The Evergreen Courant's News Flashback for March 10, 2021

USS John F. Kennedy

34 YEARS AGO
MARCH 12, 1987

Earl Windham reports .48 of an inch of rain March 7.

The Conecuh County Commission has named the county’s new agricultural building the David L. Burt Jr. Agriculture Building, honoring the late Mr. Burt who served as chairman of the commission for 10 years and was instrumental in getting the office constructed. The building houses the offices of most of the county’s various county, state and federal agricultural agencies. Commission members are Mrs. Katie Sue Burt, chairman, and Jerold Dean, Woodrow Windham, Percy Salter and Freddie Stallworth and Clerk Wayne Johnston.

T.L. Sims, Aubrey Padgett and John Claiborne of the Evergreen City Council were in Washington March 1-3 for a National League of Cities meeting to evaluate and respond to federal policy and budget priorities that will affect cities and towns throughout the country this year.

Fernanda Silva Telles, an exchange student from Brazil, recently moved on to Connecticut after spending over two months in Evergreen and attending Evergreen High School. She was the houseguest of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Black, who were her sponsors. She is shown with Wendy Black and Amanda Brooks, president of the Student Government Association at Evergreen High School. Fernanda was presented a plaque commemorating her school days here by the students and faculty at EHS.

50 YEARS AGO
MARCH 11, 1971

Harris Johnston Williamson, 55, died Mon., March 8, in a Birmingham hospital after a long illness. He was assistant postmaster of the Evergreen Post Office and a veteran postal employee.
A lifelong resident, Mr. Williamson’s entire career was with the Evergreen Post Office. He served with distinction in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Mr. Williamson began his career in the postal service on Aug. 1, 1938.

BM-3 Don Hansen is on leave from the ship John F. Kennedy and is spending the 10 days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Hansen.

W.E. Williamson turns a spade of earth for Belleville Baptist Church as interested observers look on at the ground breaking of Conecuh Baptist Association Sunday afternoon, Moderator Dr. Sam Granade stands by with his auxiliary shovel.

Larry Ryland of Atlanta, Ga. visited Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Ryland during the weekend. He has just returned from Houston where he attended a managers meeting for a week. While there, his group from Atlanta won first prize at a masquerade party as “Southern Gentlemen.”

Burglars hit Smith’s Gulf for third time: If Troy Smith thinks he is being ‘picked on,’ you can hardly blame him. Burglars broke into Smith’s Gulf Service during the night Saturday and got away with ‘about $75.’ It was the third forced entry of the station in four weeks time and his total loss is around $400.

58 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.

65 YEARS AGO
MARCH 8, 1956

Repton-Burnt Corn Road Soon To Be A Reality: Conecuh County will shortly begin work on the Repton to Burnt Corn road, John Tranum, Chairman of the Conecuh County Board of Directors, said today.
Negotiations between the State of Alabama Highway Department and the Board of Directors have been in progress for about 12 months, and word was received early Monday morning flashing a green light on the project.
The road will be built through Bermuda, connecting both Repton and Burnt Corn with that community, as well as providing a closer route from Burnt Corn to Evergreen. Much of the new road will be along the route of the old Federal Stage Road.

One man was killed instantly, and an English war bride fatally injured in a head-on collision on state highway 114, five miles west of McKenzie, Monday.
Clarence Horn of Garland was killed instantly in the crash, and Mrs. A.T. Reid Jr. died of injuries Tuesday. A.T. Reid Jr., K.W. Calloway and Miss Johnnie Middleton, all of Garland, were injured.

Shown above is Miss Jo Ann Salter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Salter of Castleberry, with her Hereford calf, which she plans to enter in the Conecuh County Fat Calf Show, to be held in Evergreen on April 19. Jo Ann is a member of the Castleberry High senior club.

LOREE NEWS: Melvin Johnson and children, Douglas, Charles and Edna Louise, visited in Brewton Sunday.

78 YEARS AGO
MARCH 11, 1943

Aged Couple Found Dead Near Home: Mr. and Mrs. William R. Robinson, age 72 and 65 respectively, were found dead in the barnyard near their home south of Lenox late Saturday afternoon by a neighbor. Dr. E.A. Price, coroner, was summoned and upon examination stated that they had apparently been dead since Tuesday. No evidence of violence was found on the bodies and it is believed that they died from heart attack. They were found lying within a few feet of each other.
The old couple lived alone and not close to anyone else. This accounts for the fact that they were not discovered sooner.

Mrs. Robert A. Winston of Washington, D.C. is the house guest of Mrs. M.M. Cardwell at her home in Old Evergreen. She is a former Evergreen girl, Naomi Rabb, and has come to Alabama for the unveiling of the portrait she painted of Senator Lister Hill, which will be hung in the Capitol in Montgomery.

Following a lingering illness, Claude Eugene Brantley, age 57, died at a Montgomery hospital Friday night, March 5.
Mr. Brantley was born at Burnt Corn Jan. 1, 1886, the son of the late H.H. Brantley and Mae Salter Brantley. He spent his early life at Burnt Corn, later moving to Evergreen where he was for many years engaged in business here. He moved to Montgomery about six years ago. He was widely known throughout this section and had many devoted friends who, with a large number of relatives, are saddened at his passing.