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Macy's Court, Cross Creek Mall. The public is invited to stop by and fill out a holiday card to be given to veterans. Sponsored by the Red Cross Youth Group. Free.Operation Turkey: The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to cook and deliver Thanksgiving meals Nov. 21-22 to the community's homeless and less fortunate citizens. To volunteer or request a meal, go to operationturkey.com, call 682-226-2724 or 910-483-8119, or email vgunter@operationturkey.com.Gingerbread Community of Hope: The public is invited to pick up an entry form and base now at Habitat ReStore at 3833 Bragg Boulevard and bring your creation to Skyview on Hay for display during Dickens Holiday on Nov. 23, from 1-9 p.m. Entries will be judged and the winner will receive $250. 910-483-0952Library Book Sale: Nov. 17, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and Nov. 18, 1-4 p.m. Headquarters Library, 300 Maiden Lane. Enter through the back door. 910-483-7727Electronic Waste Drive: Nov. 17, 8 a.m.-noon, Cumberland County Courthouse parking lot. For disposal of electronics that can be recycled; items include lamps, smaller televisions, vacuums, radios, small appliances. Large appliances, televisions larger than 50 inches and hazardous materials can be taken to the Ann Street landfill. Call 910-321-6830 for more information.Disaster Relief Supplies: Nov. 17, 10 a.m.-noon, Rogers & Breece Funeral Home, 500 Ramsey St. Balm in Gilead Ministries will giveaway food bundles, clothing, household items and toys on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring a bag or box for your items. Open to all residents of Cumberland and surrounding counties. 910-424-2645Hot Wheels & Spicy Meals: Nov. 17, noon-4 p.m., 1530 N. Bragg Blvd., Spring Lake. Car show, chili cook-off, basketball tournament, hosted by Spring Lake Chamber of Commerce. Free admission; car show entries, $20; chili entries, $10; basketball, $30 per team. For details, call 910-248-3409.Andy Griffith — Master of Mayberry: Nov. 18, 2 p.m., Headquarters Library, Maiden Lane. Dr. Elliot Engel discusses Andy Griffith, his early l...

Nov. 12, 2018. Funeral services for Stelloise Watts Eades Basinger of Winona will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, at North Winona Baptist Church with Eastern Star rites.Burial will follow in Broom Cemetery near Coffeeville.  The Rev. Ed McDaniel will officiate the services.Pallbearers will be Troy Mitchell, Lawrence Braswell, Joe Don Jones, Marion Jones, Mike Smith and Don Eddins.Mrs. Basinger, 88, passed away at her home in Winona on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. She was born on Oct. 18, 1930, to Winfred V. and Stella Crouch Watts. She was a retired bookkeeper for Liston and Lancaster in Winona and was a member and former Sunday School teacher at North Winona Baptist Church. She was a past Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star J.B. Small Chapter 19 and Worthy Grand Matron of the State of Mississippi Eastern Star. She was also a member of the Thomas Rodney Third Arrow Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.Mrs. Basinger is survived by her daughter Diane Eades Holloway of Gulfport; son John W. Eades III of Winona; sister, Carole Watts Graves and husband Bob of Winona; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband John L. Basinger; parents; sister Virginia Dare Watts Webb; stepson John L . “Johnny” Basinger Jr.; and first husband John W. Eades Jr.Memorial contributions may be made to North Winona Baptist Church, 602 Alberta Drive, Winona, MS  38967.Oliver Funeral Home of Winona is handling arrangements.Marlin BrownFuneral services for Marlin “MB” Brown of Grenada are Saturday at 2 p.m. at Faith and Grace M.B. Church with burial in Haven Rest Cemetery.Mr. Brown, 51, died of natural causes at his home on Nov. 8, 2018.  He was born on March 8, 1967.  Mr. Brown is a former member of the United States Army, ran track and loved rapping.Mr. Brown is survived by his mother Dorothy Roberts of Grenada; five sisters, Sonia Armstead, Lynnette Brown, Andrea Liddell, Alisha Harper and Evelyn McLaurin; two brothers, John Brown and Derrick Washin...

Assistant County Agent Roland Alston said that Harold planted the plot, located on St. Charles highway two miles beyond Oswego, in March and April of this year. It is his first attempt planting a victory garden.- It was announced that the YMCA Centennial banquet, which is to be held at 8:30 at the YMCA, will be held on the ground floor, instead of the banquet hall as previously planned. Additional fans have been secured, and the building will be cool and comfortable. Ladies as well as men are invited to attend this celebration. This is an outstanding opportunity for the people of Sumter to hear an address by one of the leading YMCA laymen of the South, George M. Ivy of Charlotte.- The ceiling price of half-pint bottles of milk at all eating establishments with the exception of ball parks and swimming pools is six cents, L. F. Cuttino, price clerk of the War Price and Ration Board, reminded the public. Any consumer who is charged more than six cents for a bottled soft drink should report the overcharge to the ration board immediately, Mr. Cuttino said. - Three Sumter County boys, Paul K. Bowman Jr., Joseph W. Edens and Robert Walton Touchberry, were commissioned second lieutenants in the Army upon successful completion of the officer candidate course at the infantry school, Fort Benning, Georgia. All three are alumni of Clemson College. Lt. Bowman, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Bowman of Dalzell, enlisted in the Army on Sept. 14, 1942. Lt. Edens, the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Edens of RFD 4, Sumter, enlisted June 19, 1942. Lt. Touchberry, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Touchberry, enlisted in June of 1943. He graduated from Pinewood High School.- Sub-headquarters of the black division of the Fifth War Loan drive has been established at the Mutual Service Station No. 2, 240 Manning Ave., for the convenience of persons who reside across the railroad tracks. J. C. Prioleau, who has been named special director of the new headquarters, urged the black citizens in the Manning Avenue section to rally at the new establishment. "Every citizen is call...