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A charge of attempted murder against a Vance County man has been changed to first degree murder, Sheriff Peter White said Monday. Rodney Kearney, 36, died Friday at Duke Medical Center. He had been on life support since he was shot in the head Nov. 19 at his home at 42 N.C. 39 Loop Road Lot 39. Another resident of the home, Fred Eugene Holden, 67, was arrested and is being held without bond in the Vance jail. According to the White, deputies went to the home around 1 a.m. and found Kearney had been shot. He was taken to Maria Parham Medical Center and then transferred to Duke. The sheriff said last week that a motive for shooting had not been established. He said that another resident of the home and a visitor were present but not involved in the shooting. Send comments to news@ hendersondispatch.com.

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Coats — new or gently used Members of the Carver Elementary third through fifth grade student council, from left, Shaniya Pernell, Robert Carter, Nijah Durham, Shayquan Henderson, Leigh Matthews, Yahnae Quinn, Isael Cruz, Zachary Williamson, Kemoni Champion and Vanessa Rodriguez decorate donation boxes for their first coat drive inside advisor April Abbott’s class Friday afternoon. The students are asking the public to donate any new or gently used coats for a distribution on Saturday, Dec. 12, at the school. The distribution will begin at 10 a.m. and run until the last coat has found a new home. Drop off your coats at the school during regular school hours.

Electrical problem caused J.P. Taylor fire By DAVID IRVINE Daily Dispatch Writer

An electrical malfunction was the cause of the fire in the old J. P. Taylor building on Nov. 12, according to Vance County Fire Marshall and EMS Chief Harold Henrich. The State Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives had joined the investigation to determine the cause.

According to Henrich, electrical engineers participating in the investigation determined that a roof leak allowed water to drop on a busbar, a strip of aluminium that conducts high voltage electricity within a distribution board, causing the current to arc. Molten metal, as hot as 10,000 degrees, was sprayed on combustible material that was stored nearby. Fourteen fire companies and more than 100 firefighters from

four counties worked through the night to bring the blaze under control. The building, located at 500 J.P. Taylor Road, had ceased operations related to tobacco product manufacturing in 2002 and was used primarily as a storage facility for bedding and related materials for Pacific Coast Feather Company. Contact the writer at dirvine@hendersondispatch.com.

Lanes open, but I-85 speed remains 55 By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

Motorists will have to wait longer for the end of the restoration work on Interstate 85 from near the N.C. 39 interchange to the Vance County-Granville County line and to be able to drive 65 mph again on that segment. “We are hoping to have work

complete this year; however, it is possible that some work may carry over into next year,” Boyd Tharrington, a resident engineer with the N.C. Department of Transportation, told the Dispatch in e-mail correspondence. The only major contract work left to be done includes installing two overhead signs next month, Tharrington said. Additionally, the

Memorial service set for Granville woman

BUTNER — A memorial service for deceased Granville County woman Kelly Currin Morris is set. The service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Bible Baptist Church, published reports said. The large structure is just off Interstate 85 exit 189, which is the Morris interchange with Gate Two Road. The family additionally is working on setting up a Obituaries, 4A trust fund for her daughter that will accept donations in lieu of flowers, published reports said. Meantime, Kelly Currin Morris’ husband, Scott Morris, 35, of Creedmoor,

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contractor will be provided with a punch list after NCDOT conducts a final inspection of the project, Tharrington said. The punch list work will include a variety of items, from making minor pavement repairs to dressing and seeding shoulders and medians, Tharrington said.

A work session on the proposed privatization of residential garbage pickup ended without setting a Jan. 11 public hearing because of City Council members wanting questions answered before considering going with a proposal by Waste Industries. City Manager Ray Griffin at the session, held Monday evening, said he and the municipal staff would come back with responses. And some of the comments came after a second statement of opposition to privatization by local government watchdog Lewis Edwards, who addressed the council in the public speaking phase of the regular part of the council meeting. And some of the comments came after a statement in the public speaking phase from a new source of opposition: Arline Richardson. She doubles as chairwoman of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Richardson read a statement saying, “I’m puzzled by the city administration’s fixation on altering garbage collection as a major way to save money.” Richardson noted past suggestions that switching from backdoor service to curbside service would save money, but that city cut the service from two days a week to once a week. “I would like to know how much money the city saved by switching from twice a week to once a week? Have these savings been met? And if they did save a lot of money, why haven’t our sanitation bills been reduced by more than just $2 a month?” Richardson asked. And Richardson said if the city has not achieved substantial change, then, “Why should the citizens of Henderson rely on

