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LUMBERTON — A Shannon man pleaded guilty on Monday to the statutory rape of his 13-year-old stepdaughter, and will serve at least 14 years in prison.

Jonathan Blease Locklear, 38, of 721 McQueen Road in Shannon, pleaded guilty to a

single count of statutory rape of a person of 13, 14 or 15 by a per-son more than six years older, and a single count of sexual activity by a person in a paren-tal role, according to prosecutor Joseph Osman.

Osmond said the sentences were consolidated into an active sentence of 174 to 218 months.

The case was scheduled to

go to trial on Monday, but with Locklear’s plea, the District Attorney’s Office dismissed two counts of a statutory sex offense and a single count of taking indecent liberties, Osman said.

The accusation first came to light on June 26, 2008.

“They came out when it was reported by the victim’s

aunt and grandmother to the Sheriff’s Department,” Osman said. “And actually, the last act occurred on that day, so it was actually reported the same day as the last act.”

Locklear was indicted on Dec. 8, 2008. The case was investgated by Detective Connie Graham, of the Sheriff’s Office’s Juvenile Task Force.

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RALEIGH — An advocacy group opposed to building a deep-water port in Southport is pushing the state Transportation Department to hold a public hearing there. But DOT says a hearing isn’t needed in the Brunswick County town because no port is located in the Brunswick County town.

Public hearings will be held there if a wide-ranging $2 million mari-

time study recommends locating a megaport in Southport or any other community, DOT officials said Wednesday.

“The people of North Carolina ultimately will make a decision about what path to take,” said DOT spokeswoman Greer Beaty.

DOT is conducting the N.C. Maritime Strategy that officials have said will consider all scenarios for improving the economy with ports, including a proposed mega-port at Southport. But it will also

consider the possibility of modern-izing existing ones at Wilmington and Morehead City and improving roads and railroads to them.

Robeson County economic offi-cials have generally been support-ive of a megaport near Southport, saying it would stoke the local econ-omy. They believe Robeson County, which has major highways heading in all directions, would be suited for industries to local warehouses,

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LAURINBURG — A state investigation into an accident that killed a Robeson County man who worked at the Murphy Brown plant in Laurinburg will take three to four months, according to a spokeswoman for the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

“Looking at our preliminary report, it appears a leg was caught in an auger,” Dolores Q u e s e n b e r r y said. “But we’ll be looking at lots of things, including the safety record of the company, was the work-er properly trained, and reports from wit-nesses.”

Quesenberry said from records immediately avail-able, it does not look like there have been any serious safety violations reported at Murphy Brown’s Laurinburg plant for at least 10 years.

Lonnie Collins, 50, of Shannon, had worked about a year as a machinist at the Murphy Brown plant on U.S. 74 Business between Laurinburg and Maxton, accordiing to his wife, Elaine Collins Before going to work for Murphy Brown, a livestock subsidiary of Smithfield Foods Inc., he had worked in similar positions for 18 years with Sara

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LUMBERTON — Ready for the swirling neon lights? Hours of entertainment? Fried anything — and everything?

It can all be found at one place: the 65th annual Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair.

The nine-day event kicks off on Friday and runs until Oct. 8 with a record number of home

and agricultural exhibits and more carnival rides than ever before, according to fair orga-nizer Coble Wilson.

“We have a tremendous line up of entertainment that chang-es every night,” Wilson said. “People can come all nine nights and see something different.”

The gates open to the public

at 4:30 on Friday afternoon with an open ceremony and ribbon cutting at 5 p.m. Rising country music star D.J. Miller, of Idaville, Ind., will kick off the fair’s enter-tainment line up at 7 p.m.

Exploding into this year’s schedule is the high-flying

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“Certainly if the state decides it needs to look at an international port in Southport, we should have public hearings. But we don’t have the information to say that’s a viable alternative.”

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Fun begins Friday at fairgounds

The 2011 Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair gets under

way Friday and runs through Oct. 8. The fair offers fun and good food for every-one. Featured entertain-

ment includes rising country music star D.J. Miller and the

Human Canon Ball.

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n TheftsLUMBERTON — Patricia

Campbell, of Berry Street, reported on Tuesday that someone broke into her apartment and took a $400 washing machine, a $400 dryer, a $350 bed and a $60 CD player, according to a police report.

LUMBERTON — Kameka Atkinson, of East Fifth Street, reported on Monday that someone broke into her car and took several items, accord-ing to a police report.

Missing were a $35 pocketbook; a $20 wallet; $250 cash; about $45 in prescription medication; a Social Security card valued at $20; and a North Carolina ID card valued at $20.

n TheftsThe following people and business-

es reported break-ins to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office: Erline White, at 144 Willoughby Drive in St. Pauls; the Indian Cultural Center, at 447 Recreation Center Road in Maxton; Roman Lowery, at 1137 Melinda Road in Pembroke;

Kennith Locklear, at 2452 Philadelphus Road in Pembroke; Faye Burnette, at 8899 Rennert Road in Shannon; James Blodgette, at 9859 Shannon Road in Shannon; Hilda Locklear, at 309 Jasper Drive in Shannon; Shawn Coler, at 56 Barney Road in Fairmont; Katrina Williams, at 38 Cowpen Swamp Road in Fairmont; Frederica Bellamy, at 161 Camala Drive in Lumberton; Kelly Scott, at 925 Charlie Watts Road in Maxton; Allen’s Garage, at 4678 N.C. 72 W. in Lumberton; Billy Jo Clark, at 198 Peacock Lane in Lumberton; Caleb Lowery, at 2465 Saddletree Road in Lumberton; Melissa Dalton, at 299 E. Parkton Tobemory Road in Parkton; Nichole Simmons, at 2909 N.C. 904 in Fairmont; Sharon Barnes, at 92 Norment Road in Lumberton; Hilda Turner, at 1402 Odum Road in Lumberton; Hubert Locklear, at 8546 N.C. 211 E. in Lumberton; Lovie Juarez, at 10746 N.C. 211 West in Red Springs; Sasha Chriscoe, at 152 Riley Circle in Lumberton; Jessica Jones, at 417 Decker Road in Lumberton; and Samantha Hammond, at 1070 S. Creek Road in Orrum.

RALEIGH (AP) — Victims of medical negligence will be limited on how much they get from doctors and other medical providers for dam-ages such as pain and suffer-ing as more than 50 new state laws approved this year are enforced starting this weekend.

Other changes approved by the Legislature taking effect Saturday will loosen helmet rules for ATV riders, require local governments to check the immigration status of new hires using a federal program and alter trespassing rules for hunters. New restrictions on developing state regulations also will begin.

A $500,000 cap on what patients can collect in "non-economic damages" — things like pain, suffering and inju-ries such as lost body parts — applies to medical malprac-tice lawsuits filed starting Oct. 1. Doctors would still have to pay medical bills, lost wages and other kinds of monetary

losses resulting from their neg-ligence.

Limits on non-economic damages became law after the Republican-led Legislature

o v e r r o d e the veto of D e m o c r a t i c Gov. Beverly Perdue, who opposed the cap because it would harm many victims of catastrophic injuries. The bill also requires a

jury to determine negligence for emergency conditions using a higher standard of proof.

More than 30 states have a limit or cap on damages in medical liability cases. North Carolina already has a cap on punitive damages.

The medical community had sought the cap of non-economic damages for years, saying the potential for unlim-

ited awards destabilized mal-practice insurance premiums. There could be a flurry of liti-gation filed before Saturday's deadline, said North Carolina Medical Society chief executive officer Bob Seligson.

"Over time, we do expect a positive impact in the reduc-tion of unnecessary costs asso-ciated with medical malprac-tice litigation," said Seligson, adding that it should help control health care costs and improve patient access.

The state's leading trial lawyers' group has said the cap runs counter to the con-stitutional right for a trial by jury in civil cases and could discourage attorneys from tak-ing on such expensive cases to pursue.

Until there's a successful constitutional challenge, "we are concerned that patients injured by malpractice will have difficulty obtaining legal representation, putting jus-tice further out of reach," said

Dick Taylor with the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. "The law systematically makes the pursuit of justice — even in cases of catastrophic injury — extraordinarily difficult."

Regulatory changes also taking effect were approved by Republicans who say their constituents complain govern-ment bureaucrats have too much power making rules about how they do business.

The new law seeks to rein in regulators by preventing them from issuing rules more restrictive than federal regula-tions unless expressly told to do so by the Legislature. State agencies also must review rules annually and repeal those considered burdensome or unnecessary. It also must offer alternatives when the cost to those affected by the regula-tions would exceed $500,000 in a 12-month period.

Sen. David Rouzer, R-Johnston, was a chief spon-sor of the package that became

law after another Perdue veto and ensuing override. He said Wednesday the changes would lay out the state's rule-making parameters so citizens and businesses aren't surprised with how they have to comply.

"The goal here is to strike a good balance so that we have the rules and regulations that we need to protect the con-sumers and protect the envi-ronment, but also to have the certainty and stability and transparency," Rouzer said.

Environmental activists are worried the package could dial back safeguards that keep water and air clean and make it virtually impossible for agen-cies to issue effective regula-tions.

"We anticipate it will cause a great deal of confusion and delays and unexpected con-sequences," Sierra Club state director Molly Diggins said. "It simply isn't practical to make that ordinary business of gov-ernment so inefficient."

Malpractice rules approved by the Legislature to begin SaturdayMore than 50 new laws take effect

seligson

Plane crash not mechanical

RALEIGH (AP) — Preliminary findings by federal investigators indicate mechanical failure was not to blame for a private plane crash that killed the pilot from Apex.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that a safety investiga-tor with the National Transportation Safety Board says he's found no evidence of a mechanical problem in the crash Sunday that killed 43-year-old Kirk Aragon.

Investigator Brian Rayner says the NTSB will decide the cause of the crash once a report is complete. It could take up to a year for the

NTSB to release its final report.

Man pleads guiltyto felony death

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — A Kernersville man who was driving while impaired has been sentenced to prison for a car accident that killed a man who had a drink-ing problem as a youth.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported that 26-year-old Christopher Sheffield pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony death by motor vehicle and misdemeanor driv-ing while impaired. A Forsyth County Superior Court judge sentenced Sheffield to 22 months to 33 months in prison.

Fifty-five-year-old

Kenneth Smith was killed Dec. 2 when his motorcycle was hit by a vehicle driven by Sheffield.

Greenville startsremoving debris

GREENVILLE (AP) — The city of Greenville is starting to remove storm debris from pri-vate roads, almost five weeks after Hurricane Irene made landfall in North Carolina.

The Daily Reflector of Greenville reported that the city was await-ing approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency before clearing private roads. Public Works Director Wes Anderson says reimbursement was guaranteed Monday.

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RALEIGH (AP) — In the cockpit of a jet idling on an Algerian runway, William May was ordered by a hijacker to prepare for takeoff 28 terrifying hours after an armed group took control of the plane over Georgia.

"Go ahead and shoot, I don't care," May remembers telling the man before shutting off the plane's engines.

That moment came back to the retired pilot this week with the news that George Wright was arrested at his home in Portugal, nearly 40 years after the 1972 hijacking of the Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. Law enforce-ment agencies have sought Wright, 68, ever since he escaped in 1970 from a New Jersey state prison where he was serving a sentence for the murder of a gas station owner.

According to the FBI, Wright became affiliated with an under-ground militant group, the Black Liberation Army, and lived in a "communal family" with several of its members in Detroit.

Two years after his escape from prison, Wright hijacked the Delta flight with four other BLA members and three children.

During that flight, May remembers coming out of a lava-tory to see one of the hijackers pointing a pistol at him and tell-ing him to go to the cockpit.

"The first thing I noticed was everyone up there was white as a sheet," May, 80, told The Associated Press from his home

in Winston-Salem.Once he reached the cockpit,

he saw Wright, whom the pilot had noticed getting on board the plane in the garb of a priest. May remembers joking with anoth-er member of the crew that the apparent clergyman's presence was a good sign, in light of an unruly passenger on an earlier flight.

"He looked directly at me, and had his Bible in his hand," May said. "He kind of nodded and

smiled, and I whispered, 'Well, there's a priest. At least we can trust he won't cause any prob-lems.'"

After releasing the 86 other passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston. There an international navigator was taken aboard, and the plane was flown to Algeria, where the hijackers hoped to meet up with well-known black militant Eldridge Cleaver, who was liv-

ing in the North African country then.

Upon landing in Algeria, the plane was swarmed by members of the country's security forces, and none of the hijackers could spot Cleaver, May recalled. He remembers Wright, who was in the cockpit with a gun, saying, "If they don't want us here, we'll go someplace else," and telling May to prepare for another takeoff.

But after roughly 28 hours of flying, the plane — and its crew

— couldn't take much more. That's when May shut off the engines and dared Wright to shoot.

"I was so tired I probably wouldn't have felt it anyway," he said.

Instead, the militants eventu-ally left the plane, which was returned to the U.S. along with the ransom money. Unhappy with their treatment in Algeria, they eventually made their way to France, where they were tried and convicted — apart from Wright, who vanished.

France refused to turn the hijackers over to the U.S., arguing the group had political motives for the crime.

"This is a success. It is a con-demnation of American racism," defense attorney Louis Labadie said when the first verdicts were handed down in 1978 that gave the hijackers brief stints in prison, according to an Associated Press story at the time.

Two of the hijackers had a connection to North Carolina. Melvin McNair was born in Greensboro, and his wife, Jean, is from Winston-Salem. At the invitation of a documentary film-maker, May later visited the cou-ple, who now work at an orphan-age in the French town of Caen, he said.

"They have turned their lives completely around," May said. "They're really embarrassed about having been taken in by these guys."

Pilot recalls 1972 airline hijack U.S. fugitive captured in Portugal 40 years later

Associated Press photo

In this July 1972 file photo, an FBI agent, left, wearing only a pair of swim trunks, per the hijacker’s instructions, carries a case containing a $1 million ransom to the opened door of a hijacked Delta DC8 jet in Miami.

Marine on trialfor hazing

CAMP LEJEUNE — A military jury is hear-ing the case of a Camp Lejeune Marine accused of beating a private because he couldn't complete a series of push-ups.

The Daily News of Jacksonville reported the court-martial of Lance Cpl. Chad Fyffe began Wednesday. He's charged with cruelty and maltreatment, false official statement, five counts of assault and drunk and disorderly conduct.

Fyffe's attorneys say the accuser was look-ing for a reason to leave the scout sniper platoon when he said he was attacked in July 2010.

Fyffe could face more than two years in prison and a dishonorable dis-charge from the Marine Corps if he is convicted.

Rapper J. Cole returns home

FORT BRAGG — Fayetteville rapper J. Cole returned home to an enthusiastic crowd the same week his debut album hit the market.

The Fayetteville Observer reported that a crowd of teens greeted Cole when he appeared Wednesday at Sports USA at Fort Bragg.

On Tuesday, his album “Cole World: The Sideline Story” hit the market. The 26-year-old Cole was the first art-ist signed to Roc Nation, Jay-Z’s new label. He also toured this summer with Rihanna.

Cole appeared stunned when he walked inside. Girls screamed, camera phones were raised and lights flashed as the rapper entered, flanked by body guards and a military security detail. He stood long enough for the crowd to take a picture of him and

hugged a few lucky fans before sitting down to sign autographs.

Towns encourageplastic bag ban

WILMINGTON — Beach towns are urging New Hanover County to consider a ban on envi-ronmentally hazardous plastic shopping bags.

The StarNews of Wilmington reported that the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen and the Carolina Beach Town Council recently approved resolutions promising support for county efforts to do away with plastic bags.

Officials hope their resolutions will encour-age the county to either ban the bags or have shoppers pay a small fee for them.

County officials said they don’t plan to ban the bags in the near future. One commis-sioner says the county has never discussed the issue.

Wilmington’s rolein wars discussed

WILMINGTON (AP) — Wilmington’s role in conflicts from the Civil War to World War II will be a centerpiece of a his-torical group’s three-day meeting in the coastal city.

The North Carolina Maritime History Council’s annual confer-ence is to begin Thursday in Wilmington.

The group was founded in 1988 and brings togeth-er museums, libraries, his-toric sites and others with a connection or a passion for North Carolina’s mari-time heritage.

The theme for this year’s conference is Wilmington at war, but other aspects of the city’s history will be dis-cussed. That includes an update on the salvaging of Blackbeard’s ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge.

