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Legislature focuses on education BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Most Mississippi lawmakers could likely agree on one thing as the 2017 Legislature session got underway this week - a change in public education funding must happen this year. House Speaker Philip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, both

Republicans, said they want to make changes to the 20-yearold education funding formula. Gunn said he’s looking for more eﬃciency, not less overall money. But EdBuild - the company hired by the state last summer to research the funding formula - said this week they

don’t anticipate recommending a reduction in spending. Any change would cause losses for some school districts and gains for others, unless lawmakers find money to increase total spending. The current formula, called the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, was put into

law 20 years ago but has been fully funded only twice. Legislators have ran a cumulative $1.9 billion short in MAEP funding since 2009. Local districts continue to suﬀer from the shortfall as well. In 2017, the underfunding of Please see EDUCATION | 2A

Residents urged to stay fire safe BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

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Michael Semmes (right) recently donated two 1820s-era love seats to the Verandah-Curlee House. Semmes — a direct descendant of Confederate Admiral Raphael Semmes — is joined by Jake, his son, and fellow member of the Col. William P. Rogers Camp of Sons of Confederate Veterans and Verandah-Curlee House Director Stephanie Hutson.

Historic furniture will help tell Verandah-Curlee House’s story BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com

A local descendant of one of the Civil War’s most celebrated naval oﬃcers is helping to bring more authenticity to the Verandah-Curlee House.

Michael Semmes, a descendant of Confederate Admiral Raphael Semmes, donated an almost 200-year-old pair of “love seats” for the furniture collection of the historic antebellum residence.

“The Friends of the Siege and Battle of Corinth were very fortunate to receive a donation of two 1820 period love seats for the furniture collection of the Please see FURNITURE | 2A

Audition set for upcoming play BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Auditions are set next week for Corinth TheatreArts’ latest comedy, “Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got The Will”. The play will feature a small cast, and Director Joshua Steen encourages locals with and without theater experience to try out. The cast for “Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got The Will”

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People of the Crossroads Penny Stevens, Hinkle

by famed playwright Del Shores will include three men and five women. “This is a local favorite,” said Steen. “It’s not a big cast, but this play oﬀers a large story to tell. If you’ve ever wanted to audition for a play, or even thought about it at all, come give it a shot.” The story is set in a small Please see AUDITION | 2A

25 years ago Rhonda Wallace of Corinth is selected as a member of the Ole Miss Junior Varsity Cheerleading squad.

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Local officials are stressing fire safety as Mother Nature continues to weave her icy spell upon the Crossroads area. With slippery, frozen roads and frigid temperatures, many took a snow day from work and school Friday in favor of cozy, indoor warmth. While it is tempting to snuggle in for a long winter’s nap, residents should pay special attention to the fire hazards which may exist in their homes. Responding to the need for extra precautions, Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney is asking that all Mississippians start the New Year off by practicing heating and fire safety. “Using heating sources in a proper manner to stay warm during cold weather and having working smoke alarms in your home is literally the difference between life and death,” said Chaney. “Every home should have a working smoke alarm. Working smoke alarms can cut the risk of people dying in home fires

in half.” Fire safety education and preventing fire deaths continue to be priority goals of the State Fire Marshal’s office, which investigated over 50 reported fire deaths in 2016. While preparing for cold weather, the State Fire Marshal’s office offers the following heating safety tips: • Have a three-foot “kidfree zone” around open fires and space heaters. • Supervise children when a fireplace, fire pit, or other space heater is being used. Use a sturdy, metal screen to prevent contact burns, which are even more common than flame burns. • All heaters need space. Keep things that can burn, such as paper, bedding or furniture at least 3 feet away from heating equipment. • Use heating equipment that has the label of a recognized testing laboratory. • Never use your oven for heating. • Install stationary space heating equipment, water

Penny Stevens has worked at Avectus Healthcare Solutions for over five years. Her current position is lien coordinator. Her favorite part of the job is working with her co-workers. “We all have different teams, so your team is like a big family,” said the Stevens. “That’s my favorite part, learning about everybody’s families, births and weddings. Being part of the group is like a family.” When not at work she enjoys spending time with her husband, Blane, and their two dogs, Kansas and Coco. “I’m an only child, so my parents always say that’s their grandpuppies,” she said. Stevens, 43, graduated from Corinth High School in 1992. “I’m one of the last class that graduated from the old high school,” she pointed out. She is a member of Wheeler Grove Baptist Church. Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith

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Verandah House,” said Larry Mangus, president of the Friends of the Siege and Battle of Corinth. “They are in excellent condition and just a wonderful furniture addition as we hope to soon begin the restoration of the interior of the home.” Verandah-Curlee House Director Stephanie Hutson said the love seat donations fit perfectly with the theme of the home, which was utilized as a headquarters for generals during the Civil War. She said the relics will help provide visitors a firsthand experience of how people lived in the era before the war. “We love our donation pieces,” said Hutson. “It’s a wonderful feeling to know people are so generous to give to one of the very few historic landmarks that are open to the public.” The Verandah-Curlee House is currently closed for winter, but will reopen in March after undergoing renovations and some rearrangement of the furniture. Hutson said the placement of the love seats will likely be in the parlor room of the house. “That’s one of the first rooms where people come into the house and what visitors will see first when we do a tour,” Hutson explained. The donor of the love seats is Michael Semmes of Counce, Tenn., a direct descendant of Admiral Raphael Semmes and an avid member of Corinth’s Col. William P. Rogers Camp of the Sons of Con-

federate Veterans. Semmes said the love seats were in his family since 1958, when his mother purchased them from an antique dealer in Florence, Ala. He said he is happy they will have a permanent home at the Verandah-Curlee House where they will be appreciated for their historical interest. Semmes’ ancestor was captain of the CSS Alabama, a Confederate sloop-of-war that sailed forth “to destroy the commerce of the North” — as the story is passed down in the period song “Roll, Alabama, Roll.” With Admiral Semmes at the helm, the Alabama inflicted $270,000 worth of damage to the United States economy in one two-weeks period of September 1862 and captured a total of 65 Northern vessels before the end of its run, making Semmes the most successful commerce raider in maritime history. The Alabama “went to her watery grave” — sunk by the USS Kearsarge just oﬀ the French port of Cherbourg on June 19, 1864. Semmes survived the battle and the war, spending his later years navigating the fallout from his wartime exploits. From being charged with treason by the U.S. government in 1865 to defending his role in the war in his “Memoirs of Service Afloat During The War Between The States,” Semmes lived in the shadow of the American Civil War until his death in Mobile, Ala., in 1877.

