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Police call for tips in homicide Shot in the back, Oxford man, 77, dies in surgery By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — The Police Department is asking for the public’s help in solving the case of the fatal Sunday evening shooting of 77-year-old Frank Branch. Police in a statement said that, at approximately 6:15 p.m., there was a knock on the door of Branch’s Raleigh Street residence and Branch opened the door and allowed persons in. Police said after Branch sat down in his recliner, shots rang out and Branch unsuccessfully attempted to get out of harm’s way. Branch was struck in the back, police said. Branch died while undergoing surgery after being flown to Duke University Medical Center by a Duke Life Flight helicopter. Anyone with any information about the shooting is urged to phone Granville County Crime Stoppers at (919) 693-3100. Crime Stoppers can pay up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons or persons involved in this crime.

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The number “23” is painted on a street sign, left, on Perry Avenue near Dabney Drive Wednesday afternoon. A Do Not Enter sign with the letters “ymg” spray painted on it stands at the corner of Granite Street and South Garnett Street

Vandalism costs city plenty By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

Vandals have cost the city probably $4,000 in sign replacement costs since July, Public Works Director Linda Leyen said at a Wednesday morning meeting of the Clean Up Henderson Committee. “It’s all over town,” Leyen said of the presence of graffiti. “It’s terrible,” said Rochelle Moon, who keeps the committee’s meeting minutes. Horace Bullock, who doubles as a Planning Board member, said he saw graffiti on a stop sign along Alexander Avenue south and southeast of the city center, which prompted Leyen to add,

Henderson hit by rash of graffiti; some brazen vandals pulling up signs, throwing them in ditches “Apparently they went through (the) West End about three weeks ago now. And I think they painted every sign over there.” Additionally, persons are stealing street signs as fast as crews can put up replacements, Leyen said. And Leyen said the Public Works Department is considering installing cameras and motion sensors in certain areas of the city to try to catch the perpetrators in the act. In many instances, the perpetrators are leaving the sign poles intact, but in some instances, the

perpetrators are pulling up the poles and throwing them in ditches as far away as the opposite end of the city, Leyen said. And Leyen noted a mailman called about having found a sign in ditch while working a route. “But, some of ‘em are getting really brave,” Leyen said. “They’re pulling up stop signs and throwing ‘em in the ditches. And somebody is going to get killed.” “Yeah, that’s dangerous,” Committee Chairwoman Juanita Somerville said. And Somerville noted seeing

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Weather Today Partly cloudy

High: 62 Low: 36

Friday Partly cloudy

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Deaths Clarksville, Va. Walter G. Appun, 87 Bonnie T. Ashworth, 59 Henderson James Mangum, 86 Cora J. Scott, 88 Macon Monica Donoughue, 66 Oxford Frank Branch, 77 Warren County Joey R. Silver, 45 Whitesville Eula Towns, 74

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Utility rate hike aimed at shortfall

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posts minus signs along Ranes Drive at the northeastern edge of the city. “That’s what I’m talking about,” Leyen said. “That’s what they’re taking, is the street name signs.” Leyen urged citizens who see damaged signs or sign-less posts to contact her department. Police Chief Keith Sidwell said anyone who sees persons with spray paint cans in their hands needs to call his department. “Certainly our officers are out and about and they take enforcement action when they can,” Sidwell said, adding he needs those who see and report such crimes to testify in court.

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Ready for Christmas

By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

This house on West Andrews Avenue near Whitten Avenue is all decked out for the Christmas season in this photo from Tuesday night.

Bern, where the Warren County representative will share the platform with state and national figures promoting tourism. Members of the Tourism Development Committee described the plan’s goals as they were projected on a screen in the fire station: • Warrenton Town Commissioner Mary Hunter described several tasks to achieve Goal 1 — “Develop a strong Tourism Program with clear objectives and well defined goals to increase the economic impact of tourism in Warren County.” • Mary Catherine Harris, a member of the Warren County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, narrated Goal 2 — “Achieve a Communication/Education Program for stakeholders in the tourism industry.” • Tom Peace, of Stellar Visuals Company, outlined needed actions to achieve Goal 3 — “Create a spe-

OXFORD — The present City Commission, in one of a list of last official acts Tuesday, will be voting for a utilities rate increase to be included in the next fiscal year budget. Departing Commissioner Chance Wilkinson at Monday’s commission agenda meeting said he is going to vote no because he does not believe the soon-to-be former commission should be approving an 11th hour action before new commissioners are sworn in. And Wilkinson said the final decision is going to be up to the soon-to-be new commission anyway. “So, it’s a waste of time to vote on it,” Wilkinson told reporters immediately afterward. The commission, meeting Nov. 10, voted to formally accept a report after Public Works Committee Chairman Paul Kiesow, under questioning from Wilkinson, specified a 17 percent hike for sewer fees and a five percent hike for water fees. In August and at the recommendation of the committee, the commission gave the go-ahead for a rate study by Raftelis Financial Consultants of Charlotte at a cost of $27,081, with City Manager Mark Donham having specified future infrastructure needs as one

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Warren strategic plan for tourism brands county as state’s ‘Jewel’ N.C. official impressed with effort, will use as model in other localities By DAVID IRVINE Daily Dispatch Writer

WARRENTON — “Warren County: The Jewel of North Carolina.” That is the new county brand proposed in the Warren County Tourism Strategic Plan. The plan was developed over the past 11 months by the Warren County Tourism Development Committee. Meeting in the Warrenton Rural Fire Department on Tuesday evening, Warren County tourism Obituaries, 4A stakeholders and members of the public viewed a Power Point presentation of the plan and heard oral commentary by tourism consultant Kay Thomas and members of the committee. Warren County Commissioner