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ick Perry stumbled through much of the last Republican debate, but not when speaking about immigration. He issued a

clarion condemnation of critics of his state’s policy of giving the children of illegal immigrants in-state tuition to college. Such naysayers, Perry declared, lack “a heart.”

The Texas governor prides himself on his distinctness from George W. Bush, yet on this issue he sounds just like him: scolding his party for its lack of compassion for immigrants coming here to make a go of it. If Perry had wanted to avoid raising the hackles of Republicans with the imputation of heartlessness, he could have bor-rowed the staple Bush line: “Family values don’t stop at the Rio Grande.”

Neither, more relevantly, does the desire to find a job. What Perry portrays as the great American job machine in his state has mostly ben-efited people who aren’t Americans, according to a new study by the Center for Immigration Studies. This significant caveat to the Texas Miracle raises the larger question of why the country has continued to welcome millions of new immigrants during the past few years while shedding millions of jobs.

In Texas, the study finds, 81 per-cent of the jobs created since 2007 have gone to immigrants who arrived in the United States since 2007. Ninety-three percent of these immi-grants aren’t citizens. An estimated 50 percent are illegal immigrants. All of this may be further testament to the

status of Texas as a jobs magnet, but Perry won’t be bragging about this indication of its drawing power.

In this same period, the native-born accounted for almost 70 percent

of the population growth in Texas. They didn’t expe-rience the same gains in employ-ment, though. “The share of working-age natives holding a job in Texas declined signifi-cantly,” the study finds, “from 71 percent in 2007 to 67 percent in

2011.” In the second quarter of this year, the unemployment rate for natives in Texas, 8.1 percent, ranked 22nd in the country, and the share of natives holding a job, 66.6 percent, ranked 29th.

If providing ready employment opportunities for non-Americans seems awfully cosmopolitan for the man who is supposed to be a famous rube from Paint Creek, it’s the Texas way. The unpleasantness of the Alamo aside, the Lone Star State has always had a close relationship with its neighbor to the south. And a wide-open attitude is good politics. In welcoming all comers, Perry can do the bidding of a business commu-nity that wants the immigrant labor and simultaneously appeal to the Hispanic vote. If anyone should think to complain that he’s soft on illegal

immigration, well, now, that’s why God created the pointless gesture, isn’t it?

Perry can ostentatiously send Texas Rangers to the border and lam-baste the federal government’s fail-ures, but none of it matters if it’s rela-tively easy for illegals to find a job. Another border state, Arizona, imple-mented an e-verify system requiring employers to check the immigration status of prospective employees. It led to a dramatic reduction in the population of illegals, many of whom have, no doubt, decamped to Texas. So long as he doesn’t implement e-verify, Perry is shooting holes in the bottom of U.S.S. Enforcement and demanding that the feds bail faster.

It would be much too simplistic to say that every new immigrant employed in Texas took his job from a native. On the other hand, it would be much too Pollyannish to deny that there must be crowding out, especially of natives who don’t have a college degree. At least Texas has been creating jobs. The country has lost about 7 million jobs since the onset of the recession in 2007 and continued to import another 1 million new immigrant workers a year, and 200,000 to 300,000 illegal immigrants on top of them. In August, monthly job growth ground to halt, yet we’re welcoming some 100,000 new immi-grants a month.

Is it heartless to wonder why this makes any sense?

n Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: [email protected].

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Troy Davis and the death penaltyn Sept. 21 at 7 p.m.,

Troy Anthony Davis was scheduled to die. I was reporting live from outside Georgia’s death row in Jackson, awaiting

news about whether the Supreme Court would spare his life.

Davis was sentenced to death for the murder of off-duty Savannah police Officer Mark MacPhail in 1989. Seven of the nine nonpolice witnesses later recanted or changed their testimony, some alleging police intimidation for their original false statements. One who did not recant was the man who many have named as the actual killer. No physical evi-dence linked Davis to the shooting.

Davis, one of more than 3,200 prisoners on death row in the U.S., had faced three prior execution dates. With each one, global aware-ness grew. Amnesty International took up his case, as did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Calls for clemency came from Pope Benedict XVI, for-mer FBI Director William Sessions and former Republican Georgia Congressman Bob Barr. The Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles, in granting a stay of execution in 2007, wrote that it “will not allow an execution to proceed in this state unless … there is no doubt as to the guilt of the accused.”

But it is just that doubt that has galvanized so much global outrage over this case. As we waited, the crowd swelled around the prison, with signs saying “Too Much Doubt” and “I Am Troy Davis.” Vigils were being held around the world, in places like Iceland, England, France and Germany. Earlier in the day, prison authorities handed us a thin press kit. At 3 p.m., it said, Davis would be given a “rou-tine physical.”

Routine? Physical? At a local church down the road, Edward

DuBose, the president of Georgia’s NAACP chapter, spoke, along with human-rights leaders, clergy and family members who had just left Davis. DuBose questioned the physi-

cal, “so that they could make sure he’s physically fit, so that they can strap him down, so that they could put the murder juice in his arm? Make no mistake: They call it an execu-tion. We call it murder.”

Davis had turned down

a special meal. The press kit described the standard fare Davis would be offered: “grilled cheese-burgers, oven-browned potatoes, baked beans, coleslaw, cookies and grape beverage.” It also listed the lethal cocktail that would follow: “Pentobarbital. Pancuronium bro-mide. Potassium chloride. Ativan (sedative).” The pentobarbital anes-thetizes, the pancuronium bromide paralyzes, and the potassium chlo-ride stops the heart. Davis refused the sedative, and the last supper.

By 7 p.m., the U.S. Supreme Court was reportedly reviewing Davis’ plea for a stay. The case was referred to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who hails from Pin Point, Ga., a community founded by freed slaves that is near Savannah, where Davis had lived.

The chorus for clemency grew louder. Allen Ault, a former warden of Georgia’s death-row prison who oversaw five executions there, sent a letter to Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, co-signed by five other retired wardens or directors of state pris-ons. They wrote: “While most of the prisoners whose executions we participated in accepted responsi-

bility for the crimes for which they were punished, some of us have also executed prisoners who maintained their innocence until the end. It is those cases that are most haunting to an executioner.”

The Supreme Court denied the plea. Davis’ execution began at 10:53 p.m. A prison spokesperson deliv-ered the news to the reporters out-side: time of death, 11:08 p.m.

The eyewitnesses to the execu-tion stepped out. According to an Associated Press reporter who was there, these were Troy Davis’ final words: “I’d like to address the MacPhail family. Let you know, despite the situation you are in, I’m not the one who personally killed your son, your father, your brother. I am innocent. The incident that happened that night is not my fault. I did not have a gun. All I can ask … is that you look deeper into this case so that you really can finally see the truth. I ask my family and friends to continue to fight this fight. For those about to take my life, God have mercy on your souls. And may God bless your souls.”

The state of Georgia took Davis’ body to Atlanta for an autopsy, charging his family for the transpor-tation. On Troy Davis’ death cer-tificate, the cause of death is listed simply as “homicide.”

As I stood on the grounds of the prison, just after Troy Davis was executed, the Department of Corrections threatened to pull the plug on our broadcast. The show was over. I was reminded what Gandhi reportedly answered when asked what he thought of Western civilization: “I think it would be a good idea.”

n Amy Goodman is the host of “Democracy Now!,” a daily inter-national TV/radio news hour airing on more than 900 stations in North America.

Rich

Lowry

obeson County and Lumberton have no surer friend than the Lumber River. Without it, our county would be much different, and our county seat might not be

at all.The 115-mile dark-water river, a state

park, never fails Robesonians, offering us water that is vital to our sustenance, sce-nic beauty, and a place to get away from it all with fishing, canoeing, camping out and other recreational opportunities. The river is also a key selling point for Robeson County anytime an industry with jobs to offer comes to take a look.

The river asks for little in return, and gets less than that.

Too many people in this county see the river not as Mother Nature’s beautiful gift, but as a trash can, a place to dispose of tires or refuge to escape a fee or a longer ride to a Dumpster. Garbage is tossed into the river every day, but only once a year is there an organized effort to clean up the mess.

This year it’s on Saturday, with the 17th edition of Big Sweep on the Lumber River, an effort we are pretty confident has been headed by by Neil Lee, now the park superintendent, since Day 1.

“I can’t get in the head of a litterbug to really understand it,” Lee said for a story that was published in The Robesonian on Wednesday. “It’s a lack of respect for nature, unfortunately on some people’s parts, and laziness. They are too lazy to keep it with them and save it to throw it away when they get home or back on shore.”

Each year Lee and a band of volunteers spend a fall Saturday scouring the river, pulling from it what they can, an effort that typical yields a couple of tons of discarded items. Although it’s called a Big Sweep, the effort is actually modest. Earlier this week, Lee said he had about 30 volunteers, many of them Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, and others from the Lumber River Canoe Club. That’s from a county with 140,000 residents.

There are 90 miles of the Lumber River that wind through Robeson County, leaving about three miles to each volunteer, and underlining the enormity of the task. We can — and should — do better.

If you would like to pitch in — make that pick up as others have done the pitch-ing in — call (910) 628-4564 and find out where to be, when to be there, and what you can do. In addition to helping rid the river of trash, it will be a day of exercise and camaraderie on what is forecast to be a sunny, crisp autumn day, all for a noble — and overwhelming — task.

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Owner Eric Jensen examines cantaloupe Wednesday on the Jensen Farms near Holly, Colo. The Food and Drug Administration has recalled 300,000 cases of cantaloupe grown on the Jensen Farms after connecting it with a listeria outbreak.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s landmark health care over-haul appears headed for a Supreme Court ruling as the presidential election season hits full stride in the coming year.

The health care law affect-ing virtually every American is sure to figure prominently in President Barack Obama’s campaign for re-election. Republican contenders are already assailing it in virtu-ally every debate and speech.

The administration on Wednesday formally appealed a ruling by the federal appeals

court in Atlanta that struck down the law’s core require-ment that Americans buy health insurance or pay a penalty beginning in 2014. The administration said the appeals court decision declar-ing the law’s central provision unconstitutional was “funda-mentally flawed.”

At the same time, however, the winners in that appellate case, 26 states and the National Federation of Independent Business, also asked for high court review Wednesday, say-ing the entire law, and not just the individual insurance man-date, should be struck down.

The Supreme Court almost always weighs in when a lower court has struck down all or part of a federal law,

to say noth-ing of one that aims to extend insurance cov-erage to more than 30 million Americans.

The bigger question had been the tim-ing.

The administration’s filing makes it more likely that the case will be heard and decid-ed in the term that begins next

week.Repeating arguments it

has made in courts across the country in response to many challenges to the law, the administration said Congress was well within its consti-tutional power to enact the insurance requirement.

Disagreeing with that, the 26 states and the business group said in their filings that the justices should act before the 2012 presidential election because of uncertainty over costs and requirements.

On the issue of timing, their cause got an unexpected boost from retired Supreme Court

Justice John Paul Stevens, who said voters would be bet-ter off if they knew the law’s fate before casting their bal-lots next year.

The 91-year-old Stevens said in an Associated Press interview that the justices would not shy away from deciding the case in the mid-dle of a presidential campaign and would be doing the coun-try a service.

“It would be better to have that known about than be speculated as a part of the political argument,” Stevens said in his Supreme Court office overlooking the Capitol.

Election-year ruling looms for health overhaul

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials said Wednesday more illnesses and possibly more deaths may be linked to an outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe in coming weeks.

So far, the outbreak has caused at least 72 illnesses — including up to 16 deaths — in 18 states, making it the deadliest food outbreak in the United States in more than a decade.

The heads of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said consum-ers who have cantaloupes produced by Jensen Farms in Colorado should throw them out. If they are not sure where the fruit is from, they shouldn’t eat it.

Neither the government nor Jensen Farms has supplied a list of retailers who may have sold the fruit. Officials say consumers should ask retailers about the origins of their cantaloupe. If they still aren’t sure, they should get rid of it.

“If it’s not Jensen Farms, it’s OK to eat,” said Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC. “But if you can’t confirm it’s not Jensen Farms, then it’s best to throw it out.”

Jensen Farms of Holly, Colo., says it shipped cantaloupes to 25 states, though the FDA has said it may be more, and illnesses have been discov-ered in several states that were not on the shipping list. A spokeswoman for Jensen Farms said the company’s prod-uct is often sold and resold, so they do not always know where it went.

The recalled cantaloupes may

be labeled “Colorado Grown,” ‘’Distributed by Frontera Produce,” ‘’Jensenfarms.com” or “Sweet Rocky Fords.” Not all of the recalled canta-loupes are labeled with a sticker, the FDA said. The company said it shipped out more than 300,000 cases of canta-loupes that contained five to 15 melons, meaning the recall involved 1.5 million to 4.5 million pieces of fruit.

The FDA said none of the canta-loupes had been exported, reversing an earlier statement that some of the

tainted melons had been shipped abroad.

Frieden and FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said that illnesses are expected for weeks to come because the incu-bation period for listeria can be a month or even longer. That means that

someone who ate contaminated canta-loupe last week may not get sick until next month. Jensen Farms last shipped cantaloupes on Sept. 10. The shelf life is about two weeks.

“We will see more cases likely through October,” Hamburg said.

The Food and Drug Administration said state health officials found listeria in cantaloupes taken from Colorado grocery stores and from a victim’s home that were grown at Jensen Farms. Matching strains of the disease were found on equipment and cantaloupe samples at Jensen Farms’ packing facil-ity in Granada, Colo.

Listeria kills 16Illnesses, deaths expected to rise

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The man accused of wounding Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the deadly shooting ram-page in Tucson was quiet and emo-tionless and mostly sat still during a federal court hearing on his mental health.

It was a stark contrast from Jared Lee Loughner’s last court appearance.

During that hearing, on May 25, Loughner had to be removed from the courtroom by federal marshals because of an angry outburst.

Dr. Christina Pietz, a psychologist who has been treating Loughner at Springfield, Mo. prison facility, testi-fied Wednesday that his improved demeanor is a sign he can be made competent to stand trial within the next eight months.

U.S. District Judge Larry Burns also cited Loughner’s behavior in ruling there’s a substantial probabil-ity Loughner’s mental health can be restored. Burns noted at the end of Wednesday’s hearing that Loughner had, for once, paid attention to the proceedings.

“There’s reason to be optimistic he will recover and be able to assist in his case,” the judge said. “The court finds that measurable progress has been made.”

Earlier in the hearing, Loughner looked thin and pale and was wear-ing a white T-shirt and khaki-colored prison pants. He had closely cropped

hair and sideburns, and his wrists and ankles were shackled.

As the hearing dragged on, Loughner swiveled back and forth in his chair at times, and sighed as the talk turned to video surveillance of the shooting and later his delusions. But for the most part, he sat still and expressionless.

Experts have concluded Loughner suffers from schizophrenia, and pros-

ecutors contend he can be made competent with more treatment. But Loughner’s attor-neys argue prosecutors have failed to prove that it’s probable his condition will improve enough.

Pietz said that when Loughner first arrived

at the Missouri facility, he was con-vinced Giffords was dead, even though he was shown a video of the shooting.

“He believed it had been edited” by law enforcement, Pietz said.

Now that the 23-year-old is being forcibly medicated with psychotropic drugs, “he knows that she (Giffords) is alive.”

“He is less obsessed with that,” Pietz testified. “He understands that he has murdered people. He talks about it. He talks about how remorse-ful he is.”

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Obama administration is taking steps to extend new federal protections to a list of imperiled animals and plants that reads like a manifest for Noah’s Ark — from the melodic golden-winged warbler and slow-moving gopher tor-toise, to the slimy American eel and tiny Texas kangaroo rat.

Compelled by a pair of recent legal settlements, the effort in part targets species that have been mired in bureau-cratic limbo even as they inch toward potential extinction.

With a Friday deadline to act on more than 700 pending cases, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service already has issued decisions advancing more than 500 species toward potential new pro-tections under the Endangered Species Act.

Observers said the agency’s actions mark a breakthrough for a program long criticized by conservatives and liberals alike as cumbersome and slow.

“Here at a single glance, you see the sweep of the Endangered Species Act,” said Patrick Parenteau, an environmen-tal law professor at the University of Vermont. “They are moving through

this large backlog at a fairly crisp clip now. This is the largest number of list-ing actions we’ve seen in a very long time, in decades.”

