THE SUNNY SOUTH NEWS
 
Official Newsletter Of the
Lowry Rifles SCV Camp #1740
 
Rankin County Mississippi

 

Sunny South News

Editor: Bill Hinson   Co-Editor: Lisa Hinson
Vol. 13 No. 12 Date: July 13, 2010

 

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The Lowry Rifles Camp #1740
of Rankin County, MS.
 Are Proud Members of the Mississippi Division
“Sons of Confederate Veterans”
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This Newsletter is dedicated in the Memory of …
Plummer Lee Harris
June 3, 1914 - June 17, 2010
Graveside services for Plummer Lee Harris were held Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 10 am at Louin Cemetery with Bro. William Savell officiating. Newton County Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Harris, 96, of Newton, died Thursday, June 17, 2010 at Rush Foundation Hospital. He was a life long resident of Louin, and attended Louin Baptist Church, as long as his health permitted. He served in the Civil Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. He was a retired school bus driver for the West Jasper School System and was self employed, working in several different occupations, including the long time maintenance keeper of the Louin Cemetery, and other various jobs. He was a long time member of the Mississippi Division Sons of the Confederate Veterans. Now Plummer Harris has crossed over the river and now rests under the shade of the trees. He was preceded in death by his wife: Johnnie Jewell Floyd Harris and his parents: Lee Vander and Rosie Smith Harris; and several brothers and sisters.
Survivors Include: His Son: Stanley Mitchell Harris of Louin; and His Grand-daughter: Stephanie (Louis P., Sr.) Harris Foley of Newton; In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: “Beauvoir” The Jefferson Davis Home, 2244 Beach Boulevard Biloxi, MS 39531-5002; For more information, please call (228) 388-4400 or visit the website at www.beauvoir.org.
 
 
Next Meeting
When: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Time: 7:00pm Where: Central Independent Baptist Church in Pearl, MS. Speaker: Wallace McMillan
***We look forward to seeing you all at our next meeting. If any of you have any ideas for future programs or know some speakers you would like to hear please contact me at my email: skycop77@comcast.net or call me at: 601-672-3117. (Fellowship time is at 6:30pm come join us and let’s celebrate our Confederate heritage!)
Thanks Marc S. Allen - Program Chairman
 
　
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CAMP NEWS
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New Member
The Lowry Rifles Camp is proud to announce that we received one new member in the month of June.
 
William “Bill” Watson
 
Bill, joined under the service records of his Great, Great Grandfather, Pvt. Richard Thomas Long who served in Co. D, 4th Tennessee Cavalry (McLemore’s)
 
“Bill, Welcome to the Lowry Rifles Camp,
where you are always in the Sunny South”
 
 
Camp Election Coming in January 2011
Compatriots time is closing in on our camp elections. On January 11, 2011 at or meeting we will be electing new officers. Below is a list of positions in our camp.
Commander, Adjutant, Lt. Commander, 2nd Lt. Commander, 3rd Lt. Commander, Chaplain, Historian, Secretary and Sgt. of Arms. Those wanting to apply for a position must be a member of our camp for at least (6) months. Also there will be elections for new camp committee members. If you are interested in applying for one of these positions please email Bill at: BHLH87@aol.com or send a written letter to Bill at: 238 South Fox-Hall Rd. Pearl, MS. 39208. Thanks and please apply!
Deadline to apply December 14, 2010
 
