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Capital murder trial testimony begins BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com

Testimony began Tuesday in the capital murder trial of a Prentiss County man accused of taking part in the deadly assault and robbery of a Thrasher man in 2010. Prosecutors say Charles David Burleson II was a direct party to the robbery and assault that claimed the life of Stephen Keith Holley in May 2010, while his defense attorney told the jury his client innocently found himself in the midst of a tragic and unexpected situation due to the actions of his co-defendant. Burleson was indicted last year along with Jeremy Keith Huguley of Rienzi on a charge of capital murder in the crime.

Huguley will be tried separately in Prentiss County Circuit Court on the charge of capital murder at a later date. Kayla Cartwright, 20, of Booneville also faces a future trial in connection with the case. Cartwright, described as Huguley’s girlfriend, was indicted on a charge of accessory after the fact to capital murder. Holley was found severely injured in his Thrasher home on May 15, 2010, after being struck with some type of metal object. The home had been robbed and numerous items taken. He died on May 21, 2010, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo of injuries sustained in the assault. Burleson and Huguley were arrested a short time later and charged in the case.

District Attorney Trent Kelly told jurors in his opening statement the fact of exactly who struck the victim is not relevant to the charge of capital murder. Capital murder is defined in Mississippi as a murder occurring the course of the commission of another felony and Kelly said the state will show Burleson was directly involved in the robbery and therefore guilty of the murder that occurred in the course of that robbery. “I don’t know which one struck him and I don’t care,” said Kelly. Kelly said Holley was assaulted, robbed and left for dead by the defendant and Huguley. “Mr. Holley was struck in the head and they left him bleeding with his head laid open, they left

him on the floor to die,” said Kelly. The prosecutor told jurors Holley was still alive as his house was robbed and ransacked and his assailants left. “He would die much later of a slow and painful death,” said Kelly. Defense attorney John Helmert told jurors he would show that Huguley was to blame for the crime and Holley’s death and his client was unaware of what was going to happen when he went to the Holley home. “David Burleson walked into a storm that had been brewing a long time,” said Helmert. Helmert said Burleson did not know Huguley well, having met him just recently through his girlfriend. There was an ongoing rift between Huguley’s

family and the family of Holley, his uncle. Huguley was in need of money to pay a bail bondsman in order to remain out of jail on a previous felony charge. Helmert said the bail bondsman will testify Huguley made that payment the afternoon after Holley was assaulted and robbed. He said all of the items taken from the Holley residence were found in the possession of Huguley, his girlfriend or others connected to Huguley with no connection to Burleson. Helmert said the state will not be able to show Burleson went to the home with the intent to commit the robbery or assault. He said his client did not willingly take part in the crime and should be found not guilty.

Luncheon represents support, volunteerism Woman faces assault charge BY STEVE BEAVERS

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Tuesday was more than just catfish and khakis. It was about helping the children of the Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Mississippi. The Seventh Annual Catfish & Khakis fall luncheon brought the community together in downtown Corinth to support the club's biggest fundraiser. “People have been so supportive and it has been a big success,” said club board of directors member J.C. Hill. “They just don't say no to this event.” Around 20 volunteers were busy filling orders at the corner of Fillmore and Cruise Street for close to two hours. “It has gone really well,” said David Roberts, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Mississippi, while taking a break. “Everything has fallen in line.” Tickets were available for $10 with individuals getting a choice of fish or chicken to go along with hushpuppies, fries, slaw, cookie and drink. T-shirts, designed by local artist Katie Briggs, were also available for $15. “I enjoy doing it for the children,” said board of directors president Wendy Shinault. “This benefits them.” The luncheon has exceeded the expectations of Roberts. “The first one was a service to Corinth,” said the executive diPlease see CATFISH | 2A

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Volunteers Lisa Kirk (left) and Yulanda Grayson fill an order during the Seventh Annual Catfish and Khakis.