Also among species that advanced for further consideration are 35 snails from Nevada’s Great Basin, 82 crawfish from the Southeast, 99 Hawaiian plants and a motley cast of butterflies, birds, fish, beetles, frogs, lizards, mussels and more from every corner of the country.

Some have languished for decades on a “candidate list” of species the gov-ernment says warrant protection but that it lacks the resources to help.

The flurry of recent action could help revive Obama’s standing among wild-life advocates upset over the adminis-tration’s support for taking gray wolves off the endangered list in the Northern Rockies and Upper Great Lakes, among other issues.

But it also comes amid a backlash in Congress against the 37-year-old endan-gered species program. Earlier this year, citing restrictions against development and other activities, Republicans unsuc-cessfully sought to strip the federal budget of money to list new species as threatened or endangered.

Hundreds of plants, animalseligible for new protections

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Death NoticesLonnie CollinsShannon

Lonnie Collins, 50, of Rennert Road, died Sept. 26, 2011.

The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at The Rock Church of God, the Revs. Ronald Scott, Roosevelt Scott, Jeffery Locklear and Russell Kinlaw Jr. offici-ating. Burial will follow in the Lumbee Memorial Gardens.

Collins was born in Robeson County on March 8, 1961, and was preceded in death by a sister, Vivian Hunt; and a nephew, Jeremy Ike Oxendine.

He is survived by his wife, Elaine McNeill Collins of the home; his children, Shannon Gail Collins and friend Nigel Knight, April Dawn Collins and her friend Percey Brock and Lonnie “CJ” Collins Jr.; two stepchildren, Regina Baxley and husband Jimmy Wayne Baxley and Jason Bryan Oxendine and wife Tina Marie Oxendine; a special friend, Christopher Wilton Collins; his parents, Angush W. “Bill” Collins and Mazel Lowery Collins; broth-ers, Willie Wilton Collins and wife Linda Collins, Alonzo “Jodie” Collins and wife Beverly Smith Collins; sisters, Lillian Jacobs and husband Gerald, Alice Faye “Susie” Oxendine, Shelby Sweat and husband Ralph, Pamela Strickland and husband Adolph; two grandchildren, Sierra McIver and Shakura McIver; and six stepgrandchildren, Jimmy Dean Baxley, Miranda Baxley, Teea M. Lowery, Zachary Oxendine, Taylor Oxendine and Phyllis Oxendine.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at The Rock Church of God, 2209 W. Carthage Road, Lumberton, and other times at the home.

Arrangements by Revels Funeral Home in Lumberton.

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Alexander CromartieDurham

Alexander Cromartie, of Durham, a native of the Pleasant Grove Community of St. Pauls, died Sept. 24, 2011, in Durham.

Final rites was held on Monday. Entombment was in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Durham.

He was the son of the late Richard Cromartie and the late Katie McMillan Cromartie, and was a retired employee of Neol-Teer Material Company in Durham.

Surviving are his wife, Patricia A. Cromartie of Durham; a son; a daughter; and a sister, Ethelene Smith of St. Pauls.

Arrangements by McMillan Funeral Home in

Lumberton.Paid obituary

Felix RebollarElizabethtown

Felix Rebollar, 55, of Elizabethtown, died Sept. 27, 2011, at UNC Hospitals.

The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at The Good Shepherd Christian Center, the Rev. Jose Torres officiating. Burial will follow at Bladen Memorial Gardens in Elizabethtown.

Surviving are his wife, Maria Rebollar of the home; a son, Felix Rebollar Hernandez Jr. of the home; four daughters, Zuhey Padilla of Elizabethtown, Liz Rebollar of Bladenboro, Jasmine Rebollar of the home and Erika Rebollar of Florida; several brothers; a sister; and nine grandchildren.

The visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the center.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home.

William TysonFairmont

William Michael Tyson, 56, of Fairmont, died Sept. 27, 2011, at Southeastern Hospice House.

A graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Gardens of Faith Cemetery, the Rev. Gary Strickland officiating.

Surviving are his wife, Susan Smith Tyson; sons, George Victor Tyson and Matthew Dustin Tyson; sisters, Cathy Norton and Lisa Cox; and a grandson.

The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Biggs Funeral Home.

Carol Ann BespolkaVirginia

Carol Ann Bespolka, of Virginia, died Sept. 28, 2011.

The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Gaffey Funeral Home in Medford.

Surviving are her siblings, Elliott G. Bespolka of Maryland, Patricia A. Bespolka of North Carolina, and Diane A. Ahlberg of Virginia.

The visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Interment Oak Grove Cemetery in Medford.

Angel Potter Kelly

Angel Lynn Thompson Potter, 33, of Kelly, died Sept. 27, 2011, at home.

There will be no services.Surviving are her husband, Ernest Potter of the

home; a son, Ernest Potter Jr. of the home; two daughters, Samantha and Michelle Potter of the

home; her mother, Terry Romaras of Pasadena, Texas; and a brother, David Duncan of Houston.

Hannah TaylorPembroke

Hannah Taylor, 91, of 131 Harvard Road, died Sept. 26, 2011, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center.

The funeral will be 4 p.m. Friday at Bear Swamp Baptist Church in Pembroke, the Revs. Timmie Chavis, Wallace Locklear, and Matthew Jones offi-ciating. Burial will follow in St. Anna Baptist Church Cemetery in Pembroke.

Surviving are seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

The visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at Revels Funeral Home in Pembroke.

James McCallumFairmont

James McCallum, 78, of 406 N. Main St., died Sept. 24, 2011, at home.

The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Arron Swamp Baptist Church in Rowland, Pastor Paul McDowell officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Surviving are his wife, Mary McCallum; two sons, Jerry McCallum and James McCallum Jr.; two daughters, Marie McCallum and Joann McCallum; and a brother, Jethro McCallum.

The visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at Community Funeral Home in Fairmont.

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IncompletesNellie Locklear, 74, of 6168 Chicken Road,

Lumberton, died Sept. 28, 2011, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. Revels Funeral Home in Lumberton.

Beulah Leggett Moss, 81, of River Bend, Apt. 103, Fair Bluff, died Sept. 27, 2011, at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. S&L Funeral Home in Fair Bluff.

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FY 2008 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMNotice is hereby given that the Lumberton City Council will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, October 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Lumberton City Hall, 500 North Cedar Street, Lumberton, NC. The purpose of the public hearing is to explain a proposed amendment to the 2008 Britt Park Community Revitalization Program and to allow the citizens an opportunity to express their views concerning the proposed amendment. The amendment proposes to change 1) two dwelling units from demolish to rehabilitate; 2) one dwelling unit from rehabilitate to demolish; and 3) one unit from rehabilitate to acquire/demolish. Total project budget = $955,000; CDBG funds = 89% of total project costs. The total CDBG project budget of $850,000 remains unchanged.

All citizens are encouraged to attend the public hearing and offer comments and suggestions. If additional information is needed, please contact the Community Development offi ce at (910) 671-3844. Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should contact Laney Mitchell-McIntosh, City Clerk at (910) 671-3807, TDD Relay Service at 711, at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.

Written comments may be submitted to the Community Development offi ce, P. O. Drawer 1388, 500 North Cedar Street, Lumberton, NC 28359, and will be responded to within (10) working days by the Lumberton City Council.

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Human Canon Ball, who will be shot out of a canon, through the air, over the Midway nightly Friday through Tuesday at 6:30, 7:30 and 9 p.m. each day.

The first-ever monster truck show will crush and demolish cars in the Grandstand on Saturday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

And don’t forget your dancing shoes on Wednesday night as the Band of Oz, of Carolina Beach, performs from 7 to 10 p.m. for the first beach music night.

Wilson said that for-mer favorites like Alan Sands, the comedic hyp-notist, and the Puppetone Rockers are also slated to return for several perfor-mances throughout the week.

Wilson expects about 85,000 to 90,000 people will pass through the fair gates during its nine-day stay at the Robeson County Fairgrounds on N.C. 41, on the southside of Lumberton.

Fair organizers have distributed more than 65,000 children’s coupons, which pro-vide free admission on

Children’s Days sched-uled for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Sunday marks Military Appreciation Day, which includes free admission for people with a military identification and anyone with a current church bulletin, and free amuse-ment rides for everyone between 1 and 2 p.m.

College students can get in free on Wednesday with a valid college iden-tification. On Oct. 6, any-one who donates five canned food items gets in free. The donations go to the Robeson County Church and Community Center Food Pantry.

“We know times are tough, so we want to offer people as many opportunities to come and have a good time even if their on a bud-get,” said Wilson.

General admission tickets can be purchased for $6 at the gate or at www.robesoncounty-fair.com. The gates and rides open at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, 11 a.m. on Saturdays and 1 p.m. on Sunday. Check the web-site for a detailed sched-ule of events.

Lee Corp. and 15 years with Kayser-Roth Corp.

“Lonnie was just a sweet man,” his wife said. “He would do anything he could to help people.”

Collins said she knows little about the accident that killed her husband. She said all she has been told by company officials is that her husband’s leg was caught in a machine.

Officials at Murphy Brown were not talking publicly about the accident on Wednesday, cit-

ing the ongoing state investiga-tion.

“It was a tragic accident,” said Don Butler, the company’s direc-tor of government relations and public affairs. “…I have worked with this company for 20 years and I can’t remember anything like this happening.”

Collins said her husband as an avid deer hunter, loved NASCAR and was a Duke University fan when it came to college sports.

“Deer hunting was his pas-sion,” she said. “… He liked to

be outdoors. He wasn’t like me, satisfied to sit inside and watch the stories on TV.”

Collins said that she and her husband had just finished mak-ing plans to go to the mountains on Oct. 7 to celebrate their 11th wedding anniversary.

“I was making arrangements to go to the mountains and now I’m making arrangements for a funeral,” she said Wednesday.n Staff writer Bob Shiles can be reached at (910) 272-6117 or [email protected].

where merchandise that is shipped in could be located before being trucked to retail operations.

But U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre, a Lumberton native, has not been a supporter of the megaport in Brunswick County.

A public hearing was held Tuesday in Morehead City and one is scheduled for Tuesday in Wilmington, cities where North Carolina’s two existing ports are located. Other hearings will be held later this year, but none is scheduled in Southport.

That concerns Toby Bronstein of Caswell Beach, a leader of Save the Cape, an anti-port group. She believes a public hearing should be held in Southport because the

possibility exists that the North Carolina International Terminal would be built there.

She and Roberto Canales, the transportation secretary’s coor-dinator of study initiatives, have exchanged numerous emails about the hearings.

“Roberto is steadfast in his refusal to conduct a public out-reach meeting in the city of Southport even though the NCIT is actively under study and integral to the maritime study,” she said Wednesday.

The megaport was first pro-posed in 2006 for 600 acres that the state bought near the Brunswick Nuclear Plant and the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, a

munitions shipping point. The state Ports Authority canceled the plans in July. But the authority’s juris-diction has been moved from the Commerce Department to DOT, prompting the maritime study.

Consultants will conduct the review, with results due in February.

At that point, Canales said, DOT will consider the recommendations and decide which ones to put for-ward. Then, public hearings will be held in affected areas.

“Certainly if the state decides it needs to look at an international port in Southport, we should have public hearings,” he said. “But we don’t have the information to say that’s a viable alternative.”

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Elton John has returning to Las Vegas for a three-year headlining gig at Caesars Palace.

The five-time Grammy winner performed Wednesday night for the first of 16 shows sched-uled through October, the first performances of a new show titled “The Million Dollar Piano.”

John took stage in a dazzling, sequined cape and garnered stand-ing ovations from parts of the crowd after each song. John spent about 2 hours going through hit after hit from his lengthy catalogue — though he skipped his top hit, “Candle in the Wind.”

The remainder of John’s shows during the three-year run have not yet been announced.

John says the show is named for his new piano, which took manufactur-er Yamaha four years to build.

He said the grand piano, black with a video screen on its side, is named Blossom, after jazz singer Blossom Dearie, John said.

“It has a spin cycle washer in the back,

a microwave and an aquarium,” he said.

The only thing it’s missing: “A barbecue,” John quipped.

His return comes more than two years after that five-year stint that ended in 2009. The run was orig-inally planned for three years but was extended because of demand.

“This isn’t like the old days,” John said of the new show. “It’s going to be certainly different from anything you’ve seen from me before, as was ‘The Red Piano,’” his previous show at Caesars.

“The Red Piano” included risque imagery — with high-tech vid-eos and large, inflatable props — plus the hits

John has become known for during a career that’s spanned more than 40 years.

Jason Gastwirth, senior vice president of entertainment for casino owner Caesars Entertainment Corp., believes John’s run could be extended again.

“I think it’s very pos-sible, both on duration

and number of shows,” Gastwirth said. “There’s been such a large appe-tite by his fans to come see the show.”

John is one of music’s most decorated stars, known for songs includ-ing “Candle in the Wind,” ‘’Rocket Man” and “Bennie and the Jets.” He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in

1998, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 and hon-ored by the Kennedy Center in 2004 for his lifetime contributions to performing arts.

John won an Academy Award in 1994 for his original song, “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” from Disney’s “The Lion King.”

Dear Dr. Brothers: I just had my first child, and my aunt keeps encouraging me to read to her as much as I can. I barely have time to think, much less read stories to my baby, who can’t understand even the simplest book. I know that starting edu-cation early is helpful for kids, but it seems like overkill before they can even talk. Is there really any point to reading to babies when they don’t understand? — V.H.

Dear V.H.: You may be underestimating not only your baby’s abil-ity to learn and under-stand, but your own ability to teach your daughter simply with your actions. What par-ents do with their kids before they learn to talk actually can have even more of an effect on

whether they’re ready when they enter formal schooling than their social background does. Kids who are taken to the library or own many books as 2-year-olds score higher on tests when they enter elementary school. So, no, they’re not browsing the stacks for the latest bestseller, but you’re teaching them that books and learning are valued in your family.

Your daughter is still

quite young, but this gives you a chance to prepare the best pos-sible early-childhood education for her to be ready for school when it comes time. Preschool can be particularly beneficial when she reaches the right age. But even now, expos-ing her to a wide range of activities will set her up for success. In addi-tion, reading together — even if it’s something (appropriate) you’d be reading anyway, not necessarily a kids’ book — can promote bonding and help her learn vocabulary and speech. She’ll learn how to express herself and communicate ear-lier, and this will guard against any problems integrating into the school environment later.

Dear Dr. Brothers: I have two teenage boys, and I’m nervous about them playing sports. I’m afraid they’re going to get hurt or get into trouble. They both insist that not only do they love playing, but it helps them relax and get out their anger and frustration in a useful and perfectly legal way. To me, this sounds a bit like an excuse that their coaches told them to sell me on, but I can’t be sure. Does playing sports really help kids get out their aggression and anger in a positive way? — D.J.

Dear D.J.: While there certainly are things to worry about when your kids play sports, the benefits surely outweigh the harm. First, you have

to take into account the physical benefits from fitness and learning to live a healthy lifestyle. But there also are cog-nitive, emotional and behavioral benefits for kids who play sports, as your sons can well attest to. Being part of a team and playing sports can help kids improve self-control and discipline, as well as decrease their overall feelings of anger and aggression. Not only does playing sports require concentration and focus, but regular training actually can decrease the negative emotions that can lead to outbursts and misbe-havior.

Interestingly for your kids, boys have a much stronger posi-tive response to playing sports than girls do.

There is little change in girls’ feelings of aggression after playing sports, but that’s likely because they gener-ally don’t have as many problems with anger management in their teen years as boys do. The main thing is find-ing some activity that your kids are passion-ate about that is also productive and requires focus and commitment. A strong connection with any kind of activ-ity — whether sports or painting or music — can give kids a sense of purpose that decreases the amount of misbe-havior you’ll see from them.

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A man walks today at a pier against a backdrop of Hong Kong’s Victoria Habour. Residents of Hong Kong hunkered down today as they rode out a powerful typhoon that brought death and destruction when it tore through the Philippines earlier this week.

BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have cleared the way for an expansion of the size and powers of the euro-zone bailout fund, in a major step toward tackling the bloc’s sprawling sovereign debt cri-sis.

A clear majority of lawmak-ers in Germany’s lower house of parliament voted today in favor of expanding the fund’s capacities in a vote that was also seen as a test of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right coalition.

The vote means Germany will be guaranteeing loans worth €211 billion to the so-called European Financial Stability Facility, or EFSF, bail-out fund.

