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District addresses exiting students BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Fifty-eight students have requested release from the Alcorn School District to other school districts in North Mississippi since November. It is an increasing number, according to the Alcorn School District board of education

members, who see the bottom line affected with each departing student. “We have to stop letting our students leave the district so easy,” said board member Russ Nash. “We’re losing money every time it happens.” According to board meeting agendas from the last sev-

en months, 40 students have been released to the Corinth School District, eight students to Booneville School District, six to North Tippah School District, two to Prentiss County School District and one each to Tishomingo County School District and South Tippah School District.

The district receives $5,600 from Mississippi Department of Education per enrolled student, per school year. At the May board meeting, Nash voted not to allow 10 students to be released to other districts. “I hate for it to come to this,” he said. “I don’t want to tell a

parent no, because I would hate to be told no. We have to start somewhere.” Often parents request student releases for understandable reasons like transportation or siblings already going to a different school. However, Please see STUDENTS | 6A

City orders many property cleanups BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

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Memorial Day Salute Veteran Jim Weaver of Corinth gives a salute toward fallen veterans Saturday morning inside Corinth National Cemetery as 7,600 flags are being placed on graves by volunteers, veterans, American Legion members, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts. A Memorial Day service by American Legion Post 6 will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Corinth National Cemetery.

Owners of a number of unsightly Corinth properties are getting orders to clean up. With the arrival of warm weather, the city’s code enforcement has taken note of a number of properties where unattended growth is creating a nuisance situation. The Board of Aldermen recently set adjudication public hearings on two dozen properties. The hearings are scheduled for the next two regular board meetings, and property owners and other concerned parties will have an opportunity to address the board at that time. Public hearings are set for 5

p.m. June 3 on the following properties: ■ 1219 Wick Street (Absolute Auto Acceptance) ■ 1223 Wick Street (Newton property) ■ 202 Johns Street (Chambers) ■ 1103 Tate (Franks) ■ 1224 White (Jones) ■ 1002 Ross (Kozam) ■ 1008 Ross (Archambault) ■ Lot on Ross Street — part of block 382, Mitchell & Mark survey (Stone and Bryant) ■ Northeast corner of Ross and Hawkins (Willis) ■ Empty lot on Ross Street (Mid-South Real Estate Sales) ■ Dunlap Street — Ella Please see CLEANUP | 6A

Parker loves role in extension office BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

(Editor’s Note: In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Mississippi State University Extension Service, the Daily Corinthian will be featuring staff in the Alcorn County office.) Working at the Alcorn County branch of the Mississippi State University Extension Service has truly been a joyful experience for Tammy Parker. “The most rewarding aspect of my job is having the opportunity to work with the youth and volunteer leaders,” said the 4-H/FCS Extension Agent. Parker started out as a secretary and moved on to Program Associate. After going back to school and earning a Master’s degree in Agriculture and Life Sciences from Mississippi Sate University, she earned her current role. “I enjoy the variety of my

job. I may be doing a workshop, working out in the butterfly garden, doing activities with the cooking and photography clubs or even horse judging,” said Parker, who has served her community through the extension service for 21 years. The Corinth resident said the most challenging part of her job is making the public aware of the many opportunities 4-H has to offer. “I feel like it’s kind of a hidden secret in our community still. So, I really want to promote the program and let people know about the opportunities available for our children and young adults ages five to 18,” said the 4-H agent. “Most people still think it’s livestock, cooking and sewing, but it is so much more. There is also science, technology and other elements which build life skills to assist people in Please see PARKER | 3A

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Commencement Chuckle Corinth seniors Frances Bullard (left) and Erin Overholt react while watching a video prior to the 2014 Corinth Graduation at the Crossroads Arena on Friday night. For more photos from the CHS graduation, see the Tuesday newspaper.

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Today is Sunday, May 25, the 145th day of 2014. There are 220 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On May 25, 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, ordered the Virginia county to reopen its public schools, which officials had closed in an attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka public school desegregation ruling.

