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The Bull Friendship Forged
Perhaps the one thing that many Durham locals take from granted is the same thing that newcomers will come to understand in less than a year's time in the Bull City: everything and everyone in Durham is connected. Case in point: a beautiful, metal bull sign hanging at 106 W. Parrish Street.
Taking it back to September 2015 when I was but visiting the city of Durham, North Carolina for the first time, I was walking around the downtown area taking in all the sights when a particular bull shaped sign caught my eye — the aforementioned one. Now mind you this is before becoming a Durhamight and falling subject to Bull City love, meaning an obsession with all things bull had yet to take ahold of me. The sign was particularly well-done, eye-catching and perfectly displayed.
Proof? It's a sign for a Bull City Dental practice and the last time a dental sign caught your attention you were roughly 7 years old and realizing your mom just rolled up to your dentist without any prior disclosure that you had a dentist appointment.
I would find out nearly a year later when I interviewed the wonderful dentists of Bull City Dental, Dr. Denise Palmer and Dr. Audrey Kemp, the connections to the sign. It turns out that I noticed the sign the very day it was put up!
Bull City Dental, Dr. Palmer's second practice in addition to her thriving practice of 31 years in northern Durham, would open a few days after the sign went up. Dr. Palmer also directed me to the sign's creator Neal Carlton of Vega Metal and Cricket Forge, who would unearth even more Durham connections.
Things would begin to connect with a call from Neal one morning that his schedule had opened up and as had mine. I put the address in Google maps and went on my way. As I drove down Rigsbee Avenue approaching the intersection of Hunt Street a familiar metal horse sculpture came into sight. I would later find out that the horse statue was made by a friend of the Vega Metal crew, Jonathon Bowling from Greensville, North Carolina.
I turned onto Hunt Street and parked. Walking towards the building that houses both Vega Metal and Cricket Forge I saw a beautifully done mural on the side of the building. While I noticed the art, I wouldn't truly see the full picture until I stepped inside and got to know Neal a little bit.
I walked in the front door, past the beautiful iron butterfly chairs and various pieces of unique metal art to the office area where Neal Carlton was catching up with a good friend of his and Johnathan Paschall was working out the kinks in a new design.
Neal introduced himself, his friend and Johnathan, but before I could or would introduce myself something caught my attention — a beautiful, metal piece of Bull City artwork displaying our iconic skyline figures in the background and our beloved bull standing prominent in the foreground.
All decorum went out the window as I pointed at the piece and shrieked, "I love this! What is it?" Neal chuckled. He would go on to explain what the piece was a prototype for, how they made it and before I left that day, he gave it to me as a gift. This established one hell of a connection to my heart strings.
Fortunately, Neal has a very chill demeanor and as someone who has lived in Durham for over 35 years, he's grown accustomed to meeting a wide variety of people — hard-pressed to think of a situation that would faze him.
I sat down, properly introduced myself to Neal (while scooting the prototype ever closer to me) and began our interview. I asked Neal to take me back to where it all began for him.
Neal Carlton: I grew up in eastern North Carolina with two amazing parents who always encouraged me and told me that I could be, and do whatever I wanted to do. I met Francis Vega in High School, where his mother was the Spanish teacher and my Dad was the High School principal. Boy, did we get into some trouble!
To an outsider it may be hard to understand how two different companies are one, but both Vega Metals and Cricket Forge have been longstanding businesses in the Durham area. The locals get it. I asked Neal how long have he has had both Vega Metals and Cricket Forge and how they came to be.
Neal: Vega Metals is 29 years old this year and Cricket Forge is 16 years old. What's amazing is, the thought that you can make a living at doing creative work and giving other talented artist a livelihood too. We have been and continue to be so blessed.
Francis was the Vega in Vega Metals. He passed away about 3 years ago. To back things up a bit, after High School I had gone to Florida and got interested in horticulture. I attended Horticulture School in Clearwater, where I worked in greenhouses and did landscaping.
Francis called me one day to see what I was doing. He said, "why don't you come and go to welding school. I'll give you a place to live." That was one of the reasons I needed to come back home, another one was that I missed North Carolina.
After welding school, we worked construction and spent our off-hours in small home shops learning the art of casting and blacksmithing. Francis had the idea of starting a small business. It was called Weldcraft and shortly thereafter, he asked me to come join him. Our agreement was, we would pay all our bills first and the money that was left we would split. There wasn't a lot leftover for many years.
Eventually, a few years later and lot of heartache, sweat and tears, that business became Vega Metals, Inc. I'm now blessed to have Francis's wife Cindy Vega as my partner and friend. The Vega name lives on.
About 16 years ago we started Cricket Forge after buying our first Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) machine. We saw that it was an avenue for production pieces. We had some friends that encouraged us to come and visit a wholesale market. They said you really need a product line of production pieces that you can take to market.
Cricket Forge was actually Francis' idea. It was the notion of the lucky cricket, a sign of good fortune. We all thought he was crazy when he first said it and we all laughed, but the name stuck and has turned into good fortune. I guess it could have been Bull City Forge, but I'm glad it's Cricket Forge.
We spent the next 6 months developing and designing a group of pieces that consisted of garden art. One piece in that original group was the Butterfly Bench. Now that bench is sold by Neiman Marcus and is in galleries all over the country. It graces many public spaces and gardens across the country. That one bench design has turned into over 20 designs and Cricket Forge has well over 200 pieces that we produce for wholesale.
I cannot tell you how many variations of bulls we've created but we've created a lot. They are in signs and sculpture and ornaments. I believe it's getting a little overused but that's what people love in Durham now.
The Vega Metals side of the business is custom oriented. We mainly do forged metal railings, gates, furniture and sculpture. Each piece is custom designed for the client and designed to fit their space and their taste. Our work is found in Duke Chapel, Cameron Indoor Stadium, the North Carolina State Senate and House of Representative and their Chambers, Duke Gardens and countless other businesses.
We have been blessed to work in many private homes in the area, from the heirs of the Duke family to major institutions and beyond. Our last two major pieces were created for Percent-For-Art competitions. These included Gateway Gardens in Greensboro where we designed and built a 35-foot high icon sculpture and driveway gates and the Buffalo Road Aquatic center, where we designed and created a 45 foot long by 10 foot high aluminum wall sculpture.
Neal took the time to show me around the shop, allowing me to touch and climb on everything while snapping pictures of every last inch. When the impromptu tour was complete he shared a very impressive portfolio of forged metal artwork he and Francis had created over the years. As a man who has spent a lot of time in Bull City making pieces of art that truly stand out, I was curious to know what stands out to him the most about Durham.
Neal: I think that it's the eclectic nature of the people. There is such a wide variety of characters, from working class to very well educated. It seems like, or maybe it's my rosy view of it, but there is just something here that people are very proud of. There is this unifying feeling we're from Durham.
I think part of that is people from Raleigh and the surrounding areas would say, "Don't go to Durham, it's dangerous." We moved into this building about 25 years ago. It was pretty desolate in downtown at the time. We moved in and the first night our building was broken into and all of our hand tools were stolen. That was our "Welcome to downtown Durham." So to be a part of Durham's downtown resurrection has been pretty phenomenal.
The diversity of culture here makes it nice. I find it very hard to put it into a synopsis. You have the Universities and all of the wonderful things they bring, you have all the visitors that come to the Universities or the hospital or the Blues Festival or the American Dance Festive, Full Frame, etc. etc. You really have to live here and be a part of it to get Durham.
My early memories of being here was the smell of tobacco. It filled the city, the packaging and the processing of the cigarettes. It would be pretty strong at times. The whole tobacco industry and the Duke family, is so entwined in Durham. That industry even though it's gone, that legacy is still here and still a part of Durham. You can't separate it. Thank goodness those buildings weren't torn down for progress.
What changes would you like to see for the city of Durham?
Neal: Maybe a little more cohesive, a more thought-out design of public spaces. Where the planners, developers and artists think of it as a whole and not piece meal project-by-project thinking.
The park behind us is a perfect example. I think it could have done with a little more thought and input from neighbors already in the area. I realize everyone has their thoughts and ideas of what they want in public spaces. At the first public meeting about Durham Central Park what was suggested over and over was art, and if you look now there is very little art in Central Park. A missed opportunity.
