SEPT. 9, 1976
Evergreen weather reporter Earl Windham reported .85 inches of rain on Sept. 1, .05 on Sept. 2, .15 on Sept. 3, .85 on Sept. 4 and .03 on Sept. 5. He reported a high temperature of 92 degrees on Sept. 3 and a low of 67 on Sept. 2.
Conecuh County’s new area vocational school will open in September 1977, according to a tentative schedule released by Superintendent of Education Wayne Pope. A site for the school has been approved by the State Department of Education and will be announced at a later date.
Evergreen voters return to the polls Tuesday to complete the
job they began in the first municipal election on Aug. 10. Two places on the
city council are involved in the runoff election.
In Place 2, Walter B. Hudson Jr. and O.F. Frazier are in the
runoff. Knud Nielsen, the incument, and Aubrey Dean Padgett are involved in the
runoff for Place 5.
Voters elected Mayor O.B. (Bert) Tuggle to a full term of
office on Aug. 10. At the same time, they elected the following men to the
council: Pat Poole, Place 1; Alex Johnson, Place 3; and Lomax Cassady, Place 4.
Jeff Jeffers, general manager of LTP Southern, in Evergreen, has been named Vice President of Leisure Time Products, it was announced today, by W.P. Marshall, President of the Nappanee, Indiana based firm.
52 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 11, 1969
Record judgment is assessed by jurors: Only two cases were
tried in the Fall Term of Circuit Court, Civil Division which began here Monday
morning with Circuit Judge Robert E.L. Key presiding, but in one of them the
jury handed down the largest judgement in county history. A full docket is set
through Friday, according to Circuit Clerk Leon A. Salter.
The case of Mrs. Eloise Traweek of Flomaton vs. Southern Bell
Telephone Co. went to trial Monday and the verdict was returned Tuesday. The
jury found for Mrs. Traweek and set damages at $45,000, a record high for
Conecuh.
The suit arose out of injuries Mrs. Traweek suffered in a
fall when she tripped over a Southern Bell wire. She was represented by Tipler,
Fuller & Melton with attorneys Frank Tipler Jr. and Wm. D. Melton appearing
in court. The defendants were represented by attorneys Oliver Brantley of Troy
and Edwin C. Page Jr.
TV concert artist to give concert here Sept. 17: A noted
television and concert organist will be presented in concert at the Evergreen
City School auditorium on Wednesday night, Sept. 17, at 7:30 o’clock by the
PTA. Tickets are now on sale by PTA members for $1 for adults and 50 cents for
students.
Louis V. Bass, president of The Melody Carrousel, Ltd. in
Andalusia, has enchanted audiences from New York to Chicago.
He was the featured organist at Florida’s Cypress Gardens
for a long time and his music was enjoyed by people from all over the world.
69 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 11, 1952
Conecuh County’s schools will open today (Thursday) for the
1952-53 term. A record or near-record enrollment is predicted as schools over
the nation are to show an increase in students.
According to County Superintendent of Education Harvey G.
Pate, the schools are opening about a week later than usual. This later date
was set in order that school children could help in the harvest of cotton. Once
school begins, it will be against the law for school-age children to pick
cotton during school hours.
City schools expected to enroll around 800 students, with
over half listed at the high school. At the Evergreen City School, W. Paul (Mr.
Mac) McMillan begins his 27th, yes, that’s right, 27th,
year as principal. At Evergreen High School, C.W. Claybrook, who relieved Jack
Finklea at the mid-year mark last year, begins his first full year as
principal.
Castleberry Girl Is Conecuh County’s 1952 Maid Of Cotton: A
blue-eyed blonde at Troy State Teachers College from Castleberry has been named
as Conecuh County’s 1952 Maid of Cotton. The Cotton Maid was chosen on Sept. 3
in a contest conducted by the Conecuh County Farm Bureau.
Miss Alice Faye Sullivan, 19-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Curtis L. Sullivan Sr. of Castleberry, was chosen to represent Conecuh
County in the annual Maid of Cotton contest. She will participate in the state
contest to select the Alabama Maid of Cotton at the State Fair in Birmingham on
Oct. 1 and 2.
82 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 14, 1939
J. Ernest Evers Dies Early Saturday Morning: Shortly after
being stricken early Saturday morning J. Ernest Evers, 41, well known citizen
of this community, succumbed to heart attack at his home two miles west of
here. It is said that Mr. Evers had arisen to wait on a customer at his service
station when the attack came. A physician was summoned but death came before he
arrived.
Mr. Evers was born and reared near Repton, a member of a
large and well known family. He had lived here for several years. He was an
ex-soldier, a member of the American Legion and the M.E. Church.
Ginnings in Conecuh County as reported up to Sept. 1, 1939 are far behind last year. According to the report of the bureau of census which was released this week and made available to The Courant by P.F. Lindsey, there were 375 bales of cotton ginned in Conecuh County from the crop of 1939 prior to Sept. 1, as compared with 2,970 bales ginned to Sept. 1, 1938.
Local Bank Installs Night Depository: The Bank of Evergreen
installed during the past week a night depository system which will prove a
great convenience and protection to its depositors, according to O.C. McGehee,
vice-president and cashier. The system is off latest style and design and
similar to such as are used in the city banks.
Depositors who subscribe to this service are supplied with
strong lock pouches and necessary keys.
108 YEARS AGO
THE CONECUH RECORD
SEPT. 11, 1913
W.L. Stallworth, one of Evergreen’s oldest and most observant citizens, says that the past August was the driest known in this section for 69 years. This is a fact that but few of our people knew for the reason that they haven’t “been hereabouts” long enough.
The City School will open next Monday, the 15th.
The painters are putting the finishing touches on Belleville’s handsome new school building. We are informed that the prospects are fine for the current session of school. Dr. Skinner, who is at the head of the board of trustees, is making every possible effort to build up a first class school.
In an altercation among some men about two and a half miles west of Evergreen Sunday night, John Palmer, a bystander, was accidentally shot and killed. Three men have been arrested, charged with the shooting.
In addition to her skill in deciphering illegible addresses as assistant postmistress, Miss Mary Cunningham demonstrated her ability to draw a “deadly bead” on Uncle John’s shotgun last Monday when she killed a large hawk, which had tackled a favorite old hen but found her too heavy to fly away with. Prior to this record shot, the young lady had never pulled a trigger. Now, according to a time-honored custom, the neighbors should chip in and cook Miss Mary a chicken pot pie.
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