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December 20, 2011 

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Man could face death penalty 

Convicted of double-murder in 2007 

Teddy Kulmala 

Staff writer 

LUMBERTON — The sentencing 

phase began on Monday for 

a Brooklyn, N.Y., man who was 

found guilty on Friday of firstdegree 

murder, second-degree 

murder and assault with a deadly 

weapon inflicting serious injury. 

Larry Bonnell Shawn Robinson 

was found guilty of the May 2, 

Season 

for giving 

Kindergartener Leticia 

Regino receives her present 

from Santa Claus Monday at 

Magnolia Elementary School 

on Monday. The school gifted 

125 students with presents 

from donors. Guests 

in attendance included 

Sen. Michael Walters, Rep. 

Charles Graham, county 

Commissioners David Edge 

and Jerry Stephens, Lumbee 

Tribal Chairman Paul Brooks 

and other community members. 

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Wednesday deadline draws near; 

Stocking Fund surges past $30,500 

Twenty-nine new donations 

have pushed The 

Empty Stocking Fund past 

the $30,500 mark with 

just today and Wednesday 

remaining to contribute. 

The largest gift today, 

which is for $1,000, comes 

from the Lumberton 

Surgical Associates and is 

Weather 

2007, murders of Lee Chavis 

and Darrick Locklear and shooting 

and injuring Jason Bryant 

Oxendine. The shootings took 

place at a mobile home at 615 

Lumbee Ave., in the Raft Swamp 

community. Robinson faces either 

the death penalty or life in prison. 

Prosecutor Martha Duvall said 

that sometime between 5:30 and 

6 p.m., Chavis, Locklear and 

Oxendine were leaving the home 

given in honor of all the 

employees at Southeastern 

Regional Medical Center 

who take care of the clinic’s 

patients. All 29 of the 

gifts are for at least $15, 

meaning each one will be 

matched with a $25 donation 

from an anonymous 

donor. There are also sev- 

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Classifieds . . . . . 5B 

Comics . . . . . . . 7A 

Editorial . . . . . . 4A 

Nation . . . . . . . . 5A 

Sports . . . . . . . . 1B 

State . . . . . . . . . 2A 

World . . . . . . . . 6A 

of their employer and Oxendine’s 

father, Merlin, when a black sedan 

pulled up in the driveway. 

Duvall said that a passenger in 

the rear driver’s side seat got out, 

and the driver began shooting at 

the men. Oxendine and Chavis 

saw the driver shoot Locklear and 

ran toward the backside of the 

house, Duvall said. 

“Two more shooters came from 

the other side of the house and 

eral other gifts from individual 

departments at the 

hospital. 

We also have gifts from 

second graders at Union 

Elementary, Asbury United 

Methodist Church, the 

Gardenettes of Lumberton 

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ObItuarIes spOrts 

Betty Chavis, 79, Rowland 

Charles Locklear, 52, Red Springs 

Virginia Walters, 69, Lumberton 

Billy Hodge, 86, Fairmont 

Hansford Gentry, 88, Laurinburg 

Larry Garner, 68, Bladenboro 

Jonathan McGirt, 3 months, Red Springs 

John Navarro Jr., 54, Raeford 

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were shooting at them from the 

other side,” she said. Merlin 

Oxendine went inside, grabbed a 

gun and returned fire. 

“The evidence suggested, and 

the jury apparently agreed with 

that, that the defendant was the 

one driving the car and he got 

shot by Merlin,” Duvall said. “He 

tried to get away by jumping in 

Judges refuse to fast track 

trial on redistricting maps 

Gary D. Robertson 

Associated Press 

RALEIGH — Judges hearing redistricting 

lawsuits declined Monday to order a 

fast-track trial sought by those challenging 

the new boundaries for North Carolina legislative 

and congressional seats, but they 

set a key hearing date for next month. 

A three-judge panel set a scheduling 

order to consider together the two lawsuits 

— one filed by Democratic elected leaders 

and the other by voting and civil rights 

advocacy groups — that accuse legislators 

of drawing lines that harm blacks and will 

confuse voters. Republican mapmakers and 

state attorneys defend the maps as lawful. 

The judges rejected the request of the 

attorneys who sued that the combined cases 

go to trial Feb. 2. The lawyers argued their 

schedule would bring less disruption to the 

2012 elections. The candidate filing period 

begins Feb. 13. 

One of the judges called the request an 

“extraordinary timetable” during a court 

hearing late last week. The hearing was 

first for this round of the once-a-decade 

mapping based on U.S. census population 

See PENALTY | 8A 

totals. 

Monday’s six-page order set another 

hearing tentatively set for Jan. 12 to listen 

to a motion by the state and Legislature to 

ask the cases be thrown out because they 

lack merit. The motion to dismiss was filed 

late Monday. 

The panel — Superior Court Judges Paul 

Ridgeway of Wake County, Alma Hinton of 

Halifax County and Joseph Crosswhite of 

Iredell County — gave no explanation in 

Monday’s order for its decision. The judges 

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Larry Bonnell Robinson 

Man 

dies in 

crash 

Teen severely hurt 

Staff report 

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RED SPRINGS — A Red 

Springs man was killed 

Saturday and a teenage girl 

severely injured when his 

car crossed the center line 

and collided head on with 

her vehicle, according to the 

state Highway Patrol. 

Charles Raven Locklear, 

52, of 3244 Old Lowery 

Road, Red Springs, was 

traveling west on Mt. Tabor 

Road about a mile east of 

Red Springs at about 11:30 

p.m. Saturday when his 

1991 Pontiac struck a 1990 

Honda that was being driven 

east by Brittany Michelle 

Caulder, 19, of Greensboro, 

according to Trooper W.A. 

Richardson’s report. 

The report said that tests 

were being done to see if 

Locklear had been drinking, 

but any results would 

not be available for weeks. 

Locklear was not wearing a 

seat belt. 

Caulder, who was wearing 

a seat belt, was transported 

to Southeastern 

Regional Medical Center in 

Lumberton and later transported 

to Duke University 

Medical Center. Her condition 

today was not available, 

but the report indicated that 

her injuries were severe. 

The cars were traveling at 

an estimated 55 mph, which 

is the posted speed limit for 

that zone. 

Dr. Peter Villani, left, 

and Dr. Sam Britt present 

a check for $1,000 

from Lumberton 

Surgical Associates. 

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AG says 18 charged in Medicaid fraud busts 

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — 

Thirteen home health workers, 

a speech therapist and 

the operator of a group home 

are among 18 people who face 

charges of defrauding North 

Carolina’s Medicaid system 

and the taxpayers who support 

it, the state Justice Department 

said Monday. 

The suspects in ten counties 

were arrested last week at 

Crime Report 

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n Thefts 

PARKTON — Carveler 

Smith, of 3783 Glenn Road 

in Parkton, reported on 

Friday that someone broke 

into his home through a 

back window and took a 

$2,000 television, a $150 

mp3 player and five hats 

valued at $125, according 

to a sheriff’s report. 

n Break-ins 

The following people and 

businesses reported breakins 

to the Robeson County 

Sheriff’s Office: 

Petra Oxendine, at 2995 

Union School Road in 

Rowland; Vernon Knadler, 

at 662 Rex Church Road in 

St. Pauls; Deborah Locklear, 

at 925 Lombardy Village 

Road in St. Pauls; Minnie 

Britt, at 4290 S. Creek 

Road in Orrum; Mablene 

McLean, at 48 Oxford 

Circle in Rowland; Robert 

Lee, at 210 Childrens Road 

in Red Springs; Kevin 

Hunt, at 4995 Seventh 

Street Road in Lumberton; 

Lewis Ritchie, at 70 Oxford 

Circle in Rowland; Sheila 

McRae, at 89 Paizley 

Drive in Lumberton; 

Moises Gonzalez, at 

121 Norman Drive in 

Lumberton; Vanessa Bell, 

at 2569 Saddletree Road 

in Lumberton; and Jessica 

Williams, at 281 E. Parkton 

Tobemory Road in Parkton. 

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the start of a statewide sweep 

aimed at cracking down on 

people suspected of cheating 

the health program for the poor 

and disabled. Most of those 

arrested last week were homehealth 

workers who were paid 

for time they didn’t work. 

More suspects are expected 

to be arrested soon, Attorney 

General Roy Cooper said. 

“Ripping off Medicaid hurts 

RALEIGH(AP) 

— Republican Pat 

McCrory confirmed 

Monday what's been 

the least-disguised 

decision in North 

Carolina politics 

for months — the 

former Charlotte 

mayor is running 

for governor again. 

In an interview with 

The Associated Press, the 

GOP's 2008 gubernatorial 

nominee said he's "100 

percent committed" to 

seek the Republican nomination 

in May. McCrory 

lost to Democrat Beverly 

Perdue in 2008 in the 

closest general election 

for the job in 36 years. 

A rematch seems to be 

the most likely outcome 

in 2012. 

McCrory said this fall 

he'd say something about 

his plans early next year 

and confirmed Monday 

that an official announcement 

would still be forthcoming. 

Details haven't 

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needy patients, wastes taxpayer 

money, and drives up 

health care costs,” Cooper said. 

“We’re sending a strong signal 

to those who defraud Medicaid 

that we will find you and make 

you pay.” 

Authorities allege the 

suspects took in more than 

$500,000 in fraudulent payments. 

One Guilford County man 

McCrory said he 

wanted to make 

clear his intentions. 

"I am convinced 

that now 

is the time to 

run for governor 

and bring the 

changes to a broken 

government 

and hopefully generate 

an environment that 

allows our economy to 

grow in North Carolina," 

McCrory said, adding "I 

just think it's important 

for me before the holiday 

season to let (the public) 

know I'm 100 percent 

committed to this effort." 

There was little doubt, 

however, that McCrory 

was going to enter the 

race. The 55-year-old 

McCrory, a record seventerm 

mayor of Charlotte, 

began speaking at local 

Republican and tea 

party-style events within 

months of losing to 

Perdue by 3 percentage 

points. 

He's also been slowly 

assembling a campaign 

team and raising money 

with assistance this fall 

from Govs. Chris Christie 

of New Jersey and Bobby 

Jindal of Louisiana. 

McCrory's political committee 

was competitive 

with Perdue's campaign 

on fundraising through 

allegedly gave false information 

when applying to be a Medicaid 

home-care provider and billing 

for services to dead recipients, 

costing the program more than 

$200,000, Cooper’s office said. 

Kendar Malik Muhammad was 

charged with obtaining property 

by false pretenses, the attorney 

general’s office said. 

A woman answering a call to 

a number listed for Muhammad, 

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the first half of 2011. 

Perdue has been struggling 

throughout her 

three years in office to 

overcome a poor national 

economy and uncertain 

state government fiscal 

picture. 

McCrory, who works at 

his brother's consulting 

company and a Charlotte 

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also known as Terry Wright, 

said she didn’t know him. 

Other busts were carried 

out in Alleghany, Cumberland, 

Gaston, Harnett, Hertford, 

Pitt, Robeson, Union, Wake 

and Wayne counties, the attorney 

general’s office said. State 

authorities recovered $49 

million from Medicaid abusers 

in the year that ended in 

September, Cooper’s office said. 

McCrory promises second run for governor 

Pat McCrory 

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for Christmas food 

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at his official announcement 

about why he 

should get a second 

chance to move to the 

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Brothers in alleged N.C. 

terror ring face sentencing 

NEW BERN (AP) — 

Two brothers who pleaded 

guilty to a conspiracy 

to support terrorists learn 

their sentences Tuesday 

for their roles in a homegrown 

terror cell federal 

prosecutors say plotted 

attacks under their 

father's leadership. 

Dylan Boyd, 25, and 

Zakariya Boyd, 22, could 

be sentenced by U.S. 

District Judge Louise 

Flanagan to a maximum 

of 15 years in prison, but 

both cooperated with 

prosecutors and expect 

lesser sentences. 

According to prosecutors, 

the brothers were 

part of a group of eight 

men who raised money, 

stockpiled weapons and 

trained for jihadist attacks 

against American military 

targets and others they 

Judges 

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also didn’t give much of a 

roadmap beyond the dismissal 

hearing. 

Although the court 

declined to use the fasttrack 

schedule, the date 

of the dismissal motion 

hearing means the case 

is still moving at a brisk 

pace, said Eddie Speas, an 

attorney representing the 

Democratic officials and 

voters. 

Speas said Monday his 

clients will evaluate other 

options for swift rulings 

on the constitutionality of 

the new boundaries. They 

don’t want the maps used 

in next year’s elections. 

The order doesn’t prevent 

them from asking the judges 

to block the maps’ use 

while the case is litigated 

through what’s called a preliminary 

injunction. 

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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 freedom 

of speech, or of the press; or the right 

of the people peaceably to assemble; and to 

petition the government for redress of grievances. 

Your view 

Will you be cutting back on 

Christmas gifts this year? 

“No, I don’t plan 

on cutting back on 

Christmas. Instead 

I started shopping 

in August and 

always look for the 

best deals.” 

— Katara 

Oxendine, 

Pembroke 

“I said I was 

going to cut down 

on Christmas for 

others and focus 

more on my kids. I 

hope that doesn’t 

sound too mean, 

but I’d rather know 

my kids are happy 

because times are 

hard this year.” 

— Adrienna Hunt, 

Rowland 

Tuesday, december 20, 2011 

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OPiniOn 

“Yes, I’m cutting 

back on gifts this 

year because the 

greatest gift of all 

is love and that’s 

all we need. Jesus 

is the reason for 

the season.” 

— Lydia Chavis, 

Rowland 

“Yes. I love 

Christmas, but 

I don’t like what 

Christmas has 

become. Its about 

Jesus’ birth and a 

time of giving and 

showing love, not 

presents.” 

— Jessica Epps, 

Pembroke 

“Really we 

should’ve, but we 

didn’t because it’s 

only one time a 

year. And we can’t 

do for everyone all 

year, so why not 

now?” 

— Kenan Lundy, 

Lumberton 

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More than 200 years 

ago, when the first 

Continental Congress 

met amidst escalating 

tensions with the British, 

members turned to 

God for wisdom to help chart 

a course for the future of our 

great nation. Even during its 

infancy, prayer was shaping our 

nation’s history, and that tradition 

of prayer continues today 

with both chambers of the U.S. 

Congress opening each day 

with prayer. Prayer is deeply 

rooted in the traditions of our 

society and rooted in the very 

fabric of American history. 

As co-chairmen of the 

Congressional Prayer Caucus, 

Congressman Randy Forbes and I 

are working to protect and preserve 

the Constitutional right that all 

citizens are afforded under the First 

Amendment. The Congressional 

Prayer Caucus was established to 

acknowledge formally the pivotal 

and powerful role prayer plays in 

American life, and we defend the 

individual right to religious liberty 

and expression. Approximately 100 

members of Congress — Democrats 

and Republicans — have come 

together in this important endeavor, 

and political labels are left at the 

The Robesonian’s opinion is expressed 

only in its unsigned editorials. The opinions 

expressed in columns, letters and cartoons 

are those of the authors and artists. 

A fix looking for a problem 

A 

few months ago, tooling 

along in my brand new 

Honda (aka “cute car”), 

I came to a stop at a red 

light. On my right, a police 

cruiser with lights flashing was 

investigating a fender bender. 

A total of three cars, the two 

that were in the accident plus 

the police car, were off on the 

shoulder. I was waiting for 

the light to change when — 

bam — someone crashed into 

me from behind. One of the 

police officers instructed us 

to pull over to the side of the 

road near the other two cars. 

“Everybody OK?” My husband 

and I nodded. “I saw the whole 

thing,” the officer said. “So this 

won’t take long.” 

As we were filling out paperwork 

and exchanging insurance information 

(the other driver was mortified 

and cooperative), yet another car 

rear-ended a third car waiting at the 

red light. The road was so strewn 

with red and white glass that it 

looked like a holiday display. When 

my husband and I expressed amazement 

at the three crashes within the 

space of about eight minutes, the 

officer shrugged. “It happens all the 

time.” 

The cause of the second two accidents 

(I don’t know what caused 

the first.): “distracted driving.” 

Both drivers were “rubbernecking” 

instead of paying attention to the 

road in front of them. By the logic 

that the National Transportation 

Safety Board applied last week in 

its recommendation to ban all cell 

phone use by drivers, perhaps we 

should also ban police cars? 

The accident that led to the 

NTSBs sweeping recommenda- 

Mona 

Charen 

Contributing 

Columnist 

tion was similar to the one I just 

described, except that it was more 

serious. In Gray Summit, Mo., in 

2010, a distracted driver crashed 

into a truck. Then, in an accordion 

pattern, two school busses 

crashed into him. Two people 

were killed and 35 injured. 

The NTSB investigated and 

determined that the original 

crash was due to texting on the 

part of a distracted driver. As 

for the school bus drivers, one 

was found to be rubbernecking, 

and the other neglected “a 

timely brake application.” Well, 

yes. 

Along with suggestions that 

Missouri modify its school bus 

inspection regime, the NTSB recommended, 

to the entire nation, that 

we “ban the non-emergency use of 

portable electronic devices,” including 

hands-free cell phones. 

Is there an epidemic of fatal 

crashes caused by texting and talking 

on cell phones? NTSB Chairman 

Deborah A.P. Hersman implied as 

much. She noted that cell phones 

and Personal Digital Assistants are 

ubiquitous. She cited a study suggesting 

that 21 percent of drivers 

in the Washington, D.C., area admit 

to texting while driving, and she 

stated flatly that 3,000 people lost 

their lives last year due to texting 

in the driver’s seat. Is that true? No. 

In a detailed report on distracted 

driving issued earlier this year, the 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration found that only 995 

deaths resulted from distraction by 

cell phones in 2010. The 3,000-person 

figure refers to all distracted 

driving. 

The Chicken Littles in D.C. notwithstanding, 

the roads are getting 

Prayer: The real source of power 

Word on 

Washington 

Mike 

McIntyre 

door when we meet privately to pray 

for wisdom as each week’s legislative 

session begins. 

The Prayer Caucus is on the 

forefront of protecting religious 

freedoms, and some of the 

initiatives we have undertaken 

include: 

n Ensuring that our nation’s 

religious heritage is properly 

included in the new U.S. 

Capitol Visitor Center. 

n Supporting the National 

Day of Prayer and the National 

Prayer Breakfast. 

n Reaffirming our national 

motto, “In God We Trust.” 

n Fighting attempts to 

remove “Under God” from our 

Pledge of Allegiance. 

n Opposing efforts to remove a 

memorial cross honoring military 

veterans. 

n Working to retain the practice of 

reference to God during flag-folding 

ceremonies for veterans’ funerals. 

n Protecting the ability of military 

chaplains to pray according to their 

consciences. 

In the small chapel of the U.S. 

Capitol, there is a beautiful stained 

glass window called “Washington’s 

Gethsemane.” It depicts a kneeling 

figure of George Washington on a 

cold winter day in Valley Forge, Pa., 

safer, not more dangerous. The 

number of car accident fatalities has 

been dropping steadily for decades. 

In 1990, 44,599 people lost their 

lives in crashes. In 2010, 32,885 

were killed — a decrease that is 

even more significant considering 

the rise in the total number of 

licensed drivers and cars on the 

road. According to the NHTSA, 

there were 1.7 deaths per 100 million 

vehicle miles driven in 1994, 

but only 1.14 in 2009, the lowest 

level in 60 years. 

Alcohol-related fatalities are also 

down. In 1999, 22,587 people died 

in crashes in which alcohol was a 

factor. By 2004, again, despite the 

increase in cars and drivers, the 

number was 16,694. But here’s an 

arresting statistic: In both years, 

men were almost three times as likely 

as women to be drunken drivers. 

Shall we ban men behind the wheel? 

The NHTSA is panicking about 

cell phones. Yet another report from 

the NHTSA (there are so many) 

issued earlier this month found that 

only 5 percent of drivers have been 

observed holding cell phones to 

their ears while driving, and only .9 

percent were seen to be “manipulating” 

a hand-held device. 

People do other stupid things 

behind the wheel, including but definitely 

not limited to eating, arguing 

with passengers, petting their dogs 

and writing government safety recommendations. 

There would be zero traffic fatalities 

if we simply banned cars. But 

the freedom and conveniences are 

seen to outweigh the cost in lost 

lives. Preventing the (perhaps) 3 

percent of traffic fatalities caused by 

cell phones is nanny statism at its 

worst. 

just days before Christmas, praying 

for his soldiers and our country. 

It serves as a powerful affirmation 

of faith and patriotic duty, and it 

embodies the deep spiritual underpinnings 

of the founding of our 

nation. 