Glen’s tornado siren becomes operational this week BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

GLEN — Tornado siren coverage is expanding in Alcorn County with the addition of a siren at Glen Town Hall. Installation began last week, and it is expected to become operational this week. “We were the only town in the county that didn’t have one, and we wanted to get one for our people,” said Mayor John Little. “If it will save one life, it’s worth it.” The town purchased the siren for approximately $20,000 from Federal Signal Corp. Like other storm sirens positioned throughout the county, it will be activated by the 911 office when a tornado warning is ac-

tive for Alcorn County. Sirens may also be tested at noon on Saturdays, weather permitting. Clerk Lynn Fielding said the siren has a radius of 2.5 to 3 miles and should provide good coverage for the town of 2 square miles. The siren is on the east side of the town hall on U.S. 72 near the shelter that was installed last year. The shelter was part of a grant-funded program to provide shelters for government workers, but the town welcomes any residents to use it when severe storms hit. It can accommodate up to 50 people. A backup generator can power the siren during power outages.

Corinth High celebrates homecoming BY KIM JOBE Corinth School District

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The tornado siren on the east side of Glen Town Hall is expected to be operational this week.

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A Corinth woman faces a felony charge after allegedly assaulting another woman with a hammer on Friday. The Corinth Police Department charged Jeanette Ieshia Coker, 39, of Sawyer Road, with aggravated assault. She is in custody with bond set at $50,000. The victim, Jessica Lowery, 29, of Sawyer Road, was flown to North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo following the assault. She has since been released. Police Chief David Lancaster said it happened at 1115 Sawyer Road about 9:10 p.m. Friday. “When officers arrived, they found the victim lying in the driveway surrounded by a large area of blood from an apparent head wound,” he said. “Bystanders said she was hit in the head with a hammer.” The suspect lives nearby and was taken into custody a short time later. Lancaster did not know the nature of the dispute between the women.

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Corinth High School’s annual homecoming celebration is under way this week. The Club Sweethearts will be presented during a ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the CHS Gym. Homecoming Queen JaJa Johnson and her court will be presented during the Homecoming Pep Rally at 9:45 a.m. Friday. Members of the 2012 court Please see CHS | 2A

On this day in history 150 years ago Gen. Van Dorn’s army arrives in Holly Springs and goes into camp. This brings to a close the Corinth Campaign which had set out to drive the Union from West Tennessee, but resulted in bloody disaster in the streets and fields of Corinth.

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Today in History Today is Wednesday, Oct. 10, the 284th day of 2012. There are 82 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 10, 1962, President John F. Kennedy, responding to the Thalidomide birth defects crisis, signed an amendment to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act requiring pharmaceutical companies to prove that their products were safe and effective prior to marketing.

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Wendy Shinault was one of several volunteers helping with the Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Mississippi’s annual fundraiser.

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rector. “Now it has turned into our biggest fundraiser.”

CASABELLA FURNITURE! There were no problems of long lines as things went like clockwork throughout the lunch period.

“People have been served fast,” said Hill, as the event was welcomed with a cloudless blue sky

and mild temperatures. “It has just been a great day for something like this.”

coming game — pitting the Warriors against the Tishomingo County Braves - is set for 7 p.m. Friday. The homecoming festivities will be held during halftime. Each day will see students dressing up in different themes. Monday was “America” day, Tuesday was “Animal King-

dom” day, today is “Twin” Day, Thursday is Class T-Shirt day and Friday is “Spirit” day where students and staff will wear the traditional Warrior colors — red, white, black — including the official Homecoming T-shirt. Despite the fact there is a celebratory feeling in the air at CHS, dress code

will be observed each day. Headgear may only be worn when appropriate to the costume, but it must be removed in the classroom. Partial face paint will be allowed in conjunction with each day’s theme as well, according to school officials. Float building started late last week and contin-

In 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy was established in Annapolis, Md. In 1911, Chinese revolutionaries launched an uprising which led to the collapse of the Qing (or Manchu) Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China. California voters approved Proposition 4, giving women the right to vote, and Proposition 7, which established the initiative process for proposing and enacting new laws. In 1913, the Panama Canal was effectively completed as President

