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• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • 2 sections

Board sets thoroughfare election BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen is asking residents whether they want to pay for a thoroughfare and infrastructure program for a range of city improvements.

In a special meeting on Tuesday, the board set a special election for Aug. 21 on the proposed program. If approved by voters, the city would add a special ad valorem tax levy of 12 mills for a period of five years beginning with the fiscal year that starts

Oct. 1 of this year. The majority of the money generated by the tax increase would go toward street paving. Other possible projects include drainage work, improvements to corridor entrances, signage, handicap accessibility enhance-

ments and strategic planning. It could also be used for grant match funding for various projects. The tax levy is expected to generate about $1 million each year. Mayor Tommy Irwin said the

city is currently limited by its income. “What we presently have and what we will have for the near future is just not enough money to really get ahead or on top of Please see ELECTION | 2A

Arena ready for big crowd BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

The Crossroads Arena board of directors held a special meeting Tuesday to discuss plans for additional parking for Thursday’s Luke Bryan concert. Over 3,000 tickets were sold within the first hours of sales and the concert quickly sold out, prompting the necessity of designating new parking areas. “With over 7,000 tickets sold this is the biggest thing the building has ever had, as far as ticket sales,” said Operations Manager Greg Moss. Once the arena’s parking is filled, concertgoers will be directed to the two additional parking areas. The first will be the parking lot south and west of the QuadGraphics building on Harper Road. If the QuadGraphics parking area fills to capacity, the parking lot at Ayrshire Electronics (formerly ITT) Please see ARENA | 5A

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Bubble Boy Haydn Smith celebrates Memorial Day by trying to catch some bubbles at a family cookout. The youngster is the 1-year-old son of Brad and April Smith of Selmer, Tenn.

Farmers Market off to a strong start BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith

Danny Johnson and Glenda Eaton grew this behemoth of a cabbage in Eaton’s garden in the Kendrick community. Eaton said they used common fertilizers like ammonium nitrate and Miracle-Gro. A big factor in the cabbage’s growth was the local soil. “We’ve got some fine dirt out there, sandy soil,” explained Eaton.

The Corinth Farmers Market is off to a good summer start. The open air market locations feature home grown produce in an open air environment. Produce currently available at the Farmers Market includes squash, greens, and hot house (or greenhouse) tomatoes. Strawberries are also starting to come in, said Patrick Poindexter, director of the MSU Extension Center. Poindexter said it’s been a good year for strawberry growers and that tomatoes are also doing really good this year. Field-grown tomatoes should start coming in within the week. The only challenge to the otherwise great tomato crop is a condition called catfacing, Poindexter said. Catfacing is caused by cold night

“In my opinion, the Farmers Markets are a tremendous tool for the farmers to market their produce locally.” Patrick Poindexter Director of MSU Extension Center temperatures during the plants’ pollination period that creates scarred, irregular-looking tomatoes. “But for the most part we’re having a really good year,” said Poindexter. “We’re seeing normal insect and disease pressure, but we’re seeing it earlier this year. We really dodged a bullet with the April frost. Most farmers’ vegetable crop sustained very well.

The year is seeing several exciting developments for the Farmers Market. One is the high level of interest in the local produce markets. More than 20 people have already purchased permits to sell their goods at the Shiloh Road and Fulton Drive Farmers Markets. District 1 Supervisor Lowell Hinton said that there is currently an effort to obtain a lease from the city that will allow the construction of a 40 by 100 foot vegetable shed at the Fulton Drive Farmers Market. “In my opinion, the Farmers Markets are a tremendous tool for the farmers to market their produce locally,” said Poindexter. The Farmers Markets are open from May to November, Monday through Saturday, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. For more information call 286-7755.