The Apostle Paul wrote in I 

Thessalonians 5:17 that we should 

“pray without ceasing.” Indeed, if 

any of us desire to know the true 

source of power, it cannot be found 

in the halls of Congress, the chambers 

of the Supreme Court or the 

Oval Office in the West Wing. It 

must be found in the One who is the 

only true source of power. Prayer 

gives us an opportunity to express 

our heart to God, and it gives Him 

the opportunity to speak to a receptive 

heart. 

You, your family, your fellowship 

group or your place of worship can 

readily join us in this effort to pray 

for us and for all leaders that we may 

rely upon the wisdom which only 

He can give. You can join us in this 

endeavor at www.mcintyre.house. 

gov/prayercaucus. Thank you, and 

may God bless you and yours during 

this Christmas season and throughout 

the new year! 

n Mike McIntyre is a U.S. congressman 

representing the 7th District.

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Deadly snowstorm halts travel across Great Plains 

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — 

Fierce winds and snow that 

caused fatal road accidents and 

shuttered highways in five states, 

crawled deeper into the Great 

Plains early Tuesday, with forecasters 

warning that pre-holiday 

travel would be difficult if not 

impossible across the region. 

Hotels were filling up quickly 

along major roadways from 

eastern New Mexico to Kansas, 

and nearly 100 rescue calls came 

in from motorists in the Texas 

Panhandle as blizzard conditions 

forced closed part of Interstate 

40, a major east-west route, 

Monday night. 

About 10 inches of snow had 

fallen in western Kansas before 

dawn Tuesday, and several more 

inches — along with strong wind 

gusts — were expected, National 

Weather Service meteorologist 

Marc Russell said. 

"We're talking about whiteout 

conditions," he said. 

The storm was blamed for at 

least six deaths Monday, authorities 

said. Four people were killed 

when their vehicle collided with 

a pickup truck in part of eastern 

New Mexico where blizzard-like 

conditions are rare, and a prison 

guard and inmate died when a 

prison van crashed along an icy 

roadway in eastern Colorado. 

The late-autumn snowstorm 

lumbered into the region 

Monday, turning roads to ice and 

reducing visibility to zero. The 

conditions put state road crews 

on alert and had motorists taking 

refuge and early exits off major 

roads across the region. 

In northern New Mexico, 

snow and ice shuttered all roads 

from Raton to the Texas and 

Missing Maine girl’s family 

worried about her safety 

WATERVILLE, Maine 

(AP) — Police said 

they were considering 

all possible scenarios in 

the search for a missing 

20-month-old girl, whose 

disappearance unleashed 

a flood of leads from a 

concerned public. 

"We are looking at 

everything. We don't want 

to miss anything along 

the way as we continue 

on in this investigation," 

Waterville Police Chief 

Joseph Massey said as the 

search continued Monday 

for Ayla Reynolds. 

Ayla was reported 

missing Saturday morning 

by her father, Justin 

DiPietro, who called 

police to say she was not 

in her bed in Waterville. 

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night wearing a green 

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House GOP to 

reject stopgap 

payroll tax cut 

WASHINGTON (AP) 

— With the Senate 

adjourned for the holidays, 

House Republicans 

are moving to shelve a 

bipartisan two-month 

extension of the Social 

Security payroll tax cut 

that cleared the Senate 

over the weekend and are 

demanding instead that 

their fellow lawmakers 

return to the Capitol for 

negotiations. 

After a spate of bipartisanship 

last week, the 

combatants are back in 

full-throated warfare over 

President Barack Obama's 

payroll tax initiative and 

other expiring measures, 

including jobless benefits 

for almost 1.8 million 

people who will lose them 

next month if Congress 

doesn't act. 

Instead of accepting 

a two-month stopgap 

Senate measure that 

would ensure fighting 

continues into February, 

Republicans said they 

would move Tuesday to 

set up an official House- 

Senate negotiating panel 

known as a conference 

committee. The Senate's 

top Democrat said he 

would refuse to negotiate 

until the House passes the 

short-term version. 

Both sides insist they 

want to extend the provisions 

before a Dec. 31 

deadline, but that will 

prove difficult. After 

overwhelmingly passing 

a two-month extension 

Saturday, senators raced 

for the exits in the belief 

that the House would see 

no alternative but to go 

along. The Senate isn't 

scheduled to resume legislative 

work until Jan. 23. 

The Senate's shortterm,lowest-commondenominator 

approach 

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point cut in the Social 

Security payroll tax, plus 

jobless benefits for the 

long-term unemployed, 

and would prevent a huge 

cut in Medicare payments 

to doctors. 

mother, meanwhile, 

said they were concerned 

about the 

girl's safety while 

she was staying 

with her father, 

who was caring for 

her. 

Welfare agents 

had placed Ayla 

with her father 

weeks ago while her 

mother, Trista Reynolds, 

was in rehab for substance 

abuse, Reynolds' 

stepsister Whitney 

Raynor said Monday. The 

toddler's maternal grandmother, 

Becka Hanson, 

told the Morning Sentinel 

newspaper it was the 

Department of Health 

and Human Services that 

took custody of the girl 

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DiPietro. 

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Oklahoma borders about 90 

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states touch, were nearly full. 

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it was packed with unhappy skiers 

who had been headed to lodges 

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"They are not happy, but we 

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she said. 

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girl. 

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The body of North Korea's long-time 

ruler Kim Jong Il was laid out in a 

memorial palace Tuesday as weeping 

mourners filled public plazas and state 

media fed a budding personality cult 

around his third son, hailing him as 

"born of heaven." 

Indicating that the leadership transition 

in the communist dynasty is on 

track, Kim Jong Un — Kim's youngest 

known son and successor — visited 

the body with top military and 

Workers' Party officials and held what 

state media called a "solemn ceremony" 

in the capital, Pyongyang, as the country 

mourned. 

The Korean people were in "deep 

sorrow at the loss of the benevolent 

father of our nation," Ri Ho Il, a lecturer 

at the Korean Revolutionary History 

Museum, told The Associated Press in 

Pyongyang. 

"He defended our people's happiness, 

carrying on his forced march both night 

and day," Ri said. 

Still images aired on state TV showed 

ILIGAN, Philippines 

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than 400 coffins Tuesday 

to two flood-stricken cities 

in the south where the 

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"Our national government 

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view his father as solemn music played, 

state media said. He observed a moment 

of silence, and then circled the bier, followed 

by other officials. 

Kim Jong Il died of a massive heart 

attack on Saturday caused by overwork 

and stress, according to the North's 

media. He was 69 — though some 

experts question the official accounts of 

his birth date and location. 

Although there were no signs of 

unrest or discord in Pyongyang's somber 

streets, Kim's death and the possibility 

of a power struggle in a country 

pursuing nuclear weapons and known 

for its secrecy and unpredictability have 

heightened tensions in the region. 

With the country in an 11-day period 

of official mourning, flags were flown at 

half-staff at all military units, factories, 

businesses, farms and public buildings. 

The streets of Pyongyang were quiet, 

but throngs of people gathered at landmarks 

honoring Kim, AP video footage 

from Pyongyang showed. 

The state funeral is to be held at the 

Kamsusan Memorial Palace on Dec. 28. 

Philippines sends coffins as toll nears 1,000 dead 

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Storm victims wash clothes next to an overturned vehicle in a village 

in Cagayan de Oro. 

Iraq’s Sunni VP denies charges he ran hit squad 

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Sunni 

vice president denied charges he 

ran a hit squad that killed government 

officials during the nation's 

wave of sectarian bloodletting, 

accusing the Shiite-led government 

Tuesday of waging a campaign of 

persecution. 

Tariq al-Hashemi told a news 

conference that he has not committed 

any "sin" against Iraq. He 

described the charges against him 

as "fabricated" and said the Shiite 

prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, 

was behind a plot to embarrass 

him. 

"I'm shocked with all these 

things," al-Hashemi told reporters 

in the televised news conference in 

the northern city of Irbil. "I swear 

by God that al-Hashemi didn't do 

any sin or anything wrong against 

any Iraqi whether today or 

tomorrow and this my pledge 

to God." 

He said the arrest warrant 

was a campaign to "embarrass" 

him. He blamed al-Maliki, 

although he did not say 

specifically what he believed 

the Shiite premier had or had 

not done. 

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whole issue. The country is in the 

hands of al-Maliki. All the efforts 

that had been exerted to reach 

national reconciliation and to unite 

Iraq are now gone. So yes, I blame 

al-Maliki," he said. 

The Iraqi prime minister effectively 

runs the Ministry of Interior, 

where the charges originated. 

Iraqi officials on Monday accused 

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The news of the warrant 

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days after the last U.S. soldiers 

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Al-Hashemi is in Iraq's semiautonomous 

northern Kurdish 

region and is not in custody. He 

thanked Iraq's President Jalal 

Talabani, a Kurd, for his support 

and said that Talabani promised 

he would be responsible for his 

security. 

Official: Pakistan sees lull 

in strikes by U.S. drones 

ISLAMABAD (AP) — 

The CIA has stopped firing 

missiles at militants in 

Pakistan since last month's 

deadly NATO airstrikes 

along the Afghan border so 

as not to "aggravate" already 

strained ties with Islamabad, 

the chief of Pakistan's senate 

defense committee said 

Tuesday. 

The 33-day pause is the 

longest since the program 

began in 2004, according 

to the Long War Journal, 

a website that tracks the 

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with Washington. 

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, 

Dec. 20, 2011: 

You express an unusual intensity 

this year. Often, you are overwhelmed 

by the many opportunities and choices 

that drop in your lap. Before making 

a decision, you might want to further 

explore a new concept. You hold 

many feelings in. You could be seen 

as remote or unavailable. If you are 

single, you might put a suitor on a 

pedestal. This tendency could damage 

a potential bond. If you are attached, 

you, too, might not be seeing your 

sweetie clearly. When this person falls 

off his or her pedestal, don’t blame 

him or her, but you -- you put this person 

there. SCORPIO makes a good 

healer. 

The Stars Show the Kind of Day 

You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 

3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult 

ARIES (March 21-April 19) 

HHHH You are known as the 

Pioneer of the Zodiac, yet you also 

work well with one other person. 

Together you could clear the decks 

more easily for the upcoming weekend. 

Be sensitive to what appears to 

be too good to be true. Tonight: Enjoy 

the one you are with. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) 

HHHH Others dominate. Don’t 

worry — they do value your opinions. 

You could have difficulty understanding 

where others are coming from. A 

true gentleness emerges because of 

the interaction you have with a loved 

one. Tonight: You can only say “yes” 

to an offer. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) 

HHH Dive into work. You know 

the possibilities. Don’t sell yourself 

short. You have the ability to get past 

a problem. The unexpected occurs 

when dealing with a friend or someone 

around work. Flex and understand. 

Tonight: Make nice. 

CANCER (June 21-July 22) 

HHHH Allow your ingenuity to 

flourish. You will not only complete a 

task but be able to finish any last-minute 

details. Just because you look up 

to or respect someone doesn’t mean 

either of you might be suppressing 

strong feelings. Tonight: Be spontaneous. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) 

HHH Stay close to home, and 

don’t venture far. Not that you will 

get lost, but your imagination could 

encourage an adventure when you 

don’t have time. Still, you just might not 

care, as you adapt your plans accordingly. 

Remember, for every action 

there is a reaction. Tonight: Head 

Today’s Answers 

THE LOCKHORNS William Hoest 

Jacquelene Bigar’s Horoscope 

home early. 

VIRGO (Aug. 2 3-Sept. 22) 

HHHH You feel inspired, no matter 

what you are doing. You have a lot 

going for you, though it might be hard 

to tell. You have a tendency to go to 

extremes. Make calls, return calls and 

schedule meetings. Let more caring in. 

Tonight: On the phone, the computer 

and/or sharing with friends. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) 

HHHH Allow greater give-andtake. 

If you’re wondering about a few 

last-minute gifts, know that not everything 

has to be a material manifestation. 

Consider a valued experience as 

a present. Understand what might be 

ailing a family member. Listen to news 

with a grain of salt. Tonight: Anchor in. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) 

HHHHH Methodically enter the 

next few days. You might have too 

many lists, but you will burst through 

them like lightning. A child or new 

friend might need your time. Don’t 

overthink things. You might not be 

comfortable with a personal matter. 

Tonight: All smiles. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) 

HHH The best of attitudes can 

sometimes tumble during times of 

stress and fatigue. For a brief moment, 

the holidays or another situation could 

stress you out. A little distance could 

help you recuperate. An optimistic 

attitude helps you recharge. Tonight: 

Take a night off from the hectic pace. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) 

HHH Your instincts play out when 

dealing with a partner or someone you 

care about. Pitch in with suggestions 

while completing a key project. Don’t 

skip an important meeting. Recognize 

that you can stall a child’s or someone 

else’s requests. Tonight: Where the 

fun is. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) 

HHHH Take a stand, though 

you might need to handle a personal 

or domestic issue. You have what 

appears to others to be an endless 

source of energy and optimism. Listen 

to your instincts with finances. You 

cannot keep postponing a decision. 

Tonight: The spotlight is on you. 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) 

HHHHH Read between the lines 

with what is occurring in a friendship. 

At first the situation seems hazy. 

Detach, and you will see clearly. Use 

this information to eliminate a problem 

that could affect you and others. 

Tonight: Orchestrate with music. 

Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet 

at www.jacquelinebigar.com. 

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8A obituaries 


Death Notices 

Betty Chavis 

Rowland 

Betty Ruth Lee Chavis, of 6401 U.S. 74 West, 

was born on April 12, 1932, and died on Dec. 18, 

2011, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. 

The funeral will be 2 p.m. 

Wednesday at Independent Full 

Gospel Holiness Church, the Revs. 

Jimmy Strickland, Derrick Chavis, Earl 

Deese and Johnny Locklear officiating. 

Burial will follow in Chavis family 

cemetery. 

She was the daughter of the late 

John Willie Lee and Charity Taylor Lee. She was 

preceded in death by her parents, and seven siblings, 

Lessie Scott, Ida Mae Hardin, Johnny Lee, 

Ethereen Hardin, Lola B. Scott, James (Jim Bo) 

Lee, and Lillie Ray Locklear. The love of her life 

the Rev. Gene A. Chavis and precious granddaughter, 

Constance Locklear. 

Betty Chavis known as the mother of the church 

at Independent Full Gospel Holiness, she loved 

her family, sisters, brother, and church family. She 

helped co-ministered with her husband the Rev. 

Gene Chavis for 43 years at five different churches 

throughout her life. She was a mentor to many 

and a spiritual advisor to her brothers and sisters 

in Christ. She loved the Lord and helped many 

with their spiritual walk with Christ; her knowledge 

of God’s word will be missed by all those that she 

helped. 

Betty Chavis leaves to cherish her memories, 

four sons, Gene C. Chavis and wife Healy, both 

of Raleigh, Timmie Chavis and John D. Chavis, 

both of Rowland, and Michael Chavis and wife 

Melissa, both of Red Springs; five daughters, 

Pamela Strickland and husband William, both of 

Fairmont, Connie Locklear and husband Stevie 

of Rowland, Fala Williams and husband Dewey, 

Audrey Archevald and husband Billy, Justina 

Chavis-Hall and husband Nicky, all of Rowland; 18 

grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two sisters, 

Naomi Smith of Laurinburg and Nellie Gray Walker 

of Charlotte; a brother, Wilson R. (Buddy) Lee of 

Orrum; many friends from numerous counties, and 

churches in North Carolina and South Carolina. 

The visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at 

Independent Full Gospel Holiness Church. 

Arrangements by Thompson’s Funeral Home of 

Pembroke 

Paid obituary 

Charles Locklear 

Red Springs 

Charles R. Locklear, 52, of 3242 Old Lowery 

Road, died Dec. 17, 2011, at Mt. Tabor Road in 

Red Springs. 

The funeral will be 2 p.m. 

Wednesday at Galilee Baptist Church, 

the Rev. Larry Chavis and Marlee 

Locklear officiating. Burial will follow 

in Locklear family cemetery in Red 

Springs. 

He was preceded in death by 

his parents, Early G. and Roshelle 

Locklear; a brother, Jerry Locklear; and a sister, 

Margaret Jones. 

Surviving are his wife, Dolly Locklear of the 

home; sons, Charles Locklear Jr. and Brandi and 

Joshton Locklear, both of Pembroke, and Dakyai 

Locklear of the home; two daughters, Brandette 

Locklear of Lumberton and Bethanie Locklear of 

Pembroke; four brothers, Donald Locklear and 

Maxine of Maxton, Ervin Locklear and Cathy, 

James Locklear, Michael Locklear, all of Red 

Springs; five sisters, Sally Sampson and Cliff of 

Lumber Bridge, Jean Locklear and Clevand of 

Shannon, Janice Locklear and Ronnie, Debra 

Locklear and Reese, and Dora Locklear, all of Red 

Springs; and seven grandchildren. 

The visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at 

Heritage Funeral Home. 

Paid obituary 

Virginia Walters 

Lumberton 

Virginia Muriel Britt Walters, 69, of Lumberton, 

passed away on Dec. 16, 2011, in Lumberton. 

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. 

Wednesday at New Hollywood Cemetery, Pastor 

Jeff Broadwell officiating. 

She was born in Bladen County on Oct. 13, 

1942, to the late Vurlie Lee Britt and Bertha Mae 

Tyson Britt. 

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in 

death by her husband, E.J. Walters Sr.; and several 

siblings. 

Walters is survived by a son, E.J. “Jamie” 

Walters Jr. of Lumberton; two daughters, Jan 

Walters Parker and husband Terry and Jessica 

Walters Ward and husband Don, all of Lumberton; 

two brothers, Carl Britt and Roger Britt, both 

of Hope Mills; and six grandchildren, Madison 

Walters, Austin Allen, Lauren Parker, Chelsi Ward, 

D.J. Smith and Christopher Branch. 

The visitations will be held at the homes of Jan 

and Terry Parker, 1665 Ivey Road, Lumberton 

and E.J. “Jamie” Walters, 518 Linwood Ave., 

Lumberton. 

Memorials may be made to Christopher 

Branch’s Bone Marrow Transplant Fund at State 

Employee’s Credit Union. 

Online condolences may be made through 

www.floydmortuary.net. 

Paid obituary 

Billy Hodge 

Fairmont 

Billy Hudson Hodge, 86, of 314 Sandy Road, 

died Dec. 17, 2011, at Wesley Pines Retirement 

Facility. 

A military graveside service will be 3 p.m. today 

at Rowland Cemetery in Rowland, Chaplain Dean 

Carter and the Rev. Michael Johnson. 

Surviving are his wife, Patty Hodge of the home; 

three sons, Billy Hudson Hodge Jr. of Leland; stepsons, 

Bruce Bullock of Rowland and Percy Warren 

Bullock of Kennesaw, Ga.; daughters, Margaret 

Hodge Adcock of Conover, Billie Jane Hodge Van 

Ark of Long Mont, Colo.; and stepdaughter, Cathy 

Bullock Shooter of Rowland; a sister, Alma Lee 

Baker of Melbourne Fla.; 12 grandchildren; and 16 

great-grandchildren. 

The visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. before the 

service at Boles Funeral Home in Rowland. 

Hansford Gentry 

Laurinburg 

Hansford Gentry, 88, of Laurinburg, died Dec. 

17, 2011. 

The funeral was this morning at Trinity United 

Methodist Church in Red Springs, the Rev. 

William Gentry officiatied. Burial followed in the 

Philadelphus Presbyterian Church Cemetery. 

Surviving are a son, Peyton Gentry of West 

End; three daughters, Carol Barber of Charlotte, 

Susan Gentry Gaston of Marco Island, Fla., 

and Janis Bracey of Chattanooga, Tenn.; a 

brother, Billy Gentry of Vass; three sisters, Mary 

Ann Luttrell of Avon Park, Fla., Joyce Gibson 

of Laurinburg, and Rose Alice Robinson of 

Greensboro; 15 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. 

Arrangements by McDougald Funeral Home 

and Crematorium. 

Larry Garner 

Bladenboro 

Larry Thomas Garner, 68, of Bladenboro, died 

Dec. 18, 2011. 

The funeral will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Center 

Road Baptist Church, the Revs. Vernon Britt, 

David Rutland, Dave Pyatte and special speaker, 

David Masters officiating. Burial will follow in Allen 

Cemetery in Dublin. 

