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By CALVIN [email protected]

A wreck last Friday, February 10, claimed the lives of two Brownsville residents.

Authorities are still investigating what caused the wreck on the Boyd and East College railroad

crossing, which took the life of Anita Rochelle Williams, 22, and Anthony Mitchell, 30.

Authorities spent nearly an hour trying to free the two from the wreckage. There are currently no details on who was driving the vehicle, but so far, authorities believe

that while attempting to cross onto East College, while traveling south on Boyd, the train, traveling northbound, struck the vehicle. The vehicle was knocked off the tracks by the train, landing in a ditch, upside down.

Eyewitnesses who lived near the accident scene

recalled hearing the train whistle blow perhaps longer than usual during the wreck.

Investigators from the Brownsville Police Department (BPD) and CSX Railroad will work to fi nd out why the vehicle was on the tracks, and the driver of the vehicle.

Railroad crossing wreck takes two lives

Chase leads to arrestBy: CALVIN [email protected]

Offi cers from the Brownsville Police Department (BPD) engaged in a chase in the city that led to the eventual arrest of a suspect.

At 6: 45 p.m. on Monday, February 13, offi cers from the BPD received information that Jessie James Murphy, 24, of Brownsville was transporting a controlled substance.

Authorities attempted to stop Murphy on Cherry Street, but he fl ed the scene in his vehicle.

After a short chase, Murphy drove into the Turnage Lane apartments and exited his vehicle while it was still moving, which crashed into another vehicle parked in a drive way.

Offi cers then gave chase on foot and Murphy was apprehended on North Washington Avenue. He is charged with possession of schedule IV with intent, felony evading, misdemeanor evading, possession of drug paraphernalia, having no driver’s license and leaving the scene of an accident. He is currently being held in Haywood County Jail without bond.

By: CALVIN [email protected]

“I think next time, we’ll just meet upstairs in the courtroom,” Haywood County Budget Committee Chair Allen King said to the large crowd of onlookers that gathered for Monday’s Budget Committee meeting Monday, February 13.

Nearly 25 people crowded in the conference room, next to the county mayor’s offi ce for a special joint session between the budget and education committee.

Tornado safe spaces for Haywood County Schools served as the main topic for the evening, featuring

a presentation from Haywood County Schools Superintendent Marlon King, Haywood County Schools Financial Advisor Vincent Harvell and Haywood County Schools Director of Pupil Services, Logistics and Planning Kenneth Emerson.

The county school members presented two rough draft estimates on the cost of providing a tornado safe space with dual usage capabilities. The proposals came from Fischer & Arnold and Henson & AH2 Architect. The proposals indicate that the project would cost at least $1.25 million for 6,000 square feet

built at either for Haywood Elementary or the Haywood Junior High School.

As far as paying for the potential project, Haywood County Schools is looking primarily at outside dollars. They have already applied for grant money and are waiting to hear the fi nal word on their application. Although, Emerson noted that they’re pretty sure they will get awarded.

Broken down, payment for the project would go: 75 percent of federal money, 12.5 percent of state and another 12.5 in local taxpayer money.

Both proposals, however, noted some of this local

contribution could also result in “in-kind” service, which was not really clearly defi ned as to what specifi c services that would mean for Haywood County. The local portion as a whole could equal at least $150,000.

While the project as a whole is still in its early stages—the project still needs engineering to determine exactly what they need—committee members decided to get the ball rolling in acquiring funds.

The budget and education committee both unanimously voted to sell 35 acres of property currently

Budget Committee discusses tornado safe spaces

BY: CALVIN [email protected]

A school assembly held at the Haywood County High School last Thursday, February 9, seems to have caused a stir among students and parents.

Numerous residents and students took to social media centered sites like Reddit, Twitter, and Topix last weekend to air concerns from alleged statements made by Haywood High School Principal Dorothy Bond during an assembly aimed at juniors and seniors.

The different accounts have said that Bond’s message was largely anti-homosexual, stating that the principal targeted gay students by saying that they would be “punished with suspension or a 60-day expulsion.”

High school uproar over assembly

By: CALVIN CARTERccarter@statesgraphic.

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The Brownsville City Board of Mayor and Aldermen met for their monthly meeting at City Hall Tuesday February 14.

Among the items discussed at the meeting, included an adoption of a vision statement and six objectives based on the University Of Memphis’ Brownsville On The Move report. The objectives focus on a variety of items that

have long been discussed by residents, from preserving Brownsville’s history and providing job/ent repreneur ia l opportunities to improving education, arts and culture.

The vision statement says: “Position Brownsville as West Tennessee’s most desirable city recognized for its natural beauty, rich cultural history, artistic attractions and musical heritage, abundant agriculture, exceptional architecture and unique town square,

quality public services, faith-based traditions and love of learning, with a central location bounded by the scenic Hatchie River-a thriving community where small town values, quality of life, diversity and entrepreneurial spirit are honored daily.”

Copies of the statement and objective are available at City Hall.

The board also took the time to pass numerous resolutions. Resolution 825 will allow the city to authorize TEGRA—an engineering fi rm out

of Milan—to provide engineer services for a CDGB program. The program will have TEGRA working with the Brownsville Utility Department on the city’s sewer system.

Keeping in a similar lane, Resolution 828 will allow the city to authorize Askew Hargraves Harcourt & Associates to provide design services for the Tennessee Downtowns Program. The city will receive a $15,000 grant for being a part of the program.

City adopts objectives from BTOM

Andrew Russell

Joan Banks

Andrea Johnson

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Photo by Calvin Carter

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Brownsville Rotary Club’s newest member is Mr. Joey Jeter. Pictured with him are Rotary President Anne Banks and Mr. Mark Dyer.

Crestview Health Care Center 2012 Valentine King and Queen Mr. Frank Neal and Mrs. Linda Holt. Photo by Steven Diebold

It’s official. The annual Relay for Life will be changing locations this year, following Tuesday’s Brownsville Board Of City And Aldermen meeting. The board passed a motion to allow a roadblock permit for the Haywood County Relay for Life to be held Saturday, June 9 from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. The event will take place roughly the same around Court Square as annual Fall Festival.

This year’s chairman for Relay, Kenny Ellington explained to the board that moving the event from the high school football field this year has to do with bringing more attention to the city’s recently renovated downtown area as well as safety concerns in case of rain on the proposed date.

In addition to that

news, Thursday, March 1 at 5 p.m Relay For Life will officially get underway as event volunteers and participants gather at First South Bank Community Center in Brownsville for a kickoff rally to launch their fundraising efforts for the year.

The rally will feature speakers from the community who have benefited from the funds raised at Relay For Life and will honor cancer survivors. Food and door prizes will also be available. This also will be an opportunity to register a team or a survivor.

Tennessee is home to two Hope Lodge facilities – Memphis and Nashville – which can provide cancer patients with a free place to stay while undergoing

cancer treatment away from home. Through the American Cancer Society Hope Lodges, cancer patients and their caregivers have one less worry and can concentrate on getting well.

The world’s largest grassroots fundraising movement, Relay For Life mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and provide participants with an opportunity to fight back against the disease. Relay For Life brings together friends, families, businesses, hospitals, schools, faith-based groups . . . people from all walks of life – all aimed at furthering the American Cancer Society’s vision of creating a world with

less cancer and more birthdays.

For more information, contact Kenny Ellington, Relay For Life of

Haywood County event chair, at 772-1551. For additional information on Relay For Life or the American Cancer

Society, call 1-800-227-2345 or (731) 512-5008, or visit cancer.org or relayforlife.org/haywood.

Relay For Life approved for Court Square

Much like last year’s Hatchie Fall Festival, Relay For Life will take place on court square this year. Photo by Calvin Carter

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Information Sessions at the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus

Saturday, February 25, 2012Wilder Student Union, U of M Lambuth Campus705 Lambuth Blvd, Jackson, TN 38301Get answers to all your questions about academic programs, admissions, financial aid and scholarships, and get started toward future success. The sessions are free, and complimentary parking is available across the street from the Wilder Student Union.

Option 1: High School Juniors and Seniors, and Transfer Students 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Registration required by February 20recruitment.memphis.edu or 800.669.2678

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Haywood County Schools Superintendent Marlon King denied the allegations made are true, releasing a statement about the assembly, that stated its purpose was to talk about student public display of affection.

“Last week in a regularly scheduled class meeting between students and administrators, one

of the topics discussed was Haywood High School’s policy on public displays of affection (PDA), King said. “Students were informed that Haywood High School policies prohibit students from engaging in public displays of affection (PDA) no matter the students’ sexual orientation. The

Haywood County Board of Education likewise does not condone or engage in the unlawful discrimination of administrators, faculty or students on the basis of sex, race, color, religion or national origin.”

currently owned by Haywood County Schools and adjacent to Sunny Hill. To fully acquire the property for sell, the Board of Education must vote to determine the property as surplus, which Superintendent King noted “should not be a problem.”

In addition to that however, Commissioner Sam

Mathes added that committee should maybe focus more on repairs for the Junior High School, especially in light of the upcoming consolidation of sixth, seventh and eighth graders, then the proposed tornado safe space.

In other budget news, the general fund balance appears to be under budget.

After seven months, actually expenses of the 2011-2012 budget of $10,414,596 equaled to $5,926,595. The committee had initially intended to actual expenses equaling to $6,075,187 at this point in the fi scal year. Instead, compared to projection, the budget is currently $160,000 under budget.

In other board news, a replacement of Brownsville Housing Authority Commissioner Jack Fletcher, who has stepped down from the position to spend more time with his family. A replacement,

Danny Murley was discussed, however, the board agreed to table the matter until information concerning whether the nominated needs to live within city limits to serve as commissioner is found.

And fi nally, TVA’s bill for December was $1,141,226.42 and during this month, an average residential electric bill should have decreased approximately three percent.

Happy Valentine’s Day! What is the best Valentine’s Day gift? The gift of reading of course! Well… there is always chocolate. Better yet – eating chocolate while reading a great book! What did you receive for Valentine’s Day?

The library staff will be learning all about our new circulation system next week. We are excited about all the new possibilities. We hope that you will be excited too! It will be a bit of a change for all of us. Please be patient

as we learn this new system. Thanks!

Since library staff will be at training next week, the library has moved Lunch and Learn to the following week. Lunch and Learn will be offered on Wednesday, February 29, at noon. Our guest speaker will be announced shortly. Please remember to bring a lunch, the library will provide drinks and dessert.

Computer classes are going well. We hope that those attending are having as much fun learning about these

programs as we are having teaching them. There are two classes left for February. They are Microsoft Publisher (21st) and Microsoft Excel (28th). We have just a few spots left for each class in the mornings and the afternoons. Please contact the library (772-9534) if you would like to register for one of these free computer classes. More classes will be available in March and April, so stay tuned!

Happy Reading!

The Tennessee E m e r g e n c y Management Agency (TEMA) and National Weather Service (NWS) are promoting preparedness for families, individuals and businesses during Tennessee Severe Weather Awareness Week from February 19 to February 25, 2012.

“Tennessee has experienced two years of unprecedented natural disasters and individual preparedness is more important than ever,” said TEMA Director James Bassham. “Emergencies and disasters can happen anywhere and anytime so we hope Tennessee citizens will take an active role in the preparedness of their families, their neighborhoods and their communities.”

Throughout the week, NWS, TEMA and other supporting groups will conduct educational activities and drills to help people prevent injuries and deaths from

tornadoes, damaging winds, fl ash fl oods, lightning and hail.

TEMA is announcing the release of a new mobile, smartphone application, Ready TN.

Ready TN is a tool to help citizens know the hazards in their community and the preparations they should take to be ready for any emergency. The application provides location – based information on severe weather, road conditions, open shelters and local government contacts. Preparedness tips for specifi c hazards and checklists for emergency kit items are also provided in the application’s content.

The Ready TN smartphone application is currently available in the Android Market by searching for Ready TN. The application is under development for use on the Apple iPhone.

The NWS will use the week to focus on severe weather preparedness, safety and warnings.

Specifi c weather threats such as tornadoes or lightning, along with NOAA Weather Radio and Skywarn storm spotters, will be highlighted on individual days.

