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The Henderson City Council, with one dissent, approved a recommendation by City Manager Ray Griffin on Monday evening not to appropriate funds to help the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina. Griffin said that he reviewed the matter at the request of the council and that, while he would not argue with the merits and the benefits of the club, the situation boils down to the lack of available resources. Griffin said sales tax collections, which are the second highest source of revenue in Henderson’s government, continue to be below projections. Additionally, Griffin said that the city has learned from the N.C. League of Municipalities that lawmakers, as part of balancing the state budget, withheld large amounts of beer and wine proceeds intended for counties and municipalities.

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It took four hours Tuesday afternoon for about 60 city and volunteer firefighters to control a suspicious blaze that burned a storage building, some woods and CSX railroad track ties between South Williams and South Garnett streets. Working in 97-degrees, four firefighters were overcome by heat and had to be treated at the scene by Vance County EMS. The heat index registered 105 degrees. Two ambulances stood by during the operation. Also there were members of Emergency Management. Agents with the State Bureau of Investigation were called in to try to determine how the fire started. Henderson Police officers blocked off numerous nearby streets in the area. Describing the situation as “very unusual,” Chief Danny Wilkerson said the wildfire traveled about 100 yards, but was kept from reaching structures on Spring Street. The hot, smoky fire had a will of its own between 3:30 p.m. — when someone reported it to 911 — and 7:30 p.m., according to Wilkerson. He said the heavy rains in the Please see FIRE, page 4A

Payback due state’s school districts Vance windfall could total over $3.8 million By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Some day, possibly next year, cash-strapped Vance County Schools might be in line for a windfall of roughly of $3,880,540. But, it would be a good idea for local school officials not to hold their breaths until they get it. Vance County and other North Carolina public schools could eventually benefit from a pro-

posed State payback plan for $747 million in school technology funds collected through fines and forfeiture over 9 1/2 years. The time-frame covered by the potential program is from Jan. 1, 1996 to June 30, 2005. It is tied to North Carolina Superior Court Judge Howard Manning’s 2008 ruling that the State illegally withheld the money from the public school systems during that period. According to the judgement, restitution funds will be allotted to schools based on 2008-2009 student population figures. The student numbers for Burke County Public Schools totaled nearly 14,150 during the same fiscal year. Based on the judge’s appropriations, the payback per

student would be $506. Vance County Schools had about 7,669 students in 20082009. At $506 per student, the amount due the school system would be $3,880,540. A bill that would put the payback plan into action was held up Aug. 5 after the General Assembly’s House Judiciary III Committee decided to hold it over until the 2010 short session for changes. The developments were described in information from the North Carolina School Boards Association (NCSBA). It was provided to The Daily Dispatch Monday by Steven Graham, finance director of Vance County Schools. Years ago, the NCSBA filed a

lawsuit that eventually resulted in the North Carolina Superior Court judgement that the $747 million was unconstitutionally kept from the schools by the State. Senate Bill 269, if it becomes a law next year, would establish a restitution program. It would consist of cameras that would detect speeding violations in highway construction areas and school zones. Seventy-five percent of the collected fines would be used to pay down the 2008 judgement, providing an estimated $47 million a year for school technology. The money is supposed to be used to be used for computer Please see PAYBACK, page 4A

Beacon Light home ownership ‘real risk’ Agent: ‘Responsibility for management on people...who don’t have a lot of experience with being responsible’ By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

The real estate agent representing the owner of the former Obituaries, 4A Beacon Light apartment complex said the owner will pursue home ownership at the property, but maintained there are logistical problems and gambles in doing so. The agent, Vance County Commissioner Terry Garrison, told the Henderson City Council the

process would mean a conversion to condominiums and the need for a homeowners association. And Garrison additionally cited a need for improvements to Garrison the entrance to the property. And Garrison said another problem is the property, located at 318 Boddie St. in the southeast-

ern part of Henderson, is in an area surrounded by many houses worth $25,000-$30,000 and which are rented. The council on Monday evening voted to move ahead with a demolition order on the former Beacon Light, but with terms making clear the city’s willingness to work with the property owner, Sharif Abdelhalim, to give him time to bring the property into compliance with municipal housing

codes and into compliance with a council-majority mandate of home ownership. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-sponsored low-income 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 previPlease see BEACON LIGHT, page 3A

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Today Crime Stoppers breakfast — The Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers will be honoring local law enforcement officers with a breakfast at Golden Corral on Dabney Drive at 7:30 a.m. Rick Brown, North Carolina Justice legal advisor, will be the guest speaker. The breakfast is an annual event sponsored by Crime Stoppers to show appreciation to local officers. Wednesday Farmer’s market — The Wednesday Farmer’s Market, located near the track behind the Henderson Family YMCA, 380 Ruin Creek Road, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. selling local produce. The market is sponsored by the YMCA, the Vance County Cooperative Extension Service and Maria Parham Medical Center. Venders interested in selling at the market should contact Wayne Rowland at 438-8188. Oxford Farmers’ Market — The Oxford Farmers’ Market, located on the corner of McClanahan and Lanier streets across from the police station in Oxford, is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thursday 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). Club meeting — The Henderson Business & Professional Women’s Club will hold its regular monthly dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the boardroom at Maria Parham Medical Center. New members and guests are welcome. For reservations, please call 438-6732. Lions Club — The Henderson Lions Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Henderson Country Club. The guest speaker will be Vivian Windley from Vance County Schools. She will be speaking on students’ senior projects and the way the community can get involved with this program. Those who are interested in membership in the club should call Randy Oxendine, president, at 438-8034 or send an e-mail to oxendine@ nc.rr.com. Henderson Rec Players — The Henderson Rec Players present “Collective Dating,” a collection of one-act comedies focused on the triumphs and woes of the dating world, at 8 p.m. at Vance-Granville Community College’s small auditorium. The play will also be presented at the same time tomorrow and Saturday nights. A Sunday matinee will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tickets cost $7 at the door. Call 431-6091 for more information.

