Lumberton, N.C. Established 1870 www.robesonian.com Heartland Publications, LLC All Rights Reserved Tuesday January 3, 2012 Volume 142 No. 239 he obesonian Daily T R Sunday 50¢ $1 Ruling could spark online gambling Lots of questions unanswered Oskar Garcia within the industry over how to legalize Associated Press online gambling that once generated an “I don’t like estimated $6 billion yearly just from poker: LAS VEGAS — The fight to fully legalize Should each state have its own system, or this legal limbo. online gambling in the U.S. is now less about should there be a nationwide law? whether Americans will be able to play and While the opinion sent gambling stocks Is it legal, or is more about who will bring the action to rising, many players who’ve been shut out it illegal?” them — and when. from top online poker sites since April just A recent U.S. Justice Department opinion want games to restart and don’t care who opened the door for cash-strapped states and profits. — Brian Boyko, Associated Press their lotteries to bring online gambling to “I don’t like this legal limbo. Is it legal, or writer, poker hobbyist Players who’ve been shut out from top online poker sites their residents, as long as it does not involve is it illegal?” said writer Brian Boyko, who since April just want games to restart and don’t care sports betting. who profits. The DOJ memo also enflamed a battle See GAMBLING | 7A Pipeline project dicey for Obama Matthew Daly Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Congress are starting the election year locked in a tussle over a proposed 1,700-mile oil pipeline from Canada to Texas that will force the White House to make a politically risky choice between Associated Press two key Rachelle Friedman smiles June 30 after trying on her wedding dress in Raleigh. Below, Chapman uses a passive gait trainer that uses a harness and motorized parts to move Democratic her legs for her at Project Walk in Carlsbad, Calif. constituen- cies. Some unions say the Keystone Paralyzed bride continues XL pipe- Barack Obama line would create thousands of jobs. Environmentalists fear it her journey to walk again could lead to an oil spill disaster. A law Obama signed just before Christmas that Injured during bachlorette party temporarily extended the payroll tax cut included a Martha Waggoner original wedding date. Republican-written provi- Associated Press “You see people standing up out of their sion compelling him to wheelchair, people who are relearning how make a speedy decision on RALEIGH — A North Carolina woman to walk,” Chapman said in a recent phone whether to build the pipe- who got married last summer after a pool- interview. line. The administration is side accident left her paralyzed isn’t walk- It was on May 23, 2010, that Chapman warning it would rather say ing yet, but she hasn’t given up on learning was pushed into a pool by a friend at her no than rush a decision in to move on her own again. bachelorette party in Virginia Beach, Va. an election year. Rachelle Friedman Chapman is stron- She fell into the shallow end and awkwardly It’s a dicey proposition for ger after training for almost three weeks hit the cement bottom. The injury to her Obama, who enjoyed strong in October at Project Walk, a spinal cord vertebra left her with no feeling from the support from both organized injury recovery center in Carlsbad, Calif. chest down and feeling on the inside of her labor and environmentalists And the 26-year-old from Knightdale, near arms but not the outside. Her wedding had in his winning 2008 cam- Raleigh, hopes to return for more training been scheduled for a few weeks after the paign for the White House. that could help her walk for the first time since the accident just weeks before her See BRIDE | 7A See PIPELINE | 7A Romney leads going into tonight’s caucuses Kasie Hunt in advertising, Republican presi- 2012 GOP nominee. In each pre- than a third of all potential caucus- Phillip Elliott dential hopefuls made last-minute cinct caucus, voters will urge their goers said they could yet change Associated Press appeals to undecided GOP voters. friends and neighbors to support a their minds. A confident Mitt Romney, the preferred candidate. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former DES MOINES, Iowa — front-runner for the GOP nomina- The two who appeared most House Speaker Newt Gingrich Unpredictable to the end, many tion, told a rally Monday, “We’re likely to challenge Romney for and Minnesota Rep. Michele of Iowa’s GOP voters still hadn’t going to win this thing.” the Iowa victory were former Bachmann all trailed. Gingrich on settled on a favorite candidate just Whether he would pull that off Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum Monday went so far as to predict hours before they cast the first was far from clear. and libertarian Rep. Ron Paul of his own defeat, and Paul said he ballots of the 2012 presidential Tonight, Republicans will gath- Texas. Most polls in recent days does not envision himself in the contest. er in living rooms, high school have put Romney and Paul atop White House. After weeks of face-to-face cam- gymnasiums and local libraries to the field in Iowa, with Santorum paigning and millions of dollars start the process of picking the in third and gaining ground. More See ROMNEY | 7A Mitt Romney

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Says grandson forfeited what he didn’t own The National Weather Service issued a winter Thomasi McDonald that Blalock Street was part of weather warning today The News & Observer their legacy. “Daddy always told for higher elevations in us, we got enough land to give Avery, Buncombe, Graham, HOLLY SPRINGS (AP) — all his kids a lot,” Cofield said. Haywood, Jackson, Macon, When Gaybbrell Shereise Cofield Ernest Cofield gave the daugh- Madison, Mitchell, Swain, pleaded guilty last year to selling ter named after him a lot near Transylvania and Yancey crack cocaine, he agreed to let the intersection of Third Street counties. A winter weather the government take his grand- in the early 1960s. Ernestine and advisory was in effect for mother’s home as well as prop- her husband, Charlie, could not lower elevations and includ- erty that has been in the family afford a new home, so in 1964 ed parts of Burke, Caldwell, for generations. they paid $100 for an old house Henderson, McDowell, But Ernestine Ward Cofield on the other side of town, tore it Polk and Rutherford coun- says her grandson was in no down and hauled the materials ties. position to forfeit her property to Blalock Street. Up to 6 inches of snow to the government and is fighting “And that’s how we built a new was expected in the moun- the move in court. Cofield says home, with materials from the tains. Up to 3 inches of that until three federal marshals old house,” Cofield said. snow was expected in lower turned up on her front porch in Ernestine Cofield dropped out elevations. August, she had no idea that she of school after the eighth grade was the target of a federal law Chuck Liddy | News & Observer and worked for 31 years as a that allows the government to Ernestine Cofield is trying to keep property in Holly Springs, where she lives. Her grand- machine operator and house- seize the property and assets of son forfeited the property in a plea deal, but she says he did not own it. keeper at Cooper Tools in Apex. Crime Report drug dealers. West said. “They get their day In March, Holly Springs police When she retired, she made a “I just don’t understand why in court.” Detective Dan Gledhill delivered down payment on the land on From staff reports they want to take my property. Gaybbrell Cofield and his a letter to Ernestine Cofield’s Sand Dune Way in the High n I’m 72 years old. I never sold girlfriend lived with his grand- home on Sand Dune Way say- Pocket neighborhood and put a Thefts drugs,” she said. “I really don’t mother at her house on Sand ing that a police informant had triple-wide mobile home on the LUMBERTON — want them to have my home. I Dune Way for nearly five years, made two undercover drug pur- property. Denisha Bell, of Shaeman need my home.” according to his sister, Stephanie chases on Jan. 7 and Feb. 3 “from Wake County property records Circle, reported on Gaybbrell Cofield, 34, was sen- Cofield. But Ernestine Cofield is the property that you own on indicate that Cofield’s homes and Sunday that someone took tenced last month to 22 years in adamant that her grandson never the dirt path that runs between lot on Blalock Street that the her 2000 Acura TL valued federal prison for what prosecu- had an interest in the property Blalock Street and Third Street,” government wants to take have at $4,500, according to a tors say was his role in distrib- and never gave her any money the location of the address listed a tax value of $107,604. But police report. uting more than 528 pounds of for upkeep or bills. on Gaybbrell Cofield’s earlier Arthur L. “Pete” Utley Jr., a crack and powder cocaine over a Ernestine Cofield’s homes on arrest warrants. member of Holly Spring’s plan- LUMBERTON — Penny 12-year period. Blalock Street are modest; the ning board, described the corner Oxendine, of Warick Mill As part of his plea deal, he most prominent, on a red-dirt The letter lot between the town’s new post Road, reported on Friday agreed to let the government take and gravel yard, has four rooms - In the letter, Gledhill told office and a business park as that someone stole her three houses in Holly Springs: three used as bedrooms and the Ernestine Cofield that repeated “prime real estate.” 1999 Ford Taurus valued Ernestine Cofield’s home on fourth as a kitchen. The old out- drug activity on her property “The property value will prob- at $3,500, according to a Sand Dune Way and two other house out back has been turned could result in forfeiture under ably skyrocket if they rezone it,” police report. houses on a lot she owns near the into a storage shed. Her other federal law. She said she did not Utley said. center of town that has been in grandchildren live in the homes. respond to the letter because the In his federal court petition, LUMBERTON — the Cofield family for more than Cofield says that if her grand- dirt path is two doors down from her attorney, Spurgeon Fields Felicia Campbell, of 60 years. son did sell drugs out of her her homes on Blalock Street. III, claimed federal marshals Kenny Biggs Road, “He consented to give up any homes, she didn’t know about it. “I didn’t respond because I told Cofield she could not chal- reported on Saturday that rights or interest he had in the “I tell you what,” she said don’t own that property,” she lenge the government’s claim. someone took her 1999 property, but the property wasn’t before nodding toward the four- said. Nor would they allow one of her Ford Windstar valued at his and it never has been his,” room home on Blalock Street. “If Holly Springs police declined daughters in her home at the $2,500, according to a Gaybbrell Cofield’s attorney, drug money bought that house, an interview and turned down time to listen to what they were police report. Robert Nunley of Raleigh, said. it wouldn’t be looking like it requests for records indicat- telling her, Fields said in the “The property has been in the look.” ing if they had ever suspected petition. LUMBERTON — family for three generations, if Federal authorities filed charg- drug sales at any of Ernestine Stephanie Cushion, of not four.” es against Gaybbrell Cofield in Cofield’s homes. ‘Downtown’ Carver Street, reported January 2010, but Holly Springs’ Ernestine Cofield’s parents, Fields also claimed that the on Sunday that someone No comment narcotics detectives were watch- Sophia and Ernest Ward, bought marshals told Ernestine Cofield pried open a window to Steve West, an assistant dis- ing him long before. the land that became Blalock that if she did not sign the forfei- her home and took an $800 trict attorney with the U.S. They charged him in 2004 with Street in 1946 and built the first ture papers, she could be “taken television, a $700 com- Attorney’s Office who handles four felony counts of trafficking house. The couple sharecropped downtown” and that it could cost puter, a $350 Playstation asset forfeitures, said he could cocaine and one felony count for nearby farmers, and Ernest her grandson 65 years in prison 3 game console, a $20 not comment on the Cofield case. of conspiracy to traffic cocaine. Ward worked for the town. They instead of 22. Cofield signed. Bluetooth device and a But generally, West said, the The arrest warrants listed his raised chickens, cows and pigs, “They told me they would talk $10 bookbag, according to federal government seizes prop- address as 276 Blalock Street, as well as peach and apple trees with their boss and see if I a police report. erty under two instances: if the two doors down from Ernestine and a garden that yielded pota- could keep (my house) in High Cushion reported about defendant used the property to Cofield’s lot. There is no home toes, corn and peanuts. They Pocket,” Ernestine Cofield said. $50 damage to the win- help facilitate the commission of at that address, only an empty grew cotton on one side of the Now she has moved out of her dow. a crime, or if it was purchased lot that gives way to a dirt and road and tobacco on the other. home at Sand Dune Way and with proceeds from an illegal gravel path. “I used to tell my momma we back to Blalock Street, though LUMBERTON — First enterprise. All but one of the trafficking was rich,” said Ernestine Cofield’s not to the home she and her Securities on North West noted that the law allows charges were dropped, and he sister, Louise McCullers, who husband built. To her, it’s as if Chestnut Street reported property owners to appeal if they was sentenced to probation. lives on the street. “We didn’t the police and federal govern- on Friday that someone did not know their property was Holly Springs police were still have money, but we had every- ment have declared her proper- took a $500 air condition- being used for illegal activities. focused on that address this year, thing else.” ties crime scenes. She stays in er unit from the business, “They can come in and file even after Gaybbrell Cofield’s Long before Ernest Ward died the house built by her parents, as well as a $200 coil and their claims to the property,” arrest on federal charges. in 1971, he let his children know where she lived as a child. a $150 compressor from other units, according to a police report.

State’s first modern-day toll road starts collecting LUMBERTON — Vivian Camp, of Roger MORRISVILLE (AP) — Tolls Triangle Expressway to traffic last tolls will be collected electronically, those with transponders and slight- Street, reported on Friday are now being collected on the month, but began charging motor- through wireless transponders in ly more if the state bills by mail. that someone pried open a first toll road in modern-day North ists today. cars. Cameras will snap license The Turnpike Authority reports door to her home and took Carolina history. Drivers won’t have to worry plate photos to send bills by mail to that more than 9,000 transponders a $600 television, accord- The state Turnpike Authority about bottlenecks at tool booths, drivers who don’t have the devices. had been sold by the end of last ing to a police report. opened a 3.5-mile stretch of the though — there are none. Instead, Tolls cost 15 cents a mile for week. n Vandalism 6-year-old Forsyth County boy rescued from well LUMBERTON — Billy Wilkins, of Billy’s WALKERTOWN (AP) — A noon. before he was rescued. two pipes. Automotive on Cox Road, 6-year-old Forsyth County boy He was in good condition at Watson says the boy was play- reported on Friday that Watson says rescue workers has been rescued after he fell 22 Wake Forest Baptist medical ing with his brother and cousin someone caused about feet into a well. Center in Winston-Salem. and jumped on the top of a well told Mason how to put on a har- $950 damage to his busi- Paramedics pulled Mason Jennifer Watson says her neph- and the concrete seal broke. ness and $300 damage to ness so they could pull him out Kenerly from the well in ew was in chest-deep, 67-degree The boy’s father says his son a vehicle, according to a Walkertown on Monday after- water for about 40 minutes was able to stay afloat by holding of the water. police report.

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www.colormewildbodyshop.com www.robesonian.com Natio n The Robesonian, Tuesday, January 3, 2012 — 3A 24-year-old arrested in Los Angeles arson spree LOS ANGELES (AP) — way to go,” said Police Chief smoke inhalation. Authorities arrested a German Charlie Beck, who mentioned Most of the fires began in man Monday in connection receiving information from fed- cars, and authorities have not with dozens of suspected arson eral authorities who recognized said how they were started. attacks that destroyed parked Burkhart from the video. They One of Saturday’s fires cars, scorched buildings and believed he had been involved occurred at the Hollywood and rattled much of the nation’s in removal hearings in immi- Highland entertainment com- second-largest city over the gration court, but they didn’t plex, a popular tourist destina- New Year’s weekend. specify how he was involved. tion bordered by the Walk of Harry Burkhart, 24, was Galina Illarionova, who lives Fame in a neighborhood that booked for investigation of in the same apartment complex includes Grauman’s Chinese arson of an inhabited dwelling as the suspect, told reporters Theatre. and was being held without through a Russian transla- Damaged buildings includ- bail, authorities said. He is a tor that an agitated Burkhart ed a former home of Doors German national, but authori- Mike Meadows | Associated Press visited her Sunday and said singer Jim Morrison in Laurel ties said they didn’t know how Los Angeles firefighters battle an arson car fire at a carport Monday. Twelve sus- his mother was having some Canyon. long he’s been in the United pected arsons broke out early Monday before a suspect was taken into custody by a kind of legal trouble. He told The onslaught of intention- States. Police said he told reserve sheriff’s deputy about 3 a.m. her his mother was in trouble ally set fires left residents on arresting officers he’s from others may be involved. Police declined to reveal with authorities and wanted edge over the holiday weekend Frankfurt. More than 50 blazes any motive for the fires. When Illarionova to attend a legal in some of the most densely Burkhart was arrested earlier have flared since Friday asked at a news conference hearing with him, but he later populated areas of the city. in the day because he resembled in Hollywood, neighbor- about reports that an immigra- said he didn’t need her help. Hundreds of investigators, a “person of interest” captured ing West Hollywood and the tion problem with Burkhart’s The blazes forced many police officers and firefighters on surveillance video. He was San Fernando Valley, causing mother may have been a factor, apartment dwellers from their raced to deal with the blazes. stopped by a reserve sheriff’s about $3 million in damage. authorities declined to com- homes. But there were no seri- Police conducted extra patrols deputy in a van being sought Firefighters have not respond- ment. ous injuries — one firefighter all weekend, and the noise of by arson investigators, who did ed to any other suspicious fires “We are very confident in was hurt in a fall from a ladder, helicopters and sirens persisted not rule out the possibility that since Burkhart was detained. this arrest, but we have a long and another person suffered virtually nonstop in Hollywood. Navy pilot among 4 found dead at California condo Associated Press was not immediately clear how Mexico. Karen Reis, 24, graduated and there’s so much love in their parts of the structure. the siblings, along with two men from the University of California, family.” Neighbor Don Hubbard said he Navy pilot David Reis had just ages 25 and 31, died but authori- San Diego in 2009 and stayed in Tom Reis, the siblings’ father, was awakened by the shots that he taken his first flight aboard an ties previously said they did not the area, coaching volleyball and said he didn’t know who else was thought were fired by New Year’s F/A-18 fighter jet and his sister, believe there were any outstanding working at a grocery store. at the condo in the wealthy sea- revelers. He went back to sleep, Karen, had become a girls’ vol- suspects. “It’s still a shocker,” said Rebecca side community where his son had but two hours later got a phone call leyball coach after graduating from Messages left Monday with Bailey, 26, who played college vol- been living. and heard SWAT teams swarming college. Friends say the siblings Navy Region Southwest and the leyball with Karen Reis and later “He just had his first F/A-18 the area. came from a loving family and San Diego County sheriff’s homi- coached with her at a high school flight,” he said. “Oh man, he loved Hubbard, a retired Navy com- shared a love of life. cide detail were not returned. and club program. “This kind of it.” mander, said he saw the body of They were among four people David Reis, 25, was stationed at thing doesn’t happen to people Officials found a dead man in one man in the condo doorway found dead in a New Year’s Day Marine Corps Air Station Miramar like her and David. Their family the doorway to the three-story and recognized him as his neigh- shooting at a tony Coronado con- and held a mechanical engineering is the family everybody wants to condo and the bodies of two men bor — a Navy pilot receiving train- dominium on San Diego Bay. It degree from the University of New be a part of. They’re just so loving, and a woman inside in different ing at Miramar.

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FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the free- dom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble; and to petition the government for redress of griev- ances. Your view If you made New Year’s reso- lutions for 2011, were you able to keep them?

