The Daily Dispatch- Wednesday, November 25, 2009 by The Daily Dispatch

CMYK Plant for cell-based vaccines open in N.C. Business & Farm, Page 5A

About Project RIDE in Vance and Franklin counties Local News, Page 7A

Bulletin board chronicles history of Veterans Day Community News, Page 8A

Northern Vance Girls fall to Red Rams

NV’s Jordan Branch blocks a shot in Vikings’ win over Franklinton.

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WEDNESDAY, November 25, 2009

Volume XCV, No. 276

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'Tis season for serving up turkey Thanksgiving meals offered by generous community groups From STAFF REPORTS

On this Thanksgiving Day eve, those is need of a place to go to celebrate the holiday won’t be left out in the cold. So-ul Delicious Restaurant on South Garnett Street in Henderson will once again open its doors at 11 a.m. today to serve free Thanksgiving meals with all the trimmings to anyone who comes through the door. An outreach ministry of Rock of Prayer Deliverance Church, the restaurant will serve its Thanksgiving feast until 6 p.m. (or as long as the food lasts), said Pastor Rosa Perry. More than 500 people lined up last year to enjoy the church’s generosity. On Thanksgiving Day, Kittrell First Baptist Church at 1380 N. Chavis Road, Kittrell, will be serving Thanksgiving dinner to the community from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church Please see TURKEY, page 3A

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Because of rail, work on part of street put off By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer Daily Dispatch/ASHLEY STEVEN AYSCUE

Breedlove Electric Inc. employee Joey Nance pushes a traffic signal out of the way Tuesday morning as co-worker Dennis Safrit guides in one of the Henderson’s new Christmas snowflake lights at the corner of West Church Street and North Garnett Street. The city invested $9,120 in 40 new lights to display along Garnett Street from Rose Avenue to Belle Street. Some of the old decorations were saved and will be displayed on Williams Street from Montgomery Street to Orange Street. Also, Rose Avenue and Breckenridge Street will be home to Christmas lights also. The Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission will hold its annual Light the Night ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 6:30 p.m. The annual Henderson Holiday Parade will travel Garnett Street on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 2:30 p.m. Above, the new lights illuminate Garnett Street Tuesday night.

Getting a Boys & Girls Club organized Committee must raise $150,000, find a location By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — An organizational meeting for a future Boys & Girls Club in Granville County was held Tuesday amid much enthusiasm, but with the realization much work must be done to raise funds and find a location.

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“We really do need everybody to be involved in order to make this happen,” one of the two chief organizers, Xavier Wortham, told a roomful of citizens, educators, governmental leaders and law enforcement officers. “We need it desperately, desperately.”

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“This is our community,” said the other chief organizer, Cynthia Yancey. “These are our children. And together we can make a difference.” Wortham is executive director of the Oxford Housing Authority. Yancey works with the juvenile court and is the

chief court counselor for the 9th District. Wortham’s and Yancey’s remarks followed a presentation by Susan Whitten, who is executive director of the Hendersonbased Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina. And Wortham’s and Yancey’s remarks followed a brief testimonial by Eddie Ferguson, a Vance County developer who was influenced by the-then Boys Clubs while growing

The N.C. Department of Transportation has put off plans to completely upgrade Chavasse Avenue from Raleigh Road to Williams Street. Assistant City Manager Frank Frazier told the City Council that his last correspondence from NCDOT said the Chavasse crossing of the railroad line would be closed because of the proposed southeastern bullet train route. “I still believe it’s a very viable project,” Frazier said, referring to the segment of Chavasse from Raleigh Road to Young Avenue just short of the railroad crossing. “I think probably further correspondence is needed to go on record as showing our support for the project,” Frazier told the council, which met for a short regular session on Monday evening. City Attorney John Zollicoffer asked whether there is any grassroots effort to preserve a crossing at Chavasse to make the project more viable or to construct a new overpass or a new underpass. Frazier said, “We can

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Hitting the highway? Don’t be a statistic

There’s no place like home for the holidays. That’s why countless numbers of drivers will be on the road over the next few days. But some of those drivers may have been celebrating excessively, whether traveling or just Obituaries, 4A partying. Statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that the holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve is one of the busiest on the

Charles Bullock, 68 Henderson John T. Bentley, 89 Hazel R.L. Durham, 74 Alton E. Harp Sr., 83 Mary J. Harris, 91 Emily T. Yates, 54 Stem Virginia C. Blair, 88 Kelly E. Currin, 28

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nation’s roadways. It’s also one of the most dangerous, due to a high incidence of alcohol-related traffic crashes. What can you do to make sure you aren’t included in the holiday statistics? If part of your Thanksgiving celebration involves drinking and you’re going to be on the road, designate a sober driver before you start celebrating. Aside from the dangers of being injured yourself or of injuring someone else, the chances are very good Please see HIGHWAY, page 7A

Turkey Trot at Dabney

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Students at Dabney Elementary participate Tuesday afternoon in a Turkey Trot, organized by physical education teacher Lisa Rotolo, on the last day for students before Thanksgiving. Staff and parents joined in to get a jump on burning some calories before the big Thanksgiving feast.

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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 Granville 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.

Sheriff Brindell B. Wilkins Jr. and Deputy Jessica Hunsucker are shown with the food he and his staff donated for Thanksgiving meals. The meals were delivered on Monday to four needy families in Granville County. Each family received enough to provide for a Thanksgiving meal, including turkey, dressing, vegetables, breads, children’s foods and desserts. Deputy Jessica Hunsucker and Detective Tracy Neal made the deliveries.

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Stem Christmas parade — The Town of Stem will hold its Christmas parade at 2 p.m. Dee’s Music Barn — Dee’s Music Barn, 3101 Walters Road, Creedmoor, will be featuring the Ace In The Hole Band with James Potreat at 7 p.m. For more information, call (919) 528-5878. Holiday workshops — Art du Jour, 209 E. Nash St., Louisburg, will host a holiday workshop led by Cheryl Kearns from 11 a.m. to noon. The workshop features designing holiday ornaments for a fee of $2 each. Everyone is welcome to attend. Children under five must be accompanied by a parent. Please contact Kearns at (919) 556-6451 or Art du Jour at (919) 496-1650 for more information. The second in a workshop series by Cheryl Yoacham featuring knot tying for jewelry will also be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fee is $5 for the class and children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Please contact Yoacham at (919) 496-7215 or Art du Jour for more information. Ridgeway Opry House — Performing are guest band, Classic Country, along with Matt Nelson, Joyce Chisenhall, Evelena Norwood, Julia Morton, Jackie Turner, Betsy and Allen Reid, and Donnie Gillam. Doors open at 6 p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m.

