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Shelter for men planned Zoning change needed for church to host homeless By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

The Planning Board has called a special meeting for 3:30 p.m. Monday, with one of the items to include a request to recommend the City Council amend the zoning ordinance to allow First Presbyterian Church to have a voluntarily-run homeless shelter for men. The Planning Board met this past Monday and, due to a lack of a quorum of city appointed members, could not make any recommendations to the council, prompting the need to meet again. Planning Board Chairman Michael Rainey did, however, allow public hearings and the Rev. Paul Baxley urged support for the shelter. Baxley, of First Baptist Church, doubles as chairman of the Ministers Community Partnership, which has been working with the city leadership since February to address increasing numbers of people identifying themselves as homeless on the steps of churches and at Please see SHELTER, page 3A

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Deaths Henderson Fred M. Alston Jr., 55 Robert Lee Foster, 66 Carl J. Hart, 29 Lillian S. Jones, 94 Zenith A. Weaver, 66 Grace H. Wheeler, 90 Middleburg Maurice J. Durham, 85 Norlina Augusta Williams, 83 Oxford John A. Floyd II, 64 William T. Looney, 40 Wise Maggie B. Plummer, 78

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Henderson man struck by car dies By GLENN CRAVEN Daily Dispatch Editor

A Henderson man who was struck by a car on Raleigh Road Wednesday evening, has died. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol confirmed Thursday that Robert L. Foster, 66, of 1161 Morgan Road, died of injuries sustained when he was hit by a Toyota Camry driven by 40-year-old Roger Allen Gallagher of 177 Huff Road. Foster stepped out of a

stopped vehicle in a southbound line of cars in the 3200 block of Raleigh Road (near C&P Body Shop) at about 5:20 p.m. Wednesday and tried to cross the street, apparently without looking or at least without noticing the oncoming Camry in the northbound lane. Two witnesses said Foster stepped out from between the stopped vehicles and in front of Gallagher’s Camry such that the motorist “never had a chance” to hit the brakes. One witness

said Foster was knocked almost as high in the air as the wires running between power poles along Raleigh Road. Foster landed roughly 70 feet away from where he was struck. His body was only a few feet behind the car, which veered into the ditch after colliding with the pedestrian and came to a halt only upon striking a culvert. The car’s fender was dented and its windshield smashed in the collision. Both men were taken

by ambulance to Maria Parham Medical Center and Foster was transferred to Duke University Hospital in Durham, where he was pronounced dead. Gallagher according to authorities was in stable condition at the hospital Wednesday, but was undergoing tests to confirm that he would be O.K. Trooper B.E. Pulliam said Thursday that routine toxicology tests on both motorist and pedestrian would be performed as a result of the accident.

The officer also said he was still looking for the driver of the red Dodge pickup that reportedly stopped and dropped-off Foster moments before he was struck and killed. Pulliam said the pickup’s driver gave a first name to first-responders, left the scene (perhaps, some witnesses said, to follow the ambulance to the hospital), and then hasn’t been heard from since. Contact the writer at gcraven@ hendersondispatch.com.w

Early vote begins in Henderson Mayor, 5 ward seats contested for 2-year terms By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

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Exhibits from the Vance County Historical Museum collection will soon be on display at Ashland Plantation, above. The oldest home in Vance County, Ashland was built in 1740 by Samuel Henderson.

Ashland to host museum exhibits By DAVID IRVINE Daily Dispatch Writer

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It is appropriate that exhibits from the Vance County Historical Museum will be placed in the house at Ashland Plantation, for Ashland is itself an important part of the history of Vance County. In June, the board of the Vance County Historical Society voted to display a number of exhibits from the museum’s collection at Ashland Plantation. The Society plans an official opening this Saturday, when the full membership of the Society will meet. After that, the museum at Ashland will be available for group tours and meetings by appointment. Exhibits to be displayed in the historic house will depict several eras, beginning with the culture of the Native Americans before Europeans entered the area and continuing through the creation of Vance County in 1881. Tem Blackburn, curator of the museum, says the Historical Society is exploring other possible venues for exhibits

Historic house, built in 1740 by Samuel Henderson, is the oldest in Vance County describing Vance County’s more recent history, including its contributions to America’s foreign wars. Ashland Plantation House is the oldest home in Vance County. It was built in 1740 by Samuel Henderson. A man for all seasons, he is variously identified as a farmer, a miller and the high sheriff of Granville County. Because the house stood in a grove of ash trees, Henderson named it Ashland. A “new” section was added in 1820, more than doubling the size of the house. In succeeding decades (and now centuries) ownership of Ashland changed hands several times. It is now owned by members of the Blackburn family. The Board of Directors of the Society has announced the schedule of programs for the coming year. On Oct. 12, Robert Morgan, author of a recent biography of Daniel Boone, will present a program on Boone and the

Transylvania Company, organized by Richard Henderson to finance Boone’s treks into Kentucky along what came to be called the Wilderness Road. Boone’s expeditions opened the west for settlement. In his day, the “west” meant Tennessee and Kentucky. Additional programs planned by the Society include: • A presentation by Danny Moody, Historian of the N.C. Supreme Court, about the Williamsboro community and the development of the North Carolina court system. He will speak in St. John’s Church in Williamsboro on Nov. 15. • A ceremony to dedicate the N.C. Highway Marker commemorating the 1958 textile union strike in Henderson. A date has not been set. • A program on the strange disappearance of R. S. McCoin in 1932, in recognition of a recent gift by John H. Zollicoffer Jr. of artifacts related to the case. A date in January is anticipated for this program. Contact the writer at dirvine@hendersondispatch.com.

