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By SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — Rutherford County’s unemployment rate for August remained the same as July, holding steady at 15 percent.

The county bucked the trend – most other counties saw their rates drop. Locally, the labor force for August was 31,379 with 26,659 of those having employment. The workforce decreased in August — a trend that was echoed in many counties in the state.

“I was looking at the numbers and we actually lost about 500 from our labor force,” said Sandra Miller, Economic Security Commission manager in Forest City. “I believe a lot of the counties experienced that. It may be people moving to different areas and looking for work and some may have given up.”

North Carolina had 45 counties that were at or below the state unem-ployment rate of 10.7 percent.

“Rates have decreased in many of these counties for various reasons,” said ESC Chairman Moses Carey Jr. “Most counties experienced some loss in the labor force. People moving away and looking for work in other areas, students returning to school, or some people exhausting their ben-efits, are reasons for such declines. This can have an impact on the unemployment rate.”

Currituck County had the state’s lowest unemployment rate in August, at 5.1 percent. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 16.5 percent.

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By LARRY DALEDaily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — Ten feeder pigs that are the offspring of the Ossabaw Island pig introduced into the farm operation at R-S Central High School will be auctioned in October.

The pigs, which will be 14 weeks old by then, are half Ossabaw Island and half Landrace or half Hampshire.

Auction proceeds will go to the school’s

FFA, which will also hold a farm tour the day of the auction. The farm is located off Westbrook Drive, by the baseball field.

The Ossabaw Island hog is a descendent of the pigs brought to the New World by the Spanish Conquistadors.

“The Spaniards left these pigs on Ossabaw Island, Georgia, like the Outer Banks of Georgia,” R-S Central agriculture teacher

Please see Farm, Page 6

By SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — Listeners to WAGY’s Swap ‘n Shop program might find deals on some unique items in recent epi-sodes. Host Malcolm Watson says he thinks it is a sign of tough economic times.

“It is not uncommon now for people to have old jewelry and other antique items these days,” said Malcolm Watson, who’s also WAGY president. “I had a guy who had old money things like $50 bills, $2 bills. Along those lines, we’ve seen a dif-ference in what people are selling, more antiques and collectibles — Elvis, Dale Earnhardt and that kind of thing. More of that has come to our attention in the last six months.”

Similar radio programs across the country have noticed an upswing in big ticket items for sale over the airwaves. Used cars, industrial tools and even con-

struction equipment have all been sold as quickly as a new puppy or a faded pair of jeans.

And while he hasn’t heard any bulldoz-ers being advertised yet, Watson said there have been some unexpected things coming along with the collectibles.

“A little while ago, someone called and said they had an entire array of carpet cleaning equipment,” Watson said. “And sometimes when stores close down we have folks call and sell convenience store coolers or the stuff from that business. Someone called a few days ago and said they had all the stuff to start your own nail salon.”

With county unemployment rates still in double-digits, the radio host doesn’t think the increased usage of Swap ‘n Shop will stop any time soon.

“People use the show along with

Please see Traffic, Page 6

By ALLISON FLYNNDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY – Smith’s Drugs is kick-ing off pharmacy month, which is in October, today by offering the community a free health fair complete with a variety of health screenings and informational booths for people of all ages.

Held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Smith’s Drugs Director of Development Karen Marshall said the main goal of the fair is to provide educa-tion and informational resources as an outreach to the community.

“We really want people to have a bet-ter understanding and know more about health and wellness,” Marshall said. “We tried to challenge our vendors to provide screenings and interactive, educational tools.”

Those screenings, which will be held in the church’s classroom hallway, include prostrate and breast exams, body fat anal-ysis, pulmonary lung function, feet evalu-ation, ear wax and vision screenings, bone density and medication review. Additional screenings, offered on the vendor floor, are blood glucose, blood pressure, spine assessment and cancer risk.

Marshall said there will also be special presentations. At 11 a.m., Dr. Gary Schafer will present “Living with Asthma,” fol-lowed at noon by Smith’s Drugs Jennifer Thompson speaking on understanding medicare coverage of home medical equip-ment. Rutherford OB-GYN Associates newest physician, Dr. Sharai Amaya, will be speaking on women’s health issues.

Kids fitness and a nutrition toss game are among activities that will be held out-side. For those who want to spend the day

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Music/concertsSinging: Sunday, Sept. 27, 6 p.m., Bostic Missionary Methodist Church; featur-ing Servants Call.

Singing: Saturday, Sept. 26, 7 p.m., Faith Baptist Church, 149 West Main Drive Ext., Forest City; fea-turing Set Apart By Christ.

The Voices of Inspiration will be in concert

Saturday, Sept. 26, at Jesus Lighthouse Tabernacle, 143 Old Wagy Rd., Forest City. Music begins at 4 p.m.

Singing: Sunday, Sept. 27, 2 p.m., Harris First Baptist Church; featuring Darin and Brooke Justice Aldridge of Cherryville.

Singing: Sunday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m., Riverside Baptist Church, Hogan Road,

Harris; featuring Truly Blessed of Clover, S.C.

Singing: Sunday, Oct. 4, 2 p.m., Village Chapel Church, 141 Huntley St., Forest City; featuring Blood Bought Trip from Forest City.

Singing program: Saturday, Oct. 10, 7 p.m.; Angel Divine Faith Church, Rutherfordton; different groups on program.

CrossPoint String Band will be in concert Sunday, Oct. 18, at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Mooresboro, during the 11 a.m. The church is located on North Academy Street (at the caution light) in Mooresboro.

Special servicesMiraculous Healing and Prophetic Ministries 124 Soco Gap Rd. Ellenboro NC

will be hosting a Birthday Musical and Black and White Attire Birthday Party on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 6 p.m. for Bishop Marcus Strong.

Homecoming: Sunday, Sept. 27, worship service 11 a.m.; Temple of Jesus Church, Lake Lure; guest speaker, Pastor Leslie Hines of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Asheville; lunch will be served at 1:30 p.m.

Pastoral Forum: Sunday, Sept. 27, 4 p.m. at New Forest Chapel Church, 137 Chapel St., Forest City.

Revival: Sept. 27-29, services begin each night at 7 p.m., Gilkey United Methodist Church; kick off singing tonight at 6:30; featuring The Servants Quartet from Hayes; vari-ous speakers on program.

Revival: Sept. 28 - Oct. 2, 7 nightly, Pleasant View Community Church, 129 Michael Dr., Forest City; Rev. Randy Bane, guest speaker.

Revival: Oct. 4-8, Harriett Memorial Free Will Baptist Church, 1938 Hwy. 221-A, Caroleen; different preacher each night; Sunday ser-vice at 6 p.m.; MTWTh, 7 nightly.

Homecoming: Sunday, Oct. 4, worship service 11 a.m., Presbyterian Church, 6130 Hudlow Rd., Union Mills; a covered dish meal will follow.

Revival: Oct. 4-7, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 130 Pleasant Grove Rd., Rutherfordton; Sunday services 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; MTW, 7 nightly; guest speaker, Rev. Donald Hollifield; special music each night.

Revival: Oct. 4-8, 7 nightly; Crestview Baptist Church, Forest City; The Rodrigo Family missionaries will Go Win Ministries will be at all services; guest speaker, Rev. Anton Roos of Lake Lure; Rev. Tim Frashier of Calvary Baptist will speak on Wednesday night.

FundraisersYard sale: The yard sale scheduled for today at East Rutherford Church of God, has been changed to next Saturday, Oct. 3, beginning at 7 a.m. Large number of items; hot dogs, chips, drinks and desserts will be sold from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bazaar: Saturday, Oct. 3, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Rutherfordton; sausage biscuits and donuts; fro-zen entrees, canned goods, handmade crafts and baked goods.

Benefit supper, singing: For Sheena Hagan (cancer patient); Saturday, Oct. 3, at Golden Valley Missionary Methodist Church; spaghet-ti supper 4 to 6 p.m.; music starts at 7 p.m., featuring The Kinney Family and The Eubanks; proceeds to help with medical expense.

Country ham supper: Saturday, Oct. 3, 4 to 8 p.m., Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church, 1658 Duncan’s Creek Rd., Ellenboro; adults $9; chil-dren $4.50; under 6 free.

Barbecue supper: Southern-style smoked bar-becue supper: Friday, Oct. 2, 4 to 8 p.m., Golden Valley United Methodist Church, 1269 Golden Valley Church Rd.; adults $8, children $4.

Yard sale: Oct. 3, begins at 7 a.m., at Jim’s Trim Shop, corner of Arlington and Broadway, Forest City; sponsored by the youth of Robertson Creek Free Will Baptist Church, Bostic.

Other Clothes Closet: Saturday, Sept. 26, 8 a.m. to noon; Cane Creek Baptist Church; large selection of clothing for men, women and chil-dren, (summer and winter); all free.

Jesus Jam this weekend: Temple Baptist Church will host the Jesus Jam on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Cliffside Park, Hwy. 120; music, barbecue, lots of activities for children and adults throughout the day, every-thing is free.

Outreach Festival: Saturday, Sept. 26, noon to 2 p.m., at Amity Apartments in Forest City; music, food, singing and fellowship; sponsored by New Dimension Church, Rutherfordton.

Fall Festival: Saturday, Sept. 26, from 4 to 8 p.m., Walls Baptist Church, Bostic; barbecue plates and sandwiches (donations only), snow cones, candy apples, hay rides, inflata-bles, music and games; all proceeds to fund the com-munity Thanksgiving din-ner in November.

Seminar: “Finding Your Voice as a Caring Professional: Patient Advocacy”; Thursday, Oct. 1, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, Rutherfordton; 2-hour event open to health care workers and community.

C.A.T.S.: (Children’s Activities on Tuesdays) meets every Tuesday at Caroleen First United Methodist Church from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For ages 2 and up. Bible stories, music, games and a light supper.

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Lifestyles seminar with Chef Clinel Walker

FOREST CITY — Seventh-day Adventist Church of Forest City will host a life-style seminar “Health For Life” on October 3 and 4. The guests are Chef Clinel Walker and Debbie Davis, RN.

Walker, a co-founder of Home Health Consultants, Inc., is an execu-tive chef with 27 years of experi-ence in culinary arts and holds three culinary degrees including Cross Culture Cuisines. He is also a certi-fied Vegetarian Food Instructor from the NAD Health Division.

Walker is a successful lifestyle coach with training and experi-ence in the use of foods and life-style changes, which help to prevent and overcome western Debilitating Lifestyle Diseases. Debilitating Lifestyle Diseases include arthri-tis, cancer, diabetes, fibroids and tumors, gallbladder dysfunc-tion, heart disease, high choles-terol, hypertension, Irritable Bowl Syndrome, obesity and renal failure.

Davis has been a registered nurse for 26 years. She holds an associate’s degree in nursing and also completed medical missionary training.

This seminar promotes the mes-sage of “health is by choice, not by chance.” The seminars are designed to educate people on having good health, and how to assume respon-sibility for your choices and your health. The sessions begin on Saturday at 9:30 a.m., addressing cholesterol; God’s natural remedies at 11 a.m.; and diabetes will be dis-cussed after lunch. The seminar

concludes on Sunday at 2 p.m., with cooking classes.

The church is located at 559 South Church St., Forest City. Those who are interested may RSVP to Gloria Ballard, 287-9272.

Ladie’s Night Out at The Foundation, ICC

SPINDALE — Ladies night out “Restoration of Hope” will be hosted by Sister Chicks in Christ on Monday, Sept. 28, at The Foundation, Isothermal Community College. Kellie Williams of Fort Myers, Fla., will be the keynote speaker. Music will be provided by Larry Lawson and Celebration Worship Team, and dra-ma by Jennifer Bishop.

Kellie is the founder of !Living, which was begun out of a desire to inspire women to live passionate, purposeful lives through the power of the Holy Spirit and the author-ity of the Bible. !Living’s mission is to teach believer’s how to live a vic-torious life by becoming rooted and established in God’s Word thereby giving it preeminence in their every-day lives. Only then will believers be able to reach out and teach others these same principles for victorious Christian living which will bring a great reward not only in this life but also for the eternal life to come!

A native of Detroit, Mich., Kellie has ministered to women around the country in a very real and transpar-ent way encouraging and inspiring them to pursue the abundant, effec-tive, spirit-filled life that God has in store for every believer. She is pas-

sionate about His Word and His peo-ple and desires to see believers walk in victory.

Kellie is married to Grant Williams and they have two children, Zac, who is in high school, and Paige, who is in junior high. Kellie and Grant are currently on staff at First Assembly Ministries in Fort Myers under the leadership of Dan Betzer.

A light supper will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Music at 6 p.m., and program from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person and available at Spindale Drug/Coffee Shop or by calling Janice Morrow, 245-9994; Susie Eury 625-4833; or LeeAnn Critcher, 429-6608.

For information about Kellie, visit www.exclamationpointliving.com.

Shepherd’s Care will host public forum on poverty

Lake Lure — Shepherd’s Care invites the community to a forum on poverty to discuss causes and effects and a call to action to help eliminate poverty in our commu-nity. The forum will be held Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Lakeview Restaurant, Rumbling Bald Resort, 112 Mountains Blvd., Lake Lure.

A panel of speakers from various organizations will speak on poverty issues and address various ways we can all work together to come up with solutions to eliminate poverty in our community. The panel includes Sally Cook, Faith Link; Deva Faith, counselor; Jim Barrett, Pisgah Legal Services; Ted Alexander, Mayor of Shelby; Daniel Harris, Job Links; Joshu Stack, Manna Foodbank; Nancy McNary, community mem-ber; Judith Long, The Free Clinics; Michael Moore, City of Hope; Carolyn Hardin, Yokefellow; Amy Byars, Carolina First; and David White, WCCA.

The cost is $15 per person (includes box lunch, refreshments, and hand-

out materials). Scholarships are available if needed. RSVP by Oct. 6 by calling 625-4683 or email mran-som1@bellsouth.net.

For more information visit our website www.shepherdscarehng.org.

Make checks payable to Shepherd’s Care, P.O. Box 634, Lake Lure NC 28746 by Oct. 6.

Advent Lutheran to hold ‘Blessing of the Children’

SPINDALE — On Sunday, Sept. 27, the Advent Lutheran Church will hold a “Blessing of the Children” ser-vice during the 11 a.m. worship hour. The service will feature scripture les-sons and music related to children.

During the prayers, children are encouraged to come to the altar for a blessing. Included in the prayer for each child is a request that God bless this child and guide this child’s life. Parents may accompany their child(ren) to the altar.

The Rev. Ronald W. Fink, pastor of Advent, says, “The prayer for guid-ance is appropriate for all children, from babes-in-arms to college stu-dents still undecided about a career. Participants in previous congrega-tions have found this service particu-larly meaningful and moving.”

The prayers of the Church include petitions specifically for all chil-dren. These petitions are based on “A Prayer for Children” that Ina J. Hughes wrote. The public is invited to attend and non-members are wel-come to bring their children to the altar for a blessing. Fink said that he hopes this “Blessing of the Children” becomes an annual observance.

Advent Lutheran Church is located at 102 Reveley St. Spindale, next to Spindale House. Sunday Church School begins at 9:15 a.m. Visitors are welcome at both Sunday School and worship.

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Don’t Lord It Over Others

Do we enjoy being the boss, telling others what to do, or directing them as if we are a mighty king?

Although this may be necessary in some occupations or in situations when someone has to take charge in order to get things done, it is

generally a poor way in which to interact with others.

Even children can be asked to do things in a nice way and taught to comply with requests rather than simply being ordered around. It is natural for humans to enjoy being “mighty kings.”

But, this is not the way it should be in the spiritual realm. Consider the lesson Jesus taught at the last supper by washing His disciples’ feet. It was a Jewish custom for a host to wash his guests’ feet if he was honored by their presence, presumably because the guests were considered socially superior to the host.

