FEB. 19, 1998
Evergreen weather observer Harry Ellis reported 0.3 inches of rain on Feb. 10 and 0.6 inches on Feb. 15. He reported a high of 71 degrees on Feb. 10 and a low of 30 on Feb. 9.
Hawsey is running for sheriff office: Tracy L. Hawsey
announced this week his intention to become a candidate for the office of
Sheriff of Conecuh County. Hawsey was born and raised in Conecuh County and is
a graduate of Evergreen High School.
He is married to his wife of nine years, formerly Chon
Mitchell, also of Conecuh County. They have two children, Chase, age six, and
Jared, age four. Hawsey is presently the Chief of Police in Repton and was with
the Evergreen Police Department prior to his present position.
Work has resumed on the Fairview sewer extension project. A halt had been placed on the jobsite following last month’s tragic cave in where one man lost his life. He and another worker, who was rescued, were caught outside a work box when a wall of dirt began to cover them.
Rev. Shehan honored at 90th birthday celebration:
Many of Rev. A.L. Shehan’s family members and friends celebrated his 90th
birthday on Sun., Feb. 15, at the Voice of the Bible Tabernacle. Rev. Shehan is
the oldest of 11 children – three sisters and two brothers still living – and
three sisters and two brothers are deceased.
Bro. Shehan was saved at an early age and spent seven years
preparing for the ministry. He has been a minster for 70 years, 50 years
pastoring in Evergreen. He had 41 years of radio ministry on the local,
national and international level.
49 YEARS AGO
FEB. 15, 1973
Snow blankets South Alabama: An almost unbelievable snowfall
Friday blanketed South Alabama and turned it into a sparkling white “Winter Wonderland.”
Before day Friday morning, freezing rain followed by sleet,
began falling. Then came the snow and instead of melting as it usually does in
this area, it stuck and piled up. Snow fell all day Friday and into the night.
Saturday morning all one could see was white as the snow had
completely covered everything. Estimates of the snowfall ranged from six inches
to 10 inches over the county. Some areas of South Alabama reported depths of 14
inches to 16 inches.
Most of the snow remained intact until the sun began melting
it Sunday afternoon. The snow stayed on in shaded areas and could still be seen
Tuesday, but rain Tuesday night finished it off.
It was a sight not soon to be forgotten and many will be
telling their grandchildren about the big snow of February 1973.
Repton pastor dies suddenly: The Rev. Chester Stinson,
pastor of the Repton Methodist Church, died suddenly Mon., Feb. 12, at his home
in Repton. He had filled his pulpit for services on Sunday and his death was a
great shock to the community. He was a native of Butler County.
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock
from the Repton Methodist Church with the Rev. Lloyd Kimbrough officiating.
Burial was in Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery, Chumuckla, Fla., with Johnson Funeral
Home of Georgiana directing.
74 YEARS AGO
FEB. 19, 1948
Plane Crash Fatal To Owner of Theatre Chain: Roy E. Martin,
age 62, owner of the Pix Theatre and over 100 other theatres in five southern
states, lost his life when the plane in which he and three other persons were
riding crashed near Bay St. Louis, Wed., Feb. 11. All passengers were killed.
According to reports, Martin and his companions were
returning to Columbus, Ga. after being in New Orleans, La. for the recent Mardi
Gras celebration. They were traveling in a light plane when the crash occurred.
Martin was the owner of a chain of theatres in Alabama,
Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina. He had been in the amusement
and motion picture business for 36 years and owned 120 theatres.
The Pix Theatre was built here in 1936 by Martin and has
been operated by him continuously since that time.
Operation of the theaters recently has been in the hands of
his sons, Roy E. Martin Jr. and E.D. Martin, who will continue to handle the
chain of movie houses.
Conecuh Vets Should Bring Pictures To Mr. Ward Soon: Conecuh
veterans of World Wars I and II are urged to bring pictures of themselves and
information concerning their service records to Mr. Wallace Ward at the PMA
formerly AAA office in Evergreen as soon as possible. The pictures and the
information are being compiled by the local VFW and Legion posts to publish a
Historical Service Record of Conecuh County veterans.
There is no charge in connection with this project to the
vets. If they wish to buy a copy of the book, they may do so, but purchase of
the book is not required to have a picture published in it. The books will sell
for only $3, but will be worth much more than that as a memory of days in the
service. The profits from this project are earmarked for a building fund to
construct a veterans home for Conecuh vets.
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