Creek sprayed to slow vegetation growth BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District is spraying herbicide along the Elam Canal to help slow the return of vegetation that contributed to flooding. Spraying began May 22 and was expected to wrap up this week on the segment of Elam Creek from U.S. Highway 72 to Bridge Creek at the junction of the two creeks near the sewer treatment plant. Drainage Commissioner Milton Sandy Jr. explained that this demonstration spraying project is being done in lieu of

the physical clearing project which the City of Corinth had already completed before the TRVWMD paperwork to do the clearing was in hand. “The TRVWMD brought a 12foot bush-hog to first clear the banks on either side of Elam,” said Sandy. “A tractor pump rig with a working cage on an extendable boom and 300-gallon spray tank does the actual spraying work with a man operating the spray rig suspended over the ditch banks.” The question of how to maintain the creeks on an ongoing basis is one that concerns the drainage commissioner, be-

cause the mulching and clearing work that has been done along the several creek banks is essentially a “giant pruning job” that will stimulate growth. The herbicide sprayed on Elam Canal is Rodeo, which is EPA approved for contact with water, Sandy said. In other drainage developments, a visit by project division representatives of the United States Army Corps of Engineers is expected June 5 in response to a local delegation’s visit to a meeting of the USACE Mississippi River Commission

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An employee of the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District sprays herbicide while suspended over the Elam Canal last week.

On this day in history 150 years ago The Union army enters the abandoned city of Corinth and begins a 19-month occupation. Several burning homes and the railroad depot are extinguished. Warehouses and other buildings filled with supplies have been reduced to ashes.

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Bougainvillea lend tropical flair to home landscapes If you’re looking for a little tropical flair for your home garden or landscape, consider bringing in some bougainvillea. This plant is especially gorgeous when displayed in a hanging basket that shows off its many flowers with almost iridescent colors. Bougainvillea comes from the equatorial regions of South America, where it blooms nearly year-round. The long blooming season is possible there because the length of the days and nights are almost identical. In Mississippi, we are limited to the spring and fall seasons to enjoy the flowers. The flowers are actually colorful bracts. They are tube-shaped and are summer feeding favorites of hummingbirds. I have received calls about bougainvillea that will not bloom. Most of the time, this is a result of the plant not receiving enough light. Bougainvillea must go through a period of vegetative growth, when the stems and leaves are growing. During this growth phase, flower buds will form if there is enough sunlight,

usually at least five to six hours per day. Once the bougainvillea starts Gary flowering, Bachman the bloom Southern period can Gardening last up to five weeks if the plant receives five or more hours of sunlight each day. If you keep a bougainvillea indoors, you’ll have to settle for a nice, green houseplant rather than a blooming sensation. Bougainvilleas tend to be heavy feeders, but they are sensitive to too much nitrogen, which can reduce flower production. Use a fertilizer with a 1-21 nutrient ratio, such as 10-20-10. Water-soluble formulations are the easiest way to fertilize them. Bougainvilleas are susceptible to root rot. When growing them in containers, always use a commercial potting mix that offers really good drainage but does not dry out completely. The root system of bougainvillea is very fine and does not like to be

Photo by MSU Extension Service/Gary Bachman

PINK – Bougainvillea’s colorful bracts and tubeshaped flowers bring a tropical flair to home landscapes. disturbed. In fact, these plants like to grow in root-bound containers, so choose a small container for your plant. If you feel the need to re-pot, never root prune. Leave those delicate roots alone. Bougainvillea is a vining-type plant; its stems grow outward rather than to the sides. If its growth is not managed, the bougainvillea will form flowers only at the very tips of the shoots. This is OK if you want only long, flowering stems, but for a much prettier effect, prune the shoot tips. This will signal the lateral buds to grow along the stem and will

result in a fuller-growing plant with many more flower buds to enjoy. In the coastal counties, bougainvillea can be left outside all winter except during extreme cold weather snaps. In other counties, you must provide winter protection unless you just want to treat your bougainvilleas as annuals. If you choose to bring them indoors, place them in a south-facing window. Treat the plant like you would any other houseplant until you move it outside next spring. Bougainvillea also will overwinter well in a dormant state in the garage or

be spent on street paving alone. “A lot of them in the downtown area are in great shape, but then you go out to other places and they haven’t seen paving in 40 years,” said Ward 1 Alderman Andrew Labas. Irwin said the program needs to have equitable spending among the five wards, although the business district in ward 1 would be a focus.

The mayor has said he believes residents will endorse the plan. “I think when you look at the gain versus the pain, Corinth really gets a big win out of it in the overall, whether I get anything on my street or not,” said Irwin. “The improvements in our community will be well worth the sacrifice.” He said the special levy

Photo by MSU Extension Service/Gary Bachman

RED — Red bougainvillea shows off against a white brick wall at Wister Gardens in Belzoni. other cool areas that have low light. In a dormant state, water the plant once a month so the potting media does not dry out completely.

