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The Sampson Weekly
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VOLUME 5, ISSUE 51
Week of December 19-25, 2014
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INSIDE
Sampson County Board of Education Local Animal Shelter
Has Perfect Gift
Moves to Fill Vacancy
for Christmas
Faith
Page 11
Entertainment
Page 13
Athlete of the Week
Page 20
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SC School Superintendent Dr. Eric Bracy, Board Chairman Dewain Sinclair
and School Board member Faye Gay
The Sampson County Board of Education met Wednesday morning in the Midway District to
hold their regular December board meeting.
While finalizing the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting, board member Telfair Simpson asked
for an item to be added to the agenda which was the board’s procedures for filling the vacant
seat for the Midway district. This vacancy comes after last month’s resignation of long time
board member G.H. Wilson.
As the board listened to recommendations for a pro-
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Council Helps Make Holidays
More Cheerful for Local Inmates
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WEEKLY VERSE
And this will
be a sign for
you: you will
find a baby
wrapped in
swaddling
cloths and
lying in a
manger.
Luke 2:12
For more than 450 men at Sampson Correctional Center, Christmas will have a little
more meaning and cheer thanks to a dedicated Community Resource Council. The
Sampson Correctional Community Resource Council (CRC) has helped provide a
cheerful Christmas Dinner since the early 1970’s for men held at the prison. And
according to CRC Chairman, Chick Gancer, “It gets bigger each year.”
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And if you are looking for a pet for that someone
special on your Christmas list, look no further
than the Sampson County Animal Shelter.
Alan Canady, Director of the Animal Shelter
wants everyone to know that they have
extended their hours of operation until
Christmas to make it easier for the public to
come by and find that perfect pet. Canady
stated, “We are still open from 1pm to 5pm
Mon-Fri for adoptions but will also be open
this Saturday, Dec. 20th from 1pm to 5pm for
adoptions also.”
There are literally hundreds of animals in
Sampson County that need a “furever” home.
Canady commented, “Mainly adopting a
shelter pet will save the life of that animal
and possibly a second. All animal shelters
are burdened with over population, which is
why we advocate adopting from the shelter.
Our animals are very healthy and receive all
vaccines and de-wormer, which you may
not find at all pet stores or breeders. Also the
cost of adopting a shelter pet is much lower
than adopting from a pet store or breeder.
Our costs are for a male dog $80 and female
$105, which includes all shots and voucher
for spay/neuter at no additional cost (cost for
spay/neuter is included in adoption fee). The
cost for mfemale cat
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WEEKLY INDEX
Local............................................1-10
Faith................................................11
Health.............................................12
Entertainment................................13
Sports........................................17-20
Education.......................................23
Crime..............................................28
Obits...............................................29
Classifieds.......................................30
Business..........................................31
Performance...................................32
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Week of December 19-25, 2014
McIntyre Thanks Family, Friends in Farewell to Congress
people perish.” During my 18 years here, we have sought to pursue a vision that offers
hope to others and a bright future for our next generation. It was in June of 1973, as
rising high school senior, that I attended a student leadership seminar, the Washington
Workshops Congressional Seminar. I had just visited my then-freshman Congressman, Charlie Rose, and I meandered over to the Senate side to find the senior Senator
for North Carolina, a white-haired gentleman who quoted Scripture as an old country
lawyer, Sam Ervin, Jr. He was conducting something called the “Watergate hearings.”
All three national TV networks were there. I waited in line and stood in the back of the
hearing room on the day that John Dean began his testimony, which was the beginning of the end of the Nixon White House – a day I’ll never forget.
I went home for my senior year of high school and came back to DC the next summer,
1974, as an intern for my Congressman. That was the summer that Nixon resigned.
I decided to major in political science as I headed off to the University of North Carolina that August, thinking that, “maybe someday I’ll get to come back to this place.”
And 22 years later, that dream came true. “How could you be interested in politics?”
everyone asked. “It’s so dirty, so corrupt,” they said. I gave them the same answer then
that I gave people when I first ran 18 years ago, that I still give today: “If all the people
with the right motives stay out of politics, then who’s left to run our government?”
Washington, D.C.- In his final day of voting on the House Floor, U.S. Representative
Mike McIntyre offered a Congressional tribute, reflecting on his 18 years of public
service and expressing his deep appreciation to the people of North Carolina’s Seventh
District. The full text of Congressman McIntyre’s tribute will be entered into the Congressional Record and can be viewed below.
Congressman Mike McIntyre Farewell Congressional Tribute:
“What a blessing it has been to serve in the United States Congress! Indeed, it has been
a dream come true – an opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of the
people back home and the communities in which we live, work, worship, retire, and
play. Over the course of 18 years in Congress, we have been blessed to have accomplished a great deal together with the citizens of the Seventh Congressional District.
This job could not have been done without the people, purpose, and partnerships that
have been integral to our work.
Indeed, none of this would have been possible without the strong support of my family- my wonderfully amazing, astute and astounding wife Dee, without whose wisdom,
counsel, inspiration, analysis, steadfast partnership, and love I would have never been
able to run- much less survived- in public service; and my two sons, Joshua and Stephen, whose imagination, intelligence, and insight, as well as their proclivity for the
pragmatic, practical, and positive aspects of politics and public service (not to mention
patience with having to eat a lot of barbecue and chicken bog!) - always kept our serious perspective for the future balanced with laughter and common sense.
And I would like to extend a personal token of my appreciation to my wonderful staff
throughout these years. These individuals have graciously given their very best in the
service of their country and our district, and I am grateful for their work and their
friendship. Indeed, through teamwork and loyalty, they have demonstrated what it
truly means to answer the high calling of public service.
I owe a special thanks to my colleagues here in Congress who have worked diligently
with us, reaching across the aisle to find real solutions to our nation’s greatest challenges and to help our great state to prosper. It has been a blessing to serve alongside
these men and women who have devoted their lives to public service. Thank you
especially to my friends in the Congressional Prayer Caucus and in the Congressional
Prayer Breakfast for the friendships that have transcended party labels and focused on
answering the call that the good Lord has laid upon our hearts to help the people back
home and across the nation.
Second, it has been the purpose which has guided our actions: My favorite Old Testament verse is from the Book of Proverbs (29:18 a): “Where there is no vision, the
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“If we who are serious about our faith and our vision don’t become involved, then by
definition, there is going to be a void.”
We should remember that so many times the world says, “you must be successful,” but
the key to success if first being faithful. We must be faithful to our calling- answering
the call that God has laid upon our hearts. “He who is faithful in little will be faithful
in much.”
If we are faithful in the opportunities we have, then God will grant success in His timing; after all, isn’t that what really counts- how we are using our time during the time
we have on this earth?
Third, it has been the partnerships: In eastern North Carolina, we have demonstrated
that public service is a partnership between constituents and the representative they
entrust to speak on their behalf. For us, this steadfast partnership has been forged by
putting policy over politics, issues over ideology, dialogue over dollars, and cooperation over campaigning.
This partnership has transcended politics and allowed us to accomplish monumental
tasks, such as quadrupling the number of veterans’ clinics in our area, passing the
tobacco buyout, expanding our military bases, establishing an economic commission
to promote jobs and fight poverty—and ensuring that the North Carolina coast will
continue to be an economic engine and environmental treasure. We also have built
new fire and police stations, town halls, and workforce development centers; opened
new farmers’ markets and senior centers; improved airports and the Wilmington
Port; and expanded educational and recreational opportunities for our children and
youth.
We have helped thousands of constituents from all walks of life in ways that have
significantly impacted their lives. None of this could have been accomplished without
the strong commitment of my family, the hard work of my staff, and -- especially -the willingness of people throughout our region to put partisanship aside and work
together to get things done for the betterment of eastern North Carolina.
Indeed, I am grateful to all of the Democrats, Republicans, and Independents with
whom we have successfully worked through nine general elections over 18 years.
People, purpose, partnerships: if we all remember these three ingredients and remain
faithful to our calling, then we will have the recipe for success.
I close with the words of Adlai Stevenson, former UN Ambassador and Presidential
candidate whom I quoted on the night of my first election in 1996, and which are a
reminder of what has been a solemn and exciting duty:
“Trust the people, trust their good sense, their decency… their faith. Trust them with the
facts. Trust them with the great decisions. And fix as our guiding star the passion to create
a society… where no American is held down by race or
color, by worldly condition
or social status, from gaining what his character earns
him as an American citizen,
as a human being and as a
Pride & Golden
child of God.”
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May God grant us the wisdom and the will to find the
way to be moving always to
an even better and brighter
day. And by His grace, we
will!”
Mr.& Mrs. Joe Parker of Clinton celebrated their 73rd Wedding Anniversary on
November 9th. Mr. Parker is 93 and Mrs. Parker is 94. On November 7th,
friends (which consists of a local group who gets together and eats at a local
Hardees) brought a cake to celebrate their anniversary.
Sampson County would
like to thank you Rep. Mike
McIntyre for your service
and tire-less dedication to
the people of this county.
You will be missed!
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is $40 which also includes spay/neuter.
When you adopt from a shelter you also
have more of a selection than most pet stores or breeders. We have
all kinds of breeds at our shelter and almost always will have the breed
or size of dog or cat someone will like! Lastly, you may be offering a
second chance to a pet that has been in a previous home where it was
abused. Animal abuse is very common and these animals are often
seen in our shelter. We work with these animals more extensively so they
can find a loving and caring home when they leave our shelter.”
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So if you are serious about a pet this Christmas, Canady says that there
are a few things you need to know. “If you are adopting a shelter animal
as a gift please do not make it a “surprise” gift,” stated Canady. “Make
sure the person you are getting the pet for actually wants a new pet. Our
shelter stays pretty crowded and we do not like to see animals returned.
Returning the pet also makes it more stressful for the animal and may
make it harder to be adopted once it returns to the shelter. We want our
animals to leave for permanent homes!”
The Sampson County Animal Shelter currently has 35 dogs and 10 cats
for adoption.
And to everyone’s relief, the shelter has been doing a phenomenal
job finding families for their animals. They have been utilizing social
media and every week, The Sampson Weekly has a “Pet of the Week”
featuring an animal that is available for adoption. Canady remarked,
“Our adoption rate has increased significantly. We surpassed 2013’s
adoption rate in October. Our Holiday Adoption Campaign that started
on November 29th has been a great success and we hope to continue
this in 2015. We are already looking at dates in 2015 for more special
adoption events.”
The shelter will be closed December 24, 25 and 26 for the Christmas
holiday and will reopen Monday, December 29 for normal hours. They
will also be closed on Thursday, January 1 for New Year’s holiday.
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LOCAL INMATES, cont. from 1 This year, over 280 cakes have already been donated
with many more expected. In addition, fried chicken
to feed 450 inmates has been donated and will be prepared by Southern Style BBQ
& Chicken; and the Gideons plan to provide a Bible to each inmate.
And while this worthy cause gets attention during Christmas, the CRC works
throughout the year to help improve the lives of inmates serving time at Sampson
Correctional. 15 years ago, the CRC was able to raise funds to build a chapel at
Sampson Correctional. And throughout the year the CRC strives to meet the needs
of inmates by providing shoes and clothing, hosting a Gospel Sing and Ice Cream
Social, an Employee Recognition Dinner and Prayer Meetings throughout the year
in addition to the Inmate Christmas Dinner.
Chick Gancer says the inmates truly appreciate the local community’s willingness
to reach out to them. “Their response is always very positive being remembered at
Christmas – Not forgotten. It gives them hope and support.” Milley Brewington adds,
“The men always inform us that they appreciate our time and thoughts to provide
them with a special meal that taste more like what they would get at home, referring
to the chicken and cakes. They are always so grateful and will shake our hands and
thank us.”
Another very important part CRC plays in the life of inmates at Sampson Correctional
is something they call Toastmasters. Each Monday Chick Gancer, Milley Brewington
and Thomas Sampson volunteer to help inmates prepare for life after release.
Milley Brewington explains, “Toastmasters helps the men develop leadership and
communication skills. They also develop a strategic goal plan for when they are
released, and share their goals with others. Our values in Toastmasters are respect
and integrity. We have seen such great improvement in the speeches that are
presented. The majority of the men put a lot of thought into their prepared speeches
and they use visual aids that they have put together.”
Brewington adds, “In Matthew 25: 36-40: ‘I was in prison and you came to visit me...I
tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you
did for me.’ If Jesus were on earth today, would we find Him in the prisons, talking
and dining with the most loathed criminals and outcasts? Of course we would. He
would be there ‘to seek and to save the lost!’”
“For me,” says Brewington, “it is so humbling to be a servant of the Lord and to
serve these men with God’s love and grace. They are all smiles when they find out
that others genuinely care. Just knowing that we the CRC are making a difference
one Christmas dinner at the time.”
And while preparations for the Christmas Dinner are well underway, the CRC
still needs the community’s continued support. The CRC has ambitious plans to
refurbish the chapel at Sampson Correctional. The multi-denominational space is
used by many of the 450 inmates at SCI, and is in need of new carpeting, pew
cushions and window dressings.
These types of activities and space is not funded by the NC Dept. of Corrections,
but falls to the leadership provided by the Community Resource Council. They
continue to seek community support to fund many activities throughout the year,
and they need your help.
Brewington concludes, “We encourage others to join our CRC. We need monetary
donations to provide ice cream for the social. Also monetary donations for the staff
lunch. For the Christmas dinner for the inmates we always need money for the food
and donations of money for the cakes or the cakes donated. Prayers are desired
that God will continue to increase what He is doing in the CRC and that lives may
be transformed. It’s all for the Glory of God. For it’s always all about Him.”
If you would like more information on the Sampson Correction Community Resource
Council, or if you would like to donate time or money, please contact the CRC at PO
Box 1109, Clinton, NC 28329 or by phone at (910) 592-2151.
Cub Scout Pack 38
in Roseboro
Eric Faircloth of Salemburg was recently presented a plaque by District Executive Lucy
Grist for Cubmaster of the year for his work with Cub Scout Pack 38 in Roseboro. Larry
Kornegay who helped present the awards at the annual banquet said, "Eric, you have
developed into an effective leader as you use your own abilities and interests along with
your scout training to plan and conduct the best possible program for your boys. What
happens in the life of each boy during the formative years will determine to a great extent
the kind of man he will become." The banquet recognized other scouters in the District's
Boy Scout and Cub Scout units in the area represented by Duplin and Sampson counties.
