By nORMa B. dennIs FREELANCE WRITER ndworddesign@gmail.com
Several members of the Jamestown Rotary Club gathered at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church in High Point on Sept. 3 to present a check for $10,000 to Lisa Hawley for Feeding Lisa’s Kids. The non-profit provides food every month to children in need and their families in the greater High Point area.
The club raised money through participation in the Bow Stafford Memorial Golf Classic and donations from the golf tournament’s sponsors.
Jamestown Rotary members held their first golf tournament to
support the program in 2018. In 2021, the Rotarians renamed the golf tournament the Bow Stafford Memorial Golf Classic and since the tournament’s beginning have raised thousands of dollars to donate to Feeding Lisa’s Kids.
Hawley, who owns Southern Roots Restaurant in Jamestown, first realized a food shortage among some students while visiting her children’s school. She discovered several of the children were saving food from their lunch to take home for their supper. She decided to do something about the situation and set up Feeding Lisa’s Kids. Wesley Memorial Methodist Church administers the non-profit and volunteers pack and distribute the food.
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DATES TO REMEMBER
Fall and winter months are always busy so be sure to mark these dates on your calendar so you will remember each:
Sept. 21 from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. — Village Fair at Mendenhall Homeplace. Admission is free, but there will be some vendors showing and selling their crafts.
Sept. 21 from 6 to 10 p.m. — Family Service of the Piedmont Pig Pickin’ at FurnitureLand South. Tickets are $100 to benefit programs and services of Family Service of the Piedmont.
Oct. 4 from 6 to 10 p.m. — 80z Nation will headline the final Music in the Park at Wrenn Miller Park. Guilford Road will be closed for one block to allow for more patrons and vendors. The event is free. Food and drinks will be available for sale.
Oct. 5 from 3 to 6 p.m. — Old School Barbecue at the Jamestown Public Library. Tickets $15 to benefit maintenance of the historic school/library.
Dec. 1 at 3 p.m. — Jamestown Christmas Parade. Mailers have already gone out with details about participation in the parade. Anyone who would like to be in the parade may contact Rotary Club chairperson Cliff Paddock at jamestownncrotary@gmail.com.
Dec. 4 from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Dec. 14 from 3 to 7 p.m., and Dec 20 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. — Christmas on Main. Trolleys will be available for the Wednesday, Saturday and Friday events to take people from one end of the event to the other, with stops along the way.
RAGSDALE GRAD JOINS COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Sarah Judy Denton was inducted into the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame on Sept. 10. She won two state soccer championships in 1994 and 1996 while a student at Ragsdale High School. She was the MVP in the 1996 championship game as well as MVP in the East-West All-Star game in 1997. She also was four-time all-conference and twotime all-state.
Denton’s mother is also a member of the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame.
Denton is currently girls soccer coach at Wesleyan Christian Academy. She lives in Greensboro.
daughter-in-law Richard and amanda Paddock. Richard has participated in the golf tournament several years and he and his wife wanted to do something extra to support Feeding Lisa’s Kids.
Village Fair returns Sept. 21 to Mendenhall Homeplace
By CaROL BROOKs FREELANCE WRITER cab1hp@gmail.com
The 19th Village Fair returns Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mendenhall Homeplace, 603 W. Main St., Jamestown. Again this year it is sponsored by the Historic Jamestown Society and is in conjunction with Day in the Park across the street at City Lake Park.
“This is a great time to get out and visit with family and friends,” said Jay McQuillan, president of the Historic Jamestown Society. “There will be many exhibitors who can show their wares and explain how their crafts work.”
Early settlers throughout the country usually were not close to a town to get supplies, including clothing, shoes, bedding, animal harnesses, seeds and grain.
This meant families had to learn how to make many of these items themselves.
Richard Mendenhall was one such industrious person who became a tanner, although he trained as a potter. His store across the street from his home sold many leather goods he made. It is perceivable he made the shoes for his family, judging by the number
of cobbler tools found in the bank barn. It is believed a cobbler’s shop stood to the west of the Mendenhall House.