Ernie Fleming explained the rationale behind the new brand, describing the many features of the county that form the facets of the Jewel — lakes, history, agriculture, culture, location, heritage and more. He pointed out that each facet of the Jewel offers opportunities to target tourism markets. The plan received immediate recognition and commendation from the state of North Carolina. Russ Haddad — Director of N.C. Tourism Development for the North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film, and Sports Development — congratulated the Warren County Tourism Development Committee and said he would use the plan and the development process as a model for other county efforts. He then invited the group to send a representative to participate on a panel at the Governor’s Conference on Tourism, which will take place next March in New

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Mark It Down Today Shriners’ meeting — The Henderson Shrine Club meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Henderson Masonic Lodge #229, 401 Brodie Road, Henderson. Dinner will be served, followed by the business meeting. School naming — The Public Facilities Naming Committee of the Vance County Board of Education has scheduled a public hearing at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of E.M. Rollins Elementary School, 1600 S. Garnett St., to solicit public opinions regarding the proposed names for the new elementary school now under construction. The public is invited to attend. Christmas event — “Holiday On Vance Square,” presented annually by the Vance County Arts Council, will be held at 6 p.m. at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. Admission is free, but donations will be appreciated. The event is sponsored by the Vance County Arts Council, members and friends of the arts, and the N.C. Arts Council. Genealogical society meeting — The Granville County Genealogical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Granville County Commissioner’s meeting room, 145 Williamsboro St. in Oxford. The topic of the program will be “Granville Colonies in Other States.” Mark Pace, N.C. Room specialist for the Richard H. Thornton Library, will present the program. Pace has actively pursued a passion for genealogy and local history. During his research, he noted areas in several states, including Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and others, that were populated with familiar Granville County names. In his presentation, he will discuss some of his findings. The public is invited to attend. Chess Club — The Henderson/Vance Chess Club, affiliated with the U. S. Chess Federation, meets at the First United Methodist Church from 6 to 9:30 p.m. All are welcome, adults and youths, novice or experienced. For more information, call Rudy Abate at 438-4459 (days) or 738-0375 (evenings). Childbirth classes — Prepared childbirth education classes are held at Granville Medical Center, 1010 College St., in Oxford, every Thursday night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room. Women who are scheduled to deliver their babies at any hospital are welcome to attend. To register for the classes, call the Childbirth Education Department at (919) 690-3208. Water district meeting — A Vance County Water District sign-up meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Aycock Elementary School, 305 Cary Chapel Road, in the cafeteria. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity to sign up and pay the early signup/connection fee of $125 as answer technical questions.

Friday Embers concert — The Embers will return to Henderson to perform their family-oriented, sit-down Christmas concert, “Christmas with The Embers,” featuring holiday songs and costumes, at 7 p.m. at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. Tickets are $15 for adults, children (12 and younger), $10. For more information or tickets, contact the chamber at (252) 438-8414 or info@hendersonvance.org. Lighting of the Greens — The Oxford Lighting of the Greens will be held at 4 p.m. in the central business district, followed by the Christmas parade at 6:30 p.m. Tree lighting — The Creedmoor Tree Lighting Ceremony at Lake Rogers will be held at 7 p.m. Blood drive — Maria Parham Medical Center and the American Red Cross will sponsor a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the classroom and the auditorium of the hospital. Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins will be taken. Donors need to be at least 17 years old, in good health and weigh at least 110 pounds. Call Lee Anne Peoples at (252) 436-1116 or email her at peoplesl@mphosp.org to schedule an appointment. Flu clinic — The health departments in Vance and Granville counties will be holding H1N1 flu clinics on Friday afternoons from 1-4 p.m., except for Dec. 25, while supplies last. The vaccine is free. American Legion — The American Legion Post 60 will meet at 6:30 in the Legion Hut. All members are requested to attend. Art du Jour — Art du Jour, 209 E. Nash St., Louisburg, will be hosting a celebration dedicated to its members from 5:308:30 p.m. Come experience a holiday performance by young guitar students led by instructor Alicia Ellers. Peggy Harris will follow with joyful songs of the season. Craig Kassan’s works are still featured along with holiday crafts by members. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend. For more information, please call (919) 496-1650.

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Middle school hosts fall arts concert The Henderson Middle School Fine Arts Department hosted its annual Fall Arts Concert on Nov. 19 in the Henderson Middle School Auditorium. The event was designed to teach students positive character traits that encompass the arts in a collaboration of instrumental music, vocal music and stage production while showcasing student talent. The concert, which was standing room only, featured standard Christmas classics performed by the Henderson Middle School bands including “Good King Wenceslas”, “Jolly Old Saint Nicholas” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” The bands are under the direction of Tina Rippe who is now entering her second year with the music program. The seventh and eighth grade chorus sang a rendition of “The Christmas Song” as recorded by Nat King Cole, and “I Believe I Can Fly,” as recorded by R. Kelly, which was dedicated

Henderson Middle School’s choir and bands perform “The 12 Days of Christmas” as the finale to the annual Fall Arts Concert on Nov. 19. to the memory of Abria Lewis. The chorus is under the direction of Travis Cooper, a recent graduate of N.C. Central University’s School Administration Program. Kayla Crawford and Oc-

Sunday Henderson Christmas parade — The annual Henderson Christmas parade will be held downtown starting at 2:30 p.m. Area bands will provide music and businesses and civic / religious groups will sponsor floats. Santa Claus will also be in attendance. The parade route goes from Dabney Drive Extension to Garnett Street, ending at Rose Avenue.

tavious Copeland served as backstage crew managers. Jarrett Thompson, a sixth grade drama student and the school’s own version of “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest, served as master of ceremonies for the

evening. The concert concluded with the bands and choruses joining forces and performing “The 12 Days of Christmas.” The school’s Fine Arts Department will host a spring production in April 2010.

VGCC students complete Thanksgiving food drive Criminal Justice Technology students at VanceGranville Community College recently continued their tradition of giving back to their communities with the annual Criminal Justice Club Thanksgiving food drive for families in need. For the past several years, the food drive has continued to grow. The club fed Thanksgiving meals to nine families in 2006,

11 families in 2007 and 12 families in 2008. This year’s drive exceeded expectations and provided food for 19 families in Vance, Granville and Warren counties. Throughout November, club members collected nonperishable food items from VGCC students, faculty and staff. Young students at the day care center on the college’s main campus also enthusiastically brought items from home.

