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CMA Celebrates 100th AnniversaryAt Next Year’s Grand Reunion

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LakeKelly,CMAClassof ‘52 has fond memoriesof taking theAustin PeayGovernors to three NCAAbasketballappearances. In 1987 the team wasranked 14 in the nationknocking thenumber threeseed,Illinois,offbeforenar-rowlylosingtoProvidencewho went on to the finalfour. HisvictoryovertheIl-liniforcedESPN’sresidentwindbag, Dick Vitale, tostand on his head—some-thinghepromised todo inthe highly unlikely eventAustin Peay pulled off anupset. At a gym known asThe Red Barn, Kelly tookchances on players whomadealotofcoacheswary,molding them into a stifling defencethatwasallowedtorunfreeonceitgottheballandhelpedcre-atesomebuzzaboutaschoolwithafunnynamewhosefavoritecheerwas,“LetsGoPeay!” It was absolutely fantastic,” relatedKelly.“Itwasasituationasacoachwhereeverydayyouwokeupandwonderedwhatgoodthingsweregoingtohappen. “The president of the school calledmeinandtoldmehowmuchthenationalexposure did for the school. He showedmelettersfromalumnialloverthecoun-

try.They said foryears ithadbeenhardtoexplainwheretheywenttoschoolbutnowtheywereproudtosaytheywenttoAustinPeay.Thingslikethatmadethoseyearsextremelyenjoyable.” Forthepast10years,Kellyhasbeenliving in thehousewherehegrewup inFlemingsburg,KY,surroundedbytimberpropertyandfarmland. He’llturn70inOctoberandjustretiredafter8seasonscoachingtheboysbasket-ballteamatFlemingCountyHighSchool,

wherehewenttoschoolpriortoattendingCMA.Heremainsanassistantprincipalatthetown’selementaryschool,hehasn’tyetdecided when he’ll close the final door on a life of influencing kids. Kelly’s first departure from Clarksville tookhimtoOralRobertswherehecoachedfor three seasonsandcompileda30and24record.ThenspentfouryearsatClarkCountyHighSchool inWinchester,KY.,and2seasonsasanassistanttoJoeB.HallatKentuckybeforeareturntoClarksvillewherehereplacedHowardJackson,oneofhisformerplayerswhohadcoachedAustinPeayfortwoyears. Jackson beams when asked aboutCoach Kelly. Following a constructionaccidentthatbrokebothofJackson’slegs,KellyhelpednursehimbacktohealthintheFallof‘73. Jackson now coaches girls golf andteacheswellnessatKenwoodHighSchoolinClarksvilleclaimingthereisnowayhecould ever repay Kelly for the positivecourse he help plot in the young man’slife.Insteadhehopestopassonthecaringbrand of generosity he learned from theCMAgraduate. WhileKellywaswiththeWildcats,hefurtherhonedhisobsessionasadefensivespecialist. In 1986-87, his Governors won theOVCtournamentandgotallkindsofrec-ognitionfortheirvictoryoverIllinoisandtheirovertimelosstoProvidence,ateamcoachedbyRickPitino.TwoseasonslatertheGovernorslostaregularseasontourna-mentgametoawell-knownfreewheelingLoyola-Marymountteamonalast-secondgamewinningshot. “Rick Pitino said we were the bestman-to-man defense he’d ever faced,”Kelly said. “PaulWesthead (of Loyola-