NVHS Class of 2000 The Northern Vance High School Class of 2000 is planning its 10-year reunion for Oct. 22-23, 2010. Classmates interested in attending should e-mail their names (maiden and married) and addresses to nvhs2000reunion@gmail.com to receive more information.

Tuesday Guidelines The “Mark It Down” calendar announces events happening in the community that are sponsored by civic organizations, non-profit groups, government organizations and similar groups. The Daily Dispatch staff asks that items intended for inclusion in the calendar be submitted in writing at least five days in advance of the event. Please include a contact person’s name and phone number in case there are questions. Items for this listing can be e-mailed to communitynews@ hendersondispatch.com. Due to the overwhelming number of churches served by the Dispatch, church events cannot be listed in the “Mark It Down” calendar.

Class offered for those considering joint replacement surgery options have shoulder, knee or hip replacement surgery, even if the surgery is performed at another hospital. The class will be taught by licensed physical and occupational therapists and will be offered the first Wednesday of each month from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the classroom of the hospital. The next class will be held on Dec. 2. For more information, call Ben Soyden at (252) 436-1235.

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The ministry of the Rev. John Miles donated a total of 65 turkeys to families of needy students at 10 Vance County schools for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Miles (center, in white) is shown donating turkeys to students at Clark Elementary. This is the third year Miles’ ministry has helped make Thanksgiving meals brighter for area families through the generous support of sponsors who have made donations to his ministry. “There are just so many people who need help this year,” Miles added. “We gave got to be the servants of God.”

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Rehabilitation Services at Maria Parham Medical Center is offering a free presurgery class for those who have elected to have joint replacement surgery. The class will cover exercise recommendations, rehabilitation therapy needs, equipment needs, pain management strategies and what to expect after surgery. The class is offered to anyone who has elected to

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certainly find out and see what the exact details are.” President Obama in April called for the U.S. to move quickly toward having a high-speed rail system nationwide to ease vehicle bottlenecks and snarls, to help clean up the environment and to conserve fuel. Obama allocated $8 billion of the more than $780 billion federal economic stimulus package for a start on setting up corridors, including the proposed one from Washington to Richmond, Va., through the Carolinas and into Atlanta. City Manager Ray Griffin on Monday evening said his information is that, with a high-speed rail, the only crossings in the city proper would be a new Andrews Avenue overpass and a new overpass near the intersection of Raleigh Road and the extension of Dabney Drive so motorists could continue connecting with Williams. And the two overpasses

would be in addition to the Charles Street underpass, which is a 1936 project of President Franklin Roosevelt’s administration. “That’s a long way from points A, B and C compared to what we’re used to with so many small crossings,” Griffin said. And Griffin said the question is whether Henderson can get something into continued planning for another new flyover or a new underpass. And Griffin said he believes there will have to be future discussions about constructing elevated passenger crossings. Zollicoffer said that when he was in Europe he did not see at-grade crossings of high-speed rail lines. As for having a highspeed rail line through Henderson, Zollicoffer said, “It’s going to create a lot of congestion at the underpass.” The status of the Chavasse project was brought up at a March council meeting when City Coun-

fellowship hall. The Warrenton Rural Volunteer Fire Department will host a breakfast buffet on Thanksgiving Day 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 and no tickets or reservations are required. Area Congregations in Ministry (ACIM), the Granvillle County-based food bank, will sponsor its sixth annual Turkey Trot Thanksgiving Day morning. Registration for the event begins at 8:30 at Century 21 on Main Street in downtown Oxford and the two-mile walk or run begins promptly at 9. The

admission fee to enter is a can of food or a 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 two-mile course will be monitored by Oxford City Police. Other events are planned for after Thanksgiving Day. The Middle Baptist Association churches will host a Thanksgiving dinner on Friday at 1 p.m. at Davis Chapel Baptist Church on Chestnut Street for anyone who is in need. St. Andrews Christian

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cilwoman Mary Emma Evans told of having driven on the two-lane Chavasse, which lacks sidewalks when approaching Young, the railroad crossing and Williams. Evans said she almost hit a person. Frazier in March told the Dispatch that plans called for widening Chavasse to three lanes, along with installing curbs and gutters and constructing at least one sidewalk. The Dispatch reported in January 2007 that NCDOT had approved $700,000 in contingency funds for the Chavasse project. New crossing gates were installed alongside the railroad crossing at Chavasse. And Frazier told the council in March that utility lines were being relocated and that he had spoken with state Rep. Jim Crawford, D-Granville and who is a businessman in Henderson, to make sure the lawmaker was in tune with Henderson’s desire to see completion of the Chavasse project (Fra-

zier on Monday evening additionally said M.R. Williams Inc., which is in the convenience store products and services business, was proactive in reinstalling a fence back from Chavasse). Evans in March asked for and received assurances from Mayor Pete O’Geary that he would write a letter to higher authorities stating the council’s desire to keep pushing ahead with the Chavasse project. Councilmen Garry Daeke and Michael Inscoe on Monday evening requested the update. Councilman Bernard Alston was absent from the meeting. The council on Monday evening additionally went into closed session, with Zollicoffer citing the attorney-client privilege and an economic development matter as exemptions to the state’s open meeting laws.

