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| An average-sized bobcat, not the one killed in 1940. |
15 YEARS AGO
JUNE 17, 2004
Prince Grace, 12, and Charles Mooney, 12, started off the
Memorial Day holiday with some good luck fishing. Although the bass didn’t
break any state records, the boys still had a big grin on their faces for the
nice fish.
40 YEARS AGO
JUNE 21, 1979
Bill
Cope wins Stuart Trophy: Bill Cope, who graduated with the Class of 1979, won
one of the most coveted athletic awards at Sparta Academy for the 1978-79
school year when he was presented the D.T. Stuart Jr. Sportsmanship Trophy. The
presentation took place during graduation exercises on May 24.
Bill,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cope, North Main Street, earned letters in football his
last four years at Sparta. He played primarily as an offensive lineman until
his senior year when he was outstanding on both offense and defense “in the
trenches.”
The
Stuart Trophy, awarded here for over 30 years, is highly desired because the
winner is determined by the vote of members of the football team. His Warrior
teammates chose Bill for the high honor.
It
is interesting to recall that Bill’s father, an outstanding two-way tackle on
some of Evergreen High School’s better football teams in the 1950s, also won
the Stuart Sportsmanship Trophy his senior year.
Tal
Stuart Jr. began awarding the trophy in the late 1940s to encourage hard, but
fair, play by local football players.
Trip
Hendrix and Wayne Harrelson share the honors on this trophy bass. The fish was
24 inches long and weighed 8-1/8 pounds. Trip and Wayne said they caught this
big one “out of the water.”
65 YEARS AGO
JUNE
17, 1954
Pigeon Boy Captured Was Lost
Racing Bird: A pigeon that was captured here two weeks ago by young Leland
Burgess Jr. turned out to be a lost racing pigeon. Readers of The Courant will
remember that young Burgess noticed the pigeon in the back yard of their home
on Rural Street and though it seemed quite gentle it would elude any efforts he
made to catch it.
Finally, Leland made a loop with
the line on his rod and reel and then coaxed the bird into the loop. When the
bird stepped into the trap he just reeled him in as if he were a fish.
The pigeon had several tags on
its legs one of which had the name and address of O. DeRosa of West Haven,
Conn. Leland’s mother wrote a letter to Mr. DeRosa and has been awaiting his
reply which was received this past weekend.
Mr. DeRosa wrote Mrs. Burgess
saying: “I want to, first of all, thank you for your kindness and consideration
in informing me that my bird is safe and in good hands.
“I am sorry for the delay but as
you can see your letter was addressed to my former address and first reached me
two days ago.
“Now, concerning the bird, I lost
it in a race from Reidsville, N.C. some time ago. I would appreciate it if you
sent it to me by Railway Express. A small light box or crate is most suitable
for this type of shipment.
“I wonder if your little boy
might like a couple of young birds to raise as his own. If so, please contact
me and I will be more than happy to ship him a pair.
“Thank you again for your most
appreciated thoughtfulness. James V. DeRosa, 20 Orford St., West Haven, Conn.”
The letter was written on
stationery with this letterhead: Elm City Racing Pigeon Club, Inc., The Pigeon
Capital of Connecticut.
As for the pair of young pigeons,
Leland says his mother didn’t think he wanted them.
Former Aggie Coach Promoted To 1st
Lt. – Second Lieutenant Ralph Law, formerly of Evergreen, has been promoted to
First Lieutenant at Moody Air Force, Valdosta, Ga. according to an announcement
received this week from the office of information service there.
Lt. Law recently completed the
Air Force finance school at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colo. He is serving
at Moody AFB as Deputy Finance Officer and Base Athletic Officer.
Lt. Law is a native of Wetumpka
and received his early education in the schools there. After attending A.P.I.,
Auburn, he came to Evergreen in the fall of 1952 as a member of the Evergreen
High School faculty. He served as assistant coach of the Evergreen Aggie football
and basketball teams.
Lt. Law is married to the former
Patricia Snowden of Evergreen. He was called to active service from the reserve
shortly after the end of the 1952-53 school year and has been stationed at
Moody AFB most of the time since then.
69 YEARS AGO
JUNE 15, 1950
The Evergreen Golf Club’s second
annual handicap golf tournament will begin Thursday afternoon, June 22. The
tournament is open to all club members and any person in Conecuh County
interested in playing.
Entry fees and qualifying scores
should be turned in to one of the following tournament committee members: Knud
Nielsen Jr., Roy Pace or Herman Bolden.
Billy Carleton won last year and
is expected to be on hand to defend his title.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Newman spent
the weekend in Pensacola, and Mr. Newman played in a golf tournament while
there.
Following a custom that has
prevailed for the past several years, the Brewton baseball team will again
observes “Evergreen Night” on June 28, in appreciation of the fine support of
many fans who attend the games there.
Jess Taylor of Brewton, who
arranges this event each year, was in Evergreen Tuesday making the final plans.
He informs The Courant that Check Ellis, local boy pitching for Brewton, will
be on the mound that night as the Millers face Andalusia.
73 YEARS AGO
JUNE 20, 1946
Greenies Defeat Uriah By 8 To 1 Score: Jim Windham made his
pitching debut with the Greenies Sunday, holding Uriah to one hit and no runs
for five innings. Carpenter, a left-handed hurler, relieved him at this point
and gave up only one hit and one run in the remaining three innings. Rain
halted the game at the end of the eighth inning of play.
Evergreen’s hitting produced eight runs. Page had a round
tripper and Johnson had two doubles. Barlow and Bolton also collected two hits
each.
The locals will play Niceville here at 3 p.m. this
afternoon.”
Local Golfers Meet Monroeville Team: Continuing a friendly
rivalry extending over the last several years, Evergreen’s Golf Team will meet
the Monroeville team on the local course today. Sixteen local golfers headed by
McGehee and Jones in the first two positions will face the Monroeville
contingent led by Jones and Hotch. An interesting side light is the family
rivalry of Monroeville’s Lucian Jones and his nephew, Deming Jones of the
Evergreen Team.
Play will begin promptly at 1:30 p.m. when the first
foursome tees off. Interest will not be confined to the first foursome as
Gaston, Hagood, Smith, O.C. McGehee and other local linksmen are expected to
furnish the visitors plenty of competition.
Scoring will be on the basis of one point for each
individual match and one of the best ball in each foursome. The team with the
greatest aggregate of points will win.
79 YEARS AGO
JUNE 20, 1940
J.C. Hamilton, local businessman,
exhibited in front of his shop Wednesday morning a large bob cat that he and
his dogs killed while engaged in hunting fox Tuesday. The cat was reddish brown
in appearance and measured 31 inches from his nose to the tip of his tail. He
stood 16 inches high. Hamilton and his 12 dogs happened upon the animal close
to McGehee’s farm between here and Tomlinson’s Mill.
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