Atlanta 9, San Diego 2 L.A. Dodgers 17, Milwaukee 4 Thursday’s Games Florida (Volstad 8-9) at Washington (Stammen 3-6), 12:35 p.m.

Colorado (Cook 10-3) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 8-9), 1:05 p.m.

Arizona (Scherzer 6-6) at Pittsburgh (K.Hart 3-1), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Li.Hernandez 7-5) at San Diego (Richard 4-3), 10:05 p.m.

Atlanta (D.Lowe 11-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 5-6), 10:10 p.m.

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Carolina League Standings

Thursday’s Games Atlanta at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Seattle at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

go 10 for 16 with five runs and seven RBIs. The Indians won for the eighth time in 12 games.

Francisco Liriano (4-11) remained winless in five starts since June 28.

Laffey (5-3) gave up one unearned run on six hits, striking out five and walking one as he continued to alternate good and bad starts.

On July 29, he was tagged for seven runs in four innings in a 9-3 loss to the Angels.

Friday’s Games Arizona at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

Florida at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Houston, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 9:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.

Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Tennessee at Birmingham, 8:05 p.m.

Mobile at Montgomery, 8:05 p.m.

Carolina at West Tenn, 8:05 p.m.

Jacksonville at Chattanooga, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games San Antonio 63, Los Angeles 59 Detroit 76, New York 64 Phoenix 101, Seattle 90, OT

North Division

W L Pct. Chattanooga (Dodgers) 22 18 .550 Tennessee (Cubs) 22 18 .550 West Tenn (Mariners) 20 20 .500 Carolina (Reds) 15 25 .375 x-Huntsville (Brewers) 15 25 .375

the ninth inning, Magglio Ordonez homered and the Tigers beat Baltimore.

Jackson (8-5) allowed two runs on three hits, walking two and striking out eight.

He has allowed two runs in 16 innings over two starts against Baltimore this season.

Jackson hit Nolan Reimold with a pitch to start the ninth, and Adam Jones followed with a homer to left. Fernando Rodney entered and got three outs for his 22nd save.

Jeremy Guthrie (7-11) gave up three runs on six hits in 7 1-3 innings.

New York Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore

Detroit Chicago Minnesota Cleveland Kansas City

Los Angeles Texas Seattle Oakland

East Division W L Pct GB 65 42 .607 — 62 44 .585 2 1/2 60 48 .556 5 1/2 51 56 .477 14 45 62 .421 20

Central Division W L Pct 56 50 .528 56 52 .519 53 54 .495 45 62 .421 41 66 .383

GB — 1 3 1/2 11 1/2 15 1/2

West Division W L Pct GB 63 42 .600 — 59 46 .562 4 56 51 .523 8 46 60 .434 17 1/2

Tuesday’s Games Baltimore 8, Detroit 2 Minnesota 10, Cleveland 1 N.Y. Yankees 5, Toronto 3 Tampa Bay 4, Boston 2, 13 innings Seattle 7, Kansas City 6 Chicago White Sox 5, L.A. Angels 4 Oakland 6, Texas 0 Thursday’s Games Minnesota (Blackburn 8-5) at Cleveland (Carmona 2-6), 12:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Da.Hernandez 3-3) at Detroit (Porcello 9-7), 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (E.Santana 3-6) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 9-7), 2:05 p.m.

Texas (Tom.Hunter 3-2) at Oakland (Cahill 6-10), 3:35 p.m.

Boston (Smoltz 2-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Chamberlain 7-2), 7:05 p.m.

Seattle (J.Vargas 3-5) at Kansas City (Chen 0-6), 8:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:11 p.m.

Texas at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS Wednesday’s Sports Transactions

By The Associated Press BASEBALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL—Fined Houston RHP LaTroy Hawkins an undisclosed amount for comments he made about an umpire after he was ejected from a July 27 game at the Chicago Cubs. n American League BOSTON RED SOX—Purchased the contract of LHP Billy Traber from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned OF Josh Reddick to Pawtucket.