Church at 203 Mulberry St. will be sponsoring a community fellowship luncheon on Sunday at 11:15 a.m. as well. The event, which is free and open to

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Condo owner signs deal with SMU over Bush library DALLAS (AP) — A former condominium owner who accused Southern Methodist University of forcing him from his home to make way for George W. Bush’s presidential library has reached a settlement with the school. Plaintiff Gary Vodicka and attorneys for SMU declined Tuesday to reveal the details of the deal. But Vodicka says he’ll get enough money to leave a legacy for, in his words, “my children’s children.” The deal could be tripped up by a contingency that both sides declined to disclose but characterized as minor. Vodicka and another condo owner sued SMU in 2005. They accused officials of buying up condo units, illegally forcing out residents and allowing the complex to fall into disrepair so it could be bulldozed. The school denies the allegations.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Deaths John T. Bentley HENDERSON — John Taylor Bentley, 89, a resident of Britthaven Nursing Home, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at Britthaven Nursing Home. Born in Chase City, Va., on June 18, 1920, he was the son of the late Nathan Columbus Bentley and Lily Palmer Bentley. He was a graduate of Stovall High School. A private burial will be held by his family. He is survived by his nieces and nephews, and was preceded in death by his siblings, Ossie, Connie, Pearl, and Arthur. Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home.

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Blair; and two daughters, Eliza Catherine Blair and Marion Blair Wright. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the funeral home. The family is being cared for by Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home and the Gentry Family Funeral services in Yadkinville.

Charles Bullock DURHAM — Charles Bullock, 68, of 4030 Denfield St., Durham, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Betts and Son Chapel. Burial will follow in the Meadowview Memorial Park. The family will receive visitors from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Betts and Son Funeral Home in Oxford. Arrangements are by Betts and Son Funeral Home of Oxford.

STEM — Virginia Cottrell Blair, 88, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, at Woltz Hospice Home. She was born Dec. 12, 1920, in Oxford and was a lifelong resident of Kelly E. Currin Granville County. She was the daughter of the STEM — Kelly Elizalate Alfred Cottrell and beth Currin, 28, a resident the late Lavenia Cottrell of Stem, died Sept. 3, and stepfather William Surratt. She was preceded 2008. A native of Granin death by her husband of ville County, she was the daughter of Wanda and 67 years, Charles E. Blair Keith Hollis of HillsborSr. She loved gardening ough and Pat and Juanita and worked in the Murdoch Center and John Um- Currin of Stem. A memorial service will ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. stead Hospital’s Children’s be conducted at 3 p.m. (AP) — A body that washed Psychiatric Institutes. Saturday at Bible Baptist ashore at a North Carolina Funeral services will be Church in Creedmoor by wildlife refuge over the conducted at 11 a.m. Friweekend has been identithe Revs. Keith Williams day at Gentry-Newell and fied as the owner of a com- Vaughan Funeral Chapel and Rod Chaney. mercial fishing boat that Surviving, in addition by the Rev. Desmond sank off the New Jersey to her parents, are her Keenan. Burial will be in coast on Nov. 11. daughters, Taylor Brogden Elmwood Cemetery. The U.S. Fish and Wildand Haley Morris of the Surviving are two life Service said Tuesday home; a brother, Carl daughters, Judy Bradsher that a visitor collecting sea- of Providence and Debbie Currin; a grandfather, shells Saturday discovered Parrish of Elkin; three William Watkins; and a the body of Kenneth Rose great-grandmother, Milsons, Charles E. Blair Jr. Sr. at the north end of Pea of Stem, Mike Blair of dred Daniel. Island National Wildlife The visitation will folOxford and Arthur Blair of Refuge. low the memorial service Creedmoor; 14 grandchilRose was one of three in the sanctuary of the dren; and 31 great-grandcrew members on board the children. She was precedchurch. Sea Tractor when it sank In lieu of flowers, ed in death by two sisters, in bad weather off Cape individuals may choose Isabel Brown Elkins and May. Also aboard were his Sally C. Aquino; brothto make donations to the 49-year-old son, Kenneth Section 529 Savings Plan ers, Wilson and Tommy Rose Jr., and 55-year-old crew member Larry Forrest. They have not been Personal Classified Ads found. A life raft from the Sea Place yours for as little Tractor had washed up at as $1.10 a day. Call now. the wildlife refuge several 252-436-2810 days before Rose’s body was found.

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established for Kelly’s children. Checks may be made payable to Pat Currin or Edward Jones Investments specifying the “Fund for Kelly’s Kids. Checks may be mailed to Edward Jones Investments, P.O. Box 806, Creedmoor, N.C. 27522. Arrangements are by Eakes Funeral Home of Creedmoor.

Hazel R.L. Durham HENDERSON — Hazel Rebecca Lewis Durham, 74, of 803 Orange St., died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. The family will receive friends at the residence of Wayne Lewis, 207 Ranes Drive. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

Alton E. Harp Sr. HENDERSON — Alton Edward Harp Sr., 83, a resident of 1945 Stewart Farm Road, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at his home. Born in Vance County on July 8, 1926, he was the son of the late Thomas Henry Harp and Onnie Hamlett Harp. He was a retired machinist from Peck Manufacturing Company and attended Warrenton Church Of God. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Warrenton Church of God by the Revs. Gary Bateman and Frank Sossamon. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery in Warrenton.

He is survived by his wife, Josephine Vaughan Harp of the home; two daughters, Linda H. Ellington and Kathy H. Williford, both of Henderson; two sons, Alton E. Harp Jr. of Henderson and Ralph P. Harp of Houston, Texas; a brother, Thomas H. Harp of Mt. Airy; a sister, Odessa H. McDowell of Warrenton; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at J.M. White Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the home at 1945 Stewart Farm Road. Serving as active pallbearers will be Keith Ellington, Stephen Harp, David Vaughan, Leslie Wells, Macon Wheeler, Harold McDowell, Chris Harp, Greg Ellington, Louis Ayscue, Edgar Peeden, Henry Wilson, and Wilbert Vaughan. Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home.

Mary J. Harris HENDERSON — Mary Jarrell “Maggie” Harris, 91, of 1189 Carey Chapel Road, Henderson, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at her home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Flowers Funeral Home.

Emily T. Yates HENDERSON — Emily Thornton Yates, 54, of 109 North Woods Road, Henderson, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Born in Har-

nett County, she was the daughter of the late David Edward and Ina Mae Pope Thornton. She was former secretary at Northern Vance High School and was a former employee of the Vance County Department of Social Services. She was a member of North Henderson Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at North Henderson Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Brent Kasey. Burial will follow in Sunset Gardens. Surviving are her husband, Lawrence Edward “Larry” Yates; a daughter, Rachel Laffman Vaughan, of Waynesboro, Va.; a son, Jonathan Christian Yates, of Henderson; a stepdaughter, Nicole Yates Reaves, of Angier; a sister, Jean Thornton Gensch, of Greenville; and a granddaughter. The family received friends Tuesday, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Flowers Funeral Home. All other times, they will be at the home of Jackie Yates, 218 Bristol Meadows Road, Kittrell. Serving as active pallbearers will be Joseph Cobb, John Sanders, Ethan Stokes, John Pendergrass, Carmen Bass, Glenn Vaughan, Herbie Brame, and Eric Laffman. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to North Henderson Baptist Church, 1211 N. Garnett St., Henderson, N.C. 27536. Arrangements are by Flowers Funeral Home.