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Texas town where a family reunion takes place around the imminent death of the family patriarch. Although a comedy, the play also has dramatic tones throughout and shows the rebirth of the family unit. Auditions are set for Monday and Tuesday

night at 6 p.m. at the Crossroads Playhouse. Production dates are Feb. 24-26 for the adult themed show. (For more information, contact 662-287-2995 and leave a message. The playhouse is located at 303 Fulton Drive in Corinth.)

Photos by Michael H. Miller

Heavy snow falls over Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Corinth extension center Friday morning.

Photos by Michael H. Miller

Snow and ice blanket the intersection of Galyean and Bell School roads Friday.

Eleven-year-old Bentley Newton tosses a snowball at his uncle and former Daily Corinthian sports writer Michael H. Miller during a rare snow day in the South on Friday. With the Corinth School District canceling classes for the day and Northeast Mississippi Community College releasing early, both Newton and Miller had plenty of time to enjoy the wintery precipitation.

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MAEP will cost the Alcorn School District $1.2 million. The Corinth School District will also see a loss of just under $950,000. The shortfall in funding, under both Democratic and Republican administrations, has been a constant source of conflict. District 2 Rep. Nick Bain (DCorinth) said he is open to change but wants to know more. “Right now I just do not have enough information, but what I do know is I am tired of seeing my school districts struggle due to the underfunding,” said Bain. “I’m unsure what we will see this session ... what options we will have, but I want my districts to see more funding if possible.” One advocacy group wants to help people across the Magnolia State stay informed about the the good and the bad when it comes to education related bills this session. Nancy Loome with the Mississippi Parents’ Campaign advocacy group said hundreds of education bills get introduced each year. “We want to make sure people know the diﬀerence in good and bad education bills so they can help legislators understand the ef-

fect they have on the schools and communities,” said Loome about the guide to pro- and anti-public education bills her group released earlier this week. Loome said pro-public educations bills should provide teachers and students the resources they need to be successful when competing with their peers in Mississippi and across the U.S., keep public dollars in public schools, maintain high standards for all public schools, keep Mississippi’s College and Career Readiness Standards, give parents reasonable, fair and objective measures by which to determine how well students are achieving, provide every child a high quality early learning experience and strengthen teacher education programs and teacher licensure. She said anti-public education bills would revise the school funding formula to decrease the amount that state law requires Legislators to provide public school students, take away the right of local school boards to increase local school funding to pay for local programs, take tax dollars away from public schools and send them to private academies (vouchers and tax credit scholarships), change the way

school board members are selected, decrease the standards charter schools are required to meet in order to open a school, allow charter schools to locate in school districts rated A, B and C and increase testing and add administrative responsibilities and unfunded mandates at the local level. Loome’s group has developed a alert system to notify people when anti-public education bills are introduced or advanced in Jackson. “It’s all about providing parents and other concerned citizens with information about legislative initiatives concerning Mississippi public education,” said Loome. “It also gives parents, educators, community and business leaders, and other public school supporters a way to participate in decisions that aﬀect public schools.” (For more information on the Parents’ Campaign, visit msparentscampaign.org.) (The Associated Press contributed to this story.) (Capitol Connections by staﬀ writer Zack Steen will appear every Sunday through May. The weekly feature will include news and notes from the Mississippi Legislature.)

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Sunday, January 8, 2017

Today in History Today is Sunday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2017. There are 357 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 8, 1867, the U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in overriding President Andrew Johnson’s veto of the District of Columbia Suffrage Bill, giving black men in the nation’s capital the right to vote.

On this date: In 1790, President George Washington delivered his first State of the Union address to Congress in New York. In 1815, the last major engagement of the War of 1812 came to an end as U.S. forces defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans, not having gotten word of the signing of a peace treaty. In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson outlined his Fourteen Points for lasting peace after World War I. Mississippi became the first state to ratify the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which established Prohibition. In 1935, rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, declared an “unconditional war on poverty in America.”

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Across the Region Booneville Police make two felony drug arrests BOONEVILLE — Booneville Police reports two felony drug arrests in recent days. Booneville Police arrested Terry Dewayne Edge, 29, of Booneville Dec. 19 following a traffic stop on Second Street for an improper equipment violation. Investigation by officers showed the owner of the vehicle, Edge, had an outstanding warrant for his arrest with the Booneville Police Department. Edge was arrested and taken to the Prentiss County jail, said Police Chief Michael Ramey. Once inside the jail, Corrections Officers located an amount of methamphetamine and marijuana on Edge who was charged with felony possession of methamphetamine inside a correctional facility and felony possession of marijuana inside of a correctional facility. His bond on both felony charges was set at $10,000. In a separate, unrelated arrest, on Dec. 31 Booneville Police arrested Robert Gene Heath II on a felony drug charge. Officers responded to a stranded vehicle call on South Second Street. During the interaction with the occupants of the vehicle there was a discovery of methamphetamine, subutex, and other drug paraphernalia, said Ramey. Heath was arrested and taken to the Prentiss County jail and charged with felony possession of methamphetamine. His bond was set at $5,000. Heath was also charged with other misdemeanor charges.

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RIPLEY – Twila Goolsby is the 2016 recipient of the Delta Kappa Gamma Red Rose Award, according to the Southern Sentinel. Goolsby is the Director of Curriculum for the South Tippah School District and is also recognized throughout Mississippi as an expert in the field of dyslexia therapy. She is the mother of Grant Goolsby (Maggie) and Beth Goolsby Matlock (Cody), both of whom are teachers in area schools. Goolsby is a member of the Flat Rock Baptist Church where she teaches the Youth Sunday School Class and Children’s Church. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Education from Blue Mountain College. She holds Master’s Degrees in Dyslexia Therapy and Educational Leadership. The Red Rose Award was presented to Goolsby by the Alpha Psi Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, an international society of key women educators. The award is presented annually to recognize the achievement of a woman educator in a leadership role.