Proposal requires U.S. high school graduation and paying out-of-state tuition

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s community colleges would once again be allowed to enroll illegal immigrants next spring Obituaries, 4A under a proposal expected to come before State Board of Community Colleges today. The change won unanimous approval Thursday in the board’s policy committee.

Under the new rules, undocumented immigrants could enroll at any of the system’s 58 campuses if they have graduated from a U.S. high school. They would have to pay the out-of-state tuition rate, which is nearly five times the in-state rate or $30,000 for a twoyear degree, said Stuart Fountain, the policy committee’s chairman. They also couldn’t qualify for financial aid or supplant

students who are legally in the U.S. on crowded campuses. “That is an enormous hurdle,” Fountain told reporters after the vote by six committee members. “I am very pleased with the fact that we have maintained the open-door policy that has been the hallmark of the community college system ... If they want that education that badly and are determined to succeed, then we think

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Man held on drug charges From STAFF REPORTS

Franklin Small, 43, of 5480 Hwy. 39N has been arrested by the Vance County Sheriff’s Vice/Narcotics Unit and charged with: • Felony possession of cocaine • Possession with intent to sell/deliver cocaine • Misdemeanor posseswe need to provide that sion of drug paraphernalia pathway.” • Conspire sell/deliver The system has changed marijuana its illegal immigrant • Conspire sell/deliver admission policy four times since 2000. In 2007, crack cocaine • Felony possession of the system replaced a marijuana policy giving campuses the • Possession with intent option to enroll undocuto sell/deliver marijuana mented immigrants with Small is being held on a a requirement that they $50,000 bond, pending an do so. Oct. 30 court appearance. The current no-admission policy was approved Send comments to news@ Please see IMMIGRANT, page 3Aw hendersondispatch.com.

Community college heads set immigrant vote By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Writer

One Stop No Excuse Absentee Voting has begun in advance of Henderson’s municipal election. The process started on Thursday, with 19 showing up to cast votes. And the process will continue weekdays from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Vance County Board of Elections office, which is located in the Henry Dennis Building at 300 S. Garnett St. The final hours of early voting will be on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. In the contest, set for Tuesday, Oct. 6: • Mayor Pete O’Geary is being challenged by Tina Hunter, Tammy Sue Lightfoot, Tim McAllister and Juanita Somerville. • Cathy Ringley is challenging incumbent Mary Emma Evans for the Ward 1 position. • Sara Coffey is again

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Today 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 Music festival — Creedmoor’s 18th annual music festival will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Main Street. There are a variety of bands scheduled to perform, including Tuxedo Junction, Nikki Baker, Stacey Carol-Morales, Sourwood Mountain Band, Steadfast Ministries, The South Granville Marching Band, GrassStreet and The McSchaws. Gang awareness — Granville County Schools will hold a parent information and discussion forum from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the auditorium at Northern Granville Middle School. The topic will be gang awareness and speakers will include school administrators, law enforcement officials and community members. The event is open to the public. Fundraiser — The Afton-Elberon Volunteer Fire Department will hold a fish and fried chicken supper from 4-7 p.m. Fish and fried chicken, cole slaw, potatoes and hush puppies will be served for $8 per plate. Eat-in buffet style or take out available. 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 8 a.m. to noon. 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. Ridgeway Opry House — Performing are The Warren County Travelers, Matt Nelson, Joyce Chisenhall, Allen & Betsy Reid, Lindburgh Tudor and Julia Morton, Jackie Turner, Ronald Puett and Evelena Norwood. Doors open at 6 p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m. Master gardeners — The Vance County Cooperative Extension Service’s master gardeners will be at Franklin Brothers Nursery and Greenhouse, 3193 Vicksboro Road, Henderson, from 10 a.m. to noon for a plant clinic to answer questions on plants, gardens and lawns. For more information, call Franklin Brothers at 4926166.

Sunday Candidates’ forum — A candidates’ forum for City of Henderson municipal elections will be held at 3 p.m. in the Vance County commissioners’ meeting room in the former courthouse on Young Street. All candidates for the Oct. 6 election have been invited to attend. The event is sponsored by The Daily Dispatch, WIZS 1450 AM, Home in Henderson.com, and the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce.

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Minnie Starks Kimble (right) of the Warren Correctional Institution in Manson has received her advanced criminal justice certificate. The certificate was presented by Shelia Mitchell (left), assistant superintendent for programs, on Sept. 3. The certificate is awarded by the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, and requires a combination of experience, training and education. Kimble began her career as a correctional officer, and is now assigned as a program director I. Kimble has been employed by the N.C. Department of Correction for 17 years and at Warren Correctional Institution since it opened in 1997.

Sorority to sponsor local pageant program On Saturday, the Rho Tau Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will host the Little Miss Fashionetta-Pearls of Promise Program at 3 p.m. in the Warren County High School theater. Seven girls are vying for the crown. Kiana Alston, 10, is the daughter of Shirl Webb-Alston and Willie E. Alston. She is the granddaughter of Mamie Webb, Rev. Jeremiah Webb, Beatrice Alston and Rev. Willie Hilliard. Alston is a fifth grader at Carver Elementary School in Wendell. Lucia Alston is the daughter of J. Milo and Yvonne Alston in the Afton community. She is a fourth grade student at Mariam Boyd Elementary School in Warrenton.