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Plant for cell-based flu vaccines opens in N.C. BASEL, Switzerland (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Swiss pharmaceuticals maker Novartis AG has opened the first U.S. plant to produce flu vaccines using cell cultures instead of egg-based methods, it said Tuesday. The new site in Holly Springs, North Carolina, is unlikely to ramp up output in time to produce vaccines for the current swine flu pandemic, but will be active from 2011. Total investment in the facility, which was given a $487 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was nearly $1 billion, Novartis said.

There are currently 191 employees working at the site, Novartis said. The staff number will go up to 350 when the plant is in full operation, it added. With demand high because of the swine flu pandemic, companies are trying to find a more efficient way of producing vaccine than the slow method of cultivating seed virus in chicken eggs. Novartis said once the plant is in full operation it will be able to supply 150 million doses of pandemic flu vaccine six months after a pandemic is declared. The sale of flu vaccines from cell cultures is not

WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Federal Reserve doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect the recovery will be strong enough to quickly drive down the jobless rate, and acknowledged its efforts to keep the rebound going could feed a new speculative bubble. Record-low interest rates â&#x20AC;&#x153;could lead to excessive risk-taking in financial markets,â&#x20AC;? according to documents released Tuesday of the Fedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closeddoor meeting earlier this month. It also could cause consumers, investors and businesses to worry about inflation taking off. Although Fed officials saw the current likelihood of that as â&#x20AC;&#x153;relatively low,â&#x20AC;? they pledged to â&#x20AC;&#x153;remain alert to these risks.â&#x20AC;? At the Nov. 3-4 meeting, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues kept the target range for its bank lending rate at zero to 0.25 percent. Fed policymakers also pledged to hold rates at such super-low levels for an â&#x20AC;&#x153;extended period,â&#x20AC;? to ensure the recovery gains traction. Most analysts predict that means rates will stay where they are through the rest of this year and into part of 2010. On the economy, the Fed expects the unfolding recovery will be gradual,

as modest growth keeps the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unemployment rate elevated over the next several years. Most Fed policymakers said it could take â&#x20AC;&#x153;five or six yearsâ&#x20AC;? for the economy and the labor market to be consistently healthy. In updated economic projections, the Fed said the economyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contraction for all of this year wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be as deep as it thought in a forecast released in the summer. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because the second half of this year is shaping up better than anticipated. Under a range of new projections, the economy will shrink 0.5 percent or be flat this year. The old forecast called for a contraction of anywhere from 0.6 to 1.6 percent. Growth next year should turn out slightly better than the Fed previously projectedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; ranging from two to four percent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; up from 0.8 to four percent. But that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be robust enough to quickly drive down the unemployment rate, which now stands at 10.2 percent. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only the second time in the post-World War II period the rate has topped 10 percent. The central bank predicted the jobless rate could hover between 8.6 and 10.2 percent next year, based on a range of forecasts from Fed policy-

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VANCE COUNTY SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OFFICE Arrests â&#x20AC;˘ Kyron Jarell Coleman, 21 of 3368 Raleigh Road was arrested Nov. 20. Misdemeanor failure to appear on charges in Warren County. Secured bond set at $1,000. Court date Dec. 9. â&#x20AC;˘ Bryan Robert Walker, 16, of 313 Pinewood Drive was served with a citation on Nov. 21. Misdemeanor simple possession of marijuana. Secured bond set at $400. Court date Jan. 14. â&#x20AC;˘ Luis Bernier, 18, of 936 Gay St. was arrested Nov. 18. Misdemeanor simple physical assault. Secured bond set at $1,000. Court date Dec. 14. â&#x20AC;˘ Fermine Olivia, 33, of 1465 Newton Dairy Road Lot 59 was arrested Nov. 21. Misdemeanor violation of domestic violence order. No bond. Court date Dec. 14. â&#x20AC;˘ John Thomas Fleming, 51, of 385 Geranium Lane was arrested Nov. 21. Misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon. Unsecured bond set at $500. Court date Dec. 15. â&#x20AC;˘ Ralph McKnight Sr., 52, of 210 Center Lane was served with an order for arrest on Nov. 21. Misdemeanor failure to appear on child support warrant. Bond was set at $500. Court date Nov. 25. â&#x20AC;˘ Jamal Devon Harris, 22, of 8493 U.S. 1/158 Hwy. was served with an order for arrest on Nov. 20. Misdemeanor child support. Cash bond was set at $275.87. Court date Nov. 25. â&#x20AC;˘ Fredreca M. Evans, 26, of 2918 Chapel Hill Road Apt. K was arrested Nov. 22. Misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon. Unsecured bond set at $500. Court date Dec. 15. â&#x20AC;˘ Keiyon Dahte Brame, 23, was arrested Nov. 20. Felony second degree kidnapping. Felony first degree burglary. Secured bond set at $40,000. Court date was Nov. 23. â&#x20AC;˘ Clarance Seward, 38, of 1465 Newton Dairy Road Lot 25 was arrested Nov. 21. Misdemeanor domestic assault. No bond. Court date Dec. 10. â&#x20AC;˘ Dermele Alphonso Durham, 21, of 1175 Island Creek Estate Road was arrested Nov. 21. Misdemeanor breaking and entering. Misdemeanor injury to real property. Misdemeanor assault on a female. No bond. Court date Dec. 8. â&#x20AC;˘ Ossie Brandon of 96 Evans St. was served with an order for arrest on Nov. 20. Failure to appear on child support. Cash bond was set at $112. Court date Nov. 25. â&#x20AC;˘Rashad Stanley Nash, 17, of 719 N. Garnett St. was arrested Nov. 20. Misdemeanor assault by pointing a gun (simulated revolver). Secured bond was set at $500. Court date Dec. 3. â&#x20AC;˘ James Arron Bowes of

