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Hope VI revitalization project under way

County man shot, Phase I will provide 12 apartment units in the city center on life support By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

Suspected shooter is charged with attempted murder From STAFF REPORTS

A 36-year-old Vance County man was on life support Thursday following a shooting at the home he shared with two others. Sheriff Peter White said deputies responded at about 1 a.m. Thursday to the home of Rodney Kearney at 42 N.C. 39 Loop Road Lot 44 and found he had been shot in the head with a small caliber rifle. Kearney was taken to Maria Parham Medical Center and later flown to Duke University Medical Center. White said another resident of the home, Fred Holden, 67, was charged with attempted murder and is being held without bond in the Vance County jail. No motive has been established for the shooting, White said, but alcohol may have been involved. Two other people were at the home when the shooting occurred, White said, but they were not involved in the shooting. They are Ellen Davis, 52 and who also resides at the home, and Willia Harris, 38, of 3956 Chewning Road, Oxford. Send comments to news@ hendersondispatch.com.

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On a drizzly Thursday morning, but with much enthusiasm, citizens, developers, leaders and officials gathered in a building along South Garnett Street for the start of the HOPE VI Main Street Revitalization Project. “Even though it’s raining outside, it’s sunny in here for us,” City Planning Director Erris Dunston said of the event, which commemorated what is said to be the first ever beginning of a HOPE VI project in the nation. Dunston was commenting about Phase I of the project, which officials have said will provide 12 apartment units in the city center, predominately above existing retail spaces. Phase I is expected to be complete in approximately eight to nine months. The HOPE VI Main Street program was set up by the federal government. The program provides assistance to smaller communities in the development of affordable housing that is undertaken in connection with revitalizing central business districts. Dunston and Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Director Phil Lakernick wrote the grant request that resulted in the city receiving $1 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Phase I. Dunston traces the origins of the project back 818 days. Dunston and Lakernick were assigned to seek funds for the city center. And she said neither she nor Lakernick

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Downtown Development Commission director Phil Lakernick takes a swing at knocking a hole in a wall as Mayor Pro-Tem Lonnie Davis waits his turn at a wall-breaking for phase one of the Hope VI Main Street Revitalization Project Thursday morning in Downtown Henderson. Also pictured are property owners and participants in the project, Kelly Broadwell and Jason Stewardson. knew what they were doing. Dunston said when she and Lakernick thought they had completed the grant application on a Friday evening she was phoned by Lakernick about there being two more pages of requirements due by Monday morning. And Dunston recalled sitting for approximately five minutes and calling Lakernick back and saying they had to work on the two pages on Saturday and even on Sunday if they had to do so. They

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got the application in late Sunday evening with no hopes of receiving the grant. By October 2007, the $1 million was awarded “and we were ecstatic,” Dunston said. Dunston said she and Lakernick had no idea how the project was going

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Deaths Austell, Ga. Daisy T. Neal, 89 Brodnax, Va. John B. White, 85 Durham John B. Bullock, 91 Henderson Louise H. Andrews, 71 Murfreesboro, Tenn. Gary E. Currin Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Benjamin F. Knott, 84 Warrenton Annie P. Alston, 91 Bernice C. Nicholson Sr., 83

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to become a reality, but they received assistance from a HUD official, Lawrence Gnessin. Additionally, Rehab Development, of WinstonSalem and a specialist in restoring old buildings, was brought in. The company’s list of accomplishments included the

Please see HOPE VI, page 10A

Three jailed, one at large after rash of break-ins

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Senior Center in 2002, the old West End school in 2003 and the Professional Building this past summer, Dunston said. The total estimated cost for construction of Phase I of HOPE VI is slightly less than $1.5 million. Dunston additionally read aloud the names of those who have committed to provide the additional funding necessary to complete the project: Brian Paynter of Cornerstone Development; Jason Stewardson of CPNONE;

From STAFF REPORTS

OXFORD — A 17-yearold boy is in the Granville County Jail on $95,000 bond after the Oxford Police Department booked him for having committed a rash of acts of breaking and entering in the city. And police additionally are looking for a 21-year-old The historic Brick School at Wise is pictured in this pen-and-ink drawing by Warren County man in connection with resident Ernie Fleming. the crimes. Charged is Brandon Evans, of 230 Maple Drive. Wanted is Ty McCoy, of 200 block of Lewis Three historic buildings on project list in Wise; officers to be elected the Street. Police Chief John • The medical office of A primary need is to By DAVID IRVINE Wolford in a statement on raise funds. To provide Dr. Thomas Holt. Daily Dispatch Writer Thursday said the departan incentive for contribuErnie Fleming, Warren ment arrested Evans and tors, Fleming donated a County commissioner and WISE – The Wise Hispen-and-ink drawing of is searching for McCoy in an avid preservationist, toric Restoration Project the Brick School. He will connection with at least 10 chaired the initial meetmoved a dream one step sign and number a copy of the most recent breaking. Officers of the project closer to reality on Nov. for each of the first 200 ing and entering cases in will be elected at a future 7, when Wise-Paschall individuals who donate at Oxford, including Area meeting. Ruritan Club members least $20 to the project. Congregations in Ministry, Those attending the and community supportDonations of any Nell’s Flowers & Gifts, meeting discussed the ers met at the Wise School First Baptist Church along importance of saving these amount may be sent to campus. the Wise Historic Restora- Granville Street and C.G. three historic properties, The dream is to pretion Project, P.O. Box 46, Credle Elementary School, which have played signifiserve and restore three Wise, N.C. 27594. Checks as well as residential cant roles in the lives of historic Wise properties: should be made payable to properties. many residents of Warren • The two-story Brick Wise Historic Restoration Anyone with informaCounty and of the Wise School, which was built Project. tion as to the whereabouts community in particular. around 1904. The next meeting will of McCoy is urged to call In addition, project par• The one-story Frame police at (919) 693-3161. ticipants identified initial School, which dates from Please see WISE, page 3A Evans is charged with needs to move forward. the 1920s.