(Dr. Gary Bachman is an assistant Extension research professor of horticulture at the Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi.)

funding would be kept strictly separate from the general fund. The annual property tax bill for a $50,000 residence with homestead exemption would increase $60; for a $100,000 home, it would increase $120. Labas made the motion to adopt the resolution. “When I take off my alderman hat and set it

aside and I look at this and I see the opportunity to make Corinth better, I personally am willing to make that sacrifice and pay for some of these improvements going forward,” he said. “When I put my alderman hat back on, I know that this is probably the best route to take right now in order to accomplish what we are looking to do.”

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our problems,” he said. The mayor has been talking up the program as “future-fare,” and the city is planning a public relations effort to promote the program. “We want you to make the decision of what kind of Corinth you want,” he said. “We can do some good things if you will allow this to happen. The

people will decide and we will accept whatever they decide.” The program ends when the five years pass, but the city could call for another special election and start anew. A special election is required because of the size of the tax increase. Specific streets that would be paved have not been named, but city officials say millions could

Obituaries Jonathan Enzor, Superintendent, Carroll Little, Owner

Charles Wheeler

Charles Wheeler died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at his residence. Arrangements are incomple and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home.

Larry Brown

Shiloh Ridge Athletic Club welcomes Jonathan Enzor as the golf course Superintendent. With 14 years experience, he holds a degree from MS State in Golf and Sports Turf Management. Previously, Jonathan held a Superintendent’s position at a golf course that was chosen number 1 public golf course in the state of Tennessee for seven years! He has extremely high expectations for course conditioning at Shiloh Ridge. Welcome Jonathan!

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IUKA — Larry Gene Brown, 68, died Monday, May 28, 2012, at his residence. Born. Sept. 17, 1943, he was a U.S. National Guard Army Veteran. He was a teacher instructor for 30 years for Tishomingo County School System. He was a member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charley and Myrtle Cummings Brown; two brothers, Chester Brown and James Brown; and a sister, Lottie Woodruff. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Betty

Sue Brown of Iuka; a son, Brandon Michael Brown (Latasha) of Iuka; a grandson, Landon Brown; his brothers, L.C. Brown (Sue) of Nashville, Tenn., and Horace Brown (Rita) of Iuka; and a sister, Edith Bullard (Junior) of Iuka. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Magnolia Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Marilyn Sue Chalk

BOONEVILLE — Graveside funeral services for Marilyn Sue Chalk, 38, were held Saturday at New Hope Church of Christ Cemetery in Alcorn County. Mrs. Chalk died Friday, May 25, 2012, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born Sept. 22, 1973, she was disabled. She was preceded in

death by her parents, Sidney Allen Curry and Mary Eloise Jenkins Harville; her grandparents; and step-grandparents. Survivors include three sons, David Dewayne Allen Fair, Steven Lee Fair and Michael Dewayne Fair, all of Corinth; one daughter, Vera Elizabeth Ann Tremble of Corinth; one sister, LeDenna Nicole Harville of Michie, Tenn.; and two brothers, Roy Luther Curry of Booneville, and George Dewayne Harville Jr. (Roxanne) of Glen. Bro. Merle Dixon officiated the service. Booneville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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Deaths W.D. “Bill” Vandiver

BROWNFIELD — Funeral services for W.D. “Bill” Vandiver, 80, are set for 1 p.m. today at Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Bolivar, Tenn., with burial at Walnut Grove Cemetery. Mr. Vandiver died Monday, May 28, 2012, at Jacks o n Madis o n County General Hospital in Jacks o n , Tenn. Vandiver B o r n Aug. 10, 1931, in Bolivar, Tenn., he was the owner/operator at Vandiver Sawmill. He was a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church and Christ Temple Apostolic. He was preceded in death by a stepson, Jeff Wilbanks; his parents, Aubrey Martin Vandiver and Gracie Emogene (Sanders) Vandiver; a sister, Glenda Otta; and two brothers, Aubrey Vandiver Jr. and Wayne Vandiver. Survivors include his wife, Joy Vandiver of Walnut; two daughters, Debby Vandiver Dorris of Bolivar, Tenn., and Kimberly Vandiver Ouimet of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; a son, William Harvey Vandiver of Bolivar, Tenn.; a stepson, Alan Wilbanks of Brownfield; four sisters, Annie Grace Jamerson of Bolivar, Tenn., Faye Overton of Bolivar, Tenn., Juanita Baker of Boliver, Tenn., and Betty Zaller of Omaha, Neb.; a brother, Larry Vandiver of Franklin, Tenn.; his grandchildren, Guy P. Dorris III, Candice A. Bunnie, Ginger D. Hatch, Harvey Lee Vandiver, Steven Lynn Vandiver, Sarah E. Pleace, Benjamin D. Pleace, Jacob M. Pleace, Meghan Street, Haley Wilbanks, Alex Wilbanks, Alex Wilbanks, Sarah Martindale and Madison Martindale; and 10 greatgrandchildren. Clay Hall and J.C. Hall will officiate. Shackelford Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.