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SELMER, Tenn. — McNairy Central teacher John Prince has resigned and will soon be leaving the school district for a job with District2District. He will be the Director of Mathematics Support for the Nashville company working with different school systems in Tennessee and Florida. Prince will continue teaching at MCHS until Jan. 18 when he begins his new job. He will be leading a team of math consultants to help teachers and students improve their math skills. He still will be based in McNairy County and will travel some with his new work. “The Prince family will remain in McNairy County and we still love what the McNairy County School District is doing with our children,” said Prince. “Mollie will continue teaching at Ramer while Miller will graduate at McNairy Central, Major and Grace Ann will keep going to school at Ramer.” District2District is a new nonprofit created by former Assistant Tennessee Education Commissioner of Curriculum and Instruction Emily Barton Freitag. The company is working to build a collaborative of small school systems to address curriculum and instruction, where a more specific and specialized approach is often needed.

Prince met Freitag while she was working for Tennessee’s Department of Education and he was serving on a committee to improve math curriculum in Tennessee. He has already done some freelance consulting for the company. The mission of the company is to help children reach their potential when they are challenged and supported with excellent teaching. District2District seeks to help school districts improve instruction in core academics by serving as a hub of quality support. “Our team will go into school districts to observe teachers and students,” related Prince. “We will make sure they are following the standards of teaching to allow the students to learn at a high level.” A former McNairy County Director of Schools, Prince has taught Honors Geometry and Bridge Math (seniors only) at MCHS this year. He served as the Director of Schools for 27 months. He came to McNairy County after serving as the principal at Trenton Middle School. Prince had been a teacher/football coach in McNairy County from 1994-2003. In his 24th year of education, he had previously taught at Ramer School, Adamsville High School, and McNairy Central. Prince moved to his hometown of Trenton where he taught for six-years after leaving McNairy County in 2003. He was the Trenton district’s math coach and data specialist for two years and became the principal at Trenton Middle School in June 2012. Prince began his teaching/coaching career at Huntingdon High School.

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Police chief declares war on drugs; let’s support efforts Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance is taking a tough stance on illegal drug use. We support his leadership, the Corinth Police Department and the narcotics division in their eﬀorts is this war at home which is destroying local families. The Corinth Police Department has promised more to come after a recent large drug bust in the city. Dance believes the narcotics division is making good progress and is not going to slow down. “If you are selling dope, you better relocate or retire, one or the other,” Dance told the Daily Corinthian. “We’re coming after you. Methamphetamine is running wild in this city and county, and we’re fixing to hit them hard.” We like this tough stance and pledge all of our support toward the narcotics division. We hopes the community does as well. Police recently seized a large quantity of drugs, a couple of firearms and about $1,600 in cash. A man was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of a schedule II controlled substance (Adderall) with intent to sell, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a stolen firearm. The police chief said it was one of the larger drug busts the city has seen in some time. Oﬃcers seized approximately 1,000 grams of marijuana, 131 grams of cocaine, nine Hydrocodone pills, 30 Xanax pills and eight Adderall pills, along with drug paraphernalia. One of the seized firearms was stolen out of Benton County. We hope more arrests are made and we stand ready to make these arrests - and ultimately convictions known to the public.

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BP money should go to the coast Now is the time to speak up. The Mississippi House and Senate are in session for the next 89 days and on one of those days they could decide the fate of more than $700 million from the BP economic-damages settlement. The logical place for that money is on the Coast, where BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster damaged businesses, jobs and lives. It belongs on the Coast, where the investment could bring a return that will benefit the entire state. A vibrant Coast tourism and industrial economy brings in tax money we willingly share with the state. Logic doesn’t always guide the state House and Senate. There are those in the House and Senate who, without the benefit of knowing the Coast, assume we have been made whole. We know that isn’t the case. And that’s where you, the people of the Coast, come in. We need an outpouring of stories of the damage BP brought to your lives. We need the stories of businesses and opportunities lost. Did your restaurant close? Does your charter business have fewer bookings? Did you lose your job? Tell that to those people from the upper reaches of the state. Rep. Scott DeLano, a South Mississippi lawmaker, told a poignant story of a hamburger stand that, despite the help of family and friends, didn’t survive. It went under not because it lost customers but because its employees left for $2,000-a-week paychecks from BP and the stand couldn’t hire quality replacements. That is the kind of story that hasn’t reached the ears of those in Jackson and beyond. We understand the state budget is tight and that money is scarce throughout the state. But it would be shortsighted to use this one-time money to plug a budget full of recurring expenses. This is money best invested for the long haul on projects that promise a return to the state treasury year after year. And the most likely place to get that kind of a return is in the Coast counties. We have some powerful voices — Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and Gov. Phil Bryant — on our side. Our delegation is unified in this cause. All they need is you. And the more of you, the better. Here are the email addresses of all the representatives and senators from the Coast. Send them plenty of ammo for the coming fight. The Sun Herald

Prayer for today Almighty God, help me to understand that peace does not come in rebellion or grieving, but is obtained through the calm of the soul. Grant that if I may be perplexed or worried to-day, I may have the power to control myself and wait in thy strength. Amen.

A verse to share Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! — 2 Corinthians 5:17

State confronts public health care realities STARKVILLE — What is the future of public health care in Mississippi if Congress proceeds with the Republican majority’s plan to do away with the Aﬀordable Care Act? Mississippi’s sad litany of chronic health problems are now familiar – diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and the highest infant mortality rate in the nation – as is the state’s status as the poorest U.S. state. Sarah Varney of Kaiser Health News in exposed some of our state’s lesser known but even more cruel health ironies, observing that Mississippi has the nation’s highest rate of leg amputations while one of the nation’s lowest rates of simple blood testing, used to monitor and prevent diabetes complications. Even sadder was Varney’s finding that our state has high breast cancer death rates despite a relatively low incidence of breast cancer diagnoses. The fact is that by the time many cases were diagnosed, the cancer had advanced too far. Just as well known in government circles is the fact that despite those health care challenges and the unrelenting poverty that exacerbates them, Mississippi avoided the Aﬀordable Care Act or “Obamacare” like the veritable plague. The proposed Medicaid expansion that was part and parcel to ACA got the same cold shoulder. In 2014, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said: “For us to enter into an expansion program would be a fool’s errand. I mean, here we would be saying to 300,000 Mississippians,