“I was so impressed with the generosity of our VGCC community,” said Andrea Ferguson, a criminal justice instructor who helped oversee the food drive. “Many individuals donated their time and resources to help others in these difficult times, and we’re very thankful.” VGCC Dean of Business and Applied Technologies Bobby Van Brunt added, “This is just another example of how we try to live

Habitat for Humanity ReStore offers holiday sale This year, the Granville County Habitat for Humanity ReStore is the place to shop for all of your Christmas needs. For the entire month of December, all Dewalt, Porter Cable, Lawson Products (Tuff-Cut), and other select tool-related products are 25 percent off their recently reduced prices. “What better way to show the man or woman in your life how much you love them by putting some of their favorite tools and accessories under the Christmas tree,” said ReStore Administrator Phil Hanny. Dec. 8 will be Women’s Day at the ReStore. For one day only, all purchases made by women that

day will be discounted by 40 percent. “This is the ReStore’s way of saying ‘thank you’ to all of the women that have patronized the ReStore this year,” said Hanny. In addition to the tools on sale, Christmas decorations,

lights, ornaments, stockings, wreaths and Christmas trees are still for sale at the ReStore through Dec. 31. For more information, contact Executive Director Mark Prokop at (919) 693-5694 or visit www.granvillecountyhfh.org.

up to our middle name of ‘community’ and I’m very proud of how our faculty and especially our students engage themselves each holiday to be sure others less fortunate than ourselves are not forgotten.” For more information on the VGCC Criminal Justice program, call program head Angela Gardner-Ragland at (252) 738-3226.

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Saturday Christmas parades — The City of Creedmoor’s Christmas Parade will be held at 11 a.m. and the Town of Butner will hold its Christmas parade at 2 p.m. Henderson Institute — The Henderson Institute Triad Chapter will hold its regular meeting at 11 a.m. at the Henderson Institute Museum on Rock Spring Street. Guest speaker will be Services Provided By: Michael W. Putney, principal of Dabney Elementary School. The chapter’s Christmas celebration will also take place during this meeting. Members are reminded to please bring non-perishable food items for the food bank at ACTS. College Day — The Reclaiming Our Youth (ROY) Leadership Program will sponsor its sixth annual HBCU College Day beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Dabney Elementary School on Lanning Road in Henderson. Admissions representatives from all the historically black colleges and universities (HBCU’s) in North Carolina and Virginia will be on hand to share information with parents and students about their respective schools. Students will be allowed to also speak individually with representatives and complete applications on site. Some application fees will be waived. High school juniors and seniors are especially encouraged to attend. SAT scores and transcripts should be available for immediate consideration. Entertainment will be provided by local step teams and drum lines. This event is free. For more information, contact Vincent Ragland at (252) 213-2095, Michael Perry at (252) 213-0887 or Sarah Baskerville at (252) 492-5981. Pigeon Club — The VGWF Racing Pigeon Club is hosting a show and auction at the Kittrell Community Club House, 27 Main St., Kittrell, beginning at 11 a.m. Show birds will include yearling hen, yearling cock, old bird hen and old bird cock with a prize for best in show and best opposite sex. Entry fee is $2 per birth. Birds being auctioned off will be donated by VGWF lofts and other lofts across Virginia and North and South Carolina, 50/50 split. Refreshments and prizes will be offered. Marion Cutler will serve as judge and Skip Walston will serve as the auctioneer. For more information, contact Sam Parsons at (252) 432-6380.

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Area unemployment rates rise in Oct. While the State’s unemployment rate went up .3 percent in October, local county increases included .6 pecent for Vance, .1 percent for Warren and .2 percent for Granville. The figures for September and October were: • North Carolina — 10.4 percent to 10.7 percent. • Vance — 13 percent to 13.6 percent. • Warren — 12.8 percent to 12.9 percent. • Granville — 10.2 percent to 10.4 percent. The labor force statistics in October were: • North Carolina — 4,060,373 employed and 484,120 unemployed. • Vance — 16,732 employed and 2,637 unemployed. • Warren — 6,887 employed and 1,021 unem-

Prepare now for winter weather Governor Beverly Perdue, in conjunction with the National Weather Service, has declared Nov. 29 — Dec. 5 to be Winter Weather Preparedness Week in North Carolina. The federal agency is making informational messages available each day on its website, according to Brian Short, director of Emergency Operations for Henderson and Vance County. The website address is: www.weather.gov/om/winter/index.shtml. The schedule for the related topics includes: • Today — “Driving in

damage, Lloyd said. Lloyd said Newton was neither hauling any hazardous materials nor anything requiring an environmental cleanup. The Highway Patrol was notified of the wreck at approximately 7:15 a.m. Lloyd said the part of U.S. 158/Oxford Loop from Salem Road to the junction with Business U.S. 158 had to be shut off for approximately an hour.

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Oxford approves proposed annex

OXFORD — A truck driver was cited for improper brakes after his tractor-trailer overturned on a wet Wednesday morning at the junction of U.S. 158 and Business U.S. 158 east of Oxford and adjacent to the Revlon cosmetics plant. Willie Newton, who was driving west on U.S. 158, tried to make a right turn onto the part of U.S. 158 that duplexes with Oxford Loop, but Newton was driving too fast and the brakes failed, state Trooper Chad Lloyd said. Newton, 53, of Dublin, which is southeast of Fayetteville, suffered abrasions and cuts, while the truck, a 1996 Peterbilt, suffered probably $8,000 worth of

OXFORD — The City Commission on Monday held a public hearing regarding the proposed voluntary annexation of 1020 Lewis St./U.S. 15, as requested by Dale Cates. Mayor Al Woodlief said Cates’ property is across from the new Shoppes at Oxford, which has the Walmart Supercenter as the anchor store. Woodlief said that Cates’ well went dry and that the supercenter provided utilities facilities for Cates, whose property is required to be annexed to receive the city services. There was no objection to Cates’ request. Send comments to news@ hendersondispatch.com.