Restoration leaders closer to goal

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eight counts of felony breaking and entering, five counts of larceny after breaking and entering, seven counts of injury to real property and two counts of felony possession of stolen property. Evans additionally is charged with one count of breaking and entering of a motor vehicle, one count of breaking and entering of a recreational vehicle, one count of misdemeanor attempted breaking and entering and two counts of misdemeanor possession of stolen property. Meantime, bond is $10,000 each for Jaleel Please see BREAK-INS, page 3A

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Free classes — Granville Health System, in conjunction with the American Cancer Society, will offer a free two-hour class from 1-3 p.m. entitled “Look Good … Feel Better” for women of all ages who are currently undergoing chemotherapy. Tips on makeup, turban or cap wear, and wig care will be among the topics covered. The class meets in the specialty clinic at the medical center. Makeup and supplies are provided free of charge. Participants do not need to be receiving their chemotherapy treatments at Granville Specialty Clinics to attend. However, space is limited and advance registration is required. For additional information or to sign up for the class, call Granville Health System Specialty Clinics at (919) 690-3210. Weight loss group — TOWN (Take Off Weight Now), a non-profit weight loss group, will meet at Aycock Recreation Center at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Julie Brockman with the Granville County Senior Center will demonstrate chair exercises.

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Reunion — The former Henderson and Warrenton Guard Unit #505 will hold a reunion from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Western Sizzlin, Ruin Creek Road, Henderson. For more information, call Lee Wade at (252) 213-1580 or James H. Henderson at (252) 492-6337. Bead-making class — Art du Jour, 209 E. Nash St. in Louisburg, will be featuring a bead-making workshop series hosted by artist Cheryl Yoacham. The first in the series will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today (with a one-hour lunch) and features making, baking and glossing beads. Please bring your own lunch. Class fee is $5 for ages 12 and up. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Contact Yoacham for more info at (919) 496-7215 or Art du Jour at (919) 496-1650. 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. 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. Dee’s Music Barn — Dee’s Music Barn, 3101 Walters Road, Creedmoor, will be featuring Ace In The Hole with the James Potreat Band at 7 p.m. For more information, call (919) 5285878. Historic restoration project — The Wise Historic Restoration Project will meet at 10 a.m. in the frame school in Wise. All alumni of the two schools are invited to attend. The project hopes to restore and preserve the two-story brick school, the one-story frame school and the early 1900s medical office of Dr. Thomas Holt. For more information, call Patricia Lorenz at (336) 380-3716. Ridgeway Opry House — Performing this week are Julia Morton, Jackie Turner, Joyce Chisenhall, Wayde Schuster, The Honorable Dwight Moody, Wilton Junction, Alan and Betsy Reid, Donny Gilliam, Matt Nelson and Ronald Puett. Doors open at 6 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m. Coming soon: Dec. 12, Doc Branch Band.

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. City Council — The Henderson City Council will meet at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 134 Rose Ave. A work session will follow. Chess Club — Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the Henderson/Vance Chess Club, an affiliate of the U.S. Chess Federation, will meet today at the First United Methodist Church from 6-9:30 p.m. All are welcome, adults and youth, novice or experienced. For more information, call Rudy Abate at (252) 438-4459 (days) or (252) 738-0375 (evenings).

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Children at Kids World Inc. learned about fire safety during the month of October. The students were introduced to equipment firefighters use during a fire and they learned the stop, drop and roll technique. Pictured above are 3-5 year-old students and teachers from Kids World Inc. with Brandon Link and Glen Paschall from the Watkins Volunteer Fire Department.

Holiday Trash Schedule Due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday on Nov. 26, the following changes will be made to the City of Henderson’s household garbage and recycling pick-up schedule for next week: • Garbage pick-up for Monday will be unaffected, but household garbage normally picked up on Tuesday will be picked up

on Monday. • Household garbage normally picked up on Wednesday and Thursday will be picked up on Tuesday. • Household garbage normally picked up on Friday will be picked up on Wednesday. • Recycling usually scheduled for pick-up on Monday will be unaffected, but recycling that

is normally picked up on Tuesday will be collected on Monday as well. • Recycling normally picked up on Thursday and Friday will be picked up on Tuesday. Curbside brush will be picked up on the same schedule as garbage collection. Loose leaf collection will continue every day except Thursday.