‘We’re going to provide Medicaid coverage to you,’ and then the federal government through Congress or through the Senate, would do Sid Salter away with or alter Columnist the Aﬀordable Care Act, and then we have no way to pay that. We have no way to continue the coverage.” Now, after the Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate and the election of Republican Donald Trump as president, Bryant may soon be a political prophet if the new Republican majority in Congress makes good on the stated intent of many to repeal the ACA. In 2013, Bryant defined his perception of the issue in Mississippi more succinctly: ““Medicaid expansion puts another 300,000 Mississippians on the Medicaid rolls. We have 640,000 people on Medicaid. That is 940,000 Mississippians on Medicaid. We cannot financially sustain that.” Bryant’s assessment also plays to many legislators who know all too well that that perhaps the single most diﬃcult thing for them to do and survive politically is to first extend a service to a constituent and then a few years down the road take it away. Mississippi’s decision not to expand Medicaid under ACA left around 138,000 Mississippians without Medicaid coverage by Kai-

ser Family Foundation estimates. Despite that, total Medicaid spending in Mississippi (adjusted for inflation) over the period 2000 to 2012 doubled from $2.6 billion in 2000 to $4.6 billion in 2012. For the same period nationally, Medicaid spending in the U.S. grew from $263.7 billion to $429.2 billion. Based on those numbers, the study proved Medicaid spending in Mississippi grew over that period by 76 percent while the national growth rate in Medicaid spending was 63 percent. If Congress dispatches the ACA, the fact remains in Mississippi that public health care is the second largest expenditure by the states after they pay for their educational systems. Mississippi’s poverty dictates that demand for public health care in this state is not likely to decrease. Therefore, the wild card then becomes the cost of uncompensated care, which is also subsidized by taxpayers and health insurance ratepayers. Historically, Mississippi has oﬀered a more generous public health care program than state taxpayers truly funded – paying the diﬀerence with the three federal dollars the state receives for every dollar paid in federal taxes. So the public health care questions in poor states like Mississippi become what is next for public health care and who pays? Mississippi taxpayers – both state and local – may well not like the answers.

Replace Obamacare with the free market One of President-elect Donald Trump’s major campaign promises is to “repeal and replace” Obamacare. Vice President Joe Biden recently dared him to do so. Biden knows that 20 million Americans have health insurance that didn’t before Obamacare, and they represent 20 million stories on CNN, MSNBC and The New York Times — in the entire “health care is a right” crowd — when and if Trump follows through. Sure, despite President Barack Obama’s promises to the contrary, some people lost their health care coverage and some people lost their doctors. And no, the average family did not save $2,500 per year as Obama insisted would be the case. And yes, health insurance premiums, copays and deductibles are going up even though Obama promised that his plan would “bend the cost curve” down. All that matters to the antiTrump media is that there is now an entire class of people to exert pressure against the repeal of Obamacare. Many Republicans say they want to keep “the good parts of Obamacare,” specifically the prohibition against denying insurance based on a pre-existing condition and forcing insurance carriers to keep a “child” on his or her parents’ policy until the child is 26. Republicans promised to not only repeal but to “replace” Obamacare. How can they do this -- and replace it with what? Republicans, despite their unanimous opposition against Obamacare, bought into at least two premises that its proponents argued. The first is that health care is a right — or, if not a right, at least something whose costs the federal government should reduce. The second is that, having made the decision to inter-

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vene in health care, the federal government possesses the knowledge, wisdom and judgment to reduce its costs to make it “affordable.” Larry The feds, promised Elder Obamacare advocates, can even make Columnist health care affordable without reducing quality. If the goal were truly to make health care more affordable, Obamacare would be as laughably wrongheaded as other Obama boondoggles like “cash for caulkers” or “cash for clunkers.” No, the real goal is taxpayer-paid health care. Both ex-DNC chair Howard Dean and ex-Senate leader Harry Reid said so. To reduce costs in health care, or, for that matter, in any commodity, is to unleash the free market. Health care is particularly shackled by restrictions and regulations too numerous to mention. Here is just one example. In the biographical movie “Hacksaw Ridge,” a World War II medic, Private Desmond Doss, a pacifist, refused to carry a rifle. In the midst of the carnage, during the Battle of Okinawa, Doss carried wounded soldiers and rappelled them down a cliff face to safety then treated them alongside the medics. He was awarded a Medal of Honor for saving scores of lives. If, however, after the war, Pvt. Doss had opened an office with a shingle saying “Doss’ trauma unit,” authorities would have thrown him in jail for practicing medicine without a license. His skills were good enough for the soldiers on the battlefield, but not good enough for civilians when Doss returned stateside.

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On a question-and-answer website, this question was recently posed: How do Marines feel about Navy corpsmen? Here are some of the responses: “Personal experience -- I had my middle finger sewn back on by an E-5 corpsman. When a real doctor first saw it, he shouted, ‘Who did this?!’ I asked why and the Doc said that it was the best he had ever seen. I have full use and feeling in that finger and that was 40 years ago.” “Personal experience — I was shot in the leg. An E-4 corpsman, assisted by an E-5, treated me. No doctor could have done any better than they did.” “History: Beginning in WWII, most ships the size of destroyers and smaller had enlisted men -corpsmen — as their only medical expert. Usually it was a Chief Petty Oﬃcer, but often was an E-6 and some had only an E-5. “Then, as now, they did everything — surgery included. In WWII and every war since then, U.S. soldiers have had a higher survival rate than any other country’s military (enemy or allies) and most of that medical triage and vital systems treatment was by enlisted corpsmen. “Outside the service, enlisted corpsmen are by far the preferable hire for civilian EMT and rescue jobs.” If Congressional Republicans were serious about making health care aﬀordable, they should sell the voters on the free market. Where’s the slogan for that? Larry Elder is a best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio talk-show host. To find out more about Larry Elder, or become an “Elderado,” visit www. LarryElder.com. Follow Larry on Twitter @larryelder.

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Deaths David DeMattio

A service of Mass for David Allen DeMattio, 78, will be held at 12 noon on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at St. James Catholic Church with burial to follow in the Corinth National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time at 12 noon at St. DeMattio James Catholic Church. David passed peacefully on Jan. 5, 2017, at his residence. He was born in Midvale, Ohio on May 12, 1938, to the late Leo and Dorothy DeMattio. He was a 1957 graduate of Midvale High School and then served three years in the U.S. Army. David went on to work 30 plus years at Gradall where he retired. He met and married Barbara Cook in 1964. They went on to raise their sons in Ohio until 1998 when David and Barbara retired in Rienzi. David was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and sonin-law and loved his family dearly. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brother and sister, Joey and Sharon. David is survived by his wife of 52 years, Barbara Ann DeMattio; sons, Darren DeMattio and Christina, Brian DeMattio and Holly, Derrick DeMattio and Stacie; seven grandchildren, Dallas, Dakota, Samantha, Jade, Elijah and Reuben; brothers, Lenny DeMattio

Melvin M. Wilson

Melvin M. Wilson, 68, of Corinth died Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth. Arrangements are pending with Patterson Memorial Chapel.

