6 - Thomasville Times - Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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DANGERS
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and promote Lightning
Safety Awareness Week,
which runs from June
20-26.
As a basic rule of
thumb, the best place to
ride out a storm in safe
ty is inside an enclosed
structure, like a house.
But when inside, stay
away from things that
conduct electricity, such
as corded phones, toilets,
tubs, sinks, outlets and
appliances. Do not show
er or take a bath.
If caught outside, open
and temporary struc
tures — such as a picnic
tent, lean-to or pavUion
— attract lightning. Don’t
stand imder a tree, as the
height win attract light
ning, but, when in a for
est in a lightning storm,
standing under smaller
tree or group of trees can
be OK.
Try not to stand in
groups because lightning
can jump from person to
person.
The second-safest place
to be during a lightning
storm is inside a car with
a roof and metal sides.
since the metal structure
of the car protects inside
passengers.
“A car is a good place to
go,” Bradley said. “Better
in a car than under a pic
nic shelter.”
While the standard
procedure used to be to
lie flat on the ground to
avoid being hit by light
ning, that much contact
with the ground isn’t safe
because the earth con
ducts currents up to 100
feet from where the strike
occurred.
The best position to
assume if no shelter is
available is to crouch
down with the feet close
together, placing hands
on knees and curling into
a ball.
Many injuries and
deaths from lightning
strikes occur either at the
beginning or the end of a
storm. An 8-year-old boy,
Evan Elwood, of Colum
bus, Miss., actually died
Memorial Day weekend
2010 from getting struck
by lighting after coming
outside when the storm
had cleared.
“There’s a lot of them
that are quote ‘out of the
blue,’ but if everybody
knew to just wait an ex
tra 30 minutes, it might
be different,” Bradley
said.
Bradley says her re
search indicated that if
thunder can be heard,
lightning can strike. It’s
best to stay inside for 30
minutes after the last
thunder clap, she says.
Raising awareness
about lightning safety
becomes important be
cause most people don’t
know the risks. The dan
gers of lightning strikes
remain underrated as far
as storm-related injuries
go because they genei'-
aUy only affect one or two
people at one time.
“You don’t think about
it,” Bradley said. “We
have tornado drills and
stuff in school, we have
fire drills. Coaches are
trained. But what about
parents when their kids
are out playing flag foot
ball or something? It’s
not that everybody that’s
out in thunder’s going to
get hit, but if you’re not
outside, there’s less of a
chance.”
Staff Writer Erin Wilt-
gen can be reached at 888-
3576 or at newsdesk@tvil-
letimes.com.
AWARD
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with the marine reserved
and everything associ
ated with that,” Bennett
said.
Besides taking an in
volved role in Memorial
Day and Veteran’s Day
celebrations, Luther also
attends several conven
tions. In a series of five
weekends, he will attend
four conventions in the
region. He’s also given
about 2,000 hours in the
past nine years in volun
teer work for the W G.
BiU Hefner VA Medical
Center in Salisbury
“If I go into everything
you’ve been involved
in, this coimcU meeting
wiU go to 11 at night,”
Bennett said, laughing.
“This gentleman without
a doubt has been a very
dedicated servant to the
marines. He’s just a very,
very busy guy.”
But Luther didn’t seem
phased by the amount of
his work - he said he con-
TIMES PHOTO/ERIN WILTGEN
Mayor Joe Bennett (left) presents James Luther The Or
der of the Longleaf Pine Award Monday.
siders it his duty to work
for the nation in whatev
er capacity he can.
“It’s an honor to serve a
country’s finest,” he said.
Luther also called at
tention to those Ameri
cans stih in active duty,
appealing to those pres
ent for prayers for those
soldiers fighting over
seas.
“It’s an honor to serve
the country’s finest,” Lu
ther said. “We need to
remember our country. It
has faults. But I’ve been
around the world many
times, and I’ve never
found a country that I
would trade with.”
OBITUARIES
Index
Thomasville
Marie Thornburg Hunt,
81
Maggie C. Logan, 93
Clifton H. Myers, 88
Lexington
Pauline B. Baker, 88
Other areas
Clegg Covington, 89
Pauline B. Baker
' LEXINGTON — Pau
line Booe Baker, age 88,
of Lexington died Friday,
June 18, 2010, in Select
Specialty Hospital in
Greensboro.
Graveside service was
held at 11 a.m. Monday at
Lexington City Cemetery
with Dr. Jim Martin offi
ciating. Burial followed.
The family received
friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Sunday at Davidson Fu
neral Home.
Born July 17, 1921, in
Yadkin County to Cas
well H. Booe and Lucy
Renegar Booe, she was a
retired employee of Klop-
man Mills and a member
of First United Methodist
Church.
In Lieu of flowers, me
morials may be directed
to the American Heart
Association, P.O. Box
5216, in Glen-Allen, Va.
Online condolences may
be made at www.david-
sonfuneraIhome.net.
Clegg Covington
DENTON — Mr. James
Clegg Covington, age 89,
of South Main St. Exten
sion, Denton, died Friday,
June 18, at his residence
Funeral service was
held at 11 a.m. Monday
at First United Methodist
Church with the Rev. Bfil
Foust officiating. Burial
with military honors by
the Randolph County
Honor Guard wfil be at
Mountain View Memo
rial Gardens. The family
saw friends from 6 to 8
p.m. Sunday at Briggs Fu
neral Home in Denton.