“No, I did not make a News Year’s reso- lution. Nobody don’t never keep them so what’s the point. I love what I am and what I do, so why would I want to change.” — Nikea Brayboy, Rowland

“Yes. Because I was focused on my future I finished school and Breaking the ice with hockey state boards. I am a licensed stylist July hat it was, was hockey. Colorado College is a great hockey 2011, and I love it.” I had never been to school. Colorado College is to colle- What I didn’t expect was — Christina a hockey game in my giate hockey what LSU is to football the beauty. The beauty Oxendine, entire life. Not that I and Mississippi to Miss Americas. blindsided me. The ref- W haven’t had the opportu- Here hockey makes sense. Ponds Shannon nity. For a few years, Alabama’s freeze, and kids play hockey the erees, especially, were Birmingham had a professional way Southern children skinny- performing ballet on ice. hockey team, the Birmingham dip. Out here, you might say it’s Unencumbered by all the Bulls, which petered away to indigenous sport. “No. My New Year’s obsolescence in what may be the I expected hockey to be excit- crustacean-looking equip- resolution I did not pigskin capital of the world. ing, and it was. I expected it ment the players must keep in 2011 mainly Game called for lack of inter- to be rough and tumble, pos- wear, referees glide about because my focus est. sibly violent. I’ve read the usual like Dorothy Hamill wear- was on other stuff. The Birmingham Bulls made Rheta descriptions that explain the But now I put God first just a little more sense to me fights. I had, in fact, just finished ing stripes. and all things are pos- than the Ice Gators of Lafayette, Grimsley a long New York Times article sible.” La. Johnson called “Blood on the Ice” about night I watched, Colorado College’s — Carla Hunt, When I spent part of each year Contributing the Canadian NHL player who goalie didn’t do much about keeping in Henderson, near Lafayette, I Columnist died for his sport. the Anchorage, Alaska, team’s puck Rowland could have gone to see a hockey What I didn’t expect was the from piercing the net. Alaska won. game. The Ice Gators just sounded too beauty. The beauty blindsided me. I loved the music. It was extremely oxymoronic, I guess, or else I was too The referees, especially, were perform- loud and raucous, and I kept thinking busy swatting mosquitoes to hie to an ing ballet on ice. Unencumbered by about the time a newspaper sent me “No. My New Year’s ice rink for entertainment. all the crustacean-looking equipment to a Memphis “gentleman’s club” to resolution was to stop But I’m resolving to be broader- the players must wear, referees glide see if pole dancers were obeying a city smoking, and I didn’t minded and tougher in 2012, so I about like Dorothy Hamill wearing ordinance about how many feet they stop because I felt like agreed to go to a hockey game. Turns stripes. must stay from the customers. That I was getting fat after out, there’s a lot of peripheral ritual Before the game, I had gone to the kind of music. two weeks, and so that I enjoyed. computer and looked up “Basic Ice There were no fights. The crowd I started back. But I There I was at a German restaurant Hockey Positions.” The only one that had a few cheers I can’t repeat in a have to stop this new fueling up on potatoes and bratwurst made sense to me was the goalie, “per- family newspaper, but you hear that year because I know to have stamina just to watch. Friends haps the toughest position in all of kind of thing at football games, too. that it’s slowly killing at Colorado College here are big sports,” the tutorial said. As one fan said online in a hockey me.” hockey fans, and at their suggestion Maybe so, but it seemed much chat room, “If you can’t take it, go watch badminton.” — Felisha Bullard, we all met to eat and listen to a few tougher to me to get the puck down rounds of “Beer Barrel Polka” played the ice and anywhere near the goal Fairmont by grown men in Pinocchio outfits. than to keep it out. Plus, the goalie n To find out more about Rheta Something about the hearty food and wasn’t exhausted by skating. He most- Grimsley Johnson and her books, visit jovial scene got me in the mood. ly stood there at the ready. And the www.rhetagrimsleyjohnsonbooks.com. “Yes, I made a New Year’s resolution for 2011, and was able to keep it, and I’m still at it with 99.9 percent ‘Nuts’ — the best answer for Iran every day. Still work- ing on it. Everyday life hen the Germans told the price of oil.) is a job itself. It’s how Gen. Anthony McAuliffe If Iran does follow through, one Iran is playing on you go about alot of to surrender his forces may worry about Obama’s resolve. Americans’ fear of higher things with the right in Belgium during World For some reason, blame for prices at energy prices, something attitude. I’m still going W War II, the commander the pump gets laid at the president’s forward and never of the 101st Airborne Division feet. As you may have heard, that has long kept this looking back.” famously replied, “Nuts!” The there will be an election this country slave to the whims — LaKenya Reitz, German officers didn’t quite get November. his drift, which was “Go to hell.” While the U.S. has made of petro-dictators. Rising Lumberton Iran has just threatened to strides on replacing oil, renew- oil prices turn the masses To respond: Go to The block the flow of oil from the able energy sources produce just into Jell-O. And rather than Persian Gulf if the United States over 14 percent of our electric- Robesonian Web site at www. follows through on a plan to ity. Much of that comes from come back with a strong robesonian.com slap penalties against companies Froma hydroelectric projects built long defense — a Manhattan doing business with its central Harrop ago (Hoover Dam, Grand Coulee Project for alternative bank. That would slow sales of Contributing Dam, Tennessee Valley Authority energy, whose products do Iranian oil to a drip. Europeans Columnist dams). are talking of joining such a boy- Oil interests in this country best at times of high oil READERS’ cott. habitually argue: Why bother? prices — the U.S. leader- The sanctions are viewed as a non- Oil is so much cheaper than wind, military way to stop Iran from going solar and other kinds of alternative ship pays tribute to some forward on its nuclear weapons pro- energy. Case closed. of the worst regimes. POLL gram, which it is clearly doing, accord- They rarely look two steps ahead ing to a recent International Atomic to imagine a situation where Iran Germany. In June, Chancellor Angela This week’s question Energy Agency report. Without the oil would close the strait. One-fifth of the Merkel set Germany on course to revenues, Iran’s fragile economy would world’s oil supply passes through this generate 80 percent of its power from Did you make any New Year’s crumble, along with its leadership. narrow opening, where the Persian renewable sources — wind, solar, geo- resolutions for 2012? President Obama’s answer to the Gulf empties into the Arabian Sea. thermal and bioenergy — by 2050. Iranian threat was even shorter than And somehow, they never add to their Merkel insists that the program Last week’s question Gen. McAuliffe’s four-letter repartee. per-barrel calculations the blood and is job-creating. By contrast, many If you made New Year’s reso- He said nothing, though that’s fine as treasure expended in our defense of oil American politicians tar any energy lutions for 2011, were you able long as he sticks with the program. supplies. program not in the pocket of the fos- to keep them? (Cowboy bombast is probably what Iran is playing on Americans’ fear of sil fuel industry as “job-killing.” While Iran’s leaders most crave.) In any case, higher energy prices, something that Germany raised the share of electricity the 5th Fleet command in Bahrain has has long kept this country slave to the made from renewables to 20 percent Results issued a somewhat wordier response: whims of petro-dictators. Rising oil now from 6 percent in 2000, it enjoyed Yes ...... 00% “The U.S. Navy is a flexible, multi- prices turn the masses into Jell-O. And higher wages, lower unemployment capable force … always ready to rather than come back with a strong and stronger exports. Case closed, you Yes.No ...... 23%. . 00% No opinion ...... counter malevolent actions to ensure defense — a Manhattan Project for might say. No...... 59% freedom of navigation.” alternative energy, whose products do Imagine what America could say to NoTotal opinion. votes ...... 18% 000 Analysts say the likelihood of Iran’s best at times of high oil prices — the the petro-terrorists and assorted oil actually closing the Strait of Hormuz U.S. leadership pays tribute to some of sheiks if our advance toward renewable Total votes...... 147 To respond, go to The Robesonian is low. That would cut off what little the worst regimes. energy matched Germany’s. It could To respond, go to The Robesonian Web site at www.robesonian.com. oil revenue it receives. (Some see The true “nuts” response to Iranian- say “nuts” — and some other choice Web site at www.robesonian.com. Iran’s saber rattling as a trick to raise type oil threats now comes from words. www.robesonian.com World The Robesonian, Tuesday, January 3, 2012 — 5A Arab League calls urgent meeting on Syria monitors BEIRUT (AP) — The Arab retary-general, Ahmed bin Heli, not authorized to speak to the plan to stop its crackdown on a from cities. League today called for an emer- said the meeting will look into media. 9-month-old uprising. Opposition groups have been gency meeting to discuss wheth- the first report by the head of The Saturday meeting will But activists say hundreds deeply critical of the mission, er to withdraw the group’s moni- the monitoring mission, which not make a final decision, but have been slain in the week since saying it is simply giving Assad tors from Syria, where security began Dec. 27. will send its recommendations the observers started work. cover for his crackdown. The forces are still killing protesters Another official told The to another, high-level ministerial On Monday, League chief Local Coordinating Committees, despite the observers’ presence, Associated Press that the min- meeting. No date was set for that Nabil Elaraby acknowledged an umbrella group of activists, an Arab official said. isterial meeting will discuss meeting. ongoing bloodshed but insisted says the observer mission is wit- The meeting will take place whether to pull out the monitors There are about 100 Arab the observer mission has yielded nessing mainly regime-staged Saturday in Cairo, where the because of the ongoing violence League monitors in Syria, dis- important concessions from the events, and they move about the Arab League is based. in Syria. He spoke on condition patched to verify the regime’s Damascus regime, such as the country only with the full knowl- The Arab League’s deputy sec- of anonymity because he was compliance with an Arab League withdrawal of heavy weapons edge of the government. South Korea president says ‘new era’ possible for Koreas Russian Prime SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South years. Minister Vladimir Korea’s president is urging rival North After a decade of warming ties, rela- Putin says his Korea to use the transition of leadership tions plummeted in 2008 after Lee took planned global after Kim Jong Il’s death to usher in a office with a firm policy of linking aid powerhouse will be new era of peace on the tense Korean to the impoverished North to its com- grounded in trade, peninsula, even as he warned the North mitment to dismantle its nuclear pro- not idealogy. against any provocations. gram. Most joint business ventures and President Lee Myung-bak reached out other civilian, humanitarian and cultural in his New Year’s message Monday to the exchanges were suspended. Associated Press North Korean government now led by Lee said the Korean peninsula is at a Kim’s son, Kim Jong Un, saying he has turning point with Kim’s death, and “new high hopes for a breakthrough this year opportunities always emerge amid such in negotiations over the North’s nuclear changes.” program. Lee’s speech shows South Korea However, Lee warned that “has no intention” of provoking Seoul would respond sternly to North Korea, said Cheon Seong- any North Korean provocations. whun, an analyst with the Korea Relations between the rival Koreas Institute for National Unification dropped to their lowest point in in Seoul. Russia’s Putin dreams of decades following the 2010 sink- On Monday, North Korean state ing of a South Korean warship media accused Lee of plotting to that killed 46 sailors and North shake up the North by temporar- Korea’s deadly shelling of a front- President Lee ily placing his troops on high alert sweeping Eurasian Union line island later that year. after Kim Jong Il’s death. The Lee’s comments in a nationally tele- North’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper said Peter Leonard they may be sorely disappointed. Russia vised speech came a day after the North in an editorial that Lee must “kneel down Associated Press has in recent years taken a more prag- called on its citizens to rally around Kim and apologize” for his acts. matic line when extending its largesse and Jong Un and transform themselves into However, in one of his first roles as ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Russian that stance is expected to remain largely his “human shields.” North Korea’s leader, the young Kim Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has a unchanged. Lee said Kim Jong Il’s death is “por- met briefly in Pyongyang last week with vision for a Soviet Union-lite he hopes will “Some years ago, Russia came to the tending a sea change” for the fractured a former South Korean first lady who become a new Moscow-led global power- position that assistance to former Soviet Korean peninsula. was leading private mourning delegations house. But, his planned Eurasian Union republics should be monetized,” said Ivan “If North Korea comes forward with paying respects to Kim Jong Il — a clear won’t be grounded in ideology: This time Safranchuk, an associate professor at the a sincere attitude, it will be possible for sign he is open to reaching out again to it’s about trade. Moscow State Institute of International us to work together to open a new era,” the South Koreans. The concept of regional economic inte- Relations. he said. North Korea’s New Year’s message gration may be losing some of its allure in Safranchuk said this meant that Moscow The Korean peninsula remains in a Sunday didn’t include the country’s rou- Europe, where a debt crisis is threatening issued lines of credit and then sold coun- technical state of conflict because the tine harsh criticism of the United States the existence of the eurozone. But some tries oil, gas, electricity and military hard- 1950-53 Korean War ended in a truce, and avoided mention of the country’s countries across the former Soviet Union, ware at discount prices. not a peace treaty. The Koreas remain nuclear ambitions, a sign the North still struggling economically 20 years after That strategy has brought Russia closer divided by a heavily fortified border, and may be willing to continue talks with becoming independent, are embracing to gaining control over energy infrastruc- their navies have traded deadly fire at Washington to win food aid in exchange Putin’s grand ambition. ture in Ukraine, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan. their disputed maritime border over the for denuclearization. Russia has moved one step toward While giving Moscow economic leverage this goal under an agreement with for- over its former subjects, this approach mer fellow Soviet republics Belarus and has precluded the exorbitant spending Kazakhstan that as of Sunday allows the pressure that helped bankrupt the Soviet Pakistanis, police clash free movement of goods and capital Union. across their common borders. The agreement to form a “com- As Putin envisions it, the still- mon economic space” that went Anger of gas shortage spark second day of violence hypothetical union will eventually into effect Jan. 1 gives Russia up stretch from the eastern fringes of to 30 million new customers in ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistanis Police responded by firing plastic bullets. Central Europe to the Pacific Coast Belarus and Kazakhstan, while angry at gas shortages blocked a major There were no reports of serious injuries. and south to the rugged Pamir these countries gain greater access highway and clashed with police for the There were also rowdy protests in at Mountains abutting Afghanistan. to Russia’s market of more than second day today, adding pressure on a least two other cities. The drive to somehow reform 140 million people. The risk to government bogged down by scandal, The same highway was blocked at least a husk of the Soviet Union Vladimir Putin Russian manufacturers is the rel- near economic collapse and militant vio- for most of Monday, when protesters has been around since 1991. The atively lower cost of production lence. torched three vehicles. Commonwealth of Independent States, in the other two countries, which could Natural gas, which is used widely in President Asif Ali Zardari is threat- which loosely brings together 11 of the potentially drive them out of business. Pakistan for heating, cooking and to fuel ened by a scandal that has exacerbated original 15 republics, was an early attempt Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, both eco- cars and buses, has been in short supply tensions between the government and that never amounted to much more than a nomically struggling nations in Central since winter began. Rolling electricity the army, which is a major power in the glorified alumni club. Asia, may be the next to join the free trade cuts are also routine. country. It was Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan club. The situation has exposed the peril- The scandal centers on a memo alleg- Nazarbayev who first raised the notion of Kyrgyzstan’s former President Roza ous state of the country’s finances and edly written on the direction of Husain an Eurasian Union in the early 1990s, but Otunbayeva said before stepping down the inability of the state to provide even Haqqani, the country’s former ambassa- the idea was too premature for nations in late October that she saw her nation’s basic services. dor to the United States, that was deliv- busy forging their own delicate statehoods. fate as inevitably linked with the Eurasian Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday ered to Washington last year. The memo Putin was president from 2000 to 2008 Union. hurled stones at police on the main asks for American help in stopping a sup- and intends to regain that position in a “The natural flow of the work force, ser- highway linking the capital Islamabad to posed army coup. Haqqani, who denies March election. A wave of protests that vices and movement of capital is of course the nearby garrison city of Rawalpindi. any involvement, was forced to resign. began after a fraud-tainted parliamentary all directed to Russia and Kazakhstan,” election in December is posing the first she said. serious challenge to Putin’s authority, but Current President Almazbek Atambayev Hungary his hold on power still seems secure. has made it clear he sees the fate of In anticipation of a new six-year term Kyrgyzstan, which hosts a U.S. air base Thousands protest over new constitution as president, Putin has made forming a that acts as a crucial transportation hub for Eurasian Union by 2015 a foreign policy military operations in Afghanistan, as very BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Tens of “The prime minister took an oath to priority. He is promoting the union as much tied to Russia. thousands of protesters on Monday jeered defend the constitution, but instead he necessary for Russia and its neighbors to Neighboring Tajikistan, whose long and Hungarian leaders outside a glitzy gala to overthrew it,” Laszlo Majtenyi, a former compete in the modern global economy. porous border with Afghanistan keeps mark the country’s brand new constitu- head of the media authority, told the His broader goal is to restore some of many a security analyst awake at night, tion, accusing the government of exerting crowd on Andrassy Avenue. “Tonight the Moscow’s economic and political clout has proven a more recalcitrant partner and control over everything from the media, Opera is the home of hypocrisy and the across former Soviet space and thus was recently embroiled in an unseemly to the economy and religion. street the home of constitutional virtues.” strengthen Russia’s position in the world. diplomatic spat with Russia. But with A diverse crowd chanted, whistled and Opposition activists and civil rights If the poorer prospective members more than an estimated 1 million Tajik hoisted placards outside the State Opera groups say Orban and his center-right are clamoring for Putin’s union so as to migrants currently working in Russia, the as Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Fidesz party have passed laws eroding become Moscow’s financial beneficiaries, lure of a border-free future could be too guests celebrated inside. Many protesters the democratic system of checks and bal- as was the case under the Soviet Union, compelling to refuse. called the premier the “Viktator.” ances. Taliban strike deal with Qatar Sale! KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — with the international community. ment in efforts to draw the insur- Family Pack T-Bone ...... $3.99/lb The Afghan Taliban say they have He did not say when it would open. gents into peace talks. 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He departed this life Jan. 2, 2012. Paid obituary Pembroke; seven grandchildren; and 21 great- The funeral will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at grandchildren. Mt. Olive Pentecostal Holiness Church, the Rev. Garron Hill Stevie Jacobs officiating. Burial will fol- Fairmont Sara Barfield low at Lumbee Memorial Gardens. Garron Wallace Hill, 61, of Fairmont, died Jan. Orrum Kenneth (A.K.A. Bulldog) was pre- 1, 2012, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. Sara Ivey Barfield, 73, of Orrum, died Dec. 31, ceded in death by his paternal grand- The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday 2011, at Golden Living Nursing Center. parents, Clyde Leviner and Desper at Floyd Funeral Services Chapel, the Rev. Eddie A graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at Lee Leviner Jacobs, and his maternal Cox officiating. Burial will follow in Floyd Memorial Barfield family cemetery. grandparents, Bill and Flora Jernigan. Cemetery in Fairmont. Surviving are a son, Neil Barfield of the home; He is survived by his father, Earl He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther four brothers, Hal Ivey of Proctorville, Eutice Ivey Leviner of Pembroke; his mother, Carol Bullard of and Catherine Hill. of Kernersville, Charles Ivey of Lumberton and the home; two daughters, Katelin Rae Oxendine Surviving are a brother, Willard Hill and friend James Ivey of Orrum; two sisters, Geneieve Floyd and Kara Oxendine, both of the home; three Nanci Davis, both of Fairmont; a sister, Sharon of Lumberton and Rose Callahan of Orrum. sons, Joshua Oxendine of the home, Kenneth Ann Maker and husband Kyle, both of Florence, Earl Leviner Jr. of Pembroke and Richard S.C.; and a half-brother, Tony Hill of Fairmont. Richard Dawson McNeil of Rowland; six sisters, Panell Locklear, The visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at Floyd Chadbourn Luvine Leviner, Carol Leviner, and Lisa Lowry, Funeral Services in Fairmont. Richard Lee Dawson, 57, of Chadbourn, for- all of Pembroke, Grace Locklear of Lumberton, Paid obituary merly of Robeson County, died Dec. 26, 2011, at and Loretta Locklear of Maxton; two brothers, Agnes Richardson the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center Dearl Leviner of Rowland and Clyde Leviner of Lumberton in Whiteville. Pembroke; and a host of nieces, nephews, rela- Agnes Meares Richardson, born Jan. 23, 1927, A memorial will be held at a later date. tives and friends. to Whitten and Fannie Meares of Fair Bluff, passed Arrangements by Worthington Funeral Home in The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight away on Jan. 1, 2012, at Woodhaven Nursing Chadbourn. at Mt. Olive Pentecostal Holiness Church. Center. Paid obituary The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Ella Robinson Wednesday at East Lumberton Baptist Church, the Ella V. Robinson, 96, of 1363 Old N.C. 20, died Robbie Gibson Revs. LeRoy Burke, Richard Hicks and Howard Dec. 26, 2011, at home. St. Pauls Reaves officiating. Entombment will follow at New The funeral was Monday at Miller Chapel, the Robbie Devane Gibson, 82, of St. Pauls, went Hollywood Cemetery in Lumberton. Rev. Veronica Patterson officiated. Burial followed home to be with the Lord on Dec. 31, 2011. She was a loving mother, always there when in the church cemetery. The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at First United her family needed her. She was a member of East Arrangements by McKoy & Sons Mortuary in St. Baptist Church, 2002 Chicken Foot Road, Hope Lumberton Baptist Church, which she supported Pauls. Mills. Burial will follow at Gardens of for over 50 years. She was a Sunday school teach- Faith Cemetery in Lumberton. er, WMU and choir member, and her church and Robbie was born in Bladen County friends were always first. and was the daughter of Benjamin In addition to her parents, she was