Shirley L. Fisher

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Shirley L. Fisher, 59, of Corinth, are set for noon Saturday at Magnolia Funeral Home with burial at Grand Junction Cemetery in Grand Junction, Tenn. Mrs. Fisher died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at her residence. Visitation is Saturday from 10 a.m. until service time at Magnolia Funeral Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Magnolia Funeral Home.

Michael Ray Hinton MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Funeral services for Michael Ray Hinton, 38, will be made at a later date by Magnolia Funeral Home. Memorial gifts can be sent to his church as follows: Michael Hinton Memorial, C/O Rivercrest Baptist Church, 5900 Old Brownsville Road, Bartlett, TN 38135-0 717. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Magnolia Funeral Home.

Elmer Hodgers

TISHOMINGO — Elmer Hodgers, 94, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel in Belmont with burial at Carter’s Branch Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 1 until 2 p.m. at Deaton Funeral Home.

Gladys McVay

IUKA — Gladys McVay, 85, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cutshall Funeral Home.

Joseph C. Welch

Joseph C. Welch, 61, of Corinth, died Saturday, May 26, 2012, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Funeral services are set for noon Friday at Magnolia Funeral Home. Visitation is Friday from 10 a.m. until noon at Magnolia Funeral Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Magnolia Funeral Home.

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GREENVILLE — Funeral services for Patrick Aaron Dunne, 84, of Greenville, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church, Greenville. He died Monday, May 28, 2012 at his home. Burial will be at the Greenville Cemetery under the direction of Boone Funeral Home, Greenville. Pat was born June 3, 1927 in Chattanooga, Tenn. to the late Joseph Lawrence Dunne and Louise Dunne. He was a graduate of Jackson High School and attended Union University in Jackson, Tenn. He served in the U. S. Navy,144th Seabee in World War II in the Mariana Islands. After leaving the Navy, he moved to Corinth, where he met the love of his life, Bonnie Bess Jones and they married in 1949. In 1952, Pat and Bonnie moved to Greenville, where he went to work for the Delta Democrat Times. In 1957, they opened their own business, Pat Dunne Moving and Storage, United Van Lines. In 1968, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Movers Conference of Mississippi, Northern District. Pat was elected Mayor of Greenville in October 1963 and served as Mayor for 12 years (19641976). After deciding not to run for re-election in 1976, he went to work as the Executive Director of the Mississippi Municipal Association in Jackson until 1992. He was currently employed with Pettiet Agricultural Services, Inc. in Leland. In 1962, he received the Greenville Jaycees “Greenville’s Outstanding Young Man of the Year” award. In 1969, he was elected to serve as the President of the Mississippi Municipal Association. He also served on the Board of Directors of the National League of Cities. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Greenville and the Homemakers Sunday School class. He was a charter member and past president of the Greenville Exchange Club; belong to and severed as Conducteur of 40 & 8; a charter member of the Loyal Order of Moose, past president of the Greenville Summer Carnival Asso-

Linda Seiler Edwards

Funeral services for Linda Seiler Edwards, 68, are set for 1 p.m. Thursday at McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors with Bro. Gerald Hadley officiating. Burial will be in the Forrest Memorial Park. She died May 27, 2012, in Jackson. She was born Feb. 24, 1944, in Mayfield, Ky., to the late William and Viola Seiler. She graduated from Corinth High School in 1962 and Blue Mountain College with and English degree in 1966. She taught senior English at Alcorn