In John’s account of the washing of the feet, Jesus laid aside His garments and girded Himself with a towel, as a servant might do, and then proceeded to wash His disciples’ feet and wipe them with the towel. ( John 13:4-5)

When Peter initially refuses, saying “You shall never wash my feet,” he is suggesting that he will not let Jesus play the role of servant, but Jesus responds by saying, “If I do not wash you, you have no part in me.” To which Peter responds, “then not just my feet, but my hands and head as well.”

We have all heard this story many times, and know what it means, i.e., that we should serve one another and not refrain from doing the lowliest of servile duties. If Jesus could get on His hands and knees and wash His disciples’ feet, surely we can do likewise.

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=DALLAS (AP) — Two men were in custody on Friday after each tried to blow up what they thought were vehicles packed with explosives outside a Texas skyscraper and an Illinois court-house, authorities said.

The two cases were uncon-nected to each other and to the investigation that set off the most intense flurry of national terrorism warnings since the aftermath of Sept. 11.

Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, 19, a Jordanian who lives in Texas, appeared in court Friday after federal officials said he parked what he thought was an explosive-laden truck in a park-ing garage beneath the 60-story Fountain Place office tower in Dallas.

Michael C. Finton, 29, who also went by the name Talib Islam and idolized John Walker Lindh — the American-born Taliban fighter — was arrested Wednesday in Springfield, Ill., after federal officials said he attempted to detonate what he believed to be explosives in a van outside a federal courthouse in the Illinois capital.

In both cases, decoy devices were provided to the men by FBI agents posing as al-Qaida opera-tives. Both are charged with

trying to detonate a weapon of mass destruction and face up to life in prison if convicted. Finton also is charged with attempt-ing to murder federal officers or employees.

Smadi, who federal prosecu-tors said lived and worked in the north central Texas town of Italy, came to the United States in 2007 with his brother, Hussein, on student visas, their father Maher Hussein Smadi told The Associated Press in Jordan. The father said Hussein Smadi, 18, was arrested in California, but would not elaborate. That arrest could not immediately be con-firmed by officials in the U.S.

The FBI had been keeping tabs on Smadi since an under-cover agent discovered him in an online extremist group, accord-ing to an affidavit in the case. Undercover agents communicat-ed and met with Smadi over sev-eral months, posing as members of an al-Qaida sleeper cell, the affidavit said. The agents provid-ed Smadi with what he believed was a car bomb but was actually an inert device, it said.

Smadi on Thursday parked a vehicle containing the device in a garage beneath the Dallas office tower and set the device’s timer, the affidavit said. Smadi

then met with an agent, who drove several blocks away and Smadi dialed a cell phone in an attempt to detonate the bomb, according to the affidavit, which said he picked the Fountain Place because it housed banks.

A similar scenario played out the day before in Illinois. Finton also had been closely monitored by federal agents including in the months leading up to his arrest, according to an affida-vit in that case. It said an FBI agent who posed as an al-Qaida operative presented Finton on Wednesday with a van contain-ing materials he described as explosive but which actually were harmless.

The two men parked the van at the courthouse and close to the office of U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., which Finton allegedly hoped also would be damaged. They then drove a short distance to where Finton twice used a cell phone to try to detonate the explosives, the affidavit said. He was arrested immediately.

Finton appeared in federal court in Springfield on Thursday and said he was an unmarried, part-time cook at a fish and chicken restaurant in the central Illinois city of Decatur.

RALEIGH (AP) — Two North Carolina terrorism suspects plotted to attack government and military installations “in Virginia and else-where” as part of their plan to kill U.S. military personnel, according to an updated federal indictment released Friday.

Prosecutors said that Daniel Patrick Boyd and Hysen Sherifi discussed potential targets and believed that violent jihad was obligatory. Boyd conducted “reconnaissance” at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va., in June and then two weeks later reviewed maps “to plan and coordi-nate an attack on Quantico,” accord-ing to court documents.

Authorities have previously said the men went on training expeditions in

the weeks leading up to their arrest in July, practicing military tactics with armor-piercing bullets on a property in rural North Carolina.

Investigators believe Boyd con-ducted the reconnaissance two days after one of those training sessions. The indictment says he had a weapon and ammunition to use in the attack, reporting on the day of a second training day that that the weapon was “for the base.”

Prosecutors have said that Boyd had armor-piercing bullets “to attack the Americans.” The FBI has said agents seized some two dozen guns and more than 27,000 rounds of ammunition from Boyd’s home.

Seven men have been arrested in connection with the case.

Fountain Place, center, a 60-story glass office tower is shown in Dallas Thursday. A 19-year-old Jordanian man living in Texas was arrested Thursday on charges he intended to bomb the downtown Dallas sky-scraper, federal officials said.

Feds: Terror plot targeted for Sept. 11

Two charged with bomb plots

NC suspects targeted military

DENVER (AP) — An Afghan immigrant wanted to carry out a New York City terror attack involv-ing hydrogen peroxide bombs to coincide with the Sept. 11 anniversary before federal authorities foiled the plan, a U.S. prosecutor said Friday.

Tim Neff told a federal judge that Najibullah Zazi “was in the throes of making a bomb and attempt-ing to perfect his formulation.”

“The evidence suggests a chilling, disturbing sequence of events showing the defendant was intent on making a bomb and being in New York on 9/11, for purposes of perhaps using such items,” Neff declared in arguing for Zazi’s transfer to New York.

Ken Deal, the chief deputy U.S. marshal in Denver, said Zazi was put on a U.S. govern-ment plane and flown out of southern Denver’s Centennial Airport at 12:15 p.m. MDT — little more than an hour after U.S. Magistrate Judge Craig Shaffer ordered Zazi transferred to New York City to face charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction.

Deal said it was possible Zazi could appear in federal court in Brooklyn late Friday. The charge against Zazi carries a possible life sentence upon conviction.

Zazi, a 24-year-old Afghan-born coffee cart own-er in New York and Denver airport shuttle driver, sat expressionless during the Denver court hearing, staring at a decanter on the defense table.

Zazi’s attorney, Arthur Folsom, argued at the hearing that Zazi should be released on bond with electronic monitoring. He said Zazi has family ties in Colorado: His parents and five siblings.

“If that’s not an indication of strong family ties to the state of Colorado, I don’t know what is,” Folsom said.

Shaffer disagreed, saying Zazi had been in Colorado less than a year.

The U.S. indictment says Zazi received explosives training from al-Qaida and bought large quanti-ties of hydrogen peroxide and nail-polish remover at beauty supply stores to make bombs, possibly to detonate on New York City commuter trains.

Investigators have fanned out across the Denver area and New York City, going to beauty shops, home improvement stores and neighborhoods Zazi frequented looking for possible accomplices, while the government issued national terrorism warn-ings for sports complexes, hotels and transit sys-tems.

A law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday that Zazi had associates in New York who were in on the plot.

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If one wants to see first-hand the possibilities of dreams, they can find no better exam-

ple than the KidSenses Interactive Children’s Museum on Main Street in Rutherfordton.

The success of the museum project is a classic example of what can be achieved if one person with a good idea pursues that idea diligently and convinces oth-ers to buy into the vision.

KidSenses is celebrating its fifth anni-versary with a gala this weekend. They are approaching the 250,000 visitor mark, and along the way the musuem has provided hours of education and entertainment for children, parents, grandparents and other visitors.

It would be easy to try to write this success off as just a quirk in what has been an admittedly dim landscape in Rutherford County over the past dea-cade. Those who insist on doing that would be making a huge mistake.

KidSenses is a success not because of some freaky series of events that coin-cides with the planets lining up just so. It is a success because the people who believed in the project refused to give up and devoted their time, energy and expertise to the effort.

Further, there are other examples of the same type of success in Rutherford County. There are the Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy charter schools. There is the REaCH High School. There is the Forest City Owls baseball team. And we could probably find oth-ers if we spent a bit more time thinking about it carefully.

KidSenses and all these other suc-cessful projects are proof that people in Rutherford County can achieve extraor-dinary things when they put forth the effort that it takes.

Great things can be achieved when people work hard, get others to join the effort and refuse to let negative atti-tudes and a few hurdles derail them.

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Our readers’ viewsTakes issue with writer on health reform bill

To the editor: I take issue with a previous let-

ter writer who basically said if anyone does not support the cur-rent health care reform, they do not know the facts.

We have the best care possible here in the USA proven by the fact that so many come here from other countries to “get fixed.” In addition, we are one of the only countries where you may go to an emergency room for free.

The roughly 47 million (not 50 million) without health insur-ance or under-insured consist mostly of illegal immigrants, young people who think they are immortal, and those who would rather spend their money on flat screen TVs.

Health care is like any other commodity, you pay for it. It is most often paid for through “insurance” because it is expen-sive. That’s why one should invest in insurance. Maybe then they would not go bankrupt.

I do fear government take-over from free enterprise where rationing, increased costs and discrimination are distinct pos-sibilities.

I do not want to hear about how insurance companies are spend-ing so much to lobby against the health care reform. To be fair, take a good look at how much our administration is spending to promote it. To say insurance companies make nothing and produce nothing is a lie. They provide services to keep people

from going bankrupt. If they did not have government interfer-ence, they could do a much bet-ter job because competition has always led to efficiency and cost savings.

I’m glad the insurance compa-nies make profits and provide services to people who of their own free will desire those ser-vices.

I also take issue that the writer refers to “Republicans” as the cause of his strife, and in the same breadth says that health care debate should be nonparti-san.

I am first an American who wants the best for our people. I do not expect the government to provide it to me.

He goes on to say Republicans are not voting against health care reform; they are voting against the President to bring him down. I wonder how he can read so many minds?

He suggests no further debate by the President getting all Democrats together, forgetting about anyone else who has a dif-ferent voice, and cramming it down our throats. Sounds fair and Christian to me. What do you say? Jesus said there will always be the poor. That is a fact of life. The Bible is talking about believers in Christ taking care of the poor, sick and downtrodden.

It is not a function of the gov-ernment, but of those who love and reach out. You cannot legis-late that.

I suggest praying for our nation and its leaders. If we had more belief, so many more could

become children of God and we would not have this problem.

A nation that relies on govern-ment for the love and outreach worships the wrong God and has lost its soul.

Carl MatthewsRutherfordton

Says health care bill affects all Americans

To the editor:I am writing in response to Ray

Crawford’s letter dated 9-23-09. I want you to know that I am

concerned about the 50 million uninsured Americans; however, I feel you are implying that if you do not support the Obama reform bill you are a non-Christain and are turning your back on uninsured people.

This view seems a bit extreme. I do agree that something has

to be done for the uninsured. This bill does not just affect 50

million Americans. It affects 305 million Americans.

Mitch HarrillBostic

It’s back to school on illegal immigration againRALEIGH – The North

Carolina community college system seems bound and determined to admit ille-gal aliens. And once again, hotheads on both sides are doing their best to compli-cate a tough subject with irrelevant claims.

Let’s walk our way through the immigration thicket one more time.

First, virtually no one thinks it practical, and few would think it proper, to expend huge amounts of taxpayer resources to round up all the illegal aliens and deport them. If you hear someone on either side of the debate promising or warning against such a policy, ignore him.

Second, not very many people think it would be practical or proper for Congress simply to legalize all the current illegal aliens. The public would never stand for it.

And whatever immigration policy you think America should adopt, you can’t pos-sibly believe that current illegal residents should be

allowed to remain in the country even if they have 1) felony convictions, 2) severe drug addictions or mental illnesses, 3) ties to criminal gangs or terrorist groups, 4) serious communicable diseases, or 5) no obvious means of support save gov-ernment entitlements.

Third, given the first two propositions, and the mani-fest need to rationalize the nation’s immigration policies for the 21st century, the only feasible federal policy right now is a targeted enforce-ment policy that reduces the number of illegal aliens over time, by focusing law enforcement efforts on those who violate other laws while refusing to treat illegal residents as if they were legal residents.

Only after the ranks of

illegal aliens shrink, through gradual self-deportation, can immigration reform-ers in Congress rewrite the laws to allow more people to immigrate legally into the country to work and become Americans the right way.

Now, combine these three propositions and the fol-lowing reality becomes inescapable: for the fore-seeable future, there will remain significant numbers of people residing in North Carolina illegally. For state policymakers, the question becomes how to respond to this reality sensibly, afford-ably, and fairly.

To start with, pretty much everyone agrees – and the courts already require – that North Carolina governments must provide emergency ser-vices to all residents, regard-less of their immigration status, and that they cannot withhold services such as public education to minors who are in the state illegally through no fault of their own.

The reasoning isn’t hard to fathom. Violating the nation’s

immigration laws is a serious offense, but it hardly justifies being denied police protec-tion after an assault or an ambulance ride to the hos-pital after a car crash. As for public education and other services to children, it would be wrong to punish them for their parents’ misdeeds.

Once you get past these two exceptions, however, it becomes very difficult to justify the extension of any other government services to illegal aliens.

For one thing, while illegal residents do pay some taxes, their status prohibits them from shouldering the same tax burden that legal resi-dents do.

Extending services to them essentially compels taxpay-ers to subsidize lawbreakers. That’s wrong – and they’ll never stand for it.

And don’t feed me any bunk about how illegal residents would have to pay out-of-state tuition to attend colleges, thus fully covering their costs. Very few of them will enroll on such terms. The clear intention, already

well telegraphed, is to charge out-of-state tuition for a while and then push for in-state tuition status.

Second, extending services such as higher education to adults residing illegally in the United States makes it less likely that they will do the right thing – comply with current law, move to their countries of origin, and then take their proper place in line.

Third, extending such ser-vices to illegal residents is so outrageous to the majority of voters that it has the effect of postponing the date at which it will ever be possible to get comprehensive immigration reform through Congress. Self-styled “immigration reformers” are doing them-selves and their cause tre-mendous harm by continuing to insist on indefensible ideas such as admitting illegal aliens to state colleges.

But the state is going to do it, anyway. Phooey.

Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation.

Syndicated columnist

John Hood

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Jack FlynnSFC Jack Clarence Flynn,

72, of Bostic, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 at Rutherford Hospital.

A native of Sayville, Long Island, N.Y., he was a son of the late Ervin and Audrey Seaman Flynn.

He was retired from the Army.

He is survived by his wife, Christine Cogdell Flynn of the home; three daughters, Cynthia Parker and Joan Saumenig, both of Albany, Ga., and Carol Alfonzo of Merritt Island, Fla.; one son, James Flynn of Lincolnton; one stepdaughter, Karen Smith of Forest City; one stepson, Edward Wall of Rutherfordton; one brother, Jimmy Flynn of Patchoque, N.Y.; two sisters, Carol Shehan of Sayville, Long Island, and Joan Beaudry of Needmore, Penn.; 18 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Fork Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Billy Cogdell and Hubert Street officiat-ing. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service. Concluding services will be held in the church cemetery with military honors provid-ed by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Crowe’s Mortuary.

In lieu of flowers, memo-rials may be made to Fork Creek Baptist Church, 2741 Camp Creek Rd., Union Mills NC 28167

Online condolences www.crowemortuary.com.

James Scism

James Cicero Scism, 88, of Rehobeth Church Rd., Shelby, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 at Crawley Memorial Hospital in Boiling Springs.

Born in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Clem Dixon Scism and Beulah Mae Dedmon Scism.

He was a retired farmer

and a member of Double Shoals Baptist Church, Shelby, where he served as a former deacon and chairman of the deacons, a choir mem-ber and adults men’s Sunday school teacher for 38 years. He also served in the Marine Corps during World War II, Pacific Theater, and he two purple hearts.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Katherine Louise Hambright Scism.

He is survived by three sons, Philip Scism of Kinston, and Larry Scism and Thomas Scism, both of Shelby; two brothers, Clyde Scism of Shelby, and Joe Scism of Lawndale; two sis-ters, Elizabeth Carpenter of Hickory, and Dorothy Seagraves of Charlotte; two granddaughters; a grandson; and two great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Double Shoals Baptist Church with Dr. Brian Johnson and Dr. Eric Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the church cem-etery. Visitation is Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m., prior to the service at the church.

Memorials may be made to Double Shoals Baptist Church, 318 Old Mill Rd., Shelby, NC 28150.

