usm_coh_ohtimsp ohtimsp coh usm yes Oral history with Mr. P.A. Tims, Sr. Tims, P. A., 1890-1982 Hurricane Camille, 1969 University of Southern Mississippi Weekly Democrat (Poplarville, Mississippi) Newspaper publishing--Mississippi--Poplarville Newspaper publishing--Mississippi--Pearl River County City council members--Mississippi--Poplarville Tims, P. A., 1890-1982 Oral history. Interview conducted on July 7, 1976 with Mr. P.A. Tims of Poplarville, Mississippi. Tims was born on October 20, 1890 in Ethel, Mississippi. In 1912, he enrolled in the first class to convene on the campus of the newly established Mississippi Normal College (now the University of Southern Mississippi) in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Tims managed the newspaper, the Free Press in Poplarville, Mississippi until he set up his own paper, the Weekly Democrat. After selling his paper in 1940, he opened a mercantile in Poplarville, which he owned and operated until 1961. Tims also owned a farm on which he grew tung oil trees and raised beef cattle. He was elected to the Poplarville City Council and served a total of 16 years as an alderman. Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Hattiesburg, Miss.: University of Southern Mississippi Libraries Caudill, Orley B. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi) Mississippi Oral History Program Collection (Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive) 2002-03-11 Transcripts Oral histories http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/coh,7322 (Extent) Digital reproduction of 44-page document. Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 387, McCain Library, University of Southern Mississippi. Forms part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of the Mississippi Oral History Program Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library. 1976-07-07 Poplarville (Miss.) Pearl River County (Miss.) Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. 20090817 151132