Patrick Francis Murphy

Funeral services for Patrick Francis Murphy, 85, are set for 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8 at the Tutor Memorial Funeral Home in Pontotoc with burial in Randolph Cemetery. Visitation is from noon until service time Sunday at the funeral home. Mr. Murphy died Wednes-

and Helen, Michael DeMattio, Dick DeMattio and Shirley and sisters, Peggy, DeeAnn, Teresa and Cathy. McPeters Funeral Directors are in charge of the arrangements.

Ruth Sharp

Sammy Ray Mathis, 60, passed away on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, at NMMC in Tupelo. He is from Alcorn County, Walnut. His funeral service will be Sunday, Jan. 8 at 2:30 p.m. at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel Mathis of Memories. Bro. Joe Spencer and Bro. John Boler will officiate the service. Visitation will be on Sunday, Jan. 8 from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Magnolia Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Mathis was born in Ripley on Dec. 5, 1956, to the late Mr. D.C. “Duke” Mathis and Mrs. Pauline Rogers Mathis. Mr. Mathis was a farmer and a business owner, but his family and friends know that he truly was a jack of all trades. Mr. Mathis was of the Baptist Faith and a member of Holly Baptist Church. He loved his family and friends with his whole heart, and they certainly loved him back. Those that knew Mr. Mathis knew him as a special and generous person. Indeed, know-

ing Mr. Mathis meant you had a friend to count on, to talk to, and to love. He especially loved spending time with his grandchildren and watching them grow. On the rare occasion when he took time away from managing his trucking business, Mr. Mathis could be found going out to eat with his family, spending Saturday nights watching dirt track racing, or visiting with his friends on weekday mornings at the store. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Brenda Taylor Mathis of Walnut; his son, Benjamin Tyler Mathis and wife Haley of Grenada; his daughter, Rachel McNatt and Ron Gardner of Walnut; two grandchildren, Alyson Wilson and River Huggins; his brother, Danny Mathis and wife Evelyn of Walnut and sisters, Judy Hines of Brandon and Betty Ann Spencer and husband Bro. Joe of Walnut; Tanner Brooks, who was like a son to him; and other relatives and a host of friends. Pallbearers will be Stanley Nelms, Danny Crum, Ricky Morphis, Ronnie Morphis, Carl McClure, Tanner Brooks, Shawn Brooks, and Benny Jones. Honorary Pallbearers will be Greg Rowland, Ronnie Teague, Charles Lanier, and R.L. Mathis. He was preceded in death by his father, Mr. D.C. “Duke” Mathis and his mother, Mrs. Pauline Rogers Mathis. Online condolences may be left at www.magnoliafuneralhome.net.

Funeral services for Ruth Stogner Sharp, 95, of Corinth will be held on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Don Elliott oﬃciating. Visitation will be from 12 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the church. Burial will follow in Henry Cemetery. Mrs. Sharp Sharp passed away January 5, 2017, at her home. A native of Water Valley, Mrs. Sharp graduated from Water Valley public schools, Belhaven College in Jackson, and did post-graduate work at Louisiana State University. Prior to coming to Corinth, she taught school at Yazoo City, Pearl River Junior College, and Ramer, Tenn. While teaching in Ramer, she established their first commercial department in l948. She moved to Corinth in l950 where she taught English and typewriting at Corinth High School for 35 years. During these years, she was selected Star Teacher numerous times by her students. As an active member of the First Presbyterian Church, she taught Sunday school for 25 years, worked with the youth program, was a member of the Jo Anderson Bell Choir and the First Presbyterian Ladies Association. In 2009, Mrs. Sharp was selected as the Junior Auxiliary’s Citizen of the Year, and in 2011

day, Jan. 4, 2017, at NMMCTupelo. He was born in London, England, and served in the British Army. He immigrated to the United States in 1968 from England to become a dual citizen and joined the U.S. Army. After retiring, he became a part of the Army Reserve for 17 years. He was an active member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Burnsville and a member of the Gideon International. He worked as a tool and die engineer and supervisor at companies such as Eastman Kodak, Tecumseh and Robert Bosch. He also was a tool and

dielrobotics teacher. He was the owner of Yesterday’s Treasures antique store and the author of three autobiographies. Survivors include his wife of 29 years, Jessie Mae Tutor Murphy; his children, Veronica Jones of London, England; Dara Davis (Bobby) of Pontotoc; Barbara Hall of Pontotoc; Mark Murphy of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Allison Walden (Tim) of Ladson, S.C.; Lorraine Blanton (Jimmy) of Ravenel, S.C.; Andrew Murphy of Moss Point; Mary Cain of Ladson, S.C.; his grandchildren, Jennifer McCormick (Kevin) of Pontotoc; Shane Davis of Ato-

ka, Tenn.; Jamie Culpepper (Susan) of Pontotoc; Toni Clements (Chase) of Bruce; Greg Davis (Kari Anna) of Pontotoc; Aaron Blanton of Summerville, S.C.; Brandon Blanton of Summerville, S.C.; Dee Franklin of Bruce; Michael Cain of Ladson, S.C.; Johnathan Cain of Ladson, S.C.; Alyssa Walden of Ladson, S.C.; Allyssabeth Cain, Ladson of S.C.; Serrina Lutener (James) of London, England; Meena Hicocks (Martin) of London, England; Nyree Raybeey of London, England; Mark Huntley (Ceri) of London, England; and 26 great-grandchildren.

Sammy Ray Mathis

was honored by the Corinth High School Alumni Association as their Distinguished Faculty Member of the Year. Mrs. Sharp was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Stogner; her husband of 55 years, Mr. Richard E. Sharp; and a sister, Mrs. Ann Carpenter. Survivors include a son, R. Gary Sharp and wife, Jean, of Hendersonville, Tenn.; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Bonnie McCarley of Memphis, Tenn. and a brother-in-law, Mr. Charles Carpenter of Warner Robins, Ga.; and three nieces, Dr. Sandra Carpenter of Gadsden, Ala.; Mrs. Theresa Moneypenny of Warner Robins, Ga; and Ms. Rebecca McPheters of New York City. Mrs. Sharp had the following message for all of her former students. “Every student I ever taught was a blessing to me.” She particularly wanted to express her appreciation to Dr. Leonard Pratt and his family for all their care and concern through the years. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 919 East Shiloh Road, Corinth, MS 38834; French Academy, 1 Fine Place, French Camp, MS 39745; American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123; American Heart Association, P. O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 752840692; or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. McPeters Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother, John and Inez Dyer Murphy of London, England; his brother, Shan of London, England and sisters, Bridget “Biddy”, Mary, and Maggie, all of England and Kitty of Australia. Brother Chris Herrington and Brother Scott Webber will oﬃciate. Memorials may be made to Calvary Missionary Baptist Church c/o Children’s Fund, 19 Gross Ave, Burnsville, MS 38833 or Gideon Bibles, The Gideons International, PO Box 140800 Nashville, TN 372140800.

