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Daily Corinthian Vol. 116, No. 71
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • 2 sections
Model Ts: ‘Life in slow lane’ BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
A club of Model T owners are seeing the “South Slowly” during its tour. The North American Touring Ts made a stop in Corinth as part of an 18-day trek through mostly Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee. “The club puts on a major tour once a year,” said one of the car tourists, Dan Clevenger. “We started on Monday in Vicksburg and are eventually headed to Nashville this week.” The Model T club was hosted by the Magnolia Antique Car Club at the Crossroad Museum on Wednesday evening. “This is wonderful ... a total and happy surprise,” said club chairman Susan Sanderson of the reception of the local club. “This is rather unusual for a tour like this,” added Clevenger. Most of the people in the club are from Arizona, Nevada or California, according to Sanderson. They’re also some drivers from Australia. “Most of our tours are in the West,” said Sanderson who along with her husband, Joss, are from Tucson, Arizona. “Vicksburg was our introduction to the South Staff photo by Steve Beavers and things have gone really Five-year-old Logan Arnold checks out one of the 15 Model T vehicles that stopped in well.” Corinth on Wednesday. Produced by Henry Ford’s “We have had a few adven- see things at 30-35 miles per The cars do about 100Motor Company, the Model T isn’t known for speed. The 150 miles of traveling per tures and the cars are run- hour that we wouldn’t see 15 cars in the tour travel at day. The tour will wind into ning good,” said Joss Sand- otherwise ... my wife calls it speeds between 30-35 m.p.h. Mobile, Ala., along the Gulf erson, who is touring with rolling history.” “We like life in the slow Coast, through Louisiana his wife in a 1926 Model T truck. “We get a chance to then back to Vicksburg. lane,” added Sanderson. Please see TOUR | 10A
Film festival, rodeo mean lots to do this weekend BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
From the bronc-riding feats of rodeo cowboys to an outdoor screening of short independent films, a variety of exciting and instructive events are slated for this weekend in Corinth. Friday ■ Lone Star Rodeo — The Lone Star Rodeo begins tonight at 7 p.m. at Crossroads Arena. In addition to classic rodeo events such as bareback bronc riding, calf roping, steer wrestling and barrel racing, the rodeo will feature Coppertown Clown Bert Davis & Muttley Crew, who appeared on the NBC show “America’s Got Talent.” Concessions will be available including “cowboy barbecue.” A portion of the proceeds will go to 4-H in Alcorn County. The Lone Star Rodeo continues Saturday night. Tickets are $12 today and $12 and $15 on Saturday. For more information contact Crossroads Arena at 287-7779. Saturday ■ ACE Energy Expo — The fourth annual Alcorn County Electric Power Association Energy Expo will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the MSU Extension Service next to Crossroads Arena. The ACE Energy Expo will show ACE members how “Together we can make a difference” with discussions on ways to increase energy efPlease see EVENTS | 3A
Book shares history of Shiloh’s monuments BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
The author of a new book about the monuments at Shiloh National Military Park is coming to Corinth for a booksigning event. Stacy Reaves, 37, is the author of “A History & Guide to the Monuments of Shiloh National Military Park.” She will sign copies of the new book at Books-aMillion at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 7. Reaves’ book recounts the history of Shiloh Park’s creation and the stories behind all of its monuments. Reaves, a native of Adamsville, Tenn., first became interested in the Battle of Shiloh when she was a volunteer at the park at age 14. After she turned 18, Reaves became a seasonal ranger. She began work on the book as a response to the many requests she’s encountered for more information on the monuments. Her research took her to the park’s extensive archives where she sifted through documents by each state’s veterans committee and monument committee. Reaves said it was hardest to track down information about the artists who designed the monuments. “It was harder to track down the papers on the artists, and find out what they had to say about their works,” Reaves said. The whole project took “about a year,” she said.
During the research period, Reaves was intrigued by the strong feelings the veterans had about the monuments. “To the veterans these monuments were extremely important,” she said. “They wanted to leave something of lasting importance to tell their story for future generations.” Two Shiloh Park employees she credits with being of great assistance during the researching her book are Park Rangers Ashley Berry Ball and Heather Smedley. “They spent hours in the archives with me,” Reaves said. She recalled a time during the winter when the heater went out and the two park rangers braved the cold as they continued their search of the archives. With a book about the monuments of Shiloh out just in time for the Sesquicentennial, Reaves has more projects in the works. “I’m kicking around a couple of projects — but I’m not ready to say yet,” she said. Reaves’ book “A History & Guide to the Monuments of Shiloh National Park” is available at Shiloh National Military Park Bookstore (where a portion of the proceeds go toward the battlefield), her publisher’s website, www.historypress. net, online on amazon.com, at Barnes & Noble and the Booksa-Million in Corinth.
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Real Evangelism Bible Conference founder Bailey Smith (right) talks with Mac Walls prior to the Thursday morning session at Wheeler Grove Baptist Church.
Conference renews worshipers’ faith BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Dark clouds couldn’t keep the Light of the World from shining brightly Thursday. Hundreds of worshipers braved a rainy morning to hear the Word of God preached during the Real Evangelism Bible Conference 2012 at Wheeler Grove Baptist Church.
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Some came from thousands of miles away to be filled by the word. “From the first time I stepped through these doors, I felt the realness and the Spirit of God in this church,” said Las Vegas pastor Norman Lourenco. “God has his hand on this place.” Lourenco and his wife, Connie, have made the trip to
Wheeler Grove for the past three years -- all after he asked a friend where to find some good preaching. “I was told to get on a plane to Memphis, then get in a car and come here,’” said the Las Vegas pastor. “I love getting filled through the preaching Please see CONFERENCE | 3A
On this day in history 150 years ago There was skirmishing near Kernstown, Va., between Stonewall Jackson’s troops and Federals under Gen. James Shields. The battle fought the next day would herald the start of Jackson’s brilliant Valley Campaign.
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