On this date: In 1787, the Constitutional Convention began at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia after enough delegates had shown up for a quorum. In 1810, Argentina began its revolt against Spanish rule with the forming of the Primera Junta in Buenos Aires. In 1895, playwright Oscar Wilde was convicted of a morals charge in London; he was sentenced to two years in prison. In 1935, Babe Ruth hit the 714th and final home run of his career, for the Boston Braves, in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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One of the rarest knives in local Civil War collector Larry Mangus’s vast collection is now on display for a limited time at the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center. “It’s a Georgia ‘D’ guard bowie and it is the prize jewel of my collection,” said Mangus. “It’s definitely one of the rarest items I own.” A Georgia governor decided all Confederate soldiers in the state needed a bowie knife during the Civil War, according to Mangus. Those mammoth bowies of excellent quality turned out by the Georgia State Arsenal in 1862 were the closest the Confederacy ever came to a regulation-issue side-knife. “He ordered 10,000 of these bowies at $5 each, but only about 150 were actually made,” said Mangus. “There were three orders and the one I own was

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Local Civil War collector Larry Mangus shows off his rare bowie knife to Ed Lycett and Sandy Dobson. The couple was visiting Corinth last week from Ottawa, Canada. produced during the first order, according to the markings on the blade.” Two guns, one pistol, one

horseman’s sword and a second bowie knife join the display, which is the latest in a special rotating exhibit from the former

Corinth High School cross country coach’s personal collection of Civil War artifacts. “The two guns are a Starr percussion carbine and a Sharp’s carbine,” said Mangus. “The horseman’s sword is rare as well.” A Confederate blacksmith made the sword with a “D” guard and a bone handle. The blade was forged using three pieces. “This thing is as crooked as a dog’s hind leg,” Mangus said, laughly joked. “But it is more than 150 years old.” Tom Parson, park ranger at the Interpretive Center, said this is about the fifth exhibit of rare items from Mangus’s collection to be on display at the center. “The current exhibit will remain on display for about two months,” added Parson. (The Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center is open everyday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.)

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the future.” The 46-year-old credited volunteers as being the driving force behind the success of the program. “They are caring adults who generously give of their time and talents. I couldn’t do my job without them or my coworkers. Evonne DyeGrove and I have worked together for 20 years,” said Parker. “We’ve been through the good and the bad.”

“The flexibility and support of the Extension Service has been phenomenal. It is a great place to work because it is family oriented and always has been,” she continued. An asset to the extension service and her coworkers, Parker works hard to ensure all aspects of the 4-H Program run smoothly. “Tammy has an outstanding personality and is very dedicated to her job. Thanks to her en-

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Veteran Affairs a socialist paradise For the left, the Department of Veterans Affairs is how health care is ideally supposed to work. No insurance companies, no private doctors, no competition — just the government and the patient. New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has held up the VA as a model for the entire country. The Washington Monthly ran a famous article in 2005 arguing that the VA was leading the way for U.S. health care. The socialist senator from Vermont, BerRich nie Sanders, is such a reflexive Lowry defender that in an instantly notorious interview on CNN he National pooh-poohed the burgeoning Review scandal that may involve fatalities with the undeniable observation that “people die every day.” The VA is an island of socialism in American health care. It generally provides adequate care — to a limited universe of people and for only certain conditions — but has long been plagued by scandal. It is perhaps the worst bureaucracy in the federal government. As with all such single-payer-type systems, the cost of the notionally free health care is in the rationing, in this case the wait times that have had desperately ill vets hung out to dry for months. The usual Obamacare excuses don’t apply here. The existence of the VA isn’t politically controversial. No one is trying to repeal it, or “sabotage” it. What we’re seeing is simply unaccountable bureaucracy in action. When the bench mark was created for VA facilities to get vets appointments within 14 days, meeting the goal was easy: All it took was logging appointments dishonestly to hide the wait time. This is how poorly performing government bureaucracies have met goals from time immemorial; it’s why, on a much more vast and monstrous scale, Soviet five-year plans were always such runaway successes on paper. The VA system worked for everyone but the patients — and the whistle-blowers. The daughter-in-law of a Navy vet in Phoenix who died after never getting follow-up for his “urgent” case was told, in lines that perfectly capture the spirit of socialized medicine: “It’s a seven-month waiting list. And you’re gonna have to have patience.” But the bureaucracy acted with alacrity when its reporting scheme was at risk. In St. Louis, the former chief of psychiatry says he was put under administrative investigation when he complained about wait lists. A whistle-blower who worked in Fort Collins, Colo., alleges that she and a colleague were transferred when they refused to hide wait times. So far, the VA affair is running the usual course of Obama administration scandals, with the requisite denial and lack of accountability. VA Secretary Eric Shinseki has referred to the incidents as “isolated cases” (even though 26 facilities are now under investigation). No one has been fired. One of Shinseki’s deputies, Dr. Robert Petzel, resigned, but was scheduled to retire this year anyway. It was an appropriately Potemkin departure in a scandal involving Potemkin waiting lists. The White House has reverted to its default position of maintaining that it doesn’t know much about what’s happening in the vast government it always wants to make bigger. Spokesman Jay Carney seemed to suggest the other day that the president first heard about the scandal from a CNN report. Pity the president having to wait for the coverage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to die down before learning about malfeasance at his own VA. Of course, the problem with wait times and the trustworthiness of the VA’s own reporting wasn’t news. The Government Accountability Office has been warning of it since 2000. It headlined a report published in December 2012, “VA HEALTH CARE: Reliability of Reported Outpatient Medical Appointment Wait Times and Scheduling Oversight Need Improvement.” The VA obviously isn’t going anywhere, but the scandal should be the occasion for making it more transparent and accountable and giving vets more choices. As of now, it represents a case study in how a bureaucracy tends to its own interests, even at the expense of veterans relying on it for matters of life and death. Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.

Prayer for today Almighty God, I pray that I may have a true appreciation of the quality of life. Reveal to me my responsibilities and help me to make them my opportunities. Keep me in search of thoughts and deeds that will increase the delight of my soul. Amen.

A verse to share “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” — Proverbs 25:11

A legendary failure of liberalism When Brown v. Board of Education, the 9-0 Warren Court ruling came down 60 years ago, desegregating America’s public schools, this writer was a sophomore at Gonzaga in Washington, D.C. In the shadow of the Capitol, Gonzaga was deep inside the city. And hitchhiking to school every day, one could see the “for sale” signs marching block by block out to Montgomery County, Maryland. Democratic and liberal Washington was not resisting integration, just exercising its right to flee its blessings by getting out of town. The white flight to the Washington suburbs was on. Across the South, there was “massive resistance” to Brown, marked by the “Dixie Manifesto” of 1956, Gov. Orval Faubus’ effort to keep black students out of Little Rock Central High in 1957, and the defiance of U.S. court orders to desegregate the universities of Mississippi and Alabama by Govs. Ross Barnett and George Wallace. While he has received little credit, it was Richard Nixon who desegregated Southern schools. When he took office, not one in 10 black children was going to school with whites in the Old Confederacy. When Nixon left, the figure was close to 70 percent. For nearly half a century, no black child has been denied entry to his or her neighborhood school

because of race. Ought we not then, with Stephan and Abigail Thernstrom in the Wall Patrick Street JourBuchanan nal, celebrate Brown “as a Columnist truly heartening American success story”? Certainly, by striking down state laws segregating school children, Brown advanced the cause of freedom. But as for realizing the hopes of black parents, that their children’s educational progress would now proceed alongside that of their new white classmates, it is not so easy to celebrate. For despite half a century of desegregation, three in four black and Hispanic children are in schools that are largely black and Hispanic. And the old racial gap in test scores has never been closed. A May story in the Washington Post reports that not only has there been no gain in U.S. high school test scores in reading and math — the USA has been steadily sinking in rank in international competition — the disparity between black and white students has deepened. The quadrennial test given in 2013 to 92,000 12thgraders by the National Assessment of Education Progress, the nation’s report card, found that the test scores of Latino students are today as far behind those of whites’ as

in 1999. The gap between white and black high school seniors in reading and math has widened. Speaking in Topeka on the anniversary of Brown, Michelle Obama bemoaned the fact that, “Today, by some measures, our schools are as segregated as they were back when Dr. King gave his final speech. “Many districts have actually pared back on efforts to integrate their schools and many communities have become less diverse.” Ms. Obama is undeniably correct. Yet, there are other realities that folks need to stop denying. First, as the Thernstroms write, where white children were 80 percent of pubic school students in 1970, today they are 50 percent and falling. In California and Texas, whites make up 27 and 31 percent respectively of the pubic school enrollment. If 74 percent of black kids and 80 percent of Hispanics are in minority-majority schools today, those numbers are inexorably going to rise, as white students become a new national minority. Second, there is no conclusive research that black kids learn more when sitting beside white kids, just as there is no evidence that Head Start has any positive enduring impact on pupil achievement. Third, after trillions dumped into education at all levels since the Great Society, with the educational gap persisting be-

tween whites and Asians and blacks and Hispanics, it is apparent the education industry has not only failed the nation. It has no idea how to close that gap. Fourth, while Michelle Obama may cherish diversity, the wealthy white liberals who dominate the D.C. metropolitan area appear to prefer living in predominately white neighborhoods and sending their children to predominantly white schools, be they public or private. The 60 years since Brown in D.C. have demonstrated another truth. There is no correlation between dollars invested in education and student achievement in schools where the money is spent.Per capita expenditures for students in D.C.’s schools invariably rank among the nation’s highest, while the test scores those tax dollars produce invariably rank among the nation’s lowest. And whom should be held accountable? Since D.C. got the right to vote, no GOP candidate has ever carried its electoral votes. Obama won the city with 93 percent in 2008. And since home rule half a century ago, we have had only black Democratic mayors and liberal Democratic city councils. This social debacle belongs to liberalism alone. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?”