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remains jailed without bond on a charge of firstdegree murder and the burning of a dwelling house. Scott Morris was arrested the evening of Nov. 17 after authorities the previous day received information leading to skeletal remains being discovered in a wooded area off Sam Moss Hayes Road in the southern part of the county. The N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified the remains through the dental records of Kelly Currin Morris. A criminal court date for Scott Morris is set for Dec. 2. At a custody hearing on Friday, Chief District Judge Daniel Finch ruled Please see MEMORIAL, page 3A

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What the rain dragged in The waters from Kerr Lake have receded from the roadway at the Nutbush Road bridge Monday morning but tree limbs and debris got left behind as seen here on the fishing catwalk.

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Mark It Down Today Spay/neuter clinic — Citizens for Animal Protection of Warren County is sponsoring a cat and dog spay/neuter clinic in Warrenton today. Animals residing in a home in Warren County or at a Littleton address are eligible. Cost is $40 per animal; limit two pets per family. For more information or for an appointment, call SNAP-NC at (919) 783-7627. NAACP — The Vance County branch of the NAACP will meet at 7 p.m. at the Gateway Center, 314 S. Garnett St.

Thursday Thanksgiving breakfast — The Warrenton Rural Volunteer Fire Department will host a breakfast buffet from 5-10 a.m. at the fire station, located at 236 South Main St., Warrenton. Donations will be accepted for the buffet, which will include eggs, bacon, sausage, grits, apples, biscuits and pancakes. The public is invited. No tickets or reservations required. Turkey Trot — Area Congregations in Ministry (ACIM), the Granvillle County-based food bank, will sponsor its sixth annual Turkey Trot this morning. Registration for the event begins at 8:30 a.m. at Century 21 on Main Street in downtown Oxford and the two-mile walk or run begins promptly at 9 a.m. 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. Participants under 18 should bring a parent to sign a permission form. The route is a simple out and back along College Avenue to the Masonic Home for Children. The twomile course will be monitored by Oxford City Police.

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Steve McGrady, a science instructor at Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC), worked with teachers and students at Clark Street Elementary School in October as part of a new partnership between the two schools. Laura Fisher, guidance counselor at Clark Street, has been working with the VGCC Science Department to bring instructors to her school. “I’m so glad we could work this out,” Fisher said. “Our students need more science instruction and this is a great way to use the talents of instructors at our community college.” McGrady offered instruction in all fifth-grade classes throughout the day, and plans to continue to teach in the fifth-grade science classes at least once each month throughout the school year. For his first visit, he talked with students about the environment in the United States and the need for everyone to recycle everyday items. He pointed out that recycling items is not only good for the environment, but also saves money. “For example, you can recycle aluminum and the process of shredding, melting and reforming the aluminum into a new container is much cheaper than making it from scratch,” McGrady told the students.

Steve McGrady asks fifth graders at Clark Street Elementary School if a piece of styrofoam can be recycled. He encouraged them to tell their parents and other families members that it is important to recycle at home. He asked the students to put recycling items in the plastic baskets provided by the city to have workers come by their houses and place the items in a large truck, so that they can carry the items to a recycling facility. McGrady added that items which can be recycled include aluminum cans, plastic bottles, different colored class bottles and containers,

newspapers, magazines, cardboard and used office or classroom paper. McGrady also discussed with the students of how their families can take their unused vegetables and fruits and debris from their yards to make a compost heap outside that can be used later as fertilizer. He also mentioned that batteries and certain types of light bulbs should be recycled, but these items

must be taken to special recycling locations. “There is a lot that we all can do now to help save our environment and to reuse things that we use everyday,” McGrady told the students. “We all need to do our part to recycle. As students here at the school, you can help by recycling yourself and telling others here at the school and at home that they also need to recycle.”

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The regular monthly meeting of the Jubilee Sertoma Club was held in November at the Vance County Senior Center. The guest speaker was Larry Bobbitt, who is employed with the Vance County School System as a speech/language pathologist. He talked to the group about the importance of speaking clearly and reading to children to increase their vocabulary. He also spoke to the group about various speech and language deficiencies and effective methods and materials used to improve or correct them.