Eric can be contacted at his business (910)-590-0015, Advanced Fire Protection at 601 N.
Main St., Salemburg.
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posed motion in filling the vacancy, Chairman Dewain Sinclair stated, “Our policy is that the board
has discretion in replacing a board member, as it is our responsibility to replace a board member after a resignation. The previous two times this has happened I was not on the board. One
time the board opened up possible candidates to the county and replaced the member by that
method. Another time we allowed the advisory board from the district to appoint a member
from their district. So it is up to us to pick one of these two methods. This is up for discussion
for us to talk about so we can move forward and pick a replacement for Mr. Wilson.” After the
brief statement, Sinclair asked for comments. Telfair Simpson spoke up and stated, “I am in
favor of allowing the advisory council from the Midway District to present us with interested
candidates. I think we need to put a limit as to not allow the process be too wide as to make it
difficult to complete the interview process.”
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Sinclair interjected, “It will be our final decision. We will interview these folks, find out what
their goals are and find out what role they want to play. I can meet with the Midway Advisory
Board next week, as soon as they can see me, and let them know that we would like for them
to present us the names of candidates before the next meeting. Then we can move forward and
hopefully have someone in place by the February meeting.”
Sonya Powell spoke up, reminding Sinclair that next week was Christmas. Sinclair stated, “I
was not talking about Christmas Day.” Sinclair continued in clarifications, “I would like to try
and meet Monday or Tuesday. It does not require a meeting. I would like to speak with their
chairman for ten minutes and let them know personally what we would like for them to do.”
Board member Mary Brown, asking for clarification on the proposal, asked, “Does that mean
that if anyone in the county is interested in filling the vacancy, they need to come through the
Midway Advisory Board?” Sinclair affirmed the question with a yes. Sinclair continued, “If
anyone is interested in servicing they will need to consult the advisory board.” Brown continued, “So for the couple of calls I have already received concerning the vacancy, I will need to
refer them back to the Midway Advisory Board.” Sinclair once again stated, “Yes.”
Simpson spoke up again after Brown’s comments and requested that the board only receive a
minimum of 2 or 3 recommendations from the advisory board as to allow for the interview process not to be an overwhelming process for the board. Faye Gay asked at this point if there was
a consensus from the board to open up the seat to the county or the Midway district. Sinclair
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stated, “As it stands now, if we follow through, it would be opened to the Midway District.”
Powell interjected, “If someone in the county is interested, I don’t see why they can’t submit
their information to the Midway Advisory Board.”
The discussion continued on the county versus Midway District to which Simpson said that
this was a valid point in opening the possibility up to the entire county. “Ultimately, we allow
the Midway Advisory Board to accept the applications and they recommend to us the best
possible candidates.” Glen Tart, who had remained quiet through most of the discussion
stated, “For me personally I think someone from the Midway District needs to be sitting on
the board. I feel they need representation from their district. I would have the same feelings
if it were another district. Everyone sitting on this board ran as an at large candidate from
their district. If it were the Hobbton District and no one was sitting on this board I would feel
the same way. I also think the advisory board is a liaison from the community to the school
board, that is why they were put in place. We are no better than that group of people. ”
Moving on toward finalizing the motion, the board whittled down the number of applications
to be accepted to three. Simpson made the motion to accept three possible candidates, Sinclair then stated, “Mrs. Powell stated that she would like to see applications from outside the
Midway District, allowing anyone in the county to apply to fill the unexpired term of board
member G.H. Wilson.”
In the end, it was agreed for the Sampson County Board of Education to accept three names
from the Midway Advisory Board with the stipulation that they are under no obligation to
approve those submitted.
In a statement from Board Chair Dewain Sinclair, he stated, “We feel like the Midway Advisory Board should have input on the vacated seat from their district. We are asking them to
narrow the submitted candidates down to three. The Board of Education has the ultimate task
of making the final decision. The Sampson County Board of Education will fill the vacancy
created by the resignation of G.H. Wilson.”
The Sampson County Board of Education asked for all persons interested in filling the open
board seat to submit a one page resume with a cover letter of interest post marked no later
than January 9, 2015. Please mail the resume and cover letter to the Sampson County Board
of Education c/o Dr. Eric Bracy Superintendent, PO Box 439, Clinton, NC 28329.
HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY RUDOLPH!
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer turned 50 years old this year. Wow! That’s a
long time for a children’s Christmas show to not only stay around, but also remain
one of the most popular Christmas movies ever.
I remember watching Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer when I was a
child. I absolutely loved it. I could hardly wait as Christmas approached each
year, for it to come on T.V. Rudolph was officially a part of Christmas, no doubt
about it.
We had a black and white T.V. and it was “snowy” sometimes. But no
matter, as long as I could watch Rudolph when he came on. He only came on
one time each Christmas season, so Mama always made sure I didn’t miss it.
She knew how much I loved Rudolph.
What is it about this little movie that has made it so loved? Could it be the
fantasy of Santa and the flying Reindeer? The kindness and love the characters
have for each other? Singing snowmen?
There are many good points in the movie. Children watching Rudolph
the Red-Nosed Reindeer learn that just because someone’s different in some
way, they are still one of us and should not be treated differently. They see that
Rudolph grows up and realizes you can’t run away from problems, you need to
face things and work through them.
They see that, as was the case with Rudolph’s blinking red nose, something you really don’t like about yourself turns out to be just fine.
Also in the movie we see that Burl Ives made a really great snowman!
And the Abominable Snow Monster of the North, Bumble, was the greatest tall
Christmas tree decorator ever! He could put the star on top without a ladder!
Yes, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has been loved by children (and
adults) everywhere. It is certainly a classic.
By the time my daughter was old enough to watch Rudolph at Christmas, there were VCRs and VHS tapes available. Of course Santa brought her
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer movie one Christmas.
I told her about how much I loved Rudolph when I was little, and how I
could hardly wait for it to come on each year.
She looked at me with her big blue eyes full of wonder and said, “But
Mama, why didn’t you just tape it, or buy the movie? Then you could watch it
anytime you wanted to?”
I had to laugh. I explained to her that back when I was a little girl, we
didn’t have VCRs and movies on tape, or color TVs for that matter, just black
and white T.V. with rabbit ears. “Oh,” she said, “that really was a long time ago,
wasn’t it?”
“U-huh,” I said. But I was thinking, not really. She had never known not
having a VCR.
And of course now days very few have VCRs; most everyone has DVD
players and other contraptions that I know little to nothing about. Time and
technology march on. But, Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Reindeer has kept pace and is now on DVD. Still more
children every year come to know the Christmas magic
of Rudolph. I think that’s wonderful.
We all need a little Christmas magic in our lives.
Happy Birthday, Rudolph, and may you continue to make
children happy for many more Christmases to come!
By Carolyn
Horrell Mintz
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Sampson County 4-H would like to congratulate Kaylee Lackey for winning Best of Breed
with her Thrianta buck at the Richmond Rabbit Breeder’s Association show in VA. Her sister
Amber also did well, winning Best of Breed with her Blue Otter Netherland Dwarf. If you
would like more information on how you can get involved with the Hippity Hop Rabbit Club
or other 4-H activities, please contact the Sampson County Extension Office at 910-592-7161.
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pertaining to North Carolina’s income tax. Chestnutt begins,
“The legislature is controlled now by the Republicans, and
one of the things they had promised to do if they took control
of both the House and Senate, was to try and come up with
a more streamlined, simpler approach to income taxes. And
there was a lot of infighting even within the republicans, as
to what they did there. But essentially the goal was to pare
down some of the rates or reduce the rates, and have one
rate instead of a progressive rate structure.”
Chestnutt explains that in the past, North Carolina has had
progressive rate structures that started at 6% and went as
high as 8.25%. Currently the rate is 6% to 7.75%. “For 2014,”
adds Chestnutt, 5.8% will be the rate. But in conjunction,
most everyone who gets paid on a W2 this year would have
been requested to fill out a new NC4 which is the withholding
allowance certificate form. In this process, North Carolina did
away with personal exemptions as it relates to tax filing.”
Michael Chestnutt with JW Simmons of
We Should Know
Tuesdays from 2:30 PM until 3:30 PM, J.W. Simmons hosts a
radio show on 1170 AM called “We Should Know”, and The
Sampson Weekly will feature portions of the transcripts in
our continuing efforts to bring you more coverage of what is
happening in our community. The topic for this week’s show
is taxes; and the guest is Michael Chestnutt, CPA with the
firm of Black, Chestnutt & Johnson, PA of Clinton.
Michael Chestnutt was originally from Duplin County, having
moved to Sampson County in 2004. Michael is married and
has two children, a son attending East Carolina University
and a 14 year old daughter who attends middle school. Both
Michael and his wife attended East Carolina and Michael
graduated from there in 1990. Michael originally majored
in Chemistry at ECU, but changed his major to accounting
prior to graduating.
Mr. Chestnutt is accredited in Business Evaluation, a
registered Business Advisor, and a Certified Financial Planner.
He is also a past president of the Clinton-Sampson Chamber
of Commerce and a trustee at Sampson Community College.
“If you look at it, what you have on the federal form is either
an itemized deduction or a standard deduction. And in
addition to that you get to count the number of people who
are on the return and get a personal allowance exemption
for that as a reduction to your overall income.” But explains
Chestnutt, “North Carolina had a similar program. It was not
as large a number as what the fed had, but they still had
personal exemptions. Part of this change increased standard
deductions for people who did not itemize their income tax,
and eliminated personal exemptions.”
Chestnutt explains that this was part of the streamline
approach, where everyone pays the same rate of 5.8% for
2014. He also goes on to explain that whether you have a
flat tax for a rate is irrelevant because conceptually what
sounds fair may not be to others. You still have to arrive at net
income, and that sometimes can be the most complicating
factor – what constitutes income and what doesn’t constitute
income. “Getting to an income number, the mathematical
part of it is the easy part at the very end. To come up with
the overall tax amount and trying to determine how much is
income is actually more complicated than you would think it
would be.”
JW Simmons begins the show explaining that the topic of
paying taxes may not be something that everyone likes,
but it’s something that almost everyone has to do. “That’s
right,” says Chestnutt. “And we’ve got a lot of changes, and if
Congress doesn’t act at the federal level, we’ll have quite a
bit of taxes flowing out of Sampson County to Washington
DC, if they don’t change some this year… There are also
some changes out of North Carolina that people need to be
aware of.”
Chestnutt says that he believes the overall goal of the tax
changes this year started from the standpoint of being
revenue neutral with a motive to first do no harm. “The magic
part of this would have been to adjust the rate to the right
threshold so your income wouldn’t suffer,” says Chestnutt. He
adds that under the current tax plan, North Carolina is trailing
what its anticipated revenue would have been, but that tax
returns on income have not yet been filed with the current
rate. “There’s a lot of gyrations that go on this, and as I shared
before, my overall taxes are going to go up, not down.”
Simmons asks Chestnutt to start off discussing issues
Chestnutt also says that it was reported by WRAL and the
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News and Observer that the plan was a give-a-way to the
wealthy and a take-a-way from people on the lower end of
the scale. “There are certainly winners and losers in certain
aspects of this, but the overall net effect, I think, was to start
at a neutral number.”
“My personal thoughts, if you look at it, we always have
competitive pressure among states on how you attract
business, how you retain talent and get people to move
here. One of the things North Carolina has slipped on is that
we are generally viewed as fairly business friendly, but when
you look at the income tax side of things at the corporate
level and the income tax level for individuals, we’re not
competitive.”
Chestnutt explains that a look at each of the states that
touch North Carolina, our rates are higher for both the
corporate and individual state tax before the recent changes
were made to the tax code. “When these corporations look
to come to North Carolina to do business, or any other state,
one of the things they always look at is the tax goodies they
get. In a pure world we would like to get to a situation where
we’ve got a great business environment climate. We’ve got a
great climate with an educated work force in RTP, Charlotte
and the Triad area, and people like living at the coast. We
would hope that that would be enough, but we always
seem to lose out to states like Alabama or South Carolina or
somebody that may have a better overall package that they
put together.”
“So I think part of it was to get us in to a little more competitive
posture when you look at the surrounding states,” says
Chestnutt. “Because again, we were higher than every state
that touches us on both corporate and individual rates.”
Next, Simmons asks Chestnutt what he would suggest
to Raleigh regarding state taxes and attracting new
jobs. Chestnutt answers, “Well, I told Sharon Decker (NC
Secretary of Commerce) this, and it’s not very popular
but it’s true…most corporate taxes are passed on to the
consumer eventually. And I know people say it’s a race to
the bottom, but we need a business environment that’s
very business friendly, so tax rates for businesses need to be
very competitive, if not zero. You know, usually businesses
will find a way to make things happen if you just get out of
their way and allow it to happen. We’ve got too many speed
bumps in place, and in my opinion the corporate tax rate was
a huge speed bump.”
To view the entire broadcast of We Should Know please
visit their YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/
WeShouldKnowEDU.
The next “We Should Know” hosted by J.W. Simmons will air
next Tuesday from 2:30 to 3:30 PM on our local radio station
WCLN 1170 AM. If you would like to reach “We Should Know”
you may call them at 910-592-8947 or email them with show
ideas at weshouldknowedu@gamil.com or you can find
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Week of December 19-25, 2014
Clinton’s Christmas in The City – A New Tradition
The City of Clinton hosted “Dreaming of a White Christmas in The City” on Friday night, December 12 in downtown Clinton. Friday night’s event harkened a time where the pace was slower
and the lights, candles, and luminaries were brighter; a time where everyone knew each other.
The horse drawn carriages trotted down the street with an echo of the click clack of Christmas
past; a time when everyone met on the city square with a warm “Merry Christmas” for each other.
Gingerbread houses, lighted lanterns, Christmas carols, beauty queens, princesses and hay rides
were all warm and welcoming, inviting all who came to enjoy an evening of fellowship and an
evening of making wonderful memories. Lighted pathways and sidewalks, Christmas trees,
decorations, and warm smiles carried you back in time, to childhood memories of Christmas
in Clinton.
City Hall, The Sampson County courthouse, the History Museum and all points in between were
decorated with pleasantries designed to highlight the best of the Christmas season.