Friday Health seminar — Today is the registration deadline for a health seminar on Aug. 19 on how to deal with high cholesterol levels in children. The seminar is sponsored by Granville Health System and will be held at 11:30 a.m. in the education classroom, Suite 1022, at Granville Medical Center, 1010 College St., Oxford. Dr. Shilpa Dave will be the guest speaker and a free lunch will be served. Seating is limited. To reserve a seat, please call (919) 690-2159 or email oxfordmealandmore@granvillemedical.com. Arts and crafts show — An arts and crafts show and sales bazaar featuring the craftsmanship of talented crafters and artists will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Harris Exhibit Hall of the Granville County Historical Museum, 1 Museum Lane, Oxford. Items will be available for purchase. The show continues tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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. Parenting task force — The Vance County Parenting Task Force will meet at noon in the upstairs conference room of the Vance County Cooperative Extension Center, 305 Young St., downtown Henderson. Interested persons are invited to attend. Call Mary Helen Jones at the extension center at 4388188 for more information.

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The Henderson Rec Players will wrap up their 2009 season with “Collective Dating,” five short plays by V. B. Leghorn, all on the issues facing modern daters. The fastmoving comedies will be presented in the small auditorium at VanceGranville Community College Thursday through Sunday. The Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances will begin at 8 p.m., and the Sunday performance will begin at 2:30 p.m. There will be no reserved seats for these performances, and tickets will be sold at the door beginning one-half hour before the performance.

The cost of admission is $7. Director Jeff Jenkins has assembled a varied ensemble cast to perform the five plays, entitled “Speed Dating,” “Internet Dating,” “The Dating Game,” “The Sacrifice of Dating,” and “Creative Dating.” “The Rec Players have always done a great job of balancing out the season’s first production — always a big, Broadway-style musical — with a more intimate production in the small auditorium at Vance-Granville,” said Jenkins. “The five short plays we have chosen this year were read through by several different groups of

Granville Health System has announced that the organization has signed on as a corporate sponsor of the 2009 Granville County Habitat for Humanity home, being built near downtown Oxford later this year. Granville County Habitat For Humanity is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged. Volunteers provide most of the labor, and individual and corporate donors provide money and materials to build Habitat houses. Partner families them-

selves invest hundreds of hours of labor — “sweat equity” — into building their homes and the homes of others. Their mortgage payments go into a revolving “Fund for Humanity” that is used to build more houses. “We are pleased to announce our 2009 sponsorship of Granville County Habitat for Humanity’s Oxford home,” said L. Lee Isley, chief executive officer for Granville Health System. “Our health system is committed to help improve the quality of lives throughout our region. Working with organizations like Habitat for Humanity allows Granville Health System the opportunity to reach out and help our community in a meaningful way.” In addition to donating financial support for the 2009 house, Granville

Granville New Teacher Breakfast set for Friday The annual Granville County New Teacher Breakfast is set for 7:30 a.m. Friday in the cafeteria of the Masonic Home for Children, 600 College St. The gathering provides incoming educators with the chance to meet govern-

ment and elected officials, business owners and county chamber of commerce members. The incoming educators will receive gifts from the businesses. The breakfast is being prepared by Morrison’s/ Granville Health System.

Health System will also sponsor “Team GHS,” a group of health system employees that will be on-site at the Oxford location for two full weekend construction days. Members of the team will provide support with framing, roofing, painting and other projects as assigned by the site manager. “We are very excited that Granville Health System is working with our organization,” said Mark Prokop, executive director for Granville Habitat for Humanity. “Habitat for Humanity partners with companies that are deeply

involved in their communities. Granville Health System has a solid reputation for reaching out to local residents through education programs and wellness initiatives. The 2009 House Sponsorship is another way that GHS is willing to step up, and support the communities it serves.”

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and Jenkins had several people who could play each one well. “We hope that people will come to the show twice, because some the actors will be switching roles each night,” said Jenkins. The cast members for “Collective Dating” are (in alphabetical order) Jimmy Adams, Kelsey Aycock, Amanda Blanchard, Sandra Brooks, Chevon Bullock, Barbara Bundy, Abagail Burrus, Meredith Campbell, Jennifer Daly, Garett Galoz, Abigail Gruchacz, Michelle Henderson, Peter Janke, Meaghan Johnson, Woody King, Jessi Ringley and Brian Westbrook.

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actors at different times over the past several months, and everyone who read them thought they were hilarious. We think putting all five of them together into one production after the big success of ‘Oklahoma!’ will add even more variety to this season.” The talented cast comes from Henderson, Oxford, Franklinton and Wake Forest, and Jenkins had such a good turnout for his auditions in May that he has ended up having two different actors play some of the roles – alternating performance nights. This was necessary because the roles were so desirable,

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“And we could have had close to $5 million of tax value on the books in less than a year from now,” Garrison said. Garrison told the council that he tried to sell the property for approximately $1.2 million and had interested persons from both the west and east coasts, but that he could not make a sale because of the home ownership provision. Garrison in May had been offering the property for $400,000. On-line county tax information said the land value was listed at $100,000, with the buildings having no listed value. Councilman Michael Inscoe was absent from Monday evening’s meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Lonnie Davis cast the lone no vote against reaffirming the home ownership requirement.

buildings having been damaged or destroyed by fire. Garrison said he believes the number would be reduced to 75 or 80 if the fire-damaged or firedestroyed buildings are knocked down. Garrison said if one demolishes all of the buildings and goes with singlefamily housing, then he estimates a maximum of 36 houses could be built at the 9.25 acre location. As for the entrance to the property, Garrison said, “It does not look like a place that people want to go out and pay $100,000 for a house.” And Garrison said that is on top of the fact that banks and other lending institutions are going to be wary about loaning large amounts of money. “It’s a real, real, real risk” to put such expensive housing in the area, Garrison said. “We’re dismissing the idea of the rental housing for the complex, but we could have had that property converted” and probably almost up and operating by now, Garrison said.

