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power, as your needs grow. Protecting ourcrews from the dangers of the job is important

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them room to work. They’re working for you.

‘Move Over Law’ nowprotects utility crewsThe state of Mississippi has expanded the “Move Over Law” to protect utility workers and crews as they labor alongside highways and roads in the state. Under therevised law, if drivers don’t move over or slow down when they approach a utility crew,they risk being fined up to $250. If the violation involves damage to a utility’s vehicle, thefine could be up to $1,000. The more than 2,850 electric power association employees andtheir family members offer their sincere gratitude to state government leaders forproviding them with this extra safety measure with passage of this legislation.

TV commercial from the 1970sdepicts Mother Nature as akindly woman wearing a long,white gown with daisies in herhair. But when she mistakes a

particular brand of margarine for butter, shedeclares, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature,”and conjures an ear-splitting lightning strike.When it comes to natural disasters, Mother

Nature always has the last word. Extensiveflooding in Florida caused by Tropical StormDebby last month is her latest reminder.But there is plenty we can do to minimize the

suffering brought about by a natural disasterand to spur the recovery from its destruction.Preparedness is the key. Electric power associa-tions stand ready for emergency response at alltimes of the year.Our preparedness activities include a natural

disaster simulation, a drill we conduct each yearin the fall. We start by creating a disaster sce-nario, such as a catastrophic tornado, hurricane,flood or ice storm—all likely occurrences inMississippi. One time we chose an earthquake,a real possibility for our northwest counties.

One or more electric power associations arechosen to be the “victim” of the disaster, with all26 electric power associations getting involvedin the emergency response.De afflicted electric power associations assess

the damage to their electrical system. Deydetermine what they need in terms of additionalmanpower and supplies to restore power fast,without sacrificing safety. Coordinating theirefforts through the Electric Power Associationsof Mississippi, in Ridgeland, electric power asso-ciations outside the disaster zone rally to help.Dey coordinate efforts to transport emergencycrew members, trucks, poles, transformers andconductor where (and if ) needed in the disasterzone.If several electric power associations suffer

outages in the disaster, we coordinate with elec-

tric cooperatives in other states to obtain emer-gency restoration assistance. (In the spirit ofmutual aid, we return the favor when a real dis-aster strikes their areas.)De electric power associations suffering the

imaginary emergency simulate the preparationsnecessary to feed and house what could be hun-dreds of assisting lineworkers arriving in theirareas. (Dis in itself can be a huge logisticalchallenge, especially in our more rural serviceareas. During our Hurricane Katrina powerrestoration, more than 12,000 emergency workcrew members from across Mississippi and 22other states poured into our coastal service areasto rebuild power lines and restore power.)As soon as all the emergency needs are met,

our disaster drill ends and the evaluation processbegins. We examine our response to the simula-tion with a critical eye. De goal is to identifyways to improve our emergency preparednessstatewide.

Dis annual disaster drill is but one of theways electric power associations keep emergencypreparedness at the forefront of our operations.Fast, safe power restoration is crucial for kick-starting Mississippi’s recovery from any naturaldisaster.We take this responsibility seriously through-

out the year—because you never know whenMother Nature might send a reminder of herpowers of destruction.

Disaster drill bolsters ourcapacity for speedy recovery

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Today in MississippiOFFICERSDarrell Smith - PresidentKevin Doddridge - First Vice PresidentBrad Robison - Second Vice PresidentWayne Henson - Secretary/Treasurer

EDITORIAL STAFFMichael Callahan - Executive Vice President/CEORon Stewart - Senior Vice President, Co-op ServicesMark Bridges - Manager, Support ServicesJay Swindle - Manager, AdvertisingDebbie H. Stringer - EditorAbby Berry - Communications SpecialistRickey McMillan - Graphics SpecialistLinda Hutcherson - Administrative Assistant

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The Official Publication of theElectric Power Associations of MississippiVol. 65 No. 7

Jones County poultry farmer TedMangum has created what hebelieves to be the world’s largestmotorized Radio Flyer wagon.Fabricated of steel mounted onan ambulance chassis, Mangum’sversion of the iconic child’swagon can carry 11 passengers.See story on page 4. Visit us at:

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Mississippi is . . .. . . sitting on a front porch swing sipping iced tea,Just my grandma and meWatching a woodpecker in a cedar tree.Grandpa and me sitting in a boat,Fishing, watching the cork float,Hearing stories about the Old Folk.All dressed up, going to town,Sunday best, church bound.After services, dinner on the ground.

— Lynda O’Quinn, Church Hill

Roots. De five branches of my family tree spread from NewJersey to Oregon, but the tree is a Mississippi magnolia withdeep roots. I was born here, and I can visit the silent neighbor-hoods and point out grandparents going back six generations,and more. I expect to join them some (hopefully distant) day,but until then I’ll proudly breathe Mississippi air!

— Jerry Wolf, Starkville

Dis is where I come from, where my heart will always stay.Country roads and winding streams, the smell of fresh cut hay.Dogwoods and azaleas blooming underneath the pines.Butterflies and daffodils and honeysuckle vines.Singing hymns on Sunday, having dinner on the ground.Swinging on the front porch, with my family all around.Dis is where I come from, this is where I made my start.Mississippi memories are forever in my heart.

— Karen Bryant, Ellisville

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The Old Depot Museum opened last month in the 105-year-old Yazoo and Missis-sippi Valley Railroad depot building in downtown Vicksburg. Exhibits include theGray & Blue Naval Society collection of models and model railroad layouts, aswell as models of ships, riverboats and naval vessels. The museum also houses“The Fall of Dixie,” a diorama of the Siege of Vicksburg manned by 2,300 minia-ture soldiers. The museum is located at 1010 Levee St. For details, call 601-638-6500 or go to www.theolddepot.net.