Surviving are his wife, Polly C. Garner of the 

home; two sons, Lloyd Guyton of Bladenboro and 

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the car and backing the 

car out of the driveway, 

but he backed into 

the drainage ditch. He 

jumped and ran from the 

vehicle and collapsed 

in a field less than 100 

yards away. Eventually 

the ambulance came and 

took him to the hospital.” 

Locklear, who was shot 

seven times, died at the 

scene. Chavis later died 

at the hospital. Oxendine 

was hospitalized with a 

gunshot wound to the left 

calf. 

Duvall said it’s “hard 

Stewart Carroll of Tar Heel; a daughter, Paula 

Russ of Bladenboro; a brother, Randy Garner of 

Tar Heel; a sister, Betty Jo Barnes of Tar Heel; six 

grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. 

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7:30 

p.m. Wesdnesday at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral 

Home. 

Jonathan McGirt 

Red Springs 

Jonathan Cole McGirt, 3 months, of 1502 

Andrew Road, died Dec. 17, 2011, at Cape Fear 

Valley Medical Center. 

A graveside service will be 3:30 p.m. today 

at Piney Grove Independent Holiness Church 

Cemetery in Red Springs, the Rev. Gene Truman 

Chavis officiating. 

Surviving are his father, Jeremy McGirt; his 

mother, Stephanie McGirt; three brothers, Jeremy 

McGirt, Jalen McGirt and James McGirt; and a sister, 

Hailey Nicole Gentle. 

John Navarro Jr. 

Raeford 

John A. Navarro Jr., 54, of 1189 Gainey 

Road, died Dec. 17, 2011, at Morrison Manor in 

Laurinburg. 

The memorial was held Monday at the home. 

Surviving are his wife, Katheryn Navarro; six 

sons, John Navarro III and Nicholas Navarro, 

both of Jacksonville, and stepsons, Bric Creech 

of Whiteville, Frank Creech and Sam Creech of 

Raeford, and Eric Creech of New York; five daughters, 

Crystal Navarro and Nicole Navarro of New 

York, stepdaughters, Jacqueline Lowry of Raeford, 

Erica Hair of Linden and Rose Neighbor; two brothers, 

Anthony Navarro of New York and Joseph 

Navarro of Calabash; and four grandchildren. 

Incompletes 

Carol Paulus Gniadek, 73, of Lumberton, died 

Dec. 19, 2011, at Southeastern Hospice House. 

Floyd Mortuary in Lumberton. 

L.B. Hunt, 87, of Shannon, died Dec. 18, 2011, 

at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. Boles 

Funeral Home in Red Springs. 

Lindsey “Big Boy” Locklear, 77, of 3250 

Chason Road, died Dec. 19, 2011, at Cape 

Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Boles 

Funeral Home in Red Springs. 

Anna Davis, 81, of 1555 Willis Ave., 

Lumberton, died Dec. 19, 2011, at Southeastern 

Regional Medical Center. Worley Mortuary in 

Fairmont. 

Jacky Wilson Pierce, 51, of 485 Harleyville 

Road, Rowland, died Dec. 18, 2011, at home. 

Colvin Funeral Home in Lumberton. 

Olegario Regino Trinidad, 42, of 293 Hearty 

Road, Lot 96, Lumberton, died Dec. 18, 2011, 

at UNC Hospitals. Colvin Funeral Home in 

Lumberton. 

Silas Fields, 77, of 602 Memory Lane, 

Laurinburg, died Dec. 19, 2011, at home. 

McPhatter Funeral Home in Laurel Hill. 

Marvin Chandler, 82, of Rowland, died Dec. 

18, 2011. Jackson Funeral Home. 

Funerals Today 

Charlie McCall, 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church 

in Lumberton. 

Phenie Watterson, 2 p.m. at Lewis-Bowen 

Funeral Home Chapel. 

Johnnie Thompson, 2 p.m. at St. James 

A.M.E. Zion Church in Red Springs. 

Billy Hodge, 3 p.m. at Rowland Cemetery in 

Rowland. 

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to say” what the motive 

was. 

“The theory was that 

it was a planned robbery 

that was aborted 

once they got there and 

saw the victims outside 

the house and began to 

shoot,” she said. “… It 

was a calculated, planned 

killing for sure. Based 

on the jury’s verdict, I’m 

not sure they felt that we 

were able to prove beyond 

a reasonable doubt that 

there was a planned robbery. 

They did not find 

guilt on felony murder. 

First-degree murder, the 

theory is pre-meditated, 

deliberate, with malice.” 

Robinson is the only 

person who has been 

Wormhoudt said. A safety patrolman on 

a Jet Ski swooped in and picked up the 

actor. 

Butler was shaken up but not seriously 

injured, Wormhoudt said. He was taken 

by ambulance to Stanford Medical Center 

for examination and was later released. 

charged in the case. 

“We have our suspicions 

as to who they are, 

we just haven’t been able 

to put enough evidence 

together to charge them,” 

Duvall said. 

Robinson, who did not 

take the stand during the 

trial, was arrested two 

days after the murders 

and has been in jail since. 

Jury selection for the 

case began Sept. 19, but 

presentation of evidence 

didn’t begin until Nov. 

28. 

Superior Court Judge 

Douglas Sasser is presiding 

over the case. The 

sentencing hearing was 

set to resume today at 9 

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10A weather 


December 21, 2011 Weather 

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Dear Dr. Brothers: 

I trust my doctor, but I 

have issues. I am a pretty 

healthy, happy person, 

but every time I enter the 

medical center, I seem to 

get very tense. When he 

examines me and talks to 

me about my symptoms 

or problems, I seem to 

watch his face for every 

little sign of concern, and 

when he questions me, 

I sound like some kind 

of hypochondriac. Then 

I am afraid to talk, and 

I also think I’m holding 

him up from his next 

appointment. How can I 

make this all go better? 

— E.H. 

Dear E.H.: It is pretty 

common for people to 

get a little tense when 

they visit the doctor, 

but the fact that you 

basically trust him is a 

NEW YORK (AP) — 

You might say that Lady 

Gaga’s year really began in 

an egg. 

That’s how she arrived at 

the Grammys in February, 

encased in a large, translucent 

pod carried by scantily 

clad dancers. When she 

“hatched” onstage, 

she effectively gave 

birth to “Born This 

Way,” performing 

the eponymous lead 

single of her second 

studio album 

and anthem to selfacceptance. 

In 2011, 

the album would 

carry her around 

the world, where she rarely 

went unnoticed. 

After a year of extravagant 

globe-trotting and 

relentless advocacy of tolerance, 

Lady Gaga has been 

voted Entertainer of the 

Year by members of The 

Associated Press. 

There were 135 ballots 

submitted by U.S. news 

organizations that make 

up the AP’s membership. 

Editors and broadcasters 

were asked to cast their ballots 

for who had the most 

influence on entertainment 

and culture in 2011. 

“I am humbled and 

honored to be named 

‘Entertainer of The Year’ 

by The Associated Press,” 

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good thing to hear. So 

what you are worried 

about is how you appear 

to him, and what his 

reaction to you will be 

in the examining room. 

We all dread finding out 

that something is wrong, 

and your fears are making 

you behave in a way 

that might very well be 

raising some red flags 

with him. His concern 

then makes you more 

Today’s UV index is ...................... 2 

Tomorrow’s UV index is.................. 2 

The UV Index is measured on a scale of 1-11, with 

a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin 

protection. 

Lady Gaga said in a statement 

Monday signed 

“Mother Monster.” 

“My deepest gratitude to 

the broadcasters and journalists 

who’ve supported 

me over the years, and in 

turn, are now supporting 

the loves of my life: my 

fans. Thank you for 

believing in ‘Born 

This Way.’ May 

you continue to 

brave the dreams of 

Showbiz.” 

Lady Gaga narrowly 

edged out the 

late Apple founder 

Steve Jobs by three 

votes. Many others 

received numerous votes, 

including Taylor Swift, 

Charlie Sheen, Adele and 

the cast of “Harry Potter.” 

Previous winners of the 

AP Entertainer of the Year 

include Betty White, Swift, 

Tina Fey and Stephen 

Colbert. 

But it was Lady Gaga 

whose eminence in 2011 

stood out most to voters. 

While accepting the best 

pop vocal album Grammy 

for her previous disc, “The 

Fame Monster,” earlier this 

year, she said stardom was 

an adjustment for her. 

“When I wrote ‘Born 

This Way,’ I imagined 

(Whitney Houston) was 

singing it because I wasn’t 

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Portland, Oregon was buried under 27.5 inches of 

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nervous, and around and 

around you go. What you 

donwant to happen is 

for him to have a skewed 

picture of your basic 

emotional health — that 

even could prompt him 

to suggest some course 

of medication that is 

entirely unnecessary. 

So, your problem really 

should be addressed, for 

your own good. 

One way to approach 

this may be to make an 

appointment that doesn’t 

include any prodding 

or poking — ask for 

a consultation in his 

office, where you can 

just talk calmly about 

anything that is bothering 

you. Write it down 

in a list. Don’t worry 

so much about his reactions, 

but listen to his 

words. You’re not alone 

secure enough in myself to 

imagine I was a superstar,” 

she said. 

When the album was 

released in May, 1.1 million 

copies sold in the first week, 

partly aided by a dramatic 

discount from Amazon, 

which sold it for 99 cents. 

But it was an industry-shattering 

moment because an 

extraordinary 60 percent 

of sales in the first week 

were digital downloads. 

Altogether, it outsold the 

next 42 albums on the 

Billboard chart combined. 

As of October, worldwide 

sales had surpassed 8 mil- 

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Temperatures shown are the high and low for today. 

— a study by University 

of Michigan researchers 

found that doctors 

and patients routinely 

give each other many 

nonverbal clues that are 

misinterpreted by both 

parties. Your doctor may 

appreciate the sit-down 

as much as you do. 

Dear Dr. Brothers: 

My husband and I have 

always been polar opposites: 

He loves to go 

skiing and hiking in the 

mountains; I prefer the 

beach and working in my 

garden. We’ve managed 

to live in the middle of 

the country for 20 years, 

and have taken turns 

going to vacation spots 

where at least one of us 

can be happy. But with 

retirement looming, 

we are starting to fight 

lion copies. 

“One of my greatest artworks 

is the art of fame,” 

the 25-year-old told “60 

Minutes” earlier this year. 

“I’m a master of the art of 

fame.” 

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about where to relocate. 

I would rather give in 

than be at odds with him 

all the time. Is that the 

best course? — T.M. 

Dear T.M.: It’s good 

that you are thinking 

about putting your long, 

committed relationship 

first instead of concentrating 

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Davidson shocks Kansas 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Take 

a mid-major, add a neutral court and 

Kansas has a recipe for disaster. 

The Jayhawks have stumbled 

against everyone from Bucknell to 

Bradley in the NCAA tournament, 

and barely squeaked by teams like 

Davidson. 

They weren’t so fortunate Monday 

night. 

Nik Cochran scored 21 points, 

including a clutch 3-pointer in the 

closing minutes, and the plucky 

Wildcats shocked the 12th-ranked 

Jayhawks 80-74 at the Sprint Center 

to exact a little bit of revenge for an 

epic NCAA tournament loss three 

years ago. 

“They were our equal and we 

Panthers’ 

Chudzinski’s 

playbook has 

no limits 

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Panthers 

offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski 

has a bag full of tricks and he’s not 

afraid to use them — even if it means 

borrowing a play from a kids’ movie. 

With Cam Newton under center, 

Chudzinski is finding fun news ways 

to use the talented rookie’s athleticism 

to his advantage. 

The latest twist was borrowing a 

hidden-ball trick very loosely adapted 

from a play called “the annexation 

of Puerto Rico” from the 1994 

movie the Little Giants to help the 

Panthers beat the Texans 28-13. The 

play resulted in a 7-yard touchdown 

run by fullback Richie 

NFL 

Niners drub 

Big Ben, 

Steelers | 4B 

Section B 

PreP sPorts 

Wanted wideout 

Photo by Rivals.com 

Ex-Lumberton quarterback Marquez North has offers from various SEC and ACC schools after a 

standout junior season at Mallard Creek in Charlotte. 

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Ex-Pirate North 

mulling offers 

from colleges 

Brad Crawford 

Staff writer 

LUMBERTON — When Marquez North 

burst onto the gridiron scene at Lumberton 

High School in 2010, he did so with an evergrowing 

cult following of supporters. 

After scoring 30 touchdowns as a 14-yearold 

freshman on the junior varsity squad, 

most Pirate fans already knew of the 6-foot-3, 

205-pound sensation and couldn’t wait to see 

him perform on Friday nights. 

He didn’t disappoint as a sophomore starting 

quarterback in Mike Brill’s altered Shot-T 

offense, totaling 1,650 yards and 22 touchdowns 

while leading the Pirates to the 

state playoffs. Without North this season, 

Lumberton’s offense had its lowest production 

total in four years and averaged 16.2 

points per game, last in the Southeastern 

Conference. 

His all-county campaign with the Pirates 

was just the beginning for North. 

Following a January transfer to Mallard 

Creek in Charlotte, North made his mark on 

offense and special teams for the Mavericks. 

As a wideout and safety, his freakish frame 

and 4.35 speed is wanted by a host of 

Division I football programs. College coaching 

staffs knew of North while at Lumberton, 

but the offers are pouring in now that the 

multi-purpose athlete is one of the expected 

headliners in the class of 2013. 

“There’s going to be a lot of schools that 

recruit him,” Mallard Creek coach Mike 

Palmieri told ESPN recruiting guru Dave 

Hooker in August after watching North 

practice. 

Palmieri’s prediction came before his 

See NORTH| 4B 

Leach lends hand for Christmas 

Kaleb Roedel 

Sports Editor 

Brockel and landed 

the Panthers on highlight 

reels across the 

country. 

And it had the 

Texans chasing 

an empty-handed 

Newton, who sold the 

play perfectly. 

“Cam’s ability to run and throw, it 

just adds another dimension,” coach 

Ron Rivera said. “It has been kind of 

neat to see the different things we’ve 

been able to do with him over the 

course of the season and show he’s an 

integral part of what we are and what 

we’re going to become. 

It’s not the first time Chudzinski 

has ventured into a gadget play to 

ignite the offense — and probably 

won’t be the last. Two weeks against 

Tampa bay he called for a throwback 

pass from receiver Legedu Naanee — 

who originally went to Boise State 

to play quarterback — to Newton 

that resulted in a big gain and nearly 

another touchdown before he was 

dragged down at the 2-yard line. 

Chudzinski has also experimented 

with using running back DeAngelo 

Williams in the Wildcat. 

LUMBERTON — A buzz was 

building in the Garden Center of 

Walmart in Lumberton on Monday. 

Shopping carts gripped by parents 

and sidled by jumpy kids filled 

the space, as shoppers awaited the 

arrival of Vonta Leach, an NFL fullback 

for the Baltimore Ravens who 

hails from Robeson County. 

Leach, who was born in 

Lumberton and graduated from 

South Robeson High School, is in 

his eighth season in the league. He 

was selected to his first Pro Bowl 

last season as a member of the 

Houston Texans. This past summer 

COLLEgE HOOPS 

UNC and Duke cruise to wins | 3B 

knew that coming in,” Kansas coach 

Bill Self said. 

Since arriving at Kansas in 2003, 

the mid-major has been a major 

headache for Self. Along with losses 

to the “Killer B’s,” the Jayhawks 

have also fallen to Northern Iowa 

and Virginia Commonwealth. 

They barely survived the Wildcats 

in the regional finals in 2008 before 

winning the NCAA title. 

“I don’t think you can take as 

much this game as you can other 

games because this team’s not that 

he signed a three-year deal with the 

Ravens 

Leach didn’t stroll into Walmart 

as a pro football player, rather as a 

proud native, reaching out to those 

less fortunate during the Christmas 

season. 

“It’s very important,” Leach said 

of his annual Vonta Leach Shopping 

Spree, which gives 100 kids — 

preselected based on need by the 

Public Schools of Robeson County 

— each a $100 Walmart gift card. 

“From where I came from to where 

I am today, I’m just giving back not 

only to the community that I grew 

up in but all over Robeson County. 

“It’s a time of giving. I just try to 

give a lot of my time and effort and 

good,” Self said of his Jayhawks. 

“Other games we were more talented 

and somebody beats you, you 

consider that an upset. That wasn’t 

an upset tonight.” 

Self also wasn’t convinced that a 

lengthy break for finals was a problem. 

He said the team had a good 

practice Sunday and a “spirited” 

workout before the game. 

“I’m pretty sure Davidson had 

finals too,” Self said. “I’m not buying 

into that.” 

Thomas Robinson had 21 points 

and 18 rebounds for the Jayhawks, 

while Tyshawn Taylor came back 

from surgery to repair a torn meniscus 

in his right knee to get 15 points 

and seven assists. 

everything to help those people that 

are less fortunate than I am.” 

And how important is it to the 

local families? 

The ear-to-ear smiles flashed by 

the kids and parents who made their 

way to the gift card-giving Leach 

said it all. In fact, most wanted to 

capture their appreciation with a 

photo, as children and their families 

posed for pictures with the 6-foot, 

260-pound Pro Bowler before getting 

their shopping sprees started. 

“It has made the difference in 

the lives of a lot of young people 

who otherwise would not 

have the opportunities to shop for 

See LEACH| 4B 

Rich Sugg | Kansas City Star 

Kansas’ Tyshawn Taylor drives to the basket against Davidson’ 

Chris Czerapowicz during the opening half at the Sprint Center in 

Kansas City, Missouri. 


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Vonta Leach 

distributes 

$100 gift 

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Schools of 

Robeson 

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2B — THE ROBESONIAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2011 

SPORTS 

NOTES 

Dec. 

20, 

2011 

From staff and wire reports 

County Hall of Fame 

taking applications 

LUMBERTON — The deadline 

for applications for the 2012 class 

of the Robeson County Sports Hall 

of Fame is Dec. 31. An induction 

ceremony is set for April 2012. 

The Robeson County Athletic Hall 

of Fame was organized in 2008 to 

honor the outstanding contributors, 

both male and female, to 

sports across county. 

Inductees have distinguished 

themselves on and off the playing 

fields. Applications may be 

obtained by calling (910) 272- 

6400, emailing info@angelelitesports 

or at 

www.angelelitesports.com. 

Rangers awarded 

rights to Darvish 

NEW YORK (AP) — The 

Texas Rangers won the Yu Darvish 

sweepstakes with a record bid of 

$51.7 million. Now they'll try to 

agree on a contract with Japan's 

top pitcher. 

Major League Baseball 

announced that the Hokkaido 

Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan's 

Pacific League informed the U.S. 

commissioner's office they had 

accepted the highest bid for 

Darvish. 

That sealed offer was submitted 

under the posting system by the 

Rangers, winners of the past two 

AL pennants. They have 30 days to 

negotiate with Darvish and sign 

him to a deal. A person familiar 

with the details said the winning 

bid by the Rangers was $51.7 million 

— more than the $51.1 million 

posting fee the Boston Red Sox 

paid for Daisuke Matsuzaka in 

2006. 

Phils,Rollins finalize 

$33 million deal 

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 

Jimmy Rollins and the 

Philadelphia Phillies finalized a 

$33 million, three-year deal. 

The contract includes a vesting 

option for a fourth year at $11 million. 

If not vested, that could be a 

club option at $8 million or a player 

option at $5 million. 

The 33-year-old Rollins is a 

three-time All-Star shortstop and 

the 2007 NL MVP. He has spent 

his entire career with the Phillies 

after being selected in the second 

round of the 1996 amateur draft, 

and was a free agent for the first 

time. Last season, he hit .268 with 

16 home runs, 63 RBIs and 30 

steals. 

D-backs, Kubel 

have two-year deal 

PHOENIX (AP) — The 

Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to 

a two-year, $15 million contract 

with free-agent outfielder Jason 

Kubel. General manager Kevin 

Towers confirmed the deal, saying 

it was contingent on Kubel passing 

a physical. The contract includes a 

mutual option for a third year. 

Kubel had 104 home runs and 429 

RBIs in seven seasons with the 

Minnesota Twins. 

Knicks sign 

point guard Davis 

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — 

The New York Knicks signed point 

guard Baron Davis. 

Davis joined the Knicks after 

the Cleveland Cavaliers waived 

him last week and designated him 

as their amnesty player so his 

salary wouldn't count against their 

cap figure. 

It's unknown when Davis can 

play after sitting out all of preseason 

thus far with a back injury. 

Davis played in 58 games last season, 

averaging 13.1 points and 6.7 

assists for the Clippers and 

Cavaliers. 

