SIX YEARS AGO
JAN. 4, 2007
“Friends and business acquaintances of Gerald Borden stopped by South Alabama Gas last Thursday afternoon to bid Borden good wishes on his retirement as the general manager of the company. Borden will remain with SAG on a consulting basis for the next year to help new manager, Mark Burgess, assume his new duties.”
“Tears and laughter filled the conference room at Schneider National Trucking Dec. 14 as former employees and current employees said goodbye to each other as the company officially closed the Evergreen terminal. Among those present for the reception was Walter Poole, who started Poole Truck Line, which later became Schneider National.”
“Total rainfall for the month of December was 4.33 inches. Total rainfall for 2006 was 43.27 inches.”
“The City of Evergreen more than doubled their base sewer rates and almost doubled their base water rates Tuesday night. The Evergreen City Council voted unanimously to raise the base sewer rate in the city from $5 per month to $12 per month and the base water charge from $7.50 for the first 3,000 gallons to $13.80. The overall base rate increase to city customers will be $13.30 per month.”
“U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) will join the residents of Conecuh County for a county visit on Fri., Jan. 5, 2007 at 2 p.m. The county visit, which is open to the public, will take place at the Evergreen Public Library, located at 201 Park St. in Evergreen.”
21 YEARS AGO
JAN. 2, 1992
“Emergency crews move quickly to extract an injured man from the wreckage of a vehicle struck by a freight train in downtown Evergreen last Friday. The injured man, George Jacob, was flown by Lifeflight to a Montgomery hospital where he was listed in critical condition suffering from head and internal injuries.”
“Weatherman Harry Ellis reports .19 of an inch of rain on Dec. 23, .67 on Dec. 27 and .37 on Dec. 28.”
“Murder suspect now in jail; Second still in USA hospital: One man accused of the murder of a retired elementary school teacher in Conecuh County has been placed in the Conecuh County Jail, while a second man remains in a Mobile hospital.
“According to officers, Wayne Travis was transferred to the county detention facility last week after being released from University of South Alabama Medical Center in Mobile. Travis and Steven Wayne Hall had been in the hospital since Dec. 15, after both were injured in a shoot out with area law enforcement authorities in Monroe County.
“Travis was under heavy guard as he was taken out of a deputy’s vehicle and placed on an elevator in the rear of the Conecuh County Courthouse. Travis was aided by crutches, still suffering from the effects of a shotgun blast to the knee.
“Travis was booked for Mrs. Clarene Haskew’s murder and placed in a cell. Earlier, bond had been denied by District Judge Sue Bell Cobb.”
36 YEARS AGO
JAN. 6, 1977
“The year just ended was a ‘dry’ one when compared with 1975. According to Earl Windham, total rainfall for 1976 was ‘only’ 56.29 inches. That’s just a little over half as much as the approximately 111 inches recorded in 1975.
“The 1976 total was close to the normal rainfall for this area, but considerably less than has been recorded each year for the past several years.
“Windham reports .08 of an inch of rain on Dec. 30 and .80 on Jan. 2.”
“The Evergreen City Council’s first meeting of 1977, Tuesday night, was a lengthy one, but no action was taken.
“City Clerk Miller T. Sellers said that the meeting lasted about four hours and was consumed by discussion among the councilmen of a number of matters, but no official action was taken. Some of the matters discussed are expected to be brought up at future meetings.”
“Legal advertising begins this week on a local bill that would permit The Union Bank of Repton to establish a branch office in Evergreen. State law requires that a local bill be advertised four weeks before it is introduced in the state legislature.
“Proposal of the branch bank was brought up late last year. At that time, it received the endorsement of the Evergreen City Council, but drew strong opposition from the officers, directors and stockholders of The Conecuh County Bank.”
51 YEARS AGO
JAN. 4, 1962
“One man has been arrested in Mobile and is under a $1,500 bond in connection with the Christmas night shooting of a Bowman Truck on Highway 31 at the old ‘S’ curve north of Evergreen.
“Bowman has reported a series of shootings into the company trucks throughout the Southeast in recent months. The company is reported to have been involved in a labor-management dispute.”
“Governor Patterson and Highway Director Engelhardt have entered into a contract with Conecuh County for the construction of grading and drainage of 4.692 miles of road from Castleberry northwest to a point on the road connecting the Castleberry-Evergreen highway with the Lenox-Belleville road.”
“Murrice G. Miniard, airman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Noble O. Miniard of Repton spent the Christmas holiday at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, while serving aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea.”
“A total of 400 Alabama registrants will be summoned to the induction station here during January to fill Alabama’s Selective Service quota, according to State Director Walter M. Thompson Jr.”
“Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. for John C. Holman, 77, who died Sunday.
“Mr. Holman was widely known and highly respected throughout this area. The father of a large family, Mr. Holman instilled in his children from infancy love of God and country and six of his children served their country during World War II.”
66 YEARS AGO
JAN. 2, 1947
“Dr. R.L. Yeargan, formerly of Harriman, Tenn., will open offices in the Newton Building, between Morgan’s and Davis Shoe Store about Feb. 1. The building, a part of the store formerly occupied by Morgan, is now being done over to fit it to his needs and should be completed in time for opening about Feb. 1. He will engage in general practice.”
“Isaac (Pap) Thompson, storekeeper up near the stand pipe, lost his leg in a freak explosion about 11 o’clock Monday night. Thompson had living quarters in the rear of the store building and it is thought he had gone into his room to go to bed at the time the accident occurred. He was using a heater which had an old water jacket in it, but which was not connected to the water system. The heater exploded and a fragment of it entirely severed Thompson’s leg. It is reported that only a few days ago, he had a plumber plug the connection to the water jacket. The explosion was a heavy one which shook other homes in that vicinity.
“The fire department was called out to extinguish the blaze which was started in the building by the explosion. Thompson was carried to Century Hospital as soon as possible and reports from there Tuesday indicated he was recovering.”
“Effective Jan. 1, W.L. Lisenby assumed the duties as manager of Elmore’s, succeeding C.J. Boothe. Mr. Boothe left Tuesday for Russellville, Ala. to become manager of the Elmore store there. Mr. Lisenby comes here from Amory, Miss.”
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