The Evergreen Courant's News Flashback for Oct. 12, 2021

SEVEN YEARS AGO
OCT. 9, 2014

Evergreen weather observer Betty Ellis reported .48 inches of rain on Sept. 29, .02 on Oct. 2 and .18 on Oct. 3. She reported highs of 85 degrees on Oct. 1 and Oct. 2 and lows of 43 on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5. Total rainfall for the month of September 2014 was 2.25 inches.

The Evergreen Pic-N-Sav held their official grand opening Wednesday morning with savings throughout the store. Pic-N-Sav is 100-percent employee owned and has served the community for over 60 years under several names, beginning with Piggly Wiggly. They are happy to bring more savings to their customers with the cost-plus format and look forward to serving Evergreen and the surrounding area for many years to come.

Mary Katherine Padgett was crowned Miss Flat Rock 2014 during Flat Rock Day on Saturday at the Flat Rock Fire Station. Kimberly Yeattes of Evergreen won the quilt raffle, and Benton Taylor of Greenville won top honors during the Prettiest Rooster Contest. Organizers said that this year’s Flat Rock Day was a “huge success” and an estimated 500 people attended the event.

Homecoming services will be held Sun., Oct. 19, at 10:30 a.m. at Evergreen Baptist Church. Guest speaker will be Dr. John Killian, pastor of Maytown Baptist Church and current president of the Alabama Baptist State Convention.

32 YEARS AGO
OCT. 12, 1989

Evergreen weather observer Harry Ellis reported .11 inches of rain on Oct. 8. He reported a high of 86 degrees on Oct. 6 and a low of 49 on Oct. 8.

‘Gulf Breeze’ run begins Oct. 29; train stops here: Negotiations between Amtrak and CSX Transportation have resulted in an agreement to begin daily intercity passenger service between Birmingham and Mobile on Sun., Oct. 29.
The new service, to be called the “Gulf Breeze,” will consist of four passenger cars – two coaches, a lounge car and sleeping car – that will split off Amtrak’s New York-New Orleans “Crescent” after its arrival in Birmingham from New York and will operate to Mobile while the Crescent continues its trip to New Orleans.
Initially the train will make intermediate stops at Montgomery, Greenville, Evergreen and Atmore.

Veterans Parade on Nov. 11: The 1989 Veterans Day Parade will be held Sat., Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. The parade will start at the City School parking lot, proceed downtown, ending at No Man’s Land. A Veterans Day ceremony will follow at 11 a.m. This year’s guest speaker will be Capt. Kenneth Johnson Commanding Officer Naval Air Station, Milton, Fla. The Veterans Day Parade is sponsored by the American Legion Post No. 50.

The Hillcrest High School Jaguar Marching Band, directed by Phil Mika, received an overall rating of superior, the highest rate given, at the Eastern Shore Jubilee Marching Festival in Fairhope Saturday.

57 YEARS AGO
OCT. 8, 1964

Retiring Mayor Zell Murphy extends best wishes to his successor, Mayor Henry Sessions, after the new city council took the oath of office Monday. The oath was administered by Conecuh County Judge of Probate Lloyd G. Hart.

There are the men who will guide the affairs of the City of Evergreen for the next four years. They took the oath of office Monday and held their first meeting Tuesday night. They are Councilman Dr. Joseph H. Hagood, Mayor W.H. “Henry” Sessions, Mayor Pro Tem Percy Brantley and Councilmen Bob Bozeman, W.T. “Jack” Wild and Knud Nielsen.

Tornado hits near Evergreen: A tornado that hit some six miles east of Evergreen Sunday morning did considerable damage but caused no injuries. The twister struck between 9 and 9:30 a.m. on U.S. Highway 84, beyond J.T. Ward’s.
A couple, the T.F. Meeks, were in their home when the twister struck it, tearing off the roof and causing other damage but not hurting them.

Cadet William Sessions, freshman at Marion Institute, has been promoted to corporal.

Congressman George Grant brought his campaign for reelection to Conecuh County yesterday. The veteran U.S. representative from Troy said that he will be in the district for the next few weeks and will welcome the opportunity to see the people and discuss matters with them.

82 YEARS AGO
OCT. 12, 1939

Confederate Veteran Passes Tuesday: Following a long illness, Joseph S. Worrell, familiarly known as “Uncle Joe,” died at his home in the Cedar Creek community at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. Mr. Worrell was 94 years of age and was one of Conecuh’s few remaining Confederate veterans.
Mr. Worrell was born in Georgia in 1856 and lived there until 1888 when he moved to this county where he had lived since. He was a beloved and respected citizen whose death has caused much sadness among a large group of relatives and friends.

Mr. and Mrs. O.C. McGehee announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary, to Mr. Dewitt Talmadge Stuart Jr. of Pineapple, the marriage to take place Nov. 4.

BOY SCOUT NEWS: Since Monday was “National Fire Prevention Day,” each boy answered roll call on how fires could be prevented. The Boys Scouts part in the County Fair will be to direct traffic, run errands and do other odd jobs.

NOTICE: Everybody that have relatives buried at the Witherington Cemetery are invited to be there Wed., Oct. 25, to help clean off cemetery and fix road. Bring dinner and plenty of tools. – Mrs. J.E. Witherington.

According to the gin report as furnished The Courant by P.F. Lindsey, reporter for this county, there were 4,929 bales of cotton ginned in Conecuh County prior to Oct. 1, 1939 as compared with 10,792 bales ginned to Oct. 1, 1938. This shows a difference of 5,863 bales.