At the Village Fair, stroll among the crafters and venders displaying many items that the early settlers made at home as well as tools used in everyday life.
A favorite of many are the quilting groups on
hand to exhibit their colorful handiwork draped over the railings at Richard Mendenhall’s house or displayed throughout the grounds.
As usual, several spinners and weavers — many in costume — will be here to demonstrate different types of spinning wheels and other 18th century crafts. Mary Pegg Mendenhall’s large loom nearly fills a room in the house she shared with her husband and may be seen during tours.
Do you know what an atlatl is? Do not miss Tim Whaley demonstrate this ancient — think cave men — instrument for throwing a spear, dart or other projectile with extra force. It allows the hunter to kill prey from a safe distance away.
mendenhall barn holds a secret treasure
By CaROL BROOKs
WRITER
Many people drive by Mendenhall Homeplace on West Main Street every day without stopping or even thinking about the history the property holds.
One piece of history is very special — emphasis on “very” — to the history of our country. It is an authenticated false-bottom wagon used to transport runaway slaves, possibly connected to the Underground Railroad.
It has been said the “false” part of the wagon could hide up to 12 slaves under another floor covered in a large load of hay transporting
fragile pottery. If stopped along the journey, the hay would be poked but not go through to the hiding place.
“The pottery itself would actually deter people from probing this,” said Shawn Rogers, the director of Mendenhall Homeplace, in a television interview earlier this year. “So if you took a cane or stick or something, you stuck it in the straw, you would immediately feel this false bottom. You would know that there’s something going on. But people were deterred from doing so because the pottery was worth so much money. If you damaged it, you had to pay for it.”
Unknown to most, the “precious cargo” was
beneath the hay — the slaves.
The job was risky because anyone caught trying to escape slavery could be killed and anyone caught helping them could lose their property — and, in some cases, they were also killed.
In the late-1980s, the late Quaker minister Cecil E. Haworth wrote a brochure titled Precious Cargo documenting the history not only of the wagon but also how it came to reside in Jamestown. “There is probably only
one vehicle left in North Carolina that was used to transport runaway slaves in the days before the Civil War,” Haworth wrote. “That vehicle is now the property of the Historic Jamestown Society and is on display at the Mendenhall Homeplace located on West Main Street in Jamestown, North Carolina, opposite the High Point City Lake Park. There is a second wagon, almost identical, in the Levi Coffin House and Museum located in Fountain City, Indiana.”
“This wagon has been preserved through the interest and good auspices of five successive generations in the Centre [Friends] community, three of which lived in the same Stanley Home-
place,” reads Haworth’s brochure Precious Cargo.
“The wagon came to the Historic Jamestown Society as a gift from Joshua Edgar Murrow, deceased in 1980, and his wife, Hazel Richardson Murrow, and their three children, Joshua Edgar Murrow, Jr., of Lawndale, N.C; Mary Murrow Hamilton of Atlanta, Ga., and Gertrude Murrow Sillman of Greensboro, N.C.
“If the wagon could talk, it would tell of many exciting and sometimes perilous events. Not the least of these stories would be the ones telling of several trips to Ohio with a load of runaway slaves,” the brochure
(at left) Cliff Paddock also presented Hawley with a check for $5,000 that was donated by his son and
Photos submitted (at right) Pictured with a large check depicting the donation presented by the Jamestown Rotary Club are, left to right, Cliff Paddock, Beverly Paddock, Geoff swan, Lisa Hawley and Bob Callicutt.
It turns out that these pennies and cents are costing Americans millions of dollars every year.
New York Times Magazine writer Caity Weaver, writing in the August 9 edition, shocked readers by asserting, “I was disappointed to learn, recently, that the United States has created for itself a logistical problem so stupendously stupid, one cannot help wondering if it is wise to continue to allow this nation to supervise the design of its own holiday postage stamps, let alone preside over the administration of an extensive Interstate highway system or nuclear arsenal. It’s the dumbest thing I ever heard. I have come to think of it as the Perpetual Penny Paradox.”
By d.G. MaRTIn ONE ON ONE
Weaver describes the surprising trap that we have gotten ourselves into. She asserts, “Most pennies produced by the U.S. Mint are given out as change but never spent.”