The gentrification and the talk about it, that's because people care about the city. You don't want to lose the little things that make the city unique. You don't want to lose the local guy, the arts and that's what happens. You see it over and over. Artists come in and make it a cool place and businesses see that. Big businesses come in and then the artists can't afford to be there. I don't think I could afford to live in downtown Durham just because what has happened over the last 10 to 15 years. I think the people of Durham are aware of that and don't want it. Durham is unique for the funky little shops by small business owners.
As a man who has crafted countless bulls in our city, I was intrigued to know which bull in the city is his favorite.
Neal: I would have to say Mike and Leah's bull in downtown Durham, Major. Because I know Mike, he's a friend and I know what kind of effort it took to create their bull. Leah and Mike have a great eye for design and that piece shows their skill and passion for their art. There's a story to Major and Liberty Arts, but I think maybe I should let Leigh and Mike tell the story of Liberty Arts.
Neal gave me a few more leads to venture down the path The Bulls of Durham is taking and let me pour over his team's impressive collection of art they have created. Johnathon got caught up in the excitement and showed me even more photos of art they have created before volunteering to be the next interview for the project.
When I thought the interview couldn't get any more amazing, Neal nonchalantly told me I could have the prototype that caught my eye when I walked in. With rough edges, bits of metal shavings still clinging to it and a few kinks to be worked out, it's a perfect symbol for our city.
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I grew up devouring books. I loved them and still do. And while my reading preferences have changed over the years, there is still a place reserved deep in my soul for Pippi Longstockings, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, Dr. Seuss, Roald Dahl and Shel Silverstein. In these stories, everyday boundaries are blurred, life looks a bit different, creativity is celebrated and all of the annoying 'adult' words are banished.
I have thought endlessly what it would be like to have chandeliers sticking up from the floor and to sport bright red hair twisted into out of control braids. I've wondered how far ickle me, pickle me, tickle me too's flying shoe could really travel. And, I've racked my brain to figure out how a cat could balance a fish bowl on a cane without spilling the bowl's water.
The stories were vibrant and filled with grand gestures. But, perhaps the most intriguing aspect is that the books had many tiny surprises. Things you would find only after a second or third reading. Layers that kept building on an already exciting adventure.
To this day I continue to love tiny unsuspected surprises. Which is exactly why, tucked next to the molding of a door frame in our house, there are two tiny shims from a painter's canvas lettered to reflect one of the stories of a childhood author. A tiny surprise for anyone who happens upon it. And, a reminder that a flood of great memories are here and there.
5 comments:
- Shelley said...
I want to live in your Mrs. Piggle Wiggle house! This is wonderful!
- 15 October, 2011
- Traci said...
Best post ever! Thank you!
- 15 October, 2011
- Maggie May said...
Oh my gosh I would have been ecstatic! I loved Mrs Piggle Wiggle growing up, and all the books you mentioned- I am also a book fanatic. Great post.
- 15 October, 2011
- Tonya said...
What the hell? That's a wall with 'there' on it? It looks like a cable knit sweater! That's rad!
- 15 October, 2011
- Want to be pippi said...
I love this post and want to visit your pippi longstocking house! And, Tonya, I love the cable knit walls too!
- 17 October, 2011
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Ripley, Tennessee Friday
March 13th,1925
MRS. FRANCES C. YOUNG---Again the Enterprise is called upon to
chronicle the passing away of one of Ripley's oldest and most esteemed
ladies; Mrs. Frances Compton Young, widow of the late Dr. A. H. Young, of
sainted memory, who went to his reward on June 14th,1908.For 48 years
prior to his death, she had been a companion and helpmate in all those
loving duties which point to glory and to God. Mrs. Young was stricken
with a hemorrage of the brain on February 24th, and notwithstanding, she
rallied after two days and became rational and recognized and conversed
with her loved ones, even up to the very end, still little hope had been
held out for her recovery, owing to her advantage age of 83 years. She had
been a resident of Ripley since April 1st,1868.She was a native of
Alabama, having been born in Tuscumbia on February 17th,-?.When a girl of
about 15 years of age, her mother died, and she went to live with a sister
in Columbia, TN. She was living in Columbia at the time of her marriage on
June 21st,1860.She was the mother of six children, only two of which
survive: Mayor George W. Young of Ripley, and Mr. Stuart Young, teacher in
Culver, Ind., Military Academy. She is also survived by one grand
daughter, Mrs. Francis Palmer Dooley of Chattanooga; and two
grandsons, Mr. Edward Young of Toledo. Ohio and Mr. Bryan Young of Chicago.
PRELIMINARY TRIAL HELD---The preliminary trial for Lonnie Cheek, Jess
Green and Dick Dowdie, charged with the murder of Andrew Buttram at a
dance near Halespoint on the night of Feb.21st,was held here Tuesday
before Justices R. S. Banks & S. T. Kirkpatrick. Cheek was released and Green
& Dowdie were bound over to Circuit Court under $10,000 bond each, which
they secured and were released. A large crowd was present and several
witnesses examined. The trial consumed most of the day. The men were
represented by Craig & Durham and the State by Wardlaw Steele.
ADDITIONALS --- Mrs. V. E. Rush, of Luxora, AR., spent several days here the
past week. She came from Memphis where she visited her son, Avery Rush, who
is recovering from treatment in a hospital.
MRS. I. P. WEST, SR.---Mrs. I. P. West, widow of the late Isaac P. West, died
at her home on Brownsville Street Saturday night after an illness of two
weeks of pneumonia. She was born in Haywood County, TN., Feb.22nd,1854 and
was a little over 71 years of age. She was twice married, the first time
to J. Y. West and to this union one son, J. Y. Jr., was born and survives
her. In 1878 she was married to I. P. West. Six children were born, four of
whom survive her; Mrs. E. R. Charlton, Isaac P. West, Jr., Mrs. J. N. Fleming and
Robert L. West, all of Ripley. Mrs. West was a good mother, kind neighbor and
a faithful friend. Interment was in Maplewood Cemetery.
Ripley, Tennessee Friday
March 13th,1925
DRY HILL---Miss Lillian Talley, teacher at this place, spent the
weekend with her uncle, Charles Austin, who is seriously ill.
Preston Cowell, of Ripley, spent Sunday afternoon in the J. H. Adkerson
home, a guest of his cousin, Miss Minnie Stacey.
CEDAR GROVE---Harvey Underwood spent Monday night with his
sister, Mrs. Green Chipman at Golddust.
WILLIAMSTON---Mrs. Alex Sides and baby visited her sisters, Mrs. Virgil
Gray & Mrs. Leonard Williams last week.
Thomas Ferrel, little son of Mr.& Mrs. Bryant Beasley died Wednesday
of last week and was buried the following day at Asbury.
HENNING---Mrs. T. P. SCOTT---One of the saddest deaths to occur in our
midst in sometime was that of Mrs. T. P. Scott Friday night, March
6th. Mrs. Scott was taken ill Wednesday with flu, and Saturday
following, pneumonia developed in a very stubborn form. She was given
every attention that a faithful doctor, two capable and devoted nurses
and loved ones could render, but they could not stay the hand of
death. The Master had work for her in His Vineyard, May the same dear
Master minister comfort to a heart stricken father and guide the
footsteps of four dear children who are left motherless so young, in the
path of their dear mother.
Before her marriage, Mrs. Scott was Miss Nora Boydstun, daughter of the
late Ward Boydstun, and resided in Ripley for many years. Besides her
husband and children, she is also survived by two sisters; Mrs. Clara
Tarrant of Ripley and Mrs. F. B. Bradford of Gates; two
brothers; C. B. Boydstun of Ripley and Elbert Boydstun of San
Diego, Calif. The remains were laid to rest in Maplewood Cemetery Saturday
afternoon, following funeral services held at the family residence.
BALD KNOB---Miss Evelyn Arwood was a guest of her
sister, Mrs. N. A. Bryant, on the bluff Sunday.
Miss Mazie Reynolds is spending this week with her brother, Clyde
Reynolds, at Dry Hill.
MARY'S CHAPEL---Miss Bessie Koonce has returned to her home at
Arp, after spending two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Carl Criner.