Annual Turkey Trot planned for Thanksgiving Day in Oxford Area Congregations in Ministry (ACIM), the Granvillle County-based food bank, has announced plans for the sixth annual Turkey Trot to be held Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 26. Registration for the event begins at 8:30 a.m. at Century 21 on Main Street in downtown Oxford and the twomile walk or run begins promptly at 9 a.m. The Turkey Trot has become a yearly family tradition for many of the participants and newcomers are welcome to join. “Fun, Fitness, Fellowship, and Food” is again the theme for this year’s event. Admission fee to enter is a can of food or cash donation in any amount to ACIM. The male and

female to cross the finish line first will be honored by name at the food bank. This year’s sponsors include the following: Joe Bryan Associates, Judy and Treadwell Davison, Durham Nephrology, Granville Health System, Janet and Mark Gruchacz, Vinod and Natasha Jindal (New Century Ophthalmology), William Johnston, Allen Kindman (Cardiovascular Care of North Carolina), Oxford Family Physicians, Deborah Circle of the Oxford United Methodist Church, Rich Perren and Joanne Fruth, Marie and Ralph Leibelt, Tommy Hobgood, Clement Yancey, The Oxford Woman’s Club, the Julia Carrington Group from Hester Baptist Church,

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MT. PLEASANT, S.C. — Benjamin Franklin Knott, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, after an extended and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Mr. Knott was born June 27, 1925, a son of Edward Judson Knott Sr. and Ruth Pope Knott, at his family’s farm in Townsville, Va. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II, spawning a lifelong love of flying. Following his discharge, Mr. Knott graduated from N.C. State University with a Civil Engineering Degree. Mr. Knott was a resident of Charlotte before his retirement to South Carolina. He was a longtime member of Quail Hollow Country Club, where he served on the Board of Directors and enjoyed many hours at the bridge table and on the golf course. An avid outdoorsman, he retired in 1988 to his farm in Huger, S.C. During his time there, he was a member of Seacoast Christian Church and the Carolina Yacht Club. Mr. Knott’s life was marked by his faith, his devotion to his family, his love of the outdoors and his steadfast belief in generosity to others. His pride and love for his grandsons were evident

BRODNAX, Va. — John Boyd White, 85, died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at Halifax Regional Medical Center. He was a Warren County native, born to the late William Boyd White and Alma Paschall White. He was retired from the VA Department of Transportation, was a U.S. Army and Air Force veteran having served in World War II and was a charter member of the South Hill Country Club. The Rev. Bob Rose will conduct graveside services at 2 p.m. Saturday at Zion United Methodist Church cemetery. Surviving are his daughter, Martha White Sweitzer of Victoria, Va.; a brother, L.H. White of Halifax, N.C.; and two grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Rosa D. Sabrowski and Esther W. Springer. Any memorials may be made to South Hill Country Club or to Zion United Methodist Church, 462 Oine Road, Norlina, N.C. 27563. The family will receive

Oxford Park resident robbed From STAFF REPORTS

OXFORD — A woman who lives along Kipling Drive in the Oxford Park residential area was accosted by a man on Wednesday evening and robbed of her purse after she parked her car in the driveway and began unloading the car. The suspect is described as black, in his mid 20s and of a heavy build. He was last seen wearing an orange polo shirt and blue jeans. The crime occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. The woman was shoved into the door of her car but was not seriously hurt, police said. The man fled by running along the drive to a waiting large unknown make and model four-door sedan, police said. Anyone with any information is urged to call police at (919) 693-3161. Police said they will increase their visibility in Oxford Park, which is a satellite annexation off Horner Siding Road and near U.S. 158/ Oxford Loop Road.

to all who knew him. Survivors include his daughters, Susan Knott Floyd (and husband, Bill) and Elizabeth “Betsy” Knott Dross (and husband, Brian); grandsons, Jud Sanders, Ben Floyd, William Floyd and Payton Dross; sisterin-law, Nancye Knott; niece, Judith Tyler (and husband, Dick); nephew, Judson Knott (and wife, Sue) and other close family members. Mr. Knott was predeceased by his daughter, Ruth Knott Sanders, and his brother, Edward Judson Knott Jr. Mr. Knott’s family also extends a heartfelt thank you to his care givers, his doctors, and the nurses and staff at the LifeCare Center of North Charleston for their compassionate care during his most recent years. A memorial service will be held Monday afternoon, Nov. 23, 2009, at Seacoast Church Chapel, 750 Long Point Road, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., at 1 o’clock. Graveside services will be held Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at Rock Springs Cemetery, Townsville, Va., at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Salvation Army, P. O. Box 31128, Charlotte, N.C. 28231. Arrangements by Parks Funeral Home, 130 W. 1 st N. Street, Summerville, S.C. 29483. Paid Obituary

friends prior to the funeral service from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at Zion United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by Blaylock Funeral Home of Warrenton. Please see DEATHS, page 4A

BREAK-INS, from page one Duncan, 17, of 500 Raleigh St., and Jarquise Thorpe, 18, of 104 Westbury Drive. Wolford said Duncan and Thorpe were booked for having committed a separate act of breaking and entering along Westbury, which is in the northern part of the city. Duncan is charged with felony breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering and felony possession of stolen goods. And Thorpe is charged with the same offenses as Duncan. Editor’s note: Wolford, in his statement, did not provide the specific addresses of the arrested per-

sons. The chief, in response to an e-mail request by the Dispatch for those specific addresses, cited what he said are potential ongoing investigative issues at specific addresses. The Dispatch’s policy is to print the specific addresses of persons charged with crimes. And the specific addresses of Evans, Duncan and Thorpe are available on the Superior Court Clerk’s public computer terminals and are part of the county jail’s records. Send comments to the newspaper at news@hendersondispatch.com.

WISE, from page one be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Frame School in Wise. A special feature of the meeting will be a presentation by Dolores (Lori) Clark describing her work as a historic interpreter in museums and similar settings before moving to Warren County. She will suggest ways the

approach might be applied to promote the Wise project. To reach the school campus, drive north from Norlina on U.S. 1, turn right just beyond Pay Jay’s Corner Store in Wise and then make an immediate left turn. Contact the writer at dirvine@ hendersondispatch.com.