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heaters or central heating equipment, according to the local codes and manufacturer’s instructions. • Have a qualified professional install the equipment. • Make sure all fuelburning vented equipment is vented to the outside to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. CO is created when fuels burn incompletely. CO poisoning can cause illness and even death. Make sure the venting for exhaust is kept clear and unobstructed. This includes removal of snow and ice around the outlet to the outside. • Install and maintain carbon monoxide alarms to avoid risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Portable electric space heaters • Turn heaters off when you go to bed or leave the room. • Use and purchase portable space heaters with an automatic shut off so if they’re tipped over, they will shut off. • Place space heater on solid, flat surface. • Plug power cords directly into outlets and never into an extension cord. • Inspect for cracked or damaged, broken plugs or loose connections. Replace before using.

Fuel burning space heaters • Always use the proper fuel as specified by the manufacturer. • When refueling, allow the appliance to cool and refuel outside or in a wellventilated area. • When using the heat-

“Many of the fires we see this time of year are due to space heaters, particularly in mobile homes and campers due to the load it brings on the electrical service panels.” Chief Jonathan Rider Biggersville Fire & Rescue er, open a window to ensure proper ventilation. • In portable kerosene or other liquid-fueled space heaters, always use the proper grade of the proper fuel. • All new unvented gasfired space heaters have an oxygen depletion sensor that detects a reduced level of oxygen in the area where the heater is operating and shuts oﬀ the heater before a hazardous level of carbon monoxide accumulates. If you have an older heater without this feature, replace it. • If the pilot light of your gas heater goes out, allow 5 minutes or more for the gas to go away before trying again, do not allow gas to accumulate, and light the match before you turn on the gas to the pilot to avoid risk of flashback. • If you smell gas in your gas heater, do not attempt to light the appliance. Turn oﬀ all the controls and open doors and window. Call a gas service

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Wood burning stoves • Install the stove, chimney connectors and chimneys following manufacturer’s instructions, or have a professional do the installation. • Wood stoves should bear the label of a recognized testing laboratory. • In wood stoves, burn only dry, seasoned wood. In pellet stoves, burn only dry, seasoned wood pellets. • Start the fire with newspaper or kindling, never with a flammable liquid, such as lighter fluid, kerosene or gasoline. • Keep the doors of your wood stove closed unless loading or stoking the live fire. • Allow ashes to cool before disposing. Dispose of ashes in a tightly covered metal container, and

keep the ash container at least 10 feet away from the home and any other nearby buildings. Douse and saturate with water. • Also, be a good neighbor. Check with the elderly or relatives and friends who may need additional assistance to ensure their safety. If you lose your heat, seal oﬀ unused rooms by stuﬃng towels in the cracks under the doors. At night, cover windows with extra blankets or sheets. Should a fire break out in the home, have an emergency evacuation plan for the family to follow and have a designated meeting place for all family members. Once everyone is outside the burning home, call 911 and do not re-enter the home under any circumstances. Biggersville Fire & Res-

cue Chief Jonathan Rider also stressed fire safety with the plummeting temperatures. “Many of the fires we see this time of year are due to space heaters, particularly in mobile homes and campers due to the load it brings on the electrical service panels,” he said. “Many of the newer models come with an automatic shut-oﬀ feature in case the heaters were to tip over, but older heaters may not. Items like blankets, clothing, curtains and flammable upholstered furniture should be kept away from from space heaters or any other heat sources.” Rider also recommends that those using natural gas and propane heaters exercise caution and be aware of the tell-tell signs of the carbon mon-

oxide poisoning such as nausea, sleepiness, a dull headache, weakness, dizziness, vomiting, shortness of breath, confusion, blurred vision and loss of consciousness. “Another thing that most don’t think about is that fire hydrants need to be clear of leaves, debris and vegetation so they can be easily accessed in the event that a fire does break out,” said the Chief. “It won’t necessarily slow us down, but it does make things more diﬃcult and we really don’t need to worry about the water freezing up on the truck.” “Finally, it is a great idea to check on those who may have fallen behind on their bills and are in need of warmth since exposure can be a big concern this time of year for pets as well as people.” (For more fire safety information and tips visit a special State Fire Marshal Heating Fire Safety page on the Mississippi Insurance Department website at www.mid. ms.gov.)

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW WEEKLY DOW JONES Dow Jones industrials

CLOSED 119.16

Close: 19,963.80 1-week change: 201.20 (1.0%)

MON

20,000

TUES

60.40

-42.87

64.51

WED

THUR

FRI

19,500 19,000 18,500 18,000 17,500

WEEKLY STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

NYSE 11,237.62+180.73

NASDAQ 5,521.06+137.94

S&P 500 2,276.98 +38.15

MARKET SUMMARY: NYSE AND NASDAQ GAINERS ($2 OR MORE) LOSERS ($2 OR MORE) Last Chg Chg %Chg Name EnteroM rs 9.19 +7.19 +359.5 AgileThera 2.69 -3.01 xG Tch wt rs20.00 +11.31 +130.1 SitoMobl rs 2.34 -1.35 Hc2 Hldgs 6.68 +3.34 +100.0 CSVLgNG rs29.38 -16.81 Orexign rs 3.38 +1.64 +94.3 DxGlMBr rs 22.86 -12.23 PernixT rs 2.93 +.99 +51.2 CSVixSh rs 7.08 -2.44 PranBio rs 2.42 +.79 +48.5 PUVixST rs 6.51 -2.24 IntrpDia rs 6.47 +2.07 +47.0 LiveVent rs 18.05 -5.97 O2Micro 2.49 +.69 +38.3 AEtern g rs 2.75 -.85 Calithera 4.45 +1.20 +36.9 PrSUltNG rs14.72 -4.24 LegcyR pf 10.78 +2.90 +36.8 DirDGlBr rs 37.77 -10.60 Halozyme 13.38 +3.50 +35.4 BiP GCrb 6.10 -1.51 Name

