The Daily Dispatch - Thursday, August 20, 2009 by The Daily Dispatch

CMYK Bids increase on Southerland’s Mill land

Raiders win volleyball season-opener

Wisc. mayor fights abuser

Local News, Page 3A

Sports, Page 1B

State, Nation & World, Page 9A THURSDAY, August 20, 2009

Volume XCV, No. 194

(252) 436-2700

www.hendersondispatch.com

50 cents

State denies $1 million request for Embassy Square By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

The city of Henderson’s attempt to obtain $1 million in Community Development Block Grant funding to help pay for an $8.3 million performing arts center at Embassy Square was unsuccessful, City Manager Ray Griffin told the Dispatch.

Funds sought for Arts Center add-on to local library Griffin, reached by e-mail early Wednesday evening, provided an excerpt from the letter from the state Department of Commerce’s Division of Community Assistance: “… Based on our review of the proposed amendment documentation and

the gap in additional funds needed to complete this proposed project, DAC will not be able to provide CDBG funds.” Griffin said the letter was dated Friday. And Griffin said he would have his executive assistant, Beverly Jackson, provide

the full text of the letter to the newspaper today. Griffin, in an interview with the Dispatch prior to the issuance of the letter and for the newspaper’s annual Progress Edition, said the nationwide economic downturn and the changes in the

End of an era in Oxford?

banking industry had impacted the Embassy Square Cultural Center Foundation’s ability to raise funds. The council on Nov. 24 unanimously voted to request the $1 million to help fund the proposed cultural focal point.

“You’re not going to save your way to prosperity,” Foundation Chairman Sam Watkins argued to the council moments before the vote. “And unless we’re willing to make investments, we’re going to continue to flounder in this community,” Watkins added. Please see EMBASSY, page 4A

New EDC casts eye at old BB&T Henderson bank building could hold local developers and VGCC small business center By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Dispatch photo/YOUTUBE.com

Jones Discount Drug Store on Hillsboro Street in Oxford, which has been in business for decades downtown, will reportedly close in about five weeks. While the store has continued to offer old-fashioned service and features — such as a soda fountain and lunch counter — it has ventured into the Internet age with videos of the shop, its staff, and its patrons set to music on YouTube.com, such as the clip above. See the entire video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0n49OehkfQ.

Jones Discount Drug Store reportedly closing next month: Its owner declines specifics; manager’s wife says he’s going to work at Walgreens By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — The owner of Jones Discount Drug Store in the city center is declining to say what the future of his business will be with a Walgreens taking shape nearby, even though the business manager’s wife told the Dispatch that the longtime establishment will shut the doors by late next month. “I can’t give you any information on that at this time,” Charlie Jones said when contacted by the Dispatch on Wednesday. Jones, when asked why he could not provide details, replied, “Because it has not been finalized.” And Jones, when asked when he would be able to give any specifics, replied, “It’ll probably be next month, sometime. I can’t

tell you anything right now. I haven’t made a public announcement or made anything like that.” Betty Finch, whose husband, William, manages Jones Discount Drug Store, told the Dispatch on Tuesday that the business would close Sept. 25. Betty Finch added that her husband would be going to Walgreens. Jones Discount Drug Store, located at 116 Hillsboro St., has been one of the mainstays in the picturesque heart of Granville County. There is even a nearly fiveminute video on the Internet site YouTube.com showing the atmosphere of the place, particularly at noontime at the lunch counter. Betty Finch told the Dispatch there were people who expressed interest in keeping the soda

N.C. community colleges reviewing immigrant policy

fountain open, but that, “They wouldn’t be able to. It costs too much money. They wouldn’t get much business.” The future Walgreens is at the southwest corner of Hillsboro and Linden Avenue. Although the future Walgreens sign is showing the words “Opening soon,” Robert Elfinger, a spokesman for the Chicago-based drugstore chain, told the Dispatch that there is no set opening date, other than to emphasize that the hope is October. News in June 2008 of Walgreens intending to locate in Oxford concerned Jones. “We hate to see another chain come in because it definitely, definitely will hurt the independent stores,” said Jones, who since 1955 has had a drug store along Hillsboro

Index Our Hometown . . . . . Business & Farm. . . . Light Side . . . . . . . . . Opinion . . . . . . . . . . .

System mulls rescinding admissions ban on students who lack legal resident status Deaths RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina community colleges leaders are looking at reversing a ban keeping illegal immigrants out of the statewide system of two-year colleges. The state Board of Community Colleges held a special committee session Wednesday to discuss admitting undocumented students. The panel recommended rules that would keep immigrants from filling spots sought by legal

residents. A consultant’s study said taxpayers wouldn’t be affected if the immigrant students pay out-of-state rates of $7,000 a year. The country’s thirdlargest community college system has changed its illegal immigrant admission policy four times since 2000. The latest look comes as laid-off workers fill classrooms. A new decision could come as early as Friday.

2A 5A 6A 8A

Street. “And I think it will actually damage downtown.” “Most of the time, your chains do not bank locally. They do not contribute to the local situation,” Jones said, adding that he believes the chains do not provide the same “personal service” as a longtime local pharmacist. “But, it’s kind of inevitable,” Jones said of mass retailers increasingly dominating trade in America’s cities and towns. Jones recalled Oxford’s city center being home to at least four drug stores after World War II. Retail traffic patterns increasingly changed after Walmart in 1991 opened at the Granville Corners shopping center near the Interstate 85/N.C. Highway 96 interchange.

William J. Tingen, 42 Manson Mark Elam, 42 Warrenton Carl Robinson, 55

Obituaries, 4A

Please see EDC, page 4A

Vance Charter ABC, AYP results illustrate success State calls it an ‘Honor School of Excellence’ By DAVID IRVINE Daily Dispatch Writer

Test results released by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in early August provide a rosy picture of the performance of students at Vance Charter School in Henderson. Data related to both the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) program and the North Carolina ABCs Accountability Model were released for schools Please see DRUG STORE, page 3A throughout the state. Adequate Yearly Progress results for NCLB showed that Vance Charter School met all nine of its target goals for the State, Nation & World. . 9A 2008-2009 school year. The Sports. . . . . . . . . . 1-4B goals related to the percent Comics . . . . . . . . . . . 5B of students tested, the Classifieds. . . . . . 6-10B percent of students who scored at or above grade level and attendance rate. The results showed that 85 percent of students in Today grades three through eight scored at or above grade level in reading and more A bit hot High: 90 than 95 percent in mathLow: 70 ematics. More than 70 percent of North Carolina’s public Friday schools now meet federal performance standards. The state Department of Humid Public Instruction reported High: 90 that 71 percent of schools Low: 70 met standards for adDetails, 3A equate yearly progress in 2008-09, more than double

Weather

Butner

Randy Parker, president of Vance-Granville Community College, said Wednesday he toured the former BB&T Bank building on Chestnut Street about three weeks ago as a possible relocation site for the Small Business Center now on the main campus. The center would serve Vance, Warren, Organizing Franknew EDC lin and Granville Sam Watkins counties, is chairman Parker of revamped added. development If the agency. idea Page 4A becomes reality, there should be space in the structure for the new Henderson-Vance Econom-

ic Development Commission, according to Parker. He said both organizations operating in the same building “would drive down the overhead.” EDC Chairman Sam Watkins said county funding would be required to pay much of the total monthly rent of $3,800 to the Henderson Investment Development Corporation, if the HIDC buys the building from BB&T. HIDC has a 60day option to acquire the 7,500-square-foot structure at a price of $300,000. Watkins said the building has been appraised at up to $1.3 million. Parker said the Small Business Center could work with “incubator businesses” that could grow in the structure.

the percent from the previous year. NCLB standards require that a school must meet performance goals for each student subgroup, such as several categories of minority students and students with disabilities. Vance Charter’s results for these subgroups contained asterisks, with a footnote reading, “not calculated due to insufficient data (less than 40 students in the subgroup).” During the 2008-2009 school year, Vance Charter had 38 minority students (11.8 percent) and 26 students with disabilities (8.1 percent) of the 321 students in grades three through eight, so results for those subgroups at Vance Charter were not reported. On State of North Carolina ABCs results, the 2008-2009 performance of students at Vance Charter led the school to be designated as an Honor School of Excellence. Vance Charter’s performance composite score, a measure of the number of students considered literate by the state, for students in grades three through eight was 90.4. Overall, the school was rated as having met expected its goals. Contact the writer at dirvine@ hendersondispatch.com.