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By Debbie StringerJoy riding takes on a

new meaning when TedMangum takes to theroad in what may wellbe the world’s largestmotorized Radio Flyer.

Mangum’s hand-built version of theiconic child’s wagonmeasures some 18 feetlong and is powered bya 460 engine.

Ae locals wave,honk or give a thumbs-up to their neighbor when Mangum cruises past,his cap turned backwards and a grin on his face.

As he merges onto Interstate 59, drivers slow to

get a better look. Passengers reach for their cam-eras. No one, it seems, can believe their eyes: Aman is waving to them from a giant Radio Flyerwagon pushing 70 mph.

Onlookers hold up their cell phones for aphoto as he fuels up at a convenience store inEllisville. Mangum good naturedly answers theirquestions, including the inevitable “Where’d youcome up with this idea?”

“It’s unreal how much fun this is,” he says as heheads back home.

Mangum, a member of Dixie Electric PowerAssociation, has enjoyed working on hot rods andvintage vehicles for most of his life. He taughtpaint and body work for 17 years at Jones CountyVocational School and is active in the MagnoliaCruisers and Pine Belt Antique Auto Club.An impressive collection of trophies and plaques

attests to his skill. Many are Best in Show honorsfor his “sweetheart”: a 1931 Model A pickup hetransformed from a “rust bucket” into a gleamingred beauty.

Ae success of his fabricated Radio Flyer, how-ever, will be determined not by judges but by thereaction of the children who see it.

“Ae whole time I was building this, I wasthinking about little children,” Mangum said.

He finished its construction only two monthsago, but already it has made public appearancesfor charitable causes, including a March of Dimesbenefit in Mobile. And when the mother of a seri-ously ill 2-year-old boy said her son would like aride after seeing the wagon on a TV newscast,Mangum jumped at the opportunity. “I’d goaround the world to ride that boy in this wagon,”he said.

‘Little’redwagon

TedMangum’s

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Even Santa wants a ride. Mangum has agreed tochauffeur St. Nick in 2012 Christmas parades inLaurel, Ellisville and Petal.Mangum got the idea to build the wagon from a

couple in Alaska who built a fiberglass, two-seaterversion based on a small truck chassis. Mangumwanted his to accomodate more passengers, so hestarted with a 1987 Ford ambulance equipped with apolice package.“De ambulance only had 26,000 miles on it, so

mechanically it was in excellent shape,” he said.He planned to remove only the top of the ambu-

lance, leaving the sides intact. But that didn’t lookright, he decided, so he replaced the entire body withhis own all-steel fabrication.Mangum’s flexible work schedule—he raises poul-

try for Wayne Farms—allowed him the time to fig-ure out how to build his unique vehicle. De project

took about2,000 hoursto com-plete, he estimated.“You can just work your brain to death building

something like this. I think sometimes I’ve got gearsfor brains anyway,” he said.Except for the constraints of tire size and vehicle

width, the wagon is built to a 6:1 scale. A real RadioFlyer is 3 feet long; Mangum up-sized his to 18 feet.To mimic the original wagon’s rounded corners,

Mangum split a length of large pipe four ways andwelded a piece in each corner. He made a foldableblack tongue with a handle that extends 12 feetabove the ground.He raised the driver’s seat about 8 inches, so he

can see over the steel sides of the wagon, andinstalled extensions for the foot pedals. (He’s think-

ing of raising the steering wheel, too.) De threebench seats for passengers are raised 12 inchesfrom the floor and have seat belts installed.“I did several trial runs trying to work all the

bugs out of it,” Mangum said.For the wheels, he used moon disc hubcaps—

the kind used on drag racers—painted whiteand topped with a red PVC cap.Safety measures included the installation of a

glass panel, tinted red to blend in, across thefront of the wagon to eliminate a blind spot.A friend experienced in sign work painted the

bold graphics, altered slightly from the originalRadio Flyer logo, down the side of the wagon.Mangum debuted his creation at the Houston

(Texas) Art Car Parade, held in May. His was one of25 entries chosen from a field of 300 for a specialcruise around the city that included stops at chil-dren’s hospitals and schools. When a large group ofdeaf children posed for pictures with Mangum’swagon, “that was a thrilling thing to see,” he said.“If I’d have known that it was going to be as

much fun as it is, I’d have built this thing 20 yearsago,” he continued. “I have a ball every time I take itout.”

Ted Mangum is available on a limited basis forappearances at benefits and special events. For informa-tion, call him at 601-498-3650.

“You can just work yourbrain to death building

something like this. I thinksometimes I’ve got gears

for brains anyway.”

Mangum stops for a fill-up at a pump in Ellisville, top, during a recent cruise on Inter-state 59. His wagon’s dismal fuel mileagemay be offset by the grins per mile it evokes,above. Outdoor carpeting and vinyl upholstery, right, protect the interior from rainshowers on the road. Mangum keeps a shower cap handy to cover the siren’s electronicson the dashboard.

Ted Mangum, far left, has

restored hot rods and vintage vehicles

for most of his life. Though the red wagon

project presented unique challenges, solving

themwas an enjoyable part

of building it, he said. The Jones

County resident raises poultry for Wayne Farms

and serves as senior adult leader at

Salem Heights Baptist Church,

near Laurel.


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after digging their grave. You don’t wantto mess that up. And that deep in, look-ing at the dirt walls around you, yourealize that you’ll have one of these foryourself some day. But then a cheerythought: This isn’t it!

After the grave was finished, thechurch’s priest, Austin Johnson, blessedit. All the gathered diggers took a sip ofMacallan Scotch and poured the restinto the hole with a prayer for the spiritof the departed. (I suppose we Baptistscould use grape juice.)