UTILITY, from page one the proposed utilities rate hikes, Kiesow said, “I will cover that” on Tuesday. After Woodlief and the commissioners reviewed and discussed the agenda, Woodlief received a motion to adjourn. Currin, who was sitting in the audience, asked for clarity about the rate. “He (Kiesow) will make a motion to vote on that,” Woodlief replied. Currin wanted to know whether the vote would be for setting the rate or whether he and the rest of the soon-to-be commission would set the rate later on. Woodlief asked Kiesow whether he was going to ask to set the rate or vote on the rate. Kiesow said that, “I plan to have the vote on the — for us to vote on setting the rate for next year, to include it in the budget” and that Currin and the rest of the soon-tobe commission would have “another chance at this” when preparing the Fiscal Year 2010-11 budget. Woodlief told Currin, “But, what he’s saying is, yes, he’s going to ask for the rate increase when he makes the motion.” And Kiesow emphasized

of the reasons. And city officials say that there is a projected $245,000 utilities revenue shortfall and that the usage of the sewer and water systems has decreased by approximately 200,000 gallons a day over the past year. In their Nov. 10 vote, the commissioners agreed to put the matter on the agenda of the Tuesday meeting as old business, meaning Wilkinson and the other three departing commissioners — Kiesow, Steve Powell and Bob Shope — would be in on the decision making. Ron Bullock, Danny Currin, Calvin “C.J.” Harris and Jackie Sergent, all elected Nov. 3, will be sworn as new commissioners Tuesday after the conclusion of old business. Oxford’s seven commissioners serve staggered four-year terms. The four new commissioners will join Commissioners Walter Cantley, Howard Herring and Bob Williford, as well as re-elected Mayor Al Woodlief, who serves a two-year term. During Monday’s commission agenda meeting, when the subject turned to

to Currin, “You’ll set the budget.” Wilkinson said that what Kiesow is saying is the rate hike would not go into effect until July, which marks the start of Fiscal 2010-11, but that the soon-to-be commission would have the opportunity to make any changes. And Wilkinson added, “I’m going to vote against it because I don’t think we should vote on it right now.”

Powell was absent from the agenda meeting. Contact the writer at bwest@ hendersondispatch.com.

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A public hearing is set for today at 7 p.m. at Rollins Elementary School to get comments on 16 names that have been proposed for Vance County’s latest elementary school. It is under construction on Garrett Road, and is scheduled to open next August. The Board of Education will have the final sayso on what the facility is called.

ployed • Granville — 23,018 employed and 2,659 unemployed. Across the State in October, Currituck County had the lowest unemployment rate at six percent, and Scotland County had the highest at 17.2 percent. Of North Carolina’s 100 counties, 74 had unemployment rate increases in October.

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Deaths Walter G. Appun CLARKSVILLE, Va. — Walter Gustav Appun, 87, a resident of 174 Bear Track Trail, Clarksville, Va., died Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. Born on Dec. 16, 1921, in Wasserleben, Germany, he was the son of the late Nerman Appun and Berta Huffman Appun. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving in World War II. He was a retired technician with National Cash Register Co. and was a member of Tabernacle United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Tabernacle United Methodist Church by the Rev. Mark Clark. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Blaetz Appun; and his daughter, Wilma Gail Appun. The family will receive friends Friday immediately following the service in the fellowship hall of Tabernacle United Methodist Church. Serving as active pallbearers will be the men of Tabernacle United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home.

Frank Branch HENDERSON — Frank ‘June’ Branch, 77, of 603B Raleigh St., died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2009, at Duke Medical Center. He was the son of the late Frank and Sadie Hopkins Branch. He attended the Franklin County Schools, graduated from Louisburg High School, served in the Korean War, and worked as a supervisor for Martin Roofing Company for many years before retiring. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Allen’s Home of Funerals by the Rev. Tolokum Omokunde. Burial will follow in the New Light Church Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Roxie Garner Branch of the home; a daughter, Rashanda G. Evans of Oxford; a sister, Hattie Mae Cannady of Louisburg; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Larry Branch; a brother, John Branch; and a sister, Annie Gray Green. A viewing will be Friday from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. The family will receive friends at their home. Allen’s Home of Funerals is assisting the Branch family.

Monica Donoughue MACON — Monica “Micki” Donoughue, 66, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Blaylock Funeral Home.

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Bonnie Leigh Tuck Ashworth CLARKSVILLE, Va. — Bonnie Leigh Tuck Ashworth, 59, wife of Morris Gray Ashworth, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at her home. Born in Granville County, N.C., Bonnie was the daughter of the late Major Presley Tuck and Mary Cottrell Bowen. She was a graduate of Bluestone High School with the Class of 1970; was employed with Russell Stover Candy Company for 32 years and Revlon for 7 years. A member of Union Chapel Baptist Church, funeral services will be held there, at 11 a.m. Friday with the Rev. Chris Sorenson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

James H. Mangum HENDERSON — James Hartwell Mangum, 86, of 1206 Toepleman St., Henderson, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, at his home. Born in Vance County, he was the son of the late David Alexander and Annie Lee Tucker Mangum. He was a retired employee of the U.S. Postal Service, was a United States Navy veteran of World War II, and was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Henderson Moose Lodge. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Flowers Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Donald Perkinson. Burial will follow in Sunset Gardens. Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Maxine Stallings Mangum; a daughter, Sylvia Jean M. Brewster, of Creedmoor; a son, Danny Hartwell Mangum, of Henderson; two sisters, Willie Lou M. Jackson and Helen M. Pegram, both of Henderson; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four sisters, Daisy M. Abbott, Lizzie M. Cleaton, Thelma Mangum, and Velma Mangum; and five brothers, Ira Mangum, Leo Mangum, Edward Mangum, Elvin Mangum, and A.W. Mangum. The family will receive friends Friday, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Flowers Funeral Home. All other times, they will be at the home, 1206 Toepleman St., Henderson.