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WARRENTON — Annie P. Alston, 91, of 118 Marshall St., Warrenton, died Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at Warren Hills Nursing Facility in Warrenton. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Stephen Baptist Church in Warrenton. The Rev. Junious Debnam, pastor, will officiate and burial will follow in the church cemetery. She is survived by a daughter, Mary of Warrenton; three sons, William Jr., James Sr. and Jackson of Warrenton; 15 grandchildren; 24 greatgrandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at Boyd’s Funeral Service Chapel in Warrenton. Arrangements are by Boyd’s Funeral Service of Warrenton.

HENDERSON — Daisy Mae Taylor Neal, 89, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, in Austell, Ga. Born in Vance County, she was a native of Henderson and the daughter of the late Ammie and Jennie Alston Taylor. She moved to New York in 1942 and made her residence there. She joined Kelly’s Temple Church of God in Christ where she was a faithful member who was on the senior choir and was president of the missionary board. In 1968, she attended Manhattan Bible Institute and was presented with a Church of God in Christ Evangelist License. Later, she moved to Atlanta, Ga., and attended Greater Community Church of God in Marietta, Ga., until declining health. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Haywood Baptist Church by the Rev. Douglas Harris. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Evangelist Sylvia Cooper, Joan Neal and Karen Neal; a son, Elder Harold Neal; three sisters, Dorothy Blue and Katherine Bozier of Henderson and Annalee Boston of Savannah, Ga.; a brother, Samuel Taylor of Hender-

Louise H. Andrews HENDERSON — Louise Hargrove Andrews, 71, of 4145 Warrenton Road, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at her residence. She was born in Warren County and was the daughter of the late Stanley and Lena Hargrove. She attended the Warren County public schools and joined Oak Level United Church of Christ at an early age. Later, she joined Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and remained a member until death. She worked at Americal Inc. for 10 years. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. Richard Henderson. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include six children, John Andrews and Kenneth Andrews, both of the home, Ernestine Louissaint of California, Brenda Andrews, Lessie Andrews and Gail Ragland, all of Henderson; a sister, Shirley Jefferson of Manson; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the residence. The body will be on view at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. and at the church one hour before the service. Funeral arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

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son; and 16 grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:30 to 7 p.m. today 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.

Bernice C. Nicholson Sr. WARRENTON — Master Chief Petty Officer Bernice C. Nicholson Sr., 83, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. He was born Aug. 17, 1926, in the Parktown community of Warren County and was the son of the late Samuel and Carrie Cheek Nicholson. He was educated in the Warren County public school system and graduated from John R. Hawkins High School in 1944. After graduating from high school, he was drafted into the U.S. Navy during World War II. In 1946, he was discharged and entered Harris Barber College where he obtained a master barber’s license. He returned to the Navy and served during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He sailed around the world three times while serving on the USS Fox, USS Boston, USS Strong, USS Ballou, USS Libra and the USS Proserpine.

He retired from the Navy as a Master Chief Petty Officer on April 30, 1977, after serving 30 years and achieving the highest rank of an enlisted man. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Wilbur “Bay”, and Samuel “Buster”; two sisters, Ruby and Clara; and two sons, Miguel Abdul and Michael. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Spring Green Missionary Baptist Church in Warrenton. The Rev. George W. Wright Jr., pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow in the Nicholson Family Cemetery at 1318 Parktown Road in Warrenton. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Dolly; his daughters, Eedy Nicholson, Sadie Nicholson Williams and Mechelle Nicholson; a son, Bernice Nicholson Jr.; four grandchildren; a great-grandson; two step-grandchildren; and a brother, Leroy Nicholson of Huntington, W.Va. The body may be viewed today at R.H. Greene Funeral Home from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. and at the church one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton. Please see DEATHS, page 3A

John B. Bullock DURHAM — John Burns Bullock, 91, of Durham, left this world for a better one on Thursday, November 19, 2009. John was born in New Haven, Conn., on December 14, 1917, to Marie and Clifton Bullock. His father hailed from Henderson, so eventually the family moved back to North Carolina. John was graduated from North Carolina State University in 1939 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. In 1941 he joined the Army and taught at Harvard, instructing young soldiers in communications equipment. He was later ordered to the Philippines to “report to General McArthur” which he did, literally. He left the service as a Major. He worked for CP&L, now Progress Energy, and for 33 years at RCA, designing microwave communications equipment. After retirement, he worked for the Public Broadcasting Station operating and maintaining a system he had designed years before. He was a private pilot

and HAM radio operator. He served as a Presbyterian church elder in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. John and his wife moved back to North Carolina, which he always considered his second home, to be near their daughter and her family. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Prather Bullock; two daughters, Janet M. Vaught and husband, Larry, of Creedmoor, and Martha C. Carlson, of Raleigh; and three grandchildren, William Vaught, Elizabeth Vaught, and Sara Vaught. Beloved husband, father, and grandfather, your toils are over. Thank you for all you taught and did for us. We love you. Go in peace. A graveside service will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2009. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Eastern North Carolina Chapter, 400 Oberlin Road Suite 220, Raleigh, N.C. 27605; or to Duke Home Care and Hospice, 4321 Medical Park Drive Suite 101, Durham, N.C. 27704. Arrangements are by Flowers Funeral Home. Paid Obituary

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Gary Edward Currin, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., died Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at his home. He is survived by his mother, Brenda Kay Beal Williams of Kittrell, N.C.; father, Lawrence Edward Currin of Henderson, N.C.; stepmother, Carolyn Elaine Roberson Currin of Henderson, N.C.; and three brothers, Bryan Thomas Currin of Kittrell, N.C., Lawrence Edward “Larry” Currin Jr. of Schenectady, N.Y., and Jonathan Robert Currin of Henderson, N.C. A memorial service will be conducted by the Rev. Charles Ray Anderson at Crystal River Church of God on John Deer Road in Henderson, N.C., today at 3 p.m.

