The Evergreen Courant's News Flashback for July 6, 2021

33 YEARS AGO
JULY 7, 1988

Evergreen weather reporter Harry Ellis reported 0.2 inches of rain on June 30, 1.33 on July 1, 0.9 on July 2, 0.83 on July 3 and 0.02 on July 4. He reported a high of 100 degrees on June 29 and a low of 67 on June 29.

Bill Johnson has been appointed President of Poole Truck Line, Inc. He was formerly Executive Vice President of the Evergreen based truckload carrier.
The appointment was announced by John Bowron, President of NEOAX’s I.U. International Truckload Group, Poole’s parent company.

The (Evergreen City) Council named Clayton Davis to serve as Superintendent of the Water Department. Davis, a veteran city employee, succeeds Franklin Williamson, who retired earlier this year.

Walter Poole, founder of Poole Truck Line, announced his retirement from the company, effective June 15, to participate in a business venture with his son, Pat.

Terry Lynn Parker, 23, of Rt. 1, Evergreen, was killed in a tragic accident Tuesday morning while working with a logging crew in the Mobley Creek area of Covington County, near Brooklyn.
Parker, who was employed by Bruce Salter Logging Co., was struck by a falling tree at 9 a.m. and pronounced dead at the scene at 11:25 a.m., according to Covington County Sheriff’s Investigator Max Hooks.

43 YEARS AGO
JULY 6, 1978

The current “heat wave” may have dropped some folks into the doldrums, but it got Ole Earl Windham to talking again. He wrote on his weekly weather report: “Dear Old Bob: Those hot days that I have owed you since last winter have been paid.”
Well, not even a country editor can argue with that statement. Please, Earl, will you let us have some rain and at least a few days when the mercury doesn’t hit 100 degrees or more?
(Windham reported no rainfall that week, but did report a high temperature of 100 degrees on June 20, 1978. He reported lows of 71 on June 27 and July 2.)

Dr. E.A. Price of Evergreen has qualified to seek re-election as County Coroner. He is seeking nomination in the Democratic Primary Elections of Sept. 5 and 26. He has served in this office for nearly 40 years.
He was appointed County Coroner in the late 1930s and has been re-elected each time the office came up for election since then, all but once without opposition.

Frank Chavers qualified last Thursday to seek re-election to the Conecuh County Board of Education, Place 2, in the Democratic Primary Elections of Sept. 5 and 26.

Harry Booker of Belleville has qualified as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Member of the Conecuh County Commission, District 1, Place 2.

58 YEARS AGO
JULY 4, 1963

The new postal code numbers (zip code) have been assigned to the post offices at Repton, Range and Lenox.
Mrs. Frances J. Davis, postmaster at Repton, lists her number as 36475. The number for Range, according to Mrs. Iva Lee Jackson, postmaster, is 36473, while Postmaster James Pierce says the number for Lenox is 36454.

Guard Will Leave Sunday For Camp: The local National Guard will leave from Fort Dave Lewis Sunday morning for two weeks annual summer camp at Fort McClellan, Anniston. A total of 46 men, 43 enlisted men and three officers, will take part in the camp.
The local unit is comprised of three platoons of the 131st Quartermaster Co. (Petroleum Distribution). The other units are located at Jackson.
1st. Lt. Elbert Williams is company commander. Other officers are 1st Lt. Marcus O’Gwynn and Chief Warrant Officer Hunter Hines. Williams states that a number of other guard units will be moving through this area Sunday on their way to camp.

The fourth annual Evergreen Rotary 4-H Fish & Wildlife Camp was held Tuesday and Wednesday at Tal Stuart’s Pond near Belleville. A total of 46 county 4-H boys took part in the camp.

Non-Jury, Equity Cases Set Monday: Non-jury equity cases on the Circuit Court docket will be heard Monday morning starting at 9 o’clock. Circuit Judge A.H. Elliott of Brewton will preside.
According to Circuit Clerk Ralph Crysell, a total of 140 cases are on the docket, 52 non-jury cases and 68 equity cases.

73 YEARS AGO
JULY 1, 1948

Funeral services were held from Oak Grove Church near Repton Saturday afternoon for Grady H. Johnson who was killed in action in North Africa in March 1943.
He was buried with military honors under the direction of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the National Guard.

Miss Ethel Coleman, County Health Nurse, announced this week that five cases of scarlet fever, one case of typhoid and one case of small pox have been reported in this county in the past two months. In addition to these there has been one death from diphtheria.

Robison, Kendall Win; Four New Councilmen: In an election, marked by an unusually heavy vote, held Tuesday, Mayor J.H. Robison was re-elected over his opponent, M.M. Cardwell. Robison received 291 votes to Cardwell 199. R.G. Kendall, member of the present council, was re-elected and led the ticket with 340 votes. Other councilmen elected in the order of votes received were H.J. Kinzer 327, H.H. Beasley 312, Zell Murphy 301, O.B. Tuggle 267. All councilmen received clear majorities and no runoff will be necessary.
Votes received by other candidates were as follows: Ward C. Alexander 200, H.A. Deer 184, A.G. Bolton 157, J.W. Shannon 131, D.T. Stuart 128, C.L. Kamplain 109.

87 YEARS AGO
JULY 5, 1934

Misses Hazel Crawford and Kate McConaughy have returned from a visit to the World’s Fair in Chicago. Miss Crawford is visiting her aunt, Mrs. M.B. Binion.

Sgt. Hobson Lewis, Corp. Orman Bower, Privates Ted Bates, John Salter, Robert Quarles and Otis Pierce returned Sunday from Birmingham, where they have been stationed in connection with the miners strike for the past two months.

Messrs. C.P. Deming and Jim Hartzog are leaving Sunday to attend the Ford Dealers Convention at Detroit, Mich. and the World’s Fair.

Evergreen Eligible For P.O. Building: A news dispatch from Washington dated June 30 states that Evergreen along with 10 other Alabama cities and towns has been placed on the eligible list for a new post office building. According to the Washington story, $65,000,000 is now available under the deficiency appropriation bill for the construction of post offices throughout the country.
The post office and treasurer departments were authorized by the bill to choose from the specified list which cities should have new buildings. List of cities given: Anniston, $210,000; Gadsden, $85,000; Fairfield, $84,000; Atmore, $65,000; Brewton, $68,000; Evergreen, $65,000; Fort Payne, $68,000; Guntersville, $63,000; Opp, $63,000; Roanoke, $65,000 and Scottsboro, $65,000.