Mrs. Lottie Klutts and sons, James & Jerome and little
daughter, Jessie, spent Sunday in the Henry Brackin home in Nut Bush.
PLEASANT HILL---Mrs. Sid Conrad is seriously ill with flu and
Mrs. J. D. Jennings spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs. N. C. Sinclair
in Henning.
Mrs. S. E. Burns, Mrs. F. I. Barfield and Miss Mabel Smith attended the
funeral of Mrs. T. P. Scott in Henning Saturday.
Ripley, Tennessee
MRS. ALICE McBRIDE--- Mrs. Alice McBride passes away March 9th,1925.She
was born March 17,1853--almost 72 tears ago. She was married to James
A .McMahon at the age of 16 years. To this union 10 children were born,6
of whom survive: M. A., T. A., L. M., and J. A. McMahon, Mrs. W. T. Williams and
Mrs. A. H. McBride. After her husband's death, she was later married to
A. S. McBride. They were blessed with one son. She leaves to mourn her
death, six children,25 grandchildren and one brother. Burial in Asbury
PEA RIDGE---J. S. Richardson and little sons, Deane and Fred, were in
Ripley Saturday on business.
Mrs. W. W. Hopkins attended the bedside of her sister
Mrs. C. M. Hopkins, near the Campground Thursday of last week.
Mrs. J. T. Benthal, from near Asbury, spent Thursday night in the
of her son, Albert Johnson, at this place.
GATES---Harrison Gorman, of Memphis, spent Sunday with his sister
Mrs. S. B. Hill.
Mr.& Mrs. Everett Rainey, of Dyersburg spent Sunday with
parents, Mr.& Mrs. L. S. Rainey.
WOODVILLE---Frank Smith of Memphis, visited his mother, Mrs. G. E. Smith
BLUFF---Mr.& Mrs. Charlie are parents of a son, born March 5th.
Will Webb and family, from near Central, were guests of S. J. Webb
family Sunday.
Mrs. Nannie Rucker, of Dyersburg, spent Sunday night and Monday with
her sister, Mrs. G. G. Callaway.
Charlie Brown and Miss Alma Harrison surprised many of their
friends a few days since by going to Unionville and getting married. They
are making their home with the groom's mother.
LOCAL & PERSONAL---Robert West, Jr., has typhoid fever, but is
A daughter was born to Mr.& Mrs. Charles Conner Tuesday night.
W. M. Dunaway, of Wabash, AR., was a guest of his nephew, Grover
Kimble, the weekend.
Rev. L. R. Wadsworth, of Milan, spent Monday night in Ripley
and was
accompanied home Tuesday by his sister, Mrs. Dors Thornley.
Mrs. W. F. Wardlaw left Tuesday for Memphis to see her new grand
daughter, Sarah Elizabeth McGoldrick, who made her arrival last week.
Mrs. Sarah Acuff died at the home of her son, B. H. Acuff in Golddust
last Friday and was laid to rest in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery the
following day.
L. L. HINTON--- L. L. Hinton, formerly of this county, passed away at his
home in Louisville, MS., Wednesday afternoon,Feb.25th at 3 o'clock. He had
been in failing health for about 271/2 years, but he was able to work
and death came suddenly. He was born June, 1868 and was married to Miss
Rosa Byler, Dec.27th,1887, to which this union were born six children, two
having died in infancy. Surviving are his wife and four children; Hugh
H. of Fort Smith, AR., Edgar of Tupelo, MS., Mrs. Lena Beard of Louisville, MS
and Mrs. H. T. Abernathy of this city. Three brothers ; S. F. Hinton of
Nankipoo, George Hinton of Newark, N.J. and Dr. Wm. H. Hicks also of
Newark. The remains were brought for burial and the funeral were held in
the home of Mrs. Abernathy.
PERCIFUL---Mrs. Horace Lee and children of Ripley spent Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. Joe Ellis.
Ripley, Tennessee
===============A PEEP INTO THE PAST---MARCH 18th,1898========.
A son was born to Mr.& Mrs. Vasser Moriety Monday.
J. A. WALDING died suddenly in his home near Ripley Monday.
The remains of MRS. SCOTT, wife of Rev. J. M. Scott, was brought to Ripley
From Fulton, KY., Monday, and laid to rest in St. Paul's Cemetery in
LOCAL & PERSONAL---Mrs. James P. Sloan, of Memphis, is visiting her
sister. Mrs. J. W. Hedgepeth.
Mr.& Mrs. W. B. Midyett and Mrs. R. A. Jester spent Sunday in Jackson.
Mrs. T. A. Byler is spending this week with her daughter, Mrs. John
Duncan at Nankipoo.
Mr.& Mrs. W. Dan Majors announce the birth of their son,
Storer Majors, on Sunday, March 15th.
Mrs. William Smith, of Camden, AR., after a visit to her
mother, Mrs. W. H. Volkmar at Price, spent Wednesday with
Mrs. F. A. Henry, enroute home.
F. E. Hoppers of Tupelo, MS., spent a few days here this week with
brother, Gus Hoppers.
A severe windstorm visited the Mack section on Thursday night of
last week, destroying a large barn belonging to Mrs. Vernon Peters and
killing two mules. Another heavy gale on Tuesday night we learn, damaged
the store of Hutcheson & McKinney in the same locality.
MRS. WILL ABERNATHY died at her home in Double Bridges last Monday
of flu & pneumonia. She is survived by two sons; Ralph and Lamar
Abernathy, and one daughter, Mrs. Ibera Thornton; also three sisters; Mrs. Ida
Johnson and Mrs. J. C. Doyle of Ripley and Mrs. J. H. Green of Beaumont, Texas.
THOMAS FERRELL BEASLEY---On March 4th,the Death Angel came into the
home of Mr.& Mrs. Bryant Beasley and claimed for it's jewel, their
baby, Thomas Ferrell, age two years, four days.
WOODVILLE---Mr.& Mrs. Abner Dunavant of Arkansas, visited their
mother, Mrs. G. W. Smith, a few days last week.
Bertha Mai Willis & Emma Sue Willis spent Saturday night and Sunday
with their mother, Mrs. J. D. Lancaster.
CENTRAL---While at Curve last Friday, Jim Langley was taken sick with
heart trouble. He is now at home and is some better. He is in his 84th
MASCEDONIA---A son was born to Mr.& Mrs. Pleas Bridges on March 8th at
the home of her parents, Mr.& Mrs. Jule Hunt.
Ripley, Tennessee Friday
March 27th,1925
===============A PEEP INTO THE PAST--March 25th,1898============.
TWINS--,a boy and a girl, were born to Mr. & Mrs. Bill Bradley last
Tuesday, but the boy only lived a few hours.
MRS. WHITSON, died at the residence of J. T. Williams on the 18th of
this month, at the advanced age of 94 years.
CAPT. W. H. JACKSON, who died recently in Ripley, joined the Knights of
Honor on the 17th of the month, his certificate was number 17. He lived 17
years after joining the order and died on the 17th of the month.
ROBERT E. LEE TURNER---News was received here Thursday of the death of
Robert E. Lee Turner at his home in Munford. He was born in 1864,the son
of the late Rev. Harden Turner. Mr. Turner is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Ellis Jones Turner; five daughters; Mrs. Fred Peeples of
Ripley, Mrs. Ida Lee Poston of Holly Springs, AR., Mrs. Katherine Delachmit
of Munford, Mrs. Lillian ? of Brownsville; four brothers also survive
him; Harden, Jr., of Herbert City, TX., James M., of Brownsville, P. P., of
Humboldt and J. R., of Brownsville. Mrs. W. E. Turner of Henning is a
sister-in-law and A. M. Durham of Durhamville, a brother-in-law. Interment
in Munford Cemetery.
LOCAL & PERSONAL---M. F. Savage has been quite ill the past week with
pleurisy, followed by flu and pneumonia, and his condition is still of a
serious nature.
Mrs. E. W. Cotham was called to Dyersburg last week by the serious
illness of her father, George H. Johnston. Mr. Johnston died Sunday
Rev.& Mrs. Peeples and family were called to Munford Tuesday by the
serious illness and subsequent death of Mrs. Peeples father, R. L. Turner.