This year’s statewide tornado drill will be initiated with a special NOAA Weather Radio test around 9:30 a.m. CST on February 22, 2012.

“Tennessee is vulnerable to virtually every type of weather hazard imaginable,” said NWS Warning C o o r d i n a t i o n Meteorologist Tom Johnstone. “It is critical that our residents understand the threats, have multiple ways to receive severe weather warnings, and have a plan to quickly get to a safe place when a warning is issued.”

Jointly, NWS and TEMA plan to distribute the 2012 Severe Weather Awareness brochure to schools, businesses and individuals.

Tennessee Severe Weather Awareness Week

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Off the Beaten Path

I’ve always said that Haywood County’s history is very deep, complex and rich. This holds especially true when discussing the local African American History.

For this year’s section, we wanted to avoid going the route of providing historic stories on the national scene and decided to bring things home.

And why wouldn’t we?

We could probably run an entire newspaper of Haywood County African American history for an entire year and still wouldn’t even be able to cover it all. To me this isn’t an exaggeration in the slightest. This is a fact.

This particular nail became hit hard once we started receiving stories and information from people to run. See another objective we had this year was picking the brains of those who know the history the best, and asking them what stories they’d like to see ran or even submitted.

The responses we got were truly astonishing, so

much so, that there were unfortunately some items we couldn’t run due to space. And I’ve had a few sleepless nights from not being able to execute some ideas I had for this year. Yet in this business, as far as I’m concerned, I was happier having the problem of too much content compared to having enough.

Do not get it mistaken, however, we can do much better next year. And God willing, we will.

But perhaps, what feels like a new start, I’m impressed. I would like to take this opportunity to thank John Ashworth and Dr. Granberry at the Dunbar-Carver Museum,

as well as the NAACP for their help with the content. There’s no way we could have done this without them. And if you’ve got the time, stop by and chat with them. You’d be surprised how endless their pool of knowledge seems to run. I would also like to thank all of our advertisers.

Finally, it’s my hope that you, dear readers will take the time to study and appreciate Black History Month. No, I want you to study and appreciate a Black History Year. And you can start right with your own hometown.

Rich History

There has been yet another book published about what an arrogant cad President John Kennedy was in his private life: a 69-year-old grandmother has penned a lurid account of the 18 months she spent as a White House intern in 1962-63, 18 months during which she and the president carried on an affair right there in the White House, an affair that ended a week before his death.

Although no one denies the truth of her account, (It has been corroborated.) the usual coteries of Kennedy worshipers have attacked her for “the pain” she caused the Kennedy family by telling about her experiences in “Camelot.”

I don’t know whether she should have written the book or not, but one thing she said caught my eye. When she was describing her fi rst experience with the president, in the fi rst lady’s bedroom, by the way, she said she noticed he was wearing 4711 cologne.

The mention of 4711 brought back memories of my high school and college days, the early 1960’s, the era when young men in America started to wear fragrances with a vengeance.

Today, I have read, nearly one out of every three fragrance launches is designed for men, but back then it was different. Real men didn’t wear cologne. If they wore a scent at all, it was almost always Mennen Skin Bracer or Aqua Velva After Shave Lotion. Most had a bottle or two of Old Spice they had gotten as a Christmas or birthday present, but I didn’t know anyone who actually used it. Fragrance was for girls and women.

But in the early 1960’s, something happened to American boys and men. They began to use hair spray and wear fragrances. I remember one day in my senior year some guy discovered English Leather and created a minor frenzy when he came to school drenched in it one morning. The girls went wild, and within three weeks at least a dozen boys had a bottle of English Leather in their toilet kits.

Suddenly, the fragrance of English Leather was everywhere. Forward thinking guys, like me, began searching for ways to stand out and began looking for other fragrances. In an

effort to be different, I bought a bottle of Canoe, expensive then, at $5.

But in spite of its high price, nobody seemed to think it was special, and I quit wearing it entirely when my college age sister told me it smelled just like Ambush perfume. Years later I found out that it was actually made from the same formula as Ambush, but that’s another story.

Several other men’s fragrances hit the market in quick order as Madison Avenue and the fragrance industry discovered the huge, just emerging teen and college market. And because image was more important than quality, because it didn’t seem to matter how bad some of these offerings smelled, advertisers relied on packaging and clever commercials to create demand.

Double entendres were the advertising rule of the day. Jade East (If she doesn’t give it to you, get it yourself.) English Leather (All of my men wear English Leather, or they wear nothing at all.) Brut (as spoken by Joe Namath, “If you’re not going to go all the way man, I mean, why go at all.”)

And then there was Hai Karate, possibly the worst smelling men’s cologne in history. (“Be careful how you use it.”) It even came with a set of self-defense instructions for warding off girls overcome with passion from the scent.

Finally though, in college, I discovered 4711, a blend of lemon, orange, rose and sandalwood oils mixed with alcohol, the president’s scent, although I didn’t know it at the time. It was light and clean smelling, and it had a tremendous history. At least, according to

company history, it did. In 1792, supposedly, the company founder was given a secret recipe for an “aqua mirabilis” from a Carthusian monk as a wedding gift. Shortly thereafter, he was making and bottling this miraculous water for sale in Cologne, Germany, where he lived. (Yes, that is indeed why they call it cologne.) He gave it the name of the street number where he made it, 4711.

At this time, only the very wealthy could afford such fragrances, but still his company prospered as the rich and famous of the day discovered it. Goethe and Wagner were ardent users, as was Queen Victoria. Mozart, Voltaire, Louis XV and XVI were also said to be regular customers.

The Emperor Napoleon used a bottle of it a day and had a standing order for fi ve gallons a month. He even had a special compartment put into one of his boots so he could carry it into battle. In modern times, in addition to JFK, former president Bill Clinton and Princess Diana are said to have used it on occasion.

Ironically, today it is one of the most inexpensive fragrances on the market. That, in our age of conspicuous consumption, may be one reason it is no longer popular. It isn’t exclusive enough.

But classic fragrances are said to be making a comeback. Don’t be surprised if you walk up to a man at your next party who smells faintly of Grey Flannel or Aramis.

But if he’s reeking of Hai Karate, tell him to go home and take a bath.

One of the strongholds found within southern folklore has been the practical joker. We all learned some valuable lessons growing up as victims of those pranksters who seemed to fi nd enjoyment at our expense.

The subject of the practical joker stirred my memory recently on the Brownsville Radio Morning Show with Drew Magruder when mention was made about one of our Goldmine Hill buddies.

Speaking of the cuff, I voluntarily extended an invitation to Drew to join with me and one of those former Goldmine Hill residents on a Snipe hunt. We’ll talk more about this invitation a little later on.

Each community had at least one person within the community who excelled as a practical joker and many of us learned a fact or two about life as a result of their actions.

One such lesson learned was that you don’t mount a horse from the right side as my practical joker taught me. I tried it a few times. I was terrifi ed at the time that the horse was about to have prime ribs for lunch, MINE.

I also learned that one cannot get a stubborn goat to move by twisting

its tail. Good thing that I was young at the time. At least, the teeth that I lost were not my permanent ones.

There is also a story told about a serious lesson learned by some churchgoers about patronizing the local country club. It seems that a preacher in that community was a grand champion when it came to playing practical jokes. He loved to dress up like a woman and parade around town and make numerous appearances and unannounced visits in most unlikely places

It was said by many that the preacher was very convincing dressed in his feminine attire creating no suspicion at all.

After about an hour at a local country club, the preacher had sat on the lap of just about every man in the establishment before his cover was revealed. Needless to say, the patrons cleared out in all directions.

The following Sunday, there were a few empty pews in the congregation, but the preacher made no comments about his unannounced visit to the local club.

Now, let’s get back to the snipe hunt invitation extended to Drew. I’m sure Drew would not be so quick to accept the invitation.

I had my share of invitations to join in a snipe hunt. In the beginning, I was anxious to become involved and was even given my instruction.

A friend and I were to be driven to the river bottom and put out in a very strategic location. We would be stationed near a ditch and given only a burlap sack. One would stay near the ditch and hold the bag while the other one would walk out in the woods and shake bushes that might possibly draw a snipe to our location.

I’m happy to report that I was rescued from the mission by my older brother, who quickly rescued me from this wild goose chase and gave me all the scope regarding snipe hunting.

I have since learned that snipes are real creatures that exist in remote sections of the world.

I have also heard through the grapevine that the snipe is such a challenge to the best professional hunter that the word “sniper” comes from the word and refers to anyone who is skilled enough to shoot the bird.

Well, now you know. Should you be invited to go on a snipe hunt, remember, don’t think twice. Just say no.

Lessons learned

The Scent of a Man

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Brownsville States Graphic(Brownsville, Tenn.) February 16, 2011

Mrs. Josie M. Mitchell, age 89, died Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Crestview Health Care and Rehabilitation Center.

Funeral services under the direction of

Thompson’s Mortuary will be conducted Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Chapel Hill Church at 2 p.m. with Rev. Danny Crew offi ciating. Interment will follow in Chapel

Hill Cemetery.Visitation for family

and friends will be Friday, February 17, 2012 at Thompson’s Mortuary from 4 – 7 p.m.

Mrs. Josie M. MitchellDate of Death - February 11, 2012

Mrs. Ruby Joyce Donaldson Pitts, age 81, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 10, 2012 at Ocean Springs Nursing Center, Ocean Springs, MS.

She was preceded in death by her parents: Author Donaldson and Ruth Jernigan Donaldson; her husband: Leslie H. Pitts; a brother: Lester Donaldson and a sister:

Elizabeth Reason. Funeral services

will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, February 16, 2012 in Brownsville-Bells Funeral Homes Chapel, Brownsville, with Bro. Ron Davis offi ciating.

She is survived by her son: Dennis Joe Pitts, (Beverly), Vancleave, MS; a daughter: Linda Parish, (Gary), Ocean Springs, MS; a brother:

Bobby Donaldson, Memphis; two sisters: Betty Dedmon, Brownsville and Helen Lunsford, Humboldt; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 12 - 3 p.m., in the Brownsville-Bells Funeral Homes Chapel, Brownsville.

Mrs. Ruby Joyce Donaldson PittsDate of Death - February 10, 2012


Mrs. Mary Irene Robinson, age 91, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Lauderdale Community Hospital in Ripley.

Funeral services under the direction of Rawls Funeral Home were conducted Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Greater Mt. Zion

C. M. E. Church in Henning. Interment followed in Walker Cemetery.

Mrs. Mary Irene RobinsonDate of Death - February 7,2012


Mr. Bill White, age 32, passed away in the Methodist Germantown Hospital on Friday, February 10, 2012. A Memorial Service was held Monday, February 13, 2012 in the Lea &

Simmons Funeral Home.Mr. White worked for

TDOT for 10 years as Construction Engineer Inspector and was currently working for Fisher & Arnold in Memphis. Bill was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents: J.C. Sweat and Dannie Sweat and his paternal grandfather: Maurice White.

He is survived by his wife: Melissa Ziemba White; two sons: Billy White Jr. and Lucas White all of Cordova; his parents: Darrell White and Kathy Sweat White; his brother: Joseph

Lewis White and his grandmother: Thelma White, all of Brownsville; Melissa’s dad: Don and Donna Ziemba; Melissa’s mom: Mary and Steve Fry, all of Cordova; one brother-in-law: David and Stacie Ziemba, Arlington; two sisters-in-law: Becky Fry, Olive Branch, MS and Emily Fry, Chicago, IL; nieces and nephews: Ricky and Lilly Ziemba and Joseph Lewis White Jr. and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Memorials may be made to the Melissa A. White Benefi t for Billy Joe White, c/o any First Tennessee Bank, Memphis, TN.

Mr. Bill WhiteDate of Death - February 10, 2012


Mr. Anthony Terrill Mitchell Sr., was born June 20, 1981 at the Millington Naval Base hospital in Millington. Mr. Mitchell attended Haywood High School

and he was a production worker and painter.

Anthony, age 30, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2012 in Brownsville. Funeral services were conducted Monday, February 13, 2012 in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home. Interment followed in Cane Creek Cemetery.