Woodrow Wilson sent a signal from the White House by telegraph, setting off explosives that destroyed a section of the Gamboa dike. In 1935, the George Gershwin opera “Porgy and Bess,” featuring an all-black cast, opened on Broadway; it ran for 124 performances. In 1938, Nazi Germany completed its annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland (soo-DAYT’uhn-land). In 1943, Chiang Kaishek took the oath of office as president of China. In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologized to the finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after the official was refused seating in a Howard Johnson’s restaurant near Dover, Del. In 1967, the Outer Space Treaty, prohibiting the placing of weapons of mass destruction on the moon or elsewhere in space, entered into force. In 1970, Quebec Labor Minister Pierre Laporte was kidnapped by the Quebec Liberation Front, a militant separatist group. (Laporte’s body was found a week later.)

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include Freshman Maid Anyaah Copeland, Sophomore Maid Teosha Boyd, Junior Maid Savannah Smith, Senior Maid Abby Null, Football Sweetheart Desiree´ Copeland and C Club Sweetheart Stennett Smith. Kickoff for the home-

ues this week. The annual Homecoming Parade is set for 5 p.m. Thursday and will be followed by a pep rally on the Alcorn County Courthouse steps. School will be dismissed at 2 p.m. district-wide in order for students to get ready for the parade. The parade route follows the traditional Christmas pa-

rade route down Fillmore. According to school officials, no early check outs will be permitted on Thursday or Friday unless it is an absolute necessity. Permission from club sponsors and CHS Principal Russ Elam will be necessary before any student may check out early.

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Deaths Lola Roberts

NIXON, Tenn. — Funeral services for Lola Austin Roberts, 92, are set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Wesley’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Mrs. Roberts died Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at her residence. Visitation starts at 5 p.m. Friday and is from 9 a.m. Saturday until service time. All other arrangements are incomplete will be announced by Magnolia Funeral Home.

Daisy Robinson

RAMER, Tenn. — Funeral services for Daisy Pearl Robinson, 59, are set for 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Rest M.B. Church in Guys, Tenn. with burial in St. Rest Cemetery. Ms. Robinson died Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

Born April 8, 1953, she was a graduate of McNairy Central High School and of the Baptist faith. S h e w a s preceded in death by her p a r ents, M a t Robinson t h e w a n d Minnie Robinson. Survivors include three sons, Patrick Robinson of Guys, Tenn., Rodney Robinson of Olive Branch and Brian Robinson of Arizona; eight siblings, Lancy Lee Robinson, J.B. Robinson, Earlene Floyd, Peggy Hastings, Sarah Patton, Miltie Robinson, Shirley Warren and Queen Walker; and a grandchild, Amris Naysa

Virgel Grissom

MICHIE, Tenn. — Funeral services for Virgel Grissom, 83, are set for 11 a.m. today at Corinthian Funeral Home with burial in Forrest Memorial Park. Mr. Grissom died Monday, October 8, 2012 at McNairy County General Hospital. Born November 4, 1928, he worked in maintenance for Remada Inn Corporation and was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Sheila Holloway and Linda Crowe; his parents, Charley and Vostie Marlar Grissom; a brother, Edward Grissom; and a grandson, Kevin Crowe. Survivors include the mother of his children, Bernice Grissom

Robinson. Rev. Dannie Walker will officiate. Patterson Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

William Stutts

Funeral services for William “Bill” Stutts are set for 2 p.m. today at McPeters Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jerry Childs and Bro. James Garrett officiating. Burial will be in the Hinkle Cemetery. Mr. Stutts died Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Magnolia Regional Health Center. He was born May 24, 1946 to the late Jimmy T. and Hazel Horton Stutts. He was a delivery truck driver, a carpenter, a member of the Rotary Club and of the Baptist faith. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death

by a niece, Lillie Mae Henry; two brother-inlaws; and a sister-in-law. He is survived by his wife, Meg Keen Stutts; two sons, William Jesse Stutts and Ricky Burchfield; two daughters, Katherine Sartain, and Amber Sartain; two brothers, Bud and Wayne Stutts; and three sisters, Maxine Killough, Sahara Wilson, and Lavenda Bishop. Visitation will begin at noon on today at McPeters Funeral Directors.

