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Family asks that school bear name of James P. Green By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

The late Dr. James P. Green’s name should grace the new elementary school in Vance County, three of the four speakers said Thursday night in a public hearing. The 20-minute session was held in E. M. Rollins Elementary School’s drama room, where the attendees — who occupied 13 of the 630 red seats — included a Daily Dispatch reporter and Robert Duke, a member of the Board of Education. Green’s name was endorsed by: his granddaughter, Carolyne Green-Bello of Durham; his widow, Carolyn S. Green of Henderson; and Rev. Gordon Marshall, pastor of Cotton Memorial Presbyterian Church in Henderson. The fourth speaker, Diane A. Bullock of Kittrell, called Dr. Green “awesome,” but wanted the future school — which is under construction on Garrett Road — to take the name of Clark Street Elementary School, which will soon close. Many of Clark Street’s former students will be in the new building when it opens for business next August.

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The roadway on Geranium Lane is covered with fresh dirt after collapsing due to water runover trapping residents early Thursday morning.

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Eight families stranded until new dirt filled in

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A drainage pipe sits exposed and crooked Thursday morning after overnight rains and rushing water washed out part of a dirt bridge on Geranium Lane. let the residents “resume their lives” until more permanent measures can be taken, according to Brian Short, Vance County’s Emergency Management director. He said a third pipe, which had to be ordered, will be added as soon as possible.

Carroll Bou, who has lived in one of the homes for approximately a year, said neighbors told her that the bridge was also damaged about two years ago during bad weather. Contact the writer at awheless@hendersondispatch.com.

Some Warren roads flooded Granville escapes storm with only power outage By DAVID IRVINE Daily Dispatch Writer

WARRENTON — Warren County Emergency Services reported that three roads in the county were High: 53 blocked by flooding after the heavy Low: 41 rains that doused the area during Wednesday night and early ThursSaturday day morning. State Road 1532, Briston Brown Rain Road, which connects Jessie Shearin likely Road and Embro-Odell Road in eastHigh: 42 ern Warren County, was flooded at Low: 28 the bridge over Little Fishing Creek. Details, 3A Emergency personnel expect the road to be open by this morning but will maintain a watch on the situation. SR 1512, Reedy Creek Road, which extends from Grove Hill to Henderson Moses E. Jones, 42 Embro-Odell Road, was flooded at Lucy W. Marrow, 94 the northern end. An estimated Partly cloudy

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Water covers Briston-Brown Road in Warren County after heavy rains were dumped on the area overnight. timeline for the end of the flooding has not been determined. SR 1609, Powell’s Mill Road, which connects Baltimore Church Road, and Baltimore Road south of Warrenton, was flooded at the bridge. The road is expected to be open by this morning. Meanwhile, Granville County’s problems with the storm were limited to a power outage of several

hours in the western and northern parts of the county, Doug Logan, Emergency Management Director, said. A tree fell on a transformer causing the outages, he said, and there were also some minor emergency alarm calls. Contact the writer at dirvine@hendersondispatch.com.

Commissioners to vote on Pine Cone project By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — One of the final actions of the present City ComObituaries, 4A mission on Tuesday will be to consider approving a five-lot subdivision off Pine Cone Drive as a final plat. The proposal is part of the original subdivision that was recorded in 1960. If the proposal is approved, then the developer,

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Hughes, Hester announce Former rivals to contend for Vance Commission seat By DAVID IRVINE Daily Dispatch Writer

By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Rain-damage Wednesday to a bridge across a creek stranded eight families in a subdivision off Briggs Road Thursday morning, until temporary repairs were completed in the afternoon. Earlier on Thursday, people could carefully make their way across what was left of the washedout structure, but cars and trucks could not. The hill-top neighborhood, which was developed by W.A. Currin and Tommy Hester, is served by a half-mile-long dirt road called Geranium Lane. It allows pedestrians and vehicles to access Briggs Road. The dirt road runs to the 20-foot-long bridge made of earth and two culvert pipes. The span was eroded when the creek beneath overflowed its banks. The emergency work that was Please see SCHOOL, page 3A done by a private contractor will

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Douglas Neil Gresham, will be required to pave the street, install sewer and water lines and add a fire hydrant. The Planning Board and attorney Lori Dutra said they believe all safety concerns have been addressed and the board and municipal staff unanimously recommend approving the proposal. The subject received quite a bit of attention at Monday’s commission agenda meeting, with

Commissioner Chance Wilkinson questioning Planning Director Cheryl Hart. Wilkinson, an attorney, prefaced by saying he will refrain from voting on the matter because a person in his office lives in the residential area. The residential area is northeast of the city center and adjacent to the junction of WilliamsPlease see PINE CONE, page 3A

Vance Commissioner Scott Hughes announced his re-election bid Thursday afternoon, upon learning that Republican Tommy Hester intends to regain the District 7 seat he lost to the Democrat more than three years ago. Shortly after the results of the Nov. 8, 2006, contest with Hughes was made known, Hester vowed in a telephone interview that he would never run for political office again. “I’m sad because my heart is broken. I’ve done the best I could for this community. I wish the county and the city the best. I’m finished. I’m through.” Hughes made his decision Thursday in the main hallway of the County’s administrative building, moments after hearing the news about Hester from a Daily Dispatch reporter. Just before that, Hughes had said that his running again would depend on whether he goes into the military. And that, the incumbent had also explained, would depend on the outcome of his criminal misdemeanor case in Craven County. The Vance commissioner said he should know the answer in 12 days. Hughes was arrested Oct. 10 on a charge of communicating e-mail threats to a Havelock man. The one-count warrant had been taken out by Russell Railnear, According to a spokesman for the Havelock Police Department, Railnear told officers he had met Hughes’ estranged wife “at school.” Railnear also mentioned to police, the spokesman said, that Hughes found out and put several threatening messages on the alleged victim’s Face Book page. Hughes, 34, of 309 Yowland Road, was released from custody under $300 unsecured bond. He had been scheduled to appear at a hearing on Nov. 5 in Craven County District Court. Hester made his announcement Thursday morning to about 50 citizens who had been invited to a breakfast at the Henderson Country Club. The challenger was introduced Please see ANNOUNCE, page 8A

Granville man found By DISPATCH STAFF

The Granville County Sheriff’s Department says missing man Daniel Allen has been found. The department on Thursday issued a brief e-mail regarding Allen, 55, who was last seen on Oct. 4.

