11 YEARS AGONOV. 27, 2008
Joe Faulk, the Chairman of
the Elmore County Commission and the President of the Association of County
Commissions of Alabama, visited the Conecuh County Commission Monday morning.
Faulk succeeded Conecuh County Commissioner Jerold Dean as the ACCA’s president
in August.
Evergreen Mayor Larry Fluker
signed a proclamation last Thursday morning making the month of November “American
Music Month” in the City of Evergreen.”
Conecuh County firefighters
from departments across the county spent much of the last week dealing with a
rash of brush and woods fires in a variety of locations.
Conecuh County’s E911
dispatchers are set to receive additional training after the first of the year,
according to a report given by County E911 Director Johnny Brock on Monday.
Five motorists were injured
in three separate automobile accidents during the past week on area roadways.
The Conecuh County Board of
Education recognized three individuals and two media outlets for their
contributions to local schools during a meeting last week.
During a school board meeting
last Thursday in Evergreen, the board recognized long-time school supporter
Willie Crutchfield, WPPG 101.1 FM station manager Gary Downs and Evergreen
Courant reporter Lee Peacock.
26 YEARS AGO
NOV. 25, 1993
Brigadier General John
Watkins was honored for his accomplishments last Saturday night during the
NAACP’s 17th Annual Freedom Awards dinner at Hillcrest High School. Gen.
Watkins, a native of Conecuh County, is pictured with Bill Bundy of the Alabama
National Guard and Freddie Stallworth, Conecuh County Commissioner.
A decision was made by the
Conecuh County Board of Education, which along with the juvenile court, hopes
to seek assistance for a 14-year-old local youth who admitted making false
reports for bombs at two area schools.
Annie Jo Baggett, custodian
of school funds for the Conecuh County Public School System for 24 years, was
recently honored by fellow workers and school administrators with a reception.
The “anti-business” climate
of California has economic developers watering at the mouth over the
possibility of a mass exodus of industries to other parts of the nation and
world, bringing more jobs to starving work forces. Rosalyn Skipper, economic
development director for Conecuh County, recently returned from a trip to the
west coast in an attempt to lure these companies to Alabama. She said her trip
may prove successful.
Workers at Poole Truck Line
stand by as Mike McKenzie ties a ribbon on a company truck in support of Poole’s
joining the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) campaign for a safer holiday
season on the nation’s roads and highways.
41 YEARS AGO
NOV. 23, 1978
Earl Windham, bent-but-not-broke by earlier predictions
of rain, reports no rainfall during the week and his weak comment was: “Sorry,
Old Bob, we did not have any rain. Maybe next time.”
Staff Sgt. Frank Murphy was promoted to his present rank
on Oct. 14. He is stationed at Fort Benning, Ga., but is being reassigned to
the Panama Canal Zone.
State Representative James E. “Jimmy” Warren was
administered the oath of office for another term by Judge of Probate Frank T.
Salter recently. Looking on were Rep. Warren’s wife, Betty, and children,
Sharon and Keith. The Castleberry legislator was re-elected to a third term of
office on Nov. 7. He won the Democratic nomination in September and in so doing
also received the highest number of votes ever given an Alabama State
Representative since the Legislature was re-districted.
Cathy Johnston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne E.
Johnston, was named Miss Congeniality at Sparta Academy’s Miss Alpha Contest
held Thursday night in the school gymnatorium.
Mayor O.B. “Bert” Tuggle was among those paying tribute
to Evergreen native Joe Louis Reed at the Joe Louis Reed Jubilee Day
Celebration held here Saturday under sponsorship of the Conecuh County Branch
NAACP.
56 YEARS AGO
NOV. 28, 1963
Thousands jam city for
Christmas parade: Queen Joy Margaret Hagood of Evergreen High School reigned
over the 1963 Conecuh County Christmas Carnival here Wednesday. