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Voters lean toward familiar faces, terms Incumbents dominate Municipal Election

Term limit referendums shot down Styers

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In Tuesday’s election, Thomasville citizens voted to welcome two new members to city council and bring back their current mayor. According to unofficial results from the Davidson County Board of Elections, 2,387 of 14,665 registered voters cast a ballot this year, producing a voter turnout of 16.28 percent — up from 12.60 percent in 2007. Joe Bennett was reelected to a fourth term as mayor of Thomasville with 57 percent of the vote, or 1,357 votes. Terry Hill placed second with 534 votes (23 percent), Earl Harrison was third with 409 votes (17 percent), and Steven Leonard came in fourth with 64 votes (3 percent). “I think I’m just finally coming down onto my feet, and I just landed on the ground,” Bennett said. “I’ve been so privileged to have been elected to another two-year term here in Thomasville.” Ronald Bratton was the top vote-getter for city council, with 11 percent of the votes, totaling 1,459. He said that he’s happy to have been elected, and he didn’t expect to get as many votes as he did. As former Thomasville Chief of Police, he said he already has some insight into the way city government works, and he hopes to bring a new

ly elected members of council. “I do know Ronald Bratton, and I’ve gotten to know Jackie during the campaign,” Bennett said. “It’s going to be an exciting two years.” The other council members elected were incumbents Scott Styers with 1,457 votes (11 percent), Raleigh York Jr. with 1,414 (10 percent), Pat Shelton with 1,413 (10

Two referendums that would have lengthened and staggered the terms of city council members and the mayor were defeated in Tuesday’s election. Thomasville City Council voted to place the measures on the ballot in August. If they had passed, the term lengths of the mayor and council members would have changed from two years to four. The council members’ terms also would have been staggered, so that four seats would be open in one election year and three would be open the next. The first referendum, affecting the mayor, was defeated 1,344 to 991, or 58 percent to 42 percent. The second, affecting council members, was defeated 1,376 to 916, or 60 percent to 40 percent. The Rev. George B. Jackson said that he thinks the voters made a wise choice, and the results show that they want to have frequent and fair elections. He had been leading an effort by local groups to seek legal action against the city if the referendums passed, saying that it did not give minorities a fair chance to be elected. “This is a relief,” Jackson said. “I e-mailed the chief counsel of the NAACP last night and said, ‘All is well. No need to pursue any action; the

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Mayor Joe Bennett looks on anxiously Tuesday night as election results begin to trickle in. Candidates and their families gathered at council chambers to watch and see if they would be chosen by voters. perspective to council. “I’ve known most of the city council for a number of years, so I’m sure we’ll get along fine,” Bratton said. “I look forward to working with them to see what we can do for the betterment of Thomasville.” Jackie Jackson received 9 percent of the vote, with 1,287 total, earning her the seventhplace spot. “I’m excited that the voters had the confidence

in me to give me the opportunity to serve,” Jackson said. “I’m looking forward to the next two years of getting out and meeting voters and hearing their concerns.” Jackson said that she thinks her learning curve will be shortened as a newly elected council member, because she knows how city government works and what authority it has. She served on the Richmond City Council in Virginia for

four years. “A lot of the challenges that we face here in Thomasville, I’ve experienced before,” Jackson said. “I’m hoping to explore in Thomasville some of the initiatives that I’ve seen work in other areas. I do know that all solutions don’t fit all cities, so some of those might need to be tweaked to work here.” Bennett said that he was looking forward to working with the new-

Incumbents keep seats in Wallburg

Chamber surpasses campaign goal BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer

In July, the Thomasville Area Chamber of Commerce unveiled a five-year strategic plan to put the Chair City back on the map economically. A key part to the plan’s success hinged on raising nearly $1 million from area investors in an effort to attract new companies to a city that has been ravaged by job loss in the past decade. At the time “Thomasville on the Move” became public knowledge during the summer, the campaign had generated more than half of the $900,000 needed to go for-

‘This speaks volumes in a time where the national economy is struggling and our local economy is struggling.’ — Doug Croft ward. On Tuesday, the Chamber announced that not only had the program reached its target goal, investors surpassed it, raising a grand total of $1,022,200 with more yet to come. “We still have other pledges

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coming in,” Chamber president Doug Croft said. “This speaks volumes in a time where the national economy is struggling and our local economy is struggling that these people believe in the leadership of our community. We’re excited to move forward with it.” More than 60 individuals and businesses committed support to a plan that is aimed at developing the community’s economic structure and making the city an attractive location to prospective companies. Wheels for the plan went into motion last summer when NewBridge Bank at 941

BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer

Wallburg citizens made it clear on Tuesday that they wanted to keep their town council in tact for the foreseeable future. With two of the five town council spots tentatively up for grabs, incumbents Steve Yokeley and Zane Hedgecock scored relatively easy victories election night, collecting 209 and 250 votes, respectively. Robert Motsinger put his name in the hat for one of the spots, but had to withdraw due to a medical condition. He still managed to garner 102 votes. “I’m happy of course,” Yokeley said. “We were pretty much unopposed. Mr. Motsinger, who I think a lot of,

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What’s happening? Loose leaf collection

The City of Thomasville will begin Loose Leaf Collection on Monday, Nov. 9. Please rake all leaves to the curb free of any debris (i.e. rocks,trash, limbs). If leaves are mixed with any debris, they will not be collected. Pursuant to solid waste code; section 66-4; leaves should be kept out of the street so as not to impede traffic flow.

Lexington Youth Theatre presents Cinderella

Lexington Youth Theatre is proud to celebrate its 25th season with the production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, the Enchanted Edition. Performances will be held Nov. 6, 7 and 8 at the Edward C. Smith Civic Center (217 South Main St.) in beautiful downtown Lexington. Performance times are Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. The cast will feature over 90 young performers in grades K-12 and includes some of the area’s best local talent. Come and watch mice turn into horses, the pumpkin turn into a carriage, and Cinderella transform from rags to a beautiful ball gown. Tickets are $8 pre-sale or $10 at the door plus a can of food for local charities. Tickets are available from cast members, the Smith Civic Center office (336) 249-7875 or on the Web site at www. lexingtonyouththeatreinc.com.

Fall concert As part of its Fall Concert Series cel-

ebrating African and African-American music, Old Salem Museums & Gardens will host a free concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Historic St. Philips Church, 911 S. Church St. The concert features the Winston-Salem State University Choir, which will provide performances of gospel music, Negro spirituals and South African arrangements. A reception in the reconstructed Log Church follows. The fall concert series is supported by a generous grant from the Morris and Lillian Sosnik Memorial Fund of The Winston-Salem Foundation. WSNC radio, 90.5 Listener Supported Radio (Jazz & NPR News) is collaborating with Old Salem to bring the Fall Concert Series to Winston-Salem.

crafts range from handmade yo-yo’s, to rocking chairs, jewelry, pottery, fine art, along with copper, glass and metal artistry, just to name a few. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for seniors, and children get in free. There is plenty of free parking. All of the money raised from the entrance fee goes to benefit FOX8 Gifts for Kids.

Thomasville Library Trivia

Fraser Fir sale Wheatmore Athletic booster club is now pre-selling discounted premium grade Fraser Fir trees 6’-7’ ($35.00 preorder) and 7’-8’ ($40.00 pre-order) until Nov. 20. Pay $25.00 deposit now, and balance upon receipt. Great for businesses and home, while supporting a great cause. For ordering information, contact Kevin Meyers at 870-2536 or madipher@northstate.net.