In addition to her husband, Bonnie is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Presley and Deborah Tuck of Oxford, N.C.; uncle and aunt, Wallace and Becky Cottrell of Kittrell, N.C.; sister-in-law, Phyllis Evans and her husband, Gary, of Suffolk; brotherin-law, Larry Allen of Henderson, N.C.; three nieces; two nephews; and several great-nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Bonnie was preceded in death by her sister, Patricia T. Allen of Henderson. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. today at Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at http://www. wclfh.com. Paid Obituary

Serving as active pallbearers will be Glenn Stoudemire, Steven Stoudemire, Jay West, Danny Mangum Jr., Christopher Mangum, Zachary Mangum, Bruce Stoudemire, and Draygon West. Arrangements are by Flowers Funeral Home.

Cora J. Scott HENDERSON — Cora Ann Jefferson Scott, 88, of 495 Morgan Road, died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at Duke Medical Center. She was born in Vance County and was the daughter of the late Elijah and Laura Walker Jefferson. At an early age, she became a Baptist and joined Woodsworth Baptist Church and later she moved her membership and joined Antioch United Church of Christ where she was a faithful member working on the pastor’s aide, Willing Worker’s Club, senior choir and clothing ministry, and was a Sunday school teacher and missionary. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Antioch United Church of Christ by the Rev. John T. Saddler. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, Louvionetta Henderson of Townsville, Joyce Pettaway of Nelson, Va., the Rev. Rosa Hargrove of Upper Marlboro, Md., and Regina Henderson of Henderson; two sons, Sidney Scott and Reginald Scott, both of

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Joey R. Silver WARREN COUNTY — Joey R. Silver, 45, of Warren County, died Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Faith Baptist Church in Enfield. The Rev. Thomas Richardson will officiate and burial will follow in the Silver Hill Cemetery in Enfield. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Silver of Roanoke Rapids; his father, Roark Silver of Macon; and two sisters, Peggie Richardson of Hollister and Gail Lynch of Odenton, Md. The family received friends today from 7 to 8 p.m. at Boyd’s Funeral Service Chapel in Warrenton. Arrangements are by Boyd’s Funeral Service in Warrenton.

Eula Towns WHITESVILLE — Eula Towns, 74, of Whitesville, formerly of Warren County, died Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at United Solid Rock Faith Ministries in Warrenton. Bishop Moore H. Bynum, pastor, will officiate and burial will follow at King Burchette Cemetery in Warrenton. She is survived by a daughter, De’Borah Pridgen of the home; and three sons, Larry of Easton, Pa., Eddie of Shawnee, Ga., and Thaddius Jr. of Warrenton. The family will receive friends today from 7 to 8 p.m. at Boyd’s Funeral Service Chapel in Warrenton. Arrangements are by Boyd’s Funeral Service in Warrenton.

VANDALISM, from page one Sidwell, when asked by Somerville for additional updates, said that his department is currently working with the City Code Compliance Department and Progress Energy and that his department is conducting criminal investigations regarding thefts of power and water. “Those will be coming to fruition soon,” Sidwell said. Sidwell cited the effort of the community revitalization initiative, which includes himself, Fire Chief Danny Wilkerson, Code Compliance Director Corey Williams and the city’s water service, as well as Progress Energy and several internal and external customers. “Our biggest challenge still seems to be recidivists, folks who are charged with crimes and continue to commit crimes after they make bail,” Sidwell said, noting his department has brought this to the attention of the judicial system. “And we are hoping to get some relief from that in the future. We’ll see what 2010 holds,” Sidwell said, speaking to the committee in a low tone of voice. Somerville said, “That’s definitely needed because it’s sad for people to just be — I mean it’s getting worse instead of better. And the economy is not helping any.” Sidwell said, “I will be the first to say that anyone — and not that that statement was meant in that context — but I will tell anyone, inclusive of our judicial system and the citizens that we serve, that

the economy is no excuse to commit crimes. “That is a lame excuse, in my eyes,” Sidwell said. “If you have the ability to work, and everybody at this table does, then you should work. If you cannot, assistance is here for you. “You do have to apply for it, but coming from meager upbringings myself, it was never an excuse. It’s not an excuse now. That’s almost 50 years later,” Sidwell said. “Everybody wasn’t brought up the same way you were,” Somerville told Sidwell, emphasizing she understood the chief’s statement about his background. “But, some people don’t have the know-withal to move forward and the determination to move forward,” Somerville said, adding that, oftentimes, people look for excuses. As Somerville’s voice trailed off slightly, Sidwell said, “That’s why we have jails.” “We know that we have to move forward in the city,” Somerville said, emphasizing that everyone has to do so collectively. The committee met for approximately 30 minutes. Clean Up Henderson dates back to 2003. The committee was first created as a temporary panel to address nagging appearance-related issues in the city, including abandoned buildings, clogged gutters, illegal dumping, junked cars, overgrown lots and storm debris. Contact the writer at bwest@ hendersondispatch.com.

WARREN, from page one cific image of the Warren County tourism experience through the development of a marketing program that will utilize compiled tourism information. Warren County tourism will be promoted on local, state, and national levels.” The plan was introduced by a letter from Chairman Barry Richardson on behalf of the Warren County Board of Commissioners. It was read to the group by Warren County Manager Linda Worth, who explained that Richardson had a conflict and could not attend the meeting. Roger Greisinger, a member of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Direc-

tors, pointed out the long list of Warren County strengths while acknowledging the existence of a number of weaknesses. The plan suggests targeting interstate travelers, festival and seasonal visitors, church and school groups, clubs and organizations and business clientele to market the county and its attributes. Building on the “Jewel of North Carolina” theme, the plan states: “Our true gems are our people, our culture, and our places.” It is on these assets that the county hopes to build a sparkling economic future. Contact the writer at dirvine@ hendersondispatch.com.