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2293 Warrenton Road Lot 2 was served with an order for arrest on Nov. 20. Misdemeanor failure to appear on a charge of driving while license revoked. Unsecured bond set at $400. Court date Dec. 22. â&#x20AC;˘ Marsha Jackson of 874 Anderson Creek Road was served with an order for arrest on Nov. 20. Misdemeanor child support. Cash bond was set at $250. Court date Dec. 2. â&#x20AC;˘ Jose Gonzalez of 874 Gun Club Road Lot 17 was served with an order for arrest on Nov. 20. Misdemeanor child support. Cash bond was set $200. Court date Nov. 25.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Robert L. Hargrove, 46, of 304 Whitten Ave. was arrested Nov. 20. Misdemeanor failure to appear on charges of driving while license revoked and expired tags. Secured bond was set at $1,200. Court date Dec. 3. In another report, the subject was arrested for Misdemeanor larceny. Secured bond was set at $500. Court date Dec. 3. â&#x20AC;˘ Brandon Jose Solomon, 19, of 930 Hibernia Road was arrested Nov. 20. Misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. No bond amount listed. Court date Jan. 28. Larceny â&#x20AC;˘ Gary Dean Talley, 53, of 1419 Peter Gill Road was arâ&#x20AC;˘ Samuel Adam Roberson of rested Nov. 22. Felony breaking 159 N. Jackson Ave., Middleand entering. Felony larceny. burg, reported Nov. 20 the theft from the residence of a 14-carat Felony possession of stolen goods. Secured bond was set at gold chain valued at $600 and a 14-carat gold cross valued at $15,000. Court date Nov. 30. $600. â&#x20AC;˘ Shaniqua Williams, 16, of â&#x20AC;˘ Theodore Grissom of 632 East Ave. was arrested. 260 Crutchfield Drive, CamFelony larceny by an antieron, reported Nov. 21 the inventory device. Misdemeanor theft from 2273 Thomas Lane larceny. Secured bond was set of the following items and their at $15,000. Court date Nov. 30. values: 52-inch ceiling fan, $70; â&#x20AC;˘ Felicia Davis, 19, of 143 rechargeable drill and case, Greenwood Blvd., Warrenton, unknown value; wheel barrow, was arrested. Misdemeanor unknown value; 18-inch Poulan concealment of goods. Secured chain saw with case, $179; 4 bond was set at $800. Court chrome Dodge rims, $500; and date Nov. 30. gas edger, $200. Damage to a â&#x20AC;˘ Tamara Robinson, 28, of basement window estimated 1107 Lehman St. was arat $50. â&#x20AC;˘ Auto Connection, 57 North- rested Nov. 21. Felony obtaining wind Lane, reported Nov. 22 the property under false pretenses. Felony larceny by an antitheft of wheels and rims valued inventory device. Misdemeanor at $1,000. Damage to 2 driver possession of stolen goods/ and passenger doors estimated at $700. Damage to a wire fence property. Secured bond was set estimated at $200. at $20,000. Court date Nov. 30. â&#x20AC;˘ Aretha Small of 1440 Newâ&#x20AC;˘ Sherman Daye, 60, of 210 ton Dairy Road reported Nov. Bullock St. was served with a 22 the theft from the residence citation on Nov. 21. Misdemeanof the following items and their or possession of marijuana. No values: gray Nintendo game sta- bond listed. Court date Jan. 28. tion, $100; white and green XBox â&#x20AC;˘ Christopher M. Kearney, 25, game station, $75; white and of 814 Shocco Springs Road, green XBox 360 fame station, Warrenton, was served with a $360; white Wii game station citation on Nov. 21. Misdemeanwith controls, $250; and 6 XBox or possession of marijuana. No 360 game discs, $300. bond listed. Court date Jan. 26. â&#x20AC;˘ Joann Hunt of 504 Comâ&#x20AC;˘ Clyde Benoris Daye, 51, of merce St., Clarksville, reported 798 Kittrell College Road, Kittrell, Nov. 23 the theft from 333 Red was served with a citation on Clay Lane of a black and gray Nov. 21. Misdemeanor posGator scooter valued at $850. â&#x20AC;˘ Brandon Stovall, 20, of 4142 session of marijuana. No bond. Court date Jan. 26. Sawmill Road reported Nov. 23 â&#x20AC;˘ Kim A. Burwell, 41, of 568 the theft of a dog kennel an kenGrant St. was arrested Nov. 21. nel cover. No values listed.

Misdemeanor communicating threats. Unsecured bond set at $500. Court date Jan. 21. â&#x20AC;˘ Carrol Birrittier, 50, of 736 Jefferson St. was arrested. Misdemeanor assault. Secured bond was set at $300. Court date was Nov. 17. â&#x20AC;˘ Delawrence Brooks, 19, of 736 Jefferson St. was arrested Nov. 21. Misdemeanor assault on a female. No bond. Court date Jan. 11. â&#x20AC;˘ Jonathan Adam Weary, 24, of 1311 Hargrove St. was arrested Nov. 21. Misdemeanor discharge firearm in city limits. Secured bond was set at $300. Court date Jan. 25. â&#x20AC;˘ Allison Nicole Parham, 28, of 2293 Warrenton Road Lot 2 was served with an order for arrest on Nov. 20. Failure to appear on charge of driving while license revoked. Secured bond was set at $400. Court date Dec. 17. â&#x20AC;˘ John Green, 51, of 1141 Morgan Road was arrested Nov. 23. Misdemeanor intoxicated and disruptive. Secured bond was set at $1,000. Court date Jan. 14. â&#x20AC;˘ Janet Johnson, 43, of 503 Powell St. was arrested Nov. 23. Misdemeanor assault by pointing a gun. Unsecured bond set at $1,000. Court date Dec. 7.

California police seek man who snatched nunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purse SAN FERNANDO, Calif. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Police in Southern California say a man has been caught on surveillance videotape stealing a nunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purse at a Los Angeles-area supermarket. San Fernando police say two nuns in full habit were putting groceries in their car on Nov. 10 outside a Food 4 Less store when a man approached and asked where his sister could get food for her children.

