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15 YEARS AGO
MARCH 17, 2005
Evergreen weather observer
Harry Ellis reported 0.12 inches of rain on March 7 and .01 inches on March 11.
He reported highs of 78 on March 12 and March 13 and a low of 37 on March 9.
Total rainfall for the month of February 2005 was 4.52 inches.
Davis retiring as city
manager: The Evergreen City Council met Tuesday night for less than 20 minutes
and was presented with stunning news at the close of the meeting. City Manager
Clayton Davis stated that he will be retiring after 40 years of service,
effective April 22. Davis will begin taking his annual leave this Fri., March
18, at 4 p.m. and remain off until his effective retirement.
Mayor Pro Tem Joye Fordham,
who presided at the meeting in the absence of Mayor Larry Fluker, expressed her
sadness in receiving Davis’s retirement notice and said he will be greatly
missed by the people of Evergreen.
On April 16, 2005, Mrs. Mary
Lee McCreary Ingram will celebrate her 100th birthday. Residents of
Conecuh County and the City of Evergreen will honor her dedication to the young
lives that were entrusted to her care for 33 years.
Mrs. Ingram is a lifelong
resident of Evergreen. She taught hundreds of Conecuh County students while
serving as a second-grade teacher for 33 years at Southside Elementary School,
Evergreen City School and other local schools.
Her 100th birthday
celebration is being hosted by the Conecuh County Training School Alumni
Association. The celebration is scheduled to be held at the Beacon Restaurant
on April 16, 2005 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
40 YEARS AGO
MARCH 20, 1980
Evergreen weather observer
Earl Windham reported 0.09 inches of rain on March 10, 0.07 inches on March 11
and 2.29 inches on March 12. He reported a high of 80 degrees on March 10 and a
low of 37 on March 14.
Navy Electronic Warfare
Technician 3rd Class Peter M. Khoury, whose wife, Frankie, is the
daughter of William F. and Lois Graddy of Route D, Box 88, Evergreen, Ala., has
helped his ship earn the Battle Efficiency Award.
He is a crewmember aboard the
frigate USS Capodanno, homeported in Mayport, Fla.
The Battle “E” Award is
awarded each year to the top ship in its class of each squadron.
Grover Cleveland Reynolds,
95, of Montgomery and formerly of Evergreen, died Thurs., March 13, in a
Montgomery hospital after a brief illness. He was a retired Church of Christ
minster and was instrumental in founding the Evergreen Church of Christ and
served as its minister for many years.
Mr. Reynolds was a native of
Butler County and a member of a prominent, pioneer family. Mr. Reynolds was a
direct descendant of Francis Scott Key.
He lived in Evergreen for
many years and was minister of a number of Churches of Christ in South Alabama
and Northwest Florida for over 40 years. He conducted a radio ministry from his
home in Evergreen for a number of years.
65 YEARS AGO
MARCH 17, 1955
Woman Of The Year To Receive Beautiful Helen Keller
Trophy: The Helen Keller Club Trophy, which is to be presented to Conecuh
County’s Woman of the Year, will be on display in the window of Boykin
Jewelry’s. A similar trophy will be presented each year as the selection of the
outstanding woman in the county is to be an annual event.
Dean Elizabeth Neige Todhunter of the School of Home Economics
from the University of Alabama will be the guest speaker on Tues., March 22, at
3 p.m. at the Community House in Evergreen when the Woman of the Year will be
honored by the Helen Keller Club at this time.
Three Conecuh Brothers Stationed At Nashville:
Headquarters Tennessee Military District, Nashville, Tenn. – Mrs. Bertha
Griffin of Evergreen is happy to have all her sons under one roof again. The
recent assignment of Cpl. Roy Griffin to Tennessee Military District
Headquarters in Nashville brings the trio together for the first time during
their military careers.
Sgt. Waymon and Sgt. First Class Robert both served in
Korea; however at different times, while Cpl. Roy was doing a tour of duty in
Europe.
This is the first time in history of Tennessee Military
District that there has been three brothers all stationed in the headquarters
at the same time. Sgt. Waymon and Sgt. First Class Robert are assigned to the
S-1 Section (Administrative Services) and Cpl. Roy is assigned to the Property
Section.
90 YEARS AGO
MARCH 20, 1930
Lions To Sponsor Boy Scout
Project: County Superintendent M.A. Hanks was a visitor at the Lions Club
Wednesday and spoke to that organization concerning plans that are underway for
the organization of a Boy Scout Council in Conecuh, Escambia and Monroe
counties with Rev. C.P. Rigler, former pastor of the Presbyterian churches in
Evergreen and Brewton, in charge. Rev. Rigler recently announced his
resignation as pastor of these churches. If the organization is perfected, and
it seems sure that it will be, Rev. Rigler will be in charge of the Scout work
at Brewton, Atmore, Monroeville and Evergreen. He will maintain his residence
in Brewton.
Lions O.C. McGehee, W.W.
Kingsberry and L.D. King Jr. were appointed as a committee to go with Supt.
Hanks to Brewton at an early date to confer with representatives from the other
places to perfect the organization plans. This committee was authorized to say
that the Evergreen Lions Club would guarantee Evergreen’s pro rata share of the
necessary expense attached to the project.
Lion W.P. McMillan has served
as scoutmaster of the local troop for the past several years and has done some
very fine work. It is said however, that the local troop has been handicapped
considerably by not having the advantage of access to a Council which could and
would give it active service. Lion McMillan will continue to be scoutmaster of
the troop if the proposed organization of the Council is perfected and he will
be assisted in a very material way by Rev. Rigler.
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