Mr. Mitchell was preceded in death by his grandparents: Curtis and Iola Tyus and George and Mary Frances Mitchell and his special friend: Anita Rochelle Williams. He is survived by his father: Joe Louis

Mitchell Sr., Freeport, NY; his mother: Sylvia Tyus McLemore and her husband: Ricky Leon McLemore; two sons: Anthony Terrill Mitchell Jr. and Dillion Mitchell; two brothers: Joe Louis Mitchell Jr. and Brandon Mitchell; one niece: Kalyce Mitchell and one nephew: Alandis Delk, all of Brownsville; an aunt: Betty A. Reed, Freeport, NY; his grandmother: Sue Ellen McLemore, Bells; two special cousins: Shanequa Carter and Rikeita Blair and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Mr. Anthony Terrill Mitchell Sr.Date of Death - February 10, 2012


Anita Rochelle Williams, age 22 passed away in Brownsville, February 10, 2012. Funeral services, under the direction of Lea & Simmons Funeral Home, will be

Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 11 a.m. in the Holy Deliverance Church on Cherry Street. Burial will follow in the Knights of Pythias Cemetery. A visitation for the Williams family will be Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 9 until 10 a.m. at the church.

She is survived by her father: Kenneth Edward Williams, Atlanta, GA; her mother: Dorothy Jean Pickens Conner; step father: Derrick Wayne Conner; her son: Zyon Williams, all of Brownsville;

Two daughters: Zaria Williams, Brownsville and Jirah Williams, Memphis; one brother: Keith Pickens, Medina; two sisters: Shawanda Cheairs, Memphis and Lakeisha Tyus, Brownsville; her grandmother: Elizabeth Brown, Jackson; a special niece: Destiny Williams and a host of family and friends.

Memorials may be made to the Peaceful Chapel MB Church, 1221 Fairgrounds Road, Brownsville, TN 38012.

Ms. Anita Rochelle WilliamsDate of Death - February 10, 2012


— The Brownsville States-Graphic, Thursday, November 3, 2011Devotional PageThursday, February 16, 2012


pageA6ASSEMBLY OF GODDANCYVILLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD13925 Hwy 76 North

FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD700 N. Dupree Ave. • 772-1242

BAPTISTALLEN BAPTIST5533 U.S. Hwy. 79 N. • 772-3930

ANTIOCH BAPTIST8432 Hwy. 79 N. • 772-5682

BETHESDA MISSIONARY BAPTIST126 Baxter St. • 772-3388

BLUFF CREEK BAPTIST3480 Dr. Hess Rd. • 772-6433

BROWNS CREEK BAPTIST673 Brown Creek Rd. • 772-2288

BROWNSVILLE BAPTIST5 N. Wilson Ave. • 772-9753

BROWNSVILLE COMMUNITY BAPTIST1200 N. Mclemore Ave. • 772-0717

CALVARY BAPTIST624 Hatchie St. • 772-0192

CANE CREEK BAPTIST1904 Cane Creek Road • 772-1033

CHAPEL HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST1077 Shaw Loop • 772-4840

FIRST BAPTIST311 E. Jefferson St. • 772-1187

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST294 Friendship Rd. • 772-8060

HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH4684 Eurekaton Rd. • 731-254-8746

HAYWOOD BAPTIST ASSN.126 N. Dupree Ave. • 772-4826

HICKORY GROVE BAPTISTHickory Grove Haynes Rd. • 772-1259

HOLLY GROVE BAPTIST8488 Poplar Corner Road • 772-2627KEELING BAPTIST CHURCH16675 Hwy 70 West • 731-608-0833

IGLESIA BAUTISTA CRISTO REY1458 E. Main St. • 772-6024

LONDON BRANCH BAPTISTLondon Branch Rd. • 772-2283

LOWER SALEM MISSIONARY BAPTIST1230 E. Jefferson St. • 772-8027

MACEDONIA BAPTIST103 Macedonia Rd. • 772-4770

MERCER BAPTIST1201 S. Dupree Ave. • 772-2536

NEW HOPE BAPTIST586 Bond Ferry Rd. • 772-5616

NEW REVELATION MISSIONARY BAPTIST400 Rawls St. • 772-1020

NEW VISION COMMUNITY612 Fulton Rd. • 772-2663

OAKVIEW BAPTISTWinfi eld Lane • 772-3933

PEACEFUL CHAPEL MB1221 Fairground Rd. 8 772-9473

POPLAR CORNER BAPTIST1010 Boyd Ave. • 772-0950

SHAW’S CHAPEL BAPTIST3772 Shaw Chapel Rd. • 772-7738

SNIPES GROVE BAPTIST1272 Thornton Rd. • 772-5825

STANTON BAPTIST CHURCH107 Covington Rd. • 548-6015

ST. PAUL BAPTIST4270 Hwy. 76 S. • 772-1149

UPPER SALEM BAPTIST81 Coburn Rd. • 772-6538

WILLOW GROVE BAPTISTJackson Hwy. • 772-4644

WOODLAND BAPTIST885 Woodland Church Rd. • 772-5004

WOODLAWN BAPTISTHwy. 19 • 772-3530ZION BAPTIST1733 Upper Zion Rd. • 772-4211

CATHOLICST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC910 N. Washington Ave. • 772-3514

CHURCH OF CHRISTCHURCH OF CHRIST OF BEECH GROVE778 Beech Grove Rd. • 772-3449

JEFFERSON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST1234 E. Jefferson St. • 772-3316

CHURCH OF CHRIST1238 Thorton Rd. • 772-3344

WESTSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST3235 Hwy. 54 W. • 772-3810

STANTON CHURCH OF CHRISTHolland Avenue

CHURCH OF GODCHURCH OF GOD BROWNSVILLE1155 Berkley Dr • 772-5531

FELLOWSHIP CHURCH OF GOD221 S. Russell St. • 779-9585

ST. JAMES CHURCH OF GOD- CHRIST305 W. Thomas St. • 772-0354

CHURCH OF GOD & CHRISTREFUGEE TEMPLE HOLINESS977 King Ave. • 772-4166

EPISCOPALCHRIST EPISCOPAL140 N. Washington Ave. • 772-9156

JEHOVAH’S WITNESSESKINGDOM HALL - JEHOVAH’S WITNESS1040 Boyd Ave. •-772-6499

METHODISTBROWNSVILLE DISTRICT UMC1489 E. Main St. • 772-9882DANCYVILLE C.M.E. CHURCH3515 Dancyville Rd. • 548-6725

DOUGLAS CHAPEL C.M.E. CHURCH3659 Stanton - Koko Rd. • 731-548-6800

FARMERS CHAPEL CME107 N. Wilson Ave. • 772-3056

FIRST UNITED METHODIST117 E. Franklin St. • 772-0365

MARVIN CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST588 Marvin Chapel Rd. • 772-6146

MT. PLEASANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH315 Mt. Pleasant Rd • 254- 9518

PROSPECT CME10010 Hwy. 76 S. • 772-4426

PROSPECT CME #12656 Prospect Lane * 772-9070

STANTON UNITED METHODIST115 Covington St. • 234-4914

ST. PETER CME5519 Fulton Rd. • 772-5008

TABERNACLE CME151 E. Thomas St. • 772-7774

UNION GROVE UNITED METHODIST8118 Hwy 70 E. • 772-5168

PENTECOSTALFIRST UNITED PENTECOSTAL961 Chestnut Grove Rd. • 772-6549

TRUE LOVE TABERNACLE OF PRAISE MINISTRY1456 E. Main St. • 780-5481

PRESBYTERIANFIRST PRESBYTERIAN 109 W. College St. • 772-2893

OTHERBETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH5732 Rudolph Rd.

BETHEL SUCCESS19 N. Court Square • 772-0239CHRIST CHURCH OF BROWNSVILLE2120 Anderson Ave. • 772-9933

CHRIST TEMPLE APOSTOLIC404 E. Cherry St. • 772-0064

CHRISTIAN FAITH TABERNACLE2826 Hwy. 79 N. • 772-7112

CHURCH OF THE LORD JESUS687 Bell St. • 772-5357

FAITH DELIVERANCE1193 Tamm St. • 772-2236

FAMILY LIFE FELLOWSHIP7720 Hwy. 54 N. • 772-4791

FIRST HOLINESS CHURCH205 E. Jefferson Street

GREAT HEIGHTS1274 Thornton Rd. • 779-9689

GREATER NEW BIRTH OF CHRIST505 Tyus St. • 772-8247

HOPE OF FAITH900 S. Grand Ave. • 772-6700

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR TRUTH1143 Tammbell St. • 772-8101

ZION TEMPLE1117 Friendship Rd. • 772-3295

PENTECOSTAL HOUSE OF PRAYER235 Friendship Rd. • 772-9678

Community & Church NewsHaywood

On the Agenda

Brownsville City Board Meeting

2nd Tuesday of each month – 5:30 p.m.

Brownsville City Planning Commission

4th Thursday of each month – 4 p.m.

Brownsville Historic Zoning Commission

3rd Thursday of every month - 4 p.m.

Brownsville City Court Room

Brownsville Utility Board1st Tuesday – 5 p.m. at the Utility Offi ce

Haywood County Commission Meeting

3rd Monday of every month – 7 p.m.

Haywood County Election Commission

2nd Thursday of the month – 5:30 p.m.

in the election offi ce

Haywood County Planning Commission

2nd Thursday of every month - 7 p.m.

Haywood County School Board Meeting

2nd Tuesday of every month – 6 p.m.

Stanton Planning Commission Meeting

3rd Thursday of the month – 7 p.m.

Stanton Town Meeting3rd Tuesday of the month

– 7 p.m.

Tennessee Driver License Service

County Clerk, Sonya Castellaw issues Tennessee

Driving License and ID renewals and duplicates

Wednesday and Thursday of each week from 8:30 a.m. to 4

p.m. Telephone: 772-2362

Dixie Girls Softball signupsDixie Girls Softball signups

are being held each Saturday the month of February at the Parks and Recreation Building on Boyd Ave. Registration is from 9 a.m. - noon for girls ages 4 - 15. Bring a copy of your birth certifi cate.

NAACP Haywood County Branch to present

Oratorical ContestIn observance of Black History Month, the Haywood County Branch of NAACP will present an Oratorical Contest with the youth of Haywood County Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 3:01 p.m. at the First Baptist Church located at 311 E Jefferson Street. Call Audrey Blue at 772-3802 for additional information.

The Haywood County Democratic Women will

hold their monthly meetingThe Haywood County Democratic Women will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 6 p.m. at Brownsville City Hall. Everyone is invited to attend. For additional information, please contact Johnnie Boyd at 772-3776.

Ward 2 Neighborhood Watch meeting at the

W.O.W. BuildingThere will be a Ward 2 Neighborhood Watch meeting at the W.O.W. Building at 6 p.m. Thursday, February 16, 2012. Refreshments will be served and Mrs. Jan McAdams will be our guest speaker. For additional information, contact Carolyn Flagg at 772-0425

West TN Hunters For Kids Stew

The First Annual West TN Hunters For Kids Stew will take place Saturday, February 18 starting at 11 am. Chicken/beef stew will be cooked the old fashioned way in cast irons using old time recipes. The event will take place at First South Bank Community Center. There will be $20 a gallon take-out (bring container) and $7 eat-in, which includes drink & desert. All proceeds will go to the West Tennessee Hunters For Kids Mentoring Program.

Farmer Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal

Church Women’s Conference

Farmer Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church will hold their Women’s Conference Saturday February 18, 2012 at 10 a.m. – noon. Lunch will be served. There will also be a Women’s Day Afternoon Program Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 3 p.m. Host and speaker will be Rev. Valerie D. Conley with guest speakers Dr. Ellena Reed, Evangelist Felicia Walker and Minister Ruby Oatis. For more information, contact Sis Vanessa Stowe at 731-803-0378 or Sis Emma Tapp at 772-5149.

London Branch M.B. Church birthday program

London Branch M.B. Church will be having their monthly birthday program on Sunday, February 19, 2012.Their 2 p.m. special guest choirs are King Solomon Mass Choir of Jackson and United Kingdom Mass Choir of Jackson as well as others.

Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church will observe

its Winter MusicalWoodlawn Missionary Baptist Church, located on Hwy 19 West will observe its Winter Musical Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 2 p.m. Special guests will include several area choirs. We invite everyone to attend.

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In Luke 5:1-11, we see Christ demonstrating His power through Simon’s fi shing boat. First, he taught the crowd from the boat, and then He told Simon to launch out into the deep and put out the

nets. Simon agreed to do so, but he also said that they already had been fi shing all night and caught nothing. Can you imagine what Simon was thinking? “You are a great spiritual teacher, but I have been a fi sherman all my life. I know when to fi sh and when not to fi sh!” So often, God’s Word speaks and we think, “But, my circumstances are different, you just don’t understand what I am going through.” However, He really does understand. It is we who do not.

Simon reluctantly launched into the deep and caught more fi sh than ever before. Regardless of your circumstances or thoughts, launch out into the deep by trusting Christ when He speaks. He alone has the answers to your life.

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How shall they hear without a preacher? Dr. Tommy Russell used this verse in Romans 10 to focus on the Gideon Ministry Sunday morning at Zion Baptist Church. They have over 190,000 men around the world in 194 countries sharing in 93 different languages. This mission has greatly advanced since its beginning in 1899.

Zion will have guest speaker, Mark Mc Swain, next Sunday morning. Our deacons are working hard to find an interim pastor so that a search committee can be formed and work towards finding a pastor that God has for us.

Brother Mike Hopper shared Sunday night about his recent trip to the Philippines. He said there were over 21,000 decisions made for Christ while he was there. He shared several stories and slides with the congregation.

Eleven of Zion’s seniors enjoyed lunch at the Grand Buffet in Brownsville Tuesday. Thanks to Elsie Haynes for planning these trips. When she plans to go to Fat Daddy’s in Whiteville, I may have to go with her. It is worth the drive!

Bradley Jones led our prayer meeting

Wednesday night focusing on God’s Holiness. We appreciate all of our deacons for providing leadership for each mid-week service.

Allen Outlaw reported 13 attending the prayer breakfast with Brother Bill Kendrick leading the devotion. If anyone would like to join this faithful group of men, they meet every Thursday morning at six in Zion’s family life center.

Thanks to Billy and Linda Pittman (Jimmy’s sister) for the fresh tenderloin, sausage and pork liver. My brothers Charles and Tommy, along with Judy and mama (Alice Elrod), enjoyed some of the tenderloin Friday night.

Congratulations to Thomas and Kristin Carlton who won the Newly Wed Game at Zion’s Valentine’s Banquet Saturday night. All other contestants are in the dog house according to Youth Minister Rad Ellington and helper Jennifer Wright who made up the questions! Our youth served 62 people and raised over $1,200 to be used for missions. Steve Darnaby grilled the steaks and did a fantastic job as usual. Thanks to all other adults that pitched in and helped as well.

Congratulations to

Allen and Anita Bailey on the birth of their son, Nathan. They were finally able to bring him home and all are adjusting. Lonnie and Peggy Porch are proud grandparents and I’m sure Miss Sara is smiling big!

Don’t forget to bring your old shoes to be used in the “Shoe Man” ministry. Contact Kristi Joyner or Rachel Stewart for information on this ministry that began in 2008.

Mark your calendars: Grow Outreach will go out February 16 at 6:30. Bridal shower for Brittany Hill, bride-elect of Jonathan Ferrell will be held in Zion’s FLC February 21 at 6:30. Baby shower for Natalie Pinner is set for March 6 at 6:30 in Zion’s FLC. Men’s Wild Game Supper is set for the 18th. Spring Revival with Evangelist Dale Rose and Music Minister Terry Owen will be April 15 -18.

Pray for those who are sick, our military personnel and their families, the shut-ins, those who have lost loved ones and the leaders of our country.

Call me at 772-4257 if you have news or email me at [email protected]. People want to know!

I would like to start this week by reminding everyone to come out and join us for The First Annual West TN Hunters for Kids Stew on Saturday, February 18 at the First South Bank Community Center located on West Main St. beginning at 11 a.m. All proceeds will benefit the West TN Hunters for Kids. This is a new group of hunters from all over West TN who are beginning a mentoring program for kids in memory of my brother, Jeff Watson. These volunteers will take kids who have no one to take them for whatever reason hunting, fishing, camping or other outdoor activities. This program all came about because of a Facebook page my brother began and because of some really great people who are volunteering their time to do this. This will be a really great program. Please come out and support this great cause. There will also be a silent auction.

Mt. Pleasant UMC has bible study every Tuesday night at 6:30

p.m. Everyone is invited to come and join in on this study.

Friday night, Travis, Krystle and I went to J’s Diner. The food is awesome and the service was great. Randy and Sue Goodman, Terry and Cheryl Goodman, Doug Jones, my mom, Olivia Watson and Peggy Britton were also there.

Happy birthday wishes this week to Darlene Goodman, Judy Elrod, Aaron Martin, Jerry Sills, Christina and Candace Berry, Jenna Mcbride and Wendy Elrod.

Prayer requests this week include: Jimmy Ray Kirkland, Alan Bruce, Greg Evans, Ronald Bruce, Jimmy Swain, Prentice Elrod, Perry Ann McCloud, Linda Hayes, Robert Campbell, Anneli Myers, Enid Powell, Fletcher Lewis, Shirley Morgan, the military, the nation and the community.

Please keep the family of Bill White in your thoughts and prayers. Bill is survived by his wife, Melissa and two sons, Lucas and Billy Jr., his parents: Darrell and

Kathy White and his brother: Joey as well as numerous other family and friends.

Also, please keep the families of Anthony Mitchell and Anita Williams who lost their lives in a tragic train/car accident in your thoughts and prayers.

Sympathy to the families of Mr. Richard Mason and Mrs. Mary Robinson in the loss of their loved ones.

In closing, our Thought for the Week is by Gorden Page of Illinois as published in the Upper Room Devotional. “Do I follow God’s rules or make up my own?” At times we all wander from God’s way and follow our own rules. But God does not forsake us when we do this. As we read and study scripture and open ourselves to the Holy Spirit, God leads us back to the way that leads to life. He opens our eyes to do what is right and to be faithful to Him.

If you have news to share, please call me at 772-1885, after 5 p.m.

Until next week... God bless.

The Concerned Citizens of Douglass Community met for its monthly meeting last week with several people in attendance. Plans were discussed to do some clean up and improvement. President Sophia Rivers expressed appreciation to everyone who were in attendance for their participation and support.

Sunday morning service at Dancyville CME Church welcomed

an inspiring message from Pastor Doris Lewis with “There is No Greater Love” as the subject directed from St. John chapter 15.

On our prayer list this week is: Callie Langford, Callie Brooks, Jimmie L. Turner, Edward Vaulx Jr., Rev. J.V. Carney, Betty Douglas, Gladys Bowles, Willie Douglas, Pastor Shirley Richmond, Mary N. Greer, Emma Miller, Shirley Hunter, Betty Brooks, Joe B. Lewis and

Marie Browning. We were very happy to hear that Rev. Floyd Lewis has improved and may be coming home soon after being in the hospital for several days.

People celebrating birthdays this week are as follows: Arthur Pruiett, Priscilla Dancy, Charlie T. Wilson, Mrs. Laura Perry, A’Lana Walker, Laura Jorgensen and Michael Clark.

Allen youth are looking forward to attending the Winter Jam event on March 2 at the FedEX Forum in Memphis. They will also be in Nashville for the Youth Evangelism Conference March 9-10. They are really staying busy.

Sunday afternoon, my children and grandchildren gathered at our home. We had dinner together, and we had so much fun with them. Our grandchildren are growing so fast, and we enjoy our time with them so very much. I went to Tyler and Leah’s home on Monday

morning and stayed with little Autry, spent the night and stayed with him again on Tuesday. That was really good grandmother time!

I found myself watching the Grammys on Sunday evening after the children left. The entertainment ranged from as close to nothing as one could get to amazing performances by Paul McCartney and Tony Bennett. Never thought I would experience a generation gap!!

As of this writing, they are predicting snow in the forecast. It will be

interesting to see how much we get. I am ready for spring. I already have vases of buttercups all over the house.

On our prayer list are Earnest Lytle, Mary Ann Nolen, Carolyn Danley, Martha Crutcher and the family of Billy White.

Our Bible verse for this week is Philippians 4:13, which states, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

If you have news or prayer requests, please contact me at [email protected]

Have a great week.

“Growing in Your Relationship to Christ” was the subject of the message brought by Bro. David Peace, pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church last Sunday. Are we guilty of sometimes not reflecting Christ in our daily lives? Christian qualities are to be exemplified in our daily lives in words encouraging others and reflecting God’s love? We are to be kingdom builders.

Prior to the services, the drama team portrayed creative movement to a hymn reflecting “Christ is Risen.” Danny and Brenda Simpson and Ricky and Kathy Hopper sang the special music.

Happy birthday to Alex Gilana, Beth Moore, Zachary Duncan, Kayla Mathias, Joy O’Neal, Keith Blackburn and Maddie Johnson. Belated anniversary wishes to Craig and DeDe Long.

It’s so much sickness. This list itself doesn’t accomplish anything other than make you aware of those who are

sick. They are counting on us to go to the Great Physician on their behalf. Our grandson, Mark Stephens, is seriously ill in an East Tennessee Hospital. Alan and Debbie left early Sunday morning to go there. Our dear friend Olga Ann Sellari is also seriously ill in the hospital and Whitney O’Neal Elrod and James Peace came home after their stay in the hospital. Bobby Barden is to have a kidney removed. Melissa Houy is to undergo surgery. Michelle Williams is in the hospital. Along with these, remember Linda Hayes, Viola Brown, Helen Hastings, Judy Lewis, Ruth Taylor, Ted Mann, Fletcher Lewis, DeDe Long and Martha Overton. Also include Faye Calhoun, Dorsey Watridge, Louise Coleman, Teresa Owens, Betty Barden, Rex Bond, Lucian English, Sandra Mosley, Margaret Ann Fletcher, Ginger Warren and Betty Friend.

The benefit for Linda Hayes, held at the FLC

at Holly Grove Church Saturday was well attended, and a good amount was given to assist Linda during this time of illness. The singing fireman was great as always. We express sympathy to the family of Anthony Mitchell.

The birds have been devouring our feeders during this cold spell. I saw finches, redbirds and some little gray-brown birds. They are interesting to watch.

Our little great-grandson, two-year-old Jensen, was visiting his grandparents and did some good deeds. His grandfather Alan said, “Jensen, you are very thoughtful.” Weeks later, after staying with his mother’s friend who had a baby son, Heather asked him if he had been helpful with the baby. He said that he gave him his pacifier and then added, “Jensen is very thoughtful.” He didn’t know what it meant, but it sounded good to him.

February is Black History month, and what could be better than celebrating one of our own? This week I will attempt to cram as much information on one individual as possible into this column, but if I fail to get it all…watch for a continuation next week.

I chose a man who has been referred to as “Granddaddy of all” here in Stanton. His name is Dick Woodland, born into slavery in 1837 most likely right here in Stanton. His parents are reported to be Edmund and Frances Stanton, born in South Carolina/Virginia, and probably came to this area with the Stanton family. It is important to note here that the names Stanton/Adams/Woodland were at times interchanged. After the passing of Joseph Blackwell Stanton (founder of Stanton) in 1860 and his wife Lucy in 1852, both before the Civil War, some Stanton slaves took the surname Adams. Nathan Adams had married Grace, only daughter of Joseph and Lucy in 1833. Nathan and Grace continued to live at the Stanton Plantation

named The Woodlands, which was located near the current Pecan Street Apartments and beyond. This is the first time in all my years of research I have run across slaves who appear to have taken the name of the plantation on which they lived.

Dick Woodland is the oldest marked grave in Choatie Cemetery (1902), and his name was most likely Dixie since we know he had a son named Dixie Jr. born in 1872. With so many unmarked graves, his parents and others may be buried there as well.