Mariners 11, Royals 6 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki had his major league-leading 52nd multi-hit game and Russell Branyan and Jose Lopez drove in three runs apiece to lead the Seattle Mariners to an 11-6 victory Wednesday night over the Kansas City Royals.

Everyone in the Seattle lineup had a hit and only two failed to score as the Royals’ home record since the All-Star break dropped to 1-10.

Luke French (2-2) worked five innings in his first start since being acquired from Detroit by the Mariners and gave up four runs on nine hits, including two-run home runs by Alex Gordon and Billy Butler, who also had an RBI single.

Kyle Davies (3-8) had a nightmarish start on the day he was called up from a successful six-week stint in Triple-A. CLEVELAND INDIANS—Recalled RHP Jess Todd from Columbus (IL). Designated RHP Jose Veras for assignment.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Recalled RHP Kyle Davies from Omaha (PCL). Designated OF Ryan Freel for assignment.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Recalled RHP Sean O’Sullivan from Salt Lake (PCL). Optioned INF Sean Rodriguez to Salt Lake.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Recalled RHP Anthony Claggett from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

Designated INF Cody Ransom for assignment.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Purchased the contract of RHP Chad Reineke from Sacramento (PCL). Optioned OF Eric Patterson to Sacramento.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Announced RHP Roy Corcoran declined an outright assignment to the minors and became a free agent. Acquired RHP Mike Koplove from Pittsburgh for INF Deybis Benitez.

TEXAS RANGERS—Purchased the contract of INF Esteban German from Oklahoma City (PCL).

Optioned INF Joaquin Arias to Oklahoma City.

Designated RHP John Bannister for assignment. n National League CHICAGO CUBS—Activated INF Aaron Miles from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Jeff Stevens to Iowa (PCL). Granted LHP Jason Waddell his unconditional release from Iowa.

NEW YORK METS—Announced C Robinson Cancel cleared waivers and was optioned to Buffalo (IL).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Activated RHP Joe Martinez from the 60-day DL. Optioned RHP Waldis Joaquin to Fresno (PCL). Placed RHP Henry Sosa on the 60-day DL. WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Purchased the contract of OF Jorge Padilla from Syracuse (IL).

Placed OF Austin Kearns on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 4. n Southern League CAROLINA MUDCATS—Added LHP Jeremy Horst from Sarasota (FSL).

BASKETBALL n National Basketball Association DETROIT PISTONS—Signed F Austin Daye.

HOUSTON ROCKETS—Signed G Jermaine Taylor to a multiyear contract.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Named Randy Ayers assistant coach.

FOOTBALL n National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS—Signed FB Reagan Maui’a to a one-year contract.

ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed WR Dicky Lyons.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Placed DT Maake Kemoeatu on injured reserve. Signed DT George Hypolite.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Released DB Jerome Carter. Signed OT Robert Brewster and placed him on the physically unable to perform list.

Removed DT Tim Anderson from the physically unable to perform list.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Waived QB Ingle Martin.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed RB Antone Smith.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Waived-injured LB Tony Taylor. Signed LB Shane Simmons.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed WR D.J. Hackett and DL Michael Marquardt.

HOCKEY n National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES—D Teppo Numminen announced his retirement.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Announced an affiliation agreement with Toledo (ECHL).

MINNESOTA WILD—Named P.J. DeLuca video coordinator and Chris Pietrzak-Wegner strength and conditioning coach.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Signed F Brendan Shanahan to a one-year contract.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Named Tony Granato assistant coach.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Re-signed RW Jannik Hansen to a one-year contract.

COLLEGE DUKE—Named Rhett Parrott volunteer assistant baseball coach.

ELON—Named Brandon Lane volunteer assistant football coach.

GEORGIA STATE—Named Sylvia Kamp men’s and women’s cross country coach.

GREENSBORO—Promoted Jean Lojko to athletic director.