Our Hometown

The Daily Dispatch

Mark It Down Today Community watch — The Westhills/WestCreek/158Bypass Community Watch will meet at 6:30 p.m. in Maria Parham Medical Center’s auditorium. The guest speaker will be County Manager Jerry Ayscue. Community residents are encouraged to come and share any ideas or concerns for making the community better. Heritage society — The Heritage Society of Franklin County will hold its regular monthly meeting at noon at The Murphy House in Louisburg. Everyone who has an interest in the heritage and genealogy of Franklin County is urged to attend, and is invited to join. The group’s current project is obtaining articles and information for Volume 2 of the Franklin County Heritage Book. For more information, contact Joe Pearce, (919) 496-3321; Maylon Cooke, (919) 556-4213; or Annette Goyette, 492-3820. 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). Forestry meeting — There will be an educational forestry meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Vance County Extension Center, 305 Young St., Henderson. Paul McKenzie will speak about identification and management of invasive plants in forestland. There is no charge and all are welcome. For more information, call 438-8188 or e-mail paul_mckenzie@ncsu.edu. Black caucus — The Henderson-Vance Black Caucus will hold a called meeting at 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 326 W. Rockspring Street. Members are urged to attend. AARP meeting — AARP Chapter #4082 will meet at the Vance County Senior Center, 126 S. Garnett St., Henderson, at 2 p.m. Please bring school supplies for our back-to-school project. Historic Preservation — The Oxford Historic Preservation Commission will meet at 6 p.m. in the training room on the first floor of City Hall, 300 Williamsboro St.

Friday Back-to-school event — A Back-to-School Bash, sponsored by Family Intervention and Prevention Services, will be held at River Bend Park in Louisburg from noon to 4 p.m. Free food, games and activities, music, a clothing drive and free gift packages will be available. Brian Dawson of K97.5 will be the special guest, along with local step teams. A health seminar is also planned. Residents of Franklin, Vance, Warren, Granville and Halifax counties are invited to attend. Weight loss group — TOWN (Take Off Weight Now), a nonprofit weight loss group, will meet at Aycock Recreation Center at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend.

Saturday Warren County Farmers’ Market — The Warren County Farmer’s Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon at the corner of Market and Main streets in historic downtown Warrenton. All produce is locally grown by the vendors. For more information or to receive a vendor application, contact the Warren County Extension Center at 257-3640. Vance County Farmers’ market — The Vance County Farmers’ Market is open from 7-11 a.m. The market is located at the intersection of Williams and Arch streets in downtown Henderson. Vendors 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 7 a.m. to noon. Dee’s Music Barn — Dee’s Music Barn, 3101 Walters Road, Creedmoor, will be featuring Ronnie Harris & The Country Flame Band at 7 p.m. For more information, call (919) 528-5878. Community dance — The Epsom Country Club will sponsor a community dance starting at 7:30 p.m., featuring the Southwind Band. For more information and directions, contact Curtis Strickland at 492-6834.

Sunday Painting class — The Kerr Lake Art Society will sponsor a “Plein Air Experience” (landscape painting) lecture by William Moseley at 2 p.m. at the United Way office, 212 Dabney Dr., Henderson (across from fire station). For more information, call 492-5281.

Monday Masonic meeting — Beacon Light Masonic Lodge #249 will hold its stated communication at 7 p.m. at the lodge, located at 1204 West Andrews Ave. For more information, contact Michael Edwards at 767-3672. Mental health meeting — The regularly scheduled meeting of the Five County Mental Health Authority will be held at 7 p.m. at the authority’s administrative building, 134 S. Garnett St., Henderson. The public is invited to attend.

Tuesday Spay/neuter clinic — Citizens for Animal Protection is sponsoring a cat and dog spay/neuter clinic in Warrenton today. Animals residing in a home in Warren County or at a Littleton address are eligible. Cost is $40 per animal; limit two pets per family. For more information or for an appointment, call SNAP-NC at (919) 783-7627.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Kittrell Job Corps Center pairs up with American Red Cross for July blood drive In honor of Job Corps’ 45th anniversary, Kittrell Job Corps Center partnered with the American Red Cross and conducted an on-center blood drive in July in the center gymnasium. A total of 43 units of blood were collected. Due to the typical decline of blood donations during the summer months, The American RedCross relies on support and dedication from consistent sponsors like Kittrell Job Corps Center to help maintain a stable supply of blood for patients in hospitals. Donor Erica Nova, 18, from Oxford (pictured) was a first time donor and was excited to participate and save lives by giving blood. Nova is expected to complete her business office administration trade and obtain her high school diploma by December.

Vance Senior Center once again offering water aerobics classes The Vance County Office of Aging/Senior Center will be offering an exercise/conditioning program at the local YMCA for adults 60 and over who live in Vance County. The program consists of hydrotherapy (water exercise) and other exercises designed to gradually introduce senior adults to an exercise/conditioning program. Classes, which are scheduled to start on Aug. 31, will be held on Mondays and Fri-

days from 11:15 a.m. to noon and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:20 a.m. to 10:05 a.m. and 10:10 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. The classes will cost $50 per year and the fee is due at time of registration (or $25 may be paid at registration with a $25 installment due on Dec. 1). Scholarships will be available for those who meet eligibility requirements. The senior center staff encourages those who need this exercise for health

reasons to please apply. Applicants should contact the senior center today at 430-0257 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to be given an appointment time to come in to complete an application on Friday. Every participant enrolled in classes beginning Aug. 31 is required to submit a new medical release form which can be obtained through the senior center. Attendance in classes will not be permitted

‘Forgotten Child Campaign’ raises awareness about child abuse and neglect issues in Franklin County On July 29, the District 9 Guardian ad Litem Program held a “Forgotten Child Campaign” on the steps of the Franklin County Courthouse. The goal of the event was to raise community awareness about local levels of child abuse and neglect. The District 9 Guardian ad Litem Program serves Franklin, Vance, Warren, and Granville counties. Guardians ad litem are trained community volunteers who advocate for abused and neglected children in court. The event featured visual representations of the number of abused and neglected children in the four-county area. Colorful handprints represented

the 222 children currently served by the program, while life-sized cutouts of foster children represented those without a guardian ad litem. Due an increasing number of cases, more than 10 percent of children in the program currently do not have a volunteer assigned to their case.a “There is a big need for more volunteers,” said Blair Byrum, a recently trained guardian ad litem. “I hope this event makes people consider becoming involved.” Mary Jo Van Horne, district administrator for the Guardian ad Litem Program, said the program is currently accepting applications from those interested in volunteering. Interested

Northside Electronics

“The Entertainment People”

Subwoofers

Amplifiers

Alarms

Speakers

Custom Navigation Systems CD Players Remote Start XM Radio 159 N. Cooper Drive Henderson, NC 27536

252-492-6544 • Fax: 252-492-3649 Email: NSE@vance.net • Website: www.NorthsideElectronics.com

candidates can find more information online at www. district9gal.org, or call (919) 497-3010.

before an original release form signed by a doctor is on file and any medical concerns are addressed. For further information, contact the Vance County Senior Center at 4300257. The center is located at 126 S. Garnett Street.