Brittany S. Davis, 11, is the daughter of Quintin and Sylvia Davis. She is the granddaughter of Felton and Constance A. Davis and Sarah Harrington. She is in the sixth grade at Warren County Middle School. Samayia Floyd, 7, is the daughter of Ronald and Kathy Floyd and the granddaughter of Edward and Dora Floyd and Richard and Lillian Green. She is a second grader at L.B. Yancey Elementary School in Henderson. Chakelah Goode, 11, is in the sixth grade at Warren County Middle School. She is the daughter of Linette and Lamonte Crews and Reginald Goode. She is the granddaughter of Ella P. Alston and

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refugees and other federally qualified immigrants. Guidelines almost identical to the policy considered Thursday already are in place at University of North Carolina campuses, although they also require applicants to meet more academic standards to be admitted. About 30 illegal immigrants were enrolled in fall 2008. Gov. Beverly Perdue is opposed to the community college enrollment change, telling reporters this week it’s hard to understand why the state should educate people “when they can’t work legally in the state after they’re educated.”

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most all of the legwork has been done over the past six to eight months and all the partnership needs is to do is finalize a count of volunteers and secure city approval. The plan is to hopefully open the shelter in early November and keep the shelter open until the early spring, Baxley said. “Our assumption is that the shelter would take in up to 20 people in the first hour each night and after that, you’d have to have a law enforcement escort or a note from the hospital to get in,” Baxley said. “I think the hospital would tell you that their emergency room is functioning as a shelter. I think if all of the pastors in the area were here they would tell you they spent

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Deaths Fred M. Alston Jr. HENDERSON — Fred McIvery Alston Jr., 55, of 146 Faulkner St., died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. He was born in Warren County and was the son of the late Mable Hodge Foster and the late Fred Alston. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Davis-Royster Funeral Service. Burial will follow at Mitchell Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Anthony Hawkins; three grandchildren; a brother, John Hodge of Durham; five sisters, Lucy B. Younger of New Carrollton, Md., Sherrie Alston of Durham, Lucille Foster and Carrie Foster, both of Henderson, and Cecilia Foster of Soul City. The body will be on view at the funeral home from 10:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. The family will receive friends at the residence, 7200 Highway 39 North in the Williamsboro community. Arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

Maurice J. Durham MIDDLEBURG — Maurice Julius Durham, 85, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at Trinitas Hospital in Elizabeth, N.J. He was born on Jan. 1, 1924, in Middleburg and was the son of Lizzie Yancy Durham and Charlie Durham Sr. He moved to Kenilworth, N.J., in 1955. He was a United States Navy veteran of World War II. He had been employed as a supervisor at National Tool and Manufacturing Company in Kenilworth for over 40 years before he retired. He was a member of St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Kenilworth, where he served faithfully as a trustee and superintendent of the Sunday school. He was also a Prince Hall affiliated Mason. He is survived by his wife, Frances Durham; children, Maurice M. Durham of Plainfield, N.J., Sallie R. Days of Newark, N.J., Caster D. Durham of Vauxhall, N.J., Harold A. Durham of Roselle Park, N.J., and Dale N. Durham of Kenilworth, N.J.; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Walter C. Durham of North Carolina and Wilbur L. Durham of Rahway, N.J. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Middleburg, with the Rev. Otha Wimbush officiating. Interment will follow in the Middleburg Cemetery. The body will be on view at E.C. Terry’s Funeral Service Chapel today from 5 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the services on Saturday.

Arrangements are by E.C. Terry’s Funeral and Cremation Services.

John A. Floyd II OXFORD — John A. Floyd II, 64, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced by J.M. White Funeral Home.

Robert L. Foster HENDERSON — Robert Lee Foster, 66, of 1161 Morhan Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at Duke Medical Center. The family will receive friends at the residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

Carl J. Hart HENDERSON — Carl Jerone Hart, 29, of 647 Vance St., died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. He was born in Vance County and was the son of Desiree Hart Taborn and Carlton Foster. He attended the Pinkston Street Elementary School and graduated from Northern Vance High School. Later he attended Vance-Granville Community College to study auto mechanics. At an early age, he attended Red Bud Missionary Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at Henderson Middle School by the Rev. William C. Brodie. Burial will follow in the Red Bud Baptist Church cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Nycarljiah Hart of Philadelphia, Pa.; three sons, Ja’Carl Hart of Richmond, Va., Christopher Jones of Henderson and Jay’von Garrett of Durham; his mother, Desiree H. Taborn of Oxford; father, Carlton Foster Sr. of the home; a brother, Antonia Hart; a sister, Dominique Hart of Raleigh; a stepsister, Tonna Taborn; two stepbrothers, Quentin Taborn and Ladarius Taborn; and his grandparents. The body will be on view at the funeral home from 10:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. and at the school one hour before the service. The family will receive friends at the residence. Arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

Lillian S. Jones HENDERSON — Lillian Small Jones, 94, of 1055 Morgan Road, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, at Green Bullock Assistant Living. She was born in Vance County and was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Martha Terry Small. She attended the Vance County public schools and at an early age she joined

Antioch United Church of Christ. She later moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked at the Pentagon for several years. She moved to Boston, Mass., where she lived for several years and worked at BF Goodrich. She also worked as an assistant manager for the Lerner Shop until she retired. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Antioch United Church of Christ by the Rev. John T. Saddler. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include four sisters, Remella Terry of Long Island, N.Y., Rosa Tinsley and Louise Terry, both of Henderson, and Estella Daniels of The Colony, Texas. The family will receive friends at the residence of Melvin Hargrove, 1055 Morgan Road. The body will be on view at the funeral home until taken to the church one hour before the service. Arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

William T. Looney OXFORD — William Thomas Looney, 40, of 2172 Joe Pruitt Road, died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. He attended the Granville County schools. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Betts and Son Chapel, with eulogy by the Rev. Ronnie Green. Survivors include his mother, Pauline W. Crowell; a son, William T. Looney Jr.; two brothers, Eric Crowell and Javeon Washington; and four sisters, Alice Looney, Angela Hunt, Shelby Daniel and Jontina Washington. The viewing will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at the Betts and Son Funeral Home in Oxford. Arrangements are by Betts and Son Funeral Home of Oxford.