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mere projections of how much savings they’re going to get from privatization?” Richardson said residents want backdoor service. “And why is the city administration so set on pushing through something that the residents of this town clearly do not want?” Richardson asked. “Why do they insist on fixing something that isn’t broken?” Edwards, who spoke moments earlier, handed council members a letter continuing to say he is troubled by the proposal and posing several more questions. And Edwards said he is somewhat troubled with paying a $25 monthly sanitation bill when the actual cost of the service is slightly under $10. “I think we have had quite a bit of misinformation as well as confusion regarding where the total fee is spent,” Edwards told the council. “I would urge the council, before we go forward any further, to get our house in order and publicize what these fees are and make it very clear that they are not in any way associated” with sanitation, Edwards said. Edwards continued his

call for setting up a committee and emphasized his willingness to serve on such a panel. And Edwards added, “We can’t just give it away to a private contractor and never again be able to go back and recover it for the benefit of the citizens of Henderson.” City Councilman Garry Daeke referred to what Edwards brought up at a previous council meeting. Edwards wants to investigate the possibility of Waste Management coming in and partnering with a west coast company, InEnTec, to use Henderson as a site to convert waste into energy. Daeke cited the appropriateness at looking at anything else that might apply “even though it might seem a little out of the box.” City Councilwoman Brenda Peace expressed appreciation for Edwards giving the council something else to look at, but added Richardson asked valid questions and wanted to know how the council would respond. And Peace made clear she understood people are losing jobs daily. “But, what I’m hearing is that we have a fleet of gar-

NCDOT officials have been saying as far back as April that the contract goals were Nov. 15, with the plan being to have I-85 back to a four-lane pattern by the Thanksgiving holiday. “While we will have all four lanes open prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, I can foresee punch list work extending into next year depending on the weather,” Tharrington said. As an example, if areas in the median need to be re-

graded and seeded, then the weather will play a major role, Tharrington said. “There may be a need for periodic lane closures to wrap things up,” Tharrington said. “In this case we will leave the work zone signage, including speed limits, in place until all work is completed,” Tharrington said when asked how long the temporary 55 mph signs will remain. Southbound traffic from

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that Kelly Currin Morris’ and Scott Morris’ six-yearold daughter, Haley, could remain in the care of Kelly Currin Morris’ father, Pat, and stepmother, Juanita. Finch set another court date for Jan. 7 so Scott Morris could retain legal counsel in the matter. Before Scott Morris was arrested, Finch had signed an emergency order removing custody of the child from Scott Morris, who was living with his parents, and granting custody of the child to Pat and Juanita

Currin. Kelly Currin Morris had been missing since Sept. 3, 2008. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. the next day, a caller to Emergency 911 reported a fire at Kelly Currin Morris’ residence off Tump Wilkins Road southeast of Stem. Sometime between 4:30 and 5 p.m., the then-28year-old Kelly Currin Morris’ 2005 Honda Accord was found abandoned approximately a mile away at a future subdivision, with her cell phone, pocketbook and

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Evans asked whether the city could send out a survey, perhaps through utility bills, to see what residents want. “Show me who’s going to go and who’s going to stay. And why would you stay when the others go? Show me a better plan than what I’ve already seen,” Evans said. Mayor Pro Tem Lonnie Davis, who noted he has been hearing the “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” saying, asked, “How are you going to improve it?” Henderson needs to look at what other cities are doing, Davis said, noting people are reluctant to change. And Davis, too, acknowledged people are losing jobs. “But that’s also one of those things that comes with progress. And I hate to say that. But companies are streamlining every day, so that’s one of those things that we’ve got to be faced with,” Davis said. Councilman Bernard Alston was absent from the regular meeting and the work session. Councilman Michael Rainey was absent from the work session.

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bage trucks that are old and worn out. And the only way that they could be replaced, if they were to replaced, the only way that we could do it possibly is to raise taxes, possibly,” Peace said. And Peace said her understanding is that, if the trucks are not replaced, eventually the city will spend more money to keep them going. And Peace said her biggest question is if privatization is to take place, then, “What’s the biggest downfall of it all? City Councilwoman Mary Emma Evans, who has stated her opposition to privatization, said she would like to know how the city can obtain documentation to show that citizens want change. “Do we have that in writing? Have we done a survey?” Evans asked. And Evans said she wants documentation with specifics showing her how the change would save the city money. “And then I would like for someone to bring me a long-term plan to show me some kind of documentation for the reassignment of our employees,” including how much they would be paid and the benefits, Evans said.

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IRVINGTON, N.J. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Edith Edwards, 66, a resident of Irvington, N.J., died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Arrangements will be announced later by Wright Funeral Home.