Arrangements by Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston.

Condolences may be made online at www.stameyfuneralhome.com.

Timothy Joseph RussertBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) —

The father of the late “Meet the Press” moderator Tim Russert, the inspiration for his son’s best-selling book, has died. Timothy Joseph Russert was 85.

The younger Russert, who died of a heart attack at 58 in June 2008, paid tribute to his father’s blue-collar values and eternal optimism in the 2004 best-seller Big Russ & Me.

Sheriff’s Reportsn The Rutherford County

Sheriff’s Office responded to 184 E-911 calls Thursday.n Chad Wall reported van-

dalism to a fence.n Joe William Griffey

reported the glass broken out on the windows of a 1997 Chevrolet Malibu.n Doyle Tate reported the

theft of an air compressor and other tools.n Idy April Lamb reported

the theft of mail.n James Wilbur Greene

reported the theft of an all-terrain vehicle.

Rutherfordtonn The Rutherfordton Police

Department responded to 23 E-911 calls Thursday.n Broken glass in three

windows was reported at R-S Middle School, 545 Charlotte Rd.

Spindalen The Spindale Police

Department responded to 28 E-911 calls Thursday.

Lake Luren The Lake Lure Police

Department responded to six E-911 calls Thursday.

Forest Cityn The Forest City Police

Department responded to 47 E-911 calls Thursday.n An employee of Murphy

USA reported the theft of gasoline.n An employee of Wal-

Mart reported an incident of shoplifting/concealment.n Dean Barron report-

ed a larceny. The incident occurred at Wal-Mart.

Arrestsn Lance Guffey, 35,

of McDowell Street, Mooresboro; charged with driving while impaired and no helmet; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (FCPD)n Christopher Michael

Calhoun, 32, of 534 Pilgrim Rd.; charged with driving while impaired and driv-ing while license revoked; released on an unsecured bond. (NCHP)n Steven Patrick Kelley,

59, of 326 Mid Atlantic Rd.; charged with driving while impaired and open contain-er/ consume in the passen-ger area of a motor vehicle. (NCHP)n James Wendell Hargett,

40, of 178 Elm St.; charged with misdemeanor probation violation and driving while license revoked; placed under a $2,000 secured bond. (Probation)n Jason McKinley Lynch,

23, of 225 Wilkins St.; charged with felony proba-

tion violation; placed under a $25,000 secured bond. (Probation)n Carlos Laturm Lisenby,

17, of 251 Peppertown Rd.; charged with assault on a female; placed under a$1,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n Eric Scott Moore, 19, of

315 Missouri St.; charged with communicating threats, common law false imprison-ment, assault on a female, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and injury to per-sonal property; placed under a $3,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n Donna Lynn Byers, 46,

of 729 W. Main St.; charged with obtain property by false pretense and misde-meanor larceny; released on a $16,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD)n Allison Marie Davis, 32,

of 111 Quinn Rd.; charged with failure to appear and driving while license revoked; placed under a $6,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n Kelly Patrick Aaron, 43,

of 2391 N.C. 226; charged with assault on a female; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD)n Tyshonna Melissa Carter,

32, of 295 Kelly Rd.; charged with second-degree tres-passing and injury to per-sonal property; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD)n Charles Albert Self, 23,

of 115 Troth Lane; charged with misdemeanor stalk-ing, assault on a female and injury to personal property; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD)n Patricia Dawn Shires,

44, of 127 Ledford Rd.; charged with shoplifting/ concealment of goods; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD)n Thomas Ervin Shires,

46, of 1627 Hollis Rd.; charged with shoplifting/ concealment of goods; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD)n Donna Lynn Dixon,

39, of 257 S. Church St.; charged with shoplifting/ concealment of goods; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD)

n Ricky Dewayne Ingle, 48, of 119 Way Fare Trail; charged with communicating threats; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD)n Billy Joe Russell, 34, of

525 Hemphill Rd.; charged with reckless driving to endanger, aid and abet driv-ing while license revoked and injury to personal property; released on a $1,000 unse-cured bond. (RCSD)n Charles Ray Hemphill,

35, of 624 Hemphill Rd.; charged with driving while license revoked; placed under

a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n Terrell Dwayne Hipp,

45, of 153 New Town Rd.; charged with intoxicated and disruptive and resisting a public officer; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (RCSD)n Daniel Warren

Lancaster, 26, of 1642 Harris Henrietta Rd.; charged with possession of drug parapher-nalia and simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance; placed under a $2,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n David Chad Lancaster,

28, of 729 Old U.S. 221; charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and sim-ple possession of schedule VI controlled substance; placed under a $2,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n Anthony Dominick

Camp, 29, of 137 Levi St., Rutherfordton; charged with assault on a female; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RPD)

EMS/Rescuen The Rutherford County

EMS responded to 23 E-911 calls Thursday.n The Volunteer Life

Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 12 E-911 calls Thursday.

Fire Callsn Cliffside firefighters

responded to a house fire, assisted by Ellenboro and Sandy Mush firefighters.n Ellenboro firefighters

responded to a fire alarm.n Spindale firefighters

responded to two smoke reports and to a gas leak.n SDO firefighters

responded to a fire alarm.

Obituaries

Deaths

RALEIGH – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commis-sion is warning the public that a photograph of a moun-tain lion purported to be tak-en in western North Carolina is actually from Texas.

A photograph that has been circulating, mainly via e-mail in the western counties of the state, shows a mountain lion dragging a deer. Some report that the photo was taken in the Marion area, while oth-ers say it was taken in Old Fort or Burnsville.

In reality, the photo was taken by a trail camera on a ranch in south Texas, where mountain lions are common.

It is one of several moun-tain lion hoaxes that have circulated through several

states in the past few weeks, and the e-mails in each state claim that the photograph was taken locally.

Over the past several years there have been at least three such mountain lion hoaxes and, in each case, the same photographs are passed around by e-mail and cell phone with text claiming that the photographs were taken locally.

One such hoax involves a photograph of a man pos-ing with a dead mountain lion. The mountain lion was actually killed by a vehicle in Arizona and the man in the photograph is an Arizona Public Safety officer.

Another is a series of photographs showing a

mountain lion on a porch, but the home is actually in Wyoming.

There is no physical evi-dence to support the exis-tence of a wild mountain lion population in North Carolina.

The only mountain lions that have been recovered in the state over the past 50 years were two adults that were shot and killed at a dumpster in eastern North Carolina in the 1980s.

Examination of the two animals revealed that they had identification tattoos, indicating that they were illegally held captive animals that either escaped or were released.

Police Notes

Wildlife agency: Reports of WNC mountain lion a hoax

BURNSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The daughter of a North Carolina man who killed himself after fatally shooting his neighbor and wounding his estranged wife says her father became violent after cancer treatment.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Friday that Kim

Duncan of Green Mountain said 61-year-old Richard Lee Buchanan was diagnosed with throat and tongue can-cer in May. Duncan says Buchanan developed a short temper, grew paranoid about his radiation treatments, and become violent.

Yancey County sher-

iff’s deputies responded to Buchanan’s home near Burnsville late Wednesday after his estranged wife reported she’d been shot. Deputies found 52-year-old neighbor Thomas Griffith dead in his driveway.

Officers say Buchanan shot himself in the head.

Burnsville man shoots two, kills himself

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Vivian Henson Blanton

Vivian Henson Blanton, age 68,

of Ellenboro, NC, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at her resi-dence after an extended illness.

Vivian was born August 20, 1941, in Rutherford County to the late Phillip Luther Henson and Jessie Rice Henson. She worked as a Battery Filler at Cone Mills and the Haynes Plant. She enjoyed water skiing and growing plants. She was of the Baptist faith.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, Jerry Ronald Blanton; one sister, Andrea Tucker and one brother, Spence Dale Henson.

Survivors include two sons, Michael Greene and his wife, Donna, of Ellenboro and Todd Greene of Mooresboro; four broth-ers, Steve Henson of Gaffney, SC, Hoyle Henson of Rutherfordton, Doug Henson and Randy Henson both of Forest City; two sisters Mary Ann Burgess of Forest City and Linda Sue Reid of Mooresboro. She is also sur-vived by six grandchildren and four step-great grandchildren.

A memorial service will be con-ducted at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2009, at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with the Reverend Marty Reid officiat-ing. A private inurnment will take place at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be sent to Harrelson Funeral Home, PO Box 335, Caroleen, NC 28019 in order to help defray funeral costs.

Harrelson Funeral Home is serv-ing the family.

An online guest registry is available at www.harrelsonfuner-alhome.com

PAID OBIT

SFC Jack Clarence Flynn

SFC Jack Clarence Flynn, age

72, of Bostic, NC died Thursday, September 24, 2009, at Rutherford Hospital.

A native of Sayville Long Island, New York, he was the son of the late Ervin & Audrey Seaman Flynn and was retired from the U.S. Army.

He is survived by his wife Christine Cogdell Flynn of the home; three daughters, Cynthia Parker of Albany, GA, Joan Saumenig of Albany, GA and Carol Alfonzo of Merritt Island, FL; one son, James Flynn of Lincolnton, NC; one step daugh-ter, Karen Smith of Forest City, NC; one step son, Edward Wall of Rutherfordton, NC; one broth-er Jimmy Flynn of Patchoque, NY; two sisters, Carol Shehan of Sayville Long Island, New York and Joan Beaudry of Needmore, PA.; 18 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren also survive.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one son, Jody Flynn.

Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Monday, September 28, 2009, at Fork Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Cogdell and the Rev. Hubert Street officiating. Mr. Flynn will lie in state one hour prior to the services. Concluding services will be held in the church cemetery with military hon-ors provided by the Rutherford County Honor Guard.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM, Sunday, September 27, 2009, at Crowe’s Mortuary.

In lieu of flowers memori-als may be made to Fork Creek Baptist Church 2741 Camp Creek Road Union Mills NC 28167.

Online condolences may be made at www.crowemortuary.com

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Brandon Higgins explained Friday. “So they left those pigs there, and they became more of a feral-type pig. Originally they were Iberian.”

As the pigs adapted to the island environment, they developed a unique system of fat metabolism, enabling them to store a larger proportion of fat.

“So it is a fatty-type pig,” Higgins said, “but it is also high in omega 3 fatty acids, which is good for us. The whole point of the intermixing is a lot of people don’t know what to do with such a fatty hog. But by getting only half Ossabaw, you’re only getting half the fat. And the fat there, A, is good for you and, B, it adds to the flavor of the meat.

“It is one of the reasons a lot of the pork chops you buy in the grocery store are so dry. We’ve moved our commercial pig producers to a more lean meat, and they’ve gotten so lean, they took out so much of the fat that they shrivel up, they shrink real bad and they are real dry. Pork produced by a Berkshire or an Ossabaw Island is going to be a lot juicier pork chop or sausage or whatever.”

Also, the Ossabaw Island mixed pigs are pasture-raised, Higgins noted, and they are accustomed to electric fences.

“We’re also looking for sponsors to offset the cost of the auction for the sausage and the auctioneer,” the teacher said. “So if anybody would like to sponsor, we’re looking for sponsorship, basically give them an ad, have a sign printed up for the auc-tion with their name on it saying they were sponsoring the auction. We’re also looking at giving them a plaque to post in their place of business to show that they are a supporter of R-S Central FFA.”

The school also has a new green-house on campus. It is 28 feet by 60 feet.

“We’ve got stuff going in it right now,” Higgins said. “We’re picking up strawberries tomorrow. We’re working with N.C. State on growing the strawberries for the wintertime. Right now, N.C. State is working a

lot with high-tunnel growing on the back side of the season. You can get strawberries when no one else has strawberries.

“With this production model, they’re saying I’m going to have some straw-berries by Christmas. So those will be offered up to markets in Charlotte through the Farmers Fresh Market Web site. So that’s another real big thing that we are looking at. We’re going to be planting 100 Strawberry Festival variety, 50 day neutral, one Albion and one Chandler. We’re going to plant several varieties and see which one grows the best in the greenhouse.

“Right now, N.C. State is doing test trials on their Mountain Research Station. And they are trying a lot of different varieties where they have a quarter-acre high tunnel. They are growing all these strawberry vari-eties in high tunnels, in Salisbury. So they donated these to try in our greenhouse and see how it goes in a greenhouse, where they are doing it in more of a high-tunnel structure.”

Wintertime strawberries could be a good crop for Rutherford County, Higgins noted. “It could be real prof-itable, especially here in the isother-

mal region, to have the ability to grow strawberries in the off-peak times.

“Other than that, we are grow-ing spinach, arugula, broccoli, all in raised beds on the floor of the green-house, where we can produce all win-ter long. The kids can also take the things they learned inside the green-house in the wintertime and apply them to outdoor production in their own gardens or farms.”

The R-S Central agricultural department has expanded this year, with the addition of Lisa Higgins, Brandon’s wife, as an agriculture teacher.

Higgins is looking forward to a good day for the auction, which is being called the “Spanish Pig Invasion.” “It’s going to be a good fun day to come out and have a grill, have sausage biscuits and coffee and tea for people to purchase, and observe what’s going on,” he said.

For more information about the auction or about sponsorship, contact Higgins at 289-5439 or by e-mail at bhiggins@rcsnc.org

Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigi-talcourier.com.

yard sales and flea markets to supple-ment what income they have,” Watson explained. “I’ve seen a big uptick in numbers of calls. You have your regulars, but in the last two years I’ve heard many new voices.”

For Watson, the change in sellers and customers isn’t that surprising, given the economy.

“I’ve been doing the show about nine years now,” Watson said. “It is a little bit different these days, in terms of

items that you hear and the number of people. People seem to be selling things at a bargain a lot quicker. If you hear a really good deal, they usu-ally sell it the same day.”

But the show hasn’t lost its small town atmosphere.

“The owner of Thera-ssage recently began advertising on swap and shop, but her number was one digit differ-ent than someone who wanted to sell a billy goat,” Watson recalled. “She got calls all day from people want-ing to buy her goat. But the volume has really picked up and the 24-hour swap and shop hotline has the most

recent items and numbers because we get many calls asking for those num-bers.”

One more category of ads on the show has seen an increase as well.

“Things that people usually hang on to — their memorabilia — that is where we’ve seen the big increase,” Watson said. “And you get probably three to six calls per day from people saying they’ll do odd jobs as a handy-man or paint or whatever. That has certainly been a lot more than in years past.”

Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaugh-

red CrossThe following blood drives are scheduled:Sept. 28 — Isothermal Community College gym, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., contact Cindy Martin at 286-3636, ext. 353 for an appointment. Oct. 9 — Word of Faith, 210 Old Flynn Rd., Spindale, 4 to 9:30 p.m., call Holly Morris at 287-9100 for an appointment;Oct. 22 — Corinth Baptist Church, 767 Pinehurst Rd., Ellenboro, 4 to 9 p.m., call Linda McCurry at 453-1775 for an appointment;All presenting donors (in October) will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of three pairs of Delta Airlines tickets. For more information call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or visit redcrossblood.org.

Health/educationHealth Screening: Thursday, Oct. 1, 9 to 11 a.m., at Plum Natural, 213 Oak St., Forest City; call 245-6578 for more information.

Health Fair: Friday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Lake Lure Town Hall; sponsored by Lake Lure Lions Club; vision screening (Lions Vision Van), hearing tests, blood pressure, blood sugar testing, chiropractor, acupuncture, Hospice, diabetic edu-cation and general wellness/health care education.

Lifestyle seminar: “Health For Life”; Oct. 3-4, Seventh-day Adventist Church of Forest City, 559 South Church St., Forest City; Saturday’s sessions begins at 9:30 a.m., with the topics of cholesterol, God’s natural remedies, and dia-betes; Sunday at 2 p.m., cooking classes; guests, Chef Clinel Walker, and Debbie Davis, RN; RSVP to Gloria Ballard, 287-9272.