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Mark It Down Today 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, $10 for children (12 and younger). Tickets will be available at the door. 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. Plate sale — The Masons of Stone Square Lodge #10, located at 214 W. Franklin St., Warrenton, will have a fish plate sale beginning at 11 a.m. The cost of each plate is $7. For more information, call (252) 257-0161.

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 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. Chorale performance — The Northeast Piedmont Chorale will present the regional premiere of Mark Hayes’ “Gloria” in Binkley Chapel on the campus of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest at 7 p.m. In addition to “Gloria,” the chorale will sing a mix of seasonal favorites. The chorale will be joined by members of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Choir and the Wake Forest Baptist Church Chancel Choir. Alpha Phi Alpha — The members of the Rho Beta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity will meet at 4 p.m. at Brother Ramey’s house, 2555 Raleigh Road, Henderson. All area Alphas are invited to attend.

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Presenters for the program were (front row, left to right) Kemoni Champion, Hiroshima Taylor, Jordan Thomas and Amber Kittrell. On the back row (left to right) are: James Perry, M.D., DeVonda Fuller, and Marion B. Perry, Tokens of Love Program sponsor.

Carver students urged to stay motivated and be achievers The Tokens of Love Program at Carver Elementary School sponsored a short program for students in the third through fifth grades on motivation, or “Be All That You Can Be.” The program emphasized how behavior and study habits impact school performance. Carver Elementary School, like most schools in the county, has slogans that are designed to help motivate its students to strive to meet educational goals and succeed in their classes. For example, Carver’s slogan is, “Excellence Without Excuses.” One of the purposes in having the program on motivation was to offer tips that students could benefit from now and throughout their lives. Students presented brief presentations on how they were working toward being all that they could be. Their presentations focused on topics such as how they came to school on time and ready to learn, how they strived for excellence in all their classes, how they always obeyed their teachers, and how they stayed out of trouble in class. Carver student DeVonda Fuller introduced the guest speaker, Dr. James

Perry. Perry has practiced medicine in North Carolina for over 30 years and currently is working part-time at Rural Health Group in Henderson. He spoke to the students about the value of staying with the struggle to become all that they can be. He shared how he became a physician and how fulfilling it is to help others. He further told the students to hold fast to their dreams and never let failure stop them. He said, “If you fail, get back up and try again. Have faith in yourself, and your abilities to achieve your academic goals.” Perry encouraged the students to: • Set a goal decide on what you want to be or do. • Be organized and make a plan of how you will go about reaching your goal. “Having a plan helps you to focus on the best and effective way to meet your goal,” he said. • Be motivated! “Motivation is the force that is used to reach your goal,” he said. Types of motivation include “outer motivation,” the force that’s used to help us follow the rules of institutions and society that are for the good of all, and “inner

motivation,” the force that comes from inside a person that makes him/her always want to do the best without being told, pressured or hassled to do so. • Be disciplined: “Being disciplined helps us to stay on course with our goal, and helps us resist anything that drives us away from reaching or goal,” Perry told the students. Discipline can be motivated from the outside or steered from the inside. Marion Perry, sponsor of the Tokens of Love Program, offered special acknowledge to Food Lion, Perry, DeVonda Fuller, Lisa Hargrove, and Principal Harold Thompson Jr., for making the program a success. She also thanked student presenters Kemoni Champion, Jordan Thomas, Amber Kittrell and Hiroshima Taylor.

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Bullock reminded the extremely small audience and the seven members of the Facilities Naming Committee appointed by the School Board that the Dabney Drive Restaurant is no longer on Dabney Drive. The School Board will have the final say-so, and doesn’t have to use any of the 16 names suggested by local citizens. In fact, the board members can do whatever they want to concerning the naming process, according to Public Information Officer Terri Hedrick. She said they are expected to consider the committee’s recommendations during their regular meeting on Dec. 14. It will start at 7 p.m. in the school system’s Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue. Green’s granddaughter called him a: • Community activist. • A doctor who became a dentist before working his

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Green-Bello. His widow disclosed that Dr. Green often gave free medical exams to students who needed them to participate in sports. He was a former member of the General Assembly’s House of Representatives and the Henderson City Council, Mrs. Green said. She described him as a faithful member of Cotton Memorial who also liked to visit other churches. Reverend Marshall said Green’s name on the school would reflect his principles and practices which perpetuate the core values of the community. He described Green as someone “who made us feel smart.”

the proposal because of legal questions needing to be answered first. The commission’s decision, which happened at the start of that meeting, prompted an emptying of most of the audience in the commission meeting room. The commission decided to refer the matter to the commission’s Property Committee, chaired by Williford, who additionally said the Planning Board needed to go back and rethink this. Herring chaired the Nov. 10 commission meeting in place of an absent Woodlief. The mayor, who was re-elected Nov. 3, will be sworn in after the present commission completes its business on Tuesday. Currin and three others who were elected Nov. 3 to the commission also will be sworn in. The four commissionerselect are replacing Kiesow, Wilkinson and Commissioners Steve Powell and Bob Shope because the four departing incumbents did not seek re-election. Powell was absent from Monday’s agenda meeting. Oxford’s mayor serves a two-year term while Oxford’s seven city commissioners serve staggered four-year terms.