The measure will be put to

the upper house of parliament on Friday, where it is expected to pass.

Germany is the biggest economy among the 17-coun-tries that use the euro currency and has to contribute more than others to boosting the fire-power of the bailout fund, the so-called European Financial Stability Facility, or EFSF.

The vote highlighted ten-sions in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right coalition, which has been strained by members who have balked at the cost of propping up the eurozone’s strugglers.

“Today we will make an important contribution to our nation, to Europe and to the stability of the euro,” Volker Kauder, the parliamentary

leader of Merkel’s bloc, said in opening remarks on the debate.

Yet Frank Schaeffler, a dis-senting member of Merkel’s junior partner, the Free

D e m o c r a t s , argued that bail-out measures have worsened Greece’s eco-nomic situation.

“ D e s p i t e all arguments, the first bailout did not make the situation

for Greece better, but worse,” Schaeffler said. “Expanding the fund will make the situation even worse.”

Vice Chancellor Philipp Roesler, also a Free Democrat, argued in favor of the measure

as a chance to restore confi-dence in Europe.

The lawmakers — under close scrutiny from jittery markets — were voting on European leaders’ decision in July to increase the effective lending capacity of the fund to €440 billion ($595 billion) and give it new powers, such as buying the bonds of shaky countries or lending money to governments before they get into a full-blown crisis.

As the debate raged, mar-kets were in a fairly jittery mood over Europe’s handling of its debt crisis. Shares in Europe have opened modestly lower today.

“We are in an exception-ally difficult situation, because the financial markets remain

extremely uncertain,” Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told lawmakers in his appeal to support the measures. “For that reason it is smart for us to take our responsibility seri-ously.”

Though Merkel described the euro as “our common future” and said approving the beefed-up bailout fund was “of the very, very greatest signifi-cance,” she has not mustered the support of all member of her governing coalition.

Discussions went deep into the night in an attempt to win support of as many ruling law-makers as possible, in an effort to secure a solid enough major-ity so the government would not need the opposition’s votes to pass the measure.

German parliament approves expanded euro fund

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HONG KONG (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed into southern China today after skirting Hong Kong and bringing death and widespread flooding to the Philippines earlier this week.

Typhoon Nesat made landfall on the eastern tip of China’s Hainan island at 2:30 p.m. and was packing winds as high as 94 miles (150 kilometers) an hour, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

The storm blew down trees and flood-ed streets as it moved across Hainan, photos on state media showed. A large tree toppled onto a parked car in the provincial capital, Haikou.

Flood control officials said nearly 58,000 people were evacuated from low-lying areas in eastern Wenchang city and 67 flights were canceled at the island’s two airports, Xinhua said.

Hainan authorities closed schools, suspended ferry services and recalled fishing boats as the storm made its way across the South China Sea from the Philippines, where it killed 35 people and left another 45 missing.

The storm swept past Hong Kong earlier in the day, forcing the stock mar-ket to suspend trading and shops and businesses to close but causing little damage. The Asian financial center’s normally bustling streets were eerily quiet, with few people venturing outside to brave the rain and fierce winds.

Two people were injured when bam-

boo scaffolding was blown over and collapsed onto a taxi, while a man was injured by a falling tree, local broad-caster RTHK said. A barge ripped free from its moorings in the rough seas and slammed into a seawall on Hong Kong Island, forcing some nearby apartments to be evacuated, news reports said.

Local broadcaster Cable TV showed footage of tour groups from mainland China, some heading to Macau, who were temporarily stranded after cross-border ferry services were suspended. At Hong Kong’s airport, 245 flights were delayed, 20 were canceled and 22 divert-ed to other airports by 3 p.m.

The storm came within 220 miles (350 kilometers) of Hong Kong in the morn-ing before moving away, said the Hong Kong Observatory, which lowered its gale-force wind warning by late after-noon.

The National Meteorological Center reported that fishing boats were in port and schools along the coast had been shut in advance of the typhoon, which is the 17th and likely the strongest to hit Hainan this year.

Nesat left devastation in the Philippines, triggering some of the worst flooding in downtown Manila in decades.

Floodwaters were receding in most places, but many low-lying communities in the north remained in crisis.

Typhoon hits ChinaLeft destruction, 35 dead in Philippines

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba legalized the sale and purchase of automobiles for all citizens on Wednesday, anoth-er major step in the communist run island’s economic transformation and one that the public has been clamoring for during decades.

The government announced the move in April, but sales have been on hold until the measure was published into law in the Official Gazette.

Under the law, which takes effect Saturday, buyers and sellers must each pay a 4 percent tax, and buyers must make a sworn declaration that the money used for the purchase was obtained legally.

Unrestricted sales had previously been limited to cars built before the 1959 revolution, one of the reasons Cuba’s streets are about the only place on the planet one routinely finds a multitude of finned American classics from the 1950s such as Chevrolets Bel Airs and Chrysler Imperials, all in vari-ous states of disrepair.

Doctors, athletes, artists and others sent abroad on official business were allowed to bring cars back or pur-chase a boxy, Russian-made Lada or Moskvich from the state. Some senior workers were given company cars,

though gas usage is strictly monitored to make sure they are only driven for work reasons.

The new law will allow the sale of cars from all models and years, and it legalizes ownership of more than one car, although tax rates go up slightly.

“It is a very positive step,” said Rolando Perez, a Havana resident who was standing in line to get a license to go into business for himself. “They should have done it a long time ago.”

The purchase of new cars will be easier than in the past, but still extreme-ly limited. Buyers will have to go to a small number of state-owned deal-erships and demonstrate they made the money to buy the car through salary earned in an approved field, as opposed to remittances sent from rela-tives abroad.

That would seem to limit such pur-chases to the same doctors, athletes and others who had been eligible to import cars following official travel abroad.

The 40-page Gazette also says that Cubans who leave the island for good can transfer ownership of their car to a relative or sell it outright. Previously, the state could seize the automobiles of those who emigrated.

Cuba legalizes generalpurchase, sale of cars

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s political and military leaders are meet-ing to formulate a response to U.S. allegations that the country’s main spy agency is supporting Afghan insur-gents.

The claims have triggered fears here that America may launch military action in Pakistan.

Intelligence chief Lt. Gen. Ahmed

Shuja Pasha will address the gathering today in the capital Islamabad.

Adm. Mike Mullen, America’s top military officer, last week accused the militant Haqqani network of being a “veritable arm” of the Pakistani spy agency.

Pakistan has denied the allegations, and accused Washington of making it a scapegoat for its failures in Afghanistan.

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A police officer says a bomb set up on a motorbike exploded near an airport in western Afghanistan, killing one female policewoman and two civil-ians.

Sayd Sharif Mohammadi, the police commander for the airport in Herat city, says the attack today targeted five

policewomen riding in a police vehicle on their way to their jobs at the airport.

Mohammadi says the bomb was detonated by remote control.

He says the explosion also wound-ed 10 people — the other four female police officers riding in the police vehi-cle, its driver and five civilians who were near the blast.

Bomb kills 3 in Afghanistan

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government on Wednesday rejected international criticism of its decision to build 1,100 new Jewish housing units in east Jerusalem, claiming the plans do not hinder peace efforts with the Palestinians.

Israel announced Tuesday that it had given the green light for the new con-struction in the Jewish neighborhood of Gilo in southeast Jerusalem. The Palestinians condemned the plan, and

the U.S., European Union and United Nations all swiftly expressed their disap-pointment over the settlements, which raised already heightened tensions after last week’s Palestinian move to seek U.N. membership.

“In every peace plan that has been put on the table over the last 18 years, Gilo remains an integral part of Jewish Jerusalem,” said Mark Regev, a spokes-man for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel rejects criticism of Jerusalem housing

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LUMBERTON — The Lumbertonfootball team was here last year —undefeated at 5-0 heading into itshomecoming game.This season, however, there’s a big

difference: The Pirates’ homecomingshowdown with Pinecrest on Friday at7:30 p.m. falls on the highly anticipat-ed opening night of SoutheasternConference play.The season-long consensus has been

that the SEC is perhaps the toughestconference in thestate, evident byRichmond andScotland’s No. 2 and3 respective ranks inthe latestCarolinaPreps.com4A poll. Heading intoFriday, three leagueteams — Richmond,Scotland andLumberton — areunscathed and HokeCounty is 5-1.Add the fact that Lumberton,

ranked No. 9 in its own right, is com-ing off arguably the state’s toughestnon-conference schedule without aloss, and there’s no secret that a buzzbuilds around the Pirates — and therest of the league — as it heads intoSEC action.“We’re very motivated. We got a lot

of intensity and anger we’re ready tolet out for conference time,”Lumberton senior wideout and defen-sive back Dorian Davis said.The anger stems from preseason

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ATLANTA (AP) — Nearly anhour after one more loss in a his-toric collapse, Freddie Freemanwalked through the Braves club-house still wearing his No. 5 uni-form, as if he couldn't believe he'dbe taking it off for the final timethis year.Indeed, the season is over.It's going to take a long time to

get over this one. With aSeptember swoon that rankedright up there with all those play-off flops in the 1990s and 2000s,Atlanta frittered away a wild cardthat seemed a certainly just a fewweeks ago. Instead, it's St. Louisheading to the playoffs, while theBraves have all winter to figureout what went wrong.Was it that blown lead in St.

Louis, which opened the door fora Cardinals sweep that seemed toturn the tide in early September?Was it that potentially game-end-ing grounder Chipper Jones some-how lost in the lights at Florida,quickly followed by a homer thathanded the Braves another excru-ciating loss?Was it the injury-plagued

starters? The young bullpen thatseemed to wear down? Thepunchless offense that totally dis-appeared in the final days?Whatever the reasons, it offi-

cially ended Wednesday nightwith closer Craig Kimbrel blow-ing a lead in the ninth inning andHunter Pence coming throughwith a two-out, broken-bat singlein the 13th that gave thePhiladelphia Phillies a 4-3 victory.But the collapse began long

before the regularseason finale. TheBraves were a dis-mal 9-18 inSeptember andended with afive-game losingstreak to finish agame behindthe Cardinals."We had our

chances," cen-ter fielderMichael Bournsaid. "Not justthis game. Youcan go weeksbefore."The Braves were 10½

games ahead of St. Louisbefore play on Aug. 26. Theywere still up by 8½ games onthe morning of Sept. 6. Insteadof popping champagne for asecond straight trip to theplayoffs, they became the firstteam in major league historyto squander a lead of 8 games.

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ST. PAULS — For Red Springs andSt. Pauls, Friday’s Three RiversConference opener is about emotionand bragging rights.George Coltharp heard about

Robeson County’s second biggestrivalry his first day on the job whenintroduced as RedSprings’ footballcoach this spring byformer athleticdirector CharlesHenderson.It didn’t take

long to jot down awin over theBulldogs as one ofhis goals for 2011.“If you go 1-10,

as long as that winis against St. Paulsyou get another year on the job,”Coltharp said Wednesday, referring tohis conversation with Henderson. “Noone of these players have ever beat St.Pauls, so I’d say that’s enough incen-tive right there.”St. Pauls has won five straight over

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AL wild card in jeopardy, theRays rallied Wednesday nightfrom a late seven-run deficit tobeat the New York Yankees 8-7on Evan Longoria's 12th-inninghomer.Throughout an improbable

run for a third postseason berthin four years, manager JoeMaddon and his players talked

about the unwavering faith theyhad in themselves and theprospect of making up ninegames on Boston in the wild cardstandings. They caught the RedSox on Tuesday and remainedtied heading into the regular sea-son finale.Trailing 7-0 in the eighth

inning, though, Matt Joyce con-ceded some doubt crept into hismind."It's hard to say no. For a little

bit there, there was," Joyce said."But at the same time, you stillhave to go out there.”

From staff and wire reports

NBA commissioner:Season in peril

NEW YORK (AP) — WhenNBA labor talks resume Friday,NBA commissioner David Sternis planning to threaten playerswith the cancellation of theentire 2011-12 season if the sideshaven't made major progresstoward a deal by the end of theweekend, according to sourcesclose to the talks.Although sources said the

union views such an extremestance as more of a negotiatingtactic than a legitimate threat,Stern went almost that far in hiscomments to reporters in NewYork on Wednesday after a sec-ond straight day of negotia-tions.Referring to meetings sched-

uled Friday that are expected toattract as many as 15 ownersand star players such as theHeat's LeBron James, Stern said:"I'm focused on let's get the twocommittees in and see whetherthey can either have a season ornot have a season, and that'swhat's at risk this weekend."

Big XII confidentMissouri staying putCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) —

Interim Big 12 commissionerChuck Neinas says he is confi-dent Missouri will stay in theBig 12.The Big 12 athletic directors

wrapped up two days of meet-ings in Dallas on Wednesdayand Neinas met with each indi-vidually. Missouri is the latestBig 12 school in the spotlight,considering whether to stay inthe conference or move toanother league.

Kobe entertainedby Italy hoops planMILAN (AP) — Kobe Bryant

said it's "very possible" he willplay in Italy during the NBAlockout, adding the country islike home because he spent partof his childhood there.Virtus Bologna has made

numerous contract offers to theLos Angeles Lakers star. Bryantdiscussed the offer with theGazzetta dello Sport during asponsor's appearance in Milanon Wednesday."It's very possible. It would

be a dream for me," Bryant said,according to the Gazzetta."There's an opportunity thatwe've been discussing over thelast few days. It's very possibleand that's good news for me."

Jury reduces chargeson LSU quarterbackBATON ROUGE, La. (AP)

— A grand jury reducedcharges against Jordan Jeffersonto a misdemeanor for hisinvolvement in a bar fight andthe LSU quarterback's suspen-sion from the top-ranked Tigerswas lifted soon afterWednesday night.Jefferson, who testified

before the grand jury, is nowcharged with simple batteryand faces maximum penalties,if convicted, of up to six monthsin jail and fines up to $500. Hisattorney, Lewis Unglesby, saidhis client "will never be convict-ed" if the case goes to trial."There's no evidence beyond

a reasonable doubt to eventhink about it," Unglesby said."The grand jury's standard ismuch lower than a reasonabledoubt, so I guess they thoughtthey met that standard byvirtue of an accusation. That's asad thing."

New York’s Reyestakes NL batting crown

NEW YORK (AP) — JoseReyes became the first player inthe NewYorkMets' half-centuryhistory to win a NationalLeague batting title, edgingMilwaukee's Ryan Braun by fivepercentage points in a contro-versial finish Wednesday.Perhaps playing his final gamefor the Mets, Reyes led Braun.336 to .335 at the start of the day.Reyes bunted for a hit in the

first inning of New York's gameagainst Cincinnati and thencame out with a .337 average.That left Braun needing to go 3for 4 or better in his team’sfinale.

SCOREBOARDwww.robesonian.com22BB — THE ROBESONIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

HHEE S SAIDAID I I TT"This is one of the worst feelings I'veever had coming off a baseball field."— Atlanta’s Brian McCann after theBraves were eliminated from playoff

contention following Philadelphia’s sweepcoupled with St. Louis’ win over Houston

TV SCHEDULE

PREP SPORTS

SPORTSNOTES

Sept.29,2011

Varsity FootballTeam standings

SOUTHEASTERN 4A CONFERENCETeam Conf. AllLumberton 0-0 5-0Scotland 0-0 5-0Richmond 0-0 5-0Hoke County 0-0 5-1Purnell Swett 0-0 3-2Pinecrest 0-0 3-3

Fridayʼs games, 7:30 p.m.Pinecrest at LumbertonScotland at Purnell SwettRichmond at Hoke County

THREE RIVERS 2A/1A CONFERENCETeam Conf. AllFairmont 0-0 6-0Red Springs 0-0 4-1St. Pauls 0-0 3-3E Columbus 0-0 2-3W Columbus 0-0 1-5South Robeson 0-0 0-5

Fridayʼs games, 7:30 p.m.Red Springs at St. PaulsSouth Robeson at FairmontWest Columbus at East Columbus

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLCOLLEGE FOOTBALL

The AP Top 25The Top 25 teams in The Associated Presscollege football poll, with first-place votes inparentheses, records through Sept. 24, totalpoints based on 25 points for a first-placevote through one point for a 25th-place vote,and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv1. LSU (42) 4-0 1,471 22. Oklahoma (12) 3-0 1,422 13. Alabama (5) 4-0 1,413 34. Boise St. (1) 3-0 1,280 45. Oklahoma St. 4-0 1,209 76. Stanford 3-0 1,205 57. Wisconsin 4-0 1,177 68. Nebraska 4-0 991 99. Oregon 3-1 985 1010. South Carolina 4-0 950 1211. Virginia Tech 4-0 883 1312. Florida 4-0 820 1513. Clemson 4-0 744 2114. Texas A&M 2-1 734 815. Baylor 3-0 659 1716. South Florida 4-0 585 1817. Texas 3-0 466 1918. Arkansas 3-1 434 1419. Michigan 4-0 417 2220. TCU 3-1 338 2021. Georgia Tech 4-0 298 2522. West Virginia 3-1 280 1623. Florida St. 2-2 239 1124. Illinois 4-0 179 2425. Arizona St. 3-1 112 NR

Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 51,Houston 38, Auburn 25, Iowa St. 21, Ohio St.15, Kansas St. 14, Utah 12, Penn St. 9,Georgia 8, Washington 4, Notre Dame 3,Tennessee 3, Navy 2, Southern Cal 2,Mississippi St. 1, Missouri 1.