She describes how these unspent pennies make their way into our jars and chests of drawers instead
The atlatl, or atl-atl, is a carved wooden shaft or board (the lengths vary) with a hook on one end that inserts into a divot at the end of a “dart’ shaft (again, lengths vary). It is usually pronounced “ahtLAH-tul.”
It is one of the oldest weapons in the world and possibly was used as long ago as 30,000 years, according to archeologists. It was replaced by the bow and arrow around 2,000 years ago. When thrown, the projectile can fly up to 100 miles an hour and go as far as 600 yards — that’s six football fields!
Whaley will also bring paw paw trees and will share information about their historic and ecological significance.
While at the Fair, many of the buildings on the Homeplace property will be open, including Rich-
of being spent. These unspent pennies must be replaced by the U.S. Mint.
She explains, “Because these replacement pennies will themselves not be spent, they will need to be replaced with new pennies that will also not be spent, and so will have to be replaced with new pennies that will not be spent, which will have to be replaced by new pennies (that will not be spent, and so will have to be replaced). In other words, we keep minting pennies because no one uses the pennies we mint.”
And on and on.
Why does the mint keep on making tons of pennies if no one uses them?
Weaver answers, “We have to keep making all these pennies-over $45 million worth last year -- because no one uses them. In fact, it could be very bad if we did.”
Why?
Weaver reports a conservative estimate that there are “240 billion pennies lying around the United States — about 724 ($7.24) for every man, woman and child there
residing, and enough to hand two pennies to every bewildered human born since the dawn of man.”
Our problem, she explains, is that “few of us ever spend pennies. We mostly just store them. The onecent coins are wherever you’ve left them: a glass jar, a winter purse, a RAV4 cup holder, a five-gallon water cooler dispenser, the couch. Many of them are simply on the ground.”
Each year the Mint has to replace all these lost pennies at a cost of more than three cents each.
Instead of making new pennies, why not just collect a portion of those that are now kept in our jars, chests, and other hiding places?
Weaver says, “It’s crucial that they remain there. Five years ago,
Mint officials conceded that if even a modest portion of these dormant pennies were suddenly to return to circulation, the resulting flow-back would be ‘logistically unmanageable.’”
“There would be so unbelievably many pennies that there most likely would not be enough room to contain them inside government vaults. Moving them from place to place would be time-consuming, cumbersome and costly. (Just $100 worth of pennies weighs a touch over 55 pounds.) With each new penny minted, this problem becomes slightly more of a problem.”
Could we live without pennies?
For the most part we are already getting along using credit cards, electronic payments and other noncash devices to bill and pay. Merchants, even at the farmers’ markets, happily take credit cards even though it costs them a little extra.
I am going to save my pennies, nickels and dimes.
But my grandchildren will hardly remember them.
That is my two cents worth.
D.G. Martin, a retired lawyer, served as UNCSystem’s vice president for public affairs and hosted PBS-NC’s North Carolina Bookwatch.
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ard Mendenhall’s house, bank barn and Dr. Madison Lindsay’s house and office.
The bank barn holds a secret and the Historic Jamestown Society’s most prized possession. The green false-bottom wagon inside is only one of two still in existance used to transport enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad. This is a unique opportunity to learn the story of the their escape to freedom and Mendenhall Homeplace is honored to be the caretaker. There is no proof, however, that the Mendenhall family themselves participated in the Underground Railroad.
(See related story.)
Several other interpreters and demonstrators will showcase historical trades.
Author Julia Ebel returns to sell her popular books of Appalachian folk tales and more.
“I always hope they will
continues. “The ‘trains’ crossed into free territory at Wheeling, West Virginia, and continued on to a Friend’s [Quaker’s] home in Ohio. The drivers were two young men, selected because they were eager for adventure and because no one would be likely to suspect such young men of ‘slave-running.’ The two youths were Andrew Murrow (1820-1908) and Isaac Stanley (1832-1927), who grew up in the home of their foster parents, Joshua and Abigail Stan-
open doors to conversation about the importance of our family and community stories, including reflections on happenings of the past that have shaped the present,” Ebel said.