Hillary’s health matters Karl Rove, the bete noir for Democrats (and some Republicans), has dared to raise questions about Hillary Clinton’s health. The New York Post first reported a conversation between Rove, former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and Dan Raviv of CBS News about Mrs. Clinton’s fall and concussion in December 2012. Rove was quoted as saying, “Thirty days in the hospital? And when she reappears, she’s wearing glasses that are only for people who have traumatic brain injury? We need to know what’s up with that.” Bill Clinton defended his wife saying she is “in better shape” than he is, but confirmed that it took “six months” of “very serious work” to recover from her concussion. A State Department spokesperson said it was 30 days. Which is it? The physical condition of a president, or one seeking the office, is a fundamental issue in any campaign and in every presidency. Virtually every president since George Washington has had health issues, some minor, some major.

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Not all presidents or their staffs were forthcoming about them. In 2002, Cal The AtlanThomas tic Monthly compiled Columnist a list of presidential health cover-ups: “Concealing one’s true medical condition from the voting public is a time-honored tradition of the American presidency. William Henry Harrison, who died of pneumonia in April of 1841, after only one month in office, was the first Chief Executive to hide his physical frailties. Nine years later Zachary Taylor’s handlers refused to acknowledge that cholera had put the President’s life in jeopardy; they denied rumors of illness until he was near death, in July of 1850, sixteen months into his presidency. ...” Perhaps the most famous cover-up occurred with Woodrow Wilson. In 1919, during his second term, Wilson embarked on a national tour to promote the World War I peace treaty he

had personally negotiated. During the trip, Wilson experienced headaches and fatigue. The tour was aborted and Wilson returned to the White House where he suffered a stroke. Wilson’s inner circle, including his wife, doctor, private secretary and even the secretary of state, hid his condition. They told the press and cabinet the president had suffered a nervous breakdown. No one was allowed to see him, not even his vice president. Wilson retired from the White House in 1921 and died three years later. That sequence of events couldn’t happen in today’s saturated media environment. Or could it? John F. Kennedy suffered from multiple health problems. Among the cover-up conspirators was Kennedy’s doctor, Janet Travell, who is credited with the idea of JFK’s rocking chair to ease his back pain and to convey a positive image. Bill Clinton refused to release his medical records to the public. Barack Obama released a one-page letter from his doctor testifying to his “excellent health.”

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Both men admitted to using recreational drugs in their youth, though Clinton ludicrously claimed he didn’t inhale. Obama smoked cigarettes. Just as most candidates for high office feel compelled to release their tax returns (Mitt Romney was a rare exception), all candidates, especially candidates for president, should publish their medical records. If Hillary Clinton’s concussion was not serious and there are no concerns about its long-term effects; if the glasses she now wears are not to correct double vision or other lingering symptoms attributed to her fall, then there is no problem. But if the reverse is true and she is covering it up, the public has a right to know and she has a duty to tell us. The media also have an obligation to keep up the pressure until the truth is known. (Cal Thomas’ latest book is “What Works: Common Sense Solutions for a Stronger America” is available in bookstores now. Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribune.com.)

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‘The bear is loose’ as Obama goes out Those were President Barack Obama’s words as he ditched his motorcade and left the White House on foot, favoring the fresh air in a walk toward the Interior Department. Tourists near the White House never expected to see the president in person on a steamy spring afternoon. One woman squealed with delight; another suggested she thought Wednesday’s sighting might be an Obama impostor. Since taking office, Obama has grumbled periodically about the claustrophobia that sets in when his every move is surrounded by intense security. That makes it nearly impossible to enjoy the simple pleasures that others take for granted. Traditionally, whenever the president leaves the White House, he travels by motorcade or helicopter. Before he arrives at his destination, Secret Service agents have prepared security, which generally keeps Obama at a distance from anything unpredictable. For Obama, relief frequently comes in the form of a weekend golf outing, usually at a military base. But every once in a while, the golf course just doesn’t cut it. “I don’t get a chance to take walks very often,” Obama said this past week. “Secret Service gets a little stressed. But every