ESPN’s James to 

run for U.S. Senate 

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Craig 

James, the college football analyst 

who starred as a tailback at 

Southern Methodist and played for 

the New England Patriots, left 

ESPN and entered the Republican 

race for the open U.S. Senate seat 

in Texas. 

The 50-year-old James said he 

is running as a conservative outsider. 

SCOREBOARD 

TV SCHEDULE 

TODAY 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL 

8 p.m. 

ESPN — Beef 'O'Brady's Bowl, FIU vs. 

Marshall, at St. Petersburg, Fla. 

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 

7 p.m. 

ESPN2 — Samford at Kentucky 

9 p.m. 

ESPN2 — Butler at Gonzaga 

NHL HOCKEY 

7:30 p.m. 

VERSUS — Chicago at Pittsburgh 

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 

10 p.m. 

FSN — Tennessee at Stanford 

LOCAL SPORTS 

Basketball 

Bill Sapp Open Hours 

Holiday Play Free Schedule 

TODAY 

Bill Sapp Gym 11am-4pm 

Parkview Gym 9am-8pm 

Wednesday 


Thursday 



Friday 


Parkview Gym 9am-12pm, 1:30-6pm 

Saturday 


Dec 26-27 


Parkview Gym 2-6pm 

Dec. 28-30 



Dec. 31 


Parkview Gym 2-6pm 

Late Middle School boys 

Southeastern Academy 25, 

St. Mary’s 20 

SEA — Oliver 10, Evers 6, Bailey 5, Ellis 2, 

Williams 2. 


Wilmington Christian 14 

SEA — Oliver 12, Evers 7, Williams 6, Bailey 

5, Nemeroff 2. 


Waccamaw Academy 24 

SEA — Williams 13, Evers 10, Oliver 10, 

Britt 3, Ellis 3, English 3, Nemeroff 2, Bailey 

2, Bonner 1. 


Myrtle Grove 17 

SEA — Oliver 22, Williams 10, Evers 4, Britt 

2, Ellis 2, Nemeroff 2. 

Records — SEA 4-0 in conference 

Wrestling 

St. Pauls individual results 

Dec. 17 

113: PORTER, COLBY (Hoke County High 

School) FALL Hendrix, James(St. Pauls 

High School) 1:31 

113: Scott, Dakota (Swett, Purnell High 

School) DEC Hendrix, James(St. Pauls High 

School) 8-6 

120: McCall, James (St. Pauls High School) 

FALL Jones, Khalil(Smith, E. E. High School) 

4:47 

120: RIVERA, AUSTIN (Hoke County High 

School) FALL McCall, James(St. Pauls High 

School) 3:26 

120: Douglas, Tashad (South Robeson High 

School) FALL McCall, James(St. Pauls High 

School) 4:05 

132: Hall, Tavarius (St. Pauls High School) 

FALL Napolitano, Anthony(South View High 

School) 5:05 

132: Hall, Tavarius (St. Pauls High School) 

TF HARTGROVE, AUSTIN(Hoke County 


132: Council, Robert (Swett, Purnell High 

School) DEC Hall, Tavarius(St. Pauls High 

School) 9-4 

145: McRea, Demetrius (Smith, E. E. High 

School) FALL Broady, Chris(St. Pauls High 

School) 1:05 

145: Oxendine, Austin (Swett, Purnell High 

School) FALL Broady, Chris(St. Pauls High 

School) 1:17 

152: Harrell, Justin (St. Pauls High School) 

FALL Carter, Mario(South View High School) 

0:34 


FALL Bleazey, John(Gray's Creek High 

School) 2:36 


DEC MINTON, FREDERIC(Hoke County 

High School) 5-4 

170: Munn, Deshawn (St. Pauls High 

School) DEC Richardson, Justis(Gray's 

Creek High School) 9-8 

170: Cox, Darious (Douglas Byrd High 

School) FALL Munn, Deshawn(St. Pauls 


170: Staub, Jacob (Richmond Senior High 

School) DEC Munn, Deshawn(St. Pauls 

High School) 10-6 

182: Gonderman, Anthony (Lumberton High 

School) FALL Williams, Ishiah(St. Pauls 


182: WATKINS, JOHN (Hoke County High 

School) FALL Williams, Ishiah(St. Pauls 


220: Drake, Corey (Gray's Creek High 

School) FALL Scholl, Edward(St. Pauls High 

School) 3:47 

220: AARON, MICHAEL (Hoke County High 

School) FALL Scholl, Edward(St. Pauls High 

School) 0:59 

285: Buxton, Elijah (Gray's Creek High 

School) FALL Freeman, Michael(St. Pauls 


285: WIRT, DARRIUS (Hoke County High 

School) FALL Freeman, Michael(St. Pauls 


Lumberton Seadogs 

Port City Duals 

Sunday, Dec. 18 

Castle Hayne, NC 

1 — Lumberton Seadogs (Team Champions) 

2 — Port City Pirates 

3 — Mebane Hurricanes 

4 — Holly Springs Hawks 

5 — Southport Cougars 

Round 1 

Lumberton defeats Southport 78-15 

Round 2 

Lumberton defeats Mebane 62-20 

Round 3 

Lumberton defeats Holly Springs 63-30 

Finials 

Lumberton defeats Port City 63-24 

TRANSACTIONS 

FOOTBALL 

National Football League 

CHICAGO BEARS_Signed RB Armando 

Allen, DE Thaddeus Gibson and WR Max 

Komar from the practice squad. Signed RB 

Robert Hughes to the practice squad. Placed 

S Chris Conte and WR Johnny Knox on 

injured reserve. 

CINCINNATI BENGALS_Signed CB Devon 

Torrence to the practice squad. 

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS_Placed CB 

Aqib Talib on injured reserve. Signed DT 

Jovan Haye. Released TE Martell Webb 

from the practice squad. Signed LB Mike 

Balogun to the practice squad. 

COLLEGE 

SYRACUSE_Named Terry Donovan executive 

senior associate athletics director/chief 

financial officer. 

Monday’s scores 

EAST 

Albany (NY) 76, St. Francis (NY) 64 

Caldwell 82, Queens (NY) 68 

Colgate 61, Dartmouth 55, OT 

Delaware 70, La Salle 66 

East Stroudsburg 79, Sciences (Pa.) 65 

LeMoyne 97, CW Post 81 

Maine 77, Utah Valley 60 

Misericordia 75, Marywood 57 

Morehead St. 64, Binghamton 45 

West Virginia 72, Tennessee Tech 53 

SOUTH 

Auburn 76, Florida A&M 69 

Charlotte 74, Coppin St. 63 

Clemson 70, Alabama St. 45 

Duke 90, UNC Greensboro 63 

ETSU 83, Milligan 43 

East Carolina 76, Coastal Carolina 51 

Florida 82, MVSU 54 

Georgia Tech 65, Alabama A&M 54 

Jacksonville St. 81, Reinhardt 75 

James Madison 67, The Citadel 49 

LSU 67, Marquette 59 

Lincoln Memorial 73, Augusta St. 57 

Marshall 87, Belmont 86 

Memphis 85, Lipscomb 75 

North Carolina 99, Nicholls St. 49 

Northwestern St. 89, Central Methodist 79 

Randolph-Macon 78, Averett 67 

SC-Upstate 80, Florida Gulf Coast 75 

South Alabama 70, Georgia Southern 57 

South Florida 70, Cleveland St. 55 

Tennessee St. 92, LeMoyne-Owen 55 

UNC Pembroke 96, Armstrong Atlantic 88 

UNC Wilmington 67, Campbell 65 

Vanderbilt 99, Longwood 71 

Virginia Tech 84, North Florida 55 

Winston-Salem 74, Tusculum 70 

MIDWEST 

Akron 88, Youngstown St. 62 

Davidson 80, Kansas 74 

Ferris St. 57, N. Michigan 49 

Franklin 82, Trine 75 

Grand Valley St. 70, Michigan Tech 68, OT 

IUPUI 66, Ball St. 57 

Ill.-Chicago 57, W. Illinois 56 

Illinois 64, Cornell 60 

Indiana 107, Howard 50 

Iowa 105, Cent. Arkansas 64 

Loyola of Chicago 69, Rockhurst 46 

Michigan St. 89, UMKC 54 

Missouri St. 66, Texas A&M-CC 53 

N. Iowa 84, Loras 48 

Nebraska-Omaha 82, Hastings 49 

Northwood (Mich.) 77, Ashland 64 

Notre Dame 106, Sacred Heart 65 

Rose-Hulman 67, DePauw 59 

S. Illinois 80, SIU-Edwardsville 57 

SMU 84, SE Missouri 65 

Wichita St. 102, Newman 53 

SOUTHWEST 

Arkansas St. 108, Lyon 61 

Baylor 95, Paul Quinn 54 

Concordia-Austin 93, Louisiana College 92 

Creighton 83, Tulsa 64 

St. Edward's 99, Harding 81 

Temple 77, Rice 70 

UTEP 69, McNeese St. 54 

Wayland Baptist at UTSA, ppd. 

FAR WEST 

Boise St. 70, Fresno St. 63 

California 70, UC Santa Barbara 50 

Colorado 70, CS Bakersfield 64 

Colorado St. 85, Texas Southern 61 

Denver 57, Wyoming 46 

Great Falls 90, Walla Walla 47 

Long Beach St. 76, E. New Mexico 54 

New Mexico St. 91, Southern U. 66 

Saint Mary's (Cal) 74, Kennesaw St. 51 

San Diego St. 80, UC Riverside 55 

Stanford 75, Bethune-Cookman 56 

UNLV 81, Louisiana-Monroe 63 

Utah 72, Portland 67 

Weber St. 106, Mayville St. 57 

UNC PEMBROKE 96, 

ARMSTRONG 88 

UNC PEMBROKE (8-4, 3-0 PBC) 

Marcus Heath 8-12 2-2 19; Ben Jacobs 7-8 3- 

3 18; K.J. Cooper 2-6 10-11 16; Shahmel 

Brackett 4-8 2-2 13; George Blakeney 4-7 3- 

6 11; Griffin Pittman 3-3 2-2 10; Nathan Priest 

2-4 1-1 5; Miguel Starkey 1-1 2-2 4; Mike 

Robinson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-50 25-29 96. 

ARMSTRONG (4-6, 1-3 PBC) 

Aric Miller 9-17 1-2 25; Mychal Horn 8-11 1-2 

21; Chris Vanlandingham 7-11 1-1 17; Grant 

Domsic 3-7 2-2 10; Keyshore Williams 3-8 2- 

3 8; DeVon Jones 2-3 0-0 4; Austin Edens 1- 

2 0-0 3; J.C. Winn 0-0 0-0 0; Stephen Davis 

0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-61 7-10 88. 

3-point goals--UNC Pembroke 9-14 

(Shahmel Brackett 3-5; Griffin Pittman 2-2; 

K.J. Cooper 2-4; Marcus Heath 1-2; Ben 

Jacobs 1-1), Armstrong 15-31 (Aric Miller 6- 

10; Mychal Horn 4-5; Grant Domsic 2-6; Chris 

Vanlandingham 2-4; Austin Edens 1-2; 

Keyshore Williams 0-4). Fouled out--UNC 

Pembroke-None, Armstrong-Keyshore 

Williams. Rebounds--UNC Pembroke 31 

(George Blakeney 8), Armstrong 21 (Grant 

Domsic 6). Assists--UNC Pembroke 12 (K.J. 

Cooper 3; Marcus Heath 3), Armstrong 20 

(Mychal Horn 5; Chris Vanlandingham 5). 

Total fouls--UNC Pembroke 14, Armstrong 

20. Technical fouls--UNC Pembroke-None, 

Armstrong-None. 

No. 7 DUKE 90, 

UNC-GREENSBORO 63 

UNC-GREENSBORO (2-10) 

Simpson 1-10 2-3 4, Brackett 5-10 0-2 10, 

Williams 2-6 1-3 5, Parker 2-2 3-4 8, Van 

Dussen 2-5 0-2 4, Armstrong 4-10 2-4 11, 

Bethea 1-1 0-0 2, Randall 4-7 2-2 12, Henry 

1-4 1-2 3, Robinson 0-1 0-0 0, Paulos 0-0 0- 

0 0, McNeely 1-1 0-0 2, Hoffer 1-2 0-0 2. 

Totals 24-59 11-22 63. 

DUKE (10-1) 

Mas. Plumlee 6-8 3-8 15, Kelly 1-3 7-10 10, 

Rivers 5-11 2-4 14, Thornton 1-2 0-0 3, Curry 

2-6 4-4 9, Cook 6-7 0-0 14, Gbinije 2-2 4-4 8, 

Hairston 2-8 2-2 6, Dawkins 4-6 0-0 11, Mi. 

Plumlee 0-1 0-0 0, Zafirovski 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 

29-54 22-32 90. 

Halftime_Duke 45-34. 3-Point Goals_UNC- 

Greensboro 4-13 (Randall 2-4, Parker 1-1, 

Armstrong 1-3, Williams 0-1, Simpson 0-2, 

Van Dussen 0-2), Duke 10-21 (Dawkins 3-5, 

Cook 2-3, Rivers 2-5, Kelly 1-2, Thornton 1-2, 

Curry 1-4). Fouled Out_None. 

Rebounds_UNC-Greensboro 27 (Simpson 

6), Duke 46 (Mas. Plumlee, Mi. Plumlee 13). 

Assists_UNC-Greensboro 14 (Van Dussen 

4), Duke 10 (Cook, Mas. Plumlee, Rivers 2). 

Total Fouls_UNC-Greensboro 21, Duke 19. 

No. 5 N. CAROLINA 99, 

NICHOLLS 49 

NICHOLLS (4-8) 

Prest 1-8 0-0 2, McBeath 1-5 0-0 2, Lewis 5- 

17 0-0 10, Rillieux 3-9 3-5 9, Hammond 7-13 

0-1 15, Talkington 1-8 0-0 3, Smith 4-9 0-0 8, 

Smith-Hyde 0-1 0-0 0, West 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 

22-70 3-6 49. 

NORTH CAROLINA (10-2) 

Barnes 4-12 0-3 9, Zeller 3-7 1-2 7, Henson 

2-9 3-4 7, Strickland 6-8 2-4 14, Marshall 4-5 

0-3 8, Bullock 4-10 0-0 10, Hairston 3-11 6-8 

13, Watts 3-6 3-5 9, McAdoo 5-9 4-6 14, 

Hubert 1-2 0-2 2, White 0-1 0-0 0, Simmons 

1-3 1-2 3, Crouch 0-1 1-2 1, Cooper 1-1 0-0 

2, Dupont 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-85 21-41 99. 

Halftime_North Carolina 48-22. 3-Point 

Goals_Nicholls 2-22 (Hammond 1-3, 

Talkington 1-6, Rillieux 0-1, Smith-Hyde 0-1, 

McBeath 0-2, Lewis 0-3, Prest 0-6), North 

Carolina 4-19 (Bullock 2-8, Barnes 1-3, 

Hairston 1-5, Crouch 0-1, White 0-1, Marshall 

0-1). Fouled Out_McBeath, Smith. 

Rebounds_Nicholls 35 (Prest 8), North 

Carolina 72 (Henson, Zeller 11). 

Assists_Nicholls 11 (Prest 4), North Carolina 

19 (Marshall 7). Total Fouls_Nicholls 26, 

North Carolina 13. A_18,072. 

DAVIDSON 80, 

No. 12 KANSAS 74 

DAVIDSON (7-3) 

Cohen 4-8 2-2 12, Brooks 6-11 0-2 13, 

COLLEGE BASKETBALL 

HE S AID IT I 

“When we put that play in, I never 

thought in a million years that that 

play was going to work, let alone get a 

touchdown.” — Panthers WR Brandon 

LaFell, referring to the Carolina’s trick play 

taken from the movie “The Little Giants” in 

Sunday’s 28-13 win over Houston 

Kuhlman 5-12 4-4 15, Cochran 5-6 7-8 21, 

Droney 1-4 2-3 4, Kalinoski 2-7 0-0 6, Reigel 

0-0 0-0 0, Ben-Eze 0-1 0-0 0, Czerapowicz 1- 

7 3-4 6, Mann 1-5 1-2 3. Totals 25-61 19-25 

80. 

KANSAS (7-3) 

Robinson 7-18 7-12 21, Releford 2-3 4-7 8, 

Withey 4-6 1-1 9, Taylor 4-11 6-11 15, 

Johnson 6-13 0-0 15, Tharpe 0-0 0-0 0, 

Teahan 2-9 0-0 6, Wesley 0-1 0-0 0, 

Juenemann 0-0 0-0 0, Young 0-1 0-0 0. 

Totals 25-62 18-31 74. 

Halftime_Davidson 33-32. 3-Point 

Goals_Davidson 11-33 (Cochran 4-5, Cohen 

2-4, Kalinoski 2-6, Kuhlman 1-4, Brooks 1-5, 

Czerapowicz 1-6, Mann 0-1, Droney 0-2), 

Kansas 6-23 (Johnson 3-10, Teahan 2-8, 

Taylor 1-5). Fouled Out_Brooks, Teahan. 

Rebounds_Davidson 40 (Droney, Kalinoski 

6), Kansas 43 (Robinson 18). 

Assists_Davidson 14 (Kuhlman 4), Kansas 

15 (Taylor 7). Total Fouls_Davidson 24, 

Kansas 20. 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL 

FBS Bowl Schedule 

TODAY 

Beef 'O'Brady's Bowl 

At St. Petersburg, Fla. 

Marshall (6-6) vs. FIU (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN) 

Wednesday 

Poinsettia Bowl 

At San Diego 

TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 8 p.m. 

(ESPN) 

Thursday 

MAACO Bowl 

At Las Vegas 

Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 8 

p.m. (ESPN) 

Saturday 

Hawaii Bowl 

At Honolulu 

Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2), 

8 p.m. (ESPN) 

Monday, Dec. 26 

Independence Bowl 

At Shreveport, La. 

North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 4 p.m. 

(ESPN) 

Tuesday, Dec. 27 

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 

At Detroit 

Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6), 

4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) 

Belk Bowl 

At Charlotte, N.C. 

North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5), 

8 p.m. (ESPN) 

Wednesday, Dec. 28 

Military Bowl 

At Washington 

Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 4:30 p.m. 

(ESPN) 

Holiday Bowl 

At San Diego 

Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 8 p.m. 

(ESPN) 

Thursday, Dec. 29 

Champs Sports Bowl 

At Orlando, Fla. 

Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4), 5:30 

p.m. (ESPN) 

Alamo Bowl 

At San Antonio 

Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5), 9 p.m. 

(ESPN) 

Friday, Dec. 30 

Armed Forces Bowl 

At Dallas 

Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3), Noon (ESPN) 

Pinstripe Bowl 

At Bronx, N.Y. 

Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 3:30 p.m. 

(ESPN) 

Music City Bowl 

At Nashville, Tenn. 

Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), 

6:40 p.m. (ESPN) 

Insight Bowl 

At Tempe, Ariz. 

Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5), 10 p.m. 

(ESPN) 

Saturday, Dec. 31 

Meinke Car Care Bowl 

At Houston 

Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6), 

Noon (ESPN) 

Sun Bowl 

At El Paso, Texas 

Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5), 2 p.m. 

(CBS) 

Liberty Bowl 

At Memphis, Tenn. 

Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 3:30 p.m. 

(ESPN) 

Fight Hunger Bowl 

At San Francisco 

UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6), 3:30 p.m. 

(ESPN) 

Chick-fil-A Bowl 

At Atlanta 

Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 7:30 p.m. 

(ESPN) 

Monday, Jan. 2 

TicketCity Bowl 

At Dallas 

Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), Noon 

(ESPNU) 

Capital One Bowl 

At Orlando, Fla. 

Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1 

p.m. (ESPN) 

Outback Bowl 

At Tampa, Fla. 

Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), 1 

p.m. (ABC) 

Gator Bowl 

At Jacksonville, Fla. 

Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), 1 p.m. 

(ESPN2) 

Rose Bowl 

At Pasadena, Calif. 

Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 5 p.m. 

(ESPN) 

Fiesta Bowl 

At Glendale, Ariz. 

Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), 

8:30 p.m. (ESPN) 

Tuesday, Jan. 3 

Sugar Bowl 

At New Orleans 

Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8 

p.m. (ESPN) 

Wednesday, Jan. 4 

Orange Bowl 

At Miami 

West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 8 

p.m. (ESPN) 

Friday, Jan. 6 

Cotton Bowl 

At Arlington, Texas 

Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8 

p.m. (FOX) 

Saturday, Jan. 7 

BBVA Compass Bowl 

At Birmingham, Ala. 

Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), Noon (ESPN) 

Sunday, Jan. 8 

GoDaddy.com Bowl 

At Mobile, Ala. 

Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois 

(10-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN) 

Monday, Jan. 9 

BCS National Championship 

At New Orleans 

LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 8:30 p.m. 

(ESPN) 


East-West Shrine Classic 

At St. Petersburg, Fla. 

East vs. West, TBA, (NFLN) 


Senior Bowl 

At Mobile, Ala. 

North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN) 

Saturday, Feb. 5 

Texas vs. Nation 

At San Antonio 

Texas vs. Nation, 2 p.m. (CBSSN) 


NFL 

AFC 

East 

W L T Pct PF PA 

y-NewEngland11 3 0 .786 437 297 

N.Y. Jets 8 6 0 .571 346 315 

Miami 5 9 0 .357 286 269 

Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 311 371 

South 


y-Houston 10 4 0 .714 343 236 

Tennessee 7 7 0 .500 279 278 

Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 207 293 

Indianapolis 1 13 0 .071 211 395 

North 


x-Pittsburgh 10 4 0 .769 282 198 

x-Baltimore 10 4 0 .714 334 236 

Cincinnati 8 6 0 .571 305 283 

Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 195 274 

West 


Denver 8 6 0 .571 292 343 

Oakland 7 7 0 .500 317 382 

San Diego 7 7 0 .500 358 313 

Kansas City 6 8 0 .429 192 319 

NFC 

East 


Dallas 8 6 0 .571 348 296 

N.Y. Giants 7 7 0 .500 334 372 

Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 342 311 

Washington 5 9 0 .357 252 300 

South 


x-New Orleans11 3 0 .786 457 306 

Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 341 281 

CAROLINA 5 9 0 .357 341 368 

Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 247 401 

North 


y-Green Bay 13 1 0 .929 480 297 

Detroit 9 5 0 .643 395 332 

Chicago 7 7 0 .500 315 293 

Minnesota 2 12 0 .143 294 406 

West 


y-San Fran 11 3 0 .769 307 182 

Seattle 7 7 0 .500 284 273 

Arizona 7 7 0 .500 273 305 

St. Louis 2 12 0 .143 166 346 

x-clinched playoff spot 

y-clinched division 

Saturdayʼs Game 

Dallas 31, Tampa Bay 15 

Sundayʼs Games 

New Orleans 42, Minnesota 20 

Seattle 38, Chicago 14 

Cincinnati 20, St. Louis 13 

CAROLINA 28, Houston 13 

Kansas City 19, Green Bay 14 

Indianapolis 27, Tennessee 13 

Miami 30, Buffalo 23 

Washington 23, N.Y. Giants 10 

Detroit 28, Oakland 27 

New England 41, Denver 23 

Arizona 20, Cleveland 17, OT 

Philadelphia 45, N.Y. Jets 19 

San Diego 34, Baltimore 14 

Mondayʼs Game 

San Francisco 20, Pittsburgh 3 

49ers 20, Steelers 3 

Pittsburgh 0 0 3 0— 3 

San Francisco3 3 7 7—20 

First Quarter 

SF_FG Akers 22, 3:25. 

Second Quarter 

SF_FG Akers 38, 12:13. 

Third Quarter 

Pit_FG Suisham 51, 6:08. 

SF_V.Davis 1 pass from Ale.Smith (Akers 

kick), 3:44. 

Fourth Quarter 

SF_Gore 5 run (Akers kick), 9:06. 

Pit SF 

First downs 20 17 

Total Net Yards 389 287 

Rushes-yards 19-84 30-100 

Passing 305 187 

Punt Returns 2-(-10) 0-0 

Kickoff Returns 3-85 2-30 

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 3-52 

Comp-Att-Int 25-44-3 18-31-0 

Sacked-Yards Lost 3-25 0-0 

Punts 4-38.5 6-47.5 

Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 

Penalties-Yards 9-72 7-49 

Time of Possession 31:26 28:34 

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 

RUSHING_Pittsburgh, Mendenhall 15-64, 

Moore 1-21, Roethlisberger 1-0, Redman 2- 

(minus 1). San Francisco, Gore 18-65, Dixon 

5-12, Ale.Smith 3-12, Ginn Jr. 1-6, Miller 1-3, 

Hunter 2-2. 

PASSING_Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 25-44- 

3-330. San Francisco, Ale.Smith 18-31-0-187. 

RECEIVING_Pittsburgh, Cotchery 5-93, Miller 

5-82, Wallace 5-66, A.Brown 5-59, 

Mendenhall 3-25, Moore 2-5. San Francisco, 

V.Davis 6-72, Crabtree 4-35, K.Williams 4-33, 

Hunter 2-24, Ginn Jr. 1-14, Swain 1-9. 

MISSED FIELD GOALS_Pittsburgh, Suisham 

48 (WL). 

Sunday boxes 

Panthers 28, Texans 13 

Carolina 7 14 0 7—28 

Houston 0 0 6 7—13 

First Quarter 

Car_Smith 26 pass from Newton (Mare kick), 

12:07. 


Car_Shockey 9 pass from Newton (Mare 

kick), 12:19. 

Car_Brockel 7 run (Mare kick), :55. 

Third Quarter 

Hou_FG Rackers 26, 11:07. 

Hou_FG Rackers 34, 2:53. 


Hou_Foster 1 run (Rackers kick), 13:48. 

Car_D.Williams 24 run (Mare kick), 9:54. 

Car Hou 

First downs 20 18 

Total Net Yards 316 358 

Rushes-yards 34-166 25-150 

Passing 150 208 

Punt Returns 1-1 5-63 

Kickoff Returns 1-21 2-84 

Interceptions Ret. 2-26 0-0 

Comp-Att-Int 14-24-0 19-30-2 


RUSHING_Carolina, D.Williams 15-61, 

Newton 7-55, Stewart 11-43, Brockel 1-7. 

Houston, Foster 16-109, Tate 7-26, Yates 2- 

15. 

PASSING_Carolina, Newton 13-23-0-149, 

A.Edwards 1-1-0-11. Houston, Yates 19-30-2- 

212. 

RECEIVING_Carolina, Smith 5-82, Shockey 

2-35, Naanee 2-16, Olsen 2-15, Stewart 2-8, 

Brockel 1-4. Houston, Foster 5-58, Vickers 4- 

29, Daniels 2-29, Walter 2-26, B.Johnson 2- 

23, Dreessen 2-19, Jones 1-24, Tate 1-4. 

MISSED FIELD GOALS_Houston, Rackers 

49 (WR). 

Redskins 23, Giants 10 

Washington 3 14 3 3—23 

N.Y. Giants 0 3 0 7—10 

First Quarter 

Was_FG Gano 36, 9:14. 


Was_Moss 20 pass from Grossman (Gano 

kick), 13:42. 

Was_Young 6 run (Gano kick), 7:56. 

NYG_FG Tynes 40, :02. 

Third Quarter 

Was_FG Gano 43, 11:49. 


Was_FG Gano 25, 14:57. 

NYG_Bradshaw 3 run (Tynes kick), :33. 


RUSHING_Washington, Helu 23-53, Royster 

10-36, Young 4-14, Armstrong 1-14, Paul 1-7, 

Grossman 1-(minus 1). N.Y. Giants, 

Bradshaw 10-58, Jacobs 8-33. 

PASSING_Washington, Grossman 15-24-2- 

185. N.Y. Giants, Manning 23-40-3-257. 

RECEIVING_Washington, Gaffney 6-85, Helu 

3-16, Moss 2-40, Stallworth 2-35, Paulsen 1- 

9, Young 1-0. N.Y. Giants, Nicks 5-73, Cruz 5- 

44, Manningham 3-57, Bradshaw 3-21, 

Pascoe 2-26, Hynoski 2-13, Ballard 1-15, 

Barden 1-6, Ware 1-2.

www.robesonian.com SPORTS 

MALE 

College basketball 

UNCP outlasts Armstrong Atlantic 

Braves 3-0 in PBC for first time in history 

Staff report 

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Armstrong 

Atlantic nailed a season-best 15 

3-pointers and shot 55 percent from 

the field, but UNCP used timely 

rebounding and a lights-out offensive 

performance in the second half 

to run past the Pirates, 96-88, on 

Monday evening in Alumni Arena. 

The victory helped UNCP (8-4, 

3-0 PBC) move to 3-0 in 

Peach Belt Conference 

play for the first time in 

school history. The Braves 

have now won six of their 

last seven outings since 

a home loss to Wingate 

in late November. The 

setback marked the third 

win in the last five series 

matchups with Armstrong 

(4-6, 1-3) as well. 

Marcus Heath scored a teambest 

19 points on 8-for-12 shooting 

from the field to pace six players 

with double-figure scoring nights 

for the Braves who also had all five 

of their starters post double-figure 

nights for the first time this season. 

Freshman Ben Jacobs registered 

a season-best 18 points on 7-of-8 

shooting from the field, K.J. Cooper 

added 16 points and preseason all- 

American Shahmel Brackett tallied 

a baker’s dozen. 

Aric Miller nailed six 3-point- 

Robert Willett | Raleigh News Observer 

North Carolina’s James Michael McAdoo goes after an offensive rebound in the first half against Nicholls State at the Smith Center in 

Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels held a 72-35 edge on the boards. 

Heels win 4th straight 

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Nicholls 

State coach J.P. Piper knew his players 

were giving up plenty of size 

to No. 5 North Carolina. He just 

hoped the Colonels could hit enough 

3-pointers to hang around a while. 

Instead, the Tar Heels more than 

doubled the Colonels on the boards 

while Nicholls State made two 3s in 

a 99-49 loss Monday night. 

The Tar Heels finished 

with a 72-35 rebounding 

advantage, including 31 on 

the offensive glass that led 

to 36 second-chance points. 

The Colonels missed 20 of 

22 tries from 3-point range, 

while the Tar Heels blocked 

nine shots after halftime 

when the Colonels tried 

attacking the paint. 

“I don’t know if (the 3-point shooting) 

was a function of us having to 

work so hard to get to open spots 

because of their size, quickness and 

athleticism, or if we were just a little 

off tonight,” Piper said. “I kept telling 

our guys to shoot it. They got 

reluctant in the second half to shoot 

The Robesonian, Tuesday, decembeR 20, 2011 — 3b 

Athlete of 

FEMALE 

Athlete of 

the Week How to 

the Week 

Trey Harrell 

Nominate 

Keanna McNeill 

Harrell took first place at the 

Hoke County Tournament last 

weekend, defeating Frederic 

Minton of Hoke County by a 5-4 

decision at 152 pounds. Harrell is 

currently 10-1 on the season for 

the Bulldogs. 

ALLEN 

ORTHOPEDICS 

Marcus Heath 

J.P. Piper 

ers en route to a game-high 25 

points for the Pirates who have 

now dropped five-straight outings, 

including three-straight against 

league foes. 

A Jacobs 3-pointer less than 

10 seconds into the second half 

sparked the Braves on a 14-4 run 

that allowed them to take a 56-49 

lead with 15:33 to play. UNCP 

pushed its advantage out to double 

digits, 67-57, on a pair 

of free throws by Miguel 

Starkey four minutes later, 

and then used a mild 12-6 

scoring spurt to pad the 

advantage out to 14 points, 

79-65, on a pair of Blakeney 

free throws at the 4:46 mark. 

The Pirates finally whittled 

their deficit down to 

single digits, 89-80, on 

Miller’s trey with 39 seconds 

to play, but UNCP sank six 

of their eight free throw attempts 

down the stretch to stave off any 

kind of comeback effort. 

UNCP will return to action on 

Dec. 30 when it opens up a threegame 

home stand against Shawnee 

State in the English E. Jones Center. 

Lady Braves fall short in 

PBC play, 54-52 

The UNCP women’s basketball 

it and started attacking the rim, and 

that was really a disaster. ... When 

you can’t make 3s and can’t lay the 

ball up, you’re in trouble.” 

As for the rebounding, Nicholls 

State didn’t start anyone taller 

than 6-foot-7 against a front line of 

Harrison Barnes (6-8), John Henson 

(6-11) and Tyler Zeller (7-0). 

“I don’t think we necessarily 

competed as hard as 

we needed to early for some 

of those rebounds,” Piper 

said. “There were times, 

however, when I felt like 

we put a body on a guy and 

had good position, and they 

were just superior.” 

For North Carolina, 

Dexter Strickland scored 14 

points and freshman reserve 

James Michael McAdoo added a 

season-high 14 for the Tar Heels 

(10-2), who dominated the undersized 

and overmatched Colonels for 

their fourth straight victory. 

UNC’s 31 offensive boards were 

second-most in program history. 

The Tar Heels had 39 rebounds by 

team suffered a two-point loss 

to Peach Belt Conference rival 

Armstrong Atlantic on Monday 

evening in Alumni Arena, 54-52. 

Junior Courtney Bolton collected 

her second consecutive and third 

overall double-double this season 

with 15 points and 11 rebounds. 

Senior DeDe Cotten drained 12 

points as she was 4-of-7 from the 

three-point line. The Lady Braves 

(4-5, 1-2 PBC) shot 38.5 percent in 

three-point shooting and 75.0 percent 

from the charity stripe. 

The largest lead of the game for 

Armstrong was at the 11:59 mark 

on the layup by Angelia Hill, but 

the Black and Gold continued to 

press on and tie the game for the 

fifth time after 20 minutes of action 

with a score of 22-22. 

The final and 11th tied score of 

the game came with 38 seconds 

on the clock, but the Lady Braves 

suffered as the ball was turned over 

in the final seconds to secure the 

victory for the Lady Pirates. 

The Lady Braves will take 10 

days off for the Christmas holiday 

before returning to the court 

in the Georgia College Classic 

Tournament to face Limestone 

(5-4) on Dec. 30 and Tusculum 

(5-3) on Dec. 31. 

halftime to match or exceed their 

total for six games this season, and 

their 72 for the game were tied for 

second in school history and the 

program’s most since 1956. 

Bryan Hammond scored 15 to 

lead Nicholls State (4-8), which 

didn’t manage a point for the first 

5½ minutes and shot just 31 percent 

for the game. 

The Tar Heels are midway through 

a nine-game home stand that will 

keep them at the Smith Center 

through their first two Atlantic 

Coast Conference games in January. 

The next game comes Wednesday 

night against Texas — which beat 

North Carolina in Greensboro on a 

last-second shot last season — so 

Monday night’s game offered the 

Tar Heels a chance to fine-tune their 

game before facing the Longhorns. 

North Carolina had a 30-7 

rebounding advantage in the first 

12½ minutes, including 18-0 on the 

offensive boards. North Carolina’s 

first seven baskets were secondchance 

points, including a stickback 

from Reggie Bullock. 

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ALLEN ORTHOPEDICS OF LUMBERTON 

SALUTES OUR ATHLETES OF THE WEEK 

Chuck Liddy | Raleigh News & Observer 

Duke freshman Quinn Cook scores on an acrobatic second half play 

over North Carolina-Greensboro’s Korey Van Dussen at Cameron 

Indoor Stadium in Durham. 

Cook leads Duke past 

UNC Greensboro, 90-63 

DURHAM (AP) — 

Playing its only game in 

nearly three weeks, No. 7 

Duke refused to let it turn 

into one to forget. 

Freshman Quinn Cook 

scored all of his season-high 

14 points in the second half 

of the Blue Devils’ 90-63 

rout of UNC Greensboro on 

Monday night. 

Mason Plumlee had 15 

points and 13 rebounds 

and Austin Rivers added 

14 points for Duke (10-1), 

which hadn’t played since 

Dec. 10 and which won’t 

play again until Dec. 30. 

“We didn’t want to be 

laying on a bad win,” Rivers 

said. “We wanted to leave a 

message and go into the 

break with good spirits.” 

The Blue Devils shot 

54 percent from the field, 

shook off a sluggish start 

and overcame 18 turnovers 

to win their third straight 

since the one-sided loss at 

No. 2 Ohio State. 

Kyle Randall scored 12 

points for the Spartans 

(2-10), who made things 

interesting early but shot 

just 34.5 percent in the second 

half and went on to 

their seventh straight loss. 

The last two have come 

under interim coach Wes 

Miller, a former North 

Carolina guard who took 

over last week. 

“This isn’t an ideal situation 

to get put into a head 

coaching chair,” Miller said. 

“When you have guys in 

the locker room that come 

together through adversity, 

it makes it easy on you as 

a coach.” 

Duke needed an 18-4 run 

late in the first half to take 

the lead for good. The Blue 

Devils then pulled away 

by opening the second 

half with a 29-8 burst that 

pushed the lead into the 

30s. 

Cook — who was 6 for 

6 from the field after halftime 

— scored 11 points 

during the run, and his 

3-pointer with 7½ minutes 

left capped the spurt and 

made it 73-42. 

Andre Dawkins finished 

with 11 points, Ryan 

Kelly added 10 and Miles 

Plumlee had 13 rebounds 

to help the Blue Devils 

extend a few impressive 

streaks. 

LSU extends 

winning streak 

BATON ROUGE, La. 

(AP) — Ralston Turner 

scored 22 points and LSU 

extended its winning 

streak to five games while 

handing No. 10 Marquette 

its first loss of the season, 

67-59 on Monday night. 

Turner hit two clutch 

3-pointers in the final 4 

minutes to give the Tigers 

the lead and added two free 

throws to make it 60-54 

with 1:19 to go. Justin 

Hamilton then closed out 

a 13-point performance by 

making seven free throws 

in the last 53 seconds to 

ensure the Tigers (8-3) held 

off a comeback attempt by 

the Golden Eagles (10-1). 

Jae Crowder scored 

22 points for Marquette, 

which came in shooting 

nearly 50 percent on the 

season but connected on 

only 36.2 percent (21 of 

58). The Golden Eagles 

attempted 23 3-pointers, 

hitting only 8. 

LSU shot 53.5 percent 

(23 of 43), far above their 

39 percent mark for the 

season. 

Baylor 95, 

Paul Quinn 54 

WACO, Texas (AP) — 

Quincy Acy had 24 points 

and seven of Baylor’s 17 

dunks as the Bears defeated 

Paul Quinn College for 

their 10th consecutive victory. 

Baylor (10-0) has won its 

first 10 games for only the 

second time, the best start 

in team history being 12-0 

in 2000-01. The Bears have 

won 50 of their last 53 nonconference 

home games 

over the past six seasons. 

Darrell Augustine had 15 

points for Paul Quinn, an 

NAIA school from Dallas 

that counted the game 

as an exhibition and not 

against its 2-7 record. 

The junior forward was named 

MVP of the Robeson County 

Shootout last weekend after helping 

the Pirates claim their sixth 

title. McNeill scored 21 points 

in Lumberton’s 67-25 rout of St. 

Pauls. 

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4B — The RoBesonian, Tuesday, decemBeR 20, 2011 

NatioNal Football league 

Steelers stung in loss to 49ers 

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ben 

Roethlisberger sat stoically at his locker 

in a cramped Candlestick Park locker 

room, hands on his cheeks, watching a 

team trainer wrap ice around his injured 

left ankle. 

“I want you guys to know he didn’t play 

with any needles,” one trainer said. 

It will be difficult for Roethlisberger 

and the Steelers to take the sting off this 

loss. 

Roethlisberger threw three interceptions 

with a sprained left ankle, and the 

Pittsburgh Steelers missed a chance to 

take over the AFC’s top spot in a 20-3 

loss against the San Francisco 49ers on 

Monday night in a game delayed by two 

power outages. 

“Even when the lights go out, you got 

to stay prepared. I just didn’t play good 

football,” Roethlisberger said. 

San Francisco’s lights-out return to 

prime time helped salvage what could 

have been an embarrassing evening for 

everyone involved on the NFL’s biggest 

stage after a pair of power outages 

delayed the game for close to 35 minutes 

in all. 

Enough time to ice Roethlisberger. 

unproven lanky receiver 

dominated the Charlotte- 

Mecklenburg area — a 

usual hotbed for talent — 

with 17 total touchdowns 

as a junior. He caught 

36 passes for 922 yards, 

ran for 410 more and 

returned four kickoffs for 

touchdowns. 

Flagged by friends, 

North was back in 

Robeson County last week 

to support his former 

school in the Shootout, 

attending Friday’s game 

against Fairmont and 

Saturday’s tournament 

final at UNCP. 

North Carolina, Duke, 

Wake Forest, N.C. State 

and East Carolina have 

each offered scholarships 

as well as Clemson, South 

Carolina, Virginia and a 

host of others. 


caught up with North 

on Saturday to discuss 

his most recent contacts. 

