SIX YEARS AGO
JAN. 5, 2006
“O.B. Salter, age 82, of McKenzie and formerly of Evergreen, died Wed., Dec. 28, in a Georgiana hospital.”
“Residents in Conecuh County will be busy over the next year erecting signs like this one on Rural Street in preparation for the E-911 system that will come online in 2007. The signs will help emergency personnel identify locations during calls. Numbers on signs should be between 3 and 3-1/2 inches tall and reflective to light.”
“The Evergreen City Council accepted bids for two new pieces of equipment at their regular meeting Tuesday night. Bids for a new street sweeper and thermal imaging camera for the Evergreen Volunteer Fire Department, that were tabled at the previous meeting so specifications could be verified, were brought to the council for approval.
“Mayor Larry Fluker informed the council Streets Superintendent Eddie Shell and Maintenance Supervisor Martin Young had checked the specifications for the sweeper, along with Councilmen Lynn Blackmon and Homer Chavers.
“They recommended the council accept the bid from Samson Equipment for $134,456.11. The low bid of $119,000 submitted by another company was deemed to be of unequal specifications. The council voted to accept the bid on the new machine.
“The council also voted to accept the bid from Sunbelt Fire Equipment of Fairhope for a new thermal imaging camera for the Evergreen Volunteer Fire Department.”
21 YEARS AGO
JAN. 3, 1991
“Weatherman Harry Ellis reports .11 of an inch of rain on Dec. 30. The weatherman reports 4.14 inches of rain during the month of December and total rainfall for 1990 was 62.15 inches.”
“The Evergreen RLDS Church presented live Christmas scenes depicting the birth of Jesus Christ on the church lawn Dec. 22 and Dec. 23. The church would like to express their thanks to all those who helped with the presentations.”
“The Alabama River Pulp Challenge was won for the second time by Reid State Technical College. David Long, Public Relations & Governmental Affairs Director of Alabama River Woodlands is shown presenting Reid President Wiley Salter with a check for $2,100. An additional $100 bonus was awarded this quarter for participating in research of the number of aluminum cans being discarded along the highway right of ways.”
“Final rites held for Mutt White: Multon James White, 76, of 227 Pecan St., Evergreen, died Wed., Dec. 26. He was born in Florida, but had lived in Evergreen for over 50 years. Mr. White was a popular resident and well known as a sportsman who fished and hunted. As a younger man, he was an excellent baseball player and was a catcher for the Evergreen Amateur Town Team. He was a member of the Evergreen Baptist Church.”
36 YEARS AGO
JAN. 1, 1976
“A fire in the rear of Harper’s Furniture Co. on West Front Street did little damage Monday night, thanks to its discovery by city police and prompt and efficient work by the Evergreen Fire Department.
“Police discovered the fire, apparently shortly after it started, at about 10:45 p.m., while making a routine check of store doors. It was confined to one corner in the rear of the building. Evergreen firemen responded to the alarm promptly, cut through the roof and put out the blaze.
“Owner Coy Harper, former Evergreen mayor, praised the firemen and the police. He said the early discovery and prompt and efficient firefighting limited damage to smoke and water.
“Harper said that it will take several days until a settlement can be made with insurance company and that during the time no sales will be made.”
“Harvey Godwin Pate, 69, of Evergreen died on Tues., Dec. 23, in a Greenville hospital. Mr. Pate served a total of five terms as Conecuh County Superintendent of Education. He did not seek re-election, but retired when he completed his fifth term of office in 1973.”
“Sergeant Otis J. Woodson Jr. is administered the U.S. Air Force oath of enlistment at Kelly AFB, Texas, by Lt. Col. Don L. Peterson, commander of the 6993rd Security Squadron. The sergeant, who mother is Mrs. Tammie Woodson of Evergreen Route, is a 1971 graduate of Evergreen High School.”
66 YEARS AGO
JAN. 3, 1946
“Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Minard received a wire Saturday saying that their son, Sgt. Carl Minard, arrived in Boston, Mass., after spending 19 months overseas in the E.T.O.”
“Weather Causes Heavy Madison Crop Losses – HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 1 – A million dollars’ worth of cotton and corn, much of it beaten into the ground by snow, wind and rain, remains in Madison County fields and there is little hope of salvaging it at anything near its potential value, a summary of estimates from over the county showed this weekend.
“With the exception of a few days last week, weather has prevented gathering of corn through December, particularly in the lowlands, and lack of labor has kept the harvest at a minimum on the rare clear days.
“Since the first bad weather hit this area late in November, rains and freezing temperatures have alternated continuously to bring cotton picking to a standstill.
“An estimated 25 to 30 per cent of the county’s corn crop, or about $500,000 worth, is believed still in the fields. Estimates on the amount of cotton left range from 2,500 to 5,000 bales.”
“Lt. (j.g.) Robert G. Kendall arrived Friday from Okinawa and will spend a 30 day leave with his family.”
“Lt. Knud Nielsen Jr. left Sunday for Ft. Bragg, N.C. after spending several weeks with his parents.”
Compiled from past issues of The Evergreen Courant.
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