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Officials warn of very dry conditions BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

With the landscape becoming increasingly dry in the current heat wave, officials urge extreme caution for any fireworks activities for Independence Day or any type of outdoor burning until conditions improve. All requests for permits for burning of any kind are currently on hold in the City of Corinth because of the dry conditions. The county is not under a burn ban, but it may come before the Board of Supervisors for consideration on Monday. Fireworks are illegal within Corinth, although they are commonly used on Independence Day and New Year’s. “People should be aware that they can be ticketed for shooting fireworks in the city,” said Fire Chief Rob Price. Even without drought conditions, July 4 is the most fireprone date across the U.S. Price encourages extreme caution for people using fireworks for the holiday, which is forecast to have continued hot and dry weather with a high temperature in the upper 90s. “Any kind of spark could ignite a grass fire,” said Price. “I would also encourage people to be careful while cooking out

and to properly dispose of charcoal ashes.” People doing yard work will need to let the debris sit until conditions improve, he said. County Fire Coordinator Ricky Gibens has been considering requesting a burn ban. According to the Mississippi Forestry Commission, eight counties, including five in northwest Mississippi, have enacted bans in the last few days. County firefighters have dealt with some substantial grass fires. “The heat and humidity and dry conditions really makes it prime for woods and grass fires,” said Gibens. “We’re not saying that you can’t shoot fireworks, but you should be very cautious. The big thing is to shoot them in areas where there are rocks, concrete or asphalt and not in residential areas where they could hit a rooftop or a grassy patch. It won’t take but a spark to get things going.” He strongly discourages the burning off of fields or brush piles. People who do ignite a controlled burn should notify the 911 office or nearest fire department beforehand to advise them of the burn. Please see HEAT | 3

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Corinth’s Charlene Swinford stands by the ‘This is America!’ fireworks pack — the most costly package offered by Discount Fireworks, just west of Corinth on U.S. 72. Big sellers this year include the eternally-popular bottle rockets and novelty items. Discount Fireworks opens at 9 a.m. and stays open late and is one of several stands along U.S. 72. Officials urge extra caution this year when lighting fireworks due to the extreme dry conditions.

CT-A wants to ‘transport you’ BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Corinth Theatre-Arts board is offering season passes to the local theater company’s 20122013 season. The title of the new season is “Let the Arts Transport You.” CT-A will stage eight productions this season, with a wide range of material, from family classics and musicals to more serious fare that tackles some of the toughest issues of contemporary life. Season tickets are $70 for adults and $35 for students. If purchased individually, the regular price for a single show’s ticket is $12. “It’s a good deal,” said Managing Director Tommy Ledbetter. “You can use the season ticket any way you want — you get eight admissions.” The season tickets can be purchased at the Crossroads Playhouse on Fulton Drive. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. The season’s first offering

will be “Footloose,” the classic tale of teen rebellion and repression. Coming in early August, “Footloose” is a youth production for actors from the age of 12 to 21. Auditions for “Footloose” were held in early June, and this adaptation of the hit movie from the 1980s will hit the stage Aug. 3-5. Coming in September, Neil Simon’s “Rumors” is an adultthemed farcical story of confusion and miscommunication. This offering is classified in CT-A’s new ratings system as a “Second Stage” production — more appropriate for an adult audience. Auditions will be held Aug. 6-7, and “Rumors” will spread Sept. 7-8 at the Crossroads Playhouse. “You Can’t Take It With You,” taking the stage Oct. 1921, is domestic comedy with an absurdist twist. It is the story of love, dating and a Russian ex-duchess reduced to working as a waitress. Auditions for this PG-13 production will be held Sept. 10-11.

Officers climb Mt. Woodall for comrades BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

tirement home denizen named Kris Kringle — whose good deeds reveal that he is the real

A multitude of Mississippi cops will flock to the state’s highest point this weekend to participate in an event to honor their fallen comrades. On Saturday police officers all over the country will travel to the highest point in their home states in honor of law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty in that state. The Magnolia State’s Cops on Top Summit for Heroes will be held at Woodall Mountain, located in Tishomingo County in the southern outskirts of Iuka. The gathering of law enforcement officers will honor the lives of Mike Walter, a senior investigator for the Pearl Police Department who was shot and killed by a sex offender this

