In Celebration of MHS Class of 1958
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
The Hamster
This lively pet hamster will keep you company throughout the day. Watch him run on his wheel, drink water, and eat the food you feed him by clicking your mouse. Click the center of the wheel to make him get back on it.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Marty Davidson to receive Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Meridian Star
April 22, 2011
Marty Davidson to receive Ellis Island Medal of Honor
By Jennifer Jacob Brown / jbrown@themeridianstar.com
The Meridian Star
MERIDIAN — Meridianite Marty Davidson is slated to receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, a national award sponsored by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, in New York on May 7.
Davidson is the chairman and owner of Southern Pipe and Supply Company.
According to the NECO Web site, the award is designed to, "pay homage to the immigrant experience," as well as individual achievement.
"The honorees are remarkable Americans who exemplify outstanding qualities in both their personal and professional lives, while continuing to preserve the richness of their particular heritage," the Web site reads. "We honor them because they create a better world of all of us in the future by the work of today."
Davidson will represent the immigrant experience through his Jewish and Russian heritage.
Notable past honorees include Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Gen. Colin Powell, Sen. John McCain, Attorney Gen. Janet Reno, Rosa Parks, Elie Wiesel, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Joe Dimaggio, Yogi Berra, Muhammad Ali, Walter Cronkite, Quincy Jones and many others.
Davidson will be the second Mississippian to receive the award. The award will be given during a ceremony on Ellis Island. Ellis Island was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States from 1892 to 1954.
Marty Davidson's family first settled in America in the early 1900's when his grandfather, Russian-born Louis Davidson, immigrated. Louis Davidson started the company that would become Southern Pipe and Supply, a plumbing supply company that is now in its 72nd year of operation and its fourth generation of family management.
Louis Davidson started a junk company in Meridian called St. Louis Junk Company. The company started selling bathtubs, and in 1938, Louis Davidson opened Southern Pipe and Supply with his sons Sammie and Meyer.
Marty Davidson, the son of Meyer Davidson, started working at Southern Pipe when he was five years old and continued working summers until he left for college. He began working for the company full-time in 1962. In 1968, he purchased the company from his father.
In that same year, Klu Klux Klan members bombed the home of Meyer Davidson because of his public stance against the bombing of synagogues and churches in Mississippi.
Forty-eight years later, Southern Pipe and Supply has grown from four branches in three states to 93 branches in seven states. In 2010, it was ranked as the seventh largest distributor of plumbing supplies in the United States and the second largest regional distributor by Supply House Times.
Davidson's son, Jay, is now the president of the company.
NECO feels that the story of Southern Pipe exemplifies the type of immigrant story that could only happen in the United States, where an immigrant's journey from Russia evolved into a family company the size of Southern Pipe and Supply.
Davidson has previously been awarded the local Hartley D. Peavey Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Neville Humanitarian Award, and Meridian Star Citizen of the Year Award, and is honored in the Mississippi Business Hall of Fame.
Meridian Star
April 22, 2011
Marty Davidson to receive Ellis Island Medal of Honor
By Jennifer Jacob Brown / jbrown@themeridianstar.com
The Meridian Star
MERIDIAN — Meridianite Marty Davidson is slated to receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, a national award sponsored by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, in New York on May 7.
Davidson is the chairman and owner of Southern Pipe and Supply Company.
According to the NECO Web site, the award is designed to, "pay homage to the immigrant experience," as well as individual achievement.
"The honorees are remarkable Americans who exemplify outstanding qualities in both their personal and professional lives, while continuing to preserve the richness of their particular heritage," the Web site reads. "We honor them because they create a better world of all of us in the future by the work of today."
Davidson will represent the immigrant experience through his Jewish and Russian heritage.
Notable past honorees include Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Gen. Colin Powell, Sen. John McCain, Attorney Gen. Janet Reno, Rosa Parks, Elie Wiesel, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Joe Dimaggio, Yogi Berra, Muhammad Ali, Walter Cronkite, Quincy Jones and many others.
Davidson will be the second Mississippian to receive the award. The award will be given during a ceremony on Ellis Island. Ellis Island was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States from 1892 to 1954.
Marty Davidson's family first settled in America in the early 1900's when his grandfather, Russian-born Louis Davidson, immigrated. Louis Davidson started the company that would become Southern Pipe and Supply, a plumbing supply company that is now in its 72nd year of operation and its fourth generation of family management.
