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15 YEARS AGO
JAN. 25, 2001
While most of us caught
glimpses of the events leading up to, and including, the 54th
Presidential Inauguration, a local business had a backstage pass for the whole
show.
Brent and Gerald Salter of
Salter’s Evergreen Supply in Evergreen joined more than 100 florists and
industry professionals selected by the Society of American Florists to prepare
the inaugural floral decorations.
The volunteers worked some
5,000 hours in a warehouse in downtown Washington, D.C., during the inaugural
week creating classic, sophisticated works of floral art for eight balls, three
dinners and various other receptions.
J.M. “Jack” Davis, 58, of
Castleberry died Fri., Jan. 19, 2001. Mr. Davis was a member of the Air Force
Reserves and a Vietnam Veteran.
Special Education Coordinator
for Conecuh County Schools, Harriet Hubbard, was awarded the Margaret Vann
Award for Outstanding Special Education Coordinator in the State of Alabama on
Jan. 18, 2001 in Birmingham during the Alabama Federation Council for
Exceptional Children Super Conference 2001.
Since Hubbard’s employment
with Conecuh County Schools in 1997, tremendous strides have been taken in the
field of special education. Hubbard has written grants totaling over $70,000,
which has enabled the county to purchase a new and much needed school bus for
transporting multi-handicapped students.
30 YEARS AGO
JAN. 23, 1986
Local weather observer Earl Windham reported .67 inches
of rain on Jan. 18. He also reported a high of 69 on Jan. 16 and a low of 24 on
Jan. 14.
The Evergreen Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual
Promotion-Membership Banquet on Thursday night, Jan. 30, at seven o’clock at
the Holiday Inn, it is announced today. Sheldon Morgan, well-known Mobile bank
executive, will be the guest speaker, according to President Willene Whatley.
Mrs. Whatley will preside and will also report on 1985
activities and give the response and conclusion after the program. The
invocation will be brought by Dr. Lamar Jackson. The report of the Nominating
Committee will be given by Chairman Gerald Salter.
Judge of Probate Frank T. Salter will introduce the
speaker, Sheldon Morgan, who is a native of Alabama. He is presently head of
the marketing division of First Alabama Bank of Mobile.
Ralph Garrett was honored on Jan. 10 when he retired from
South Central Bell after 38 years and nine months service. He was a toll
technician at the time of his retirement.
William Thomas Lanier, 89, died Wed., Jan. 15, at his
residence on Route One, McKenzie. “Mr. Will,” as he was familiarly known, was a
member of a prominent, pioneer family and widely known and highly respected.
His daughter, Mrs. Ruth Hester, is a published author and Courant columnist.
45 YEARS AGO
JAN. 28, 1971
Ice plant hit in Castleberry;
two are charged: Two youths have been arrested and charged with burglary and
grand larceny in a break-in at Deuel Ice Co. in Castleberry on Jan. 19. They
were arrested Friday following an investigation conducted by Deputy Sheriffs
Bill Kent, Horace Weaver and Marshall Jones and State Investigators Capt. A.G.
Mitchell and R.C. (Pete) Taylor.
Sandra Owens, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Owens, Evergreen, is a contestant in the Lurleen B. Wallace State
Junior College’s first annual Beauty Pageant to be held on Feb. 6, 1971 at 7:30
p.m. in the Andalusia High School Auditorium.
Sandra, a freshman majoring
in elementary education, was a popular student at Evergreen High School, where
she was chosen class favorite; served as a majorette; and was selected to
appear in the senior Superlatives in the annual. She was Miss Evergreen for
1970 and was selected to attend Girls State.
The Pinckney D. Bowles
Chapter of U.D.C. met Tues., Jan. 19, in the home of Miss Elizabeth Riley with
Mrs. Hunter Morgan co-hostess.
The meeting was called to
order by Mrs. Ray Owens, the president. Miss Demoval Hagood gave the program on
“The Virginia Lees.”
C.T. (Thad) Ivey, local
Chevrolet dealer, outlined the importance of the United Fund to Conecuh County
and the necessity of bringing the currently lagging fund drive to an early and
successful conclusion when he addressed the Evergreen Kiwanis Club at their
meeting Friday noon.
60 YEARS AGO
JAN. 26, 1956
Old Landmark Toppled From
Local Scene Tues.: A historic landmark, the old water standpipe of Standpipe
Hill, was torn down Tuesday, and as The Courant went to press, was being cut up
with torches, headed for the scrap pile.
The old reservoir was erected
in 1900, and for years was a guide for people coming to Evergreen.
The new water tower was
erected about four years ago.
U.S. Navy Will Use The
Evergreen Airport Soon: The U.S. Naval Air Station in Pensacola will soon use
the Evergreen Airport, Middleton Field, for an auxiliary field in training
students, it was learned here this week.
Presumably, pilots and ground
crews will be flown up each day, in an operation similar to that of Camp
Rucker, when a large number of students and instructors flew to Evergreen for
touch and go landings.
Peace Pilgrim, who has walked
over 7,600 miles on her pilgrimage for peace, passed through Evergreen over the
weekend on her way to Montgomery.
Peace Pilgrim began her
100-mile walk in Alabama at Castleberry, walking into Evergreen after dark. She
spent the night at the bus station, The Rebel, and began her long trek about 7
a.m. the next morning.
Sunday afternoon about 3:30,
she was seen a few miles above Georgiana, and several people reported having
seen her Monday, the last in the afternoon, about two miles above the junction
of the Ft. Deposit road and the new highway, at Priester’s.
75 YEARS AGO
JAN. 28, 1941
CONFEDERATE PENSIONERS OF
CONECUH COUNTY, Jan. 1, 1941: Veteran: Brown, John T., McKenzie, Ala., Rt. 1;
Widows: Brown, Emma, Evergreen, Ala.; Carter, Drucilla, Evergreen, Ala., Rt. 2;
Castleberry, Susie M., Castleberry, Ala.; Crosby, Janie, Evergreen, Ala.;
Floyd, Virginia B., Evergreen, Ala.; Hardee, Virginia, Belleville, Ala.;
Kendall, Rebecca J., Brooklyn, Ala.; McKittrick, Margaret, Evergreen, Ala.;
Nichols, Fannie, Evergreen, Ala., Rt. 2; Nored, Susan H., Repton, Ala.; Raines,
Mary E., Repton, Ala.; Salter, Eugenia A., Evergreen, Ala.; Thomas, Mary C., Herbert,
Ala.; Worrell, Ardella Viola, Castleberry, Ala.
Mr. Zack T. Jones, 72, died
at his home in Brooklyn Saturday morning, Jan. 11. Deceased was a member of the
Brooklyn Masonic Lodge and a lifelong resident of Conecuh.
Ratings In Battery “C”
Announced: Camp Blanding, Fla. – Recent ratings of enlisted men in Battery C,
117th Field Artillery, who formerly were stationed as a unit of the
Alabama National Guard at Evergreen, were announced this week by Captain
William D. Lewis, battery commander.
The ratings are as follows:
Sergeants, George H. Joyner; Corporals, Floyd H. Purnell, Robert Salter, Marvin
Kindig, Elmer Morrison and James Tanner; Privates First Class, Herman
Armstrong, Walter Bower, Walter Holland, Cecil Padgett, Olon Padgett, Winton
McIntyre, Wesley Shefield, James Bryant, Lee Cole, Hagood Ellis, Bennie Gatlin,
James Henderson, James Logan, Richard Potts, Rufus Burt and James Weaver.
Besides Captain Lewis,
other commissioned officers in the unit are First Lt. John C. Holman and Second
Lt. Leon A. Salter.
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