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A certain lot or parcel of land lying and being in the county of Vance and the state of North Carolina, being more particularly described as follows: Begin at an iron pin 30 feet from center of S.R. 1308 and corner for Amelia Bullock and run thence along said road North 48-30 East 210 feet to an iron pin, a new corner for Amelia Bullock: thence South 48-15 East 208.88 feet to an iron pin in the lands of Amelia Bullock: thence South 48-30 West 210.00 feet to an iron pin in the line of Maggie Ragland: thence North 48-15 West 208.88 feet to an iron pin on said road, the place of beginning, containing 1.00 acre as per survey of Harold B. Mullen, Reg. Land Surveyor, dated June 21, 1973. ID #381-03-009 Re: Geraldine Bullock.

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Seeking candidate with • 2 year Accounting Degree • Corporate Accounting Experience • 5 years Excellent Analytical and Communication Skills Please apply in person 220 Dabney Drive Henderson, NC 27536 252-438-3888 Fax 252-438-2619 www.staffmark.com

EOE/M/F/D/V

Woodruff Moving, Inc. Full Service Movers.

Local or Nationwide.

35 years experience.

252-492-2511

Dail y Disp atch

Yard Sales 1176 Community House Rd. off Lynnbank Rd. Sat. 8/8. 7am-Noon.

Household & kitchen items.

Most items $1 or less!

1646 Spring Valley Rd. Fri. 8/7. 9am-Noon.

Household, furniture (china cabinet, BR suite, steel clothes closet w/mirror) clothes, etc 321 Gun Club Rd. Sat. 8/8. 7am-Noon. Angel & owl collections, head/ footboard set w/mattress & box springs. Lots of other misc.

Inside. Air conditioned!

305 John Deere Rd. Sat. 8/8. 7am-11am. Biscuits, hot dogs, Fall wreaths & flowers, women, baby & kid’s clothes, dishes, etc.

Multi-Family. 5641 Tabbs Creek Road, Oxford. Sat. 8/8.

7:30am-11:30am.

Recliner, bicycles, dishes, men, women & children clothes, household items, shoes, antique sewing machine, etc.

Multi-Family. 6038 Tabbs Creek Road, Oxford. Fri. & Sat. 8/7 & 8/8. 7am-until. Big Selection - Great Condition! Kid & adult clothes & acc., books, games, Pampered Chef, collectibles, holiday decor, crafts, sewing machine, computer sys., xbox, flute & More!

Multi-Family.

951 Hedrick Dr. (KLCC) Sat. 8/8. 7am-Noon. Nice clothes & shoes, holiday decor, household, furn., electronics, etc.

Peace Free Will Baptist Church of Henderson Fri. 8/7 & Sat. 8/8 @7am (Located off HWY 1 @ The Vanco Mill Road exit)

Merchandise For Sale 12x10 metal garage door w/windows & hardware. $500.

252-213-7017 after 3:30PM.

Merchandise For Sale

Investment Properties

New Barn Door bunk beds w/rails & slats $250 OBO. 6 ft. large bamboo china cabinet $250 OBO. Mediterranean oak table, 6 chairs & china cabinet to match $399 OBO. Sideby-side w/ice-in-door refrigerator $350 OBO. Queen size sleeper $100 OBO. Much, Much More!

Call 252-438-8828 or 252-432-2230 anytime

preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination.

State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law.

We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal

SALE! Raleigh Road Flea Market parking lot.

Tues., Weds. & Thurs.

9am - 5:30pm Sheet sets, comforter sets, handbags, diabetic socks, etc.

STARRETT Telescoping Gages, Set of 6 in Original pouch & box 5/16’’ to 6’’ $100 252-492-2549

Farmers Corner Home-Grown Natural Beef.

USDA inspected Doan & Bette Laursen Goose River Farm Granville County Call for brochure or information.

919-693-6222

Pets & Supplies Beagle puppies. 6 wks. old. Male & female.

Good for rabbit hunting. $100 ea. 252-430-7327 or 252-226-4241.

Chihuahua pups. 6 wks. old. Very small. 1 female black tri-color. 1 male chocolate w/white markings. 1 male fawn w/white markings.

Parents are 6 1/2 lbs. & are on site. $400 ea.