What’s that wonderful smell? It will be breadmaking by one of the exhibitors.
For the youngsters and young-at-heart, there will be a face painter and other craft activities.
Food trucks will be on site for lunch and snacks.
ley, after they had been orphaned. Actually Isaac was a nephew of Joshua Stanley. Andrew Murrow was the grandfather of Joshua Edgar Murrow (1892-1980) who reveled in hearing his grandfather tell of these dangerous and exciting journeys to Ohio.” Andrew and Isaac were probably in their early teens when they drove the wagon. They were never caught transporting the slaves.
The Murrow name might be familiar to some read-
“Jamestown will be an active place that day with multiple events,” said Ebel, former Historic Jamestown Society president. “We hope visitors will make the rounds to enjoy what each event has to offer. In particular, we hope Village Fair will not only entertain but also spark interest and awareness of our area’s rich history and far-reaching influence.
“Village Fair is more than a day of entertainment,” she continued. “It is an opportunity to share glimpses of our local history, early skills and crafts. In turn, we hope the experience nudges visitors to ponder their own experience and heritage — and to wonder about their own ancestors’ lives.”
Admission is free to Village Fair but donations are welcomed. Food items will be available for purchase. In addition to the food,
ers. Andrew Murrow was the great grandfather of World War II broadcaster Edward R. Murrow, who was born in Polecat Creek, near Greensboro.
“This historic wagon came to the Historic Jamestown Society through the good offices of Stacey and Ruth Hockett of Pleasant Garden, close and lifelong friends of Joshua Edgar Murrow, Sr., who had received it as a much valued gift from Abigail Stanley Hodgin, daughter of Isaac Stanley,”
there will also be a charge for any products purchased from vendors.
Convenient parking will be at City Lake Park across the street, with limited handicap parking at the Homeplace. Use the crosswalk at West Main Street to go between the events.
“We look at this as our major annual fundraiser for the Historic Jamestown Society,” said Shawn Rogers, director of Mendenhall Homeplace. “This is a community fair that is a way for us to give back and a way to acknowledge and support these people who are continuing heritagebased crafts.”
“Historic Jamestown Society is committed to sharing the rich history and heritage of our community,” Ebel added. “The community’s support will enable us to further our preservation efforts and programming.”
Haworth wrote. “Edgar fully intended to re-build the aging vehicle but never got around to it. He gave special instructions to the Hocketts to care for it, and it was from their barn that the wagon finally came to [Mendenhall Homeplace].”
Haworth was instrumental in obtaining the Stanley-Murrow fales-bottom wagon for the Historic Jamestown Society. The the brochure Precious Cargo is available at Mendenhall Homeplace.
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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by 201 Dorothy St LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): 201 Dorothy St LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) to Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), dated June 1, 2022, and recorded in Book No. R 8629, at Page 1566 in Guilford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Guilford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse, West Door U-G Level in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on October 1, 2024 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in High Point in the County of Guilford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The lands situated in the City of High Point, High Point Township, Guilford County, North Carolina, described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin in the Western right of way line of Dorothy Street, said iron pin being a common corner with the herein described parcel and the I. E. Meredith Subdivision; running thence with the line of I. E. Meredith Subdivision North 87 degrees 08 minutes 35 seconds West, 195.00 feet to an iron pin; thence South 03 degrees 29 minutes 25 seconds West, 15.04 feet to an iron pin; thence North 87 degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds West, 442.88 feet to an existing iron pin, a corner with Curuthers; thence North 08 degrees 51 minutes 40 seconds East, 552.18 feet to an existing iron pin in the line of C. L. Michael; thence with the line of Michael South 87 degrees 51 minutes 26 seconds East, 352.50 feet to an existing iron pin in the line of Raper; thence with the West lot lines of Raper, Robert W. Ring, George K. Oxenford, C.J. Carithers and Dorlin M. Carithers South 03 degrees 22 minutes 20 seconds West, 291.25 feet to an existing iron pin, the southwest corner of Dorlin M. Carithers; thence with the South line of Dorlin M. Carithers South 87 degrees 33 minutes 01 second East, 35.70 feet to an existing iron pin, the northwest corner of Lot No. 8 of the Yates Subdivision, Plat Book 10, Page 100, Guilford County, North Carolina, Registry; thence with the western line of Lot Nos. 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 of the Yates Subdivision South 02 degrees 49 minutes 29 seconds West, 199.53 feet to an existing iron pin, the southwest corner of
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Lot No. 1, Yates Subdivision; thence with the southern line of Lot No. 1, South 86 degrees 38 minutes 11 seconds East, 194.68 feet to an existing iron pin in the western right of way line of Dorothy Street; thence with the western line of Dorothy Street, South 02 degrees 59 minutes 48 seconds West, 46.14 feet to the point and place of Beginning, containing approximately 5.225 acres more or less according to a survey entitled “Property of P & S Realty, Inc., Lot A, Exception Map”, by Davis-MartinPowell & Assoc, Inc., dated 2-21-83, Job No. S-18608. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218 and 219 Dorothy Street, High Point, North Carolina.