 
On The Road To The Monuments
On Sunday June 6, after the Division Reunion ended Bill and Lisa Hinson enjoyed traveling to Grenada, Duck Hill, Winona, Durant, Lexington, Yazoo City and Canton to take pictures of all the Confederate Monuments in these areas for there book to be published down the road as soon as they complete their journey around the state. While in Lexington they ran into Tim and Becky Cupit of the Rankin Rough and Readies Camp of Brandon. Tim and Becky were taking pictures of the monument there.
They would like to thank Cecil Fayard, Greg Stewart, Arlin Pearson and Walt Grayson for helping them locate some of the monuments in these areas.
On Sunday June 13, after staying the night in Natchez Bill and Lisa Hinson enjoyed taking a photo of the Confederate monument located at the city park. They traveled on to Fayette and took a picture of the one in the town park. Then it was on to Lorman where they ate at the Old Country Store where they ate some of the best fried chicken in the state. After their meal it was on to Port Gibson where they to a photo of the monument there. Down the road they traveled to Crystal Springs where they snapped another picture of the monument in the city cemetery. Onward they went to Jackson where they snapped a shot of the monument by the Old Capitol and at the Greenwood Cemetery. What a weekend. On Saturday June 26, Bill and Lisa traveled to Belzoni, Greenville, Cleveland, Beulah, Sumner, and Charleston to take pictures of all the Confederate monuments in the Delta region. What a nice trip the fields were green in the Delta with corn, soybeans and cotton. On Saturday July 3, Bill and Lisa traveled to Brookhaven, McComb, Hattiesburg, Heidelberg, Waynesboro, Shubuta, Quitman, Meridian and Forest to take pictures of Confederate monuments. It was a warm day down in the Pine Belt. All the monuments so far look pretty good, however the one in Waynesboro could us a little work.
By Bill Hinson
 
 
Lowry Rifles Highway Clean Up Report
On Saturday June 19, the 80 plus degree heat could not stop members of the Lowry Rifles Camp or members of the Vander-Ziel OCR Chapter from marching 2 miles down Airport Road where they picked up 10 bags of trash. These trash warriors did not let the heat of summer stop them. They marched with Confederate pride!
Those who braved the summer heat and humidity were: Tommy and Tara Symon, Larry Ray, Bill Watson, Jimmy Jackson, Jerry and Snuffy “the dog” Riley, Roy Atkins, Glenn, Glenda, Bill and Lisa Hinson.
(This is the thirteenth year that we have pick up trash in this area)
 
 
Lowry Rifles Prayer List
Please prayer for the following….
Mary Crossman, Connie Byrd, Randy Hinson, Tommy Robinson, Bertha Robinson Continued Prayer: P. J. Audiffred US Air Force, & Robert Marshall
 
 
Commander’s Dispatch
Dear Compatriots, Been a hot summer, I know! I want to thank everyone who braved the heat to come out for our trash pickup last Saturday. We had a great time and good fellowship. I want to again remind everyone of the hard work we have ahead with the upcoming convention. This is our time to shine and I want us to shine well. Again I want to reinterate all the help we are going to need. There is a job for everyone. This month coming up, will be a normal meeting and we encourage all to attend the meeting. Also, I want to remind everyone that there is only six more months to camp elections. I want people to think about these offices and consider running for a position. This is your camp as well as my camp and I encourage all to be as involved as they can. That is all I have for this month and I plan on seeing everyone at our next meeting.
Your Commander, Tommy Symon
 
Word of the Month: Patriot
 
 
Adjutant’s Report
Well Compatriots I have news! We have our work cut out starting this month. As most of you know our camp will be hosting the 2011 (116th Annual Mississippi Division Reunion) in June of 2011. We also will be holding our camp elections in January. So this year is very full I can tell you. We are going to need all the help we can get to make this a very successful reunion. It takes hours upon hours to do these things right. I hope some of you volunteer to help out! The reunion in Grenada ton June 4-6 was a big success. The only disappointment I saw was lack of support from our camp. As for as members I was the only member present. Lisa was the only OCR member present from our camp too. I was hoping more would come so they could see how to do a reunion. There are guidelines you must follow to the T. This would have made my job much easier if some of our members would have at least made the business meeting part of the reunion. Lots of work and details to work out for the next 10 or so months. I will be calling on you for help, so please get involved. No one will be asked to do anything they cannot handle. I and others will appreciate any help available. I look forward to seeing you all at our next meeting. Your Adjutant, Bill Hinson
 
 
Chaplain Atkin’s Corner
Days Without End
Days without end and nights that never come. A time of perpetual light and never the darkness of night. Behold a City on which The Light of God never sets, bathed forever in God's Holy Light and the darkness of evil never besets. For God, Himself, shall be the Light thereof and the Holy Saints shall be its people. The Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, shall be the Temple and God's truths shall pour out like a river replenishing all the lands.
Pure Truth shall reign there and never the shadow of any lie ever be. A place filled with Holy Sages and Priests who minister to all the cities and people of all the lands from one end of the universe to the other. For God shall reign forever with the Light of Truth as His Scepter and of His Kingdom there will be no end. By: Jim Welch
We all fall on hard times and need a friend at times. So again please call on me when you need me. Your Chaplain, Roy Atkins - Phone Number: 601- 939-6248
 