Marketplace Cinema

Marketplace Shopping Center

438-9060

TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE

(PG13)

DAILY: 12:50, 3:00, 5:10, 7:20 & 9:30PM

THE GOODS: LIVE HARD SELL HARD

(R)

DAILY: 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15 & 9:15PM

GI JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA (PG13)

DAILY: 1:00, 3:20, 7:00 & 9:20PM

ALIENS IN THE ATTIC (PG) DAILY: 1:10, 3:10 & 7:10PM

G-FORCE

(PG) DAILY: 1:05, 3:05, 5:05, 7:05 & 9:05PM

THE UGLY TRUTH (R) DAILY: 5:10 & 9:10PM

THE ORPHAN Need Color Copies? We Can Help! ALIENS IN THE ATTIC (R) DAILY: 1:00, 3:25, 7:00 & 9:25PM Ends THursday:

ONLY

35¢

G FORCE UGLY TRUTH ORPHAN

sTarTs friday: each SHORT’S (PG)

* 8 1/2 x 11 • Per side • PerBANDSLAM original (PG) INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (R) • 20 lb. Paper * * We Accept Electronic Files * 907 Beckford Drive The Henderson Marketplace Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 430-7771 Fax (252) 430-8474 THURS-FRIDAY email: postalplus@vance.net

Marketplace Cinema aliens in the attic (PG)

@ 11:00Am 907 Beckford Drive PURDUE The Henderson Marketplace G-force (PG) @ 11:00Am Henderson, NC 27536 Admission Just $2.50 All seAts (252) 430-7771 seatinG limited to auditorium capacity Fax (252) 430-8474 please come early email: postalplus@vance.net www.marketplacecinemas.com

Wester Insurance Agency 1020 S. Garnett St. • Henderson, NC 27536

1020 S. Garnett St. • Henderson, NC 27536

Skip Satterwhite

SATURDAY NIGHT AUCTIONS AUGUST 22nd @ 6:00pm • AUGUST 29th @ 6:00pm

Henderson Auction GAllery

Phone: 252-438-8165 Account Executive Fax: 252-438-6640

Phone: 252-438-8165 • Fax: 252-438-6640

skipsatterwhite@ncol.net Cell: 919-522-3825 www.westerinsurance.com

117 Horner St., Henderson, NC 27536

Liquidating 3 Huge Estates-We Are Packed!

Skip Satterwhite

Account Executive

ANTIQUES-COLLECTIBLES-FURNITURE-BEDROOM SETS DINING TABLES-CHINA HUTCHES-CHAIR SETS-APPLIANCES-TOOLS JEWELRY - BEST BOX LOTS! 1020 S. INFO & RESERVE SEAT (252) 738-2427 • www.auctionzip.com “CALL US TO LIQUIDATE LIVING OR DECEASED ESTATES ON SITE & GALLERY AUCTIONS AVAILABLE” 10% Buyer’s Premium cash or good check 13% Buyer’s Premium MC & Visa Auctioneer, Steve Brigandi, NCAL 8559

skipsatterwhite@ncol.net • www.westerinsurance.com

Garnett St. • Henderson, NC 27536

Skip Attention SatterwhiteHealthCo Patients Account Executive Your medical records are available.

Phone: 252-438-8165 • Fax: 252-438-6640 Cell: 919-522-3825 To transfer your records to a new doctor,

skipsatterwhite@ncol.net • www.westerinsurance.com you will need to complete and sign a records release form.

KERR LAKE COUNTRY CLUB SPECIALS “ CRAZY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY “ $21.00 PLAY ALL DAY - INCLUDES YOUR CART *Minor Restrictions Apply AFTERNOON SPECIALS AFTER 3:00 P.M. *Seasonal Changes Apply “GOLF ONLY “ MEMBERSHIP (no stock req.) only $ 95.00 per month (individuals) VARIOUS MEMBERSHIP PACKAGES AVAILABLE GREAT GREENS, NEW CARTS, DRIVING RANGE, MEETING ROOM, FUNDRAISER EVENTS ALLOWED GOLF AND RECREATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY FOR 45 EVERYONE WELCOME AT

YEARS

KERR LAKE COUNTRY CLUB: EXIT 217, I-85

CALL AL SLAUGHTER, GENERAL MANAGER ABOUT MEMBERSHIPS. SPECIAL EVENTS, GROUP RATES

252-492-1895

To transfer to a Rural Health Group (RHG) location:

To transfer to any other doctor:

Go to either of these two locations to fill out a form:

• Get a medical records release form from your doctor’s office

RHG at Henderson 100 Parkview Drive West Henderson NC 27536 or RHG at Norlina 110 Division Street Norlina, NC 27563

• Complete and sign the form • Fax the form to 252-438-2084

Once an authorization to release medical records is completed and signed by the patient, Rural Health Group will forward a copy of the medical records to the doctor’s office indicated on the form. Requests cannot be taken by phone. Allow 1-2 weeks for requests to be processed.

From Page One

The Daily Dispatch

NATIONAL WEATHER

Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Seattle 84/56 Billings 84/56

San Francisco 73/58

New York 87/76

Chicago 79/62 Detroit 84/66

Minneapolis 69/59

Washington 87/76

Denver 81/52 Kansas City 80/60

Los Angeles 80/64 El Paso 98/72 Houston 96/77

Fairbanks 65/42

-10s

-0s

Miami 92/80

Honolulu 89/78

Anchorage 69/51

Hilo 84/71

Juneau 66/52

10s

20s

30s

40s

Showers Rain T-storms Snow Flurries

50s

60s

70s

Ice

80s

90s

100s

110s

Stationary front

Cold front

Warm front

FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR HENDERSON TODAY

TONIGHT

FRIDAY

91°

70°

90°

74°

Some sun

Patchy clouds

Partly sunny, warm and humid

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

90° 70° Showers and t-storms possible

89°

87°

68°

Times of clouds and sun

Partly sunny

ALMANAC

SUN AND MOON

Temperature

Sunrise today ........................... Sunset today ............................ Moonrise today ........................ Moonset today ......................... Sunrise tomorrow ..................... Sunset tomorrow ...................... Moonrise tomorrow .................. Moonset tomorrow ...................

Raleigh-Durham through 6 p.m. yest. High .................................................... 98° Low ..................................................... 73° Normal high ........................................ 87° Normal low ......................................... 67° Record high .......................... 103° in 1988 Record low .............................. 58° in 1977

New

First

Full

Last

Aug 20

Aug 27

Sep 4

Sep 11

REGIONAL WEATHER Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows

WinstonSalem

Asheville

90/70

Rocky Mt.

