SEVEN YEARS AGO
MARCH 13, 2008
Weather reporter Harry Ellis
reported .70 inches of rain on March 3 and 1.73 inches of rain on March 6. He
reported a high of 77 on March 3 and a low of 29 on March 8.
“Evergreen police, local school officials and the Alabama Cemetery
Preservation Alliance are looking for answers surrounding a mysterious
tombstone found in an out of the way place in Evergreen earlier this week.
“According to Evergreen
Police Detective Sean Klaetsch, officials with the Conecuh County School System
discovered a ‘mysterious’ tombstone on property off of Kendall Avenue, adjacent
to Evergreen Elementary School, in Evergreen. The school system acquired the
property, located across Kendall Avenue and just east of the new school
building, some time ago, and school system workers discovered the tombstone in
a wooded area near a pair of old, wooden buildings on the property, Klaetsch
said. The tombstone was lying flat on the ground, and there were no obvious
gravesites in the area, Klaetsch said.”
“Oliver Middleton of
Georgiana, a CT technologist, shows off Evergreen Medical Center’s new ‘pride
and joy’ Friday afternoon at the hospital. The new, state-of-the-art General
Electric LightSpeed 16-slice Computed Tomography (CT) scanner will allow EMC
physicians to capture multiple, wafer-thin, high-resolution images of their
patients anatomy.”
22 YEARS AGO
MARCH 11, 1993
Weather reporter Harry Ellis
reported .06 inches of rain on March 1, 1.00 inches on March 2 and .35 inches
on March 3. He reported a high of 68 on March 7 and a low of 33 on March 6 and
March 7.
“Judge Welch sentences Travis
to die for murder of Haskew – ‘I’m sorry she’s dead. I can’t do anything about
that,’ were the words spoken by Wayne Holleman Travis shortly before Judge Sam
Welch announced that the convicted murderer would be sentenced to death by
electrocution.
“Judge Welch passed the
sentence Wednesday morning. The sentence handed down was the same as was
recommended by the jury which heard evidence in the brutal murder of Mrs.
Clarene Haskew in December of 1991.
“Upon passing sentence, Judge
Welch signed orders that called for Travis to be transferred immediately to
Holman Prison in Atmore.”
“Brewton youth shot and
killed at local nightclub Sunday a.m.: Law enforcement officials are currently
investigating the shooting death of a Brewton teenager in the parking lot of a
local nightclub.
“According to Conecuh County
Deputy Dudley Godwin, 18-year-old Rodney Lanier was shot twice between 1:30 and
1:45 a.m. Sunday. Lanier was struck in the left arm and left side. He was
pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of three unknown bystanders
who administered CPR while awaiting Smith’s Ambulance."
37 YEARS AGO
MARCH 9, 1978
Weather reporter Earl Windham
reported .31 inches of rain on March 1 and .64 inches on March 2. He reported a
high of 67 on March 1 and a low of 21 on March 5.
“Council okays Navy lease of
Airport: The Evergreen City Council has approved a new lease with the U.S. Navy
for use of Middleton Field Municipal Airport by Navy aircraft. The lease was
approved at the council’s meeting Tuesday night, according to City Clerk Miller
Sellers.
“The only difference in the
new lease and those the City has had in the past with the Navy is that the City
has assumed maintenance of the field and the Navy will pay the City $15,000 per
year for its use of the field. In the past, the Navy has maintained the field
and paid the City $1 per year.”
“Serlina Rankins, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Rankins, won first place in the Birmingham Post-Herald
Spelling Bee Contest at Southside Elementary School. Scotty Davis, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Davis, won second place, and Scottie Teague, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Teague, won third place.”
“State Representative James
E. Warren of Castleberry was a co-sponsor of the so-called ‘lid bill’ that
passed the State House of Representatives last week and is now up for State
Senate approval.
“Rep. Warren said that while
helping to pass this ‘lid bill,’ which limits the maximum increase on property
taxes to 20 percent after reappraisal, he was also able to include a measure
that increases the homestead exemption for every homeowner in Alabama from the
present $2,000 to $5,000 on evaluation for ad valorem tax purposes.”
52 YEARS AGO
MARCH 14, 1963
“County Native Killed In
Tampa: A native of Conecuh County was crushed to death between two trucks in
Tampa, Fla. last week. The accident happened at the Taiami Trail Tours, Inc.
terminal.
“Pronounced dead on arrival
at Tampa General Hospital was James A. Findley, 54, a native of Brooklyn.
“Police said that Findley was
attempting to couple two truck units when one unit lurched forward, crushing
him between the two trucks.”
“Pack 40 of the Cub Scouts
has recently been reorganized under the leadership of Cubmaster Floyd Coker.”
“James Finley is the new
president of the Evergreen Civitan Club. He was appointed to the position by
the club’s board of directors to fill the vacancy left when Murray Johnson
moved to Atmore.”
“We Are Proud To Have
Obtained For Your Early Viewing ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ From The Novel By
Monroeville Famed Authoress HARPER LEE, Nominated For 8 Academy Awards
Including Best Actor… Best Supporting Actress… Best Picture, STARRING GREGORY
PECK And Introducing From Birmingham Mary Badham and Phillip Alford, Take the
Opportunity to See this Delightful Motion Picture in its Actual Locale… The
Home Town of the Authoress, STARTS THURS., MARCH 28, ENDS WED., APRIL 3, At The
Monroe Theatre, MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA.”
67 YEARS AGO
MARCH 11, 1948
“The City of Evergreen was
featured in the March 10 publication of the Alabama Local Government Journal, a
bi-weekly newspaper published by the Alabama League of Municipalities. A
picture of the mayor and city council dominated the front page of the newspaper
and a banner head at the bottom of the sheet stated simply ‘EVERGREEN – ONE OF
THE STATE’S FINEST CITIES.’
“Detailed stories on the city
government, fire department, police force and on the industries, railroad and
market facilities of Evergreen were in the issue illustrated with pictures by
Lauren Pierce.
“The Southern Coach Bus
manufacturing plant, Evergreen Heading Co. and Evergreen Garment Co. were
featured in both pictures and stories. A story headed ‘Evergreen Decorates
America’ told of the two decorative evergreens industries here. Pictures of
school principals J.C. Harper and W.P. McMillan, the Rotary Club and Golf Club
were also in this interesting paper.”
“The blood testing of all
residents of Conecuh County between the ages of 14 through 50 (for syphilis) as
required by state law will begin next Mon., March 15. All of the blood stations
where the tests are to be performed are set up and this information has been
distributed throughout the county by Joe S. Hill, representative of the State
Health Department, working in cooperation with the Conecuh County Health
Department.”
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