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Henderson, which had budgeted $76,000 in anticipation of such funds, will have to reduce the amount to $25,000, Griffin said. The club’s leadership at the council’s July 27 meeting asked for assistance in coming up with $15,000 to help maintain an afterschool program at EatonJohnson Middle School, 500 Rockspring St. The club cited an anticipated loss of state backing for the program as the reason for the request. The only way to come up with the money to help the club would be to pull from the fund balance appropriation, which is at 10.2 percent, with 8 percent being the number that triggers state scrutiny, Griffin said. A club representative, Ken Long, noting, “We’ll take a dollar,” thanked the city officials for their consideration. When Councilwoman Brenda Peace made a motion, seconded by Councilman Garry Daeke, to

decline the club’s request, Councilwoman Mary Emma Evans asked, “We can’t give them anything?” “How about $5,000? We don’t have that?” Evans asked, emphasizing the need to think about the young. Griffin said while the council has the discretion to appropriate funds, he does not feel comfortable from a managerial perspective. Mayor Pro Tem Lonnie Davis noted the city’s Code Compliance Department is short one position. Peace said that she respected what Griffin said and that, “If you can’t do it, you just cannot do it.” “It’s impossible right now,” Peace added. And Daeke said that, “As much as I want to, I can’t see adding another service, another additional program, after we’ve done all of the cutting to our essential city services,” noting the freezing of funding for a vacant firefighting position.

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speak after the council’s action on Monday evening, said one problem is there are not even condominiums in the upscale country club section on the western side of the city. And Garrison said that there will have to be a homeowners association or at least the equivalent of one or someone will have to be hired to manage the association. And Garrison said that one must keep in mind the homeowners association fees on top of the principal, interest, insurance and taxes. Additionally, Garrison said, “You’re talking about putting a responsibility for management on people, by and large, most likely, who don’t have a lot of experience with being responsible.” Garrison said that, if the association malfunctions, then he does not know where residents would go to complain, except to say his thinking would be the City Council. Garrison said the intent was to have housing for 108 families, but city officials say at least four

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ous council wanted Beacon Light redeveloped with single-family homes. Abdelhalim acquired the property for $54,000 in an August 2007 foreclosure sale. The council majority in June postponed going ahead with a demolition so the city could hear from a potential buyer, Twin City, which is a Greensboro real estate management company. Councilman Garry Daeke backed City Code Compliance Director Corey Williams in casting the lone vote against holding off the demolition action. Twin City representatives said they wanted to have rental units on the property. During a meeting last week of the council’s Land Planning and Development Committee in which six of the eight council members were present, Twin City’s proposal was turned back and the terms were drawn up for full council approval to put the ball back in Abdelhalim’s hands. Garrison, who was given the opportunity to

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Deaths John W. Eaton WARRENTON — John W. Eaton, 94, of Warrenton, died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Shocco Chapel Baptist Church in Warrenton by the Rev. Lennis Thorpe. Burial will follow in the Daily Dispatch/ASHLEY STEVEN AYSCUE church cemetery. He is survived by his Black smoke dwarfs a firefighter as he walks across a field on the Garnett Street side of a wife, Mary Eaton of Warwildfire near the railroad tracks between Spring Street and Gholson Avenue Tuesday afterrenton; six daughters, noon. Cartes Newell, Marie Mason, Janie Mason and Frances Dowtin, all of late afternoon helped put 9 p.m. L-shaped structure which Warrenton, Bernice Eaton out some parts of the fire “We’ll be here all night, was destroyed. of Richmond, Va., and and bring it under control. I’m pretty sure,” WilkerWilkerson said didn’t Gale Williams of Syracuse, The vacant storage buildson predicted about that have a value for the prop- N.Y.; four sons, John Lee ing — which contained time during a telephone erty. Eaton of Richmond, Va., large, wooden timbers and interview. Garland Gordon of Warcoal chute residue, was H.O. Falkner & Sons Contact the writer at awherenton, Marlee Hawley of still burning shortly before owned the one-story, less@hendersondispatch.com. Centerville and Rodger Gordon of Tennessee; 17 grandchildren; 17 greatgrandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. technology in public school Court unanimously ruled fines. The body will be on classroom. that all fines and forfeitures • $20,019,408 from the view today from 11 a.m. to According to the NCSBA, collected should have been Employment Security Com7 p.m. at Boyd’s Funeral Manning does not have the deposited in a North Carolimission. Service Chapel in Warauthority to force the State na Civil Penalty & Forfeiture • $53,955 from the legislature to appropriate Fund for the public schools’ Department of Environment renton. Arrangements are by funds. exclusive use. and Natural Resources. Boyd’s Funeral Service in The judge didn’t specify The NCSBA has said that • $11,560 from the Deany time limits on giving the the money owed by the varipartment of Commerce. Warrenton. money to the school systems ous State agencies includes: Dr. Ed Dunlop, the execuin North Carolina. His order • $583,340,162 by the tive director of the NCSBA, Erman J. Edmonds did say “the ultimate respon- Department of Revenue. said lawmakers need to at sibility for this judgement • $104,071,323 from the least start deliberating on MACON — Erman will depend on the manner in Department of Transportaestablishing a payment plan Jack Edmonds, 77, died which the General Assembly tion for fines received from over the course of several, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, at discharges its constitutional vehicle weight violations. five or even 10 years.” his residence. He was born duties.” • $42,368,982 from the Oct. 30, 1931, in Macon to Nearly three years earlier, University of North Carolina Contact the writer at awhethe North Carolina Supreme campus system for parking less@hendersondispatch.com. the late John and Janie Meadows Edmonds. He was employed at Rockwell Standard in Newton Falls, Ohio, for over 26 years. During his later years, he worked as a carpenter and specialized in home improvement in Alligood, when asked the county’s chief lawman on the Warrenton area. By WILLIAM F. WEST by the Dispatch on July 6 July 1. Daily Dispatch Writer A private memorial when viewers would see the Presently, on-line viewers new site in its entirety, said, have to navigate back to the OXFORD — Internet uscounty’s old site to see most ers will continue seeing those “We’re very, very close.” “I’m hoping by the end of the county’s basic informared words “Under Construcof the month,” Alligood said tion. tion” when clicking onto the on July 6 when asked for a Alligood was asked by future Granville County specific time. “That’s what this reporter as far back as Web site, at least until next I’m hoping. Now, it depends autumn 2007 when the new month. on how quick we can turn Web site would be completed. County Manager Brian this around.” Alligood did not give a speAlligood, when asked by Alligood on July 6 said he cific time, except to say, “It the Dispatch when the site was waiting on new photowill probably be the first of would be ready, said, “It is graphs in connection with the year or so.” my understanding that the On the Net: www.granvildesign files have been passed the change of administration at the Sheriff’s Department. lecounty.org/ to the programmers and Brin Wilkins, who had been that, based on their workchief deputy sheriff, replaced Contact the writer at bwest@ load, it should be scheduled the retiring David Smith as hendersondispatch.com. sometime in September.”