The tradition has meaning for every-one who participates. Feet on the floorof a grave, you are standing as far as youget to go in this life. What happens nextis a matter of your faith.


ou get to experience orlearn something new allthe time. No matterwhat you’ve alreadydone or how much you

think you know or how old you are. Igot my shot at something brand new forme a few weeks ago. I helped dig agrave. For a person! I’ve done it for plen-ty of pets. But this was way different.

I will admit that I didn’t help all thatmuch. But I was there to do a televisionstory about a tradition that they have atthe Chapel of the Cross in MadisonCounty where other members of thecongregation pitch in to dig the gravesof members who have died and are to beburied in the church’s graveyard. Butwhile I was there, the people doing thedigging thought I should take a turn andget a feel for the experience myself.

They startedabout 4:00 inthe afternoon. Ididn’t countthem, but itseemed to methat maybe adozen men,more or less,took part. Somestayed the wholetime; otherscame and went.Even familymembers helped. The daughter of thelady whose grave was being dug took aturn, as well as her son. Back years agosomewhere, this would have been a fam-ily and neighbor’s duty. I could see itadding to closure in a way little elsecould.

The grave digging tradition has been

going on for several years at the church.A former pastor suggested it as an act ofshowing love for a member’s family andfor the departed. And although it ishard, long work, it seems to be a tradi-tion embraced by pretty much every-body in the congregation.

They dig the graves by hand, with

picks and shovels. No machinery is used.It is a slow process. Our grave went rela-tively fast with recent rains having loos-ened the dirt all the way down: “down”being a hole 54 inches deep, not a full 6feet like we’ve heard all our lives. Andthank goodness—54 inches takes longenough to dig, up to 12 hours in dryweather when our Mississippi hill clayturns into the equivalent of concrete.

As daylight dwindled, it didn’t seemeerie being in a graveyard after dark likeI thought it might. The pizza delivery-man didn’t even think it was all thatstrange when he delivered supper to theworkers behind the church.

I stalled as long as I could before tak-ing my turn with the shovel. But I wasfinally pressed into it as the process wasjust a few inches shy of the goal. I don’treally know why, but I was a bit nerv-ous. Digging a grave is kind of a seriousthing if you think about it. I mean,there is little left you can do for a person

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Walt Grayson is the host of “Mississippi Roads”onMississippi Public Broadcasting television, andthe author of two “Looking AroundMississippi”books and “Oh!That RemindsMe:MoreMississippiHomegrown Stories.”To contactGrayson, send email to [email protected].

Grave digging tradition a final act of love for departed

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color contrast to the foliage.Cuban Gold is a good choice for

combination containers, where it can beused as a filler plant. In fact, CubanGold Duranta will last for several yearswhen grown in containers.

For the best landscape effect, plantDuranta in full sun or no more thanpartial shade. Amend the landscape soil

tall and wide. I’ve heard Cuban Golddescribed as a tropical boxwood, and itdoes make a gorgeous edge or hedgeplant.

For a formal look, feel free to prune itjust like you would boxwood. Allow nor-mal growth for a more casual appear-ance. Toward the end of the season, itmay produce lavender flowers, adding

Dr. Gary Bachman is MSUhorticulturist at the Coastal Researchand Extension Center in Biloxi.

native of the tropicalregions of the Caribbeanand Central and SouthAmerica, the Duranta issure to generate interest

in your landscape.Duranta is commonly called pigeon

berry, and it has an arching growth habitwith bluish flowers. It produces goldenfruit that can feed our feathered friends.

The native plant can reach small-treestatus, growing up to 25 feet tall. That’stoo large for many of our Mississippigardens and landscapes.

But plant breeders have solved thatproblem. They have developed a coupleof really nice Duranta selections with asmaller growth habit.

Sapphire Showers is a version that hasa more compact, upright habit. It pro-duces tube-shaped flowers from springthrough summer. The blue to violetflowers are produced in cascading clus-ters. Each flower has a white picoteeedging that intensifies the look of theflower color.

The fruit of Sapphire Showers is yel-low-orange. The fruit contrasts beauti-fully with the flowers, as they are oftenseen together through the season.

A Duranta selection that can brightenany landscape is Cuban Gold. Thefoliage of this variety is a blend of char-treuse and golden yellow. It grows 3 feet

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Duranta is very tolerant of pruning,so don’t be afraid to give your plants atrim every once in a while to keep themneat.

These plants are hardy in zones 9 to11, but they will die back to the groundafter a frost or freeze. In northernMississippi, Duranta will die back to the

ground each win-ter but willrebound the fol-lowing spring.Fruit productionmay be limited inthe northern coun-ties.

Treat yourDuranta as youwould a butterflybush, and prune

the aerial stems back to about 4 incheslong each spring before the foliageemerges.

Find a place in your container orlandscape for this tropical native andenjoy the beauty it brings to your gar-den.


Duranta’s yellow-orange fruit color, top, provides a fantastic contrast to its flowers, as they are often seen together through the season. Cuban Gold Duranta, below, can be used asan edge plant. It has a formal look when pruned and a casual appearance when left natural. Photos: MSU Extension Service/Gary Bachman

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Kay Grafe is the author of “Oh MyGosh, Virginia.” To order, send name,address, phone number and $16.95, plus$3.50 S&H to Kay Grafe, 2142 Fig FarmRoad, Lucedale, MS 39452.

He stepped over a limb that had fall-en across our trail in the woods andbegan. “When school was out eachspring, it was time to take my shoes off.All of my friends did the same. Thebiggest problem was when I was at mydaddy’s car business I’d step on cigarettespeople threw on the concrete around theshop.“Another hazard was stickers. The

grass would feel so good as I ran throughmy yard, then a patch of stickers wouldsurprise me—they were hard to see.

