Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The Evergreen Courant's News Flashback for Oct. 23, 2019


12 YEARS AGO
OCT. 25, 2007

Evergreen weather observer Harry Ellis reported 1.10 inches on Oct. 9. He reported a high of 89 degrees on Oct. 9 and lows of 47 on Oct. 12 and Oct. 13.

Train derails near Castleberry – again: For the second time in less than a year, a train has derailed near the Town of Castleberry.
Early on Friday morning, eight cars loaded with coal left the Louisville & Nashville Railroad tracks about two miles south of Castleberry, according to Castleberry Fire Chief Paul Calloway.
Friday’s derailment is the second train derailment to have taken place near Castleberry within the past year, officials said.
According to Heather Walton, County Emergency Management Director, none of the cars involved in Friday’s derailment were carrying hazardous materials and while one of the cars did spill its load of coal, none of the coal spilled into any nearby creeks or streams.

Conecuh Relay ranked No. 9 in state: Conecuh County’s 2007 Relay For Life event was recognized for its No. 9 ranking during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life Reunion Conference on Oct. 12-13 in Birmingham.
Conecuh County’s 2007 Relay, which was held in June and raised $68,000 for cancer research, ranked ninth in the state in the category of funds raised per capita.
Monroe County’s 2007 Relay finished first in the state per capita and second in the nation based on population.

37 YEARS AGO
OCT. 28, 1982

A freak accident ended with this big North American Van tractor and trailer rig blocking the Rural Street-West Front Street intersection in downtown Evergreen for several hours Monday afternoon. A sliding tandem on the rear of the trailer broke loose, dumping the back end of the trailer on the street. The rig was heading south when the tandem broke loose. Evergreen police did an excellent job of directing traffic while folks from Knud Nielsen Co. unloaded the 30,000-pound cargo onto a flatbed trailer from Poole Truck Line, and Conway Diesel Co. got the trailer up, the tandem back under and the truck able to move. It all created a good bit of excitement on an otherwise dull Monday afternoon.

Heritage Festival is Nov. 6: Artists and craftsmen are registered for the arts and crafts division of the Conecuh Heritage Festival to be held in downtown Evergreen on Sat., Nov. 6.
Exhibits of historic interest will go on display in downtown show windows on Mon., Nov. 1, and remain throughout the week. In addition to the Arts and Crafts Fair and the historic exhibits, the festival will include a mini-county fair in the historic Evergreen Depot.

An air show will be staged Sunday afternoon from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at Evergreen’s Middleton Field Municipal Airport on Highway 84 West. The gates will open at 12 noon for the big show which is sponsored by the Conecuh County Rescue Squad.

62 YEARS AGO
OCT. 24, 1957

Grace Serves Aboard Carrier In Far East: Joe L. Grace, seaman apprentice, U.S. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rinnie A. Grace of Belleville, Ala., is serving aboard the attack aircraft carrier, USS Kearsarge with the U.S. Seventh Fleet in the Far East. The Kearsarge arrived in Yokosuka, Japan Sept. 21, following visits to Guam, M.I. and Hawaii.

From “As A Man Thinketh” by R.G. Bozeman – This issue of The Courant is reaching you readers a day later than usual. This is all due to the illness of our very capable linotype operator who spent the past week in the local hospital nursing an ailing leg. Bob is a pretty fair linotype operator and had it not been for him I guess you might have missed this issue altogether. In addition to being a day late, we also had to curtail news and advertising coverage. Glad to tell you that Herbert Harpe is out of the hospital and we hope we can do a better job next week.
The Courant has a new employee these days – Arthur Pendleton, who came to us from Milton, Fla. Arthur is a printer and had considerable experience in this work in the shops at Milton.


Marti Mart Says – It’s Always Movie Time At The PIX – Saturday – Oct. 26 - HORROR BEYOND HUMAN BELIEF! The Beast of Hollow Mountain – CinemaScope – Guy Madison, Patricia Medina – One day after a million years it came out of hiding to – Kill – Kill – Kill!

87 YEARS AGO
OCT. 27, 1932

ROTC Appointments Given Two Conecuh Boys: Auburn, Ala., Oct. 27 – Of the 162 cadet officers appointed in the ROTC at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, two are from Conecuh County. They are J.T. Millsap, Evergreen, and E.A. Price, Castleberry.
These appointments come at the beginning of the fourth year of study in the department of military science and tactics, under the direction of a staff of army officers stationed at Auburn. Next spring, prior to graduation, these young men will be awarded commissions in the Reserve Army.

HALLOWEEN PARTY: A Halloween Party given at Lyeffion High School Friday night, Oct. 28, for the benefit of the school. Lots of fun and refreshments for all. Come, bring your money and your friends.

Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Deal and two children who have been residing in Thomasville, arrived today to make their home in Evergreen, and will operate “The Oaks,” which has been under the management of Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Riley.

Evergreen Theatre – Program – Friday and Saturday – Oct. 28-29 – “HUCKLEBERRY FINN” – with Jackie Coogan, Mitzi Green, Junior Durkin and Jackie Searl – Also, “I Ain’t Got Nobody” and “Mystery Trooper” No. 5.

Mayor J.L. Kelly, Sheriff J.G. Moore, J.E. Jones, County Solicitor, and W.S. Dreaden, Circuit Clerk, spent several days this week in Montgomery on business.

112 YEARS AGO
OCT. 20, 1915

The Pythia Banquet: Armor Lodge No. 31, Knights of Pythias, gave a banquet on Tuesday night last, 15th inst., to the members, their families and friends. It was held in the armory of the Conecuh Guards and was a great success. Hon. C.R. Bricken, past chancellor of the grand lodge of Alabama, was present and made an exceedingly thrilling speech, captivating his hearers with his eloquence and well-rounded sentences.
Armor Lodge is one among the oldest in the state, and it is a matter of gratification to its members that it was never in a more flourishing conditions, its growth for the past year having been phenomenal.

There will be a large number of the old veterans of the Confederate service in Montgomery on Nov. 13-14, when the state reunion is to be held. The committees are busy with the work in hand and are arranging to give the old war horses the greatest time they ever had. Col. Harvey Jones, adjutant general and chief of staff to General Harrison, is anticipating a happy time.

The residence of J.M. Butler, near Gravella, was destroyed by fire one day last week together with nearly all of its contents. His many friends sympathize with him in his misfortune.

Greening Lodge No. 53, AF&AM, meets third Saturday in each month. – F.J. Dean, Secretary.

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