252-213-5554.

Wanted To Buy Aluminum, Copper, Scrap Metal&Junk Cars Paying $75-$175 Across Scales Mikes Auto Salvage, 252-438-9000.

Investment Properties

Bowflex Sport Home Gym with leg attachment. 210 lbs. resistance. $400. 252433-8798.

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Estate Sale! 141 Oak Forest Dr. Everything goes! Household items, power tools, furniture, grill. 252-492-3535

EQUAL HOUSING

Image 15.5S electric treadmill w/fan.

Used very little. $150.

252-213-7017 after 3:30PM.

OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise any

Apartment For Rent * Apartments/Homes * 1 to 3BR. $325 to $995/mo. 252-492-8777.

W W Properties

Apartments/Houses Wester Realty 252-438-8701 westerrealty.com

Houses For Rent 2BR, 2BA apt. $550/ mo.

1BR apt. $375/mo. 2BR MH $300/mo. Ref. & dep. 252-438-3738 411B Young St. 3BR, 1BA. HUGE! $595/mo.

Ref. & dep. req’d. For apps., 252-438-8082.

859 Eastway Dr. Brick 3BR. Hardwood floors.

No pets. Dep. & ref. req’d. 252-438-7040.

Brick House For Rent or Sale 3BR 3 BA Call John Foster At 252-438-3952 Friends & Family Special - up to $100 Free Rent 1-3BR houses & apts.

The Rogers Group 252-492-9385 www.rentnc.net Private lot. 3BR, 1.5BA. Front porch, back patio.

N. Pinkston St. $600/ mo. 252-767-2275.

Rent w/option to buy.

Brick 4BR, 2BA w/ basement. Central heat & A/C. $800/mo, rent. $95,000 option.

Application & deposit.

444 Rowland St. Henderson.

252-2134167.

RENT-TO-OWN. 6BR, 2BA. Needs TLC. $1000 down, $525/mo.

602 Rowland St. 252-430-3777.

This month’s special!

320 John St. 2BR, Stove, fridge, washer & dryer. Central air & heat.

Carpet, storage house. $525/mo. Ref. & dep.

252-492-0743.

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Manufactured Homes For Rent Now taking applications for 2 BR SW. Sorry, no pets. Apply at 57 Vincent Hoyle Rd. 252-492-2809 SW 3 BR 2 BA S. Chavis Rd, Kittrell $450 /month +Deposit Credit & Criminal background req.$25 app fee 252-438-3892 Also, 4 DW all 3Br 2Ba in County. Pvt. Lots Rent thru Rogers Group 252492-9385

Business Property For Rent 14,000 sq. ft. warehouse w/offices, bathrooms, alarm, sprinkler, 17ft. ceilings. $1050/ mo.

252-213-0537.

Beauty salon, offices, retail, whse/dist $300 & up. Call us for a deal!

252-492-8777.

Office or retail space 600 sq.ft., 800 sq.ft., 1500 sq.ft., 1600 sq.ft.

2400 sq.ft. 3750 sq.ft & 5000 sq.ft.

CROSSROADS SHOPPING CENTER Call 252-492-0185

Room For Rent

Homes For Sale

Roommate wanted Call 252-767-9535

*** HUD HOMES *** 4BR, 2BA. Only $22.900! For listings, 800-749-8106 Ext 1775

for more information

Land For Sale 2 Acres, only $13,990 Close to Kerr Lake Manufactured OK 919-693-8984; Pics: owner@newbranch.com 31.75 acres w/house & pond. 4275 NC 39 Hwy. N. in Louisburg. 919496-4073 after 6PM.

ADD YOUR LOGO HERE Company Logo Now you can add your company logo to your one column ads/no border ads and get noticed quicker! Call your sales representative or 252-436-2810

Homes For Sale CREDIT REPAIR Lic., Bond., Cert.

Start with only $99 252-738-0282 www.pcsofnc.net

Homes & MHs. Lease option to owner finance.