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GOLETA, Calif. — A Hollywood director believes his son was the lone gunman who went on a shooting rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara that killed six people — weeks after the family had called police about disturbing YouTube videos he had posted, his lawyer said Saturday. Deputies found the gunman dead behind the wheel of his crashed BMW with a gunshot wound to his head Friday night in the beach neighborhood of Isla Vista, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said. The rampage also left seven others hospitalized with gunshot wounds or other major injuries, including one who underwent a life-saving surgery. Alan Shifman — a lawyer who represents Peter Rodger, one of the assistant directors on “The Hunger Games” — issued a statement on behalf of the family saying they believe Rodger’s son, Elliot Rodger, was the shooter. “The Rodger family offers their deepest compassion and sympathy to the families involved in this terrible tragedy. We are experiencing the most inconceivable pain, and our hearts go out to everybody involved,” Shifman said. The shootings started around 9:30 p.m. in Isla Vista, a roughly halfsquare mile commu-

LYONS, Colo. — The pristine snow piled high in the northern Colorado mountains is beginning to melt, and officials worry that under the wrong conditions, it could unleash another ugly torrent through towns and farms still scarred by last autumn’s floods. After a wintry Mother’s Day storm, the snowpack is nearly 150 percent of the mid-May average on the slopes that feed the South Platte River, whose tributaries did some of the worst damage in the September floods. A heat wave or rainstorm could suddenly accelerate the runoff and send water gushing into flood-damaged streambeds that might not be able to contain it, experts say. So far, the long-term weather outlook isn’t definitive. “Fifty-fifty, could be bad, could be good,” said Kevin Klein, director of the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, which began planning for the runoff almost immediately after September’s flood. Colorado’s spring runoff normally doesn’t cause floods, even though most of the state’s surface water is collected in a 2-month frenzy of melting snow, said Nolan Doesken, the state climatologist.

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Philadelphia police arrest 2 in slaying PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man is being held in the shooting death of 22-year-old Marquai Kirkland, whose body was found Tuesday night along a gravel road near Northside Park. Police Chief Grant Myers tells The Neshoba Democrat 40-year-old Samuel Amos is charged with murder. Amos is also charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Myers says 35-year-old is charged as with accessory after the fact. The two were arrested Friday. They are in jail pending initial court appearances. Myers says a passerby discovered the body in a secluded area on the edge of town.

Company pays state $5,000 No Call fine JACKSON — American Helping Hands Inc. has paid a $5,000 fine for violations of Mississippi’s No Call Law. Northern District Public Service Commission Brandon Presley says in a news release that the money was paid by American Helping Hands Inc. following a settlement reached regarding alleged violations of Mississippi’s No Call Law. Presley says the Birmingham, Alabama, company was alleged to have made unauthorized tele-

phone solicitations and failed to register with the PSC as a telephone solicitor.

High court asked to discipline judge JACKSON — The Mississippi Supreme Court has delayed acting on discipline for a former youth-court judge until it determines whether it can legally bar Leigh Ann Darby from holding a future judicial office. The Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance is charged with investigating allegations of misconduct by judges. By law, it recommends discipline to the Supreme Court, which has final say in judicial disciplinary matters. Darby, the Tate County family master and youth court judge in Senatobia, Mississippi, came under fire in July 2011 after she ordered three 15-year-olds to be given a drug test and transported to the Alcorn County Youth Detention Center in Corinth. The teens were stripsearched as provided by the jail policy when they arrived at the jail and spent three days there. The three were arrested after police got a complaint they were walking through a woman’s yard. All three were eventually found not guilty of trespassing. Darby was suspended for 60 days and resigned in November 2011. The judicial watchdog agency

brought its complaint against Darby in May 2013 and filed its discipline recommendation in September of that year. The Judicial Performance Commission found Darby’s actions violated canons of judicial conduct. Darby did not challenge the findings, according to court records, and agreed to the discipline recommendation of removal from office and ban on holding a future judicial office.

D’Iberville homes to have same ZIP code D’IBERVILLE — Everybody living in D’Iberville will have the same ZIP code starting July 1. Two annexations in the last 15 years left some people living in the legal boundaries of D’Iberville using Biloxi addresses and ZIP code. Enola Rice, spokeswoman for the U.S. Postal Service, tells The Sun Herald the change will give all residents a 39540 ZIP code. Rice says letters are being sent to remind residents to make the change. She says customers with stationery reflecting Biloxi as their city address will be allowed an exception of up to one year to exhaust their current stationery supply. City planner Jeff Taylor says the city supplied addresses from tax and voter rolls so the Post Office could send letters to residents of those areas.