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continued from page 1Marymount)said‘Youweretheonlyteamthatmadeussetupathalf-court.” Still, after 5 seasons back in Clarks-ville, adrainedKellydecidedheneededachange.HetookajobinmarketingandsaleswithaLexington,KY,TVstation. “IrealizedatthatpointIwaspracticallynumbeveryday.Iwasburnttothatpoint—Iwasgivingsomuchenergytothekidsandtheteams,”hesaid,“Ithoughtitwouldbegoodformyhealthandmypsychologi-calmakeuptogiveitarestforawhile.” The rest lasted until 1991 when hereturnedtoTennesseeforthecoachingjobatColumbiaHighSchoolinColumbia,TN.HetooktheLyonstotwoconsecutiveClassAAAchampionship games. He liked thehighschoolgamebutsaidtherewasamajoradjustmentfromcollegetohighschool. “Thekidsjustkindofthought‘We’llworkalittlebitandCoachwillwinuseverygame,’”hesaid.“Itwasarealproblem,aseriousproblem.Ihadtoconvinceguys,‘Icanteachyou,butyou’vegottogooutanddoit.’” AgainfeelingthepullofFlemingsburg,hewenthome,thistimetoworkasanel-ementaryschoolprincipal,andhewasbackonthecourtuntilrecently. Threeyearscoloncancerforcedhimtoundergosurgerybutheclaimstofeelgreatnow. One of Kelly’s three kids, Brian, isfollowingindad’sfootsteps,coachingtheboy’s teamatCentennialHigh inFrank-lin.TwocoacheswhoworkedunderhimatAustin Peay are now prominent headcoachesinmajorconferences—LeonardHamiltonatFloridaStateandRickStans-buryatMississippiState. InClarksville,Kellytookchancesonalotofkidswhomighthavebeenconsideredrisks at larger schools, none more well-knownthan“Fly”Williams,whosebrilliantplay often came paired with emotionaloutbursts. Kellyoncetoldareporterhismomhadalwaystakeninstrays,andthatpredisposedhimtogivepeopleachance. “If a kid wanted to play basketballand maybe had a few problems, we lethimplay,”Kellysaidofhisrecruitingphi-losophy. “If it panned out, fine, if not we lostsome.Wedidhavealotofkidsthatstruggled but they were good kids basi-cally.” SaidJackson,“Somecoacheswouldn’tgiveyouachanceifyoursocksweredirtybutCoachKelly lookedbeyond that.Hehad a tremendous impact on all of us inboththewayweplayedthenandinhowweconductourlivesnow.”

Ray Daniels, Class of ‘54Retires from Newspaper Ray Daniels, Class of ‘54, retired asdistrictmanagerintheRaleigh-BartlettareaforTheMemphisCommercialAppeal, inAugustoflastyearandislookingforwardtohis50thandCMA’s100thAnniversaryReunionnextyear. In December fol-lowingretirement,Raywastherecipientoftheannual “contributionto amateur footballaward”byTheLibertyBowl FootballAsso-ciation in Memphis.The plaque was pre-sented at the LibertyBowl Luncheon Dec.30th. and was due inlargeparttohisvolunteerworkwithShelbyYouthSports,anorganizationdedicatedtodevelopingfootball,cheerleadingandtrackand field activities for youths 7 to 13. This Springapproximately1,300footballplayersand600cheerleadersparticipated. Daniels has been involved in ShelbyYouth Sports for the past 30 years, first as acoach, thenmemberof theboard,com-missioner and finally president. Since 1978 Rayhasbeenchairmanofthescholarshipcommittee.This year $8,000 in scholar-shipswereawardedaddingto the totalofapproximately$190,000awardedsincetheprogram’sinception.

Marty Klein, PG ‘57Inducted in “Hall of Fame” CMA football and baseball standoutMartyKlein,PG‘57,istobeinductedintoPennsylvania’sLuzerneCountySportsHallofFameinSeptember. TheJohnLouisPoppleChapterof thePennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame coverssixcountiesincludingLuzerne,fromwhichathletesareselected. FollowinghisstintatCMA,Martyjoinedthe U.S. Marine Corp. piloting the CampLejeunevarsityfootballteamforthreesea-sons.Inhisroleofquarterback,KleinthrewmorethanafewpassestoAll-AmericanendsJimMoraandR.G.Beagle. Marty rooted for Jim toget the jobofheadcoachattheUniversityofNotreDameyearsbackwhentheselectioncamedowntoMoraandLouHoltz. Mora, who played left end at CampLejeune, had been a successful coach inthe in the United States Football LeagueleadingthePhiladelphiaStarsandlatertheBaltimoreStarstotwochampionships. Other memorable names on Klein’sMarine team included Penn States’ S.J.ValentineandE.H.WalshalongwithNotreDame’sJ.H.MugfordandC.T.Connor. A serious injury toMarty’s right handon Vieques Island, just off the coast ofCubaduringtheBayofPigsinvasionendedKlein’sfootballcareer. HenowresidesinSouthWilkes-Barre,Pennsylvania.