Meetings/otherDemocrat meeting: Rutherford County Democrat Club will meet Monday, Sept. 28, at Democrat Headquareters in downtown Forest City. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Free workshop: Grassroots Leadership Workshop; Tuesday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m., Community Empowerment Resource Center, 129 First St., Forest City; facilitator, Pastor John McCluney; topics on leadership; limited space; RSVP/Information call 247-4142 or email smcentire@ceponline.org.

CPC: Rutherford County Animal Control Facility and the Community Pet Center will be closed on Saturday, Oct. 3. Please visit their booth at Rutherfordton’s Hilltop Festival.

reunionsAlexander Mills reunion: Saturday, Oct. 3, covered dish meal at 3 p.m.; Four Seasons Farm, 1013 Doggett Rd., Forest City; for anyone who lived or attended church in the old Alexander Mills community; for information call 248-1116.

Gettys family reunion: Sunday, Oct. 4, covered dish lunch 1 p.m.; Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church, Ellenboro; for more infor-mation call 704-487-5480.

Rollins family reunion: Sunday, Oct. 4, Mountain View Baptist Church fellowship building, Hwy. 221 south, Rutherfordton; lunch will be served at 1 p.m.; bring a well-filled basket; contact Todd Rollins at 287-9748 for more infor-mation.

Bridges family reunion: Descendants of D.C. and Georgia Bridges; Sunday, Oct. 4, covered dish lunch 1 p.m., Corinth Baptist Church FLC, Ellenboro.

35-year reunion: R-S Central Class of 1974; classmates will meet Oct. 9 at the homecoming game, then go to Barley’s in Spindale for food, music and socializing. Contact Steve Neely at 287-0323 for more information.

FundraisersVFD fundraiser: Saturday, Oct. 3, begins at 7 a.m., Bill’s Creek Volunteer Fire Department; large number of yard sale items; sausage biscuits, and gravy; hot dogs and hamburgers go on sale at 10 a.m.; proceeds for fire department needs.

Breast Cancer Awareness: Off The Beaded Path Bead Store in Forest City will hold a Breast Cancer Awareness earring drive during the month of October. Proceeds from this benefit will go to the ACS, Look Good Feel Good Program. For more information visit offthebeadedpath-beadstore.com.

MiscellaneousDulcimer Music Night: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m., at the Visual Arts Center, 173 N. Main St., Rutherfordton; bring your dulcimer and join Richard Beard and Dot Lane for an informal evening of making music.

Foothills Harvest Outreach Ministries will hold a half price on all women’s clothing through Oct. 2. The store is located at 120 E. Trade St., Forest City.

at the fair, the First Baptist Church Relay for Life Team will be selling healthy lunch items.

“We have just had so much support,” Marshall said. “It’s been a cooperative effort.”

There is a cost for lunch, but all oth-er activities and screenings are free.

“It all goes back to why we are doing this,” she said. “As an outreach to the community.”

With vendors ranging from Hospice to the Red Cross to Tri-City Animal Clinic, there is something for every-one.

“I had a lady call me this week –

she’s one year away from getting Medicare and has no health insur-ance. She wanted to come and get information on being healthy,” she said.

For more information about the fair, contact Smith’s Drugs at 245-4591.

Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@the-digitalcourier.com.

“It is not a bad sign that we stayed the same as far as the unemployment rate,” Miller said. “We just haven’t seen a lot of hiring. The number of people coming in and filing claims has leveled off and the number of

companies hiring right now is very low except for Shaw Construction.”

Miller was hopeful that those who were thinking of giving up their search for work would hang in there.

“To those who are thinking of giving up and dropping out of the system, I would say to keep checking with us, use the Internet, use the newspaper

and keep networking,” Miller said. “Hopefully things will pick up in the next few months. I don’t know that this year’s Christmas season will be as good as in year’s past, but normally some of the retail shops will hire extra workers.”

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Hilltoppers .JV .takes .down .East, .41-20

FOREST CITY — R-S Central’s Dustin Atchley rushed for 235-yard, three touchdown as the Hilltoppers’ JV football team defeated East Rutherford, 41-20, on Thursday at Bryan Harrill Stadium.

Central’s Taylor Ledbetter threw for 105-yards and two touchdowns in the contest. Central’s Jahrri Miller and Johnny Hunt each caught touchdown passes.

Miller also intercepted two Cavaliers’ throws in the win to give Central an overall 5-0 record and 1-0 conference start.

Busch .says .1 .day .with .crew .chief .enough

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Kurt Busch says preparation for the Sprint Cup race at Dover International Speedway went “maybe better than normal” because having only one day to meet with his crew chief forced his team to focus.

Pat Tryson was asked by Penske Racing to only visit the race shop during the weekly competition meeting because he’s leaving at the end of the season. The team doesn’t want him part of the planning for 2010.

Busch says there was more attention to detail at Tuesday’s meeting with Tryson. Instead of stringing out meetings over a week, Busch says everybody was sharp and focused with only one day to plan for the race.

Busch is fifth in the Chase for the championship stand-

7:30 a.m. (ESPN2) English Premier League Soccer Ports-mouth vs. Everton. 10:30 a.m. (ESPN2) NA-SCAR Racing Nationwide Series — Dover 200 — Quali-fying. 12 p.m. (WBTV) (WLOS) College Football North Caro-lina at Georgia Tech. 12 p.m. (WSPA) College Foot-ball LSU at Mississippi State. (ESPN) (ESPN2) College Football Teams TBA. 12 p.m. (FSS) College Foot-ball Southern Mississippi at Kansas. 1 p.m. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals. 2 p.m. (WYFF) PGA Tour Golf The Tour Championship — Third Round. 3:30 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) College Football Arkansas at Alabama. 3:30 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) (ESPN) College Football Teams TBA. 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series — Dover 200. 3:30 p.m. (FSS) College Foot-ball Texas-El Paso at Texas. 4 p.m. (WHNS) MLB Base-ball Regional Coverage — Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees or Philadelphia Phil-lies at Milwaukee Brewers. 6 p.m. (WMYA) College Football Furman at Western Carolina. 6 p.m. (ESPN2) College Foot-ball Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (FSS) College Football Teams TBA. 8 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) (ESPN) College Football Teams TBA. 9:15 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football Texas Tech at Hous-ton. 10 p.m. (HBO) Boxing Cristobal Arreola vs. Vitali Klitschko. 10:15 p.m. (FSS) College Football Washington State at USC.

CHARLOTTE (AP) — A blocked punt, another returned for a touchdown, fewer touch-backs on kickoffs and damag-ing starting field position for the opposition.

While Jake Delhomme’s Week 1 turnover festival and Julius Peppers’ 2-tackle performance a week later are popular targets in the Carolina Panthers’ 0-2 start, don’t forget the woeful special teams.

Carolina ranks last in the NFL in punt coverage and second-to-last in defending kickoffs. Punter Jason Baker has the worst net average in the NFL. Kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd is well off his 2008 league-best touchback pace. Newcomers on the return teams have struggled to block and close gaps.

It’s no surprise special teams coach Danny Crossman spent extra time at the end of Friday’s practice with key members of his units.

“If you look at all the special

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Associated PressCarolina Panthers head coach John Fox looks on from the sidelines during their NFL foot-ball game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.

Un-special .teams: .Coverage .woes .hurt .Panthers

Central’s Cameron Green (35) pushes for-ward with the ball as East Rutherford’s Chris Petty (6) attempts to halt the advance dur-ing the action at R-S Central High School Friday.

As rain pours Central’s Oddie Murray (44) makes a rush with the ball against East Rutherford’s Chris Petty (6) Friady at R-S Central High School.

By SCOTT BOWERSDaily Courier Sports Editor

RUTHERFORDTON — There’s a new King of the Hill.

R-S Central’s defense dominated in a 24-0 shut out of East Rutherford Friday, as the Hilltoppers opened conference play with a win and broke the long-standing stranglehold the Cavaliers held over the Palace.

The Hilltoppers (5-1, 1-0) held East (2-4, 0-1) to just 120 yards of offense from scrimmage, including holding the county’s leading rusher, Adrian Wilkins to nega-tive three yards on five carries.

Central used four scoring drives — three of which produced touchdowns — to notch the win over their rival. The

Hilltoppers fullback Cameron Green scored on runs of eight and nine yards, while quarterback Jacob Kinlaw added a 21-yard dash to pay dirt in the win.

The Hilltoppers took the night’s open-ing kick off and began play at their own 22-yard line. Central assembled a power-ful 12 play drive that covered 69 yards before settling for a Cody Owens 26 yard field goal to take an early 3-0 lead. Central’s Oddie Murray (16 carries, 90 yards) keyed the drive with a 29 yard rumble that moved the ball into East ter-ritory before the Cavs defense stiffened.

Following Murray’s kick off, East began play at its 35 yard line. The Cavs moved

Please see Central, Page 9

By KEVIN CARVERSports Reporter

MORGANTON — Patton turned back a gutsy second-half effort by Chase Friday night to take a 13-6 win in the conference opener for both teams.

Brandon Bethel scored two touchdowns for the Panthers, one in each half, and that would be all the Panthers needed to win their home-coming game. Bethel finished the game with 174 yards on 13 rushes.

Chase was stymied for most of the first half, gaining just 25 yards on offense. They did much better in the second half, but fell short.

“We just couldn’t get any-thing going on offense in the first half,” Chase head coach Brad Causby said. “We didn’t play badly on defense, they just had better field position all night.”

Patton scored late in the opening period after a Chase punt. Starting at their own 31, the Panthers needed four plays to score. Bethel raced 49-yards on a sweep for the touchdown. The point after kick by Kevin Stone was good and Patton led 7-0.

Bethel had 137 yards on 10 carries in the first half.

The Trojans trailed just 7-0 at the half, but it could have been worse.

Chase had two pass inter-ceptions to thwart Patton scoring threats in the first two periods.

On their first possession of the night, the Panthers drove to the Trojans’ 22.

Chase’s Raheem Hampton snuffed out that threat when he picked off Trevor Buchanan’s pass, intended for Cody Pressley in the end zone.

The Panthers, later, marched to the Trojans’ 4-yard line with 5 minutes remaining in the first half. From there, Buchanan tried to connect with Pressley in the end zone but Hampton was there again and snared the pass out of the air for the Trojans.

Meanwhile, the Patton defense was up to the task and the Panthers played the entire first half on Chase’s side of the midfield stripe.

Patton stretched its lead to 13-0 early in the second half, scoring on its first possession after an interception.

Chase opened the half with the ball at its own 20. The Trojans gained 21 yards in its

Please see Trojans, Page 9

’Toppers prevail

Central shuts out Cavs

Patton gets past Trojans

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BASEBALLNational League

East Division W L Pct GBPhiladelphia 89 63 .586 — Atlanta 83 70 .539 7 Florida 82 72 .536 8 1/2New York 66 88 .425 24Washington 52 101 .342 38

Central Division W L Pct GBSt. Louis 89 64 .582 — Chicago 79 73 .520 9 1/2Milwaukee 75 78 .490 14 Cincinnati 72 81 .471 17 Houston 71 81 .467 17 1/2Pittsburgh 56 95 .371 32

West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 92 61 .601 — Colorado 86 67 .562 6 San Francisco 82 71 .536 10 San Diego 71 83 .461 21 1/2Arizona 66 87 .431 26

Thursday’s GamesCincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 1L.A. Dodgers 7, Washington 6Philadelphia 9, Milwaukee 4San Diego 5, Colorado 4Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco 2Friday’s GamesAtlanta 4, Washington 1Pittsburgh 3, L.A. Dodgers 1N.Y. Mets 6, Florida 1Cincinnati at Houston, latePhiladelphia at Milwaukee, lateSt. Louis at Colorado, lateSan Diego at Arizona, lateChicago Cubs at San Francisco, lateSaturday’s GamesAtlanta (Hanson 10-4) at Washington (Mock 3-9), 1:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Gorzelanny 6-2) at San Francisco (Zito 10-12), 4:10 p.m.Cincinnati (Lehr 4-2) at Houston (F.Paulino 2-10), 7:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 11-6) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 8-9), 7:05 p.m.Philadelphia (P.Martinez 5-1) at Milwaukee (Looper 13-7), 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Maine 6-5) at Florida (West 7-6), 7:10 p.m.San Diego (LeBlanc 2-1) at Arizona (Haren 14-9), 8:10 p.m.St. Louis (Wainwright 18-8) at Colorado (Jimenez 14-11), 8:10 p.m.

American LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBy-New York 97 56 .634 — Boston 91 61 .599 5 1/2Tampa Bay 78 75 .513 18 1/2Toronto 70 84 .451 28 Baltimore 60 93 .395 36 1/2

Central Division W L Pct GBDetroit 82 70 .539 — Minnesota 79 73 .520 3 Chicago 73 80 .477 9 1/2Kansas City 63 90 .412 19 1/2Cleveland 62 91 .401 21

West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 90 62 .592 — Texas 84 69 .546 7 Seattle 80 74 .523 10 1/2Oakland 73 80 .477 17 1/2

y-clinched playoff berth

Thursday’s GamesOakland 12, Texas 3Detroit 6, Cleveland 5Seattle 5, Toronto 4Boston 10, Kansas City 3Friday’s GamesCleveland 4, Baltimore 2Boston at N.Y. Yankees, lateToronto 5, Seattle 0Texas 8, Tampa Bay 3

Minnesota at Kansas City, lateDetroit at Chicago White Sox, lateOakland at L.A. Angels, lateSaturday’s GamesSeattle (Snell 5-2) at Toronto (Purcey 1-2), 1:07 p.m.Boston (Matsuzaka 3-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 18-7), 4:10 p.m.Baltimore (Berken 5-12) at Cleveland (Sowers 6-10), 7:05 p.m.Detroit (N.Robertson 2-2) at Chicago White Sox (Garcia 2-3), 7:05 p.m.Minnesota (S.Baker 13-9) at Kansas City (DiNardo 0-1), 7:10 p.m.Tampa Bay (Garza 8-10) at Texas (Millwood 11-10), 8:05 p.m.Oakland (Eveland 2-3) at L.A. Angels (Lackey 11-8), 9:05 p.m.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Jets 2 0 0 1.000 40 16New England 1 1 0 .500 34 40Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 57 45Miami 0 2 0 .000 30 46

South W L T Pct PF PAIndianapolis 2 0 0 1.000 41 35Houston 1 1 0 .500 41 55Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 29 45Tennessee 0 2 0 .000 41 47

North W L T Pct PF PABaltimore 2 0 0 1.000 69 50Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 27 27Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 38 36Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 26 61

West W L T Pct PF PADenver 2 0 0 1.000 39 13San Diego 1 1 0 .500 50 51Oakland 1 1 0 .500 33 34Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 34 51

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Giants 2 0 0 1.000 56 48Dallas 1 1 0 .500 65 54Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 60 58Washington 1 1 0 .500 26 30

South W L T Pct PF PAAtlanta 2 0 0 1.000 47 27New Orleans 2 0 0 1.000 93 49Carolina 0 2 0 .000 30 66Tampa Bay 0 2 0 .000 41 67

North W L T Pct PF PAMinnesota 2 0 0 1.000 61 33Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 45 46Chicago 1 1 0 .500 32 35Detroit 0 2 0 .000 40 72

West W L T Pct PF PASan Francisco 2 0 0 1.000 43 26Seattle 1 1 0 .500 38 23Arizona 1 1 0 .500 47 37St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 7 37

Sunday’s GamesWashington at Detroit, 1 p.m.Tennessee at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Green Bay at St. Louis, 1 p.m.Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.San Francisco at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.Atlanta at New England, 1 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Kansas City at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.Chicago at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.New Orleans at Buffalo, 4:05 p.m.Miami at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.Denver at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 4:15 p.m.Indianapolis at Arizona, 8:20 p.m.Monday’s Game

Carolina at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

BASKETBALLWomen’s National Basketball Association

Playoff Glance

(x-if necessary)FIRST ROUND

(Best-of-3)EASTERN CONFERENCEIndiana 2, Washington 0

Indiana 88, Washington 79Indiana 81, Washington 74, OT

Detroit 2, Atlanta 0Detroit 94, Atlanta 89Detroit 94, Atlanta 79

WESTERN CONFERENCEPhoenix 2, San Antonio 1

San Antonio 92, Phoenix 91Phoenix 106, San Antonio 78Phoenix 100, San Antonio 92

Los Angeles 2, Seattle 1Los Angeles 70, Seattle 63Seattle 75, Los Angeles 74Los Angeles 75, Seattle 64

CONFERENCE FINALS(Best-of-3)

EASTERN CONFERENCEDetroit 72, Indiana 56Indiana 79, Detroit 75, series tied 1-1Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCEPhoenix 103, Los Angeles 94, Phoenix leads series 1-0Los Angeles at Phoenix, latex-Saturday, Sept. 26: Los Angeles at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

RACINGNASCAR-Sprint Cup-AAA 400 LineupAfter Friday qualifying; race Sunday

At Dover International Speedway

(Car number in parentheses)1. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 157.356.2. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 156.699.3. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 156.393.4. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 156.284.5. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 155.979.6. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 155.871.7. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 155.777.8. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 155.555.9. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 155.494.10. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 155.434.11. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 155.373.12. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 155.353.13. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 155.192.14. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 155.045.15. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 154.992.16. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 154.905.17. (12) David Stremme, Dodge, 154.832.18. (71) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, 154.639.19. (44) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 154.633.20. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 154.606.21. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 154.573.22. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 154.533.23. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 154.48.24. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 154.407.25. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 154.288.26. (43) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 154.136.27. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 154.07.28. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 153.879.29. (07) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 153.807.30. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 153.557.31. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 153.44.32. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 153.387.33. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 153.211.34. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 153.107.35. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 153.074.36. (09) Mike Bliss, Dodge, 153.029.37. (34) John Andretti, Chevrolet, 152.938.38. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 152.873.39. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 152.62.40. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 152.046.41. (96) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 152.001.42. (37) Tony Raines, Dodge, 151.547.43. (36) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 151.388.