preceded in Incompletes Franklin and Lena Devane. death by her husband, Hubert David Richardson; Robbie was a faithful and loving sisters, Myrtle Hewitt, Mildred Meares, Irene Blackwell and Sadie Herring; and a grandson, Elane Smith, 51, of Rowland, died Jan. 2, 2012, Christian woman who lived her life for at High Point Regional Hospital in High Point. the Lord. Forest Wayne Richardson. Surviving are a daughter, Elizabeth McLean of Worley Mortuary Service of Fairmont. Robbie was the wife of the late Jack Sarah Elizabeth Hunt, 58, of Maxton, died Jan. Phillip Gibson Sr. and is survived by daughters, Bladenboro; sons, Wayne Richardson and wife Jackie, both of Lumberton, and the Rev. David 1, 2012. Richard Boles Funeral Service. Phyllis Ridoutt and husband Charles, both of Oak Etta Jacobs, 82, of Clio, S.C., died Jan. 2, Island, Barbara Knight and husband Eddie, both Richardson and wife Audrey, both of Marshville; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; five 2012, at Morrison Manor. Richard Boles Funeral of Tar Heel, and Patricia Usher and husband Ben, Service. both of St. Pauls; a son, Jack Phillip Gibson Jr. stepgrandchildren; six stepgreat-grandchildren; four stepgreat-great-grandchildren; and several nieces; Vicki M. Brungardt, 61, of St. Pauls, died Jan. and wife Margaret, both of St. Pauls; nine grand- 1, 2012, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. children; 18 great-grandchildren; a great-great- several nephews; and a brother, Calvin Meares of Fair Bluff. Saint Pauls Funeral Home. grandchild; and a special friend, Damon Edwards. Edna Mae Musselwhite, 69, of McPhail Road, Online condolences may be made at www. The visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory Inc., 809 E. Fifth St., Lumberton, died Jan. 1, 2012, at Southeastern mcneillmackiefuneralhome.com. Regional Medical Center. Revels Funeral Home of Memorials may be made to Lower Cape Fear Lumberton. Online condolences may be made by visiting Lumberton. Hospice of Bladen County, 206 Warrior Trail Road, Carl Britt, 68, of Lumberton, died Jan. 3, 2012, Whiteville, N.C., 28472. www.floydmortuary.net. Paid obituary at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. Floyd Arrangements by McNeill Mackie Funeral Home Mortuary in Lumberton. in St. Pauls. Jesse Locklear Walter Mae Chavis, of 209 Church St., Lumber Jesse Colonel Locklear, 82, of 280 Clifford Bridge, died recently. Heritage Funeral Home. Betty Cunningham Essie Jackson, 87, of 751 Proctorville Church Fayetteville Road, died Dec. 31, 2011, at home. The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Galilee Road, Proctorville, died Jan. 2, 2012, at home. Betty Faye Cunningham, 70, of Fayetteville, Worley Mortuary in Fairmont. passed away on Dec. 26, 2011, at Cape Fear Baptist Church in Red Springs, the Revs. Donald Bullard, Harley W. Locklear, Marlie Locklear and William T. Whitley, of Chickenfoot Road, died Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. recently. McKoy & Son’s Mortuary. She was born on May 2, 1941, in Bladen Jerry Ray Locklear officiating. County. He is survived by his wife, Ethel L. Locklear The funeral was Monday at Floyd Memorial of the home; sons, Claude E. Locklear, Wesley Chapel in Lumberton, the Rev. Carson Hilburn offi- Locklear and Jesse C. Locklear Jr., all of Red ciated. Burial followed at New Hollywood Cemetery Springs; daughters, Carolyn L. Oxendine of Hope Funerals in Lumberton. Mills, Anna Jane L. Currin of Ramseur, Elaine L. She is survived by two sons, John A. Slicker Hollingshead of Red Springs, Del Rose L. Lowery of Vass and Reggie Slicker of Fayetteville; a and Doris Locklear, both of Pembroke; brothers Today daughter, Debra Withers of Covesville, Va.; two and sisters, Reola Locklear, Winnie Lee Jones, Hattie Vernon, 1 p.m. at Floyd Memorial Chapel brothers, Robert Meares of Lumberton and Paul Early B. Locklear, Spencer Locklear, Billy Locklear, in Lumberton. Smith of Virginia; four sisters, Ruth Jenkins of Huberton Locklear, James Earl Locklear, Charston Carenna Nealy, 1 p.m. at Sandhills United Castle Hayne, Frances Laramee of St. Pauls, Locklear, Wayne Locklear, Lenora Locklear and Church of Christ in Aberdeen. Gloria Stanley of Parkton and Shirley Bumatay of Jan Locklear; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchil- Rachel Hamrick, 2 p.m. at Ten Mile Baptist Burlington; six grandchildren; and seven great- dren; and a great-great-grandchild. Church in Lumberton. grandchildren. Arrangements by Crumpler Funeral Home in Leonard Patti, noon at Sandhills State Veterans Arrangements by Floyd Mortuary & Crematory Red Springs. Cemetery in Spring Lake. Inc., 809 E. Fifth St., in Lumberton. Robbie Gibson, 2 p.m. at First United Baptist Online condolences may be made by visiting Alex Lowery Church. www.floydmortuary.net. Maxton Jesse Locklear, 2 p.m. at Galilee Baptist Paid obituary Alex Lowery, of 174 Isaiah Road, died Dec. 31, Church in Red Springs. 2011. Sara Barfield, 2 p.m. at Barfield Family Melba Patterson The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cemetery. Lumberton Crumpler Funeral Home Chapel in Red Springs. Melba Parnell Patterson, 82, of Lumberton, died Burial will follow the service at One-Way Bible Wednesday on Jan. 1, 2012, at Golden Living Center. Church of God in Maxton. Kenneth Leviner, 2 p.m. at Mt. Olive The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Surviving are his brother, Clyde Lowery of Pentecostal Holiness Church. Biggs Funeral Home Chapel, Dr. Michael Parnell Pembroke; two sisters, Annie Mae Chavis of Red Melba Patterson, 1 p.m. at Biggs Funeral Home officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Faith Springs and Beulah Tyler of Hamlet. Chapel. Cemetery in Lumberton. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Garron Hill, 3 p.m. at Floyd Funeral Services Patterson is survived by her daughter, Crumpler Funeral Home in Red Springs. Chapel. Charnell Tickel and her husband William; a Agnes Richardson, 3 p.m. at East Lumberton son, Craig Patterson and his wife Susan; a Irene Helsel Baptist Church. son, Dan Patterson; five grandchildren, Aaron Pembroke Alex Lowery, 2 p.m. at Crumpler Funeral Home Tickel, Rebecca Tickel, Brooke Patterson, Derek Irene Flukes Helsel, 91, of Pembroke, died Chapel. Hollyword sword fighter dies at 86 LONDON (AP) — intergalactic arch- the man who actually Royal Marines before most sought after stunt details were not imme- Olympic fencer and villain, was voiced by did Vader’s fighting.” World War II, teaching performers, fight cho- diately available. movie sword master James Earl Jones and “It was always sup- fencing aboard warships reographers and sword Bob Anderson appeared played by six foot six posed to be a secret, and winning several masters, working on in some of film’s most (1.98 meter) former but I finally told (direc- combined services titles movies including the famous dueling scenes weightlifter David tor) George (Lucas) I in the sport. James Bond adventures — though few viewers Prowse, but Anderson didn’t think it was fair He served in the “From Russia With Love” knew it. stepped in during the any more,” Hamill told Mediterranean during and “Die Another Day”; Anderson, who has key fight scenes. Starlog magazine. “Bob the war, later trained fantasy “The Princess died at age 89, donned “David Prowse wasn’t worked so bloody hard as a fencing coach and Bride”; Banderas action Darth Vader’s black hel- very good with a sword that he deserves some represented Britain at romps “The Mask of met and fought light and Bob couldn’t get recognition. It’s ridicu- the 1952 Olympics and Zorro” and “The Legend saber battles in two him to do the moves,” lous to preserve the the 1950 and 1953 world of Zorro”; and the “Lord of the three original said Anderson’s former myth that it’s all done championships. of the Rings” trilogy. “Star Wars” films, “The assistant, Leon Hill. by one man.” In the 1950s, Fencing academy pres- Empire Strikes Back” “Fortunately Bob could Robert James Gilbert Anderson became coach ident Philip Bruce said Our Dearest Daughter, and “Return of the Jedi.” just don the costume Anderson was born in of Britain’s national fenc- Anderson was “truly one a sister, aunt and would Anderson, who and do it himself.” Hampshire, southern ing team, a post he held of our greatest fencing have been a mother. Toni worked with actors from The scenes worked England, in 1922, and until the late 1970s. He masters and a world- we love and miss you Errol Flynn to Antonio beautifully, although was drawn to fencing later served as technical class film fight director still so very much. It's Banderas during five Anderson, then nearing from an early age. director of the Canadian and choreographer.” been three years and our decades as a sword mas- 60, was several inches “I never took up Fencing Association. Hill remembered him memories we still hold. God ter, fight director and shorter than Prowse. the sword,” he said in His first film work was as “a splendid man, a stunt performer, died Few knew of an interview for the staging fights and coach- great man who gave so saw the road was getting early New Year’s Day Anderson’s role until 2009 documentary ing Flynn on swash- much to fencing that can rough, the hills were hard at an English hospital, Mark Hamill, who “Reclaiming the Blade.” buckler “The Master of never be repaid.” to climb. He gently closed the British Academy of played Luke Skywalker, ‘’I think the sword took Ballantrae” in 1952. Anderson is survived her eyes and whispered Fencing said Monday. said in a 1983 interview me up.” He went on to become by his wife Pearl and "Peace be thine" Vader, “Star Wars’” that “Bob Anderson was Anderson joined the one of the industry’s three children. Funeral The Brooks Family www.robesonian.com The Robesonian, Tuesday, January 3, 2012 — 7A

GOP campaign in Iowa Last day: 23 stops combined David Espo win, I think when you look at the by their allies. Mike Glover numbers that volume of negativ- Perry and a super PAC sup- Associated Press ity has done its damage,” he said porting him spent the most, $5.5 of the Iowa caucuses. million, according to one tally of DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — By nightfall, Gingrich was the ad spending. The White House their goal, offering a more upbeat assess- But it was the combination Republican presidential hopefuls ment after one of his precinct of Romney ($1.3 million) and raced across Iowa on Monday captains complained during a his super PAC ($2.7 million) in a final, full day of frenzied telephone town hall that he was that appeared to have the most appeals for support in precinct dispirited by the prediction. noticeable impact on the race. caucuses that open the 2012 “We may pull off one of the That was particularly so in the campaign. “It is the race you great upsets in the history of the final few weeks, when Gingrich make it,” an upset-minded Rick Iowa caucuses,” Gingrich said in surged to the front of the polls. Santorum told voters soon to Davenport, urging supporters to The former speaker soon found pick a winner. help him. himself under relentless attack in In the race’s final hours, for- Romney is viewed as the ads by the Romney super PAC. mer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt overwhelming favorite in New At the same time, the former Romney predicted victory, Hampshire, although Santorum, Massachusetts governor’s cam- former House Speaker Newt Associated Press photo Paul and Gingrich have all said paign took the high road, airing Gingrich all but forecast his own In the final hours before the Iowa caucuses Texas Gov. Rock Perry took swipes at they intend to campaign there. positive ads designed to show defeat, and Texas Rep. Ron Paul fellow candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul. South Carolina figures to be him in a favorable light. said he does not envision himself more wide-open, the first con- Short on funds, Gingrich in the White House. Later, before a noisy crowd in it’s a possibility.” test in the South, and in a deeply was unable to respond in kind, From Sioux City in the west- Marion, he predicted his own He added: “I don’t deceive Republican state. declaring instead he would run ern part of the state to Davenport victory in a state that humbled myself. You know what the odds If others were thinking about only a positive campaign. in the east, the six presiden- him four years ago. “We’re going are. The odds have been slim.” conceding Iowa, they did not It wasn’t much of a contest, tial hopefuls hustled through to win this thing with all of our Most polls in recent days have show it. and before long, he faded, while 23 fast-paced campaign events passion and strength,” he said. put Romney and Paul atop the Texas Gov. Rick Perry took Paul and then Santorum rose. combined. That and the $13 Paul flew into the state accom- field in Iowa, with Santorum in swipes at Romney, Santorum In fact, Gingrich’s emergence million or more already spent panied by his son, Kentucky Sen. third and gaining ground. More and Paul in an appearance in was only one in a series of twists on television commercials was Rand Paul, and urged supporters than a third of all poten- Sioux City. “If you have my back that seemed to produce a new evidence enough of the to “send a message tomor- tial caucus-goers say they tomorrow at the caucus- front-runner every few weeks. outsized importance Iowa row night that echoes not could yet change their es, I’ll have your back Bachmann earned that dis- holds in the race to pick a just around Iowa but ... minds. for the next four years tinction when she won a straw Republican opponent for around the world.” Many “Do not settle for less in Washington, D.C,” he poll last summer in Ames, but President Barack Obama in the audience of about than what America needs said. she was bumped off stride next fall. 300 chanted “end the to transform this country. Minnesota Rep. when Perry entered the race. Romney had one eye on Fed,” a reference to the Moderate candidates who Michele Bachmann His boomlet lasted until his his GOP rivals and anoth- Texan’s pledge to abolish try to appeal to moderates unveiled the first tele- first few debate performances er on Obama as he argued the nation’s central bank end up losing,” Santorum, vision ad in months. It were judged lacking, and then he is in the best posi- Mitt Romney as a first step toward the former Pennsylvania Ron Paul hailed her as Iowa-born it became Herman Cain’s turn. tion of all to capture the repairing the economy. senator, said in a slap at and the only “consistent The former business executive White House. The president has Later, he acknowledged that Romney. conservative fighter” in the race suspended his campaign after been “a great divider, the great the path to the nomination was After absorbing a pounding and concluded, “She’ll never being accused of personal indis- complainer, the great excuse unclear without a strong per- in television commercials from back down.” cretions, and Gingrich began giver, the great blamer,” said the formance in Iowa and the New Romney’s deep-pocketed allies, The commercial was the last gaining ground, then Paul. former Massachusetts governor, Hampshire primary next week. Gingrich said he was looking in a race in which the candidates’ Throughout it all, Romney who is making his second try for And when asked during an ABC ahead to next week’s primary in own ads were sometimes over- remained steady, advantaged by the nomination and has been at News interview whether he sees New Hampshire, and then to one shadowed by the more negative his well-funded campaign, the or near the top of the Iowa polls himself in the Oval Office, Paul in South Carolina on Jan. 21 ones run by super PACs, organi- super PAC that supports him since the campaign began. replied: “Not really, but I think “I don’t think I’m going to zations established and funded and the missteps of his rivals. Beyond Iowa, Santorum

GOP candidates have been hesitant faces daunting challenge to acknowledge the extend to which MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — rely on television advertising to con- George W. Bush’s Regardless of how strong he finishes nect with voters. policies contributed in Tuesday’s caucuses, Rick Santorum The situation Santorum finds him- to the nation’s cur- will emerge from Iowa with very little self in today is reminiscent of former rent economic woes. money, virtually no national infrastruc- Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. He won ture and no clear path to his party’s the Iowa caucus in 2008 with a similar presidential nomination. appeal to religious conservatives only Associated Press The former Pennsylvania senator, to run out of money and energy for the photo who is surging in pre-caucus Iowa subsequent state contests. surveys, cannot easily afford a rental Four years later, Santorum has been car, never mind pollsters or televi- an afterthought in the GOP nomina- sion advertising. And Republicans in tion contest for months. Until last New Hampshire and beyond suggest week, he was stuck in the low single there’s simply not enough time digits in most polls. But in a for Santorum to mobilize the campaign that’s seen several organization needed to become Mitt Romney alternatives rise a major factor in the race for the and fall, Santorum appears to Bush barely mentioned White House. be rising in Iowa, an apparent Still, Santorum is command- beneficiary of Newt Gingrich’s ing attention — and hoping to decline after his brief turn with ride a wave of momentum from front-runner status. Iowa. An outspoken social conserva- in Republican campaign “He’s showing he can live off Rick Santorum tive, Santorum has been out of the ground, so to speak, and politics since losing his Senate PERRY, Iowa (AP) — A funny thing down after two terms marred by a sex make a real competitive go of it,” seat from Pennsylvania in 2006. And happened recently in the presidential cam- scandal and impeachment. said Jamie Burnett, an unaligned, New while he was a frequent New Hampshire paign in Iowa: The last Republican presi- In a presidential contest dominated by Hampshire-based GOP strategist who visitor early in the year, he’s recently dent’s name actually surfaced. concerns over the weak economy, govern- said Santorum could fare well in New been camped out in Iowa, where social “We’ve had, in the past, a couple of ment spending and the $15 trillion fed- Hampshire’s Jan. 10 primary. “A top- conservatives wield significant influ- presidents from Texas that said they eral debt, the Republican candidates have three finish in New Hampshire is a big ence over the Republican caucus. weren’t interested in wars ... like George been loath to acknowledge the extent to deal. But I don’t know that moral victo- But campaign manager Mike Biundo W. Bush,” a voter said to Ron Paul, the which Bush administration policies con- ries — and that would be a moral vic- says Santorum will compete aggres- Texas congressman who has been sharply tributed to those problems. Republicans tory — would be enough at this point.” sively in New Hampshire and the critical of U.S. military entanglements also controlled Congress for six of the Looking past Iowa, a cash-strapped subsequent early-voting states. Other overseas. “My question is: How can we eight years Bush was in the White House, Santorum has a barebones staff in New presidential contenders — namely trust another Texan?” clearing the way for many of his policies Hampshire and South Carolina. And Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann and It was an odd, almost discordant to be enacted. the campaign has given little thought Texas Gov. Rick Perry — are bypassing moment in a GOP contest where Bush, There is no question that Obama’s to how it would compete in Florida, a the more moderate New Hampshire a two-term president who left office policies, including the federal stimulus big state in which candidates typically and heading straight to South Carolina. just three years ago, has gone all but program and the auto industry bailout, unmentioned. While the candidates rou- have swollen the deficit and deepened the tinely lionize Ronald Reagan and blame debt. 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There Portland, ME 26 18 sun 36 20 cloudy Moonset: 3:12 AM were 27 storm related deaths in Iowa. 20 inches of Richmond 42 27 sun 52 29 sun snow fell and 50 mph winds were reported. Miami Jan 16 Jan 23 Washington, DC 37 30 pt sun 45 33 pt sun © 2008 Hometown Content Today’s weather 68/47 Obituaries Archives News Sports Features www.robesonian.com Woman wants to learn to be more self-confident Dear Dr. Brothers: I’m or shame, or simply lay regulate your emotional mon scenario for a lot he’s looking for excuses trying to learn to stand these feelings aside and states, leading you to a of people. Deathly afraid for his possible failure. up for myself and become focus on what you can more empowered life. of failure, people set The problem with this a more empowered per- change. their expectations low is obvious, in that it can son, especially when it Creating self-awareness Dear Dr. Brothers: and handicap themselves become a self-fulfilling comes to romantic rela- is another strategy that A friend of mine is sort so that when they do prophecy. The less he tionships. I’ve allowed can increase your feelings of a delinquent — cut- fail, they have a handy tries, the more he fails, myself to be a victim in of empowerment. Take ting classes and skipping excuse for why. This which leads him to try the past, and I don’t want stock of your emotional schoolwork — and I is a common strategy even less the next time. this for myself anymore. and intellectual resources don’t really understand that we use to protect The first step in breaking Often I find myself intim- so that in a stressful it. He’s not dumb — in our often delicate self- this habit is realizing that idated or nervous in new Ask Dr. Brothers situation, you can deploy fact, he’s quite creative. esteem, and is known as it’s happening. Maybe situations, and so I’m your best self to combat I’m pretty sure that if he self-handicapping. By not what your friend needs having trouble sticking to key aspect of this is tak- it. Try to avoid situa- tried, he could be really trying our best, if we fail, is for someone to believe my guns. How can I learn ing ownership of your tions in which you act smart and do much bet- at least we can look back in his abilities, and that to be more assertive and life and environment. on your feelings without ter in school — and and say that our perfor- person could be you. You empowered? — F.R. You may not be able to reflecting on what those life — than he does mance didn’t truly reflect can talk to him about Dear F.R.: The feel- control those around you, actions may achieve, now. Does this kind of our abilities. In fact, what you see as his self- ing of empowerment is but you can use the emo- since being unaware of experience of setting people with high self- defeating behavior, and a great one to have, but tions that are triggered your true value can lead low expectations and esteem are even more let him know that you sometimes a difficult by certain situations to you to react to a situa- making excuses really likely to engage in this think he can succeed if one to achieve. Learning gain a sense of control. tion without considering make someone feel better self-handicapping behav- he puts his mind to it to achieve a sense of Rather than simply react- the deeper consequences. about himself, or does it ior, believing that success and actually tries. This personal power, as an ing to things that happen Meditation, journal writ- just hold him back? — without really trying is might be a hit to his internal state, allows you to you, realize that you ing and even therapy B.W. a measure of their own self-esteem initially, but to act in your own best control your own emo- all can be useful ways Dear B.W.: superior talent. in the long run it will interests and strengthen tions and can choose to to increase your self- Unfortunately, you’ve In your friend’s case, give him a much better your sense of self. One act on your guilt, fear awareness and ability to described a fairly com- though, it sounds like chance of success. Tim McGraw’s ‘Emotional Traffic’ set for release NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) said in a statement from Curb tion for a fifth album. Curb had Tim McGraw’s lat- — Tim McGraw’s latest stu- Records that the new album argued that “Emotional Traffic” est album features dio album “Emotional Traffic,” is one of his best he has ever was recorded and completed too the hit single ‘Felt which was at the crux of a recent made. early. The label said it wanted Good on My Lips.’ court battle with his record label, Curb Records had sued McGraw’s newest songs. is set to be released Jan. 24. McGraw to prevent him from McGraw won a ruling in Matt Sayles | The album features 12 songs recording or signing with anoth- November that said he could Associated Press including the No. 1 single “Felt er label until he fulfilled what sign with another label and Good on My Lips.” McGraw Curb believed was his obliga- record new music. Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin follow the ceremony with a reception on is engaged to longtime friend William a private yacht. “Willie” Wilkerson. The 69-year-old jokes: “No, I’m not The Grammy-winning singer told The pregnant.” Sponsored by Mister Wireless Inc. Associated Press in a statement Monday Franklin and Wilkerson became engaged that she and Wilkerson are considering over the holidays. a summer wedding, perhaps in Miami She is considering Vera Wang, Valentino Beach, Fla. The Queen of Soul wants to and Donna Karan to design her dress.