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HENDERSON POLICE DEPARTMENT H - Arrests • Mardale Wynn, 22, of 9555 Hwy. 39 North, was arrested Nov. 18. Misdemeanor domestic assault on a female. Misdemeanor communicating threats. No bond. Court date Dec. 1. In another report, subject was arrested Nov. 18 on a charge of misdemeanor assault by strangulation. Secured bond was set at $5,000. Court date Dec. 1. • Joshua Dean Woelk, 20, of 667 Garnett St., Wake Forest, was arrested Nov. 18. Misdemeanor speeding to elude arrest. Misdemeanor seat belt violation. Secured bond was set at $500. Court date Jan. 12. • Madolin Ann Evans, 22, of

2885 Southerland Mill Road was served with an order for arrest on Nov. 18. Failure to appear, 2 counts. Secured bond was set at $750. Court date Dec. 15. • Luis Bernier, 18, of 936 Gay St. was served with an order for arrest on Nov. 18. Failure to appear, 4 counts. Bond was set at $600. Court date Dec. 14.

Larceny • Corey Hanks, 31, of 217 S. Bullock St. reported Nov. 18 the theft from the residence of the following items and their values: 12 Playstation video games, $400; Playstation 3 game console, $300; 6 Playstation video games, $300; and Playstation 3 controller, $50.

VANCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE V - Arrests • Shanise Kelly, 19, of 318 Foxfire Drive was served with an order for arrest on Nov. 18. Misdemeanor failure to appear on a charge of assault on a child. Misdemeanor injury to personal property. Secured bond was set at $2,000. Court date Dec. 28. • Mardale Windale Wynn, 22, of 9555 N.C. Hwy. 39 North was served with an order for arrest on Nov. 18. Misdemeanor failure to appear on a charge of driving while license revoked. Misdemeanor failure to appear on a charge of speeding 80 mpg in a 65 mph zone. Secured bond was set at $800. Court date Dec. 16. • Madolin Ann Evans, 22, of 2885 Southerland Mill Road

was served with an order for arrest on Nov. 18. Misdemeanor failure to appear on a cahrge of aiding the under age of alcohol. Secured bond was set at $500. Court date Dec. 14. • Cynthia Diane Williams, 42, of 270 Mount Pleasant Church Road, Manson, was served with an order for arrest on Nov. 18. Failure to appear on a charge of failing to comply with child support in Warren County. Secured bond was set at $1,000.

Larceny • Dwight C. Harris, 59, of 8493 U.S. 1/158 Hwy. North reported Nov. 19 the theft of a burgundy and gray 1991 Chevy GMT-400 pickup valued at $2,000.

Non-DNA innocence initiative begins COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s top public defender is taking on a rare challenge: accepting cases of convicted criminals who say they’re innocent but don’t have the DNA to prove it. The Ohio Public Defender’s Wrongful Conviction Project is one of just a handful of innocence groups nationally devoted full time to non-DNA cases. The project will review claims of inmates who say they didn’t do it and who

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks. “It is prudent to determine immediately whether there are internal weaknesses or procedural shortcomings in the department that could make us vulnerable in the future,” Defense Secretary Robert Gates said. A 45-day emergency investigation will examine personnel, medical, mental health, discharge and other policies in all corners of the vast Defense Department. It will also look at ways to improve security and emergency response at Defense Department facilities. The quick review will be led by two former Pentagon officials, former Army Secretary Togo West and former Navy chief Vernon Clark. A longer, second review lasting about six months will look at what Gates called “systemic institutional shortcomings.” Gates, who has fired several top officials in three years heading the Pentagon, did not address any possible consequences of the inquiries he announced Thursday. Gates broached little new information about the case of Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 in the shootings at the Texas military post on Nov. 5. Gates called it disturbing that Hasan has e-mail contact with a radical cleric in Yemen, but stressed that his review is separate from the criminal investigation into Hasan and should not be interpreted as a finger-pointing exercise against Muslims or anyone else. Investigators have said e-mails between Hasan and the imam, Anwar al-Awlaki, did not advocate or threaten violence. After the shootings, al-Awlaki’s Web site praised Hasan as a hero. Both Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of

the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the chief goal of the Pentagon probe is preventing another such attack and improving future responses by disaster teams. In 1995, as President Bill Clinton’s Army Secretary, West ordered a review of the Army’s racial climate, including whether there were ties between extremist groups and members of the military. The investigation was prompted by the arrests of two paratroopers in connection with the murders of two black

people and concerns that the two men may have had ties to white supremacist groups. Gates would not comment Thursday on whether he considers the Fort Hood attack a terrorist act. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., told a Senate hearing that he does, and urged a government investigation “to learn whether the federal government could have acted in a way that would have prevented these murders from occurring.” A joint terrorism task force overseen by the FBI learned

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Pumpkin farmer John Ackerman walks through a neighbor’s waterlogged pumpkin field Thursday while discussing the difficulties of this year’s harvest.