DURHAM (AP) — Duke can erase some of the sting of its season-opening loss to Richmond if the Blue Devils beat North Carolina Central on Saturday night.

Bowl eligibility rules state that a team may count only one victory per season over a Championship Subdivision team toward the six wins necessary to reach the postseason. Duke (1-2) lost to the Spiders in Week 1, but that means a win over Central (0-3) would count.

Coach David Cutcliffe says the Blue Devils “can’t consistently make errors and be as good as we can be.”

No. 22 UNC-Georgia TechATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech’s spread option

offense won’t be new to North Carolina.That won’t make it easy to defend.The No. 22 Tar Heels, 3-0 for first time in 12

years, will look for their second straight win over the Yellow Jackets on Saturday. North Carolina has lost five straight at Georgia Tech since its last win in Atlanta in 1997.

North Carolina coach Butch Davis says he knows last year’s 28-7 win in Chapel Hill didn’t mean his Tar Heels shut down the Yellow Jackets.

Georgia Tech was the ranked team — also at No. 22 — when it rushed for 326 yards but was shut out for the first three quarters by North Carolina last season. The Yellow Jackets were hurt by two lost fumbles, an interception, two missed field goals and two failed fourth-down conversions.

Davis says his Tar Heels gave up a lot of yards, but no big plays, until Jonathan Dwyer’s 85-yard touchdown run with 6 minutes remaining.

The first month of the season has been difficult for Georgia Tech (2-1 overall, 1-1 ACC).

N.C. State-PittsburghRALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina State hosts

Pittsburgh on Saturday in the Wolfpack’s final nonconference game.

The Wolfpack (2-1) struggled offensively in its 7-3 season-opening loss to South Carolina, but has followed that with consecutive easy wins against Football Championship Subdivision teams Murray State and Gardner-Webb. Now N.C. State will find out if those games helped fix its offensive woes against the Panthers of the Big East before heading into Atlantic Coast Conference play.

The Wolfpack has scored 110 points in the past two games.

Pitt is 3-0 for the first time since 2000 after easy wins against Youngstown State, Buffalo and Navy.

East CarolinaGREENVILLE (AP) — East Carolina has been

getting every team’s best shot so far. That won’t change Saturday when the defending Conference USA champions open league play.

The Pirates (1-2) have lost two straight to revenge-minded power-conference teams. Now they expect nothing less than Central Florida’s full attention when the Knights (2-1, 0-1 C-USA) visit.

Coach Skip Holtz says his team isn’t going to sneak up on anybody, and other teams are “going to come back with vengeance.”

Central Florida already has lost to East Division heavyweight Southern Mississippi, and is coming off a come-from-behind victory over Buffalo.

Another chance against the FCS for Blue Devils

Scoreboard

Associated PressDuke football coach David Cutcliffe is seen during practice in Durham, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009.

ATLANTA (AP) — Tiger Woods had a chance to pull away from the field. He had to settle for a one-shot lead Friday in the Tour Championship.

Over the final four holes, Woods missed consecutive putts from about 4 feet — one putt for eagle, the other for birdie — and closed with a bogey for a 2-under 68 in sweltering con-ditions at East Lake to lead Padraig Harrington and Sean O’Hair.

Woods was at 5-under 135 and in great position to capture the FedEx Cup and its $10 million bonus. None of the other players among the top five seeds — who can win the FedEx Cup with a victory at East Lake — were among the top 10 on the leader-board.

Vivendi TrophySAINT-NOM-LA-BRETECHE,

France (AP) — Simon Dyson and Oliver Wilson beat Henrik Stenson and Alavaro Quiros 2 and 1 in fourball play to help Britain and Ireland take

a 6-4 after two days in the Vivendi Trophy matches against Continental Europe.

Ross Fisher and Nick Dougherty edged Soren Hansen

and Peter Hanson 3 and 2, and Anthony Wall and Chris Wood beat Miguel Angel Jimenez and Soren Kjeldsen 3 and 2 in Britain and Ireland’s other vic-tories.

Continental Europe won the other two matches, with Francesco Molinari and Anders Hansen beating Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy 3 and 1, and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Robert Karlsson topped Robert Rock and Steve Webster 1-up.

SAS ChampionshipCARY, N.C. (AP) — Russ

Cochran and Denis Watson shot 6-under 66s in windy and wet conditions to share the first-round lead in the SAS Championship.

Joey Sindelar, Larry Mize, R.W. Eaks, Dan Forsman, Jim Thorpe and Tom Pernice Jr., making his Champions Tour debut, were a stroke back on the Prestonwood course. Leonard Thompson shot a 74 in his 1,000 career start on the PGA and Champions tours.

Woods leads by one at Tour Championship

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teams, the guys are young,” said seven-year veteran Dante Wesley, who ranks in the top 10 in team history in special teams tackles. “Once we get the young guys to turn their minds around and just realize, ’Hey, this is my job. I enjoy this. I want to go out and make a play,’ I think we’re going to turn everything around.”

There’s a lot of fixing to do.In the opener against Philadelphia, DeSean

Jackson returned a second-quarter punt 85 yards for a touchdown.

On Sunday in Atlanta, Baker took too long adjusting the ball to face nose down for a rugby-style kick. Gary Barnidge missed a block and Brian Williams smothered Baker’s punt.

Kickoffs haven’t been much better. Opponents are averaging 29.4 yards per return.

“It’s a combination of things — the kick, the cov-erage — and we didn’t execute as well as they did,” Fox said.

Last year the Panthers often didn’t have to worry about covering kickoffs. Lloyd’s 30 touchbacks were the most in the NFL since the introduction of the so-called K-Ball in 1999. Lloyd has only three touchbacks on eight kickoffs this season, even as he claimed Friday he’s kicking the ball just as well.

There are some bright spots. John Kasay is 3-for-3 on field goals, including a 50-yarder. Rookie Captain Munnerlyn ranks seventh in the NFL with a 12.5-yard punt return average.

But the coverage problems are causing the Panthers fits. Consider Baker ranks No. 1 in the NFL with a gross punting average of 54.8 yards, yet is by far last in the league with a 21.3 net aver-age.

“We need to do a better job on our punt cover-age,” Wesley said. “I need to do a better job in talk-ing to the guys and working harder to eliminate some of the big plays.”

Associated PressDriver Jimmie Johnson climbs out of his car after quali-fying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series AAA 400 auto race Friday at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del.

Albemarle 48, Chatham Central 0Alexander Central 37, Newton Foard 21Asheville 10, Elizabethton, Tenn. 3Avery County 14, Black Mountain Owen 7Bertie County 41, Edenton Holmes 21Boonville Starmount 14, Ashe County 7Bunn 19, Nash Central 13Canton Pisgah 31, East Henderson 9Catawba Bandys 41, Vldese Draughn 7Charlotte Ardrey Kell 48, South Mecklenburg 27Charlotte Berry Tech 40, West Stanly 34Country Day 56, Raleigh Ravenscroft 21Charlotte Garinger 27, Charlotte Waddell 17Charlotte Independence 35, East Mecklenburg 13Charlotte Latin 52, Elkin 7Charlotte Olympic 21, Charlotte Catholic 14Davie County 10, Salisbury 7Durham Jordan 32, East Chapel Hill 0East Bladen 51, Fairmont 20East Burke 44, Claremont Bunker Hill 29East Duplin 36, Clinton 6East Lincoln 56, Southlake Christian 6East Surry 19, Surry Central 14East Wilkes 56, West Wilkes 19Fayetteville Britt 36, Cape Fear 27Fayetteville Pine Forest 20, Seventy-First 14Fayetteville Sanford 27, Hope Mills South View 14Forsyth County Day 21, Hickory Grove 14Harrells Christian Academy 24, Q Foundation 21Hickory St. Stephens 24, South Caldwell 7Holly Springs 21, Cary 14Hope Mills Gray’s Creek 33, Fayetteville Byrd 20Ragsdale 42, Winston-Salem Parkland 0Kernersville Glenn 21, Northwest Guilford 20Kernersville McGuinness 55, North Surry 21Mallard Creek 41, Mooresville 21Manteo 43, Williamston 21Marshville Forest Hills 45, Monroe Piedmont 7Marvin Ridge 52, North Lincoln 0Matthews Butler 56, Charlotte Myers Park 13Monroe 69, Cuthbertson 0Monroe Parkwood 44, Monroe Central 8Monroe Sun Valley 28, Wilmington Hoggard 14Morganton Patton 13, Forest City Chase 6Mt. Airy 60, West Stokes 21Newton-Conover 53, Maiden 12North Forsyth 13, Winston-Salem Atkins 6North Mecklenburg 24, Lake Norman 20North Rowan 16, South Stanly 14North Stanly 22, Union Academy 12North Stokes 48, South Stokes 0Northeast Guilford 35, South Granville 7Northwest Cabarrus 42, Concord 15Providence Grove 35, Eastern Randolph 34R-S Central 24, East Rutherford 0Raleigh Broughton 16, Raleigh Millbrook 7Raleigh Leesville Road 34, Raleigh Enloe 7Richmond County 18, New Hanover County 6Robbinsville 39, Swain County 0Rocky Point Trask 14, Lakewood (Salemburg) 0Scotland County 28, Greenville Rose 19Jordan-Matthews 36, Burlington Cummings 18South Columbus 42, West Bladen 19Southeast Raleigh 41, Knightdale 7Southern Durham 12, Durham Hillside 7Southern Guilford 34, Trinity 6Thomasville 21, Asheboro 0

the ball to the Central 43-yard line where they faced a 4th and 2. The Cavs’ Justin Barksdale sought the needed yardage for the first, but was stopped at the line of scrimmage by a swarm of Hilltoppers.

It would prove to be the deepest pen-etration into Hilltoppers’ territory by the Cavaliers.

Central needed just seven plays to crash into the end zone. The Hilltoppers’ Murray blasted for eight, followed by five more to open the drive. A 13-yard run by Kinlaw was followed up with a 21- yard scoring scramble just one play later. Kinlaw broke around the left end of his offensive line, with a pitch man in tow, but the junior signal-caller simply tucked the ball and headed into the East end zone. Owens was true on his point after and the Hilltoppers held a 10-0 lead in the waning moments of the first.

Central had out-gained East 127 yards to 24 yards in the quarter and controlled the clock for nearly nine minutes.

East’s next drive ended in near disaster. The Cavs, starting from their own 34-yard line, pushed to their own 46 with a 10-yard completion from Mikhail Baxter to Ray Ray Wilkins. Baxter, one play later, looked for Wilkins, but Central’s William Brown stepped in front of Baxter’s toss and intercepted the ball.

Brown tried to move the ball forward, but was hit from behind and lost the han-dle on the football. A large pile-up ensued and East came away with the football and a fresh set of downs, but back at their own 30.

The Cavs attempted three plays, but Central forced them into a punt. East’s Ryan Bailey booted the ball 17 yards and

the Hilltoppers took over at the 50.The Hilltoppers needed just seven

plays to find the end zone for the final time in the half. Kinlaw connected with Darrian Watkins for an 18-yard gain and, one play later, Green bulldozed his way into the end zone from nine yards out. Owen punched through the extra and the Hilltoppers held a 17-0 advantage.

The two teams swapped possession twice more before halftime, and Central came closest to scoring. The Hilltoppers used an eight-play drive that set up Owens with a 32-yard field goal attempt. Owens boot sailed wide right and East prevailed, but still trailed, 17-0, at the break.

Central had pushed the Cavs around for 211 yards in the first, while holding the East offense to a meager 43 yards.

In the second half, heavy rains forced tough conditions on both teams and each would fumble once in the frame. Central’s lone scoring drive of the second half came mid-way through the 4th quarter.

The Hilltoppers, following an East punt that landed at the Central 35, marched 65 yards on a time-consuming, power run-ning drive. A trio of ’Toppers — Green, Leon Brown and William Lynch — han-dled the bulk of the carries on the drive. With just under two minutes remaining, Green punched into the end zone from eight yards out. Owens was true on his point after and Central took the 24-0 lead.

East’s final turn with the football ended when Jonathon Fuller recorded Central’s second sack of the night on a 4th and 3.

The win, for Central, was the program’s third over East Rutherford in the last four seasons. In addition, it was the first time the Hilltoppers had defeated the Cavaliers since moving from Central High Hill to ‘The Palace,’ in the early 1990s.

Central will face Chase, next Friday.

first four plays.Tyreece Gossett got 14 of those

yards on a quarterback keeper.The Trojans faced a second and 8 at

their own 41 and Gossett looked for Keyshon Crawford with a pass at the left sideline. Patton’s Laine Moody stepped in front of the receiver and intercepted the pass at the Trojans’ 43-yard line.

It took four plays for the Panthers to get on the board again. Bethel covered the final 31 yards on a run to get the score. Kevin Stone’s point

after kick was blocked by Carlos Watkins.

Chase did put together one good drive late in the third period.

The Trojans got the ball at their own 45-yard line after a Panthers punt. Chase kept the ball on the ground with Julius Miller carrying the ball six straight times, for a total of 31 yards, to get the Trojans down the Patton 25.

On fourth and eight, Gossett’s pass to Gaffney bounced off the receiver’s hands and the Panthers took over.

Both teams also had turnover prob-lems. Chase gave up another inter-ception early in the fourth quarter, but Patton gave the ball back two

plays later with a fumble recovered by Terrell Smith for the Trojans.

Chase had the ball at their own 38 with under nine minutes to play in the game. The Trojans then put together a scoring march of 14 plays.

Gossett and Miller continued to pound the Patton defense with runs. At the Patton 27, Gossett carried the ball around end for 13 yards and a first down at the Panthers 14.

Chase got the ball to the 3-yard line for a first and goal. A run for no gain and consecutive losses of three- and four yards left the Trojans with a fourth and goal situation at the Patton 9.

On that play, Gossett rolled to his

right and rifled a pass between two Panthers defenders and into the hands of Gaffney for a touchdown. The point after kick was missed.

Chase attempted an onside kick, but the Panthers recovered.

The Trojans held Patton to a third and long, and forced a punt with a minute remaining in the contest.