Retired School Personnel meeting The Thomasville Unit of Retired School Personnel will meet on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 11:15 a.m. at Loflin’s Restaurant, Randolph Street. Retired Police Chief Ronald Bratton will speak to the group. Members are reminded to bring canned goods; these will be given to the Thomasville Times Community Food Challenge. Members also are asked to bring their completed Volunteer Hours form to the meeting.

Hospice annual meeting Hospice of Davidson County will hold its 26th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at Thomasville Memorial United Methodist Church located at 101 Randolph Street in Thomasville. Dr. Ray N. Howell III, Senior Minister at First Baptist Church in Lexington, will be the keynote speaker. Hospice of DC volunteers and the community are invited to attend. For reservations, call 475-5444. A minimal fee of $10 will be charged to help offset food costs.

Sleep apnea session High Point Regional Health System Fitness Center will hold a free session on sleep apnea on Friday, Nov. 13 at noon. The event, which is part of a monthly educational series, “Medical Matters,” will teach participants about sleep disorders, signs and symptoms, how it’s diagnosed and treatment options. The Fitness Center is located at 601 N. Elm St in High Point. Meeting will be in the Seating is limited. Call (336) 878-6221 for a reservation.

Annual meeting North Lexington Triangle Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual meeting Nov. 17 at the fire station at 7 p.m. The station is located at 2976 Greensboro St. Ext., across from Lexington Water Works. After the business meeting there will be door prizes and refreshments.

Roy’s Folks Crafts Fair

Claxton fruit cakes

The Ninth annual Roy’s Folks Crafts Fair will be held Friday, Nov. 20 at the Loft at Union Square located at 410 English Road in High Point. The event will run from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. The fair features more than 45 vendors, all who have been featured on one of FOX8’s “Roy’s Folks” segments. The

The Silver Valley Civitan Club has over 1,000 pounds Claxton Old Fashion Fruit Cake available for sale. The holiday treat may be obtained from any member, several local businesses or by calling Sales Manager Jerry Surratt at 472-1428.

Q: Which direction do bats always turn when leaving a cave? Q: What explorer of North Carolina never got to finish his “History of the World” while banished to the Tower of London? Q: What was the first planet to be discovered using the telescope, in 1781? Q: What did blind bank robber David Worrell use as a weapon when trying to rob a London bank? Q: What is the minimum number of musicians a band must have to be considered a “big band”? Q: How many flowers are in the design stamped on each side of an Oreo cookie? Answers: Left; Sir Walter Raleigh; Uranus; His cane; Ten; Twelve. Each as four petals. Thomasville Trivia is provided by Jenny L. Nance, Information & Referral Specialist at the Thomasville Public Library.

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Thomasville Times Weather 7-Day Local Forecast

Weather Trivia How far is the sun from the Earth?

Friday Sunny 58/35

Saturday Sunny 63/40

Sunday Sunny 68/42

Monday Sunny 68/46

Almanac Last Week High Day 58 Tuesday Wednesday 72 64 Thursday 61 Friday 70 Saturday 56 Sunday 63 Monday

Low Normals Precip 52 66/44 1.46" 56 66/43 0.06" 50 65/43 0.00" 53 65/43 0.00" 58 65/42 0.48" 48 65/42 1.18" 45 64/42 0.00"

Sunrise 6:46 a.m. 6:47 a.m. 6:48 a.m. 6:49 a.m. 6:50 a.m. 6:51 a.m. 6:52 a.m.

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Today we will see sunny skies with a high temperature of 60º, humidity of 58% and an overnight low of 35º. The record high temperature for today is 89º set in 2003. The record low temperature is 23º set in 1995. Average temperature . . . . . . .57.6º Friday, skies will remain sunny with a high temperature Average normal temperature .53.9º of 58º, humidity of 43% and an overnight low of 35º. Departure from normal . . . . .+3.7º Expect sunny skies to continue Saturday with a high Data as reported from Greensboro temperature of 63º.

Moonrise 7:39 p.m. 8:47 p.m. 9:57 p.m. 11:08 p.m. No Rise 12:18 a.m. 1:26 a.m. First 11/24

Moonset 9:58 a.m. 10:56 a.m. 11:46 a.m. 12:28 p.m. 1:04 p.m. 1:36 p.m. 2:06 p.m.

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BUSINESS

Local partners unveil ‘Tools Calling on consultants for Business Success’ Web site TaylorMade

MARILYN TAYLOR Business Columnist

At a recent meeting I heard the following statement: “I am totally against hiring a consultant. In my experience, all they do is come in, charge a bunch of money, and then have US do all the work.” Although I did not find the statement surprising, what I did find surprising was the general agreement. It was plainly evidenced through head-nodding and murmuring around the room. In that venue, “consultant” was being viewed as a new four-letter word. There is an infamous TV commercial where kids dress up as parents and state their career aspirations, tongue-incheek. For example one child says “ … When I grow up, I want to be forced into early retirement.” Ah yes, the real outcomes we experience as adults often vary widely from the dreams of childhood. Few people choose a consultancy career early on. For most, that path is the result of evolution or fruition. Many years ago, I returned to graduate school at the request of an employer. Once I was midway through the program (which I was paying for myself), the employer’s plans changed, resulting in no job at the end of my rainbow. Because my field was fairly specialized, few other local employment opportunities presented themselves. As mentioned in an earlier article, (entitled “The Reluctant Entrepreneur”) I became a service provider in the training field. Davidson County responded very positively,

and I was fortunate to conduct training for many leading employers in that day. These included Stanley furniture, Thomasville Furniture, Lexington Memorial Hospital, the City of Lexington, LSB and PPG to name a few. Since most organizations found themselves in need of training from time to time, it made sense to keep HR departments small and simply bring in an outside resource, as needed. There you have it. Somewhere between the first training session ever conducted and 15+ years of experience, the consultant word began to creep in at Taylor Training. Proposed tasks began to include helping other companies develop training plans and launching initiatives for change. Oh-oh, that sounds dangerously close to telling other people how to get the work done…. Allow me to pose some pertinent questions for the information age: Where can you get an outside, objective perspective on your organization’s unresolved issues or persistent problems? How can you fill the talent void if you need specialized knowledge, information or experience that is vital to the health of your organization? What action can you take if you don’t want to add staff, but face a critical, complex task that must somehow be accomplished? The answer just might be to hire a consultant. Like other outside resources, some are better at what they do than others. If you choose to go that route, keep the following points in mind: • Know what you are getting. (Talk to someone you know and trust who has worked with that person or organization before.) • Be crystal clear about what you want. (Most don’t.) • Put a well-defined cap on the spending. As a kid, what did

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TIMES STAFF REPORT Davidson Vision, Inc., NewBridge Bank, and the Small Business Center at Davidson County Community College announced the release of the “Tools for Business Success” Web -site at the Thursday morning Davidson County Commissioner’s information briefing. The Web site, www. davidsondavie.toolsforbusiness.info is designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners locate resources, information, and answer questions about starting or expanding a business in Davidson and Davie Counties, N.C. Included on the Web site are city, county and state outlines for establishing a business as well as necessary filings and permits. In announcing the release, Ben Ross, President and CEO for Davidson Vision, Inc. said, “Having all this information at one place is a great resource

for business. This website answers the majority of the questions that a new business person or entrepreneur may have.” Ross continued, “We appreciate the partnership between NewBridge Bank and the Small Business Center at Davidson County Community College.” Gene Klump, Market Executive for NewBridge Bank, said, “This new website fills a void of information for entrepreneurs and small business owners about doing business locally and offers a wide range of information and other resources to help small business owners make better decisions. The site is easy to navigate as well.” Davie County entrepreneurs can access the Web site, as well. Additional means of accessing the website is available through www.davidsonvision.blogspot.com, and

other links will be included over time. Soon Davie County entrepreneurs and small businesses will be able to access their local county and municipal regulations on this Web site. A press release will be issued upon completion of this upgrade. For more information on Davie County information and for access to the resources of the Small Business Center at Davidson County Community College, contact Toby Royston at Davidson County Community College’s Small Business Center (336-224-4557). The site is completely free to access and use from any computer that has Internet access. Davidson Vision, Inc. is a 501 (c) 6 non profit corporation that addresses county wide issues in Davidson County, NC. For more information, contact Ben Ross at (336) 243-6205.