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Corinth Theatre-Arts Artistic Director Cristina Skinner and Managing Director Tommy Ledbetter look over the program for CT-A’s 2012-2013 season. The Christmas classic “Miracle on 34th Street” will be staged Dec. 14-16. It is a magical story of holiday goodwill that focuses on an elderly re-

Local pastor praises new Southern Baptist president BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

That first time was all Mickey Trammel needed. The Baptist preacher knew. Trammel’s feeling proved true last week when Rev. Fred Luter Jr. was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention — becoming the first African-American leader of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. “Fred is the president because of the kind of person he is,” said Trammel. “He is going to bring a positive influence for Southern Baptists and it is good to see we are willing to select the right man regardless of the color of his skin.” The Tate Baptist pastor in Corinth heard the new Southern Baptist leader speak in 2001, the last time the convention was held in New Orleans. “It was an outstanding sermon,” said the Tate pastor. “It was obvious he was a gifted

speaker and I truly believed that one day he would be president of the Southern Baptist Convention.” Trammel left the conLuter vention determined to have Luter speak at his Central Baptist Church in Golden one day. Golden Central Baptist Church started a building project a few years following that first encounter. The church would finish the plan in 2007, increasing its sanctuary size to almost 900. “The first thing I did was get Fred to come and speak,” said Trammel of the completion of the project. Golden, located near Belmont and Red Bay, Ala., is a small town of around 200. Trammel

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The Rev. Fred Luter’s first trip to northeast Mississippi was a memorable one. The new president of the Southern Baptist Convention was greeted by a packed house at Central Baptist Church in Golden in 2007. didn’t know what to expect as he picked up Luter from the airport for his first visit to northeast Mississippi. “I had no idea of how many people would be there,” he said. As the two made their way into Golden, they discovered the church parking lot was covered with others parking anywhere they could near the

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building. “There was an electricity that night and Fred stills talks about it today,” said Trammel. “I remember saying to a little elderly lady in the church ‘that I’m pretty sure this is the most people that has been in the church’ and she replied ‘Son, this is the most people that has ever been in Golden.’”

Trammel went on to host the pastor two other times in Golden and once more at Tate Baptist. Luter, pastor of Franklin Avenue Church in New Orleans, has also been to Oakland Baptist and Wheeler Grove Baptist through the years. For two years after Hurri-

On this day in history 150 years ago Fifth day of the Seven Days Campaign. The Battle of Frayser’s Farm is a Union victory. President Lincoln asks Gen. Halleck to send 25,000 infantry to the East from Corinth, “but not if it endangers any place you deem important to hold.”

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Santa Claus. Auditions are set for Oct. 22-23. “The House at Pooh Corner” is A.A. Milne’s classic story of Christopher Robin, Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger and the rest. “Pooh Corner” will be brought to life on Feb. 22-24, 2013, with auditions scheduled for Jan. 7-8. A non-musical youth production of “The Wizard of Oz” will be staged March 2, 2013. This production is a twist on the classic story, with Dorothy and her friends setting out to find the Good Witch of the South. CT-A will follow the Yellow Brick road on March 2, 2013, with auditions scheduled for Jan. 7-8. “Whose Life is it Anyway” is a topical drama

about a successful sculptor who is paralyzed in a car accident and kept alive by a support system in a hospital. Who should decide his fate — himself or the doctors determined to keep him alive as long as possible? Not recommended for children, this production comes alive April 12-14, 2013. Auditions are March 4-5. In “Nunsense: The Mega-Musical,” coming to the stage May 31 through June 2, 2013, the five surviving Sisters of Hoboken nunnery parade their talents at a variety show staged to raise funds for the burial of a departed sister. Auditions are April 15-16. For more information visit www.corinththeatrearts.com.

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The forestry commission notes that wildfires can spread rapidly in the current conditions, consuming large amounts of acreage. The drought index for most of the state is currently above

700 on a scale of zero to 800 with the possibility of hitting 800, the worst condition, next week. For Corinth, high temperatures of 100 or more are forecast through Monday, and there is no chance of rain through Thursday.

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Funeral services for Sue Austin, 77, are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Sunday from 12 noon until service time. Burial will be at Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian. Ms. Austin died Friday, June 29, 2012, at Methodist North in Memphis, Tenn.