HENDERSON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fredrick Jamon Harris, 22, of 705 Jefferson St., died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at his residence. He was born in Vance County and was the son of Edna Elaine Owens Harris and Fredrick Malone Harris. He joined Flat Creek Missionary Baptist Church and was a faithful member where he was in the Flat Creek Youth Choir. He was educated in the Vance County schools and was a 2005 graduate of Northern Vance High School. Funeral services will be conducted at noon on Wednesday at Freedom Life Church of God by the Rev. William J. Everett. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Survivors include his mother, Edna Harris of the home; his stepfather, Ira C. Henderson of the home; his father and stepmother, Fredrick Malone and Karen Harris of Henderson; two sisters, Iris Henderson of the home and Tameshia Chavis of Norlina; a brother, Amara Harris of Henderson; his grandparents, Marie Jones Harris of Henderson, and Joseph and Alice Henderson of Kittrell. The family will receive friends at 1512 Oxford Road, the second house from Hardees. The body will be on view today from 11 a.m. until taken to the church one hour before the service. Funeral arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

Lee W. Foster NEWARK, N.J. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lee Woodrow Foster, 55, of 600 Broad St., Newark, N.J., died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in Newark. He was the son of the late Annie Lee and Jack Foster. A Granville County native, he was a graduate of Vance Senior High School and retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield. He was a member of Ilong Baptist Church. Survivors include seven sisters, Bessie Mae Lyons, Nannie Thompson and Annie Ruth Thorpe, all of Oxford, Mildred Foster of Danville, Va., Judy McCuller of Raleigh, Alberta Walden of Vaughn, Kathryn Evans of Kittrell; and four brothers, Kenneth Foster of Jacksonville, Andren Foster of Garner, William Foster of Chesapeake, Va., and Jack Foster of Kittrell. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Betts and Son Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. George Bullock. Burial will follow in the Mountain Spring Church cemetery. The viewing will be form 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. The family will receive friends from noon until 1 p.m. Wednesday before the funeral. Arrangements are by Betts and Son Funeral Home of Oxford.

Emma Goode MACON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Emma Goode, 84, of 974 MaconEmbro Road, Macon, died Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Macon. The Rev. Terrance Gregory officiated and burial followed in the church cemetery. She is survived by a daughter, Andrea Goode of the home; a son, Melvin Goode of Greensboro; two granddaughters; and a sister, Earnestine Allen of Macon. Arrangements are by Boydâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Service of Warrenton.

James B. Husketh Sr. OXFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; James B. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bennyâ&#x20AC;? Husketh Sr., 65, of 4130 White Oak Drive, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at his home. A native of Durham County, he was the son of the late Charlie F. and Mable Sparrow Husketh. He was a heavy equipment operator and a retired employee of the City of Durham. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today from Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Dr. Cecil Newton. Burial will follow in South Granville Memorial Gardens. Surviving are his wife, Faye McBroom Husketh; his son, James B. Husketh Jr. of Stovall; his daughter, Christy H. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal of Oxford; and two grandchildren. Flowers are accepted. The family received friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Harold J. Choplin ROUGEMONT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Harold Jackson Choplin, 75, of 703 Highway 158 West, Rougemont, N.C., died Saturday, November 21, 2009, at Duke Medical Center in Durham, N.C. Born in Warren County, he was the son of the late Melvin Thomas and Grace Carroll Choplin. Mr. Choplin was retired as a captain after 25 years with the Vance County Fire Department. He was a veteran of the United States Merchant Marines and the United States Army. He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at 3 p.m., at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Keith Williams and the Rev. George Speake. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Ann Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brian Choplin; two daughters, Judy C. Owen, and husband, Rickey, and Sandra C. Wilkerson, and husband, Danny, all of Henderson; a stepson, David T. Harris, and wife, Allison, of Rougemont, N.C.; two sisters, Jane C. Wortham and Bonnie C. Graybeal, both Monday at Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home of Oxford and other times at the home. Arrangements are by Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home of Oxford.