Chase got the ball back at their own 13-yard line. Gossett completed a six-yard pass to Crawford. Then the Chase quarterback attempted a run around end where he was met by Panthers defenders and fumbled. Gage Davis fell on the ball for the Panthers, sealing the win for the home team.

EASTRhode Island at Connecticut, NoonDartmouth at New Hampshire, NoonBuffalo at Temple, NoonCornellat Yale, NoonPrinceton at Lehigh, 12:30 p.m.Marist at Bucknell, 1 p.m.Wake Forest at Boston College, 2 p.m.Howard at Georgetown, 2 p.m.W. Kentucky at Navy, 3:30 p.m.Northeastern at Villanova, 3:30 p.m.Fordham at Colgate, 6 p.m.Penn at Lafayette, 6 p.m.Maine at Syracuse, 7 p.m.Iowa at Penn St., 8 p.m.SOUTHSouth Florida at Florida St., NoonNorth Carolina at Georgia Tech, NoonLSU at Mississippi St., 12:20 p.m.Marshall at Memphis, 1 p.m.Butler at Morehead St., 1 p.m.North Greenville at Charl Southern, 1:30 p.m.Georgia Southern at Elon, 1:30 p.m.Arkansas at Alabama, 3:30 p.m.Samford at Appalachian St., 3:30 p.m.TCU at Clemson, 3:30 p.m.UCF at East Carolina, 3:30 p.m.Rutgers at Maryland, 3:30 p.m.Pittsburgh at N.C. State, 3:30 p.m.VMI at Richmond, 3:30 p.m.Florida A&M vs. Tennessee St., 3:30 p.m.McNeese St. at Tulane, 3:30 p.m.Miami at Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m.Ark.-Pine Bluff at Alabama A&M, 4 p.m.Louisiana-Monroe at Florida Atlantic, 4 p.m.Towson at Morgan St., 4 p.m.Jacksonville St. at Nicholls St., 4 p.m.Bethune-Cookman at Norfolk St., 4 p.m.Alabama St. at MVSU, 5 p.m.Wofford at Chattanooga, 6 p.m.Delaware St. at Hampton, 6 p.m.Florida at Kentucky, 6 p.m.Monmouth, N.J. at Old Dominion, 6 p.m.Winston-Salem at S. Carolina St., 6 p.m.Furman at W. Carolina, 6 p.m.Ball St. at Auburn, 7 p.m.E. Illinois at Austin Peay, 7 p.m.N. Carolina A&T at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.N.C. Central at Duke, 7 p.m.Toledo at Fla. International, 7 p.m.Arizona St. at Georgia, 7 p.m.James Madison at Liberty, 7 p.m.Alcorn St. at Southern U., 7 p.m.SE Missouri at Tenn.-Martin, 7 p.m.Ohio at Tennessee, 7 p.m.Presbyterian at The Citadel, 7 p.m.Delaware at William & Mary, 7 p.m.E. Kentucky at Murray St., 8 p.m.MIDWESTFresno St. at Cincinnati, NoonSouthern Miss. at Kansas, NoonIndiana at Michigan, NoonMinnesota at Northwestern, NoonMichigan St. at Wisconsin, NoonYoungstown St. at Indiana St., 12:05 p.m.Tennessee Tech at Kansas St., 2:10 p.m.Akron at Cent. Michigan, 3:30 p.m.Idaho at N. Illinois, 3:30 p.m.Illinois at Ohio St., 3:30 p.m.Boise St. at Bowling Green, 7 p.m.Army at Iowa St., 7 p.m.Miami (Ohio) at Kent St., 7 p.m.Louisiana-Lafayette at Nebraska, 7 p.m.N. Dakota St. at S. Illinois, 7 p.m.Hofstra at W. Michigan, 7 p.m.S. Dakota St. at Illinois St., 8 p.m.Notre Dame at Purdue, 8 p.m.SOUTHWESTUTEP at Texas, 3:30 p.m.Troy at Arkansas St., 4:30 p.m.Northwestern St. at Baylor, 7 p.m.Middle Tennessee at North Texas, 7 p.m.Grambling St. at Oklahoma St., 7 p.m.North Dakota at Stephen F. Austin, 7 p.m.UAB at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.Texas Southern at Texas St., 7 p.m.Sam Houston St. at Tulsa, 7 p.m.Vanderbilt at Rice, 8 p.m.Texas Tech at Houston, 9:15 p.m.FAR WESTSan Diego St. at Air Force, 2 p.m.UNLV at Wyoming, 3 p.m.California at Oregon, 3:30 p.m.Colorado St. at BYU, 6 p.m.Montana at N. Arizona, 6:05 p.m.Arizona at Oregon St., 7:30 p.m.Louisville at Utah, 7:30 p.m.Cal Poly at San Jose St., 8 p.m.S. Utah at Utah St., 8 p.m.Washington at Stanford, 9 p.m.W. Oregon at UC Davis, 9 p.m.New Mexico St. at New Mexico, 10 p.m.Washington St. at Southern Cal, 10:15 p.m.

Prep Scores College Football

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson will go for the Dover sweep from the pole.

Johnson turned a lap of 157.356 mph on Friday at Dover International Speedway and will start first for only the second time this season. He led a career-high 298 laps in May to win at the Monster Mile.

“A pole today will make the start of the week-end much better and give us a lot of direction and momentum moving into tomorrow,” Johnson said. “It does carry you, and there is an aspect of momentum. But at the same time, you’ve got to go out and perform.”

The top four spots at qualifying spots for Sunday’s race all went to Chase for the champi-onship drivers. Juan Pablo Montoya was second, Ryan Newman third and Greg Biffle fourth.

“When Jimmie ran those laps in practice, I knew unless he did a huge mistake, we’re not going to get that pole,” Montoya said. “There was no way I was going to get any more out of the car. I didn’t have anything else.”

Johnson has four career victories at Dover and had one of the more dominating performances of his career on the concrete track the last time out. He led the majority of the race until a poor pit stop dropped him back in the field and he had to chase down Tony Stewart before pulling into Victory Lane a winner.

“You kind of hope things end up your way with pit strategy,” Johnson said. “It’s important to have a fast and stable race car so that you can come up through the pack if you lose track position. I think it was real helpful for us in the spring race.”

The remainder of the Chase drivers were scat-tered among the field.

Kasey Kahne was sixth and four-time series champion Jeff Gordon seventh. Brian Vickers was 12th and Denny Hamlin 13th. Points leader Mark Martin qualified 14th and Kurt Busch was 16th.

Johnson claims pole at DoverPantherContinued from Page 7

Garrett Byers/Daily CourierEast Rutherford’s Chris Petty (6) makes a fast break around Central’s Dorrien Goode (22) and Justin Dean (55) during the final minutes of the game Friday at R-S Central High School.

CentralContinued from Page 7

TrojansContinued from Page 7

SPRUCE PINE — Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy was dismantled, 77-6, by Mitchell Friday.

The Gryphons (0-5, 0-1) were playing in their first confer-ence game as a member of the Western Highland 2A/1A Conference.

TJCA’s Will Beam threw a 21 yard touchdown pass to Ryan Spurlin, in the second quarter, that narrowed the Mountaineers lead to 19-6.

But the Mounties ruled the night from that point.

TJCA will face Avery next Friday.

Mitchell slams TJCA, 77-6

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MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Friday pledged the federal government would help Georgia recover from the severe weather that swept through the Southeast, even as rain and the threat of more flooding was forecast for the weekend.

Biden toured the metro Atlanta area by helicopter and saw portions of the city still underwater from the deluge earlier this week. At least 10 deaths in Georgia and Alabama were blamed on the storms.

“We know we can’t make it all right, but we’re going to do everything we can,” Biden said.

President Barack Obama was closely monitoring the situation from the G-20 economic summit in Pittsburgh, Biden said. After tour-ing the devastation that washed out roads and highways, the vice presi-dent visited residents who have been staying at a Red Cross shelter in Cobb County.

Latoya Smith, 28, was in her car when the storms hit, and the mother of five managed to get her children

out just before rushing water swept it away.

Smith greeted Biden at the shelter with her 3-year-old daughter Paris and 2-year-old son Lacarlo Clincy in tow. The vice president hugged the family and said help was on the way.

“I’m so glad he came and reassured us that, no matter what the situation is, we’re going to be taken care of,” Smith said. “I was so concerned but he made me feel like we’re blessed, and it’s going to be a better day.”

Deanna Grabett, 41, said she made it out of her mobile home in Austell, one of the hardest-hit areas, with her work clothes, orange juice and milk.

“I’ve lost everything I have,” she said. “I only lived there a year. It was only a little tin can but I made it look like something.”

Meanwhile, the region braced for another round of rain.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for the metro Atlanta area and parts of Tennessee and Kentucky, warning the ground was still soaked.

Biden visits victims of southern flooding

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GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A for-mer Gulfport mayor was sentenced to probation Friday in a plea deal on charges that he defrauded a program to help Hurricane Katrina victims rebuild their homes, allowing him and his wife to walk out of court with no prison time.

Brent Warr pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport to one felony count for receiving disaster money that the Federal Emergency Management Agency said he wasn’t entitled to, Warr’s attorney, Joe Sam Owen, told The Associated Press. The Warrs were accused of wrongly seeking a homeowners assistance grant for a house they owned but did not live in. Prosecutors originally charged that the couple defrauded the government and insurance com-panies out of $222,798.

Under the plea agreement, pros-ecutors dropped 19 other charges against Brent Warr and all 20 against his wife, Laura. Brent Warr was sentenced to three years proba-tion and was ordered to pay $9,558 in restitution.

“From the beginning, I’ve said that protecting my family was my number one priority ... So, this evening, my children can go to bed and say their prayers knowing that their mother and father will be tucking them in

tonight and every night for the rest of their childhood,” Brent Warr said in a statement.

“Since Katrina, we haven’t had a chance to even take a breath. Now, we can breathe a little easier. And I can begin to rebuild the damage done to my family’s good name,” Warr said in the statement.

U.S. Attorney Stan Harris said Friday in a statement that Brent Warr admitted that it was not true when he and his wife told FEMA that the entire family was living in the home at the time of the storm.

“It is of particular concern when a public official — in this case, then a sitting mayor — engages in theft through deceit, of government funds for personal benefit. This case is an example that no one is above the law,” Harris said.

Warr, who was the highest ranking public official accused of defraud-ing the government after the 2005 storm, didn’t seek re-election.

Owen said he’s pleased the Warrs “walked out of the courtroom and can put it behind them and move on with their two young children.”

Owen has said the charges arose from a misunderstanding about the Warrs’ living arrangements and a beachfront home they were renovat-ing when the storm hit.

WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s a new burger in town, and it’s got Michelle Obama’s name on it.

The “Michelle Melt” turkey burger at Good Stuff Eatery was unveiled Thursday by chef Spike Mendelsohn, a former contestant on Bravo’s “Top Chef” competi-tion.

What makes a turkey burger qualify as a “Michelle Melt?” Fresh, organic, locally grown ingredients that promote health-ier eating, and the same herbs that are found in the White House garden started by Mrs. Obama.

The recipe: free range turkey burger, caramelized onions,

Swiss cheese, ruby red tomato, crisp lettuce, South Lawn herb garden mayo, freshly baked wheat bun.

At the suggestion of Sam Kass, an assistant White House chef, Mendelsohn plans to donate pro-ceeds from the burger’s sale to D.C. Central Kitchen, which dis-tributes food to homeless people.

DC restaurant now has a Michelle sandwich

Associated PressVice President Joe Biden hugs Evelyn Brummage, of Austell, Ga., who lost every-thing in a recent flood, as he tours a Red Cross disaster relief center set up in Marietta for victims of the flood Friday in Atlanta.

Nation Today

Child flu death reportedRALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina

health officials are reporting the first child flu death since the swine flu came into the state during the spring.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said Friday that the child died last week-end of complications from influenza. Officials declined to release other details except to say that the child had underlying medical conditions.

Health directors have said that most healthy children and adults who get the flu will recover without needing a doctor. Health officials say 11 people have died from the flu since the spring.

North Carolina is already report-ing flu activity that rivals the win-ter peak of other flu seasons this decade.

Vaccine to arrive Oct. 5ATLANTA (AP) — The first swine

flu vaccine should be in some doc-tors’ offices as early as Oct. 5, U.S. health officials said Friday.

These early batches of vaccine will protect 6 million to 7 million people. Over time, the government expects to have a total of 250 million doses of the new vaccine, although 10 per-cent of that has been promised to other countries.

The U.S. vaccine shipments will go directly to doctors, clinics and other providers designated by each state,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said

Ginsburg back to workWASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme

Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, made a quick return to work Friday after feeling ill at the office and spending the night in a Washington hospital as a precau-tion.

The 76-year-old justice was released from Washington Hospital Center in the morning and was at her desk by early afternoon, the court said.

Ginsburg became lightheaded in her office Thursday afternoon after receiving treatment for anemia. Although she was found to be stable after an examination, the court said she was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

Regulators close bankWASHINGTON (AP) —

Regulators have shut down Atlanta-based Georgian Bank, the 95th U.S. bank to fail this year amid the reces-sion and rising loan defaults.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over Georgian Bank, with about $2 billion in assets and $2 bil-lion in deposits as of July 24. First Citizens Bank and Trust Co., based in Columbia, S.C., agreed to assume the assets and deposits of the failed bank.

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452.46 288.66 Dow Utilities 377.00 -1.46 -.39 +1.68 -15.308,187.14 4,181.75 NYSE Composite 6,823.51 -38.80 -.57 +18.52 -13.521,944.73 1,130.47 Amex Market Value 1,744.61 -11.16 -.64 +24.84 -8.972,266.45 1,265.52 Nasdaq Composite 2,090.92 -16.69 -.79 +32.59 -4.231,255.37 666.79 S&P 500 1,044.38 -6.40 -.61 +15.62 -13.90

805.08 397.97 S&P MidCap 678.31 -4.17 -.61 +26.01 -9.9512,889.41 6,772.29 Wilshire 5000 10,804.60 -67.30 -.62 +18.90 -12.49

751.66 342.59 Russell 2000 598.94 -2.81 -.47 +19.92 -15.02

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NEW YORK (AP) — Investor confidence suffered another knock Friday as disappointing reports on manufacturing and home sales stirred worries that the economy will struggle to recover.

Stocks fell for a third straight day Friday to post their biggest weekly losses since early July. The reports on durable goods and sales of new homes reminded investors that while the economy might be improving, it may not do so in a straight line.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 42 points, bringing its three-day loss to 165 points.

Durable goods orders, a key indicator for the manufacturing industry, fell unexpectedly in August. The Commerce Department said orders for goods expected to last at least three years slid 2.4 percent, after rising 4.8 percent in July. Economists polled by Thomson Reuters had fore-cast an increase of 0.5 percent.

It was the second drop in three months and the latest sign that any rebound inside the nation’s fac-tories is likely to be slow.

Meanwhile, the government also reported that new home sales inched up to 429,000 last month from 426,000 in July.

The week’s economic reports have hit shares of industrial companies, which have been logging big gains as investors pile into stocks of companies that could see big jumps in profits if the economy improves.

Technology shares took a blow Friday after quar-terly results from BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. fell short of expectations.

The day’s losses — and even those for the week — are still modest considering how far stocks have rocketed since major indicators tumbled to 12-year lows on March 9. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index, which is the basis for many mutual funds, is up 54.4 percent since then. Analysts have been calling for a break in the advance so the economy can catch up with investors’ expectations.

On Friday, the Dow fell 42.25, or 0.4 percent, to 9,665.19. The index hasn’t fallen three straight days since the first week of the month.

The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 6.40, or 0.6 percent, to 1,044.38, and the Nasdaq fell 16.69, or 0.8 percent, to 2,090.92.

Falling stocks narrowly outpaced those that rose on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1.2 billion shares compared with 1.4 bil-lion Thursday.

For the week, the Dow lost 1.6 percent. It was the biggest slide since the week of July 10 and only the third losing week of the last 11. The S&P 500 index slid 2.2 percent for the week, while the Nasdaq fell 2 percent.