Louis Davidson started a junk company in Meridian called St. Louis Junk Company. The company started selling bathtubs, and in 1938, Louis Davidson opened Southern Pipe and Supply with his sons Sammie and Meyer.
Marty Davidson, the son of Meyer Davidson, started working at Southern Pipe when he was five years old and continued working summers until he left for college. He began working for the company full-time in 1962. In 1968, he purchased the company from his father.
In that same year, Klu Klux Klan members bombed the home of Meyer Davidson because of his public stance against the bombing of synagogues and churches in Mississippi.
Forty-eight years later, Southern Pipe and Supply has grown from four branches in three states to 93 branches in seven states. In 2010, it was ranked as the seventh largest distributor of plumbing supplies in the United States and the second largest regional distributor by Supply House Times.
Davidson's son, Jay, is now the president of the company.
NECO feels that the story of Southern Pipe exemplifies the type of immigrant story that could only happen in the United States, where an immigrant's journey from Russia evolved into a family company the size of Southern Pipe and Supply.
Davidson has previously been awarded the local Hartley D. Peavey Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Neville Humanitarian Award, and Meridian Star Citizen of the Year Award, and is honored in the Mississippi Business Hall of Fame.
Meridian Star
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
SHOTGUN.mp4
Live from THE SUCARNOCHEE REVUE. Justion McCoy, Jacky Jack White and the late ALBERT MORTON on vocals and saxophone with The House Rockers. 4/1/11, at the Temple, Meridian, MS.
The Sucarnochee Revue is a one hour Radio program featuring the music, and musicians from the Black Belt Region of Mississippi and Alabama. The program airs on 55 radio stations and will start airing as a weekly series on Mississippi Public Television in April 2011. The host of the "Sucarnochee Revue" is Jacky Jack White. Jacky Jack White has had songs on the charts as a singer/songwriter since 1985. Some of the artists who have recorded his songs are: Ray Stevens, Charley Pride, Buddy Jewell, Steve Wariner, Neal McCoy and Mark Lowery. Jack received an ASCAP Award for "If I Didn't Love You", and a NSAI Award for the #1 Southern Gospel song, "When Men Pray." Jack records on Sucarnochee Records a subsidiary label of Silverwolf Records.
See website of Sucarnochee Review & Record Company
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Lee Arthur Rhodes, Deceased
Mary Jane (Kelly) Heisterkamp recently sent me an obituary from The Meridian Star, dated March 25, 2011. It brought back old memories from high school and probably will for you also. The obituary begins:Services for Lee Arthur “House Rocker” Rhodes will be held Saturday, at 2 p.m., at Haven Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Cynthia Cross officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Rhodes, 88, of Meridian, died Monday, Mar. 21, 2011, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was born June 22, 1922, in Meridian. He served the community as the first African-American disc jockey in Meridian at WOKK Radio Station.
Do you remember him? I remember his voice on the radio, and Mary Jane says he would come into the Activities Building and check with Ms. Kimbrall and head straight for the juke box, open his bag of records and start to work. She says that he always had the latest songs and some would go over and talk to him and ask if he had certain songs. He tried to keep everyone happy with the music. He was a good and kind man. May he rest in peace.
Berry and Gardner Funeral Home
Berry and Gardner Funeral Home was in charge of Mr. Rhodes’ funeral. I went to their website, and there is a page of interesting history, going back over 100 years. See website.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
The Production of "Tony and Gary"
Two years ago I met at a social gathering a young documentary filmmaker. Having watched an unusual story unfold over 20 years, I wrote to her a week after the party and proposed a film idea, told her I would pay her expenses to and from New York and that my brother would house and feed her for three days. She was excited about the story, went to Georgia, shot 12 hours of footage and, then, I did not hear from her again until a few weeks ago when she sent me the completed film.
The back story of this film is that my younger brother, Tony, became the legal guardian of Gary, a mentally retarded, paranoid schizophrenic, after he read in the newspaper that the fate of this unfortunate man, who regularly came into the studio to watch Tony make furniture, was to be a ward of the state of Georgia, i.e., institutionalized. Tony went to court and petitioned to become Gary's legal guardian so that Gary could live in the home that he grew up in.
This is a tender snapshot of the relationship between two artists, one who has an MFA in sculpture and the other who collects and displays halloween decorations.
Tony and Gary
(Note from Ouida: Tee's film follows this post or you can watch on YouTube.)