Levi Thompson

A memorial service for Levi Stone Thompson, 10 months and 26 days, is set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Real Life Church. Thompson died Sunday, October 7, 2012 at his residence. Survivors include his mother, Maria Davis Thompson of Corinth; his father, Stephen Patrick

Susie Bullard Nash

of Kossuth; a son, Don Grissom and wife Cheri of Michie, Tenn.; three brothers, Junior Grissom of Florence, Ala., Stanley Grissom of Florence, Ala., and Herbert Grissom of Oklahoma; two sisters, Lois Kiddy of Corinth and Marie Wall of Texas; a son-inlaw, Larry Crowe of Rienzi; three grandchildren, Michelle Miles and husband Eric of Kossuth, Beth Watkins and husband Brian of Michie, Tenn., and Kristi Myers and husband Richard of Rogers, Ark; and seven great grandchildren, Jaxon Watkins, Jakeb Watkins, Jaelyn Watkins, Peyton Myers, Spencer Myers, Casey Flatt and Maddie Grace Miles. Ministers Shawn Weaver and Joe Story will officiate. Visitation is 10 a.m. until service time.

Funeral services for Susie Bullard Nash, 88, were held 3 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Charles Stephenson and Bro. Charlie Cooper officiating. Burial was in Kemp’s Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Nash died October 7, 2012 at Cornerstone Health and Rehab. She was born December 3, 1923 in Tishomingo Co. to the late Walter and Ona Walker Bullard. She was a member of Rienzi Baptist Church, she retired a garment factory worker having retired from Garans. She enjoyed sewing, quilting and spending time with her family. Preceded in death by her husband, Willard Nash; two sons, Leon “Don” Nash and Dwane

Raper, Jr. of Rienzi; his step-father, James Albert Thompson of Eastview, Tenn.; a brother, Noah M a r shall Raper; a sister, Riley L y n n Thomps o n ; Thompson m a ternal grandparents, Dennis and Diane Davis of Corinth; paternal grandfather, Raymond Baswell of Rienzi; step-grandmother, Dorothy Thompson of Eastview, Tenn.; and uncle, Joshua Davis of Corinth. Pastor Harvern Davis will officiate. Memorial contributions can be made to the Levi Thompson Memorial Fund, 4160 CR 200, Corinth, Ms. 38834.

Nash; her parents; her step-mother, Frances McCalla Bullard; two sisters, Ruth Maresko and Lillian Holloway, a brother, James Thomas Bullard; and a grandson Donnie Nash. Survived by her daughter, Carolyn Nash; sons, Jerold (Pauline) Nash, Randle (Cathy) Nash, Gary (Sue) Nash all of Rienzi; sisters, Sarah Kakuirs of Rienzi and Shirley Smith of Corinth; a brother, Walter Wayne (Sue) Bullard of Rienzi; a daughter-in-law, Bitsy Nash; 18 grandchildren; and 25 great grandchildren. Grandsons served as pallbearers. Memorials can be made to the Rienzi Baptist Church Building Fund. Condolences can be left at www.memorialcorinth.com

Obituary Policy The Daily Corinthian include the following information in obituaries: The name, age, city of residence of the deceased; when, where and manner of death of the deceased; time and location of funeral service; name of officiant; time and location of visitation; time and location of memorial services; biographical information can include date of birth, education, place of employment/occupation, military service and church membership; survivors can include spouse, children, parents, grandparents, siblings (step included), and grandchildren, great-grandchildren can be listed by number only; preceded in death can include spouse, children, parents, grandparents, siblings (step included), grandchildren; great-grandchildren can be listed by number only. No other information will be included in the obituary.