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FROM PAGE 1 GOAL From page 1 Randolph St. offered to donate its building to the Chamber of Commerce, which has been located in an outdated office on Main Street for more than 30 years. Some of Thomasville’s more respected individuals, including Dr. David Williams, the campaign chairman, feel that if Thomasville is going to get back its relevance in the business world, it was the Chair City community that will have to make it happen. “The next five years will be a critical period in the future of Thomasville,” said Williams. “We have the unique occasion to decide the direction of our community — to seize the opportunities that lie before us; to help grow our economy while promoting Thomasville in a new light. This five-year plan will strengthen the Chamber’s position in Thomasville. This is not business as usual. With the recent unstable economy, it was important to take action.” Croft said the Chamber of Commerce hopes to be moved into its new home

some time next year. Once NewBridge is out, the Chamber will spend around $400,000 renovating the building and transforming it into what will be called the “First Impression Business Center.” The next phase of the plan calls for strategic planning and visioning that will help determine a new overall direction for the city and how to achieve those goals. The third phase includes creating a new brochure and Web site that promotes Thomasville as a successful place to do business through a link portal. A successful fundraising campaign and comprehensive marketing plan focused on proactive communication with investors makes up the fourth phase. “One of the things we talk about a lot is as the national economy improves, you’ll see people ramping up to go forward,” Croft said. “We’re going to be ramped up and we’re already going forward. We’re ahead of the game. The whole message is to let the rest of the world know that we’re still doing business in Thomasville and ready to do more business.” Staff Writer Eliot Duke can be reached at 888-3578, or duke@tvilletimes.com.

POLICE REPORTS

All entries in the section are based on information provided in police reports from the Thomasville Police Department.

Oct. 9

• Christopher William Hooker (WM, 23) arrested on charge of assault on a female by a male over 18 years of age at 10 Liberty Drive. • Virginia Willis Richardson (WF, 26) arrested on charge of second degree burglary at 9239 Fisher Ferry St. • Michael Jason Miller (WM, 19) arrested on charge of assault with deadly weapon inflicting serious injury at 213 Polk St. • Joseph Nelson Spainhour (WM, 28) arrested on citation of assault and battery at 615 E. Main St. • Jeffrey Spencer Poole (BM, 18) arrested on charge of weapons on campus at 805 Franklin St. • Victim of assault by strangulation at 412 Morton St. • Victim of arson single residential at 307 Griffith St. • West Main Automotive victim of fraud false pretense at 2304 W. Main St. • Victim of assault inflicting serious injury at 213 Polk St. • Victim of assault on a female by a male over 18 at 1112 Trinity St.

Oct. 10

• Kelly Ann Decker (WF, 37) arrested on charge of drive after having consumed sufficient amount of alcohol at W. Holly Hill Road. • Timothy Daniels (WM, 16) arrested on charge of breaking and enterin ginto vehicle at 247 Spring Grove Lane. • Joshua Benton (WM, 18) arrested on charge of possessing stolen goods at Spring Grove Lane. • Thomas James Rewoldt (WM 35) arrested on charge of possessing a controlled substance at 1019 Randolph St. • Thomas James Rewoldt (WM, 35) arrested on charge of possessing stolen goods at 3763 Evergreen Drive. • Louise Gail Prtichett (WF, 21) arrested on charge of misdemeanor larceny at 811 Martin Luther King Drive. • Thomas Keith Forester (WM, 24) arrested on charge of assault and battery of a handicapped person at 209 Sheppard St. • Terri Nostrandt Dula (WF, 48) arrested on charge of misdemeanor larceny at 813 Bowerwood

Drive. • Darrell Eugene Hancock (WM, 29) arrested on charge of communicating threats at 221 Ironwood Drive. • John Sherman Hughes (WM, 43) arrested on charge of possessing a controllled substance at 319 Maple Lane. • Sammy William Strickland (WM, 28) arrested onc harge of disoredrly conduct disturbing the peace at 1034 Randolph St. • Brian Michael Gines (WM, 20) arrested on charge of assault on a female at 7 W. Guilfrod St. • Diana Elaine Powell (WF, 48) arrested on charge of DWI at 4744 Colonial Circle in Trinity.

• Victim of suicide at 415 Julian Ave. • Victim of assault with a deadly weapon at 1585 Liberty Drive. • Victimof domestic violence at 502 Sullivan St.

Oct. 11 • Thomas William Dills (WM, 20) arrested on charge of possession of a controlled substance at 958 Blythe St. • Thomas Richard Harris (BM, 51) arrested on charge of simple assault at 202 White St. • Bradley Lee Hunt (WM, 19) arrested on charge of failure to appear in court at Unity Street.

Williamson graduates Vehicle Recovery Course TIMES STAFF REPORT Army Pvt. Michael S. Williamson Jr. has graduated from the H-8 Tracked Vehicle Recovery Specialist Course at Fort Knox, Ky. The course is designed to train students in the

skills and knowledge needed to perform recovery operations using the M88A1/A2 tracked recovery vehicle. The course includes field and classroom training in the proper use of tools, equipment, technical data, and applicable ref-

erences needed to determine recovery methods, locate recovery sites and operate tactical communications equipment. He is the son of Michael Scott and Susan Renee Williamson of Keply Road, Lexington, N.C.

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OPINION

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My president VIEWPOINT

SUSAN ESTRICH Syndicated Columnist

There’s an old story about a Harvard professor who gets a call from the president (of the United States) and responds that his president is the president of Harvard. Being a professor at Harvard is like that. Academics in Cambridge are a big deal; Harvard is an amazing place; and if you’re lucky enough to make it there, you generally never leave. Why would you? I left for the University of Southern California 20 years ago. It was not an obvious move at the time, unless you were a football coach. But I was pregnant with my daughter, and short of delivering at O’Hare, it was time to stop commuting. My only previous experience at USC was when we stopped there during the 1984 presidential campaign. Vice President Mondale’s appearance was cut short when fraternity boys started throwing tomatoes. Not an auspicious introduction. But the dean of the law school offered me a chair, a parking space and a personal assistant, and more money than the budget-strained folks at UCLA, so I jumped in the pool. Steve Sample came the next year. The riots were the next year. On Monday, Sample announced his retirement after 19 years as president of USC. If you ever wonder whether sustained strong leadership can change institutions, look at USC. He did. I should note that the law school was, even when I arrived, well-regarded among academics and professionals. But the joke was that you could only get so high in academic ratings (as opposed to, say, sports rankings) with USC at the beginning of your name. The college was not so wellregarded, and universities are judged by their undergraduate programs. When Sample came, USC accepted 70 percent of all applicants. People would call me; I’d pick up the phone. Done. Easy. Today, USC gets