USA Today Top 25The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll,with first-place votes in parentheses, recordsthrough Sept. 24, total points based on 25points for first place through one point for25th, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs1. Oklahoma (32) 3-0 1,434 12. LSU (20) 4-0 1,404 32. Alabama (7) 4-0 1,404 24. Stanford 3-0 1,225 55. Boise State 3-0 1,223 46. Oklahoma State 4-0 1,172 67. Wisconsin 4-0 1,156 78. Nebraska 4-0 1,040 99. South Carolina 4-0 976 1010. Virginia Tech 4-0 935 11

AMERICAN LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GBx-New York 97 65 .599 —y-Tampa Bay 91 71 .562 6Boston 90 72 .556 7Toronto 81 81 .500 16Baltimore 69 93 .426 28

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

x-Detroit 95 67 .586 —Cleveland 80 82 .494 15Chicago 79 83 .488 16Kansas City 71 91 .438 24Minnesota 63 99 .389 32

West DivisionW L Pct GB

x-Texas 96 66 .593 —Los Angeles 86 76 .531 10Oakland 74 88 .457 22Seattle 67 95 .414 29x-clinched divisiony-clinched wild-card with victory over NewYork and Boston loss to Baltimore

Wednesday's ResultsToronto 3, Chicago White Sox 2Baltimore 4, Boston 3Detroit 5, Cleveland 4Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Yankees 7, 12 inningsTexas 3, L.A. Angels 1Minnesota 1, Kansas City 0Oakland 2, Seattle 0

NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GBx-Philadelphia 102 60 .630 —Atlanta 89 73 .549 13Washington 80 81 .497 21½New York 77 85 .475 25Florida 72 90 .444 30

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

x-Milwaukee 96 66 .593 —y-St. Louis 90 72 .556 6Cincinnati 79 83 .488 17Pittsburgh 72 90 .444 24Chicago 71 91 .438 25Houston 56 106 .346 40

West DivisionW L Pct GB

x-Arizona 94 68 .580 —San Francisco 86 76 .531 8Los Angeles 82 79 .509 11½Colorado 73 89 .451 21San Diego 71 91 .438 23x-clinched divisiony-clinched wild-card with victory overHouston and Atlanta loss to Philadelphia

Wednesday's ResultsN.Y. Mets 3, Cincinnati 0Colorado 6, San Francisco 3Washington 3, Florida 1Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 3, 13 inningsSt. Louis 8, Houston 0Milwaukee 7, Pittsburgh 3San Diego 9, Chicago Cubs 2L.A. Dodgers 7, Arizona 5

Playoff ScheduleAmerican League

New York vs. DetroitFriday: Detroit (Verlander 24-5) at New York(Sabathia 19-8), 8:37 p.m.Saturday: Detroit (Fister 11-13) at New York(Nova 16-4), TBAMonday: New York (Garcia 12-8) at Detroit,TBA: New York at Detroit, TBAOct. 6: Detroit at New York, TBA

Texas vs. Tampa BayFriday: Tampa Bay (Niemann 11-7) at Texas(C.Wilson 16-7), 5:07 p.m.Saturday: Tampa Bay (Shields 16-12) atTexas (D.Holland 16-5), TBAMonday: Texas at Tampa Bay, TBATuesday: Texas at Tampa Bay, TBAOct. 6: Tampa Bay at Texas, TBA

National LeaguePhiladelphia vs. St. Louis

Saturday: St. Louis (Lohse 14-8) atPhiladelphia (Halladay 19-6), TBASunday: St. Louis (J.Garcia 13-7) atPhiladelphia (Cl.Lee 17-8), TBATuesday: Philadelphia at St. Louis, TBAWednesday: Philadelphia at St. Louis, TBAOct. 7: St. Louis at Philadelphia, TBA

Arizona vs. MilwaukeeSaturday: Arizona (I.Kennedy 21-4) atMilwaukee (Gallardo 17-10), TBASunday: Arizona (D.Hudson 16-12) atMilwaukee (Marcum 13-7), TBATuesday: Milwaukee at Arizona, TBAWednesday: Milwaukee at Arizona, TBAOct. 7: Arizona at Milwaukee, TBA

Phillies 4, Braves 3Philadelphia Atlanta

ab r h bi ab r h biRollins ss 6 0 0 0 Bourn cf 5 1 3 0Utley 2b 4 0 2 1 Prado lf 6 1 1 0Pence rf 4 1 2 1 C.Jones 3b5 0 0 1Howard 1b3 0 2 1 Uggla 2b 4 1 1 2Mrtnz pr-cf 3 0 0 0 Fremn 1b 5 0 1 0Mayrry 1b 5 0 1 0 McCnn c 5 0 1 0Ibanez lf 6 1 1 0 Diaz rf 3 0 1 0Polanc 3b 4 0 2 0 Heywrd rf 2 0 1 0Orr pr 0 1 0 0 JaWlsn ss 4 0 1 0WValdz 3b 2 0 1 0 THudsn p 2 0 0 0Ruiz c 5 0 0 1 OFlhrt p 0 0 0 0Schwm p 0 0 0 0 Constnz ph1 0 0 0DeFrts p 0 0 0 0 Venters p 0 0 0 0DBrwn ph 1 0 0 0 Kimrel p 0 0 0 0Herndn p 0 0 0 0 Medlen p 0 0 0 0Blanton p 0 0 0 0 Hinske ph 1 0 0 0Moss ph 1 0 0 0 Varvar p 0 0 0 0Hamels p 1 0 0 0 CMrtnz p 0 0 0 0Worley p 0 0 0 0 Conrad ph 1 0 0 0Victorn ph 1 0 0 0 Linernk p 0 0 0 0Lidge p 0 0 0 0Madson p 0 0 0 0BFrncs ph 0 0 0 0Stutes p 0 0 0 0Schndr c 1 1 0 0Totals 47 4 114 Totals 44 3 10 3Philadelphia 100 000 1010001—4Atlanta 102 000 0000000—3E_Ja.Wilson (1). DP_Philadelphia 1, Atlanta 3.LOB_Philadelphia 15, Atlanta 8. 2B_Howard(30), Ibanez (31), Freeman (32). HR_Uggla(36). SB_Utley (14), Bourn 2 (61). CS_Bourn(14). S_Ja.Wilson. SF_Utley, C.Jones.

IP H R ER BB SOPhiladelphiaBlanton 2 3 1 1 0 4Hamels 3 4 2 2 0 1Worley 1 1 0 0 2 2Lidge 1 0 0 0 0 0Madson 1 0 0 0 0 2Stutes 1 0 0 0 0 2Schwimer 2 1 0 0 0 2De Fratus W,1-01 1 0 0 1 1Herndon S,1-2 1 0 0 0 1 1AtlantaT.Hudson 6 1/3 6 2 2 1 4O'Flaherty 2/3 0 0 0 0 0Venters H,35 1 0 0 0 2 1Kimbrel BS 2/3 1 1 1 3 1Medlen 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1Varvaro 1 0 0 0 2 0C.Martinez 1 1 0 0 0 0Linebrink L,4-4 1 2 1 1 1 1

Cardinals 8, Astros 0St. Louis Houston

ab r h bi ab r h biJay cf 4 1 1 0 Shuck cf 4 0 1 0Craig lf-1b 5 2 2 1 Altuve 2b 3 0 1 0Pujols 1b 5 1 1 1 JMrtnz lf 4 0 0 0Chamrs lf 0 0 0 0 Ca.Lee 1b 3 0 0 0Brkmn rf 4 1 1 1 Bogsvc rf 3 0 0 0Descals 3b1 0 1 0 Pareds 3b 3 0 0 0Freese 3b 4 3 2 1 Barmes ss 3 0 0 0Theriot 2b 1 0 0 0 Quinter c 2 0 0 0YMolin c 4 0 1 0 Corprn ph-c1 0 0 0Schmkr rf 4 0 1 2 Myers p 1 0 0 0Punto ss 3 0 1 1 WLopez p 0 0 0 0Crpntr p 4 0 1 1 Wallac ph 1 0 0 0Totals 39 8 128 Totals 29 0 2 0St. Louis 501 010 001—8Houston 000 000 000—0E_Bogusevic (2). DP_Houston 1. LOB_St.Louis 6, Houston 3. 2B_Freese 2 (16).HR_Craig (11).

IP H R ER BB SOSt. LouisC.Carpenter W 9 2 0 0 1 11

ScheduleSUNDAY— AAA 400, Dover, Del.Oct. 9 — Hollywood Casino 400, KansasCity, Kan.Oct. 15 — Bank of America 500, Concord,N.C.Oct. 23 — Talladega 500, Talladega, Ala.Oct. 30 — TUMS Fast Relief 500,Ridgeway, Va.Nov. 6 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, TexasNov. 13 — Kobalt Tools 500, Avondale, Ariz.Nov. 20 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.

County LeadersPASSING LEADERS

Name School YdsC. Armstrong P. Swett 800D. Washington Fairmont 790B. Greene R. Springs 567J. Locklear St. Pauls 385

RUSHING LEADERSName School YdsA. Gilchrist Fairmont 599S. Williams St. Pauls 581B. Greene R. Springs 501X. McEachern R. Springs 469D. Robinson Lumberton 377T. Lewis Lumberton 315T. Clark P. Swett 299J. Leonard St. Pauls 217A. Henderson St. Pauls 193D. Hunt P. Swett 189

RECEIVING LEADERSName School YdsA. Hill Fairmont 401J. Jones P. Swett 271T. McDonald P. Swett 240J. Brown R. Springs 239A. Henderson St. Pauls 190J. Couser S. Robeson 172R. Lowder St. Pauls 163D. Davis Lumberton 125

TOUCHDOWN LEADERSName School TotalA. Gilchrist Fairmont 13B. Greene R. Springs 12C. Armstrong P. Swett 11A. Hill Fairmont 10D. Washington Fairmont 10 J. Jones P. Swett 9X. McEachern R. Springs 7J. Brown R. Springs 5

NFLNational Football League

StandingsAFC

EastW L T Pct PF PA

Buffalo 3 0 0 1.000 113 73New England 2 1 0 .667 104 79N.Y. Jets 2 1 0 .667 83 61Miami 0 3 0 .000 53 78

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Houston 2 1 0 .667 90 60Tennessee 2 1 0 .667 57 43Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 29 62Indianapolis 0 3 0 .000 46 84

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 85 40Cleveland 2 1 0 .667 61 62Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 54 55Cincinnati 1 2 0 .333 57 54

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Oakland 2 1 0 .667 92 82San Diego 2 1 0 .667 65 69Denver 1 2 0 .333 58 62Kansas City 0 3 0 .000 27 109

NFCEast

W L T Pct PF PADallas 2 1 0 .667 69 67Washington 2 1 0 .667 66 53N.Y. Giants 2 1 0 .667 71 60Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 78 77

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 60 60New Orleans 2 1 0 .667 104 88CAROLINA 1 2 0 .333 60 68Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 60 77

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 3 0 0 1.000 99 74Detroit 3 0 0 1.000 101 46Chicago 1 2 0 .333 60 69Minnesota 0 3 0 .000 60 74

WestW L T Pct PF PA

San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 70 52Seattle 1 2 0 .333 30 67Arizona 1 2 0 .333 59 56St. Louis 0 3 0 .000 36 96

TRANSACTIONS

TODAY’S TV SCHEDULECOLLEGE FOOTBALL

8 p.m.ESPN — South Florida at Pittsburgh

GOLF8:30 a.m.

TGC — European PGA Tour, Alfred DunhillLinks Championship, first round, atCarnoustie and St. Andrews, Scotland

4 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour, Shriners Hospitals forChildren Open, first round, at Las Vegas

NHL HOCKEY7 p.m.

VERSUS — Preseason, New Jersey atPhiladelphia

PREP FOOTBALL8:30 p.m.

FSN — Coppell (Texas) at Denton Guyer(Texas)

SOCCER8 p.m.

ESPN2 — MLS, D.C. United at Philadelphia

NASCAR

Sundayʼs GamesDetroit at Dallas, 1 p.m.Washington at St. Louis, 1 p.m.Minnesota at Kansas City, 1 p.m.CAROLINA at Chicago, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at Houston, 1 p.m.New Orleans at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Buffalo at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.Atlanta at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.Miami at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.New England at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.Denver at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m.N.Y. Jets at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m.

Mondayʼs GameIndianapolis at Tampa Bay, 8:30 p.m.

Sprint Cup leadersPoints

1, Tony Stewart, 2,094. 2, Kevin Harvick,2,087. 3, Brad Keselowski, 2,083. 4, CarlEdwards, 2,080. 5, Jeff Gordon, 2,071. 6,Kyle Busch, 2,068. 7, Matt Kenseth, 2,068. 8,Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,068. 9, Kurt Busch,2,066. 10, Jimmie Johnson, 2,065. 11, RyanNewman, 2,060. 12, Denny Hamlin, 2,028.13, Clint Bowyer, 775. 14, Greg Biffle, 772.15, A J Allmendinger, 771. 16, Mark Martin,750. 17, David Ragan, 748. 18, Martin TruexJr., 746. 19, Juan Pablo Montoya, 745. 20,Kasey Kahne, 735.

Money1, Carl Edwards, $6,826,986. 2, Kyle Busch,$5,158,336. 3, Kevin Harvick, $5,091,081. 4,Jimmie Johnson, $4,942,096. 5, Kurt Busch,$4,862,376. 6, Jeff Gordon, $4,859,846. 7,Matt Kenseth, $4,833,546. 8, Tony Stewart,$4,758,307. 9, Clint Bowyer, $4,419,587. 10,Denny Hamlin, $4,362,543. 11, RyanNewman, $4,296,348. 12, Brad Keselowski,$4,140,655. 13, Juan Pablo Montoya,$4,090,337. 14, Jamie McMurray,$3,891,780. 15, A J Allmendinger,$3,811,401. 16, Marcos Ambrose,$3,793,736. 17, Regan Smith, $3,753,148.18, Bobby Labonte, $3,689,818. 19, DavidReutimann, $3,509,652. 20, David Ragan,$3,508,713.

Girls tennisFairmont 8,

South Robeson 1Singles: Lovin (F) def. Vanderhall (SR) 6-1,6-0; Leonard (F) def. Locklear 6-0, 6-0;Hollingsworth (F) def. Hunt 6-0, 6-1;McCormick (F) def. Jacobs 6-2, 6-1;Drawhorn (SR) def. Locklear 6-4, 6-4;Willoughby (F) def. Hunt 1-6, 6-2, 10-1.Doubles: Lovin/Hollingsworth (F) def.Vanderhall/Locklear 8-0; Leonard/Williams(F) def. Jacobs/Hunt 8-6; Ammons/Locklear(F) def/ Oxendine/Hunt (SR) 8-1.

BASEBALLAmerican League

BOSTON RED SOX_Activated RHP ClayBuchholz from the 60-day DL. Placed 3BKevin Youkilis on the 60-day DL.CHICAGO WHITE SOX_Announced the res-ignation of hitting coach Greg Walker.CLEVELAND INDIANS_Announced the res-ignation of bench coach Tim Tolman, who willremain with the organization in an unspeci-fied baseball operations role.KANSAS CITY ROYALS_Named RickKnapp minor league pitching coordinator.