Thomas Fowler

MICHIE, Tenn. —Funeral services for Thomas Nathan “Bear” Fowler, 71, are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Acton Church of Christ with burial at Liberty Cemetery. Mr. Fowler died Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Michie. He was born in McNairy County to the late Laney Thomas and Lena Gray Fowler on Jan. 24, 1941. He worked for Wulitzer in Corinth and other businesses in the same building for more than 40 years. He was a member of Acton Church of Christ and one of the first trustees for Liberty Cemetery near Michie. Survivors include his wife of 50 Fowler years, Louise (Morgan) Fowler of Michie; a daughter, Tina Moore (Jerry) of Michie; five sisters, Martha Lipford, Eula Thacker, and Madie Thacker, all of Michie, Shirley Walker of Meridian, and Faye Massengill (John) of Corinth; two grandchildren, Megan Essary (Kevin) of Milledgeville, Tenn., and Michael Moore of Michie; and one great-grandchild. In addition to his parents, Mr. Fowler was preceded in death by seven brothers: L. G. Fowler, Oliver Fowler, Otis Fowler, Truman Fowler, Alton Lambert, Jimmy Lambert, and Kenneth Lambert, and a sister, Alma Gray. Joe Story, Shawn Weaver and Malcom George will officiate the service. Shackelford Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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COUNCE, Tenn. — Clarence John “Jack” Bennett was born in Columbia, Tenn., on Dec. 24, 1948, the son of the late Dr. Wendell and Mami Bennett, and his father “Dutch” Reinschmidt. Jack, as he was known to his many friends, was truly a Jack-of-all trades. He could fix anything but a broken heart. He graduated from the Columbia Military Academy in 1968. He attended Ole Miss, Memphis State, and Ringling School of Art. He was a boat captain in the oil fields for over 20 years. He was a board member for the Shiloh Falls Homeowners Association, a member of the 356 Porsche Registry, the Hole-in-One Club and the Tri-State Gun and Archery Club. He grew bonsai trees and orchids, and he was a collector of Civil War memorabilia and Indian artifacts. Jack believed in the Presbyterian faith. He departed this life on June 27, 2012, at the age of 63 years after a courageous fight with melanoma cancer. On March 27, 1989, he was united in marriage to Linda Belle Payne, who survives. In addition to his loving wife, Linda, he is survived by his loyal companion King Cotton McBennett, his faithful Scottish Terrier; three brothers, James Bennett (Dolly) of Corinth, Clark Bennett (Sonja) of Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., George Bennett (Kim) of Germantown, Tenn.; three sisters, Ester Lee Davenport (Doug) of Culleoka, Tenn., Julie Kauffman (Fred) of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mary Jane Schifani (J.) of Memphis, Tenn.; one sister-in-law, Lee Dimler of Estero, Fla.; two aunts, Betsy English of Nashville, Tenn., and Louise Jones of Columbia, Tenn.; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Donations can be made to Hope Hospice HealthCare Services, 9470 HealthPark Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33908, or Magnolia Regional Health Center Home Health & Hospice, 2034 East Shiloh Road, Corinth, MS 38834, or a charity of choice.

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Reece Terry, publisher

Mark Boehler, editor

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Letter to the editor

‘Standing still’ really is ‘moving backwards’ To the editor: A tract of unimproved land sat for sale at the intersection of Harper Road and Tate Street. Thousands of passersby saw the seemingly low lying and grown up mess. Since that was what met the eye of the average person, the property remained on the market for several years with no purchaser in sight until recently. Now this property is cleared and is being graded to be marketed for future commercial development. Within weeks, there is already outside interest in a property that was once thought mediocre at best. The potential was always there. You just have to paint the picture. This progressive idea is at the heart of the Corinth Future Fare program. The CFF plan identifies both current and long range items that need improvement in order to attract industry to spur economic growth while also improving the overall quality of life for its citizens. In the past, improvements were financed through bonds and tax assessments on property owners that created investment in the infrastructure that allowed Corinth to expand and attract companies like Wurlitzer and ITT. Now due primarily to overseas labor markets and the economic downtown, much of the local manufacturing base is lost and has been replaced with lower paying jobs. Most of the city’s infrastructure is cared for on an “as needed” basis in order to provide services while balancing the budget. This has left us with dated infrastructure and dilapidated buildings that are not inviting to prospective economic investors from outside the community. Now, like those residents of yesteryear, we face the need to reinvest in this city to meet the immediate needs of today and also to plan and build for the future of Corinth. On a personal note, my family has been a large private taxpayer to this area for a number of decades and after reviewing the proposed millage increase, we believe the benefits for the future far exceed the costs. I chose to base my business here because I see this area has great potential for future growth. Now our city has a Mayor and a Board of Alderman providing the necessary leadership to make this happen. Talk to our elected officials about the Corinth Future Fare program. Encourage our community and business leaders to do likewise and get on board so that we may paint that picture necessary to move Corinth and its citizens into tomorrow. After all, “standing still” is really “moving backwards.” Doug Jumper Corinth