three times as many applicants as it used to and accepts only a third as many of those. The days of the party school in the bad neighborhood — the reputation the school used to have — are over. Steve Sample did a number of things extraordinarily well. Spectacular doesn’t begin to describe his fundraising skills. There was, for all intents and purposes, no endowment before him. The campus was made for cars, with more parking lots than anything else. I can’t count the number of new buildings erected in the past 19 years. Equally impressive is the number of times I’ve switched parking spaces, as more and more hardtop turns green. He was also the most enthusiastic salesman and promoter of a university that I’ve ever seen. He convinced the media that something big was happening at USC. He convinced the alumni to buy into a plan that would make it tougher for their own kids to get in, which it has. (As it turned out, more of those kids wanted to come to USC, and more of the alums wanted to send them, so the percentage of legacies actually went up as the school got better.) He cut the size of the freshman class, raised the standards, started giving out merit scholarships to the top students, vastly expanded the faculty, rewarded entrepreneurship of the academic variety, and unleashed an explosion of energy and innovation on campus. He believed that a private university has an obligation to the surrounding community. In the midst of the riots, there were stories of rich parents sending helicopters to pick up sorority girls. The truth is, absolutely nothing on campus was touched by the riots. Almost 19 years later, the neighborhood is up-andcoming, and the Trojan family is more diverse and more international than it ever was — all while retaining the sense of close-knit connections that makes it unique. Most university presidents don’t make it past 10 years these days. USC picked the right guy 20 years ago, and then they gave him the time and the support to change the face of a university. Sorry, Barack, but Steve Sample is my president, and I have been very lucky for that.

Can it be? A party for Capitalism? VIEWPOINT

DAVID HARSANYI Syndicated Columnist For perhaps the first time in American history, seemingly rational adults will sit down and spend significant time dissecting the off-off-year elections in Virginia, New Jersey and New York’s much-discussed 23rd Congressional District. Naturally, a consensus will emerge: The angry, hard-right, radical, insane (etc.) conservative base has hijacked the Republican Party and, in the process, further alienated a beleaguered nation -- a nation that apparently is hankering for tripling deficits and government takeovers of the health care, energy, banking and car industries. Like Democrats, I, too, hope Republicans suffer. By focusing on needless culture wars, nurturing government centralization and growth, and spending without restraint, the GOP has downgraded fiscal conservatism to nothing more than electiontime rhetoric over the past decade. And not surprisingly, Republican identification is also at an all-time low. So how is it, some wonder, that a recent Gallup Poll claims that “conservative” remains the dominant ideological group in this nation — with between 39 and 41 percent of vot-

ers identifying themselves as either “very conservative” or “conservative”? The percentage of independents describing their views as “conservative” has also grown, to 35 percent from 29 percent in just one year. What does it mean to be conservative these days? I mean, “conservative” happens to be the default self-identifying ideological designation of nearly every Republican politician (and some Democrats, too); so in Washington, at least, we know it means very little. In the real world, I imagine many non-ideologically inclined voters tend to see themselves as conservative, as well. And with a president who has yet to meet an industry he doesn’t believe needs to be managed by the loving but firm hands of Washington, this increasingly must mean fiscal conservatism. The rise of free market populism in this country finally has manifested in an election. And judging from the hyperbolic reactions, you know it’s a political movement with staying power. When tepid, traditional conservative candidate Doug Hoffman knocked off liberal Republican Dede Scozzafava — a candidate who was supported by nearly every boogeyman in the GOP handbook — you might have thought that the rabble had stormed the Bastille. Sophisticated New York Times columnist Frank Rich called the event “a riotous and bloody national G.O.P. civil war” and compared the conservative surge to a murderous Stalinist purge. (Remarkably, the esteemed wordsmith failed to unleash similar histrionic language when one-timeDemocrat Sen. Joe Lieber-

man met the same fate.) Purging moderates is indeed a self-destructive strategy for any national party. But running a party without any litmus tests on the central issue of the economy seems to be similarly self-defeating. The most impressive trick played by Rich and other liberals, though, is creating a narrative wherein the ones attempting to fundamentally reconfigure the American economy are cast as the moderates. The nearly powerless who stand in their way? Well, they play the part of Stalinists. Now, I’m not nearly as smart as Frank Rich, but I do know that the single ideological bond that holds together all factions of the right is a belief in capitalism and economic freedom. Or, at least, it should be. In fact, as Arthur C. Brooks, American Enterprise Institute president, summed it up, “there is a major cultural schism developing in America. But it’s not over abortion, same-sex marriage or home schooling, as important as these issues are. The new divide centers on free enterprise — the principle at the core of American culture.” The next few elections will tell us whether this tenant of American culture has staying power — and whether there will be a political party to champion it. David Harsanyi is a columnist at The Denver Post and the author of “Nanny State.” Visit his Web site at www.DavidHarsanyi.com. To find out more about David Harsanyi and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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CRIME REPORTS Index Man charged with raping girl BY ELIOT DUKE Staff Writer

Thomasville Police Department arrested a man for allegedly raping a young girl. Alexander RavanalesCisneros Diaz, 23, of 1006 Vance St. in Greensboro, is charged with second degree rape of a juvenile following his arrest Monday night. Detectives allege that the incident involving the girl and Diaz occurred in late October at a Thomasville location. Det. Steve Truell said TPD was made aware of the encounter by the girl’s mother. Truell didn’t want to give out specific information about the juvenile, but said Diaz was a friend of the family. “She was real young,� Truell said. “[Diaz] came to Thomasville with the purpose of doing what he did. It wasn’t like he worked in Thomasville or had any other reason to be in Thomasville. It’s a sad thing that happened and we don’t want a lot of people knowing who she is.� Truell said Diaz was arrested in Greensboro with the help of local police. Diaz was transported to Thomasville and is currently being held in the Davidson County Jail. He was issued a $100,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 11.

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High Point Police Department is looking for a man who robbed a bank and left a key piece of evidence behind. On Nov. 3, at approximately 10:25 a.m., a black male walked into the Wachovia Bank located at 1700 N. Main St. in High Point and handed the teller a note demanding money. After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect left the bank and was last seen running east bound. As he was leaving, the suspect left a personal document behind. Officers discovered the document, compared it with video footage and managed to identify the suspect as Kelvin James, 28, of High Point. Detectives obtained warrants for James’ arrest for common law robbery. Anyone with information is asked to call High Point Crime Stoppers at 889-4000 or Detective Kevin Ray at 887-7806.

Thomasville L. Ford Dixon Peggy Koontz Kennedy, 74 Vera Virginia Norris Morris, 91 Annie Woodard, 90 Lexington Ron Edgerton, 59 Bus Lingle Sr., 88 Margie Weatherman, 69 James M. Williams, 82 Other Areas Mark Darr Willa Reid, 78 Mark Darr ARCHDALE — Mark Kent Darr, a resident of Archdale, died on Oct. 31, 2009, at his home. He was born May 22, 1959, in High Point, a son of the late George Jesse Darr and Beulah Ruth Loury Darr. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother. Fleet Darr, and his maternal and paternal grandparents. He was a member of The Shriners Thomasville Chapter and the Masons in Thomasville. Darr worked for Avanti and Alderman Studios for several years and also was an owner and operator of Marks Auto Sales in Thomasville for several years. On March 12, 1988, he married Peggy Hurt. He enjoyed motorcycles, corvettes and collecting knives. He loved his grandchildren. He was a loving husband, father, son, brother, grandfather and uncle. He will be truly missed. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Darr, of the home; his mother, Beulah Darr, of Archdale; a daughter, Sherry Edinger and husband Michael, of Thomasville; a son, Justin Darr, of the home; two sisters, Liz Faulkner and husband Dave, of High Point, and Stephanie Hedrick and husband Chris, of Lincolnton; two grandchildren, Nicholas and Lauren Edinger; three nephews, Zachary and Morgan Saunders and Zachary Hedrick; a niece, Madison Hedrick; and special friends, Spencer and Parker Symons. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Archdale United Methodist Church with the Revs. Stuart Noell and Harold Shives officiating. The family will receive friends at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church. There will be a private inurnment at Floral Garden Memorial Park on a later date. Arrangements are by Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale.