Maggie B. Plummer WISE — Maggie Lee Boyd Plummer, 78, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson after a brief illness. She was born April 25, 1931, in Bracey, Va., and was the daughter of the late Alex and Gertrude Boyd and the widow of Paul Bryant Plummer Sr. She was educated in the Mecklenburg County, Va., school system. She was a Christian and a member of Providence Christian Church in Wise where she served on the usher board, missionary board, and sang in the senior choir and the Marrow’s BJP Mass Choir. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Providence Christian Missionary Baptist Church in Wise. The Rev. Kathard Marks, pastor, will deliver the eulogy. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

VOTING, from page one challenging incumbent Bernard Alston for the Ward 1 at large position on the council. • Lewis Edwards is challenging incumbent Michael Rainey for the Ward 2 position. •Former Councilman Bobby Gupton and Lowell West are challenging incum-

bent Michael Inscoe for the Ward 2 at large position. • Former Councilman Ranger Wilkerson is challenging incumbent George Daye for the Ward 4 at large position. Unopposed are Councilman Garry Daeke in Ward 3, Councilwoman Brenda

Peace, who represents Ward 3 at large, and Mayor Pro Tem Lonnie Davis in Ward 4. Henderson’s mayor and council members serve twoyear terms. Contact the writer at bwest@ hendersondispatch.com.

Police arrest suspect in Lindsay Lohan burglary LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police arrested a man on Thursday who is suspected of breaking into the homes of Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge. Officer Rosario Herrera said detectives arrested Nicholas Prugo, 18, on

suspicion of felony burglary. Prugo was being held on $20,000 bail. Herrera said the investigation is ongoing and there were no details about whether any property was recovered. No one else has been arrested, she said.

Jail records did not indicate whether Prugo has an attorney. Lohan’s Hollywood Hills home was broken into last month. Patridge, a star of MTV’s show “The Hills,” had her home burglarized in February.

She is survived by two daughters, Helen Robinson and Connie Williams; a son, Paul Jr.; 10 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Ann; and two brothers, Wilson and Fred. The body may be viewed today from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. and at the church on Saturday one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.

Zenith A. Weaver HENDERSON — Zenith Ayscue Weaver, 66, of 922 N. Chestnut St., died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and James Lee Faucette. Born in Warren County on Feb. 20, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Joseph Ayscue and Jessie Faulkner Ayscue. She was a homemaker and attended Mt. Ararat Holiness Church. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Ararat Holiness Church by the Rev. Allen Ayscue. Burial will follow in the Pernell Family Cemetery at Alert. She is survived by her husband, Charlie Louis Weaver of Henderson; a daughter, Sandra W. Faucette of Henderson; her stepmother, Mary Jean Ayscue of Henderson; three brothers, James Services Provided By: Weaver of Henderson, Carlton Weaver of Louisburg and Earl Weaver of Marion, Va.; a brother, Perry Ayscue of Henderson; three sisters, Carolyn Huff, Diane Ayscue and Sherry Walsh, all of Henderson; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Henry Roger Ayscue; and her

stepfather, Greenwood Ayscue. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at J.M. White Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the home of Sandra and James Lee Faucette at 385 Julian Smith Road, Lot 20. Serving as active pallbearers will be Anthony Ayscue, Bruce Ayscue, Roger Ayscue, Howard Faucette, Jr., Kevin Creech and Wesley Duncan. Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home.

Grace H. Wheeler HENDERSON — Grace Hock House Wheeler, 90, of 1230 Fuller St., died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born in Franklin County on Sept. 26, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Royal Isaac Hock and Corrine Hedgepeth Hock. She was the owner and operator of Wheeler Upholstery, and was a longtime member of the former Second Baptist Church, but attended South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of J.M. White Funeral Home by the Rev. Frank Sossamon. Burial will follow in Sunset Gardens. She is survived by a daughter, Margie H. Brummitt of Henderson; a son, Danny C. House

of Fletcher; nine grandchildren; and 24 greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Connie Charlie House and Harvey Lee Wheeler; two sisters, Nellie H. Smith and Annie Belle H. Roberson; a brother, Robert L. Hock; and a great-granddaughter. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at J.M. White Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the home of Margie Brummitt at 1924 Peter Gill Road. Serving as active pallbearers will be Butch Brummitt, Dan Brummitt, Mark Brummitt, Daniel House, Harrison Best, Wayne Brown, J.W. Woodlief, Earl Hock, Maurice Hock, and Conrad Hock. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Cokesbury United Methodist Church Food Pantry, c/o Ruth Moss, 1705 Allison Cooper Road, Henderson, N.C. 27537. Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home.