Beautiful Weather for the Clinton Christmas Parade
Wonderful weather was on hand Saturday morning for Clinton’s annual Christmas Parade. Beauty
Queens, Floats, Clowns, Marching Bands and even guests from Cinderella’s Christmas Party enter-
tained a large attendance of parade watchers. And of course the parade couldn’t end without a visit
from St. Nick himself!
Sweet Christmas Spirit in the Town of Harrells
The small town of Harrells always holds such wonderful community events and Tuesday night’s “Sing Around the Christmas Tree” was no exception. A huge crowd was in
attendance to usher in the holiday season which is only a few days away!! You could
just feel the Christmas spirit in the air. It almost felt like a “Homecoming” of sorts with
such love and respect being shown by everyone.
Santa Claus made his grand entrance in the antique Harrells fire truck. Children’s
eyes were aglow as they got to sit on Santa’s lap and tell him their Christmas wishes.
Beautiful songs of the season filled the air and the highlight of the night came when
See more pictures of the event on The Sampson Weekly Facebook page.
A big thank you to everyone who helped to make this event possible and a big hug to
all the little ladies and men that prepared all the delicious food that was served.
Roseboro Christmas Parade Under the Lights
Roseboro held its night Christmas Parade on Friday December 12tlh. A huge crowd
attended to support one of the biggest and longest parades that the town has ever
had. The entries just seemed to keep going and going down the downtown streets.
Beauty queens, clowns, roadsters, church groups, dancers, county politicians,
horse-drawn carriages, and hundreds more came out to entertain the citizens.
There were even 2 floats with the “Frozen” characters and mean ole’ Mister Grinch
Tis the Season to Sing
Luke 2:13-14 –At once the angel was joined by a huge
angelic choir singing God’s praises: Glory to God in the
heavenly heights, peace to all men, women and children.
(The Message Bible)
As I have shared many times before, I love music, all kinds
of vocal and instrumental expressions of it. On any given
By Vanessa W. Polk day, at any given stop light, you can look to your right or
left and find me joyfully singing and doing my best Shelia
E. performance. Fantasy football has nothing on my imaginary vocal and instrumental
skillfulness. For me, there is nothing in the world more spiritually powerful than music. Experiencing it is worshipful, energizing and transformative. I don’t know how
much it takes for you to sing, but for me it doesn’t take very much. Because of God’s
great love for me, I can be as worshipful listening to Pharrell Williams’ song, “Happy” as I can be while listening to any heavenly hymn. When we sing and worship we
honor God –and God hears us. Every day we have an opportunity to sing lively –like
nobody’s watching. What gets you excited enough to sing and shout to the Lord in
himself was in attendance.
The grand finale to the parade was the entrance of Ol’ Saint Nick himself. But let
us never forget the Reason for the Season- “The Birth of Jesus Christ”. Merry
Christmas Everyone!!
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adoration and praise?
During the holiday season, the air is filled with music. People are singing and enjoying the message of the carols –singing the story of the birth of Jesus over and over
again. Just last week at Bojangles, I heard two young lady’s singing softly as they
prepared the orders. It was refreshing. I didn’t want to leave. People waiting along
with me were also moved by their beautiful voices. In the text today, a huge angelic
choir sang God’s praises together–their presence brought good news of great joy to the
earth. As the scriptures for filled with those who sang great hymns and angelic choirs
voicing their sacred esteem, let this Christmas season be a time that you invite your
family and friends to sing –to create another chorus bringing good news of great joy
to the world around you. Don’t worry that your singing is not good enough, sing your
songs anyway. This is the season to sing! The real truth is that the music of Christmas
is not seasonal, it’s forever. It’s the message of hope and joy. With all the happenings
in the world today, our world needs to hear this musical message.
Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the new born King; Peace on earth, and mercy
mild; God and sinners reconciled.” Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the
skies; With th’angelic host proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem.” Hark! the herald
angels sing, “Glory to the new born King.” –Charles Wesley/Felix Mendelssohn
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Have I Got A Story To Share With You!
Earlier this week I was
sitting in my favorite chair
writing a story, when
I took a short break to
rest my eyes. Looking up
toward the den’s fireplace
I saw the Christmas
stockings hanging on the
mantel and was struck
with momentary sadness.
I felt sadness because
one of the Christmas
stockings belonged to my
daddy who died in 1986.
And another one of the
stockings belonged to my
brother Terry, who died
in 2006. Looking at their
Christmas stockings reminded me of how much they both
loved Christmas. Truly mine and mother’s Christmas is not the
same without them. They are greatly missed and no one can
or ever will … be able to fill their ‘shoes’ or in this case their
Christmas ‘stockings’.
In an effort to make daddy and Terry ‘known’ to the members
of our family who were born after they died … we share true
stories about them, their work, their victories and struggles in
life, and especially of their faith in God.
Likewise and more importantly, we make Jesus Christ, the
Son of God ‘known’ to members of our family (especially the
younger ones) by sharing true stories from the Bible about
His birth and His ministry while He was on earth. We tell of
Jesus’ struggles and victories yet how He steadfastly remained
obedient to God’s purpose for His life. We tell of how He was
wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities,
how the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with
His stripes we are healed. And with great joy we tell of His
Major Victory over Satan, death and the grave when He took
upon Himself the sin of the world, gave up His life on the cross
and three days later rose from the grave.
It is because of what Jesus Christ did, and that my daddy and
brother had received Him as their personal Savior, that my
sadness was only ‘momentary’ when I saw their Christmas
stockings. For one day, in the not too distant future, we will
all be together again … in the presence of God Almighty, His
Son and our Savior Jesus Christ, and the heavenly host.
If your family doesn’t yet ‘know’ Jesus Christ, here’s a good
way you can introduce Him to them. Cut out the following
story of Jesus’ conception and birth and read it to them this
Christmas. Truly, it is the Greatest Story you can ever share
with your family. By doing so, you will plant a seed in their
hearts so that they might come to ‘know’ Jesus Christ as their
personal Savior.
Conception of Jesus
“Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God
to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a
man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David;
and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming in, he said to
her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”But she was
very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what
kind of salutation this was.
The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have
found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your
womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will
be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the
Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He
will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom
will have no end.”
Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?”
The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come
upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow
you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son
of God.
And behold, even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived
a son in her old age; and she who was called barren is now in
her sixth month. For nothing will be impossible with God.”
And Mary said, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be
done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed
from her.”—Luke 1: 26-38 (NASB)
“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His
mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they
came together she was found to be with child by the Holy
Spirit. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man
and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away
secretly. But when he had considered this, behold, an angel
of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son
of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the
Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He
will save His people from their sins.” Now all this took place
to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
“BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL
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BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL,”
which translated means, “GOD WITH US.” And Joseph awoke
from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded
him, and took Mary as his wife, but kept her a virgin until she
gave birth to a Son; … ”—Matthew 1:18-25 (NASB)
Jesus’ Birth in Bethlehem
“Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus,
that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was
the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each
to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the
city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called
Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to
him, and was with child. While they were there, the days were
completed for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her
firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him
in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
In the same region there were some shepherds staying out
in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And
an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the
glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly
frightened. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for
behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for
all the people; for today in the city of David there has been
born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. This will be a
sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying
in a manger.” And suddenly there appeared with the angel a
multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”
When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the
shepherds began saying to one another, “Let us go straight to
Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which
the Lord has made known to us.” So they came in a hurry and
found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay
in the manger. When they had seen this, they made known
the statement which had been told them about this Child.
And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told
them by the shepherds. But Mary treasured all these things,
pondering them in her heart. The shepherds went back,
glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and
seen, just as had been told them.”—Luke 2: 1-20 (NASB)
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heard this, he was troubled,
and all Jerusalem with him.
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chief priests and scribes of
the people, he inquired of
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FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL
COME FORTH A RULER
WHO WILL SHEPHERD MY
PEOPLE ISRAEL.’”
Then Herod secretly called
the magi and determined
from them the exact time
the star appeared. And he
sent them to Bethlehem
and said, “Go and search
carefully for the Child; and
when you have found Him,
report to me, so that I too
may come and worship
Him.” After hearing the
king, they went their way;
and the star, which they
had seen in the east, went
on before them until it
came and stood over the
place where the Child was.
When they saw the star,
they rejoiced exceedingly
with great joy.
After
coming into the house
they saw the Child with
Mary His mother; and
they fell to the ground
and worshiped Him. Then,
opening their treasures,
they presented to Him gifts
of gold, frankincense, and
myrrh. And having been
warned by God in a dream
not to return to Herod,
the magi left for their own
country by another way.”—
Matthew 2:112 (NASB)
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HEALTH
Chiropractic (or Surgery) for Sciatica Sufferers?
By Dr. Tim Kosterman
care physicians to
spinal
surgeons
of Kosterman Chiropractic Center of Clinton
who had deemed
Pain
coming
from them appropriate surgery candidates.
compression or irritation of the
sciatic nerve is called sciatica. Instead of having all the patient proceed with surgery,
Sciatica – which can include they were split into two groups – one group to undergo
pain, tingling, numbness a surgical microdiscectomy and the other group
and muscle weakness – is to be treated with standardized chiropractic spinal
really a symptom indicating manipulation by a single doctor of chiropractic. (If
an underlying problem, not a diagnosis in and of not satisfied with the results they obtained from their
itself. This article will explore in detail the findings of a assigned method, the patients were allowed to switch
recent controlled study comparing spinal manipulation to the other treatment plan after 3 months.)
(chiropractic) and surgery for people whose sciatica
did not respond to traditional medical treatment So what happened? Both groups made significant
approaches.
improvements over baseline scores – meaning that
they saw noticeable improvements whereas previous
The study discussed here was conducted by the approaches had failed. A full 60% of the study participants
National Spine Center in Alberta Canada and published benefitted from chiropractic spinal manipulation to the
in October of 2010 in the Journal of Manipulative and SAME degree as if they underwent surgery. And, after
Physiological Therapeutics. The 40 study participants 1 year there was no difference in outcome success
all had sciatica lasting over 3 months which had not based on the treatment method. That means that a
responded to treatment with pain medications, lifestyle full 60% of people referred for surgery by their primary
modifications, physical therapy, massage therapy or care physicians and accepted as surgical candidates
acupuncture. They had all been referred by their primary by the neurosurgeon could actually get similar results
with chiropractic. That is a lot of potentially unnecessary
cutting, anesthesia and ER time. There is one paragraph in the results section of this
study that is easy to overlook, but incredibly important.
There were originally 120 candidates of which 60 met
the study criteria and were asked to participate. Of
these 60, 20 refused. Why? Because they had never
been offered spinal manipulation as an alternative to
surgery! They didn’t want to participate in the study and
be randomly placed in the surgery group without first
trying the spinal manipulation! This is incredibly telling.
Not only does it demonstrate that there is still a lot of
education about chiropractic that needs to happen
among the public and among primary care providers, it
also demonstrates that people understand the risks and
costs of surgery and want to exhaust other possibilities
first.
This was the first study to ever look at people who had
failed traditional medical management of sciatica.
Currently most patients that fail ‘conservative care’ are
referred for a surgical evaluation. Now we know that
60% of these folks could avoid surgery and get similar
long-term outcomes with chiropractic.
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STARTS FRIDAY
Rated: PG-13 for extended sequences of intense
fantasy action violence, and frightening images
Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard
Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans,
Benedict Cumberbatch
The final chapter in the three-movie adaptation of J.R.R.
Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” which concludes the adventure
of the title character Bilbo Baggins, who joins the
Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin
Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf
Kingdom of Erebor.
Elsa and Anna greet young theatre-goers after each of our performances.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be your last chance to see them along
with 13 other princesses in Cinderella’s Christmas Party at the Sampson
Community Theatre - Friday, December 19 at 8, Saturday, December 20
at 8 and Sunday, December 21 at 3.
Friday-Monday: 2:00 5:00 & 8:15
Christmas Eve: 2:00 ONLY
Christmas Day: 4:45 & 8:00
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
By Angela Martin
The princesses have arrived and the gloomy elves have too. They are determined to ruin Cinderella’s party, but can they? This is what you will uncover at
the theatre’s latest production, Cinderella’s Christmas Party. This past weekend we had numerous little ones cheering and older adults too as they met
our cast members and took pictures and received autographs with all of our
guests. The production is sponsored by Jordan Shopping Plaza and Matthews
Gifts. You can purchase tickets in advance to our production for this upcoming weekend. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 3
for December 19, 20, and 21. This production opens with An Evening of Music
with some of our community’s most talented performers. Performers include,
Bruce Creech, Michael Warren, Jackson Ussery, Simon Ussery, Madison Warren, Stephanie Prestage, Yvonne Cano, Sarah Hazlett, Elise Ussery, Lydia Ussery,
Hannah Godbold and Katelyn Godbold.
STARTS FRIDAY
Rated: PG for mild action, some rude humor and
brief language
Starring: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Dan Stevens,
Rami Malek, Rebel Wilson
Get ready for the most wild and adventure-filled Night
At the Museum ever, as Larry spans the globe, uniting
favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic
quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
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Christmas Day: 4:30 7:00 & 9:00
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STARTS FRIDAY
Rated: PG for some mild language and rude humor
Starring: Quvenzhané Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Rose Byrne,
Cameron Diaz
Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that
they’d be back for her someday, it’s been a hard knock life ever
since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz).
But everything’s about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon
and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx) advised by his brilliant VP, Grace (Rose Byrne) and his shrewd
and scheming campaign advisor, Guy (Bobby Cannavale) makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in.
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The story of the defiant leader Moses (Christian Bale)
as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharoah Ramses
(Joel Edgerton), setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental
journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of
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HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PT. 1
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Rated: R for strong and bloody violence throughout,
language and brief drug use.
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam
Hemsworth, Natalie Dormer, Julianne Moore
Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is in District 13 after
she literally shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of
President Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted
friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta
(Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage.
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Peppermint Hot Chocolate Ugly Sweater Cake
Servings: 10 –12
1 package (16.25 ounces) Devil’s Food cake mix
1/4 cup hot cocoa mix
3 eggs
2/3 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
Buttercream icing
Red Decorator Preferred Rolled Fondant
White Decorator Preferred Rolled Fondant
Primary Colored Fondant Multipack
Piping Gel
String licorice
Sprinkles: Sugar Pearls, Trees,
Yellow Colored Sugar
Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray Ugly Sweater Cake Pan with
vegetable pan spray.