National LeagueFLORIDA MARLINS_Named Ozzie Guillenmanager.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

NFL_Fined Cleveland DT Phil Taylor $7,500for a hit on Miami QB Chad Henne andTennessee DE Jason Jones $15,000 for a hiton Denver QB Kyle Orton during Sunday'sgames.BALTIMORE RAVENS_Placed CBDomonique Foxworth on injured reserve.Signed LB Prescott Burgess.CLEVELAND BROWNS_Signed LB ChrisGocong to a three-year contract extension.DETROIT LIONS_Placed LB Isaiah Ekejiubaon injured reserve. Signed CB AnthonyMadison. Signed WR Owen Spencer to thepractice squad. Released WR Tim Toone andTE Cornelius Ingram from the practice squad.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS_Re-signed TE JakeO'Connell. Released TE Anthony Becht.MIAMI DOLPHINS_Claimed RB SteveSlaton off waivers from Houston. Waived DERyan Baker.NEW ORLEANS SAINTS_Released DTMitch King. Placed K Garrett Hartley oninjured reserve. Signed OT Pat McQuistanand LB Ramon Humber.NEW YORK JETS_Signed LB Aaron Maybin.Signed LB Eddie Jones to the practice squad.ST. LOUIS RAMS_Signed CB Rod Hood.Released S Jermale Hines. Released TE-FBBen Guidugli from the practice squad.SAN DIEGO CHARGERS_Placed S BobSanders on injured reserve. Signed DLTommie Harris.TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS_Placed S CodyGrimm on injured reserve. Signed TE CollinFranklin from the practice squad. Signed OLZane Taylor to the practice squad.TENNESSEE TITANS_Placed WR KennyBritt on injured reserve. Signed WR DonnieAvery.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

NHL_Suspended Philadelphia F Tom Sestitofor the remainder of the preseason and tworegular-season games for an illegal hit frombehind to N.Y. Rangers F Andre Deveauxduring Monday's game.ANAHEIM DUCKS_Assigned G Iiro Tarkki toSyracuse (AHL).LOS ANGELES KINGS_Reassigned F CamPaddock to Manchester (AHL).MONTREAL CANADIENS_Assigned GNathan Lawson, F Brian Willsie and DFrederic St. Denis to Hamilton (AHL).OTTAWA SENATORS_Reassigned D TimConboy, D Eric Gryba, D Craig Schira, FLouie Caporusso, F Pat Cannone, F CoreyCowick, F David Dziurzynski, F Derek Grant,F Wacey Hamilton, F Francis Lessard, FCorey Locke, F Jim O'Brien, F Mark Parrishand F Andre Petersson to Binghamton (AHL).Released G Brian Stewart, D Josh Godfrey, DBobby Raymond, F Jack Downing and FMaxime Gratchev for the purpose of assign-ment to Binghamton. Returned F DarrenKramer to Spokane (WHL).VANCOUVER CANUCKS_Recalled D YannSauve from Chicago (AHL).

COLLEGEAMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFER-ENCE_Announced Centenary will withdrawits membership at the conclusion of the 2011-12 academic year.DELAWARE_Promoted Samantha Huge todeputy director of athletics and recreationservices, Brian Baptiste to associate directorof athletics for compliance, Augie Maurelli toassociate director of athletics for student-ath-lete performance, Kristy Fletcher to assistantdirector of athletics for marketing and promo-tions and John Smith to assistant director ofathletics for athletic training. Named BenSchreiber athletics spirit coordinator, TimAnger athletics business manager, KeithMoodie Delaware Field House equipmentmanager and Ross Schwarzber assistantdirector of athletics marketing.NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL_NamedJanet N. Robinson women's assistant bas-ketball coach.PENN STATE-ABINGTON_Named RickLeeman women's basketball coach.RUTGERS_Named Patrick Crawford assis-tant director of athletic communications.RUTGERS-NEWARK_Named Pedro Trevinomen's volleyball coach.TEXAS A&M_Named Darby Rich men's bas-ketball strength and conditioning coach.

LACROSSENational Lacrosse League

WASHINGTON STEALTH_Signed GBrandon Noble, F Mike Mallory, D AdamMcGourty, F Trevor Moore, F Brett Hickeyand D Justin Salt.

HoustonMyers L,7-14 5 10 7 6 1 3W.Lopez 1 0 0 0 1 1Harrell 1 0 0 0 0 2An.Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 0Pendleton 1 2 1 1 0 0

Orioles 4, Red Sox 3Boston Baltimore

ab r h bi ab r h biEllsury cf 5 0 1 0 Andino 2b 5 0 1 1Pedroia 2b4 1 3 2 Hardy ss 3 1 2 2D.Ortiz dh 4 0 2 0 Markks rf 3 0 0 0Gthrght dh 0 0 0 0 Angle lf 0 0 0 0AdGnzl 1b 2 0 1 0 Guerrr dh 4 0 0 0Lvrnwy c 5 0 0 0 Wieters c 3 0 0 0J.Drew rf 4 0 1 0 AdJons cf 4 0 1 0Scutaro ss 4 1 2 0 MrRynl 1b 3 0 1 0Crwfrd lf 4 0 1 0 C.Davis 3b 3 0 1 0Aviles 3b 3 1 0 0 KHdsn pr 0 1 0 0

Reimld lf-rf 3 2 1 1Totals 35 3 112 Totals 31 4 7 4Boston 001 110 000—3Baltimore 002 000 002—4Two outs when winning run scored.E_Mar.Reynolds (31), C.Davis (8). DP_Boston2, Baltimore 2. LOB_Boston 11, Baltimore 7.2B_Scutaro (26), C.Crawford (29), Hardy (27),Mar.Reynolds (27), C.Davis (12), Reimold (10).HR_Pedroia (21), Hardy (30). SB_Ellsbury (39).CS_Aviles (4).

IP H R ER BB SOBostonLester 6 4 2 2 4 5Aceves H,11 1 0 0 0 0 1D.Bard H,34 1 0 0 0 0 0Papelbon L,4-1 2/3 3 2 2 0 2BaltimoreSimon 4 1/3 6 3 3 3 2Patton 2 1/3 2 0 0 2 0Eyre 1/3 0 0 0 0 0Strop 1 2 0 0 0 0Ji.Johnson W 1 1 0 0 1 0

Rays 8, Yankees 7New York Tampa Bay

ab r h bi ab r h biJeter ss 3 1 0 0 Jnnngs lf 6 0 0 0R.Pena 2b 2 0 0 0 BUpton cf 4 0 0 1Grndrs cf 3 1 1 0 Longori 3b 5 2 2 4Golson cf-lf3 0 1 0 Joyce rf 3 0 0 0Teixeir 1b 4 2 2 5 Canzler ph 1 0 0 0ErChvz 3b 2 0 1 0 Ruggin rf 0 0 0 0Cano dh 4 0 0 0 Jaso ph 1 0 1 0Posada dh 2 0 0 0 EJhnsn pr 0 0 0 0Swisher rf 3 0 1 0 Loaton c 1 0 0 0Dickrsn rf 1 0 0 0 Damon dh 4 1 1 0AnJons lf 4 1 1 1 Zobrist 2b 5 1 1 0Gardnr cf 1 0 0 0 Ktchm 1b 5 1 2 0JMontr c 4 0 0 0 Shppch c 3 0 0 0AuRmn c 1 0 0 0 Fuld ph-rf 0 1 0 1ENunez ss4 1 1 0 DJhnsn ph 1 1 1 1B.Laird 1b 5 1 1 0 Guyer rf 1 0 1 0

Brignc ss 1 0 0 0SRdrgz ss 3 1 1 1

Totals 46 7 9 6 Totals 44 8 10 8New York 140 110 000 000—7Tampa Bay 000 000 061 001—8One out when winning run scored.E_E.Nunez (20), Zobrist (6). LOB_New York 8,Tampa Bay 15. 2B_Swisher (30), E.Nunez (18),Zobrist (46). HR_Teixeira 2 (39), An.Jones (13),Longoria 2 (31), D.Johnson (2). SB_Granderson(25), Dickerson (4), E.Nunez (22), Jennings(20), B.Upton (36), E.Johnson (6). SF_B.Upton.

IP H R ER BB SONew YorkBetances 2 1 0 0 2 2Kontos 2/3 0 0 0 1 0Laffey 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1P.Hughes 1 0 0 0 1 1Valdes 1 1 0 0 1 1A.J.Burnett 1/3 0 0 0 0 0Brackman 1/3 0 0 0 1 0Logan 1/3 2 3 3 0 1Ayala 1 2 3 3 1 1Wade BS,1-1 2/3 1 1 1 0 0Proctor L,0-3 2 2/3 3 1 1 2 3Tampa BayPrice 4 6 6 5 3 3J.Cruz 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 1C.Ramos 1 0 0 0 0 0D.De La Ros 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1Jo.Peralta 1 0 0 0 0 1Farnsworth 1 0 0 0 2 3B.Gomes 1 1 0 0 0 1McGee W,5-2 1 1 0 0 0 1

Touchdown leadersName Team TotalCalvin Johnson DET 6Rob Gronkowski NE 5LeSean McCoy PHI 5Scott Chandler BUF 4Darren McFadden OAK 4Wes Welker NE 4Kenny Britt TEN 3Jermichael Finley GB 3

Middle School Football

Prospect 38,Fairgrove 6

Prospect 16 16 0 6 — 38Fairgrove 6 0 0 0 — 6

SCORING SUMMARYP — Matt Strickland 80 kickoff return (GarrettLambert run)F — Jordan Strickland 75 kickoff return (runfailed)P — Braylon Locklear 44 run (Lambert run)P — Locklear 20 run (Dakota Brooks toStrickland pass)P — Brooks 20 run (Tyler Hunt run)P — Hunt 20 run (run failed)

Littlefield 20,St. Pauls 6

Pembroke 30,Red Springs 20

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SOUTHEASTERNFROM PAGE 1B Pirates not taking ‘Pats lightly

THREE RIVERSFROM PAGE 1B

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“It’s a big rivalry game forus, so it doesn’t take a wholelot to get these kids ready toplay,” St. Pauls coach TreySasser said. “I’m sure it worksthat way for them too.”Coltharp has transformed

Red Springs’ struggling foot-ball program — a dreadful 13-43 mark since 2006 — into aformidable foe, helping theRed Devils win four of theirfirst five games this season.Red Springs is coming off alast-second victory overGoldsboro, the latest moralebooster for a confident bunchaccording to Coltharp.“We feel like we should be

in the upper echelon of theconference when it all shakesout,” Coltharp said. “Ourplayers and coaches see us as aplayoff football team capableof reaching the third or fourthround. We’re just worryingabout us and not beating our-selves.”Coltharp’s confidence in his

team is backed by a group ofdynamic players on offenseand a preseason all-statedefensive lineman.Sophomore quarterback BlakeGreene has 1,058 yards of totaloffense with 12 touchdowns,tailback Xavier McEachern isaveraging 8.3 yards per carryand Julian Brown ranks sec-ond in the area with fivetouchdown receptions.“We’re going to push the

pace and force the defense tomake a play,” Coltharp said.“We’ve got some special play-ers on both sides of the ball.”The Bulldogs (3-3) counter

with an improved offense anda defense looking to make itssecond consecutive statementafter last week’s 34-6 win overEast Carteret. St. Pauls haswon two of their last threegames by holding onto thefootball and becoming morefundamentally sound accord-ing to Sasser. Turnovers andmissed tackles crippled St.Pauls earlier this season inlosses to Southern Lee, Gray’sCreek and Harrells Christian.“We continue to practice

what we do and try toimprove ourselves,” Sassersaid. “We’ve cleaned up someof the mistakes on offense wehad early and that’s workedout for us.”In a rut much of the season,

St. Pauls’ offense managed 429total yards last week with fourplays spanning at least 50yards. Before that victory, bigplays were lacking in a Pistol-scheme led by AntonioHenderson and ShawnWilliams.“We just finally executed

and blocked the right people,”Sasser said. “We’ve been ableto get some of our athletes inspace and the offensive line isdoing a better job of helpingus make plays.”It’s those handful of play-

makers that worry Coltharp.“They’ve got some home

run hitters, there’s no doubtabout it,” Coltharp said. “Wedon’t know where Hendersonwill line up, whether it’s atquarterback or receiver.They’ve had some injuries butnobody is hurting in a rivalrygame.”Sasser says his defense will

need to fill the correct gapsand wrap up the Red Devils towin the opener and moveacross the .500 mark for thefirst time this season.“It’s hard for us to mimic

the team speed Red Springshas,” he said. “All of their skillplayers can run and they runwell. If we miss an assignmenton defense, it’s going to be badnews for us.”

Fairmont beginstitle defense

FAIRMONT — Finally, thetwo-time defending ThreeRivers Conference championsand winners of six straightgames to open the seasonbegin what Fairmont coachKeith Wood calls “the newseason” Friday against SouthRobeson.The Golden Tornadoes (6-0)

will be at full strength onoffense for the first time thisseason, welcoming the returnof standout senior TyrekeAddison, who hasn’t playedafter an ankle injury in theRobeson County Jamboree.Demetrius Washington has

recovered from a concussionagainst Ashley and has takenall of the first team reps atquarterback this week accord-ing to Wood. Last weekagainst Jones, Fairmont strug-gled to move the ball in thefirst half, forcing Wood torevise his play-calling dutiesand schemes on offense.“Demetrius is a big part of

offense and our guys are com-fortable with him back there,”Wood said. “We were expect-ing a totally different defensethan what we got last weekand we had to adjust. It’s easyfor a team like Lumberton orJack Britt to make adjustmentswhen they don’t have guysplaying both sides of the ball.For us, a small team likeFairmont, it makes things dif-ficult. I could’ve called time-out to get our guys situated,but I didn’t.”Andrew Hill sat out

Wednesday afternoon’s prac-tice with turf toe whileDeAndre Johnson returned tohis usual spot at wide receiverafter he was unavailable fol-lowing surgery last week.Wood said both players arevital to Fairmont’s offense andwill be ready for theMustangs.“We’ve had three good

days of practice and our guysare excited,” Wood said.“We’re just working on a lot ofdifferent looks on offenseheading into the conferenceschedule.”On film, South Robeson’s

defense is better than the sta-tistics show according toWood.“Hopefully we’ve seen

some things on tape, some ten-dencies, that’ll help us againstSouth Rob,” Wood said. “Theydo some good things ondefense and really get after it.”In Fairmont’s 47-22 win at

South Robeson last season, theGolden Tornadoes andMustangs combined for 24penalties — including eightpersonal fouls — resulting inFairmont tailback AlexGilchrist being ejected and ref-erees warning each sideline.“We’ve told our kids to let

their helmets and pads do thetalking,” Wood said. “Wedon’t need any of that otherstuff to happen again Fridaynight.”

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Red Springs quarterback Blake Greene has 12 touch-downs in five games this season and 1,058 yards of totaloffense. The Red Devils play at St. Pauls Friday.

SEC basement-dweller. They lost too much offense, some

thought, with the offseason transfer of quar-terback Marquez North, now a standoutreceiver for No. 1-ranked Mallard Creek.But the Pirates defense has made up for

that and then some. Lumberton (5-0) is put-ting up 18 points a game while holdingteams to half that — nine.“Some were looking for us to finish fifth,”

Davis said. “I don’t see that. I see we can fin-ish first. If we come out and play we can

beat any team in our con-ference.”Lumberton’s quest for a

league title opens againstveer-prone Pinecrest (3-3),averaging 32.5 points whileallowing 24 a night.“They run the veer so

well. We’re trying to figureout how to stop the veeragain,” Lumberton coachMike Brill said. His teamsucceeded last year in a 30-

20 win. However, “We didn’t stop them inthe second half, not one time. They stoppedthemselves. They had three fumbles and wecapitalized. Besides that, they kicked ourbutt.”Pinecrest has suffered from shooting-self-

in-foot syndrome this season as well, com-mitting seven, six and five turnovers in itsthree losses to Jack Britt (28-14), BarronCollier, Fla. (27-15) and New Hanover (45-29).“Nobody’s beat them, they’ve beat them-

selves,” Brill said. “They’ve had 400 yards ofoffense and lost. With their speed … youhave to see it on film to believe how fast itis.”A constant the Brill has seen on the film is

Pinecrest quarterback Travis Scales, thePatriots key cog whose thrown for as manyas 180 yards and rushed for as many as 137in a game.“He’s 92 percent of their offense, is what

the computer tells us,” Brill said.“Everything starts and ends with him.”Meanwhile, Lumberton hopes to keep the

pace on the ground — its charting 190 yardsa game — while adding to its much-maligned passing game that’s averaging just25.7 yards.The Pirates, after scoring single digits in

consecutive wins, improved offensively intheir last outing, a 22-14 road win overAthens Drive.“The thing is we got to score points,” Brill

said. “When we get down there in the redzone we can’t score field goals. We got tohave touchdowns or this team (Pinecrest)will blow us away.”Lumberton has beaten the Patriots each of

the last two seasons including a 45-14 winon homecoming in 2009.