Going barefootedwas like being asoldier in a mine-field. I was alwayson the lookoutfor the nextouch!”Mr. Roy’s long

strides slowed, soI could keep up.“Every day was

an adventure. Theboys in the neighborhood and a fewblocks away would gather in the largefield behind my house for a game ofbaseball, or whatever someone dreamedup. Some days we’d make rubber gunsand have wars. Our bikes were alwayshandy to charge out to another back-yard. Most of our mothers didn’t work,

ississippi summers arewhat they are—hot.This isn’t a news alert,unless you recentlyunloaded your movingvan displaying a car tag

from one of those northern states.This month’s column is taken from an

interview I wrangled out of Mr. Roy, myhusband. He was born in GeorgeCounty—Lucedale—and has lived heremost of his life. Though he hopscotchedto Indiana, Arkansas, Alabama and thenFlorida for a few years, as determined byhis career choices and a stint in theArmy. His bachelor’s degree is inmechanical engineering, his master’s inbusiness.I tagged along beginning with

Arkansas. He insisted, since we weremarried.I penned his responses to my ques-

tions.“Mr. Roy, I realize that you are much

older than I am, therefore I doubt yoursummer experiences will spark the samememories for me, but there are peoplethat can relate to yours.”He frowned and kept walking. “Not

that much older,” he grumbled.“Slow down so I can take notes,” I

said. “OK, I’m ready to key in yourmemories on my Ipad.”

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Grin ‘n’Bare Itby Kay Grafe

so they’d make Kool-Aidfor us. Soft drinks weretoo expensive to keepon hand.”“What would you

do on Sundays?” I asked.“After Sunday school and

church we’d head over to mygrandparents for dinner. Theirhouse was where Jack’s Hardware islocated on Cowart Street. Afterwards,my brother Bobby and I would load upin Dad’s car with Mother and go out toBrushy Creek swimming. Our friendsgathered there and we’d dive into thedeepest spot trying to locate dead man’shole. The parents sat on blankets in thesand and visited but kept a watchful eyeon us. I was 15 years old before I everwent swimming in a real pool.“Occasionally on Sunday afternoons

my parents took us to Mobile to aMobile Bear’s baseball game. My friendsEdd Evans or Max Lassister would some-times go with us. Baseball was the majorsport back then. During the week,downtown businesses kept their doorsopen. I remember walking past thestores and radios could be heard broad-casting a baseball game. Especially whenClaude Passeau played for the Cubs.”The trail Mr. Roy and I were follow-

ing curved, and we followed it into the

back fenced field. We continued the trailaround the tree-lined fence and headedsouth. The trail was also our runningand walking track.“Tell me other memories that stand

out when you were a kid,” I said.He stopped and patted our dogs, and

then began. “My daddy and granddaddymade lots of homemade ice cream. I canstill taste how good it was. They wouldbuy a block of ice from the ice plant, putit in a croaker sack and hit the sack withan axe to break it up. I remember atnight we’d catch lightning bugs, putthem in jars and use them for lanternsuntil our parents called us in for bed.“But some of the best times were just

lying in the grass on my back watchingclouds while I dreamed of being a base-ball star and playing in the WorldSeries—and a million other dreams.Even though we lived only 40 milesfrom the Gulf, we didn’t go to the beach.I wonder why.”We made a turn on our track and

headed east. I said, “Do you think it wasbecause your daddy worked such longhours?”He nodded, “I’m sure that’s one rea-

son. He worked six days a week andmany days he worked into the night. Inever heard him complain about any-thing. That includes the times he wassick.“Thinking back on those summers in

the late 30s and 40s, I can’t rememberhaving an unhappy day. I didn’t havematerial things, but I had a wealth oflove from both parents.”I truly believe my husband had a per-

fect childhood. My wish is that all of uscan say the same when we recall oursummer memories.

Mr.Roy’s summermemories


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You’re more than a meter, YOU’RE A MEMBER!For more information on Today in Mississippi, contact Janis Greene at (662) 895-2151

By Janis GreeneIt isn’t uncommon for a light to be shining from a window in the

wee hours of the morning at Vera Newsom’s home.The reason isn’t because she can’t sleep, but that she is busy hand

stitching flowers on a bedspread she is embroidering and is enjoyingher time so much, she hasn’t even thought to look at the clock.“I don’t have a set time I have to be up, so if I want to stay up

and work on my hobbies, it’s fine with me,” says Mrs. Newsom.As a young girl, she learned to hand embroider and was usually

embellishing some type of material until she started rearing her chil-dren. She and her husband had eleven children so spare time wasnonexistent around the Newsom household. Years later, her favorite

spare time activity was spent tending the flowers in her yard.When she was no longer able to take care of her yard, Mrs.

Newsom remembered how she loved to hand embroider yearsbefore. She had her daughters gathering thread, linen, hoopsand needles for her projects. Many neighbors have sent herneedlework and supplies over the years left over from afamily member who had passed away.Her favorite subjects to embroider are flowers - the

brighter and more colorful, the better. She really doesn’t havea favorite type of piece to work on; she just enjoys theprocess. Mrs. Newsom’s Olive Branch home has many tow-els, pillows, pictures and bedspreads she has embellished overthe years.She shares her finished pieces with her family members

and church charity functions.She has also started painting and making pictures out of

buttons, an idea she and her daughters read about in a Todayin Mississippi article. While her family members haven’t fol-lowed in their mother’s love of hand embroidery, they do stay onthe lookout for any supplies she might use in her crafts.One thing is clear – Vera Newsom does not intend to sit idly by

and watch the world. Even though she may not be able to physical-ly do her beloved yard work anymore, she plans to keep herself busywith her hobbies. She is creating her own “indoor flower garden.”By the way, birthday wishes to Vera Newsom who turns 95 this

July. Happy embroidering, Mother Newsom!