The 1890 Special Schedule for Surviving Soldiers, Sailors and Marines and Widows, etc. shows Dick Wood (alias Dick Woodland) served in the Civil War, Company G, Regiment 61 for about six months.

By the 1880 census, Dick had married Hamina and had many children: Ike, Thornton, Shep, Sylla, Lewis, Dixie Jr., Dave, Tony and Jeff. On the census it appears Dick had a brother named Ed Adams. According to oral tradition, Ike Adams was also a brother. I’m sure there are other

children born after 1880, but on the 1900 census we only find one more daughter named Annie. Dick was listed as a widower in 1900, but so far no stone has been found for Hamina. She is most likely beside him in Choatie Cemetery.

Space doesn’t permit all the marriages and children who descended from Dick Woodland, but most of you from Stanton know your relation to this man.

Adams CME Chapel (from Nathan Adams) and Choatie Cemetery (used prior to the existence of Adams Chapel) are prime examples of Black legacy right here at home.

Research and d o c u m e n t a t i o n continues….

Residents and former residents of Stanton, you may mail Stanton news to me at P.O. Box 181, Stanton, TN 38069, reach me at the Stanton Welcome Center/Library at 731-548-2564, or e-mail me at: [email protected]. Please put “Stanton News” in the subject line. Together we will look at the past, look toward the future and report current events.

By Marty Williams

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Happy Thursday everyone, I hope you all are having a wonderful week so far. Valentines Day is offi cially over and for most it was a day full of fl owers, candy and a wonderful meal. We celebrated Valentines Day on Monday with a Party for all our residents. Ms. Jessie and Jennifer do such a wonderful job planning all these great parties we are always having. We just love to have parties and celebrate life around here.

A big Thank You is sent out to the Woodland RA’s for coming by to bring our residents Valentines Day cards and to visit for a while. Also, to all the young ladies that came from Zion to paint fi ngernails, thanks so much. The resident’s nails looked great. Saturday we had Celebrity Bingo and our Celebrity caller was Mr. Hunter Smothers with his Mom, Andrea. Our residents just can’t get enough of all the children and young adults that take

time to come and visit. It is truly a blessing.

Make sure you check out our Facebook page, Sugar Creek Senior Living Community. We put lots of pictures and activities we do on there. Check all the great things that happen here at Sugar Creek and the wonderful comments by our Facebook friends.

Last week a few of our residents and staff headed out to eat at Red Lobster in Jackson. A wonderful meal and loads of conversations were had. Arline Boisvert, Donald Markwart, Charlotte Jones, Jessie Howell and Jennifer Martin went and had a good day out. That same day, Carolyn Freeman gave some of us with little girls, bows she had made to put in their hair. She did a lovely job, the girls loved them.

I’ve been telling you about something special coming our way. David Smith, The Singing Fireman, will be here on Monday, February 20 to

perform. Our residents are inviting their friends to come and hear David sing. We will have some special extras for all those coming to be with their Sugar Creek friends on Monday.

The Postcard contest is about half way through; we are seeing a lot of cards coming in. I had someone tell me about a coconut one that was in the mail last week. We can’t wait to sit down the fi rst week of March and go through them all. If you haven’t sent any to one or more of our residents, you need to get them in the mail.

It’s cold outside, stop by a friend or neighbor’s house and make sure they are all warm and toasty inside. Hot homemade soup is a perfect gift to give anyone, whether there is a reason or not.

Our home is just down the street from everywhere, so come on out and visit us sometime. You may just decide to stay for a long while. What are you waiting for?

During this cold weather, please make sure your outside animals are taken care of. Nothing is worse than to see a helpless animal mistreated. Our pet goat, Fred, is spoiled rotten. He loves carrots, apples and especially pecans. I just wish I could teach him to just bust the pecans and not swallow them. Ha! Ha!

Lindsey Cates hosted a slumber party Friday night at the home of her grandmother, Brenda Fox, which I attended. Everyone enjoyed pizza, cheese and wine and lemon squares.

Kimberly Scott had her wisdom teeth pulled last Saturday morning in Jackson. She will defi nitely have a sore mouth for a few days, but she is home eating soup.

Parker Davis and Harrison Davis celebrated their 5th birthday last Sunday at their home with a host of family and friends. Finger foods, birthday cakes made by their cousins Emily and Maggie Anne Herron, and ice cream was

enjoyed. Special guests were their grandparents, Mike and Peggy Parker from Ripley, MS. Happy birthday, Parker and Harrison!!

My friend, Nancy Dean, had hip replacement surgery only a month ago and is already getting around like a spring chick. Nowadays, these shoulder and hip surgeries are remarkable. I hope Nancy continues to improve and will be back 100%. Last week Louquita Climer was taken to Jackson General Hospital with fl uid on her body. Later in the week, she was taken to Memphis to have a defi brillator

inserted. Our prayers are with the family that she will have a quick recovery.

We have had several funerals recently of young people, just in their early thirties, passing away. Those of us in our sixties, seventies and eighties are truly blessed to have lived this long. Our sympathy goes out to the families of those that were killed in a train wreck in Brownsville last week. Both were in their early stage of life.Thought for the week: “Let your worry be for somebody else, not on yourself.”

“Now the Lord had said unto Abram, “Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred and from thy Father’s house, unto a land that I will show thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.’” Genesis 12:1-3

Our pastor, Rev. Harden preached a beautiful sermon on Sunday for our annual Installation Services. Rev. Currie and Browns Creek worshipped with Rev. Collins and Bluff Creek on Sunday for their annual Installation Service; they had a wonderful time.

A well deserved Congratulations and Best Wishes to Ron Hill, the brother of my neighbor Jeff Hill of Hill’s Repair Shop on his recent retirement from Jackson Madison County General Hospital as the General Vice President. Please continue to pray for those that have lost loved ones

near and far.Please pray for the

Williams, Mitchell, Tyus and any other families that may be related to the young people that lost their lives in the train wreck last week. Please continue to pray for the sick and shut-ins: Florine Bond, Berdie Barden, Fannie McKinnie, Willie Herman Robinson, Virginia Robinson, their daughter, Mary Robinson, Mary Taylor, Jessie Lender Jr., my cousin Thelma Bobbitt, Sammie Hines, I pray the Lord continues to give his family strength to continue to go to Jackson daily to check on him, he has been in North Brooke Nursing Facility for a long time. John Duckworth Sr., Curtis Harden, Eddie Hardin, Stacy Greer, Rev. Willie B. Jones, Laura (Peaches) Snipes, Estella Franks, Verma Ross, William Gaines, Walter Frank Chism, Cynthia Bullock Transit, Pearl Gray, Annie Flora Forrest, Pearline Jones, Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Pirtle, Virginia Higgins, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Thomas White, Glenn White, Rosie Lee Hines, Emma Lue Graves,

Fannie Anderson, Mosie Mae Hines Fuller, Marvin Ross, Rev. J.V. Carney and Billy Golden.

Our thought for the Week: “HE QUICKENED US!!! He chose us from before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before HIM. He predestined us to be His precious adopted children because it pleased Him to do so. In His grace toward us, He made us accepted in the Beloved, no longer rejected. He gloriously redeemed us from being dead in our trespasses and sins, forgave us. He lavished upon us His abundance of wisdom and prudence so we could operate effectively. Because it was His pleasure to do so, He revealed to us the mystery of His will. He declared that we are His inheritance; we will bring Him nothing but praise and glory. He sealed us with the Holy Spirit, setting His mark upon us for all to see.”

Until next week, be blessed, and be a blessing unto others!!!

Oh My Gosh! Carl Perkins’ ‘Karaoke Under the Stars’ was a hoot! You wouldn’t believe all the grown women in their pajama pants, slippers, bathrobes and nightgowns parading around the Brownsville Country Club, as if it was the most normal thing in the world to do! The Karaoke that took place while in this particular attire was hysterical! Everyone made their presence known in one way or another! The dancing was divine!! Finger foods and auction items were perfect! Truth or Dare was also played and that was quite entertaining! Of course, there was the gorgeous ‘Bling’ we were given to wear! Oh! To die for!!! You can defi nitely be assured, I will be choosing my pajamas and slippers earlier next year, so I can be even more adorable, when our group sings ‘Proud Mary!’ Oh what a night! All proceeds benefi ted the Carl Perkins Advocacy Center.

The Father-Daughter Valentine Dance had so many baby girls keyed up about a date with their daddy, while dressed in their party fi nery! I saw pictures on Facebook of numerous little girls with their daddies and they were absolutely enchanting! They all looked like precious dolls next to their daddy who, bless their hearts, actually

put on a suit for the occasion! Those daddy’s girls knew they were the Princesses of the Evening! All proceeds from this event benefi ted the Boys and Girls Club. Savor the moment, daddies! Savor the moment!

I can tell you the Darnaby/Pinner families are about to explode with ecstasy over Natalie’s baby boy, who is expected to show up in April! Her baby showers are in full swing! Vicki Blackburn and Debbie Antwine hosted a shower at Vicki’s house. She was also given one at Leigh Turnage’s home and it was hosted by Leigh Turnage, Pam Martin, Brenda Lonon and Nedra Lonon. This past weekend some of her high school friends also hosted one for her. The friends were Sarah Halbrook, who came home from Dallas, Rebecca Davis, who was home from Nashville, Rachel Sullivan and Sarabeth Crutchfi eld. It was held at Denise Halbrook’s home. Nan Darnaby, Natalie’s Mama, said, ‘this little guy is already so blessed by so many sweet family members and friends!’ They are impatiently waiting for him. Bask in the love, Natalie!

The Chamber had Stephen Fincher’s Rep., Marianne Purcell, visiting here this week for those who had questions for her to take back to

Congressman Fincher. It was a productive roundtable and Marianne was tickled to death with our interest! We may have Congressman Fincher come and have a roundtable with him next time!

I saw Mr. Kenneth Cozart this week and he is looking fi ne! It was good to see him fl itting about and I imagine he felt great ‘being’ out! Ms. Betty must have taken excellent care of him! Good to see you Mr. Kenneth!

I have NOT received any TRASH TALK this week!! Dancers of Dancing with the Stars are S-C-A-R-E-D! They need more TRASH TALK to boost their self-esteem! It’s another astounding technique in which to help support our local Carl Perkins Advocacy Center. Our own Brownsville Dancers will glitter in the limelight at Ann Marks Performing Arts Center! All the dancers are high stepping at their rehearsals, preparing to give you your money’s worth during ‘Showtime’!! Call and vote on your favorite pair or dancers! 772-8378.

We are sorry to hear about Bill White’s passing. We send our deepest sympathy to his family and friends and we’ll be thinking of you.

Let me hear from you! [email protected] or 780-4111.

The 1890 Census saga continued (By Scott Williams)…

”Fortunately, the census schedules of 1790 - 1820 and 1850 - 1870 were on the fi fth fl oor of the Commerce Building and not damaged… The records that had been ruined or damaged had been moved to a warehouse for temporary storage while rumors were circulating among those who cared that they would be completely destroyed rather than spend any government money on any restoration. It seems historians, government offi cials, genealogical organizations and others protested loudly and any thought of destruction of the records was quieted. In May 1921, everything was taken back to the Commerce Building.For 10 years, what remained of the 1890 census was kept in the Commerce Building, but apparently no real recovery was initiated. What happened next is really insane.“In December 1932, in accordance with federal

records procedures at the time, the Chief Clerk of the Bureau of Census sent the Librarian of Congress a list of papers no longer necessary for current business and scheduled for destruction. He asked the Librarian to report back to him any documents that should be retained for their historical interest. Item 22 on the list for Bureau of the Census read “Schedules, Population . . . 1890, Original.” The Librarian identifi ed no records as permanent, the list was sent forward, and Congress authorized destruction on February 21, 1933. At least one report states the 1890 census papers were fi nally destroyed in 1935, and a small scribbled note found in a Census Bureau fi le states “remaining schedules destroyed by Department of Commerce in 1934 (not approved by the Geographer).”Source: (http://w w w . a r c h i v e s .g o v / p u b l i c a t i o n s /p r o l o g u e / 1 9 9 6 /spring/1890-census-1.html)

What the heck people of 1932? I understand the depression was going on, but come on. These are a few fragments of the records remaining from Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas and the District of Columbia, but only 6,160 names are included. If you are interested in the topic, this presentation by archivist Constance Potter looks at why some records did not survive and how others just made it to the National Archives. For more about my family research, visit my Blog Home Page or the Haywood County Line Genealogy” Page: http://www.h a y w o o d c o u n t y l i n e .blogspot.com/2012/01/what-happened-in-1921-that-burned.html

From The Genie Room: h c g e n i e 1 @ b e l l s o u t h .net - Harriett, [email protected] – Debbie, t g g e n i e 3 @ b e l l s o u t h .net - Tina and [email protected] - Jim.