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ally, this has just been laying dormant for quite a few years now, right?” Hart said for a whole lot of years. Williford, after completing his brief questioning, said, “I have no problem with it.” Commissioner Paul Kiesow asked whether the proposal meets city standards for handling storm water. Hart said yes. When Cantley asked whether there would be a ditch, City Public Works Director Larry Thomas, who was sitting in the audience, said he thought there was going to be a pond. “The map doesn’t show a pond that I saw,” Kiesow said. Thomas said he would check. Mayor Al Woodlief turned to City Commissioner-elect Danny Currin, who doubles as a Planning Board member and who was in the audience. “Have we left out anything that was discussed?” Woodlief asked. “No sir,” Currin replied in a low tone. Kiesow asked Donham about the storm water. Donham said, “I’ll check that out.” The commission, at a Nov. 10 meeting, held off considering approval of

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subdivision since we didn’t really have any zoning rules back then,” Wilkinson said. “But, you’re saying the board approved it back then?” Wilkinson asked. “What you see is pretty much like a master plan,” Hart said. “And so this is just carrying out that master plan.” Mayor Pro Tem Howard Herring asked City Manager Mark Donham whether the city is all set. Donham said yes. Commissioner Walter Cantley wanted to know whether the developer met all specifications, such as the width of the street. Hart said yes. Herring said, “I hate to say this, but I think we definitely have some special interest groups involved here. And the project has been approved. It meets all specifications.” And Herring said he is going to vote yes on Tuesday. Donham pointed out that City Attorney Tom Burnette had brought up questions that included the width of the street. Donham said that Burnette, although absent from Monday’s agenda meeting, was okay with this. Commissioner Bob Williford, who lives along Pine Cone Drive, said, “Actu-

boro Street/Business U.S. 158 and Salem Road. Wilkinson wanted to know whether Oxford had zoning when subdivisions were approved in 1960. Hart said no. And Wilkinson asked whether an attached document, which he said was sort of presented like this was already a map, was really a drawing. “No, it’s a recorded map,” Hart said. Hart said she has minutes showing this went before the municipal government, noting the year may have been 1964. Wilkinson asked, “If that’s true, if it was approved back then, why is it back in front of this board?” Hart said whenever a street is to be put in place, then subdivision rules and regulations are triggered. Wilkinson asked if he was a developer who built half a subdivision this year and did not build the other half until five years later, “Do I have to come back in front of the board?” Hart said that if a developer just shows a right of way for a street and the street is not built, then the developer would have to return and obtain municipal approval to build a street. “It just seems like to me that it’s almost like a new

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Deaths Mary Billups WARRENTON — Mary Billups, 85, of Warrenton, died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Riddick’s Grove Baptist Church in Belvidere. The Rev. Millie B. Jordan will officiate and burial will follow in Brothers Family Cemetery in Belvidere. There are no immediate survivors. The body will be on view Saturday from noon until 1 p.m. at Riddick’s Grove Baptist Church in Belvidere. Arrangements are by Boyd’s Funeral Services in Warrenton and Stallings Funeral Homes in Elizabeth City.

Randolph Fogg NORLINA — Randolph “Pete” Fogg, 58, of Norlina, died Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Locust Grove Baptist Church in Norlina. The Rev. James Pettaway will officiate and burial will follow in the church cemetery. He is survived by a daughter, Constance F. Pettaway; two grandchildren; five sisters, Lella F. Plummer of Warrenton, Julia Irby of Philadelphia, Pa., Milbra F. Hinton of Mechanicsville, Va., and Phyllis F. Tunstall and Linda F. King, both of Greensboro; four brothers, Bennie Fogg, McArthur Fogg and Marshall Fogg, all of Warrenton, and Joel Fogg of Winston-Salem. The body will be on view today from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. at Boyd’s Funeral Service Chapel in Warrenton. Arrangements are by Boyd’s Funeral Service of Warrenton.

Artis A. Hargrove ROCKDALE, Ga. — Artis A. Hargrove, 70, of Rockdale, Ga., formerly of Warren County, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, at Rockdale Hospital in Rockdale, Ga. Arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be announced later by R.H. Greene Funeral Home in Warrenton.

Moses E. Jones HENDERSON — Moses Eugene Jones, 42, of 91 Cherryville Lane, died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009,

Millie T. Szynklewski NELSON, Va. — Millie Taylor Szynklewski, 93, widow of Arcady Mitchell Szynklewski, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, at Granville Medical Center in Oxford. A native of Coffee County, Ga., Millie was the daughter of John Randall and Sarah Malinda Mixon Taylor. She and her husband moved to Vance County in 1946 so he could work at Tungsten Mine. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Watkins Cooper Lyon Chapel with the at Maria Parham Medical Center. He was born in Vance County and was the son of Estelle Harris Jones and the late William Jones Sr. He was educated in the Vance County School System and was employed at Newton Instrument Company for years. He was a member of I Believe God Outreach and Worship Center where he served as a deacon and photographer. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at I Believe God Outreach and Worship Center by Apostle Carolyn Faines. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Denise Jones of the home; his mother, Estell Jones of Henderson; two children, Arsenio Palmer and Jametrice Palmer, both of the home; a foster child, Raymond Jones Jr. of the home; two sisters, Delia Jones and Justina Jones, both of Henderson; and two brothers, William Jones Jr. and Raymond Jones Sr., both of Henderson. The family is receiving friends at the residence. The body will be on view from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, and at the church one hour before the service. Arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

daughter, Louise M. Bailey of Henderson; a sister, Rosetta Adams of Virginia Beach, Va.; a brother, Fred Wimbush of Glouter, Va.; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and eight great-greatgrandchildren. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home.

Rev. Mike Bowen officiating. Interment will follow at Hitesburg Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Szynklewski is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, John A. and Martha Szynklewski; and granddaughters and grandsons-in-law, Kathy and Walter Babel of Smithfield and Alice and Andrew Hoover of Alexandria. Great grandson, Ethan Babel also survives. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral Home. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.wclfh.com.

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Wimbush and Hattie Heggie Wimbush. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Michael Creek Baptist Church by the Rev. Wiley W. Robinson. Burial will be in the church cemetery. She is survived by a

HENDERSON — Theodore R. McDowell, 61, of 852 Eastside Drive, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at his home. He was the son of the late Theodore R. McDowell Sr. and Alberta Cox McDowell of Tryon. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Shiloh Baptist Church by the Rev. Joseph Ratliff. Burial will be in the Sunset Memorial Gardens. He is survived by a wife, Cora Jones McDowell; a daughter, Jeaneal Denise McDowell of Elizabeth-

town; and seven grandchildren. The viewing will be Sunday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at Wright Funeral Home in Oxford. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home of Oxford.

