The Evergreen Courant's News Flashback for June 11, 2019

Alabama Gov. Jim Folsom Jr.

26 YEARS AGO

JUNE 10, 1993

Evergreen weather observer Harry Ellis reported no rain between May 31 and June 6, 1993. He reported a high of 92 degrees on June 6 and lows of 55 degrees on June and June 2. Total rainfall for May 1993 was 3.24 inches.

Beeland Timbie Named New Evergreen Librarian: Beeland Timbie has been named as the new librarian at the Evergreen-Conecuh County Public Library. Mrs. Timbie succeeds Mrs. Kay Evans, who resigned earlier this year to accept a teaching position with the Conecuh County Board of Education.

Prior to taking the job as Evergreen’s librarian, Mrs. Timbie worked at the Greenville Public Library for one year as a librarian’s assistant.

Gov. Jim Folsom and Appointment Secretary Danny Holmes announced Tuesday afternoon that Mack Goneke had been named coroner for Conecuh County. Goneke assumes the post vacated by Danny Garnett, who resigned in late March after moving out of the county.

Goneke said he had been contacted by the governor’s office Tuesday morning and told of the decision. He said he then contacted District Judge Sue Bell Cobb, Probate Judge Rogene Booker, Mayor Lomax Cassady and the county commission office.

Goneke is a life-long resident of Conecuh County. He worked as a deputy sheriff with the Conecuh County Sheriff’s Department for eight years. He is currently a foreman and paint specialist at Allen-Ashley, Inc.

51 YEARS AGO

JUNE 13, 1968

Franklin brings in cotton bloom: The first cotton bloom of the 1968 crop to be reported to The Courant was brought in yesterday morning by Issac Franklin, Rt. E, Evergreen.

Franklin said that he has 24 acres of cotton this year and in spite of the drought it is in pretty good shape.

Chief Warrant Officer D.C. Mininger, wounded in action in Vietnam in April, was happy to be home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Mininger, when this picture was taken Sunday. He is currently on 30 days convalescent leave from the hospital at Keesler AFB, Miss. CWO Mininger enlisted in the U.S. Army after graduation from Evergreen High School in 1961. He served in Germany in 1963-65 and graduated from Helicopter Pilot School at Fort Rucker. He went to Vietnam in May 1967 and had logged over 1,200 combat hours when he suffered bullet wounds in his right arm and right shoulder while landing troops. He says doctors tell him that the arm and shoulder will be “all right” and that he plans to continue his service. He holds the Army Commendation Medal, the Air Medal with two “V” for Valor devices and 30 Oak Leaf Clusters.

Wallace rally set at Lenox this Saturday: Saturday is the big day in Lenox and a large crowd from the surrounding area is expected to gather for the big Wallace Rally. Every cent raised at the afternoon and evening events will go to the George Wallace presidential campaign fund.

76 YEARS AGO

JUNE 10, 1943

Courant Office Showered With Cotton Blossoms: Beginning early Monday morning, June 7, with two fine specimens sent in by Joe H. Josey, Castleberry, Rt. 1, The Courant has literally been showered with cotton blossoms this week. Virtually every mail has brought them in one or two letters with blooms and a number have brought them in person. However, honors for being the first to reach us must go to Mr. Josey, though by only a few hours.

Diplomas were awarded to 50 seniors at the Evergreen High School Tuesday night by Principal M.A. Hanks at the close of the graduating exercises, which were witnessed by a large audience.

Six members of the class are now serving in the armed forces. They are Homer Findley, Marvin Hanks Jr., Charles Kelly, Dewey Langham, Billie Lemley and Winston Pierce. Diplomas were awarded to Marvin Hanks Jr., Charles Kelly and Dewey Langham who went into the service recently. Billie Lemley is completing his work by correspondence and will be given a diploma later. The other two left before having finished enough of their work to get diplomas.

FORMER CITIZEN DIES TUESDAY IN ANNISTON: Friends here received news Tuesday of the death of John W. Stewart, eldest son of the late Rev. John W. Stewart, founder and longtime superintendent of the Baptist Orphanage here. Mr. Stewart was in the service with the Quartermaster Corps at Fort McClellan, but his home was in Birmingham. Funeral services were held Wednesday in Birmingham.

101 YEARS AGO

JUNE 12, 1918

The eclipse of the sun on Saturday afternoon was not visible to the people of this section except for darkness that prevailed for the space of a few seconds, heavy clouds hiding from view the unusual spectacle.

Hal Brewer, prominent citizen of Brooklyn, died on Saturday last, aged about 70 years. A large concourse of friends attended the funeral on Sunday.

Private Alma M. Martin: In the death of Alma M. Martin, Alabama has lost one of her noblest and most patriotic sons, and Co. I mourns the loss of as brave and loyal a soldier as ever followed the flag over the bloody paths of glory to a hero’s grave.

I have known Alma M. Martin since boyhood and he has been a true and trusted comrade of mine from the time “K” of the old First Alabama Regiment was called out in 1916 and during those trying months the we have served together, I have learned to know and love him as a brother.

The death of this dear friend and brave comrade of mine occurred early one morning just at daybreak and he fell facing the enemy with his rifle in his hand and died like a hero “with his martial cloak around him.”

Let us, dear friends, emulate the example of this noble young martyr and carry on until the foe is defeated all along our far-flung battle line and a victory that is sure and complete is attained by our arms, and then we shall feel that we have achieved a glorious triumph for the sacred ideals for which Alma M. Martin gave his life.

J.C. COKER, Co. I, 167^th Inf., A.E.F.

140 YEARS AGO

JUNE 12, 1879

CONECUH-ESCAMBIA STAR

The following named gentlemen are the officers of Bellville Lodge No. 260: A.D. Sampey, worshipful master; John M. Nored, senior warden; J.S. Watson, junior warden; G.W. Kyser, treasurer; H.S. Skinner, secretary; W.M. Pritchett, senior deacon; L.W. Brantley, junior deacon; J.R. Hines, tyler; G.G. Sampey and J.A. Owens, stewards.

Married – At Long Creek bridge, June 5, at 11 o’clock p.m. by the Rev. Robert Smiley, Mr. Luther W. Hughes to Miss Mary L. Riley.

There are probably but few people living in Monroe today who remember Gen. Lafayette’s visit to Claiborne in 1824, then a growing and flourishing town. Among those who were here in 1824, and are now living, are W.P. and Richard Rumbly, Isaac Andrews, W.W. Pridgen, Thomas, John and Sam. Thompson, Allen Grimes, Martin East and probably W. Helton Sr. and others whose names have escaped the memory of our informant. – Monroe Journal.

From the plantation of Rev. A. Jay of this county, we have received the first cotton boll of the season. The boll was sent us on the 10^th inst.

A parrot, which has been on the premises of Rev. A. Jay for 25 years, began laying recently for the first time. The eggs are black, but having no male bird with her, the eggs will not hatch.

Rev. B.F. Riley, a Baptist minister of eminence, and a gentleman who has numerous admirers in Conecuh, has been called to the Baptist Church at Opelika.