In other trading, bond prices were mixed. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 3.32 percent from 3.38 percent late Thursday.

The dollar was mixed against other major curren-cies, while gold prices fell for a third day.

Oil rose 13 cents to settle at $66.02 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as tension mounted over Iran’s nuclear ambitions and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he still sup-ported a federal lending program that could press the dollar.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders for durable goods like aircraft and electronics fell unexpectedly in August, while sales of new homes rose less than expected. The weak reports renewed concerns about wheth-er the economy can sustain a recovery with consumer spend-ing held back by job losses, tight credit and falling home values.

Still, economists said the fig-ures — which follow weaker-than-expected data on existing home sales Thursday — also reflect a volatile economy emerging from the worst reces-sion since the 1930s.

“No one said this would be a smooth recovery,” Benjamin Reitzes at BMO Capital Markets, wrote in a note to clients.

Orders for durable goods dropped 2.4 percent in August, after rising a revised 4.8 per-cent in July, the Commerce Department said Friday. Economists had expected a 0.5 percent increase, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters. It was the second drop in three months in orders for goods expected to last at least three years.

A category known as “non-defense capital goods, exclud-ing aircraft,” a gauge of business investment in machinery and other items, fell 0.4 percent, its second straight drop. It fell 1.3 percent in July.

Some economists said they were concerned that the two straight declines show business-es aren’t confident enough in the recovery to boost their invest-ment in equipment.

Kurt Karl, chief U.S. economist at Swiss Re, said businesses like-ly are just replacing worn-out

equipment, rather than investing in new capacity. Most factories are running at near record-low levels, and extra capacity isn’t needed, he said.

But several economists noted that the three-month average of business spending, which smooths volatility, is rising.

“Business equipment spending is still on track to post a solid gain in the third quarter, but perhaps not quite as robust as earlier thought,” Brian Bethune at IHS Global Insight, said.

The department also said new U.S. home sales inched up 0.7 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 429,000 from a down-wardly revised 426,000 in July. Economists had expected a pace of 440,000.

Sales have risen 30 percent from the bottom in January, but are off about 70 percent from the peak of four years ago.

The report was the second straight disappointing sign for the U.S. housing market. The National Association of Realtors on Thursday said sales of previ-ously occupied homes, which make up the bulk of the market, dipped 2.7 percent last month.

Builders continue to make severe cuts in prices to attract buyers. The median sales price of $195,200 was 9.5 percent below July’s $215,600. That was the largest monthly drop on records dating to 1963.

Orders for commercial aircraft and parts, an especially volatile category, sank 42.2 percent in August after nearly doubling in July.

Excluding aircraft and other transportation goods, orders were flat in August — below analysts’ expectations of a 0.5

percent rise. Transportation goods orders dropped 9.3 per-cent.

The Boeing Co. said earlier this month that its August orders fell 11 percent, as weaker demand for air travel forces airlines to scale back plans to buy new planes.

The Chicago-based airplane maker also said commercial jet deliveries tumbled 22 per-cent last month compared with August 2008. Still, Boeing says it remains on track to deliver 480-485 planes this year, up from 375 in 2008.

Autos and auto parts orders posted a 0.4 percent gain in August, after rising 1.6 percent in July, according to the govern-ment data. The sector received a major boost last month from the Cash for Clunkers program, which gave consumers rebates of up to $4,500 for trading in older cars for newer, more fuel-efficient models. The program, which ended last month, boosted auto sales 30 percent in August.

Several other categories posted weak results. Orders for com-puters and electronic products dropped 0.7 percent, after ris-ing for two straight months. Electrical equipment and appli-ance orders fell 0.5 percent, after jumping 4.2 percent in July.

Still, other recent measures of manufacturing output have been positive. The Federal Reserve said last week that industrial production rose for the sec-ond straight month in August. And the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group, said earlier this month that its gauge of manufacturing activity sig-naled growth in August for the first time in 19 months.

Durable goods orders decline

Markets down for the third straight session

In this April 30 file photo, the first Boeing 787 plane that will fly, already decked out in the Boeing blue and white livery, sits in a paint hanger at the plant in Everett, Wash. The Commerce Department said Friday orders for goods expected to last at least three years fell unexpectedly in August due mainly to a drop in demand for com-mercial aircraft.

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House Dems eye insurance taxWASHINGTON (AP) — House

Democrats are considering an insurance tax to help pay for their health care overhaul plan, even though such a funding scheme is bitterly opposed by labor unions that are among the party’s most loyal constituencies.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday a tax on high-cost health insurance plans is “under consideration” as Democrats search for consensus within their ranks before tak-ing a bill to the House floor later this fall.

“We just have to see how much money we need for what,” Pelosi said. “And if we’re taking the bill down in cost, there are other provisions in the Senate bill that bend the (costs) curve that might be more palatable. We’ll see.”

Pelosi didn’t specify what other provisions she might find more acceptable. An aide said that if the House does incorporate an insurance tax in its plan, it would probably be a more modest one than what Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., has proposed.

The House Democratic plan calls for raising income taxes on upper-income people to pay for covering the uninsured. Baucus has instead proposed a tax on high-cost insurance plans worth more than $8,000 for an indi-vidual policy and $21,000 for family coverage.

Proponents of the insurance tax, which President Barack Obama has endorsed, say it would help to lower health care costs by encouraging people to become more cost-conscious health care consumers.

Some of the high-cost plans are so expensive because they come with no co-payments or deductibles, and cover every dol-lar spent for health care. Not all

of them provide such “Cadillac” benefits, however. Some are very expensive because they’re sold to companies with older employees, or workers in high-risk occupa-tions.

Unions say they’ve given up higher pay to secure better health care benefits that they’re determined to hang on to. Insurers are likely to try to pass on the cost of the tax through higher premiums.

If House Democrats adopt the insurance tax, it may help them to reduce the income tax increase that they’ve proposed.

Paying for their plan is only one of several nettlesome issues House leaders are trying to hash out as they struggle to merge three committee-approved bills into a single piece of legislation. They hope to finish that process next week.

House Democrats are strug-gling with getting their 10-year, $1 trillion-plus bill down to the $900 billion price tag Obama prefers. Major cuts could be required, but Democrats want to protect the subsidies their plan offers to low-income Americans to help them buy coverage. Those subsidies are the most costly part of the bill.

Meanwhile, Baucus’ Finance Committee adjourned Friday without coming close to fin-ishing its health care bill, even though that had been his goal when he convened the session on Tuesday. Hundreds of amend-ments and contentious debates over issues large and small, often initiated by Republicans, slowed progress. The panel will resume work Tuesday. It’s the last of five committees in Congress to act on health care legislation.

At their core, all the health overhaul bills are designed to expand health insurance cover-

age to millions of people who lack it, employing a new system of federal subsidies for lower-income individuals and families and establishing an insurance exchange in which coverage would have federally guaranteed benefits. Insurance companies would be prohibited from refus-ing to sell insurance based on an individual’s health history, and limits would be imposed on higher premiums based on age.

Not yet determined is whether final legislation would contain any version of a new public plan to compete with private insurers and sign up middle-class work-ers and their families.

The Senate panel’s bill does not include a government-run option and the conservative-leaning committee is preparing for a showdown on the issue next week.

Although all the House bills include some version of a public plan, there’s no final decision on how it will be structured. House liberals are pushing for provider payment rates tied to Medicare rates but 5 percent higher, but moderates say those rates are too low and would hurt strug-gling hospitals and other provid-ers. Moderates would give the Health and Human Services secretary the ability to negotiate rates instead.

Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said Friday that the Medicare rate structures saves about $85 billion more over 10 years than the negotiated rate structure.

A complicated dispute over how to address regional dis-parities in Medicare payment rates also continued to be a major sticking point for House Democrats.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. has taken over for the late Edward Kennedy in the Senate.

Vice President Joe Biden swore in Kirk on Friday hours after a Massachusetts judge rejected a Republican request to delay it.

The GOP had argued that Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick exceeded his constitutional authority by appointing Kirk before a traditional 90-day legislative waiting period had expired. State lawmakers passed a bill this week giving Patrick the power to choose an interim senator.

Kirk gives Senate Democrats a filibuster-proof, 60-vote major-ity with the health care fight at a

critical point.He will serve in the interim

post until voters pick a replace-ment in a Jan. 19 special elec-tion.

The state GOP had argued that Gov. Deval Patrick — a Democrat — exceeded his con-stitutional authority by appoint-ing Paul G. Kirk Jr. on Thursday. Lawmakers passed a bill this week giving Patrick the power to choose an interim senator, but laws usually take effect in 90 days.

Patrick got around that delay by signing a letter that declared the bill emergency legislation. The appointment is critical to his fellow Democrats, who need Kirk’s vote to restore their 60-vote, filibuster-proof margin.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legis-lation Friday to head off a government shutdown next week by temporarily extending spending on most federal programs at current levels, while boosting lawmakers’ office budgets by more than 8 percent.

The House passed the measure by a 217-190 vote. It would keep the government running for another month and it also patches over problems in the financially struggling Postal Service and funds soon-to-expire highway programs for another month as well.

But in an unusual step, those measures were tacked onto a $4.7 billion House-Senate compro-mise bill that will fund Congress’ own budget. That measure was chosen because it can’t be amend-ed before being presented to President Barack Obama, which saves time — and spares Democrats politically difficult votes on both the House and Senate floors.

The one-month stopgap spending measure is needed because Congress has failed to complete work on any of the 12 annual spending bills for agency budgets that it passes each year.

It’s not unusual for Congress to tack such stopgap bills onto other spending bills to speed them along. But by choosing the legislative branch funding bill to be the first measure presented to the president, majority Democrats opened themselves to GOP criticism that they were putting their own bud-get ahead of agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security.

“Instead of actually doing our work and fulfill-ing the security needs of our nation, we’re plac-ing a ’priority’ on Congress’ own budget, putting the homeland security spending bill on ice,” said Kentucky Rep. Harold Rogers, top Republican on the homeland security funding panel.

Democratic Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey of Wisconsin said Republicans had used similar approaches in the past to advance stopgap bills.

Obey added that other spending bills had been hung up over a House-Senate dispute on whether to subject lawmakers’ so-called earmarks to for-profit companies to a competitive bidding process. Earmarks by House members would be subject to competitive bids under a compromise reached Thursday evening, Obey said.

The underlying House-Senate compromise on the congressional operations budget was non-contro-versial. All told, Congress is rewarding itself with a 6 percent budget boost, though the $51 million increase for the House office budget account repre-sents an 8 percent increase.

The Senate rewarded itself with a 6 percent boost for its office accounts.

The financially struggling Postal Service would be allowed to delay $4 billion in payments due next month to a health care fund for retirees. Some $5.4 billion is supposed to be paid into the Retiree Health Benefits Fund, but Postal officials say they don’t have enough money to make the payment.

The measure would also extend the federal high-way program for one month. Congress is working on a three-month extension.

Given the controversy swirling about ACORN, officially the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Democrats insert-ed language saying the group could not receive funding under the stopgap measure or any prior legislation.

The stopgap funding measure would extend funding for the operating budgets of Cabinet departments and other agencies at current levels through Oct. 31. Exceptions would be made for the Census Bureau, which gets a big infusion to prepare for next year’s count, and politically sac-rosanct veterans medical programs, both of which would operate at increases.

Several other spending bills, including mea-sures funding the departments of Agriculture, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs are in House-Senate talks.

Paul G. Kirk Jr.

Kennedy’s successor is sworn in

House passes bill to prevent a shutdown Senate Finance

Committee members, from left, Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday before the start of the markup of the health care legislation.

Associated Press

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — World leaders lined up Friday behind sweeping promises to fix a malfunc-tioning global economic sys-tem in hopes of heading off future financial meltdowns. For now, they said, they would keep stimulus pro-grams going “until recovery is assured.”

“We will need to work together as we manage the transition to a more balanced pattern of global growth,” the leaders of 20 wealthy and developing nations said in a draft statement as they wrapped up two days of talks.

In the first international summit hosted by President Barack Obama, the G-20 moved to give China and other fast-growing econo-mies a bigger say in decision-making and to crack down on greedy bankers.

They agreed to make them-selves the lead group for tackling international eco-nomic issues in the future, eclipsing the older, Western-dominated Group of Eight.

They moved to require members to subject their economic policies to the scrutiny of a peer review pro-cess that would determine whether they were “collec-tively consistent” with sus-tainable global growth. They promised tighter and more coordinated financial regula-tion.

And, repeating pledges from G-20 summits in November and April, when financial panic was ram-pant, they vowed anew to “reject protectionism in all its forms.” They also went along with Obama’s push for a pledge to withdraw govern-ment subsidies for fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas believed to contribute to global warming.

While issuing the lofty vows, the leaders failed to define how to accomplish many of them and were quickly back to bickering

over details.They did not suggest,

for instance, how the peer review process would be enforced. And they failed to mention that previous pledg-es to avoid protectionism had been ignored by nearly all 20 members.

Disagreements over wheth-er China should gain voting strength in the International Monetary Fund at the expense of European nations and over global warming lan-guage marred the summit.

The final statement said voting powers in the IMF “should reflect the relative weights of its members in the world economy, which have changed substantially in view of the strong growth in dynamic emerging market and developing countries.”

Now, developed industrial-ized nations wield about 57 percent of the voting rights

in the IMF to about 43 per-cent for developing nations. The G-20 leaders called for shifting shares from devel-oped powers to emerging ones by at least 5 percent-age points. They called for a similar shift at the World Bank. European countries, particularly France and Britain, have been resisting such changes.

Despite these disputes, par-ticipants were quick to pro-claim success.

“The old system of interna-tional economic cooperation is over. The new system, as of today, has begun,” declared British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, referring to the enhanced status for the Group of 20.

“I have the impression that we are on a successful path,” said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, before leav-ing Pittsburgh to fly back

to Berlin, where she faces German voters on Sunday.

The summit partners did heed a warning, sounded fre-quently by Obama, to resist unwinding stimulus pro-grams too quickly to avoid relapses.

“In the short-run, we must continue to implement our stimulus programs to sup-port economic activity until recovery clearly has taken hold,” the draft said.

Summit partners held a series of discussions Friday on difficult problems still confronting the economy.

Obama circulated among the leaders before the talks began, speaking to Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Said Hu: “The foundation of an economic rebound is not yet solid, with many uncertainties remaining. A

full economic recovery will take a slow and tortuous pro-cess.”

In an apparent reference to a recent trade spat in which the United States imposed punitive tariffs on Chinese tire imports, Hu called on the leaders to “resolutely oppose and reject protection-ism in all forms.”

Leaders papered over differences on the execu-tive bonus issue by avoid-ing language for specific caps, something that France had pushed for but that the United States had opposed. A U.S. push for stronger requirements for bank capi-tal — the cushion that banks hold against loan losses — was included, but with many of the specifics over how the capital would be determined left to set at later meetings.

The leaders also agreed to a U.S. proposal for a “frame-work for strong, sustainable and balanced growth” to deal with such issues as China’s huge trade surpluses and the soaring U.S. budget deficit.

The streets of Pittsburgh were generally calm. A few thousand demonstrators pledging nonviolence banged drums, danced and held signs advocating assorted causes. The march had a city permit and organizers pledged to keep it nonvio-lent. On Thursday, a march without a permit and other demonstrations ended with clashes with police and near-ly 70 arrests.

G20 sets ambitious goals but gives few details

Associated PressMasked protesters shout slogans during a march through Pittsburgh Friday World leaders are in Pittsburgh for the G20 summit.

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Dear Dr. Gott: My father is approaching 80, and he takes a daily vitamin and supplemental C. He is a regular blood donor and claims the monthly blood-pressure readings they take are the entire checkup he needs for his health. I know he hasn’t had an exam from a primary-care physician in 30 years or better. He has lost around 20 pounds in the past year, but his eating habits have changed because he has a number of teeth in need of work or extraction.