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North Jackson Roommates Celebrate 50 Years in Business ClarkReed,Classof ‘46andBarthellJoseph, Jr., Class of ‘45 shared a drinkrecentlyandreminiscedabouttheirdaysasroommatesinNorthJacksonandsubsequentevents brought them together as businesspartnerssince1953. FollowinggraduationfromtheUniver-sityofMissouri,Clarkemoved toGreen-ville,MStostartwhatlaterbecameagraindryingandstoragesales,constructionandmanufacturing firm. He received anAirForceR.O.T.C.Commissionandwascalledup in 1953 during the Korean conflict. BarthellservedintheU.S.Armyfrom 1945 to 1947 as a paratrooperinthefamed82ndAirborneDivision.HewentontograduatefromGeorgePeabodyCollegeinNashville,TNin1952. The two joined forces in 1953and the Greenville, MS firm of Reed-JosephCompanywasfounded.Theycelebratedtheir50thyearasbusinesspartners and59years as friends thisyear.

Theynowco-ownandmanagediversefirms involved in Real Estate developments, Import,Exportandsalesofanimaldamagecontrol equipment (Reed-Joseph Interna-tionalCo.). Ever the paratrooper, Joseph com-memoratedhis71st.birthdaybymakingatandemparachutejumpwiththeU.S.ArmyParachuteTeam(TheGoldenKnights)andinMayreceivedtheDeltaBusinessJournal’s“Profiles in Leadership Award” along with aproclamationbyMississippiGov.RonnieMusgrove. ReedhaslongbeenactiveinRepubli-canpoliticshavingservedunderPresidentsNixonandFord.

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Dues Paying AlumniKeep Assn. Functioning The following is a list of ColumbiaMilitaryAcademy alumni that have paidtheir CMAAA membership dues through2004.Thisisapproximately20%ofalumnipresentlyreceivingthe“Bugle”. Lastmonth’s letterbyCMAAABoardmember,BillFricke,‘39,citingtheorgani-zation’sneedfordues triggeredanumberofmembershiprenewalsforwhichwearegrateful. Membership dues help pay for suchthingsasprintingandmailingthequarterly“Bugle”, theAssociationwebsitedomainnameregistration(www.cmaaa.com)andtheannual$1,000scholarshipgivenaworthysenior at ColumbiaAcademy, to name afew. Inaddition,theassociationisindebtedtothemany,manyalumnithatvolunteertheirservicestokeeptheorganizationfunctioningandthereunionsrunningsmoothly. Tothoselistedbelowweoweameasureof gratitude. Without income generatedthroughdueswewouldhavetocurtailsomealumniactivities. A special “Thanks” goes out to JerryDamson, ‘56 who sent in a check for$1,100.00tocovertheprintingandmailingofoneentireissueofthe“Bugle”. Dues are $15 per year.An applicationformwithagraduatedduespaymentplancanbefoundontheCMAAAwebsiteat:www.cmaaa.com

Class of ‘33Elbert E. Ponder

Class of ‘35Laws Parks

Class of ‘37John Hebron Moore Wright H. Ross, Jr E. Perin Scott Robert B. Wells

Class of ‘38Charles Field Ewing H. Frakes Thomas G. Hughes William R. Wade

Class of ‘39Bethell Edrington William A. Fricke

Class of ‘40George F. Adams Edwin Eugene Greene Marion A. (Buddy) Hooper James H. Jones, Jr Ralph M. Lehman Guthrie M. Wilson

Class of ‘41Ken Dodge Stuart C. Irby, Jr Dave Jolly, Jr Charles A. Martin Frank B. Stanly Eldon B. (Jack) Thoma Charles V. Wilhoit, Jr

Class of ‘42William P. Halliday David P. Lehman Jeff C. Terrill George D. Thomas

Class of ‘43Robert Irl BradfordBoyd Lee Godfrey Handy Evans Stinson

Class of ‘44Joseph H. GrahamT.R. Kelly Elmer S. Loyd, Jr Robert C. Smith Harry J. Stewart George A. Terry

Class of ‘45George Melvin Adams Jerry Flippin Steve HarperAxel Hedberg J. Barthell Joseph, Jr Robert L. Layton, Jr Lloyd L. Lively T. W. (Bill) Schroeder Walter “Sam” Stewart Marion P. Tinsley Jack D. Walker A. B. White Robert W. White