In the cyclone last week that swept over Gallatin, a nephew of
Mrs. T. T. Bridgewater of Ripley, Mr. Allison, together with his wife and five
children, lost their lives.
Mrs. Cora Miller returned Monday from a visit of several months
with her daughter, Mrs. Walker F. Johnston, in Houston, Texas. She was met in
Memphis by her daughter, Mrs. Roy Rice.
MASCEDONIA---Marvin Reece and family attended the funeral of
Mr. George Duggan at Edith Saturday afternoon.
ASBURY---Mr.& Mrs. M. A. McMahan received a telegram Saturday announcing
the birth of a son in the home of Mr.& Mrs. R. I. Blackwell in
Ft. Worth, Texas. He has been christened Rufus Allen. Mrs. Blackwell will be
remembered as Viola McMahan.
GATES---Mr.& Mrs. M. A. Walker are parents of a daughter, born March
23rd.She has been christened Elizabeth Ann.
Ripley, Tennessee Friday
March 27th,1925
LIGHTFOOT---Mr. Herman Rhodes returned Sunday after several months
visit in New York.
CONCORD---Mr.& Mrs. O. L. Davis, of Gates, spent Saturday night and Sunday
with their mother, Mrs. John Davis.
RUTHERFORD---Mr.& Mrs. B. S. Cowell attended the funeral of Mr. Virge
Webb at Enon Sunday.
Charley Gooch of Cross Roads, was a guest of his
mother, Mrs. B. B. Gooch, Sunday.
Messrs. Homer Cowell & Elbert Wise went to Winburg Saturday to
accompany the corpse of Mr. Virge Webb here.
FLIPPEN--- Misses Gladys & Bessie Tillman of Cross Roads were guests
of their aunt, Mrs. R. A. Caldwell Monday.
MARY'S CHAPEL--- A son was born to Mr.& Mrs. Dewey Watson on March
Henry Klutts, of Conner, spent Sunday here with his father, Charley
Mrs. Bennett Watson and daughter, Lucille, have had the flu, and two
sons, Powell & Emmett are ill with the mumps.
WHITEFIELD---Gill Tims spent a few days last week with his
uncle, Oscar Jackson at Toulon.
HENNING---Mrs. P. A. Moore spent Friday in Ripley with her
sister, Mrs. J. D. McLoed.
Mrs. T. P. Flippen of Covington was a guest of her
sister, Mrs. J. V. Alston Sunday.
Miss Ruth Keller was a guest of her aunt, Mrs. C. A. Turner, in
Dyersburg, for the weekend.
CENTRAL---J. W. Lunsford of Ripley, spent Sunday night with his
daughter, Mrs. Floyd Harrison. Mr.& Mrs. Lee Vaughn, of Memphis, spent the
weekend with his father, L. M. Vaughn.
Mrs. Julie Harrison, of Ripley, attended the bedside of her
brother, F. P. Miller, while he was sick.
Mr. GEORGE DUGGAN died last Friday at the home of his sister
Mrs. W. W. Webb, and his remains were taken to Edith and laid to rest in
Pleasant Grove cemetery Sunday.
On March 22nd,the Death Angel claimed the soul of Mrs. BETTIE
DEW. She was 65 years of age. She is survived by four children; Alvis
Williams, Joe Williams & Mrs. J. A. Caldwell of this place; and Mrs. Doney
Lucas of Conway, AR.; also one brother, J. W .Lunsford of Ripley. Her remains
were laid to rest Monday in Grace Cemetery.
BLUFF---A son was born to Mr.& Mrs. S. J. Webb on March 21st.
WOODVILLE---Harvey Davis and family of Ripley, visited in the home of
his father, Mr. Arthur Davis.
Miss Deborah Dill, who has been in LA., for several months, is now at
home with her parents, Mr.& Mrs. A. B. Dill..
Ripley, Tennessee----------Friday----------April 3rd,1925
CLOSING OF A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTIAN LIFE---One of the largest as well as
most impressive funerals ever witnessed in Ripley was held at the
Baptist Church Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock over the remains of
Mr. WATKINS TUCKER, who passed away at his home in Ripley at 5
a.m. Sunday, after an illness of two weeks of flu and pneumonia, (There is
a full column on this man, I'll type to best points) The remains were
interred in Maplewood cemetery. In the death of Mr. Tucker, Ripley and
Lauderdale County loses one of the most prominent merchants and
churchmen in this community. He was senior member of the firm of Wat
Tucker Hardware Company, one of the leading mercantile establishments of
Ripley and also a member of the City Lumber Company and the firm of
Julian Belton & Co. Mr. Tucker was in his 49th year. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Rissa McCallum Tucker; and four children, Watkins. Shelby, Phillip
and Aubrey Lee Tucker, all of Ripley. Four brothers and two sisters also
survive him: William Tucker, Jr., Joe and John Tucker, all of Ripley and
R. A. Walker(?); Mrs. H. C. Kirkpatrick of St. Louis and Mrs. Gordon S. Moore of
Ripley.( A column and a half told of the good of the works of this
man, but the following article also showed what a good person he must
have been.)
A NEGRO'S TRIBUTE---I cannot restrain my feelings: I cannot refrain
from giving expression to the thoughts which burn within me as I think
of the great loss our race sustains in the death of MR. WATKINS
TUCKER. Certain I should be accused of bias and prejudice in approaching
and treating this subject from a racial angle; and for this
reason, censure should be expected. But a just and condoning public will
agree with me that this angle is the only one that is open to me with
which I am perfectly familiar.
The most of my life has been in Eastern North Carolina. The past 15
years, I have spent in Tennessee, and, in all these years, I do not remember
having met a more straight-forward, honest, conscientious Christian
gentleman. He used no dual code-one for the white and another for the
colored-his one lofty aim was to treat everybody with fairness and
courtesy. In the matter of charity or benevolence, no deserving colored
person representing a worthy cause was ever turned away from his home or
his office--the records of every colored church and of our school will
fully attest this fact. He was a real lover of humanity. Some of those who
have served in his home for years, and who are still with the family are
loyal members of my congregation, and they point with an honest
pride, mingled with deep strains of emotion, to the fact that he was not
only their employer, but a friend and father. It is said that he never
bullied nor bulldozed his help, nor did he ever indulge in ugly and
unkind epithets and references to their race (three more paragraphs
then the following): No accusing black finger can point to his tomb with
fiery indignation. In dying, he left no immoral snag to puncture the sacred
veil of widowhood; he left no racial blemishes to cause his children in
later years to blush with shame or shudder in contemptuous disgrace.
In the death of "Brother Wat" as we affectionately called him, one of
the strongest links in our chain of noble white friends is broken. We
pray that heaven's choicest blessings may always rest upon his family.
Rev. A. B. Rogers---Holly Grove Baptist Church
A paid adv.
JOHN A. DeVINNEY DIES--- The remains of John Ansel DeVinney, who died
in Memphis, Monday, following an operation for appendicitis, arrived in
Ripley, Tuesday Morning on the 9:52 train and were taken to the home of
his mother on Brownsville Street, where the funeral was held in the
afternoon at 2 0'clock,Rev.F.H.Peeples,pastor of the Ripley Methodist
Church, conducted the last sad rites in the presence of a large gathering
of friends and relatives of the family and boyhood friends of the
deceased. He was laid to rest in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. DeVinney was 34
years of age, and was a son of the late J. L. DeVinney. He had been a
citizen of Memphis for the last ten years and at the time of his
death, was weigher for the West Memphis Compress Co. He is survived by his
wife and five children: Ansel, Ralph, Joseph, Rebecca and Charles
Forsythe, all of who reside in Memphis; his mother Mrs. Almyra DeVinney; one
sister, Miss Onie DeVinney; and four brothers; Joe L., of Ripley, Jim of
Memphis, and Frank & Perry of San Francisco, CA.
SOCIAL & PERSONAL---Mrs. M. C. Hamby of Dry Hill, is visiting her
son, C. W. Hamby.
Eustace Garland, of Memphis, spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. M. A. Garland.
Broadus Klutts spent Sunday and Monday in Memphis with his
sister, Mrs. B. M. Elam.
Mrs. R. H. Chisholm and little daughter are visiting her
father, Capt. J. D. Tarrant in Memphis.