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Choices bad for country are now defined as good To the editor: I am very saddened to see our great country, the United States of America, in the deteriorated condition in which it now exists. That which was once considered “good” is now evil and that which was “evil” is now good. The belief in God and the teachings of the Bible which were used to pattern the United States Constitution have been totally eliminated from our present day laws and governing policies. Our present society calls this “freedom of religion.” There have been over 50 million babies killed during the last few years from abortions and our nation calls it, “freedom of choice.” Traditional marriage as we once knew it has been redefined to include a union of two men or two women. Our nation calls this “freedom of expression.” Both television and radio is polluted with foul language and vulgar scenes. Our nation calls it “freedom of speech.” Our nation’s leader has voted to undermine the very principles upon which this country was built. He has given citizenship to illegal minorities in the hopes of gaining their votes in the upcoming election. The working middle class is struggling to feed their families and to feed others who refuse to get a job. Our leader is both a narcissist and an enabler. He boasts he is the candidate of choice, but has done nothing for the blue-collar workers. He rewards illegal aliens with citizenship and financial help in the form of welfare. He extends welfare benefits instead of creating jobs to help those in need. He has no regard for our senior citizens and disrespects our military. This leader is selfish and self-centered and is destroying the very foundation of our country to get what he wants. I challenge every voter in this city and the United States to take back the God-fearing nation we once knew. Kay Jobe Fillmore St., Corinth

‘Macho men’ should leave hunting animals to the past To the editor: This letter goes out to all the big “macho men” who take beagles out to hunt with them. First of all, hunters are not living in the “Daniel Boone” era. Going into the woods with high-powered rifles and glee to kill or maim a helpless animal is not macho. These hunters just prove how heartless they are. They should stay out of the animals’ territory and leave them in peace. These animals don’t come to their house and kill them! I recently saw two skinny beagles someone had left behind at a local cellphone business. They were cold, skinny and scared. I called the phone number on the collar, and gee, it was disconnected. I cried because I couldn’t take them to my apartment. What kind of person leaves their dogs behind? Disgusting. Too bad this person wasn’t left behind with no food, no shelter and in an strange environment with traffic everywhere they turned. This incident will haunt me forever. There is no excuse for it -- all because Mr. Macho didn’t even care enough to bring his dogs home. Many people ignored these dogs and left them alone, scared and hungry in the pouring rain. Gale Sculley N. Harper Rd., Corinth

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President Obama is ‘Phony in Chief’ When President Barack Obama and others on the left are not busy admonishing the rest of us to be “civil” in our discussions of political issues, they are busy letting loose insults, accusations and smears against those who dare to disagree with them. Like so many people who have been beaten in a verbal encounter, and who can think of clever things to say the next day, after it is all over, President Obama, after his clear loss in his debate with Mitt Romney, called Governor Romney a “phony.” Innumerable facts, however, show that it is our Commander in Chief who is Phony in Chief. A classic example was his speech to a predominantly black audience at Hampton University on June 5, 2007. That date is important, as we shall see. In his speech — delivered in a ghetto-style accent that Obama doesn’t use anywhere except when he is addressing a black audience -- he charged the federal government with not showing the same concern for the people of New Orleans after hurricane Katrina hit as they had shown for the people of New York after the 9/11 attacks, or the people of Florida after hurricane Andrew hit. Departing from his prepared remarks, he men-

tioned the Stafford Act, which requires communities receiving federal diThomas saster relief Sowell to contribute 10 perColumnist cent as much as the federal government does. Senator Obama, as he was then, pointed out that this requirement was waived in the case of New York and Florida because the people there were considered to be “part of the American family.” But the people in New Orleans — predominantly black — “they don’t care about as much,” according to Barack Obama. If you want to know what community organizers do, this is it — rub people’s emotions raw to hype their resentments. And this was Barack Obama in his old community organizer role, a role that should have warned those who thought that he was someone who would bring us together, when he was all too well practiced in the arts of polarizing us apart. Why is the date of this speech important? Because, less than two weeks earlier, on May 24, 2007, the United States Senate had in fact voted 80-14 to waive the Stafford Act requirement