In large bowl, beat cake mix, hot cocoa mix, eggs, water,
vegetable oil and peppermint extract with electric mixer at low
speed 30 seconds. Scrape bottom and sides of bowl; beat at
medium speed 2 minutes.
Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading to even thickness.
Bake minutes 44 – 47 minutes or until toothpick inserted into
center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling grid
10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on grid.
With spatula, lightly ice cooled cake. Roll out red fondant
1/8 inch thick; cover cake. Knead small amount of white fondant
into remaining red fondant, white with small amount of yellow
fondant, small amount of yellow fondant with green fondant.
Roll out all colors of fondant separately, 1/16 inch thick. Using
holiday cutters, patterns or cut free-form, to make collar, ornaments and sweater neckline, cuffs and bottom band. Use piping
gel to attach licorice ornament hangers, sprinkles and sugars.
Eggnog Ugly Sweater Cake
Peppermint Hot Chocolate Ugly Sweater Cake
Servings: 10 –12
1 package (16.5 ounces) yellow cake mix
2/3 cup eggnog
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Buttercream Icing
Icing Colors: Juniper Green, Christmas Red
Holly Mix and Candy Cane Sprinkles
Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray Ugly Sweater Cake Pan with
vegetable pan spray.
In large bowl, beat cake mix, eggnog, oil, eggs and nutmeg
with electric mixer at low speed 30 seconds. Scrape bottom and
sides of bowl; beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Pour batter into
prepared pan, spreading to even thickness.
Bake 39 – 42 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of
cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling grid 10 minutes.
Remove from pan; cool completely on grid.
With spatula, ice cooled cake. Using tip 233 and green icing,
pipe tree on cake. Using tip 46 and red icing, pipe outline neckline, sleeve cuffs and bottom sweater band. Attach sprinkles.
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he holiday season is all about making
fun memories. Why not wear something no one will soon forget at your
own ugly sweater party?
Hosting one is simple — have everyone
show up in the tackiest holiday apparel they
can find, whether from their closet, at a thrift
store or something they “blinged” on their own.
With the party attire planned, try these easy
and ugly dessert ideas from Wilton:
n Soft, sweet and so ugly cakes: If your
guests’ apparel doesn’t grab attention,
your cake sure will. Use the Ugly Sweater
Cake Pan to bake the cake. Style the
decorating after your own garment — use
buttercream or fondant, holiday-shaped
sprinkles and icing decorations to add
some ugly to your cake.
n Cookie decorating fun: Bring the classic
seasonal activity to your party by having
guests decorate their own sweater
cookies. Set up a decorating station with
the Tacky Sweater Cookie Kit. With
12 pre-baked vanilla cookies, a dozen of
your friends can have a blast decorating
with the included green and red icing and
sprinkles. Set up a photo station so guests
can take pictures of their silly cookies to
share online.
n Warm up with lattes: Who doesn’t
love sipping hot beverages by a warm fire
with friends? Brew delicious Spirit of the
Season Mocha Lattes to toast a merry
Christmas. Offer assorted liqueurs for an
adults-only party.
n It’s time to judge: At the end of the party,
hold a contest for the ugliest sweater —
both real and cookie. Award winners in
different categories, such as All-Around
Ugliest, Most Original, Funniest, Most
Non-Ugly or Most Ridiculous. Get
creative with the prizes, too. Find an
inexpensive and unique white elephant
gift, or hand out little first place ribbons.
Your party will be one to remember with these
ideas. For more fun and festive party ideas,
visit wilton.com.
Eggnog Ugly Sweater Cake
Set up a sweater cookie decorating station
Spirit of the Season Mocha Latte
Servings: 8
2 cups very hot strong brewed coffee
2 cups Wilton Dark Cocoa Candy Melts Candy
6 cups milk
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
Assorted liqueurs and spirits (optional), such as:
peppermint schnapps, Irish cream liqueur,
creamy rum liqueur, chocolate-flavored liqueur,
cinnamon schnapps, caramel-flavored vodka
In large bowl, pour coffee over dark cocoa Candy Melts candy;
let sit to melt.
In large microwave-safe bowl, heat milk and chocolate
syrup until steaming, about 4 minutes. Whisk milk vigorously
to froth. Whisk in candy mixture until combined.
Divide lattes evenly between eight mugs. If desired, add
1 ounce of your choice of liqueur to each drink.
Spirit of the Season Mocha Latte
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Brave pioneers who blazed trail in NASCAR being lost to time
Muckle Family photo
Between the on-track success of Camping
World Truck Series driver Darrell Wallace Jr. and the election of the late Wendell
Scott to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, there’s
been considerable focus lately on the role of
black drivers in the history of NASCAR.
Wallace, a three-time winner on the Truck
circuit in 2014, is the most successful
African-American driver since Scott, who
was the first person of color to be a regular
driver in the series now known as Sprint
Cup.
What hasn’t been publicized is the story
of a group of pioneering black drivers who
had a league of their own in Georgia even
before the formation of NASCAR in 1948.
Their organization was called the Atlanta Stock Car Club. From the late 1940s
through the mid-1950s, the drivers raced
at their home track in Lithonia, Georgia,
and also at tracks across the Southeast, in
cities including Chattanooga, Calhoun and
Jefferson in Tennessee and Augusta and
Thomaston in Georgia.
Like the all-black baseball teams of that
era of racial segregation, the Atlanta Stock
Car Club members ran in all-black races,
most of the time in front of predominately
black spectators. But club members also
raced at tracks where white drivers usually
ran.
The star drivers of the Club included the
Muckle brothers, George and Ben, Richard
“Red” Kines, Charlie Scott, Arthur “The
Decatur Express” Avery, Robert “Juckie”
Lewis, James “Suicide” Lacey and Joe Daniels.
The exploits of the black racers weren’t
widely publicized at the time, but they
Muckle Family photo
Atlanta Stock Car Club star George Muckle
poses for photos after a 1948 dirt-track victory in Atlanta.
Ben Muckle, George’s brother, poses with the
checkered flag after another victory, circa 1950s.
were well-documented in the pages of
the Atlanta Daily World, a newspaper for
Atlanta’s black community. The paper
also carried advertisements for and stories about races at predominately white
tracks like Atlanta’s Peach Bowl, where the
promoters welcomed black fans throughout
that track’s existence.
The racers got prominent play in the
Daily World.
A victory by Red Kines in a Sunday afternoon race at Thomaston in August of 1947
was the lead story on the next day’s sports
page.
The story reported that Kines, a former
football star at Booker T. Washington High
School and a Postal Service employee, drove
a ’39 Ford known as the “Burger Special
No. 1” to victory.
He took the lead on the start, fought off
challenges first from Calvin Williams, then
Charlie Scott, to take the victory in front
of 3,000 fans. His share of the prize money
was $410, including his earnings from finishing second in the first qualifying race.
An article in the Gainesville Times told
of a race in September 1947 at Jefferson
Speedway, a predominately white track, in
which Otis Pruitt, driving car No. 13, was
injured in a Lap 13 crash. The extent of
his injuries was unknown. H. Miller and
George Muckle swept the main events.
Mixed among the stories in the Daily
World about Jackie Robinson and other
black baseball stars of that era are recordings of Ben Muckle breaking Joe Daniels’
five-race win streak at Lithonia Speedway
in 1951. There’s an account of another
Lithonia race where Daniels knocked down
a lamp post, sailed down an embankment,
“then rolled back like a Navy jet” to wrestle
the win from George Muckle.
Racing historian Mike Bell from Decatur,
Georgia, is among the few who know the
full history of black stock-car racing.
Bell, as a 17-year-old, was in the infield
at Jacksonville to witness Wendell Scott’s
historic win. He also has done extensive
research on the Atlanta Stock Car Club.
Bell said the early black drivers were
plenty talented, even if their equipment
often wasn’t equal to their skills.
He pointed out that Atlanta Stock Car
Club member Charlie Scott (no relation
to Wendell Scott) rode his racing talents
into the history books as the first black to
compete in the series now known as Sprint
Cup. In 1956, Scott drove a Chrysler owned
by Carl Kiekhaefer, the dominant car
owner of that era, in the sport’s biggest race
of the year — on the beach-road course at
Daytona. He started 19th and finished 14th
in a field of 80. Scott’s teammates that day
were Tim and Fonty Flock, Buck Baker and
Speedy Thompson — all major stars of that
era.
“There are a lot of people who believed
Charlie Scott was the best of the black racers,” Bell said.
Despite the fast start, and the potential
of drivers like the Muckle brothers and
Charlie Scott, the black racing league faded
away in the late 1950s after a strong 10year run.
Bell believes the Supreme Court’s 1954
ruling in Brown v. Board of Education,
which struck down the “separate but equal”
policies on schools, was a factor in the demise of racially separate racing.
“That’s when it all died,” he said.
And as an historian, Bell finds it unfortunate and frustrating that a group of brave
pioneers blazed a trail only to see that trail
lost to time.
“Those guys did a heck of a lot for little
recognition at the time, and they’re still
not getting any recognition today,” he said.
“And that’s a shame.”
Drivers begin work with new chiefs, teams at Goodyear tire test
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Earnhardt said he was glad to get to
Four drivers participated in a
work with Ives and to get some time
Goodyear tire test at Charlotte Motor
behind the wheel between the 2014
Speedway last week.
season finale at Homestead and the
They were Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl
2015 opener at Daytona.
Edwards, Sam Hornish Jr. and Paul
“We’re definitely going to take
Menard.
advantage of every little bit of track
Earnhardt had a chance to work
time we can get because the testing
with his new crew chief, Greg Ives,
rules are a little tighter this year,”
who is replacing Steve Letarte, who
Earnhardt said. “It’s good for me and
is headed to the NBC-TV booth to be
Greg to get to work together — to get
a commentator.
a little rapport going — so when we
Likewise, Edwards was on the
take off and go to Atlanta, Vegas and
track for the first time in the No. 19
Phoenix, we’re communicating really
Toyota that he’ll drive for his new
well. When I go back to the track for
employer, Joe Gibbs Racing. It was
the first time after a long layoff, I feel
also Edwards’ first time working with
Carl Edwards is one of four drivers who participated in like I have a little rust to kick off. It’s
Darian Grubb, his new crew chief.
a Goodyear tire test at Charlotte.
good to get out and exercise your legs a
Hornish was also in new surroundings
little bit.”
as he made his first laps in the No. 9
Grubb’s new role is part of a major personnel shift at Joe Gibbs
Ford for Richard Petty Motorsports.
Racing. He comes to Edwards’ team after working with the No.
The test was closed to the media, but the drivers did comment
11 of Denny Hamlin. Dave Rogers, who had been Cup crew chief
through a Goodyear representative.
“The biggest thing this test is helping me out with is to get used for Kyle Busch, is now assigned to Hamlin, while Adam Stevens
moves up from the Gibbs’ Nationwide Series team to work with
to this car, the new seat, (crew chief) Darian (Grubb) and the
Busch. Crew chief Jason Ratcliff and driver Matt Kenseth will
guys and how they do things here,” said Edwards, who just left
continue to work together.
his longtime team, Roush Fenway Racing. “It’s been very good for
me from that perspective.”
Bobby Labonte to run four restrictor-plate NASCAR tracks remove unused grandstand
races in 2015 in the No. 32 Ford
seating they no longer can fill
GoFAS Racing has announced that Bobby Labonte will
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run the four restrictor-plate races — two each at Daytona
International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway — in
the team’s No. 32 Ford. Labonte essentially replaces his brother
Terry Labonte, who ran those four races for the team before
retiring at Talladega last fall. C&J Energy Services will continue to sponsor the car.
“The people at C&J are good friends of our family, and like
me, have a passion for the sport. I want to thank them, along
with [team co-owners Frank Stoddard and Archie St. Hilaire]
for allowing me the opportunity to take over where my brother
left off,” Bobby Labonte said in a team release.
The team has not announced its driver lineup for the remaining races on the schedule.
Bobby Labonte will replace his brother, Terry, in four races next
season.
Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway have
joined a growing list of NASCAR tracks that are removing grandstand seats that have been difficult to fill for several seasons.
At Atlanta, the 17,000-seat Elliott Family Grandstand off
Turn Three is being dismantled. At Charlotte, the 41,000-seat
Diamond Terrace is being taken down.
AMS track president Ed Clark said the changes at his track,
which will reduce the total seating capacity to about 76,000, are
part of an ongoing trend.
“We’re just following a precedent,” he said, adding that it
doesn’t make financial sense to maintain seating capacity that
isn’t being fully used. “That section is 24 years old. The suite
level needed to be totally renovated as well as the concession
areas and restrooms. The company just made the decision to dismantle.”
But Clark did express a sense of sadness at seeing the structure
come down.
“I was up there in the suites the other day, and I was reminded
of how great a view of the track there is from up there,” he said.
Clark said some of the equipment, like the backs for the
seats, will be used at AMS’ sister track, New Hampshire Motor
Speedway, while other parts will be used on the speedway property.
He said there’s been no decision made about a new way to
honor the Elliott family.
“I’m sure that as much as that family means to this track, that
name will show up on something else,” he said.
Other tracks that have removed seats or are removing a significant number of seats include Daytona International Speedway,
Dover International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway,
Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway,
Chicagoland Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway.
NOTEBOOK
Drivers undergo surgeries
At least two drivers are undergoing surgery in the offseason. Tony
Stewart already has had one operation related to the leg he broke in
a sprint car crash in 2013 and is
expected to have another minor
procedure. And Kyle Busch had surgery last week to relieve a recurring
source of inflammation in his left
foot, according to a team release.
Race fan sentenced for
disorderly conduct
The Richmond (Virginia) Times
Dispatch has reported that the
fan who climbed the fence during
the Federated Auto Parts 400 at
Richmond International Raceway
has been convicted of disorderly
conduct and being drunk in public.
James Dennis, 53, was sentenced to
12 months in jail with 11 months
suspended for disorderly conduct,
and fined him $100 for being drunk
in public, according to the paper.
NUMERICALLY
SPEAKING
5,812
Laps run among
the top 15 in the
Nationwide Series
in 2014 by Brian Scott, topping
all drivers.
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Top-5 finishes in the
Nationwide Series in
2014 by Kyle Busch, the
most of any driver. (He ran only
26 races.)
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Drivers who ran all 33
Nationwide Series races
in 2014.