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Central High School before moving to Jackson. She retired from the Division of Medicaid after 25 years where she had most recently been Director of Eligibility. She was a member of Pinelake Baptist Church in Brandon and Harper Road Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her brothers, William A. Seiler Jr. and David Seiler. Survivors include her husband of 36 years, Frank M. Edwards Sr. of Brandon; her son and daughterin-law, Jay and Sami Edwards of Weatherford, Texas; and brother, Don Seiler of Corinth. Honorary pallbearers are Patrick Seiler, Donny Seiler, Daniel Seiler, Howard Klink, Albert Seiler, Adam Seiler, Vince Seiler and Dickie Seiler. Visitation is today from 5 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

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New dyslexia law is good legislation One of the good pieces of legislation to come out of this year’s session was signed into law by Gov. Phil Bryant. It requires kindergartners or first graders to be tested for dyslexia, a reading disorder that occurs when the brain does not properly recognize and process certain symbols like letters in the alphabet. The new law also gives dyslexic students in the first six grades the ability to move to a new public or non-public school if it is determined the student can be better served by the transfer. A separate bill also signed by Bryant creates a scholarship program for people who want to study dyslexia therapy. There’s no telling how many people, who are now adults, were considered just “slow learners” when they were children because of this condition. Many were otherwise highly intelligent, but because they couldn’t learn to read properly, were behind throughout their school years. Too many dropped out. A couple of notable ones we can recall were allowed to stay in high school without achieving much except to excel in football. Bryant himself says he was in the fourth grade before a teacher discovered dyslexia was causing him to scramble words and failing to put the right sounds with letters. “I repeated the third grade. What a difficult, horrible experience that was for a child,” Bryant said at the bill signing. Fortunately, the condition can be addressed with therapy, and the governor is living proof it can be overcome. More therapists are needed, though, and it is hoped the scholarship will increase the number. Estimates are that between 10 and 20 percent of the population suffers from dyslexia. Good for Bryant for openly discussing his own struggles and for encouraging those who have the condition. Good for the Legislature for addressing the subject with the new laws. — Enterprise-Journal, McComb

Another winner from Florida to head up MDA Last time the State of Mississippi went to Gainesville, Fla., to fill a job, it scored a winner in Dan Mullen, whom Mississippi State University lured away from the University of Florida football coaching staff to be head Bulldog in Starkville. Consecutive wins over Ole Miss and a pair of bowl victories have the folks behind the cowbells smiling again. Reports are that Mississippi may have just brought another winner up from Gator Country with the selection of Brent Christensen to head the Mississippi Development Authority, the state’s economic development arm. Christensen, a former Hattiesburg newspaper reporter who ventured into economic development in the Pine Belt, has been president & CEO of the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce the past 10 years. The holder of a degree in economics and an MBA took that job after serving as an executive with the Tampa (Fla.) Chamber. Christensen’s willingness to leave the comfort of a post he’s held for a decade for the challenges of initiating economic growth in one of the nation’s poorest states tells us he loves a challenge. That is a mark of character in anyone’s book. He will begin work here sometime in early June. And until he settles into the job, he is not talking to the media, MDA spokesman Dan Turner says. It’s unfortunate that an executive who will soon fill such a key post is keeping mum about how he plans to reverse Mississippi’s stubbornly high jobless rate and bring leadership to a state that has not had a permanent economic development chief since the departure of Gray Swoope in March 2011. ... We look forward to posing... questions once Christensen gets acclimated to his new surroundings. In the meantime, we wish him much success in helping to create new prosperity for Mississippi. — Mississippi Business Journal, Jackson

Prayer for today Loving God, help us to remember your promises — promises that give us hope and strength in difficult times. Amen.

A verse to share The Lord said to Joshua, “As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.” — Joshua 1:5 (NIV)

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Summer brings a reunion of old ideologies It is summertime, which means a time to peer at the political future with a gaze to the political past. The holiday that many consider the unofficial beginning of summer affords the opportunity to shake off the residue of a just completed school year and to begin contemplating what lies ahead. Considering what the immediate future holds in politics requires that one consult the past. The presidential election of 2012 offers an excellent example of why this is almost a necessity because it is a referendum of sorts on two basic governing philosophies. The partisans would label the upcoming contest as the decisive battle between capitalism and socialism, or corporate greed and societal benevolence. Arguments surrounding these characterizations have no conclusion, and will not be won by either side. How did we get to this point? I would contend that the 2012 election began over 40 years ago. In 1964, following an initial attempt in 1960, a brash, plain-spoken United States senator from Arizona named Barry Goldwater gathered a sufficient number of committed ideological conservatives to lay hold of the nomination of the Republican party for president. Rather than running on a specific set of programs he would implement, Goldwater ran sounding the alarm over the growth of the size and power of the federal government and the need