Joel S. Mosley HENDERSON — Joel Samuel “Joe” Mosley, 60, of 75 Morton Lane in the Williamsboro community, died Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in Irvington, N.J. He was born in Vance County and was the son of the late Preston and Josephine Williams Mosley. He joined Mt. Zion Christ Church in the Williamsboro community at an early age and remained a member until death. He was educated in the Vance County public schools and graduated from the former Henderson Institute High School in 1968. Later, he attended Durham Business College in Durham,

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Pilot who endured torture at ‘Hanoi Hilton’ dies at 82 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired Air Force Col. Jack Pitchford, a fighter pilot from Mississippi who survived seven years in the Vietnamese prison camp known as the “Hanoi Hilton,” has died. He was 82. Pitchford’s brother, Jim Pitchford, says the former pilot died Wednesday after battling a brain tumor. The Natchez, Miss., native was shot down in 1965 and taken to the Hoa Lo

then he entered in the Army in August 1969 and he received an honorable discharge. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion United Church of Christ by the Rev. Calvin Brooks. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include a son, Nasir Hassan of Texas; a sister, Lucy McDavid of Maplewood, N.J.; his surrogate mother, Ernestine Mosley Taylor of Henderson; two brothers, William “Bill” Mosley of Irvington, N.J., and Allen Faines of Norfolk, Va.; and two grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the residence of Ernestine Mosley Taylor, 1230 Thomas Road in the Williamsboro community. The body will be on view at the funeral home from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and at the church one hour before the service. Arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

prison, enduring torture in the same place as U.S. Sen. John McCain and other veterans. Pitchford was released in 1973. McCain was released the same year after spending five years in the prison. Pitchford was born John Joseph Pitchford Jr. on May 29, 1927. After earning his wings, Pitchford volunteered with the Wild Weasels and was responsible for destroying surface-to-air missiles.

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GM agrees to reconsider dealer closings WASHINGTON (AP) — General Motors said Thursday it will reconsider its decision to close some dealerships as part of a compromise to stave off federal legislation that would require it to keep dealerships open. GM will conduct face-toface reviews with dealerships and offer binding arbitration with those who face closure of their showrooms. The largest U.S. automaker also said it would be more transparent about how it picked the dealers that will close. It will also speed up payments to assist those targeted for shutdown.

As part of its deep restructuring this year, GM has said it will cut 2,400 dealers from its 6,000-dealer network by next fall. Chrysler announced similar plans, slashing 789 dealers as part of its bankruptcy proceedings this summer. Both automakers say the cuts are needed to better align their dealer network with much lower demand for cars and trucks. But dealers accused the automakers of closing lots that were still profitable, and said the auto companies weren’t forthcoming about the criteria they

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Obama open to every good idea to reverse job losses By PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama kicked off a White House jobs forum on Thursday by saying he’s “open to every demonstrably good idea” to reverse the worst job losses in decades. But Obama said the government’s resources are limited and that growth ultimately must come from the private sector. “So we can’t make any ill considered decisions right now even with the best of intentions,” he said. “We have to be surgical and we’re going to have to be creative.” Obama appealed to his audience of academics, business and union leaders and local officials to help him find “the biggest bang for the buck.” Seeking to set a can-do tone, he claimed progress has been made toward an economic recovery since the depths of the recession last winter, while saying much more work needs to be done. Obama said the leading question of the day is “how do we get businesses to start hiring again” and asked his guests to “bring their A-game.” He spoke a day ahead of the release of government

figures on unemployment. The jobless rate now is 10.2 percent, the highest since the early 1980s, and most economists believe today’s report will show it still above 10 percent, perhaps still rising. Earlier, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suggested that one way to create jobs is to use leftover money from the Wall Street bailout to pay for new spending on roads and bridges and save the jobs of firefighters, teachers and other public employees. Republicans staged their own jobs forum across town, inviting a team of mostly conservative economists to a round-table discussion. “I don’t think there is a moment to lose. I think we have to move aggressively toward policies that actually promote jobs. And so far what’s been tried hasn’t worked very well,” said Lawrence Lindsey, a top economic adviser early in the administration of President George W. Bush. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former head of the Congressional Budget Office who had been 2008 GOP Republican nominee Sen. John McCain’s chief economic adviser, said that the single best thing Obama could do to create

jobs was “to reverse course on a dangerous agenda of debt-financed spending, crippling regulation, expensive mandates, and intrusive government expansion.” “Let me be clear, I am open to every demonstrably good idea. And I want to take every responsible step to accelerate job creation. We also though have to face the fact that our resources are limited,” Obama said. After his opening remarks, the group broke into smaller study groups. Obama planned to address the entire group again at day’s end. The president acknowledged there was considerable skepticism about government’s ability to overcome the employment challenge and even over whether “any discussion like this can produce results.”

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Vance County sheriff’s office Arrests • Henderson Darnell, 44, of Lot 43 Pine Florist Drive was arrested Dec. 2. Misdemeanor assault on a female. Misdemeanor communicating threats. No bond. Court date Dec. 28. • Phillip Nathan Solomon Sr., 61, of 2395 Spring Valley Road was arrested Dec. 2. Misdemeanor assault on a female. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Unsecured bond set at $1,000. Court date Jan. 4. • Tiffany Kay Wade, 26, of 504 Ragland Lane was served with an order for arrest on Dec. 2. Misdemeanor failure to appear on shoplifting charge. Secured bond set at $2,000. Court date Dec. 21. Felony obtaining property by false pretense. Felony conspiring to obtain property by false pretense. Secured bond set at $60,000. Court date Jan. 19. • Elizabeth Ann Turner, 48, of 1833 Garland St. was served with a criminal summons on Dec. 2. Misdemeanor communicating threats. No bond. Court date Dec. 28. • Wendy Bullock, 78, of 130 Roberson Hollow Lane was arrested Dec. 2. Misdemeanor harassing phone calls. Unsecured bond set at $500. Court date Dec. 14. • Jamie Alston, 21, of 159 Tungsten Mine Road was arrested Dec. 2. Misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury. Unsecured bond set at $1,000. Court date Dec. 29. • James Otis Palmer, 47, of 1914 Jacksontown Road was served with an order for arrest on Dec. 2. Misdemeanor failure to appear on charge of driving while license revoked. Secured bond set at $1,200. No court date listed. • Suzette Siplen, 40, of 207 Welcome Ave. was served with an order for arrest on Dec. 2.