Together with the benefits of the sanitary sewer easement pursuant to Deed dated May 28, 1973 recorded in Book 2663, Page 244, Register of Deeds, Guilford County, North Carolina.
Parcel ID: 0178903
Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23.
Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.
If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
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An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by 1621 Glenside Dr LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): 1621 Glenside Dr LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) to Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), dated June 1, 2022, and recorded in Book No. R 8629, at Page 1526 in Guilford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument
duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Guilford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse, West Door U-G Level in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on October 1, 2024 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Greensboro in the County of Guilford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Greensboro, County of Guilford, State of North Carolina.
BEGINNING at an iron pipe found on the western right of way of Glenside Drive in the northeastern line of property, now or formerly, of Jerry Allen Jarrett et ux; thence with the line of Jarrett North 60 deg. 52’ 00” West 534.52 feet to an iron pipe found in the eastern line of property, now or formerly, of Greensboro Housing for Mentally III, Inc., thence with the line of Greensboro Housing North 00 deg. 18’ 50” West 336.94 feet to an iron pin found in the southern line of property, now or formerly, of AKA Investments, Inc., thence with the line of AKA North 89 deg. 10’ 40” East 66.28 feet to an iron pipe found at the western corner of property, now or formerly, of Ronal Wayne Gardner; thence with the line of Gardner South 59 deg. 55’ 40” East 637.12 feet to an iron pipe found in the western right of way of Glenside Drive; thence with the western right of way of Glenside Drive the following courses and distances: (1) South 29 deg. 45’ 20” West 173.01 feet to an iron pin and (2) South 26 deg. 06’ 00” West 143.28 feet to the point of BEGINNING. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1621, 1623, 1625, 1627, 1629, 1631, 1633, 1635, 1637, 1639 and 1641 Glenside Drive, Greensboro, North Carolina.
NOTE FOR INFORMATION: Being Parcel No. 45632, of the City of Greensboro, County of Guilford.
Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23.
Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.
If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property
An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NORTH CAROLINA- GUILFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 24SP001930-400
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Nekisha Nobles (deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Nekisha Nobles, Heirs of Nekisha Nobles a/k/a Nekisha LaShawn Douglas: Kenneth Douglas, Chase Douglas, Brice Douglas, Hollis Douglas) to The Shoaf Law Firm, Trustee(s), dated March 15, 2006, and recorded in Book No. 6497, at Page 2868 in Guilford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Guilford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse, West Door U-G Level in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on October 1, 2024 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Greensboro in the County of Guilford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 152, as shown on the plat entitled “Phase 1, Section 4, Map 2, Woodlea Manor Townhomes” which appears of record in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Guilford County, North Carolina, in Plat Book 91, Page 133. Including the Unit located thereon; said unit being located at 349 East Montcastle Drive Unit F, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23.
Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.