Genealogy Genie

Crestview NewsWe welcome Mrs.

Martha Bailey, Mrs. Blondie Byars, Mrs. Joan Lanphere and Mrs. Mattie Marlar to our facility and hope they enjoy their stay with us.

We would like to tell you a little about our skilled unit/Transitional Care Unit (TCU). The patients usually come here and stay for 20 days; some stay less and some a little longer for therapy. The team over this unit, called the “Dash” team, has a weekly party for the new patients or the ones going home. Our therapy department also joins in with the party, as well as, wishing them well

on their return home. A certifi cate is given to those going home and have completed their therapy. We would love for you to come out and join us.

Thank you volunteers for coming this week: Christ Temple ladies, C C Club, Douglas Chapel CME Church, First Assembly of God Church ladies, Westside Church of Christ, Russell Grove Baptist Church, Mrs. Ann Nuckolls, Mrs. Mary Barkens, Bingo ladies, Peaceful Chapel Missionary Baptist Church and First United Methodist Church.

Thank you to Mrs. Mary Barkens for coming out

on Tuesday playing Fruit bingo with our patients. She also purchased the bananas for the game. She also came out each Wednesday morning and polished our ladies’ nails.

We welcome back Mrs. Katherine Jacox and Mrs. Beatrice Duckworth, two volunteers who haven’t been able to be here since November. They visit our in-room patients who aren’t able to come out of their rooms for activities. They are from the Community Temple of the Living Church.

Thought for the Week: “The person who sows seeds of kindness, enjoys a perpetual harvest.”

Public oticesNRight to Know



page A9SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALESale at public auction will be on

March 1, 2012 at 10:00AM local time, at the front east door, Haywood County Cour thouse, Brownville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Edward Charles Franklin an unmarried man, to Denise Haraseviate, Trustee, on January 31, 2008 at Book 50, Page 265; conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Haywood County Register’s Office.

Owner of Debt: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as purchaser of the loans and other assets of Washington Mutual Bank, formerly known as Washington Mutual Bank, FA (the “Savings Bank”) from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, acting as receiver for the Savings Bank and pursuant to its authority under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1821(d)

The following real estate located in Haywood County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record:

Described property located in Haywood County, Tennessee, to wit:Lot Number 6, Block C, Scott Heights Subdivision, see survey recorded in Plat Book 1, Pages 171, 180 and 181, in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee, being more particularly described as follows:BEGINNING at a stake in the North margin of what is known in the year 1971 as Bell Street in the Town of Brownsville, Tennessee and 18 feet from center of same being the southeast corner of Lot Number 5 of Scott Heights Subdivision and being the southwest corner of this now described Lot Number 6; runs thence with the East boundary line of Lot Number 5 North 87.0 feet to a stake in the South boundary line of lot in the name of Etta Bunch; thence East 69.0 feet to a stake in the East boundary line of the original Scott Heights Subdivision, Block C; runs thence South 87.0 feet to a stake in the North margin or right-of-way of the above mentioned Bell Street; thence West 69.0 feet to the point of beginning.Street Address: 659 Bell Street, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Parcel Number: 066N-F-031.00Current Owner(s) of Property:

Edward Charles FranklinThe street address of the above

described property is believed to be 659 Bell Street, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012, but such address is not part

of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.

SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.

If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met.

All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.

The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.

If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time.

This office may be a debt collector. This may be an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trusteewww.kirschattorneys.com Law Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP 555 Perkins Road Extended, Second FloorMemphis, TN 38117Phone (901)767-5566Fax (901)761-5690File No. 10-011389 Publication Dates: 02-02-12, 02-09-12, & 02-16-12

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALESale at public auction will be on

March 1, 2012 at 10:00AM local time, at the front east door, Haywood County Cour thouse, Brownville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Willie T. Mann, an unmarried person, to Emmett James House or Bill R. McLaughlin, Trustee, on April 1, 2005 at Record Book 5, Page 295; conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Haywood County Register’s Office.

Holder: Regions Bank DBA Regions Mortgage, successor by merger to Union Planters Bank, NA

The following real estate located in Haywood County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record:

Described property located in Haywood County, Tennessee, to wit: Beginning at a stake in the West margin of a black top road that runs North and South sometimes known as the Shaws Farm Road leads to Cannon’s Store, said stake lying North along the West margin of said black top road 12.4 chains from the center line of another black top road that runs East and West and which intersects with Tibbs to Chestnut Bluff Road and also intersects with the above mentioned Shaws Farm Road; runs thence with a new line established this day West 5.0 chains to a stake; runs thence North and parallel with the black top road 2.0 chains to a stake; runs thence East 5.0 chains in the West margin of black top road that runs to Shaws Farm: runs thence South with the West margin of said black top road 2.0 chains to the point of beginning.

Street Address: 171 Shaw Loop (Per Deed of Trust), Shaws Farm Road (Per Assessor), Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Parcel Number: 023-018.00Current Owner(s) of Property:

Heirs of Willie T. MannThe street address of the above

described property is believed to be 171 Shaw Loop (Per Deed of Trust), Shaws Farm Road (Per Assessor), Brownsville, Tennessee 38012, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.

SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.

If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default having been

made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on June 24, 2009, by Charlie L. Miller and Sharon Miller to Larry A. Weissman, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee, under Book 67, Page 479, (“Deed of Trust”); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Suntrust Mortgage, Inc.; and WHEREAS, Suntrust Mortgage Inc., the holder of said Deed of Trust, (the “Holder”), appointed the under-signed, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instru-ment filed for record in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privi-leges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-5-117 (i), not less than sixty (60) days prior to the first publication required by § 35-5-101, the notice of the right to foreclose was properly sent, if so required; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebt-edness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Holder, and that the under-signed, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or its duly appointed attorneys or agents, by vir-tue of the power and authority vested in it, will on Thursday, February

23, 2012, commencing at 12:00 PM at the the hall inside the East Door of the Haywood County Courthouse, Brownsville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Haywood County, Tennessee, to wit: Lying and being in Haywood County, Tennessee and more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin on the west margin of Christmas Lane (20 feet at right angles from centerline) at corner of Beth Spencer as recorded in Deed Book 87, Page 84, said pin being South 7 degrees 00 minute West a distance of 233.30 feet from the southeast corner of Franklin Vestal as recorded in Deed Book 179, Page 395, in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee; thence with the west margin of Christmas Lane South 7 degrees 00 minutes West a distance of 150 feet to an iron pin; thence North 84 degrees 00 minute West a distance of 145 feet to an iron pin, thence North 7 degrees 00 minute East a distance of 150 feet to an iron pin; thence South 84 degrees 00 minutes East a distance of 145 feet to the point of beginning Containing 0.50 acre, as surveyed by David Hall Surveying Company, RLS #943, on November 19, 1998.Being the same property conveyed to the undersigned by deed of record in Record Book 67, page 477, Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee.Sharon Miller joins in the execution of this instrument for the purpose of conveying any interest she may have in the above described property.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 271 Christmas Lane, Brownsville, TN 38012

CURRENT OWNER(S): Charlie L. Miller

The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all mat-ters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encum-brances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

S U B O R D I N A T E LIENHOLDERS: United Housing, Inc.; Haywood Park Community Hospital

OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption,

statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.

The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee c/o RMW Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Fi le No.: 221.1018989TN Web Site: www.jflegal.com Insertion Dates: Feb. 02, 09, 16, 2012

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEWHEREAS, default has occurred

in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated July 28, 2005, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded August 4, 2005, at Book 10, Page 720 in Office of the Register of Deeds for Haywood County, Tennessee, executed by Dorothy J. Williams, conveying certain property therein described to Michael T. Bates, a resident of 428 Wilson Pike Circle, Brentwood, TN 37027 Tennessee as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for Sebring Capital Partners, Limited Partnership and Sebring Capital Partners, Limited Partnership’s succes-sors and assigns; and the undersigned, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee.

NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by vir-tue of the power, duty, and author-ity vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee will, on February 29, 2012 on or about 11:00 A.M., at the Haywood County Courthouse, Brownsville, Tennessee, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR CASH, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemp-tions which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being

been met.All right of equity of redemption,

statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.

The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.

If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time.

This office may be a debt collector. This may be an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trusteewww.kirschattorneys.comLaw Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP555 Perkins Road Extended, Second FloorMemphis, TN 38117Phone (901)767-5566Fax (901)761-5690File No. 11-029381 Publication Dates: 02-02-12, 02-09-12 & 02-16-12

real estate situated in Haywood County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:

Lot number 32 of the Walnut Hill Acres Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book Number 1, Page 104 and Plat Book 2, Page 56, of the in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee.

ALSO KNOWN AS: 902 East Cooper Street, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

The HB 3588 letter was mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5-117. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, ease-ments, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agen-cy, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an inter-est in the above-referenced property: Dorothy J. Williams; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Sebring Capital Partners, Limited Partnership; Sebring Capital Partners, Limited Partnership

The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publi-cation, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. W&A No. 845-210880DATED January 24, 2012INSERTION DATES: February 2, 2012, February 9, 2012 & February 16, 2012WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.,Successor TrusteeD S a l e N o t i c e T N - S h e l l i e _tcrow_120124_1453FOR SALE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.MYFIR.COM and WWW.REALTYTRAC.COM

2-7-12Orlando Z. Anderson – Violation of Probation - $1000Ronnie L. Collins – Resisting Stop, Arrest - $7000Reggie Lamont Jackson – Assault, Aggravated Domestic Related - $02-8-12Alphonia Graves – Public Intoxication, Prohibited Weapons - $0 Cordare Marques Oldham – Prohibited Weapons, Resisting Stop, Arrest, Public Intoxication, Underage Consumption of Alcohol - $7000Stephen Alicio Theriault – Theft of Property Over $1000 - $02-9-12Melissa Henson – Theft of Property Over $1000, Theft of Property Under $500 - $0John Earl Jackson – Public Intoxication - $1500John David Overton Jr. – Violation of Probation - $8002-10-12Cecil Terrell Johnson – Driving on Revoked/Suspended License, Speeding - $5000William Chandler Norris – Contempt of Court - $750Michael Robert Rameriz

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Wishing our physicians and their

staff a very Happy

Valentines Day from

Brownsville CareAll

Today I am going to bring up a serious issue for you outdoorsmen and farmers that most probably have known existed, or at least have never even given it a thought.

Do you have on your farm, lease or land a gate or vertical fence post made of metal or PVC? Well, bird experts have determined in a gruesome discovery

that these open verti-cal pipes can be a death trap for birds and other small animals.

We learned about the problem from the botanists with the Audubon‘s Kern River Preserve in California. Staffers went to remove a 20-foot long pipe that had rust-ed and fallen over. The upper end of the pipe was open and filled

with the decomposed bodies of hundreds of birds and other animals that had gotten inside and couldn’t get out.

Victims of the pipe, which had been in place for over 50 years, includ-ed bluebirds, woodpeck-ers and kestrels – small birds of prey. Other ani-mals, such as lizards, also perished. After the discovery, the Audobon staffers began look-

ing for similar hazards on the preserve and neighboring land. They found dead animals in pipes up to 10 inches in diameter and set to work removing or cap-ping the pipes to pre-vent further carnage.

It is something we never have consid-ered before, but now we know about it, I think it is important to let everyone know so that we can take action to prevent needless losses of wildlife in the future. Solutions include capping pipes or

covering open ends with screen wire or hardware cloth. Removal is an option for pipes that on longer are needed.