The family requests memorials to a charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be sent to www.cumbyfuneral.com. ***

L. Ford Dixon Leonard Ford Dixon Jr., 79, of 7 Finch Ave., died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Thomasville Medical Center. Dixon was born April 23, 1930, in Davidson County, son of Leonard Ford Dixon and Mary Ethel Embry Dixon. He was a retired postal employee, serving as a carrier and clerk, and he was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church. Funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Peggy Finch officiating. Online condolences may be sent to the Dixon family at www.jcgreenandsons.com.

Ron Edgerton LEXINGTON — Ronald Ray Edgerton, 59, of Lexington, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Piedmont Funeral Home chapel. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday. Online condolences may be made at www. piedmontfuneralhome. com.

Peggy Koontz Kennedy Peggy Koontz Kennedy, 74, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at the Hospice Home at High Point, and she is not Kennedy s u f f e r i n g anymore. She was born on Dec. 10, 1934, in Davidson County, to Artis Koontz and Ethel Holmes Koontz and had lived in Thomasville the majority of her life. She retired after 30 years of service with AGI and was a member of Rich Fork Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dalton Kennedy, son, Lewis Leonard, and brothers, Donald and Marshall Koontz. Surviving are two daughters, Jane W. Raulston and Tammy Sellers Holland, both of Thomasville; a son, Ricky Wilson and wife Vicki ,of Mexico; a brother, Jerry Koontz, of Thomasville; grandchildren, Jonathan and Timothy Sellers and Michael Raulston; greatgrandchildren, Tyler and Zane Sellers; and sisters-

in-law, Betty Koontz Beck and husband Bill, Grace Koontz and Betty Floyd Koontz, all of Thomasville. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. today at the J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Michael Bowers officiating. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of the Piedmont in High Point. Online condolences may be sent to www.jcgreenandsons.com. ***

Bus Lingle Sr. LEXINGTON — Luther Eugene (Bus) Lingle Sr., 88, of Wall Street in Lexington, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Northern Surry Hospital. Lingle was born Feb. 26, 1921, in Rowan County, to Clarence A. Lingle and Weymar Helms Lingle. He was a member of First Lutheran Church, owner and operator of Bus’ Typewriter Exchange, and a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II who was aboard the U.S.S. Hutchins. Funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. today in the Davidson Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Luther Lingle III officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. today at the funeral home and other times at their respective homes. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.

Vera Virginia Norris Morris Vera Virginia Norris Morris, 91, of Thomasville, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Lexington Health Care Center. She was born in Watauga County and was a daughter of the late Richard and Mary Regan Norris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Jefferson Morris, in 1969; a daughter, Margaret Ann Braswell, in 1983; a granddaughter, Tracy Annette Morris, in 1970; a brother, Leige; and three sisters, Lois, Ruby and Odenia. Morris was a former member of Keenburg Free Will Baptist Church. She was a nurse’s aid and was presently a member of Amazing Grace Baptist Church. She loved flowers and loved to garden. She is survived by three sons and daughters-inlaw, Henry Lee and Treva

Morris, of Thomasville, Gary Dwayne and Vickie Morris, of High Point, and Larry Wayne and Gloria Morris, of Lexington; a daughter, Nancy Sue Morris, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; nine grandchildren, Chris, Kelly, Christopher, Rick, Rebecca, Diane, Sabrina, Jerry Wayne and Deane; five great-grandchildren, Amanda, A.J., Emily A., Hunter and Emily M.; a sister, Pearl Hansford, of Newport News, Va.; four step-grandchildren, Norma, Trixie, Tammi and Nikki; and eight stepgreat-grandchildren, Sierra, Emily, Savannah, Jasmine, Mikenzie, Dallas, Lynsey and Seth. Several nieces and nephews in Tennessee also survive. The funeral service for Morris was conducted on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at 12:30 p.m. in the Tetrick Funeral Home, Chapel of Peace, in Elizabethton, with Dr. Joe Sorah officiating. Interment followed at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers were Rick Arnett and Chris Morris. Others were selected from family and friends. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.tetrickfuneralhome.com and signing the guest book or by fax at 423-542-9499.

Willa Reid CLEMMONS — Willa Lee Hesse Reid, 78, of Tamworth Drive in Clemmons, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at Lexington Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dr. John Beeg officiating. A visitation will be held after the service. Davidson Funeral Home, Hickory Tree Chapel is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.

Hill Baptist Church cemetery in Wilkes County with the Rev. Chad Hendre officiating. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Davidson Funeral Home in Lexington. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.

James M. Williams

LEXINGTON —James M. Williams, 82, of Lexington, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. A private family service will be held at Forest Hill Memorial Park. Arrangements are incomplete at Davidson Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Volunteer Services, O’Berry Center, in Goldsboro. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.

Annie Woodard

Annie Louise Woodard, 90, of Thomasville, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. Woodard was born Aug. 20, 1919, in Davidson County, to David Henderson Embler and Minnie Lee Sechrest Embler. She had worked at Regan Knitting Company and was a member of Refuge Baptist Church in Trinity. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Thomasville Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Roger Williams. Interment will follow at Holly Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Davidson County in Lexington. Written condolences may be sent to www.mem. com.

Margie Weatherman LEXINGTON — Margie Weatherman, 69, of Rockcrusher Road in Lexington, formerly of Tobaccoville, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at Brian Center of Lexington. Margie was born May 9, 1946, in Wilkes County, to Everette Claude Beshears and Doris Powell Beshears. She was a former employee of Pilot Freight Carriers, a retired secretary for K & W Cafeteria Corporate Office and a member of First Baptist Church in Stanleyville. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Craig Barnhill officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Stony

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FRIDAY FOOTBALL Thomasville @ Lexington 7:30 p.m. FOOTBALL E. Davidson @ Salisbury 7:30 p.m. FOOTBALL Ledford @ NE Guilford 7:30 p.m.

