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| Prof. Jacob Clifford Harper |
15 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 1, 2005
Local weather reporter Harry
Ellis reported .35 inches of rain on Aug. 22, 2005, .03 inches on Aug. 24, a
trace on Aug. 25 and .10 of an inch on Aug. 28. He reported a high temperature
of 95 degrees on Aug. 22 and low temperatures of 70 degrees on Aug. 26 and Aug.
27.
Traffic on I-65 slowed to a
crawl Tuesday afternoon when evacuated citizens attempted to return to their
homes along the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina devastated the area Monday.
Traffic stopped many times and trucks attempting to take equipment to the area
were hampered because of the bottleneck.
Workers were busy last
Thursday morning moving this home formerly owned by the late Rance English to
its new location on Highway 84. The house was moved by the state in preparation
for the new bridge that will be built in Repton sometime in the future. The
house has been deeded to the Town of Repton and will be used for a visitors
center and Community Resource Center.
Conecuh County was spared
when Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast Monday morning. While some
areas in the western part of the county saw high winds and a possible tornado,
the county as a whole was spared.
County Engineer Winston
Foshee said that there was no flood damage to roads in the county and very
small road blockage because of fallen trees reported.
24 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 7, 1995
Evergreen weather observer
Harry Ellis reported 0.89 inches of rain on Sept. 3. He reported highs of 90
degrees on Aug. 28 and Aug. 30 and a low of 64 on Sept. 3. He reported 11.83
inches of total rainfall for the month of August 1995.
15th Annual
Conecuh Heritage Festival set for Sat., Oct. 21: Conecuh County’s 15th
Annual Heritage Festival will be held Sat., Oct. 2, in downtown Evergreen.
Opening ceremonies will begin
at 10 a.m. The winners of the 1995 Miss Heritage Pageant will be presented at
this time.
Activities for the day
include arts and crafts, live entertainment throughout the day, historical
displays and exhibits, children’s activities and food booths, according to
Veronica Lambert, Chairperson of the Conecuh Heritage Festival Committee.
Heritage Day is sponsored by
The Conecuh Heritage Festival Committee and the Evergreen-Conecuh Chamber of
Commerce.
The Evergreen City Council
met Tuesday night for the first meeting for September.
Under old business,
Councilman Jerry Caylor made a motion that until such time as a new personnel
manual can be adopted or the old one revised, that the City go back under the
old personnel manual. His motion was seconded by Councilman Larry Fluker.
Fluker, Caylor and James Lee voted in favor of the motion and Councilmembers
(Phyllis) Brock and (James) King and Mayor (Lomax) Cassady voted against the
motion.)
49 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 2, 1971
Mayor auctions first cotton bale tomorrow at 11:30 –
The first bale of cotton ginned in Conecuh County will go on the auction block
Friday morning at 11:30 at the L&N Railroad Co. Dept in Evergreen. Mayor
Henry Sessions will be the auctioneer.
James D. (Jim) Oliver of Rt. 2, Castleberry, harvested
the first bale. It was ginned at the Castleberry Gin by Dorothy and Ed Glass on
Aug. 21 and weighed 645 pounds.
Sparta Academy to start term Sept. 15: Sparta Academy,
local nonprofit private school, will begin its third year on Wednesday morning,
Sept. 15, at eight o’clock, Headmaster Mickey Goneke announces today.
Goneke said that classes will be held in the
Stallworth home on South Main Street and the Murphy Club on Highway 31 South on
a temporary basis until the school can move into its new building now under
construction on Pierce Street.
The opening date was set at a meeting of the Board of
Directors held Tuesday night. Chairman Eldon Scott said the board also approved
“Miller Hall” as the name for the school’s main building and “Stuart-McGehee
Field” for the stadium.
Miss Higdon visits Rocket Center: Marjorie Higdon of
Repton visited the world’s largest space exhibit during a recent trip to
Huntsville, Ala. The Alabama Space and Rocket Center is designed to let the
visitor be the astronaut. The Center contains many educational exhibits that
permit involvement in rocketry and space travel.
74 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 5, 1946
Evergreen Schools Will Open
Monday Morning: Evergreen schools will open for the 1946-47 session Monday
morning, Sept. 9, according to announcements made this week by the principals.
The Evergreen High School
will holds its opening program beginning at 8:30 a.m., according to Prof. J.
Clifford Harper, principal.
Prof. W.P. McMillan,
principal of the City School, asks that all children who are enrolling in the
first grade for the first time bring along their birth certificates.
Former County Agent Dies At
Selma Monday: Numerous friends here and elsewhere in the county were grieved to
hear of the death of Val T. Ivey, former county agent, here which occurred at a
Selma hospital Monday morning at an early hour. He had been in ill health for
several years, having been forced to resign his position as county agent here
last spring because of his failing health. His condition became critical about
two weeks ago and he was carried to the hospital where an operation was
performed but his condition grew worse until his passing Monday morning.
Mrs. W.H. Wild, Mrs. Sam
Cope, Mrs. C.T. Ivey and Mrs. Blake Campbell left Monday for New Orleans, where
they attended the Price-Wild wedding Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Zeigler
have arrived at their new home, 814 East Boulder, in Colorado Springs, Colo.,
and are delighted with the climate.
95 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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