Rams entertain No. 3 Scots

PEMBROKE — Despite the fact thatreigning league champ Richmond is averag-ing nearly 50 points a night, ranked secondin the state and hasn’t lost a conferencegame since the SEC reformed in 2009, noteam seems to garner more talk thanScotland when it comes to the SEC.The preseason league favorite Scots (5-0)

are ranked third in the state and winning byan average count of 40-12.Purnell Swett (3-2), which hosts the

Scotland Friday, is well aware of this.“They are very, very good,” Swett coach

Mark Heil said. “I don’t see any weaknesses.It’s just their speed. They’re very aggressiveand physical.”Fueling Scotland is dual-threat quarter-

back Kwashaun Quick, who combined for284 yards in Scotland’s biggest win thus far,a 27-15 triumph over Jack Britt in Week 4.“He makes everything go,” Heil said.

“And he’s got a lot of people to throw to.We’re just going to have to play fundamen-tally sound football and just tackle.”The Rams are also trying to rekindle their

early season success. Swett opened withrouts of 56-0 and 53-7 in their first twogames before losing two of its next three.According to Heil, something changed in

the Week 3 loss at Hoggard.“Four minutes to go in the second quarter

against Hoggard … and it seems like for thenext six quarters we just forgot how to playfootball,” Heil said. The Rams squandered a19-0 first-half lead. “It’s been a funny sea-son, because we were playing so well.”

The Rams fell to .500with a followup loss toWest Hanover beforebouncing back with a 46-0shutout of South Robeson.Swett had a bye last week.Playing an integral role

in the Rams’ success isquarterback ChaseArmstrong, who leads thecounty in passing yards(800) and is third in overalltouchdowns (11). Swett

also boasts a 300-yard rusher in TravonClark and a 300-yard receiver in Juan Jones,whose found the end zone in a variety ofways, including a kickoff, punt and inter-ception return.Swett’s playmakers are hoping to be in

full force Friday. The last time the Rams beatthe Scots was a shootout victory in 2009.“The kids are excited. I know Friday

night we’ll be coming out and we’ll be readyto play,” Heil said. “We’re going to have toplay as close to a perfect football game as wecan.”

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Lumberton slamsPurnell Swett, 11-0

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PEMBROKE— Led by four goals from Alex Stuttsand a hat trick from Colby Johnson, Lumberton’sboys soccer team blanked Purnell Swett 11-0Wednesday night, winning their third consecutivegame in the Southeastern Conference.The Pirates (6-7-1, 3-2) are jockeying for position in

the middle of the SEC with Wednesday’s winmarking the completion of the first round ofleague contests. Lumberton hosts Terry Sanfordtonight before resuming SEC play next weekagainst Pinecrest. Jace Ward, Maeen Ahmedand Brandon Brown also added goals forLumberton while Anderson Branch led allhelpers with three assists.“We’re just trying to keep pace with everyone

else, trying to play good soccer,” Lumbertoncoach Kenny Simmons said. “Coming off twobig wins over Richmond and Scotland, it wasimportant for us to keep it going againstSwett.”The Pirates’ shutout win — which

was called at halftime — dropped theRams to 0-9 this season.“We’re played pretty good

soccer all year and we’re start-ing to get a few bounces goour way,” Simmons said.“Some of those breaks didn’tgo our way early and we lostthat tough overtime game at Hoke.We’re improving and that’s importantfor us.”

Fairmont improvesto 11-0 in girls tennis

FAIRMONT — Fairmont’sgirls tennis team won theireighth consecutive match inThree Rivers Conferenceplay Wednesday with an 8-1decision over SouthRobeson. The GoldenTornadoes (11-0, 8-0) wonfive of six singlesmatches, including atiebreaking victo-ry in No. 6 sin-gles.

PHOTO BY JJOOEE BBAAIILLEEYY

Lumberton’s Brandon Brownsplits the defense during histeam’s 11-0 victory.

BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun

BEETLE BAILEY Mort Walker

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE Chris Browne

HI & LOIS Brian and Greg Walker

FUNKY WINKERBEAN Tom Batiuk

MUTTS Patrick McDonnell

THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane

DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum

CONCEPTIS SUDOKUby Dave Green

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011:

This year, you might exhibit a ten-dency to be possessive or insecure. Stop and ask yourself what that is about. Is it habit, or is it insecurity? Rebuild your sense of well-being and work on a more authentic presenta-tion. Go out more often and volunteer for community projects. If you are single, you easily could meet some-one through an interest or through a commitment. One or more suitors could emerge. Be careful not to be manipulative or passive-aggressive. Be real. If you are attached, have your mate point out when you are being possessive. The two of you can work this issue through if you remain open. Choose activities and make the choice of perhaps a little self-help to rebuild your security. Some of you might opt for some personal work with a thera-pist. It never hurts to address feelings that seem difficult. Internalizing or acting out can only lead to problems. SCORPIO might understand more about finances than you think.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHHBe direct in expressing your

thoughts and ideas. You have a way and style that attract many different people. Anger could bubble up from out of nowhere. Stop and use care when expressing your less-amenable feelings. Opportunities abound. Tonight: Think “weekend plans.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You might need to defer

to others and not get stuck in feeling that you are losing control. You really aren’t, because you never had control. The only control you have is over your-self. A serious discussion is inevitable. Tonight: Talk through a problem with a friend or loved one.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)HHHHYou can deal with a situ-

ation using your ability to transform the interaction within a partnership. Both of you want your interaction to be effective, even if it is just professional. You are buoyant and full of energy. Tonight: Put your feet up and relax.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)HHHHYour creativity and ability to

work with a changeable situation come from your own moodiness. Choose your words with care. Extremes mark the moment. Maintain your perspective and sense of humor. Tonight: Time to let your hair down.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

HHHH Make sure you are com-ing from a grounded position before initiating a conversation. You convert a boring project or situation into an exciting, dynamic happening. Your cre-ativity flows. Ignore someone’s critical attitude. Tonight: Order in.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)HHHHH Return calls and sched-

ule meetings. Express that efficiency for which Virgo is known. Others speak directly to you. Express your discomfort with a situation. New infor-mation keeps coming in, forcing you to regroup. Tonight: Chatting up a storm.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Be sensitive to other budgets

around you. Know what is possible and what is no longer feasible, and move forward rather than express frustration. Don’t close down unneces-sarily. Curb any sarcasm. Tonight: Your treat.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Push to accomplish what

you want. The “play bug” will emerge at some point, and you will want to toss responsibilities to the wayside. For once, wouldn’t it be nice to be able to do just that? Tonight: Try the role of free spirit.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)HHHH You might want to see a

situation for what it offers. Somehow make time to pull back and absorb a clear look. At that point, figure out what is going on. Vanish while you can. Integrate financial information and choose to stay steady. Tonight: Get feedback.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)HHHH Dealing with difficult people

could become a specialty, especially with a little more practice. Someone near you cares a lot but has an intrusive manner. Creativity creates a warmer interaction, especially in a meeting. Tonight: Find your friends.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)HHHH Be willing to accept more

responsibility. You could feel that someone is pushing too hard to go in another direction. Trust your ability to juggle different interests. Don’t get trig-gered, and you will maintain control. Tonight: Could be late.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)HHHHHKeep reaching out for new

answers, especially as the traditional ones don’t seem to be working. You have a way of drawing people out. Suddenly, more activity and solutions become possible. Tonight: Brainstorm away.Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF ROBESONNOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBT-ORS Of David Knox McLean, Sr.DECEASEDThe undersigned having qualified asCo-Executor and Co-Executrix, ofthe estate of David Knox McLean, Sr.,deceased, late of Robeson County,this is to notify all persons, firms andcorporations having claims againstsaid estate to exhibit them to the un-dersigned on or before the 24th dayof December, 2011, or be barredfrom their recovery. All persons in-debted to said estate are asked toplease make immediate payment tothe undersigned.This the 22nd day of September,2011.David McLean, Jr.855 McLean RoadLumberton, NC 28358Gwendolyn M. VukovichPO Box 35674446 Singletary Ch. Rd.Lumberton, NC 28359DKLS092211 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF ROBESONNOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBT-ORS Of Dwight Douglas BaxleyDECEASEDThe undersigned having qualified asExecutrix, of the estate of DwightDouglas Baxley, deceased, late ofRobeson County, this is to notify allpersons, firms and corporations hav-ing claims against said estate to ex-hibit them to the undersigned on orbefore the 31st day of December,2011, or be barred from their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said es-tate are asked to please make imme-diate payment to the undersigned.This the 29th day of September,2011.Sally P. Baxley4840 Pindale Blvd.Lumberton, NC 28358DDB092911 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF ROBESONNOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBT-ORS Of Lee Edward MorrisonDECEASEDThe undersigned having qualified asAdministrator, of the estate of LeeEdward Morrison, deceased, late ofRobeson County, this is to notify allpersons, firms and corporations hav-ing claims against said estate to ex-hibit them to the undersigned on orbefore the 24th day of December,2011, or be barred from their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said es-tate are asked to please make imme-diate payment to the undersigned.This the 22nd day of September,2011.Warren Morrison3577 Shannon Rd.Shannon, NC 28386LEM092211 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF ROBESONNOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBT-ORS Of Margaret A. Chavis DECEASEDThe undersigned having qualified asCo-Administrator, of the estate ofMargaret A. Chavis, deceased, late ofRobeson County, this is to notify allpersons, firms and corporations hav-ing claims against said estate to ex-hibit them to the undersigned on orbefore the 17th day of December,2011, or be barred from their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said es-tate are asked to please make imme-diate payment to the undersigned.This the 15th day of September,2011.Natasha L. Hunt, Co-Administrator501 Can RoadMaxton, NC 28364George S. McMillian, Co-Administra-tor91 Larce DriveMaxton, NC 28364MAC091511 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF ROBESONNOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORSOfOscar Suggs Jr. DECEASEDThe undersigned having qualified asAdministratrix, of the estate of OscarSuggs Jr., deceased, late of RobesonCounty, this is to notify all persons,firms and corporations having claimsagainst said estate to exhibit them tothe undersigned on or before the10th day of December, 2011, or bebarred from their recovery. All per-sons indebted to said estate areasked to please make immediate pay-ment to the undersigned.This the 8th day of September,2011.Pamela Lindsey3341 Wills Grove Lane #206Raleigh, NC 27615OSJ090811 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29

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NORTH CAROLINA, ROBESON COUNTYIn the General Court of JusticeDistrict Court Division, 11 CVD 1873TOWN OF FAIRMONT, Plaintiff-VS-James G. Evenson et al, DefendantNOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESSBY PUBLICATIONTO: James G. Evenson, UnknownSpouse of James G. Evenson, Eliza-beth H. Rybicki, andUnknown Spouse of Elizabeth H. Ry-bickiTake notice that a pleading seekingrelief against you has been filed inthe above-entitled action. The natureof the relief being sought is as fol-lows: foreclosure sale to satisfy un-paid property taxes on your interestin the property on the west side ofSouth Main Street in Fairmont, NC,which is tax parcel 3010-01-03801,is described in the deed recorded inthe Robeson County Registry in Book1539 at page 898, and is more com-pletely described in the complaint.Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any andall claim or interest that you mayhave in the property.You are required to make defense tosuch pleading not later than October25, 2011, and upon your failure todo so, the party seeking serviceagainst you will apply to the court forthe relief sought.This 15th day of September, 2011.Robert E. PriceP. O. Box 630, Lumberton, NC 28359910-739-8172 REP0915119/15 9/22 9/29NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE11 SP 103Under and by virtue of the power ofsale contained in a certain Deed ofTrust made by James McMillan (PRE-SENT RECORD OWNER(S): James H.McMillan) to Douglas Douglas, Con-nie Iampieri, Trustee(s), dated the30th day of August, 2006, and re-corded in Book 1556, Page 638, inRobeson County Registry, NorthCarolina, default having been madein the payment of the note therebysecured by the said Deed of Trustand the undersigned, SubstituteTrustee Services, Inc. having beensubstituted as Trustee in said Deedof Trust by an instrument duly re-corded in the Office of the Registerof Deeds of Robeson County, NorthCarolina and the holder of the noteevidencing said indebtedness havingdirected that the Deed of Trust beforeclosed, the undersigned Substi-tute Trustee will offer for sale at thecourthouse door in the City of Lum-berton, Robeson County, North Caro-lina, or the customary location desig-nated for foreclosure sales, at 2:30PM on October 13, 2011 and will sellto the highest bidder for cash thefollowing real estate situated in theCounty of Robeson, North Carolina,and being more particularly de-scribed as follows: BEING all of LotNo. Four (4) as shown and desig-nated on a map entitled "TOBEN SUB-DIVISION" prepared by Johnny W. No-bles, Registered Land Surveyor, datedApril 23, 2004 and duly recorded inMap Book 40, Page 127, RobesonCounty Registry, to which said mapreference is hereby made and thesame is incorporated as a parthereof. Together with improvementslocated thereon; said property beinglocated at 1617 Old Whiteville Road,Lumberton, North Carolina.Tax ID:2905 01 00715Trustee may, in the Trustee's solediscretion, delay the sale for up toone hour as provided in NCGS45-21.23. Should the property bepurchased by a third party, that partymust pay the excise tax, as well asthe court costs of Forty-Five Cents($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars($100.00) required by NCGS7A-308(a)(1). The property to be of-fered pursuant to this notice of saleis being offered for sale, transfer andconveyance AS IS, WHERE IS. Neitherthe Trustee nor the holder of thenote secured by the deed oftrust/security agreement, or both,being foreclosed, nor the officers, di-rectors, attorneys, employees, agentsor authorized representative of eitherthe Trustee or the holder of the notemake any representation or warrantyrelating to the title or any physical,environmental, health or safety con-ditions existing in, on, at or relatingto the property being offered forsale, and any and all responsibilitiesor liabilities arising out of or in anyway relating to any such conditionexpressly are disclaimed. Also, thisproperty is being sold subject to alltaxes, special assessments, and priorliens or encumbrances of record andany recorded releases. Said propertyis also being sold subject to applica-ble Federal and State laws. A cashdeposit or cashiers check (no per-sonal checks) of five percent (5%) ofthe purchase price, or seven hundredfifty dollars ($750.00), whichever isgreater, will be required at the timeof the sale. An order for possessionof the property may be issued pursu-ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of thepurchaser and against the party orparties in possession by the clerk ofsuperior court of the county in whichthe property is sold. Any person whooccupies the property pursuant to arental agreement entered into or re-newed on or after October 1, 2007,may after receiving the notice of sale,terminate the rental agreement upon10 days written notice to the land-lord. Upon termination of a rentalagreement, the tenant is liable forrent due under the rental agreementprorated to the effective date of thetermination. If the trustee is unableto convey title to this property forany reason, the sole remedy of thepurchaser is the return of the de-posit. Reasons of such inability toconvey include, but are not limitedto, the filing of a bankruptcy petitionprior to the confirmation of the saleand reinstatement of the loan with-out the knowledge of the trustee. Ifthe validity of the sale is challengedby any party, the trustee, in their solediscretion, if they believe the chal-lenge to have merit, may request thecourt to declare the sale to be voidand return the deposit. The pur-chaser will have no further remedy.THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM ADEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OFTHIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COL-LECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE, except as stated be-low in the instance of bankruptcyprotection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THEPROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCYCOURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGEDAS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCYPROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVENTO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORYREQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMA-TIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT IN-TENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COL-LECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COL-LECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL ORANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROMYOU PERSONALLY.This 8th day of September, 2011.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEBY: Attorney at LawThe Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter &Britton, P.A., Attorneys for SubstituteTrustee Services, Inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311https://sales.hsbfirm.comCase No: 1048481HS092911 9/29 10/6