Augusta Williams NORLINA — Augusta Williams, 83, of 390 Manson-Axtell Road, Norlina, died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.

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WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Hanesbrands Inc., which makes underwear and hosiery, on Thursday said it is selling most of its yarn manufacturing operations to Parkdale, a yarn manufacturer based in North Carolina. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The sale should close in the fourth quarter, Hanesbrands said. Hanesbrands plans to get all of its yarn from large-scale yarn suppliers. “Producing our own yarn, when more than adequate large-scale supplies exist, serves no strategic purpose,” Chief Executive Richard A. Noll said in a statement. Parkdale will operate three of the four production plants in Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia, which have 780 employees combined. Hanesbrands will close the fourth facility in San-

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rates for 30-year home loans edged down for the third-straight week and are close to record lows reached over the spring, providing an excellent opportunity for borrowers to save money by refinancing their home loans. The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage was 5.04 percent, down from 5.07 percent a week earlier, mortgage company Freddie Mac said Thursday. The average rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 4.47 percent, from 4.5 percent last week, according to Freddie Mac. That was the lowest level on records dating to 1991.

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Due to some ACORN nuts, federal funds bolt When Republicans during the 2008 election season accused the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now — better known as ACORN — of being a radical left-wing activist group not above breaking a few laws to further the cause, Democrats and the media said the GOP was nuts. Guess who finds itself in the roaster now. Two young conservative activists — filmmaker James O’Keefe and colleague Hannah Giles — have created such a controversy both inside and outside ACORN’s organization that the group has fired at least four employees, launched an independent investigation of its offices and lost both its lucrative relationship with the U.S. Census Bureau and other government funding including Housing and Urban Development Grants that this week were yanked by Congress. In case you’ve paid no attention to national news, here’s how the story goes. O’Keefe and Giles, somewhat cartoonishly posing as a pimp and a prostitute, visited ACORN offices in several cities, most notably New York City, Baltimore, Md., Washington, D.C. and San Bernardino, Calif. In those offices, O’Keefe and Giles told ACORN workers they were interested in starting a business — a house of prostitution, that is, staffed by under-age girls from El Salvador. And some ACORN workers actually tried to help them. One of the ACORN employees, described by the filmmakers as an ACORN “tax expert,” suggests that Giles, the supposed hooker, refer to herself as “a performing artist” on IRS forms and declare the hypothetical Salvadoran child sex slaves as dependants to receive child care credits. And, “stop saying ‘prostitution,’” the woman tells Giles. Another ACORN worker offers this tip for the Salvadoran child prostitutes: “You want to keep them clean … make sure they go to school.” And in a different video, an ACORN worker actually claims to have shot and killed an abusive husband — and gotten away with it. ACORN said that O’Keefe and Giles were rebuffed by staffers in some of its other offices, and initially labeled the videos that the pair did make as “false” and “defamatory.” The organization — which threatened to sue the filmmakers and Fox News for airing the clips (though many other news agencies have shown them, as well) — claimed that its workers captured on film were just playing along with an “obvious joke.” But were that the case, it’s hard to believe those workers would have lost their jobs, and that ACORN would be undertaking its own investigation of local operations, admitting that the actions of “a handful” of its workers were “indefensible.” Before the O’Keefe and Giles videos even cropped up, at least 11 states had begun investigating ACORN over claims of fraudulent voter registration during the 2008 general election. President Barack Obama, who performed legal work for ACORN many years ago as a lawyer, hired the group for $800,000 to help his get-out-thevote campaign during the primary season against Hillary Clinton, but did not hire the organization to do work in the general race. The GOP’s initial claims last year of voter fraud and ACORN’s role as a player the sub-prime mortgage crisis, both intended to derail Obama, were considered exaggerated or even “breathtakingly inaccurate” by observers such as Newsweek and Factcheck.org. But it’s starting to seem that perhaps the GOP’s scandal-hunting squirrels weren’t completely blind after all.

Quotable “It was, as Mary always was, honest and completely authentic. That’s the way she sang, too; honestly and with complete authenticity.” — Peter Yarrow, of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, on Mary Travers’ final months before she lost her fight to leukemia. She was 72.

I drove by my old elementary school a couple of years ago and had to stop and take a few photos. Over the course of the prior year, what had become referred to as the “Old Epsom School” had surfaced in newspaper articles and public conversations. The fate of the Highway 39 landmark was discussed by many a community member as its deteriorating condition was observed with great sorrow and a date of demolition approached. As relevant as this property’s future was to our county and the Epsom community, I caught myself looking beyond the structure and remembering a time when the property was more than a Franklin County address and dilapidated building. It was both the heart and pillar of our small farm community and the source of many a story told by young and old. With the future of our alma mater so close at hand, I found myself reflecting on those stories and yearning to learn more. I recalled my fortune of attending a true community school which housed one class for each grade and was everpopular with community volunteers. I fondly recall one of my classmates winning a red bicycle for fund-raising over $500; our

excited principal rode that shiny new bike down the hallway into my third-grade classroom to award the eager student! Mrs. Emogene Cottrell, the secretary, was a constant and familiar presence at Epsom School; I can still see her sitting at her desk with that black rotary phone, calling the Gina parents of Eaves sick chilDaily Dispatch dren who Columnist just couldn’t make it the rest of the day. And of course, there was Mrs. Juanita Ayscue at work in the cafeteria, providing our school with probably the best lunchroom food I ever ate. Every winter greeted both students and teachers with the clanking of classroom radiators — a sound that I remember to this day — as well as the summertime hum of ceiling fans and children’s voices playing kickball outside our classroom windows. For me, Epsom School stood for far more than my elementary education. It spoke volumes about community and family history.