Mr.& Mrs. F. M. Sangster & Mrs. Clyde Cagle, of Osceola, AR.,
visited in
the home of Mrs. Emma Klutts, Sunday.
F. A. Harrell, of Grady, N.M., is visiting his cousin, Mrs. N. A.
Hart. This
is his first visit here in about 20 years.
Little Frances Jane Higgens has been confined to her bed the past
week with pleurisy and flu, but is reported improving.
Mrs. L. G. Rogers returned Sunday from Dyersburg where she spent two
weeks attending the bedside of her grand daughter, Martha Louise Jones.
The many friends of M. F. Savage will be glad to hear that he
continues to improve from his recent illness and was able to sit up some
Miss Lillie Ragon left Friday for Memphis to nurse
Mrs. B. M. Elam, who underwent a goiter operation in the Methodist
hospital, and from which she is recovering nicely.
George A. Tillman, who broke his left ankle several weeks ago in
jumping out of a stable loft, was in Ripley Saturday. If he continues to
improve, he thinks he will be able to lay aside his crutches in another
Mrs. J. W. Gracy is attending the bedside of her
daughter, Mrs. J. O. Keltner in Memphis, and Mr. Gracy and son, Edmund spent
Sunday there. Mrs. Keltner is recovering from two operations undergone
last week.
.Ripley, Tennessee----------Friday----------April 3rd,1925---
LOCAL & PERSONAL---EVERETTE CALDWELL died Monday at his home near
Flippen after about ten days illness of flu and pneumonia. He was about
55 years of age, and is survived by one son, Robert Scott Caldwell. The
remains were laid to rest Tuesday morning in Prospect Cemetery.
A daughter was born to Mr.& Mrs. Cecil Olivar on March 29th in
Baptist hospital in Memphis. Mrs. Olivar will be remembered as Miss
Virginia Tucker. The little lady has been named Leila Sue Olivar, for her
grandmother, and by the way, their birthdays are the same date.
MISS SARAH ELIZABETH ESTES, 90, died at the home of her
nephew, A. M. Estes, 12 miles west of Brownsville, on Thursday of last
week. Miss Estes is survived by one sister, Mrs. P. H. Mann, of
Brownsville; and one brother, Dr. W. L. Estes, of South Bethlehem, PA. The
funeral services were conducted at the residence Friday, and interment
was in Oakland Cemetery.
Quite a coincidence---Mr. Joe L. DeVinney & Mr. R. A. Turner are
partners in buying berries under the firm of DeVinney & Tucker. Mr. Tucker
was called home from Hammond, LA., on account of the death of his brother
who was buried Monday; and the following day, Mr. DeVinney came home on a
like sad mission, the burial of his brother.
Mrs. R. L. Fortner, who had been quite ill the past week with pneumonia
and attended by two trained nurses, was reported Thursday morning to have
had a very good night, with more hopeful assurance of her recovery. Her
sister, Mrs. Harry Lowder and little daughter, Margaret, of Little
Rock, AR., and all her children have been attending her
bedside, to-wit; Richard Fortner of Jonesboro, AR., Mrs. C. E. Snyder and
children, of Warren, Ohio and Mrs. R. E. Hood and children of Brownsville.
GOLDDUST---Jim Savage visited in the home of Henry Russell Friday.
Messrs. Phillip Miller, Gus Fitzgerald, and son, Willis were in
Harry Herron and Miss Eula Midyett of Knob Creek, were in this
community Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Woodard, of Ashport, visited her daughter, Mrs. C. A. Mueller at this
place Saturday & Sunday.
PERCIFUL---Lonnie Fennell and family from near Ripley were guests of
parents, Mr.& Mrs. F. M. Leggett Saturday afternoon.
Mr.& Mrs. Jack Scallions and baby, spent a few days the past week
with parents, Mr.& Mrs. John Scallions near Concord.
Ripley, Tennessee----------Friday----------April 3rd.1925---
MARY'S CHAPEL---Miss Era White spent Friday night with Miss Irene
Tom Klutts and family spent Sunday here in the H. J. Maness home.
Mrs. Lottie Klutts spent one day last week with her sister near Nut
DRY HILL---Mr.& Mrs. Joe Woodard of Friendship, spent Sunday afternoon
in the home of his mother, Mrs. Jack Woodard.
PLEASANT HILL---Mrs. P. L. Evans spent the latter part of the week in
Memphis with her children; George A.& Thomas V. Stanley.
BLUFF---Chester Frazier has been quite ill with blood poison.
Mrs. Mittie Frazier of Mascedonia is attending the bedside of her
Will Webb and family from near Central, visited in the G. C. Webb home
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.& Mrs. Banks Taylor spent the week-end at Coal Creek, guests of
his sister, Mrs. John Chism.
Mrs. W. C. Pennington and children of Arp, spent the first of the week
here, guests of her sister, Mrs. Marvin Riddick.
ARP---Mr.& Mrs. Hiram Weaver, of Craig, spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Sunday with parents, Mr.& Mrs. F. E. Becton.
RUTHERFORD---Mrs. S. C. Meter and little Mary Grady were in Halls last
Little Mary Lee and Louise Hastings are quite sick with flu and
toxin poison.
MR. J. T. LANDRETH---On March 27th at 3 o'clock in the morning, the Death
Angel came into the home of Mr.& Mrs. T. J. Landreth, and took away from us
our dear father and husband. We know that God is all wise and never makes
a mistake, though many times we are unable to understand His doings among
men. Mr. Landreth had been seriously ill for two weeks with flu and
pneumonia. All that the doctors and nurses and friends could do was
done, but nothing could stay the hand of death. He was born November
1st,1884 at Whiteville; moved to Ripley in 1908,where he has a host of
friends to mourn his death. He was laid to rest March 28th at Mt. Pleasant
cemetery. He is survived by his wife; six children; one grand daughter; one
sister, and a host of friends.
IN CARD OF THANKS--(these names)--Mrs. T. J. Landreth; Mr.& Mrs. Tabe
Brown; Mr.& Mrs. Paul Williams; Leonard Landreth; William Landreth; Thomas
Landreth and Lofton Landreth.
Ripley, Tennessee----------Friday----------April 3rd,1925---
PEA RIDGE---Miss Gussie Conrad spent Thursday night of last week with
her sister, Mrs. Bill Little near Salem.
TAKE NOTICE---No one is to hire Dan Green (colored). He owes me and
has a contract to work with me in 1925. ADV. T. A.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC---Anyone employing John Harwill this year will
be liable for damages to me as he contracted to farm for me this
year. This 24th day of March,1925. ADV. H. L.
NOTICE---This is to notify the public that John Moore is under
contract to work for me this year. He has left me and anyone employing
him will be held responsible for his wages. ADV. E.
C. Minner.
WHITEFIELD---A daughter was born to Mr.& Mrs. Eddie Gay March 28th.
Mrs. Odie Stone and son, Edward, spent Sunday with parents, Mr.&
Mrs. H. H. Bray.
Mr.& Mrs. Joe Land of Arp, spent Sunday with parents, Mr.& Mrs.
Mr.& Mrs. Harry Jones of Edith, spent Sunday with her brother, Arch
Master James Parchment spent Saturday night with his
aunt, Mrs. Mollie Williams in Ripley.
MASCEDONIA---J. D. Bray attended the funeral of Mr. Everett Caldwell
Tuesday at Prospect.
Mr.& Mrs. Marvin Hall, who have been living in Memphis, have moved to
this community.
Mrs. Mittie Frazier is attending the bedside of her son, Chester
Frazier, who is quite sick with blood poison at his home on the Bluff.
WOODVILLE---Mrs. Leland Roe, who has been attending the bedside of her
sister, Mrs. Jack Dew, returned to her home in Memphis Friday.
CEDAR GROVE---Mr.& Mrs. Ike Miller of Curve, spent Sunday with
parents, Mr.& Mrs. J. T. Chipman.
Mr.& Mrs. Presley F. Hutcherson, of Ripley, spent Sunday afternoon with
his brother, Mr. Malone Hutcherson.
FLIPPEN---Mrs. W. C. Howell of Glimp, visited her mother, Mrs. W. R. Colvin
Saturday & Sunday.
