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10 YEARS AGO
JAN. 1, 2009
Evergreen weather observer Harry
Ellis reported .62 inches of rain on Dec. 24, .31 inches on Dec. 25, .01 inches
on Dec. 26 and .10 inches on Dec. 27. He reported highs of 73 degrees on Dec. 24-25
and a low of 24 degrees on Dec. 22.
Moped rider visits Conecuh:
Krzysztof “Krys” Dzienniak of Poland is a man on a mission, a mission that
brought him to Conecuh County earlier this week.
Dzienniak, 29, made a stop in
Evergreen on Sunday and Monday on his way to Florida as part of his crusade to
travel across 48 states on a moped in an effort to battle leukemia.
As part of his plan,
Dzienniak, the author of “20,000 Miles of Street Sailing,” also hopes his cross-country
moped trip will help him land on the Oprah Winfrey show, which would draw added
attention to his crusade.
Dzienniak began his 48-state
trip on Sept. 15, setting out from Portland, Maine in a golf cart.
“The means of transport I
chose at first was a golf cart,” he said. “I drove from Portland, Maine and got
to Dover, New Hampshire. I had to change the vehicles there and now I’m riding
on a small, bright yellow moped.”
Dzienniak hopes to end his
trip in Chicago, where Winfrey’s television show is produced.
Marta Castleberry, age 100,
died Sun., Dec. 14, 2008 at her home in Oakland, Calif., surrounded by her
children. She was born June 5, 1908 in Nymph to the late Isaiah and Rosie
Moye-Richardson. In 2001 she moved to Oakland where she lived the remainder of
her years.
35 YEARS AGO
JAN. 5, 1984
Earl reports a cold week and
wet year: Earl Windham reports that 1983 was a very wet year. Evergreen’s
official weatherman recorded a total of 75.28 inches of rain last year. That’s
17.28 inches above the normal rainfall of 58 inches for this area.
Windham reports a heavy
rainfall of 2.04 inches on Dec. 28, a shower of .72 inches on Dec. 29 and a
trace, .03 of an inch, of rain on Dec. 30.
(He reported a high of 65 on
Dec. 29 and a low of six degrees on Dec. 25.)
An errant vehicle almost
demolished Willie Rogers Barbecue on Willie Rogers Road when it left the road
Thursday night and plowed into the building. The barbecue place is a local
landmark and the barbecue served there for nearly 50 years is famous over a
wide area. The business was established by the late Willie Rogers in the 1930s
and has been operated by his wife, Rachel, since his death.
Election of council by
districts proposed: Members of the Evergreen City Council may be elected from
districts in the future. The five members are elected at large at present.
The Evergreen City Council
authorized (by unanimous vote) City Attorney Tommy Chapman to prepare a map of
the city broken down into five single member districts at its meeting Tuesday
night. These districts are to be drawn so as to be close as is possible equal
in population. Under the proposal, candidates would have to live in the
district in which they run.
60 YEARS AGO
JAN. 1, 1959
Mayor Zell Murphy throws the
switch that inaugurates electrical service to the city by Alabama Power Co.
Looking on are Councilmen Aubrey Griffin and Dr. Joseph Hagood. The photo was
snapped at brief ceremonies held at the new substation on Cemetery Avenue
Thurs., Dec. 18. Mayor Murphy flipped the switch at 1:10 and the city began
buying its wholesale electric power from Alabama Power under a new five-year
contract. A number of Alabama Power officials and local residents were present
for the event.
Missing boy found after
five-hour search: An alarming Christmas day experience ended happily here for
two visitors from Birmingham.
The visitors’ 12-year-old son
was lost in a densely wooded sector near Evergreen. The alarmed parents
notified local authorities and within minutes a large group of searchers began
to comb the woods. The boy was located at about eight o’clock that night after
being missed at 3:30.
Mr. and Mrs. Depew (Pete)
Meredith and son, Jack, were visiting at the camp of Mrs. Meredith’s sister, Mrs.