No matter what number comes before the “A” in the classifications for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, Thomasville finds a way to win a conference championship. Gaining at least a share of the Central Carolina Conference 2-A crown last week by defeating Salisbury, the Bulldogs can win it outright this Friday night when it heads to barbecue country to take on the Lexington Yellow Jackets at Philpott Memorial Stadium. If THS plays the way it did against Salisbury a week ago, this annual rivalry could result in a blowout for the guests from the Chair City. When these two meet up, though, records are thrown out the window. Thomasville (6-4) invades Lexington, boasting a 4-0 league record, while the Yellow Jackets

WEEK 12 SCHEDULE Thomasville Bulldogs @ Lexington Yellow Jackets Philpott Memorial Stadium 7:30 p.m. E. Davidson Golden Eagles @ Salisbury Hornets Ludwig Stadium 7:30 p.m. Ledford Panthers @ NE Guilford Rams Bill Bookout Stadium 7:30 p.m. come in at .500 with a 2-2 conference mark and overall record of 5-5. Thomasville’s most impressive win to date came against the Hornets. “We were able to make a couple of big plays in the passing game that helped us to win,” said head coach Allen Brown. “Our guys executed and it was the type of game we needed in order to beat them.” It was the fifth straight win for the Bulldogs, who began the season 1-4. There were a lot of questions surrounding this young

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Basketball season has officially begun for the 2009-10 edition of the Davidson County Community College Storm, and expectations are higher than ever. Returning players Rico Geter, Phillip Williams and Eric Potts head up a Storm lineup that promises to be just as exciting as in the past. With a plethora of talented freshman coming in, DCCC has high hopes of finally winning the Region X title. It should be one of the deepest teams head coach Ridge Matt Ridge has had in his first two years at the helm. “If you compare it to last year, we are very deep,” chuckled Ridge, who finished the season with eight players last year. “We can probably go nine or 10 deep, but there are seven guys that will likely play the bulk of the minutes.” Geter, Williams and Potts are three of those to contribute significantly. Geter paced the team in scoring last year and has a great touch from the perimeter. Williams is a hard-nosed defender who took on a huge role at point guard when Landon Bowers went down with a season-ending injury. Potts is a prototypical post player from Tim Kelly’s system at Trinity High School, and will do anything to get his hands on the ball. “Those guys will be called on to play a lot of minutes for us,” said Ridge.

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DURHAM — Already thin on the perimeter, Duke got a sense of what life would be like if one of its guards misses time this season by sitting Nolan Smith for the first half of Tuesday’s exhibition against Findlay. It was an apt exercise. Smith will miss the first two games of the regu-

lar season for partaking in an unsanctioned summer league event near his home in Washington, D.C. Duke’s junior guard forgot to clear his participation in the games with the school’s compliance department, which caused a problem when Smith told the Blue Devils’ coaching staff upon his return to campus for the second summer school session.

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BASKETBALL YMCA registration The Tom A. Finch YMCA will be holding registration for youth basketball leagues Oct. 26-Nov. 20. Costs are $18 for members and $65 for nonmembers. Leagues are available for children ages 5-15. Everyone plays at least one half each game. Team practices will begin the week of Nov. 30 for all teams. For more information contact Jamie Mills at 474-5249.

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SPORTS From page 7 team after the tough start, but they have risen to the occasion in the part of the season that truly matters, and appear to be getting better with each snap. “I told them that if they c o u l d come off of those four losses and put together a good conference season, it Brown would be a great accomplishment,� Brown said. “We are hoping to get one more.� Lexington has not faired well in the series lately. The Yellow Jackets have lost 15 straight, and a 16th is very possible if comparing other conference games. Last year, the tilt between the two was won 28-21 by the Bulldogs. LHS has not had the season it hoped for coming in, but they still have talent on the field that could give Thomasville fits. Al Challenger is dangerous out of the backfield and has the components to lead the Yellow Jackets to a victory. He will need help from his teammates as the Thomasville defense has been swarming all over the field in recent weeks. “Lexington has a lot of assets on their team that get overlooked,� said Brown. “They have a strong offensive line, run the ball hard and have good skill position players. We think they are a team that is good enough to beat us, and we are trying to convince our kids that we are going to need a huge effort out of them.� Thomasville’s offense is beginning to resemble the one from last season that was so hard to stop. The running game has not been as dominant this year, but steady along the way. It is the passing game that has really taken off with Sam Nelson under center. He had some big shoes to fill with the departure of Chris Brooks, and has taken his game to the next level. Brandon Lucas has been the main target, but the whole receiving corps has been running great routes and catching balls that were dropped earlier in the year. Having enough time to set his feet and step into a throw has been the biggest help. “He has made some huge throws when we have to have him,� Brown said. “Friday, it was protection that was key. If you go back to the Davie County game he got sacked about nine times, but we were able to keep him clean against Salisbury.� Kickoff is set for 7:30. Ledford @ NE Guilford Playing up a classification in 2009 has not been all that bad for the Ledford Panthers in the Mid-Piedmont 3-A conference. With a win at Northeast Guilford Friday, it could get a whole lot better. The Panthers can take the conference title with a win, a remarkable feat for a squad that began the year 0-3. Winners of six of its last seven games, Ledford is winning games

in a variety of ways. The passing game has come on strong with receivers Dylan Smith and Jonathan Shelton getting a bulk of the workload. Quarterback Steven Fuquay has progressed into a solid pocket passer, and the Panthers will need him to be on target against a Rams’ team that is tough against the run. E. Davidson @ Salisbury East Davidson (4-6, 13) was already going to be heavy underdogs entering their game with Salisbury, but toss in the Hornets’ loss to Thomasville last week, and this one could get away from the Golden Eagles in a hurry. EDHS suffered a lethargic and disappointing 203 loss to West Davidson in Week 11, and have lost three in a row. The Golden Eagles rely heavily on running back Dylan Gallimore, who was kept under 80 yards in the loss. His rushing lanes will be clogged up with big lineman Kiontae Rankin (64, 390) standing in. Even Thomasville had trouble pushing him around and he will certainly be hunting for Gallimore. Salisbury will look to Romar Morris to get back on track out of their backfield. The overall team speed of the Hornets will be tough for the East defense to contain.

HOOPS From page 7 Kimani Hunt, Zack Williams, A.J. Finney and Justin Glover are the other four who will be key cogs in the lineup. Hunt can play outside and inside and can create mismatches for opposing teams. Williams is another Trinity product who is physical and fights for every inch. Finney will see a lot of time at the point position running the breakneck pace Ridge prefers and Glover is a phenomenal athlete that hustles and flies up and down the floor. Rounding out the team is Derrick Mayo, Demarcus Phifer, Robbie Rives, Bryan Roberts, Tim Simpson and walk-on Bryan Ellen, who will all TIMES PHOTO/FRANK RAUCCIO

East Davidson will have a tough time running past Salisbury defensive lineman Kiontae Rankin (No. 51) who stands in at 6’4� and weighs 390 pounds.

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Williams speaks to Durham Sports Club BY BRIANA GORMAN Durham Herald Sun DURHAM — North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams always says he’s honored to be involved in one of the greatest rivalries in all of college sports. So it’s fitting that when he shared one of his most embarrassing roadtrip moments with the Durham Sports Club on Wednesday, it happened during a 1979 UNC-Duke game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. In that game, the Tar Heels, coached by Dean Smith, held the ball in the first half, but the Blue Devils led 7-0 at the break thanks to some UNC turnovers. As both teams walked back to the locker rooms at halftime, Williams, who was an assistant coach at the time, was hit in the shoulder by a rotten grapefruit thrown by a Duke student. Williams said it was bad enough he was trying to think of things to say about the Tar Heels’ performance in the first half, but it was the only suit he owned. “I know they didn’t even know who I was,” Williams said. “They weren’t trying to hit me, but they had bad aim and missed Coach Smith.” Williams’ appearance at the Durham Sports