Misdemeanor failure to appear on charge of no operator’s license and show cause order. Cash bond set at $225. Court date Dec. 7. • Patricia Bonita Kearney, 45, of 95 Shuffletown Road was served with an order for arrest on Dec. 2. Misdemeanor failure to appear on charge of driving while license revoked. Secured bond set at $750. Court date Dec. 28. • Quentin Henderson, 28, of 4100 Jacksontown Road was served with an order for arrest on Dec. 2. Misdemeanor failure to appear on noise ordinance violation. Secured bond was set at $1,000. Court date Jan. 19. • Tesha Bullock, 21, of 1110 Buchanan Road, Mason, was arrested Dec. 2. Misdemeanor larceny. Unsecured bond was set at $300. Court date Dec. 28. • Keon C. Catlette, 18, of 1160 Buchanan Road was served with an order for arrest on Dec. 2. Misdemeanor failure to appear on charge of no operator’s license. Secured bond set at $800. Court date Jan. 18. • Abdulnasir Mahmmoud Tahir Alsadi, 52, of 611B Roxboro Road was served with criminal summonses on Dec. 2. Misdemeanor second degree trespass. Misdemeanor harassing phone calls. No bond listed. Court date Jan. 4.

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‘Elf’ jailed over dynamite hoax on Ga. mall Santa MORROW, Ga. (AP) — A man dressed as an elf is jailed after police in Georgia say he told a mall Santa that he was carrying dynamite. Police say Southlake Mall in suburban Atlanta Caldwell was evacuated but no explosives were found. Morrow police arrested 45-year-old William C. Caldwell III, who was being

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held without bond Thursday in the Clayton County jail. He was not part of the mall’s Christmas staff. Police say Caldwell got in line Wednesday evening to have his picture taken with Santa Claus. Police say when Caldwell reached the front of the line, he told Santa he had dynamite in his bag. Santa called mall security and Caldwell was arrested. Caldwell faces several charges, including having hoax devices and making terroristic threats.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police believe a man whose watch was stolen as he sat slumped in a hospital waiting room may have been dead for 50 minutes before anyone took notice. Security video shows no one attends to 63-year-old Joaquin Rivera until about 50 minutes after he clutches his chest, loses consciousness and appears to stop breathing. The one person who approached the dying man Larceny at Aria Health’s Frankford Campus instead steals his • Stephen Frank Zeckowski, watch. 60, of 2539 Beechtree Trail, Capt. John McGinnis says Kittrell, reported Dec. 2 the theft the tape shows Rivera going of 5 white Pyrenees dogs valued to the window twice in the at $750. 11 minutes after he arrived • Oak Level United Church of Christ, 5631 Jacksontown Road, late Saturday, complaining Mason, reported Dec. 2 the theft of chest pain, before he loses from a vehicle of 4 tires valued at consciousness. Police are investigating $800 and 4 rims valued at $700. only the theft. They have Damage to a passenger side one of three suspects in window estimated at $200.

custody. Aria Health says it’s conducting an internal investigation but won’t otherwise comment.

of 48 Lilly Lane, Kittrell, was arrested Dec. 2. Misdemeanor trespassing. Misdemeanor drunk and disruptive. Secured bond was set at $500. Court date Jan. 19. • Vontrckica Vonyele Wright, 21, of 618 East Ave. was served with an order for arrests on Dec. 2. Misdemeanor failure to appear. Secured bond was set at $1,350. Court date Dec. 28. • Eric J. Bates, 23, of 1842 Clearview Drive was served with a criminal summons on Dec. 2. Misdemeanor failure to return rental property. No bond. Court date Jan. 11.

• Kenneth Bullock, 43, of 111 S. Pinkston St. Apt. 26 was arrested Dec. 2. Felony failure to appear. No bond. Court date Jan. 19. • Joseph Dale Penny, 20, of 252 New Bethel Road was arrested Dec. 2. Misdemeanor larceny. Secured bond was set at $1,500. Court date Dec. 15. • Deriann Boyd, 19, of 204 Village Drive, Warrenton Road, was served with a citation on Dec. 2. Misdemeanor larceny. No bond listed. Court date Jan. 19. • Demetrius Maurice Henderson, 26, of 914 Lehman St. was arrested Dec. 1. Misdemeanor resisting a public officer. Felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell, deliver cocaine. Possession of cocaine. Secured bond was set at $21,000. Court date Jan. 19. • David Leon Hargrove, 42,

Larceny • Garry Mack Vester, 50, of5650 Homestead Lane, Spring Hope, reported Dec. 2 the theft from a vehicle of an HP laptop computer with carrying case valued at $1,300 and a Garmin GPS navigation system valued at $85.

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News Briefs DOT to add fence at bridge where N.C. man fell, died RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina transportation officials say a security fence will be added at a highway bridge crossing in Raleigh where a man fell to his death while trying to help people involved in a three-car wreck. Multiple media outlets reported Thursday the fence will be put along the westbound bridge of Interstate 440 where 33-yearold Carroll Lee Eames Jr. died Nov. 27 after he leaped over a barrier to avoid oncoming traffic. Department of Transportation Secretary Gene Conti said in a speech at the Crabtree Rotary Club his agency continues to investigate the accident. The fence is expected to cost up to $50,000 and be installed by Feb. 1. Eames fell through a gap between the bridges on I-440 over Crabtree Creek.

Record rainfall in Wilmington reported WILMINGTON (AP) — Storms that blew through North Carolina brought rainfall to Wilmington that broke a record that’s more than 100 years old. The Star-News of Wilmington reported that the National Weather Service said 2.7 inches of rain fell Wednesday. That broke the previous record of 2.06 inches set for Dec. 2 in 1896. Rain fell off-and-on in

the area, with various storm watches Wednesday night. In nearby Brunswick County, Fire Marshal Scott Garner said rain caused minor flooding. The storm in Winnabow caused some power lines to fall, sparking a small woods fire.