Mr.& Mrs. O. D. Hendren are parents of a son born March 24th.He has
been christened William Lewis Hendren.
Miss Cordie Underwood happened to an accident last week by dropping
a kettle of water and scalding her foot.
NOTICE---Burmon Griffin was in my employ and made a fair trade to
work for me this year,1925.He left on Feb.28th and I am going to have
his wages where ever he goes.
ADV. E. E. Drumwright.
Ripley, Tennessee-----------Friday----------April 10th,1925
MR. J. E. BOONE DIES---Mr. John Edwin Boone, local freight agent of the
I. C. Railroad at Fulton, KY., died suddenly in a hospital in Paducah last
Sunday morning, his death being due to high blood pressure. He had been
confined to the hospital only about ten days, and his condition had so
much improved that he was expected to return to his home on the
following day. The remains were brought to Gates and laid to rest Monday
afternoon, following funeral services at the residence of
Mr. R. W. Gholson, conducted by Elder Joe Ratcliffe, pastor of the Christian
Church at Bardwell. KY., who paid the deceased a beautiful tribute, saying
that he was intimately associated with him for 16 years and that he was
one of the finest characters he had ever known. Interment was in Gates
Cemetery. Mr. Boone was 45 years of age and was a native of Alabama. He was
married to Miss Willie Pearl Robertson of Gates, in 1900,while working as
a telegraph operator at Newbern, and afterwards was depot agent for
several years at Gates. He is survived by his wife; and three
sons, Edwin, Eugene and William Robertson Boone, the eldest, Edwin, holding a
responsible position in the superintendent's office in Fulton.
BURT HOOPER, JR.---The death Saturday night in Paducah, KY., of Burt
Hooper, Jr., six year old son of Mr.& Mrs. Burt Hooper, was pathetically
sad. First taken with pneumonia, for five weeks, the little fellow battled
for life, but all that parents, physicians and friends could do was of no
avail. The remains were brought here Sunday night from Paducah and
carried to the home ,accompanied by a large concourse of sympathetic
citizens. The funeral was held from the Christian Church the following
afternoon. The honorary pall bearers were the little fellow classmates of
the first grade. The newly made grave was in the Clemmons Cemetery banked
with fragrant carnations, lilies, roses, violets and other house
flowers. Besides the stricken parents, other near kin are the
grandparents; Mr.& Mrs. Dave Hooper. Other relatives are: Mr.&
Mrs. A. F. Vinson, Leslie and Bruce Hooper and Mrs. James Height, uncle and
aunt of the deceased---UNION CITY COMMERCIAL; April 3rd,1925.
Ripley, Tennessee Friday
April 10th,1925
=======A PEEP INTO THE PAST=====APRIL 8th,1898==============.
Mr. B. F. ELLIS dropped dead in his yard in Curve Tuesday afternoon.
Esq. A. J. Meadows and his daughter, Miss Minnie and Miss Lillie
Lightfoot, attended the musical in Gates Friday night.
W. C. Brann, editor of the Iconoclast, published in Waco, Texas, is no
more. He and a man named Davis, fought a street dual in Waco last Friday
with revolvers, and as a result, both men now rest under the sod.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL---A. B. Klutts spent the weekend in Danville, KY.
Mrs. D. W. Ross and brother, Mr. Jerome Craig, left last week for
Whiting, Ind.
Charles T. Austin remains quite ill though his condition is
somewhat improved.
M. T. Savage continues to improve and is able to enjoy the company
of his many friends.
Mrs. D. H. Hutcherson and Miss Edna Hutcherson, left Wednesday for
Wickliffe, KY., on a visit to relatives.
MR. WILLIAM ADKERSON was found dead in bed at his home near Central
Wednesday morning when his wife went to wake him at breakfast. He had not
been well for sometime, but his condition was not considered serious. He
was 63 years of age, and is survived by his wife; four sons and three
The fire department was called out Wednesday when one of the large
columns to the residence of Mr. Thomas Steele, Sr., was discovered
burning. Bees had begun depositing honey in the column, and a process of
smoking them out was engaged in the previous day, and evidently a spark
had been smoldering overnight in the column.
MR. CHARLES E. PATTON died at his home near Ripley Wednesday
afternoon after two weeks illness of pneumonia,. Funeral services were
held at the home Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock conducted by
Dr. L. O. Leavell and interment was in Cross Roads cemetery. He was a member
of the Ripley Baptist Church and a good citizen. A wife and seven
children survive.
Mr. Thomas Williams, aged 22 years, a lineman for the telephone
company in Memphis, narrowly escaped being electrocuted Tuesday afternoon
when he came in contact with a live wire. He was burned about the
back, face and legs, but is not thought that his injuries will prove
fatal. Prompt action by fellow linesmen saved him from being
electrocuted. He is in Baptist hospital. He is the son of Mrs. Etta
Williams, who lives in this county in the Conner Schoolhouse community.
CARD OF THANKS---The family desires to take this occasion to thank
friends for their kindness during the illness and death of wife and
mother--signed; C. F., J. E., J. W., R. H., and Mary Lankford.
MRS. C. F. LANKFORD---On March 31st,God saw fit in His wisdom to call to
be with Himself, Mrs. Alice Lankford, wife of C. F. Lankford. She was born
November 4th 1858 and passed to her reward in the afternoon of March
31st,1925. She was married to C. F. Lankford on February 25th,1880.To this
union were born seven children, four of whom survive. (named above in card
of thanks)
Ripley, Tennessee Friday
April 10th,1925
WOODVILLE---Mrs. Levy Clark spent the past week with her
mother, Mrs. Chas. Akin, who has been sick.
Robert Lankford was called to Henning Tuesday of last week on
account of the illness of his mother. She died that night.
Russell Smith of Akron, Ohio, Perry Smith and
sister, Mrs. Trotter, visited in the home of their mother, Mrs. G. W. Smith.
CONCORD---Mr.& Mrs. Herman Leggett spent Sunday near Ripley with their
mother, Mrs.. Frances Leggett.
FIRST DISTRICT---Messrs. Hulbert Smith & Walter Warden attended the
funeral of little David Ammons on Sunday.
HENNING---A baby girl arrived in the home of Dr.& Mrs. J. L. Dunavant.
Miss Lena Mai Lewis is spending this week in Memphis with her
aunt, Mrs. Luther Coughlan.
Mr.& Mrs. C. D. Flowers were called to Blytheville, AR., by the death
an aunt, Mrs. George Green.
DRY HILL---Mr. John Hutcherson & Miss Luna Prescott drove to Gates
Saturday night and was married.
CEDAR GROVE---Albert Underwood and his son, Reed, have the mumps.
Mr.& Mrs. Green Byrn and little son, from near Ripley, spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. T. F. Moore.
Oscar Cannon, son of Mr. Lee Cannon, who had been confined to his bed
for several months, died Friday, April 3rd at noon. He leaves a wife; one
child; father, step-mother; several brothers ; and sisters and a host of
friends to mourn his departure. His remains were laid to rest in Grace
Cemetery Saturday afternoon.
ARP---Mr.& Mrs. Ed Kirby of Conner, spent Sunday with their son, Vernon
MASCEDONIA---Mrs. Clyde Tillman, of Nankipoo spent a few days in this
community last week with her brother, Fred Cates.
J. D. Rice spent Saturday and Sunday in Dyersburg with his
brother, G. H. Rice ,who is in very bad health.
Mrs. Clarence Craig, of Edith, and mother, Mrs. Will Craig, of
Ashport, spent one day the past week with Mrs. Mollie Keltner.
GATES---R. W. Dillihay and Mrs. R. W. Gholson were called to
Bardwell, KY., Sunday by the sudden death of Mr. J. E. Boone,
CARD OF THANKS---We take this method of thanking our good friends of
Ashport and Lightfoot for their tender care of our dear brother, Otho
Tanner, and for their kindly assistance and sympathy rendered in our time
of grief. Mr.& Mrs. V. T. Lightfoot., Mr.& Mrs. R. I. Roberson, Mr. &
Mrs. N. F. Selinger and Mr.& Mrs. Horace Owens.
FLIPPEN--- Mr. John Ferguson attended the bedside of Mr. Charlie Patton
near Ripley Saturday night.