Marie Thornburg
Hunt
Marie (Pete) Thornburg
Hunt, 81 years young, for
merly living at The Oaks
of .Thomasville, died
peacefully at The Hinkle
Hospice House of David
son County in Lexington
on Friday, June 18, 2010,
at 2:40 a.m. after sev
eral weeks of declining
health.
She was born on Oct.
7, 1928, and worked from
home as a bookkeeper
of Hunt Heating Service
for her husband, Dolan
Hunt, who preceded
her in death in August
of 1998. She hand made
clothes for children and
their doUs, giving them
to charities for years, and
very much enjoyed play
ing bingo as the years
slowed her down.
She is survived by 4
children, Benny Hunt
and wife, Mona, of Yad-
kinviUe, Helen Hunt, of
Greensboro, Gary Hunt,
of Tobaccovfile, and
Linda EUis and husband.
Jack, of Greensboro; also
3 grandchildren, Jennifer
EUis, of KernersvUle, Jo
seph EUis, of Greensboro,
Brian Hunt and wife, An
gela, of Advance; 2 great-
grandchUdren, Erik EUis
and Isabel Hunt, plus one
surviving sister-in-law,
Frances Upton.
She loved sharing
warm memories of her
Thornburg famUy, very
often teUiag happy sto
ries about growing up on
the Uwharrie River. In
addition her heart was
fuU of love for nieces and
nephews, Edward Buie,
Bonnie Luck, Rosa Boyd,
Irene Ward, Harry Buie,
Sandra Allred, Lena
Rockett, Tom Brady, Bob
by Buie, and the families
of aU her nieces, nephews
and cousins. The Oaks
of ThomasvUle also cre
ated a second famUy of
love and friendship that
brought her happiness.
Her body wiU be cre
mated and her ashes scat
tered in the area she grew
up as a chUd because of
so many heartfelt memo
ries per her request. Ser
vice arrangements are
pending and will be an
nounced when finalized.
Please direct any me
morials to Hospice of Da
vidson County, 202 Hos
pice Way, in Lexington.
Online condolences may
be sent to www.jcgreen-
andsons.com.
Maggie C. Logan
Mrs. Maggie Curry
Logan, 93, 1238 Hillside
Drive and formerly of
Kennedy Road, died Sun
day, June 20, at her home.
Funeral service will be
held Saturday at 1 p.m.
in Friendship Baptist
Church, and burial will
follow in Carolina Bibli
cal Gardens in James
town. The family will
receive friends at Friend
ship Baptist Church on
Friday from 7 to 8 p.m.
and other times at the
home.
S. E. Thomas Funeral
Service is in charge of
arrangements.
Clifton H. Myers
Mr. Clifton Harding
Myers, 88, a resident of
Thomasville, died Satur
day, June 19, 2010, at the
Hinkle Hospice House of
Davidson County.
Born Dec. 22, 1921, in
Davidson County a son
of John William and Fan
nie Lee Clodfelter Myers,
he was a veteran of the
US. Army, having served
in World War II, was a
graduate of Fair Grove
High School and was of
the Baptist faith.
Service to celebrate his
life will be held at 2 p.m.
today at J.C. Green and
Sons Funeral Home Cha
pel in ThomasvUle with
the Rev. Pat EUer offici
ating. Interment wUl fol
low in the Liberty Baptist
Church Cemetery. The
family received friends
from 6 untU 8 p.m. Mon
day at the funeral home
and other times at the
home of Rick and Linda
Darr.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Davidson
County, 200 Hospice Way,
in Lexington. Online con
dolences may be sent to
the Myers famUy at www.
jcgreenandsons.com.
POLICE REPORTS
All entries in the section
are based on information
provided in police reports
from the Thomasville Po
lice Department.
May 25
• Jeffrey Wayne Hughes
(WM, 33) arrested on
charge of assaulting a fe
male at 11 Pine St.
• Veronica Joanett Al
len (BF, 47) arrested on
charge of employment
security law violation at
513 Afton St.
• Chuncey Dermonte
Huntley (BM, 30) arrest
ed on charge of assault
mjk
m
mpii
110 Highland Ave.
Thomasville, NC
475-1945
Saturday
Maggie C. Logan
1 p.m.
Friendship Baptist
Church
inflicting serious bodUy
injury at 801 Martin Lu
ther King Jr. Drive.
• Jamie Hoyte Watts
(WM, 48) arrested on
charge of communicat
ing threats at 7 W. GuU-
ford St.
• Edward Wardlaw Ter
ry (BM, 47) arrested on
charge of assault on a fe
male at 308 KendaU St. in
Lexington.
• Craig DoneU Harris
(BM, 48) arrested o charge
of second degree trespass
at 707 Marsh St.
• WaUace Nathaniel
Burnside (BM, 42) arrest
ed on charge of intoxi-
cated//distruptive-curs-
ing/shouting at others at
100 Church St.
• Carey Leon Cannon
(BM, 30) arrested on
charge of resist, delay,
obstruct a police officer
at 509 Smith St.
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