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She started painting as well as making designs with buttons and embellishments.This is a painting she is working on for one of her grandchildren.

Mrs. Newsom skillfully stitches a flower. This colorful bedspread was designed and embroidered by Mrs. Newsom. The pattern isrepeated throughout the piece.

It is well known that any type of activity or hobby is beneficial to anyone.Seniors that stay active reap not only physical benefits, but mental benefits as well.As they are physically not able to move around as much, adapting to less stressfulkinds of hobbies such as painting, handwork, playing cards or even bird watching,stimulate the mind and immune system and help ward off Alzheimer’s Disease and

dementia. These activities boost creativity and self esteem in the participants.Even for those with failing eyesight or arthritic hands, there are many aids that

can still keep them mentally active. Books have large-type print and most areavailable in audio forms now, so they can be listened to, if not read.

A local library or internet will have resources and ideas to show anyone,no matter what age, how to find some activity or hobby they enjoy.

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Vera Newsom proudlydisplays a bedspread sheis hand embroidering.She designed and drewthe pattern herself.

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red by Mrs. Newsom. The pattern isr

If you rent your home, it oftenseems that you can’t do much tocontrol your electric bills. But inreality, there are lots of low- or no-cost tricks that you can put intoplace to cut down on electricity use.“Usually leases forbid renters to

make alterations to a structure, soyour energy-saving solutions haveto be simple,” says Brian Sloboda,a senior program manager special-izing in energy efficiency with theCooperative Research Network, anarm of the Arlington, Va.-basedNational Rural ElectricCooperative Association.

Electronics andAppliancesThe notion that regularly pow-

ering down your computer willshorten its life is outdated.Nowadays, computers tend tobecome outdated themselvesbefore frequent shutdowns causeany damage. The U.S.Department of Energy consumerwebsite, EnergySavers.gov, offersthis guideline: If you won’t useyour computer for more than 20minutes, shut off the monitor; ifyou won’t use it for more than twohours, shut the whole thing down.However, there is a caveat: If

your computer takes its time wak-ing up, your own time might beworth more than the electricityyou save.Most electronics feature a glow-

ing light when turned off—thatmeans they’re still drawing elec-tricity. A quick fix for this “vam-pire,” or phantom, load involvesplugging various devices into apower strip. Simply flip the switchon the power strip when youwon’t be using the devices.While your hands are most

likely tied when it comes to thetypes of major appliances installed,if one needs to be replaced, lobbyyour landlord to purchase anENERGY STAR model. Visit

energystar.gov for more informa-tion on particular products.

WeatherizingA roll of weather stripping and

a tube of caulk can go a long wayin saving energy and money.Check for gaps around doors andwindows. Can you see daylight? Ifso, ask your landlord if you canseal cracks and reduce air flow.The Air Sealing section onEnergySavers.gov offers tips on theright types of weather strippingand caulk for your residence.While you’re talking to your land-lord, ask if he or she will pay thecost if you do the labor.Look to your windows for

additional savings. Of course, youprobably can’t replace them, but if

they’re drafty in the winter, trysealing kits you can purchase atany home improvement store.These plastic sheets fit over yourwindow to block drafts. Curtainscan also help—close them in thesummer to block sunlight, andopen them in the winter to let thewarmth in.

Useful TipsA few more simple tips can

help shave your electric bills:

• When lightbulbs burn out,replace them with compact fluo-rescent lamps (CFLs). If they havean ENERGY STAR label, thesebulbs typically last up to 10 timeslonger than traditional incandes-cent bulbs and use 75 percent lesselectricity.• Use your vacuum to clean coilsin the bottom panel of your refrig-erator. Never figured out wherethose coils are? Search “TogetherWe Save refrigerator coils” onYoutube.com to watch a video.• Similarly, keep your dryer ventsclean. Clogged refrigerator coilsand dryer vents will cause yourappliances to work harder andincrease the risk of fire.• Don’t allow furniture to blockair vents, and shut the vents inrooms you don’t use.• Check the temperature on yourwater heater. These devices don’tneed to be set at more than 120degrees Fahrenheit for daily show-ers and chores.

Call Your Co-opWhen you’re trying to save

energy and money, it’s good toknow you’re not alone. Call yourlocal Northcentral Electric officeat 662-895-2151 for more infor-mation.

Sources: U.S. Department of Energy(EnergySavers.gov), CooperativeResearch Network

Renters have thepower to save electricity

Renting your homemeans energy efficiencysolutions must be simple—a good start isplugging electronics into a power strip andflipping the strip off when you’re away.


Residents of Mound Bayou will cele-brate the unique history of their townwith a 125th anniversary observance July8-14.

Mound Bayou was one of the first all-African American communities estab-lished after emancipation. Isaiah T.Montgomery and Benjamin Greenfounded the town in 1887 and initiatedits tradition of self-empowerment.

The town had as many as 40 business-

es, three schools, three cotton gins, anewspaper and a Carnegie library in itsearly years. But when cotton prices fell inthe 1920s and 1930s, the town experi-enced a severe economic decline. Most ofthe downtown buildings were destroyedby fire in 1941.

Mound Bayou’s revival was sparked in1942 with the opening of the TaborianHospital, one of only two AfricanAmerican hospitals in the state during the

first half of the 20th cen-tury. Owned and operat-ed by African Americans,the Taborian Hospitalwas the first medicalinstitution in the nationto have an all-black staff.

The vacant hospitalbuilding remains stand-ing in downtown MoundBayou, as do the firstBank of Mound Bayou,established in 1902, andthe red brick home offounder Isaiah T.