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Fort Hood cop says her career cut short She previously was a police officer in North Carolina By ANGELA K. BROWN Associated Press Writer

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — One of two civilian Oh, deer! Woman police officers who brought OK after encounter down the Army psychiatrist accused of going on a on N.C. sidewalk shooting rampage at Fort Hood said her wounds from TARBORO, N.C. (AP) — the attack will cut short A North Carolina business her career as street police owner is recovering from officer. injuries she suffered when Sgt. Kimberly Munley she encountered a herd said doctors have told her of deer on a downtown she needs a total knee reTarboro sidewalk. placement, a surgery set for January, but that her new The Daily Southerner knee is likely to wear out of Tarboro reported that Michelle Brewer was open- sooner if she runs or carries the 15- to 25-pound gear ing the jewelry store she co-owns with her husband when one deer passed by. Then she says so many deer appeared that she by Cliff Rogers, president of couldn’t move. the Rogers Group, a compaBrewer doesn’t rememny that manages residential ber the deer stepping on and commercial property her Saturday. But she in Vance and neighboring does recall being eye-level counties. Rogers distributed statiswith them before she hit tics which he said showed the sidewalk, saying she that Vance County was not thinks the deer were as afraid of her as she was of progressing and needed new them. Others told her that leadership. Former mayor R. G. one deer kicked her sev(Chick) Young stressed eral feet in the air before the importance of having the rest trampled her. the city and county work Her injuries included together. “Tommy Hester two bruises on the right understands this concept of side of her face and a hoof working together,” he said. print on her leg, although Hester followed up on she didn’t need to go to the that theme, saying it was hospital. impossible in the 1960s

pack required by her job. “I do want to stay in law enforcement. I’m not going to be able to do what Munley I did before, which is basically work the street,” she told Wilmington, N.C., television station WECT on Wednesday. “It’s going to give me another avenue to look in as far as possibly teaching and instructing.” Fort Hood officials said Thursday that Munley, 34, who was shot in the leg and hand, has not started the process to determine if she’s physically able to do her former job. Munley and Sgt. Mark Todd, another civilian officer in Fort Hood’s police force, are credited with

shooting Maj. Nidal Hasan to end the Nov. 5 shooting spree on the Texas Army post, about 150 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Todd, 42, was not injured and is already back at work. Hasan remains hospitalized in a San Antonio military hospital but is paralyzed from his wounds, said his attorney John Galligan. Hasan has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. Army officials have not said if they will seek the death penalty, but they plan an evaluation in the next 45 days to determine his mental state that day and whether he is competent to stand trial. In a posting on her blog, Munley said she was lucky

that she did not lose her leg, where a bullet hit an artery. She said she now has to use a wheelchair and walker, but “cannot complain one bit” because she feels she was given a second chance at life. “I have addressed more or less every thought and emotion about what’s happened to everyone else — the injured and the ones that did not make it and their families,” Munley told the television station. “I can’t tell you if I have any thoughts towards what he’s done to me because I’ve been too overwhelmed with trying to come to terms with how everyone else has suffered through this.” Munley, who previously was in the Army, worked as a police officer in Wrightsville Beach, N.C., from 2000-02.

percent. Hester had held the seat for one term. Vance County has seven commissioners. The District 7 seat is one of three seats that will be on the ballot next year.

The other two currently belong to Chairman Dan Brummitt of District 4 and Danny Wright of District 3.

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Annual city parade Sunday afternoon Nearly 70 entries have signed up for the 2009 Henderson Holiday and Christmas Parade on Sunday afternoon. Two high school bands, a drum corps and at least a dozen Christmas-themed floats are included in the lineup. The annual parade through downtown Henderson will begin at 2:30 p.m. at Dabney Drive Extension and will proceed down Garnett Street to Rose Avenue. The event is sponsored by the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission (HVDCC). Only preauthorized groups will be allowed to participate in the parade, according to Phil Lakernick, HVDCC director and the Main Street Program manager. The lining up of units will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Dabney Drive Extension between Walgreenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on Oxford Road and Burger King on Raleigh Road. Send comments to news@hendersondispatch.com.

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Lineup for Henderson Holiday and Christmas Parade Following is the lineup for the 2009 Henderson Holiday & Christmas Parade as supplied by the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission. The parade through downtown Henderson will begin at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Dabney Drive Extension and will proceed down Garnett Street to Rose Avenue. 2009 Henderson Holiday & Christmas Parade Line-Up 1. Henderson Police Department 2. Vance County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office 3. Henderson Police Chief Keith Sidwell 4. Vance County Sheriff Peter White 5. Northern Vance High School Jr. ROTC Color Guard 6. N.C. Senator Doug Berger 7. N.C. Representative Michael Wray 8. Henderson Mayor Pete Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Geary 9. Little Miss Kerr Lake Pageant Queens 10. Victory Christian School (Float) 11. Victory Christian School Marching Group 12. Victory Christian School Vehicle

13. Southern Vance High School Marching Band 14. Southern Vance High School Marching Band 15. Chick-Fil-A Marchers 16. Chick-Fil-A Vehicle 17. Miss Dance USA 18. North Henderson Baptist Church (Float) 19. Dusk Til Dawn Motorcycle Club 20. Dusk Til Dawn Motorcycle Club 21. Dusk Til Dawn Motorcycle Club 22. Kerr Lake Volunteer Fire Department 23. Kerr Lake Volunteer Fire Department 24. Westwood Pentecostal Holiness Church (Float) 25. Eaton-Johnson Middle School FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) 26. Eaton-Johnson Middle School Ladies of Class 27. New Attraction Band (Float) 28. Vance-Granville Community College SGA & Ambassadors 29. Henderson Shrine Club Mini Racer Cars 30. Henderson Shrine Club Mini Racer Cars 31. Henderson Shrine Club & Christmas Calliope

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Daily Meditation Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible. Luke 1:34-37

