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15 YEARS AGO
MARCH 8, 2001
Local weather observer Harry
Ellis reported .70 inches of rain on Feb. 27, .32 inches on Feb. 28, .31 inches
on March 1, 3.50 inches on March 2 and 3.93 inches on March 3. He also reported
a high of 80 degrees on Feb. 27 and 39 on March 4. Total rainfall for the month
of February was 3.18 inches.
Chris Garner exhibited the
Grand Champion at the 2001 Conecuh County Steer Show held Saturday at the
Evergreen Stockyard. Chris was also the recipient of the Morgan Holley Memorial
Award, which is presented each year to the person exhibiting the Grand
Champion.
The extremely heavy rains
that fell on Friday and Saturday of last week throughout Conecuh County did
extensive damage to several roads. This bridge on County Road 30 going to
Fairnelson washed out so badly that residents had to travel the Seven Bridges
Road to get to Evergreen. County workers were trying to have the bridge
repaired and open for traffic again by Thursday afternoon.
Carolyn Pritchett exhibited
the Grand Champion Heifer at the 2001 4-H and FFA Calf Show held Saturday.
Ashton Garner exhibited the
Reserve Champion Steer at the 2001 4-H and FFA Calf Show held Saturday. She was
also the recipient of the Henry Witherington Memorial Award, which is given
each year to the person showing the reserve champion.
30 YEARS AGO
MARCH 13, 1986
Local weather observer Earl Windham reported no rain
between March 2 and March 8, 1986. He reported a high of 73 degrees on March 8
and a low of 23 on March 2.
Marine Cpl. Robert H. (Bobby) Mason, son of Robert and
Hazel Mason of Evergreen, recently participated in an exercise as a member of 1st
Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, Camp
Lejeune, N.C. A 1981 graduate of Sparta Academy, he joined the Marine Corps in
March 1983.
Edward Locke, 42, was convicted of capital murder in a
trial held in Monroeville on a change of venue from Conecuh County. The trial
was held Monday and when the jury told Circuit Judge Robert E.L. Key that they
were locked 11-1 for acquittal he instructed them to continue deliberations
because the verdict was not unanimous. After being sequestered overnight in a
Monroeville motel, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of capital murder.
Locke was charged in March 1985 in connection with the
deaths of Pearlie Jackson, 82, and her 64-year-old invalid son, Johnnie. Their
bodies were found inside the charred remains of their small house on Cemetery
Avenue in Evergreen. Authorities said they died of smoke inhalation.
Locke was charged with stealing more than $100 from Mrs.
Jackson’s house, and she was to have been the state’s key witness against him
at his trial which was scheduled for the Spring Term of Circuit Court of
Conecuh County at the time of the fire.
45 YEARS AGO
MARCH 11, 1971
Harris Johnston Williamson,
55, died Mon., March 8, in a Birmingham hospital after a long illness. He was
assistant postmaster of the Evergreen Post Office and a veteran postal
employee.
Mr. Williamson began his
career in the postal service on Aug. 1, 1938… (and) he was named assistant
postmaster in June 1957.
A lifelong resident, Mr.
Williamson’s entire career was with the Evergreen Post Office. He served with
distinction in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Spring Term of Circuit Court,
Conecuh County, will begin Monday morning at nine o’clock at the Conecuh County
Courthouse here. Circuit Judge Robert E.L. Key will empanel the Grand Jury as
the first order of business.
District Attorney Ted Pearson
of Monroeville and County Solicitor Henry J. Kinzer of Evergreen will assist
the jurors in their deliberations.
Trial of cases on the Civil
Bar Docket will also begin Monday with cases set each day through Friday. There
were 26 cases on the docket, according to Circuit Clerk Leon A. Salter.
Ralph Byron Barlow, 56, died
March 2 as the result of an accident at a Pensacola motel where he was working
as caretaker. He was buried March 8 with military honors at Fort Barrancas.
BM-3 Don Hansen is on leave
from his ship, John F. Kennedy, and is spending the 10 days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Hansen.
60 YEARS AGO
MARCH 8, 1956
Repton-Burnt Corn Road Soon
To Be A Reality: Conecuh County will shortly begin work on the Repton to Burnt
Corn road, John Tranum, Chairman of the Conecuh County Board of Directors, said
today.
Negotiations between the
State of Alabama Highway Department and the Board of Directors have been in
progress for about 12 months, and word was received early Monday morning
flashing a green light on the project.
The road will be built
through Bermuda, connecting both Repton and Burnt Corn with that community, as
well as providing a closer route from Burnt Corn to Evergreen. Much of the new
road will be along the route of the old Federal Stage Road.
One man was killed instantly,
and an English war bride fatally injured in a head-on collision on state
highway 114, five miles west of McKenzie, Monday.
Clarence Horn of Garland was
killed instantly in the crash, and Mrs. A.T. Reid Jr. died of injuries Tuesday.
A.T. Reid Jr., K.W. Calloway and Miss Johnnie Middleton, all of Garland, were
injured.
Shown above is Miss Jo Ann
Salter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Salter of Castleberry, with her
Hereford calf, which she plans to enter in the Conecuh County Fat Calf Show, to
be held in Evergreen on April 19. Jo Ann is a member of the Castleberry High
senior club.
LOREE NEWS: Melvin Johnson
and children, Douglas, Charles and Edna Louise, visited in Brewton Sunday.
75 YEARS AGO
MARCH 13, 1941
Tornado Damages Homes Near
Brooklyn Friday: A tornado dipped into an area near Brooklyn last Friday night
and inflicted damage to two residences. It is reported that no one was injured.
The homes said to have been
damaged were those of Mr. D. Cary and his son. Mr. Cary’s house was lifted from
its foundation and the one under construction by his son was damaged to some
extent.
Lewis Crook, 58, native of
Evergreen and one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Evergreen,
passed away here Tuesday morning following a brief illness.
Mr. Crook played an active
part in the organization of the First National Bank in the year 1905, at which
time he was chosen cashier. He served in that capacity until the year 1915 when
he was made president. In 1920, he severed connection with the bank to enter
the lumber business with Mr. L.D. King and remained in that field until his
death.
Mrs. George T. Jackson, wife
of a conservation employee connected with the local C.C.C. camp, was fatally
injured early Sunday morning, five miles south of Castleberry, in Escambia
County, when struck by an automobile said to have been driven by James
Stallworth, Evergreen businessman.
According to information
received from a member of the Highway Patrol, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson were
standing near the scene of an accident which had occurred just a few minutes
before in which Mr. C.A. McGowin, Evergreen automobile dealer, and a party from
Castleberry were involved. According to reports, this accident took place at
the foot of a hill, and very soon after the Jackson car stopped, the car driven
by Mr. Stallworth came over the crest of the hill. The exact manner in which
the unfortunate accident happened could not be learned, but it is said that Mr.
Stallworth evidently was unable to stop his car in time to miss the wreckage.
Witnesses, according to information obtainable, were unable to say whether the
Stallworth car hit Mrs. Jackson first or whether it hit the wreckage and then
hit Mrs. Jackson.
Mrs. Jackson was placed in a
car and rushed to the Memorial Hospital in Brewton where she died about 6 a.m.
Monday. The body was sent to her home in Travis City, Mich. for burial.
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