18 YEARS AGO
APRIL 17, 2003
Shown with Superintendent Ronnie Brogden and board members are several members of the Hillcrest High School girls basketball team. The board passed a resolution commending them for their 2002-2003 basketball season.
On Sat., April 12, 2003, at the Butler County Motorsports Park these cars owned by Pugh’s Quick Lube in Evergreen took first and second place honors in the Rear Wheel Drive Hogg Class. Car No. 01, driven by Jody Salter of Evergreen, won first place, and Car No. 40, driven by Artie Godwin of Evergreen, won second place. Another Evergreen man, Kelvin Salter, took first place honors in the Hobby Class. Races are held every Saturday night beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Butler County Motorsports Park. For more information and to see the cars, come by Pugh’s Quick Lube.
Corey McCulley caught this five-pound, three-ounce bass while fishing with his Uncle Stacey and his cousin Samantha in his grandfather’s pond on April 3.
30 YEARS AGO
APRIL 18, 1991
Little League opens Saturday: The Evergreen Little League will open the 1991 season this Saturday at 4 p.m. After the introduction of coaches and players, each team will play a full game. This includes T-Ball, minor league and Little League. Please support these youth by your attendance. Games are scheduled for Monday and Friday nights beginning April 22 at 6 p.m.
40 YEARS AGO
APRIL 16, 1981
The Courant ran this picture last week with these cutlines: “Larry Bell killed this gobbler which is being held by Marvin Johnson. The Tom weighed 19-1/2 pounds and had a 10-inch beard and one-inch spurs and was killed Saturday.” After the paper was published, “a reliable source” informed this newspaper that while Larry was taking the credit, the turkey was actually killed by Marvin.
Charles Kast scored again when he bagged this fine 18-pound gobbler on Wednesday of last week. The bird had a 10-inch beard and 5/8-inch spurs.
Sparta nine loses,
wins: The Sparta Academy Warriors split a pair of baseball games last week,
winning on the road and losing at home, according to Sports Information
Director Byron Warren Jr.
In a game played
April 7 in Evergreen, the Warriors lost to Fort Deposit Academy, 10-8, with
Jeff Johnson the losing pitcher, but also hitting a homerun. Eight errors were
costly to the Warriors who collected five hits. The visitors had seven hits and
were guilty of two errors.
Sparta traveled to
Greenville on April 10 and pounded out a 12-7 decision over Fort Dale Academy
with Mike Mixon the winning pitcher. Mixon helped his own cause as he had four
hits including a triple. Andy Hammonds hit a homerun and Russ Raines, Joe
McInvale and Jeff Johnson had two hits each. The Warriors collected 13 hits and
committed two errors. Fort Dale had eight hits and four errors.
42 YEARS AGO
APRIL 19, 1979
Sawyer Griffin brought in this wild turkey Wednesday morning of last week. The gobbler weighed 16 pounds and had a 10-3/4-inch beard. Sawyer said he bagged the big bird “in the woods.”
The Courant’s editor is always happy to learn that people read his efforts on occasion. State Senator Reo Kirkland Jr. of Brewton apparently does read “The Colyum” at times as he sent the picture above and this note: “Dear Bob: After reading your column on turkey hunters, I decided to send you proof that I am smarter than at least one turkey. In all honesty, however, I must admit that this one turkey represents several trips during which I was out-smarted.” Sen. Kirkland took time last week from his law practice and preparation for the regular legislative session which began Tuesday, to bag this gobbler which weighed 18 pounds and had a 10-inch beard. Reo didn’t reveal just where he killed the trophy bird other than say that it “was within our District”… the District includes Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia and Monroe counties.
63 YEARS AGO
APRIL 17, 1958
From “As A Man Thinketh” by R.G. Bozeman: The best turkey story of the year comes from down Brooklyn way, but I am not at liberty to divulge the name. The story which came to me was like this: A hunter down that way, who had already killed this season’s limit of five gobblers, was fishing one day last week when he flushed a drove of turkeys. One gobbler, which had evidently been shot and crippled, ran into a wire fence and got tangled up. Another gobbler went to his rescue and the nameless hunter ran up and caught both of them. Since he had already killed his limit, he is going to keep the gobblers up until the hunting season is over and turn them loose so he can kill them next year. If any of you know a better turkey story than this one, let me know.
Gilbert Wesley of Greenville holed-out a 50-foot putt on the seventh to close out Tye Adams of Enterprise and win the championship of the Evergreen Golf Club’s annual invitational one-day tournament. 103 golfers took part in the meet played over the Evergreen Course Thursday.
From “Hi-Lites of E.H.S.” – Golf Tournament: Bill Ivey, Paul Pace, Palmer Smith, Billy Grace and Howard Claybrook represented Evergreen High School in the annual one-day golf tournament Thursday at the country club. Ivey, playing some fine golf, failed to qualify for the championship flight, but won consolation in the first flight.
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