His most startling offer 

during this recruiting 

hot bowl season came on 

Dec. 8. 

“Urban Meyer’s staff 

called me from Ohio 

State,” he said. “They like 

me.” 

Clemson and North 

Carolina have given North 

the most interest according 

to two well-known 

recruiting services, and 

the rising senior has 

unofficially visited both 

schools on game days this 

fall. At Lumberton on 

Friday, North was wear- 

ing a Georgia t-shirt. 

“There’s a lot of schools 

I like,” he said. 

He isn’t ready to narrow 

down his favorites 

and has no timetable for 

a decision. He could wait 

until National Signing 

Day 2013 to announce his 

choice. 

“I’m just weighing my 

options,” he said. “I’m in 

no rush.” 

Roethlisberger, playing on an ankle 

that had him in a walking boot during the 

week, threw two early interceptions and 

another in the waning minutes. 

Even all those Terrible Towel-waving 

Steelers supporters couldn’t will the 

road team to victory when San 

Francisco’s unique home-field 

advantage became two blackout 

delays. 

“I just feel like San Francisco 

took a big step to show the 

NFL and to show the state of 

California that they need a new 

stadium,” Steelers safety Ryan 

Clark said. “I think it was a very 

strategic move, and Candlestick 

may be no more.” 

So might be Pittsburgh’s 

chance at a first-round bye. 

The Steelers (10-4) missed a key 

opportunity to take sole possession of 

first place in the AFC North and gain the 

AFC’s No. 1 playoff seed. Instead, they 

trail Baltimore (10-4) in the division 

because the Ravens beat the Steelers 

twice. 

Vernon Davis caught a 1-yard touchdown 

pass for the 49ers (11-3) one play 

Prospect farm 

North isn’t the only 

player at Mallard Creek 

garnering DI attention. 

D.J. Humphries, the No. 1 

offensive lineman in this 

year’s class according to 

ESPNU’s Top 150, recently 

committed to Florida 

in August. The five-star, 

6-foot-6 tackle is one of 

eight Mavericks, including 

North, expected to 

SPORTS 

Roethlisberger 

after setting himself up with a 21-yard 

reception from Alex Smith, Frank Gore 

ran for a 5-yard score and David Akers 

kicked field goals of 22 and 38 yards to 

overtake Hall of Famer Jerry Rice for San 

Francisco’s single-season scoring record. 

San Francisco became the first 

team in NFL history to hold 

an opponent without a rushing 

touchdown through each of the 

first 14 games. 

“I think we showed the world 

we can play the game of football 

on a national stage,” Davis said. 

“At the end of the day that’s what 

it’s all about: respect.” 

San Francisco rode its vaunted 

defense once again. 

Carlos Rogers, Dashon 

Goldson and Tarell Brown made interceptions, 

while Rookie of the Year candidate 

Aldon Smith had 2½ sacks for San 

Francisco’s stingy defense. The 49ers also 

have gone 36 games without allowing 

a 100-yard rusher. Rashard Mendenhall 

had 15 carries for 64 yards. 

Roethlisberger still finished 25 for 44 

for 330 yards, but was sacked three 

times. After his second pick, he fumed as 

Packers perfect season snapped 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The 

Green Bay Packers’ perfect season 

came to a crashing halt on Sunday 

against the beleaguered Kansas City 

Chiefs, who rallied behind interim 

coach Romeo Crennel and new quarterback 

Kyle Orton to a shocking 

19-14 victory. 

Orton finished 23 of 31 for 299 

yards in his first start for the Chiefs 

(6-8), who fired coach Todd Haley 

last Monday with the team having 

lost five of its last six games. The 

loss also ended the Packers’ 19-game 

winning streak. 

But behind an inspired performance 

by the defense, four field 

goals by Ryan Succop and Jackie 

Battle’s short touchdown run with 

4:53 left in the game, Kansas City 

managed to hand the Packers (13-1) 

their first loss since Dec. 19, 2010, at 

New England — exactly one day shy 

of a full year. 

Aaron Rodgers was just 17 of 35 

for 235 yards and a touchdown, and 

he also scampered eight yards for 

another touchdown with 2:12 left 

in the game. But the Packers were 

unable to recover the onside kick and 

then pick up a couple of first downs 

to secure the victory. 

Colts 27, 

Titans 13 

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Dan 

Orlovsky threw one touchdown pass 

and the key block on an 80-yard TD 

run, leading the Colts to their first 

win of the season. 

Indianapolis (1-13) avoided 

becoming the second team in NFL 

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history to go 0-16. The loss dealt a 

serious blow to the Titans’ playoff 

hopes. Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck 

was picked off twice and Chris 

Johnson rushed for only 55 yards for 

Tennessee (7-7). 

Orlovsky gave Indy a 10-6 lead 

with an 18-yard TD pass to Reggie 

Wayne in the third quarter, and 

Jacob Lacey made it 17-6 with a 

32-yard interception return for a TD. 

Jake Locker got the Titans within 

20-13 with a 7-yard TD pass to Nate 

Washington with 3:43 to go. But 

on the next play from scrimmage, 

with Donald Brown reversing field, 

Orlovsky threw a block that helped 

Brown get to the corner and sprint 

80 yards to seal the win. 

Patriots 41, 

Broncos 23 

DENVER (AP) — Tom Brady and 

the Patriots shut down Tim Tebow 

and clinched a playoff berth with 

their sixth straight victory. 

The Patriots (11-3) won another 

AFC East title by bouncing back 

from an early 17-6 deficit and an 

awful first quarter in which they 

were outgained on the ground 167 

yards to 4. 

This time, there was no last-minute 

magic from Tebow, Denver’s enigmatic 

quarterback who had guided 

the Broncos (8-6) to four straight 

fourth-quarter comebacks and six 

straight wins. 

Instead of another slow start 

followed by a fantastic finish, the 

Broncos started out fast and then 

fizzled. They scored on their first 

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three possessions and then were 

done in by a trio of second-quarter 

turnovers. 

Eagles 45, 

Jets 19 

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeSean 

McCoy ran for three touchdowns 

to set two team records and keep 

Philadelphia alive in the NFC East 

race. 

The Eagles (6-8) have won two 

straight for the second time this season 

and somehow still have a chance 

to repeat as division champions 

despite underachieving most of the 

year. But they have to catch Dallas 

(8-6) and the New York Giants (7-7). 

The loss snapped New York’s 

three-game winning streak, dropping 

the Jets (8-6) into a tie with 

Cincinnati for the final wild-card 

spot in the AFC. 

Michael Vick threw for 274 yards 

and a touchdown, and also ran for 

a score. 

McCoy had 102 yards rushing and 

surpassed Hall of Famer Steve Van 

Buren with his 19th touchdown of 

the season and 16th rushing TD. 

Lions 28, 

Raiders 27 

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — 

Matthew Stafford threw a 6-yard 

TD pass to Calvin Johnson with 39 

seconds remaining to cap a 98-yard 

scoring drive as Detroit rallied from 

13 points down late in the fourth 

quarter. 

sign big-time scholarships 

over the next two seasons. 

Mallard Creek opened 

in 2007 and went 1-20 its 

first two years. Since, the 

Mavericks are 37-4 and 

lost to Greensboro Page 

in this year’s 4AA state 

semifinal. 

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he limped off the field and could be seen 

yelling into his chin strap. 

The 49ers made a big statement in 

their most meaningful home game since 

their last trip to the playoffs in January 

2003, when San Francisco came from 

behind to stun the New York Giants 

39-38 in one of the greatest comebacks in 

NFL history. 

They had to wait 20 minutes to get 

started after the power went out the 

first time. It didn’t seem to faze San 

Francisco. 

“It wasn’t too bad. It was unusual,” 

Alex Smith said. “You don’t expect to 

have to deal with it, and it happened 

twice. But it was the same for both 

teams.” 

Smith wasn’t sacked after being taken 

down 18 times in the previous three 

games, including nine in the Niners’ prime 

time flop at Baltimore on Thanksgiving 

night against Jim Harbaugh’s big brother, 

John. 

Jim Harbaugh prepared for the Steelers 

by comparing notes with his brother 

after the Ravens won both meetings this 

season with Pittsburgh in one of the 

AFC’s fiercest rivalries. 

NatioNal basketball associatioN 

Biyombo signs 

with Bobcats 

CHARLOTTE (AP) 

— Forward Bismack 

Biyombo signed a rookie 

contract with the 

Charlotte Bobcats hours 

after agreeing to pay a 

buyout clause to release 

him from his contract with 

Spanish club Fuenlabrada. 

Terms of his new deal 

were not disclosed. 

Biyombo will not play in 

Monday night’s preseason 

opener against the Hawks 

because he hasn’t had a 

chance to practice with 

the team, coach Paul Silas 

said. Silas said Biyombo 

would begin to practice 

Tuesday and would play 

in Thursday night’s game 

at Atlanta. 

Fuenlabrada said 

Monday that Biyombo 

had agreed to pay the 

$1.5 million clause that 

will free him from the 

remaining two years of 

his contract. The Bobcats 

agreed to pay $525,000 of 

that — the most allowed 

Leach 

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Christmas, would not have 

the opportunities to enjoy 

toys and other gifts that 

some kids do,” DeRay 

Cole, assistant superintendent 

of Human Resources 

with the Public Schools 

of Robeson County, said. 

“We are very proud that 

(Leach) is doing that. I 

don’t know what would fill 

the void for these children 

if he wasn’t giving his time 

and efforts and finances 

to make them have a very 

Merry Christmas.” 

The annual shopping 

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looks forward to every 

year, even if it comes on 

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by international rules — 

according to Rod Higgins, 

the Bobcats’ director of 

basketball operations. 

Bobcats owner Michael 

Jordan had agreed to pay 

that before the team drafted 

Biyombo. 

Biyombo had to watch 

his teammates from the 

sideline during training 

camp while he worked on 

the side. 

“If you just saw him 

during the practice session, 

he was sitting over 

there about as depressed 

as I’ve ever seen anyone,” 

Silas said. “Now when I 

first walked in, he had his 

hands in the air and smiling, 

so this is great for 

him as well as the team.” 

On his Twitter account, 

Biyombo said, “Thank 

God it’s over.” 

The Bobcats did not 

make him available for 

interviews after the shootaround 

because he hadn’t 

signed his contract. 

the heels of his team losing. 

The Ravens were outdone 

by San Diego, 34-14, 

Sunday night. 

But that couldn’t stop 

Leach from flying crosscountry 

Monday to continue 

making his mark on 

his homeland of Robeson 

County. 

“Vonta the football player 

is one thing,” Leach 

said, “but I want to talk 

about Vonta the person. 

That’s who is going to 

leave more of a lasting 

impact than anything.” 

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 

NORTH CAROLINA, ROBESON 

COUNTY, 11 SP 415 

Under and by virtue of a Power of 

Sale contained in that certain Deed of 

Trust executed by April Martin a/k/a 

April H. Martin a/k/a April Hall Mar- 

tin and Kevin S Martin a/k/a Kevin 

Martin to Heath Eric West, Trustee(s), 

dated March 13, 2006, and recorded 

in Book D 1523, Page 516, Robeson 

County Registry, North Carolina. De- 

fault having been made in the pay- 

ment of the note thereby secured by 

the said Deed of Trust and the un- 

dersigned, having been substituted 

as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by 

an instrument duly recorded in the 

Office of the Register of Deeds of 

Robeson County, North Carolina, and 

the holder of the note evidencing 

said indebtedness having directed 

that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, 

the undersigned Substitute Trustees 

will offer for sale at the Courthouse 

Door in Robeson County, North 

Carolina, at 2:45PM on January 03, 

2012, and will sell to the highest 

bidder for cash the following de- 

scribed property, to wit: In the City of 

Lumberton, Robeson County, North 

Carolina, and being all of Lot Number 

Five (5) of Block G as shown on a 

map of "North Highland Park", pre- 

pared by W.E. Stone, Jr., Registerd 

Surveyor, dated September 27, 1967 

and recorded in Book of Official Maps 

No. 16 at Page 125, Robeson County 

Registry, reference to which map is 

hereby made for a more particular 

description of said lot and for the 

purpose of incorporating the same in 

this description as if the same were 

fully set forth herein. Said property is 

commonly known as 351 Arlington 

Drive, Lumberton, NC 28358. Third 

party purchasers must pay the excise 

tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 

105-228.30, in the amount of One 

Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred 

Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part 

thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, 

pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the 

amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per 

each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) 

or fractional part thereof or Five 

Hundred Dollars ($500.00), which- 

ever is greater. A deposit of five per- 

cent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hun- 

dred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), which- 

ever is greater, will be required at the 

time of the sale and must be ten- 

dered in the form of certified funds. 

Following the expiration of the statu- 

tory upset bid period, all the remain- 

ing amounts will be immediately due 

and owing. Said property to be of- 

fered pursuant to this Notice of Sale 

is being offered for sale, transfer and 

conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are 

no representations of warranty relat- 

ing to the title or any physical, envi- 

ronmental, health or safety condi- 

tions existing in, on, at, or relating to 

the property being offered for sale. 

This sale is made subject to all prior 

liens, unpaid taxes, special assess- 

ments, land transfer taxes, if any, 

and encumbrances of record. To the 

best of the knowledge and belief of 

the undersigned, the current 

owner(s) of the property is/are Kevin 

S. Martin and April Martin. PLEASE 

TAKE NOTICE: An order for posses- 

sion of the property may be issued 

pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of 

the purchaser and against the party 

or parties in possession by the clerk 

of superior court of the county in 

which the property is sold. Any per- 

son who occupies the property pur- 

suant to a rental agreement entered 

into or renewed on or after October 

1, 2007, may, after receiving the no- 

tice of sale, terminate the rental 

agreement upon 10 days' written no- 

tice to the landlord. The notice shall 

also state that upon termination of a 

rental agreement, that tenant is liable 

for rent due under the rental agree- 

ment prorated to the effective date of 

the termination. 

Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 

Substitute Trustee 

1587 Northeast Expressway 

Atlanta, GA 30329 

(770) 234-9181 

Our File No.: 432.1002917NC 

SP122011 12/20 12/27 

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 

COUNTY OF ROBESON 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND 

DEBTORS Of Vardell Hunt DECEASED 

The undersigned having qualified as 

Administrator, of the estate of Var- 

dell Hunt, deceased, late of Robeson 

County, this is to notify all persons, 

firms and corporations having claims 

against said estate to exhibit them to 

the undersigned on or before the 

22nd day of March, 2012, or be 

barred from their recovery. All per- 

sons indebted to said estate are 

asked to please make immediate 

payment to the undersigned. 

This the 20th day of December, 

2011. 

Dwayne Hunt 

PO Box 1254, 298 Bailey Rd. 

Fairmont, NC 28340 

VH122011 12/20 12/27 1/3 1/10 

11-SP-220 

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES 

FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROP- 

ERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the 

power and authority contained in 

that certain Deed of Trust executed 

and delivered by Teryle J. Burns, 

Ronald Burns wife & husband, dated 

May 30, 2007 and recorded on June 

11, 2007, in Book 1609 at Page 604, 

in the Office of the Register of Deeds 

of Robeson County, North Carolina; 

and because of default in the pay- 

ment of the indebtedness secured 

thereby and failure to carry out and 

perform the stipulations and agree- 

ments contained therein and, pursu- 

ant to demand of the holder of the 

indebtedness secured by said Deed 

of Trust, the undersigned Substitute 

Trustee will place for sale, at public 

auction, to the highest bidder for 

cash at the usual place of sale at 

Robeson County Courthouse, in 

Lumberton, North Carolina, on Tues- 

day, January 3, 2012 at 10:00 AM 

that parcel of land, including im- 

provements thereon, situated, lying 

and being in the City of Shannon, 

County of Robeson, State of North 

Carolina, and being more particular 

described as follows: See legal de- 

scription as referenced in Deed of 

Trust recorded on 06/11/2007 in 

Book 1609 at Page 604. 

Address of Property: 16590 NC Hwy 

71 N, Shannon, NC 28386. Present 

Record Owner: Ronald Burns and 

Teryle J. Burns. The terms of the sale 

are that the real property hereinbe- 

fore described will be sold for cash to 

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11-SP-220 

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES 

FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROP- 

ERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the 

power and authority contained in 

that certain Deed of Trust executed 

and delivered by Teryle J. Burns, 

Ronald Burns wife & husband, dated 

May 30, 2007 and recorded on June 

11, 2007, in Book 1609 at Page 604, 

in the Office of the Register of Deeds 

of Robeson County, North Carolina; 

and because of default in the pay- 

ment of the indebtedness secured 

thereby and failure to carry out and 

perform the stipulations and agree- 

ments contained therein and, pursu- 

ant to demand of the holder of the 

indebtedness secured by said Deed 

of Trust, the undersigned Substitute 

Trustee will place for sale, at public 

auction, to the highest bidder for 

cash at the usual place of sale at 

Robeson County Courthouse, in 

Lumberton, North Carolina, on Tues- 

day, January 3, 2012 at 10:00 AM 

that parcel of land, including im- 

provements thereon, situated, lying 

and being in the City of Shannon, 







Address of Property: 16590 NC Hwy 

71 N, Shannon, NC 28386. Present 

Record Owner: Ronald Burns and 

Teryle J. Burns. The terms of the sale 

are that the real property hereinbe- 

fore described will be sold for cash to 

the highest bidder. The Substitute 

Trustee reserves the right to require 

a cash deposit or a certified check 

not to exceed the greater of five per- 

cent (5%) of the amount of the bid or 

seven hundred fifty Dollars 

($750.00). In the event that the 

holder is exempt from paying the 

same, the successful bidder may also 

be required to pay revenue stamps 

on the Trustees Deed, any Land 

Transfer Tax, and the tax required by 

N.C.G.S. 7A-308 (a)(1). The real 

property hereinabove described is 

being offered for sale AS IS, WHERE IS 

and will be sold subject to all supe- 

rior liens, unpaid taxes, and special 

assessments. Other conditions will 

be announced at the sale. The sale 

will be held open for ten (10) days 

for upset bids as by law required. If 

the Substitute Trustee is unable to 

convey title to this property for any 

reason, the sole remedy of the pur- 

chaser is the return of the deposit. 

Reasons of such inability to convey 

title include, but are not limited to, 

the filing of a bankruptcy petition 

prior to the sale and reinstatement of 

the loan without knowledge of the 

Substitute Trustee(s). If the validity of 

the sale is challenged by any party, 

the SubstituteTrustee(s), in its/their 

sole discretion, if it/they believe(s) 

the challenge to have merit, may de- 

clare the sale to be void and return 

the deposit. The purchaser will have 

no further remedy. Additional Notice 

where the Real Property is Residential 

with less that 15 Rental Units: An or- 

der for possession of the property 

may be issued pursuant to G.S. 

45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser 

and against the party or parties in 

possession by the Clerk of Superior 

Court of the County in which the 

property is sold. Any person who oc- 

cupies the property pursuant to a 

rental agreement entered into or re- 

newed on or after October 1, 2007, 

may, after receiving the notice of 

sale, terminate the rental agreement 

upon 10 days written notice to the 

landlord. Upon termination of a 

rental agreement, the tenant is liable 



termination. 

Dated: December 14, 2011 

The Hunoval Law Firm, PLLC, Attor- 

ney for Poore Substitute Trustee, LTD 

as Substitute Trustee 

(704) 334-7114; (110.1369/Burns) 

RSVP122011 12/20 12/27 

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 

COUNTY OF ROBESON 

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE 

DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 

FILE NO. : 11 CVD 03262 

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS 

BY PUBLICATION 

COUNTY OF ROBESON, a political 

Subdivision of the State of North 

Carolina; Plaintiff, 

VS. 

ANY AND ALL ASSIGNEES, HEIRS AT 

LAW AND DEVISEES OF SANDRA LOU- 

ISE POOLE, Owner, CASSANDRA LOU- 

ISE POOLE, Heir At Law, RONALD G. 

POOLE, Heir At Law, and DONALD 

BULLARD, GUARDIAN AD LITEM OF 

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF SANDRA 

LOUISE POOLE, TRAVIS SHAWN 

POOLE, Deceased, and PAUL ALLEN 

POOLE, Deceased; Defendants. 

