17 YEARS AGO
JAN. 4, 2001
Local weather observer Harry Ellis reported 1.05 inches
of rain in Evergreen on Dec. 27 and 1.10 inches on Dec. 28. He reported a high
of 60 degrees on Dec. 16 and a low of 17 on Dec. 31. Total rainfall in December
was 5.24 inches, and Ellis recorded 40.91 inches during the year 2000.
Funeral services held for
Rev. A.L. Shehan: Rev. A.L. Shehan, 92, of Evergreen died Sat., Dec. 23, 2000
at his residence.
Rev. Shehan was saved at an
early age and spent seven years preparing for the ministry. He was a minister
for 72 years and 52 of those years he served in Evergreen. For 41 years, he had
a radio ministry on the local, national and international levels, and it was
the longest running radio ministry in the world.
Funeral services were held
Tues., Dec. 26, 2000 at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of Cope Funeral Home with Rev.
Harold Tyus, Rev. Jackie Davis and Rev. C.L. Dyess officiating. Burial was in
Union Cemetery in Frisco City.
Evergreen-Conecuh Chamber of
Commerce President Alesia Stuart announced that the Board of Directors elected
new officers for the year 2001 at its meeting in December. John Raines was
elected president; Brent Salter, vice-president; and Terry Jackson, treasurer.
The newly elected officers
and directors will be installed at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting and Banquet to
be held Thurs., Jan. 25, at the Hillcrest High School Cafetorium.
42 YEARS AGO
JAN. 1, 1976
Local weather observer Earl
Windham reported 1.6 inches of rain on Dec. 25. He reported a high of 65
degrees on Dec. 28 and a low of 23 on Dec. 22.
Rites held for Mr. Pate,
former Supt. of Education: Harvey Godwin Pate, 69, of Evergreen died on Tues.,
Dec. 23, in a Greenville hospital. Mr. Pate served a total of five terms as Conecuh
County Superintendent of Education. He did not seek re-election, but retired
when he completed his fifth term of office in 1973.
Mr. Pate was first elected
superintendent in 1944 and then was re-elected in 1948 and 1952. He was
associated with education in various capacities until he again sought the
office in 1964 and won election and was re-elected in 1968.
A native of Paul, he received
his early education in the school of this county. He earned his BS degree from
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now Auburn University, and did graduate studies
at Auburn and Columbia University, New York City.
Prior to being elected to his
first term as superintendent, Mr. Pate served as principal of Annex School for
six years and Conecuh County High School for three years and taught at
Evergreen High School for two years. In all, he was associated with the county
school system for nearly 40 years.
A fire in the rear of
Harper’s Furniture Co. on West Front Street did little damage Monday night,
thanks to its discovery by city police and prompt and efficient work by the
Evergreen Fire Department.
67 YEARS AGO
JAN. 4, 1951
Harper’s Furniture Co. will
hold its grand opening next Friday morning, Jan. 12, at nine o’clock, according
to an announcement made this week by Coy L. Harper, owner of the new home
furnishing establishment. The store succeeds Travis Furniture Co. and will be
at the same location in the Moorer Building.
It is also announced this
week that J.O. (Joe) Brooks will be with this new firm as manager and outside
contact man.
Battery ‘C’ Guardsmen Getting
Ready For Active Federal Duty: Men of Battery “C,” 117th Field
Artillery Battalion, 31st (Dixie) Division, Conecuh County unit of
the Alabama National Guard, are now getting ready to go on active federal duty
Jan. 16. The 31st Division has been called back into national
service and is to be sent to Fort Jackson, South Carolina. The local battery
expects to move out sometime between Jan. 16 and Jan. 26.
Battery “C” guardsmen are now
drilling on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday nights at the armory in Evergreen
readying themselves for fulltime service. Battery strength as of Mon., Jan. 1,
was 79 officers and enlisted men.
The battery is commanded by
Capt. John C. Holman, who was executive officer when “C” was mobilized just
prior to World War II.
The battery is well supplied
with experienced and capable officers and non-coms. All of the officers are
World War II vets as well as most of the top-ranking NCO’s. In all, there are
21 World War II veterans on the battery roster.
92 YEARS AGO
JAN. 6, 1926
Attorney General Harwell G.
Davis was a visitor at The Courant office Tuesday. Mr. Davis stated that he was
enroute to Castleberry to attend a K. of P. meeting.
The fire siren called the
Evergreen firemen to the residence of Mr. A.A. Williams on Bruner Avenue on New
Year morning. Within a short while after the fire was extinguished at his
residence, fire was discovered in the cotton office of Mr. Williams over the
Binion Grocery & Feed Co. on West Front Street. Mr. Williams was out of
town at the time.
MIXON: Rev. U.G. Hicks, our
new pastor, preached his first sermon at Asbury Sunday and those who heard him
said he preached a fine sermon.
Captain John Quill, 87, of
Mobile, died recently in Boston. Captain Quill for many years owned a number of
river boats running out of Mobile. The two best known are the John Quill and
the Nettie Quill.
Daniel Cook Sr. of Camden has
announced his candidacy for the state senate from the 22nd district.
The death of Mr. W.D. Bailey
on last Saturday afternoon about two o’clock at the Simmons House brought
sadness to the hearts of many citizens of Evergreen.
Deceased had been confined to
the fresh air camp at Montgomery for some time and had been discharged just a
short while before Christmas and it was the pleasure of his family and friends
to have him with them during the holidays.
117 YEARS AGO
JAN. 2, 1901
CHINA: China is the name of a
new post office recently established here with J.E. Witherington, postmaster.
The People’s Bank of Conecuh
County is now open and ready for business with C.P. Deming as president, W.B.
Ivey as vice president and Arthur Cunningham as cashier. Heretofore, Conecuh
County has had but one bank, which has been known as the Bank of Evergreen, and
this institution has changed hands.
The residence of J.T. Amos
was destroyed by fire last Sunday night. The fire originated in the kitchen and
was discovered at seven o’clock by Mr. Amos, who gave the alarm. In a short
space of time, a large crowd had gathered to fight the mad flames, but it had
gained such headway that it was soon evident that the house could not be saved,
and the people set about to save the furniture and adjoining buildings.
During the holidays, little
Waddy McCreary was painfully wounded by the discharge of a 22-calibre flobert
rifle. The ball took effect in his foot, producing a very painful wound. The
physicians were unable to remove the ball.
Sheriff W.W. Pridgen returned
Sunday from Hot Springs, where he has been for several weeks past for the
benefit of his health.
The Arends Hotel at Brewton
was destroyed by fire on Christmas night. A guest of the house lost $400 in
gold. It is announced that the building will be replaced with a large,
two-story brick structure with modern conveniences.
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