On a happier note, friend Joe Sills and I discovered (or I, as his guest discovered) how to beat the after-foot-ball-season blues recent-ly. He took me up to the Little Red River in north central Arkansas to fish for rainbow trout. It was exactly a short 200 miles - four hours from Brownsville. We arrived in time for lunch, fished the afternoon and next

morning and returned in time for supper with a limit of trout. The weather, fishing, accom-modations and food were all worth men-tioning to those of you who haven’t been. I know that the White is the “Trout Capitol of the World.” But this is about one-half the distance from us and I will stack the fishing up against anywhere. You can Google the web site or call 1-899-305-8790 and ask for their bro-chure. Good Fishing!

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Brownsville started the Valentine season on the right foot last weekend. Although, a left foot or two could be found shuf-fling along on the dance

floor too.The 2nd Annual

Father/Daughter Dance took place at the National Guard Armory Saturday, February 11 during

the evening. The event brought in an impressive number of family mem-bers for night of dining and dancing.

Serving this year as a

special fundraiser for the local Boys and Girls Club, the event easily pulled in more residents compared to last year. This was made even more appar-

ent as the dance floor filled during the playing of family favorites like the Cupid Shuffle.

It was truly a celebra-tory evening for the

fathers and daughters of Brownsville.Photos By Calvin Carter.

Annual Father/Daughter Dance Held

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For a while Tuesday night in Dyersburg, Haywood looked like they were up for the challenge of upsetting third-seeded Coving-ton in the District 13-AA Tournament quar-terfinals and extending their season.

When Lady Tomcat senior Chelsey Owens hit her third 3-pointer with 6:15 left in the first half, Haywood, the sixth-seed in the tour-nament, led 15-10.

But it was all Cov-ington after that as the Lady Chargers went on a 15-0 run and never looked back en route to a 58-33 win.

Covington advances to play Dyersburg in the semifinals Thurs-day.

Haywood ends it sea-son at 16-10.

Owens picked up her second foul of the game moments after hitting her third 3 and hit the bench until the final minute of the first half.

“When Chelsey went out with her second foul, things went bad after that,” said Hay-wood coach Zandra Jones. “We panicked to catch up and it wasn't necessary … When we got behind we just couldn't recover.”

Last month Hay-wood defeated Cov-ington (20-9) on the road on a last-second shot by Owens, but a comeback wasn't in the cards Tuesday night.

Haywood trailed 20-15 at the half. With 4:08 left in the third quar-ter, Haywood senior Ida Parrish scored on a drive to the basket for her team's first basket since the 6:15 mark of the second quarter.

The hoop cut Coving-ton's lead to 25-17, but Haywood didn't get another field goal until senior Alex Peeples hit a 3-pointer with 4:54 left in the game.

In the meantime, Covington put together a 19-3 that put the game out of reach.

Covington's Pre-cious Dyson hit three 3-pointers in the game and finished with 16 points. Kamesha Van Pelt scored all 11 of her points in the second half for Covington and Precious Harvey added 15.

Owens led Haywood with 16 points, 11 of which came in the first half.

Covington played a 2-3 zone the whole game, collapsing on Haywood center Trin-ity Jackson and holding her to four points.

Six Haywood seniors played their last game and the finality of the game hit home. There were very few dry eyes among the players exit-ing the locker room af-ter the final post game meeting of the season.

“We played hard, but it just wasn't our night,” Owens said. “We played a good sea-son. As tough as it was, we did better than a lot of people thought we

would.”Jones she was proud

of how her team recov-ered after starting 0-5 in the district.

“These seniors have meant a lot to the pro-gram,” Jones said. “They definitely made a big difference.”

The Haywood boys were scheduled to play Crockett County on Tuesday in the district tournament quarterfi-nals, but the game was moved to Wednesday night (after deadline).

If the Tomcats won, they will play the West-view-Obion County

winner Friday at 8 p.m. at Dyersburg High School in the district semifinals.

In other action:The Haywood boys

(18-6 overall, 13-5 dis-trict) lost at Milan last Thursday, 76-74, but still finished third in the regular season dis-trict standings.

The Lady Tomcats defeated Milan last Thursday 65-49. Par-rish led Haywood with 18 points and Summer Cunningham added 10.

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“Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.”

--Henry David Thoreau

Perhaps it can be said by many that great care and investment goes into planting seeds.

Some seeds can bring a healthy harvest of fruits and vegetables. Others can bring vibrate life in the form of color to a fl ower garden.

For Nelson and Harriet Bond, their seeds of land, church and school are still planted in their great-grandchildren.

The Bond-Walker family held their 46th annual family reunion back in 2009. But it was the annual Oakview Autumn Celebration held later that year that brought the family together in celebration of the legacy their great-grandfather left behind.

“Our great-grandparents Nelson and Harriet Bond, established this church

[Oakview] 140 years ago,” Mildred Johnson, said.

Nelson Bond, an ex-slave who is their great-grandfather, came to Brownsville/Winfield Lane 146 years ago from South Carolina with his father Watson Bond (a white slave owner) and his mother Sarah Cranville (a slave). He married Harriet Bond and began fi ve generations of the Bond family.

Ten of his great-grandchildren, Zelma Taylor, Elma B. Rogers, Mildred Johnson, James and John Bond, Bettye Duckworth, Robert T. Bond, Rosetta Reed and Howard and Marion Bond, gathered to celebrate and remember the legacy that Nelson left for his family.

According to his family, Nelson left three important things, with land being one of them.

“He left us land, so we could feed ourselves,” Johnson said. “Some of our brothers are still living on Oakview, and still farming here. Over 300 acres remain in the family. John L. Howard, Marion and Robert T. are still here farming the land.”

As noted before, Nelson chose to

organize a church for the family.

“Church is meant to teach a solid foundation,” Johnson said. “He really wanted us to be a Christian family.”

Proverbs 3:5-6 came to mind for Rosetta Reed when discussing Nelson’s organizing of the church for the family.

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight,” Reed said.

Nelson also organized a school, the family said, bearing to mind the scripture: “My people will perish without knowledge,” the family said.

While the family has grown, and some members have moved

away to other areas, the siblings said they have always tried to remember and honor their grandparents and parents.

“Our father and mother would be 100 years old today if they were alive,” Johnson said. “They loved the land. That’s one thing you can’t take away. Land, church and schools will always be there. Our parents knew

how to take and use what they had. We are all alive, following in the patterns and footsteps of our parents.”

The family has grown today with siblings having countless children and grandchildren carrying the legacy.

“We plant the seed and the seed grows,” Johnson said.

Sibling CelebrationFamily comes together for legacy

Haywood County Warrior: Elbert WilliamsBy: The Haywood County Branch NAACP

In honor of Black History Month, the Haywood County Branch of the NAACP remembers the late Elbert Williams. Williams gave his “last measure of devotion” to

the cause of civil right?His story begins in

1939, during the charter meeting of Brownsville NAACP in the East Jefferson Street home of Ollie S. Bond. Williams was a charter member of the fi rst Brownsville NAACP branch, who would serve as treasurer.

Williams, who was also a member of Prospect CME Church of Haywood County, was described as a hard working, respected young man, employed by the Sunshine Laundry in Brownsville. He and his wife, Annie lived on Bradford Street in the city.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y , Williams lived when it was dangerous to be a member of the newly formed branch of the NAACP. It was so much so that during that time in history, being a member could equal an early death for a black man.

And so it was, on June

20, 1940 that Haywood County police offi cers took Williams, a 31-year-old black man in his pajamas, from his home on Bradford Street in Brownsville.

He was beaten, shot and thrown in the Hatchie River.

And it is his sacrifi ce that the NAACP honors

as much as possible, for it was Williams who stood up for this freedom with his leadership and sacrifi ces.

It is no wonder, why some within the NAACP would gladly label Williams a Haywood County Warrior.

From left Zelma Taylor, Elma B. Rogers, Mildred Johnson, James Bond, John M Bond, Bettye Duckworth, Robert T. Bond, Rosetta Reed Howard Bond and Marion Bond

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It’s because of Ollie S. Bond, that Haywood County has its own branch of the NAACP.

The time range of 1935 to 1939 would serve as an important time for Bond, who would work hard to secure the rights for black citizens to vote in Haywood County.

In the midst of struggles and persecutions of black people in Brownsville, an

organizational meeting was held at Bond’s home on East Jefferson Street. After the meeting, Bond sent notices to 25 people, inviting them to a follow up meeting. Twenty people showed up that particular meeting—one being Elbert Williams, who would become NAACP Treasurer, and later meet a grizzly fate—and they became the fi rst to sign up for the NAACP Charter, which began the chartered Brownsville Branch NAACP in 1939.

As a result of the Brownsville NAACP’s inception, opposition surfaced as the townspeople realized the possibilities and impact that having a viable NAACP Branch in a segregated town could bring. Hence, on Christmas Eve, 1939, Bond’s home on East Jefferson was burned to the ground and numerous threats on his life was made by the opposition causing he and his family to fl ee for their life.

Bond died in 1960 and was interred at Beech grove Cemetery in Brownsville. That same day in 1960, blacks voted for the fi rst time in Haywood County. Today, the Haywood County Branch of the NAACP salute a true pioneer and warrior, Mr. Ollie S. Bond, for his tireless efforts in acquiring voting rights for area blacks and giving birth to the local branch of the NAACP.

Bringing the NAACP to Haywood County Ollie S. Bond

Charles could be described as a man driven to succeed. He is a native of Haywood County, and the son of the late William and Corine Taylor Cole.

As a young man, in his father’s sharecropping operation, Cole said, “I looked around and could see no future where I was standing.”

He realized then that he would have to go to college to have opportunities. He set his life course with that realization and many years later he refl ected on that decision.

Cole graduated from Haywood County Training School, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and

a Master of Science degree in education from Tennessee State University. He also earned 45 hours above at the University of Memphis in administration and supervision. He was drafted while at Tennessee State and served in the Korean War, where he received an honorable discharge. Afterwards, he went back to Tennessee State to fi nish and ended up back in Brownsville.

His teaching career started as a substitute and led to a full-time position at Carver High School, which lasted 11 years. In the meantime, he and his wife, the former Mildred Bond

married. They started a family, and Cole worked another full time job at Kleer-Vu so that she could attend college.

He worked several jobs during that period of time to educate his wife and feed their children, and Mildred managed to graduate from Lane College in three years.

Cole’s career spanned a time of racial turmoil. He found himself caught up in the county’s efforts to integrate and re-structure its school system. He served on a bi-racial committee that was supposed to help the county through its integration transition, and was instrumental in helping to keep the peace while working at

Haywood high School during that period of time.

Cole has served as a teacher, assistant principal and principal. He ended his 34-years career at Haywood High School as assistant principal.

Besides education, Cole was also the fi rst black member of the Brownsville Haywood County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

Cole saw many changes in education during his tenure.

“Maybe now too many teachers are teaching for a paycheck rather than the love of the children,” Cole said. “Years ago, more individual time was

spent with each student and if they needed extra time or help after

school, it was there for them.”

Driven To Succeed: Charles Cole

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“If I can help somebody along the way, then my living should not be in vain” was her motto.

She graduated from Lane College as Nola Walker. Returned to Haywood County, married Lawrence Bond and went to work.

Even though Mrs. Nola Walker-Bond had no biological children, she reared and assisted in rearing at least nine nieces, nephews and adopted children.

Nola Walker-Bond spent 30 years in the school system of Haywood County performing duties as teacher and principal. In addition to teaching school, she became a licensed cosmetologist and founded her own Beauty School, making her one of the first Black women to own a business in Brownsville. Also she became a licensed caterer who cooked food for the city and operated the Starlight Restaurant for many years. In later years, She became a License Insurance Agent with the Golden Circle Insurance Company.

Nola Walker-Bond gave time to serving the Lord as well as the citizens of Haywood County. She taught Sunday school and served as church clerk for more that 40 years

She served meals from her home on E. Jefferson

to anybody in need. She assisted citizens with any needed paperwork anytime asked. She was never too busy to help somebody.