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RICHMOND, Va. — Cigarette maker Reynolds American Inc. has reached a deal to acquire a Swedish company whose nicotine gum, pouches and spray help people stop smoking, the second-largest U.S. tobacco company said Wednesday. The acquisition will let Reynolds offer products that can “reduce the risks of diseases and death caused by tobacco use,” CEO Susan M. Ivey said in a statement. Niconovum AB’s products are sold outside the U.S. under the Zonnic brand. They could help the maker of Camel cigarettes and Grizzly smokeless tobacco keep growing as tax increases, health concerns,

smoking bans and social stigma cut into demand for cigarettes. The deal, which Reynolds expects to conclude by the end of the year, would be worth about $44 million. The Associated Press reported last month that the companies were in talks. Karl Olov Fagerstrom, an expert on smoking cessation and nicotine dependence, formed Niconovum in 2000, according to its Web site. Reynolds, which is based in Winston-Salem, N.C., said it will fund product development and testing required for Niconovum to enter markets outside of Sweden and Denmark. Reynolds intends to keep Niconovum’s headquarters in Sweden and

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Creedmoor wants to build treatment plant along Tar City has schematic of project; estimated cost is $12 million By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

CREEDMOOR — The municipal government has received pre-approval from the state for speculative effluent limits in connection with the possible construction of a wastewater treatment plant along the Tar River, Mayor Darryl Moss told the Dispatch. “That is roughly a $12 million project,” Moss said on Nov 25. Speculative limits are provided to establish performance criteria for the designing of wastewater treatment plants or plant improvements. Moss said that, although no documentation has been signed for land for a wastewater treatment site along the Tar, “We do have a fairly detailed schematic of the plant operation and how this would look.” “And we’ve tried to make sure that we address as many of the known issues that we can come up with right now, making sure that what we do retain its leaders. is not going to have any Under the Camel brand, negative impact on the Reynolds has introduced Tar,” Moss said. moist smokeless tobacco “In fact, our thinking and snus — small pouches right now is we’re actually going to help them from a like tea bags that users flow perspective because stick between the cheek they have low flow during and gum. the summer,” Moss said. Reynolds also has “It does improve in the introduced dissolving winter months because tobacco — finely milled of additional water or adtobacco shaped into orbs, sticks and strips — in test ditional rain, but the plant design that they’ve come markets.

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up with — actually, the water is going to be better when it comes out of our plant than is actually in the river right now,” Moss said, a reference to how sophisticated such a facility would be if built. “And it’s basically a one-million-gallon-a-day allocation that we conceivably could release into the Tar River,” Moss said. Moss said the city would compare the details of a proposed wastewater treatment plant with having a possible sewer and water link with Oxford, which is a partner with Henderson and Warren County in the Kerr Lake Regional Water System. The Kerr Lake System is working toward obtaining state authorization to move massive amounts of water from one river basin to another so the system can increase the daily capacity of the water plant to 20 million gallons to meet expected future demand. Oxford’s assets are a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant off the Interstate 85/N.C. 96 interchange, plus a water link to the John H. Kerr Reservoir via a regional plant overseen by Henderson and located off Flemingtown Road in north-

eastern Vance County. Creedmoor has been interested in a utilities link with Oxford because the Butner-based South Granville Water and Sewer Authority (SGWASA) sewer plant is limited in the amounts that can be treated and discharged into Knap of Reeds Creek, which flows into Raleigh’s chief water source, Falls Lake. Moss said he believes the line of thinking from Creedmoor is no one is going to be able to release more effluent into Falls Lake and even said he believes the amount would have to be reduced. “So, that is going to put a really big constraint on how we grow. And that’s why we’re trying to be very aggressive in exploring other options on our wastewater side,” Moss said. Moss in June was quoted in a published report as telling the Granville County Chamber of Commerce’s Government Forum Committee that Creedmoor had obtained a state permit that could lead to discharging effluent into the Tar. Contact the writer at bwest@ henderondispatch.com.

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HENDERSON POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests • Kejuan Ahmad Hicks, 21, of 608 E. Winder St. was served with a citation on Dec. 1. Misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. No bond. Court date Jan. 26. • Reginald Lewis, 21, of 503 E. Montgomery St. was served with an order for arrest on Dec. 2. Misdemeanor failure to appear on driving while license revoked charge. Secured bond set at $2,000. Court date. Dec. 14. • Keona Eaton, 20, of 451 Alexander Ave. was served with an order for arrest on Dec. 1. Misdemeanor failure to appear. Secured bond sete at $800. Court date Dec. 15. • Quenzelle Lerick Jones, 22, of 1711 Willow Lane was served

with an order for arrest on Nov. 27. Misdemeanor failure to appear on driving while impaired charge. Secured bond set at $1,000. Court date Jan. 10. • Brandon Carlon, 27, of 5617 Sterling Woods Drive, Fuquay, was arrested Dec. 1. Felony possession of heroin. Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Secured bond was set at $25,000. Court date Jan. 11. • Bobby Antwan Jackson, 29, of 311 Booth St. was served with an order for arrest on Dec. 1. Misdemeanor failure to appear. Secured bond was set at $275. Court date Dec. 19.

Larceny • Tameka Fuller, 30, of 2486 Old County Home Road reported Nov. 30 the theft from 1713 N. Garnett St. of a Panasonic

50-inch flat screen TV valued at $1,000. • Johnnie Mims Sanders of 616 Arch St. reported Nov. 30 the theft from the residence of the following items and their values: various jewelry items, $300; food items, $100; garden tools, $250; and house key, $1. • Felicia Nacole Johnson, 36, of 1230 Dabney Drive reported Nov. 30 the theft from a vehicle of a Sony CD/navigation system valued at $500. Damage to a passenger side window estimated at $100. • Eddie Fisher, 52, of 810 East Ave. reported Nov. 26 the theft from the residence of a 42-inch flat screen TV valued at $700. • Christopher Snickles, 26, of 175 Regional Water Lane reported Nov. 25 the theft of 4 tires valued at $1,000 and 4 chrome rims valued at $3,500.