93/71

90/72

Durham

Raleigh

91/71

Charlotte

90/72

95/72

Cape Hatteras

Fayetteville

88/78

94/74

LAKE LEVELS

Wilmington

88/75

Elevation in feet above sea level. Data as of 7 a.m. yesterday. 24-Hr. Lake Capacity Yest. Change Gaston 203 199.42 +0.04 Kerr 320 296.67 -0.16

24-Hr. Capacity Yest. Change 240 213.78 -0.09 264 249.44 -0.04

Lake Jordan Neuse Falls

REGIONAL CITIES Today

Fri.

Today

Fri.

City

Hi Lo W Hi Lo W

City

Hi Lo W Hi Lo W

Asheville Boone Burlington Chapel Hill Chattanooga Danville Durham Elizabeth City Elizabethton Fayetteville Goldsboro Greensboro Greenville Havelock Hendersonville

84 77 90 90 85 88 91 88 85 94 92 90 85 88 82

High Point Jacksonville Kinston Lumberton Myrtle Beach Morehead City Nags Head New Bern Raleigh Richmond Roanoke Rapids Rocky Mount Sanford Wilmington Winston-Salem

89 90 92 92 88 85 88 90 95 92 94 93 90 88 86

66 t 66 t 70 pc 72 pc 71 t 70 t 71 pc 75 s 66 t 74 s 75 s 72 t 71 t 74 s 64 t

82 77 91 91 87 90 91 92 86 92 92 89 86 91 83

65 t 62 t 70 t 71 t 68 t 69 t 72 t 74 pc 65 t 73 t 74 pc 71 t 70 t 73 pc 66 t

70 74 75 74 77 78 78 74 72 73 74 71 72 75 71

t s s s pc s s s pc pc s s pc s t

89 92 92 93 88 87 89 92 91 91 93 92 92 91 88

71 74 74 74 76 77 77 73 71 71 71 74 74 75 71

t pc pc t t pc pc pc t t pc pc t pc t

Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice

we’ve got you covered

SUBSCRIBE TODAY 436-2800

XII I

II III IV V

X IX

XII

VII

II III

VIII

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Dispatch, P.O. Box 908, Henderson, N.C., 27536

NEW YORK — The images are striking: One congressman’s office defaced by a swastika, other congressmen heckled at public meetings, videos and placards likening Barack Obama to Hitler, private citizens with guns joining anti-Obama protests. Outside one meeting hosted by Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, authorities detained a man with a sign reading, “Death To Obama, Death To Michelle And Her Two Stupid Kids.” In this season of searing political heat generated by the health care debate, these incidents have raised divisive questions of their own. Are they simply the latest twists in a long tradition of vigorous, public engagement or evidence of some new, alarming brand of political virulence? “Hate, if it ever truly threatened to leave the political stage, is most definitely back, larger and nastier than ever,” University of Missouri journalism professor Charles Davis wrote this week in his local paper, the Columbia Daily Tribune. He urged the media to put a spotlight on the hate, rather than ignore it. To some political veterans, the anger is unprecedented. “There is more anger in America today than at any time I can remember,” said Sen. Arlen Specter, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, after one of a series of town hall

meetings at which he was jeered. Many conservatives agree that the depth of anger is unusual, but insist that it is understandable as well — with the health care issue overlapping with worries about the economy. “People are frustrated — they don’t want to be lied to,” said Mat Staver, president of Liberty Counsel, a Floridabased Christian legal group. “Rather than just listening, they want be heard, and they feel Washington isn’t listening to them.” Another conservative activist, the Rev. Patrick Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition, said he was dismayed by the recent surfacing of threats against political leaders. But he noted that venomous rhetoric was nothing new in U.S. politics and recalled that former President George W. Bush had been called a terrorist and war criminal by some of his critics. “You’ll find on both ends of the divide — the political left and political right — the more extreme elements have completely different ideological viewpoints, but they are identical on imagery,” Mahoney said. “They use Nazi, Hitler, terrorist.” Beyond the extremists, Mahoney said he was impressed by the backgrounds of the angry citizens appearing at recent town hall meetings. Unlike many left-of-center protesters, he said, “these are people who

We Accept Exotic and Pocket Pets Please call to make an appointment with Dr. Conde for your special pet.

Classified 436-2810 Advertising 436-2820 advertising@hendersondispatch.com

Newsroom 436-2830

news@hendersondispatch.com

Sports 436-2840

sports@hendersondispatch.com

Contact the writer at bwest@hendersondispatch.com.

BIG Skillet Deluxe

Famous Chicken Sandwich

Includes lettuce, tomato & mayo.

$ 99

Cindy Clark, NBCT

2009 Fall Semester

Musical Theater & Show Choir Classes PreK-12th Grade & Adult Classes Classes begin August 31st

Private Voice and Piano Lessons

Carrier delivery, where available

Available for All Ages, Weekly or Biweekly

Mail — In State

Mail — Out-of-State Mail Sun. — In State

Yearly 6 months 3 months Monthly

$186.00 $93.00 $46.50 $15.50

We strive for 6 a.m. delivery Tuesday-Friday, and 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Call 436-2800 between 6 and 10 a.m. Tuesday-Friday and 7 to 11 a.m. on weekends if you do not receive your newspaper.

Artistic Director

Yearly 6 months 3 months Monthly

$120.00 $60.00 $30.00 $10.00

Mail Sun. Out-of- State Yearly 6 months 3 months Monthly

$132.00 $66.00 $33.00 $11.00

The Associated Press (AP) is entitled to use for publication all local news published in this newspaper as well as all AP news dispatches. Member of The Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.

For more information & registration forms:

www.StonecrestStudios.com • 919-603-7297

Granville County

Historical Society Museum

Call Today For Upcoming Events 1 Museum Lane, Oxford, NC Wed-Fri 10 - 4, Sat. 11 - 3

No Admission Charge/Donations Accepted

(919) 693-9706 www.granvillemuseumnc.org

Combo

479

Prepared to Order! ®

Subscription rates

$162.00 $81.00 $40.50 $13.50

And in 1995, the Revco chain — which had a store along Williamsboro Street and a store at the once-thriving Oak Plaza shopping center on the southwest side of Oxford — closed those two locations and moved into what today is the CVS at the corner of Williamsboro and Lanier streets. Walmart is bidding farewell to the Granville Corners location, with a Sept. 16 opening set for the Walmart Supercenter that is taking shape off U.S. 15 near I-85. And Lowes Foods has announced intentions to close its 111 E. McClanahan St. store. A spokeswoman for the Winston-Salem grocery chain did not respond to the Dispatch’s request for comment, but was quoted in the July 27 Oxford Public Ledger newspaper as saying the reasons for the closure are declining volume, an expiring lease that will not be renewed at the end of the year and the future Walmart Supercenter. The City Commission on Aug. 11 went on record asking Lowes Foods to keep the 111 E. McClanahan location open.