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A ‘jewel’? You bet! Warren County’s hanging its hat on its tourism potential. In a wise move to find a hook to attract economic development, the Warren County Tourism Development Committee has developed a strategic plan to give the county a “new brand”: “Warren County: The Jewel of North Carolina.” Sandwiched between two counties with larger populations and larger workforces, Warren has had its challenges on the job front. Vance County to the west and Halifax to the east are both double the population of Warren, and Vance and Halifax both edge ahead of Warren in the percentage of their populations in the labor force. While the area may not be known for its abundance of jobs, a quick tour of the county and its towns of Warrenton, Norlina, Macon, Vaughan, Wise, Oine and Ridgeway quickly illustrates that indeed Warren has something special. “Jewels” is certainly an appropriate way to describe Warren’s rich heritage, culture, recreational opportunities and historic homes. With Warren County’s roots dating back to 1779 at the birth of our great nation, it only makes sense that the county find ways to capitalize on a fascinating history. More than 50 homes in Warren County are on the National Register of Historic Properties. Over 90 percent of Warrenton’s buildings are on the National Register. The Chamber of Commerce’s web site promotes scenic locations such as Cherry Hill Plantation, the Buck Spring historic site, Hamme’s Mill and “peaceful, quaint downtowns.” If you’ve not taken the time to drive some of the rolling farmlands of Warren County, you’ve missed a treat. Warren enjoys the waters of both Lake Gaston and Kerr Lake with fishing, water sports and camping opportunities in addition to beautiful private home sites. You’ll find music and art festivals, theater, agricultural events and parades. And let’s not forgot one of the “true gems” as identified in a meeting Tuesday night: the people of Warren County. With 11 months of planning under their belts, tourism officials revealed their plan to the public at the meeting. From this point, Warren will work to set objectives and goals to increase the economic impact of tourism, take the steps to increase its communication with the key players in tourism across North Carolina, and then work on the all-important marketing efforts necessary to attract attention not only at state and national levels but to make an impact locally as well. The plan will look to target interstate travelers, festival and seasonal visitors, church and school groups, clubs and organizations and business clientele. Warren County’s effort appropriately has captured attention at the state level. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the director for North Carolina tourism development in the State of North Carolina’s Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development said he intends to use Warren County’s plan and the development process as a model for other counties across the state. A jewel? You bet. As more and more cities grow crowded and people grow weary of the hustle and bustle of traffic and delays, it’s a guarantee that Warren County’s value will continue to grow — whether simply for a weekend getaway or a life lived in a way that surely God must have intended for everyone.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Hotter than a pepper sprout This is a love story. Its origins are debatable. Some assert this love story germinates with the farmer, its growth encouraged by both seeded fields and sun’s warmth. Others claim the grocer as matchmaker, whose display of goods greets shoppers and eventually provokes a purchase. And there are those who contend the merger manifests in the kitchen, with a slice and dice, a puree and a boil. Although its roots provoke debate, the romance is undeniable. This is a tale of two peppers. Once upon a time, Mr. Bell Pepper met Miss Jalapeno Pepper. “Why, hello there, Miss Jalapeno Pepper,” said Mr. Bell Pepper. A gentlemanly vegetable, he bowed in her peppery presGina ence. “Why, Eaves pleased to Daily Dispatch meet you, Mr. Columnist Bell Pepper,” Miss Jalapeno Pepper replied, with a curtsy — and a blush. “Why, madam, you certainly are looking lovely and green!” Mr. Bell Pepper exclaimed. The two continued their flirting, until they suddenly stiffened in their pepper tracks. They looked this way and that way — wondering whether anyone had noticed them together. For these two peppers were quite different, you see. Some would say they had no business becoming so ... intimate. Miss Jalapeno Pepper admired the tall, wide frame of Mr. Bell Pepper. She’d never tasted the kiss of a pepper such as he, but rumor had it he wasn’t hot and spicy. He was slightly sweet. Much milder. Dare she speculate ... boring? Mr. Bell Pepper eyed the slender, fiery Miss Jalapeno Pepper. He’d heard she was HOT! And that piqued his pepper passions. So dissimilar were these two. Yet strangely, despite their differences, far more than just a garden-variety romance had been kindled. “You know, Miss Jalapeno Pepper,” began an emboldened Mr. Bell Pepper, “I’m thinking that maybe you and I should get together. I think we might be a fine pair, the two of us.” “You and me?!” shrieked Miss Jalapeno Pepper. “What would people say? We’re from two different fields. So opposite are we ... just look at us!” Miss Jalapeno Pepper had even startled herself with her outburst. “Haven’t you ever heard that opposites attract?” insisted the

burly Mr. Bell Pepper. He recognized that, with the opportunity for love so fleeting, he had better fight fast for the affections of the lovely Miss Jalapeno Pepper. So, in a “Romeo and Juliet” style of romantic tragedy, Mr. Bell Pepper opened wide his heart and bared his soul! Overcome by his passion, Miss Jalapeno Pepper did the same. What happened next was so impetuous, Miss Jalapeno had little time to think — and absolutely no desire to protest. Swept away by their pepper passion, the two quickly said marriage vows before God, plunged into a blender ——— and their liaison was consummated with the push of the puree button. What a tumultuous ride in that blender! And soon, the pepper pair realized that in this relationship they were no longer individual ingredients — they were now one. “You know,” Mrs. Jalapeno Bell Pepper screamed over the churning of the blender, “it still seems like we’re missing a little something here!” As the pureed peppers continued to swoosh about in the blender, their neighbor, the acerbic Old Man White Vinegar, joined them for a visit. And soon after, good-natured Granny Sugar stopped by as well, to sweeten the deal. With so little room to socialize in the blender, the growing puree reconvened at The Stove Pot, the neighborhood hot spot. And soon the whole group was boiling. As all parties do have last dance, so did this social engagement. Yet when Granny Sugar and Old Man White Vinegar tried to leave The Stove Pot, they realized that they, too, were now a permanent part of the pepper puree. Finally, jarred and labeled, this strange liaison produces the popular pepper jelly. And likewise demonstrates the potential in community, if we choose to combine forces despite

Pat’s Hot Pepper Jelly Ingredients 1 1/2 cup white vinegar 1 1/2 cup bell pepper 1/3 cup hot pepper 6 cups sugar 1 pkg Certo

Directions 1) Chop peppers. 2) Combine peppers and 1/2 cup white vinegar in blender. Puree peppers until a smooth consistency. 3) Measure sugar and add to large enamel pot. 4) Add pepper mixture to pot with sugar. 5) Add remaining cup of vinegar to pot. ***Helpful Hint - pour vinegar in blender before pouring in pot with sugar and pepper mix. This will remove any remaining pepper mixture from blender. 6) Add pkg of Certo to pot. 7) Stir mixture with a flat wood spoon (flat edge is important for scraping bottom of pot). 8) Bring mixture to a rolling boil for 3 minutes, continuing to stir as it boils. 9) Soak lids, rings, and jars in hot water for at least 5 minutes (this creates the seal). 10) Fill jars with pepper jelly, seal lids, and flip upside down for 5 minutes (flipping jars helps seal the jars). 11) Flip jars upright and listen for the pop! Enjoy! — and respecting — our differences. ***** Every recipe has a story. Pat Jones McGhee’s hot pepper jelly recipe is inspired by the late and legendary Epsom High School teacher, Mrs. Virginia Journigan. A UNC teaching major and Saratoga native, Pat McGhee made her first journey to Epsom with her college roommate, Kim Joyner, Mrs. Journigan’s granddaughter. Other trips followed, as did pepper jelly lessons. Pat moved her residency to the Epsom community following graduation, when she received a teaching position at Northern Vance High School. She attributes her preserves passion to Mrs. Journigan and to childhood cooking lessons from