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total 90 million pies, Nestle spokeswoman Roz O’Hearn said. The company had a wet harvest last year, too, which meant it didn’t have a surplus to carry over into this year and led to spotty shortages in late summer and early fall. The harvest started in August and it began getting products on its shelves soon after, but it won’t be able to meet its normal demand.

NEW ORLEANS — The federal government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers’ failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval on Wednesday awarded seven plaintiffs $720,000, but the government could eventually be forced to pay much more. The ruling should give more than 100,000 other individuals, businesses and government entities a better shot at claiming damages. Duval sided with six residents and one business who argued the Army Corps’ shoddy oversight of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet led to the flooding of New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward and neighboring St. Bernard Parish. He said, however, the corps couldn’t be held liable for the flooding of eastern New Orleans, where two of

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Using plastic to settle with the kettle

In what is indisputably a sign of the times, many American Christmas-shoppers who don’t carry cash can now donate to the familiar Salvation Army kettle drive with plastic. The News & Observer of Raleigh has reported that The Salvation Army’s Wake County chapter has joined a few others across the state in experimenting with kettles that not only accept bills and coins dropped through the old-fashioned slot, but that also can accept a donor’s credit or debit card. North Carolina’s progressive chapters join chapters from Colorado, Texas and Wisconsin in the up-to-date endeavor. A year ago, Salvation Army chapters in those states decided they had to respond to the modern trend of shoppers who increasingly pay for their holiday shopping with plastic. The move makes perfect sense. Even a decade or two ago, many families would go to the bank, cash out the “Christmas fund” and go to the mall or local stores with wallets or purses bulging with bills. Staging outside the most popular stores was a perfect opportunity for a worthy charity — and the Salvation Army is among the most worthy — to catch a shopper’s attention and benefit from the change that was left from those major purchases, whether that donation came in nickels and dimes or $1s, $5s and $10s. But it just doesn’t make sense to carry cash anymore. Not only does doing so turn a happy holiday shopper into a target for robbery, it’s just less convenient. Even if you don’t want to charge your way to a merry Christmas (and really, we shouldn’t), just being able to debit your purchases straight out of the checking account with one little swipe and a quick punching of numbers makes the stressful holiday shopping process much easier. But it had to be costing the Salvation Army in a big way. We’re glad to see that the charity is learning to adapt, and we’ll be sure to donate in this new fashion when card-swiping kettles come to Henderson, too.

Quotable “Now it’s America’s turn, and this will not be a short debate. Higher premiums, tax increases and Medicare cuts to pay for more government. The American people know that is not reform.” — Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., after Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled legislation to extend health care coverage to 30 million more Americans and force insurance companies to take all comers, including those with pre-existing conditions. “President Karzai has not done too well in the past four years. I hope he can perform better in the future. In this country if you want a good job you have to pay a bribe to get it. Maybe he can stop that.” — Sher Mohamad, a taxi driver, after Hamid Karzai took the oath of office for a second five-year term in Afghanistan. “We didn’t come halfway across the world for ticker-tape parades. We came here to lay a foundation for progress. We’ve done that.” — Senior Obama adviser David Axelrod, at the conclusion of the president’s first trip to Asia as chief executive.

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Mrs. Mazie ain’t playin’ with a possum Editor’s note: Once again, some names and circumstances in this “inspired by real events” story of rural life have been changed to entertain, and to protect … well … ever’body but the critter. Mrs. Mazie was fixing breakfast for Jonas the morning the visitor arrived. Forty-seven years married, Jonas still savored Mrs. Mazie’s breakfast of fatback biscuits and eggs, which she prepared daily in their old tenant house on Creeky Way. As customary, Jonas peered over his morning crossword puzzle, chuckling at the puffiness rimming Mrs. Mazie’s eyes, as well as the red lipstick she deemed more crucial to apply than combing through her wave of disorderly silver ringlets, matted with pink and yellow Velcro curlers. While Mrs. Mazie nudged the streak o’ lean, which sizzled with the spatula’s touch, Jonas reached for a steaming sip of coffee. Moments later, crossword complete and breakfast practically prepared, Jonas heaved from his chair and hobbled toward the medicine cabinet for his morning’s pills. Mrs. Mazie pointed at his wooden cane, resting against the old oak buffet, nodding for Jonas to clutch it for support. Reunited with his cane, Jonas returned to the table and Mrs. Mazie returned her attention to the fatback-filled skillet. That’s when the visitor started a’knocking. Mrs. Mazie, alerted by the sound of shuffling and bumping in her cubby of a kitchen, as-

sumed such noise arose from an impatient Jonas, eager for his early meal. And so, Mrs. Mazie continued her cooking, paying little mind to the background noise that fought for dominion over the crackling of fried fat. But as the shuffling and bumping amplified, Mrs. Mazie grew Gina possessed Eaves with irritaDaily Dispatch tion. Columnist “Hush that racket, Jonas!” she hollered, not turning to notice that a confused Jonas stood motionless by the table. Mrs. Mazie’s plump arm wiped the small beads of perspiration forming over her top lip, as she mumbled her favorite few choice words. A dull rumble jarred Mrs. Mazie, as she lowered her arm and beat the skillet with her spatula, popping drops of grease onto her apron. “Jonas, I tell you, hush! Don’t be rushing me!” she scowled with frustration. Dumbfounded by Mrs. Mazie, as well as the undeclared noise, Jonas shook his head and gradually collapsed into his chair. A few moments of silence followed, and Mrs. Mazie opened the overhead cabinets, grabbing a few plates. A rattle turned to a crash, nearly causing her to drop the plates. Mrs. Mazie jerked straight in the direction of Jonas.