As low as $47,900. $2000 dn. $495/mo. 2, 3 & 4BR. 252-492-8777 Just Restored/Rented Quiet, Cute Frame Home Franklinton, $59,990 Owner: 919-693-8984

Manufactured Homes For Sale 1a

Modular Homes Starting at $69/sq.ft.

919-556-1637 3 SWs. $3500 to $14,000. Cash only! I also buy SWs. Bobby Faulkner 252-438-8758 or 252-432-2035

Handyman Special $3995 delivered Won’t Last 919-556-4103

MOVE IN TODAY!

Manufactured Homes For Sale

3BR, 2BA singlewide on 1 acre of land. Possible owner financing.

336-597-5539.

!! INVENTORY BLOWOUT !!

New 3BR SW $27,474 4BR DW $54,523 Call for Details 919-400-2616

New D-wides & S-wides starting at $25,900. Call for EASY Pre-approval.

919-215-4591 1600 sq.ft. custom ordered DW. Built with wrong color carpet.

Discounted $8000.

919-570-6166 2000+ sq.ft. 4/5BR, 3BA. New only $67,524.

Details call 919-4573634.

Lincare, leading national respiratory company seeks caring Service Representative. Service patients in their home for oxygen and equipment needs. Warm personalities, age 21+, who can lift up to 120 lbs should apply. CDL w/ DOT a plus or obtainable. Growth opportunities are excellent. Drugfree workplace. EOE Please fax resume to 252-431-0422 or email resume to P.Capella@Lincare.com

W A R R E N C O U N T Y A R E A

Motorcycles For Sale

1988 Bayliner 16ft. fishing/ski boat w/trailer.

Good condition. $2000.

252-430-7327 or 252226-4241

2008 Harley Davidson Fat Boy. Candy Red Sunglo. Extras. 4500 mi.

1584 cc. Like new. $17,000. 252-767-3677

CREST PONTOON HEADQUARTERS Satterwhite Point Marina on Kerr Lake Great service, selection & prices.

New & Used Pontoon Boats.

Open Tuesday thru Sunday!

252-430-1300. www.satterwhitept.com

Trucks & Trailers For Sale 2000 White Extended Cab Silverado Fully Loaded, 40,000 Orginal miles. Attached Chrome Tool Box $11,500 OBO. Great Condition.

252-438-2990

Personals

3BR - $39K 4BR - 49K 5BR - $59K 919-570-3366

Farm Equipment Wanted to Buy Used Farm Equipment & Tractors 919-603-7211

INDEPENDENT ROUTE CARRIER NEEDED Must be able to do door to door sales. Have dependable transportation.

Must be available to deliver newspapers by 6:00 AM Tues, - Fri. and 7:00 AM Sat. & Sun. Must be able to re-deliver any misdeliveries.

Must be able to drive in all weather conditions.

This is a great business opportunity for the right person.

Serious Inquires Only!

Fill out an application at

The Daily Dispatch 304 South Chestnut Street

Trucks & Trailers For Sale 1996 Silverado 4x4.

Turbo diesel. 77K mi.

Loaded.

All power.

Leather. $10,000 252767-3677.

F700 Ford Dump 1988 model Asking $6,000.

Good Condition.

919-219-5022 Massey-Ferguson 135 diesel tractor w/power steering.

Excellent condition. $4500. 252492-4223 or 252-4380395.

Autos For Sale 1998 Honda Civic. Only $1000. Priced to Sell!

For Listings 800-7498104, Ext. 7042.

1998 Toyota Camry. $800. * Buy Police Impounds * For Listings, 800-749-8104 Ext 4148 2001 Mitsubishi Galant.

Good on gas. 4cyl.

4DR. $2500.

Excellent condition.

252-492-6209

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Tree Service Greenway’s Professional Tree Service

Bucket Service or Tree Climbing, Emergency Service, Free Estimates, 30 yrs. exp., Work Guaranteed.

252-492-5543 252-432-2936 Fully Insured

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DEBT RELIEF Donald D. Pergerson Brandi L. Richardson Attorney’s at Law

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5 days/5 lines...$5.00 Over a $10 Savings

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