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Bright future ahead Okolona teacher, councilwoman hopes for better tomorrow

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BY SHEENA BARNETT DAILY JOURNAL

OKOLONA – “Don’t ask my age,” said Mary L. Gates. “Just call me the Ageless Lady.”

And really, that description fits.

She helps at her church, is a member of the Okolona City Council, Chamber of Commerce and National Council of Negro Women, and takes care of her family, so she has a schedule as busy as anyone half her age.

“If I’m not busy, I’m bored,” she said. “I don’t like sitting around.”

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Gates earned her undergraduate degree at Rust College before earning two master’s degrees at Mississippi State University, one in elementary education and another in special education. She also has a specialist’s degree in reading. She taught for years before officially retiring in 2000, but

she still fills in when she’s needed.

“I love teaching. I love the children,” she said. “You learn so much from them. You want a char-

‘I don’t like to sit around the house. If I sit around, I don’t feel good.

As long as I’m busy, I feel wonderful.’

Mary Gates councilwoman

acter check, just talk to a child.

They’ll let you know who you are.”

She’s worked on a dental program with Colgate for Okolona students, and a reading program, in which adults read to children

and participate in an educational activity with them. Gates helped out on a teen parenting program called Baby Steps, as well as programs to help teen dads become better fathers.

In her work with NCNW, she’s continued to educate. She’s been a part of etiquette programs as well as teen abstinence classes.

CHANGES FOR THE BETTER

Gates was just re-elected to the council this year, but she didn’t have a party to celebrate.

“I didn’t have time,” she said, laughing. Instead, she was in Georgia at a family member’s high school graduation.

Her love for education makes Okolona schools a priority as a councilwoman.

“I’d like to see our schools come back,” she said. “I want to see our city grow, and as we grow, beautify and look good. And I want to be a part of that.”

Seeing the city’s economy grow

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is also on her to-do list for her upcoming year.

She hopes to make Okolona a more welcoming town to visit.

“We’re the ‘Little City That Does Big Things.’ We need to project that to the people who are coming in,” she said.

Though she has lots of projects on her plate, Gates’ first love is her church, Calvary Baptist Church.

Outside of her work and volunteering, Gates is a family woman, seeing after her three children, as well as her late sister’s child.

She loves to travel with her daughter – “She always finds somewhere to carry me to,” she said – and other than jewelrymaking, she doesn’t like to have much down-time.

“I don’t like to sit around the house,” she said. “If I sit around, I don’t feel good. As long as I’m busy, I feel wonderful.” sheena.barnett@journalinc.com

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to Tupelo in 1990,” he said. “I worked for Mac’s Tire Recyclers for over 20 years before I was let go last August.”

SALTILLO – Harry McBride’s Never one to stay idle, mother always had a hard time McBride found himself keeping him out of a mud hole. shuffling around his At 64 years old, the potter still garage at night. He loves getting his hands dirty began tinkering with making things that will last. some clay and a potter’s “There was something about wheel, and before he the clay,” he said. “I could always knew it, had amassed find it at the edge of construcenough equipment to fill tion sites, and was always build- the small garage. ing things with it.”

“It’s very relaxing, When the Jackson native grad- something you can reuated high school in 1968, he ally lose yourself in,” he spent two and a half years in the said.

Navy before attending Hinds Now, McBride makes Community College on the GI everything from bowls to bill. When he took an elective mugs to candle holders, pottery course, he knew he and if his wife or a friend wanted to pursue the craft, and have an idea, he enjoys the chaltook it as his major when he ad- lenge of making it a reality. vanced to the University of “I always thought I’d make a Southern Mississippi. business out of it,” he said. “My “I fell out of it after I graduwife loves it. She can sell anyated. I got a job and moved 11 thing and I’m the opposite, so times in 10 years before coming most of my business comes by

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word of mouth.”

In addition to taking on commissions, McBride has tested the waters with small festivals

body’s going to like,” he said.

“You might show a piece four or five times and get no reaction.

Then, someone goes crazy over it all of a sudden.”

What sets McBride apart is his commitment to a high quality of work, to making pieces from which customers really get their money’s worth.

“I feel like I have a God-given gift, so I’m going for quality above just cutsie,” he said. “Think about it. When archaeologists dig up ancient civilizations, they find pieces of pottery that are thousands of years old.”

In the near future, McBride said he and his wife plan to build a new home that is less house and more work space. In

‘I always thought I’d make a business out of it. My wife loves it. She can sell anything and I’m the opposite, so most of my business comes by word of mouth.”

Harry McBride, 64 and events to see what customers are after. Eventually, he plans to show his work at Tupelo’s Gumtree Festival and Oxford’s Double Decker Arts Festival.

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the meantime, McBride can be found at his potter’s wheel or out cruising on his Harley Davidson. Age, it seems, truly is just a number.