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service will be held at an unannounced date and time. He is survived by five children, Sherryn Williams, Ronald Edmonds, Damita Richburg, Zyrone Quincy Edmonds and Landrey Edmonds; his brothers and sisters, Thomas Edmonds, Edna Wilson, Nancy Beal and Rebecca Dunlop; and a score of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Arrangements are by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.

George S. Holmes OXFORD — George S. Holmes, 69, of 4167 Hight Road, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. He was the son of the late Alvah Grady Holmes and Mattie Pergeson Holmes and a native of Nash County. No services are planned at this time. He is survived by two sons, James Holmes and Alton Holmes, both of Oxford; two sisters, Eveline Medlin of Franklinton and Sylvia Holden of Charlotte; and a brother, Charles Holmes of Louisburg. The family will receive visitors at 5042 Old Route 75. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Westwood Pentecostal

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Kermit Richardson WARRENTON — Kermit Richardson, 76, of 930 Highway 158 Business East, Warrenton, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2009, at Magnolia Gardens in Warrenton. Funeral services are incomplete at this time, but will be announced later by Boyd’s Funeral Service in Warrenton.

Mary A. Williams PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Mary Alice Williams, 86, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, in Philadelphia, Pa., of declining health. The family will receive friends at the residence of Deborah Lemay, 520 Water St. Funeral services are incomplete at this time, but will be announced later by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

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Productivity rises more than expected in second quarter By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON — Productivity surged in the spring by the largest amount in almost six years while labor costs plunged at the fastest pace in nine years. The Labor Department said Tuesday that productivity, the amount of output per hour of work, rose at an annual rate of 6.4 percent in the April-June quarter, while unit labor costs dropped 5.8 percent. Both results were greater than economists expected. Productivity is a key ingredient for rising living standards because it means that companies can pay their workers more with the wage increases financed by rising output. However, in the current recession, companies have been using the productivity gains to bolster their bottom lines in the face of declining sales. Many companies have been reporting second-quar-

ter earnings results that have beaten expectations despite falling sales, due largely to their aggressive cost cutting. The 6.4 percent jump in productivity followed a 0.3 percent increase in the first three months of the year that was revised downward from an earlier estimate of a 1.6 percent gain. The revision partially reflected the annual benchmark revisions of economic data connected to the gross domestic product. Economists had expected productivity to surge in the second quarter as businesses continued to lay off workers and trim the number of hours being worked by their remaining employees amid the nation’s worst recession since the end of World War II. The nation’s total output of goods and services, as measured by the gross domestic product, fell at an annual rate of 1 percent in the second quarter. That was a much slower rate of decline

than the previous two quarters when the economy shrank at the fastest pace in more than a half-century. Many economists believe the current recession is on the verge of ending. If the economy starts to grow in the second half of this year, companies are expected to switch from layoffs and trimming workers’ hours to boosting employment as demand for their products increases. Still, the leaner work force should help keep productivity rising in coming quarters although the gains are not expected to be as large as the jump in the spring. The 6.4 percent jump in productivity at an annual rate was the biggest quarterly gain since a 9.7 percent surge in the third quarter of 2003. The 5.8 percent decline in unit labor costs followed a revised 2.7 percent dip in the first quarter and was the biggest quarterly drop since a 7.7 percent decline in the second quarter of 2000.

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Animal groups barking over Course for beginning farmers distribution of Helmsley fortune By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Leona Helmsley’s dog, Trouble, may be living quietly enough in Florida, but there’s a lot of barking about the way the late hotel queen’s millions are being given away. Three of the country’s largest animal welfare groups on Tuesday accused the trustees of Leona Helmsley’s estate of a “scheme to deprive dog welfare charities” of their stake in the real estate baroness’ fortune. They filed a petition in Manhattan Surrogate’s Court on Monday arguing that Helmsley, who died in 2007, specified in her will that her multibillion-dollar estate should be used to help dogs, and the trustees disregarded those wishes. The groups — the Humane Society of the United States, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Maddie’s Fund — want the court to throw out a judge’s February decision that gave the trustees for the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust sole authority to determine which

charities would benefit from her estate. In April, the trustees gave away $136 million to hospitals, foundations and the homeless. Just $100,000 went to an animal-welfare group, the ASPCA. Another $900,000 went to groups that train guide dogs for the blind. Wayne Pacelle, chief executive officer of the Humane Society, said the five trustees — Helmsley’s brother, Alvin Rosenthal; two of her grandsons, Walter and David Panzirer; her lawyer Sandor Frankel; and her longtime friend John Codey — substituted their own judgment for Helmsley’s. “She wanted the money to go, at least in large measure, to the care of dogs,” Pacelle said Tuesday. Pacelle, who joined leaders of the ASPCA and Maddie’s Fund at a news conference at the ASPCA’s Manhattan headquarters, said at least half of the $136 million should have gone to organizations that benefit dogs. ASPCA Board Chairwoman Marsha Perelman said that kind of money would be “game changing” for animalwelfare groups. “Almost 2 million dogs

are needlessly euthanized in this country every year,” Perelman said. “If funds from the Helmsley estate were available to address this problem, this problem could be made to disappear.” The trust, in a statement posted on its Web site, said Helmsley never wanted her fortune just to go to dogs. “Did Leona Helmsley intend for this charitable trust to focus on the care and help of dogs, rather than people? Absolutely not,” the statement said. “Have the trustees of this vast fortune acted improperly and ignored Mrs. Helmsley’s instructions? Again, absolutely not.” A spokesman for the trust did not immediately return a phone call Tuesday seeking comment. The hotel heiress, whose fortune had been estimated at $5 billion to $8 billion after her death at age 87, also named her dog as a beneficiary in her will, leaving a $12 million trust fund for the little white Maltese. But a judge whittled that amount down to $2 million. Trouble’s last known residence was the Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel in Sarasota, Fla.