Rebecca R.A. Jones OXFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rebecca Royster Allen Jones, 66, of 5520 Antioch Road, died at her home. She was the daughter of Queen Olivia Royster of Oxford and the late Wilbert T. Royster. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wright Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Roy Burroughs. Burial will be Saturday, Nov. 28, in Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, N.J. She is survived by her husband, Irving H. Jones of Union, N.J.; two daughters, Rita J. Allen of Scotch Plains, N.J., and

of Henderson; two brothers, Bobby J. Choplin and Mack R. Choplin, both of Henderson; four grandchildren, David L. Owen, Jason S. Owen, Reece D. Wilkerson, and Abby B. Wilkerson; and two stepgrandchildren, Hailey M. Harris and Travis H. Harris. The family received friends Monday, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Flowers Funeral Home. All other times, they will be at the home, 703 Highway 158 W., Rougemont, N.C.; and at the home of Sandra and Danny Wilkerson, 144 West Creek Road, Henderson, N.C. Serving as active pallbearers will be Ronnie Currin, Howard Baird, Elvin Mangum Jr., John H. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buckâ&#x20AC;? Stallings, Bob Lloyd, Bill Lloyd, Eddie Ellington, Ronald Fuller, W.L. Harris, and James A. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Duckâ&#x20AC;? Hope. The Henderson and Vance County Fire Departments will serve as honorary pallbearers. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Mt. Zion Baptist Church Bus Fund, 1171 Highway 158, Oxford, N.C. 27565. Arrangements are by Flowers Funeral Home. Paid Obituary

Tonya M. Allen of Perth Amboy, N.J.; a son, James Allen Jr. of Delaware; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home.

Cedric D. Perry HENDERSON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cedric Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe Perry, 38, of 269 Pinnacle Place, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at his residence. He was the son of Mary Perry of Henderson and the late Milton Jones Sr. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Wright Funeral Home of Oxford by the Rev. Gracie Perry. Other survivors include a wife, Denice Perry of Atlanta, Ga.; two sons, Cedric Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe Perry Jr. of Atlanta, Ga., and Dominic Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe Perry of Wallingford, Conn.; a sister, Chelsea Troutman of

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a sister, Lillie Wilson of Newark, N.J. The body was on view Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Boydâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Service Chapel in Warrenton. Arrangements are by Boydâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Service of Warrenton.

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WARRENTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ida Olivia Boyd Perry, 76, of Warrenton, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. Funeral services were conducted Monday at noon at Mitchell Missionary Baptist Church in Louisburg. The Rev. Dr. Daniel W. Lilly Jr. officiated and burial followed at St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church in Warrenton. She is survived by a daughter, Cheryl Lewis of Warrenton; a son, Nathaniel Perry of Havelock; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and

HENDERSON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Emily Thornton Yates, 54, of 109 N. Woods Road, Henderson, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, at Duke Raleigh Hospital. The family will receive friends today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Flowers Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at North Henderson Baptist Church. The family will be at the home of Jackie Yates, 218 Bristol Meadows Road, Kittrell. The complete obituary will appear in Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edition.

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Late payments on credit cards drop in 3rd quarter By EILEEN AJ CONNELLY AP Personal Finance Writer

NEW YORK — Consumers got more serious about paying down their credit card debt this summer, a time when deliquencies usually to go up. Cardholders making late payments on bank-issued cards like those bearing MasterCard and Visa logos fell to 1.1 percent for the July-to-September period, down from 1.17 percent in the prior three months, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion. The decline is significant because of its timing. Delinquency rates usually rise in the third quarter from the prior period as people spend on summer vacations and back-to-school shopping, said Clifton O’Neal, a TransUnion spokesman. The latest quarter marks the first time in a decade the delinquency rate dropped in the third quarter from the preceding quarter, according to the TransUnion analysis. Delinquency rates typically seesaw between quarters. That means the rate typically rises in the first and third quarters, and falls in the second and fourth quarters. The usual rise in delinquency rates might not happen this first quarter either, however, O’Neal said. “Credit cards are a main source of liquidity for people, and we’re seeing that they’re trying to maintain a good relationship with their banks,” O’Neal said. Deliquencies, which are payments at least 90 days past due, are an indicator that cardholders will default on the debt. The third-quarter delinquency rate was basically flat with the third quarter of last year, when 1.09 percent of card payments were 90 days or more late. A payment that is three months past due is an indicator of a coming