But before his wife could scold him again, Jonas lifted his cane, waving an interruption. “Haish!” he quarrled. “It ain’t me!” As Mrs. Mazie stared at the motionless Jonas, and as the crash erupted yet another time, her widened eyes fixed on her husband — her longtime protector. With a paling face, she whispered, “Well then, what is it?” The noise silenced. The round-rumped Mrs. Mazie shuffled toward Jonas, her slippered feet brushing the floor until a loud thud froze her stiff. And with that, Jonas lifted his cane, pointing towards a cabinet beneath the sink from where the noise had emerged. “That’s where it be …” he trailed, and both husband and wife watched the wobble of cabinet doors, swinging, until a small, whiskered nose emerged. Mrs. Mazie gasped as two dark eyes met hers, and as the gray furred head returned inside the cabinet, it’s door shut with a thud. “Jonas! It’s a possum!” she screamed. What followed was pure frenzy. And some animal activists would call it murder. Jonas, a few years Mrs. Mazie’s elder and a victim to near blindness, hobbled towards the back bedroom, where hid his shotgun from younger, huntin’ years. Mrs. Mazie, left alone in the kitchen save the possum perpetrator, hastily shuffled behind Jonas. “What are you gonna do?” Mrs. Mazie cried, more fearful of Jonas with a gun than of facing

that possum alone. “I’m gonna shoot the darn thing!” Jonas hollered, his cane clicking as it darted against walls and floor. He finally reached the gun rack, locked in the bedroom closet. The firearm fight that followed was not the likes of the movies — nor was it really that much of a struggle. The plump, lipstick wearing Mrs. Mazie grabbed a hold of Jonas’ caned arm, knocking the pillar from his grasp. The old man, wobbling and spitting his own streak of choice words, surrendered as Mrs. Mazie claimed the prize. With the shotgun now in her possession, she shuffled back to the kitchen, where possum and fatback awaited. Mrs. Mazie had two choices — and a decision that must be made fast. Knowing Jonas would not rest until the possum had met judgment, she knew either Jonas had to go, or else the possum had to go, because Jonas’d probably kill them all, including himself, trying to shoot that possum dead. And so a decision was made. A couple of shots blasted through the old tenant house on Creeky Way … Jonas lived to be a few years older. Mrs. Mazie patched up the hole in her kitchen floor and the sink cabinet. And an odd tasting meat was served with fatback biscuits and eggs the next morning. Gina Eaves is an Epsom native, a graduate of Peace College and an advertising sales representative at The Daily Dispatch. Her column appears on Fridays.

Organ music We got it in the early ’70s: a Kimball organ that sat in our living room for 20 years or more. It had single buttons that played whole chords. Other buttons played cymbals, marimba and other rhythmic beats. I spent hours playing the thing. My father, too — his fingers are so big he had trouble playing just one key at a time — played it often. And at family gatherings, my mother and her siblings would stand around it for hours, singing holiday tunes Tom and other well-known P urcell standards. I had no idea then how Distributed by technological innovation Cagle Cartoons made our living-room organ possible. Harvey Olsen, a retired electrical engineer, electronics instructor and organ expert, told me the history of the home organ. In 1933, Lawrence Hammond, an inventor and high-end clock maker, got into the organ business. His goal was to produce a mechanical instrument that replicated the sound of a pipe organ. Hammond’s very first organs consisted of spinning wheels — tone generators — and lots of other electromechanical parts. The machines were extremely well built and many are still functioning today. By the mid-1950s, however, organ makers began replicating the organ sound with lower-cost vacuum-tube technology — tubes that looked and acted like light bulbs. It was much less costly to create tones electroni-

cally than with lots of mechanical parts. By the late ’60s, vacuum tubes gave way to evenlower-cost transistor technology. The transistors were small, inexpensive and reliable. They enabled the development of compact integrated circuit boards — the electronic gizmos made it possible to produce more sophisticated sounds, such as a marimba beat. They also allowed organs to be produced cheaply. And so it was that the ’60s and early ’70s became the heyday of the home organ. Hammond, a high-end organ maker, soon found competition from low-cost producers, such as Lowrey, Thomas and Kimball. Every mall had an organ store staffed with organ-playing sales representatives. They seduced thousands of suburban dads, such as mine, into digging into their wallets to bring organ music into their living rooms — something that had been unimaginable to my father as he grew up during the Depression years. To be sure, our old Kimball organ brought us many hours of amusement. As sophisticated as we thought it was in the ’70s, we would have been shocked had we known what organs could do by 2009. Digital technology has revolutionized the organ, as it has everything else. Today, for

significantly less than my father paid for our Kimball in the ’70s, a fellow can buy a digital organ that produces incredible sounds. If you’re traveling in Europe and come across a pipe organ in a medieval church, you can probably buy a “sampling” software program that allows you to reproduce its exact sound in your living room. In any event, we’ve had so much technological innovation in America that we take it for granted, but we do so at our own peril. The fact is, innovators and entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of our economy. We need their inventions, many of them not yet known, to resolve a multitude of challenges we face — to produce the wealth we need to cover our bills. Government spending is tying up needed capital and a proposed increase in capital gains taxes will only punish success and inhibit investment in new ideas. Shouldn’t the government do everything possible to unleash innovation — rather than quell it? Where America’s innovators and entrepreneurs are concerned, can’t we strike a better chord? Visit Tom Purcell on the Web at www.TomPurcell. com or e-mail him at Purcell@caglecartoons.com.