The back story of this film is that my younger brother, Tony, became the legal guardian of Gary, a mentally retarded, paranoid schizophrenic, after he read in the newspaper that the fate of this unfortunate man, who regularly came into the studio to watch Tony make furniture, was to be a ward of the state of Georgia, i.e., institutionalized. Tony went to court and petitioned to become Gary's legal guardian so that Gary could live in the home that he grew up in.
This is a tender snapshot of the relationship between two artists, one who has an MFA in sculpture and the other who collects and displays halloween decorations.
Tony and Gary
(Note from Ouida: Tee's film follows this post or you can watch on YouTube.)
Monday, April 4, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Lessons in Life recommends: Great book with special bonuses
by John Chancellor
If you enjoy reading books that teach important lessons about life, then I have a great recommendation for you. The book is The Hero's Choice - Living from the Inside Out by Dr. Roger K. Allen.
Currently, Roger is running an Amazon.com promotion for those who buy the book in the next few days. With the purchase of the book, you get some additional resources that can be very valuable in your self-development process.
You can read more about the bonuses and how to get them here:
http://www.livebigprogram.com/heroschoice
An additional bonus is an audio program by Roger called Making Things Happen. I was provided a copy of this program for review and I can honestly say that the value of this one program is worth many times what the book cost. I have listened to this program over a dozen times and still gain new and deeper insights each time I listen to the program.
If you wish to know more about the book, here's a link to a review I wrote about the book: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1LJTDQFU73H5U/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
For those who don't live in the U.S., the book is available in a Kindle version. If you don't have a Kindle, Amazon.com offers a free app which allows you to read a Kindle version on your computer.
The book costs less than $12. It's a great read, and while I'm not familiar with the other bonuses, the Making Things Happen audio program will be a valuable addition to your self-development tools. (It's in MP3 format for instant download.)
In the interest of full disclosure, I get no financial incentive for recommending this book. I believe the book is a great resource, and coupled with the audio program Roger is adding as a bonus, it's a tremendous bargain.
If you want the book with all the bonuses, act quickly before the promotion ends.
If you enjoy reading books that teach important lessons about life, then I have a great recommendation for you. The book is The Hero's Choice - Living from the Inside Out by Dr. Roger K. Allen.
Currently, Roger is running an Amazon.com promotion for those who buy the book in the next few days. With the purchase of the book, you get some additional resources that can be very valuable in your self-development process.
You can read more about the bonuses and how to get them here:
http://www.livebigprogram.com/heroschoice
An additional bonus is an audio program by Roger called Making Things Happen. I was provided a copy of this program for review and I can honestly say that the value of this one program is worth many times what the book cost. I have listened to this program over a dozen times and still gain new and deeper insights each time I listen to the program.
If you wish to know more about the book, here's a link to a review I wrote about the book: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1LJTDQFU73H5U/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
For those who don't live in the U.S., the book is available in a Kindle version. If you don't have a Kindle, Amazon.com offers a free app which allows you to read a Kindle version on your computer.
The book costs less than $12. It's a great read, and while I'm not familiar with the other bonuses, the Making Things Happen audio program will be a valuable addition to your self-development tools. (It's in MP3 format for instant download.)
In the interest of full disclosure, I get no financial incentive for recommending this book. I believe the book is a great resource, and coupled with the audio program Roger is adding as a bonus, it's a tremendous bargain.
If you want the book with all the bonuses, act quickly before the promotion ends.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Is This Our Missing Gift To the School?
Check out the tile at the top of the photo which says "Class of 1958." Is this our missing gift to the school? My son and his family went to a pep rally at MHS, and he noticed the tile. It is in the gym. He remembered that we had looked for our school gift before the reunion so made this picture. Let me know what you think via e-mail!!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Through our laws, Mississippi must say ‘No!’ to such horrors
By Sandy Williams
It is the headline that has haunted my thoughts for the last several days. “More than 30 dead dogs and 6 cats found at the bottom of a ravine in Prentiss County, Mississippi.” Some had been beaten, some had been shot, some had been tortured and hanged. As I watched a news clip in horror, I saw several little puppies lying at the bottom of that ravine with their heads crushed in. How could anyone commit such a cruel and sick act of violence?
My mind keeps seeing someone or several people standing at the top of that ravine, looking down and laughing. They feel a sense of excitement, a sense of power over those helpless animals. They had done the unspeakable and they were getting away with it. What they didn’t feel was remorse. People who commit such horrible acts of violence have no conscience, and if they do it once, they will do it again.
