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| 1923 third-graders at Evergreen Elementary School |
16 YEARS AGO
AUG. 28, 1997
Local weather reporter Harry Ellis reported .06 inches of rain on Aug. 18, 1997 and .22 inches of rain on Aug. 20. He reported a high temperature of 92 degrees on Aug. 18 and a low of 62 on Aug. 22.
“The 17th Annual Conecuh Heritage Day, sponsored by the Conecuh Heritage Day Committee and the Evergreen-Conecuh County Chamber of Commerce will be held Sat., Oct. 18, at the Evergreen Municipal Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.”
“Repton’s Anderson to attend sniper school: Repton Chief of Police Tracy Hawsey is pleased to announce that Sgt. Bill Anderson of the Repton Police Department has been accepted to rifle marksmanship and observation school.”
“Dr. Mark Roberts would like to invite everyone to the Open House and Ribbon Cutting ceremonies of his new office building located at 106 Edwina St., just across from the hospital.”
“Seven of the eight living members of Lyeffion High School’s Class of 1942 met in Evergreen July 11-13. The three-day celebration marked 55 years since their graduation. Attending were Dora Jane (Davis) Blackmon of Peterman, Grace (Howell) Frizen of Orlando, Fla., Lomax (Johnson) Gibson of Greenville, James B. Morrow of Havertown, Pa., Ann (Gaines) Roberts and James Roberts of Gonzales, Texas, and Shirley (Smith) Shear of Cullman, organizer of the reunion.”
31 YEARS AGO
AUG. 26, 1982
“Rain slackens; only 2 showers: Compared to most weeks since the first of July, it was a dry week with only two showers, according to Earl Windham who reports .27 of an inch on Aug. 16 and .03 on Aug. 18.”
He reported high temperatures of 91 on Aug. 16 and Aug. 22 and a low of 67 on Aug. 19. “A class of 28 Alabama State Trooper Cadets completed training requirements and graduated from Alabama Criminal Justice Training Center, Selma, Aug. 20.
“Graduated and promoted was Frank Higginbotham of Oxford, assigned to Evergreen.”
“Yvonne (Punk) McDonald of Range announces that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Member of the Conecuh County Commission, District 3, (Beats 5, 16, 12 and Box 4 of Beat 11). This is his first political venture.”
“Tommy L. Booker of the Bermuda and Burnt Corn area formally announces that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Member of the Conecuh County Commission, District 2 (Beats 3, 4, 13, 15 and Box 1 of Beat 11).”
“The Evergreen Baptist Church welcomes Keith Pugh, former star wide receiver for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team, as guest speaker at both worship services this Sun., Aug. 29, at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.”
46 YEARS AGO
AUG. 24, 1967
“Reprints of ‘Riley’s History of Conecuh County’ are to be available again this fall. An earlier reprint was completely sold out and this printing is being made in response to repeated requests, according to J. Vernon Brantley, Washington, D.C.
“Brantley, a Conecuh County native, arranged for and financed the reprint around two years ago of the county’s only history which was written by the late Dr. Benjamin F. Riley.”
“LOWE IN VIETNAM: U.S. Army, Vietnam-Army Private First Class Bernard M. Lowe, 21, son of Mrs. Orrie S. Lowe, 109 S. Shipp St., Evergreen, Ala., is participating in ‘Operation Pershing’ in Vietnam, with other members of the 1st Air Cavalry Division.
“He and other members of the division have evacuated more than 19,000 refugees from coastal areas to numerous refugee centers in secured areas as well as inflicting heavy damage on the Viet Cong.
“During the search and clear operation, he has been engaged in dragging the VC from their vast network of tunnels and bunkers. They had been driving underground by constant U.S. artillery and air strikes.
“Lowe, a rifleman, is assigned to Co. B, 2nd Battalion of the division’s 5th Cavalry.”
“Aggie music-makers have joined Aggie football players in pre-season drills. Veteran Director Frank Wilkerson states that the Evergreen High School Band is now practicing each morning at nine o’clock in the new bandroom.”