He’s very active, mows his own yard with a push mower, keeps his garden in prime shape all summer, and gen-erally gets around fairly well. He is, however, adamant about not getting a checkup. He’s stubborn, and noth-ing any loving family members have said changes his mind.

Because he’s spoken recently about his will and property disposition, I’m worried he feels something may not be going well. Do you have any advice for me on how to handle this

situation?Dear Reader: It’s not uncommon

for someone approaching 80 to begin to get things in order. The action releases a great deal of stress and isn’t always related to failing health. So let’s keep things simple. Rather than gather family members who can appear intimidating and overpower-ing, sit down alone with your father to express your concerns. Ask him whether he feels his health is fail-ing. Don’t conclude with promising to make an appointment with a pri-mary-care physician, as this appears exactly what he is attempting to avoid. It’s important you meet him on his terms.

Independent octogenarian avoids doctors

Dear Abby: I’m one of the smart-est people in my seventh-grade class. Sometimes it’s hard being that per-son. Once, when I was in fifth grade, someone came up to me and told me, “No offense, but I think you’re a know-it-all.” Let me tell you, that did not feel good! What should I do? I know almost all the answers in class, but I don’t want to answer because of what people will think. Please help me. — Smart Seventh-grader

Dear Smart Seventh-grader: Talk to your teacher and also your school counselor about your feelings. If you know all the answers in class, it’s possible that you would qualify for advanced classes — or even for skip-ping a grade. Of course, your parents would have to agree, but it’s worth a try. One thing is certain, you should not refrain from participating to the fullest extent you can in class. And the classmate who called you a know-it-all in fifth grade was out of line.

Dear Abby: My parents go to bed at 9 or 9:30, so they make my brother and me go to bed at the same time. I’m 13, and my brother is 17. I have no problem waking up in the morn-ing, and I make good grades. So why do they insist on an early bedtime for us? Most of the kids in my grade have a bedtime of 10 to midnight. What are your feelings on this? — Frustrated Teen

Dear Frustrated Teen: While

most individuals have different bio-rhythms, I have read over the past few years that many people in this country are not getting enough sleep. This has a negative impact on their ability to concentrate, learn, drive and work efficiently. It can also affect the immune system. Regardless of what “most” of the kids in your grade are doing, your parents are doing what they feel is right for you and your brother.

Dear Abby: I am getting married next month. It’s a first marriage for both of us, and I love “Evan” with all my heart. I’d do anything and every-thing for him — but I’m scared.

A few days ago, Evan said he want-ed to move back the date of the wed-ding. It just about killed me.

Abby, how do I know if Evan wants to marry me?. — Worried Bride

Dear Bride: Tell Evan that you were shaken when he told you he wanted to postpone the wedding. Then tell him that if that’s how he really feels, you agree it would be a good idea to wait. If he seems relieved, you will have your answer.

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE09 SP 315

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Glenn E Lewis and Ramona B Lewis aka Ramona Lewis, Husband and Wife to David B Craig,Trustee(s), which was dated December 30, 2004 and recorded on January 18, 2005 in Book 823 at Page 394, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Lisa S. Campbell, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford 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 door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 30, 2009 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE CITY OFRUTHERFORDTON TOWNSHIP, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEING ALL THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN DEED FROM EDWARD LEWIS, WIDOWER, TO GLENN E. LEWIS DATED JULY 22, 1986, AND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 489, PAGE 484. RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HEREBYMADE AND INCORPORATED HEREIN FOR A FULL AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION.

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO GLENN E. LEWIS BY DEED RECORDED 7-20-00 IN BOOK 757, PAGE 774.12-01269

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as1000 Old US 221 North Highway, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of 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. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Glenn E. Lewis.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to 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 sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that 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.

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 their sole discretion, if they believe 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.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

Lisa S. CampbellSubstitute TrusteePO Box 4006Wilmington, NC 28406PHONE: 910-392-4971 FAX: 910-392-8051File No.: 08-04439-FC01

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE09 SP 311

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by SAIDAH B. NAIM aka Saidah Naim and husband Mohammad Naim aka Mohammed Niam to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), which was dated November 19, 2007 and recorded on November 26, 2007 in Book 985 at Page 540, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford 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 door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 29, 2009 at 2:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

BEING all of Lot 431, Phase 3A as shown on subdivision plat for GREYROCK AT LAKE LURE SUBDIVISION PHASE 3A recorded in Plat Book 26, at Page 234, revised in Plat Book 27, Page 150 said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Pages 231 through 234 revised in Plat Book 27, Pages 147 through 150, all of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said plats being made for a more particular description of said lot.

SUBJECT TO a grading easement the full length of Logan Falls Lane.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as:Lot 431 Grey Rock, Lake Lure, NC 28746

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of 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. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are 431 Grey Rock Trust.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to 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 sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that 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.

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 their sole discretion, if they believe 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.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

Substitute TrusteeBrock & Scott, PLLCJeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 323465431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No.: 09-14134-FC01

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Having qualified as Executor of the estate of PEARLE NASH MCBRAYER of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said PEARLE NASH MCBRAYER to present them to the undersigned on or before the 12th day of December 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

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NORTH CAROLINA,RUTHERFORD COUNTY

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE09 SP 310

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by SALMA AREFI, unmarried to PRLAP,INC, Trustee(s), which was dated November 17, 2006 and recorded on November 28, 2006 in Book 929 at Page 210, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford 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 door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 29, 2009 at 2:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

BEING all of Lot 432, Phase 3A, as shown on subdivision plat for Grey Rock at Lake Lure Subdivision recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 234, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 23, Pages 231 through 234, all of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said plats being made for a more particular description of said lot.

TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO all easements, restrictions and rights of way of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easements for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for Grey Rock at Lake Lure as shown on the above described plats and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock at Lake Lure as recorded in Book 858 at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry (herein "Declarations").

TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO easements for the installation, repair and maintenance of a community water system as set forth in the Declarations, said water system to consist of a shared system of wells and water line to be installed upon the lats. Each lot is conveyed together with appurtenant easements for all shared water line and wells marking up the water system as the same may or will be installed in the reserved easement areas as set forth on all recorded plats and described in the Declarations.

ALSO BEING the same property as described in a Deed recorded in Book 903 at Page 210 and Book 910 at Page 85 of the aforesaid Registry.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as:Lot 432 Grey Rock, Lake Lure, NC 28746

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of 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. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Ronald Berg and 432A Grey Rock Trust.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to 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 sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that 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.

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 their sole discretion, if they believe 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.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

Substitute TrusteeBrock & Scott, PLLCJeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 323465431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No.: 09-14136-FC01

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Ancillary Executor of the estate of BASIL KENNETH PRICE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said BASILKENNETH PRICE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 19th day of December 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 19th day of September, 2009.

Lisa Catherine Price Green, Ancillary Executor5111 Williamsburg Blvd.Arlington, VA 22207

NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 44A, various items of personal property contained in warehouse numbers: D-7, F-10, G-10, K-25, G-7 and G-25 will be sold at public auction at Rutherford Self Storage on Tryon Road, Rutherfordton at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, October 10, 2009.

D -7.........Donna MacopsonF-10........Greg LedfordG -10......Sharon GoodeK-25 .......Steve Hughes

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of RALPH D. REID JR. of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said RALPH D. REID JR. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of December 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 26th day of September, 2009.

David Earl Reid, Executor107 Pintail CourtMoore, SC 29369

NORTH CAROLINA,RUTHERFORD COUNTY

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE09 SP 297

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by HENRY DAVID RUSS, A MARRIED MAN AND WIFE PAMELA EMORY RUSS to FIRSTAMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Trustee(s), which was dated December 28, 2004 and recorded on January 3, 2005 in Book 821 at Page 787, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford 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 door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 30, 2009 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

Situate, lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, on the northwest side of Melody Lane in the Town of Forest City, North Carolina, and being in Lot 21 of Block E of the Dr. G. E. Young Farm Subdivision as shown on Plat recorded in Plat Book 7 at page 105 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, but being herin more particularly described according to current plat of survey by Charles D. Owens, Registered Land Surveyor, on April 6, 1981, as follows; BEGINNING on an iron pin located South 50 deg. 07 min. East 34.38 feet from the northeasternmost corner of the residence located on the lot herin conveyed, said beginning point also being located North 32 deg. 55 min. East 69 feet from the northeast corner of Lot 22 of said subdivision owned by Larry Earl Ross and wife, Wanda S. Ross and described in Deed Book 367 at page 397, Rutherford County Registry, and running thence from said beginning point, North 65 deg. East 36.70 feet to a new iron pin, the southeast corner of Lot 20 of the aforesaid subdivision; thence with the dividing line of Lots 20 and 21, North 57 deg. 06 min. 30 sec. West 219.50 feet to a new iron pin; thence South 32 deg. 55 min. West 100 feet to another new iron pin, the northwest corner of Lot 22 of the aforesaid subdivision; thence with the dividing line between Lots 21 and 22, South 57 deg. 05 min. East 200 feet to a new iron pin, the northeast corner of said Lot 22; thence North 32 deg. 55 min. East 69 feet back to the point and place of BEGINNING, and containing 0.466 acres.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as197 Melody Lane, Forest City, NC 28043

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of 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. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Henry David Russ and wife, Pamela Emory Russ.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to 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 sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that 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.

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 their sole discretion, if they believe 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.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

Substitute TrusteeBrock & Scott, PLLCJeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 323465431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No.: 09-15068-FC01

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NatioN/World

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Presi-dent Barack Obama declared Friday that Iran is on a path to confrontation with world powers unless it agrees to “come clean” and disclose all its nuclear activ-ities. He said he would not rule out military action.

Obama joined the leaders of Britain and France in accusing the Islamic republic of clandes-tinely building an underground plant to make nuclear fuel that could be used to build an atomic bomb. Iranian officials acknowl-edged the facility but insisted it had been reported to nuclear authorities as required.

“Iran’s action raised grave doubts” about its promise to use nuclear technology for peace-ful purposes only, Obama told a news conference at the conclu-sion of a G-20 summit whose focus on world economic recov-ery was overshadowed by disclo-sure of the Iranian plant.

Obama said a telling moment could come next week when Iran meets with U.S. and other major nations to discuss the nuclear issue.

“Iran is on notice that when we meet with them on Oct. 1 they are going to have to come clean and they are going to have to make a choice” between inter-national isolation and giving up any aspirations to becoming a nuclear power, he said. If they refuse to give ground, they will

stay on “a path that is going to lead to confrontation.”

In his earlier announcement about the secret Iranian facility, Obama said “Iran is breaking rules that all nations must fol-low. The size and configuration of this facility is inconsistent with a peaceful program.”

Unbowed, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country had done nothing wrong and Obama would regret his accusations.

At a news conference in New York, Ahmadinejad said the plant wouldn’t be operational for 18 months but sidestepped a question about whether Iran had sufficient enriched uranium to manufacture a nuclear weapon. Still, he said such armaments “are against humanity, they are inhumane,” and he said anyone who pursues them “is retarded politically.”

The head of Iran’s nuclear pro-gram suggested U.N. inspectors would be allowed to visit the site. Ali Akbar Salehi called the facility “a semi-industrial plant for enriching nuclear fuel” that is not yet complete, but he gave no other details, according to the state news agency IRNA.

The plant, near the holy city of Qom southwest of Tehran, would be about the right size to enrich enough uranium to produce one or two bombs a year, but inspec-tors must get inside to know

what is actually going on, one U.S. official said.

At his Pittsburgh news confer-ence, Obama appeared to hold out limited hope for the Oct. 1 meeting, which will be the first of its kind in more than a year. Iran has said its nuclear program should not be on the agenda.

“When we find that diplo-macy does not work, we will be in a much stronger position to, for example, apply sanctions that have bite,” Obama said. “That’s not the preferred course of action. I would love nothing more than to see Iran choose the responsible path.”

He said he was confident in the reliability of the intelligence information about Iran’s secret nuclear facilities.

“This was the work product of three intelligence agencies, not just one,” Obama said. “They checked over this work in a painstaking fashion.”

Beyond tougher economic sanctions, options for acting against Iran are limited and per-ilous.

Military action by the United States or an ally such as Israel could set off a dangerous chain of events in the Islamic world. In addition, Iran’s facilities are spread around the country and well hidden, making an effective military response difficult.

Mexico police arrest 5 in killingsCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Police have

arrested five men accused of dozens of murders, including two mass killings at drug treatment centers earlier this month in Ciudad Juarez on the northern Mexican border.

Police say the men are members of the Sinaloa cartel, a violent gang entrenched in a brutal turf war with a rival cartel for control of the drug trade.

The men are accused of 45 different slayings in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico’s most violent city.

Arabs urge Obama on peace planUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the

Arab League and the Egyptian foreign minister on Friday urged President Barack Obama to present his own outline of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, in order to break the current logjam and spur negotiations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas remain far apart on what it takes to return to peace talks, despite vigorous U.S. mediation this week, including an Obama-hosted meeting of the two leaders.

The key disputes are over continued Israeli settlement construction and what should be on the agenda of future talks.

China indicts 21 in July riotsBEIJING (AP) — China issued its first indict-

ments Friday in connection with July’s bloody rioting between minority Muslim Uighurs and majority Han Chinese, the country’s worst out-break of ethnic violence in decades.

Twenty-one people — mostly Uighurs — face charges including murder and arson, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Most of those identified in the report were Uighurs, although two Han men were also named as murder sus-pects.

Nearly 200 people were killed and 1,700 injured in the ethnic violence in the city of Urumqi, capital of the far western region of Xinjiang. most of the victims were believed to be Han, millions of whom have migrated to Xinjiang since the imposition of communist rule in 1949.

World TodayU.S.: Iran has secret nuke site

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For example, when a bag of frozen vegetables is on sale for $1 and I use a $1 coupon, the coupon’s value essentially “pays” for the vegetables - they’re free.

But what if the frozen veg-etable happens to be on sale for 75 cents and you use a $1 cou-pon? This is an example of what couponers call overage - and it’s one of my favorite aspects of couponing. Overage occurs when the value of your coupon exceeds the cost of the item you’re buying.

If I use a $1 coupon on the 75-cent vegetables, what hap-pens to that extra 25 cents? At checkout, most stores will apply the extra quarter to the rest of the items I purchase that day. So, if during the same shopping trip I also buy some bakery rolls for $1.25, the extra quarter of coupon overage is automatically applied to the rest of my total. In this example, after giving the cashier my $1 vegetables coupon

I would owe just $1 in cash for the rolls.

Overage can play a big role in reducing your total grocery bill. If I have many items in the same transaction, each with a coupon that exceeds the value of what I’m buying, I can gain several dollars of overage. That overage can be used to buy any-thing: fruit, vegetables, dairy or whatever I’d like. With a family of five, I can always find plenty of other items that my house-hold needs.

However, it’s important to remember that no store is going to give a shopper cash back for overage. I can’t walk into my local grocery store with that $1 coupon, buy the 75-cent vegeta-bles and then ask for a quarter in change. It just doesn’t work that way. But because I’m also buying other items during the same trip, coupon overage helps save money on everything else I take home.

When I explain overage in my coupon classes I’m some-times asked if this is “ripping off the store.” The answer is, No! Remember, the manufac-turer that issued my $1 veg-

etables coupon will reimburse the store not only $1 for the full value of my coupon but also an additional 8 to 12 cents per coupon. (Read the fine print on your coupon and you’ll find this spelled out.) So, think of your coupons as if they were cash. If I hand the cashier a $1 bill to pay for my 75-cent vegetables and $1.25 rolls, the extra 25 cents over the cost of the vege-tables isn’t lost - it comes off the price of the rolls.

Most stores automatically allow overage. A few reserve the right to “adjust down” the value of your coupon to the point that the item is free, but the shopper does not receive the overage. To determine how your store handles coupon overages, ask your store for a copy of its cou-pon policy.

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Jill Cataldo, a coupon-workshop instructor, writer and mother of three, never passes up a good deal. Learn more about couponing at her Web site, www.super-couponing.com. E-mail your couponing coups and questions to jill@ctwfeatures.com.

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