BARR---Miss Rob Wiley of Halls, visited her sister, Mrs. J. L. Hammers the
Mrs. Ethel Fulkerson has gone to Memphis to spend a few weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Morris Rogers.
BLUFF---Chester Frazier is better after ten days illness of blood
Riley Webb was absent from school the first of the week on account
of the flu.
Bennie Harden and wife and Woot and Glenn Frazier were Sunday
guests in the Chester Frazier home.
LIGHTFOOT--- Herman Rhodes is on the sick list.
Otha Tanner died at the home of Mrs. V. T. Lightfoot Thursday.
Mrs. R. I. Roberson of Memphis was called here one day last week by
the illness and death of her brother Oths Tanner.
LUCKETT---The little son of Jack Glimp is improving after an illness
of several weeks.
Mrs. A. I. Webb visited her sister, Mrs. Maud Temple at Asbury Sunday.
Charley Lloyd, of Asbury, spent the weekend with his
daughter, Mrs. A. I. Webb.
PERCIFUL---Mr.& Mrs. Joe White and Mrs. Emmett White have been on the
sick list.
Ben Burlison, of Brownsville spent last week here with his son, Ivan
Mr.& Mrs. Bob Escue spent Saturday with her father, Will Leggett, who
is seriously ill at Woodville.
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The Best Movies of 1998
List Rules Only original films that were released in theaters in 1998
A list of the best movies of 1998, from blockbusters like Armageddon to cult classics like The Big Lebowski. The '90s were a decade where Hollywood thrived. In were new stars and big blockbusters and 1998 was no exception. Some the best movies of this year are some of the best teen, coming of age, adventure, comedies and dramas in history. The films on here are very memorable and had audiences on the edges of their seats, and still pack a punch so many years after they were first released. You shouldn't be too surprised by the movies listed on here. As stated before, some of the best movies of the decade were released in 1998. Who could forget American History X with Edward Norton, Enemy of the State with Will Smith, and of course, There's Something About Mary starring Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz and Matt Dillon. And let's not forget about Rush Hour with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan.The best movies of 1998 featured some of the biggest stars in the movie business. Whether it was the aforementioned stars continuing their success or the breakout performances featured in Saving Private Ryan, or established stars like Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Some of the best movies of all time were released in 1998. This is the ultimate list of the best movies of 1998, which shouldn't feature the best movies of 1997. Vote and re-rank this list according to how you think the best movies of that year should be reflected. If you notice that there's a movie from this year that should be on this list but is missing, feel free to add it.


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Successful ICD-10 implementation needs governance, end user buy-in
A smooth ICD-10 transition requires the support of senior management, which controls the purse strings, as well as end users, who must see the value of the extra work they must do.
ICD-10 implementation needs executive sponsorship as well as multidisciplinary sponsorship across all departments the new coding language will touch. That's not easy, noted Deborah Neville, director of revenue cycle, coding and compliance for Elsevier. Just identifying the stakeholders involved with ICD-10 in a health care organization can be a daunting process.
This process comes as the health care industry faces a tough road to ICD-10 implementation by Oct. 1, 2013, as discussed at last month's American Health Information Managers Association's AHIMA 83rd Convention and Exhibit. This article, the third in a series, explores the challenges that providers face as they race to meet the ICD-10 deadline.
Neville recommended that providers conduct three gap analyses to get a handle on how far-reaching the ICD-10 transition will be and how much work needs to be done to make the jump from ICD-9.
- Assess software systems. This analysis must be forward-looking, as many facilities will at least consider bringing online computer-assisted coding solutions to help cope with ICD-10 claims.
- Determine who in the workforce needs to deal with ICD-10 codes and how some staffers' job descriptions may change during the transition. For example, some projections show that coding staffs will expand by up to 20% for ICD-10, Neville said, and there may not be outside help to meet that need. Cross-training coders may provide the answer. Consider training inpatient coders to do outpatient (or vice-versa), current procedural terminology (CPT) coders to do ICD-10 and so on.
- Assess education needs and determine the knowledge gaps that will need to be resolved during the ICD-10 implementation process. Survey staff to understand what they know now. Set milestones and means to measure their progress toward meeting them.
Putting together a detailed plan with such concrete data -- and remaining positive, not intimidated, about ICD-10 -- will paint a picture that senior leadership can comprehend and also make them more likely to provide implementation leaders with the resources to get the job done, Neville said. The process can also clarify a physician's role in using ICD-10 codes to provide more detailed care and diagnosis documentation.
To get physicians on board with ICD-10 education and the new procedures that come with its implementation, sell the benefits in terms they can understand. This includes gathering data to help researchers create more effective, detailed standardized care plans that will eventually improve patient outcomes. Stay away from justifying their participation in negative terms -- "it's mandated" or it's "only for payment."
eborah NevilleDirector of revenue cycle, coding and compliance, Elsevier
Above all, be realistic about how much responsibility your organization is putting on physicians to manage the ICD-10 transition, Neville said. In addition, avoid the mistake that many hospitals are making when it comes to ICD-10 education-- giving physicians too much detail.
"If you don't expect your physicians to code, then don't teach them coding," Neville said. "They certainly need to have awareness of what the coding system is, but it's much better to be able to show them different scenarios and 'this is how you document it.'"
While physician participation will be needed at certain points in the claims process, it's up to coders -- with help from senior leadership, if necessary -- to open those lines of communication.
"[Physicians] went to school to treat patients," Neville said, adding that senior leadership needs to back up their coding staff by validating the importance of their roles to clinical staff. "It's up to the facility to say, 'If we really need to have a clarification on something, there's an importance behind that question.'"
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Chris Blanchard has authored an interesting editorial in the latest issue of Growing For Market regarding the Food Safety Modernization Act. I've blogged about my objections to the Act several times. In his editorial Mr. Blanchard goes beyond merely objecting to provisions of the Act which threaten the viability of small farms, and challenges the underlying rationale for it, arguing that it's more about "food safety theater" than food safety, and that it's about "maintaining the perception of food safety for the large corporations and trial lawyers." Here's a bit of his editorial:
We already have safe food. Even the large, centralized mega-farms and distribution centers in the desert west produce safe food. In 2006, over 50 billion servings of fresh-cut salad greens and spinach were sold in this country – but an E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak that fall killed five people, and spinach sales still haven't recovered to a pre-2006 level.
Even at that, the Food Safety Modernization Act is not about keeping people safe. If it were, it would regulate all fruits and vegetables, instead of just "covered produce" – those items likely to be consumed raw. If I'm the rare weirdo who eats my beets raw and I die from salmonella poisoning, I'm just as dead as I would be if I got it from salad mix.
And if it were really about food safety, instead of food safety theatre, it wouldn't exempt anyone: Small farms aren't necessarily safer than big farms, they are just more likely to fly under the radar of epidemiological methods. Instead, the FSMA is about maintaining the perception of food safety for the large corporations and the trial lawyers.
The people who die in food safety outbreaks are not, by and large, young and healthy. In the 2011 Cantaloupe- Listeria outbreak, the median age of those who died was 81 years. It was the same in the 2006 spinach outbreak. This is the same as the average age of California residents who died from influenza and pneumonia between 2000 and 2007. We don't have a fresh produce food safety crisis in this country, any more than we have an influenza and pneumonia crisis.
While I'm glad that our farm is exempt (for now at least), the question of why farms whose customers are nearby are allowed to farm in ways that would be deemed "unsafe" by farms whose customers are more distant, seems legitimate and puzzling. But as I've mentioned before, the FDA estimates that the cost of complying with the Act will be over $4,600 for "very small farms," enough to render many of them nonviable.
The editorial mentions another provision of the Act that will adversely affect us, and to which I hadn't previously paid any attention.
The moment you handle another farm's produce, you fall under the much more stringent Preventive Controls Rule. So, if you trim the outer leaves from a head of lettuce from another farm on your farm – or even cool a head of lettuce for another farm, or put a head of somebody else's lettuce in your CSA box – you are engaged in "processing" and thus subject to a whole different level of regulation.
We don't use or handle produce from other farms, but one of our best customers is another farm in our community. That farm often buys produce from us to use in their CSA shares or to sell at their farmer's market. Under this law, they probably won't be able to continue legally doing so.
