The Stonewall Item

(September 20, 1956, Volume 1, Number 29, Stonewall, Mississippi)

Published at Stonewall, Miss., C. O'Neal Walker, Manager, Jim Halley, Editor, Subscriptions $1.50 per year, by mail

Submitted By Debora Reese

Death Claims Dr. Sparkman

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Dr. A. A. Sparkman well known in this area which he served for several years a resident physician in Stonewall, died Friday afternoon at a hospital in Memphis, it is said. For some time he had been seriously ill with an inoperable brain tumor.

The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at Cleveland, Miss. Dr. Sparkman is survived by his wife, Evelyn, his mother, Mrs. A. A. Sparkman, Sr., who recently reached her ninety-sixth birthday, and one brother, Fred, of Cleveland.

At the time of his death Dr. Sparkman was serving as resident doctor at the Veteran’s Domiciliary at Thomasville, Ga. He had served for many years as a doctor in the U. S. Army and held the rank of Major. He had also practiced in Jackson and in Gloster, Miss., before coming to Stonewall. During the three years he served here Dr. Sparkman made many friends. Both he and his wife were interested and active in community affairs and were very much missed when they left.

Forest Queen Is Chosen

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Miss Glenda Williams, 16-year old daughter if Mr. and Mrs. Champ Williams of Quitman was chosen Forestry Queen at ceremonies in the Clarke County Office Building Tuesday night. Her sponsors were the Hopewell Home Demonstration Club.

Miss Joan Crawford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Crawford, of Stonewall, was chosen as first alternate. She was sponsored by the Stonewall Home Demonstration club. The second alternate, Miss Mary Ann Slay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Slay, was sponsored by the Crandall Club.

The new Forestry Queen was officially crowned by Miss Jean Haney, who held the title last year. Flowers and consolation prizes were awarded by Clarke County Agent Jimmy Gibbs. The judges for the event were Mr. and Mrs. Burkett Hedgepeth and Miss Bernice Smith, all of Laurel. They were introduced by Paul Hardy, area forester in Quitman.

Local Girl Wins School Honor

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Carolyn Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Smith, of Stonewall, who recently entered Mississippi Southern as a freshman, has been informed that she will be exempt from the freshman English course. A total of 1400 students took the qualifying English examination and Carolyn was one of 16 who won exemption. She graduated from Stonewall High School with the class of 1956.

Conduct Revival At Kosciusko

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Rev. J. W. Brand and Rev. Beulah Ivey have recently returned from Kosciusko, Miss., where they conducted a very successful revival. While there they visited Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Boutwell and children, formerly of Enterprise and found them very well. They all visited Mr. and Mrs. John Turner and children, formerly of Stonewall.

Birthday Party for Two

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A double birthday party was held last Saturday at the home of Mrs. Susan Davis honoring Bobby Davis 6, and Susan Jean Davis 2, whose birthday occur a day apart. A group of little friends helped the children celebrate and everyone had a fine, if noisy time. Youngsters presents were Debbie and Eric Robinson, Dorothy Jean and George Hamrick, Roy Tew, Joyce and Royce Woodall, Robert Johnson, Linda Harris, Bobby Davis and Susan Jean and Susan’s great-great grandmother, Mrs. Leona Waltman. Games were played and ice cream and cake were served.

REMEMBERED ON BIRTHDAY

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The Tuesday bridge club of Stonewall sent a remembrance box to Mrs. Gladys Kellam, a former member, on the occasion of her birthday, which occurred Sept. 24.

Mrs. Killam, formerly associated with the Stonewall Division of Erwin Mills is now living with her daughter, Mrs. Charlcie Mohead in Lula, Miss.

NEWS

Around the Town

By Mrs. Novaliene Rasberry

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Mr. and Mrs. James O. Barton and children, Baton Rouge, La., are visiting relatives here this week. They leave Saturday for Central America, where Mr. Barton will be working for the next seven months.

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Sgt. and Mrs. Alfred Huddleston and baby, Randy, of Greenville, are visiting relatives here this week.

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Mr. and Mrs. Bill Flowers, and son, from Nicaragua are visiting here on vacation trip.

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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eastland, of Mobile, were weekend visitors here.

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Mr. and Mrs. Lamar (“Jelly”) Robinson are proud parents of a baby girl born Sept. 15, in Memphis, Tenn.

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Miss Dorothy Moffett was a visitor to her family here last weekend. She is studying nurses training at University Hospital, Jackson, Miss.

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Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hamil and children, of Brookhaven, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lewis and Bob here.

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Mr. and Mrs. James Tippan, of Gilbertown, Ala., were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Irby last Sunday.

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Mrs. Lyda Bradley and the girls and their families all visited Mr. and Mrs. Weir Green at Columbus, Miss., last Sunday.

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Mr. and Mrs. Granville Revette and children, of Mobile, visited Miss Betty McClellion last week.

Other News

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Mrs. Harold Jenkins has returned home to Enterprise after a recent visit in New Orleans.

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Miss Dorothy Mohler visited her mother in Hattiesburg last week.

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Mrs. A. J. Bradley, Sr. is getting along well at home after recent illness.

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Mr. and Mrs. Ocie Holloman, of Quitman, visited Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Smith and Diana last Sunday.

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Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Barnes and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Richardson and family visited Rev. Charles Barnes at Pelahatchie last Sunday. Rev. Barnes is teaching school in Pelahatchie.

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Mr. Robert S. Miller and Pee Wee Dorn, of Columbus, S. C., visited with Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Sumrall this weekend.

IN MEMORIAM

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In memory of Jim McWhirter who departed this life September 8, a year ago. His memory will never be forgotten. Sleep on, dear Jim, and take thy rest. God called you home for He thought it best. He is sadly missed by his wife, sisters, nieces, and nephews.

Mrs. Mildred McWhirter, his wife.

Good Learner Teaches Others

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When Mrs. Shirley Jean McMullen first came to work at the Stonewall Division of Erwin Mills a little over a year ago she was assigned as a learner in the spinning department.

The head of the department, Mr. Jim Huddleston, noticed that this new girl was a quick learner and in a very short time she had caught onto the technical intricacies of running spinning frames and was able to go on her way.

About four months ago when other new learners were brought into the department Mr. Huddleston decided to let Mrs. McMullen try her hand at teaching the newcomers. She proved to be as good a teacher as she was a learner. Under her careful direction young, inexperienced employees who had never see the inside of a textile plant before soon found themselves capable of turning out very creditable work.

Mrs. McMullen’s teaching methods are very simple but tremendously effective. “I first tell the learner what the job us and what she is expected to do.”, Mrs. McMullen told your reporter, “then I show them how to do it step by step. You’ve got to be patient. Some people learn faster than others. If you rush people they get excited and nervous. You’ve got to take it easy. After I show a learner something I ask her to show me. This way I can tell whether they’ve got the idea or not. You’ve got to encourage them too. As long as people try something they are bound to learn something. The main thing I worry about is that they learn it right. I expect them to do some things wrong and when they do I just help them out and go over it again to show them the right way. It is really simple.”

Mrs. McMullen has trained many learners in the few months that she has been teaching and all of them have developed into good operatives.

Mrs. McMullen is a very attractive young woman with a quite friendly air about her. She is very neat in appearance and the example she sets in this respect seems to have carried over to all the young learners with whom she works. Everyone of them present a picture of neat, clean-cut efficiency on the job.

Mrs. McMullen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cochran. Her father also works in the spinning room on the same shift, in fact, in the same department. Her husband, an ex-service man and a native of Newton, is employed in the carding department of the Stonewall Division.