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — As he’s done Oklahoma so often over the past four seasons, State quarter- Kirk Cousins kept his composure and back Brandon found a way to help Michigan State Weeden, win. right, and The senior shrugged off a slow start receiver Justin Monday and gave the 12th-ranked Blackmon, left, Spartans a nice parting gift — a 33-30 hooked up for triple overtime win against No. 18 three touch- Georgia in the Outback Bowl. downs in the The victory ended a five-game Fiesta Bowl. bowl losing streak dating to Michigan Associated Press State’s win in the 2009 Silicon Valley Bowl. It also stated the Spartans’ case for a top-10 final ranking. “We knew going into the game that it wasn’t going to be perfect,” said Cousins, who threw for 300 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. “Georgia has two first-team All- Americans. They have the third-best defense in the country. They have record breakers on offense. ... They’re Oklahoma State beats Stanford in Fiesta Bowl going to make plays. It was a matter of weathering that storm and being able GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) do from here,” said Oklahoma he’s leaving for the NFL after a 24-yard pass — initially to come back and not — Oklahoma State has its State receiver Justin catching eight passes for 186 ruled a touchdown but over- give up. We did that chance to be in the national- Blackmon, who tied the Fiesta yards. turned on review — Sharp time and again, and championship conversation. Bowl record with three touch- All that and the Cowboys’ came through, sending his that’s what I’m most All the Cowboys need now down catches. “I do think we fortunes came down to two 22-yard field goal through the proud of.” is a little help from Alabama. do have the best team in the legs, those of Stanford kicker uprights and the Cowboys Cousins led an Surviving a missed field nation.” Jordan Williamson and their charging onto the field. 85-yard drive scor- goal at the end of regula- Oklahoma State (12-1) kept own Jordan Sharp. Should Alabama knock ing to tie it in the tion and getting a big kick pace with Andrew Luck and Williamson couldn’t come off top-ranked LSU in next closing seconds of of its own in overtime, No. 3 the high-scoring Cardinal, through. The redshirt fresh- week’s BCS championship regulation, and Dan Kirk Cousins Oklahoma State opened the getting huge performances man missed a 35-yard field game, Oklahoma State will be Conroy’s 28-yard door for the chance at a split from its two stars, Brandon goal wide left as time expired right there, ready to stake its field goal in the third national championship with Weeden and Blackmon, in regulation and another claim at being No. 1 in The overtime won it. The Spartans, who a wildly entertaining 41-38 in their final college game. from 43 yards to open over- Associated Press poll. trailed 16-0 at halftime, had been win over No. 4 Stanford on Weeden threw for 399 yards time. “We feel like we could beat 0-4 in bowl games under coach Mark Monday night. and the three touchdowns to Given a chip shot after anyone in the country,” Chelf Dantonio. “There is nothing we can Blackmon, who announced Weeden hit Colton Chelf on said. “All week, all month, really, there was a sense of urgency in our prepara- tion because the fact that for me as a senior, this was the last shot,” Cousins National Football Leauge said. “Certainly all game long we felt that same way.” Georgia’s Blair Walsh became the Southeastern Conference’s career Jags interviewing Chudzinski? scoring leader with a field goal in the second extra period. But he missed a CHARLOTTE (AP) — sidering outside candidates. 42-yarder in the first overtime after Jacksonville has contacted the Chudzinski would appear conservative play-calling and had a Panthers for permission to to be a solid replacement 47-yard attempt blocked on the final interview Carolina offensive given how well he’s done in play of the game. coordinator Rob Chudzinski Carolina in mentoring rookie Nose tackle Anthony Rashad White for the Jaguars’ vacant head Newton, who became the first got a hand on the potential tying coaching job, a person famil- quarterback ever to throw for kick, setting off a celebration among iar with the negotiations said 4,000 yards and run for 500 Spartans fans in the crowd of 49,429 on Monday. yards in the same season. at Raymond James Stadium. The person spoke to The The Jaguars are building their The Spartans handed the Big Ten Associated Press on the con- future around another talent- its lone win in three bowl matchups dition of anonymity because ed first-round draft pick in Monday against SEC opponents — neither team had publicly Blaine Gabbert. Florida beat Ohio State and South announced Jacksonville’s Wide receiver Steve Carolina stopped Nebraska. request. Smith said he spoke with “Big win against a great football Chudzinski’s future is Chudzinski on Monday at team, against an SEC team, against the biggest issue facing the Jeff Siner | Charlotte Observer Bank of America Stadium a team that won their division and upstart Panthers (6-10) as Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski discusses a play before his exit interview with that was 10-2 in the regular season. they enter the offseason. with rookie quarterback Cam Newton, left, and wide receiver Steve Smith, the coaching staff. ... There’s not a football team that With 20 of 22 projected right, during practice at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. “As far as what his next we cannot play with and not win starters and 57 players in all move is, I’m pretty confident against,” Dantonio said. under contract next season, offense in 2010 to being 47 touchdowns this year on his next move will be one that “We’ve beaten every football team in the Panthers have very few ranked in the top five for offense this year — up from helps him, because it’s a busi- the Big Ten in the last four years. The key personnel issues to iron almost the entire year. 16 last season — after select- ness..,” Smith said. “(But) I standard has been set by our seniors. out. But losing Chudzinski They finished seventh ing quarterback Cam Newton think whatever decision he ... Two 11-win seasons. There’s not could be a huge loss given the overall after a poor showing with the No. 1 pick. makes is not going to be one too many football teams in the coun- team’s impressive turnaround in the season finale against The Jaguars fired Jack Del where anyone is blindsided by try that are saying that right now. I on offense. the Saints, but still set a Rio earlier this season and the decision.” would think that this, hopefully, helps The Panthers went from franchise record with 6,237 replaced him with interim solidify a top-10 ranking in this year’s last in the league in total yards. The Panthers scored coach Mel Tucker but are con- See PANTHERS | 4B final polls.” HE OBESONIAN T R Local, State, & National Sports Events ... www.robesonian.com 2B — T HE ROBESONIAN , T UESDAY , J ANUARY 3, 2012 www.robesonian.com

HE S AIID I T “ Ja There is nothing we can do from SPORTS n. here. I do think we do have the best 3, — Oklahomtea mSt iant et hWeR n Jautsiotinn. ” Blackmon 2 who tied a Fiesta Bowl record with three NOTES 012 touchdowns during the Cowboys’ 41-38 COREBOARD overtime win over Stanford S TV SCHEDULE COLLEGE FOOTBALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL From staff and wire reports TODAY FBS Bowl Schedule AP Top 25 Robeson County Carolina, A.Jeffery 4-148, A.Sanders 3-45, COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY Miles 2-13, Anderson 1-21, Cunningham 1- Record Pts Prv 8:30 p.m. Sugar Bowl 3. 1. Syracuse (60) 15-0 1,618 1 Rumble on Saturday ESPN — Sugar Bowl, Michigan vs. Virginia At New Orleans Outback Bowl 2. Kentucky (5) 13-1 1,554 3 Tech, at New Orleans Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8 3. North Carolina 13-2 1,451 5 MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL p.m. (ESPN) No. 12 MICHIGAN ST. 33, 4. Baylor 13-0 1,389 6 PEMBROKE — The 2012 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4 5. Duke 12-1 1,354 7 Robeson County Rumble, a high ESPN2 — Michigan St. at Wisconsin Orange Bowl No. 18 GEORGIA 30, 3OT 6. Ohio St. 13-2 1,277 2 MOTORSPORTS At Miami 7. Missouri 13-0 1,255 8 school wrestling tournament fea - 1:30 a.m. West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 8 MSU 0 0 14 13 033 —33 8. UConn 12-1 1,199 9 turing the county schools, will take NBCSP — Dakar Rally, San Rafael to San p.m. (ESPN) UGA 2 14 0 11 030 —30 9. Georgetown 12-1 1,072 12 place Saturday at Purnell Swett Juan, Argentina (delayed tape) Friday, Jan. 6 First Quarter 10. Michigan St. 13-2 992 16 NHL Cotton Bowl Geo_Boykin Safety, 12:07. 11. Louisville 12-2 977 4 High School. 8 p.m. At Arlington, Texas Second Quarter 12. Indiana 13-1 974 13 Teams competing include NBCSP — Detroit at Dallas Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8 Geo_T.King 80 pass from Murray (Walsh 13. Florida 11-3 753 10 SOCCER p.m. (FOX) kick), 3:06. 14. Kansas 10-3 663 17 Swett, St. Pauls, Lumberton, Red Saturday, Jan. 7 2:55 p.m. Geo_Boykin 92 punt return (Walsh kick), 15. Mississippi St. 13-2 644 15 ESPN2 — Premier League, Liverpool at BBVA Compass Bowl 16. Michigan 12-2 641 18 Springs and South Robeson. The 1:39. Manchester City At Birmingham, Ala. 17. UNLV 15-2 611 19 tournament is a round-robin for - Third Quarter Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), Noon (ESPN) 18. Wisconsin 12-3 506 11 mat for varsity and JV wrestlers; NBA Sunday, Jan. 8 MSU_Bell 8 run (Linthicum pass from 19. Murray St. 14-0 454 20 team scoring is to be determined. GoDaddy.com Bowl Cousins), 7:52. 20. Marquette 12-2 447 14 At Mobile, Ala. MSU_Dennard 38 interception return (pass 21. Virginia 12-1 292 23 Awards will be given to the top EASTERN CONFERENCE Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois failed), 1:47. 22. Harvard 12-1 269 24 four finishers in each weight and a Atlantic Division (10-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Fourth Quarter 23. Kansas St. 11-1 229 — first-place team award will be WLPct GB Monday, Jan. 9 Geo_FG Walsh 32, 9:58. 24. San Diego St. 12-2 196 25 Philadelphia 22.500 — BCS National Championship MSU_Ke.Nichol 7 pass from Cousins (pass 25. Gonzaga 11-2 121 — handed out. There will also be Boston 33.500 — At New Orleans failed), 8:22. some awards for the JV competi - Toronto 23.400 ½ LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 8:30 p.m. Geo_Boykin 13 pass from Murray (Mitchell Others receiving votes: Creighton 86, Ohio tors. New York 23.400 ½ (ESPN) pass from Murray), 6:44. 28, Stanford 12, Pittsburgh 8, Vanderbilt 8, New Jersey 15.167 2 Saturday, Jan. 21 MSU_Bell 1 run (Conroy kick), :14. Xavier 8, Cincinnati 6, New Mexico 6, Purdue The tournament runs from 9:30 Southeast Division East-West Shrine Classic Second Overtime 6, Saint Louis 6, Texas A&M 4, Saint Mary's At St. Petersburg, Fla. a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $6 for WLPct GB Geo_FG Walsh 47. (Cal) 3, California 2, Seton Hall 2, Alabama 1, Miami 51.833 — East vs. West, 4 p.m., (NFLN) Wagner 1. MSU_FG Conroy 35. adults and children under 12 are Atlanta 41.800 ½ Saturday, Jan. 28 Third Overtime Monday’s scores admitted free. Orlando 42.667 1 Senior Bowl CHARLOTTE 13.250 3 At Mobile, Ala. MSU_FG Conroy 28. EAST Washington 05.000 4½ North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN) MSU Geo Albany (NY) 88, Hartford 63 Central Division Saturday, Feb. 5 First downs 15 15 American U. 70, Brown 61 Swett to retire W L Pct GB Texas vs. Nation Rushes-yards 29-73 39-51 Columbia 67, Fairleigh Dickinson 52 Indiana 41.800 — At San Antonio Passing 318 288 Maine 76, Binghamton 61 Rufus Leach’s jersey Chicago 41.800 — Texas vs. Nation, 2 p.m. (CBSSN) Comp-Att-Int 28-51-3 20-32-2 Marist 71, St. Peter's 67 Cleveland 22.500 1½ Monday’s Games Return Yards 41 147 NJIT 78, Lafayette 58 Milwaukee 22.500 1½ Punts-Avg. 8-50.1 7-43.7 Niagara 66, Loyola (Md.) 61 PEMBROKE — Rufus Leach's Detroit 23.400 2 TicketCity Bowl Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Northeastern 57, Towson 48 WESTERN CONFERENCE Penalties-Yards 8-50 5-15 Rhode Island 78, Boston College 72, 2OT jersey will be retired Friday during Southwest Division No. 20 HOUSTON 30, Time of Possession 28:26 31:34 Rider 88, Manhattan 77 halftime of the Purnell Swett boys WL Pct GB INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Stony Brook 65, Vermont 59 San Antonio 32.600 — No. 24 PENN ST. 14 RUSHING _Michigan St., Bell 17-48, UMBC 82, New Hampshire 76 game against Scotland, which tips Houston 22.500 ½ VCU 80, Hofstra 63 Cousins 4-23, Baker 6-10, Martin 2-(minus New Orleans 23.400 1 Houston 17 733—30 SOUTH off at 7:30 p.m. 8). Georgia, Malcome 12-51, Boykin 2-8, Dallas 24.333 1½ Penn St. 0770—14 Auburn 67, Bethune-Cookman 41 The late Leach, who passed B.Smith 2-3, Crowell 3-3, Thomas 2-0, Memphis 13.250 1½ First Quarter Belmont 83, North Florida 53 Samuel 9-0, Team 1-(minus 1), Murray 8- away on June 9, 2000, in Carter Northwest Division Hou_Edwards 40 pass from Keenum Campbell 70, Coastal Carolina 65, OT County Tennessee, graduated from WLPct GB (M.Hogan kick), 13:08. (minus 13). George Mason 70, William & Mary 56 PASSING _Michigan St., Cousins 27-50-3- Swett in 1996. After a stellar bas - Oklahoma City 51.833 — Hou_FG M.Hogan 35, 9:12. Georgia Southern 88, Brewton-Parker 60 Portland 31.750 1 Hou_J.Johnson 8 pass from Keenum 300, Martin 1-1-0-18. Georgia, Murray 20- Georgia St. 58, Drexel 44 ketball career for the Rams, Leach Denver 42.667 1 (M.Hogan kick), 2:35. 32-2-288. High Point 88, Charleston Southern 78 went on to play two seasons at Minnesota 23.400 2½ Second Quarter RECEIVING _Michigan St., Linthicum 7-115, Lipscomb 77, Jacksonville 71 Utah 23.400 2½ Mercer 76, Florida Gulf Coast 54 Santa Fe Community College in PSU_Green 6 run (Fera kick), 5:57. Cunningham 7-66, Bell 5-39, Ke.Nichol 4-53, Pacific Division Hou_Edwards 75 pass from Keenum Martin 4-35, Anderson 1-10. Georgia, Miami 99, UNC Greensboro 89 W L Pct GB Old Dominion 67, James Madison 61, OT Gainesville, Fla., before transfer - (M.Hogan kick), 1:43. Mitchell 7-51, T.King 6-205, Boykin 1-13, L.A. Clippers 22.500 — Presbyterian 63, Liberty 56 Third Quarter Brown 1-6, Malcome 1-6, Bennett 1-4, ring to Appalachian State L.A. Lakers 33.500 — Stetson 66, Kennesaw St. 62 Hou_FG M.Hogan 38, 4:21. Crowell 1-4, Charles 1-2, Murray 1-(minus Phoenix 23.400 ½ Tennessee 76, Chattanooga 63 University. He was the leading PSU_Brown 69 pass from Bolden (Fera kick), 3). scorer his junior year at Sacramento 23.400 ½ The Citadel 91, Virginia-Wise 74 Golden State 23.400 ½ 2:38. Rose Bowl UNC Asheville 66, Radford 56 Appalachian. Sunday's Results Fourth Quarter UNC Wilmington 80, Delaware 75 Cleveland 98, New Jersey 82 Hou_FG M.Hogan 22, 14:52. No. 6 OREGON 45, VMI 76, Gardner-Webb 72 Miami 129, CHARLOTTE 90 Hou PSU Vanderbilt 69, Miami (Ohio) 62 Orlando 102, Toronto 96 First downs 25 14 No. 9 WISCONSIN 38 Virginia 57, LSU 52 Colts ax Polians; Boston 94, Washington 86 Rushes-yards 16-68 44-169 Wofford 56, Wake Forest 52 Wisconsin 14 14 10 0—38 Minnesota 99, Dallas 82 Passing 532 137 MIDWEST Oregon 14 14 7 10—45 Manning ‘stunned’ Denver 99, L.A. Lakers 90 Comp-Att-Int 45-69-0 7-27-3 Kent St. 90, Shawnee St. 65 Chicago 104, Memphis 64 Return Yards 19 47 First Quarter Robert Morris 70, Ohio 67 Sacramento 96, New Orleans 80 Punts-Avg. 6-42.5 9-41.6 Wis_Abbrederis 38 pass from Wilson (Welch SE Missouri 74, Jacksonville St. 56 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The L.A. Clippers 93, Portland 88 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0 kick), 11:48. SOUTHWEST Indianapolis Colts have fired team Monday's Results Penalties-Yards 6-55 6-55 Ore_James 1 run (Maldonado kick), 9:41. Baylor 61, Texas A&M 52 Phoenix 102, Golden State 91 Time of Possession 27:49 32:11 Wis_Wilson 4 run (Welch kick), 5:55. Sam Houston St. 83, Jarvis Christian 49 vice chairman Bill Polian and his Boston 100, Washington 92 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Ore_De.Thomas 91 run (Maldonado kick), FAR WEST son, Chris, the Colts' general man - Indiana 108, New Jersey 94 RUSHING _Houston, C.Sims 6-39, Hayes 2- :00. CS Northridge 63, UC Riverside 52 ager — a decision that left fran - Detroit 89, Orlando 78 20, Keenum 7-10, Team 1-(minus 1). Penn Second Quarter Cal St.-Fullerton 78, Pacific 73 Atlanta 100, Miami 92 St., Green 15-63, Redd 14-53, Belton 6-38, Wis_M.Ball 3 run (Welch kick), 10:52. Fresno St. 72, Boise St. 59 chise quarterback Peyton Manning Toronto 90, New York 85 Bolden 6-16, De.Smith 2-0, Team 1-(minus Ore_Barner 54 pass from Da.Thomas Idaho St. 57, N. Colorado 55 "stunned." Strangely enough, Minnesota 106, San Antonio 96 1). (Maldonado kick), 10:36. Long Beach St. 74, UC Irvine 60 Dallas 100, Oklahoma City 87 PASSING _Houston, Keenum 45-69-0-532. Wis_Nzegwu 33 fumble return (Welch kick), New Mexico St. 73, CS Bakersfield 72 Manning, whose season-ending Denver 91, Milwaukee 86 Penn St., Bolden 7-26-3-137, Belton 0-1-0-0. 3:26. UC Santa Barbara 58, Cal Poly 57 Utah 94, New Orleans 90 neck injury and subsequent surger - RECEIVING _Houston, J.Johnson 12-148, Ore_Tuinei 3 pass from Da.Thomas WOFFORD 56, Today's Games Edwards 10-228, Carrier 9-44, Ron.Williams (Maldonado kick), :30. ies sent the Colts down the path to CHARLOTTE at Cleveland, 7 p.m. 6-58, C.Sims 5-30, E.Smith 2-13, Hayes 1- WAKE FOREST 52 Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m. Third Quarter the No. 1 pick, was meeting with 11. Penn St., De.Smith 2-49, Green 2-6, Portland at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Ore_De.Thomas 64 run (Maldonado kick), WOFFORD (8-6) Bill Polian when Polian was sum - Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m. Brown 1-69, Haplea 1-12, Suhey 1-1. 14:11. Smith 3-6 1-3 7, Crowell 1-4 0-0 2, Cochran moned away for a meeting with Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m. Gator Bowl Wis_FG Welch 29, 10:50. 3-10 0-0 8, Giltner 4-14 0-0 11, Loesing 6-17 Irsay on Monday afternoon. Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Wis_Toon 18 pass from Wilson (Welch kick), 2-6 17, Byrd 3-4 1-3 8, Skinner 1-6 1-3 3, Wednesday's Games FLORIDA 24, OHIO ST. 17 4:44. Rinksalis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-61 5-15 56. "I was stunned, I was surprised, Cleveland at Toronto, 7 p.m. Fourth Quarter WAKE FOREST (9-5) I was saddened and just disap - Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m. Ohio St. 0 10 0 7—17 Ore_Tuinei 11 pass from Da.Thomas Mescheriakov 1-6 3-4 6, McKie 7-13 11-12 pointed that it all happened this New Jersey at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Florida 7773—24 (Maldonado kick), 14:35. 25, Desrosiers 0-1 0-0 0, Chennault 5-13 1-1 Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. First Quarter Ore_FG Maldonado 30, 6:50. 11, Fischer 1-7 0-0 2, Fields 0-0 0-0 0, Green way," Manning said. Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Fla_Thompson 17 pass from Brantley Wis Ore 1-3 0-0 2, Walker 3-3 0-0 6, Ingle 0-0 0-0 0. CHARLOTTE at New York, 7:30 p.m. (Sturgis kick), :56. First downs 23 22 Totals 18-46 15-17 52. Philadelphia at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Second Quarter Rushes-yards 46-212 40-345 Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m. OSU_Posey 5 pass from B.Miller (Basil kick), Passing 296 276 NFL Rams’ Spagnuolo, Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. 11:25. Comp-Att-Int 19-26-1 18-24-1 Golden State at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Fla_Debose 99 kickoff return (Sturgis kick), Return Yards 44 4 AFC Bucs’ Morris fired Sacramento at Denver, 9 p.m. 11:13. Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Punts-Avg. 2-44.5 3-46.0 OSU_FG Basil 37, :15. Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 East Third Quarter WLTPct PF PA ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. TRANSACTIONS Penalties-Yards 3-20 7-56 Fla_Stewart 14 blocked punt return (Sturgis Time of Possession 35:42 24:18 y-New England 13 30.813 513 342 N.Y. Jets 880.500 377 363 Louis Rams fired coach Steve kick), 11:14. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Fourth Quarter Miami 6 10 0 .375 329 313 BASEBALL RUSHING _Wisconsin, M.Ball 32-164, White Spagnuolo and general manager Buffalo 6 10 0 .375 372 434 American League Fla_FG Sturgis 17, 14:09. Billy Devaney a day after the team 8-30, Wilson 6-18. Oregon, James 25-159, South LOS ANGELES ANGELS _Agreed to terms OSU_J.Hall 11 pass from B.Miller (Basil kick), De.Thomas 2-155, Barner 7-30, Da.Thomas W LTPct PF PA wrapped up a 2-14 season that tied with RHP LaTroy Hawkins on a one-year :57. 6-1. y-Houston 10 60.625 381 278 contract. OSU Fla for the NFL's worst. PASSING _Wisconsin, Wilson 19-25-1-296, Tennessee 970.563 325 317 National League First downs 20 14 Team 0-1-0-0. Oregon, Da.Thomas 17-23-1- Jacksonville 5 11 0 .313 243 329 Rams owner Stan Kroenke fired LOS ANGELES DODGERS _Agreed to Rushes-yards 37-137 38-131 268, Bennett 1-1-0-8. Indianapolis 2 14 0 .125 243 430 terms with C Josh Bard and LHP John both men with one year remaining Passing 162 132 RECEIVING _Wisconsin, Toon 9-104, North Grabow on minor league contracts. Comp-Att-Int 18-23-0 12-16-1 on their contracts. BASKETBALL Abbrederis 4-119, M.Ball 4-51, Pedersen 1- WLTPct PF PA Return Yards 0 45 17, Ewing 1-5. Oregon, Tuinei 8-158, y-Baltimore 12 40.750 378 266 The Buccaneers fired Raheem National Basketball Association Punts-Avg. 5-47.2 3-37.3 NBA _Fined Utah F Josh Howard $25,000 De.Thomas 4-34, Barner 2-52, Huff 2-14, x-Pittsburgh 12 40.750 325 227 Morris and his entire staff the day Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-2 after upgrading his Flagrant Foul One Paulson 1-10, Da.Thomas 1-8. x-Cincinnati 970.563 344 323 Penalties-Yards 4-25 7-74 after the team finished 4-12. against San Antonio's James Anderson in a Fiesta Bowl Cleveland 4 12 0 .250 218 307 Tampa Bay's 45-24 loss to the Dec. 31 game. Time of Possession 32:21 27:39 West FOOTBALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS No. 3 OKLAHOMA ST. 41, WLTPct PF PA Atlanta Falcons in the season National Football League RUSHING _Ohio St., Herron 12-82, J.Hall 4- y-Denver 880.500 309 390 finale extended the Buccaneers' INDIANAPOLIS COLTS _Fired vice chair - 24, B.Miller 15-20, Hyde 5-17, Posey 1- No. 4 STANFORD 38, OT San Diego 880.500 406 377 losing streak to 10 games, the man Bill Polian and vice president and gen - (minus 6). Florida, Rainey 16-71, Demps 7- Oakland 880.500 359 433 eral manager Chris Polian. 30, T.Burton 4-23, Gillislee 5-15, Joyer 1-0, Stanford 7 14 7 10 0 —38 Kansas City 790.438 212 338 team's longest in the same season MINNESOTA VIKINGS _Signed WR Kris Brantley 2-(minus 3), Team 3-(minus 5). Oklahoma St. 0 21 3 14 3 —41 NFC Adams, G Chris DeGeare, DB Reggie Jones, PASSING _Ohio St., B.Miller 18-23-0-162. First Quarter since 1977. East G Butch Lewis, LB Tyrone McKenzie, TE Florida, Brantley 12-16-1-132. Stan_Montgomery 53 pass from Luck Allen Reisner and WR Kerry Taylor to WLTPct PF PA RECEIVING _Ohio St., Posey 5-38, Herron 4- (Williamson kick), 4:16. y-N.Y. Giants 970.563 394 400 reserve-future contracts. 11, J.Hall 3-12, D.Smith 2-47, Heuerman 1- Second Quarter NEW YORK JETS _Signed WR Michael Philadelphia 880.500 396 328 Spurs’ Ginobili out 25, Fields 1-13, Boren 1-8, Hyde 1-8. Florida, Stan_Stewart 24 run (Williamson kick), Campbell, TE Dedrick Epps, WR Dexter Dallas 880.500 369 347 Jackson, T Dennis Landolt, CB Julian Posey Rainey 3-31, Hines 2-40, Thompson 2-27, 10:21. Washington 5 11 0 .313 288 367 with broken wrist and WR Eron Riley to reserve-future con - Debose 1-9, Hammond 1-8, Demps 1-7, OkSt_Blackmon 43 pass from Weeden South tracts. Dunbar 1-6, Leonard 1-4. (Sharp kick), 8:50. WLTPct PF PA ST. LOUIS RAMS _Fired coach Steve Capital One Bowl OkSt_Blackmon 67 pass from Weeden y-New Orleans 13 30.813 547 339 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — San Spagnuolo and general manager Billy (Sharp kick), 6:19. x-Atlanta 10 60.625 402 350 Antonio Spurs guard Manu Devaney. No. 10 S. CAROLINA 30, Stan_Taylor 4 run (Williamson kick), 2:25. CAROLINA 6 10 0 .375 406 429 Ginobili is out indefinitely after TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS _Fired coach OkSt_Weeden 2 run (Sharp kick), :27. Tampa Bay 4 12 0 .250 287 494 Raheem Morris. No. 21 NEBRASKA 13 Third Quarter North breaking his left hand. TENNESSEE TITANS _Agreed to terms with Stan_Ertz 16 pass from Luck (Williamson WLTPct PF PA RB Herb Donaldson, G Ryan Durand, DE Nebraska 13 000—13 kick), 8:22. y-Green Bay 15 10.938 560 359 The Spurs say Ginobili will be x-Detroit 10 60.625 474 387 Pannel Egboh, TE Cameron Graham, WR South Carolina 97014—30 OkSt_FG Sharp 19, 5:21. examined by team doctors James Kirkendoll, OT Troy Kropog, WR Chicago 880.500 353 341 First Quarter Fourth Quarter Michael Preston, CB Terrence Wheatley on Minnesota 3 13 0 .188 340 449 Tuesday in San Antonio. There is Neb_K.Bell 30 pass from Martinez (kick Stan_FG Williamson 30, 14:16. reserve-future contracts. blocked), 11:58. West no timetable for his return. HOCKEY OkSt_Blackmon 17 pass from Weeden WLTPct PF PA SC_2-point defensive conversion by Gilmore, (Sharp kick), 11:53. The two-time All-Star was National Hockey League 11:58. y-San Fran 13 30.813 380 229 NHL _Suspended Phoenix F Raffi Torres two Stan_Taylor 1 run (Williamson kick), 4:34. Arizona 880.500 312 348 SC_C.Shaw 1 run (Wooten kick), 6:04. injured when he fouled Anthony games, without pay, for charging Minnesota OkSt_Randle 4 run (Sharp kick), 2:35. Seattle 790.438 321 315 Neb_Abdullah 1 run (Maher kick), 3:33. Tolliver as he rose to shoot the ball D Nate Prosser in a gmae on Dec. 31. Overtime St. Louis 2 14 0 .125 193 407 late in the second quarter against BOSTON BRUINS _Recalled F Jordan Second Quarter OkSt_FG Sharp 22. x-clinched playoff spot Caron from Providence (AHL). SC_A.Jeffery 51 pass from C.Shaw (Wooten Stan OkSt y-clinched division the Timberwolves. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS _Signed F Mark kick), :00. First downs 27 15 Sunday's Results McNeill and F Phillip Danault to three-year Fourth Quarter Rushes-yards 50-243 15-13 Chicago 17, Minnesota 13 contracts. SC_Miles 9 pass from C.Shaw (Wooten kick), Passing 347 399 New Orleans 45, CAROLINA 17 DETROIT RED WINGS_ Activated F Chris 12:25. Comp-Att-Int 27-31-1 29-42-1 Green Bay 45, Detroit 41 Niners’ OC finalist Conner from the injured reserve list and SC_Miles 3 run (Wooten kick), 3:05. Return Yards 26 14 San Francisco 34, St. Louis 27 reassigned him to Grand Rapids (AHL). Tennessee 23, Houston 22 Neb SC Punts-Avg. 2-41.5 5-43.4 WASHINGTON CAPITALS _Assigned F New England 49, Buffalo 21 to replace JoePa First downs 17 16 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Cody Eakin to Hershey (AHL). Rushes-yards 46-137 40-121 Miami 19, N.Y. Jets 17 American Hockey League Penalties-Yards 6-35 1-5 Passing 116 230 Jacksonville 19, Indianapolis 13 BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS _Signed F Time of Possession 41:47 18:13 SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Comp-Att-Int 10-16-1 11-17-0 Philadelphia 34, Washington 10 Mathieu Aubin. Announced F Micheal Haley INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS The agent for San Francisco 49ers Return Yards (-1) 22 San Diego 38, Oakland 26 was returned to the team by the New York RUSHING _Stanford, Taylor 35-177, Stewart Kansas City 7, Denver 3 Punts-Avg. 5-39.4 5-39.4 offensive coordinator Greg Roman Islanders (AHL). 3-65, Gaffney 4-4,Meinken 2-2, Team 1- Arizona 23, Seattle 20, OT Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 says his client is a finalist to PROVIDENCE BRUINS _Announced D Marc (minus 1), Wilkerson 1-(minus 1), Luck 4- Atlanta 45, Tampa Bay 24 Cantin was assigned to the team from Penalties-Yards 10-58 6-66 (minus 3). Oklahoma St., Randle 10-23, Baltimore 24, Cincinnati 16 replace Joe Paterno at Penn State. Reading (ECHL). Time of Possession 30:49 29:11 J.Smith 1-1, Blackmon 1-0, Team 1-(minus Pittsburgh 13, Cleveland 9 Mike Harrison told the AP by COLLEGE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 4), Weeden 2-(minus 7). N.Y. Giants 31, Dallas 14 NORTH CAROLINA _Announced junior DE RUSHING_ Nebraska, Burkhead 23-89, PASSING _Stanford, Luck 27-31-1-347. phone that Roman interviewed for Donte Paige-Moss will enter the NFL draft. Wild-card Playoffs Martinez 16-37, K.Bell 1-14, Marlowe 1-6, Oklahoma St., Weeden 29-42-1-399. the position in November and is on NOTRE DAME _Named Chuck Martin offen - Abdullah 4-(minus 1), Reed 1-(minus 8). Saturdayʼs Games sive coordinator, Kerry Cooks co-defensive RECEIVING _Stanford, Montgomery 7-120, the "short list" to take over the South Carolina, Miles 15-67, C.Shaw 19-42, Whalen 7-85, Ertz 4-38, Cincinnati at Houston, 4:30 p.m. coordinator. Named defensive coordinator A.Sanders 3-15, Byrd 1-3, Team 2-(minus 6). Detroit at New Orleans, 8 p.m. embattled program, rocked in Bob Diaco an assistant head coach. Taylor 3-21, Fleener 2-19, Stewart 1-25, PASSING _Nebraska, Martinez 10-16-1-116. Sundayʼs Games Promoted Scott Booker from intern to offen - Toilolo 1-18, Gaffney 1-16, Hewitt 1-5. recent months by the sex-abuse South Carolina, C.Shaw 11-17-0-230. Atlanta at New York Giants, 1 p.m. sive assistant. Oklahoma St., Blackmon 8-186, J.Cooper 7- Pittsburgh at Denver, 4:30 p.m. scandal. WASHINGTON _Announced junior RB Chris RECEIVING _Nebraska, Burkhead 5-35, 55, Co.Chelf 5-97, Randle 5-28, Anderson 2- Polk will enter the NFL draft. K.Bell 3-53, B.Cotton 1-22, Legate 1-6. South 10, Harrison 1-16, J.Smith 1-7. www.robesonian.com SPORTS The Robesonian, Tuesday, January 3, 2012 ­— 3B College football Florida defeats South Ohio State, 24-17 Carolina head football coach JACKSONVILLE, Fla. dropped four straight to Steve Spurrier (AP) — Special teams finish below .500 for the gets a were Urban Meyer’s pet first time since 1988, and Gatorade bath project at Florida, his lost seven games for the as time winds pride and joy. first time since 1897. down in the He coached the units The Buckeyes can take Gamecocks’ for years, often using solace in knowing that 30-13 win over them to showcase his Meyer, who officially Nebraska in most talented players. takes over for interim the Capital So he must have smiled coach Luke Fickell at One Bowl when Andre Debose and Ohio State this week, game at the Chris Rainey made game- will make it a priority Citrus Bowl changing plays on special to improve special teams. in Orlando, teams in the Gator Bowl Meyer did that in his six Florida. — even though they seasons in Gainesville, Gerry Melendez came against his and Rainey and | The State future team. Debose were Debose two of his most returned a kick- prized recruits. off 99 yards — “When you the longest scor- have two good ing play in bowl teams play each history — and other, it’s usu- Rainey blocked ally special teams a punt that was that will make Gamecocks top Huskers, 30-13 returned for Urban Meyer the difference,” a touchdown. Ohio State defen- ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) getting ejected for fight- 11 for 17 for 230 yards and ejected with just over Those were the differ- sive back Tyler Moeller — South Carolina’s sea- ing, and the Gamecocks and ran for 42 yards. two minutes left in the ence in Florida’s 24-17 said. “That’s what it was son was marred by the set a school-record for “We didn’t play all third quarter along with victory over Ohio State in today.” dismissal of its starting victories in a 30-13 vic- that great at times, and Cornhuskers cornerback Jacksonville on Monday. Ohio State fell to 0-10 in quarterback, the loss of tory against Nebraska at Nebraska didn’t play Alfonso Dennard when The speedsters helped bowl games against teams its star running back the Capital One Bowl on all that great either,” both were caught throw- the Gators (7-6) avoid from the Southeastern to injury and an NCAA Monday. Spurrier said. “But we ing punches at each other their first losing sea- Conference. Yes, the investigation for improp- The Gamecocks (11-2) made some good stops after a play. son since 1979 and pick Buckeyes beat Arkansas er benefits. also snapped a string of here and there... We won “Getting ejected, that is up some much-needed in the Sugar Bowl last Still, despite it all, the three straight bowl loss- the fourth quarter today something that happened momentum after losing year. But that victory was 10th-ranked Gamecocks es. Spurrier said they will against them and our in the moment,” Jeffery six of their previous eight vacated as part of NCAA won more games than any have rings “with a big ‘ole defense was sensational. said. games. sanctions. team in South Carolina 11 on them” made for the “The record speaks for He said winning 11 “We don’t want to be The latest loss had history. team to commemorate itself as the best team games became the mis- remembered as the team everything to do with “This is for all fans the milestone. ever.” sion for the Gamecocks that lost, so it was a Florida’s speed. of South Carolina — Connor Shaw, who took Jeffery was having a all season. big game for us,” defen- The Gators dominat- always,” coach Steve over at quarterback when surprisingly productive “Coach Spurrier, in the sive tackle Jaye Howard ed the defensive line of Spurrier belted out dur- senior Stephen Garcia day playing just weeks beginning of season six said. “Not only for the scrimmage. They had a ing the postgame celebra- was kicked off the team, after surgery on his hand and in camp he wrote the seniors, but the program season-high six sacks, tion. came up big, passing for for an injury he sustained goal’s try to win 11 games as a whole. It’s a building harassing Braxton Miller Alshon Jeffery caught two scores and rushing in the regular-season and try do things we did block for next year.” on nearly every passing four passes for 148 yards for another in one of his finale. He was called for the first time. So that’s Ohio State (6-7) play. and a touchdown before best games. He finished a personal foul penalty what we tried to do.” Penn State closes trying season with loss DALLAS (AP) — In a locker room They’re always going to be teammates for the efforts they gave me,” Bradley said its school record for victories in a season. understandably quiet after a dispirit- the rest of their life, be proud of what they of the coaching staff. “They worked like Penn State must push forward still ing loss, Penn State interim coach Tom did accomplish,” Bradley said. “I said, dogs the whole way through this thing. without a permanent head coach. Bradley delivered one final postgame ‘Hey, we have a lot to be thankful for,’ and What they do from here, that’s their deci- “We’ve been to hell and back in a lot speech this season before the team gath- we said a prayer.” sion.” of ways, more so for our kids,” said ered in prayer. Whether Bradley or the rest of a The 24th-ranked Nittany Lions were Paterno’s son, quarterback coach Jay A trying year ended with a 30-14 loss veteran Penn State staff assembled by picked apart by star quarterback Case Paterno. “They did nothing.” Monday at the TicketCity Bowl to No. Paterno returns next season remains in Keenum, who threw for 532 yards and Keenum burned the Nittany Lions’ vet- 20 Houston and sent the Nittany Lions doubt. Bradley has interviewed for the three touchdowns. It was a dispiriting eran secondary with touchdown passes into an uncertain offseason following the head-coaching job, but said the assistants finish for a defense that was allowing 162 of 40 and 75 yards to build a 24-7 lead in-season firing of coach Joe Paterno in otherwise devoted their full attention yards passing per game. by halftime. It was the school’s first bowl the aftermath of a child sex-abuse scandal to guiding the team through the media Keenum threw for more than double game without Paterno as head coach that rocked college sports. storm after Paterno was fired Nov. 9. that by halftime. Now, Houston (13-1) since the 1962 Gator Bowl, a 17-7 loss to “I told them to stick together as a team. “I’m proud of them and I’m thankful for gets to relish the satisfaction of extending Florida.