Driver who finished in the
top 10 in Nationwide Series
points but did not record a
top-5 finish — James Buescher,
who finished 10th in the final
standings.
Five NASCAR executives
promoted to VP level
NASCAR has promoted five of its executives to the level of vice president.
Cory Posocco, who began his career
doing publicity for Stafford Speedway,
is now vice president, NASCAR Events
Group, where he will be responsible for
major events, such as the Sprint Cup
Series Awards show and Hall of Fame
induction ceremonies.
Chad Seigler, who has worked with
Nextel and the Carolina Panthers, is vice
president, Team Marketing Services. His
job includes working with race teams to
secure sponsorships.
Colin Smith, a veteran of the college
sports world, is the new vice president of
NASCAR Digital Media. He is responsible
for distributing NASCAR content through
a number of channels.
Tshneka Tate, formerly of the Maryland
Attorney General’s office, is vice president,
Senior Assistant General Counsel, and
will handle issues such as rights agreements with the sport’s broadcast partners.
And David Higdon, a longtime publicist, is now vice president, Integrated
Marketing Communications.
Brian Vickers to miss beginning of
2015 season due to health issues
Brian Vickers, driver of the No. 55
Toyota in the Sprint Cup Series, will
miss the early portion of the 2015 season because of recurring health issues.
Vickers, who has missed races in previous seasons because of issues related to
his heart, had surgery on his heart this
past weekend.
He explained his medical issues in
a statement released by his Michael
Waltrip Racing team.
“My previous experiences have given
me a very keen understanding of my
body,” he said. “Late last week, I knew
something wasn’t right, so I went to the
hospital to be checked out.
“Following several tests, it was discovered that my body was rejecting an artificial patch that was inserted in 2010 to
fix a hole in my heart. Saturday, I had
to have corrective surgery to repair the
hole and now I am beginning the recovery process.
“I will need plenty of time, rest and
rehab, but this temporary setback will
not stop me from pursuing my dream of
becoming a NASCAR Sprint Cup champion.”
Vickers, 31, is the 2003 Nationwide
Series champion and has three victories
and 12 poles in 316 career Sprint Cup
starts.
No decision had been made Monday
on who will fill in for Vickers during his
absence.
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Dark Horses Lose Bid for State Champions
started another impressive drive but the Horses were
able to stop when the defense came up big with junior
Rayquan Faison recovering a Lion fumble at midfield.
The Dark Horses went three and out and the first quarter
ended in a 7-7 tie.
Ryheem Skinner was named the offensive
player of the game.
The Clinton High School Varsity Dark Horse football
team fell short Saturday trying to capture their 6th 2A
State Championship as they were defeated 31-7 by
the Shelby Golden Lions at BB&T Stadium on the Wake
Forest University campus in Winston Salem.
The second quarter was all defense and special teams
by both teams. The Dark Horse defense came up with
two big turnovers to stop Lion drives and senior Seth
Harrington pinned the Lions deep with two good punts
inside the 15 yard line to slow the Golden lions down.
The only score in the second quarter came at the 7
minute mark when the Shelby place kicker made a 24
yard field goal and it was 10-7 in favor of the Lions at
intermission.
The second half belonged to the Lions as they moved
the ball at will, scoring twice in the third quarter and
once in the fourth while the Dark Horses were unable to
break the Lion defense. The game ended with the Lions
The large and faithful Clinton supporters saw their
Eastern Champion Dark Horses manage only 115
total yards with just 7 first downs against a very big and
physical Lion defense. The Golden Lions were much in
command from the start as they won the opening coin
toss and elected to receive. On their first possession,
they mounted a 75 yard drive and it was a quick 7-0
Lion lead with 7:35 left in the first quarter.
TJ Boone, was nammed the Dark Horse defensive
player of the game.
taking a knee for the last two minutes and a 31-7 victory
over the Dark Horses as time ran out.
The Dark Horses and head coach Bob Lewis was awarded
the State 2A Runner Up plaque on the field as the fans
gathered. Sophomore Ryheem Skinner was named the
Offensive MVP for the Dark Horses while senior T.J. Boone
was named Defensive MVP. The Dark Horses finished the
year with an impressive 13-2 overall record and were Triconference champions as well as 2A state runner ups.
After the game, Clinton Athletic Director Jeff Sawvel
wanted to make sure that the Clinton Dark Horse team
was appreciative of all the support they have received
this year. He stated, “The Clinton High School Football
team would like to express their appreciation to everyone
for supporting us during our playoff run to the 2A Eastern
Championship. The community’s outpouring of support
in so many ways made this season that much more
special and will be remembered. Thank you.”
The Dark Horses got the ball on the kick off on their own
43 yard line and were able to answer when sophomore
Ryheem Skinner went down the left side line from 40
yards out and when Chandler Perry added the extra
point it was all tied at 7-7. Shelby got the ball back and
HCA Varsity Men and Women Cruise Past Grace Christian
The Varsity Men’s and Women’s basketball teams
did not have any trouble against Grace Christian in
Friday night’s matchup.
second quarter and lengthened their lead to 46-17 at
the half. HCA spread the ball around and continued
their success in the third quarter. Quate McKinzie
made a statement with two emphatic one hand slams
to cap off multiple fast breaks for the Crusaders.
The Crusaders then slowed down and spread the
ball around to their reserves who continued to easily
execute on offense. The Crusaders eventually went
on to win 80-62. The Crusaders improve their overall
season record to 5-2 (1-0) with their convincing win
over the Eagles. Senior Spencer Cooke led the way
for the Crusaders totaling 17 points and 5 steals.
Marcus Scarborough was not far behind him with 16
points. CJ Kirchoff showed off his scoring abilities
all over the court and finished with 12 points. Junior
big man Quate McKinzie also recorded 11 points
and 5 rebounds for the Crusaders. The fluidity of the
Crusader offense can be mainly attributed to the play
of sophomore Tyshii Scarborough who tallied 5 points
and 10 assist. The Crusaders will be back in action at
home on Tuesday, December 16 against Prominence
Academy. This game will serve as the last matchup
before the Crusaders head into Christmas break.
The Varsity men did not take long to get their motor
running by starting out to a quick 24-6 lead at the end
of the first quarter. The Crusaders did not let up in the
The Varsity Women did not have any trouble against
the Eagles. The Lady Crusaders moved the ball
around and forced multiple turnovers that resulted
CJ Kirchoff rises towards the rim on a fast break
By Andrew Miller, Sports Writer
Marissa Parks searches for an open teammate
in easy fast break points. HCA was led by Emily
Benton who totaled 22 points and 11 rebounds for
the Crusaders. The Varsity Women improve to 5-1 (10) on the season with their victory over the Eagles.
The Crusaders 53-42 win closes out the team’s slate
of games heading into Christmas break. The Lady
Crusaders will be back in action in the Cape Fear
Academy Christmas Tournament on December 31January 3.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK PLAQUE PRESENTATIONS
Pate Holland from Lakewood High school receives his Performance / Sampson Weekly Athlete of the Week Plaque.
Ariyona Spearman receives her Performance / Sampson Weekly Athlete of
the Week plaque from Performance Sales manager, Rick Fowler.
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Basketball Action Heats
Up In Sampson County
Midway High Basketball
The Midway High Raiders headed into Thursday’s battle against East Bladen with a perfect record,
unbeaten at 8-0.
Under the leadership of head coach Matthew Creech, the team has been burning up the court, by
upsetting teams by at least a dozen points. Their closest match so far this season was on Dec. 10 at
Princeton. Midway won the game 81-76.
The Lakewood Leopards track team played host to the Four-County Conference Track and Field Super-Meet on Wednesday, December, 17. The high
schools which competed were Lakewood, Hobbton, Union, Pender, Trask,
Princeton and Spring Creek.
Last week, the team defeated the Lakewood Leopards (81-41).
The Raiders defense held Lakewood to just 15 points in the first half of play, outscoring them 45-15
going into the half. However, the Leopards regrouped and played well in the second half. But their
run came too late and Midway’s offense put up 36 points to Lakewood’s 27.
Both the Lady’s and Men’s track and field teams competed in 14 events
with both Lakewood clubs finishing in the number two spots overall just behind Trask High School. Hobbton rounded out in a third place finish with
Union Varsity Girls in 4th and Boys in the 5th spot.
It was their second win over Lakewood so far this season. On Nov. 26, Midway defeated the Leopards 91-49.
Varsity Boys: Trask 128 points, Lakewood 117, Hobbton 90 and Union 46.
Varsity Girls: Trask 147, Lakewood 97, Hobbton 74 and Union 47.5.
However, the Raiders’ schedule will not get any easier.
Varsity Boys 300 Meter Dash, Montrel Williams, Union, 1st Place finish; Varsity
Boys Shot Put, Malik Rogers, Lakewood 1st Place and Ray Hayes 2nd Place;
Varsity Boys Triple Jump: Jordan Goodman, Lakewood, 1st Place, DJ Eason, Lakewood, 3rd Place; 55 Meter: Carsell Bennett, Lakewood, 2nd Place;
500 Meter: Jair Sanchez, Hobbton 2nd Place; Christian Vega, Hobbton, 3rd
Place; 1000 Meter: Jose Matute, Union, 3rd P; 55 Meter: Armando Alonzo,
Hobbton, 3rd Place; 1600 Meter: Jose Matute, Union, 1st Place; Boys High
Jump: Zakia Washington, Lakewood tie for 1st, Bryan Parker, Hobbton, tie for
3rd;Akili Underwood, Lakewood tie for 3rd; Boys Long jump: Jordan Goodman, Lakewood, 2nd Place; 3200 Meter: Adrian Rubio, Hobbton, 2nd Place.
Varsity Girls Triple Jump, Asia Eason, Lakewood, 1st Place; Varsity Girls 55 Meter: Asia Eason, Lakewood 2nd Place; 300 Meter: Asia Eason, Lakewood 3rd
Place; 500 Meter: Brianna Wheeler, Lakewood 1st Place; Adrianna Montes,
Hobbton, 2nd Place; Destiny Lowry, Hobbton 3rd Place; 1000 Meter: Sara
Price, Hobbton, 2nd Place; 55 Meters: Asia Henry, Union, 1st Place; 1600
Meter: Ashley Hinterleiter, Hobbton, 1st; Elvie Sumner, Hobbton, 3rd Place;
High Jump: Tasheema Carr, Lakewood, 2nd Place; 3200 Meter: Courtney
Mixon, 3rd Place.
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PLAQUE PRESENTATIONS
The Raiders have also beaten cross-town rivals Hobbton twice. Earlier this month (Dec. 9) Midway
picked up a 70-55 win over the Wildcats; on Dec. 9, Midway picked up an 83-46 victory.
Next week, the team will face North Johnston (at home) on Tuesday (Dec. 23). After the holiday
break, the Raiders will face Clinton on the road (Jan. 5) and Wallace-Rose Hill (at home) on Jan. 7.
Their schedule will follow with three road games at Trask (Jan. 9), West Bladen (Jan. 16) and Union
(Jan. 21).
Later on in their schedule they will face Clinton and Union again.
Clinton High Basketball
The Clinton Dark Horses went into Thursday’s game against East Bladen with a 4-2 record, coming
off of a heartbreaking 76-73 loss to Pender on the road Monday night.
After trailing Pender 35-31 going into the half, Clinton outscored the Patriots 24-21, nipping the gap
to just one at the end of the third. However, a push by Pender’s offense in the final minutes of the
game put the team on top and edged the Horses out of the win.
On Dec. 11, Clinton beat the Leopards (1-4 at press time) 72-51.
Next week, Clinton will kick off the 14th Annual Nathan Gay Holiday Tournament. They will play
the Leopards again on Monday night at 6.
After the tournament, the Horses will host Midway (Jan. 5) and Union (Jan. 7), before hitting the
road for their next three games vs. West Bladen (Jan. 9), Trask (Jan. 16) and Wallace-Rose Hill (Jan.
21).
Nathan Gay Tournament
The 14th Annual Nathan H. Gay Holiday Basketball Classic will tip off on Monday, December 22 at
Union High School and it will finish on Tuesday, Dec. 23.
On Monday, Laney High School (Wilmington) will battle Lakewood girls at 3 p.m.; Union will play
Clinton girls at 4:30 p.m.; Clinton will play Lakewood boys at 6 p.m.; and Union will play Laney
boys at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday the action will begin at 3 p.m. starting with the consolation girls game; the consolation boys
game will start at 4:30 p.m.; the girls championship will start at 6 p.m. and the boys championship
will be at 7:30 p.m.
The tournament is named for Nathan Gay.
Gay, who passed away in November of
2007, was a longtime member of the Sampson County Board of Education and was
the epitome of Sampson County Sports.
From his 20 year career as head coach for
the Union Spartans, where he coached
basketball, football, baseball and softball
and racked up 15 conference championships, 5 district championships and an
impressive basketball coaching record of
398 wins and 127 losses over those two decades, to establishing the Annual Pigskin
Football Jamboree, the Sampson County
Sports Club Hall of Fame (with Fes Turlington), and the Nathan H. Gay Holiday
Basketball Classic.
it is one of the most anticipated annual
sports events in the county.
Lakewood Senior, Jordan Tew receives her Performance Athlete of The Week plaque
from Danny Holland, Performance Finance and Insurance Manager. Jordan is a
member of the Lakewood Volleyball team. Congratulations Jordan!
For ticket information stop by Union High
School during regular school hours (at
1189 Kader Merritt Road, Rose Hill, NC);
call the school at 910-532-6300; or email
Pope at tpope@sampson.k12.nc.us.
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Ashley Usher: Proud to be a Christian Crusader
Born in Watha, N.C. the three-sport star (including
basketball and softball) has been attending Harrells
Christian Academy since kindergarten.
“I want to be a nurse because it’s something I’ve always
had a passion for,” she said. “In the next 10 years I hope
to have a job at a good hospital and be successful;
hopefully have a family.”
She got interested in sports at around the age of four.
“That is when I started playing softball and I have been
playing ever since,” she explained.
When asked if she plans on playing any sports in college,
Usher says flatly, ‘no’.
“Unfortunately, there weren’t any programs around for
me to play basketball and volleyball at a younger age.
(Because) I definitely would have played if I could have.”
“I want to focus on school once I get to college,” she
explained. “But I am really going to miss it (playing
sports).”
Usher said that she first got involved with volleyball when
she was in the seventh grade.