TO: ANY AND ALL ASSIGNEES, HEIRS 

AT LAW AND DEVISEES OF SANDRA 

LOUISE POOLE, Owner, TRAVIS 

SHAWN POOLE, Deceased, and PAUL 

ALLEN POOLE, Deceased; 

Take notice that a pleading seeking 

relief against you has been filed in 

the above-entitled action, and notice 

of service by Publication began 6th 

day of December, 2011. The nature 

of the relief being sought is as fol- 

lows: foreclosure sale to satisfy un- 

paid property taxes on your interest 

in the property described as: 

Title Reference: Book 1045, Page 301 

PIN No: 1211 03 032 

Tax Account No: 77380000 

Property Location: 

1271 Bloomingdale Road 

All that certain tract or parcel of land 

situated in Orrum Township, Robe- 

son County, North Carolina and more 

particularly described as follows: Be- 

ing all of Lot Twenty Two (22) of 

Bloomingdale Acres Subdivision re- 

corded in map Book 29, Page 36, 

surveyed by John D. Powers, Regis- 

tered Land Surveyor, January, 1987. 

The above described lot is conveyed 

subject to the following covenants of 

use and restrictions which shall apply 

to all successors in title hereafter ac- 

quiring any interest in said lot as fol- 

lows: No farm-type animals such as 

pigs, chicken, etc. are to be main- 

tained on these premises. No junk 

automobiles, i.e. those vehicles 

parked unmoved for more than 90 

days are to be maintained on these 

premises. Plaintiff seeks to extin- 

guish any and all claim or interest 

that you may have in the property. 

You are required to make defense to 

such pleading not later than forty 

days after the date of the first publi- 

cation date, being forty days after 

December 6, 2011, or by January 17, 

2012, and upon your failure to do so, 

the party seeking service against you 

will apply to the court for the relief 

sought. 

This 30th day of November, 2011. 

BY: J HAL KINLAW, JR., Attorney for 

Plaintiff, NC BAR NO. 8355 

701 N CHESTNUT ST 

LUMBERTON, NC 28358 

RCTD120611 12/6 12/13 12/20 

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NORTH CAROLINA, ROBESON 

COUNTY, 11 SP 255 

Under and by virtue of a Power of 

Sale contained in that certain Deed of 

Trust executed by GORDON G MILLS 

and Jeanette Mills aka Jeanette R Mills 

to TRUSTEE SERVICES OF CAROLINA, 

LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated Oc- 

tober 20, 2004 and recorded on Oc- 

tober 29, 2004 in Book 1423 at Page 

0623, Robeson County Registry, 

North Carolina. Default having been 

made of the note thereby secured by 

the said Deed of Trust and the un- 

dersigned, Trustee Services of Caro- 

lina, LLC, having been substituted as 

Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and 

the holder of the note evidencing 

said default having directed that the 

Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the un- 

dersigned Substitute Trustee will of- 

fer for sale at the courthouse door of 

the county courthouse where the 

property is located, or the usual and 

customary location at the county 

courthouse for conducting the sale 

on December 22, 2011 at 2:30PM, 

and will sell to the highest bidder for 

cash the following described prop- 

erty situated in Robeson County, 

North Carolina, to wit: Being all of 

Lot 25, in a subdivision known as 

Acadiana, Section Three, and the 

same being duly recorded in Book of 

Plats 40, Page 110, Robeson County 

Registry, North Carolina. Save and 

except any releases, deeds of release 

or prior conveyances of record. 

Said property is commonly known as 

121 Vermilion Drive, Parkton, NC 

28371. Third party purchasers must 

pay the excise tax, and the court 

costs of Forty-Five Cents (45) per 

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pur- 

suant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash 

deposit (no personal checks) of five 

percent (5%) of the purchase price, or 

Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars 

($750.00), whichever is greater, will 

be required at the time of the sale. 

Following the expiration of the statu- 

tory upset bid period, all the remain- 

ing amounts are immediately due 

and owing. Said property to be of- 

fered pursuant to this Notice of Sale 


conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are 

no representations of warranty relat- 

ing to the title or any physical, envi- 

ronmental, health or safety condi- 

tions existing in, on, at, or relating to 

the property being offered for sale. 

This sale is made subject to all prior 

liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land 

transfer taxes, special assessments, 

easements, rights of way, deeds of 

release, and any other encumbrances 

or exceptions of record. To the best 

of the knowledge and belief of the 

undersigned, the current owner(s) of 

the property is/are Gordon G. Mills 

and wife, Jeanette Mills. An Order for 

possession of the property may be 

issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in 

favor of the purchaser and against 

the party or parties in possession by 

the clerk of superior court of the 

county in which the property is sold. 

Any person who occupies the prop- 

erty pursuant to a rental agreement 

entered into or renewed on or after 

October 1, 2007, may, after receiving 

the notice of sale, terminate the 

rental agreement upon 10 days writ- 

ten notice to the landlord. The notice 

shall also state that upon termination 

of a rental agreement, the tenant is 

liable for rent due under the rental 

agreement prorated to the effective 

date of the termination. If the trustee 

is unable to convey title to this prop- 

erty for any reason, the sole remedy 

of the purchaser is the return of the 

deposit. Reasons of such inability to 

convey include, but are not limited 

to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition 

prior to the confirmation of the sale 

and reinstatement of the loan with- 

out the knowledge of the trustee. If 

the validity of the sale is challenged 

by any party, the trustee, in their sole 

discretion, if they believe the chal- 

lenge to have merit, may request the 

court to declare the sale to be void 

and return the deposit. The pur- 

chaser will have no further remedy. 

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 

Substitute Trustee 

Brock & Scott, PLLC, Attorneys for 

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 

5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 

Wilmington, NC 28403 

PHONE: (910) 392-4988 

FAX: (910) 392-8587 

File No.: 11-03444-FC01 

BS121311 12/13 12/20 


OF NORTH CAROLINA, SUPERIOR 

COURT DIVISION, ROBESON COUNTY 

11SP216, IN THE MATTER OF THE 

FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST 

EXECUTED BY JAMES E. BAXLEY AND 

PHYLLIS W. GAINES DATED NOVEM- 

BER 8, 2007 AND RECORDED IN 

BOOK 1638 AT PAGE 377 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 2:30 PM on January 3, 

2012 the following described real es- 

tate and any other improvements 

which may be situated thereon, in 


being more particularly described as 

follows: All that certain tract or par- 

cel of land lying about 4 miles south- 

west of the center of Lumberton, NC, 

about 400 feet southeast of NC 

Highway 41 South and adjoining the 

lands of Randy King (837/144) and 

James A. Baxley (830/765) on the 

south and other lands of James A. 

Baxley (830/765) on all other sides 

and being more particularly de- 

scribed as follows: BEGINNING at a 

iron pipe found, the northeast comer 

of Randy King (837/144) and the 2nd 

corner of the James Alton Baxley 

18.92 acre tract of which this is a 

part (830/765), said iron pipe being 

located South 57 degrees 10 minutes 

41 seconds East 445.16 feet from a 

iron pipe found in the southeast right 

of way line (60 ft. right of way) of NC 

Highway 41 South, a comer with 

Randy King (830/144) and James A. 

Baxley (830/765), this iron pipe be- 

ing South 57 degrees 10 minutes 41 

seconds East from a nail found in the 

center of NC Highway 41 South, this 

nail being located North 32 degrees 

16 minutes 00 seconds East 404.70 

feet from a nail found in the center- 

line of NC Highway 41 South, this 




line of NC Highway 41 South and the 

Legals 




11SP216, IN THE MATTER OF THE 


EXECUTED BY JAMES E. BAXLEY AND 

PHYLLIS W. GAINES DATED NOVEM- 

BER 8, 2007 AND RECORDED IN 

BOOK 1638 AT PAGE 377 IN THE 






















follows: All that certain tract or par- 

cel of land lying about 4 miles south- 

west of the center of Lumberton, NC, 

about 400 feet southeast of NC 

Highway 41 South and adjoining the 

lands of Randy King (837/144) and 

James A. Baxley (830/765) on the 

south and other lands of James A. 

Baxley (830/765) on all other sides 


scribed as follows: BEGINNING at a 

iron pipe found, the northeast comer 

of Randy King (837/144) and the 2nd 

corner of the James Alton Baxley 

18.92 acre tract of which this is a 

part (830/765), said iron pipe being 

located South 57 degrees 10 minutes 

41 seconds East 445.16 feet from a 

iron pipe found in the southeast right 

of way line (60 ft. right of way) of NC 

Highway 41 South, a comer with 

Randy King (830/144) and James A. 

Baxley (830/765), this iron pipe be- 

ing South 57 degrees 10 minutes 41 

seconds East from a nail found in the 

center of NC Highway 41 South, this 




line of NC Highway 41 South, this 




line of NC Highway 41 South and the 

Run of Little Hog Swamp and runs 

thence from said beginning iron pipe 

with the 1st line of said 18.92 acre 

tract of which this is a part North 57 

degrees 10 minutes 41 seconds West 

44.90 feet to a iron rod set in said 

line; thence North 32 degrees 24 

minutes 40 seconds East 157.24 feet 

to a iron rod set; thence South 53 

degrees 31 minutes 42 seconds East 

182.85 feet to a iron rod set; thence 

South 32 degrees 24 minutes 40 

seconds West 145.60 feet to a iron 

rod set; thence North 57 degrees 10 

minutes 41 seconds West 137.50 

feet to the beginning containing 0.63 

acres more or less. 

Easement Granted and Reserved: 

BEGINNING at a iron pipe found in 

the southeast right of way line of NC 

Highway 41 South at its intersection 

with the northeast line of Randy King 

(837/144) and the 1st line of Jame- 

sAlton Baxley (830/765) and runs 

with the southeast right of way line 

of NC Highway 41 South, North 32 

degrees 00 minutes 06 seconds East 

49.95 feet to a concrete post found, 

a comer with James A. Baxley and 

Martha Jane Locklear (831/820); 

thence with Locklear's southern line 


seconds East 93.05 feet to a iron 

pipe found, a comer with Baxley and 

Locklear; thence South 57 degrees 12 

minutes 36 seconds East 307.57 feet 

to a iron rod set in the northwest or 

2nd line of the above described 0.63 

acres tract; thence with the north- 

west or 2nd line of said 0.63 acre 

tract South 32 degrees 24 minutes 

40 seconds West 50.0 feet to a iron 

rod set in the line of said 18.92 acre 

tract of which this is a part; thence 

with said 1st line North 57 degrees 

10 minutes 41 seconds West 400.26 

feet to the beginning and being an 

easement Granted and Reserved for 

ingress, egress and utilities from NC 

Highway 41 South to the above de- 

scribed 0.63 acre lot. And being a 

part of that 6.19 acre tract conveyed 

by James Edward Baxley to James Al- 

ton Baxley and wife Gladys T. Baxley 

by deed dated April 28, 2006, and 

recorded in Deed Book 1553, page 

293, Robeson County Registry. Bear- 

ings referenced to Deed Book 830, 

page 765, Robeson County Registry. 

Exempt from Robeson County Subdi- 

vision Ordinance under Article V, 

Section 501, Item c. And Being more 

commonly known as: 621 NC Hwy 

41 South, Lumberton, NC 28358 

The record owner(s) of the property, 

as reflected on the records of the 

Register of Deeds, is/are James Ed- 

ward Baxley. The property to be of- 

fered pursuant to this notice of sale 


conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither 

the Trustee nor the holder of the 

note secured by the deed of trust, 

being foreclosed, nor the officers, di- 

rectors, attorneys, employees, agents 

or authorized representative of either 

Trustee or the holder of the note 

make any representation or warranty 

relating to the title or any physical, 

environmental, health or safety con- 

ditions existing in, on, at or relating 

to the property being offered for 

sale. Any and all responsibilities or 

liabilities arising out of or in any way 

relating to any such condition ex- 

pressly are disclaimed. This sale is 

made subject to all prior liens and 

encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and 

assessments including but not lim- 

ited to any transfer tax associated 

with the foreclosure. A deposit of five 

percent (5%) of the amount of the bid 

or seven hundred fifty dollars 

($750.00), whichever is greater, is 

required and must be tendered in the 

form of certified funds at the time of 

the sale. This sale will be held open 

ten days for upset bids as required 

by law. Following the expiration of 

the statutory upset period, all re- 

maining amounts are IMMEDIATELY 

DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit 

funds in a timely manner will result 

in a Declaration of Default and any 

deposit will be frozen pending the 

outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NO- 

TICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If 

you are a tenant residing in the 

property, be advised that an Order 

for Possession of the property may 

be issued in favor of the purchaser. 

Also, if your lease began or was re- 


be advised that you may terminate 

the rental agreement upon 10 days 

written notice to the landlord. You 

may be liable for rent due under the 

agreement prorated to the effective 

date of the termination. 

The date of this Notice is November 

29, 2011. 

11-016323, Katherine JoAnn Begor 

Attorney for Substitute Trustee 

10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 

Charlotte, NC 28216 

(704) 333-8107 

http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 

SI122011 12/20 12/27 

Legals 




11sp311, IN THE MATTER OF THE 


EXECUTED BY MARLITA M. CLARK 

AND WILTON DEAN CLARK DATED 

OCTOBER 14, 1999 AND RECORDED 

IN BOOK 1082 AT PAGE 1 IN THE 






















follows: Beginning at a point in the 

center of a canal, said point of be- 

ginning being South 1 degree 10 

minutes 21 seconds West 273.25 

feet from the Northern most corner 

of the original tract of which this is a 

part and running thence South 09 


for a distance of 50.23 feet to a point 

in the center of a canal, an original 

corner; thence South 28 degrees 05 

minutes 00 seconds East for a dis- 

tance of 172.88 feet as an original 

line to a stake, said stake being 


seconds East 11.03 feet from a nail 

in the centerline of Secondary Road 

No. 1348; thence South 74 degrees 

01 minutes 05 seconds East for a 

distance of 350.25 feet to a 3/4 inch 

pipe located beside a damaged con- 

crete monument; thence North 35 


for a distance of 172.18 feet to a 3/4 

inch pipe set; thence North 61 de- 

grees 49 minutes 09 seconds West 

for a distance of 317.26 feet to a 

railroad spike in the centerline of 

Secondary Road No. 1348; thence 

North 75 degrees 18 minutes 06 

seconds West for a distance of 31.60 

feet to the point of beginning, con- 

taining 1.11 acres, more or less. This 

security instrument secures an obli- 

gation for a manufactured home 

which is already or to be permanently 

affixed to the subject real estate: 

Make: Horton Model Name: Summitt 

Serial Number: H11976886LR 

Width:26 Length:60, Year Built: 1996 

And Being more commonly known as: 

952 Eddie Rd, Pembroke, NC 28372 

The record owner(s) of the property, 

as reflected on the records of the 

Register of Deeds, is/are Marlita M. 

Clark and Wilton Dean Clark. 

The property to be offered pursuant 

to this notice of sale is being offered 

for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS 

IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor 

the holder of the note secured by the 

deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor 

the officers, directors, attorneys, em- 

ployees, agents or authorized repre- 

sentative of either Trustee or the 

holder of the note make any repre- 

sentation or warranty relating to the 

title or any physical, environmental, 

health or safety conditions existing 

in, on, at or relating to the property 

being offered for sale. Any and all 

responsibilities or liabilities arising 

out of or in any way relating to any 

such condition expressly are dis- 

claimed. This sale is made subject to 

all prior liens and encumbrances, and 

unpaid taxes and assessments in- 

cluding but not limited to any trans- 

fer tax associated with the foreclo- 

sure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of 

the amount of the bid or seven hun- 

dred fifty dollars ($750.00), which- 

ever is greater, is required and must 

be tendered in the form of certified 

funds at the time of the sale. This 

sale will be held open ten days for 

upset bids as required by law. Fol- 

lowing the expiration of the statutory 

upset period, all remaining amounts 

are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. 

Failure to remit funds in a timely 

manner will result in a Declaration of 

Default and any deposit will be fro- 

zen pending the outcome of any 

re-sale. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASE- 

HOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant 

residing in the property, be advised 

that an Order for Possession of the 

property may be issued in favor of 

the purchaser. Also, if your lease be- 

gan or was renewed on or after Oc- 

tober 1, 2007, be advised that you 

may terminate the rental agreement 


landlord. You may be liable for rent 

due under the agreement prorated to 

the effective date of the termination. 

The date of this Notice is November 

29, 2011. 

05-68309, Katherine JoAnn Begor 

Attorney for Substitute Trustee 

10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 

Charlotte, NC 28216 

(704) 333-8107 

http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 

SI122011 12/20 12/27 

11-SP-0180 

AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE 

TRUSTEES FORECLOSURE SALE OF 

REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIR- 

TUE of the power and authority con- 

tained in that certain Deed of Trust 

executed and delivered by Melvin 

Sharper and Amy Sharper, Husband 

and Wife, dated November 11, 2003 

and recorded on November 13, 2003, 

in Book 1351 at Page 0718, in the 


Robeson County, North Carolina; and 

because of default in the payment of 

the indebtedness secured thereby 

and failure to carry out and perform 

the stipulations and agreements con- 

tained therein and, pursuant to de- 

mand of the holder of the indebted- 

ness secured by said Deed of Trust, 

the undersigned Substitute Trustee 

will place for sale, at public auction, 

to the highest bidder for cash at the 

usual place of sale at Robeson 

County Courthouse, in Lumberton, 

North Carolina, on Wednesday, De- 

cember 21, 2011 at 10:00 AM that 

parcel of land, including improve- 

ments thereon, situated, lying and 

being in the City of Lumberton, 







Address of Property: 517 East 17th 

Street, Lumberton, NC 28358. 

Present Record Owner: Amy Sharper; 

Melvin Sharper ; Spouse if any of Amy 

Sharper; and Spouse, if any of Melvin 

Sharper. The terms of the sale are 

that the real property hereinbefore 

described will be sold for cash to the 

Legals 

11-SP-0180 

AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE 

TRUSTEES FORECLOSURE SALE OF 

REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIR- 

TUE of the power and authority con- 

tained in that certain Deed of Trust 

executed and delivered by Melvin 

Sharper and Amy Sharper, Husband 

and Wife, dated November 11, 2003 

and recorded on November 13, 2003, 

in Book 1351 at Page 0718, in the 


Robeson County, North Carolina; and 

because of default in the payment of 

the indebtedness secured thereby 

and failure to carry out and perform 

the stipulations and agreements con- 

tained therein and, pursuant to de- 

mand of the holder of the indebted- 

ness secured by said Deed of Trust, 

the undersigned Substitute Trustee 

will place for sale, at public auction, 

to the highest bidder for cash at the 

usual place of sale at Robeson 

County Courthouse, in Lumberton, 

North Carolina, on Wednesday, De- 

cember 21, 2011 at 10:00 AM that 

parcel of land, including improve- 

ments thereon, situated, lying and 

being in the City of Lumberton, 







Address of Property: 517 East 17th 

Street, Lumberton, NC 28358. 

Present Record Owner: Amy Sharper; 

Melvin Sharper ; Spouse if any of Amy 

Sharper; and Spouse, if any of Melvin 

Sharper. The terms of the sale are 

that the real property hereinbefore 

described will be sold for cash to the 

highest bidder. The Substitute Trus- 

tee reserves the right to require a 

cash deposit or a certified check not 

to exceed the greater of five percent 

(5%) of the amount of the bid or 

seven hundred fifty Dollars 

($750.00). In the event that the 

holder is exempt from paying the 

same, the successful bidder may also 

be required to pay revenue stamps 

on the Trustees Deed, any Land 

Transfer Tax, and the tax required by 

N.C.G.S. 7A-308 (a)(1). The real 

property hereinabove described is 

being offered for sale AS IS, WHERE IS 

and will be sold subject to all supe- 

rior liens, unpaid taxes, and special 

assessments. Other conditions will 

be announced at the sale. The sale 

will be held open for ten (10) days 

for upset bids as by law required. If 

the Substitute Trustee is unable to 

convey title to this property for any 

reason, the sole remedy of the pur- 

chaser is the return of the deposit. 

Reasons of such inability to convey 

title include, but are not limited to, 

the filing of a bankruptcy petition 

prior to the sale and reinstatement of 

the loan without knowledge of the 

SubstituteTrustee(s). If the validity of 

the sale is challenged by any party, 

the Substitute Trustee(s), in its/their 

sole discretion, if it/they believe(s) 

the challenge to have merit, may de- 

clare the sale to be void and return 

the deposit. The purchaser will have 

no further remedy. Additional Notice 

where the Real Property is Residential 

with less that 15 Rental Units: An or- 

der for possession of the property 

may be issued pursuant to G.S. 