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Deaths Danny McBride

IUKA — Danny McBride, 64, of Iuka died Friday, May 23, 2014, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Arrangements are pending with Cutshall Funeral Home of Iuka.

John Conway

IUKA — Funeral services for John I. “Jack” Conway, 79, of Tishomingo are set for 3 p.m. Monday at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka with burial in Tishomingo Cemetery. Visitation is from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday. Mr. Conway died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at his residence. He was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church, and a member of the Robert G. Smith Lodge #412 F&AM. He was a retired tile, ceramic and marble contractor for 40 years. He was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran and served as a law enforcement officer with the Jackson, Mississippi Police Department. Survivors include, his wife Barbara Conway of Tishomingo; two sons, John Christian Conway (Nana) of Wetumpka, Ala. and Robert Stephen Conway of Hattiesburg; one brother, James Conway of Laplace, La.; and two sisters, Joan Latham of Smithdale and Mary Ann Speieens of Madison. Bro. Doug Christy will officiate.

Jermey Tuders

IUKA — Funeral services for Jeremy Tuders, 37, of Iuka are set for 1 p.m. Monday at Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka with burial in Moore’s Chapel Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 to 9 p.m. today. Mr. Tuders died Thursday, May 22, 2014, at his residence. Survivors include his father E. Thomas Tuders of Iuka; two brothers, Shane Tuders (Alicia) of Savannah, Tenn. and Michael Tuders (Jessica) of Iuka. He was preceded in death by his mother, Wilma Ann Tuders. Bro. Kenneth White will officiate.

Garry Watkins

Funeral services for Garry Wayne Watkins, 43, of Corinth are set for 4 p.m. Wednesday at Corinthian Funeral Chapel with burial in the Valley of the Dogwood Cemetery. Visitation is from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Watkins died May 20, 2014, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. He was born Jan. 4, 1971, and was a landscaper. Survivors include his mother, Helen Marie Watkins of Corinth; three bothers, Billy Watkins and Jimmy Watkins both of Corinth, and Michael Watkins of Booneville; and one sister, Margie Watkins of Corinth. He was preceded in death by his father, Doc Watkins. Bro. Brad Dillingham will officiate.

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SHILOH, Tenn. — Shiloh National Military Park will officially commemorate Memorial Day by hosting remembrance ceremonies at the largest of the Confederate Mass Graves on Shiloh Battlefield and within the Shiloh National Cemetery on Monday announced Superintendent John Bundy. “We invite everyone to join us as we remember the millions of servicemen and women who have honorably served and sacrificed in the defense of our nation,” added Bundy. This annual Memorial Day event provides the opportunity to reflect upon all the personal sacrifices this nation’s military service personnel and their families have unselfishly made to protect people’s freedoms, he said. The formal ceremonies at the park will begin at the largest of the Confederate mass graves, located near tour stop 13 (Water Oaks Pond) on the battlefield tour route. The service will start at 11 a.m. Alec W. McCommon, United States Air Force (Retired), will provide the keynote remarks in remembrance of these fallen American soldiers. Alec has a family tradition of serving in the military as his ancestry includes “fathers” who have served in the Revolutionary War, Civil War and World War II. His career reflects a passion for understanding and translating the basic tenets of leadership into effective action. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command as a Minuteman Missile Launch Officer. He currently is the

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A World War II living historian stands at Shiloh National Military Park. principal of Leadership… by Design, in which he partners in building the productivity and leadership capacity of business, military, government and non-profit organizations. One of his clients for instruction has been the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The service will begin with welcoming remarks by Superintendent Bundy and include an opening prayer, the keynote presentation, wreath laying, a rifle salute by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and the 51st Tennessee Volunteer Infantry. After closure of the first ceremony, activities will move to the Shiloh National Cemetery, where at noon, a second service will be conducted inside the gates of the cemetery. Lt. Col. David P. Eldridge will be presenting the keynote remarks for the Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Cemetery. Eldridge is a 28-year veteran of the United States Armed Forces, initially enlisting as an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force Reserves before transferring to the Army National Guard. He has been on active duty since his mobilization in