 
****Calendar of Events****
August 13-14, 2010: The Southern Heritage Conference: Laurel, MS: This year will be a confederate Tea Party. Everyone come and celebrate the South with the Jones County Rosin Heels SCV Camp at the Southern Heritage Conference at Bethlehem Baptist Church about 5 miles east of Laurel, MS on Highway 184 East. We’ll have very good speakers, with good old music, food and fellowship! Our speakers are Chaplin-in-Chief, Bro. Cecil Fayard, Past Division Commander, Larry McCluney and Alabama Tea Party speaker, Bro. John Killian. Some of the others may show the current issues are related to the War. We’ll meet Friday, August 13, at 6:00 pm to visit, shop and get seated to start at 7.00pm. We meet again at 8:30 am Saturday with speeches to start at 9.00 am, August 14, we’ll break for dinner at noon and eat on the premises, and come back afterwards for the afternoon session. Saturday night dress casual or dress out in Confederate uniforms and antebellum ball gowns or wee kilties for the Saturday evening supper and Confederate Ceiledh at 5:00 pm We will try to eat at 5.30 pm. At a Ceiledh, everyone is invited to sing, tell a joke, read a poem, etc. At the supper and Ceiledh we’ll post the colors. We will need all uniformed Confederates and kilted Scots to bring weapons and join in to protect colors, and piper.
 
Noon Dinner $10.00 per person, supper $15.00 per person.
 
You MUST make MEAL RESERVATIONS IN ADVANCE
Mail check payable to: Jones County Rosin Heels, SCV, P. O. Box 52, Laurel, MS 39441 Phone: 601/649-1867 days, 601/426-2041 nights,
Email Contact: csaford@hotmail.com
Comfort Suites is convention hotel. Special rates until August 6 , 2010: $76.00
Call 601-649-2620 and tell them you are with the Southern Heritage Conference for the special rates.
 
 
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Mississippi Division News
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2010 Mississippi Division Reunion
On Saturday, June 5, members from several camps attended the reunion which was held at the First Baptist Church of Elliot. The host camp was the EC Walthall Camp of Grenada. What a nice reunion and a job well done by Brother Cecil Fayard, his camp and their OCR chapter. The day began with the opening ceremonies, then it was on to the business session where everything went well. There were a few by-law changes but nothing really controversial. After the business session there was a bus tour of the Grenada area offered. Many also enjoyed eating at various restaurants and visiting in the afternoon, some of the ladies went shopping at the local malls and stores Grenada had to offer. The executive committee met at 4pm to discuss some fast business. Later that evening the awards banquet was started. What a very good job done on this banquet. It was held in the church fellowship hall. The hall was decorated with all kinds of Confederate flags. From 6pm until 7pm a bluegrass gospel band played and sung as members and friends danced and sung along. What a meal! The banquet supper consisted of baked chicken, pull pork, beans, garden salads, breads, peas, corn salads, potato salads, and deserts to fight over from peach cobbler to banana putting to cakes and pies. All was like eating a piece of Southern hospitality. On Sunday, June 6, a memorial service was held downtown at the Grenada Confederate Monument where there were speeches and a nice musket salute in honor of the Confederate Dead.
 
 
Congratulations!
Congratulations go out to Louis Foley, 4th Brigade Commander. Louis won the “Brigade Commander of the Year Award!” He well deserved this honor for all the hard work he has done in the 4th Brigade and division.
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***Address Changes*** If anyone in our camp has a snail mail or e-mail address change or has not been receiving their Confederate Veterans Magazine (by monthly) or their Jeff Davis Legion Newsletter (quarterly) Please call Bill Hinson at: 601-936-9048 or write him at BHLH87@aol.com or snail mail him at: 238 South Fox-Hall Road Pearl, MS 39208
 
Question of the Month: Where will the next Southern Heritage Conference be held at?
 
　
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