for New Orleans, as it had waived that requirement for New York and Florida. More federal money was spent rebuilding New Orleans than was spent in New York after 9/11 and in Florida after hurricane Andrew, combined. Truth is not a job requirement for a community organizer. Nor can Barack Obama claim that he wasn’t present the day of that Senate vote, as he claimed he wasn’t there when Jeremiah Wright unleashed his obscene attacks on America from the pulpit of the church that Obama attended for 20 years. Unlike Jeremiah Wright’s church, the U.S. Senate keeps a record of who was there on a given day. The Congressional Record for May 24, 2007 shows Senator Barack Obama present that day and voting on the bill that waived the Stafford Act requirement. Moreover, he was one of just 14 Senators who voted against — repeat, AGAINST — the legislation which included the waiver. When he gave that demagogic speech, in a feigned accent and style, it was world class chutzpah and a rhetorical triumph. He truly deserves the title Phony in Chief. If you know any true believers in Obama, show them the transcript of his June 5, 2007 speech at Hampton

University (available from the Federal News Service) and then show them page S6823 of the Congressional Record for May 24, 2007, which lists which Senators voted which way on the waiver of the Stafford Act requirement for New Orleans. Some people in the media have tried to dismiss this and other revelations of Barack Obama’s real character that have belatedly come to light as “old news.” But the truth is one thing that never wears out. The Pythagorean Theorem is 2,000 years old, but it can still tell you the distance from home plate to second base (127 ft.) without measuring it. And what happened five years ago can tell a lot about Barack Obama’s character — or lack of character. Obama’s true believers may not want to know the truth. But there are millions of other people who have simply projected their own desires for a post-racial America onto Barack Obama. These are the ones who need to be confronted with the truth, before they repeat the mistake they made when they voted four years ago. (Daily Corinthian columnist Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell.com.)

Going green down by the seashore PASS CHRISTIAN — The green market here is in a lush park across from the Mississippi Sound and has, among other things, lemons and grapefruits grown just a block away. It also has Christmas crafts made out of oyster shells taken from the Gulf. And miniature cheerleaders selling raffle tickets, and a gardener selling mosquito plants. Buy from local folks, they say, and you’ll be healthier and so will the economy. Not to mention your own town will keep more of the money you spend; it will prosper and look different from every other place in this paint-by-numbers country. This is shopping one can enjoy. I buy fresh shrimp from a boat in the harbor for a fraction of what the frozen ones cost at the grocery store. And I get flounder from the local seafood market that’s been here for several generations. I buy homemade bread from a woman who gives me a sheet of instructions

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for its care and feeding. Serious bread, she calls it. The okra and bell pepRheta pers and garJohnson lic I buy from another marColumnist ket vendor wasn’t picked four to seven days ago — the average lag time for produce in a grocery store — and shipped 1,500 miles, another average. It was picked early this morning and trucked a few miles. I’m helping the environment, the local economy and myself to fresher produce. I wonder if the country might go back to its old, selfsustaining ways if the economy went totally into the toilet and we were forced to remember the skills we’ve forgotten or tossed. Our grandparents, after all, worked in the fields. Our parents worked in the factories. Only our generation has made its living in that nebulous category called “service.”

If necessary, would we fight back with resilience and determination, or be consumers too soft and weak to go back to barter and basics? Going green is trendy, true, like yoga classes or ugly German sandals were in their turn. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t all good ideas. Once you’ve bought contaminated dog food from China or infected lettuce from mega-agribusinesses, you start weighing the true cost of cheap discount goods. People aren’t led by bumper-sticker slogans as much as by necessity, of course. At a church yard sale, there’s a line waiting for the doors to open. Inside are secondhand items, mostly of a practical bent. People need towels and sheets and clothes and pots and utensils. And here they cost a fraction of what they’d be on Aisle 6 at the nearby box store. There’s no rush on the cemetery rubbings; the furniture is gone minutes after the doors open.