Montgomery.The town’s anniversary celebration

begins at 8 a.m. July 8 with an Old TimeRevival Meeting to share stories of itsfounders.

Other activities will include the skit“Life Back in the Day” performed by

local youth, a motorcade to founders’gravesites, Youth Day, opening of a 25-year time capsule and a banquet. Allevents are free, except the banquet.For more information on the celebra-

tion, call city hall at 662-741-2194 orvisit www.cityofmoundbayou.org.

The Isaiah T.Montgomery housewas one of the fewbuildings to survive the fire that destroyedmost of down-townMoundBayou in 1941.Montgomerywas a delegate to theMississippi Constitutional Convention of 1890.

HistoricMoundBayouobserves125thanniversary

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e began at theGateway near USM’scampus inHattiesburg andheaded towardPrentiss, some 40

miles up the trail. Within minutes wewere away from city noise and encroach-ing buildings and were in the midst ofquiet, excluding the sounds of nature thatis. Squirrels chattered from the treetopsand scurried across the trail; a cardinalsang its melodious song; a mourning dovecooed. The rhythmic patter of runningshoes became audible as a jogger

approached fromthe opposite direc-tion and nodded ashe passed.At one point

somewhere west ofI-59, our near-silentpassage allowed usto get within a fewyards of a doestanding along thetrail’s edge. She

snorted and bounded away, flag up, intothe pine and poplar and oak and sweetgum woods, her hoof falls crunching inleaves yet damp from morning dew. Acrow scolded from the tall confines of alongleaf pine.Not being long-range bikers and in

condition for extended trips, we opted toset our maximum ride at 10 miles, a pro-

nounced reduction in the 40.3 milesavailable one way. As a result, it was notlong before we turned and retraced ourtracks back to the Gateway and the truck.Still, it had been a glorious morning. Wesat briefly in a picnic shelter and had asoft drink and snacks before loading upand heading home, this with a promise todo another portion of the trail soon.The trail mentioned is the Longleaf

Trace (www.longleaftrace.org), the onlyone of its kind in Mississippi. This is aRails-to-Trails Conservancy project,which runs from Hattiesburg to Prentissalong an abandoned railroad track.Longleaf Trace has a minimum width

of 10 feet and is covered with asphalt,permitting easy navigation for walkers,runners or bikers. And while no petrole-um-powered vehicles are allowed, conces-sions are made for electric carts by thosewho need them and who make the properrequests. Additionally, there is a 23-mileequestrian trail for horseback enthusiasts;this runs parallel to the paved trailbetween Carson and Epley.On its route between Hattiesburg and

Prentiss, Longleaf passes through portionsof Forrest, Lamar, Marion and JeffersonDavis counties. It touches the towns of,from south to northwest, Hattiesburg,Sumrall, Bassfield, Carson and Prentiss.These offer various amenities for thosewho choose to leave the trail for a meal.Benches, some with overhead covers,

are located approximately every five miles.There are also six stations, plus the twoGateways at Hattiesburg and Prentiss,that offer restrooms: Jackson RoadStation, Clyde Depot, Epley Station,Sumrall Station, Bassfield Station andCarson Station. A primitive campsite is

located adjacent to Carson Station.And if camping is to be a part of your

adventure to Longleaf, there are amplechoices in addition to the primitive site atCarson. Since we were coming from thenorth on Highway 49, we elected to setup on that side of Hattiesburg. Westopped at Okatoma River Resort RVPark to overnight before the morningride. There is also Paul B. Johnson StatePark south of Hattiesburg. Lake JeffDavis and Lake Mike Conner near thePrentiss end of Longleaf both affordcampsites with hookups. A bike rentaland retail shop are housed at the Gatewayat USM in Hattiesburg.The Longleaf Trace is a true jewel. It is

a means by which visitors can enjoy thenatural world of south Mississippi froman asphalt track, as well as offering a vari-ety of entry and exit points at the variousstations along the way. It is open year-round to the public and simply shouldnot be missed.

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Tony Kinton has been an active outdoors writerfor 30 years. His books, “Outside and OtherReflections,” “Fishing Mississippi” and his newChristian historical romance novel, “SummerLightning Distant Thunder,” are available inbookstores and from the author atwww.tonykinton.com, or P.O. Box 88, Carthage,MS 39051.

MississippiOutdoorsby Tony Kinton

A covered benchmakes a good rest stop while cycling on Longleaf Trace. Photo: Tony Kinton

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MississippiCooksFEATURED COOKBOOK:

Tradition runs deep at the annual Neshoba County Fair, where people havebeen gathering and camping since 1889. Today, the fair bills itself as Mississippi’sGiant Houseparty, an eight-day fun-filled event where more than 600 cabins fillwith families and friends. His year’s fair is set for July 27 - Aug. 3.His being Mississippi, food plays an important role in the festivities of the fair’s

cabin community. And as some of the older cabins are handed down for new gen-erations to enjoy and share, so are the recipes. He “Giant Houseparty Cookbook”presents many of these recipe traditions in a section devoted to fair food, plus awide variety of others contributed by local families.Nancy Reagan provided her recipe for Vienna Chocolate Bars to the cookbook.

Ronald and Nancy Reagan visited the fair in1980, during his first campaign for the pres-idency.He third printing of this popular cook-

book, first published in 1981, features alay-flat binding and some 375 pages ofrecipes. It is available in stores or may beordered by mail.To order, send $25 plus $6 S&H to

Community Development Partnership,PO Box 330, Philadelphia, MS 39350.For more information call 877-752-2643.Learn more about the upcoming

Neshoba County Fair atwww.neshobacountyfair.org.