“I used to think 64 was old, but now I’m thinking ‘Well, maybe 80 is old,’” he said. “I’m very fortunate to be in such good shape. This ‘woe is me, I’m old’ stuff doesn’t cut it.” riley.manning@journalinc.com

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A woman and her dog Marsh and Oso do good work as a team

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PONTOTOC COUNTY – Oso, the 2-year-old, 100pound Great Pyrenees, is a well-trained dog.

He learned not to lick or put his paws on people. If he passes another dog, Oso doesn’t get involved in canine sniffing rituals, nor does he growl.

His good manners make him a prime therapy dog, who visits hospice patients, as well as nursing homes, hospitals and mental health facilities in Northeast Mississippi.

“Usually, I’m with the dog, rather than the dog being with me,” said Barbara Marsh, who lives with Oso and six other dogs on “a 12.5-acre slice of heaven” in Pontotoc County.

Marsh makes a good point, because the people she and Oso visit know who they want to see.

have a wide-ranging effect.

“We do see patients who have not responded to anything for two or three days,” Gholston said. “They’ll reach out and touch the dog. It just thrills families. It just thrills families to see that connection.”

Oso is Marsh’s pathway to connection, too, but he’s not the only one.

The past five years have been challenging. A retired Barbara Marsh educator, Marsh cared for her husband and her mother during the last years of their lives. She’s also had health volunteer problems of her own, including having an eye removed after it became calcified, but she refused to give into “It brings back memories for them,” she said. “We al- circumstances. ways knock on the door and ask if they like dogs. They “I decided I’m not going to sit on the farm and feel talk about dogs at home or the dog they had as a child. sorry for myself. I decided to volunteer to help someIt amazes me how they remember their dogs’ names.” body else’s life,” said Marsh, who refused to give her age: Oso and Marsh are regular visitors to Sanctuary Hos- “When God asked what he should call that brown stuff pice House. Linda Gholston, administrator, said the pair he just made, I said, ‘Dirt.’”

‘For me, volunteering is community.

I’m just a little cog in this big community of people serving others.’

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QUILTS OF VALOR

She received Oso as a gift after his previous owners moved. He went through a training program offered by Comfort Creatures of North Mississippi, and the pair have pledged to spend 20 hours a month visiting people who need a fuzzy friend.

“We probably do double that,” Marsh said.

She’s also involved with Quilts of Valor, which provides handmade quilts to veterans. The group meets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays at Needle Art Fabrics in Pontotoc.

“We make wheelchair-sized quilts and hospital bed-sized quilts,” she said.

“We take them to the Mississippi Veterans Home in Oxford. The quilts belong to the veterans.”

The youngest volunteer is 3 and the oldest is 90. Tasks are assigned according to abilities.

“We’ve found out that a lot of us have lost family in recent years,” Marsh said.

“We learned that while talking and doing the work together. It’s all about community.”

Some have donated quilts to be raffled off to help pay for the materials for Quilts of Valor. Tickets for a July 4 raffle are 1 for $2 and 3 for $5 at Needle Art Fabrics and First National Bank of Pontotoc.

Maybe Oso will put in an appearance at Howard Stafford Park in Pontotoc for the raffle drawing, but he keeps a busy schedule just being fuzzy for people in need.

Marsh said she’s happy to tag along.

It doesn’t matter whether he’s with her or she’s with him.

The important thing is making a difference, however small, in somebody else’s life.

“I come from a group of people who say, ‘What can I do to make your life better?’” she said. “I can either wake up and be grateful for every day I have, or sit around and wait to die. What a miserable life that would be. Think of all these wonderful people I would not get to meet if I didn’t go out and be a part of the community.” scott.morris@journalinc.com

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Octogenarian broadcaster has no plan to sign off

BY FLOYD INGRAM CHICKASAW JOURNAL

HOUSTON – Robin Mathis will be the first to say Houston has been good to him.

Mathis and his brother co-founded WCPC radio station in 1955, and though he sold the station several years ago, Mathis, 83, still shows up at the red-brick building on old Highway 15 in Houston five days a week.

“Radio is a peopleoriented business and I love people,” said Mathis. “It’s been work – a lot of hard work – but it’s always been a lot of fun.”

And the people Mathis has met range from presidents and politicians to Nashville stars and local talent.

Robin was born in rural Chickasaw County between Houlka and Van Vleet.

His father Lacy Mathis farmed, and that meant the boys were in the field early and stayed late.

“We went to school in Houlka and I later went to Mississippi State and majored in agronomy,” said Mathis. “I worked my way through college on a 35-cent-an-hour job sweeping the library and experimental station and taking mail around campus.”

But it was a stint in the U.S. Air Force that got Mathis into radio.

“When I entered the service the captain said the tests showed I had an ‘interest’ in electronics,” said Mathis. “They sent me to Keesler AFB for initial training and then it was off to Japan as a second lieutenant.”

Mathis’ brother Ralph landed a job with South Central Bell and also later did a tour in the military.