College basketball Wofford stuns Wake Forest, 56-52 Baylor takes out WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Two team motivated and disciplined both Texas A&M, stays straight NCAA tournament appear- on the offensive and defensive end,” ances taught Wofford the importance Bzdelik said. “And somehow, I’ve of not playing passively. The Terriers done a horsecrap job getting them undefeated attacked the offensive glass with a to rebound the basketball. Throw it vengeance, and that aggression led all on me.” WACO, Texas (AP) — 14 points, also hitting to an important road victory. Travis McKie matched a career Perry Jones III had 14 a 3-pointer late, for the Brad Loesing scored 17 points high with 25 points for Wake Forest points with 12 rebounds Cavaliers (13-1), who have and hit the two foul shots with 2.2 (9-5), which was just 1 of 10 from and fourth-ranked Baylor won 11 straight games. seconds left that iced Wofford’s 56-52 3-point range and missed all five 3s remained undefeated with With their lead down to victory over short-handed Wake it shot in the second half. a 61-52 victory over Texas one, Zeglinski made his Forest on Monday night. Tony Chennault pulled the Demon A&M in the Big 12 opener fourth 3 of the game to put Kevin Giltner added 11 points for Deacons within 54-50 with a layup for both teams Monday the Cavaliers on top 51-47 the Terriers (8-6), who snapped a with 59.6 seconds left. Wofford night. with 3:25 remaining. A two-game losing streak by building missed three free throws in the final The Bears (14-0) have 3-pointer by Anthony a 13-point lead before halftime and 40 seconds to keep Wake Forest alive. started the season with Hickey again reduced holding onto the lead for the entire Chennault’s layup made it 54-52 with the first 14-game winning Virginia’s lead to a single second half. 3.6 seconds left before Loesing iced streak in school history. point before Harris made Wofford, which is replacing four it in the closing seconds. Baylor led throughout his 3-pointer with 1:30 starters from a team that made con- “I knew my teammates, they had after scoring the game’s left. secutive NCAA tournament appear- confidence in me, and I knew they first eight points, and led The Tigers cut their ances, claimed its first victory over a Associated Press rely on me to get us in a good by as many as 19 points in deficit in half at 54-52 power-conference team since beating Wake Forest’s Tony Chennault, right, drives situation for the last 2.2 (seconds), the second half. on a field goal by Justin South Carolina in 2009. to the basket past Wofford’s Karl Cochran because it was pretty dicey at the Elston Turner had 21 Hamilton with 51 seconds “We were the aggressor, and that’s in Winston-Salem. end,” Loesing said. points for Texas A&M remaining. LSU got the a key for us coming into the game,” Wofford, which had won four in (9-4), which has lost three ball back when Ralston Loesing said. “Whenever you play a Wofford also missed 10 of its first 13 a row before dropping road games of its last four games. Turner blocked a shot big-time team like Wake Forest, you free throws before Loesing’s big foul at High Point and South Carolina, Khris Middleton had 14 by Harris and Hamilton can’t be afraid to be the aggressor — shots at the end. claimed its first victory over the points. grabbed the ball. However, offensively, and more importantly, But all those offensive rebounds Demon Deacons since 1905-06, Part of the Bears’ open- Hamilton immediately lost defensively.” gave the Terriers 15 more shots, and though the schools were playing for ing 8-0 run was Pierre the ball. The Terriers gave themselves plen- it helped them make enough plays just the second time since 1935-36. Jackson’s half-court alley- ty of second chances all night with down the stretch to claim their most Chennault finished with 11 points oop pass to Jones for a their dominance on the offensive significant victory of the season. and Ty Walker added 12 rebounds slam dunk. Baylor pushed Miami 99, glass, claiming 17 rebounds at that Meanwhile, the Demon Deacons’ for Wake Forest. its lead to 28-11 with a UNCG 89 end of the floor to eight offensive 52 points were their fewest since At least part of the Demon 18-4 run that Jones started rebounds for Wake Forest. they managed just 49 in a loss at Deacons’ poor offensive production CORAL GABLES, with a turnaround 15-foot- Fla. (AP) — Kenny Neither team shot particularly Clemson last season. was due to the absence of leading er and ended with a long well: Wofford was 21 of 61 (34 per- “You know what? I’ve done a horse- scorer C.J. Harris, who was held out Kadji scored 30 points to jumper. lead Miami past North cent) while Wake Forest wasn’t much crap job — and you can write that — as a precaution after he strained his Turner’s 3-pointer got better at 39 percent (18 of 46). I’ve done a horsecrap job getting my groin in a Dec. 29 victory over Yale. Carolina-Greensboro the Aggies within 10 with 99-89 Monday night. 5 minutes left before they The Hurricanes (9-4) had consecutive turn- withstood an upset bid by overs. the Spartans, who have Syracuse top team for fourth week lost 10 straight and are Virginia 57, 0-5 under interim coach (AP) — Syracuse is No. 1 in got the other five. Georgetown and Kentucky, dropped Wes Miller. The Associated Press’ Top 25 for a North Carolina, Baylor and Duke from fourth to 11th. LSU 52 UNC Greensboro (2-13) fourth straight week and Pittsburgh all jumped two places to third No. 23 Kansas State and No. 25 BATON ROUGE, La. cut a 93-80 deficit with is out of the poll for the first time through fifth. Ohio State dropped Gonzaga enter the rankings on six- (AP) — Sammy Zeglinski seven unanswered points since the middle of 2009-10. from second to sixth after losing scored 17 points, includ- late in the second half. game winning streaks. Creighton The Orange received 60 first- at Indiana. Missouri, Connecticut, ing a big 3-pointer late in David Williams’ layup place votes from the 65-member Georgetown and Michigan State fell out from 21st. Pittsburgh, losers the game, to help Virginia with 1:36 remaining got national media panel. Kentucky, round out the top 10. of three straight, dropped out from beat LSU. the Spartans to within which moved up one spot to second, Louisville, which lost to 22nd. Joe Harris added 93-87. 4B — The Robesonian, Tuesday, January 3, 2012 SPORTS www.robesonian.com National Basketball Association Bosh, Heat roll past Bobcats, 129-90 MIAMI (AP) — Last week, “Tonight was a night,” then the Heat lead was 63-37. drama for the Miami Heat was Bobcats’ guard Corey Maggette “We came into the game defined as having one shot to said, “where we just did not get tonight trying to play with a beat the Charlotte Bobcats. it done.” heightened sense of athleti- On Sunday night, it was The Heat needed a game- cism,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra defined as whether the Heat winner from Wade with 2.9 sec- said. “I was encouraged by our would enjoy the biggest win in onds left to win at Charlotte on ability to concentrate, even as franchise history. Wednesday night. we got the lead.” Chris Bosh scored 20 of his No such heroics were nec- Chalmers made all four of 24 points in the first half, and essary this time. In fact, it his shots from 3-point range, the Heat improved to 5-0 for took a falling-down 3-pointer Cole scored his 16 points in the first time by rolling past the from Walker — while getting 20 minutes, and Miami held Bobcats 129-90. The 129 points fouled — with 3:26 left to get huge edges in fast-break points is the most scored by Charlotte back within (30-11) and points in the paint any NBA team so far 40 points. (58-38). this season and the “Just one of those “We wanted a complete 39-point victory margin games where nothing effort,” Bosh said. “I think we matched the third-larg- went right,” Charlotte got it.” est in Heat history, four coach Paul Silas said. Bosh controlled the play early, shy of the team mark. White made all eight scoring nine of Miami’s first 15 “I think we’re where of his shots in the first points, the last of those being we should be,” Dwyane half for the Bobcats. an alley-oop dunk off a feed Wade said. “I think The rest of Charlotte’s from Chalmers for an 11-point we’re only going to get Chris Bosh starters in the first 24 Heat lead. And with that, it better.” minutes shot a stagger- was a total turnaround from the Wade scored 22 points and ing 3 for 22, including an 0 for game in Charlotte last week, LeBron James, Mario Chalmers 7 from D.J. Augustin and 0 for 6 where Miami quickly got into and Norris Cole all scored 16 from Maggette. an 11-0 hole and needed to for the Heat, who ran out to an So in control was Miami that scratch and claw all the way to 18-point lead after one quarter James — who got engaged to the finish. and held a 46-point lead at one longtime girlfriend Savannah On Sunday, Spoelstra had the point in the fourth. Brinson as his New Year’s high- luxury of giving his starters DJ White scored 21 points light — wasn’t even an offensive plenty of time off in the fourth and Kemba Walker finished factor in the first half. His first quarter, with the added bonus David Santiago | El Nuevo Herald with 17 for Charlotte, which field goal of the game came on there being a few extra min- Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat goes to the basket against Gerald Henderson lost its seventh straight regular- a layup with 48 seconds remain- utes to rest up for a visit from of the Charlotte Bobcats during the second quarter at the AmericanAirlines season meeting against Miami. ing before intermission, and by Atlanta (3-1) on Monday night. Arena in Miami. Atlanta ends Miami’s perfect season MIAMI (AP) — Joe Johnson scored Terry 15 and Vince Carter a season-high Minnesota over San Antonio, which lost Celtics 100, 21 points, Tracy McGrady hit a pair of 14 — eight on free throws — for Dallas. star guard Manu Ginobili to a broken big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and Jason Kidd didn’t score but had a season- left hand. Wizards 92 the Atlanta Hawks ended Miami’s per- high nine assists. Luke Ridnour had 19 points and nine fect start by beating the Heat 100-92 on Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant scored assists, and Wes Johnson broke out of a BOSTON (AP) — Ray Allen scored 11 Monday night. 27 points, but had only four during the shooting slump with 14 points on 6-for- of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and McGrady and Al Horford each scored third quarter. 6 shooting for the Timberwolves, who Boston won for the second straight night 16 for the Hawks (4-1), who opened snapped an 18-game losing streak with a over Washington. the final period on a 15-3 run to take win over Dallas on Sunday. Paul Pierce had 21 points and eight control. And McGrady made perhaps Raptors 90, Ginobili injured his shooting hand in rebounds for the Celtics (3-3), who the two biggest plays of the night in the Knicks 85 the second quarter. The two-time All- pulled to .500 after losing their first final minutes, first throwing a lob to Josh Star will be examined in San Antonio on three games of the season. Rookie Greg Smith for a dunk, then hitting a 3-pointer NEW YORK (AP) — Andrea Bargnani Tuesday. Stiemsma, making his first start, had 13 that gave the Hawks a 93-84 lead with and DeMar DeRozan each scored 21 Tim Duncan had 16 points and five points and seven rebounds, and reserve 2:26 left. points, and Toronto held onto a big lead assists and Richard Jefferson scored 16 Brandon Bass scored 12. LeBron James scored 28 points, Chris against New York after wasting one a for the Spurs. Andray Blatche led Wizards (0-5) with Bosh scored 19 and Dwyane Wade fin- night earlier. 28 points and nine rebounds, JaVale ished with 12 for Miami (5-1). The Heat Jose Calderon added nine points and McGee had 17 points and 14 boards, and led by as many as 10 in the early going 12 assists for the Raptors, who blew a Suns 102, John Wall had 11 points. and took a four-point lead into the final 16-point lead Sunday in Orlando before Warriors 91 Boston beat the Wizards 94-86 in losing 102-96. They opened a 17-point Washington on Sunday. quarter before getting outscored 33-21. PHOENIX (AP) — Steve Nash scored advantage at halftime in this one thanks Jeff Teague finished with 15 points for 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to the Knicks’ inept second quarter then Atlanta. and rookie Markieff Morris added 16 Pistons 89, held on to snap a three-game losing points to lead Phoenix over Golden streak. Magic 78 State. Mavericks 100, Carmelo Anthony had 35 points and Jared Dudley had 15 points, and AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Ben 11 rebounds as the Knicks played their Thunder 87 Channing Frye and Shannon Brown Gordon scored 26 points, and Detroit second straight game without Amare DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki added 10 each for the Suns, who have overcame some early foul trouble in Stoudemire, who has a sprained left scored 10 of his 26 points during the won two of three overall and six straight an impressive defensive effort against ankle. third quarter, sending the Dallas over against the Warriors. Phoenix has not Dwight Howard and Orlando. Toney Douglas had 22 points for the Oklahoma City. lost to Golden State at home since March Rodney Stuckey and Tayshaun Prince Knicks, who made three baskets in the The Thunder, who topped Dallas on 8, 2005 — a 13-game stretch. scored 14 points apiece for the Pistons, second quarter. a buzzer-beater in Oklahoma City on Monta Ellis had 18 points, Dominic who have won two in a row after losing Thursday, came in as one of only two McGuire scored 14 and Brandon Rush their first three games of the season. unbeaten teams in the NBA at 5-0. Timberwolves 106, finished with 13 points for the Warriors, Howard had 19 points, seven rebounds Miami was the other but the Heat lost who lost their first road game after open- and five steals before fouling out with to Atlanta 100-92 earlier Monday night, Spurs 96 ing the season with four straight wins at 2:46 remaining on an illegal screen. also falling to 5-1. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Love home. Orlando shot 44 percent from the Shawn Marion scored 17 points, Jason had 24 points and 15 rebounds to lead field and 8 of 22 from 3-point range.

