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Daily Corinthian Vol. 115, No. 240
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • 2 sections
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CBS Bank employees Pauline Sorrell (left) and Tabitha Marlar get their pink on at Magnolia Regional Health Center’s Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon on Friday at Pizza Grocery.
Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
Artist Tony Bullard shows his painting of Rubel’s Department Store, an impressive building from Corinth’s past. The gallery hosts an opening with Bullard on Sunday from 2 until 4 p.m.
Artist brings Corinth’s past alive BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
A new exhibit at the art gallery gives a look back at some of Corinth’s past architecture and flavor. For October, the gallery is featuring works by Corinth artist Tony Bullard focusing primarily on Corinth with some new highlights, including paintings of Rubel’s Department Store, the Waldron Hotel and the Battle of Farmington. The gallery will host an opening reception with Bullard on Sunday from 2 until 4 p.m., and the exhibit runs through Oct. 29. Bullard examined many photographs to come up with his rendering of Rubel’s Department Store, the large retail building
that sat at Fillmore and Cruise for many years. “I had wanted to do this for several years,” he said. “It’s been in the back of my mind for a long time. I had several pictures in my collection, but they were from several periods in Rubel’s history. I didn’t realize until I started looking that there were a lot of different changes made to the building. I wanted this to center around 1955 with the store mannequin display. Some of the earlier pictures didn’t have that.” Using various photos, he pieced together a complete view of the store from the era that he sought, with window displays stretching the length of the store.
The doorman who greeted customers can be seen standing out front, and there’s a small glimpse of the Standard Oil gas station property across the street. Other details include Ferguson’s tamale cart doing business on the street and the Blue Moon Boys driving by. Believed to have been built as a hotel in the 1870s, the building never did business as a hotel and instead became the popular department store ran by the Rubel family. Several years after the store’s demise, it was torn down in 1961. “Of the ones I’ve done in Corinth, this is probably the one I’ve had more fun doing, other than the Blue Please see ARTIST | 3A
Health department: Flu shots available BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
With flu season approaching, county health departments are now armed and ready. The Mississippi State Department of Health says the seasonal vaccine is now available at all county health departments and recommends it for people who are at least six months old.
The cost is $25 for adults and $10 for those 18 and under. Highdosage vaccinations for people 65 and older are available for $50. “The flu shot is your best protection against the flu,” said Acting State Epidemiologist Paul Byers. “Seasonal flu usually peaks in January through March in Mississippi, but flu activity can occur as early as December. Mississippians
should take the flu seriously and get a yearly flu shot.” The 2011-2012 vaccination is designed to protect against several strains, including H1N1. People particularly at risk for influenza complications include young children, adults 50 and older, pregnant women and peoPlease see FLU SHOTS | 3A
Luncheon focuses on cancer awareness BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Magnolia Regional Health Center held its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon at Pizza Grocery on Friday in observance of breast cancer awareness month. Featuring food, speakers and prize giveaways, the luncheon was an informative program about a disease that will affect one in eight American women. Rick Napper, CEO of MRHC, opened the event with a brief introduction. Napper told of the kindness and support of a hospital nurse during a difficult time in his life. A year ago he had some tests performed at the hospital and when his results were mixed up with another patient’s, Napper was mistakenly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told that the outcome would not be good. He was shocked and emotional at the prospect of this bitter turn in his life when he was comforted by a nurse. “Don’t worry,” the
nurse said. “I’ll be with you the whole time.” Napper soon learned about the mix-up, and during his introduction he pointed to the nurse’s kindness as an example of how when bad things happen, there are good people who care about making the best of things. “You’ll be pleased to find this is a very enlightening event,” Napper said. “I hope one of these days I can stand at this podium and tell you we have the ultimate cure. With God’s help, nothing is impossible.” The first speaker was Randy Long of the Magnolia Foundation. Long told of why events like the luncheon were very important to him. “My wife was diagnosed a year ago. She’s a breast cancer survivor,” he said. “She is in good health thanks to the work of people like you.” Long discussed the history and purpose of the Magnolia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable orPlease see CANCER | 3A
‘Phenomenal woman’ advises girls on finances BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Rebecca Spence is making an investment in the future of young women. The Regions Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager of the Shiloh Road Bank shared some valuable advice with the Boys & Girls Club Smart Girls. The mother of two — named the Phenomenal Woman for the month of September by the club — took time to advise the young ladies on the importance of money man-
agement. “There is no one better to engage our club members in a lesson about money management than someone who has been a banker for 35 years,” said Boys & Girls CPO David Roberts. Spence, a Biggersville High School grad, attended Northeast Mississippi Community College and graduated from the Ole Miss School of Banking. She is involved in numer-
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Members of the Boys & Girls Club Smart Girls present banker Rebecca Spence with the club’s September Phenomenal Woman award. Spence recently held a workshop for the girls on the importance of money management.
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On this day in history 150 years ago Gen. Robert Anderson, the defender of Fort Sumter, is relieved of duties by Gen. William T. Sherman as commander of the Department of the Cumberland in Kentucky. By Tom Parsons, National Park Service Ranger