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In the nearby chain store, everything came over the waters outside the door in containers from China. I often wonder if they buried made-in-America Sam Walton on a spit, because today he must be spinning like one of his deli rotisserie chickens. This community was brought to its knees by Hurricane Katrina. The businesses here today mostly are the local, small, family ones that were here before. They rebuilt, arose from the rubble, employed local citizens and reopened as soon as possible. They put their money back into this place. Did I mention the beauty of the green market? As kids, we used to try to say a tongue-twister about a generic “she” who sold seashells down by the seashore. I met her today, and she does beautiful work. (To find out more about Daily Corinthian columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson and her books, visit www. rhetagrimsleyjohnsonbooks.com.)

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Candidates will run in old districts JACKSON — Special election candidates in two north Mississippi legislative races will run using old district lines, though officials say that decision may be challenged in court. State election commissioners set ballots Tuesday for Senate District 19 and House District 52. Those seats opened when two Republicans, Sen. Merle Flowers and Rep. Tommy Woods, resigned earlier this year. Officials say the U.S. Department of Justice didn’t approve new legislative districts until after qualifying opened, making it impractical to use the new lines. Both non-partisan elec-

tions take place Nov. 6, the same day voters cast ballots for president. The Senate race includes parts of DeSoto County, while the House race includes parts of DeSoto and Marshall counties. If no one receives a majority in the legislative races, runoffs will be Nov. 27.

Dupont to break ground for center LELAND — DuPont Pioneer plans to begin construction Thursday on a new $3 million research center in Leland. Company spokeswoman Saundra Campbell tells the Delta Democrat Times that the center will target the vast corn and soybean markets of the Mississippi Delta.

Campbell says Dupont plans to conduct testing, breeding, characterization and product development of soybeans and corn. The site will also be home of DuPont Pioneer’s Intensively Managed Product Advancement Characterization and Training plots for corn and soybean products in the Delta. The research center will be located along old Highway 61 in Leland. It is projected to be completed by spring 2013.

Oxford tree farm takes root OXFORD — It started out as a few trees planted as part of an Eagle Scout project in 2009. Now Oxford’s tree farm has 150 growing trees, from crape myrtles to

maple trees to several varieties of evergreens. Eagle Scout Rustin Rasberry planted the first 100 saplings as part of his project. “They did a great job. He and his team brought in all the materials and got the irrigation system going,” city building and grounds official Billy Lamb tells the Oxford Eagle. The city is saving money by growing its own trees and flowers for landscaping city property, instead of having to go out and buy them. “We still buy some things,” Lamb said. “But we can buy them when they’re real small at the end of the year and we can get super deals on them.” The saplings are then placed in the city’s grow-

ing area, similar to a greenhouse, where they are shielded from the winter weather. “It gives them a better start,” Lamb said. “And it can save the city a good bit of money,” The city later added flowers, all perennials. “We change the flowers out each season in the boxes around the Square,” Lamb said. Lamb said his department will soon be receiving tree removal equipment that will allow the city to safely remove a fully grown tree intact and place it back into the ground.

Killer used fake address for registry BRANDON — A convicted felon used a fake

address to register as a sex offender and was living in a different town when he twice broke into his neighbor’s house before ambushing and strangling the woman, an investigator testified on Tuesday. Cortrell Rose, 30, is charged with capital murder, kidnapping, burglary and other crimes in the Sept. 24 death of 59-yearold Lenora Patsy Edhegard in Brandon. Rose had been released from prison May 31 after serving two terms behind bars. He was sentenced to just over four years in 2004 on a conviction for fondling a child in Monroe County. He returned to prison in 2009 for three years for a probation violation and failing to register as a sex offender in Adams County.

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