Class of ‘46Dan C. Cowling, Jr R. B. (Pete) Cox Fred S. (Bunk) Hagan Harry D. HillBaker Huff James B. Riggs

Class of ‘47William B. Chappell George B. Colburn Sam Davis Sam Harris, Jr Curtis F. RiversAlbert W. (Dub) Shean, Iii Thomas O. BarnettSheffield Clark, Iii B. B. DensfordWilliam C. Dunnebacke

Class of ‘48John R. Aldred Jere P. Griggs John M. Holladay Charles E. Marable Clyde A. Maynard John R. Oakley James S. Patteson, Iii Malcolm T. Yawn

Class of ‘49John E. Calley Lyman S. Hall Eugene D. (Sonny) Mitchell George W. Morehouse Thomas Austin Ogle William O. Perry William P. Webb

Class of ‘50Charles Barkshire William G. Binford James H. Bledsoe Joe R. Clark Amon Carter Evans Harold J. GreenbergJames T. Haynes, Jr Cecil B. Little Emilio O. Lopez Edward Bailey Nicks Ernesto F. Sariol Donald H. Stiles

Jo Edd Vickery James K. White

Class of ‘51Eugene C. Bloom Doyne Dodd Joseph McAfee GilliamW. R. Kelso Randall N. Yearwood

Class of ‘52William F. Alexander Lake Dudley Andrews Bill Austin John H. BishopCharles B. “Chuck” Boling Don Bryan Cecil Burford, Jr John B. Chenault, Iii Rupert M. Crafton Charles W. “Buz” Dooley Larue Hart George E. Holladay Robert C. Keeton Lake D. Kelly Joe E. Magnusson Wm. Terry Mays Thomas J. McCarthyPeter B. Menke William J. Palmer Fred Norton Patteson John A. Phillips M.H. Randolph Pigg Yancey B. Quinn Robert R. Richardson James B. Sloan Roy Sullivan Carlton D. Swafford Dickenson Moore Taliaferro Wilson C. Tate Ellis A. Tinsley Hobart L. Townsend John W. Whiteside Carman A. Wilkins, Jr Nevin R. Williams

Class of ‘53K. L. “Kim” Barton John G. Bass, Jr Harley B. Gerald C. Warren Glenn Joe Gorham A. LyndGottsche John Lyon Halsell

Class of ‘53William Harrawood Jack Hart Harry E. Hoover Carl Horton Charles Kibbons, Jr J. Donald Kimbrell G. C. Lewis, Jr. H. Warren Lyon James M. Nichols R. J. Buddy Phillips John Powell Frank N. (Bill) Sefton Dale Stites Kirby Turnage Harry Walch Lawrence W. Zimmer, Jr

Class of ‘54G. Marshall Cranford James B. Denney Marshall P. Ledbetter, Jr Joe M. Luton, Jr George B. Mabry Wade R. Morgan Gilbert W. Rowe Howard Woodard

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Class of ‘55James E. Dickinson Clyde A. Dunn William T. LankfordWilliam H. RaifordNelson Snow, Iii Joseph Sullivan Peter B. Thompson Ned C. Webb Carter H. Witt

Class of ‘56Roger C. Bishop Floyd B. Bowen Stanley Boyd R. E. Gene Cox, JrJerry Damson Thomas M. HaywardJack Kennedy Lynn P. Lovelady James J. Mays James E. Rusk Julian B. Wells James Carlton White Edwin G. Willis

Class of ‘57Paul Brandt Thomas F. Faires William R. Hayes Fred Kennemer Gilbert Key William B. KirkmanMartin J. (Marty) Klein, Jr Henry A. Richeson Hal Younger Roe Marvin E. Vernon Allen B. Wood

Class of ‘58James Edward Barton Henry M. Bennett James M. Bennett Dallas L. Bowles James D. Butcher, Ii Terry H. Cook, Jr James Downey John S. Evans John H. Fish Leslie E. Gibson Warren A. Giss Joseph L. Gufford, Jr J. Al Kennedy John G. Matlack Donald C. Mitchell Karl E. Rapp, Iii William A. Runkle, Jr A. D. Smith Orin Davidson Smith Daniel C. Soares Gary W. Vaughn Tom Walbert Michael W. Welge Douglas B. White, Jr

Class of ‘59J. P. Arnold James Lindley Clark James G. Coble Harvey Ershig Ernest C. Henegar Henry Hulan, Iii Joseph Gray Morrison, Sr.