• Dustin Blair, 26, of 260 Industry Drive reported Nov. 26 the theft from a vehicle of a Garman GPS device valued at $200 and a digital camera valued at $300. Damage to rear passenger side window estimated at $300. • Maybelle Archie, 48, of 1107 N. Pinkston St. reported Dec. 1 the theft from the rresidence of the following items and their values: XBox game console, $100; various clothing, $250; Nintendo 64, $100; and DVD player, $100. Damage to a rear door estimated at $50. • Susie Ann Wright, 35, of 1038 Shirley Drive reported Dec. 1 the theft from the residence of the following items and their values: Compaq laptop computer, $400; Gateway laptop computer, $600; Taurus PT111 handgun, $150; and Sony 42-inch TV, $1,600. Damage to a rear door frame estimated at $200.

VANCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE on Dec. 1. Failure to appear. Secured bond of $88,550. Court date Dec. 10. • Joey Daniel Gibson, 30, of 1441 Old Epsom Road was served with an order for arrest on Dec. 1. Failure to appear on driving charge. Secured bond set at $1,500. Court date Dec. 15. • Orlando Gibbs, 35, of 4927 Warrenton Road was arrested on Dec. 1. Misdemeanor simple assault. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Unsecured bond was

Arrests • John Dwayne Russell, 32, of 4145 Warrenton Road was served with an order for arrest on Dec. 1. Misdemeanor failure to appear on speeding and driving while license revoked charges. Secured bond set at $1,000. Court date Dec. 8. • Tiffany Kay Wade, 26, of 1166 Pine Ridge Road was served with an order for arrest

set at $500. Court date Dec. 28. • Sharon Naomi Williams, 42, of 122 Taylor Farm Lane was served with an order for arrest on Dec. 1. Failure to appear on felony forgery of endorsement, and felony obtain property under false pretenses and felony uttering forged instrument. Secured bond sete at $20,000. Court date not listed. • Natasha Dixon Parker, 40, of 3659 Raleigh Road Apt. 2 was arrested Dec. 1. Misdemeanor

assault with a deadly weapon. No bond. Court date Dec. 14.

Larceny • Ralph Wester, 49, of 9721 Hwy. 39 North reported Dec. 1 the theft from a wrecker of a GPS device valued at $375, air compressor valued at $50 and various Craftsman tools valued at $50.

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Second Oxford man arrested in break-ins By DISPATCH STAFF

OXFORD — A suspect in a rash of breaking and enterings in the city has given himself up. Ty McCoy, 21, of 213 Lewis St., is being held on $100,000 bond in the Granville County Jail, Oxford police said on Monday. McCoy is charged with 31 counts of breaking and entering, larceny and injury to property, police said. McCoy turned himself in late last week, police said. Police on Nov. 19 said that Brandon Evans, 17, of 230 Maple Drive, was jailed on $95,000 bond after he was booked for

numerous alleged offenses. Police said they had arrested Evans and were searching for McCoy in connection with at least 10 of the most recent breaking and entering cases in Oxford, including Area Congregations in Ministry, Nell’s Flowers & Gifts, First Baptist Church along Granville Street and C.G. Credle Elementary School, as well as residential properties. Send comments to news@ hendersondispatch.com.

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Daily Meditation And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Luke 1:30-33

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Getting into the spirit Looking for a great way to get into the Christmas spirit? Beyond the holiday shopping, a nearly endless number of joy-spreading opportunities await us in the Tri-County area this December, from parades to concerts to charity drives. For starters, we feel there’s nothing like the satisfaction of helping others to put you in the spirit of the season. You’ve no doubt seen appeals from groups like the Salvation Army in need of volunteers to help ring the bell for the Red Kettle Drive and from Henderson Middle School where sponsors are being sought to help donate items for a Christmas “wish list” for students with disabilities. Various groups are seeking help in securing toys and other gifts for needy children, one of those being the Northern Vance High School Key Club planning a “Christmas Store.” What a great way to get involved in our community! The music of the season can put Christmas in your heart, too. Two communitywide concerts are planned this week, both of them at the community college. “Holiday on Christmas Square” will be held tonight 6 p.m. in the VGCC Civic Center. A variety of groups from area schools and churches will perform in this event sponsored by the Vance County Arts Council. Admission is free but donations will be accepted. On Friday, at 7 p.m., the HendersonVance Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the third annual “Christmas with the Embers,” also in the Civic Center. This family oriented, sit-down concert will feature holiday songs and colorful costumes by the popular rhythm and blues and beach music band from North Carolina. Tickets – $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under – are available at the Chamber downtown in advance or at the door. Our annual Christmas parades begin this week – Friday night in Oxford, Sunday afternoon in Henderson, and a week from this Saturday in Warrenton and in Grassy Creek. Churches are planning special Christmas services, from Hanging of the Greens and Moravian Love Feasts to Christmas plays and live nativity scenes. The list goes on and on this season — in schools, churches, civic groups and other community organizations. There’s no reason to sit at home and celebrate the season with just your television. Use The Daily Dispatch as your tool to see what is happening and when, and see how you can plug into these memorable events in your community. You’ll help guarantee yourself a Merry Christmas.