Although this is her final year at Harrells, Usher said it was
her pleasure playing for them.
“It was really the earliest time I was able to,” she said. “My
sister played volleyball and my mama coached for a
little while, so I was at all of her games and practices …
I was able to be exposed to it, really, since I was in the
third grade.”
“It’s been an honor to be a Crusader,” she said. “I’ve
thoroughly enjoyed the time that I’ve gotten to play
sports here. The memories I’ve made and the lessons
I’ve learned on the court and on the field is something
that I will carry with me the rest of my life. There’s no
better feeling than putting on my green and gold.”
Once she got on the court, she felt at home.
“There’s not really one specific thing that I love about
it, because I love everything about it,” Usher explained.
“I’ve always had a passion for the sport and nothing
beats the feeling that I get when I play. But one of my
favorite things about it is that it’s a team sport. A selfish
person is not able to thrive on the volleyball court; it takes
the whole team to play.”
For her first two years (in high school) playing for the
Crusaders, Usher played setter. But she moved into a
more comfortable position on the court.
“I was a setter from my seventh grade year until my junior
year,” she said, “until I became a libero. I feel like a libero
is really what I should have been all along. I enjoy being
a libero and I feel like I really thrive in that position.”
But it is the game itself that she enjoys the most.
Harrells Christian Academy senior Ashley Noelle Usher has
been named this week’s Performance Auto/Sampson
Weekly Star Athlete of the Week.
While she is currently playing basketball for the Christian
Crusaders, she said she was proud of the way the schools’
volleyball team finished the season.
“Our team started off a little rough,” the 18-year-old says
diplomatically, “but we really came together towards the
end of the season.”
Although she said she wasn’t expecting to be named Star
Athlete of the Week, Usher said she was excited to earn
the honor.
“I was really excited to get it,” she admitted. “It feels good
to know that all the hard work and dedication that has
been put into the sport that I love has paid off. However, I
wouldn’t be the athlete that I am without my teammates
and my coaches.”
“I love the energy on the court,” Usher said. “There’s not
any time for you to be standing still because there is
always something going on. The feeling I get when I get
a really good dig or when one of my teammates gets a
good kill is unbeatable.”
As good as Usher is on the court, she is just as solid off
of it.
“I really enjoy Science,” she said. “I guess because I want
to go into the medical field, studying life and how things
come about really interests me.”
Usher has taken all Honors, AP and Dual Enrollment classes
and has been a member of Beta Club throughout high
school. On top of that, she was a Junior Marshal last year
for graduation and has maintained a 4.5 GPA throughout
her high school career.
So it makes perfect sense that Usher plans on working on
becoming a nurse.
PERFORMANCE AUTOMOTIVE Salutes this week’s
She admits that the support that she has received from
the community, teachers, fans and teammates has
meant everything to her.
“They’re all really supportive and it feels good to see your
teachers and fellow classmates in the stands cheering
you on.”
She continued by showing some love for her family,
coaches and friends.
“All I can say is thank you. I honestly wouldn’t be the
person or athlete I am without all my coaches and
teammates. They’ve all played a huge role in my life
and they will always hold a special place in my heart.
Also, to my family, I couldn’t have done any of it without
you all. I’ve never been to a game that I haven’t had
at least one family member at and it really means a lot.
Things get really busy and overwhelming at times, but I
really and truly appreciate all that you all have done for
me. All of that support has meant everything to me and
I wouldn’t have been able to do any of it without them.”
When asked what was the best piece of advice she has
ever been given, Usher said it was from Coach Crump.
“She has always been there for me and she pushes me
to be the best I can be on and off the court,” she said.
“She’s been with me a really long time and she knows
what I am capable of and she won’t let me settle for
anything else.”
What advice would Usher pass down to an upcoming
freshman player?
“Enjoy every minute of it, because it goes by way too
fast,” she said. “Work hard and always give 110 percent,
it will all pay off in the long run.”
Maturity at its finest.
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MOUNT OLIVE- The nontraditional
programs at the University of Mount Olive (UMO) attract adult learners from all
different backgrounds and provide them
with the opportunity to receive a college
degree while maintaining work and familial duties. In the case of Mary Horne,
a Sampson County resident, UMO has
done just that and has been a transformational cornerstone in her educational
journey.
Horne and her husband, Samuel, have
worked on their family farm together for the past 25 years. “Although we love working
together we needed to find another source of income for our family,” said Horne. “We have
been in agriculture all of our lives. Our farm has been good to us over the years, but I felt a
calling to change career paths. With much prayer, God answered and let me know I needed
to go back to school.”
In response to her calling, Horne pursued classes at Sampson Community College. “When
I first started going back to school I was 38 years old, and after the first semester I felt like
I could not do it,” said Horne. “My daughter was only three and it was hard for me. When
she got older, I decided to give it another try, so I started back part time. However, I kept
seeing signs about UMO and the ‘one night a week’ programs, which triggered my initial
interest with the institution.”
Horne then enrolled at UMO in August of 2011. She chose to pursue the early childhood
education (ECE) program after helping out in her daughter’s school for numerous years.
“When my daughter Hannah started kindergarten, I got involved with the school system,”
said Horne. “During that time, I found myself wanting to help children. So I started substitute teaching and loved it. I also tutored students in math and reading, so the ECE program
was a great match for my interest in helping children.”
The ECE program at UMO has been a perfect fit for Horne. With such a flexible schedule,
Horne is still able to help her husband on the farm, substitute teach, and care for her family.
“I was able to have classes that fit my lifestyle and that was important to me to continue my
life with my family, church, and community,” noted Horne.
Through her courses at UMO, Horne has not only learned the importance of teaching
children, but also gained confidence with the help of the supportive UMO faculty and staff.
“UMO has given me confidence in knowing that I have what it takes to be a successful
educator in any opportunity that comes my way. UMO has made it possible for me to have
bigger dreams than what I initially had. Without the flexibility of classes and the guidance
of all the staff at UMO, I would not have gotten this far. It is important to know that what
is being done at the institution is truly transforming the lives of all who join the UMO
family.”
As the Harrells Christian Academy students (pictured above) sang, excitement filled
the air while a packed house of parents, family, and friends in Newkirk Auditorium
enjoyed another wonderful lower school Christmas musical on December 7th. As tradition holds, the fifth graders led the musical drama called “Joyland”, as the kindergarten through fourth grade students joined in singing beautiful Christmas songs! The
Christmas play is an annual Harrells Christian Academy event that many look forward
to and count on to put them in the right spirit of Christmas each year.
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Horne, now 49, walked across the graduation stage on December 13, and received her
bachelor’s degree in ECE. After years of trying to find the right fit for education and juggling a busy schedule, her hard work has finally paid off with a degree. In the future, Horne
dreams of making a difference in children’s lives, the way that UMO has made a difference
in her own life.
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Mr. G.F. Gainey and Mr. Demtsy Craig, members of the Clinton Rotary Club, distributed dictionaries to the third grade students of Roseboro Elementary School. With all the technology at our
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Clinton High Football
2014 NCHSAA Eastern Regional Champions
CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY FOOTBALL
2014 NCHSAA 2A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
NO.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
15
16
20
22
NAME
HYSON HOWARD
KAVON DESSUS
LAJUAN ASHLEY
JOSH ARMWOOD
TYION WRIGHT
KRIS ROYAL
WADE SUMNER
JULIAN WILKINS
JONATHAN WRIGHT
KRIS WILLIAMS
SETH HARRINGTON
AARON VISER
TREY WARREN
ALBERT DEAVER
RYHEEM SKINNER
HT.
5’11”
5’9”
5’9”
5’10”
5’9”
5’8”
5’10”
5’8”
6’1”
5’9”
5’11”
5’9”
5’8”
5’7”
5’8”
WT.
164
158
140
165
160
160
166
175
213
155
168
160
135
154
180
YEAR
12
11
12
12
10
12
12
12
11
9
12
12
9
11
10
NO.
23
24
26
34
36
40
45
50
52
54
55
56
57
60
62
63
NAME
RAYQUAN FAISON
EMARI OATES
ZION AUTRY
TYLER JOHNSON
CHANDLER PERRY
HERBERT FARRIOR
A.J. WILLIAMSON
STORM CANNADY
JACOB BYRD
ISIAH PAGE
GAGE JACKSON
FRANK NELSON
R.J. BOYKIN
DEVONTAE SMITH
BYRON TYNDALL
NICK COOPER
HT.
5’9”
5’5”
6’1”
5’8”
6’
5’10”
5’9”
6’1”
5’9”
5’8”
5’10”
5’9”
5’9”
5’7”
5’7”
5’10”
WT.
184
143
170
135
180
168
185
256
214
150
175
230
285
230
165
255
YEAR
11
10
9
12
9
11
9
12
11
10
9
10
12
10
11
11
NO.
64
65
66
68
70
72
74
76
77
78
80
82
84
85
88
NAME
AARON HIGHSMITH
CHASE KING
CHRIS GRAY
TAYLOR DANIEL
JOHN JACOBS
JOSEPH WILLIAMS
JOEL JONES
JAELYN BROWNE
T.J. BOONE
RAY DEAVER
GRANT NAYLOR
CHANDLER WHITFIELD
NICK USHER
GREYLON BARWICK
PRENTICE MURPHY
HT.
5’7”
5’9”
5’9”
5’10”
6’1”
5’7”
6’3”
6’
6’1”
5’8”
5’10”
5’9”
5’10”
6’1
6’2”
WT.
190
200
188
219
236
270
248
334
281
318
160
189
201
160
182
YEAR
10
12
11
9
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
9
10
CLINTON DARK HORSES COACHING STAFF
Bob Lewis: Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line
Mark Fields: Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers
Jason Arnette: Tight Ends, Defensive Line
Trey Fetterman: JVCoach, Offensive Line, Defensive Line
Tyler Baxter: Defensive Backs
Scott Lewis: JV Coach, Linebackers, Defensive Backs Raymond Spell: Quarterbacks, Running Backs
Mike Bell: JV Coach, Running Backs
CLINTON DARK HORSES ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Dr. Steven Miller: Principal
Jeff Sawvel: Athletic Director
Brad Spell: Asst. Ath. Director
Joe Dabbs: Equipment Manager
Kurt Smith: Administrative Asst.
