Monday, July 21, 2014

The Evergreen Courant's News Flashback for July 21, 2014

28 YEARS AGO
JULY 24, 1986

Local weather reporter Earl Windham reported .51 inches of rain on July 16. He reported a high of 96 degrees on July 14 and lows of 69 on July 13, 14 and 17.

“Chon Mitchell of Evergreen High School is Conecuh County’s 1987 Junior Miss. She was crowned at the 1987 Junior Miss Pageant held Saturday night at the new Wiley Salter Auditorium at Ed Reid State Technical College and will represent Conecuh County in the State Junior Miss Contest. The local pageant is sponsored by the Pilot Club of Evergreen.
“Lynn Watson of Bermuda and of Monroe Academy was named first alternate, and Aimee Hagan of Evergreen High School was named second alternate.”

“Andrew J. Hammonds, son of William J. and Carol J. Hammonds of 25 Lee St., Evergreen, has been promoted in the U.S. Army to the rank of sergeant.
“Hammonds is a team leader at Fort Bragg, N.C., with the 82nd Airborne Division.”

“Mrs. Kitty Daw retired recently after 13 years service with Knud Nielsen Co. She immigrated to this country from Germany after World War II and started to work with the Nielsen Co. in May 1973.”

“A site preparation grant check for $100,000 is presented to the Industrial Development Board of the City of Evergreen for Polyfelt, Inc. by Jamie ‘Red’ Etheridge, director of the Alabama Development Office.”

43 YEARS AGO
JULY 22, 1971

“Don Wasson, political reporter and columnist for The Montgomery Advertiser, will be guest speaker at the noon meeting of the Evergreen Rotary Club at the Methodist Church. He will be introduced by Bob Bozeman, who is in charge of the program.”

“The Evergreen Volunteer Fire Department headquarters building may have a new look in a few months. The city council at its meeting Tuesday night authorized architects to proceed with plans and specifications to remodel the firehouse.
“Pearson, Tittle, Narrows & Associates of Montgomery propose to remodel the building to blend in with the new city hall.”

“Headmaster Mickey Goneke announces that all Sparta Academy students who are interested in forming a band and their parents will meet tonight at 7:30 at the Murphy Club. This is an important meeting as plans for having a band for the coming football season must be made.”

“Seven members of the Bermuda Home Makers Club had a picnic on Wednesday and toured the Claiborne Lock and Dam and the historic graveyard in Claiborne, Ala.”

“Lamuriel Peagler of the Evergreen High School faculty is one of 36 high school mathematics teachers from various parts of the United States attending an eight-week National Science Foundation Summer at Georgetown University from June 28 through Aug. 20.”

58 YEARS AGO
JULY 26, 1956

“Leaves for Arctic: SEATTLE – Army Sgt. William A. Bartlett, son of Mrs. W.W. Bartlett, Lenox, Ala., is scheduled to depart from Seattle this month for the Arctic to take part in ‘Project 572-West.’ This project will carry supplies and equipment to distant early warning (DEW) radar stations in the northern regions of Alaska and Canada. Because of ice and weather conditions, the DEW bases can be re-supplied only during the short Arctic summer.
“Sgt. Bartlett is a longshoreman in the 572nd Transportation Co. The unit is expected to return to its home station at Fort Eustis, Va. in October. The sergeant is a veteran of 11 years of Army service.”

“The Fairview Drive-In Theatre will open on Friday, July 27, according to an announcement today by Olin Evans, owner.”
The first movie shown at the theater was “White Feather,” staring Robert Wagner and Debrah Padget.

“With the acquisition of the final deed this week, the City of Evergreen now has the right of way for a new street, G.L. Wilkinson, City Clerk, said today. The new street will connect Magnolia and Pecan streets and will actually be an extension of Avenue C.
“A road connecting Pecan and Magnolia has long been sought by residents of the area, as the only connecting street is Stella, which is very narrow. The new street will be about 600 feet long.”

73 YEARS AGO
JULY 24, 1941

“Greening Lodge A.F.&A.M. Installs Officers: At the regular meeting held at the Masonic Hall on Fri., June 13, the following officers were elected to serve Greening Lodge No. 53, A.F.&A.M., during the ensuring year:
“C.C. Hagood, W.M.; A.B. Hansen, S.W.; Haywood Hanna, J.W.; W.S. Dreaden, treasurer; W.G. Jones, secretary; A.K. Williams Jr., S.D.; W.W. Overby, J.D.; J.H. Stamps, Tyler; T.J. Mills, Senior Steward; M.A. Hansen, Junior Steward; T.L. Jackson, Marshal; and J.T. Peak, Chaplain.”

“31st Division to Move Through Evergreen Next Week: Evergreen Unit In Fifth Echelon To Pass Through Here Friday, August 1st: One of the largest troop movements ever to pass through Evergreen will be seen next week when the 31st (Dixie) Division, composed of National Guard units and selectees from the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, passes through this section en route to the maneuvers at Dry Prong, La.
“The first echelon of the main body, made up of approximately 600 trucks and 3,000 men, will pass through Evergreen Monday morning, July 28, from 8:30 until 12 o’clock. Each succeeding day a similar number of men and vehicles will pass through at approximately the same time, until the last one clears Sat., Aug. 2.
“Each echelon will be made up of 10 units with 60 trucks to the unit. The units will be spaced 10 minutes apart. The total length of each echelon will be 66 miles, or, to better understand the length, when the last truck in the last unit is passing through Evergreen, the first truck in the first unit of the echelon will be entering Grove Hill.”

88 YEARS AGO
JULY 28, 1926

“MASONS NOTICE: The annual session of Conecuh County Masonic Conference will convene with Lodge No. 756 at Bowles, on Wednesday and Thursday, August the 11th and 12th. J.T. Salter, W.M., M.A. Lane, Sec.”

“PROMINENT PLANTER IS SNAKE BITTEN: Mr. Richard Brassel, well known farmer living three miles north of here, has been suffering considerably for the past week as result of a snake bite. Mr. Brassel was out in his field several days past and stooped to pick up an ear of corn, when the snake struck him on the hand. He was rushed to a physician immediately and treatment was given. The snake which bit Mr. Brassel took refuge in a hole. Close watch was made of the place and it was the following day when it came out and was killed. It proved to be what is commonly known as a rattlesnake pilot. Mr. Brassel is now improving.”


“FREE GOLD TO FARMERS: I will pay $20 in gold to the farmer who brings in the first bale of cotton grown with CAPITAL BRAND MIXED FERTILIZER sold by me or my agents. I will pay $10 for the best yield in pounds grown with CAPITAL BRAND MIXED FERTILIZER. Remember this applies to farmers who purchased through my agents, John Parker and Ted Garvin, as well as those who bought from me. – C.N. STALLWORTH, Evergreen, Ala., Agent, CAPITAL FERTILIZER CO., Montgomery, Ala.”

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