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‘Bark For Life 2009’ — a canine event to fight cancer When someone thinks of cancer, they most typically think of humans with cancer. However, dogs and cats are prone to the disease as well. In recognition of that fact, the Vance County Relay For Life is taking fund-raising to a whole new level with the “Bark For Life of Vance County” on Aug. 22 at Fox Pond Park, 375 Vicksboro Road in Henderson. “Bark For Life” is an event where dog owners and their furry friends can fight cancer together by raising money for cancer research, education, advocacy and service. The event will offer owners and their canines the opportunity to walk together to raise funds for cancer research

and participate in other activities, while also enjoying food and entertainment. For a registration fee of $20 per participant (including dogs), participants will receive a t-shirt and a bandana for their furry friend. For those interested in bringing more than one dog, there is an extra fee of $5 per dog. Please note that all dogs must be on a leash to participate in the event. “This is more than just a walk in the park for you and your dog — it is an event meant to strengthen not only the bond between canine owners and their dogs, but to bring them and the community closer as we all join together to fight cancer,” said Candice

Walsh, community manager for the Vance County Relay For Life. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the walk and other activities begin at 10 a.m. The event will conclude by noon. Participants may register for the “Bark For Life” event online at www.vancerelay.com. Registration will also be held the day of the event. The event will consist of a one-mile walk and contests for owners and their dogs to enter for a fee of $1 per contest, per dog. The contests will include “Best Dog/Owner Look Alike,” “Musical Doggy Sit,” “Best Trick,” and more. After the walk and activities, lunch will be available for purchase.

“ ‘Bark For Life of Vance County’ is an easy way we all can make a difference in finding a cure for cancer while also making new friends and spending quality time with our dogs,” said Betty Hester, a Vance County Relay For Life volunteer who also is volunteering her time to plan the “Bark For Life” event. All proceeds from the “Bark For Life of Vance County” will benefit the American Cancer Society’s Vance County Relay For Life which was held on June 19-20. Vance County Relay for Life has currently raised $133,799.17 towards a projected goal of $142,000, which the organizers hope to reach by Aug. 31.

VGCC Scheduled Classes (main Vance-Granville Community College will offer several of its popular computer-related classes for area residents starting in August and September on the college’s main campus in Vance County. The “Beginner’s Guide to Computers & Internet” is the perfect first class for students who have limited knowledge of computers. Microsoft Windows XP will be used to introduce novice students to the common components and many uses of personal computers through the Windows environment. Classes are scheduled for Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug. 19 through Sept. 23. Laura Peace is the instructor. Peace will also teach a course on the Microsoft Word and Excel 2007 software. Students will familiarize themselves

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Administrative assistant training Vance-Granville Community College will offer a course on the college’s main campus in Vance County that trains people for jobs in today’s computer-driven offices. “Administrative Assistant Essentials” will be offered Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to Noon, Aug. 24 through Nov. 11. Classes will meet in Building 7, room 7136. Students will learn the basics of the Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher programs, while also improving their basic keyboarding skills.

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Granville to welcome new teachers From STAFF REPORTS

OXFORD — The annual Granville County New Teacher Breakfast is set for 7:30 a.m. Friday in the cafeteria of the Masonic Home for Children, 600 College St. The gathering provides incoming educators with the chance to meet government and elected officials, business owners and County Chamber of Commerce members. And the incoming educators will receive gifts from the businesses. The breakfast is being prepared by Morrison’s/ Granville Health System. Send comments to news@ hendersondispatch.com.

Wilton Slopes opening car pools advised From STAFF REPORTS

WILTON — The grand opening of the Wilton Slopes Hiking Trails and Paddle Access is on go for 7 p.m. Thursday at the site just off N.C. 96 at the edge of the Tar River. Granville County officials advise motorists that, due to limited parking space, they need to arrange for carpools. Wilton Slopes has been the subject of Dispatch news coverage since at least as far back as autumn 2005, with plans calling for the site to be part of a paddle trail from Granville County to Edgecombe County. Send comments to news@ hendersondispatch.com

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Perdue signs law on race bias test in death cases By EMERY P. DALESIO Associated Press Writer

RALEIGH — Gov. Beverly Perdue on Tuesday made North Carolina the second state to allow defendants to use statistical evidence to prove racial bias played a role in putting them on death row. North Carolina joins Kentucky with a law that aims to prevent black defendants from being punished more harshly what whites. The law allows judges to consider statistical evidence that indicates race played a key factor in putting a disproportionate number of people from a racial group on death row, or on trial for their lives. A judge also could consider sworn testimony from legal system insiders like prosecutors, law enforcement officers, or jurors that death sentences were sought or imposed more often on members of one race than another. A judge who agrees with the evidence could limit a sentence to life in prison without parole. “I’m a supporter of the death penalty, have been for years. But I’ve always believed as a citizen ... that the burden is heavier, the very heaviest, in death penalty cases,” Perdue said before signing legislation supporters have called the Racial Justice Act. The law is “a grand step forward to ensure

that when North Carolina hands down our state’s harshest punishment, the decision is based on fact, not prejudice.” The Racial Justice Act aims to ensure that prosecutors and jurors are colorblind, she said. “While our criminal justice system will continue to have the death penalty, racial disparities have no place whatsoever in North Carolina’s criminal justice system,” Perdue said. The law was opposed by district attorneys, sheriffs and victims’ advocates who said it would make death penalty prosecutions too difficult. North Carolina has not had an execution in nearly three years. Killers now on death row have one year to file a claim that racial prejudice skewed their death sentence verdict. “Make no mistake, this law has little to do with justice and nothing to do with guilt or innocence. For the first time in North Carolina, the statistical composition of the inmates on death row will outweigh the facts of a particular case in the determination of punishment,” said Senate Minority Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham. “Families of the victims of the most heinous crimes will now be subjected to the further delay of true justice for them and their murdered loved ones,” he said.