“Recognize any of these students? The picture is of the third grade taken in front of the old school before the Evergreen City School was built. The picture was made before Christmas 1923, and the school moved into the new building the next semester. The late and beloved Miss Willie Cunningham was the teacher. The pupils are: (front row, left to right) Clovis Ray Cannon, Harry Webster, Rufus Fountain, Pete Irwin, Marbury Millsap, Eugene Cargile, Archie Barfield, Perry Slaughter, William McGehee and Wilton Porterfield; (second row) Muriel Herbert, Edna Palmer, Annie Lou Williamson, Price Wooten, Alice Croom, Guthrie Jones, Louise Coker, (first name not known) Kendrick, Rebye Dukes, Ethel Joe Mixon, Ida Pearl Marler, Effie Mae Wooten and Mildred Stevens; and (back row) Richard Sims, Billy Fountain, Chester Kelley, Johnny Moore, Mary Hurst, Vivian Bethea, Percy Ellen Weekly, Opal Dukes and Ila Mae Hart. Picture courtesy Gordon Wright.”
61 YEARS AGO
AUG. 28, 1952
“Mrs. Skunk Spurned By Hat Shop; Raises Big Stink When Refused Appreciation Day Coupons: Tuesday morning found Mrs. Skunk in Evergreen bright and early. The sudden chilly spell had caught her ‘without a thing to wear’ and she hustled right into town looking for a fall wrap. There wasn’t a store open, so she just settled in the Hat Shop doorway waiting for eight o’clock.
“A large crowd gathered as Police Chief Emmons sized up the situation. During his brilliant and heroic career he had copes with hardened criminals, petty thieves, speed demons and juvenile delinquents, but never a gas-equipped alley cat. Mrs. Skunk was definitely there to stay. She stuck here nose in the door that wouldn’t budge and apparently discouraged those who might have wished to enter.
“The chief’s hand was called, he had to act fast. Quick as a flash, he deputized a member of the city crew, armed him with an automatic five-pronged pitchfork and sent him after Madame Mistress of Odor. The crowd backed away, - two quick thrusts with the pitchfork and they backed way away. It was all over. Mrs. Obnoxious left town with her end on the other end of a pitchfork. Here parting comments were that the whole town smelled, she was not given any Appreciation Day Coupons and it was surprising how some people would raise a stink over nothing.”
“Two men qualified prior to the deadline as candidates for Mayor of the City of Repton.
“Mayor H.L. Dees is opposed in his bid for re-election by J.N. Andrews.”
76 YEARS AGO
AUG. 26, 1937
“City Authorities Will Open New Street Soon: City officials announce that right-of-way has been secured for the opening of a new street connecting West Front and McMillan running along the L&N Railroad leading north. Work will start on this project in a few days. In order to open the street it will be necessary to move several small houses generally known to local citizens as the ‘Amos quarters’ and of course to grade and level up the ground.
“Opening this street will eliminated the dead end on West Front Street caused by the building of the overhead bridge and at the same time give an outlet to McMillan Street leading toward town without crossing the railroad at a very dangerous crossing.”
“Postmaster Robert L. Stallworth states that Evergreen post office will shortly inaugurate the delivery of all parcel post addressed to patrons of this office living within the incorporated limits of the city, or in some cases slightly out of the limits or to the extent that patrons are now being served by city carriers with other classes of mail.”
“Burnt Corn Citizen Dies Saturday Night: Following a long illness of a year or more, Herbert Ellis, age 58, well known and beloved citizen of Burnt Corn died at his home Saturday night at nine o’clock.”
“A telegram from Senator Dixie Bibb Graves addressed to Mayor J.R. Brooks which was received on Tuesday of this week announced that federal authorities had approved the allocation of $11,928 to the City Evergreen for a street surfacing project to be set up under the Works Progress Administration on terms similar to those by which other paving projects have been done during the past two years.”
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