GETS From page 7 vision II Findlay 84-48 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. “Before anything, they ask us to get permission. I just went out there not thinking just playing a pick-up game with my friends. I didn’t get permission, so now I’m going to have to face the punishment.” Duke was not sure if Smith played in one or two unsanctioned games — Smith said one, but Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski said it may have been two — so they self-reported two to the NCAA. That is the reason Smith has to sit out two games instead of one. When former North Carolina point guard Raymond Felton played in an unsanctioned summer event in 2004, he only had to miss one game, which the 2004-05 Tar Heels ended up losing to Santa Clara. “It’s a very common occurrence,” Krzyzewski said. “It’s a common occurrence. Actually, it’s something that I’m not a big — I think kids should be able to play wherever the hell they want to play. But that wasn’t protesting or anything for me. He shouldn’t have done it. “This is what every college basketball player has to know — don’t play in a game that has time and score unless it’s a sanctioned game.” With Smith sitting out the first half in what Krzyzewski called a “dry run” for the first two games, Duke started one of its tallest lineups in

Club came two weeks after his counterpart at Duke, Mike Krzyzewski, spoke to the group at Croasdaile Country Club. Williams, whose team is coming off the program’s fifth NCAA title, spoke about the upcoming season and took a few questions from the crowd during his 35-minute talk. Williams also revealed that the Tar Heels played at Vanderbilt on Sunday for a “secret” scrimmage, and the Commodores “kicked our tails from the first moment to the last.” The NCAA allows team’s to play one nonpublicized scrimmage that is free from public and media viewing, and statistics and scores are not to be provided to any media outlet. “It was not a good day for the Tar Heels in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sunday afternoon,” Williams said. But Williams also acknowledged that the Tar Heels have a chance to be very good this season. He said UNC has questions marks at point guard and on the perimeter, but he expects some of the freshmen to make an immediate impact. Williams said freshman John Henson, who stands at 6-10 and 195 pounds, looks like he’s 11 years old but has tremendous potential.

Williams said he can’t tell which one of the twins, David or Travis Wear, is better, but it might be because he also can’t tell them apart. Williams recounted a story about how the brothers look so much alike that they switched jerseys halfway through a high school practice and their coach never realized it until they told him the next day. “The officials in the ACC, I got a surprise for [them],” Williams said jokingly. “If David’s playing really well in the first half and gets a third foul. ... I guarantee the officials can’t tell them apart.” Williams went through almost the entire roster, pointing out strengths and weaknesses of each player. But he said he thinks the real strength of this year’s team will be on the defensive end of the court. In year’s past, the Tar Heels have just outscored everybody to win — Williams doesn’t envision that happening this season. “I think what this club is going to do, I think they’re going to realize that the defensive end of the floor is going to be important for us, that that’s where we’re going to have to hang our hat,” Williams said.

recent memory. Aside from the 6-5 Jon Scheyer at the point, there was 6-8 Kyle Singler at shooting guard, 68 Lance Thomas at small forward, 6-10 Miles Plumlee at power forward and 7-1 Brian Zoubek at center. Duke’s offense didn’t hum along in the first half, shooting 39.4 percent while committing 10 turnovers against nine assists. “I don’t think we played big when the big lineup was in,” Krzyzewski said. “We were not aggressive inside, and I told the guys after the game, ‘When you get the ball inside, you score the ball.’ There’s a big difference, especially if you get an offensive rebound. You don’t shoot it — you score it. “Scoring means that you see contact — you want to get points.” When Smith finally made it onto the court in the second half, the offense perked up, allowing the Blue Devils to methodically build what was a 13-point lead at halftime to 43 points — 80-37 — with 5:20 remaining. Singler led the way with for the Blue Devils with 20 points while Scheyer finished with 19. “Overall, I thought we did a decent job,” Scheyer said. “We could have done better offensively. We had too many turnovers and some bad shots. We need to let the game come to us, and we have a big lineup that caused some mismatches.” Without Smith, it’s a lineup that will stick around for another two games. “It was exciting to see the biggest team I’ve ever seen play on the court

with Jon and Kyle in the backcourt,” Smith said. “The first two games are going to be tough watching them play, but I’ve just got to take the punishment and come back strong when it’s over.”

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Forty years ago, there weren’t many well-made educational children’s shows on national TV. In 1966, a group of caring people met to change that. They were especially concerned about helping kids in families that did not have much money. These kids had fewer opportunities to learn. This group created “Sesame Street� to help teach all kids, especially those with fewer advantages. “Sesame Street� soon began stressing vocabulary. One study showed that the poorest kids knew about 5,000 words by the time they went to kindergarten. But children from middle- and high-income families knew about 20,000 words by then. This put low-income kids behind, and most of them never caught up.

Television producer Joan Ganz Cooney first had the idea for “Sesame Street.� She and other concerned people formed the Children’s Television Workshop to develop this brand-new idea. This group is now called Sesame Workshop.

“Sesame Street� creators made the show fun for parents too. They hoped parents would watch the show with their kids. Everybody in the family could talk about it together, and kids would learn the lessons even better. “Sesame Street� has layers of meanings in each show. There are some jokes just for younger children, and some jokes for older kids and adults. Experts say younger kids really like physical comedy, or comedy with the body. They think jokes about toes wiggling are the funniest things they’ve seen. Older children start understanding word jokes. Adults and older kids get jokes about events in the news. Today, all writers for “Sesame Street� have to be good comedy writers. Many of them are top writers for regular comedy shows as well.

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Stars of the Show Actor Hugh Jackman visits with Elmo. Jackman is one of hundreds of celebrities who have appeared on the show. The show’s celebrities range from Ray Charles to Cher to Whoopi Goldberg to Ice-T. All of the recent first ladies, including Michelle Obama, have appeared.

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#ELEBRITY GUESTS ALSO MAKE THE show fun for kids and adults. Kids who watch a show with singer Paul Simon, for example, might enjoy his singing. But adults may have loved his music for years. Today, “Sesame Street� itself is the celebrity. There is a long waiting list of famous people who want to appear on the program.

Because many low-income kids live in inner-city neighborhoods, the show’s creators decided their show should take place on a city street named Sesame Street. The show was filled with girls and boys, young and old, and people of all races and backgrounds. Nobody had ever before featured a neighborhood full of friends from different cultures. from The Mini Page Š 2009 Universal Uclick

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‘Sesame Street’ World In Bangladesh, many areas, especially in the countryside, do not have electricity. Workers haul an electric generator, a DVD player and a TV monitor to these areas using a type of cart called a rickshaw. Then everybody in the community gathers around the monitor to watch their version of “Sesame Street,� called “Sisimpur.�

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R is for Readers Studies have shown that children who started watching “Sesame Street� when they were 2 to 3 years old scored much higher on tests. As they grew up, they spent more time reading. They did better all the way through high school. Studies have also shown that kids who have watched “Sesame Street� are more accepting of others.

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FROM PAGE 1 TERM From page 1 citizens of Thomasville prevailed.’” Council Member David Yemm has spoken out against the measures, raising the same concerns as Jackson. He also said that continuity of government is not likely to be broken, because chances are small that all seven members of council would be voted out at once. “We had a chance of four new people getting on this year, but only two new people did,” Yemm said. “The voters still like the incumbents well enough to keep five of us on there.” He said he would have preferred if the citizens had come forward with a petition to place the referendum on the ballot, instead of council making that decision. “I think something as important as that should be left up to the people to want to change, not for the people in charge to want to change,” Yemm said. The Thomasville Area Chamber of Commerce

had come out in support of the second referendum, because it would bring continuity to city government. President Doug Croft said that the Chamber will continue to focus on helping businesses in Thomasville. “We felt like it was the right way, and still do, but we certainly don’t dispute the voters’ choices,” Croft said. Council Member Pat Shelton, who supported placing the referendums on the ballot, said that her goal was to make sure that the choice was presented to the voters during a normal city council election in order to reach the most people. Like Croft, she is satisfied that the citizens made their voices heard. “Personally, I think that we need the continuity that four-year staggered terms would bring,” Shelton said. “But the fact of the matter is, it was on a regularly scheduled November ballot. The people have spoken, and we abide by what they say.”