As they talked, the man grabbed the purse from the shopping cart. He fled in a minivan driven by another man. Sister Mary De Leon ran after the vehicle but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t catch it. Police employees later chipped in to buy her a new purse, a scarf and a food gift card She wrote them a thank-you note and said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d pray for them to St. Michael, the patron saint of police officers.

Guilty plea to kidnapping superintendent NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A former New York City police officer has admitted he held a suburban school superintendent at gunpoint in June. Peter Cocker pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge of kidnapping before state Supreme Court Justice Catherine Bartlett in New City. He faces five years in jail.

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HIGHWAY, from page one that, if you’re driving drunk, you will be caught. That’s what happened to 549 individuals who were charged with driving while impaired in Vance County during the 2007-2008 fiscal year, according to N.C. Judicial Department records. Over 74,000 arrests for DWI were made in North Carolina in 2008. North Carolina has the dubious distinction of ranking fifth among the 50 states in alcohol-related traffic deaths. Adding to the dangers of over-celebrating, if you’re the one hosting the party, you could be legally liable if someone gets hurt. Accidents happens close to home. Vance County was recently identified by the state as one of 19 counties in North

Carolina with the highest rates of alcohol-related crashes and fatalities. From 2002 to 2007, statistics show that 30 percent of all crash fatalities in Vance County were alcohol-related. Nationally, about three in every 10 Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives, according to NHTSA statistics. What can you do about it? • Designate a sober driver before your celebration begins. • Don’t even think about getting behind the wheel if you’ve been drinking. • Don’t ever serve alcohol to people under the age of 21. • Plan safe parties that include the option of non-alcoholic drinks for guests.

• Don’t serve alcohol in the last hour of the gathering. • Be prepared to get everyone home safely, using designated drivers or a taxi service. Amy Cooper, Vance County community action site leader for Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD), told The Daily Dispatch, “The MADD campaign, ‘Tie One On For Safety,’ runs from Thanksgiving through New Years Day. Holiday drivers can display a red ribbon in a visible location on their vehicles to show family, friends and loved ones that they support safer roads free from drunk driving. It also reminds other drivers and passengers to do the same.” December has been

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proclaimed “National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month” by every President of the United States since 1981 to help underscore the public’s commitment to preventing impaired driving. Your chances of being ticketed for abusing the privilege of driving go up during the holidays. State and local law enforcement efforts are significantly increased during holiday periods. Capt. Tony Clark said the Henderson Police Department will have additional officers on duty during the holidays to monitor drivers’ behavior. Contact the writer at dirvine@ hendersondispatch.com.

Project RIDE is a joint effort by the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments and Five County Mental Health Authority to reduce alcoholrelated crashes and fatalities. The project title is an acronym for “Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere.” To develop strategies for achieving its goals, Project RIDE has established Community Advisory Panels in Vance and Franklin counties. Composed of concerned citizens — including advocates, community leaders, and representatives of the faith community — the CAPs are collaborating with a number of agencies and organizations that

share their goals. These include law enforcement, schools, public health, MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), Louisburg College and Kittrell Job Corps. Project RIDE is also developing strategies to reduce underage drinking. To learn more about this exciting new project or to get involved, contact the project coordinator, Bryan Misenheimer, Prevention Coordinator at the Kerr-Tar COG, for more information at (252) 436-6551. — David Irvine

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Job Corps students Jubilee Serteen Club honors veterans recognize veterans at various events The Jubilee Serteen Club held its regular monthly meeting at Red Bud Baptist Church recently. Members brought supplies to be distributed to shelters in the surrounding areas. They also wrote thank you notes and prepared ribbons and goodie bags to be given to veterans in honor of Veteran’s Day. The guest speaker was Moses LeMay, a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Places he traveled and educational opportunities were among some of the most memorable experiences he encountered as he proudly served his country. Pictured (left to right) are Edward Jones, Moses LeMay, Marchelle Cannady, Ashley Yarborough, Roy Harris Jr., Melvin Davis, Shaquille LeMay, and Thomas Yarborough.

Nov. 11 turned out to be a special day for veterans at Kittrell Job Corps Center. Students wrote essays expounding on their appreciation for veterans. One student mentioned her personal feelings for veterans because her father served in the armed forces. (Above) Joseph Brown, a veteran of two wars, listens as a Job Corp student reads her essay on the me4aning of Veteran’s Day. Brown encouraged students to take full advantage of both their educational and professional opportunities, noting that he entered a segregated Armed Forces in 1945 as World War II was coming to an end. He underscored the need for young people to read. In addition to the book he has written, he passed around old photographs taken of himself when he served as the commander of a medical unit. Job Corps Center veterans was also honored with a dinner and received corsages. The celebration was extended into the community on Nov. 16 when students served as greeters and welcomed 950 veterans in attendance at the annual Community Veteran Dinner at the Golden Corral Family Steak House Restaurant.

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Bulletin board chronicles history of Veteran’s Day This bulletin board is on display at Southern Vance High School in honor of all veterans who have served in the U.S. military. The board was done by Drue Gillis, a member of the Southern Vance teaching staff. It calls attention to the establishment of Armistice Day on Nov. 11 at the end of World War I. The day was changed in 1956 to Veteran’s Day. Armistice Day was established to pay homage to the veterans who served in World War I, known at the time as the “War to End All Wars.” The treaty to end this great war was signed in a railroad car in France at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11. This historical fact created the popular military saying of “The 11th hour, the 11th day of the 11th month.” The board includes lots of information and posters about the history of Armistice Day and then Veteran’s Day. It also features photos of veterans who have a connection to Southern Vance students and staff members. The photos actually include those who have served in the U.S. military who are school staff members, related to school staff members, former students and even extended family members. Some of the photos are from as far back as World War II. Gillis, who served in the U.S. Coast Guard, wanted to develop the bulletin board to call attention to the sacrifices made by veterans who serve in the armed forces. Gillis’ family has had several members to serve in the military including his father, who was a ball turret gunner on a B-17 during World War II that was shot down in 1944. He served as a prisoner of war for 13 months before the end of the war. Gillis also has a brother who fought in Vietnam, and Gillis’ son served in Iraq three years ago. The bulletin board has been on display in a main front hallway of Southern Vance since early November.

