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| John M. Patterson |
MARCH 29, 2001
Work is underway to repair buildings that were damaged by a recent storm. Local construction crews have more than their fair share of work and are trying to get everyone ‘dry’ before the next big rains. Covin Roofing and Construction is shown in the above photo replacing the roof on the Village Plaza building and in the photo at right Skipper’s General Contractors are shown hanging steel to replace the wall that had to be torn down at The Evergreen Courant.
Stanley Guy Busby, 75, of Repton died Tues., March 27, 2001 in a Monroeville hospital. Mr. Busby ran a dairy for many years. He was a driver for Poole Truck Line and retired CDL instructor from Reid State Technical College. He was a member of the Annunciation Catholic Church of Monroeville. He was a veteran and served in the Marines during World War II and the Korean War.
The Conecuh County Children’s Foundation, Thurgood Marshall Middle School, Lyeffion Junior High School and the Evergreen-Conecuh Chamber of Commerce invites everyone out to the airport at Middleton Field for the annual children’s carnival. Carnival rides will provide fun and excitement for the whole family. Also on Saturday, the Collard Green Festival, Extension Petting Zoo, Firemen’s Contest and Chili Cookoff will be featured as well as vendors, country music and many other interesting activities. Citizens are encouraged to attend and support the Conecuh County Children’s Foundation. Pictured at the recent ribbon cutting on Mon., March 28, are Eric Basinger, Nell Stuart, Kim George, Geneva Lyons, Joey Varner, Homer Lyons and Emily Brogden.
35 YEARS AGO
MARCH 27, 1986
Ole Earl Windham reports .10 of an inch of rain on March 16, 2.41 inches on March 19 and .46 on March 20.
Johnny Grace of Lyeffion High School exhibited the Grand Champion of the 41st Annual Conecuh County 4-H and FFA Steer Show held Monday at the Evergreen Livestock Arena. The 1,250-pound steer brought 95 cents per pound with Southern Pine Electric Cooperative, represented by Manager Tom Perry, paying the premium price.
John Shepherd Salter, 89, of 318 Perryman St., Evergreen, died Sat., March 22, in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Montgomery, after a long illness. He was a member of a pioneer county family and a veteran of World War I and a retired employee of the City of Evergreen.
415 marijuana plants were confiscated near Travis Bridge on March 14 by Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Lambert. Plants were found by alert citizens who immediately called the Conecuh County Sheriff’s Office.
State Representative J.E. (Jimmy) Warren of Castleberry has qualified to seek re-election to the Alabama House of Representatives. The veteran legislator, first elected in 1970, is asking for a fifth term of office. He represented District 64, composed of Conecuh and Monroe counties.
50 YEARS AGO
MARCH 25, 1971
Ewing Baxter McRady, 80, of Evergreen died Sat., March 20,
in Montgomery hospital after a long illness. He was a retired hardwareman who
was well known throughout this area.
A native of Tennessee, Mr. McRady was associated with
Luttrell Hardware in Brewton for a short time before becoming associated with
Wild Bros. Hardware Co. here some 55 years ago. He worked with Wild Bros. for
40 years until retiring 15 years ago and was generally recognized as one of the
most knowledgeable men in his field in this area.
A Civitan Club may be organized in Evergreen. A breakfast
meeting is set for 6:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at Jimmie’s Restaurant to put
organizational procedures in motion.
Civitan International is a service club for men and has been
in existence for 51 years. They are “Builders of Good Citizenship.”
Any man interested is invited to attend the breakfast
Tuesday morning as a guest of the Andalusia Civitan Club which is sponsoring
the new club here.
Dean Masonic Lodge No. 112 will sponsor a special program on
Drug Abuse at the Brooklyn Baptist Church March 27 at 7 p.m.
Rev. H.C. Botts from Milton, Fla. will be guest speaker.
Films from Whiting Field on Drug Abuse will be shown.
The public is invited to attend this special program.
63 YEARS AGO
APRIL 10, 1958
Attorney General John Patterson brings his campaign for governor into Conecuh County Tuesday with two appearances scheduled. Mr. Patterson will speak at Castleberry at 12:15 p.m. and in Evergreen at 1:15 o’clock. He will be accompanied on his Conecuh visits by Rebe Gosdin and his Sunny Valley Boys, country music artists of Alabama radio and television fame.
The 12th Annual Evergreen Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored Conecuh County Fat Calf Show will be staged here Mon., April 21, according to John Horne, chairman of the Jaycee committee in charge.
From “This Week’s Wash” by Courant Editor and Publisher
Bob Bozeman: Folks keep asking me when I’m going to “come out for” my favorite
candidate for governor. Well, I just want to let you know that I’m on to you
and don’t intend to “come out” this time.
I’ve found out through experience that once it becomes
known that I’m for a man his chances of carrying Conecuh County are all shot.
So this time I’m playing it smart by keeping quiet. That way you won’t be able
to know just exactly how to vote so that I’ll lose mine.
Of course, any year now us lying newspapers may get smart
and start using our influence. The way to do that, of course, is to endorse the
man we want to beat which should lead folks to vote for the others among who is
the man we want to win. And should the man we endorse win, why of course, there
we would be right up on the bandwagon.
78 YEARS AGO
APRIL 8, 1943
Supt. H.D. Weathers announced this week that all schools of the county will open at eight o’clock instead of nine o’clock in the mornings beginning Monday morning, April 12. This change is being made since the days are getting somewhat longer in order that pupils and teachers may get out an hour earlier in the afternoons to help with farm and garden work.
The Rev. John D. McClanahan, 99, Hartselle, Morgan County’s last Confederate veteran, died recently.
Local Child Purchases Bond With Pennies – “Take care of the
pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves” is an old adage which has
evidently been well impressed upon Bobby Jean McIntyre, 10-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E.M. McIntyre of this city. Bobby Jean began saving her pennies
some time ago with the idea of buying a war bond when she had enough. Wednesday
she, with the help of her grandfather, M.E. Wilson, appeared at the window of
the post office with a shoe box full of pennies and expressed a desire to buy a
$25 bond which costs $18.75.
Harris Williamson, clerk at the local office, was detailed
to the job of counting the pennies, a task which required about three quarters
of an hour. All told Bobby Jean had 1,935 pennies, 60 more than the number
required to buy the bond. These she invested in war stamps. Harris says the box
of pennies weighed 13 pounds, and incidentally he says that he hopes not too
many people adopt this method of saving to buy war bonds.
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