Both of my granddaddies began their school careers as little boys in the same hallways that I walked as a little girl. Then there was Daddy, who played basketball for the Epsom Tigers in a uniform that I believe he still has tucked away in a dresser drawer somewhere. I’ve heard tell of potatoes shooting out of the tailpipes of buses and “altruistic” kids sneaking a smoke during the school day to support our community tobacco farmers. And nearly every member of the Epsom community will attest to the teamwork and labor of our grandparents, great-aunts and great-uncles and many other community folk that raised the walls of the gymnasium. Although only in fifth grade at the time, I’ll always remember the last day that Epsom School rang its bell, taking down its American flag at the end of the day. One would be surprised at the emotions stirring inside a 12-year-old girl as she helped fold that flag for the very last time. I knew even as a young child that this was truly a milestone — the end of an era, the farewell to something far greater than perhaps we ever realized until it was no longer there. In a world where the growing concept seems to be that bigger is better, I can’t help but

think that just maybe there was a special secret ensconced in the fibers of Epsom School. Just maybe smaller can be a good thing, too. Epsom School was not technologically savvy by the time my generation walked its halls, yet it was a school where the principal knew not only every name of each student, but also the name of every parent … and where every parent worked (including who worked what tobacco field). Any disciplinary problem could easily be solved by a nervous car ride with the principal during lunch hour to see Mama or Daddy. Epsom School was more than just an educational institute; it was the strong, effervescent spirit of our community. Although the walls eventually fell in and the weeds grew to cover the once-thriving school, visiting it before its demolition I could still feel the power of its presence. And I believe that the spirit of principals and teachers, and the children at play, still remain on the grounds to this day. Perhaps if we paused for a moment and listened closely, we would all hear their voices. Gina Eaves is an Epsom native, a graduate of Peace College and an advertising sales representative at The Daily Dispatch.

Letters to the Editor Troubled community should seek help from the only one qualified for the job To the editor: This is food for thought to help prevent the spread of the violent epidemic of murder and incarceration. If I had a Mercedes, I wouldn’t take it to the Ford dealership. If I had a toothache, I wouldn’t go to the gynecologist. If I had a plumbing problem, I wouldn’t call a mechanic! Therefore, why do we take our children, family, our loved ones to the world, to society, to fix the problem, only to realize after we have lost another one, that neither society nor the world can’t fix ’em? The reason why Ford can’t fix Mercedes, OBGYN Could it be … Jimmy Carter? can’t fix a toothache, and Of course we should treat our a mechanic can’t fix my sitting President with respect, plumbing problem is beand I will be the first to stand cause that’s not their area against those who do not treat of specialty. President Obama as the duly God made man and he’s elected leader of this country, and you had better believe that the only one that can fix us. Take it back to the altar I will oppose any racially-motiand don’t forget, “You can’t vated attacks against President take it back to the altar if Obama or any other leader or you haven’t gone yourself!” individual in this nation. But in a democracy, in this Pastor Phillip White, great and free country, we Henderson retain the right of dissent, the right of free speech, the right to oppose government policies and the direction of our leadership, and the right to speak that disagreement publicly. If we lose that freedom, if we allow it to be suppressed by claims of racism, then what sort of free The Daily Dispatch welsociety are we? comes letters to the editor. Moreover, with his comLetters must be signed, ments, President Carter is in include the author’s city essence telling independent voters across the country, of residence, and should including those who may have be limited to 300 words. voted for Obama in 2008, Please include a telephone that if they disagree with the number for verification. president on any issue, their We reserve the right to disagreement must stem from edit comments for length, racist motives rather than clear clarity, libelous material, thinking. Now that is not smart personal attacks and poor politics, and it’s something taste. We do not publish Democrats should stand up and anonymous letters, form oppose as well. These latest comments by letters, letters with names Carter cannot help but remind withheld or letters where me how fortunate we were as a we cannot verify the nation that my father’s election writer’s identity. removed him from office. Writers should limit themselves to one letter Mike Reagan, the elder son of the every 30 days. late President Ronald Reagan, is Letters can be acchairman and president of The cepted by e-mail, but city Reagan Legacy Foundation (www. of residence and a phone reaganlegacyfoundation.org). Look for Mike’s newest book, “Twice number for verification Adopted” and other info at www. purposes still must be Reagan.com. E-mail comments to included. Reagan@caglecartoons.com.

Politics of race: Flames are fanned by a former president The Democrats, led by certain members of Congress and former President Jimmy Carter, have developed a new tactic to dismiss growing displeasure with President Obama’s policies. As his approval ratings continue to drop, hesitancy over health care has snarled the plan’s progress, and tens of thousands marched on Washington this past weekend, the left has decided the entire opposition can be dismissed by the obfuscating charge of racism. Just Tuesday, former President Carter told “NBC Nightly News,” “I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he’s AfricanAmerican.” No one wants to fall in with racists, to heed racially motivated comments, or to be lumped in with their kind — so, to President Carter’s thinking, what choice do we have but to ignore the discontent of any American and praise the administration blindly? This sort of mindset is not only ignorant, but actually dangerous. A former president of the United States has attributed opposition to nationalized health care, government bailouts, and out-of-control spending, to racist motives solely because the sitting president is black. Is that the sort of progress we need in this country? Progress where we can no longer have a national debate because of skin color? That’s not the sort of progress President Obama has advocated. President Carter has failed to account for the fact that millions of Americans are simply

fed up with the big government policies coming out of Washington — the same policies they denounced under President Clinton, at times under Republican Presidents Bush, and certainly from a certain President Carter. Perhaps Carter could take the time to recall conservaMichael tive frustraReagan tion when