Cookin’ Up Down Home Cookin’

For all departments dial 252-436-2700 or fax 252-430-0125

Delivery 436-2800

$150.00 $75.00 $37.50 $12.50

DRUG STORE, from page one

Good Food • Good Service • Fair Price

circulation@hendersondispatch.com

Yearly 6 months 3 months Monthly

Contact the writer at bwest@ hendersondispatch.com.

normally stay home and don’t get involved.” One such political newcomer is Rick Smith, a 38-year-old North Carolina store owner who in the past thought protests were pointless. But recently he joined rallies and pickets targeting Kay Hagan, a first-term Democratic senator. “I hope the freshmen have their eyes open to what’s going on out here — to see that they need to represent the people that put them in office,” Smith said. At some of the meetings, politicians and their critics have engaged in substantive dialogue over health care policy and other issues. At other times, the exchanges have been curt. “On what planet do you spend most of your time?” Democratic Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts asked a woman at a meeting Tuesday when she held up a poster depicting Obama with a Hitler-style mustache. Andrew Kohut, who oversees public opinion surveys as president of the Pew Research Center, says the health care debate has fueled intense anti-government sentiment in some quarters. “I also think the conservatives are frustrated politically — they don’t feel they have a leader,” Kohut said. “They’re worried about a government takeover of health care and feeling not so empowered with a strong Democratic Congress. All these things lead to a summer of intense points of view.”

ay yd r e Ev

How to reach us

Home Delivery

Harris said he has not decided whether he will submit another bid. Harris is president of the Budweiser distributorship, which is located off Warrenton Road. Bier Haus, which is a limited liability company, owns the distributorship building. Harris additionally is serving on the newly designed city and Vance County Economic Development Commission. The Southerland’s Mill Pond 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. Highway 39 north of Interstate 85.

Threats, jeers saturate health debate

Est. Aug. 12, 1914 304 S. Chestnut St. P.O. Box 908 Henderson, N.C. 27536

The Daily Dispatch (USPS 239-940) is published Tuesday through Sunday mornings, except Dec. 25, by Henderson Newspapers Inc. Periodicals postage paid at Henderson, North Carolina, 27536.

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 Glover. Yount has told the Dispatch that she will be glad to provide comment when the bidding ends. Harris, when reached by the Dispatch on Wednesday, said that he decided to place a bid because a friend told him about the property’s availability and that he had always been looking for land on which he could take his 12-yearold son to fish and to hunt. “I mean, it’s more for the natural preservation of it so we can go out there and do sporting things,” Harris said. “It needs some tender loving care, but, I mean, it’s just a beautiful piece of property.”

ay yd

VIII VII VI

Robert Southerland has taken the lead in bidding for the Southerland’s Mill Pond tract in the southeastern part of Vance County. At 11 a.m. Wednesday, Southerland submitted a $63,500 counteroffer, City Clerk Pam Glover told the Dispatch. Southerland’s amount surpassed a $55,000 counteroffer by Bier Haus, of which Budweiser distributor Paul Harris is a managing member, and a $60,000 counteroffer by Elissa Yount. Harris submitted his bid at 1 p.m. Tuesday and Yount submitted her bid at 4:36 p.m. Tuesday, Glover said. Southerland, a former

city councilman whose family once owned the land, made the first offer, which was $43,000. Yount, a former city councilwoman, countered with a $50,000 bid. Glover said there was a 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline to counter Yount’s $50,000 bid. The next step is for a notice to appear in the Dispatch to start another 10-day deadline for another counteroffer. The city acquired the property in 1952 for $51,000, which prompted a dissent by Councilman Garry Daeke at the July 27 council meeting about the government selling land at $8,000 less than what the city paid more than a half-century ago. The council on July 27 voted 7-1 for a resolution stating the city’s intent to sell the land. City Attorney John Zollicoffer at the July 27 council meeting said the

er Ev

By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer

Henderson

Greensboro

86/71

84/66

6:36 a.m. 7:58 p.m. 6:45 a.m. 8:00 p.m. 6:36 a.m. 7:57 p.m. 7:58 a.m. 8:31 p.m.

Moon Phases

Precipitation 24 hours through 6 p.m. yest. ......... 0.00” Month to date .................................. 0.88” Normal month to date ..................... 2.30” Year to date ................................... 22.21” Normal year to date ...................... 28.12”

Southerland ups bid for city land once owned by his family Ex-councilman offers $63,500

Atlanta 86/72

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Includes Choice of One Side & Drink

444 Dabney Dr. Henderson 492-4040 Sun-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10

Franklin/Granville/Vance Smart Start (252) 433-9110 www.fgypartnership.org Attention Parents of Young Children Don’t let your child be left behind. Give your child the support he or she needs to do well in school! If you need assistance in giving your child a SMART START, please see the services and telephone numbers. Help your child enter school TODAY - healthy and ready to succeed!

Available Services

Quality Child Care referrals (252) 433-6387 (Birth to age 5) More at Four (252) 433-9110 (age 4) Child Developmental Evaluations & Treatment (1-877-396-6464) ext.264 (birth to age 3) Head Start (252) 492-4196 (ages 3-5) Child Care Star Rating System Info (252) (Birth to age 5)

433-6387

Child Care Assistance: Franklin Co. (919) 496-5721 Granville Co. (919) 693-1511 Vance Co. (252) 492-5001

Kirby Ransom, DMD Dentistry NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS

Now Offering

Lumineers & Zoom! Whitening

ACCEPTIN G MOST INSURANC ES

215 CHARLES ROLLINS ROAD • HENDERSON ACROSS FROM THE MEDICAL PLAZA HOURS: TUES. & THURS. 8AM-5PM • WED. & FRI. 7AM-4PM

252-492-7563

Local News

The Daily Dispatch

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Watkins named chairman of new EDC

Deaths Mark Elam

Paul Harris is vice-chairman, each serving one-year terms as development agency reorganizes with city involvement By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Anthony Sinta Peace

HPD drug bust nabs man with lengthy record By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

A search warrant was executed at 532 Water St. on Aug. 18 by members of the Henderson Police Department’s Narcotics Unit who arrested the occupant, Anthony Sinta Peace, on numerous drug charges. Investigators said they found crack cocaine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and cash in the residence. They added that more arrests are pending. There had been a large volume of citizen complaints concerning drug activity at the address, according to Police Chief Keith Sidwell. Police have accused Peace, 31, of: • Possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a Schedule II controlled substance. • Manufacturing a Schedule II controlled substance. • Felony maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances. • Simple possession of marijuana. • Possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $20,000. A preliminary hearing was scheduled to be held Sept. 21 in Vance County District Court. Peace has a lengthy criminal history including convictions for driving with a revoked license, attempting to elude police, assaulting law enforcement officers, and possession both of narcotics and stolen property. Contact the writer at awheless@hendersondispatch.com.