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More than 40 veterans attended a special recognition event at Pinkston Street Elementary School.

Students at Pinkston Street Elementary let veterans know they are remembered For the third year in a row, Pinkston Street Elementary School hosted a pre-Veteran’s Day luncheon to thank men and women who’d served in the military. The event has grown in size every year. In 2007, seven veterans were in attendance. This year, more than 40 veterans turned out, representing many years of service. An active member from Fort Bragg also attended. “We had a lot of veterans show up that have not come before,” said Beverly Joseph, Ph.D., principal of the school. “We had quite a few more veterans

here then we’ve had in the past. The gratitude and appreciation shown is one that should be mimicked throughout the world.” Veteran’s Day committee members spearheaded the idea to welcome the veterans and coordinated students’ roles in entertaining the guests. At noon, the entire school, along with the veterans, gathered at the flag pole for the raising and presentation of the flag. The flag presentation was followed by a rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner,” which was played over the school intercom for all to hear.

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The Northern Vance High School ROTC performed a POW Ceremony in the multi-purpose room in memory of all the soldiers that did not return home. But the event was joyful, too. Pre-kindergarten students performed “The Marines Hymn” and Marisa Hardiman’s first grade class performed “Grand Old Flag” and “My

The Embers will return to Henderson to perform their family-oriented Christmas concert, “Christmas with The Embers,” on Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. The Embers are a North Carolina tradition, renowned for their special brand of rhythm and blues and beach music. Since their inception in 1958, the group has been touring and turning out hit songs. A limited number of tickets are on sale now at the Chamber office, located at 414 S. Garnett St., for this special sit-down concert. Ticket price for adults is $15, while children’s tickets (12 and younger) will sell for $10. Century Link will serve as the presenting sponsor of the concert, which is coordinated by the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce. Major sponsors also include Harris Incorporated of Henderson, Maintenance Plus Landscaping, P&G Pet Care, Progress Energy and Walmart Distribution Center #6091. Media sponsors for the event include The Daily Dispatch, US 98.3 and WIZS (AM 1450). For more information or tickets, contact the Chamber at 438-8414 or info@ hendersonvance.org.

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Daily Meditation Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid. Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me. How many [are] mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin. Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy? Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble? For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, Our and lookest narrowly unto allO mypinion paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet. Job 13:21-27

Are those flakes we just spotted? The first flakes of snow have been spotted downtown! Downtown has taken on a new look for the Christmas with the hanging of holiday lighting in the shape of snowflakes. The process of hanging 42 new decorations started on Tuesday with the northwest side of Garnett Street all lit up by sunset. Breedlove Electric, winners of the bid to hang the lights, will complete the project in the days to come. The snowflake decorations – featuring, if our count is right, 90 bright white lights each – replace ornaments that were twodecades old, according to the HendersonVance Downtown Development Commission (HVDCC). The Henderson City Council is paying for the new lights for the downtown area. The commission is paying for the installation of the new pole attachments and repairs to the existing pole attachments for proper mounting. Along with the new fixtures will come an expansion of the locations of the lights. They’ll be placed along Garnett from Rose Avenue to Belle Street, considerably further than the previous Montgomery Street to Horner Street distance. We’ll also be seeing Christmas lights along Rose Avenue and Breckenridge Street. And, some of the old decorations that were able to be repaired will be installed along William Street from Montgomery Street to Orange Street. As is customary for downtown after the Thanksgiving holiday is done and the Christmas season begins, the HVDCC is hosting the official “Light the Night” in Downtown Henderson ceremony. It will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 6 p.m. Several choirs are scheduled to attend the ceremony, according to Jason Stewardson, chairman of the HVDCC. The celebrations will continue on Sunday, Dec. 6, as Santa Claus makes the scene through downtown at 2:30 p.m. in the annual Henderson Holidays Christmas Parade. The Christmas lights are an ongoing project that could use some financial support, the HVDCC says. Letters recently went out to businesses in the community asking for donations to the commission’s Christmas Fund. “Because there is a sizeable expense associated with hanging of the decorations, promotion of the events and supplies used to carry out each event, we look to the community for its support,” said Stewardson. Stewardson, in his letter, cites the community’s history of Christmas events, noting, “These memory-making holiday seasons can be attributed to the hard work of many local volunteers as well as the generous support of our business community.” Our thanks go to those volunteers and donors and to the commission and the council for brightening up the downtown area. Merry Christmas to all, and to all Good Lights!

Quotable “It’s better than having a sex club, a strip joint or a bar full of drunks open down the street.” — Portland resident Claudia Nix in a statement after the newly opened Cannabis Cafe brought a little bit of pot-friendly Amsterdam to her neighborhood.

What? Another Sarah Palin piece. A lot of people say they’re tired of hearing about her. They think the media pay too much attention to Sarah Palin. Forget that. I think we need to pay more attention to her. I am not just saying this because she sells newspapers or draws eyeballs to television screens, although that tantalizing bottom-line incentive does not chill my curiosity. I think we need to know more about why so many people are so crazy about her, whether the craziness happens to be for her or against her. We have just witnessed the opening days of Palinfest, her national tour to hawk her book, “Going Rogue,” mostly through talk shows and the small-town folks she rhapsodized as Sen. John McCain’s running mate. Watching 1,500 people happily line up for hours for a chance to get her autographed book in Grand Rapids, Mich., I wondered: Do conservatives hold government in such low regard that they actually think Sarah Palin could run it? Quite a few do, judging by the polls. A new Washington Post/ABC News poll found only 17 percent of Republicans said they “definitely would” vote for her, but another 58 percent said they “would consider it.”