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE11 SP 103Under and by virtue of the power ofsale contained in a certain Deed ofTrust made by James McMillan (PRE-SENT RECORD OWNER(S): James H.McMillan) to Douglas Douglas, Con-nie Iampieri, Trustee(s), dated the30th day of August, 2006, and re-corded in Book 1556, Page 638, inRobeson County Registry, NorthCarolina, default having been madein the payment of the note therebysecured by the said Deed of Trustand the undersigned, SubstituteTrustee Services, Inc. having beensubstituted as Trustee in said Deedof Trust by an instrument duly re-corded in the Office of the Registerof Deeds of Robeson County, NorthCarolina and the holder of the noteevidencing said indebtedness havingdirected that the Deed of Trust beforeclosed, the undersigned Substi-tute Trustee will offer for sale at thecourthouse door in the City of Lum-berton, Robeson County, North Caro-lina, or the customary location desig-nated for foreclosure sales, at 2:30PM on October 13, 2011 and will sellto the highest bidder for cash thefollowing real estate situated in theCounty of Robeson, North Carolina,and being more particularly de-scribed as follows: BEING all of LotNo. Four (4) as shown and desig-nated on a map entitled "TOBEN SUB-DIVISION" prepared by Johnny W. No-bles, Registered Land Surveyor, datedApril 23, 2004 and duly recorded inMap Book 40, Page 127, RobesonCounty Registry, to which said mapreference is hereby made and thesame is incorporated as a parthereof. Together with improvementslocated thereon; said property beinglocated at 1617 Old Whiteville Road,Lumberton, North Carolina.Tax ID:2905 01 00715Trustee may, in the Trustee's solediscretion, delay the sale for up toone hour as provided in NCGS45-21.23. Should the property bepurchased by a third party, that partymust pay the excise tax, as well asthe court costs of Forty-Five Cents($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars($100.00) required by NCGS7A-308(a)(1). The property to be of-fered pursuant to this notice of saleis being offered for sale, transfer andconveyance AS IS, WHERE IS. Neitherthe Trustee nor the holder of thenote secured by the deed oftrust/security agreement, or both,being foreclosed, nor the officers, di-rectors, attorneys, employees, agentsor authorized representative of eitherthe Trustee or the holder of the notemake any representation or warrantyrelating to the title or any physical,environmental, health or safety con-ditions existing in, on, at or relatingto the property being offered forsale, and any and all responsibilitiesor liabilities arising out of or in anyway relating to any such conditionexpressly are disclaimed. Also, thisproperty is being sold subject to alltaxes, special assessments, and priorliens or encumbrances of record andany recorded releases. Said propertyis also being sold subject to applica-ble Federal and State laws. A cashdeposit or cashiers check (no per-sonal checks) of five percent (5%) ofthe purchase price, or seven hundredfifty dollars ($750.00), whichever isgreater, will be required at the timeof the sale. 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Ifthe validity of the sale is challengedby any party, the trustee, in their solediscretion, if they believe the chal-lenge to have merit, may request thecourt to declare the sale to be voidand return the deposit. The pur-chaser will have no further remedy.THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM ADEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OFTHIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COL-LECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE, except as stated be-low in the instance of bankruptcyprotection. 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TONY STEWART Who else? He’scharged out of the gate with con-

secutive victories to open theChase. The key will now be

maintaining a top-5 pace.

Tony Stewart ASP, Inc.

1. Tony Stewart Difficult to place him anywhere else. Smoke has two consecutive wins and an average finish of fourth over the last four weeks. Peaking at the right time.

2. Jeff Gordon Probably had the best car in New Hampshire, but the fuel calculations were off. That most likely costhim six valuable championship points, which could come back to bite.

3. Jimmie Johnson Yes, he’s in a hole, but do you dare kick dirt on his grave yet? Johnson, Knaus and the boys are at their best when fighting for points at playoff time.

4. Brad Keselowski In case you needed any further convincing, Keselowski and the No. 2 team are for real. And they’rea dangerous third in the point standings.

5. Carl Edwards Edwards is riding a five race top-10 streak and sits fourth in the standings. This team has been ableto post numerous wins in short order in the past. Can they do it again this year?

6. Kevin Harvick Will Harvick fall back into the seventh- to 14th-place swoon of mid-summer? Not likely, but worth keeping in mind as the Chase heats up.

7. Matt Kenseth Passed more cars than any driver on the track after rebounding from a spin in New Hampshire. Hadto be a tough pill to swallow that the spin came courtesy of his teammate, Edwards.

8. Kyle Busch Still dangerous, but looking mortal following 22nd- and 11th-place showings to start the Chase. Isa “Come to Coach Gibbs” meeting in order?

9. Ryan Newman Led the first 62 laps after sitting on the pole in Loudon, but a flat tire with five laps to go was a killer.This team still has the potential to rebound, but how far is unclear.

10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Another victim of tire issues, Junior blew one out while running sixth with 71 laps remaining. Evenwhen this bunch runs well, they can’t seem to catch a break.

11. Kurt Busch Busch’s day in Loudon started bad and stayed that way.12. Clint Bowyer A near-win with Harvick’s cast-away’d pit crew had to feel like a moral victory.13. Mark Martin Led 46 laps after gaining track position, but faded to 24th in a frustrating ending.14. Denny Hamlin Three laps to go. Running sixth. Out of fuel. Such is the No. 11 team’s season.15. David Ragan Has quietly pieced together three consecutive runs of 11th or better.Just off the lead pack: AJ Allmendinger, Marcos Ambrose, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr.

NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTORSPEEDWAY If NHMS were

to raise its 12 degrees ofbanking to 20 degrees, just

imagine the closed-quarter rac-ing it would stage on its tight,

one-mile layout. Until then, races herewill be largely single-file parades.

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Dover International SpeedwayProving his shocking win in the Daytona 500

earlier in the season was no fluke, Derrike Copeleads 93 laps and wins the 1990 Budweiser500 in Dover.

Cope shoots to the lead by lap 160, but amiscalculation by his crew chief causes his No.10 Purolator Chevy to run out of gas while pac-ing the field, dropping him off the lead lap.

Cope has a strong car, though, and races hisway back onto the lead lap (without the aid ofLucky Dogs or wave-arounds). A fast pit stopunder a lap 421 caution bumps him up to sec-ond, and on lap 446, he passes Rusty Wallace,who leads 131 laps in the Miller Genuine DraftPontiac, for the lead. From there, Cope holdsoff Ken Schrader to earn his second, and final,career victory.

Four Turns

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HOT START IS NO GUARANTEE TonyStewart’s consecutive wins to start theChase mark the second time a driverhas come out of the gate fast in theplayoffs. In 2008, Greg Biffle won inLoudon and at Dover to begin theChase. He then posted a third at Kansasin the third race. However, JimmieJohnson and Carl Edwards combined towin the last five races of the seasonand finished first and second in theChase, while Biffle was a distant third.UNDERDOG NO MORE Brad Ke-selowski is not being overlooked byany Chase team. With his runner-upfinish in New Hampshire, the 27-year-old in his second full Cup season nowhas nine consecutive runs of 12th orbetter. He’s averaged a 4.5-place fin-ish in that span and sits third in thestandings, only 11 points behind theleader, Stewart.SOLID SHOWINGS It has been threeyears since a Roush Fenway Ford hasvisited Victory Lane in New Hampshire,and while Jack Roush’s quartet failedto do so again last Sunday, they eachcame to play. All four finished in thetop 10 — a feat not accomplishedsince Roush went to a four-car opera-tion in 1998.TEACH ’EM A LESSON Kurt Busch’sPenske Racing Dodge failed post-raceinspection at New Hampshire and washeld off the grid until 10 minutes be-fore the command to start engineswhen its rear-end housing was foundto be 1/32” off. Message delivered,team owner Roger Penske said. “Theproblem was we had been (late) thelast two or three weeks getting throughtech. Then if we had a little bit of aproblem, we had to go back throughagain and (NASCAR) said, ‘We’ve hadenough of you going back through forjust little things.’” No further penaltiesare forthcoming.

DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND1. Tony Stewart (2) 2,094 —2. Kevin Harvick (1) 2,087 -73. Brad Keselowski (3) 2,083 -114. Carl Edwards (1) 2,080 -145. Jeff Gordon (3) 2,071 -236. Kyle Busch (4) 2,068 -267. Matt Kenseth (2) 2,068 -268. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,068 -269. Kurt Busch (1) 2,066 -28

10. Jimmie Johnson (1) 2,065 -2911. Ryan Newman (1) 2,060 -3412. Denny Hamlin (1) 2,028 -66

^ CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP ^13. Clint Bowyer 775 -1,31914. Greg Biffle 772 -1,32215. AJ Allmendinger 771 -1,32316. Mark Martin 750 -1,34417. David Ragan (1) 748 -1,34618. Martin Truex Jr. 746 -1,34819. Juan Pablo Montoya 745 -1,34920. Kasey Kahne 735 -1,359

DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2) 986 —2. Elliott Sadler 972 -143. Reed Sorenson (1) 939 -474. Aric Almirola 922 -645. Justin Allgaier (1) 905 -816. Jason Leffler 859 -1277. Kenny Wallace 813 -1738. Steve Wallace 791 -1959. Brian Scott 778 -208

10. Michael Annett 772 -214

DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND1. Austin Dillon (2) 661 —2. James Buescher 659 -23. Johnny Sauter (1) 654 -74. Timothy Peters (1) 636 -255. Ron Hornaday (2) 614 -476. Matt Crafton (1) 610 -517. Joey Coulter 603 -588. Cole Whitt 595 -669. Parker Kligerman 593 -68

10. Todd Bodine 593 -68

Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro.Follow Matt on Twitter @MattTaliaferro or

email at [email protected]

Looking at Checkers: It’s hard to overlookJimmie Johnson’s six wins at Dover.Pretty Solid Pick: Mark Martin has made nosecret of his love of Dover. His four wins areproof of it.Good Sleeper Pick: Guys turn it up a notchwhen racing at their home track, and this isMartin Truex’s turf.Runs on Seven Cylinders: Juan Pablo Mon-toya has led onlyfive of the 3,415 lapshe’s completed atDover.Insider Tip: Troublehappens quick here.Having a good qual-ifier who stays upfront is a bonus.

SPRINT CUP SERIESRace: AAA 400Track: Dover International SpeedwayLocation: Dover, Del.When: Sunday, Oct. 2TV: ESPN (2:00 p.m. EST)Layout: 1-mile ovalBanking/Turns: 24 degreesBanking/Straightaways: 9 degreesMay Winner: Matt KensethCrew Chief’s Take: “Dover is an all-con-crete track and is banked all the way around;even the straights have nine degrees of bank-ing. Therefore, right-side tire management isa race-long concern. Dover provides driverswith multiple grooves from which to choose,but normally, the best cars are the ones thatwill run the low line around the track. Thetransitions from turns to straights are unique.Drivers call it ‘falling down’ in the turns. Con-crete has its pluses and minuses, but it madethis track a lot better.”

NATIONWIDE SERIESRace: OneMain Financial 200Track: Dover International SpeedwayLocation: Dover, Del.When: Saturday, Oct. 1TV: ESPN2 (3:30 p.m. EST)June Winner: Carl Edwards

CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIESRace: Kentucky 225Track: Kentucky SpeedwayWhen: Saturday, Oct. 1TV: SPEED (8:00 p.m. EST)July Winner: Kyle Busch

� Tony Stewart’s New Hampshire win was the41st of his NASCAR Cup career, placing him insole possession of 16th on the all-time wins list.He sits three victories shy of Bill Elliott in 15th.

The win also vaulted him to the top of the Chase standings,which marks the first time the Columbus, Ind., native has led theplayoff standings since his title year in 2005. However, no driverleading the standings after the second race of the Chase has goneon to win the championship.

� NASCAR will implement two rule changes for next month’srunning of the Good Sam Club 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Tal-ladega Superspeedway. The size of the restrictor plate that teamswill use to prepare and practice for the race will increase by1/64”. This will provide the teams with an additional seven to 10horsepower. Additionally, the pressure relief valve on the cars’cooling system will be recalibrated to reduce the pressure by ap-proximately eight pounds per square inch from last April’s Cup

race at Talladega. Also, teams will not be allowedto grease the bumpers of their cars at the 2.66-

mile tri-oval. Recently, teams had used all numberof lubricants on the bumpers of the cars so that when two cars“bump drafted,” the bumpers would slide off each other, avoid-ing a spin.

These measures appear to be the first steps by the sanctioningbody to discourage the two-car “tandem” drafts witnessed in re-cent plate-race events, and returning to the traditional “packdrafts” at Daytona and Talladega.

� If Michael Waltrip Racing signs Clint Bowyer for the 2012 sea-son — which is expected — look for the operation to stay at threeteams. Currently, JTG-Daugherty Racing houses its cars out ofthe MWR shop, in essence making it MWR’s third team. However,JTG-Daugherty’s No. 47 car, driven by Bobby Labonte, may wellend its relationship with MWR at season’s end. It is expected tolook to align itself with another team for 2012.

By MATT TALIAFERROAthlon Sports Racing Editor

Most had written off Tony Stew-art as a legitimate 2011 champi-onship contender — includinghimself, if you believed his wordsin the midst of a 27th-, ninth- and28th-place string just six weeksago. After all, his No. 14 team waswinless through NASCAR’s 26-race regular season, averaging apedestrian 14.2-place finish withonly three top 5s.

Then the Chase for the Champi-onship hit and, inexplicably, Stew-art and his team have come alive.Stewart won his second straightrace — the second of the Chase —in the Sylvania 300 at New Hamp-shire Motor Speedway on Sunday,and in the process, assumed thepoints lead.

Stewart passed Clint Bowyer asBowyer’s fuel cell ran dry with twolaps remaining, reversing last sea-son’s New Hampshire Chase out-come that saw Bowyer capitalizeon Stewart’s empty gas tank.

“It’s amazing that it’s happenedlike that,” Stewart said. “But Clintwas one of the first guys that calledlast year and, as happy as he wasthat he won the race, he knew howdisappointing it was for us.

“You don’t want to win them thatway (on fuel mileage) and you don’twant to see guys lose them that way.This is a sport that guys have a highlevel of respect for what happensand how it happens. To have a winget away from you that way, it’s dis-appointing for anybody.

“We may not have been the bestcar at the end — Clint was just atick better than us. I definitely didnot know he was in a situation toworry about fuel. So the good thing

is Darian told us we were two, threelaps to the good. I got to run hardall the way to the end.”

To be fair, Stewart’s car was goodenough to win the race, and havingthe mileage to get there was just icingon the cake. He finished second atNew Hampshire in July to his Stew-art-Haas Racing teammate, RyanNewman, in a fuel-mileage duel, andwon last week at Chicagoland underthe same circumstances.

However, the one car that mayhave been better than his was JeffGordon’s No. 24. Gordon led a race-high 78 laps, but ran out of gas com-ing to pit road under green-flag pitstops with 70 laps remaining. It tookthe team valuable seconds to get themachine refired, and even then, theydid not get the car full of fuel.

That forced Gordon into conser-vation mode. He backed off downthe stretch to avoid running out ofgas and settled for a fourth-placefinish. Brad Keselowski and GregBiffle were second and third.

“It’s a bit of a surprise we ran outunder green,” Gordon said. “We wereexpecting to get a couple more laps.

“We’re making great horsepower,but we’re not getting good fuelmileage. But Tony is figuring out a

way to do it, so give those guyscredit — those guys have the sameengines we have and we have to doa better job at it. I have to do a bet-ter job at it.”

Defending five-time championJimmie Johnson got into a fenderwar with Kyle Busch with 21 lapsremaining. Although neitherwrecked, something in Johnson’ssteering system was bent, and hefinished 18th.

“Today we just didn’t have thespeed,” Johnson, who is 29 pointsbehind Stewart, said. “And track po-sition was so important and we did-n’t have some pit calls go our way.”

Johnson’s main competition lastseason, Denny Hamlin, had his sec-ond straight frustrating race. His No.11 Toyota ran out of gas with threelaps to go, despite the fact his crewchief, Mike Ford, assured him theycould make it the distance. He fin-ished 29th and, after a 31st-placeshowing last week, is 66 points out ofthe Chase lead and all but eliminated.

As for the points leader, though,his faith is renewed. “These guyshave never quit,” Stewart said.“These guys have never given upand we got a shot at this thing.”

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