Sam Watkins was elected chairman and Paul Harris was chosen as vice-chairman for oneyear terms Wednesday at the first meeting of the new Henderson-Vance Economic Development Commission. Previously, Watkins had the same position when the EDC had no city involvement in the organization. Both Paul Harris’ and Watkins’ seats on the new board will expire in August of 2010. Andrea Harris, who is serving on the EDC for two years, was elected secretary for one year. The meeting was held at the Perry Library. It was decided Wednesday that the next election of officers will take place 60 days prior to the oneyear expiration date. The term limit was set during the meeting, but could be changed in the future. The second Wednesday of each month at 9 a.m. will be the regular meeting

date, the board decided. Several of the members stressed the need for a strategic planning session as soon as possible. Watkins, Harris, County Manager Jerry Ayscue and City Manager Ray Griffin are supposed to develop such a session, as well as when and where it could be held. They are expected to make their recommendations at the board’s next meeting, which will be Sept. 9. at the library. The EDC members decided to give an “economic partner” designation to Vance-Granville Community College, Vance County Schools, Henderson Investment Development Corporation and the Henderson-Vance Economic Partnership. “I would hope that we can bring in anybody we need to,” Watkins said. Besides Watkins and Paul Harris, the other county-appointed members of the new panel and their term lengths are: John Foster, three years; Vance Commissioner Terry Garrison, three years; Thomas Church,

two years; and Charles Teeter, two years. Teeter was the only EDC member absent Wednesday. Besides Andrea Harris, the other city-appointed members of the board and their term lengths are Michael Rainey, two years, and James Kearney, one year. “I think this community is starving for any indication that everybody is going to work together,” Watkins said at one point during the meeting. Ayscue told the new members that “There will be a time when confidentiality will be of the utmost importance.” He also said: “All of you come to the table because you have something to bring. This is a great blend of talented people willing to help their community.” When asked when the county will hire a new economic development director, Ayscue replied that a name will probably be selected within the next few weeks. Dan Brummitt, chairman of the Vance Board of Commissioners, said the

Don’t Worry...

• FREE Estimates • Auto Body Repair

There could also be classrooms and a library with computers for small business people to use, Parker explained. He said the ball is in the EDC’s court as to whether efforts are made to make the concept happen. “It’s (the BB&T building) a great space,” Parker said. “It’s very attractive. It has a lot of potential for our use as a center and an educational space.” The VGCC president disclosed that he has been looking for room to incubate small businesses during all of his years in the position. While it “would be a good move” to occupy the building, Parker said, he cautioned that “We would have to weigh out the details” with the county.

The second phase of the project called for the adjoining 1,000-seat performing arts center. Moments before the council’s Nov. 24 actions, opponent Elissa Yount, a former councilwoman, argued that: “Veiling this application as a way to improve living conditions on David Street is, frankly, bogus. And it’s also a hoax to say the living conditions in the city and county will improve when a performing arts center is built.” The other opponents were former councilman Bobby Gupton, Lewis Edwards and Cathy Ringley, who serves on the Board of Adjustment. Gupton, Edwards and Ringley are candidates for the council in the Oct. 6 municipal election. Gupton at the time claimed government was operating behind the We’ll straighten everything out!

• Auto Glass Installed • Insurance Claims Welcomed

COLLINS COLLISION REPAIR CENTER 3688 Raleigh Rd. Henderson

Contact the writer at awheless@ hendersondispatch.com.

EDC, from page one

252-438-3133 Owners Charles & Clecy Collins

Medical Center. Funeral services will be announced later by Boyd’s Funeral Service in Warrenton.

William J. Tingen

“The college is not doing this,” he added. “We would be working with the community. We’re here to support the community.” If the Board of Commissioners wanted to pursue the idea, Parker said, VGCC would need assurances that the County would provide long-range

funding to sustain it. For the short run, he explained, the college could look for grants from various sources such as the North Carolina Rural Center and the U.S. Economic Development Administration. Watkins told his fellow EDC members about the potential uses of the BB&T property during the board’s first meeting which was held at the Perry Library Wednesday. John Foster wanted to know if Granville County would provide 25 percent of the funding in connection with any operating use of the building by the community college. Seventy-five percent of the amount would be paid by Vance County. The board decided to consider locating in the former BB&T building

scenes and keeping things hidden. Gupton additionally requested that nearly 170 opposition letters be included with the application to the state. Edwards at the time argued while he was not against the concept of Embassy Square, he believed the city had critical needs, particularly in infrastructure and in crime prevention. Ringley said she was not opposed to a performing arts center when the project was conceived

because the city had a sounder tax base. Ringley questioned the timing given the present weak condition of the national commerce. Supporting the project at the Nov. 24 council meeting were Charlie John Smith, the Rev. Clarence Dale, George Harvin, Henderson-Vance Economic Partnership Chairman Dennis Tharrington, Downtown Development Commission Chairman Jason Stewardson, Vernon Brown, Richard Palamar

Randy Parker

EMBASSY, from page one The council on Nov. 24 additionally reopened the completed David Street neighborhood revitalization project on the northeast side of Henderson. And the council amended the project to create a sub area in which the performing arts center — to be located in the central business district — would be part of what is being called the future Embassy Square Neighborhood Facility. The city intended to use the David Street project to obtain the $1 million via the state, with the nonprofit Embassy foundation obtaining $7.3 million in private funding. The foundation is the nonprofit fund-raising arm of the redevelopment project that resulted in the McGregor Hall Gallery and the relocated H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library in 2006.

MANSON — Mark Elam, 42, of 1990 Bullocksville Park Road, Manson, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, at Duke University hiring process will probMedical Center in Durham. ably be completed within Funeral services will the next month. be conducted at 11 a.m. Jim Kearney Tom Saturday at Guiding Star Church were asked to help Holy Church in Manson. Ayscue and a screening The Rev. Dr. Milton Lewis, committee interview canpastor, will officiate and didates for the position. burial will follow at Saints Griffin asked a number Delight Holy Church in of questions concerning Manson. what the EDC hopes to He is survived by his address and accomplish. parents, Moses and Althea “What are our challenges Elam of Manson; a sister, and opportunities? Where Evangelist Brenda R. are we going to go? What Buckrham of High Point; are we going to be doing?” and two brothers, the Rev. Dan Brummitt, chairMoses D. Elam, M.D., of man of the Vance County Stockton, Calif., and Elder Board of Commissioners, Joel M. Elam of Fort Lausaid “It’s time for all hands derdale, Fla. on deck, and all of you The body will be on view have stepped up to be the Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 hands on deck.” p.m. at Boyd’s Funeral SerTeam work will be very vice Chapel in Warrenton. necessary, according to Arrangements are by Brummitt. “I think we can Boyd’s Funeral Services of have a direction and be foWarrenton. cused and work together.” Henderson Mayor Pete O’Geary told the members: Carl Robinson “Your individual talents and skills, when combined, WARRENTON — Carl will surely move this Robinson, 55, of Warrenorganization forward in ton, died Tuesday, Aug. economic development.” 18, 2009, at Maria Parham

Debbie Kinton Authorized Agent (252) 438-2635 debbie@cmiins.com

Call me for information on: • Individual Plans • Medicare Supplement Insurance • Dental Plans for Individuals • Health Savings Accounts

and to support the concept of the community college locating educational facilities in downtown Henderson. If VGCC wanted to take over part of the structure, it might come to the County for funding to pay for part of the rent, Vance County Manager Jerry Ayscue said after the EDC meeting. If there is space in the building for the EDC, he added, the organization could be looking at both the city and the county for its share of the rent money after July 1, 2010. That’s when the city will be required to begin paying 25 percent of the EDC’s costs. The county is paying 100 percent during the current fiscal year.