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AIDS, malaria eclipse biggest child-killers Pneumonia said biggest killer of children under five By MARGIE MASON AP Medical Writer

HANOI, Vietnam — Diarrhea doesn’t make headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the attention. Yet even though cheap tools could prevent and cure both diseases, they kill an estimated 3.5 million kids under 5 each a year globally — more than HIV and malaria combined. “They have been neglected, because donor or partnership mechanisms shifted their emphasis to HIV and AIDS and other issues,” said Dr. Tesfaye Shiferaw, a UNICEF official in Africa. “These age-old traditional killers remain with us. The ones dying are the children of the poor.” Global spending on maternal, newborn and child health was about $3.5 billion in 2006, according to a report by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. That same year, nearly $9 billion was devoted to HIV

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Councilman recalls a vibrant downtown Henderson By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

City Councilman Michael Inscoe recalled Hendersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s central business district being quite a vibrant place as far back as his childhood. Inscoe, 60, who grew up in the city, on Thursday morning told the Dispatch about going into the heart of Vance County every Saturday morning with

his father, who was in the construction business. Inscoe said that there were several building supply houses Inscoe located right around the city center and that his father would visit friends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And, of course, I would get into all sorts of mischief as a

young kid,â&#x20AC;? Inscoe recalled with a smile. And Inscoe said that, when he was later a student at Henderson High School, he and his fellow students in the afternoon would head down Garnett Street to what was Pageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drugstore and soda fountain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And that was kind of the local teenager hangout,â&#x20AC;? Inscoe said. And Inscoe recalled the central business district once being

the location of a pool hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Had great hot dogs,â&#x20AC;? he said. The central business district began suffering from the decline of big tobacco and the textile industry, plus the shifting of commerce closer to the Interstate 85/Dabney Drive interchange. Inscoe was one of a group of officials on hand Thursday morning for the start of the HOPE VI Main Street Revi-

talization Project to convert obsolete or vacant upper floors of buildings in the city center into apartments. Included in the project are Inscoeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two daughters, Kelly Broadwell and Lauren Inscoe, who own Inscoe Properties. A city application for a federal grant for the project was submitted in August 2007, before Michael Inscoe was elected to the council. And he has continued to abstain from

voting on the project while on the council. Still, the councilman, who is a consultant, is looking forward to seeing new development in the central business district. He noted that he and his wife eat at a restaurant that opened last year just up Garnett. And when asked by the Dispatch about whether he believes the city center can once again be a lively place, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it can be, yes.â&#x20AC;?

not attend for personal reasons, but City Manager Ray Griffin read aloud a statement from the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief executive saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is indeed a red letter day for Henderson.â&#x20AC;? Mayor Pro Tem Lonnie Davis said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to stress the things that we do that are very, very positive in the city of Henderson. And this is one of those things.â&#x20AC;? Davis said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;People talk about a lot of negative things thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on. Well, you tell me a place there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t negative things going on.â&#x20AC;?

Davis said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a project which is really worthwhile. And tell your friends and neighbors about it.â&#x20AC;? City Councilwoman Mary Emma Evans, in whose ward the project is located, said that with revitalization and redevelopment efforts, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will make Henderson a more beautiful place, provide safe, decent housing and improve the quality of life for our citizens.â&#x20AC;? And Evans said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;With these improvements, we hope that those who have not yet decided to call Henderson

home will be so impressed that you will come back and bring your family and your vision with you.â&#x20AC;? Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event was held in a structure that is owned by Paynter and that serves as a Pilates and yoga studio. Griffin noted the presence of the senior center, which is across the street, new restaurants along the street and a new yarn shop soon to open next door. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And, in the not-too-distant future, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to hear the roar of passenger trains

coming through at a high speed, stopping here, connecting us with Washington, D.C., Raleigh, Charlotte and Atlanta and points beyond,â&#x20AC;? Griffin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to mean one huge booster shot for downtown Henderson and Vance County and our region,â&#x20AC;? Griffin said. On the Net: www.hud.gov/ offices/pih/programs/ph/hope6/ grants/mainstreet/

HOPE VI, from page one Tom and Letha Anderson of Mostly Handcrafted; and Lauren Inscoe and Kelly Broadwell of Inscoe Properties. Dunn & Dalton of Kinston are the architects. And Dunston recalled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were crazy enough to write another grant,â&#x20AC;? which resulted in a notice in September 2008 of $1 million coming from HUD for Phase II. And Dunston said plans are to request more HUD funding at the start of next year for a third phase. Dunston cited unity as the

key factor in the successes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really takes a team to do this,â&#x20AC;? said Ed Lipsky, president of Rehab Development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are all pioneers,â&#x20AC;? Lipsky said in citing the uniqueness of the project. Stewardson, who additionally chairs the Downtown Development Commission, said he believes the hard part of the project is past. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been to the moon. And now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to turn around and come back,â&#x20AC;? Stewardson said. Mayor Pete Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Geary could

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Today In History

Ten years ago: A day after violent antiAmerican protests in Greece, President Bill Clinton sought to heal old wounds by acknowledging the United States had failed its “obligation to support democracy” when it backed Greek’s harsh military junta during the Cold War. Five years ago: Scientist Ancel Keys, who invented the K rations eaten by soldiers in World War II and who linked high choles-