Brian DeMay: Troubleshooter
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50. Section of a window
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47. Sent by USPS
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52. Wife of Boaz
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River
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COMMUNITY CRIME
Arrest Report
12-11 James Opal Williams, 21;
1215 Alderman Mill Rd., Dunn;
Breaking and Entering; Larceny after
Break/Enter; 3 Counts: Possessing/
Concealing Stolen Property; Larceny of a Firearm; 2 Counts: Possessing Stolen Firearm; Possession
of Firearm by Felon; Secured Bond
$75,000; Court 12-19
12-11 Claude Clingmon Devaughn
Jr., 44; 75 Jackson Ave., Garland;
Larceny-Shoplifting;
Unsecured
Bond $800; Court 01-08
Bond $100; Court 01-06
12-11 Jason Coleman Edwards, 38;
108 Apt B East Faison St., Clinton; 6
Counts: Larceny By Employee; Unsecured Bond $10,000; Court 12-19
12-12 Jose Clemente Sanchez, 22;
354 Smith Rd., Garland; Possess CS
Prison/Jail Premise; PWIMSD Methamphetamine; Secured Bond $30,000;
Court 12-19
12-11 Albertha Elizabeth Bannerman, 54; 75 Jackson Ave., Garland;
Aid & Abet Larceny-Shoplifting; Unsecured Bond $800; Court 01-08
12-12 Terrance LaShaun Simmons,
22; 235 Clive Jacobs Rd., Clinton;
Conspire Break/Enter; Organized Retail
Theft; 2 Counts: Larceny after Break/Enter; Breaking and/or Entering; Receive
Stolen Goods/Property; Secured Bond
$35,000; Court 12-19
12-11 Monica Sampson, 49; 60
Idlewood Lane, Clinton; Failure to
Appear- Simple Worthless Check;
Secured Bond $350; Court 01-08
12-13 Terry Ray Monk, 32; 38 Murdock
Lane, Salemburg; Simple Assault; Trespassing; Unsecured Bond $500; Court
01-27
12-11 Taimadge J Spell, 43; 279
Effie Peterson Lane, Roseboro; 4
Counts: Failure to Appear- Child
Support; Court 01-06
12-13 Johnny Ray Chestnutt Jr., 41;
4225 Cornwallis Rd., Turkey; Order for
Arrest/Failure to Comply- Child Support;
Court 12-16
12-11 Joshua Allen Childress, 27;
136 Russell Lane, Clinton; Non-Support/Non-Payment of Alimony; Court
12-16
12-13 Cynthia Dawn Stanley, 30; 147
Lorraine Rd., Clinton; Parole & Probation Violations
12-11 Dallas Dyronne Wilson, 40;
457 Mckoy Loop Rd., Ivanhoe;
Failure to Appear-DWLR; Failure to
Appear- Expired/No Inspection; Secured Bond $100; Court 01-06
12-11 Stephen Craig Hendrick, 57;
107 E 1st Ave., Lexington; Failure to
Appear- Exceeding Posted Speed;
Failure to Appear- DWLR; Secured
12-13 Melinda Ellen McCullen, 36;
4065 Isaac Weeks Rd., Clinton; Simple
Assault; Communicating Threats; Written Promise; Court 12-30
12-14 Richard Thomas Lee, 30; 33
Easter Lilly Lane, Clinton; Assault on a
Female; Communicating Threats; No
Bond; Court 01-12
12-14 Derek Donte George, 25; 211
Marriage Certificates
-Arturo Martinez-Palma to Veronica Sanchez-Chavez
-Edgar Ariel Cristobal to Jacqueline I. Perez Vazquez
-Kelvin Aguilar Soto to Elaine Silverio Hernandez
-Darwin Ricardo Barrios Herrera to Riccy Noelia Menocal Rosales
-Daniel Steven McPhail to Crystal Dawn Ezzell
-Festus Wayne Lee Jr to Elizabeth Susanne Darden
-Marion Lavonte Monroe to Delois James Williams
-Jason Mark Johnson to Elizabeth Dawn Hope
-Cutberto Martinez Palma to Stephanie Richette Raynor
-Phillip Gregory Clemmons to Jalesia Marie Autry
-Carlos Omar Villalobar Romero to Betsabe Jerusalen Vega Montoya
Deaths
-Herman Kirby Best Jr
-Mattie Rose Gilford
-Shirley Gray Kornegay
-Leandros Mathis
-Ricky Underwood
-Helen Williams
Births
-Aryc William Howard born on December 2, 2014 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to
William Atlas Howard and Melody Ann Blue
-Brooklyn Anne Marshburn born on December 4, 2014 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to
Harold Dewayne Marshburn and Mariah Ashley Rutherford
-Ashanti Damary Alvarado-Medrano born on December 5, 2014 at Sampson Regional Medical
Center to Juan Manuel Alvarado-Camacho and Celeste Mireya Medrano
-Jayden Jadiel Gomez Inestroza born on December 5, 2014 at Sampson Regional Medical
Center to Wilson Alberto Gomez Inestroza and Karlen Ibeth Inestroza Maradiaga
Land Transfers
-Hilda S Paderick to Robert William Reagan Jr and Tammy Moss Reagan- Lot 1 South Clinton
-Jerald Lawrence Bryant Jr to Clifford Hendrix Hall III and Norman Earl Harris Jr- 66 Acres Franklin
-Sylvia P Bullard, WA Bullard, WA Bullard Jr, Connie Fann, Louise Williamson/TR, Louise
Williamson Fann/FKA, Richard P Fann, Louise Williamson Fann Hemingway, Donna L Kersey,
Ricky Kersey, The Louise Williamson Fann Revocable Trust to Mary Ann Hill and Mary Ann Hill
Revocable Trust- 2 Tracts Little Coharie
-Donald M Bishop, Jean H Bishop to Emma Jean Hope- 3.00 Acres Taylors Bridge
-Fannie Johnson to Dona Faye Johnson and Sylvia R Johnson- 1.0 Acres South River
-Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc. to Candice Samantha Autry and Brandon Douglas
Taylor- 1.0 Acre
-Charles T Dorman Jr, Susan Marshall to Frederick Valentine Hayes Jr and Nacole Manuel HayesLot 5 Hudson Farms Subdivision Phase 1 Plainview
-Clyde Keith Warren Estate, Cora S Warren to Billy Ray Warren- 16.18 Acres Lot 3 & 4 w/exceptions
South Clinton
-Frances W Pearson, R Fletcher Pearson Sr to Susan Pearson Crisp and Richard Fletcher Pearson
Jr- Lot South Clinton
-Jennifer Best, Jennifer Best Lorenzo, baby Boy Lorenzo Jr to Daughtry Woodard Lawrence and
Starling/TR and JP Morgan Chase Bank/NA- 0.59 Acres Lot 3B of the Deems H Clifton Subdivision
-John Elefante, Martha Diane Elefante to April Nichole Maroschak and Curtis Ray MaroschakLot 51 Lakewood Land Company Section One Little Coharie
-William L Betsill Jr, Carol P Jackson, Laurie G Jackson, Lisa Jackson to Morgan Kathleen Betsill/
By Cust, Alexandria Elizabeth Collins, Carol P Jackson, Laurie G Jackson, Lisa Jackson, Lisa
Jackson/Cust- Lot Sampson
-Wells Fargo Bank NA/By AIF to Jeremy B Wilkins/AIF and Secretary of HUD- Lots 103 & 104 of
Walter Faison Property
-Mattie B Oliver to Leonard Oliver- 2 Tracts McDaniels and South River
Week of December 19-25, 2014
Morrisey Blvd., Clinton; Failure to Appear-DWLR; Communicating Threats; Secured Bond $500; Court 01-06
12-16 Ladell Daquan Watkins, 19; 141
Oliver Lane, Clinton; Unsecured Bond
$1,000; Court 01-13
12-16 Nicolas Turrubiartez Jr., 55; 309
Oak St., Roseboro; Order for Arrest/Failure
to Appear- Open Container, Littering; Secured Bond $500; Court 01-13
12-16 Jackson Earl Wooten, 21; 1647
Maple Grove Church Rd., Dunn; Second Degree Trespass; Unsecured Bond
$1,000; Court 01-27
12-16 Mary Rebecca Wooten, 44; 1647
Maple Grove Church Rd., Dunn; Secured
Bond $1,000; Court 01-27
12-17 Spring Monay Stewart, 27; 10370
Garland Hwy., Clinton; Failure to Appear-DWI; Secured Bond $4,000; Court
01-12
12-17 Alexis Martinez Chavez, 19; 140
Lynn Lane, Clinton; All Traffic (except
DWI); Secured Bond $500; Court 01-06
12-17 Rese Odell Beatty Jr., 38; 421 Log
Cabin Rd., Teachey; Common Law Robbery; Secured Bond $10,000; Court 1219
12-17 Jamie Lee Hood, 31; 852 Sampson Acres Dr., Clinton; Simple Assault-Assault on a Female; No Bond; Court 01-28
12-17 Bettie Philpot Hammond, 57; 405
W Carter St., Clinton; Worthless Check;
Court 12-30
12-17 Betty Weeks, 51; 504 Raleigh Rd.,
Clinton; Using Threatening Language on
Phone; Court 12-31
12-17 Kristopher Ward, 30; 2633
Boren Brick Rd., Roseboro; Communicate Threats; No Bond; Court
12-31
Incident/Investigation Report
12-12 Sherri Spell reported the
Larceny of her License Plate from
her residence located at 2370
Chancey Rd., Clinton.
12-12 Harrison Lambert reported a
Burglary from his residence located at 743 Vander Rd., Autryville.
Item reported missing 46 inch flat
screen TV.
12-13 Ricky Powell reported a Larceny from his residence located
at 2091 Hell Town Rd., Garland.
Items reported missing included a
5,000 watt generator, weed eater,
and Samsung Galaxy note.
12-17 Stefanie Carter reported a
Burglary at her residence located
at 120 Bell Lane, Clinton. Item reported missing US Currency.
12-17 Cindy Bautista reported the
Theft of her vehicle located at 130
Castle Lane, Harrells.
12-17 Terri Cahill reported a Burglary at her residence located at
1880 Old Warsaw Rd., Clinton.
Items reported missing included a
TV, tablet, and medication.
12-17 Stevie Corbett reported a
Burglary located at 1575 Auctioneer Rd., Clinton. Items reported
missing included building materials and a metal door.
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Week of December 19-25, 2014
ROSE HILL
Mrs. Rossie Mae Cain
Balkcum, 85 of 2259
Moores Bridge Rd. died at
home, Friday, December
12, 2014. Funeral services
were held Monday at
2:00 PM at Salem United
Methodist
Church
with Rev. Ben Horton
officiating. Burial followed
in the Balkcum family
cemetery. Born in 1929 in Bladen County, Mrs. Balkcum
was the daughter of the late Jim and Nancy Smith Cain.
She was the widow of Razzie R. “Sam” Balkcum. She
was a retired employee with Belk’s Department Store
and a member of Salem United Methodist Church.
She is survived by a Foster Son, Ned Johnson of Rose
Hill. Four half-sisters, Debbie Pait and Sue Cole both
of Elizabethtown. Alice Smith of Garland and Frances
Bruton of Hampstead. Two half-brothers, Jimmy Cain
and Johnny Cain both of Garland. She was preceded in
death by Two half-sisters, Peggy White and Lula Wilkes.
The family received friends at Royal-Hall Funeral Home
Sunday night from 6 til 8 PM and other times at the
home of Ned and Barbara Johnson, 2259 Moore’s Bridge
Rd., Rose Hill, NC 28458. In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to Community Home Care & Hospice, 216
Beaman St., Clinton, NC 28328. Condolences may be sent
by visiting www.royalhallfuneralhome.com. Royal-Hall is
honored to serve the Balkcum’s and Johnson families.
WARSAW
Mrs. Dorothy Register
Ellis, 74, of 418 E North
Street, Warsaw, NC, died
Monday, December 15,
2014 at Vidant Duplin
Hospital in Kenansville.
The funeral will be held
at 11 A.M, Saturday,
December
20,
2014
at Devotional Garden
Mausoleum Chapel.
Interment will follow in the
Devotional Garden in Warsaw, 1260 NC 24/50 Warsaw,
and NC 28398. Mrs. Ellis, born in Duplin County was
the daughter of the late Harmon Ellis Register and Dora
Williams Register. She was retired from Rex Hospital as
a monitor technician. She was preceded in death by four
sisters and one brother. Survivors are her children, Timothy
Ellis of Pink Hill, Robert Kyle Ellis and wife Jennifer
Holtom Ellis of Clinton, Sabrina Ellis Loper of Apex,
Leigh Ellis Holland of Warsaw; grandchildren, Robert
Kyle Ellis, Jr, Jessica West Albertson, Anthony Michael
Reynolds, Samantha Kristen Allen, Christopher Shaun
Ellis and Justin Ellis Holland; nine great-grandchildren;
sister, Phoebe Mallotte, brother, H. E. Register. The family
will receive friends 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM, Saturday,
December 20, 2014 at Devotional Garden Mausoleum
Chapel and other times at the home. Condolences may
be sent to the family at www.crumpler-honeycutt.com.
Arrangments are by Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home,
118 Fayetteville Street, Clinton, NC 28328.
CLINTON
LTC Alonzo Daniel Foote,
Sr., 85, of 210 Nolly Street,
died Thursday, December
11, 2014 at Manor Care
Health Center, Pinehurst,
NC. The funeral will be
held at 12 p.m., Saturday,
December 20, 2014 at
First Baptist Church, 900
College Street with Rev.
Thomas Farrow, Jr. officiating. Burial in Arlington National
Cemetery, VA at a later date with Military Honors. The
visitation will be held Friday, December 19, from 1-6 p.m.
at Brock Memorial & Worley Funeral Home, Inc. with the
family present from 5-6 p.m. Mr. Foote, Sr. is survived
by his wife, Evangeline Foote of the home; son, Anthony
“Tony” Foote of Manhattan, NY; daughters, Carol Gist
of Tacoma, WA, Joselyn Foote of Seattle, WA, Henrietta
Foote of Tacoma, WA and Priscilla Mitchell of Selma,
AL; 8 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. In lieu of
flowers, donations can be made to First Baptist Church,
900 College Street, Clinton, NC, Scholarship Fund in
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memory of LTC Alonzo Foote, Sr. Online condolences may
be sent to www.brockmemorialandworley.com. Service
entrusted to Brock Memorial & Worley Funeral Home in
Clinton, NC.
ROSEBORO
Mr.
Richard
Nelson
“Dink” Lucas, 42 of 2645
Hayne
Stretch
Road,
Roseboro, died on Friday,
December 12, 2014 at Cape
Fear Valley Medical Center
in Fayetteville. The funeral
was held at 3:00 P.M. on
Monday, December 15,
2014 at Peniel Pentecostal
Holiness Church with
Rev. Jeff Bartlett officiating. Burial followed in the church
cemetery. Mr. Lucas was born on December 6, 1972
in Cumberland County. He is preceded in death by his
mother, Becky Hales Lucas; sister, Regina Pratt; maternal
grandfather, William Hales; and paternal grandfather,
Millard Lucas. He worked as a logger and was the owner of
R & R Logging. He is survived by his wife, Robin Lucas of
the home; two daughters, Heather Lucas and Hannah Lucas
both of the home; two step daughters, Brittany Braswell
of Smithfield and Teri Hayes of Pine Level; father, Ricky
Lucas of Roseboro; sister, Rickilyn Lucas of Roseboro;
maternal grandmother, Lonnie Hales of Roseboro; paternal
grandmother, Marie Lucas of Roseboro; nephew, Justin Pratt
and great niece, Paityn Shaw; and niece, Kaitlyn Braswell.
The family received friends on Sunday evening from 6:00
to 8:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro and other
times at the home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
sent to Butler Funeral Home, P.O. Box 638, Roseboro, N.C.
28382 to help offset funeral expense. Services entrusted to
Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro.
ELIZABETHTOWN
Mr. Charles Elbert “CJ”
SasserJr. 32 of 615 Motor
Rd.
Winston-Salem,
formerly of Elizabethtown,
NC
died
Thursday,
December 11, 2014 at Wake
Forest Baptist Hospital,
in Winston-Salem, NC.
Mr. Sasser was preceded
in death by his father
Charles Elbert Sasser,
Sr., Grandmothers, Mary Lou Sasser, and Janice Gibson.
Funeral service was held at11:00 AM Monday, December
15, 2014 at Colly Chapel Church, by the Reverend Jim
Woodruff. Burial followed in the White Oak Baptist Church
Cemetery. Mr. Sasser is survived by son Charles “CJ” Jabe
Sasser of Clayton, NC, mother Janet Sasser Dominguez
ofBladenboro, three brothers, Kevin Sasser, Jacob Sasser,
Nicholas Gibson, all of Elizabethtown, finance Kelly Phelps
of Winston-Salem, NC, Paternal grandparents, Elbert Sasser
of Elizabethtown, Maternal grandparents Ronnie & Beverly
Gibson of Clarkton, NC. The family received friends from
6:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Carter
Funeral Home in Garland. In lieu of flowers memorials
may be made to Carter Funeral Home to help offset funeral
expenses.
VASS
Mr. William Harold Snyder, 88, of Vass, passed away on
Friday, December 12, 2014 at FirstHealth Hospice House
in Pinehurst, surrounded by his family. A celebration of
life was held on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 7:00
p.m. at Cox Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev.
Berry Barbour officiating. Military honors will follow.
The family received friends immediately following the
service at the funeral home. William was born in Clarion,
Pennsylvania on April 26, 1926 to George William and
Lillian Best Snyder. He served his country in the U. S. Army
and was a veteran of World War II. Bill enjoyed golfing,
gardening, “puttering” in the yard and spending time with
family and friends. He also enjoyed the time he spent with
the family dog “Bear”. He is survived by his wife, Martha
Salada Snyder; children, Susan Melton and husband
Fred of Hamlet, David Hoover of Ohio, Shirley Rogers
and husband Kenneth of Pennsylvania, Joseph Snyder
and wife Jean of Florida, Deborah Cadle and husband
Gary of Pennsylvania, Jeffrey Snyder of Pennsylvania,
Cheryl Marcinowski and husband W.D. of Dunn, Sandra
Snyder of Aberdeen, William Snyder of Colorado, Sharon
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Dunton and husband Bill,
Richard Hoover and wife
Amee of Virginia; twelve
grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren. He
was preceded in death
by his parents, George
William and Lillian Best
Snyder; son, Donald
Hoover; brothers, Merrill,
Kenneth and Arthur. In
lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to Cameron Boys Club, 525 Boys Camp
Road, Cameron, NC 28326. Condolences may be sent
to www.coxmemorialfuneralhome.com. Cox Memorial,
“Serving GOD by serving families in a time of need.”