Prayer for today God, forgive us for being concerned only about our own growth and maturity as believers. Show us how we can help our sisters and brothers move toward the finish line. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

A verse to share God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. — 1 Corinthians 1:9 (NRSV)

Worth quoting A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular. — Adlai E. Stevenson

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Has the day of the Islamist arrived? Sixteen months after the United States abandoned its loyal satrap of 30 years, President Hosni Mubarak, to champion democracy in Egypt, the returns are in. Mohammed Morsi, candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood, is president of Egypt, while the military has dissolved the elected parliament that was dominated by the Brotherhood, and curbed his powers. The military and the mullahs will fight for the future of a country that is home to one in four Arabs. The soldiers who have dominated Egypt since the ouster of King Farouk in 1952 show no willingness to surrender what they have long controlled of the state and economy. Yet in the long run, the Brotherhood — whose claim to guide the nation’s destiny is rooted in a faith 1,400 years old — is likely to prevail. In Syria, the uprising against Bashar Assad appears headed for civil war, with atrocities on both sides. Some 10,000 are estimated to have died, a far bloodier affair than Egypt. And here, too, the day of the Brotherhood, massacred in the thousands by Bashar’s father in Hama, seems not far off. Witnessing what is happening in these critical Arab countries and across the region, one is tempted to ask: What are the fruits of three decades of compulsive U.S. intervention in the Islamic world?

Ronald Reagan put Marines in Lebanon to support an embattled Beirut rePat gime and saw Buchanan 241 of them massacred Columnist in their barracks. In 1986, he ordered air strikes on Libya in retaliation for the bombing of a Berlin nightclub frequented by GIs. Reagan was paid back in his final days in office when Moammar Gadhafi’s killers blew up Pan Am 103, scattering the bodies of U.S. school kids over the Lockerbie landscape. George H.W. Bush launched Desert Storm to rescue Kuwait from Saddam Hussein and restore the emir. After five weeks of air war and 100 hours of ground combat, Bush triumphed. He then imposed an embargo-blockade on Iraq and transferred thousands of U.S. troops onto Saudi soil that is home to Mecca and Medina. Two of the causes of his attack on 9/11, said Osama bin Laden, were the U.S. strangulation of Iraq and the defiling of Islam’s sacred soil by infidel U.S. troops. George W. Bush answered 9/11 by invading Afghanistan, driving out the Taliban and al-Qaida, and staying on to build a more secular, democratic and pluralistic nation. He then invaded Iraq to overthrow

Saddam and convert that country into a model Arab democracy and strategic base camp for the United States in the Middle East. What did those wars cost? What did they accomplish? Some 6,500 U.S. dead, 40,000 wounded, $1 to $2 trillion sunk. Tens of thousands of Afghan and 100,000 Iraqi dead, with widows and orphans numbering over 500,000. Half the Christians of Iraq have fled their homes, and half of these have fled the country in which their ancestors had lived almost since the time of Christ. Neither Afghanistan nor Iraq can be regarded as a loyal ally or defender of U.S. interests. Pakistan, a country of 170 million with atomic weapons and an ally through 40 years of Cold War, has been converted into an embittered and even hostile nation. The U.S.-NATO intervention in Libya brought about the dethroning and death of Gadhafi. It also resulted in the expulsion of Tuareg tribesmen who had served Gadhafi as mercenaries. Back in Mali, they have joined rebels to effect the secession of a slice of Mali the size of France, which is now becoming a haven for al-Qaida. When one considers the investment America has made in the Middle East -the dead and wounded from our wars, the trillions lost in fighting and foreign aid, the endless time and attention of our leaders, scholars,