Last

%Chg -52.8 -36.6 -36.4 -34.9 -25.6 -25.6 -24.9 -23.6 -22.4 -21.9 -19.8

ACTIVES ($1 OR MORE) Name

Vol (00) Last Chg

BkofAm FordM ChesEng AMD FrontierCm Penney Xerox FrptMcM WeathfIntl SiriusXM Nvidia

3255118 22.68 2332407 12.76 1940733 7.01 1667420 11.32 1571390 3.75 1517747 7.57 1470689 7.01 1231281 14.90 1223714 5.91 1169532 4.56 1087499103.10

+.58 +.63 -.01 -.02 +.37 -.74 +1.26 +1.71 +.92 +.11 -3.64

STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST Name

Wk Wk YTD Div Last Chg %Chg %Chg

AFLAC NY 1.72 AT&T Inc NY 1.96 AMD Nasd ... Aon plc NY 1.32 Apple Inc Nasd 2.28 BP PLC NY 2.40 BcpSouth NY .50 NY .30 BkofAm B iPVxST rs NY ... BarrickG NY .08 Bemis NY 1.16 Caterpillar NY 3.08 ChesEng NY ... Chevron NY 4.28 Cisco Nasd 1.04 Citigroup NY .64 CocaCola NY 1.40 Comcast Nasd 1.10 CSVInvNG NY ... NY 2.40 Deere DrGMBll s NY ... ... DxGBull s NY Dover NY 1.76 DowChm NY 1.84 EnPro NY .84 ExxonMbl NY 3.00 Facebook Nasd ... FstHorizon NY .28 Fitbit n NY ... FordM NY .60 FrkUnv NY .47 FredsInc Nasd .24 FrptMcM NY ... FrontierCm Nasd .42 GenElec NY .96 Globalstar Amex ... iShChinaLC NY .76 iShEMkts NY .84 iS Eafe NY 1.70 iShR2K NY 1.77 IBM NY 5.60 KimbClk NY 3.68

70.19 +.59 +0.8 41.32 -.72 -1.7 11.32 -.02 -0.2 114.35+2.82 +2.5 117.91+2.09 +1.8 37.91 +.53 +1.4 31.45 +.40 +1.3 22.68 +.58 +2.6 22.13 -3.38 -13.2 16.93 +.95 +5.9 49.86+2.04 +4.3 93.04 +.30 +0.3 7.01 -.01 -0.1 116.84 -.86 -0.7 30.23 +.27 +0.9 60.55+1.12 +1.9 41.74 +.28 +0.7 70.27+1.22 +1.8 4.27+1.24 +40.9 106.49+3.45 +3.3 7.57+1.99 +35.7 9.26+1.62 +21.2 77.72+2.79 +3.7 57.44 +.22 +0.4 67.39 +.03 ... 88.50 -1.76 -1.9 123.41+8.36 +7.3 20.26 +.25 +1.2 7.90 +.58 +7.9 12.76 +.63 +5.2 6.82 +.14 +2.1 18.22 -.34 -1.8 14.90+1.71 +13.0 3.75 +.37 +10.9 31.61 +.01 ... 1.71 +.13 +8.2 35.75+1.04 +3.0 35.94 +.93 +2.7 59.05+1.32 +2.3 135.69 +.84 +0.6 169.53+3.54 +2.1 116.43+2.31 +2.0

+.8 -2.8 -.2 +2.5 +1.8 +1.4 +1.3 +2.6 -13.2 +5.9 +4.3 +.3 -.1 -.7 ... +1.9 +.7 +1.8 +40.9 +3.3 +35.7 +21.2 +3.7 +.4 ... -1.9 +7.3 +1.2 +7.9 +5.2 +2.1 -1.8 +13.0 +10.9 ... +8.2 +3.0 +2.7 +2.3 +.6 +2.1 +2.0

Name

Wk Wk YTD Div Last Chg %Chg %Chg

Kroger s NY .48 Lowes NY 1.40 McDnlds NY 3.76 MicronT Nasd ... Microsoft Nasd 1.56 NY REIT NY .46 NY Times NY .16 NiSource s NY .66 NorthropG NY 3.60 Nvidia Nasd .56 OrbitATK NY 1.20 Penney NY ... NY 3.01 PepsiCo Petrobras NY ... Pfizer NY 1.28 PwShs QQQNasd 1.52 PUVixST rs NY ... ProctGam NY 2.68 RegionsFn NY .26 RiteAid NY ... S&P500ETF NY 4.13 SearsHldgs Nasd ... Sherwin NY 3.36 SiriusXM Nasd .01 SouthnCo NY 2.24 Sprint NY ... SPDR Fncl NY .46 Torchmark NY .56 US NGas NY ... US OilFd NY ... Vale SA NY .29 VanEGold NY .12 VanE JrGld NY ... VerizonCm NY 2.31 WalMart NY 2.00 WeathfIntl NY ... WellsFargo NY 1.52 Wendys Co Nasd .26 WestRck NY 1.60 Weyerhsr NY 1.24 WhitingPet NY ... Xerox NY .31

33.11 -1.40 -4.1 70.95 -.17 -0.2 120.76 -.96 -0.8 22.04 +.12 +0.5 62.84 +.70 +1.1 9.77 -.35 -3.5 13.50 +.20 +1.5 22.36 +.22 +1.0 236.73+4.15 +1.8 103.10 -3.64 -3.4 90.11+2.38 +2.7 7.57 -.74 -8.9 104.56 -.07 -0.1 10.87 +.76 +7.5 33.48+1.00 +3.1 121.93+3.45 +2.9 6.51 -2.24 -25.6 85.03 +.95 +1.1 14.48 +.12 +0.8 8.40 +.16 +1.9 227.21+3.68 +1.6 9.56 +.27 +2.9 278.99+10.25 +3.8 4.56 +.11 +2.5 49.01 -.18 -0.4 8.69 +.27 +3.2 23.54 +.29 +1.2 74.59 +.97 +1.3 8.17 -1.17 -12.5 11.68 -.04 -0.3 7.99 +.37 +4.9 22.39+1.47 +7.0 35.40+3.85 +12.2 53.26 +.46 +0.9 68.26 -.86 -1.2 5.91 +.92 +18.4 55.04 -.07 -0.1 13.25 -.27 -2.0 52.49+1.72 +3.4 30.85 +.76 +2.5 12.67 +.65 +5.4 7.01+1.26 +21.9