2003 for the Global War on Terror. His current assignment at the National Guard Bureau is Accessions Branch Chief, where he monitors the recruiting efforts of all 54 states, territories and districts with the National Guard. The second service will again start with welcoming remarks by Superintendent Bundy, followed by a prayer, the keynote remarks, wreath laying, rifle salute by Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and the 16th Wisconsin Infantry. Attendees are asked to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets for seating purposes. Beginning at 12:30 p.m., a program titled Spotlight on America’s Veterans is scheduled at the Shiloh Visitor Center. Everyone is invited to visit with Vietnam Veteran James Minor to learn more about his war time experiences. On Monday afternoon, Shiloh will offer several 30-minute ranger-led programs for the public. The scheduled presentations and tours are: ■ 1:30 p.m. — Infantry: Backbone of the Army – (meet at the split rail fence south of Visitor

dress disagrees with the number of students sent to Corinth from the Alcorn School District. After comparing names on the county agendas, more than half of the 40 students released since November are not currently enrolled in Corinth schools. “Some of the children that transfer into our district eventually transfer back to the Alcorn School District for some reason,” said Childress. “The Corinth School District board has been more liberal in the interpretation of the city’s transfer policy over the last several years.” Childress said a lot of the transfers are for good reasons.

“Some of the transfers involve students of parents that work in the Corinth School District. It would be expected that a parent would want their children enrolled where they are teaching,” he said. “We have released students to the Alcorn School District under similar circumstances.” Childress said it works both ways. “Approximately 10 student transfers have been approved from Corinth to the Alcorn School District since November and we have several other transfers awaiting board action,” added Childress. The question remains, how can the Alcorn School District keep student release requests

Center) Learn about the Civil War infantryman and his equipment. Includes a rifled musket firing demonstration ■ 2 p.m. — Garden of Stone: Shiloh National Cemetry — (meet at the gates of the National Cemetery) A 200-yard walk through the peaceful Shiloh National Cemetery tells the stories of fallen soldiers and other points of interest ■ 2:30 p.m. — Thunder in the Thicket: The Hornet’s Nest – (meet at tour stop 3) A one-third mile walk describes the fierce Confederate attacks against the strong Union line in the dense thicket ■ 3 p.m. — Infantry: Backbone of the Army – (See description above) ■ 3:30 p.m. — Garden of stone: Shiloh National Cemetery – (See description above) ■ 4 p.m. Why Shiloh? Pittsburg Landing – (meet at the gates of the National Cemetery) Program describes the actions of the Union and Confederate troops that led to the battle, and includes a 200 yard walk to the historic landing Shiloh’s weekend of special events and commemorative activities will continue from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today as costumed interpreters will present programs on the front lawn of the Shiloh Battlefield Visitor Center. These costumed historians will interpret wars in which the United States has participated, from colonial times to the current war in Afghanistan. (For more information call the park visitor center at 731-689-5696 or go to www.nps.gov/shil or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shilohnmp.)

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in some cases questions arise whether the reason for release is acceptable. In March, two students were not recommended for release from Alcorn to Corinth because a reason for release was not given. Alcorn School District Superintendent Gina Rogers Smith said numerous attempts were made to talk with the parents and several messages were left, but not returned. “I just wanted to try to keep them from exiting the district,” said Smith. “If they are wanting to transfer for the wrong reason, I want the opportunity to fix it.” Corinth School District Superintendent Lee Chil-

from occurring? “I wonder if a free before and after school program would help,” said Board President Mary Coleman. “Those parents who have to travel far for work sometimes can’t pick up their child on time, so offering a program might be the answer.” The Mississippi Department of Education ranks Corinth School District with a “A rating – Excellence,” while Alcorn School District is ranked with a “B rating – High Performing.” “I am constantly working to improve the reputation of the district in our community,” said Smith. “ Our staff and faculty are working everyday to be the very best possible.”

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Hundreds packed the Tishomingo County High School gym Thursday night for the Class of 2014 graduation. The commencement ceremonies saw 131 seniors receive their diplomas. For more photos from local high school graduations, see pages 1B-4B.

