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| U.S. Senator Howell Heflin |
17 YEARS AGO
APRIL 10, 1997
“$24 million in cocaine
seized in traffic stop: A routine traffic stop by the Alabama Department of
Public Safety’s Motor Carrier Safety Unit last Thursday afternoon at
approximately 5 p.m. resulted in the largest seizure of cocaine in Alabama
history.
“The stop took place at the
northbound rest area on Interstate 65 where they were conducting a routine
safety checkpoint inspection.
“The truck was loaded with
30,000 pounds of Purple Mountain bananas. A drug dog which was being used to
check the trucks as they came through hit on the trailer. The truck was seized
as soon as the cocaine was discovered.
“The truck was taken to the
nearby Landstar Poole Truck Line terminal in Evergreen where the truck was
unloaded.
“When the bananas were
removed, a container at the front of the trailer with over 500 kilograms of
cocaine was found. The street value of the over 1,100 pounds of cocaine was
estimated at $24 million. This beats the previous high seizure made at Dannelly
Field in 1983 by over 300 pounds.
“The driver of the truck
picked up the load in Slidell, La. and the load was to be delivered in New
Jersey. The driver of the truck was questioned by authorities and released
after they determined he had no knowledge of the contents of the trailer.”
Local weather reporter Harry
Ellis reported .30 inches of rain on April 5, 1997. He also reported a high
temperature of 80 degrees on April 6 and a low of 42 degrees on April 1.
32 YEARS AGO
APRIL 8, 1982
Local weather reporter Earl
Windham reported .03 inches of rain on April 1, 1982 and .02 inches on April 3.
He reported highs of 83 degrees on April 2 and April 3 and a low of 43 degrees
on March 29.
“Evergreen High School’s 1982
Miss Rubicon is Abby Rayfield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Winston Rayfield. Debra
Padgett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Padgett, is first alternate, and Leisha
Lee, daughter of Mrs. Cora Lee Stallworth, second alternate.”
“The 37th Annual Conecuh
County 4-H and FFA Steer Show will be held here Monday in the Cooperative
Stockyard Show Arena.
“The Conecuh County Show is
considered the best county show in the state and ranks with district and state
shows.
“Show Chairman Joe E.
Lashley, County Agent, states that 26 young exhibitors will show 30 to 32
steers in lightweight, mediumweight and heavyweight classes with the top two
steers from each class competing for grand champion and reserve champion.”
“Pam Faulkner was named Miss
Congeniality of the 1982 Miss Rubicon Pageant at Evergreen High School Friday
night. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Faulkner.”
“Alabama’s senior U.S.
Senator Howell Heflin will be a special guest speaker at Evergreen High School
at 9:15 o’clock tomorrow morning. He will address the student body and a
question and answer session will follow the senator’s talk.”
47 YEARS AGO
APRIL 13, 1967
“Butch Adams will be one of
the boys and girls who will exhibit calves in the 22nd Annual Conecuh County
Fat Calf Show here Monday morning. The show begins at 8 a.m. at Conecuh
Stockyards. Butch is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adams of Jay Villa.”
“These cadets were among
those who were recently awarded promotions and achievement awards by Evergreen
Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron Commander Capt. James M. Cowart. Mary K.
Jones was promoted to Cadet 1/c and awarded the Arnold Achievement Ribbon. The
boys are Charles F. Bentley, William B. Owensby and Benjamin S. Simpson who
were all promoted to Cadet Basic and awarded the Curry Achievement Ribbons.”
“Miss Angie Grooms, Miss
Alabama 1966, is to be the special guest at a hootenanny on Saturday night,
April 15. The hootenanny will begin at 7 p.m. at the Murphy Club in Evergreen.
It is sponsored by the Evergreen Baptist Church.”
“Congressman Bill Dickinson
of Alabama’s 2nd District will be in Evergreen tomorrow night for a report to
the people of Conecuh County. Everyone is invited to the meeting which begins
at 7:30 p.m. at the Murphy Club.”
62 YEARS AGO
APRIL 10, 1952
“City, county and state
officers were continuing their search Wednesday for Isaac Riley, who attacked
night policeman W.H. Williamson early Sunday morning when he was attempting to
arrest him on a charge of drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He took the
officer’s 38-caliber, car keys and fled.”
“THE WEATHER: Last Week:
Evergreen (Airport) High 82, low 32, mean 57. Rainfall 1.08 inches in two
days.”
“Robert F. Croom, a native of
Evergreen, Ala., retired March 31 after many years of service with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
“He joined the department in
Washington, D.C. in 1933 and worked first with the department’s Cotton
Division, which became a part of the Agricultural Administration when that
agency was formed.
“Mr. Croom had a part in
making the first AAA payment to a farmer in a ceremony in President Roosevelt’s
office. While with the AAA, he handled landlord-tenant relations in matters
pertaining to cotton, and headed the appeals board on AAA payments.
“In his more recent service
with the Department’s Production and Marketing Administration, Mr. Croom
represented the Assistant Administrator for Production in dealings with the
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and with agencies concerned with naval
stores.”
“A sunrise service at Brooks
Stadium beginning at 5:30 Sunday morning will climax the Easter program of
services which have been planned by several churches in the city. The speaker
at this service will be Rev. Sam Granade, pastor of the Baptist Church.”
77
YEARS AGO
APRIL 8, 1937
Heavy Rains Cause Big County Losses: Property damage
running well into the thousands of dollars resulted from the second heaviest
rainfall in modern weather observation history, following recording of an
8.65-inch rainfall during the 36-hour period from Saturday night until Monday
noon.
“A fall of 6.92 inches was recorded from an early hour
Monday until mid-afternoon, which is the heaviest fall of water since the 1929
flood, according to J.R. Kelley, local weather observer. To that fall was added
1.73 inches which fell during the early hours of Sunday morning.
“The heavy rainfall was accompanied by high winds in some
sections of the county, with some wind damage being reported from scattered
sections of the county. The Methodist Church at Mt. Pleasant was blown from its
foundation early Monday, during the deluge, with reports from scattered
sections indicating minor damage to outbuildings and trees.
“Castleberry saw an anxious few hours Monday night and
Tuesday with the waters of Panther and Murder creeks converging their
backwaters into outlying districts of the strawberry capital. Anxiety was
somewhat relieved Tuesday afternoon when the waters began to recede slightly.
“Traffic arteries of the county were badly damaged by the
record high waters, with traffic being tied up on most routes. Highway 31
remained open in both directions, but roads leading to Loree, Skinnerton, Nymph
and other rural sections were rendered impassable for a time due to overflow of
road beds by Cane, Murder and Sandy creeks.”
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