journalists — what do we have to show for it? From the Maghreb to the Middle East to Afghanistan, Christians are as isolated and imperiled as they have been in centuries. The Israelis now have as neighbors: Hezbollah to the north, an embittered, segregated Palestinian population of 2 million to the east, Hamas to the south and to the west an Egypt of 80 million that has just passed into the custody of the Muslim Brotherhood. And among those seeking to bring down Assad are not only Americans, Turks, Saudis and Qatari, but alQaida, the principal suspect in the terror bombings of Aleppo and Damascus, and the Muslim Brotherhood, which owes the Assad family a blood debt. If Assad falls and Sunnis seize power and pursue their slogan — “Christians to Beirut and Alawites to the tomb” -- a prediction: A return of the Golan Heights taken by Israel in the 1967 Six Day War will top the agenda of the new Damascus regime. And now John McCain is calling for air strikes on Damascus and Bibi Netanyahu and his neocon allies have Tehran in their gun sights. What exactly have we gained from 30 years of interventions in the Middle East -- that China lost out on by staying out? (Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?”)

’60s band now running on empty Fresh off of my jaunt down memory lane with The Beach Boys, I decided to revisit another iconic group: Crosby, Stills and Nash. Sadly, the results were much darker than with the Good Vibrations crew. Back in 1969, CSN played at Woodstock and immediately became a counterculture sensation. Their anti-establishment anthem “Ohio” defined the Vietnam era for many Americans. While The Beach Boys were surfin’ the days away, CSN was agitating for societal change using soaring harmonies and relevant lyrics. Along the way, the guys became millionaires, and David Crosby perpetrated a series of bizarre drug-fueled incidents. He only survived his excess by receiving a liver transplant. But there he was on stage still sounding pretty good. Graham Nash can also hit most of his notes. Stephen Stills, however, has trouble

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replicating the voice we know from the old tunes. He also looks like an Amish guy. Bill I thought he O’Reilly was going to sell furniture The O’Reilly Factor to the crowd. At first, the folks loved the liberal old timers. They opened with “Carry On” and played a few more of their classic hits. But then, as so often happens in concert land, the group began playing stuff nobody ever heard of — and the crowd grew restless. The low point of the concert arrived when CSN sang a protest song about alleged traitor Army Pvt. Bradley Manning. He is charged with leaking classified information to the anti-American website WikiLeaks. If the charges are true, Manning put many of his fellow

soldiers fighting in Afghanistan in even more danger. He is currently being held at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and, if convicted, could be sentenced to life in prison. Nevertheless, Crosby, Stills and Nash believe Manning is a political prisoner who has been brutalized by the U.S. military. So they sang a song lamenting that. The folks who paid good money to savor old memories mostly listened in silence. My bet is that many in the crowd had no idea what was going on. It was certainly a far cry from “tin soldiers and Nixon coming.” There is something to be said for remaining consistent in your values, so I am not down on CSN for their leftist sensibilities. I simply believe that their sympathies are misguided and that protest songs about an obscure man who may have committed treason are useless. Despite their righteous

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indignation, the truth is that Crosby, Stills and Nash have no idea what Manning did or did not do. Also, there is irony in the fact that the trio is comprised of 1 percenters who live very well. Crosby bunks in tony Santa Barbara, Stills in Bel-Air right near Nancy Reagan, and Nash on the lush island of Kauai. Nothing wrong with that; those guys earned their affluence. But a system that allows them to profit from protest might be one to applaud. Hey, guys, how about a song on that theme? In the end, I was disappointed by the CSN concert. At one time, their voices soared both musically and socially. Now, they are just shadows of a time long gone. (Veteran TV news anchor Bill O’Reilly is host of the Fox News show “The O’Reilly Factor” and author of the book “Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama.”)

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Conviction upheld in Itawamba case JACKSON — The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the aggravated assault conviction of Ted W. Stone. Stone was convicted in Itawamba County in 2010 of assaulting his sister. He was sentenced to 20 years in jail and fined $4,000. Writing Thursday for the court, Justice Michael Randolph rejected Stone’s claims that prosecutors failed to prove he was guilty. Stone claimed the

walking cane with which he hit his sister is not a deadly weapon and her injuries were not serious enough for an aggravated assault charge. Randolph said the blows struck by Stone made serious lacerations to her head and a jury could be expected to find such blows dangerous. Randolph said “a walking cane used for its designed purpose is not considered a deadly weapon.”

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