If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property
An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October
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Salome’s Stars
WEEK OF SEPT. 23, 2024
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) After much traveling this year, you’re due for some relaxed time with family and friends. Use this period to check out situations that will soon require a lot of serious decisionmaking.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Keep that keen Bovine mind focused on your financial situation as it begins to undergo some changes. Consider your money moves carefully. Avoid impulsive investments.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You’ll need to adjust some of your financial plans now that things are changing more quickly than you expected. All the facts you need haven’t yet emerged, so move cautiously.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Personal and professional relationships dominate this period. Try to keep things uncomplicated in order to avoid misunderstandings that can cause problems down the line.
LEO (July 23 to August 22)
That elusive goal you’d been hoping to claim is still just out of reach. But something else has come along that could prove to be just as desirable, if only you would take the time to check it out.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) This is a good time to get away for some muchneeded rest and relaxation. You’ll return refreshed and ready to take on a workplace challenge that awaits you.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Confidence grows as you work your way through some knotty situations. Watch out for distractions from wellmeaning supporters who could slow things down.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Consider spending more time contemplating the possibilities of an offer before opting to accept or reject it. But once you make a decision, act on it.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) You’re in a very strong position this week to tie up loose ends in as
many areas as possible. Someone close to you has advice you might want to heed.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Congratulations! This is the week you’ve been waiting for. After a period of sudden stops and fitful starts, your plans can now move ahead without significant disruptions.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You’re in an exceptionally strong position this week to make decisions on many still-unresolved matters, especially those involving close personal relationships.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) The week starts off with some positive movement in several areas. A special person becomes a partner in at least one of the major plans you’ll be working on.
BORN THIS WEEK: You work hard and get things done. You also inspire others to do their best. You would do well heading up a major corporation.
The Penguin (TV-MA) — HBO’s fall rollout begins with the premiere of this crime-drama series based on the DC Comics supervillain Oswald Cobblepot, aka the Penguin. Reprising his role from the 2022 film The Batman, Colin Farrell transforms himself from head to toe once again to portray the menacing Gotham City mobster. Set one week after the film’s events, Gotham is in the middle of a gang war following the death of Carmine Falcone, and the Penguin sees this chaos as his chance to step up and take control of Gotham’s streets. But it won’t exactly be easy, as Carmine’s psychopathic daughter, Sofia
(Cristin Milioti), is granted release from Arkham Asylum and has her own ambitions at the forefront of her mind. The first episode premieres Sept. 19, with subsequent episodes released every Thursday. (Max)
His Three Daughters (R) — This cozy, heartwarming film follows three estranged sisters — Katie (Carrie Coon), Rachel (Natasha Lyonne), and Christina (Elizabeth Olsen) — who are forced to band together to take care of their dying father, Vincent. These three sisters are incredibly different from each other, and at first, their differences only seem to weigh down the already tragic situation they’ve been placed in.
But as they watch over and take care of Vincent, who’s receiving hospice care in their childhood apartment, each sister starts their own grieving process. At the same time, the tense dynamics between the sisters finally begin to mend. Premieres Sept. 20. (Netflix)
Strange But True
By LUCIe WInBORne
• Beethoven went out of his way to ensure his morning coffee was made with exactly 60 beans per cup.
• In the hit film Back to the Future, the time machine was originally an old fridge. According to HuffPost, “Ultimately, it was determined that it probably was not a good idea to use a refrigerator in such a manner as kids might want to reenact the scene.”
• Up until the beginning of the 19th century, models were not used to showcase clothes. Fashion companies would use dolls instead.
• Pentheraphobia is the intense and disproportionate fear of your mother-in-law.
• To ensure Queen Elizabeth II received her food on time, clocks in the royal kitchen at Windsor Castle were set five minutes ahead.
• While they might look the same, Jenga blocks have subtle differences in dimensions to make their construction less stable. Each brick is a different size and weight, so no two games are alike.
• As a souvenir from his trip to the Middle East, French author Gustave Flaubert brought home a mummy’s foot and kept it on his working desk.
• Herrings communicate through farts.
• In 1916, Adeline and Augusta Van Buren became the first women to travel across the country on two solo motorcycles. They made it despite frequently being arrested for the “crime” of wearing pants.
Galileo’s middle finger is on display at the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy.
