Judge Blocks Law Forbidding Payroll Deductions for NCAE
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Lumberton, N.C. Established 1870 www.robesonian.com Heartland Publications, LLC All Rights Reserved Tuesday January 10, 2012 Volume 142 No. 245 he obesonian Daily T R Sunday 50¢ $1 Local fire chief dies in accident Teddy Kulmala said. Staff writer Miles said Butler was try- Was responding to wreck on I-74 ing to reach an accident in the MAXTON — A Robeson westbound lane at the same County fire chief is being Butler was trying to make Butler joined the Evans County Fire Marshal Charles exit. The tractor-trailer was remembered as a man who was a U-turn in his 1993 Crossroads Department Britt, who knew Butler for 20 traveling about 60 mph when devoted to his work, who never Toyota Camry at the end 1991, and was appointed years. “He was real proud of it struck Butler’s vehicle, Miles met a stranger — and who died of the on-ramp from the its chief in January 2011. his fire department and the said. The speed limit in that in the line of duty on Sunday. Cabinet Shop Road exit He had been president Robeson County Firemen’s area is 70 mph. Samuel Butler, 52, the on I-74 East when his of the Robeson County Association.” The driver of the truck, chief of the Evans Crossroads vehicle was struck by an Fireman’s Association Britt said Butler was a “hard 37-year-old Robert Barrett of Volunteer Fire Department, eastbound tractor-trailer, since 2006. worker” who spent a lot of time Malden, Mass., was not injured was killed in a two-vehicle acci- according to a report by “He was a very good at the department. and will not face charges. He dent just before 10 p.m. on Trooper M.J. Miles. person. He had a lot “It’s my understanding was wearing a seat belt. Sunday on Interstate 74 East, Butler, who was not Samuel Butler of friends, he was very that he was out there all day Flags at the fire department according to the state Highway wearing a seat belt, died knowledgeable in the Saturday working on equip- Patrol. instantly. fire service,” said Robeson ment and the station,” Britt See CHIEF | 6A City OKs program Park for credit progress counseling Will aid residents A Bobcat is used recently to move a slab struggling with bills of concrete at the area under construction at Ali Rockett Northeast Park. Work Staff writer continues on the park’s baseball complex, which LUMBERTON — The City will include a mix of base- Council approved an agree- ball and softball fields. ment with the Robeson County The area is expected to Community Development be ready for play this Corporation on Monday for summer. credit counseling services for city residents having financial Melinda Oxendine | difficulties. Robesonian Despite a reluctant vote taken at the council’s Policy Committee meeting on Wednesday, the council gave its full sup- port to the local nonprofit rather than a Fayetteville group, Consumer Judge blocks law forbidding Credit “We look for- Counseling, with the under- Leon Maynor ward to moving standing that forward using the city would have oversight. payroll deductions for NCAE During Wednesday’s meet- ing, Councilmen Leon Maynor Gary D. Robertson court to stop the law’s enact- Democrats supported the GOP- the legal pro- and John Cantey asked that Associated Press ment. The state’s largest teach- written budget. cess so that the city staff to seek letters er lobbying group argues the The change could reduce of recommendation from both RALEIGH — A judge tem- veto was overridden in NCAE membership and our members of the organizations because porarily blocked a new law an unconstitutional after- its ability to raise money the town of Rowland recently that stops dues for a powerful midnight meeting last for election and legisla- can continue to withheld its support for the education advocacy group from week that injured the tive issues in 2012 and Robeson County Community automatically being removed association and the law beyond. have their right Development Corporation’s from teachers’ paychecks in a should be voided. The lawsuit also calls plans to renovate a downtown legal intervention that comes GOP leaders are into question a practice to have their building to house the Rowland just after the Republican-led unhappy with the asso- of GOP legislative lead- deducted.” Business Community Center. Legislature overrode the gover- ciation’s political and lob- ers to hold vetoed bills According to a July arti- nor’s veto of the bill. bying activities in recent Judge Gessner for months — apparent- cle from The Robesonian, — Sheri Strickland, Judge Paul Gessner issued years. Republican House ly to wait for a favor- the Rowland Board of the temporary restraining Speaker Thom Tillis said last able makeup of the chamber to NCAE president