Published: June 03, 2009 11:06 am      

Flashbacks

May 28, 1959

Annual employees of the Mississippi Forestry Service in Attala County are Charles Steen, dispatcher, W.M. Brown, area forester, and Jim Dees, crew leader. Each fall seasonal workers are employed. There are three-men crews at Center, Sallis and Berea. Leaders are J.T. Roebuck, Center; E.N. McDaniel, Sallis, and P.J. Milner, Berea.

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Carol White, 20, daughter of Mrs. Hugh White and the late Mr. White of Ethel has been selected as “Stewardess of the Month” by American Airlines from the 500 stewardesses who are employed by this company.

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Top students recognized at eighth grade graduation exercises at Carmack’s school were valedictorian, Phillip Hodges, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hodges; salutatorian, Peggy Moorehead, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doty Moorehead.

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Six boys who will be seniors next year in high schools have been selected from the four high schools of Attala County to attend American Legion Boys State for the week of May 30-June 6 at Hinds Junior College. Selected were Delane Myers, James Turner, Thad Haskins, Ken Boone, Jerry Allen, and Stanley Hartness.

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New candidates for beat offices are F.L. Rainey, for Justice of the Peace of Beat 2; Quitman Gregory, Justice of the Peace, Beat 5.

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Forestry Appreciation Day will be highlighted in Attala County on Tuesday, June 2, at 10:30 a.m. on the farm of Senator John Clark Love, six miles north of Kosciusko on Highway 35.

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Three Kosciusko lovelies who have entered the Jaycees Miss Kosciusko pageant are Miss Carolyn Green, Miss Joyce Burchfield, and Miss Betty Jean Hanna. The pageant will be held June 5.



May 31, 1984

Four Kosciusko High School seniors were recognized for special achievement during graduation exercises Friday night at the high school auditorium. Thomas Ray Childs and Susan Annette Price were announced as top graduating seniors. Sixteen of the high school’s 72 graduates were honor students graduating with a 90 or above cumulative average for all high school work. Johnnie Joyce Latimore, was number two in general college preparatory; Robert Nelson Stewart, number two in special college.

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Mrs. Margaret Summers was one of the first people hired by Burke Shade when the company opened its Kosciusko manufacturing operation in 1960. Friday she became the first person to retire from the organization. Company president Herb Eisenberg expressed appreciation to Mrs. Summers and presented her with a watch. The company also hosted a lunch in her honor. Mrs. Summers began working for the organization on Oct. 17, 1960.

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Kosciusko’s ward three alderman, James Bayne, accepted a plaque on behalf of the citizens of his ward, who earned the title of cleanup champs in a recent city campaign. Cleanup chairman Nat Blaylock made the presentation. In early April, at the outset of the campaign, a team of inspectors toured the city and listed trouble spots. Lists were given to aldermen and a final check of progress was made last week. The plaque was handed out to the ward judged to have done the best job of attacking sites on the list.

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The doors of J.C. Penney in Kosciusko have been opening and closing for area customers for 85 years. But when they close on July 14 this year, they’re not going to open again. J.C. Penney Company will close its Kosciusko store on that day. The store has been open in its present location on the square since 1929.

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Former Kosciusko resident Larry Jones of Hayward, Ca., serving with the Army Reserve has won the Distinguished Individual for April award.