• In 2009, a team of scientists searched Scotland’s Loch Ness for evidence of Nessie. While the fabled monster remained elusive, they at least recovered more than 100,000 golf balls.
Thought for the Day: “Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.” — Samuel Ullman
— This documentary film directed by singer Demi Lovato and Nicola Marsh breaks down the enigmatic life of being a successful child star in Hollywood. Lovato called up a few of her fellow child stars to help her in this endeavor,
including Drew Barrymore (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), Kenan Thompson (All That), JoJo Siwa (Dance Moms ), Alyson Stoner (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody), Raven-Symone (The Cosby Show), and Christina Ricci (The Addams Family). These stars describe what it was like to ascend to fame at such a young age, the pressures and joys that accompanied this fame, and how some of them naturally gravitated to drugs and alcohol to relieve their stress. Check it out on Sept. 17. (Hulu)
Dancing with the Stars: Season 33 (TV-PG)
America’s favorite ballroom dance competition is back for its 33rd season!
The cast of celebrities this year consists of an interesting and varied group of actors, reality stars, Olympians, models and even a fake heiress! Some of the competitors cha-chacha-ing their way to the Mirrorball Trophy are former “Real Housewife of Atlanta” Phaedra Parks; the prolific Eric Roberts (Babylon); former Los Angeles Lakers star Dwight Howard; and U.S. Olympians Ilona Maher, who dominated in rugby, and Stephen Nedoroscik, who was the pommel horse specialist on the men’s gymnastics team. The competition begins on Sept. 17! (Disney+)
From left, natasha Lyonne, elizabeth Olsen and Carrie Coon star in His Three Daughters
September 18, 2024
LIFeStYLeS
Centenarians celebrated
By nORMa B. dennIs FREELANCE WRITER ndworddesign@gmail.com
The happy occasion had all the elements to be ... well, happy — hugs, handshakes, laughter, conversation and, of course, good food. It was a birthday celebration for three members of Jamestown United Methodist Church, hosted in the church fellowship hall Sept. 15. It wasn’t just any birthday being celebrated, but it honored the lives of three centenarians.
The year was 1924 when each was born, Anne Manning on Aug. 21, Emmett Garrett on Aug. 26 and Reba Rooks on Sept. 21. Church members thought 100 years was too special not to celebrate.
“I have no idea how I got to be 100,” Manning said at an interview at her home.
“It seems I have been lying around doing nothing. I did not try or desire to live this long.”
Manning was born in Bamburg, S.C., the daughter of Henry and Louise Zeigler. She was the middle child with one older brother and one younger. When Manning was still a baby, the family moved to Florida, where they lived on the campus of the University of Florida. It was there she met her husband, John, and the two married when she was 18. John served in the United States Army and was stationed in Hawaii during WWII, after the bombing of Pearl Har-
bor. The couple had four children, John, Bob, Libby and Becky, moving often until settling in Greensboro.
Manning’s husband was a lawyer and she sometimes worked in his office.
“But I was a homemaker most of my life and stayed pretty busy raising my family and taking care of mother who lived with us a while,” she said.
Manning raised a garden and liked to cook. She was known for her sourdough bread.
“I lost my starter,” she said sadly. “I tried to duplicate it but it was never the same. I sewed a little. My children went out looking pretty bad,” she added with a laugh.
She was a member of the Sedgefield Woman’s Club,
for which she has a lifetime achievement award. She began attending JUMC long before the new sanctuary was built and was a member of the Austin Fortney Sunday school class.
Manning’s husband passed away after 56 years of marriage.
Although unable to attend the JUMC birthday celebration, Manning did enjoy a quiet meal with family and friends to honor her special day. When keeping an appointment with her cardiologist, he acknowledged her birthday with large balloons and invited another doctor and nurses to drop in to see her. He also had the Guilford County Board of Commissioners issue her a certificate of congratulations.
Manning feels one of the biggest changes she has seen throughout her lifetime is that in general people are not as friendly as they once were. She has also seen big changes in the fields of transportation and medicine.
and again on Wednesday. Today many churches are closing their doors.”