Republican President George W. Bush’s administration spent too much for their liking, or liberal frustration on social issues. Were those concerns racist? Of course not! In that same interview, Carter also chastened us that, “No matter who he is or how much we disagree with his policies, the president should be treated with respect.” It seems to me that the ones forgetting that creed have not been the millions who fear government interference in their insurance plans, children’s education, and small businesses. No, the one who seems to forget that is none other than President Carter himself. After all, let’s remember now who it was who called President George W. Bush’s sitting administration the “worst in history.” Or do you recall the claim that President Bush had inspired an “overt reversal of America’s basic values” and that his “arrogance” and “fundamentalism” were taking the country in the wrong direction? Distributed by Cagle Cartoons

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News Briefs Wis. aims to get a bit tougher on drunken driving MADISON, Wis. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drunken driving laws would be tightened a bit under a bill set for a vote in the state Assembly. But under the proposal to be considered Thursday, a first-time offense will still mean just a traffic ticket unless someone under 16 is in the car. Wisconsin is the only state that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t criminalize the first drunken driving arrest. The bill strengthens other parts of the law, like making drunken driving a felony on a fourth offense instead of a fifth. It would also require ignition interlock devices â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which keep a car from starting if the driver blows over the legal limit â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for all repeat offenders.

Kentucky coach acquitted in rare player death case LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A former Kentucky high school football coach was found not guilty Thursday in the death of a player who collapsed at a practice where the team was put through a series of sprints on a hot summer day. It was a rare criminal prosecution of a coach in a playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heat-related death.

Former coach David Jason Stinson, 37, was charged after 15-year-old Max Gilpin collapsed at an August 2008 practice as the team ran a series of sprints known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;gassers.â&#x20AC;? He died three days later at a Louisville hospital of heat stroke, sepsis and multiple organ failure. His tempera- Stinson ture reached at least 107 degrees. The jury deliberated for less than two hours, and Stinson hugged defense attorney Brian Butler after the verdict was read. Defense medical experts told jurors that it appeared a combination of heat, the use of the dietary supplement creatine and attention deficit disorder drug Adderall, and being ill were the main factors that contributed to Gilpinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death, which they called an accident.

feeding wildlife. Park spokesman Joe Zarki said Wednesday that Jones tossed some 3,000 golf balls from his vehicle. Jones also scattered a few tennis balls and park literature and left fruit and vegetables along park roads. Jones says rangers spent 370 hours cleaning up, at a cost of $9,000. Finally spotted in action last month, Jones allegedly told rangers he threw the golf balls to leave his mark and honor deceased golfers. The food was for stranded hikers.

L.A. woman pleads not guilty to killing 2 daughters LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A woman has pleaded not guilty to killing her two daughters by slashing their throats in their Los Angeles house.

Antonia Gomez entered her plea Thursday to two counts of murder and is eligible for the death penalty if convicted. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being held without bail. Prosecutors say Gomez stabbed her daughters, ages 11 and 17, on Sept. 2 before cutting her own arms. The case is one of several this month in Southern California in which six children were stabbed, four of them fatally. Similar attacks occurred Wednesday when a 5-yearold and 3-year-old were allegedly wounded by their mother in Orange County. Authorities also found a 12-year-old boy and his 7-year-old sister stabbed to death the same day in Ventura County in what could be a murder-suicide by the father.

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HENDERSON POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests â&#x20AC;˘ Kelia Michelle Brown, 22, of 126 Fox Pond Road was arrested Sept. 16. Felony possession schedule II controlled substance. Misdemeanor possession schedule VI controlled substance. Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $2,500. Court date Nov. 5. â&#x20AC;˘ Curtis Brownsen, 21, of 236 Pinkston St. was arrested Sept. 16. Misdemeanor carrying concealed gun/pistol. Bond was set at $1,000. Court date Nov. 3. â&#x20AC;˘ Brett Doyle, 22, of 664 Warrenton Embro Road, Macon, on Sept. 16 was served a citation. Misdemeanor larceny. No bond listed. Court date Oct. 22. â&#x20AC;˘ Tiffany Kay Wade, 26, 504 Ragland Lane was arrested Sept. 16. Misdemeanor shoplifting. Bond was set at $500. Court date Oct. 5. â&#x20AC;˘ Bryan Walker, 16, of 313 Pinewood Drive was arrested Sept. 16. Misdemeanor larceny. Bond was set at $300. Court

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Larceny â&#x20AC;˘ William Harris Jr., 47, of 916 Abbott St. reported Sept. 17 the theft of a 2000 Mercury Sable valued at $5,000. â&#x20AC;˘ Belk, 350 N. Cooper Drive, reported Sept. 16 the theft of 5 Nautica shirts valued at $79.99, Nautica shirt valued at $69.99 and Nautica khaki pants valued at $59.99. â&#x20AC;˘ N.R. Milian and Associates of Carrboro reported Sept. 16 the theft from 118 Raleigh Road of a large commercial exhaust fan and hood valued at $400 and a large commercial stainless steel sink valued at $200. â&#x20AC;˘ Pacific Coast Feathers, 599 Raleigh Road, reported Sept. 16 the theft from 100 Miriam St. of 6 sets of copper coil. No value listed.