ELECTION From page 1 percent), Neal Grimes with 1,320 (10 percent) and David Yemm with 1,316 (10 percent). Challenger Carl Shatley received 803 votes (6 percent), and Jay Browning got 715 votes (5 percent). Incumbents George Burton and Ricky Murphy were not reelected, but they were separated from Jackson by just 8 and 26 votes, respectively. The two also were the longest-serving members of council. Burton, who served 18 years as of Tuesday, received 1,279 votes, or 9 percent. He said that he isn’t sure if he will run for office again. “I enjoyed serving the citizens,” Burton said. “I just appreciate and thank

them for their votes and their support over the years.” Murphy, who received 9 percent of the vote with a total of 1,261, said that he wishes the new council the best of luck. “I wouldn’t have run for office if I hadn’t wanted to win, but I respect the votes of the people,” he said. “They were ready to have other people lead, and that’s fine.” He said that he also is unsure whether or not he will run again, but he thinks he accomplished a lot in his time on council. “Thank you for 18 years of opportunities to serve,” he said. “It’s been a pleasure. I’m proud of what I’ve done and what I’ve accomplished, and I hope the citizens feel the same way — that I left it in better shape than I found it.”

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filed to run and then had some medical problems and had to bow out. I plan on doing what I’ve been doing for the past four years — trying to keep things the way they are.” Incumbent Mayor Allen Todd also won re-election, defeating Leigh Gill 241 votes to 109. The two were entrenched in a pretentious campaign that ended with Todd collecting nearly 70 percent of the vote. Efforts to reach Todd were unsuccessful by press time Wednesday. Hedgecock said he was very pleased with voter turnout, calling it one of best he has seen. “We’re tickled with the outcome,” said Hedgecock. “The biggest surprise to me was the number of people who came out and voted. With no real issue on the ballot we had a great turnout. I worked the polls for many years and that was the most engaged voter turnout I’ve ever witnessed. I’m glad it’s over with.” Like Yokeley, Hedgecock’s focus over the next four years will be on listening to citizens and what direction they want Wallburg to go. Council is in the process of constructing a new town hall that also will feature a walking track and picnic area. Both council members agreed that keeping the status quo is what voters want and that’s going to be their objective. “We want to hear what direction the citizens of

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Wallburg want us to take them,” Hedgecock said. “We heard a lot that they didn’t want much change. They like the way it is. It’s a unique small town atmosphere and I agree with them 100 percent.” Yokeley said Wallburg incorporated to avoid being annexed by WinstonSalem, and it’s council’s responsibility to put the needs of its citizens first. “The biggest thing we’re trying to do in Wallburg is preserve a way of life,” said Yokeley. “We don’t want to become the town that we were trying to keep from being annexed by. We want to remain small and keep taxes low. I’ve been here for four years and the tax rate was five cents per $100 and that’s what it is now. I want it to be that way whenever I get done.”

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NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of the Clerk of Superior Court of Davidson County, North Carolina made and entered into in the action entitled “City of Thomasville vs. Unknown Heirs of Prentiss Williams, Jr., Et. Als“, the undersigned Commissioner will on the 13th day of November 2009, offer for sale and sell for cash, to the last and highest bidder at public auction, at the courthouse door at W. Center Street, Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina at 12:00 noon the following described real property, lying and being in Thomasville Township, Davidson County, North Carolina aforesaid, and more particularly described as follows:

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BEGINNING at an iron pipe in the Eastern margin of Jacob Street, said iron pipe being South 00 deg. 43 min West 101.76 feet from the S o u t h w e s t corner of Wade Paschals corner, a new corner i n Blanche G. Lineberry Lands; thence South 89 deg. 04 min. East 176 feet to an iron pipe, new corner; thence South 03 deg. 26 min. East 60 feet to an iron pipe, new corner; thence North 8 9 deg. 04 min. West 176 feet to an iron pipe in the Eastern margin of Jacob Street; thence North 0 3 deg. 26 min. West 60 feet along the Eastern margin of Jacob Street to the beginning. For reference see Book 323, Page 277 and Book 323, Page 279 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Davidson County, North Carolina. The sale will be made subject to all outstanding city and county taxes and all local improvement assessments against the above-described property not included in the judgment in the above-entitled cause. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the successful bid will be required. This bid shall remain open for ten (10) days for successive upset bids as provided by law. Except as provided in G.S. 1-339.27A and G.S. 1339.30, there shall be no resales; however, there may be successive upset bids, each of which shall be followed by a period of ten days for a further upset bid. If an upset bid or a motion for resale under G.S. 1-339.27A is not filed within ten days following a sale, resale, or prior upset bid, the rights of the parties to the sale or resale become fixed and the balance of the purchase price will be due upon delivery of the deed. This 13th day of October, 2009. Paul Rush Mitchell, Commissioner October 22, 29 and November 5, 2009

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On Oct. 13, the Thomasville Woman’s Club was delighted to meet Alli McVann and learn about her talents. She has lived in several different places, had a variety of professions and has now established her own business. Club members found out many things about her life and what brought about her return to High Point. In high school, she was a competitive swimmer. She had planned to attend college to become a teacher, but she joined the Air Force instead. She later worked in television, stating that meeting and working with Eartha Kitt was an incredible experience. She eventually moved to Los Angeles where she worked as a set dresser. This type of job meant she worked with directors to be sure that furniture, lamps and accessories were placed exactly where they were needed to shoot a certain scene. From there, she went to Disneyland when the 100th birthday was being celebrated. She also was there when the 9/11 tragedies struck, causing many not to travel and thus many layoffs to the workers. Then, she started her real estate career until she developed Alli*cadabra. She told the club in the beginning of her program that she was fearless. Understanding what services her business provides proves she is just that. She said moving to High Point to be near her parents has turned out to be not only the smartest thing she has done for herself, but also for those who need her assistance. She has meshed her organization skills with her passion for helping people. She widens the border even to help with pets. Alli*cadabra is a licensed and bonded service company that provides the following tasks: Organizing – In either the office or the home, she will consult with the client to design an organizing system that works with periodic maintenance visits. Relocation Services – If the client decides to sell a home, Alli*cadabra has 11 years of experience in placement of furniture and other things to make the home look its best. If the client has just moved into a new home, it can be dressed and organized. Life Management – These services help a client to have an easier life. The services include pampering a pet with love, trips to the vet and administration of medication if the client is on vacation or work long hours. Alli even will run errands, such as grocery shopping, picking up prescriptions and arranging automobile maintenance and repairs. If the client is having a type of service done in the home, she will come to the home and supervise the work or repair that is going on. Laundry service is an-

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other thing Alli will provide. If the client needs a DMV or court related issue handled, this is another service provided. As a personal assistant, Alli can give the client a wake-up call, make sure that important dates are not forgotten, and will even make sure a gift is picked out, wrapped and delivered. If it is legal

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The certificate was given to the club on behalf of their work toward the preservation of the natural beauty of the city. The Thomasville Woman’s Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at 11:45 a.m. For a guest reservation or information about the club, call Betsy Armfield at 476-4613.

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and moral, Alli will provide most any service. Alli*cadabra is located in High Point. For more information about her services, call 491-6900. The meeting ended with the presentation of a certificate from the mayor, Joe Bennett, awarding the Thomasville Woman’s Club for conservation of natural resources.

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