Class of ‘60Michael B. Graddy Fontain M. Johnson, Jr H. Moore Landers M. Dewitt Miller Ray Scott Myatt, Jr Lewis F. Steele

Class of ‘61Joe L. Bailey Wade H. Bowie Ralph A. Cover William R. Eaton, Jr. John B. EnglishKenneth R. Kraft John E. McCutchen Ron W. Nall George D. Porter William S. Riddle, Iii

Class of ‘62Wallace B. Couch Sam B. Crockett, JrRobert G. Davis William O. HartWilliam T. Ipock Ottis J. Knippers, Jr James J. Madison, Iii John Preston Page

Class of ‘63Ray Edmondson Michael L. GilchristWarren Miller Donald E. NoffsingerProctor Robison

Class of ‘64David Devore Ben Franklin Gay Andy L. Hyde Jack S. Orman Stan Steadman

Class of ‘65R. Julian Allen, Iii John S. Clanton William T. (Tom) Colvert Albert D. Cover Walker L. Mcginnis William T. O’donnell Wayne H. Smalley Joseph A. Syler Travis R.Taylor, Jr.

Class of ‘66James W. Borum William J. Carden, Iii Edgar Fulcher Steven Horwitz Bill Jameson Johnny V. Marshall Robin Salze Patrick D. Smith Clyde L. Stanfield J. Stephen Vagnier J. DavidWilliams

Class of ‘67George F. Archer Alan E. Cavey Ben E. Clement Herbert Lee Eustis Douglas H. Hansen H. Pitts Hinson Carl A. (Gus) Morring James G. Newingham Ed Shutt W. Douglas Townes Edward M. TuggleHorace “Jack” Whitsitt Robin A. Zimmerman

Class of ‘68Rick Bolton Tommy Glogower Douglas R. Pyron William M. Slayden, Iii William N. “Bill” Wade Rodney B. Wilcox Ty E. Wilkinson

Class of ‘69C. Anthony Edwards John H. FergusonJohn Frazier Dan J. Justin William L. MinkusWilliam R. Murphy

Class of ‘70Hal HolcombCharles O. Hoover Walter Keith, Iv Stephen K. Thompson

Class of ‘71Thomas R. DolanWilliam M. Kuhn Steven A. McCool John J. Redmon Craig B. Sweatman R. Tex Tucker Rick Webster

Class of ‘72Robert Bain Betsey Cherry Chambliss Joseph Michael Eckert James A. Law Gary C. Ledbetter Carl R. Orr Jim Pennington Greg Thompson

Class of ‘73Norman R. Andersen John Dudley DolingerDan Eason Fred D. Feild Drue B. Garrison Tim Keyt W. Timothy “Tim” Locke Thomas D. Norris William L. Patrick Haywood M. Pettigrew Patricia Rasbury James “Pat” Walsh

Class of ‘74John S. Bonecutter William S. Dunnebacke L. Winston Elston Michael D. Glover Robin L. Layton, Iii

Class of ‘75Stephanie Rippey Derryberry Ellis Folsom Rebecca Algood Moon Cathy Cooper Walker

Class of ‘76Barry Lee Crotzer Cyndi Pressnell HodgesRuben Rochi Steven Daniel Watts