45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser 

and against the party or parties in 

possession by the Clerk of Superior 

Court of the County in which the 

property is sold. Any person who oc- 

cupies the property pursuant to a 

rental agreement entered into or re- 


may, after receiving the notice of 

sale, terminate the rental agreement 


landlord. Upon termination of a 

rental agreement, the tenant is liable 



termination. 

Dated: November 28, 2011 

The Hunoval Law Firm, PLLC, 

Attorney for Poore Substitute 

Trustee, LTD as Substitute Trustee 

704-334-7114, (110.1683/Sharper) 

RSVP121311 12/13 12/20 

NORTH CAROLINA ROBESON COUNTY 


SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 

BEFORE THE CLERK, 11 SP 167 


IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLO- 

SURE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM 

RICKY O. PARKER, MARK A. NEAL SR., 

AND WIFE, LISA NEAL, TO EARL H. 

STRICKLAND, TRUSTEE, DATED OC- 

TOBER 1, 2001, RECORDED IN BOOK 

1190, PAGE 111, ROBESON COUNTY 

REGISTRY Pursuant to an order en- 

tered November 29, 2011, in the Su- 

perior Court for Robeson County, and 

the power of sale contained in the 

captioned deed of trust (Deed of 

Trust), the undersigned Substitute 

Trustee will offer for sale at auction, 

to the highest bidder for cash, AT 

THE COURTHOUSE DOOR IN LUMBER- 

TON, ROBESON COUNTY, NORTH 

CAROLINA ON DECEMBER 29, 2011, 

AT 12:00 NOON the real estate and 

the improvements thereon secured 

by the Deed of Trust, less and except 

any of such property released from 

the lien of the deed of trust prior to 

the date of this sale, lying and being 

in Robeson County, North Carolina, 


scribed as follows: Being all of Lot 

Number SIX (6), Fork Pine Subdivi- 

sion, as shown on map prepared by 

Johnny W. Nobles, RLS, recorded in 

Map Book 36, Page 76, Robeson 

County Registry. There are no to- 

bacco or other crop allotments to be 

transferred with this property; all ag- 

ricultural benefits of every kind and 

description provided by either the 

State or Federal Governments to the 

grantor as a result of the prior own- 

ership of this property are expressly 

reserved. The above described is 

conveyed subject to the restrictions 

in Deed recorded in Book 1053, Page 

316, Robeson County Registry. In the 

Trustees sole discretion, the sale may 

be delayed for up to one (1) hour as 

provided in Section 45-21.23 of the 

North Carolina General Statutes. The 

record owner(s) of the real property 

not more than ten days prior to the 

date hereof are Ricky Parker and 

wife, Jamie Parker. A five percent 

cash deposit, or a cash deposit of 

$750.00, whichever is greater, will be 

required of the last and highest bid- 

der. The balance of the bid purchase 

price shall be due in full in cash or 

certified funds at a closing to take 

place within thirty (30) days of the 

date of sale. The undersigned Substi- 

tute Trustee shall convey title to the 

property by nonwarranty deed. This 

sale will be made subject to all prior 

liens of record, if any, and to all un- 

paid ad valorem taxes and special 

assessments, if any, which became a 

lien subsequent to the recordation of 

the Deed of Trust. This sale will be 

further subject to the right, if any, of 

the United States of America to re- 

deem the above-described property 

for a period of 120 days following 

the date when the final upset bid pe- 

riod has run. The purchaser of the 

property described above shall pay 

the Clerks Commissions in the 

amount of $.45 per $100.00 of the 

purchase price (up to a maximum 

amount of $500.00), required by 

Section 7A308(a)(1) of the North 

Carolina General Statutes. * If the 

purchaser of the above described 

property is someone other than the 

Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust, 

the purchaser shall also pay, to the 

extent applicable, the land transfer 

tax in the amount of one percent (1%) 

of the purchase price. To the extent 

this sale involves residential property 

with less than fifteen (15) rental 

units, you are hereby notified of the 

following: 

a. An order for possession of the 

property may be issued pursuant to 

Section 45-21.29 of the North Caro- 

lina General Statutes in favor of the 

purchaser and against the party or 

parties in possession by the clerk of 

superior court of the county in which 

the property is sold; and 

b. Any person who occupies the 

property pursuant to a rental agree- 

ment entered into or renewed on or 

after October 1, 2007, may, after re- 

ceiving the notice of sale, terminate 

the rental agreement upon 10 days

6B — The RoBesonian, Tuesday, decemBeR 20, 2011 www.robesonian.com 

Attacks hurt Gingrich in Iowa 

GOP race for caucus victory now wide open 

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — 

about charges that he earned bus tour when he slapped at 

More than $1 million in negative 

a windfall from the federally two strong-running candidates 

advertising — much of it bank- 

backed mortgage giant. Monday over their past support 

rolled by Mitt Romney’s allies 

He then offered his latest of the $700 billion Wall Street 

— has eroded Newt Gingrich’s 

explanation, saying that his bailout while visiting a pizza 

standing in Iowa and thrown 

consulting firm, the Gingrich buffet in Manchester. 

the Republican presidential 

Group, was hired over a period “This Wall Street bailout is 

race here wide open two weeks 

of six years for strategic advice the single biggest act of theft 

before the first votes. 

and he earned about $35,000 in American history,” he said. 

The former House speaker’s 

a year — “less than I got per “And, you know, Newt and Mitt, 

Iowa slide mirrors his newfound 

NORTH CAROLINA ROBESON COUNTY 

troubles IN THE GENERAL nationally, COURT OF JUSTICE and it has 

boosted SUPERIOR COURT Romney’s DIVISION confidence 

speech.” Gingrich said that 

when Freddie Mac was seeking 

a bailout in 2008, he told 

they both were for it. That’s one 

of the reasons I say that if you 

really want an individual who is 

BEFORE THE CLERK, 11 SP 167 

while fueling talk that libertari- 

House Republicans “my position an outsider, someone who has 


an-leaning IN THE MATTER Texas OF THE Rep. FORECLO- Ron Paul 

was to not give them money.” not been engaged in part of that 

SURE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM 

could RICKY O. pull PARKER, off a MARK win A. in NEAL the SR., leadoff 

Altogether, Gingrich’s firm process, I hope you’ll take a look 

caucus AND WIFE, state LISA on NEAL, Jan. TO 3. EARL H. 

earned some $1.6 million from at me.” 

STRICKLAND, TRUSTEE, DATED OC- 

TOBER “The 1, 2001, only RECORDED person IN who BOOK prof- 

Freddie Mac. 

Most of the money lent to the 

1190, PAGE 111, ROBESON COUNTY 

Charlie Neibergall | Associated Press 

its REGISTRY from Pursuant Republican to an order ads enattack- 

As Gingrich tried to answer financial institutions has been 

tered November 29, 2011, in the Su- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich greets local residents after speaking 

other Republicans is Barack 

the criticism, Romney, his chief repaid. 

perior Court for Robeson County, and ing recently at the Willow Ridge Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. 

Obama the power and of sale I contained think it in is thepretty 

rival, was increasingly express- On her own bus tour of the 

captioned deed of trust (Deed of 

reprehensible Trust), the undersigned behavior Substitute on the Gingrich’s weakened position of campaigning before voters ing optimism as he reveled in state, Minnesota Rep. Michele 

Trustee will offer for sale at auction, 

part to the of highest some bidder of the for candidates,” 

cash, AT follows a barrage of advertis- tune out this weekend for the a series of endorsements from Bachmann, looking to peel off 

Gingrich THE COURTHOUSE said DOOR Monday IN LUMBER-as 

he ing that cast him as a longtime Christmas holiday. 

establishment GOP figures such Paul supporters, sought to sow 

TON, ROBESON COUNTY, NORTH 

arrived CAROLINA ON in DECEMBER Davenport, 29, 2011, jabbing Washington, D.C., power-broker. He told about 200 people in as Bob Dole, the 1996 GOP doubt about Paul’s opposition to 

AT 12:00 NOON the real estate and 

his the improvements opponents thereon even as secured he insist- The ads, primarily financed by the garage of a security com- nominee, early-state leaders pre-emptive military action in 

by the Deed of Trust, less and except 

ed any of he such was property running released an from upbeat so-called super PACs, underpany in Davenport that he like South Carolina Gov. Nikki nations such as Iran and North 

campaign. 

the lien of the deed of trust prior to score the power of independent would launch a 44-stop Jobs Haley, and newspapers includ- Korea. 

the date of this sale, lying and being 

in Later, Robeson County, at an North appearance Carolina, in groups following a Supreme and Prosperity tour before ing The Des Moines Register. “Ron Paul would be a danger- 


Hiawatha, scribed as follows: Gingrich Being all encouraged 

of Lot Court decision last year that the caucuses, and use those Romney joined those critious president,” Bachmann said 

Number SIX (6), Fork Pine Subdivi- 

voters sion, as shown to demand on map prepared that Romney allowed people, unions and cor- events to answer any charges 

by 

cizing Gingrich’s comments in Grundy Center. “He would 

and Johnny others W. Nobles, take RLS, down recorded the intough 

porations to donate unlimited put out there. Gingrich, whose on judges, telling Fox News have us ignore all of the warning 

Map Book 36, Page 76, Robeson 

spots, County Registry. saying that There they are no “ought to- to amounts of money to outfits campaign nearly collapsed last in an interview Monday that signs of another brutal dictator 

bacco or other crop allotments to be 

be transferred ashamed with this of themselves.” 

property; all ag- advocating the election or defeat summer, also acknowledged his Gingrich’s idea of sending who wants to wipe Israel off the 

ricultural benefits of every kind and 

description “If you provided see Romney, by either tell the him of candidates. Since the rul- Iowa organization lags behind. authorities after judges was nei- face of the Earth. I won’t...The 

to State take or Federal them Governments off the air,’” to the he told ing, groups have popped up to “There’s no question, some canther constitutional nor practical. death of Kim Jung Il reminds 

grantor as a result of the prior own- 

several ership of this hundred property supporters. 

are expressly work on behalf of every serious didates have been running for “Let me tell you, there are us that we live in a dangerous 

reserved. The above described is 

conveyed Despite subject his to the chiding, restrictions attacks Republican presidential candi- five or six years and have raised a lot of decisions by judges I world.” 

against in Deed recorded him in are Book all 1053, but Page certain date. 

millions of dollars and they’re vehemently disagree with,” Gingrich, indirectly but 

316, Robeson County Registry. In the 

to Trustees continue. sole discretion, For the sale one, may 

Gingrich said while better organized than I 

Romney said. “The solu- unmistakably, 

be delayed for up to one (1) hour as 

Attention went Salespeople after Paul, !! 

the provided Restore in Section Our 45-21.23 Future of the 

campaigning in Iowa that am.” 

tion to judges out of too, for wanting to close U.S. 

North Carolina General Statutes. The 

political record owner(s) action of the commit- 

real property 

any candidate faced with But Gingrich has also 

control is not to tear up military Do bases you want abroad to have and fun? bring 

tee, not more made than ten up days of prior former to the 

such a concentrated an been trying to catch up, 

the Constitution and say all or date hereof are Ricky Parker and 

Have nearly you troops been looking home. for a“I 

Romney wife, Jamie staffers Parker. A from five percent his 

attack will slip. 

and got some good news 

that the Congress of the stand position apart in from sales some that really of our re- 

cash deposit, or a cash deposit of 

failed $750.00, 2008 whichever bid, is greater, plans will to be 

“You get enough nega- upon his return to Iowa. 

United States becomes candidates wards in believing you for your we need 

required of the last and highest bid- 

spend $1.4 million more 

tive ads without answer- Gingrich planned to 

the now ultimate power a strong efforts? defense,” Your ship may Gingrich have 

der. The balance of the bid purchase 

come in. Ask yourself some of 

over price shall the be next due two in full weeks, in cash or 

ing them, your numbers announce Wednesday 

in this country. ... In the asserted. 

certified funds at a closing to take 

the following questions to find 

including place within thirty on (30) a new days of ad the 

go down for a while,” said during a campaign stop in 

Constitution, there is a That criticism out: aside, the vast 

date of sale. The undersigned Substi- 

beginning tute Trustee shall Tuesday convey title that’s to theMitt 

Romney Gingrich, who has tried Des Moines the endorse- Ron Paul 

method for removing a majority of attacks over the 

property by nonwarranty deed. This 

Could any or several of the fol- 

expected to be aimed at 

to refrain from attackment of Iowa House 

justice. There’s also a past week sale will be made subject to all prior 

lowing have words be been used against to de- 

Gingrich. liens of record, That if any, would and to all bring un- to ing his fellow Republicans. “I Speaker Kraig Paulsen and New method for reversing their deci- Gingrich, scribe and not you or limited your to 

paid ad valorem taxes and special 

roughly assessments, $3 if any, million which became the amount a think the average Republican’s Hampshire House Speaker Bill sions.” 

television personality? advertising. Adventurous, 

lien subsequent to the recordation of 

competitive, decisive, 

spent the Deed by of Trust. the This group sale will against be going to be very unhappy with O’Brien. 

Paul, who has built arguably An persistent, anonymous eager, independent 

bold, force- 

Gingrich. 

further subject to the right, if any, of Republicans whose entire cam- Gingrich has also redoubled the largest get-out-the-vote orga- group the United States of America to reful, 

calling inquisitive. itself How Iowans about as- for 

deem Aides the above-described for several property campaigns paign is negative.” 

his appeals to conservatives, nization in Iowa and has steadily Christian sertive? Leadership Do you have is a pleasurg- for a period of 120 days following 

competing the date when the against final upset Gingrich bid pe- as With the caucuses looming in who make up the base of the been inching up in Iowa polls, ing conservatives ant voice? Are not you good to back at 

riod has run. The purchaser of the 

multi-tasking? Do you work 

well property as described outside above independent two weeks, the race in Iowa is GOP, with sharp criticism of 

shall pay 

spent the day in New Hampshire Gingrich, in light well with of his two 

groups the Clerks aligned Commissions with in the can- arguably anyone’s to win. And the judiciary, saying he would before returning to Iowa for a divorces others and and past with the marital public? infi- Do 

amount of $.45 per $100.00 of the 

didates purchase price say (up their to a internal maximum polls the results here will shape the have the Justice Department packed schedule later in the delity. you The consider group yourself has issued a good fli- 

amount of $500.00), required by 

customer service 

find Section that 7A308(a)(1) he has of fallen the North over the rest of the state-by-state march instruct the U.S. Marshal ser- week. He’s been on the air here ers and person? posted If a you've scathing answered online 

Carolina General Statutes. * If the 

last purchaser week of from the above the described top slot in to the GOP nomination. vice to arrest judges who ignore with ads assailing Gingrich. video aimed yes at to Gingrich, many of these but has 

Iowa. property is And someone a national other than the Gallup Gingrich has acknowledged subpoenas to testify in Congress Former Pennsylvania Sen. not begun questions, showing you may TV be ads. the per- 

Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust, 

son we are seeking. Our 

poll the purchaser released shall also Monday pay, to thefound 

that the onslaught has tested about their decisions. And he Rick Santorum was among sev- The 

extent applicable, the land transfer 

newspapers pro-Romney are group, looking mean- for en- 

Gingrich’s tax in the amount support of one percent plummeting: 

(1%) his pledge to keep his criti- tried anew to end accusations eral conservatives canvassing time,try has level spent salespeople $1.1 million to train on in 

of the purchase price. To the extent 

He our advertising 

this sale had involves the backing residential of property 26 percent cism focused on Democratic he lobbied on behalf of troubled Iowa in hopes of taking advan- Iowa advertising over the past 

of with Republican less than fifteen voters (15) nationally, 

rental President Barack Obama. Freddie Mac or other organizatage of Gingrich’s slide and two weeks with departments. a spot referring 

units, you are hereby notified of the 

down following: from 37 percent on Dec. The Republican rushed back tions. 

mounting a late-game surge. to Gingrich’s This is “baggage,” a full time position includ- 

8. a. An Romney’s order for support possession was of the largely to Iowa on Monday after a “We should have had a much Another, Texas Gov. Rick ing ethics working charges Monday that through led to Fri- his 

property may be issued pursuant to 

unchanged Section 45-21.29 at of 24 the percent. North Caro- three-day absence for three days more coherent answer,” he said Perry, was in the midst of a departure day. Hourly from Congress. wage plus a genlina 

6B General —The Statutes RoBesonian, in favor of the Tuesday, decemBeR 20, 2011 


erous commission 

purchaser and against the party or 

program. 

parties in possession by the clerk of 

superior court Legals of the county in which Other Services (SERV) 

AUTOMOTIVE 

House For Rent (RENT) Help Wanted - General (HW) 

Sales (HW) 

the property is sold; and 

If interested send inquiry or re- 

b. Any person who occupies the Sutton's Pecan Processing 

Warm private cozy rooms Telemarketers sume to: jcraig@heartlandpub- 

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Autos (AUTO) 

$75 per wk. utilities included. 

lications.comment 

entered into or renewed on or 

after October 1, 2007, may, after re- Trees Hwy 41 S. 2690 Center- 

603 E. 11th St. 

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MANUFACTURED HOUS- Local People Carolina communities includ- 

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ing the Raleigh area, Clinton, 

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area. Homes have vinyl siding, 

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fering excellent 

produce a high volume of 

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opportunities for 

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Notices (ANNOUNCE) 

call 910-374-5463 

Houses For Sale (REAL 

An hourly wage is offered and 

Donleigh Properties 

dividuals. EOE 

a generous escalating com- 

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DOUBLEWIDES 

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910-739-6536. 

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FOR RENT 

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your name appears in the 

newspaper. Please present 

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ANIMALS 

Home Improvements (SERV) 

Laminate hard wood flooring 

8 to 12 mm with padding. 

$0.70 sq. ft. Call: (910) 

785-1387 or (910) 544-0605 

ROBESON COUNTY 

FARMER'S MARKET 

8th and Elm Street 

Lumberton 

is now open on Wed. & Sat. 

from 7am-1pm. Produce: bell 

peppers, egg plants, new and 

cured sweet potatoes, cabbage, 

onions, rutabaga, butternut 

squash, hot peppers, (dried, 

boiled) peanuts, turnips, 

collards, mustard greens, 

fresh eggs, gourds. 

See you at the Market! 

Winter Strawberries 

READY NOW Powers Farm 

Market. 910-738-9404 

MERCHANDISE 

Fuel/ Oil / Coal / Wood / 

Seasoned Hardwood 

1.5 cord $85, & full cord $160. 

Call Joe at 910-578-1113 

Want To Buy (MERCH) 

"1 AAAAAAA" JUNK CAR 

REMOVAL CASH PAID 

CALL 910-618-0221 

"100% Best Price For Junk" 

wreck or running vehicles. 

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(910)474-2452 

"TOP DOLLAR" For Junk 

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RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 

5.6 Acres Corner of Singletary 

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-------------------------------- 

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910 734-1170 

OWNER FINANCE 

1+ acre near Tarheel, 5 min. to 

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for your D.W.M. Home Price 

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REAL ESTATE RENTALS 

Apartments/Townhouses 

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2 BR / 2 BA Duplex 

Apartment $675 

2 miles from UNCP 

Alarm, Appliances, Storage 

Contact Re/Max 738-1466 

Commercial (RENT) 

BRANCH RENTALS 

3500 sq ft warehouse 

or shop/garage 

fenced lot 

$800.00 

910.739.5106 

House For Rent (RENT) 

For Rent 3BR/2B Mobile 

Home in Mobile Home Park in 

Fairmont, $425. 910-521-1004 

Room for rent $87.50 wk +dep. 

603 MLK Dr. Fairmont utilities/ 

cable included. 374-7512 

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Drivers & Delivery (HW) 

EARN EXTRA CASH 

The Robesonian has an 

independent contractor 

newspaper route available in 

the SADDLETREE area. 

Deliver newspapers a few 

hours in the afternoons and 

early morning on weekends 

and net over $200.00 per 

week. You'll need a dependable 

car and good credit. You 

will be your own boss, retirees 

are welcome to apply. 

Call Dahlia Hunt at 272-6115. 

Need Driver with experience moving 

mobile homes. Clean driving 

history. Call (910) 739-2022 

Help Wanted - General (HW) 

Dental Assistant, F/T needed 

for Lumberton practice. Must 

be energetic and self motivated. 

Experience preferred, 

but will train if necessary, great 

hours and benefits. Mail 

resume to: Dental Assistant, 

P.O. Box 7406, Lumberton, 

NC 28359, Attn: Carolyn 

or fax to 910-739-6246. 

Experience mobile home set-up 

personnel. Must have a drivers license 

& clean driving history. 

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Grant Writer Needed for 

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910-739-4130 

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