Garrett was the youngest of three children, having sisters who sometimes tried to boss him a bit.
“Until I got older,” he said. “Then I picked on them. Growing up during the depression was hard, but although our family had little money, we lived on a farm and had all we needed. We raised our food and had cows and pigs.”
Garrett is a WWII veteran of the U.S. Navy. After leaving the service in 1945, he and Margie married in 1946. The couple had a daughter and son. His wife and both children are now deceased.
His career found him working for Bell Telephone, later the old AT&T, for 45 years. He retired after 35 years working as a lineman, climbing poles and putting up wires. The company hired him back and he worked another 10 years on a contract bases maintaining switchboards.
“Every time I hear a train go through Jamestown, I think of those days.” Rooks and her husband were married for 12 years before their first son was born. They had two more sons. Bob’s work brought the family to the Jamestown area in 1965 and when the couple’s second son entered college, Rooks decided to go back to work.
“I admit I liked working inside better,” Garrett said smiling.
One thing Manning has retained is her sense of humor. When told about an old-fashion medical remedy of soaking green sweet gum balls in vodka, she laughed.
“That sounds like an excuse to me,” she said.
The reception at JUMC was the second birthday celebration for Reba Rooks.
Emmett Garrett is proud of his age. When asked, he said he was 100 plus two weeks old.
“I guess I have lived this long because of God’s love,” he said. “Maybe not using alcohol or tobacco helped.”
His daughter-in-law Judy planned a surprise meal for family and friends at a neighboring restaurant. WFMY television came and interviewed Garrett for a segment that ran on the 11 p.m. news, too late for him to view.
Garrett and his wife Margie begin attending JUMC in the early 1980s when John Barns was pastor. She played the piano during the Sunday school services and they were members of the Austin Fortney Sunday school class.
“Church has changed since I was a boy,” he said. “I remember going to church twice on Sunday
Members of Cedarwood Garden Club honored her at their monthly meeting on Sept. 12. Rooks was born on a Sunday in the city of Atlanta, Ga., where she grew up.
During the depression she says her family did the best they could with what they had. She graduated in 1941 and worked as a secretary.
She recalls hearing the war had started on the radio.
“It was unreal,’” she said.
“I could not believe it.”
When dating Bob, who later became her husband, she and his sister would take a train from Atlanta to Spartanburg, S.C., where he was stationed in the military.
“It cost us $1 a night to stay in a house there,” Rooks said. “The lady who owned the house would put a cot in the hallway for Bob. We rode the train all during the war and it was always loaded with soldiers. Sometimes it was so full we had to sit on our suitcases.
“My daddy was a builder and Bow Stafford encouraged me to take the test to be a Realtor. I never worked for Bow, but when I finished my studies I went to work for Don Setliff in 1977. I retired in 2020 after working for Berkshire Hathaway. I hated to quit. I enjoyed meeting the people so much, but could no longer drive at night.” The Rooks began attending JUMC in 1970.
Before Bob passed away, he taught a Sunday school class, which was named for him and to which she still belongs. She is known to family and friends for her special laugh.
Rooks feels lucky to have lived so long and to have enjoyed good health.
“I don’t spend a lot of time sitting,” she said. “I learned to walk and have been walking every since. My mother used to say she had trouble keeping up with me. “It’s been a wonderful life. I could not be more grateful.”
When asked to make any last remarks at the church reception, Garrett summed it up best, “God is good. His mercy endures forever.”
Photo submitted during a recent meeting, the Cedarwood Garden Club shared a large cake to honor the birthday of Reba Rooks.
Photo by Norma B. Dennis
Rooks, right, shares her signature laugh with a friend while Garrett, seated in the background greets other guests.
Photo submitted
anne Manning, seated second from left, is surrounded by family during a special birthday celebration in her honor.
Photo submitted Manning, wearing a tiara and glittery glasses, shows her celebratory queenly wave.
Photo by Norma B. Dennis
emmett Garrett and Reba Rooks ready to greet guests at a special reception held in their honor at Jamestown United Methodist Church.
Photo by Norma B. Dennis emmett Garrett relaxes at home.