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NYSE 10,681.87 +78.69

NASDAQ 4,185.81 +95.22

S&P 500 1,900.53 +22.67

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AGRICULTURE FUTURES WkHigh WkLow Settle WkChg CORN 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel Jul 14 Sep 14 Dec 14 Mar 15 May 15 Jul 15 Sep 15

482.50 480.25 480.50 488.50 494.75 500 490.50

472.50 470 468.75 478.50 485 490.50 482.25

478 475.50 475.25 484.75 491 497 486.50

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1536.75 1459 1337.50 1279 1284 1287.50 1287.25

1456.25 1396.75 1272.25 1217 1223.25 1229 1233.75

686 695 710.75 724 731.25 730.75 728

651.25 662.25 681 697.75 706.25 707.50 715.75

Jun 14 Aug 14 Oct 14 Dec 14 Feb 15 Apr 15 Jun 15

139.87 140.90 144.70 146.82 147.90 148.77 140.60

136.25 137.00 141.10 144.07 145.80 146.70 138.85

136.30 137.12 141.15 144.25 146.35 147.15 139.67

-1.60 -1.25 -1.15 -.52 +.45 +.40 +.37

1515.50 1445.50 1320.75 1265.75 1271.25 1275.25 1275.75

+50.50 +45.75 +46.75 +44.25 +44 +44.25 +42

Jun 14 Jul 14 Aug 14 Oct 14 Dec 14 Feb 15 Apr 15

120.67 127.20 128.75 108.50 95.37 90.40 89.00

116.00 123.67 125.00 80.00 93.55 89.35 88.15

116.85 123.72 126.95 105.60 95.12 89.95 88.40

-2.07 -1.53 +1.35 -.50 +1.35 ... +.10

-21.75 -19.50 -16.50 -14.25 -12.75 -8.50 -7.25

Jul 14 Oct 14 Dec 14 Mar 15 May 15 Jul 15 Oct 15

90.66 81.89 82.71 81.97 82.40 82.74 ...

85.26 78.25 78.41 78.10 79.05 79.74 ...

86.31 79.37 79.47 79.19 80.25 81.20 79.23

-3.51 -2.85 -2.87 -2.44 -1.50 -.59 -1.65

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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Freightline started delivering carpet and mills had their own trucks.” The store owner said the most rewarding aspect for him has been the opportunity to help others in need. “Throughout the years we’ve been able to help a lot of the less fortunate with floor covering donations,” said McDaniel, who also helped a family relocate and get set up in a new house after Katrina. “In the early 70’s I was active in the Jaycees and noticed they were in need of a new boys club. I devised a plan to have a memorial garden built and sell one inch squares.” McDaniel’s plan proved to be a success. With the money raised and the proceeds from the sale of the old building, the boys club was able to build a new facility. Up until seven years ago, Charlie and his wife

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Corinth Carpet will close its doors on May 30 after 47 years of business under the ownership of Charlie McDaniel. “The closing of this store is a very big part of my life that I wish I could continue, but circumstances prevent it,” said McDaniel. “This makes me sad.” The 76-year-old acknowledged that owning his own business hasn’t always been a walk in the park. “It’s been a long, sometimes hard road, but we’ve been really blessed and made some good friends along the way,” said McDaniel who never met a stranger. “My motto has always been to treat my customers like good friends and my saying is ‘If you don’t want Charlie, don’t call him.’” It’s been a real joy to have met and had so many good repeat customers who have come back each year,” he added. In the late 60’s Corinth Carpet was the only carpet store within a 50-mile radius. “I’d load up my old Dodge Station-wagon with samples and travel the radius,” said McDaniel, who started as a salesman. The store owner reflected on how much has changed since he saved up his commissions and bought the business outright in 1972. “In those days, no one delivered carpet. I would leave Sunday after church and drive a truck to Georgia. I’d spend the night there, load up Monday morning and drive back Monday evening and night,” said McDaniel, who has worked in the carpet industry for 49 years. “I did this until

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For the past seven years, Heather Wallace has helped her grandfather run the family business. of 57 years operated the business as a team. Peggy, who was an interior designer at the time, kept the books. “After Peggy retired, our granddaughter Heather Wallace came in to help and took her place,” said McDaniel, who has two sons, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. For Wallace, her grandfather’s retirement is bittersweet. “I’m happy he’s retiring because he needs to, but it’s sad because this is all I’ve ever known,” said Wallace. “It’s like home to

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me.” Over the past few years, McDaniel has suffered a decline in health and in the recent months has endured stomach surgery, bypass surgery and surgery to remove fluid from behind his heart. “Due to age and health reasons, I think the good Lord wants me to slow down,” said McDaniel, who now has a pacemaker. With the help of son, Jeffrey, the carpet cleaning business will continue to operate despite the store closure. “We were one of the first stores to offer carpet cleaning and will keep doing so,” said the Corinth native. In his spare time, the Corinth High School graduate enjoys working outside and around the house, traveling and spending time with his family. “We always picked at him because before they even had grass, he was mowing the dirt,” said Wallace with a laugh. There will be a short closing ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 30 for those who want to wish the family well.

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