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In this Nov. 4 photo, a shopper pulls a credit card from her wallet to make a purchase at the checkout at the Best Buy in Mechanicsburg, Pa. For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter this year than in the second quarter. default, since it is difficult to make up that many missed payments. Credit card delinquencies were highest in Nevada (1.98 percent), Florida (1.47 percent), Arizona (1.35 percent) and California (1.33 percent), the states hardest hit by the housing crisis. Rates were lowest in North Dakota (0.66 percent) and South Dakota (0.70 percent). TransUnion figures showed the average balance on outstanding bank cards fell to $5,612 from the previous quarter’s $5,719, and from $5,710 in the 2008 third quarter. One reason for consumers to pay more attention to their credit cards was worry over potential job losses, as the unemployment rate climbed toward double-digits during the third quarter. It reached 10.2 percent last month. Ezra Becker of TransUnion’s financial services group, said cutbacks in credit availability and higher interest rates also played a role in cutting the delinquency rate. While the fear of having cards shut down and anger over the moves banks have made can’t be easily

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measured, there’s anecdotal evidence that those emotions played into the improvement as well. Becker said lower savings rates in the third quarter also contributed to pushing down delinquencies, as people shifted from socking money away in the bank to paying down their debt. The personal savings rate in September was 3.3 percent, compared with 3 percent in August and 4 percent in July, government statistics show. By comparison, in May the rate jumped to 6.9 percent, its highest point since December 1993. It’s too early to tell how the recession has affected consumer behavior long-term, Becker said, but the holiday shopping season will provide some clues. Last year, consumers cut back sharply during the holidays. The National Retail Federation, a retail trade group, expects total holiday sales will drop one percent from last year. Also in play are strict new credit card regulations set to take effect in February. Banks have cut back on the number of cards they have issued and the amount of credit available ahead of that law. Becker said the law will likely lead to the creation of new credit products, and consumers will choose cards based not only on interest rates, but other features. TransUnion’s statistics are culled from approximately 27 million anonymous, randomly sampled individual credit files.

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Daily Meditation Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption [for us]. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions [that were] under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament [is], there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament [is] of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. Heb 9:12-17

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Ten years ago, he first noticed it. A yellow ceiling stain. A water leak. Year after year it grew worse. Bigger. Darker. Sometimes during Sunday services he would glance up and wonder how much longer it had. Then one morning, in the spring of 2006, he came in after Bible study and saw plaster dust all over the pews, and a big chunk of what had once been the top of his church now, shall we say, more in touch with the Earth? “We cleaned up the Mitch plaster, but it kept getting Albom worse,” the Rev. Henry Covington says. “FiTribune Media nally, one of our members Services climbed up to scrape the drywall, and the more he scraped, the more it came falling out and falling out.” There was no stopping the rot. It grew bigger than a man. Bigger than a horse. It became known simply as “the hole in the roof,” a symbol of decay in the once-grand Trumbull Street Presbyterian Church in Detroit, which more than a century ago had been the largest Presbyterian congregation in the Midwest. These days the building sits among the crumbling, largely abandoned blocks off Trumbull and Brainard. Covington’s congregation, the I Am My Brother’s Keeper Ministries, which took over the building, never had the funds to repair the infamous hole. Its members are mostly poor. Several nights

a week, the church becomes a shelter for the homeless. They sleep on the gym floor. During the winter, it gets bone-chillingly cold. But there hasn’t been money to heat the sanctuary, because the heat goes up and out through that hole in the roof. All that is about to change. I wrote about this church in my recent book, “Have a Little Faith.” I wrote about how the heat was turned off last winter because of unpaid bills, and how the congregation — including many of the homeless clients — were forced to build a giant plastic tent inside its sanctuary, just to have someplace dry and semi-warm to pray on Sundays, even as rain and snow soaked the pews and the carpet. And a funny thing happened. Despite the worst economic crisis in 75 years, despite every reason to turn inward and say, “Sorry, can’t help you, I have to take care of myself,” people heard of the hole in the roof and were moved. Some were moved to come serve food to the homeless. Some were moved to send a dollar. Or five dollars. Dr. Phil was moved to do a show and donate money. A church in California was moved to offer to pay for the building supplies. A foundation I started called “A Hole In The Roof” began receiving funds from around the state, then the country, then the world. A campaign was started on Twitter called “Shingle Bells,” the goal being to purchase enough shingles to secure a dry Christmas season for the congregation. And thanks to that generosity, from school kids, grandmothers, people of all faiths, yesterday, at 9 a.m., a roofing crew arrived, and