CLINTON
Mr. William Paul Bishop, Jr., 65, of 6177 Garland
Hwy, Clinton, died Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at
his home. The funeral service will be held at 2 P.M.,
Friday, December 19, 2014 at Tyndall Grove Pentecostal
Holiness Church with the Reverend Larry Barnhill and
Reverend Graham Elmore officiating. Interment will
follow in the Spell-Tyndall Cemetery. Mr. Bishop born
in 1949 in Sampson County was the son of the late Fleecy
Spell Bishop and William Paul Bishop. He was a retired
farmer. In addition to his father he is survived by his
wife, Margaret Price Bishop; children, Melissa Williams
(Robert), Paula B. Powell, LaVerne Miller (Jim), Dale
Austin (Gail), Faye Curtis, Jerry Austin (Sheryl),
Sylvia Craig (Stuart), Janice Lacy (Frank); twenty-five
grandchildren; twenty-four great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Ann Thornton (Freddie), Diana Lewis (Alan);
and brother, Jimmy L. Bishop (Mary). The family
will receive friends 1 PM to 2 PM, one hour prior to
the service at Tyndall Grove Pentecostal Holiness
Church. Condolences may be sent to the family at
www.crumpler-honeycutt.com. Arrangement are by
Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home, 118 Fayetteville
Street, Clinton, NC 28328.
CLINTON
Mrs. Kathleen Bradshaw, 84, of Clinton, died Monday,
December 15, 2014 at the Hospice Home at High Point,
NC. The funeral service was held at 1 P.M., Thursday,
December 18, 2014, at Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral
Home, 118 Fayetteville St., Clinton, NC, with the
Reverend Bill West officiating. Interment followed at
the Rowan Baptist Church Cemetery, 701 Rowan Road,
Clinton, NC. Mrs. Bradshaw born in Sampson County
in 1930, was the daughter of the late Oscar Lee Jordan
and Armathia Tew Jordan. She was also the widow of
Charles Bradshaw. She was in retail sales in clothing. She
is survived by five children, Phyllis Piner and husband
Roger of OK, Sherry Jacobs and husband Paul of Clinton,
Rachel Frazier and husband Terry of High Point, Ginger
Smith of Kernersville, and Charlene Strickland and
husband Mark of Clinton; ten grandchildren; seventeen
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Beulah Stroud of
Clinton and Barbara Hairr of Clinton. She was preceded
in death by brothers, O. L. Jordan and Hubbard Jordan;
sisters, Bertha Cook, Fannie Crumpler and Lillian
Oates; one granddaughter, Tammy Marie Alicea;
and two great-grandsons, Benjamin and Chandler
Alicea. The family received friends from 6 pm–8 pm,
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Crumpler-Honeycutt
Funeral Home and at other times at 2832 Matthis Road,
Clinton, NC 28328. Memorials may be made to Mt.
Vernon Baptist Church, 3790 Faison Hwy., Clinton,
NC 28328. Condolences may be sent to the family at
www.crumpler-honeycutt.com. Arrangements are by
Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home, 118 Fayetteville
St., Clinton, NC 28328.
CLINTON
Mr. Barton Lee Hairr, formerly of Clinton, NC, died,
Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Arrangements are
incomplete and will be announced by CrumplerHoneycutt Funeral Home, 118 Fayetteville Street,
Clinton, NC 28328.
CLINTON
Mrs. Ida McLamb, 85, of 304 Underwood Street,
Clinton, NC, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014
at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC. Funeral
arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by
Brock Memorial & Worley Funeral Home, Clinton, NC.
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A LEGAL CHRISTMAS
H.W. “Sandy” Sanderson Jr.
Holland, Poole, Holland & Sanderson, P.A.
The legal history of Christmas in America has been a
reflection of the way Americans have viewed Christmas. Much of it is surprising to those not familiar with
the evolution of the holiday.
We know that the Puritans who first settled in America were deeply religious. You may assume that, because of this, they celebrated Christmas in their churches and with their families
as the most important day of the year. You would be wrong.
The Puritans had a number of objections to Christmas. Foremost among these was
that they did not like the date. They felt that Jesus was probably born in September instead of December. The date of December 25th was first officially used as
the day to celebrate the birth of Christ when it was declared to be His birthday by
Pope Julius I in the 300’s. The Puritans did not accept this as historically accurate
and refused to celebrate it as the date on which Christ was born. Further, Puritans
were known for their conservative nature in general and were not prone to ostentatious celebrations and felt this should be especially true regarding celebrations
of Christmas. This feeling of Christmas by the Puritans was widespread enough in
New England that Christmas was outlawed in Boston for 22 years, from 1659 until
1681. During this period, you could actually be fined for displaying Christmas spirit.
The fine could be as much as 5 shillings, which was a hefty penalty at the time.
The ban on Christmas was lifted after 22 years, but not due to a change of heart
by the Puritans. The colonies were still under English rule and the King put pressure
upon Boston to lift the ban. However, the Puritans continued to boycott Christmas
in their families and churches for years after. The anti-Christmas spirit in New England continued through the American Revolution. Many New Englanders associated Christmas with yet another thing forced upon them by the King of England.
In the South, Anglicans did celebrate Christmas and never had the disdain for the
holiday that New Englanders had. In fact, some Anglicans in the South had lavish
Christmas celebrations. However, the celebration of Christmas was not significant
enough among the general public for there to be a push for the date to be a
legal holiday. At the time of the founding of the United States, Christmas was
neither a federal holiday nor a legal holiday in any state. In fact, Congress was in
session on December 25, 1789, the first Christmas under the United States’ new
Constitution.
It was not until 1836 that any state made Christmas a legal holiday. The first state
to do so was Alabama. By 1865, only five states had made Christmas a legal
holiday. Not surprisingly, Southern states were the first to do so. On June 26, 1870,
our federal government made Christmas a legal federal holiday. North Carolina
was one of the last states to make Christmas a legal state holiday, not doing so
until 1881.
So what brought about the change of heart? What prompted Christmas to go
from outlaw status to indifference to legal holiday? Many historians point to the
power of the writers of the 1800’s to move people to feel the Christmas spirit
and be inclined to want to celebrate it. Charles Dickens is widely given the most
credit on this front. In 1843, his novel A Christmas Carol was published and was
an immediate success. For several years after, he published Christmas themed
books. It is undisputed that his works helped transform the way Christmas was
celebrated at the time, but it is also clear that A Christmas Carol would not have
been the success that it was had the people of the time not identified more with
the Cratchit family than with Scrooge. For this reason it is obvious that the people
of the time were not totally devoid of Christmas spirit.
The Civil War also played a huge role in the spread of Christmas celebrations in
America. At the time there was a sharp divide in how the holiday was celebrated
and, in fact, whether it was celebrated at all depending upon the denomination
and the geographic location of the people in general. For several Christmases in
the 1860’s, soldiers from different places and denominations spent Christmas together. Many took these “new traditions” back to their families when the Civil War
was over. Families in the North and South used Christmas to help heal the wounds
of the War in the years after.
The legal history of Christmas in America is one of extremes over time. Although
no one in our country is forced to celebrate Christmas, it is now a legal holiday in
which every citizen is allowed to celebrate.
Week of December 19-25, 2014
Chamber Chat
With Janna Bass
By Sherri Smith
President Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce
Busy, Busy, Busy!
Our Chamber Member of the Week for December 15th was the Clinton
Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta. The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, is a private,
not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. Since its founding on January 13,
1913, more than 200,000 women have joined the organization. Their tagline is ‘Uncompromising
Commitment to Communities: Service, Leadership, Empowerment’. Congratulations, Delta Sigma Theta and thank you for being a Chamber member! For more information about Delta Sigma
Theta, please refer to their listing on the Chamber’s website, or visit www.deltasigmatheta.org.
For those of you who were not able to attend Clinton’s Christmas In The City event this past Friday
night, please make a note on your calendar to be a part of it next year! I worked with Elizabeth at
the Museum and saw lots of folks enjoying refreshments, touring the buildings, going on carriage
and hay rides and sipping warm drinks from their mugs – and this was just a few of the activities!
Just put a note on the November page in your calendar for next year and start watching for announcements – you’ll be glad you did!
Also this past Friday night, the Roseboro Christmas parade stepped off - Chamber Member Robby James reported to me that it was a great parade – a good crowd, nice weather with a chill in the
air and Santa was in attendance!
Clinton’s Christmas parade was held this past Saturday morning and we were also fortunate to
have terrific weather and a good crowd of parade-watchers. Santa made an appearance at our
parade too – he’s in the short rows now!
This past Tuesday night I attended Harrells’ Singing Around the Christmas Tree with my Mom.
We were greeted by Mayor Jimmy Moore and Mr. Amos McLamb (who were on Santa watch) and
had a fantastic time. Other than visiting with Santa, I think my favorite part was singing ‘Twelve
Days of Christmas’ with the Harrells folks. Put it on your calendar for next year!
Happening this week: Thursday, December 18th, you’ll want to make plans to attend a Holiday
Open House at The Richert Inn located at 216 Sampson Street, Clinton. This is a floating event,
from 5 to 9 PM – please drop by and join the festivities!
Looking ahead to next week: The Chamber office will be closed for the Christmas Holiday from
Wednesday, December 24th thru Friday December 26th.
Looking ahead to 2015: Please mark your calendars to attend the annual Martin Luther King, Jr.
Business Reception scheduled for Monday, January 19th from 12 – 1 PM at the Sampson County
Agri-Exposition Center. Watch for media announcements for more information as the event
draws nearer.
And as always, please remember to Buy Local. Think of the time and gas you’ll save by doing so!
When you shop local, please post it to your Facebook page, the merchant’s (if they have a page)
and on the Chamber’s page as well! Spread the word!
For more information about the Chamber, the Membership or any scheduled events, please call
(910)592-6177 or visit www.clintonsampsonchamber.org
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SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
CHILDREN ALL YEAR LONG
By Brenda Brown
Social Security Public Affairs Specialist
in Fayetteville, NC
With holidays and vacations, December is often considered a
time to focus on the children in our lives. Whether we’re taking
the kids to visit Santa, buying Hanukkah gifts, or volunteering
for a toy drive, children are at the heart of the holiday season. We
at Social Security definitely know a thing or two about helping
children.
Did you know that we issue Social Security numbers for children,
typically during the first weeks or months of their life? You can
learn about Social Security numbers for children by reading our
publication, Social Security Numbers For Children, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs. A
child needs a Social Security number if he or she is going to have a bank account, if a relative
is buying savings bonds for the child, if the child will have medical coverage or if the child will
receive government services. You’ll also need a Social Security number for a child to claim him or
her on your tax returns. Typically, the hospital will ask if you want to apply for a Social Security
number for your newborn as part of the birth registration process. This is the easiest and fastest way
to apply.
If you wait to apply, you will have to visit a Social Security office and you must:
•
Complete an Application For a Social Security Card (Form SS-5).
•
Show us original documents proving your child’s U.S. citizenship, age, and identity.
•
Show us documents proving your identity.
Remember, a child age 12 or older requesting an original Social Security number must appear in
person for the interview, even though a parent or guardian will sign the application on the child’s
behalf.
You can imagine the many diverse needs that children around the world have. The children of some
countries aren’t as fortunate, and don’t have the strong social safety net that we have in the United
States. We work hard at Social Security to protect the needs of children, particularly if one or both of
their parents are disabled, retired, or deceased. These benefits for children provide necessities, and
help many minors complete high school. You can learn more by reading our publication, Benefits
For Children, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs.
Children with disabilities are among our most vulnerable citizens. Social Security is dedicated
to helping those with qualifying disabilities and their families through the Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) program. To qualify for SSI:
•
The child must have a physical or mental condition, or a combination of conditions,
resulting in “marked and severe functional limitations.” This means that the condition(s) must
severely limit your child’s activities.
•
The child’s condition(s) must be severe, last for at least 12 months, or be expected to
result in death.
•
If your child’s condition(s) does not result in “marked and severe limitations”, or does not
result in those limitations for at least 12 months, your child will not qualify for SSI.
•
The child must not be working and earning more than $1,090 a month in 2015. (This
amount usually changes every year.) If he or she is working and earning that much money, your
child will not be eligible for disability benefits.
Learn the details about benefits for children by reading our publication, Benefits for Children with
Disabilities, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs.
Visit www.socialsecurity.gov/people/kids to learn more about all we do to care for children. Caring
for the next generation is a national priority, during the holidays and all year long.
Congratulations
Chamber Member of the Week
Congratulations to the Chamber’s Member of the Week, Clinton Alumnae Chapter Delta
Sigma Theta. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated was founded January 13, 1913
by twenty two collegiate women on the campus of Howard University in Washington,
DC. It is a private, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and
support through established programs in local communities throughout the world such as:
Economic Development, Educational Development, Physical & Mental Health Involvement,
International Awareness Involvement, Political Awareness Involvement.
Clinton Alumnae Chapter was chartered with 30 members on January 22, 1955 at Andrews
Chapel Baptist Church in Clinton. Since the establishment, the chapter has been committed
to the ideals and five-point programmatic thrust upon which the Sorority was founded. The
Chapter members have provided and continue to offer many programs that benefit the citizens
in this county, especially the youth. The services include, but are not limited to: annual
scholarships to area high school students, GEMS & EMBODI youth initiatives, monthly
visits to local nursing homes, breast and cervical cancer awareness sessions, community
health fairs, black college tours, annual voter registration drives, World AIDS day activities,
community service recognition programs- spotlighting citizens who have rendered service
in the Chapter’s service area communities, annual adult Christmas dances, annual golf
tournaments, Jabberwock Pageants and Arts & Letters programs showcasing local talent and
so much more.
For more information about Clinton Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta please contact Arrida
Johnson at (910) 337-1906, email clintondst@embarqmail.com or visit www.clintondst.org.
For more information about the Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce call (910) 5926177 or visit www.clintonsampsonchamber.org.
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