My mind keeps thinking of the local people from that area watching the evening news and there on the screen, to their horror, is their precious pet lying at the bottom of that ravine. Days before their family dog had suddenly disappeared from the safety of their own yard. Or their home had been invaded by thieves and not only did they steal their sense of security, they took their most valuable possession, their beloved little puppy.
My mind keeps thinking of those individuals who are so disturbed and sick that they commit these unforgivable acts of violence against animals and they are not adequately punished for their crimes. How can it be that the state in which I live does not consider such acts of violence against a helpless living creature a felony?
It is a fact that individuals with a history of abuse and violence toward animals will eventually turn their rage on a human being. Every serial killer in history has had a past of abusing innocent animals before they turned to torturing and mutilating humans.
Now, I want to take your mind back to Prentiss County. As you look down into that ravine, to your horror you see a small, innocent child lying lifeless on the rocks below.
Then I want you to sit down, right now, and write or e-mail your state senator and your representative or call them personally and tell them this must be the year that Mississippi makes animal cruelty against dogs and cats a first-offense felony in our state. We are sick and tired of all of the excuses of who this law might offend. As citizens and voters in Mississippi, all we are concerned about is who this law will protect.
Sandy Williams, of Tunica, is executive director of the Tunica Humane Society. For contact information on your legislators go to ms-fact.org.
Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2011/02/05/2835484/through-our-laws-mississippi-must.html#ixzz1DIXqsXlG
It is the headline that has haunted my thoughts for the last several days. “More than 30 dead dogs and 6 cats found at the bottom of a ravine in Prentiss County, Mississippi.” Some had been beaten, some had been shot, some had been tortured and hanged. As I watched a news clip in horror, I saw several little puppies lying at the bottom of that ravine with their heads crushed in. How could anyone commit such a cruel and sick act of violence?
My mind keeps seeing someone or several people standing at the top of that ravine, looking down and laughing. They feel a sense of excitement, a sense of power over those helpless animals. They had done the unspeakable and they were getting away with it. What they didn’t feel was remorse. People who commit such horrible acts of violence have no conscience, and if they do it once, they will do it again.
My mind keeps thinking of the local people from that area watching the evening news and there on the screen, to their horror, is their precious pet lying at the bottom of that ravine. Days before their family dog had suddenly disappeared from the safety of their own yard. Or their home had been invaded by thieves and not only did they steal their sense of security, they took their most valuable possession, their beloved little puppy.
My mind keeps thinking of those individuals who are so disturbed and sick that they commit these unforgivable acts of violence against animals and they are not adequately punished for their crimes. How can it be that the state in which I live does not consider such acts of violence against a helpless living creature a felony?
It is a fact that individuals with a history of abuse and violence toward animals will eventually turn their rage on a human being. Every serial killer in history has had a past of abusing innocent animals before they turned to torturing and mutilating humans.
Now, I want to take your mind back to Prentiss County. As you look down into that ravine, to your horror you see a small, innocent child lying lifeless on the rocks below.
Then I want you to sit down, right now, and write or e-mail your state senator and your representative or call them personally and tell them this must be the year that Mississippi makes animal cruelty against dogs and cats a first-offense felony in our state. We are sick and tired of all of the excuses of who this law might offend. As citizens and voters in Mississippi, all we are concerned about is who this law will protect.
Sandy Williams, of Tunica, is executive director of the Tunica Humane Society. For contact information on your legislators go to ms-fact.org.
Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2011/02/05/2835484/through-our-laws-mississippi-must.html#ixzz1DIXqsXlG
Photo Taken by Dr. William Betts
William Betts, from Old Hickory, Tenn., took this photo and wrote this description: "Beside one another, staring at one another for more than 100 years since their birth, a saguaro cactus boldly embraces a mate at Sabino Canyon." Arizona Daily StarrSaturday, February 5, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Look Who I Found on FaceBook!! Ouida, Tashee & Abby
At my niece's wedding in Oxford. She had the wedding in her mother's home. It had been planned for outside, but, of course, it was raining. The home was built by our grandparents in the 1930's. My sister, Shelia, added about 2,000 sf to it. She has furnished it with family furniture, reupholstered and/or refinished, and collected over a long period of time. The home is her dream come true. It is wonderful - full of childhood memories.
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