for classical conservative principles to be employed to shrink the government, and in turn Marty elevate the Wiseman i n d i v i d u a l . Goldwater’s Stennis words sound Institute eerily familiar. “Our tendency to concentrate power in the hands of a few men deeply concerns me,” he said. “I am convinced that most Americans now want to reverse that trend…. I think that the people’s uneasiness in the stifling omnipresence of government has turned into something approaching alarm.” Goldwater went on to state, “Let us remember the nation’s interest in reducing taxes and spending. Economic growth will be achieved not by government harnessing the nation’s economic forces but by emancipating them.” In 1972 the Democrats were destined to seek a nominee on the left flank of the ideological spectrum. Following the tumultuous 1968 Chicago Democratic nominating convention in which the old guard Democrats such as host city Mayor Richard Daley exacted iron clad control over the process, those who believed themselves to be voiceless in party processes were determined to change things. In 1969 the Democratic Party created the McGovern Commission, whose charge

it was to draw up new rules for delegate selection for future conventions. The goal was to open all of the decision-making processes of the Democratic Party to a wide variety of interest and ethnic categories and to do so by establishing quotas. The McGovern Commission declared its actions, “demonstrate the intention of the Democratic Party to ensure a full opportunity for all minority group members to participate in the delegate selection process.” The Commission furthered directed states to “overcome discrimination by affirmative steps to encourage representation on the national convention delegations of minority groups, young people and women in a reasonable relationship to their presence in their state’s population.” The plan succeeded in formalizing a majority comprised of numerous minorities coalescing under the Democratic Party banner. Their nominee in 1972 was none other than the architect of this new approach to political openness and decidedly liberal true believer, Sen. George McGovern from South Dakota. So how did Goldwater and McGovern fair in their respective races? In 1964, Republican Goldwater carried only six states, Mississippi being one, against Democratic incumbent Lyndon Johnson and received a paltry 39 percent of the popular vote. In 1972, Democratic nominee George McGovern ironically

received only 39 percent of the popular vote and carried only the state of Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. in losing to Republican incumbent Richard Nixon. The average voter, for the most part, dismissed both campaigns as misadventures of feckless ideologues. In reality, however, these two campaigns, perhaps more than any other, laid the ideological groundwork for the modern debate. Goldwater kicked open the door on the propriety of making a discussion of the role and limits of government a centerpiece of any political campaign. McGovern ushered into the room all manner of Americans who had previously been marginalized politically because of who they were or the ideas with which they identified. Now it seems from these initial discussions we have all formed opinions and chosen sides. These two very divergent sets of beliefs in what American government is supposed to be have moved from the fringes of the right and left to the core of the debate over who we are as a country. The political conventions this summer will be reunions of sorts of the ideological offspring of Barry Goldwater and George McGovern. (Dr. W. Marty Wiseman is professor of political science and director of the John C. Stennis Institute of Government, Mississippi State University. His email address is marty@sig. msstate.edu.)

A little hope for keeping the Panhandle pure LITTLE HOPE, Ga. — I’m on the road between Donalsonville, Ga., and DeFuniak Springs, Fla., when I pass through the community of Little Hope on the Western edge of Seminole County. What a great name for a town, and why have I never noticed? I’ve spent considerable time in Seminole County, although not in years. I learned to water ski on Lake Seminole; you have incentive not to fall when cypress knees pierce the water. As a teen, I worked one summer at the sewing room in Donalsonville, bundling pattern pieces, sweating and wishing that school would start. My Uncle Carlton ran the feed store at the old depot in Donalsonville, and when we were little we’d visit him before Easter to get biddies dyed the color of our organdy Sunday-school dresses. Those chicks never survived long, and I wonder now if it was because of the dye or our rough handling or a