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disparities in the charging, sentencing, and imposition of the death penalty.” Since North Carolina’s last execution in August 2006, successful death penalty prosecutions have nearly come to a halt and public support for executions has waned. Just one convict was sent to death row last year and five people have been acquitted of the charges that initially placed them on death row since 2000. Of the 59 capital convicts who had their cases retried this decade, only two were again sentenced to death. A November 2005 poll from Elon University found that 64 percent of

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VANCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Arrests • James Cordell Bullock, 21, of 2490 Hwy. 39 North was arrested on Aug. 5 at 6:20 p.m. for three counts of child support contempt, two counts of failure to appear in court for noise ordinance and counterfeit controlled substance, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, assault on a female and failure to appear in court for possession of marijunana. Bullock was placed under a $12,153 bond. In another report, Bullock was arrested on Aug.t 6 at 9:54 a.m. for child support enforcement. There was a bond for $500.

• Spencer Wilkerson of 90 Ranes Drive was arrested on Aug. 6 at 1:40 p.m. for three counts of child support. Wilkerson was placed on a $7,500 bond. • Michael Anthony Parrish, 47, of 1155 Glebe Road was arrested on Aug. 6 at 1:22 p.m. for driving while license revoked and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. There was a secured bond for $5,000. • Leondric Edward Fogg, 23, of 1776 Walter Grissom Road was arrested on Aug. 5 at 11:19 a.m. for failure to appear in

• Arielle M. Ray, 28, of 519 E. Montgomery St. reported on Aug. 6 at 12:34 p.m. that someone broke the driver side window of her 2002 Ford Taurus and took an item. An item taken included an IPod valued at $350. Damage to the window of the vehicle estimated at $150. • Ofelia Lopez, 37, of 1504 Maple St. reported on Aug. 6 at 1:31 p.m. that someone entered her residence and took items. Items taken included several new clothes valued at $400.

Larceny • Christy Jones, 32, of 203 Harris St., Norlina, reported on Aug. 6 at 1:06 p.m. that someone took an item belonging to her without permission at a business on 210 N. Garnett St. The item was a cell phone valued at $300. • Jesse White, 59, of the City of Henderson on 140 Rose Ave. reported on Aug. 6 at 2:08 p.m. that a water meter valued at $100 was taken from a residence on 244 Harell St.

Miscellaneous • Jamie Rooney of Maria Parham Hospital pm 566 Ruin Creek Road reported on Aug. 6 at 6 p.m. that someone altered a prescription for medication at the hospital. No further information was given.

Larceny • Sarah Cruz of 824 Kittrell Road reported on Aug. 6 at 3:14 p.m. that someone stole checks from her residence. The checks were valued at $3,389.92.

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truck and swung it at her. The incident occurred at a residence on 211 Glenn Ave. No further information. • Edward Lemay of 244 Julia St. reported on Aug. 5 at 6:15 p.m. that someone pushed him and ripped his shirt at a residence on 117 Julia St. No further information was given.

• Sylvia Mytellongo, 48, of 115 Ranes Drive reported on Aug. 6 at 3:14 p.m. that someone pushed Mayria Mytellongo, 14, also of 115 Ranes Drive to the ground and picked up a toy

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OXFORD POLICE DEPT. O - Arrests • Carl Harris, 27, of 105 B Griffin St., on July 31 was served two misdemeanor failure to appear warrants. Bond was pre-set at $3,000. • Lawrence Royster, 23, address unavailable, was booked July 31. Misdemeanor possession of an illegal drug. Bond was set at $500. • Colonel Rose III, 21, of 203 First St., was booked July 31. Misdemeanor resisting, obstructing and delaying an officer. Bond was set at $500. Rose also was booked Aug. 5. Misdemeanor possession of an illegal drug. Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Misdemeanor resisting, obstructing and delaying officer. Bond was set at $3,000. • Antonio Hart, 34, of 201 Wilmington Ave., was booked Aug. 2. Misdemeanor assault. Misdemeanor drunkeness and disruptive conduct. Bond was set at $1,000. • Derrick Bullock, 43, of 209 Person St., was booked Aug. 3. Misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Bond was set at $2,500. • Jermaine Thomas, 17, of 115 Sycamore St., was booked Aug. 4. Two counts of misdemeanor trespassing. Misdemeanor consumption of alcohol while being less than 21 years of age. Misdemeanor inciting to riot. Misdemeanor resisting, obstructing and delaying an officer. Bond was set at $2,500. • Keywahn Tyler, 16, of 301 Broad St., was booked Aug. 4. Misdemeanor trespassing. Misdemeanor consumption of alcohol while being less than 21 years of age. Misdemeanor inciting to riot. Misdemeanor resisting, obstructing and delaying an officer. Bond was set at $2,000. • Lashaunda Alston, 21, of 4016 Richard Lane, was booked Aug. 5. Misdemeanor shoplifting. Bond was set at $1,000. • Faye Alston, 38, of 203 First St., was booked Aug. 5. Misdemeanor shoplifting. Bond was set at $1,000. • April Downey, 28, of 118 Westbury Drive, was booked Aug. 5. Misdemeanor failure to return rental property. No bond was set. • Gerald Booker, 30, of 313 E. McClanahan St., was booked Aug. 5. Misdemeanor failure to return rental property. Misdemeanor resisting, obstructing and delaying an officer. Bond was set at $500. • Oscar Tuck, 49, of 122 Brookside Lane, was booked Aug. 6. Misdemeanor assault. Bond was set at $500. • Daisean Johnson, 17, of 223 W. College St., was booked Aug. 6. Felony breaking and entering. Felony larceny. Bond was set at $20,000.