T.P. Whitten and Mr. Whitten of Atmore. The camp is located on the old
Castleberry Road.
Jack was in the woods with a
friend of the Whittens and become separated from him at 3:30. When they called
and received no answer and the boy failed to show up they notified authorities
here.
About 100 people came out to
help search for the boy. City police, the sheriff’s force, men from Battery C
of the National Guard and other volunteers took part in the search.
About eight o’clock Christmas
night the police in Brewton notified authorities here that the boy was there.
Jack said that he wandered
through the woods back of the Armory and Magnolia Cemetery and came out on
Highway 31 South.
He thought he was on the road
to the camp and began to try to catch a ride, but was heading in the wrong
direction. He caught a ride and realized he was on the wrong road, but was so
scared and mixed up he did not tell the people he was riding with.
He got out of the car in
Flomaton and then caught a ride back to Brewton with some teenagers. He told
them what had happened and they carried him to the Brewton police who then
notified local authorities.
The boy’s father said that
they were grateful to local people for their prompt assistance in their plight.
He praised the group who came out to conduct the search. He said they were well
organized and went about the matter most efficiently.
Mrs. Meredith, the former
Mary Scott Hagood, and Mrs. Whitten, the former Annie Ruth Hagood, are both
natives of Evergreen. Mr. Whitten was county agent here for some years and Mr.
Meredith was once associated with The Courant.
85 YEARS AGO
JAN. 4, 1934
Joseph Hill, who gave his
home as Montgomery, is in the county jail charged with placing a crosstie on
the L&N Railroad track just this side of Murder Creek in front of Train No.
5 Sunday morning. According to reports, the tie was placed on the track at the
point of a curve and could not be seen by the train crew until the locomotive
was right on it.
Fortunately for passengers
and members of the train crew, as well as the company, the tie did not derail
the train but skidded along in front of the cow catcher until the train could
be brought to a stop.
Passengers on the train saw
Hill leaving the scene as the train stopped and were able to give officers a
good description. Special agents of the railroad and members of the local
sheriff’s office immediately began a search for him. He was apprehended at
Wilcox about middle of the afternoon Sunday and brought back here and placed in
jail.
It is understood that (Hill)
admits placing the tie on the track and says that he did so to stop a freight
train in order that he might board it.
As result of a collision
between her car and that of County Agent P.L. Wright, which occurred last
Thursday noon at Four Point Service Station, Mrs. Donnie Walker sustained a
fracture of both bones of her right arm and other painful bruises and injuries.
The accident occurred as Mrs. Walker drove her car down Main Street across
Highway 31, heading toward the Agricultural School.
110 YEARS AGO
JAN. 6, 1909
Attention, Company K: You are
commanded to meet at your armory next Monday night, Jan. 14, at 7:30 for
regular monthly muster. By order of P.M. Bruner, Captain.
D.H. Howell of Shreve says
that a belled buzzard has been in his neighborhood for several days. He is
curious to know where the belled bird came from.
HADLEY: The church building
and Masonic lodge have just had put on a new coat of paint.
The second term of the
Evergreen City School begins Jan. 19, 1909. All patrons please take notice and
have their children to bring the semi-annual matriculation fee of $5 on that
day. – C.M. Dannelly, Supt.
Dr. J.S. Frazer preached on
Sunday morning and evening at the Methodist Church.
Dr. Tatum was up from
Brooklyn Monday to attend a meeting of the County Board of Education.
The stork visited the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Dean on Tues., Dec. 29, and gave into their care a bright
little girl.
OWASSA: Our city has been
growing rapidly. Mr. Will Brooks’ new dwelling will soon be ready for
occupancy. G.A. Yates has moved into his new store. The Myers’ Bros. new store
is nearing completion. The Methodist Episcopal parsonage is also nearing
completion and material has been placed on the ground for the M.E. church.
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