Letters Are some trying to discredit Christmas? To the editor: It must have been an editorial mistake. When I opened my Sunday morning paper one of the inserts I discovered was “Holiday Songbook 2009”. Well, I was surprised at the title and begin to look inside to see to my shock that the book was filled with Christmas songs. Of the 22 songs in the songbook five had Christmas in the title and most of the others had the word Christmas in the lyrics. I kept searching and didn’t find any Easter songs, Valentine songs, Patriotic songs, Thanksgiving songs and any other Holiday music at all. So I thought this must be an editorial problem. Or maybe we’re trying to discredit Christmas, change our national tradition or make people believe there is no such thing as Christmas at all. There was another group of people one time that tried to make little Virginia O’Hanlon not believe in Santa Claus. She sent an inquiry to the New York Sun trying to find out if there really is a Santa Claus. The response from the Sun has become historical and a part of our Christmas tradition. Several of the statements made regarding the existence of Santa Claus can be used with regard to the

existence of Christmas. Let me state a line or two, “All minds, Virginia , whether they be men’s or children’s are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus.” The spirit of Christmas, though not believed by all, still exists and it can be seen in so many ways and in the lives of so many people all around us. Those who possess little minds can continue to believe what they will but I want to encourage all the citizens of this fair city and county to know once and for all that there is a Christmas! So let’s stop dancing around this idea of a Holiday and call it what it is and that’s Christmas. Please have the editorial staff to correct this obvious error and correctly title this songbook the “Christmas Songbook 2009”. Maybe while the newspaper is making this correction, businesses, schools, and other community organizations can do the same thing. Remember, there really was and there really is a Christmas! Hoping all will have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Frank Sossamon Henderson

The freedom to accept or reject To the editor: Thanks Al, for your eloquent essay on the Christmas experience. May you have many more. We have just passed Thanksgiving and now approach Christmas, two very special times for Americans, the time for thinkers to lay aside presents, food, and other worldly things, and ask ourselves, “What do I believe,” and face your answer. Faithful fighters of many generations gave their lives to give us a choice of what to believe. Our world is filled with choices, systems of beliefs called religion, which every human follows. Our American leaders and citizens chose the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who says I am the only one, there is none like me, and proved it by showering America with blessings of prosperity and power in the world. Christmas is the time to celebrate the time that God came down to earth in human form, walked our dirty streets for a short life, to offer the greatest gift of all time … when we die, a life for eternity in a place called heaven, with no hurts, sickness, tears, or pain. God applies conditions,

both her Aunt Edna and cousin Glennie. A special thank you to Pat McGhee, who graciously allowed my participation in her hot pepper jelly tradition, gifted me my first apron, and shared stories with me as we sat at her kitchen table. Another thank-you goes to Billy, her other half, who kindly chopped the hot peppers for me! ***** Gina Eaves is an Epsom native, a Peace College graduate and an advertising representative at The Daily Dispatch. Interested in teaching her an old-fashioned art, craft or skill as subject matter for the Dabbler’s Diary? Call the Dispatch at (252) 436-2700, e-mail dabblersdiary@ hendersondispatch.com, or write to Dabbler’s Diary c/o The Daily Dispatch, P.O. Box 908, Henderson NC, 27536. to the

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a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, also God. Humans are free to accept or reject this gift; and, many do reject. When they die, which can come at any time, they will meet Jesus who says let this one into heaven, or, I never knew this one, the human choice, which sends them to a place called hell, all bad, all suffering, for an eternity, forever … a long, long time. This is trying to say simply that this choice today is quite important. Sitting in church is not the choice. Maybe later is extremely risky, fact, people die at early ages, suddenly, unexpectedly. I ask God to deliver His message to Washington. Don Bagby Macon

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On this date: In 1783, Gen. George Washington bade farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York. In 1875, William Marcy Tweed, the “Boss” of New York City’s Tammany Hall political organization, escaped from jail and fled the country. In 1942, U.S. bombers struck the Italian mainland for the first time in World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the dismantling of the Works Progress Administration, which had been created to provide jobs during the Depression. In 1978, San Francisco got its first female mayor as City Supervisor Dianne Feinstein was named to replace the assassinated George Moscone. In 1984, a five-day hijack drama began as four armed men seized a Kuwaiti airliner en route to Pakistan and forced it to land in Tehran, where the hijackers killed American passenger Charles Hegna. Ten years ago: NASA scientists continued to wait in vain for a signal from the Mars Polar Lander, raising questions about the whereabouts of NASA’s $165 million probe. (It’s believed

One year ago: U.S. automakers drew fresh skepticism from lawmakers during a Senate Banking Committee hearing over their pleas for an expanded $34 billion rescue package they said was needed for them to survive. Today’s Birthdays: Actress-singer Deanna Durbin is 88. Game show host Wink Martindale is 76. Pop singer Freddy Cannon is 73. Actor-producer Max Baer Jr. is 72. Actress Gemma Jones is 67. Rock musician Bob Mosley (Moby Grape) is 67. Singer-musician Chris Hillman is 65. Musician Terry Woods (The Pogues) is 62. Rock singer Southside Johnny Lyon is 61. Actor Jeff Bridges is 60. Rock musician Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd; the Rossington Collins Band) is 58. Actress Patricia Wettig is 58. Actor Tony Todd is 55. Jazz singer Cassandra Wilson is 54. Country musician Brian Prout (Diamond Rio) is 54. Rock musician Bob Griffin (The BoDeans) is 50. Rock singer Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge) is 47. Actress Marisa Tomei is 45. Actress Chelsea Noble is 45. Actorcomedian Fred Armisen is 43. Rapper Jay-Z is 40. Actor Kevin Sussman is 39. Actress-model Tyra Banks is 36.

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