G - Arrests Kamicha Danyeh Rainey, 23, of 4015 Eaton Road, Kittrell, was booked July 31. Failure to appear. Bond was set at $500. Aaron Daniel Anderson, 26, of 2188 Smith Road, Oxford, was booked July 31. Failure to appear. Bond was set at $500. Darrell Andrea Jones, 41, of 6163 N.C. 96, Oxford, was booked Aug. 1. Order for arrest. Bond was set at $500. Wesley Aaron Allen Sr., 41, of

1602 Wayside Road, Franklinton, was booked Aug. 1. Misdemeanor assault by pointing a gun. Bond was set at $3,000. Alex Jackson, 18, of 1649 Sanders Road, Stem, was booked Aug. 1. Two counts of injury to real property. Bond was set at $1,000. Crystal Michelle Cox, 26, of 1562 C Jack Clement Road, Stem, was booked Aug. 2. Communicating threats. No bond was set. Howard Jonathan Peace, 32, of 4162 KK Family Mobile Home Park, U.S. 15 S., Oxford, was

booked Aug. 3. Order for arrest. Bond was set at $500. Avery Wyatt Woodlief, 33, of 209 U.S. 15 N., Stovall, was booked Aug. 3. Contempt of court. Perjury. Court violations. Bond was set at $300. Ashley Shavon Garrett, 23, of 3678 U.S. 401 N., Louisburg, was booked Aug. 3. Expired registration card/tag. Failure to secure a passenger under age 16. Bond was set at $500. Matthew Jones, 23, of 5742 N.C. 96 N., Oxford, was booked Aug. 4. Domestic violence protective order violation. No bond

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Daily Meditation I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. 2 John 4-6

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Pricey planes a sign of the D.C. spending times Just when you thought government waste was at its apex, Congress tries to send it into the stratosphere. House leaders on Monday crash-landed their idea to add $330 million to the Air Force’s 2010 budget for airplanes in order to buy four new jets to speed politicians and bureaucrats around the nation and world. Two of the additional planes would have been C-37s, the military designation for the opulent Gulfstream 550, at a price tag of $130 million. The other $200 million was for an extra pair of C-40s, the military version of a Boeing 737. Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, who is fast catching up to West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd as the king of pork, almost acted surprised that the Pentagon didn’t want the planes, even though, you know, the military hadn’t asked for any money to buy them. “If the Department of Defense does not want these aircraft, they will be eliminated from the bill,” said Murtha, chairman of the panel that approved the extra expenses, which also included millions for an alternative engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, more spending that the Pentagon said would be a waste. Murtha said the extra planes, which were to be stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, nice and close-by to D.C. for congressional junkets, were necessary to replace older planes that have become unsafe or unreliable. Of course, you’d think the Air Force itself would be a better judge of when old planes need replaced. And even still we’re ignoring the fact that its wasteful and embarrassing for the government — which excoriated Detroit automakers for requesting a public bailout while cruising around in private jets — maintains its own ludicrously large private fleet of airplanes rather than making politicians and bureaucrats fly commercial. (Or even, God forbid, coach!) The $636 billion defense bill, bloated beyond even the Pentagon’s high-spending standards by congressmen looking to cart pork home to their districts, passed the House by a 400-30 vote. That could be a good indication of what percentage of Congress can be trusted to wisely spend your tax dollars. And spending has become great sport again these days in D.C.

Quotable “We are having a vigorous debate in the United States, and I think that’s a healthy thing. I suspect that once we get into the fall and people look at the actual legislation that’s being proposed, that more sensible and reasoned arguments will emerge. And we’re going to get this passed.” — President Barack Obama, asked about the spirited debate over his health care plans. “We call on the government to make clear the real security situation in Iraq. We are not convinced by statements that everything is OK ... Iraqi people want security.” — Lawmaker Alaa Maki, of the minority Sunnis in response to bombings in Mosul and Baghdad that killed more than 100 people in the worst spate of violence in the country since U.S. forces left the cities.

First, The “Clunker” program was in disarray from start to finish. It was just another case of government handling. It lasted four days (before running out of money) and was totally confusing to all. What would the health care program be if corrupt politicians pass that? Remember the Medicare and Medicaid programs? Both catastrophes because of government. The Social Security program, when instituted, said there would be no monies spent on other government programs nor would Social Security income ever be taxed. Look at what that program now covers. There are just absolutely no reasons to put programs their neighbors. You can even under the corrupt politiforget that the DNC’s claims are cians. Look at the stimulus untrue. bill, it only stimulated But how can we ignore the these same criminals. They fact that the world’s most want a kickback on every famous community organizer dollar spent (or comes in). is whining about community Health care: Article 440 organizing? states that your home will But wait: It gets better. As of receive advisors (in urban this writing, the entire Barack- areas) telling you how to Obama.com site was dedicated raise your child and how to “Organizing for America,” to manage everything. with a special page dedicated to People having children are “Organizing for Health Care,” not stupid and this is not where supporters are asked to needed. Then, old people flood town halls and “make cer- will be rationed on pills tain your members of Congress and health treatment beknow that you’re counting on cause they are not worth it. them to act.” These are the people who They only thing they left out paid into Social Security is the instruction to leave the for many, many years. Brooks Brothers jackets and You people that think swastikas at home. this is great remember The reason for the panic is when you get old you will simple. Obama and the Demonot not be worth any treatcrats feel entitled to have their ment. way on health care. This sense You will be penalized if of entitlement is understandyou are fat or overweight. able. They won the election and This program by Nancy control everything. Pelosi (no more cosmetics) The problem is that Ameriand Harry Reid is a disaster cans don’t like what they’ve and they and others should heard about the plan, and be dismissed from WashingObama is incapable of selling, or ton and this Democrat will unwilling to sell, it on the merwork on that. its (perhaps because he knows Last, I had hopes for this the plan will lead to the singlepresident but forgive me payer system he has long sought when I say he has been inbut now denies wanting). That’s competent and doesn’t know why Obama spends most of his what his Chicago-based time either attacking critics or administration is doing. denouncing the status quo. If they have their way Simply put: This administra- there will be only poor and tion believes it knows best. It gated rich people in this feels it is the only legitimate country. And the poor will beneficiary of “people power.” be begging these corrupt It thinks it has a monopoly on people for handouts. democratic organizing. And it is If old people do not deterrified that it will be hobbled serve health care because if it loses this fight. they are so old that they So, it just stands to reason are not worth it — then that anyone who stands in the close all the treatment way must be a fraud, a puppet, Ted Kennedy gets. Set the a goon — or even a Nazi. example.