National Football League NY Giants secure playoff spot with win against Cowboys EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Chiefs 7, They win their first division title since Rice made the biggest plays on a blustery Eli Manning threw three touchdown 2005 on a tiebreaker. afternoon. He had a career-best 70-yard passes and the New York Giants won Broncos 3 touchdown run on the fourth play. an all-or-nothing game to claim the final Rice also broke a 51-yard touchdown spot in the NFL playoffs, beating the DENVER (AP) — Tim Tebow fell Ravens 24, run with 5:41 to go and finished with Dallas Cowboys 31-14 on Sunday night. short in his latest comeback bid, yet his Bengals 16 191 yards on 24 carries. The regular season went down to Denver Broncos are still going to the playoffs. CINCINNATI (AP) — Ray Rice had the last game, and it was coach Tom Former Bronco Kyle Orton got his a pair of long touchdown runs that gave Chargers 38, Coughlin’s Giants (9-7) who won the revenge in leading the Kansas City Chiefs the Ravens their third AFC North title Raiders 26 NFC East and returned to the postsea- to a 7-3 win over Denver on Sunday, but and the No. 2 seed in the playoffs. son for the first time since 2008. it’s the Broncos who clinched the AFC Baltimore (12-4) will get a first-round OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Philip The loss left Jerry Jones’ Cowboys West and are headed to the postseason, bye followed by a playoff game at home, Rivers threw three touchdown passes (8-8) out of the playoffs for the second where they will host Pittsburgh next where the Ravens are 8-0 this season. and Richard Goodman returned a kickoff straight year. Sunday. Despite the loss, the Bengals (9-7) also 105 yards for another score as Oakland’s New York won three of its final four After congratulating their former start- got into the playoffs, securing the final playoff hopes ended. games and earned a wild-card home ing quarterback, the Broncos celebrated wild card as the Jets and Broncos also The Raiders (8-8) went into the final game next Sunday against the Atlanta the end to their six-year playoff drought lost. It’s Cincinnati’s third playoff appear- day of the season needing to win and get Falcons (10-6). once San Diego beat Oakland 38-26 later ance in the last 21 years. help to end an eight-year playoff drought. The Cowboys lost four of their final Sunday. The Bengals will be at Houston on They got the assistance they needed five games in their first full season under Losers of their last three games, Saturday. when Denver (8-8) lost 7-3 at home to coach Jason Garrett. the Broncos finished 8-8, same as the With Paul Brown Stadium packed with Kansas City but were unable to do their Raiders. Bengals fans for the first time all season, part by beating the Chargers (8-8). Panthers From page B1 Center Ryan Kalil said losing The Panthers weren’t afraid to try new what he’s got to do.” Tight end Greg Olsen said he expects Chudzinski would be rough. things on offense. When asked if he got a sense that more than just the Jaguars to take a look “I think we’ve all voiced to him how “I didn’t know what to expect coming Chudzinski was eager to leave, Gross at Chudzinski. we feel about him and tried to make it in and I didn’t know a lot about him,” said, “I think he’s like everybody else Some of the other teams who have as awkward as we can to make sure he Gross said. “But each week he got better — he wants to win a Super Bowl and fired their coaches during the season or stays,” Kalil said with a laugh. “But man, and better. Our game plans got more fun he wants to be a head coach and I don’t on Monday include Tampa Bay, St. Louis, he’s a heck of a coach and I think he’s to watch and opened up. As Cam Newton think he cares what order that comes Miami and Kansas City. going to be a great head coach — just grew, we grew. I told him (Monday) that I in. I believe the Panthers will win a “When you’re that good you’re going to hopefully not anytime soon.” want him back. We’re not going to be the Super Bowl with coach Ron Rivera here. have opportunities to have other looks,” Offensive tackle Jordan Gross said same offense without him.” Hopefully it’s while I’m still here. But I Olsen said. “He’s obviously one of the the players loved playing for Chudzinski But Gross said he understands if think Chud knows we have something deserving candidates. Look what he has because of his creativity. Chudzinski leaves, saying, “he’s got to do special here on offense too.” done to this offense this year ...” www.robesonian.com Comi cs/Ent e rtainm ent The Robesonian, Tuesday, January 3, 2012 — 5B

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION ROBESON COUNTY, 10sp481 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLO- SURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXE- CUTED BY TIMOTHY LOCKLEAR AND TONYA LOCKLEAR DATED JULY 30, 2004 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1405 AT PAGE 701 IN THE ROBESON COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA, NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-ref- erenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bid- der for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 11:00 AM on January 9, 2012 the following described real es- tate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Robeson County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Maxton and/or Alfordsville Township, Robe- son County, North Carolina, about 4 miles West of the center of the Town of Maxton, NC, adjacent to and on the western side of NC Highway #130, and being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Begin- ning at a railroad spike in the center of Highway #130, the second corner of Tract No. 1 in this division, said railroad spike being located South 10 degrees 40 minutes East 201.07 feet from the northeast corner of the original 32.7 acre tract of which this is apart, and running thence along the South line of Tract No. 1, North 86 degrees 32 minutes West 2433.16 feet to a stake in the run of Shoehell Creek, the third corner of said Tract No. 1; thence down the various courses of the run of said creek in a southerly direction about 200 feet to a stake; thence South 86 degrees 32 minutes East 2408.6 feet to a rail- road spike in the center of NC High- way #130; thence along the center of said highway North 10 degrees 40 minutes West 201.07 feet to the be- ginning, containing 10.9 acres, more or less, and being a portion of that 32.7 acre tract (Tract No. 3) as shown on a map entitled "Division of the J.E. Smiling Estate" dated December 1964, by Tommy A. Roach, Regis- 11072, 11-sp-197 tered Surveyor, and recorded in Book AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE of Maps 15, Page 64, Robeson TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF County Registry. Less and except all REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIR- that certain lot or parcel of land situ- TUE of the power and authority con- ated, lying and being about 4 miles tained in that certain Deed of Trust southeast of the Town of Maxton, executed and delivered by Timothy NC, and about 3 miles Northwest of Ray Hunt and Sonya Lorette Hunt, the Town of Raemon NC adjacent to dated February 13, 2009 and re- and on the western side of NC High- corded on February 13, 2009, in way 130 and adjoining the lands of Book No. D 1706, at Page 392 in the Clinton Locklear (1231/299) on the Office of the Register of Deeds of North, Ethel N. Locklear (19-E/130) Robeson County, North Carolina; and on the South and Sallie L. & Harold because of default in the payment of Chavis (630/357) on all other sides the indebtedness secured thereby and being more particularly de- and failure to carry out and perform scribed as follows: Beginning at a the stipulations and agreements con- railroad spike found in the centerline tained therein and, pursuant to de- of NC Highway 130, the most north- mand of the holder of the indebted- eastern corner of Sallie N. Chavis ness secured by said Deed of Trust, (630/357), said railroad spike being the undersigned Substitute Trustee located South 11 degrees 23 minutes will place for sale, at public auction, 25 seconds East 1411.67 feet from a to the highest bidder for cash at the nail and cap found at the centerline usual place of sale at Robeson intersections of NC Highway 130 and County Courthouse, Lumberton, SR 1123 and runs thence with the North Carolina on January 4, 2012 at centerline intersections of NC High- 10:00 AM that parcel of land, includ- way 130 and SR 1123 and runs ing improvements thereon, situated, thence with the centerline of NC lying and being in the City of Lum- Highway 130 and the Eastern line of berton, County of Robeson, State of Sallie L. Chavis (630/3357) South 10 North Carolina, and being more par- degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds East ticularly described in the above ref- 210.07 to a railroad spike found in erenced Deed of Trust. the centerline of NC Highway 130, Address of property: 97 Tartan Road, the most southeastern corner of Sal- Lumberton, NC 28358 lie L. Chavis (630/357); thence with the southern line of Sallie L. Chavis 6B —The Robesonian, Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Tax Parcel ID: 100606003 (630/357) North 86 degrees www.robesonian.com 32 min- Present Record Owners: Timothy Ray utes 00 seconds West 321.54 feet to Hunt; Sonya Lorette Hunt an iron rod set in the southern line; The terms of the sale are that the thence a new line North 00 degrees ThE real property hereinbefore described 16 minutes 00 seconds West 195.40 will be sold for cash to the highest feet to an iron rod set in the northern RobESonian bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) line of Sallie L. Chavis (630/357); of the amount of the bid or Seven thence with said Northern line South Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), 86 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds whichever is greater, is required and East 285.17 feet to the point of be- must be tendered in the form of cer- ginning containing 1.36 acres, more tified funds at the time of thew sale. In oor less.r Grantedk and Reservedfo a 45r you! CLASSIFIEDthe event Sthat the Owner and Holder foot easement described as follows: or its intended assignee is exempt Beginning at a railroad spike found in sell - buy - rent - hire - find from paying the same, the successful the centerline of NC Highway 130, bidderO shallve ber required 42 to ,pay0 reve0-0the R moste Northeasternader scorner e ofv theery issue! Local Rates Include Online & Your Carolina Connection Our hours: M-F 8am-5pm nue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, hereon described parcel, said rail- DeaDlIneS: Bargain Basement - ONE ITEM $50 or less - 3 lines or less, 3 days $9.08 and5 any e Landas Transfery w Tax.ay Thes realto roadpl spikeac elocated yo Southur 11 a degreesd: Sunday’s paper @ 3pm Thursday 1. Call: (910) 739-4322 Monday’s paper @ 3pm Friday NO REFUNDS property hereinabove described is 23 minutes 25 seconds East 1411.67 Tuesday’s paper @ 12noon Monday being2. Fofferedax: ( 9for1 0sale) 7 "AS39 -IS,6 5WHERE53 feet from a nail and cap found at the Wednesday’s paper @ 12noon Tuesday Yard Sale Ads - 1 Day $17.49 - 2 Days $26.22 - 3 Days $31.63 IS" and will be sold subject to all su- centerline intersections of NC High- Thursday’s paper @ 12noon Wednesday for early 3. E-mail: [email protected] Friday’s paper @ 12noon Thursday (up to 7 lines) $1.40 for each additional line perior liens, unpaid taxes, and spe- way 130 and SR 1123, and runs Saturday’s paper @ 4pm Thursday cial4 .assessments. Stop by : Other2175 conditions N. Roberthencets A vwithe., theLu northernmber tlineon of the * Holiday deadlines will vary. Merchandise for Sale - Special 3 lines or less - 7 days $28.54 cancellation will5 .be M announcedail: P.O at. B theox sale. 10 2The8, Luabovemb edescribedrton, N tractC of2 8land35 9North Visa - MC - AMEX - Check sale will be held open for ten (10) 86 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds The Best Way To Write An Ad: days for upset bids as by law______re- West 285.17 feet to an iron rod set, quired.Wr Ifi tae third y opartyur is the high the Northwestern corner of the above • Begin with a key word (item for sale, etc.) biddera atd the h timeer eof :sale confirma______- described parcel of land, for the pur- • Use descriptive words to indentify your items tion, the third party will have fifteen pose of ingress, egress and utilities • State your price or terms (15) (daysapp followingroximat ethely sale ______confir- from NC Highway 130. And Being • Include a phone number and/or e-mail address mation 2to7 lremitetter sthe balance of more commonly known as: 12093 NC his/her bidpe tor ltheine Trustee.) In the______sole Hwy 130, Maxton, NC 28364 Name: ______discretion of the Trustee, an ______exten- The record owner(s) of the property, address:______sion may be granted, but in that in- as reflected on the records of the stance, if required by the noteholder Register of Deeds, is/are Tim Lock- PhoNe #:______or Cloanre dservicer,it Car dthe: ______bidder shall be lear aka Timothy Locklear and Tonya required to pay per diem interest at Locklear. The property to be offered our Classifieds Withell current W rateo onr thek note Fsecuredorpursuant Yo to uthis notice!!! of sale is be- by the deed of trust described herein ing offered for sale, transfer and Legals Legals Legals until the day he/sheLegals remits the bal- conveyance "ASLegals IS, WHERE IS." Neither 600 ANIMALS ance of his/her bid to the Trustee. If the Trustee nor the holder of the STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE for any reason the Trustee is unable note secured by the deed of trust, COUNTY OF ROBESON COUNTY OF ROBESON NORTH CAROLINA, ROBESON to convey title to this property or the being foreclosed, nor the officers, di- LAND FOR SALE sale is set aside, the sole remedy of rectors, attorneys, employees, agents 5.6 Acres Corner of Singletary IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND COUNTY, 11 SP 0117 the purchaser is the return of the de- or authorized representative of either DEBTORS Of John H. Owen, III aka Under and by virtue of a Power of posit. Furthermore, if the validity of Trustee or the holder of the note & Dallas Road Lumberton DISTRICT COURT DIVISION $45,000 FILE NO. : 11CVD02932 John Holman Owen, III DECEASED Sale contained in that certain Deed of the sale is challenged by any party, make any representation or warranty The undersigned having qualified as Trust executed by Pearlean Moody to the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it relating to the title or any physical, Owner Financing 10% down. NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS United General Title Insurance Com- believes the challenge to have merit, environmental, health or safety con- BY PUBLICATION Executrix, of the estate of John H. ------Owen, III aka John Holman Owen, III, pany, Trustee(s), dated March 21, may declare the sale to be void and ditions existing in, on, at or relating COUNTY OF ROBESON, a political deceased, late of Robeson County, 2008, and recorded in Book 1668, return the deposit. In either event the to the property being offered for Double Wide with 1 acre land Subdivision of the State of North this is to notify all persons, firms and Page 343, Robeson County Registry, purchaser will have no further re- sale. Any and all responsibilities or (Red Springs Area) $55,000 North Carolina. Default having been course against the Mortgagor, the liabilities arising out of or in any way Carolina; Plaintiff, corporations having claims against Mortgagee, the Mortgagees attorney relating to any such condition ex- said estate to exhibit them to the un- made in the payment of the note CIRCLE OF ONE INC. VS. thereby secured by the said Deed of or the Trustee. Additional Notice pressly are disclaimed. This sale is 910 734-1170 dersigned on or before the 6th day of Where the Real Property is Residential made subject to all prior liens and ALLEN LADD LOCKLEAR, Owner, IN- April, 2012, or be barred from their Trust and the undersigned, having TERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Lien- been substituted as Trustee in said With Less Than 15 Rental Units: encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and OWNER FINANCE recovery. All persons indebted to assessments including but not lim- holder, and MONOGRAM CREDIT said estate are asked to please make Deed of Trust by an instrument duly An order for possession of the prop- 1+ acre near Tarheel, 5 min. to CARD BANK OF GEORGIA, Lienholder; immediate payment to the under- recorded in the Office of the Register erty may be issued pursuant to G.S. ited to any transfer tax associated Smithfield Packing Defendants. of Deeds of Robeson County, North 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser with the foreclosure. A deposit of signed. Carolina, and the holder of the note five percent (5%) of the amount of for your D.W.M. Home Price All that certain tract or parcel of land and against the party or parties in This the 3rd day of January, 2012. evidencing said indebtedness having possession by the clerk of superior the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars $9,950, Low Down Payment of lying about 2 miles northeast of the directed that the Deed of Trust be ($750.00), whichever is greater, is Town of Orrum, NC, and about 8 Alison L. Owen court of the county in which the $950. Call 803-473-7125 128 Victoria Cir. foreclosed, the undersigned Substi- property is sold. Any person who oc- required and must be tendered in the miles southeast of the center of the tute Trustees will offer for sale at the form of certified funds at the time of City of Lumberton, NC, and adjacent Anderson, South Carolina 29621 cupies the property pursuant to a Courthouse Door in Robeson County, rental agreement entered into or re- the sale. This sale will be held open Lots (REAL ESTATE) to and on the southwestern side of JHO010312 1/3 1/10 1/17 1/24 North Carolina, at 2:45PM on January ten days for upset bids as required SR 2224 (Nye Road) and adjoining newed on or after October 1, 2007, 10, 2012, and will sell to the highest may, after receiving the notice of by law. Following the expiration of Lots for sale Shannon NC the lands of T.A. Nye, Sr., (646/452) STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA bidder for cash the following de- the statutory upset period, all re- on the southeast and the lands of sale, terminate the rental agreement 163 Cook Rd. Owner Finance COUNTY OF ROBESON scribed property, to wit: ALL THAT upon 10 days written notice to the maining amounts are IMMEDIATELY Grady M. Britt (17-R/246 and CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit Avail. Call 910-738-1845 690/577) on all other sides and be- NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND landlord. Upon termination of a LOCATED IN THE CITY OF LUMBER- rental agreement, the tenant is liable funds in a timely manner will result ing more particularly described as DEBTORS Of Vardell Hunt DECEASED TON, LUMBERTON TOWNSHIP, ROBE- in a Declaration of Default and any REAL ESTATE RENTALS follows: BEGINNING at a nail (set) in for rent due under the rental agree- The undersigned having qualified as SON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, IN ment prorated to the effective date of deposit will be frozen pending the the center line of SR 2224 (Nye Administrator, of the estate of Var- THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NO- Road), said nail being located South the termination. Any person who oc- dell Hunt, deceased, late of Robeson CITY OF LUMBERTON, ON THE WEST cupies the property pursuant to a TICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If Apartments/Townhouses 37 degrees 47 minutes 15 seconds County, this is to notify all persons, SIDE OF NEVADA STREET, AND BEING you are a tenant residing in the East 264.0 feet from a nail at the in- bona fide lease or tenancy may have firms and corporations having claims ALL OF LOT NO. EIGHT (8), IN BLOCK additional rights pursuant to Title VII property, be advised that an Order tersection of SR 2224 with a ditch, against said estate to exhibit them to "A" AS SHOWN AND DESIGNATED ON for Possession of the property may 2BR / 2B Apartments the northern property line of which of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at the undersigned on or before the A MAP OF SANDY GROVE SUBDIVI- Foreclosure Act which became effec- be issued in favor of the purchaser. available in Pembroke. this is a part (17-R/246), said nail SION, PREPARED BY W.E. STONE, JR., Also, if your lease began or was re- also being located North 77 degrees 22nd day of March, 2012, or be tive on May 20, 2009. Newly Remodeled $625-$725 barred from their recovery. All per- SURVEYOR, DATED SEPTEMBER 28, newed on or after October 1, 2007, 44 minutes 51 seconds East 26.97 1957 AND WHICH SAID MAP IS DULY Posted:______be advised that you may terminate Call 1st Choice 910 521-8301 feet from a fire hydrant on the sons indebted to said estate are asked to please make immediate RECORDED IN BOOK OF OFFICIAL Witness: Assistant/Deputy Clerk of the rental agreement upon 10 days southwest side of SR 2224 and runs MAPS NO. TWELVE AT PAGE 17, Superior Court, David A. Simpson, written notice to the landlord. You For rent 1 Bd, 1114 1st St. thence with the center line of SR payment to the undersigned. ROBESON COUNTY REGISTRY, TO P.C., Substitute Trustee may be liable for rent due under the Lumberton, $325. + Dep. 2224 (Nye Road) (60 ft. right-of-way) This the 20th day of December, the effective 2011. WHICH REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE By: Attorney at Law agreement prorated to Call (910) 736-7453 South 37 degrees 47 minutes 15 FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIP- date of the termination. seconds East 216.48 feet to a nail Dwayne Hunt Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC TION OF THE LOT HEREIN CONVEYED, The date of this Notice is November For Rent (set) in the said center line, the PO Box 1254, 298 Bailey Rd. AND WHICH IS INCORPORATED AS A Attorneys for David A. Simpson, P.C. southeastern corner of the tracts of 7, 2011. 2 BR / 2 BA Duplex Fairmont, NC 28340 PART HEREOF. FOR INFORMATIONAL Substitute Trustee which this is a part (690/377), also a 10-008857, Katherine JoAnn Begor Apartment $675 VH122011 12/20 12/27 1/3 1/10 PURPOSES ONLY: THE APN IS SHOWN 2550 West Tyvola Road, Suite 520 corner with T.A. Nye, Sr., (646/452) BY THE COUNTY ASSESOR AS 3251 Attorney for Substitute Trustee 2 miles from UNCP and runs thence with said southern Charlotte, NC 28217 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 04 009; SOURCE OF TITLE IS BOOK 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Alarm, Appliances, Storage line and with a ditch and beyond 524, PAGE 151 (RECORDED (704) 442-9500 South 69 degrees 35 minutes 15 COUNTY OF ROBESON Charlotte, NC 28216 11/16/82) Said property is com- RT122711 12/27 1/3 Contact Re/Max 738-1466 seconds West 243.46 feet to an iron NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND monly known as 1714 Nevada Street, (704) 333-8107 rod (set); thence North 39 degrees Lumberton, NC 28358. Third party LUMBERTON near Hospital 26 minutes West 202.30 feet to an DEBTORS Of Vivian Mullin-Oxendine http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ purchasers must pay the excise tax, IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE Deluxe 1 BR w/ Library, Den. iron rod (set); thence North 66 de- DECEASED pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in SI122711 12/27 1/3 $625/mo. grees 00 minutes 00 seconds East The undersigned having qualified as the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per OF NORTH CAROLINA 910 416-2134 245.23 feet to the beginning, con- Administratrix, of the estate of Vivian each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION ANNOUNCEMENTS taining 1.129 acres, more or less, Mullin-Oxendine, deceased, late of House For Rent (RENT) or fractional part thereof, and the ROBESON COUNTY, 10sp481 LESS 0.129 acre in right-of-way of Robeson County, this is to notify all Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to SR 2224; leaving a net acreage of 1.0 persons, firms and corporations hav- IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLO- N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of SURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXE- House in Tanglewood, acre, more or less. Being a part of ing claims against said estate to ex- Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Notices (ANNOUNCE) that 11 acre tract conveyed by Annie hibit them to the undersigned on or CUTED BY TIMOTHY LOCKLEAR AND 3 Bd/ 1 Ba, Central AC. Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or frac- TONYA LOCKLEAR DATED JULY 30, C. Britt to Grady M. Britt by deed before the 5th day of April, 2012, or tional part thereof or Five Hundred * W * I * N * N * E * R * Call 919-429-9353 dated 16 October 1989, and re- be barred from their recovery. All 2004 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1405 Dollars ($500.00), whichever is AT PAGE 701 IN THE ROBESON corded in Deed Book 690, Page 377, persons indebted to said estate are greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) MANUFACTURED HOUS- Robeson County Registry. Being the asked to please make immediate of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH same tract or parcel of land con- payment to the undersigned. Dollars ($750.00), whichever is CAROLINA, NOTICE OF SALE Under THE ROBESONIAN veyed by deed dated Aught 29, 1997, and by virtue of the power and This the 3rd day of January, 2012. greater, will be required at the time CIRCULATION WINNER ! Rentals (MANUFACTURED) from Grady Mort Britt and wife, Mar- of the sale and must be tendered in authority contained in the above-ref- ilyn S. Britt to Grace Locklear and Al- Adriane Mullin-Dawson the form of certified funds. Following erenced deed of trust and because of len L. Locklear, and duly recorded in 1100 Agio Ct. the expiration of the statutory upset default in the payment of the secured 2 & 3 Bedroom homes in quiet Book 966, at Page 294, Robeson bid period, all the remaining indebtedness and failure to perform area. Homes have vinyl siding, County Registry. Bearing referenced Zebulon, NC 27597 the stipulation and agreements "CONGRATULATIONS" VMO010312 1/3 1/10 1/17 1/24 amounts will be immediately due and shingle roof, decks, and secu- to Deed Book 17-R, Page 246. Ex- owing. Said property to be offered therein contained and, pursuant to Lester Smith empt from Robeson County Subdivi- demand of the owner and holder of rity system. $445. 739-5106 11 SP 96, THIRD AMENDED NOTICE pursuant to this Notice of Sale is be- the secured debt, the undersigned Anderson Rd. Orrum sion Ordinance under Article V, Sec- ing offered for sale, transfer and tion 501, Item H. The above de- OF FORECLOSURE SALE, North substitute trustee will expose for sale 2 & 3 Bedrooms, & conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are at public auction to the highest bid- Prize must be claimed in person within the scribed tract is subject to all Carolina, Robeson County no representations of warranty relat- Lots For Rent at Rosewood right-of-ways and easements of re- der for cash at the usual place of sale next 3 business days from the day your In the matter of the foreclosure of ing to the title or any physical, envi- name appears in the newspaper. Please Call (910) 739-1941 cord. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any the Deed of Trust of John O'Donnell at the county courthouse of said ronmental, health or safety condi- county at 11:00 AM on January 9, and all claim or interest that you and Nancy O'Donnell, Grantors, To: tions existing in, on, at, or relating to present your picture I.D. 2009 Singlewide mobile home may have in the property. You are re- TRSTE, Inc., Trustee, and Wachovia the property being offered for sale. 2012 the following described real es- * W * I * N * N * E * R * quired to make defense to such Bank, National Association, Benefici- This sale is made subject to all prior tate and any other improvements 3Br/2Ba, including 1 glamor pleading not later than forty days af- which may be situated thereon, in ary, See Substitution of Trustee as liens, unpaid taxes, special assess- ANIMALS bathroom. 8x10 deck on front ter the date of the first publication recorded in Deed Book 1796, Page ments, land transfer taxes, if any, Robeson County, North Carolina, and & 8x10 deck on back. 1/2 acre date, being forty days after January 301, Robeson County Registry, ap- and encumbrances of record. To the being more particularly described as 3, 2012, or by February 13, 2012, pointing Richard J. Kania as Substi- best of the knowledge and belief of follows: Lying and being in Maxton lot, nice area. 910-608-2000 and upon your failure to do so, the tute Trustee. Under and by virtue of the undersigned, the current and/or Alfordsville Township, Robe- Other Services (SERV) party seeking service against you the power and authority contained in owner(s) of the property is/are Pear- son County, North Carolina, about 4 Donleigh Properties will apply to the court for the relief that certain deed of trust executed lie Mae Paige and Tunua Renee Paige, miles West of the center of the Town sought. and delivered by the above-named of Maxton, NC, adjacent to and on Sutton's Pecan Processing LIKE NEW SINGLE & Heirs of Pearlean Moody. PLEASE the western side of NC Highway This 28th day of December, 2011. Grantors to Wachovia Bank, National TAKE NOTICE: An order for posses- Buy, Crack, Shell, Sell, Shake DOUBLEWIDES Association, dated September 29, #130, and being more particularly BY: J HAL KINLAW, JR., Attorney for sion of the property may be issued described as follows, to-wit: Begin- Trees Hwy 41 S. 2690 Center- FOR RENT Plaintiff, NC BAR NO. 8355 2006, filed for record on October 17, pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of 2006, securing indebtedness in the ning at a railroad spike in the center ville Ch Rd 910-827-9536 Alarm Systems PO Box 1371, Lumberton, NC 28359 the purchaser and against the party of Highway #130, the second corner original principal amount of or parties in possession by the clerk in Every Home RCTD010312 1/3 1/10 1/17 $49,715.75 as recorded in Deed of of Tract No. 1 in this division, said of superior court of the county in railroad spike being located South 10 Trust Book 1565, Page 489, Robeson which the property is sold. Any per- 300 SERVICES ( Lumberton area ) STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA County Registry (hereinafter, the son who occupies the property pur- degrees 40 minutes East 201.07 feet (910) 827-9851 ROBESON COUNTY Deed of Trust) and because of the suant to a rental agreement entered from the northeast corner of the original 32.7 acre tract of which this NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBT- default of in the payment of the in- into or renewed on or after October Doublewides Available debtedness thereby secured and the 1, 2007, may, after receiving the no- is apart, and running thence along ORS OF ANDREW LEVI ROBINSON aka the South line of Tract No. 1, North AGRICULTURE Orrum/Pembroke Areas. ANDREW L. ROBINSON, JR. failure of to carry out or perform the tice of sale, terminate the rental stipulations and agreements therein agreement upon 10 days' written no- 86 degrees 32 minutes West 2433.16 Contact (910) 521-0879 The undersigned, having qualified as contained and pursuant to the de- tice to the landlord. The notice shall feet to a stake in the run of Shoehell or (910) 736-4105 Executrix of the Estate of Andrew mand of the owner and holder of the also state that upon termination of a Creek, the third corner of said Tract Farm Equipment (AGRI) Levi Robinson aka Andrew L. Robin- indebtedness secured by the Deed of rental agreement, that tenant is liable No. 1; thence down the various son, Jr., late of Robeson County, Trust, and pursuant to the Order of courses of the run of said creek in a Sales (MANUFACTURED) for rent due under the rental agree- southerly direction about 200 feet to 1956 John Deere 420T Wheel North Carolina, this is to notify all the Clerk of Superior Court for Robe- ment prorated to the effective date of persons, firms, and corporations a stake; thence South 86 degrees 32 weights, many new parts, son County, North Carolina, entered the termination. 1990 Redman M/H will be having claims against said estate to in this foreclosure proceeding, the minutes East 2408.6 feet to a rail- restored, $4500 910 258-2099 sold on 1/23/12 from 9am - exhibit them to the undersigned on undersigned, Richard J. Kania, Sub- Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. road spike in the center of NC High- or before the 27th day of March, stitute Trustee, will expose for sale at Substitute Trustee way #130; thence along the center of 1pm. Rosewood MH/PK 3525 2012, or be barred from their recov- said highway North 10 degrees 40 public auction on January 5, 2012 at 1587 Northeast Expressway Garden & Produce (AGRi) E. Elizabethtown Rd L'TON ery. All persons indebted to said es- 10:30AM the usual place of sale as minutes West 201.07 feet to the be- 28359 tate are asked to please make imme- designated by the Clerk of Court for Atlanta, GA 30329 ginning, containing 10.9 acres, more or less, and being a portion of that Collards & Winter Strawberries diate payment to the undersigned. foreclosure sales at the Robeson (770) 234-9181 pre-picked or pick your own. 1996 Mansion M/H will be sold This 27th day of December, 2011 County Courthouse, Lumberton, Our File No.: 900.J1001854NC /LMS 32.7 acre tract (Tract No. 3) as shown on a map entitled "Division of the J.E. Powers Farm Market 738-9404 on 1/23/12, 9am - 1pm. Rose- ELIZABETH D. ROBINSON North Carolina, the real property in SP122711 12/27 1/3 Robeson County, North Carolina (in- Smiling Estate" dated December wood MH/PK 3525 E. Eliza- Tommy c/o CANADY & CANADY, ATTYS. cluding any improvements thereon), 11072, 11-sp-197 1964, by A. Roach, Regis- MERCHANDISE bethtown Rd. L'TON NC. with the address of 126 Style Dr., tered Surveyor, and recorded in Book PO BOX 7 AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE of Maps 15, Page 64, Robeson 28359 Parkton, NC 28371, and as more fully TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF ST. PAULS, NC 28384 described as follows: BEING all of Lot County Registry. Less and except all REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIR- that certain lot or parcel of land situ- Mobile Homes for sale 910-865-4241 66 of Virginia Pines Subdivision, Sec- TUE of the power and authority con- Equipment / Supplies CC122711 12/27 1/3 1/10 1/17 tion Three, as per plat thereof re- ated, lying and being about 4 miles 4Bd/3Ba Palm Harbor tained in that certain Deed of Trust southeast of the Town of Maxton, corded in Book of Plats 36, Page 32, executed and delivered by Timothy Redman 14x56 2 Bd/2Ba Robeson County Registry, to which NC, and about 3 miles Northwest of Crossbow Exercise STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Ray Hunt and Sonya Lorette Hunt, the Town of Raemon NC adjacent to $6,500. Call (910) 316-5714 reference is made for a more perfect dated February 13, 2009 and re- COUNTY OF ROBESON description. The sale will be made and on the western side of NC High- Machine 1 yr. old $225. corded on February 13, 2009, in way 130 and adjoining the lands of RESORT PROPERTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND subject to all prior liens, unpaid Book No. D 1706, at Page 392 in the Call (910) 258-6224 Clinton Locklear (1231/299) on the DEBTORS Of Carolyn Jordan Clark taxes, restrictions and easements of Office of the Register of Deeds of record and assessments, if any. The North, Ethel N. Locklear (19-E/130) DECEASED Robeson County, North Carolina; and on the South and Sallie L. & Harold New Sears Sportcraft pool ta- record owner of the above-described because of default in the payment of 700 AGRICULTURE The undersigned having qualified as real property as reflected on the re- Chavis (630/357) on all other sides ble 4 by 8. All accessories. Executor, of the estate of Carolyn the indebtedness secured thereby and being more particularly de- cords of the County Register of and failure to carry out and perform $375 OBO. Gary 736-2546 Jordan Clark, deceased, late of Robe- Deeds not more than ten (10) days scribed as follows: Beginning at a son County, this is to notify all per- the stipulations and agreements con- railroad spike found in the centerline For Sale Mobile home and lot. prior to the posting of this Notice is: tained therein and, pursuant to de- sons, firms and corporations having Nancy O'Donnell An order for pos- of NC Highway 130, the most north- Furniture (MERCH) Good location, Little River S.C. mand of the holder of the indebted- eastern corner of Sallie N. Chavis claims against said estate to exhibit session of the property may be is- ness secured by said Deed of Trust, Call 910-263-0961 them to the undersigned on or be- sued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in (630/357), said railroad spike being the undersigned Substitute Trustee located South 11 degrees 23 minutes Couch and Loveseat for Sale fore the 29th day of March, 2012, or favor of the purchaser and against will place for sale, at public auction, be barred from their recovery. All the party or parties in possession by 25 seconds East 1411.67 feet from a Navy blue couch EMPLOYMENT to the highest bidder for cash at the nail and cap found at the centerline persons indebted to said estate are the County Clerk of Superior Court. usual place of sale at Robeson and loveseat in asked to please make immediate Any person who occupies the prop- intersections of NC Highway 130 and County Courthouse, Lumberton, SR 1123 and runs thence with the great condition. payment to the undersigned. erty pursuant to a rental agreement North Carolina on January 4, 2012 at entered into or renewed on or after centerline intersections of NC High- Call 910-258-9802 Drivers & Delivery (HW) This the 27th day of December, 10:00 AM that parcel of land, includ- way 130 and SR 1123 and runs 2011. October 1, 2007 may, after receiving this notice of the sale, terminate the ing improvements thereon, situated, thence with the centerline of NC Want To Buy (MERCH) Clyde Jordan Clark rental agreement upon 10 days writ- lying and being in the City of Lum- Highway 130 and the Eastern line of EARN EXTRA CASH berton, County of Robeson, State of Sallie L. Chavis (630/3357) South 10 3000 Rivermeade Dr. NW ten notice to the landlord. Upon ter- North Carolina, and being more par- "1 AAAAAAA" JUNK CAR The Robesonian has an mination of a rental agreement, the degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds East Atlanta, Ga. 30327 ticularly described in the above ref- 210.07 to a railroad spike found in REMOVAL CASH PAID independent contractor CJC122711 12/27 1/3 1/10 1/17 tenant is liable for rent due under the erenced Deed of Trust. rental agreement prorated to the ef- the centerline of NC Highway 130, CALL 910-618-0221 newspaper route available in fective date of the termination. Pur- Address of property: 97 Tartan Road, the most southeastern corner of Sal- lie L. Chavis (630/357); thence with the LUMBERTON/ALAMAC STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA suant to N.C.Gen.Stat. 45-21.10(b), Lumberton, NC 28358 area. Deliver newspapers a COUNTY OF ROBESON and the terms of the Deed of Trust, Tax Parcel ID: 100606003 the southern line of Sallie L. Chavis "100% Best Price For Junk" (630/357) North 86 degrees 32 min- NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND any successful bidder may be re- Present Record Owners: Timothy Ray wreck or running vehicles. few hours in the afternoons quired to deposit with the Trustee utes 00 seconds West 321.54 feet to and early morning on week- DEBTORS Of Helen Thompson Gerald immediately upon conclusion of the Hunt; Sonya Lorette Hunt an iron rod set in the southern line; 910-774-3765 - 910-374-3454 DECEASED sale a cash deposit of the greater of The terms of the sale are that the thence a new line North 00 degrees ends and net over $200.00 per five per cent (5%) percent of the real property hereinbefore described 16 minutes 00 seconds West 195.40 week. You'll need a depend- The undersigned having qualified as will be sold for cash to the highest feet to an iron rod set in the northern "AAAAbsolute"BEST Executor, of the estate of Helen amount bid or Seven Hundred Fifty able car and good credit. You Dollars ($750.00). Any successful bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) line of Sallie L. Chavis (630/357); PRICES! We Buy Junk Cars. Thompson Gerald, deceased, late of of the amount of the bid or Seven thence with said Northern line South will be your own boss, retirees Robeson County, this is to notify all bidder shall be required to tender the Call (910)536-5327 or full balance purchase price so bid in Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), 86 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds (910)474-2452 are welcome to apply. Call persons, firms and corporations hav- whichever is greater, is required and East 285.17 feet to the point of be- ing claims against said estate to ex- cash or certified check at the time Ben Britt at (910) 272-6114 the Trustee tenders to him a deed for must be tendered in the form of cer- ginning containing 1.36 acres, more hibit them to the undersigned on or tified funds at the time of the sale. In or less. Granted and Reserved a 45 before the 6th day of April, 2012, or the property or attempts to tender "BUY YOUR RIDE" Retired, such deed, and should said success- the event that the Owner and Holder foot easement described as follows: Help Wanted - General (HW) be barred from their recovery. All or its intended assignee is exempt Beginning at a railroad spike found in Wrecked, or Junk. We Buy persons indebted to said estate are ful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at the time, he from paying the same, the successful the centerline of NC Highway 130, Batteries. 910-618-6286 asked to please make immediate bidder shall be required to pay reve- the most Northeastern corner of the payment to the undersigned. shall remain liable on his bid as pro- Cold Storage Warehouse vided for in N.C.Gen.Stat. 45-21.30 nue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, hereon described parcel, said rail- AUTOMOTIVE FORKLIFT OPERATORS This the 3rd day of January, 2012. (d) and (e). This sale will be held and any Land Transfer Tax. The real road spike located South 11 degrees William Aubrey Gerald open ten (10) days for upset bids as property hereinabove described is 23 minutes 25 seconds East 1411.67 Must be forklift certified with at required by law. being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE feet from a nail and cap found at the least 2 years experience Excel- 1402 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr IS" and will be sold subject to all su- centerline intersections of NC High- Classic / Antiques (AUTO) Lumberton, NC 28358 Richard J. Kania, Substitute Trustee perior liens, unpaid taxes, and spe- way 130 and SR 1123, and runs lent benefits and compensation HTG010312 1/3 1/10 1/17 1/24 600-A Centrepark Drive, cial assessments. Other conditions thence with the northern line of the Apply in person at 1969 Eleanor Clone very nice, Asheville, North Carolina 28805 will be announced at the sale. The above described tract of land North NORDIC COLD STORAGE, sale will be held open for ten (10) 86 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds many others to choose from. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 275 Cold Storage Rd. (828) 252-8010, 907996 days for upset bids as by law re- West 285.17 feet to an iron rod set, Call (910) 2630961 ROBESON COUNTY PPP122711 12/27 1/3 quired. If a third party is the high the Northwestern corner of the above Lumberton, NC 28358 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND bidder at the time of sale confirma- described parcel of land, for the pur- EOE/MF Drug Free Workplace tion, the third party will have fifteen pose of ingress, egress and utilities Want To Buy (AUTO) DEBTORS OF JAMES RUFUS QUICK. (15) days following the sale confir- from NC Highway 130. And Being The undersigned, having qualified as mation to remit the balance of more commonly known as: 12093 NC I Buy Junk Cars Pay $170. - Medical (HW) Administrator of the Estate of James his/her bid to the Trustee. In the sole Hwy 130, Maxton, NC 28364 Rufus Quick, late of Robeson County, discretion of the Trustee, an exten- The record owner(s) of the property, $600. 100% Guaranteed. North Carolina, this is to notify all sion may be granted, but in that in- as reflected on the records of the Open 24/7, 910-385-8585 Compassionate Home Care persons, firms, and corporations stance, if required by the noteholder Register of Deeds, is/are Tim Lock- having claims against said estate to or loan servicer, the bidder shall be lear aka Timothy Locklear and Tonya RN needed for home care. exhibit them to the undersigned on required to pay per diem interest at Locklear. The property to be offered SAT & SUN PICK UP 910 258-6665 or before the 27th day of March, the current rate on the note secured pursuant to this notice of sale is be- Cash For Junk Cars. 2012, or be barred from their recov- by the deed of trust described herein ing offered for sale, transfer and ery. All persons indebted to said es- until the day he/she remits the bal- conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither 7am -7pm Call 910-258-8612 Dependable CNA tate are asked to please make imme- ance of his/her bid to the Trustee. If the Trustee nor the holder of the Needed. Please diate payment to the undersigned. for any reason the Trustee is unable note secured by the deed of trust, REAL ESTATE SALES call 910-978-8388 This 27th day of December, 2011 to convey title to this property or the being foreclosed, nor the officers, di- sale is set aside, the sole remedy of rectors, attorneys, employees, agents PAUL TRUETT CANADY, II, ADMIN. the purchaser is the return of the de- or authorized representative of either Houses For Sale (REAL LPN/RN Highland Acres CANADY & CANADY, ATTYS. posit. Furthermore, if the validity of Trustee or the holder of the note Full time evenings/ nights. Part PO BOX 7 the sale is challenged by any party, make any representation or warranty the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it relating to the title or any physical, $59,000 2BR/2B in Pembroke time weekend, days/evening/ ST. PAULS, NC 28384 believes the challenge to have merit, environmental, health or safety con- nights. Apply in person between 910-865-4241 may declare the sale to be void and ditions existing in, on, at or relating Owner Financing CC122711 12/27 1/3 1/10 1/17 return the deposit. In either event the to the property being offered for Call 1st Choice 910-521-8301 9am-4pm Monday thru Friday. purchaser will have no further re- sale. Any and all responsibilities or course against the Mortgagor, the liabilities arising out of or in any way Mortgagee, the Mortgagees attorney relating to any such condition ex- or the Trustee. Additional Notice pressly are disclaimed. This sale is Where the Real Property is Residential made subject to all prior liens and With Less Than 15 Rental Units: encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and An order for possession of the prop- assessments including but not lim- erty may be issued pursuant to G.S. ited to any transfer tax associated 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser with the foreclosure. A deposit of and against the party or parties in five percent (5%) of the amount of possession by the clerk of superior the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars court of the county in which the ($750.00), whichever is greater, is property is sold. Any person who oc- required and must be tendered in the cupies the property pursuant to a form of certified funds at the time of rental agreement entered into or re- the sale. This sale will be held open newed on or after October 1, 2007, ten days for upset bids as required may, after receiving the notice of by law. Following the expiration of sale, terminate the rental agreement the statutory upset period, all re- upon 10 days written notice to the maining amounts are IMMEDIATELY landlord. Upon termination of a DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit rental agreement, the tenant is liable funds in a timely manner will result for rent due under the rental agree- in a Declaration of Default and any ment prorated to the effective date of deposit will be frozen pending the the termination. Any person who oc- outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NO- cupies the property pursuant to a TICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If bona fide lease or tenancy may have you are a tenant residing in the additional rights pursuant to Title VII property, be advised that an Order of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at for Possession of the property may Foreclosure Act which became effec- be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was re- tive on May 20, 2009. newed on or after October 1, 2007, Posted:______be advised that you may terminate Witness: Assistant/Deputy Clerk of the rental agreement upon 10 days Superior Court, David A. Simpson, written notice to the landlord. You P.C., Substitute Trustee may be liable for rent due under the By: Attorney at Law agreement prorated to the effective Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC date of the termination. The date of this Notice is November Attorneys for David A. Simpson, P.C. 7, 2011. Substitute Trustee 10-008857, Katherine JoAnn Begor 2550 West Tyvola Road, Suite 520 Attorney for Substitute Trustee Charlotte, NC 28217 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 (704) 442-9500 Charlotte, NC 28216 RT122711 12/27 1/3 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ SI122711 12/27 1/3