Man litters park with 3,000 golf balls RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A man who says he hurled thousands of golf balls into Joshua Tree National Park for more than a year to honor deceased golfers will be explaining his tribute to a federal magistrate. Park rangers cited 57-year-old Douglas Jones for abandoning property, littering and

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Carolina Briefs Lake Lure residents plan N.C. service for Patrick Swayze RALEIGH (AP) — The residents of Lake Lure are planning a memorial service for Patrick Swayze, the star of “Dirty Dancing,” which was filmed in their western North Carolina community. Swayze died Monday evening after a 20-month fight with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. The town of Lake Lure will remember Swayze during a memorial service at 7 p.m. Swayze Saturday at Firefly Cove, a housing development that was Camp Chimney Rock when “Dirty Dancing” was filmed. Many of the film’s outdoor scenes were filmed there, as was the cabin of Johnny Castle, Swayze’s character. Although the service is free, visitors will be asked to donate to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. The movie was released in 1987.

2 N.C. deputies shot after car chase; suspect killed PITTSBORO (AP) — Two North Carolina sheriff’s deputies were shot and wounded following a car chase, and officials say the suspect the officers were chasing was killed. Debra Henzey, Chatham County community relations director, said in a statement Thursday afternoon that the chase began at the Moore County line and ended in Siler City, approximately 20 miles away and around 50 miles west of Raleigh. Henzey said the suspect fired on the deputies, hitting both of them in the leg. The deputies returned fire and killed the suspect, whose name has not been released pending notification of next of kin. Henzey said the two deputies, whose names were not immediately released, are in good condition at Chatham Hospital.

Prosecutor warns of complacency on terrorism CARY (AP) — The federal prosecutor overseeing the case against eight North Carolina men accused of plotting violent jihad says the first and last thing he thinks about every day is terrorism. U.S. Attorney George Holding spoke Thursday at a conference in Cary

that brought together law enforcement, business leaders and government agencies to talk about terrorism financing. Holding warned against complacency eight years after the Sept. 11 attacks, saying the threat remains real. Holding’s office indicted eight men in July on charges that they plotted international terrorism and conspired to support terrorists. Seven of the suspects are awaiting trial while authorities think an eighth is in Pakistan.

Former N.C. House member pleads guilty to speeding RALEIGH (AP) — Former state Rep. Cary Allred has been fined $500 for speeding on the interstate on the way to a session of the North Carolina Legislature. A court clerk in Orange County said Thursday that Allred pleaded guilty to driving 102 mph in a 65 mph zone. The plea he agreed to Wednesday also required him to pay court costs of $130. A reckless driving count was dismissed. The Alamance County Republican resigned in June following a probe into his conduct during a Monday night session of the House in April. On the way to Raleigh that day, a trooper stopped him near where Interstates 40 and 85 split in Orange County. A trooper initially let Allred go with a warning, but he was cited four days later.

N.C. think tank sues over funds to culinary school CHARLOTTE (AP) — A conservative-leaning legal think tank wants a court to void a promise by North Carolina legislators to give a culinary and hospitality school $10 million in taxpayer money. The Charlotte Observer reported Thursday that the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law sued to force Johnson & Wales University to give back the $7.5 million already given to the Charlotte school. The lawsuit says the constitution prohibits awarding special benefits and requires money be spent for public purposes. A lawyer for the university says state courts have rejected previous lawsuits by the institute over incentives to companies such as Dell and Google. The attorney, former Lt. Gov. Dennis Wicker says education is always a public purpose.

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Yale lab technician appeared in court and was charged with murder Thursday hours after his arrest in the killing of a graduate student in research building where they both worked — perhaps sometimes in conflict. Raymond Clark III, 24, kept his head bowed during the three-minute Clark appearance in the suffocation death of Annie Le, also 24. He didn’t enter a plea and said, “Yes, your honor,” when asked whether he understood his rights. The judge then set bail at $3 million. People interviewed by police have painted Clark as a “control freak” who viewed the laboratory as his territory, and authorities are investigating whether that

by a different lawyer. Lopez said he was still reviewing the case and declined to comment. Clark was arrested earlier Thursday at a Super 8 hotel in Cromwell, about 25 miles north of the Ivy League campus, where he got a room shortly after being released from police questioning in Le’s death. Le was found dead on Sunday, her body hidden in the basement wall of a building where she worked as a medical researcher, on the day she was to marry her college sweetheart, Columbia University graduate student Jonathan Widawsky. The Connecticut medical examiner said Wednesday that Le died of “traumatic asphyxiation.” Authorities released no details on how she died, but traumatic asphyxiation could be consistent with a choke hold or some other form of pressure-induced asphyxiation caused by a hand or an object, such as a pipe.

Clark was under constant surveillance after he was released, and police spent Wednesday night and Thursday morning staking out the Super 8 hotel where Clark was staying. Shortly after 8 a.m. Thursday, police moved closer, shutting down the highway outside the hotel and blocking the road leading into the hotel as they made the arrest. Clark was wearing a white shirt with tan stripes and tan pants as police ushered him into the back of a dark sedan with tinted windows. The car then sped off toward the highway, and arrived at the New Haven police department about an hour later. Richard Levin, the president of Yale, released a statement shortly after the arrest, saying Clark’s employment history gave no indication he was capable of such a crime. Associated Press writer Matt Apuzzo in Washington contributed to this report.

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