‘Giant HousepartyCookbook’

Apricot Nectar Cake1 pkg. Duncan Hines Lemon Supremecake mix

1/2 cup Wesson oil

1 cup apricot nectar2 Tbsp. lemon flavoring4 eggs

Glaze:2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted

1/3 cup apricot nectar1 Tbsp. pure lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend together the cake mix, oil, apricot nectar andlemon flavoring. Fold in eggs one at a time. Beat for 3 minutes. Bake in tube panfor 1 hour. Drizzle with glaze while cake is hot. Cool before turning out of pan.

Beat all ingredients until sugar is dissolved.

Summer Fruit Bowl3 medium bananas, sliced4 medium oranges, pared and sectioned

1 cup strawberries, halved1 cup seedless green grapes, halved

Sour Cream–Honey Dressing:1/2 cup dairy sour cream

1 Tbsp. honey1 Tbsp. orange juice

Peel bananas; slice into a bowl and cover completely with other fruit. Cover thebowl and chill well. Just before serving, pour dressing over fruit. Toss until fruit iswell coated. Yield: 10 servings

Blend together sour cream, honey and orange juice. Serve salad in crisp lettuce cupsor on slices of fresh pineapple. Pour dressing over salad.

Mississippi Cornbread

1/2 cup cornbread mix1/2 cup cream-style corn2 eggs

1/2 cup cooking oil1 cup sour cream2 Tbsp. diced onion

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Mix all ingredients together and bake in a hot, greasedskillet for 25 minutes.

Squash Au Gratin

1/4 cup margarine or butter4 cups thinly sliced squash: yellow, whiteor zucchini

1 medium onion, thinly sliced

1/8 tsp. black pepper2 tomatoes, sliced thin, or 1 cup cannedtomatoes, sliced

1/2 cup grated cheese

Melt margarine in a skillet or Dutch oven, which has a tightly fitted lid. Add squashand all other ingredients except cheese. Cover and cook about 15 minutes, or untilsquash is tender. Sprinkle with cheese and place under broiler unit of oven for 1 or 2minutes to melt and lightly brown cheese. Makes 4 or 5 servings.

Nancy Reagan’s Vienna Chocolate Bars

2 sticks butter2 egg yolks1 1/2 cups sugar, divided2 1/2 cups flour1 (10-oz.) jar raspberry jelly or

apricot preserves

1 cup semisweet chocolate bits4 egg whites1/4 tsp. salt2 cups finely chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream the butter with the egg yolks and 1/2 cup ofthe sugar. Add flour and knead with the fingers. Pat batter out on a greased cookiesheet to about 3/8-inch thickness. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned.Remove from oven; spread with jelly and top with chocolate bits. Beat egg whiteswith salt until stiff. Fold in remaining cup of sugar and nuts. Gently spread on topof jelly and chocolate. Bake for about 25 minutes. Cut into squares or bars. Yields24 bars, cut 1 by 3 inches.

Spoon Burgers

1 lb. ground beef1 onion, chopped1/2 (14-oz.) bottle catsup1 (5-oz.) can Pet evaporated milk

3/4 tsp. salt1 tsp. prepared mustard1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

In a deep iron skillet or Dutch oven, brown ground beef and onion. Add catsup,milk, salt, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer about 20 minutes. Will serve8 to 10 people.

Blackberry Trifle

1 cup blackberry jam1 cup sugar1 cup buttermilk1/2 cup butter2 Tbsp. flour

4 eggs, separated1 tsp. vanilla1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell4 Tbsp. sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix well the jam, sugar, buttermilk, butter, flour, eggyolks and vanilla. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Bake about 40 minutes. Beat the 4egg whites until stiff, gradually adding the sugar. Spread meringue on top of pie andreturn to oven to brown lightly.


By Nancy Jo MaplesInside the doorway of Williams

Brothers near Philadelphia, time mightappear to stand still but everything isactually abuzz.It’s one of those exceptionally rare

country stores where people can purchaseanything from horse collars to hoopcheese.“This cheese is the best I’ve ever tasted.

That’s because itwas made frommilk last June,” SidWilliams, one ofthe store ownerssaid as he handedme a freshly cutwedge. “June pro-duces the bestcow’s milk and therefore the best cheese.However, since cheese must be aged, thischeese is a year old. The guys who workhere with me every day agree it’s the bestwe have ever had.”The men Sid references are an African-

American and a Choctaw whom he hasknown all of his life. Their fathers workedfor his father, the late Cooper Williams,in the store that has been in the Williamsfamily since 1907.“We played together as kids until we

were old enough to work, and then ourplay days turned into work days,” Sidsaid.One of those men, Tommy Lee Kelly,

earned his college degree in 1977 andthen returned to Williams Brothers. He isusually near the front entrance slicingbologna or bacon alongside Sid. The storesells 90 to 100 slabs of bacon everySaturday. Its weekly bacon sales average4,000 to 5,000 pounds. It sells about 10hoops of cheese per day. A wooden hoopcontains approximately 22 pounds, whichmeans Williams Brothers retails morethan 200 pounds of cheese each day. Thecheese is from Wisconsin. The baconcomes from Texas.Regular customers notice the store

keeps employees such as Tommy LeeKelly and Sid’s Choctaw friend, FeltonJohn, for the long run.Customers also relish seeing the famil-

iar face of Sid’s aunt, Peggy WilliamsDees, who at age 81 still works at

Williams Brothers. Peggy and Sid’sfather are the children of the lateAmzie and Nannie Mae Williams.Amzie and his brother, BrownWilliams, started the store. However,Brown sold his share to Amzie in the1940s and ventured into politics,serving as Mississippi’s HighwayCommissioner.Williams Brothers began selling

general mer-chandise andhas maintainedthat image.Hams hangalongside thehorse collars onpainted beamsjust above the