-4.1 -.2 -.8 +.5 +1.1 -3.5 +1.5 +1.0 +1.8 -3.4 +2.7 -8.9 -.1 +7.5 +3.1 +2.9 -25.6 +1.1 +.8 +1.9 +1.6 +2.9 +3.8 +2.5 -.4 +3.2 +1.2 +1.1 -12.5 -.3 +4.9 +7.0 +12.2 -.2 -1.2 +18.4 -.1 -2.0 +3.4 +2.5 +5.4 +21.9

AGRICULTURE FUTURES WkHigh WkLow Settle WkChg CORN 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel Mar 17 May 17 Jul 17 Sep 17 Dec 17 Mar 18 May 18

362.75 369 375.75 382 389.75 398 402.75

351.50 357.50 364.25 371.25 380.25 389.75 397.25

WkHigh WkLow Settle WkChg CATTLE 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

358 364.75 371.50 377.75 385.50 394 399.50

+6 +7.25 +7.25 +6.50 +5.50 +5 +5

Feb 17 Apr 17 Jun 17 Aug 17 Oct 17 Dec 17 Feb 18

116.62 115.60 105.32 101.05 100.70 100.82 101.00

114.00 113.22 103.27 99.50 99.42 99.77 99.57

SOYBEANS 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel

HOGS-Lean 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Jan 17 Mar 17 May 17 Jul 17 Aug 17 Sep 17 Nov 17

Feb 17 Apr 17 May 17 Jun 17 Jul 17 Aug 17 Oct 17

1006.50 1016 1024 1030.25 1028 1012.25 999.25

984 986 -10.50 992.75 994.75 -9.25 1001.25 1003.50 -9 1008.25 1010.75 -8.25 1009 1009.50 -8.25 993.50 994.75 -7.50 981.25 982.50 -6.75

66.90 68.80 73.55 77.27 76.90 76.22 66.05

63.22 66.57 71.70 75.45 75.00 74.75 65.05

WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel

COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Mar 17 May 17 Jul 17 Sep 17 Dec 17 Mar 18 May 18

Mar 17 May 17 Jul 17 Oct 17 Dec 17 Mar 18 May 18

428 438.50 451.50 463 477.25 487.50 492.50

404.75 416.25 429.75 443.75 460 473 492.25

423.25 +15.25 434.75 +14.25 448.25 +14 460.50 +12.75 476 +11 487.25 +9.50 492.50 +8.25

75.37 75.37 75.40 ... 72.35 71.88 71.54

71.14 71.55 71.86 ... 69.81 69.99 70.54

114.82 114.20 103.97 100.22 100.10 100.55 100.00

-1.23 -.37 -.70 -.50 -.32 -.05 -.40

63.97 68.20 73.00 77.20 76.82 75.92 65.17

-2.18 +.13 +.10 +.70 +1.07 +.40 -.30

73.99 74.29 74.53 71.54 71.57 71.68 71.45

+3.34 +3.27 +3.15 +1.82 +2.03 +2.21 +2.22

Tables show seven most current contracts for each future. Grains traded on Chicago Board of Trade; livestock on Chicago Mercantile Exchange; and cotton on Intercontinental Exchange.

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Teresa Lowrey and son Preston are ready to help with sewing and quilting needs from A to Z at Treasure Chest Quilting & More.

Family business keeps quilting tradition alive BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Treasure Chest Quilting & More is the one-stop shop for everything related to quilting and sewing. The business sells fabrics, patterns, books, machines for quilting and sewing (and service for both) and oﬀers a variety of quilting and sewing classes for all skill levels. In addition to doing repairs on the machines they sell, they provide delivery and installation for their machines. Owner Teresa Lowrey and company also produce specialty quilts for the public. The classes at Treasure Chest have become a popular regular event, most filling up shortly after they are announced via the business’ Facebook page and customer email list. Examples of classes include beginner free motion quilting, scan and cut class and intermediated quilting. A wide variety of students sign up for the classes, Lowrey said, from teenagers to older ladies who grew up quilting. The classes have become so popular that there is a

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ion merchandising. “The economy was pretty bad and people thought I was a little crazy, but we took the plunge and worked hard at it and it’s done very well for us.” Lowrey believes the appeal quilting has for many people is multi-faceted. For some it’s a challenge, something to work at and see their skills improve, a craft that one can practice for a lifetime. Her own connection with quilting began as a student at Northeast Mississippi Community College, when she took a basic sewing skills class under instructor Barbara McCoy. Then, when she had her first son, she decided to make quilt for him. “I didn’t do much quilting for a while after that, but about 10 years later I took a class and I got the bug and went from there,” she said. Quilting also has a therapeutic value, Lowrey has found. “It’s good therapy. At the time the job I had was pretty stressful and it helped me to have that to do. It‘s relaxing and a gratification thing,” she

explained. “I think that a lot of problems with our society come from people having nowhere to channel their energy, and this causes some of our issues. It’s a good thing to bring some of the basic skills back.” There’s also the joy that comes from creating something for others. “It’s something you can give to family and friends that lasts for years,” said Lowrey. Treasure Chest is also a family business. Lowrey’s husband Eddie helps out in a variety of ways, including doing repairs on the machines and son Preston helps out in the store with sales as well as repairs. With her family working at her side, Lowrey looks forward to many years of meeting the needs of quilting and sewing enthusiasts from the Crossroads area and beyond. (For more information visit www.treasurechestquiltingandmore. com, search for the business’ Facebook or call 662-594-1055.)

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waiting list for upcoming classes. “We try to do at least one or two every month,” said Lowrey. “Now we’re in the new building and have more space, we plan on having more classes.” Lowrey started the business in 2010 in a 2,500 square foot shop in Harper Square Mall. Last November Treasure Chest opened its doors in its current location, a 12,000 square foot headquarters on Highway 72. In a time when walk-in stores face a stiﬀ competition from internet sellers, the biggest asset a business can lean on is customer service. This is a crucial part of Treasure Chest. “We pride ourselves on our customer service. If you come in here you can see and touch our products and get our help,” Lowrey said. Lowrey said she was inspired to start the business after her workplace of 24 years shut its doors. “I’d always wanted to open my own business, but the opportunity was never there,” said Lowrey, who has a degree in fash-

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