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| Lamar Matkin and wife, Enna, around 1941. |
29 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 5, 1985
Evergreen weather reporter
Earl Windham reported .58 inches of rain on Aug. 26 and .02 inches on Aug. 29.
He reported a high of 94 on Aug. 25 and lows of 68 on Aug. 25, Aug. 26 and Aug.
27.
“J.W. Weaver, Superintendent
of the City Electrical Department, retired Friday after over 37 years of
service with the city. Mayor Pat Poole presented Weaver with a plaque from the
city in recognition of his long years of faithful and efficient service.”
“A liquor still was destroyed
Wed., Aug. 28, by local authorities in the Lenox area. No arrests were made.
According to officers, the still was capable of making from 20 to 25 gallons of
moonshine at a time.
“Officers involved in the
investigation and destruction of the still were ABC Agent Dennis Farr, Conecuh
County Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Lambert and Conversation Officer Glenn McDaniel.”
“A Circuit Court Jury found
for the plaintiffs and set damages at $83,000 in a trial held here Thursday of
last week in a damage suit. The judgement was for Francis Thompson and Jean
Thompson, represented by Attorney Wm. D. Melton.”
“Hurricane Elena passed by
Castleberry with very little damage. The worse thing to happen was the
electricity was off for several hours, but other than that no harm came to our
little community.”
44 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 3, 1970
“County Directors change name
to County Commission: The Conecuh County Board of Directors will be no more
come Oct. 1. The county governing body has redesignated itself the Conecuh
County Commission, effective on that date.
“This action complies with
legislation approved in the last session of the state legislature requiring all
county governing bodies to adopt a uniform designation which will be County
Commission in ever county come Oct. 1.”
“E.G. Kivette got a whopping
54-1/2 cents per pound for his first of the season bale of cotton from Eugene
Darby, agent for E-Z Flo Chemical Co., Owassa when the bale was auctioned off
Tuesday noon at the L&N Depot here by Mayor Henry Sessions. The 665-pound
bale was ginned at Castleberry Gin Co., represented at the auction by Mrs.
Dorothy Glass.”
“A project has been launched
to erect a suitable marker on the grounds of the historical Belleville Baptist
Church.”
“Dan Bilbro Jr. holds this
rattler which he and Lovelace Lowe killed recently on the Old Sparta Road. The
snake had 16 rattlers and a button and was about five feet long.”
“These members of Evergreen
Boy Scout Troop 40 had quite an outing last week as they made a 50-mile canoe
trip down the Sepulga River. The boys put in at Travis Bridge and went down to
McGowin’s Bridge. They are Oliver Garrett, Chuck Neese and Frederick Stevens,
Terry Pugh, Lewis Price, Sammy Garrett, Jeb Barron, Lester Daw and Gene Price.”
59 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 1, 1955
“Byron Warren Becomes New
Ford Dealer In Deal Which Was Consummated Sept. 1: In a business deal which was
consummated to be effective today (Sept. 1, 1955), Byron Warren becomes the new
Ford dealer for Evergreen and Conecuh County. Mr. Warren will operate as sole
owner of the concern which henceforth will be known as ‘Warren Ford Co.’
“The consummation of this
deal marks the end for a firm name ‘Evergreen Motor Car Co.,’ which is perhaps
one of the oldest in this section of the state. This company was established
Aug. 29, 1911 by C.P. Deming Sr., H.W. Dunn, W.B. Ivey and R.B. Lee. For a
period of 44 years, it has operated under the same name in the same block on
Rural Street and throughout its entire life has featured entirely and completely
Ford automobiles and Ford products.”
“County Board Abolishes High
School Tuition Fees: Following a meeting of the Conecuh County Board of
Education held at the office of the County Superintendent Thurs., Aug. 25,
announcement was made that the board had gone on record as favoring the
abolishment of high school tuition fees in all high schools of the county
effective with this school year.”
“Evergreen High School To
Open Sept. 8: School will begin Thurs., Sept. 8. A short assembly will be held
in the auditorium beginning at 8:30 o’clock. Rev. Sam Granade will have the
devotional.”
74 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 5, 1940
Conecuh Schools To Open Doors
Monday Morning: Parents and pupils will assemble at their respective schools
over the county on Monday morning, Sept. 9, to participate in exercises that
will officially open the 1940-41 session of Conecuh County schools. The opening
will be preceded on Sat., Sept. 7, by a teacher’s institute.”
“Miss Ann Lou Watson, who
will teach Home Economics in the High School, arrived Tuesday from her home in
Huntingdon, Tenn.”
“Monroe County Voters Select
‘Dry’ Status: Monroeville, Ala. – Unofficial, but almost complete returned
indicated today Monroe County had returned to a bond-dry status.
“Monroe County was one of 24
counties operating with state liquor stores and licensed sale of alcoholic
beverage under the Alabama A.B.C. law.
“With only 10 small boxes
unreported in yesterday’s referendum out of a total of 31, tabulation showed:
For legalized sale, 1,079; against, 1,299.”
“A site has been purchased
and tentative plans are being made for the establishment of a factory here in
Evergreen for the manufacture of Venetian blinds.
“The site on which the plant
will be located is the plot of ground that lies between the homes of Carey Ellis
and A.K. Williams, near the end of Rural Street on the West side of town.”
89 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 2, 1925
“EVERGREEN SCHOOLS OPEN:
Citizens of Evergreen fill the city school auditorium to its seating capacity
Monday morning at 9:30 to witness the opening of the 1925-26 sessions of the
Agricultural and City Schools. The program was scheduled to begin promptly at
9:30 o’clock, but for the reason that the secretary of the A.E.A. was expected
to be present, there was a delay for the 9:40 train. For some reason, he did
not arrive and the exercises were begun at 10 o’clock, as stated.”
“The public schools of the
county will open on Oct. 5, and it was explained that the matriculation fee of
$5 for each pupil was to take care of the expenses of the school for the first
five weeks.”
“Mrs. Myrtle McClain (of
Paul) entertained a few of her friends Thursday night with sacred harp
singing.”
“The Courant publisher (Lamar
Matkin) signed up this morning for an extensive advertising campaign for the
Chevrolet Motor Co. who have just established an agency here.”
“WAR EXPLOSIVE TO BE
DEMONSTRATED: Conecuh County Farmers to Have Opportunity to See Tests for
Stumping and Land Clearing in Operation: Arrangements have been made with L.C.
LeBron, Extension specialist in agricultural engineering to come to Conecuh
County and demonstrate the use of pyrotol in stumping and land clearing.”
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