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measure of both. A lavender biddy has a short shelf life. Maybe the irony of the name Little Hope was lost on me as a child. I was such an opti-

mistic sprout. Names aside, the slothful beauty of this area always amazes me, its live oaks and Spanish moss and rivers and creeks as black as liquid tar. There are still peanut farms in Southwest Georgia’s sandy soil, making the earth useful as well as beautiful. And I’m always pleasantly surprised to see there is a little of the old Florida Panhandle left. The Panhandle was the last of Florida to surrender its Southernness. Central Florida was eaten up by a mouse, and the swells and snowbirds soon followed. The Panhandle stayed true

to its region and roots the longest. But now the condo highrises and sherbet-colored ultra-planned communities have about eclipsed the old, funky dwellings and businesses that sold more chenille bedspreads and boiled peanuts than swimsuits and sushi. I am relieved to find a patch of what I fondly remember. On Highway 2 through Campbellton and Graceville, Fla., you can see what Florida used to look like, at least the Panhandle part. My family lived in Pensacola for five years. The Panhandle colored my first memories with its Cokebottle green ocean and sugary sand and a pink house made of cinderblocks. My father’s wooden boat took us skimming across the corduroy surface of a blue bay. My mother had a sundress that I thought was the green of the Gulf and the blue of the Bay, and I loved it. There was nothing but

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sand and old Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island. We’d visit the fort, see the cavelike cell where Geronimo was held, forced to lap up rainwater from the floor like a dog. I’ve read a revisionist account of his time there. Now they tell you Geronimo was a great tourist attraction and treated well by his awestruck federal guards. Some of his wives were allowed to come and stay with him in spacious accommodations. Either way, Geronimo’s time on the Florida Panhandle was against his will. My South Georgia grandfather used to tease us after the move from Georgia to Pensacola, and call us Florida Crackers. I’m glad this Cracker saw Florida before the sprawl and charactersapping left it a region with little hope. (To find out more about Rheta Grimsley Johnson and her books, visit www. rhetagrimsleyjohnsonbooks.com.)

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will be utilized. Another parking area will be on the off-ramp from the southbound lane of U.S. Highway 45 that runs to Harper Road. Concertgoers will be shuttled in buses from the additional parking areas to the arena and back. Each of the four buses can hold at least 65 adults. “The main thing we want to do is have the buses number for the parking lots,” said Ricky Gibens, the director of the Alcorn Emergency Management Agency who is helping coordinate the effort. “If someone comes in on bus number 125, they’ll go back to the parking lot in bus number 25.” If the two extra parking

lots are filled to capacity other areas will be available to handle the overflow. Gibens predicted the Crossroads Arena and QuadGraphic parking areas will be enough to accommodate the concert traffic. “The biggest thing is how we park,” Gibens pointed out. “I’ve told my guys to be very vigilant and don’t let people take up two parking spaces.” Gibens said he has organized over 200 volunteers to assist with the concert, in addition to officers from the Mississippi Highway Patrol, MDOT, the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office, the Corinth Police Department and Homeland Security. “We’re going to make this thing happen even if

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on March 27, when Sandy made a statement requesting planning and design assistance for drainage in Corinth and Alcorn County. Officials represent-

ing the City of Corinth, Alcorn County, Hatchie River Drainage District, Tuscumbia Water Management District and the Bridge-Phillips-Elam Concurrent Drainage Districts accompanied Sandy.

it’s coming a monsoon,” vowed the EMA director. Weather forecasts currently predict a high likelihood for rain and thunderstorms on Thursday. Board President Bill Strickland asked for the public’s patience during the concert. “We want the public to enjoy themselves, but we want them to be patient and understand we’re working for the safety of a sellout concert with over 7,000 people,” Strickland said. Luke Bryan is known for country chart-toppers such as “I Don’t Want This Night to End.” He recently played at the Academy of Country Music Awards and was featured in CBS’ “Lionel Richie and Friends” special. The show will feature a pair of opening acts — Craig Campbell and Chancie Neal. Doors open at 6 p.m. Thursday and the concert begins at 7 p.m.

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Highway patrol reports no holiday weekend fatalities JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Public Safety says there were no fatalities on highways covered by the Highway Patrol during the long Memorial Day holiday. The holiday period ran from 6 p.m. Friday through midnight Monday. Master Sgt. Johnny Poulos said state troopers investigated 101 crashes during the period with 35 injuries reported. The state counts only fatalities on highways patrolled by state troopers. Poulos said troopers made 216 DUI-related arrests and issued 975 tickets for seat belt violations.

Used car dealer pleads guilty to marijuana charge JACKSON — Federal court records say the owner of a used car dealership in Jackson pleaded guilty to charges related to a raid on his busi-

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