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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 140
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • One section
CHS Alumni Association announces honorees BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth High School Alumni Association has chosen Mildred Myers as the 2013 Distinguished Faculty/Staff of the Year in Memorium. Myers and this year’s other honoree — former teacher and coach Johnny Plummer — will be celebrated at an event on the evening of Thursday, June 20, at KC’s Espresso. Born in 1917 in Holly Springs, Myers was the daughter of Clyde and Mary Collins, and the oldest of three sisters, all of whom grew up to be teachers. After graduating from high school in Holly Springs, she went on to earn a bachelor's of education from the University of Mississippi and later from
Peabody University in Nashville, which certified her to teach both elementary and high school. Her first teaching job was in
Ackerman, where she taught seventh- and eighth-grade students. She also taught in the southern Mississippi town of Raleigh, while her husband Fred served in World War II. The couple moved to Corinth in 1947, and Fred worked with the local Veterans Administration. The couple owned Corinth Floral, and later, Fred became the diversified occupation teacher at CHS, while Myers began teaching seventh and eighth grade. While in the Corinth School System Myers taught second and third grade art. She died in 1998. Myers’ teaching went beyond the classroom, remembered Fred Johnson, member of the Class of 1970.
hard to find success, said former student Bobby Sentell. “Isn’t it interesting how such wonderful people teach us lessons by their actions? Lessons we remember for a lifetime,” Sentell said. “She was one of those people in my life.” Anyone else with stories of Mildred Myers can share them during the event by emailing them to Callie Emmons at calumny@yahoo.com. Anyone who cannot attend the event is welcome to send a postcard to Coach Plummer and the family of Mrs. Myers, C/O the CHS Alumni Association, P.O. Box 1275, Corinth, MS 38835. (Look for a story about the other honoree, Coach Johnny Plummer, in an upcoming edition of the Daily Corinthian.)
“I remember her as a Cub Scout Den Mother, as well as the mother of one of my best childhood friends,” said Johnson. “She was a distinguished lady of character who taught through example — as well as through her classroom instruction.” For Jane Biggers Chamblee, another member of the Class of 1970, Myers was one of her favorite teachers. Myers enjoyed teaching and always had her students’ best interest in mind. “She made learning fun by thinking of different ways of doing your work,” said Chamblee. “I am so thankful that she was my teacher. I’m a better person because of her.” Myers wanted her students to learn the lesson of working
No bookworm Snakes get library’s summer reading program off to slithering start “All snakes, venomous or not, help us in some manner,” the herpetologist told an excited crowd of children packed into the auditorium. “The copperhead is a dangerous snake in Mississippi, and from his venom we are making medicine for breast cancer.” Mississippi is home to 58 varieties of snake, six of them venomous, with four of those dangerous species present locally. “And some of them are quite uncommon,” said the former
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
Snake expert Terry Vandeventer shows a Mississippi species during a talk at the Corinth Library Wednesday afternoon.
Youth help needy with work camp BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Kids from around the region are giving a helping hand to to those who need it in Corinth and Alcorn County. Every summer youths in the Alcorn County Area-Wide Regional Work Camp join in a week-long effort to paint houses for the members of the community with the greatest needs. Work will wrap up Friday for the program’s 18th year of service. Over 100 youths participate in the program, which is sponsored by the Church of Christ and open to any youths who wish to participate. Each youth pays a portion of the cost of materials. The Work Camp program is designed to help the elderly, the disabled and the financially destitute. Volunteers come from a variety of sources, including schools and clubs. Volunteers vary in ages; the majority begin from fifth grade and up, but a few smaller kids get involved as well. On Wednesday work was wrapping up at a house on John Please see CAMP | 2
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Project Attention got a cool donation from the Alcorn County Democratic Executive Committee. The $500 check could be used to keep the children at the center cool after the air conditioning unit went out last Thursday, according to director Shirley Rolland. “We might have to use it for air,” said Rolland. “Whatever is decided to do with the donation, it will be used to help the children at the center.” Executive Committee members Thomas Sweat, Nick Bain, Betty James, Mary Dilworth and Anthia Follin-King made Please see DONATION | 3
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Alcorn County Democratic Executive Committee member Betty James (right) checks over the work done by Project Attention student Kanyia Graham.
Corinth Theatre-Arts holding annual summer camp formances for the public on Friday at 6:30 p.m at the playhouse. Kossuth’s Suzanne Rhodes took advantage of the opportunity to learn more about the theatre during the week. “I have never been in theatre and have watched only one play,” she said while working on color gels. “I wanted to be here to learn some acting skills.” Rhodes is part of 17 taking
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Ordinary youngsters during the day will be transformed into superheroes on stage come Friday night. The transformation comes following a week at the Corinth Theatre-Arts annual summer camp. Those who took part in the week-long of activity will be putting together a pair of per-
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Terry Vandeventer may be the snake’s best friend. For years, he has tried to help people shed the notion that all snakes are bad through countless talks to school children and other groups. His reptile show came to the Corinth Library for the first time Wednesday afternoon. He enjoys separating fact from myth as a serpent coils around his hand — a sensation he describes as “warm and dry and silky smooth.”
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part in the theatre’s junior and senior camps. Senior students have been working on technical skills while also putting time in on writing and developing their own plays. “The camp is giving me a chance to use skills that will help me in college,” said Mikaela Hancock, who will be a theatre major in the fall at Union University. “They have been working on
the basics of acting, including pantomime and improvisation as well as working as a group,” added CT-A Artistic Director Cris Skinner. On Wednesday, senior campers were working on designing lights and sets for Friday’s performances. The junior group is set to present “Welcome to The Daily Please see CT-A | 2
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Capt. John T. Cheney writes to his wife from the Union lines near Vicksburg. “The Yazoo is inhabited principally by crockodiles which can be seen at any time. They are beautiful animals.”
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