groceries. The store also offers horse bri-dles, fertilizer, garden seed, posts andgates. There are locally canned goods,sweet potatoes from Vardaman, and gen-eral grocery and household items.People come here for blue jeans, baby

clothes, designer dress-es, cowboy boots andshoes.While Sid manages

the grocery and farmside of the store, hiscousin Jane DeesCrosswhite manages thedry goods side. Jane isPeggy’s daughter.“We sell more boots

and shoes than any-thing,” Jane said. “Ourniche is that we offersomething for thewhole family – the little children, themother and the grandmother.”That niche includes products for male

shoppers.“Believe it or not, we still sell a lot of

overalls,” Jane said. “That person is usual-ly 50 years and up. We also sell babyones. The grandchildren want to wearwhat grandpa is wearing.”Some people aren’t looking for boots

or bacon. Sometimes people just comehere.Some come here for the Manning con-

nection. Sid’s sister Olivia is wife to foot-ball legend Archie Manning and the

mother of football celebrities Peyton andEli Manning. Their photographs adornthe walls along with dozens of snapshotsdepicting the store’s history, includingearly scenes showing old-fashioned cashregisters and men holding cotton bolls infront of the Williams’ cotton gin thatoperated across the street many years ago.“Some visit out of curiosity. It fasci-

nates me that I can look out on the flooron a Saturday and not recognize anyone,”Jane said. “We have a mixture of cus-tomers. Some might be visiting family ormight originally be from this area. Othersmight have read about us in a magazine

or know aboutthe Manning con-nection.”Many visit for nostalgic

reasons. Such was the case with aman from Amory the morning Sid slicedthe delectable cheese. He was a NeshobaCounty native who had attended schoolwith Sid’s uncle and was traveling to a rel-ative’s 80th birthday celebration in nearbyDecatur. He just wanted to stop by andsee the place where little had changed.Time might never stand still, but a

visit to Williams Brothers can offer anadventuresome pause.

Frombacon to bootsJuly 2012 � Today in Mississippi � 17

WilliamsBrothersStill ageneralmerchandiser

‘We played together as kids until wewere old enough to work, and thenour play days turned into work days.’

—Sid Williams

Sid Williams, one of the store’s owners, slices a wedge of Wisconsin hoopcheese for a customer. Grocery items are displayed next to the harnesses.


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“Close to Home: Photographs by EudoraWelty,” through Oct. 31, Greenwood. Photosmade byWelty while traveling Mississippi fortheWPA in the 1930s. Admission. Museum ofthe Mississippi Delta. Details: 662-453-0925;www.museumofthemississippidelta.com.“Add Art...to Table, Walls and More,”through Aug. 30, Jackson. Exhibit of works byportraitist Roger Long and glass artist JennyThomas. Opening reception 5-7 p.m. July 26.Free. Mississippi Library Commission. Details:601-432-4111; [email protected] Market, Thursdays through August,Laurel. Open 4-6:30 p.m. at 550 CentralAvenue. Details: 601-433-3255.Cedar Hill Farm Pick-Ur-Own, through Aug.31, Hernando. Fresh produce, honey, play-ground, petting zoo, hayride to fields, giftshop. Cedar Hill Farm. Details: 662-429-2540.Mound Bayou 125th AnniversaryCelebration, July 8-14, Mound Bayou. Variousevents daily, including exhibits, Youth Day,historical reenactment skit, Old Time RevivalMeeting, mayor’s banquet and more. Details:662-741-2194; www.cityofmoundbayou.org.Tony Kinton Signing/Reading, July 9,Eupora. The author to read from his novel“Summer Lightning Distant Thunder”; noon.Webster County Library. Details: 662-258-7515.DeSoto Family Theatre Summer Camps,July 9-27, Southhaven. Featuring “WillyWonka Junior,”“Seussical Jr.” and “BroadwayJr.” Landers Center Theatre. Details: 901-238-8098; www.dftonline.org.Tony Kinton Signing/Reading, July 11,Philadelphia. The author to read from hisnovel “Summer Lightning Distant Thunder”;11 a.m., Philadelphia-Neshoba CountyLibrary. Details: 601-656-4911.Cabbage Festival, July 14, Raleigh. Arts,crafts, rides, entertainment, coleslaw-eatingcontest, karaoke contest, food, benefit carshow and more. The Tackle Box. Details: 601-

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Southern Crossroads Music and TamaleFestival, Aug. 10-11, Jackson. Indoor eventfeaturingWar, Steve Azar, Marc Broussard,others. Tamales from various regions; art bylocal and regional artists. MississippiColiseum. Details: 601-213-5900;www.tamalefest.com.Angela ThomasWomen’s Conference:“Dream Another Dream,”Aug. 10-11,Meridian. Friday, 7-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9-11 a.m.Admission. The Evangel Temple Church.Details: 601-938-7345;www.theevangeltemple.org.Mississippi Clogging Extravaganza, Aug. 10-12, Gallman. Clogging exhibitions for specta-tors Saturday 7 p.m.Workshops for dancersFriday 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.Details: 601-906-2882;www.msclogextravaganza.com.FieldWalk and Clay Class, Aug. 11, Picayune.Children to collect natural materials to impressinto self-hardening clay. Admission. Registerby Aug. 10. The Crosby Arboretum. Details:601-799-2311.Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights StreetFestival, Aug. 11, Jackson. Art, five stages ofmusic, children’s activities and food; 5:30-9:30p.m. Admission. Carlisle Street, Kenwood Placein Belhaven. Details: 601-352-8850;[email protected] Coast Jazz Society JamSession/Dance, Aug. 12, Biloxi. Hard RockCasino; 2-5 p.m. Details: 228-392-4177.

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