was greeted by some of the most relieved and enthusiastic church members you’ll ever see. And the hole began to disappear. “If you’re willing to stand on faith, even when things seem like they’re not going to happen,” Covington says, gratefully, “then sometimes those things happen.” His congregation slept in the church Sunday night — just in anticipation of this small miracle — and yesterday morning, after a served breakfast, the folks welcomed the trucks and helped unload the wood, shingles and nails that are the by-product of nothing but good will towards men. And in this way, the crumbling church that was once theirs alone became partly attached to many others around the globe — the hundreds who donated to repair it. Each of those people has a shingle, a piece of flashing, a nail, a beam. And in a few weeks, when the job is done, a plaque with the name of every one of those people will be placed in the ceiling where the rain once poured in. That’s a cool way to plug a hole. “It’s like we were lost in the wilderness, and someone came and rescued us,” Covington says. For the first time in years, his Christmas season at the church will be dry and safe and warm. Someone recently gave me a small stone to put in the roof. It read “Miracles Happen.” I believe that’s true. But all we really have to do is look out for one another, help fix each other’s holes, and the miraculous can be an everyday thing. (c) 2009 by the Detroit Free Press distributed by Tribune Media Services, Inc.

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Extension alive & well You may have thought it was Cooperative Extension weekend in your Dispatch this past weekend. We were pleased to see the announcement Sunday that Mary Helen Jones has been named the permanent director of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Center in Vance County. The center also announced in Sunday’s edition that it had recognized four area volunteers for their service to the extension and the community at the recent Farm-City Week celebration. And, on Saturday, Pam Jones, cooperative extension agent for 4-H, used the weekly extension column to highlight the history of the Vance County 4-H in this the centennial year of North Carolina’s 4-H program. These reports just go to show us that our extension service is still alive and well in Vance County. Our congratulations go to Mary Helen Jones. With her 14 years of experience in the Family and Consumer Sciences program here in Vance’s extension service, she will expand her responsibilities also to oversee the Extension Center’s programs in agriculture, forestry, 4-H and community and rural development. She was named interim director in February to replace Harold Thompson who retired in 2008, so she’s already gotten her feet wet. Jim Cowden, the director of the Cooperative Extension’s north central district, remarked that Jones has already been putting to work her leadership training for new and aspiring county directors. The Farm-City Week honorees were identified as Pete Burgess of the Epsom community, farmer of the year; Magnolia and Louis Williams of the Dabney community, small farmer of the year; Carol Edwards, leader of the Vance County 4-H Livestock Club, 4-H volunteer of the year; and the Dispatch’s own Linda Gupton, our features editor, the extension community supporter of the year. Farm-City Week also presented an opportunity to celebrate Vance County’s 4-H history. Pam Jones says she’s picked up on a significant recurring theme as she has dug into local 4-H history: its alumni say the program has helped shape them into the successful men and women they are today, many of them citing the value of the life skills and leadership, communication and organizational skills they learned through hands-on projects. A 4-H history display is available for viewing at the Cooperative Extension Center office at 305 Young Street in Henderson. Drop by to see it, and give a greeting to the new leader, Mary Helen Jones, and her staff, Pam Jones, and the other Jones, Vickie Jones, parenting educator, as well as Paul McKenzie, extension agent, agriculture; Wayne Rowland, agricultural technician; and support staff Carolyn Bagley and Ann Burrows. The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service — supported by our county government, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, N.C. State University and North Carolina A&T State University — has been a valuable resource in a our community for longer than most any of us can remember. We wish Mary Helen Jones the best as she steps up to continue that tradition.

No worry about having water To the editor:

Terror trials will be our defining moment ‘’We (should) wrap him in bacon and deep fry him at a state fair while Lee Greenwood stabs him in the face.” — Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show” on confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed And seriously now, who doesn’t agree? You’d have to be defective in your humanity not to. Mohammed plotted the greatest act of mass murder in American history. Who among us wouldn’t like a piece of this guy? Indeed, if critics of Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to try him and his terrorist confederates in a New York City courtroom would be honest with themselves, they’d admit that this is what drives their condemnation, not questions of security, fears of acquittal or other obfuscatory concerns they’ve raised. No, the baseline here is the understandable belief that these thugs, these gangsters of Islam, have no right to a trial, that the American legal system, with all its protections for the accused, all its rights and procedures and niceties, is more than they deserve. Americans have always been ambivalent about the ability of our justice system to give bad people what they’ve got coming. That’s why the action movie almost always ends with the bad guy shot, impaled or fed into a wood chipper: seeing him led away in handcuffs simply doesn’t impart the same visceral sense of just deserts. But you have to wonder: are our emotional needs the most important consideration here? It’s worth remembering that even the architects of the