BUTNER — William J. “Jerry” Tingen, 42, of 309 “7th” St., died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, at his home. A native of Granville County, he attended Hester Baptist Church, was a graduate of N.C. State University and was manager of Carolina Credit Union Services at Northgate Mall in Durham. Memorial funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at the Eakes Funeral Chapel in Oxford by the Rev. Dr. Lavelle Waters. Surviving are his wife, Robin Parson Tingen of the home; a son, William J. Tingen II of the home; his parents, J.C. and Sandra Currin Tingen of Oxford; and a brother, P. Scott Tingen of Oxford. In lieu of flowers, please Contact the writer at awheless@ make contribution to the hendersondispatch.com. education fund for the benefit of William J. Tingen II, c/o RBC Bank, P.O. Box 727, Creedmoor, N.C. 27522. Visitation will be from and former mayor Chick 10-11 a.m. Friday prior to Young. the services at the Eakes Griffin, in his e-mail to Funeral Home in Oxford the Dispatch on Wednesand at other times at the day, expressed apprehome. ciation to the Embassy Arrangements are by foundation and Watkins in Eakes Funeral Home of working to further develop Oxford. the Embassy Square area and expressed appreciaContact our tion for assistance providCLASSIFIED ed to the city and considDEPT. eration given to the grant about placing application by the Division Happy Ads of Community Assistance. for that Contact the writer at bwest@ hendersondispatch.com.

special someone.

436-2810

Fine Jewelry & Watch Clearance Sale

70% OFF!

STOREWIDE VALUES

Henderson Square Sh. Center

We Buy Gold

Paying You CASH for your old gold and unwanted jewelry!

Henderson’s Raleigh Road

Indoor Antique

& Flea Market Mall

Huge Selection! Check For New Items Each Week! Every Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Friday 10:00am-5:00pm • Saturday 8:00am - 5:00pm • Sunday 11:00am - 5:00pm

For Booth Rental Info Call (252) 430-9194

2726 Raleigh Road 1.6 miles West of U.S. 1

523 S. Chestnut St. Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-8715 • (866) 761-8311 robertdavis@davisdisability.com www.davisdisability.com

Business & Farm

The Daily Dispatch

Thursday, August 20, 2009

MySpace buys out a popular Facebook app, iLike By RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer

LOS ANGELES — Social networking hub MySpace said Wednesday it is acquiring iLike, a popular music application on rival Facebook, in the first move by new management to expand after a series of drastic cuts and writedowns. The $20 million agreement to purchase iLike confirmed rumors that had circulated this week. ILike, which has 55 million users, will remain headquartered in Seattle, and its management

team will stay intact, with brothers Ali and Hadi Partovi in the top two slots. They founded the service in 2006 with $16.5 million in venture capital, mostly from Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta, who replaced co-founder Chris DeWolfe as MySpace chief executive in April, told reporters on a conference call that iLike technology will help MySpace users share songs, videos and games away from their MySpace home pages. For instance, iLike already has 10 million users on Facebook. It at-

taches itself to Apple Inc.’s iTunes music store with song recommendations, notifies fans of upcoming concerts and Twitter posts by their favorite artists and allows people to see what their friends are listening to. It began selling songs in the MP3 format on Friday and is the No. 1 referrer of customers to Ticketmaster.com. “We believe what iLike has created isn’t limited to just music and should extend to all the areas important to MySpace users, such as entertainment, video, and games,” he said.

Transportation Secretary promises dealers will get their ‘clunker’ money By KEN THOMAS DAN STRUMPF Associated Press Writers and

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood assured car dealers Wednesday that they will be reimbursed for sales made under the Cash for Clunkers program and said the department would soon offer plans to wind down the popular car incentives. LaHood said the department will announce by Friday how it intends to discontinue the program that offers car buyers rebates of $3,500 to $4,500 for trading in older vehicles and buying new, more fuel-efficient models. Department officials met with car dealer trade groups on Wednesday to discuss complaints over a backlog of rebate payments to dealers and how the program will eventually end. “I know dealers are frustrated. They’re going to get their money,” La-

Hood told reporters. Through early Wednesday, auto dealers have made deals worth $1.81 billion and are on pace to exhaust the program’s $3 billion in funds in early September. The incentives have generated more than 435,000 vehicle sales but with the funds dissipating, LaHood said the Obama administration would soon announce how much longer the car incentive program will last. “We want to make sure that dealers know when we’re getting close to (running out of) the money that we have been allocated,” LaHood said. LaHood was responding to complaints from dealers, who must cover the customer rebates out of pocket and wait for reimbursement from the federal government. Some dealers have said their reimbursement requests have not yet been approved, leading to a cash crunch, a critical issue because they typically

borrow money to put new cars on their lots and must repay those loans within just a few days of a sale. A group representing New York metro dealerships said Wednesday that hundreds of its members have withdrawn from Cash for Clunkers, citing delays in getting reimbursed. Other dealership groups across the country said their members have stopped extending new clunkers deals out of fear they will be repaid late or not at all. The National Automobile Dealers Association said its trade group met with Transportation Department officials to discuss dealer concerns about reimbursement delays under the program and ways of fixing the problems. NADA spokesman Charles Cyrill said the association “stressed the importance of addressing — as soon as possible — how the program will end, including the possible suspension of the program.”

Facebook, which ranked iLike among its top eight applications and the third most popular in its entertainment segment, said it did not expect the acquisition to affect its users. Van Natta said the iLike technology would complement its MySpace Music joint venture, a free music streaming and discovery platform it launched with major recording companies in September. The two services, however, will not be integrated right away. He noted that MySpace Music was “doing extremely well,” with

monthly visitors nearly tripled since launch to 12.1 million in June, according to Nielsen figures. Charlene Li, the founder of consulting firm Altimeter Group, said iLike’s recommendation service should make it easier for MySpace users to find others that share similar tastes in books, movies, clothes and songs. “It’s hard for people to find each other without painstakingly exploring their profiles one by one,” she said. “It would really make MySpace in many ways more useful.”

Area

A DAY ON WALL STREET 9,000 8,000 7,000

+61.22 9,279.16

Pct. change from previous: +0.66%

High 9,313.09

2,000

Nasdaq composite

1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200

+13.32 A

Pct. change from previous: +0.68%

High 1,972.32

August 19, 2009

+6.79 A

Pct. change from previous: +0.69%

High 999.61

1,000

Low 1,931.91

Standard & Poor’s 500 996.46

6,000

Low 9,131.94

August 19, 2009

1,969.24

Stocks

10,000

August 19, 2009

Dow Jones industrials

1,200 1,100 1,000 900 800 700 600

Low 980.62

SOURCE: SunGard

MARKET ROUNDUP 081909: Market charts show Dow, S&P 500, and urrencies etals Nasdaq; stand-alone; 2c x 4 1/2 inches; 96 mm x 114 mm; staff NEW YORK (AP) — Key currency exAluminum -$0.8800 per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Editors: All figures as of: 5:25:22 PM EST Wed. change rates Wednesday: NOTE: Figures reflect market fluctuations after close; may not match other AP content Copper -$2.7995 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations. Dollar vs: ExchgRate PvsDay Copper $2.7570 N.Y. Merc spot Wed. Yen 93.95 94.65 Lead - $1786.00 metric ton, London Metal Euro $1.4239 $1.4140 Exch. Pound $1.6545 $1.6572 Zinc - $0.8300 per lb., delivered. Swiss franc 1.0646 1.0753 Gold - $943.00 Handy & Harman (only daily Canadian dollar 1.0963 1.1019 quote). Mexican peso 12.8995 12.9405 Gold - $943.30 troy oz., NY Merc spot Wed. Silver - $13.960 Handy & Harman (only Metal Price PvsDay daily quote). NY Merc Gold $943.30 $937.70 NY HSBC Bank US $942.00 $938.00 Silver - $13.871 troy oz., N.-. Merc spot Wed. NY Merc Silver $13.871 $13.956 Mercury - $640.00 per 76 lb flask, N.Y. Platinum -$1224.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract). Platinum -$1241.40 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Nonferrous Wed. NEW YORK (AP) — Spot nonferrous metal prices Wednesday: n.q.-not quoted, n.a.-not available r-revised