Mr. Blanchard's conclusion: "We're looking at unfettered enforcement of vague regulations based on outdated science to make it look like we are making our food safe."
I'm sure that many of the folks who have been involved in getting this Act passed and implemented are well-intentioned. But as is often the case, the unintended consequences of a government fix may end up being worse than the problem they were trying to solve. And in this case maybe there was never a problem to begin with.


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Southwick has a new defibrillator in the town centre, thanks to the fundraising efforts of volunteers.
Members of Southwick Community Association celebrated the arrival of the life-saving machine at Southwick Community Centre with Adur District Council chairman Joss Loader.
She congratulated the team and, having made the provision of defibrillators a priority during her year in office, talked about the importance of getting more of these machines available to the public in the towns and villages of Adur.
Joss said: "Adur has fantastic charities and voluntary organisations, all doing amazing work. I'd love to see more initiatives like this within our local communities, to provide more of these life-saving, accessible machines in places used by the public.
"Please do contact me if you have fund-raising ideas and would like to get involved."
The association decided last year to raise the funds to buy and install a defibrillator at the busy centre, in Southwick Street, and as part of the fundraising effort, all the proceeds from the Christmas fair were devoted to the project.
Many of the volunteers have received training in the use of the machine from Southwick St John Ambulance.
Bob Ryder, association chairman, stressed, however, that anyone could use the machine in an emergency, to help someone suffering cardiac arrest.
He explained: "Once it's switched on, the machine will actually talk the user through all the steps needed. It's very clear and very safe to use."
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Download the app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play store for Android devices.
What devices are supported by the Mobile App?
iPhone, iPad and Android devices will be supported.
Will the client's "My RE/MAX" account be able to sync to the Mobile App?
Yes, with the 2.0 version user will be able to log into their My RE/MAX account and experience the same modifications across all devices. All previous saved searches/listings will sync to the Mobile App.
A user is currently working with an Agent, how can they associate themselves to the Agent within the mobile app?
There are three types of users, they are as follows:
Anonymous - Users who download the app but do not use a key to associate with an Agent and has not logged into My RE/MAX.
Branded - People who use an Agent key to associate with an agent and have not logged into My RE/MAX (IMPORTANT = People will be able to change the agent they are branded to until they create a login. At this point the person and agent are associated and the option to enter a key is removed)
Associated - People who have registered with My RE/MAX and have saved properties or listings. Or people who have been associated with an agent through LeadStreet. (IMPORTANT = People who are already associated or when people first login, the Agent key field will not display.)
How can the Agent obtain the Agent Key Code?
The Agent key code is the same as your RE/MAX Mainstreet Username. Your Mainstreet Username is the portion of your remax.net email address that appears before the @ symbol. (i.e. email@example.com johndoe is the Username.)
What area is populated on the map search upon initial login?
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A modern business firm largely depends on a number of important office equipment such as fax machines, photocopiers and printers for offering an efficient service to the clients. So it is essential to make sure that all these equipment, especially the printer, should run in top notch condition as it handles the maximum amount of tasks. Otherwise, it will lead to a variety of issues like breakdown and need for repairs which in turn would cast a negative impact on the productivity of your business. If you are an owner of the Toshiba printer, you should ensure that your equipment is thoroughly serviced by Toshiba printer repair and maintenance professionals so that the problems can be anticipated beforehand and breakdowns can be avoided.
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Refereed Papers
Track: Search: Applications
Paper Title:
Automatic Online News Issue Construction in Web Environment
- Canhui Wang(Tsinghua University)
- Min Zhang(Tsinghua University)
- Shaoping Ma(Tsinghua University)
- Liyun Ru(Tsinghua University)
In many cases, rather than a keyword search, people intend to see what is going on through the Internet. Then the integrated comprehensive information on news topics is necessary, which we called news issues, including the background, history, current progress, different opinions and discussions, etc. Traditionally, news issues are manually generated by website editors. It is quite a time-consuming hard work, and hence real-time update is difficult to perform. In this paper, a three-step automatic online algorithm for news issue construction is proposed. The first step is a topic detection process, in which newly appearing stories are clustered into new topic candidates. The second step is a topic tracking process, where those candidates are compared with previous topics, either merged into old ones or generating a new one. In the final step, news issues are constructed by the combination of related topics and updated by the insertion of new topics. An automatic online news issue construction process under practical Web circumstances is simulated to perform news issue construction experiments. F-measure of the best results is either above (topic detection) or close to (topic detection and tracking) 90%. Four news issue construction results are successfully generated in different time granularities: one meets the needs like "what's new", and the other three will answer questions like "what's hot" or "what's going on". Through the proposed algorithm, news issues can be effectively and automatically constructed with real-time update, and lots of human efforts will be released from tedious manual work.
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At this year's food festival, local photographer Yasmina Boustani sat down with BBC Good Food Middle East to discuss the best way to photograph street food with nothing more than your mobile phone. Here's her top tips and apps to capture the best food shots this month, guaranteed to get people's stomachs rumbling.
Tip 1: It's all about the light source
- Stick to natural daylight to capture the best food shots where possible. You'll automatically find that you'll get a nice colour balance and shadows when you're outdoors. If you're indoors, try to shoot next to a window or terrace. Use a 'reflector' which could be anything from a white piece of paper to a small mirror to add some shadow effects.
- My go-to app is VSCO. It allows you to pre-set your favourite filters and tweak your photos to give it that extra little flavour
Tip 2: Get the right colour schemes
- To get the right look and feel of your dish, you need to consider the colour scheme of the food, cutlery, and background elements. If you're the one cooking, try using fresh ingredients so the colours on the plate, pop.
Tip 3: Get the dramatic look
- An amazing feature to use for close-ups on your iPhone is Portrait mode (available on iPhone 7 Plus and later). Experiment with it to isolate your dish and create a depth of field.
- To help you enhance the depth, my favourite app is Infltr which builds on Portrait mode's filter option.
Tip 4: Spark your creativity
- Why not get inspiration from what other foodies are doing? Instagram for example is a perfect visual platform that can fuel your imagination and spark creativity.
Tip 5: Tell a tale
- A picture is worth a thousand words. What's the message you are trying to portray with your photo? A teacup and a healthy snack with a book will give a cosy and relaxed image. Think about all the elements you are including in that photo and think about whether they all come together to tell your story.
Details: all photos featured are taken on an iPhone X. For more information, visit Apple Middle East. If you enjoyed this article, you may like this story on making the most out of Dubai's food markets.


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Remember that story about the pregnant performance artist in Brooklyn who was planning to give birth in a gallery in front of a live audience and call it art?
Well, she did it. Yes, she did. She actually pulled it off.
Both mother (Marni Kotak) and baby (a boy, who was not, ultimately, called "art," but given the moniker Ajax) are apparently happy and healthy and probably quite pleased with themselves. The birth occurred, yup, in a gallery, in front of a crowd of onlookers at the appropriately named Microscope Gallery, reportedly with the baby's father on hand, at 10:17 on Tuesday morning.
And you know what? As distasteful as this birth scenario is to me personally (a baby is not a 'work of art,' a baby is a person, albeit a very small one), I bet those people in the audience ("family, friends, and select spectators") learned a hell of a lot.
I bet they emerged transported and transformed. I bet they will never look at childbirth or women's bodies quite the same way again. Even those audience members who have themselves given birth. Maybe especially those who have themselves given birth.
Having recently been invited into the delivery room by a close friend to help out at the birth of her daughter, I can tell you that the experience of watching a child emerge into this world was seriously profound. It pretty much blew my mind. (Our bodies are amazing. They really are.) In fact, I may well have learned more about labor and delivery in that room than I did during the birth of my own two children. (I was a little too busy then to pause and marvel over the process.)
So while I would never (ever) want to give birth in front of a crowd myself, I have to hand it to Kotak. You could look at her choice as ridiculously self-centered and self-indulgent. (Of course you could.) Or you could look at it as a remarkable act of generosity. She shared the miraculous process of her baby's birth with a bunch of other people. And now that we know that the birth ended safely and healthily for everyone involved, it really doesn't seem like such a terrible choice after all. Does it?
Does the fact that it all worked out OK change your opinion of Kotak's decision to give birth so publicly?
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