In addition to being a humanitarian, civil rights were equally at the top of her list. Mrs. Nola Walker-Bond was at the table during the re-birth of the Haywood County NAACP. Mrs. Nola Walker-Bond was also at the table during the creation of the Haywood County Civic and Welfare League, which was instrumental in attained the right to vote for African Americans in Haywood County. Whenever the issue was about the welfare of citizens, Mrs. Bond was present. She loved people, especially young people.

Nola Walker-Bond was active throughout her community serving on the Haywood County Jury Commission, Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors of Carl Perkins Child Abuse

Center, Haywood County Democratic Executive Committee, Chaplain of the Haywood County Democratic Women; A life member and past President of the Haywood County Branch NAACP; she served as NAACP membership Chairman for more than 30 years.; past President of the Optimist Club; President of the Clay Evans Scholarship Foundation for 20 years; officer of the Tennessee Voters Council; member of the Golden Circle Life Insurance Company Advisory Board; Secretary of Haywood County Good Will Club; Board member D u n b a r - H a y w o o d County Training-Carver High Schools Alumni Association., member Rural West Tennessee African American Affairs Council and Resource Development Center.

Apprised of the fact that merchants were denying African American food because

they chose to register and vote, Mrs. Nola Walker-Bond opened the first and only operated African American super market in Brownsville, in 1960. Against the odds and facing hatred being spewed in Haywood County, Mrs. Bond left her occupation to develop and administer the supermarket located on E. Jefferson St. assuring African Americans that registering to vote would not deprive anyone the opportunity to shop for food locally.

We salute Mrs. Nola Walker Bond, a woman of great dedication and devotion.

We salute Nola Walker-Bond ( March 27, 1914-November 30, 1998)

Mr. Sanders could be described as a man unafraid. He stood without fear in Brownsville. He stood without fear in his pursuit of equal right for citizens of Haywood County. He stood without fear in a time when it was not in the best interest of his life to do so.

His stand involved his wife, Mrs. Margie D. Sanders, his children and his laundry business. All suffered because Mr. Odell Sanders embraced the fight for equal rights for all citizens. His life was threatened; his wife was harassed, his children were harassed in and out of school and his home was bombed. But Sanders

continued to stand for the pursuit of equal rights in Haywood County.

Sanders opened a coin operated laundry business on East Jefferson Street near the railroad track. He was led to open this laundry business because black citizens were not welcomed at the existing laundry mat located on the other side of town in Brownsville. He later relocated his laundry business on East Jefferson adding dry cleaning to the now thriving laundry operation.

The Sanders children were some of the first to integrate Haywood County Schools. As Mr. Sander’s children entered

to the Haywood County School system in the 1970s, they were met with cruel opposition, but persevered in the face of cruel remarks and hatred. Inspired of the negativity, Mr. Sanders’ children rose to the challenge. They went to school. They graduated from school in Haywood County. One son said, “When we left home, we did not know if we would ever see our father again and our mother was left at home alone.” When asked why the children, who are now grown, did not write a book, the response was “we do not like to talk about it.”

Mr. Sanders teamed with Dr. Currie Porter

Boyd. Sanders and Boyd were quite a pair! Clearly justice for all was their goal. Sanders and Boyd founded the Civic and Welfare League. This Civic and Welfare League served to bring Black Citizens together again in joy, hope and love. Later, it was at the Sanders Laundry building located on E. Jefferson ST. that we witness the re-birth of the NAACP, 1961.

We salute Mr. and Mrs. Odell Sanders Sr and family for their contribution to the fight for equal rights in Haywood County during the trying times of the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s.

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While Haywood County residents may be familiar with the story of Tent City, and the fight for local African Americans to vote, the origins of the Civic Warfare League might not be in the forefront. Yet, given the important work the group contributed, it shouldn’t be lost in the annuals of time.

It’s imperative to look at how the League not only, in some ways, carried the torch of the Haywood County NAACP, but also led to that group’s reformation.

The Brownsville NAACP

First, let’s take a look at the origins of the Haywood County NAACP, or Brownsville NAACP as it was then known.

The formation of that group began with two men: Ollie S. Bond and Milmon Mitchell. Mitchell, who was president of the Jackson NAACP, suggested to Bond that perhaps a branch in Haywood County would help in the fight of black equality, especially with the echoes of disenfranchisement abound.

Bond and his wife Mary Tollette agreed, especially after Bond’s time serving in World War II. Bond wished to reclaim the right to vote. This decision also followed a petition at city hall for the right to vote that was met with threats of job loss, denial of credit and foreclosure of mortgages.

In 1937, in the home of the Bonds on Jefferson Street, approximately 25 people met to become the charter members of the Brownsville NAACP.

Although the formation of the Brownsville NAACP was a shining light for the fight of black equality in Haywood County, it wouldn’t be without its opposition, often times violent.

As more continued to join the group, there were those that sought the names of potential members in the hopes of scaring and threatening them from

joining.Ollie Bond was a victim

of violent opposition from those that wished the NAACP to cease existence. He was beaten several times. And in 1939, the opposition reached new heights when the second home of the Bonds was set on fire.

The opposition would reach its climax in 1940 with the death of one of the NAACP’s members.

Brownsville NAACP Treasurer Elbert Williams’ body was found in the Hatchie River. Reporters said that Williams was taken from his home on Bradford Street in his pajamas, killed and thrown in the river.

This would be the nail in the coffin for the NAACP during this time. Many members left Brownsville, including the Bonds who moved to Kansas.

A Man Named Dodson

With the Brownsville NAACP disbanded, the unfair treatment of blacks in Haywood County continued without little organized fight. Once more, the right to vote was still seemly out of reach for many area blacks. But this would all change relatively soon during the late 50s and 60s. A new organization would carry the torch the NAACP had lit.

The story begins in Fayette County in 1940, as

Burton Dodson engages in a fight with a white man. Following the fight, Sheriff W.H. Cocke deputizes and a number of men to go capture Dodson. They descend upon Dodson’s home and order for him to become arrested by them. Dodson refuses to surrender, and as a result, the “deputies” begin firing on him. Dodson ran away while firing back. It’s alleged that Dodson fired a shot, which killed one of the deputies. He escaped, but eventually was found in St. Louis 18 years later and brought to trial. He is in his 70s. Dodson was convicted of second-degree murder by an all-white jury and sentenced to 20 years, which was later reduced to 10 years.

The case brought the attention of Memphis Attorney, J.H. Estes.

Estes, Sanders and Boyd

Estes takes interest in the case of Dodson, and decides to use an argument that would also spark the fight again for blacks to be able to vote.

His argument is that every person who stands trial is entitled to a trail by his peers. To serve on trial, one must be able to vote.

And since blacks can’t vote, they cannot serve on a trial. The trial fuels the desire for blacks to be able to vote so that they can serve on trial.

Soon the Fayette County Civic And Welfare League forms, but isn’t the one to sprout up.

Dodson has family ties with Haywood County resident Currie P. Boyd. Boyd’s family ties as well as his struggle to register to vote in Haywood County runs deep.

Boyd was a high-school teacher with a master’s degree. He was the grandson of the Murph Currie, one of two black magistrates who had served the county in the early 1890s and the close of the Reconstruction era. Haywood County, still leery of the work of Murph and Reconstruction Era deputy sheriff Buck Bond, and fearing blacks once again holding crucial power positions, took away Boyd’s teaching job, as well as a promised principal ship at Pilgrim Rest School, the same school his mother had taught and become principal at for 44 years.

Boyd’s job loss was a common way to combat any attempts at blacks gaining the right to vote. Although you would have some who would, at face, argue that

simply wasn’t the case, such as then Sheriff Tip Hunter who said during a JET Magazine interview: “There ain’t a right a white man’s got in this county that a colored man ain’t got.”

Hunter’s non-mention on the subject of black voting in ways contradicted that statement.

Estes decided to help Boyd and Odell Sanders, who gathered a band of sharecroppers and landowners to form the Haywood County Civic And Welfare League, who much like the Brownsville NAACP, were determined to secure their rights to vote.

Full Circle

While the Haywood County Civic And Welfare League finally formed to carry the torch lit by the NAACP, it would also endure its share of opposition. Much of this came to a forefront during the early 1960s when Fayette County entered into the phase of the infamous Tent City. During that time, white property owners evicted approximately 400 African-American tenant families from their lands, in order to repress those who

registered to vote. Tent City was a name derived from the poor situation that many blacks would have to endure while homeless, facing the cold winter in nothing but tents.

The situation wasn’t much better for Haywood County. Those who registered to vote were also evicted by landlords and denied credit. A Tent City of 30 families in Haywood County emerged.

Shortly after, during a Civic and Welfare League meeting that took place on the second floor of the Sanders Laundry Building, the idea of bringing back the NAACP to Haywood County was discussed and agreed upon. Shortly after that meeting, on March 13, 1961, at the First Baptist Church, the Haywood County Branch of the NAACP was formed, once again bringing the community to the forefront. As years continued, the Haywood County Civic And Welfare League eventually disappeared, as its members and goals were eventually taken on by the Haywood County Branch NAACP, essentially bringing the local fight for African Americans’ rights full circle.

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“On the fourth Sunday, regular services will be held here. It is also Tally day. On Sunday night, Rev. Gardner and members from Midget Chapel will render a program at Hopwell. We ask that all will come out and worship with us.”

The excerpt listed above was a part of the Haywood County Negro News section in 1950. Written by a Mr. John Smith, the article talked about any local news concerning the Hope Well Community. Take one look at that page, and you’ll immediately see that most of the articles or columns mirrored each others content matter.

Macedonia News, written by Ethel O. Perkins, begins with a list of visitors in the community. Brownsville news talks of an important meeting for the annual Spring Cleaning

of Cemeteries. The particular page

not only followed the format of the majority of the paper, but also probably gives insight into the format of today’s correspondents section.

It also speaks volume about how, despite any obstacles the African American community, may have encountered regarding publishing news relevant to their community, there were still a few opportunities.

While records of older African American newspapers or publications in Haywood County are a little hard to come by in Haywood County, it is known that concerning the States-Graphic, there has been some type of relationship, even if minimal at times.

From the 1930s to 1940s, there are accounts of articles written by some of Haywood and Carver’s most prominent African American leaders. Figures like Martin Winfi eld have

written special columns dealing with the African American community, titled “In Colored Circles.”

The Haywood County Training School, much like current day news from schools, would contribute informational articles on what was happening at their school,” Dr. Dorothy Granberry said.

But perhaps one of the most well known examples of African American centered news in the States-Graphic was the aforementioned section seen during the 1950s and 1960s. Considering the make-up and population of the States-Graphic readership, it made sense to include a section dedicated to blacks in the community. Since the 1800’s, Haywood County has always had a signifi cant of African Americans, even during bouts of migration. During the 1950s and 60s Haywood County’s

population contained close to 50 to 60 percent of African Americans, a number range that hasn’t faltered even to this day.

Despite this fact, there was still clearly a major discrepancy in the comparison of African American coverage to whites, as explored extensively in Cynthia A. Bond Hopson’s Times of Challenge and Controversy.

While the Brownsville States Graphic did solicit news from African American correspondents, the news section it was meant for was placed in the back of the paper.

Some of this may have had to do with staff personnel, as Hopson wrote, “While this newspaper lacked the physical manpower to cover every aspect of the White community, it also lacked the cultural insights that would have allowed it to provide coverage of the African American community.”

Further, when news concerning African Americans did reach the front page, it was hardly anything positive, and defi nitely made it known that African Americans were identifi ed more by race.

“The Brownsville States-Graphic seemed to treat all African

Americans the same, whether they were land or business owners or u n e m p l o y e d — t h e y were Negro fi rst and anything else second,” Hopson wrote. “The clues in coverage ranged from the use of courtesy titles in the hospital lists for Whites, but not for African Americans, and noting the race of the non-Whites.”

Today, it’s fair to say

that much has changed in Haywood County, especially in the area of coverage. News worth is no longer determined by race, but how it impacts the community as a whole. And even as publications continue to move into the 21st

century online, it is with great hope that the all-inclusive, community fi rst coverage, continues as well.

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