Class of ‘77David H. Clark Robert H. King Gale Courtney Moore

Class of ‘78Becky Sutton Clark Henry P. (Vince) Vinson Allison Miller Ward

Class of ‘79Rocky Dunkman Roy H. HughesCeleste South

Class UnknownJames E. DaltonRichard M. Smith

Faculty/StaffAlice Wright Algood Richard M. Fly Lewis Edward Moore

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‘54 “Ramblers” RecordingAvailable Free by e-Mail EddieHarrison,‘54,hasbeengraciousenoughtoconvertanoriginaltapeoftheCMA “Ramblers” to a computer drivenmp3formatandoffersittoanyalumnionrequest.Practicallyanycomputercanplaythisformat. Therecordingwasoriginallymadebyamemberofthegroup,LarryMulkey,‘54,whorecordedithissenioryearjustbeforegraduation.LarrysentittoEddieabout10yearsbackwhothenmadethemp3conver-sion. Thegroupwasmadeupof,DickLogan,‘54, (fiddle and guitar), Vic Burnham, ‘56, (mandolin), Mac Mitchell, ‘56, (guitarandsinger),JimmyBaker,‘54,(guitarandsinger)andRodCreagh,‘54(electricgui-tar)alongwithLarry(guitarandsinger)andEddie(banjoandsteelordobroguitar). Hopefullymostoftheformercadetswillbeat the2004Reunionandwhoknows,maybe they will bring an instrument ortwo. Anyonewantingtherecordingcansendane-mailto:memnet@memphisnet.netorerhebh@mindspring.comwitharequestforthe CMA Ramblers mp3.

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“Whhhhaazzuupppp Dudes”Odds and Ends from Here and There

BakerHuff,‘46,hasretiredfromhis30 year orthopedic practice in Decatur,GA.Heandhiswifecelebratedtheir50thweddinganniversaryJuly18withtheirtwodaughters and five grandchildren. He sends his best to classmates, Lester Freeman,BarthelJoseph,SteveStayerand“Tiger”Howell.

--------------------------- TheAZ(Arizona)ReunionwhichtookplaceJuly27wasthoroughlyenjoyedbyformercadetsEdWillis,‘56,Tomfaires,‘57,GaryVaughn,‘58andJimVanMeter,‘59 along with their respective wives,Rhoda, Mary, Sandy and Jan.They metinPrescott,AZforreminiscingandlunch.AnotherreunionisplannedintheFallinthevicinityofGreenValley,AZ.JimRusk,‘56andhiswifeKathieplanonattendingtheFallgathering.

--------------------------- StanBoyd,‘56,hadaheartattackinmid-July. It’s the third one since 1988whichresultedinaquintuplebypass.

--------------------------- InJune,LTC.DrewGarrison,‘73andMaj.MikeGlover,‘74foundthemselvesattending the sameArmydemobilizationconferenceatCampParks,CA.Consider-ingtherewereonly50individualspartici-patingintheconferenceandGarrisonlivesinCAandGloverinMS,it’saverysmall

Stuart C. Irby Jr., Class of ‘41 Rememberedasathinkerwhosoughtto help others, Jackson, MS businessleader and phi- lanthropist,Stuart C. Irbydied Feb. 21 atthe Universityof MississippiMedical CenterinJackson. Hewas79. I n r e c e n tyears, Irby hadbattled pulmo-nary f ibrosisand ap l a s t i c

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As of May 5, 2003US BANK Balances

Certificate of Deposit: $31,854.28

Checking Account: $17,006.03

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“Rattle and Snap” AvertsThe Auctioneer’s Gavel OneofthetrulymajesticMiddle-Ten-nessee antebellum plantations narrowlyescapedforeclosureJuly10. Last minute financing and possibly an injunctionagainstthesalesavedthegrandlady, at least temporarily, from going tothe highest bidder at the Maury CountyCourthouse. First Farmers & Merchants NationalBank instituted the proceedings basedonadefaultedbankloanallegedlyowedbyownersAmonCarterEvans,aformerownerandpublisherof“TheTennessean”alongwithhiswife,Denise. The mansion and two tracts totaling135acresweretobesold. The 12,400 sq. ft. home with 15rooms has been designated a NationalHistoricLandmark.Fortaxpurposes,thecountyappraiseditandthelandlastyearat$2,138,800. Evanshadaseriesofgrandplansfortheplantationwhichhepurchasedin1979formorethan$1-millionafterhismothersold “The Tennessean” to the Gannettnewspaperchainfor$50-million. Theformerpublisherspentalmost$8-millionrestoringthemansionwhichwasbuiltin1845byGeorgeWashingtonPolk,adistantcousinofformerU.S.PresidentJamesK.Polk. If “Rattle and Snap” subsequentlygoesunderthegavel,itwillbethesecondtimeithasundergoneaforcedsale.EvansboughtthehomeoutofbankruptcyafteraColumbiabankforeclosedonthepreviousowners. In1993,Evansputthemansionupforsale, along with five other houses, $800,000 inantiquesand1,550acresoflandfor$15-million. In 1995, the state considered butdecided against purchasing the propertyfor$7.1-milliontouseforatouristattrac-tion. The plantations original 5,648 acreswerewoninagameofchancebetweenCol.WilliamPolk, heroof theRevolutionaryWar,andthegovernorofNorthCarolinain1792.Playerswouldrattlethedicebeforethrowingthemontothetablewithasnapof their fingers. Hence the property’s name, “RattleandSnap”. AccordingtoMauryCountyrecords,Evanssold300acresoffarmlandonthewestsideofRattleandSnaptoneighborFredGilliamfor$1.4-million.Atthetimehesaidhecoldthelandsohecouldcon-centrateondeveloping themansion as atouristdestination. Publictoursofthehomeanditslun-cheon service have been eliminated.