Democrats’ fear is starting to show on health care The Democratic Party is panicking, lashing out like a cornered animal, all because its effort to take over the health care industry is coming apart like so much wet toilet paper. Nancy Pelosi, who will get her own bound volume in the annals of asininity, has outdone herself. When asked by a reporter whether the protests at various town hall meetings represented legitimate grassroots opposition or were manufactured “Astroturf” stunts, she replied, “I think they’re Astroturf. You be the judge. They’re carrying swastikas and symbols like that to a town meeting on health care.” Now this is a pas de trois of dishonesty, slander and idiocy. Not only is Pelosi lying when she says protestors are bringing swastikas to these town halls, not only is she suggesting that American citizens are Nazis for having the effrontery to get in the way of ObamaCare, but she’s also saying that the alleged swastikas are obvious proof that these protests are manufactured by slick P.R. gurus. How does that work? What public relations genius says: “OK, we need these protests to seem like an authentic backlash of real Americans. Make sure everyone has enough Nazi paraphernalia!” Meanwhile, Sen. Barbara Boxer insists the protests have to be fake because the protestors are too “well-dressed.” Likewise, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says this is all “manufactured anger” because the protestors — he calls them the “Brooks Brothers Brigade” — are too tastefully appointed to be authentic protestors. Apparently only filthy hippies can petition government. This, of course, doesn’t preclude the possibility that the protestors are also Nazis; they

were snappy dressers (Hugo Boss made SS uniforms after all). But we’ll leave that there. The White House is asking supporters to submit the names of anyone who forwards e-mail with “fishy” information. “Fishy information” herewith defined as anything that serves as a speed bump for the White House steamroller. Jonah The DNC Goldberg has put out an ad claimTribune Media ing that the Services “right wing extremist base” is out to “destroy” Barack Obama, so it has unleashed “angry mobs ... mob activity straight from the playbook of high-level Republican political operatives. They have no plan for moving our country forward, so they’ve called out the mob.” The DNC ad points to a memo written by an activist named Bob MacGuffie as proof that Republican political ops are pulling the strings. It turns out that MacGuffie, a decent-seeming fellow, is a rank amateur whose Right Principles PAC has collected a mere $5,017, disbursed the staggering sum of $1,777, and has 23 members on Facebook and five followers on Twitter, according to the Weekly Standard’s Mary Katharine Ham. It’s difficult for mere mortals like us to fully grasp the enormity of the Democrats’ hypocrisy. Put aside all that talk of dissent being the highest form of patriotism. Overlook that Democrats would have upended jerry cans of gasoline and immolated themselves in protest if the Bush administration had asked people to inform on

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Woodstock at 40: At least we gave peace a chance On Saturday, it will be 40 years since 400,000 hippies descended on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm for a concert. Jimi Hendrix performed, as did Richie Havens, the Who, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Joan Baez, Santana, and Sly and the Family Stone, among others. It was billed as three days of “peace and music.” It became a generational signpost: Woodstock. Forty years later, a faint patina of absurdity attaches to those days. One watches archival footage of young people groping and grooving and getting stoned in the mud with the same faintly horrified fascination one watches young people of earlier years dancing the jitterbug or swallowing goldfish. It seems quaint — something foolish and long ago. And it comes as no surprise that one of former Vietnam POW John McCain’s most memorable applause lines during the last presidential campaign was that he missed Woodstock because “I was tied up at the time.” It’s a wisecrack that neatly encapsulates the culture wars — feckless hippies turning on and tuning

out versus a Navy flier doing his duty under duress for flag and country. Which is not to buy into the inferred argument that there was no meaning in those mud-splattered days. Woodstock was the distillation Leonard of an ideal Pitts which held that avarice Distributed by could be Cagle Cartoons stilled, hatred could be silenced, and the disparate tribes of humanity could find reconciliation, in the chords of a song. It was a common belief back then. It’s hardly coincidental that Coca-Cola came out two years later with the iconic commercial in which a multiethnic chorus declares, “I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.” The idea that you could play your way to peace or harmonize your way to love did not end when the hippies left Yasgur’s farm. It resurfaces

every time a roster of performers gathers for some planetwide concert to heal African famine, global warming, the American farmer. For that matter, the idea was not born on Yasgur’s farm, either. History records an episode on Christmas Eve of 1914 when German soldiers faced off against entrenched French, Belgian and English troops. The Germans set tiny Christmas trees and lighted candles upon the parapets of their trenches and began singing carols. Before long, allied troops had crawled cautiously out of their holes to watch and listen. Soon after that, they joined in the singing. There followed an unofficial truce. Enemies sang together, played soccer, exchanged small gifts, buried their dead. For much of the week between Christmas and New Year’s, music stopped the war. But if the ideal was neither born nor died on Yasgur’s farm, it nevertheless reached arguably its fullest expression there. Granted, Woodstock did not stop the war in Vietnam, even for a week. Indeed, young people left the farm, cut their hair, put on suits and ties, pantsuits

and sensible shoes, and became doctors, cops, TV executives, mothers, fathers — respectable and responsible. Four decades later, they are retirees, dandling grandchildren on arthritic knees and eligible for the senior discount at Denny’s. They joined the world they famously opted out of. But before they did, they authored what amounts to a statement of faith in the power of all us we, singing harmony and getting by with a little help from our friends. Granted, it is a statement strikingly out of key in an era where music is more often associated with product placement than division healing. More to the point, it is a statement that bespeaks hapless youth and hopeless naivete. Who among us is still young enough to think you can sing peace into being? But 40 years ago, some of us gave it a try. Absurd? Maybe. But as generational signposts go, you could do a whole lot worse. Leonard Pitts is a columnist for the Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, Fla., 33132. Readers may contact him via e-mail at lpitts@ miamiherald.com.

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