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greatest barbarism in history had their day in court. After burning away 11 million lives, the leaders of the Nazi regime found themselves facing not summary execution, but a trial before a military tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. As prosecutor Robert Jackson put it: “That four great nations, flushed with victory and stung with Leonard injury, stay Pitts the hand of Tribune Media vengeance Services and voluntarily submit their captive enemies to the judgment of the law is one of the most significant tributes that power has ever paid to reason.” And when the trials were over and the verdicts delivered — death or imprisonment for most, three were acquitted — the New York Times editorialized as follows: “These sentences can neither atone for all the evil these men have brought into the world nor undo any part of it. But they help to assuage the conscience of mankind and to restore to honor the concept of the dignity of man which cannot be violated with impunity.” Compare that with the Bush administration’s original, Supreme Court-rebuked vision of justice — minimal rights for the accused, torture allowed, the government’s thumb on justice’s scale — and maybe you’ll agree: we need this trial more

than Mohammed does. For all its risks — and they are real — it offers a prize worth risking for: the promise of feeling like Americans again. That feeling is arguably the most significant casualty of Sept. 11. On that day, we elevated a mob of stateless criminals, a mafia in cleric’s clothing, to the exalted level of rogue nation. But they were never that, never a threat to our national existence; they lacked the forces to take even one square inch of American soil. What they could threaten — and take — was our sense of ourselves as a brave, reasonable and civilized people, inhabiting a nation of laws. They beckoned us into the mud with them, and we leapt. It’s not the first time. Periodically, we have shed the burden of bravery, reason, civilization, laws. Always, it happens in moments of national stress, moments of overwhelming confusion, anger or fear, moments that make us prey to demons of expedience and moral compromise. Moments when we wonder if we can still afford to act like America. But we face a band of bloodthirsty hoodlums whose dearest wish is to make us just like them. So maybe the better question is this: Can we afford not to?

I am writing concerning the complaints about Henderson’s “city” water plan. Warren County has been on “city water” for several years. If it was accepted by the citizens when offered, it would cost $23 a month. Costs increased only if you used more than that. I very seldom use more than that. Our well had quicksand in it and some day we wouldn’t be able to use it. I am thankful that I have plenty of water and don’t have to worry about it. C.E. Mustian Vance County

Irony seen in artist chosen to paint Helms To the editor:

One lonely blurb from “Staff Reports: ‘African-American Festival,’ funded by City of Raleigh with pledge of $75,000,” was on page 8B of the News & Observer, along with the weather map, and an advertisement. The mayor and leader of Raleigh is Charles Meeker Jr.; the mayor pro-tem is James West, a black. The AfricanAmerican festival organizers also asked for money from the Wake County Board of Commissioners, headed by Chairman Harold Webb, who has been ill and is a former Tuskegee Airman and campaign manager in Raleigh, for whom I had worked during the Harvey Gantt senatorial campaign against Sen. Jesse Helms. Their request was rejected. Helms was a long time opponent of integration and civil rights for blacks. In order to assuage his legacy in his later years, he appointed Claude Allen, (an) African-American, to be his aide. Allen later became George Bush’s domestic policy advisor, whom Bush nominated to the fourth U.S. Court of Appeals. Allen later proved to be an (Leonard Pitts is a columnist embarrassment to the White for the Miami Herald, 1 Herald House and to Helms, when AlPlaza, Miami, Fla., 33132. len was convicted of shoplifting Readers may contact him via and fined in 2006. e-mail at lpitts@miamiherald. Today, it’s reported in The com.) News & Observer, a 1990 (c) 2009 The Miami Herald staff associate of Helms (Brian Distributed by Tribune Media Summers, perhaps, even one, Services, Inc. whom I had asked to help redress a 1992 Constitutional The Daily Dispatch welcomes letters to the editor. grievance) is having Helms’ Letters must be signed, include the author’s city of residence, and portrait painted by a black should be limited to 300 words. Please include a telephone number for artist in Washington, D.C. — verification. Rene’ Dickerson, a black, who grew up in Oakland, Calif., We reserve the right to edit comments for length, clarity, libelous mawho says, “... he had heard of terial, personal attacks and poor taste. We do not publish anonymous Helms but did not know much letters, form letters, letters with names withheld or letters where we about him.” cannot verify the writer’s identity. Talk about irony! Writers should limit themselves to one letter every 30 days. Letters can be accepted by e-mail, but city of residence and a phone Daniel A. Young Sr. number for verification purposes still must be included. Henderson

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