Commissioners withheld its order Monday just hours after year a House vote on the bill complete an override. House support because the downtown North Carolina Association of was payback for the group send- See BLOCKS | 6A building had been leased by Educators sued in Wake County ing mailers to districts where a business that had included Internet Sweepstakes gaming and there had been complaints by town residents that the building did not meet all local Foul play suspected in death codes. On Monday, Brandon Love, Staff report police Capt. Johnny Barnes, sent to the Office of the Chief release additional details, director of the Planning Pamela Locklear Chavis was Medical Examiner in Chapel including the injuries the and Neighborhood Services LUMBERTON — A found by a neighbor in her Hill for an autopsy. Barnes said woman suffered or the condi- Department, presented the Lumberton woman was found home at Lot 57 in Turner it’s likely that she was killed. tion of the home. council with several references dead in her home Monday Mobile Home Park on Pearl “We’re treating it as a homi- Chavis, who lived alone, was for each organizations, which afternoon, and police are inves- Road between 1:30 and 2 p.m. cide investigation,” he said. in her mid- to late-30s, Barnes Maynor said settled his con- tigating her death as a homi- Monday. “… It’s kind of sketchy at the said. She was last seen some- cerns about the local agency. cide. The cause of death is not moment.” time Friday. According to Lumberton known, and the body was Barnes did not want to No arrests have been made. See CREDIT | 6A WEATHER INDEX OBITUARIES SPORTS Classifieds . 6B Pete Clark, 60, Lumberton Comics . 5B Myrtle Pate, 84, Lumberton William Morris, 79, Lumberton Editorial . 4A Tressie Slate , 81, Pembroke Tide rolls Nation . 3A Joe Wisdom, 66, of Lumber Bridge Sports . 1B Tommy Pipkin, 46, Charlotte Alabama blanks LSU State . 2A Charles Burney, 53, Tabor City in BCS title game. World . 5A Jimmy Davis, 56, Houston, Texas 65/45 Page 6A Page 1B Obituaries Archives News Sports Features www.robesonian.com 2A — The RobesoniAn, TuesdAy, JAnuARy 10, 2012 LOCAL/STATE www.robesonian.com Eugenics program News Briefs staff Report Victims may see compensation Board of Education to hear audit findings Committee to meet on payment amounts to those sterilized LUMBERTON — The Board of Education RALEIGH (AP) — It's a question for the Public Schools of Robeson County that has not been answered before and tonight is expected to hear the findings of doesn't have an easy solution: How do an audit from Julia Kinlaw, a certified pub- you repay people for taking away their lic accountant with S. Preston Douglas & ability to have children? Associates. North Carolina's Eugenics Also on the agenda is Marcia Edge, who Compensation Task Force is the first in will present the board with the school sys- the nation to tackle that question and tem’s Comprehensive Needs Assessment, is set on Tuesday to recommend how which helps the system in determining much to pay victims of forced steriliza- needs, examining their nature and causes, tion, along with whether the victims' and setting priorities for future action. descendants are eligible for the money. The assessment is also part of the sys- "If we all agree that there is no tem’s School Improvement plan, which sets amount that restore somebody's loss of benchmarks for improvements for the com- ability to procreate, then it's understood ing year. that the ultimate figure is an attempt to put out an active apology instead of a verbal apology," said task force member Republican party meets Demetrius Worley Berry, a Greensboro Jim R. Bounds / AP tonight at 6 p.m. attorney. "This is not an attempt to Charles Holt wipe tears from his eyes during a Justice for Sterilization Victims compensate, repair or restore what hap- Foundation task force compensation hearing in Raleigh, June 22. LUMBERTON — The Robeson County pened years ago." Republican Party will meet tonight at 6 at State officials sterilized more than only 1,500 surviving victims would total He supports the $20,000 figure, not- the Village Station. 7,600 people in North Carolina from $30 million, an amount that could be ing that it's the same compensation The party’s goal is to hold countywide 1929 to 1974 under eugenics programs, tough to come up with in a state that has paid to living victims of Japanese intern- meetings the second Tuesday of each month. which at the time were aimed at creating had to trim millions from its budget in ment camps. He also said compensation The party chairman is Phillip Stephens, and a better society by weeding out people recent years. If victims and their descen- should be paid only to living victims, he can be reached at [email protected].