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PAST PRESIDENTSJim Bledsoe ‘50; Ed Hessel* ‘47; Pitts Hinson ‘67,

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HALL OF HONOR RECIPIENTSMariemma Grimes; Nathan G. Gordon;

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anemia. TheformerchairmanandpresidentofIrbyConstructionandStuartC.IrbyCo.,anelectricalsupplycompany,Irby“valuedthinkingthroughissuesandnotjumpingtoconclusions,”saidhisoldestson,StuartM.Irby,chairmanandpresidentoftheStuartC.IrbyCo.“Hespentalotoftimegather-inginformationandtryingtosortitoutanddeterminewhatwouldbethebestwaytousetime,talentandresources.” A Jackson, MS native, Stuart gradu-atedfromCMAin‘41andLouisianaStateUniversityin‘48withadegreeinbusinessadministrationhavingservedthreeyearsintheArmyinWWII.Followinghisgradu-ationfromLSU,hecontinuedhisstudiesattheGraduateInstituteofInternalStudiesinGeneva,Switzerlandfrom‘53to‘54. HetookoveraspresidentandchairmanofIrbyConstructionCo.in1955fromhisfather,StuartChalmersIrbywhofoundedthebusinessin1926. Irby Construction Co. was Stuart C.IrbyJr.’sbabyaccordingtohisson,StuartM. Irby. “He build it from a small localpowerlinecontractortooneofthelargerpowerlinecontractorsintheworld.” During his tenure, Irby ConstructionCo. built power lines in 42 states andcompleted12internationalprojectsinAsia,AfricaandCentralAmerica.TheStuartC.IrbyCo.grew38branchesinninestates. He founded the Jackson EnterpriseCenter,anincubatorfornewbusinessesandwasinductedintotheMississippibusinessHallofFamein1992. SonStuartsaidhisfatherlivedlifetothe fullest. “He liked dancing, traveling,music, tennis, sailing and was big intocitizenship and fitness.” Headditionallylovedall thingsEng-

lish,owningamanorintheCotswoldareaofEngland. A supporter of the Mississippi Sym-phonyOrchestra,hetooktrumpetlessonsfrom the first chair trumpet player, Darcie Bishopbeginningin1995.“HehadplayedatCMAanddecidedhewantedtopickitbackup,”shesaid. Inaddition tohissonStuartofJack-son,theformerCMAgradleaveshiswifeDebbie Irby and sonsCharlesL. IrbyofJackson;JosephIrbyofLittleRock,AR;andRichardIrbyofAtlanta;andadaughter;MargaretIrbyofNewYorkCity.

---------------------------Joseph P. Durham Sr., ‘45Dies in Nashville JoeDurham,age75,diedathishomeinNashville,May10,afterabriefillness. He was the son of the late JosephDurham and Bertile Porter Durham ofClarksdale,MS. He graduated from the Univ. ofTNand obtained a Masters in History fromVanderbiltUniv. JoeachievedtherankofCaptainintheU.S.Army’s1st.CavalryAirborneInfantryDivision during the occupation of JapanandintheKoreanWar. In addition to other honors, DurhamearnedtheCombatInfantryBadgeandwasawardedthePurpleHeart. Joe taught in theMetropolitanNash-villepublicschoolsystemforanumberofyearsretiringin1989. He was a member of the HillwoodPresbyterianChurch. Survivors include; his wife, EverettCarltonDurhamofNashville;adaughter,MarthyCarltonDurhamofMt.Pleasant;ason,J.PorterDurhamJr.ofChattanooga;andthreegrandchildren.