Quotable “I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behavior and personal failings behind closed doors with my family. Those feelings should be shared by us alone.” Tiger Woods, in a statement following a cover story in Us Weekly magazine that reports a Los Angeles cocktail waitress claims she had a 31-month affair with him. “Just let it go. We’re no organized crime family. We’re a family. That’s all we are.” Victoria Gotti, John “Junior” Gotti’s sister, asked about a possibility of another trial after jurors deadlocked in the racketeering trial of her brother.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Fame bakes a new upper crust Once there was a time when you became famous by doing something that mattered. Not anymore. In the age of instant celebrities like Paris Hilton, Perez Hilton and the Kardashian sisters, one needs only to be famous in order to matter. This Internet-age reasoning drives the fame junkies of our age, which apparently helps us to understand Michaele and Tareq Salahi, better known far and wide as the White House gate crashers, the couple who sneaked into President Barack Obama’s first state dinner. For the record, the Virginia couple deny that they crashed the president’s party, despite their lack of an invitation or a name on the guest list. Details, details. The House Homeland Security committee quickly set hearings to give the Salahis a chance to explain themselves, and the Salahis said they would cheerfully attend. Sure. Judging from various reports, calling them before more TV cameras is like throwing Uncle Remus’ Br’er Rabbit in the briar patch. Despite their professed innocence, the Salahis could not deny that they charmed, cajoled and otherwise oozed their way past the velvet White House rope at the state

dinner to honor India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. They passed through the required metal detectors and behaved in no more of an annoying fashion than any of the dinner’s other Clarence swells, all the way Page up to the Tribune Media president Services himself, with whom they exchanged small talk while the cameras snapped away. There’s a lesson here, America. You, too, can feed your fame addiction. Simply stroll into the presence of famous people while projecting all of the upright, self-assured sense of entitlement that would be expected from someone who actually belonged there. Fame junkies are all the rage. Recent months have made it hard to tell the truly interesting Americans from those who merely want to play one on TV. The Salahis were under consideration for the cast of cable-network Bravo’s realityTV show “The Real Housewives of D.C.” A film crew

followed them through their daylong preparations for the dinner — to which, apparently unbeknownst to Bravo, they were not invited. The Salahis easily remind us of Richard and Mayumi Heene, Colorado parents of the so-called “Balloon Boy” hoax and veterans of “Wife Swap,” a reality show no less unreal than the one for which the Salahis were in the running. They also remind us of Nadya “Octomom” Suleman, who parlayed her multiple births into a TV series, and Jon and Kate Gosselin, who let us watch their family with eight children fall apart on camera. The celebrity-sprinkled photos on the Salahi’s Facebook page and various news reports on their social lives reveal the couple to be social climbers of a particularly adventurous bent with a Zelig-like skill for blending into unsuspecting social crowds. They managed to get within elbow-rubbing distance of Prince Charles, Oprah Winfrey, the Black-Eyed Peas and Obama, as a senator and as president. Michaele even blended into parties for alumni of the Washington football team’s “Redskinettes” cheerleaders. Her husband, we are told, was a polo-playing chief executive of now-bankrupt Oasis

Winery in Virginia, which his father founded. Michaele reportedly is involved in the sort of high-profile charity work that puts you in touch with the rich and well connected. But, alas, their White House stunt infuriates those of us who expect something a bit tighter in terms of White House security. The Secret Service is embarrassed, especially Director Mark Sullivan, who issued a rare apology — one that, as I recall, sounded a lot like the one he issued when President George W. Bush had two shoes flung at him during a news conference in Iraq. Neither episode marks the Secret Service’s finest hour. If further social climbing was their goal, the Salahis hunger for camera lenses may well have blown whatever respect they might otherwise have gained from Washington’s famously uptight and reserved elites. But maybe the local snoots don’t count like they used to. Fame for its own sake defines a new upper crust in America. Publicity, good or bad, becomes like gold to a new narcissistic elite. It makes you matter. (E-mail Clarence Page at cpage@tribune.com, or write to him c/o Tribune Media Services, 2225 Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, NY 14207.)

Provide socially conscious toys for tots Ah, the Christmas season is upon us. What better time to make our children more socially and environmentally aware. I refer to an interesting item in The National Post: More toymakers are producing products designed to make children sensitive to important issues. Little Billy wants a truck this year? How about a bright green recycling truck made from recycled milk jugs? Little Susie wants a doll? How about the American Girl doll? The doll and her single mother are homeless and live in the back seat of a car. Unfortunately for me, my parents were unenlightened in the ’60s and early ’70s. When I was 5, they gave me a set of wood blocks for Christmas. They didn’t care about the trees that were felled — or the fossil fuels that were consumed — to produce such an environmentally “damaging” toy. One Christmas, they got my sisters an Easy-Bake Oven. That thoughtless product encouraged my sisters to become homemakers — rather than pursue important careers in government or academia — at the same time it employed an energy-gobbling incandescent light bulb to bake the cake. I trust this menace of a product will cease production when Congress’ ban on the incandescent bulb goes into full effect in 2014.

Worse than the EasyBake Oven were the Barbie dolls my sisters got one year. Barbie was unrealistically trim, busty and beautiful and, therefore, bad for their selfesteem — not to mention she was made from nonrecyclable plastic. And worse than the wood blocks I received as a Tom youngster Purcell was the GI Tribune Media Joe action Services figure I got another year. That toy, of course, taught me to celebrate war and aggressive male behavior. Whereas testosteroneinduced risk taking has been bred out of many American men, I still suffer from its effects — in no small part because of the lessons Joe instilled in me.

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As my sisters and I grew older, our parents gave us other wrongheaded gifts for Christmas. One year I received a Hot Wheels set. Hot Wheels are miniature die-cast cars — replicas of popular muscle cars — that whipped around a plastic track at lightning speed. I credit that awful product with my lifelong passion for cars that go fast at the expense of the environment. The worst gift we ever got, though, was the board game my parents bought us in the ’70s: Monopoly. It taught us to celebrate property ownership and that it is better to own than to rent. It taught us to celebrate capitalism and that only through cautious risk may one attain wealth. It taught us to be unconcerned for the needy or the precious resources American capitalists so mindlessly consume. It is because of this heart-

less game that I registered as a Republican. I know my parents did the best they could to raise their six children. I know they thought a child’s job was to play, invent, roam and discover, not be indoctrinated by adults about matters of the adult world. I know they were so consumed with teaching us basic morals and values, they had little time for much else. Still, Christmas would have been so much more productive had they been as enlightened as parents are today. As I said, the Christmas season is upon us. What better time to make our children more socially and environmentally aware. Tom Purcell, a humor columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, is nationally syndicated exclusively by Cagle Cartoons newspaper syndicate. Visit Tom on the web at www.TomPurcell.com or e-mail him at Purcell@ caglecartoons.com.

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