That’s more than enough of a base for the self-described maverick from Wasilla to wage a battle reminiscent of a conservative Arizona senator who Republicans nominated to be president in 1964, the year Palin was born: Barry Goldwater. Like Goldwater, who went down to a crushing defeat in the general election against President Lyndon B. Johnson, Palin excites her party’s base too much to be Clarence ignored, no matter how Page much her Tribune Media own party’s Services leaders wish they could — even as she wages war with the moderate voters her party needs to win elections. But the polls don’t tell you everything about the public’s feelings. The polls don’t tell you how much of her support is a genuine belief that she is presidential material vs. how much is wishful thinking. Many of her followers are content to have the cathartic pleasure of hearing someone with her star power give voice to their frustrations with government as it has been run

by both parties. They delight in hearing her stick it to their nemesis, President Barack Obama. Palin doesn’t have to actually run for president to be a player, as long as she can play den mother to the orphaned political movement popularly known as the “tea party” protests. It is an orphaned movement because it is largely made up of conservatives who are angry at what they see as an abandonment by both Democratic and Republican elites of conservative principles like tax cuts and small government. To her flock, Palin is not Goldwater as much as she is Howard Beale, the professional “angry man” TV anchor in the 1976 movie “Network,” who urged his viewers to go their windows and scream out, “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!” No wonder she was recently asked by a NewsMax reporter if she would run for president on a ticket with Glenn Beck, the Fox News star who has brought Beale to real life. Like Beck, Palin appears to be having the time of her life, despite her complaints of persecution by liberals. Nothing helps polish up a conservatives career like perceived persecution from liberals, just as liberal talk show hosts are enhanced by conservative attacks.

In an age in which politics and show business often merge, it’s only appropriate that a former Miss Wasilla and former sportscaster like Palin can build political stature off well-spoken platitudes. Matthew Continetti’s new book, “The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star,” attributes liberal dislike for Palin to “antiprovincialism.” If so, I would venture that their “antiprovincialism” comes largely in response to Palin’s anti-metropolitanism. But I think Continetti comes closer to the mark when he characterizes her political rise as one of a fighter against the establishment in both parties. At a time when Republican leadership is in disarray — the Party of Nope against Democrats in charge of the White House and Congress — a populist movement of orphaned conservatives has risen, and Palin has captured their hearts. Both parties need to pay attention to the complaints of Palin’s supporters, even as they understandably question the political viability of this angry group’s media-driven leader. E-mail Clarence Page at cpage(at)tribune.com, or write to him c/o Tribune Media Services, 2225 Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, NY 14207.

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Celebrating Turkey Holocaust Day: stuff you just can’t make up I’m itching like a volleyballplaying nudist in a field of poison oak to inflate the first four-story tall balloon and kick-start the national parade of giving thanks down Main Street, because Turkey Holocaust Day couldn’t come soon enough as far as I’m concerned. Be honest, doesn’t a little comforting tryptophan poisoning amongst family and friends sound pretty good right about now? Especially what with the fragile state of the economy, and the realization that this particular holiday isn’t about greasing the wheels of capitalism with the fire hose of consumer debt like that other holiday just down the road. This one is about gluttony. Pure and simple. And the only attendant religion involves football and praying that the Cowboys bite big, beige banana slugs on national TV. So allow me to express my gratitude for the fourth Thursday of November, it being one of the little things that make life worth living. Right up until midnight when all hell breaks loose. Nevertheless, here’s a few more examples of what causes a middle-aged, round-headed political comic to get down on his knees and thank the maker. Sarah Palin. Because to those of us going cold turkey on Bush, she’s like a double dose of Methadone. Barack Obama. Persevering in the face of apoplectic rednecks who can’t get used to the fact that the country is being run by a black guy living in public housing. Dick Cheney. Hurt his back on Inaugural Eve moving boxes.

Unh hunh. Apparently even though they were empty, Pandora needed them back. Joe Biden. Shoots himself in the foot so often, his nickname should be “Stumpy.” Norm Coleman. Loses Minnesota senator’s race to Al Franken. Was also felled by Jesse Ventura in Minnesota governor’s Will race. Lost to Durst a comic and a wrestler. Tribune Media Probably Services won’t run ever again for fear of having to debate a rodeo clown. AIG Executives. Fourthquarter losses in 2008 were $61.7 billion, but they still used bailout money for executive bonuses. Like giving a dog a treat for peeing on your shoes. Bill Clinton. Flies to North Korea on an empty plane and comes home with two hot Asian journalists chicks. This guy is still good. I hear he’s going back for more. Hamid Karzai. Afghani president admits voter fraud but says election still deserves praise. Okay. “Hey Hamid, nice voter fraud.” Levi Johnston. For just being him. The State of Illinois. If Rod Blagojevich is found guilty in civil court, he will be their second former governor imprisoned

United Way of Vance County is in the midst of its annual campaign to raise funds to help eighteen local agencies that are vital to the health and welfare of our community. Many businesses are in the process of conducting their own campaigns, and citizens who have given in the past, as well as those who haven’t, have been contacted. While we depend on those who have helped us in the past, we know that — in order to reach our goal of $215,000 — we must have contributions from many who have not participated in previous campaigns. We saw the power of pocket change last year when children in our local schools collected and gave to United Way of Vance County more than $6,000 in coins that were found around the house. This year we want to expand the power of pocket change by asking you to look around your house, collect any change you find, and take it to United Way of Vance County at 212 Dabney Drive (across from the fire department). The staff at United Way will count your change and give you a receipt while you wait. Donating your change is a quick and easy way to become a part of United Way of Vance County’s 2009 campaign. More importantly, your change and the change of many others will turn into dollars that will help United Way help those in need.

at the same time. That means Illinois will have three governors working for them: two in Joliet and one in Springfield. Katie Couric. Don’t know why, but every time she says “stimulus package,” I giggle. The GOP. Waging an internal war for their very soul. GOP soul. As oxymoronic as a Democratic leadership fight. Joaquin Phoenix Talk Show Guest Handbook. Secretary of Treasury Tim Geithner. Though now in charge of the IRS, forgot to pay his taxes. Yeah. Me, too. Hillary Clinton. Secretary of State responds to Somali pirates by talking tough: “Thems that George Fowler dies is the lucky ones.” Residential/Retiree Coordinator And finally, George W. Bush. United Way of Vance County Announced his intention to open Campaign a think tank. Let me repeat that. The George W. Bush Think Tank. You can’t make stuff up like this. See, life is good. Will Durst is a San Francisco-based political comic who writes sometimes. This is one of those times. He is a familiar pundit on television and radio. E-mail Will at durst@caglecartoons. com. Check out willandwillie. com for the latest podcast. Will Durst’s book, “The All American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing,” is available from Amazon and better bookstores all over this great land of ours. Don’t forget to check out his rooftop comedy minutes at: http:// www.rooftopcomedy.com/ shows/BurstOfDurst.

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