& M

Listed below are representative interdealer quotations at approximately 4 p.m. Wednesday from the National Association of Securities Dealers. Prices do not include retail mark-up, mark-down or commission. ACS 44.75 ATT 25.38 Ball Corp. 50.08 BankAmerica 16.75 BB&T 27.47 Coca-Cola 49.36 CVS 34.42 Duke Energy 15.34 Exxon 68.00 Ford 7.65 General Elec. 13.53 Motors Liquidation 0.89 Home Depot 26.75 IBM 118.57 Johnson & Johnson 60.37 Kennametal 21.30 Krispy Kreme 2.92 Louisiana Pacific 5.94 Lowes 20.22 Lucent Tech. 3.34 Pepsico 56.45 Phillip Morris 17.66 Procter & Gamble 52.80 Progress Energy 39.06 RF Micro Dev 4.95 Royal Bk Can 46.27 RJR Tobacco 45.00 Revlon 4.95 Sprint 3.76 Sun Trust 20.61 Universal 36.54 Verizon Comm. 30.43 Vulcan 48.03 Wal-Mart 51.67 Wells Fargo 26.61 Wendy’s 5.27 Establis Delhaize 66.12

My Hospital Mykayla, 6, Oxford, NC FOR kids health

“Dear Granville Medical Center, I love your Emergency Room and all the doctors. They made me better when I was real sick. You are my hospital!” Mykayla is just one of the many children we care for at Granville Health System. Meeting your family’s needs is our top priority. As a parent, you can rest a little easier knowing that quality care is just around the corner, close to where you work and live.

GRaNVille health sYsteM

919.690.3000

Back to school means it’s time for the

N.I.E. program

1 0 1 0 C o l l e g e S t r e e t, o x f o r d , N C

granvillemedical.com

The Daily Dispatch, through the support of sponsors, puts newspapers in classrooms so that students can learn about the community in which they live. The Daily Dispatch, unlike textbooks, is a current history of Vance, Granville, and Warren counties that is used as a source of information and reference for reports and displays. Our local teachers enjoy using The Daily Dispatch as a teaching tool every year. Ask your children’s teacher if they use the Daily Dispatch in their classroom. If you’re a teacher, fax a written request to (252) 430-0125 to sign up for the 2009/2010 school year. Please include: Name of school Teacher’s name Subject taught Number of students Do you want a teacher’s copy as well? (Please Circle) Yes No

Whatever your medical concern, large or small, Granville Health System is here for you and your family.

If you would like to become a new sponsor of a classroom or have questions about our Newspapers in Education (N.I.E.) program, please call Karen Holt at (252) 213-7831 or A.J. Woodell at (252) 436-2801.

DEAR ABBY: God bless you! You’ve done it again. In 2001, American Ex-Prisoners of War got 600-plus responses to your printing our POW VA benefit alert in your column. You helped many former POWs and their widows get the VA benefits due them. As of today, your July 18, 2009, column about ben-

DEAR ABBY: Is it considered adultery if a husband encourages his wife to sleep with other men? My husband enjoys the idea of me sleeping with other men and then telling him about it. I don’t understand his fascination, but that’s what he likes. I am more concerned about the morality issue. What do you think? — ADULTERESS? IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR ADULTERESS?: Because you’re concerned with “the morality issue,” I assume you come from a traditional upbringing in which you were taught that sex is a sacred bond between husband and wife. Far more important than what I think is what YOU think about it. So call a moratorium for now, start thinking — and then follow your conscience.

NEWS KIDS

SPORTS

BROADCAST

8/20/09

VARIETY

efits available to widows of veterans who died of ALS has generated more than 2,000 e-mails and many letters and phone calls! I will be plowing through all these e-mails for weeks to come, but I’m afraid people will be waiting too long for my responses. That’s why I’m asking you to please help me again by letting your readers know that if their veteran husband died of ALS, they should call the Department of Veterans Affairs at (800) 827-1000. This will get them to their nearest VA regional office. They should ask to speak with a service officer about their ALS claim for COMPENSATION, not pension. This will expedite the claim process. Abby, thank you for reaching out to veterans with their service-connected health issues. God is blessing many through your unique column. — FRED CAMPBELL, AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR DEAR FRED: I’m delighted that my July 18 column will help so many — and I hope today’s column will, too. Readers, please pay attention to this “heads up” because Fred is swamped!

MOVIES

DEAR ABBY: I am a recent high school graduate who is starting college soon. I am blessed to be part of a great family. The problem is, my mother is TOO good. She has always been kind and loving, but she insists on doing everything for me. I consider myself to be independent, but she is constantly finding some way to “help.” When I tell her I need some space to grow, she cries. I love my mother Dear dearly, but Abby how can I convey to Universal Press her that Syndicate I’m a big boy now without hurting her feelings? — GROWN UP ON THE EAST COAST DEAR GROWN UP: Your mother appears to be suffering from a common condition known as “Impending Empty Nest Syndrome.” It’s a form of anxiety and depression that often hits parents when a child is about to leave home and no longer needs the constant parenting that has been the norm for the prior 18 years. The behavior you’re reacting to is called hovering. Your mother may be doing it because she’s savoring every last bit of mothering she can get in before you fly off to ever-increasing independence. Please be patient with her because in another month you’ll be out of there and she will be starting to adapt.

8/20/09 2 WRPX 3 WRDC 4 WUNC 5 WRAL 8 WNCN 9 WLFL 11 WTVD 13 WRAZ 31 21 50 65 57 43 29 58 27 46 52 72 30 28 59 71 73 56 33 70 40 49 6 34 26 44 54 25 23 38 47 67

client will fill

Ten years ago: In a highly unusual move, the CIA pulled the security clearances for former Director John Deutch for keeping secret files on an unsecured home computer. Three Japanese banks announced a broad alliance plan. (The merger resulted in creation of the Mizuho Financial Group.) Five years ago: Democrats labored to deflect attacks on John

Thought for Today: “History abhors determinism, but cannot tolerate chance.” — Bernard De Voto, American author, journalist and critic (1897-1955).

VARIETY MOVIES

ESPN ESPN2 FOXSP VS DISN NICK CNN FNC A&E ANPL BET BRAVO DISC FAM FOOD FX HALL HIST LIFE NGEO SPIKE SYFY TBN TBS TNT TRUTV TVL USA WGN AMC LMN TCM

BROADCAST

8/20/09

SPORTS

Today’s Birthdays: Writer-producer-director Walter Bernstein is 90. U.S. special envoy George Mitchell is 76. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, is 74. Baseball All-Star Graig Nettles is 65. Broadcast journalist Connie Chung is 63. Musician Jimmy Pankow (Chicago) is 62. Actor John Noble is 61. Rock singer Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) is 61. Rock singer Doug Fieger (The Knack) is 57. Country singer Rudy Gatlin is 57. Singer-songwriter John Hiatt is 57. Actor-director Peter Horton is 56. TV weatherman Al Roker is 55. Actress Joan Allen is 53. TV personality Asha Blake is 48. Actor James Marsters is 47. Rapper KRS-One is 44. Rock singer Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) is 39. Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton is 36. Hockey player Chris Drury is 33. Actor Ben Barnes is 28.