“He and I saved every penny we could, knowing we wanted to build a radio station,” said Mathis. “We had

‘Radio is a people-oriented business and I love people. It’s been work – a lot of hard work – but it’s always been a lot of fun.’

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help, but the only money we borrowed from the bank came after we opened and we used it for operating capital.”

WCPC 1320 AM went on the air at 6 a.m. Oct. 21 1955, with a 200-foot tower and 1,000 watts. The call letters stand for Webster, Chickasaw, Pontotoc and Calhoun counties – the station’s initial coverage area.

Mathis and his brother fanned out over the community gathering news, selling advertising and putting people “on the air.”

“We loved it,” Mathis said. “I always tell people we were playing and having fun.”

In the late 1950s WCPC covered elections, sports, grand openings and local events and they did it live. Crop reports for farmers, weather for mothers getting kids ready for school, national business news and of course music that everyone could enjoy.

“I always call our style ‘general programing,’” said Mathis. “We played country, gospel and also rhythm and blues.”

And the people Mathis met reads like a who’s who list of recording artists.

“Tammy Wynette’s first radio appearance was on WCPC as a teenage girl from

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Tremont,” said Mathis. “Some of Johnny Cash’s earliest appearances were booked and promoted by WCPC.” Bobbie Gentry, the Pilgrim Jubilees and Jimmy Gilreath also were heavily backed

by WCPC. Local talent with a local following included James Mask, Carolyn Taylor, Mac Banks, Buck & Buddy, Jimmy Roby and Clayton Taylor.

And they also did live entertainment.

“Every Sunday afternoon we had ‘The Open House Show,’” said Mathis. “Anyone could come into the studio and sing or play an instrument on the radio. The show got to be so popular we even had a live audience that showed up to enjoy the music.”

Two young girls from Bruce, Shirley and Carolyn Carol – The Carol Sisters – became favorites of the radio station.

The girls also caught the eye of Robin Mathis and his engineer J.B. Skelton.

Mathis would end up marrying Shirley and Skelton married Carolyn.

“Shirley and I got married in a ceremony that we aired live right here in this studio,” said Mathis with a grin. “We’ve TURN TO OFF, 10F

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Robin Mathis stands in front of WCPC radio station. Mathis still travels the community in his green company car sporting a WCPC sign on the door.

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Mathis. “I’ve gotten letters from Italy and Australia from people who have FROM 9F heard our station.”

And again Mathis said it been entertaining each all goes back to people other ever since.” talking or singing to peoAnd the radio station ple over this medium boomed. called radio.

WCPC went to 50,000And broadcasting has watts in 1964 and was Mis- allowed Mathis to stand in sissippi’s first “clear the Oval Office with Presichannel” station covering dent Jimmy Carter. To all of North and Central shake hands and develop Mississippi, and portions relationships with Bob of Alabama and TenDole, Bill Clinton and nessee.

Patrick Buchanan.

“And at sunrise and sun“We have always tried to set that signal would skip be one of the people,” said around the world,” said Mathis. “We know our listeners, our advertisers and our community. They are who we are.”

Mathis sold the station to Wilkins Communications Network of SpartanNortheast Mississippi’s burg, S.C., five years ago.

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Mathis still sells advertising and covers local ribbon cuttings and sports events.

In 1989 Mathis was the second recipient of the University of Mississippi’s Silver Mike, the state’s highest honor in broadcasting. He served as a trustee on the Radio and Television Committee of the Mississippi Baptist Convention.

Mathis has also served as president of the Houston School District. He is a member of First Baptist Church, Houston Exchange Club and is on the Boy Scouts Pushmataha Council Executive Committee.

“Houston has been good to me,” said Mathis.

“I’m still trying to give a little something back.” floyd.ingram@journalinc.com

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Tips to avoid new scams targeting seniors W

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According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a recent spate of lottery scams or advance fee frauds originating in Jamaica are targeting seniors and other Americans by telephone.

While the Jamaican and U.S. governments have teamed to tighten laws and combat the problem, it’s important to guard against becoming the next victim.

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A recent spate of lottery scams or advance fee frauds originating in Jamaica are targeting seniors by telephone.

• Check unfamiliar area codes before returning calls. Be aware that there are many three digit area codes that connect callers to international telephone numbers.

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• Ignore unsolicited calls from anyone, • Prevent criminals from accessing even charities and companies with your money. Contact your bank, brokerwhom you already do business. You have ages, as well as the Social Security Adno way to confirm the caller is legitimate. ministration to add a password to your Even caller ID can be faked. When in accounts. doubt, just hang up.

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“The Jamaican Government is resolved to successfully combat this scourge. We have put in place both legislative and operational measures that will ensure that persons who prey on vulnerable seniors are held accountable,” said Jamaica’s Minister of National Security, Peter Bunting, who is working with U.S. officials to stop new Jamaican lottery scams.

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June 17- 21, 2013

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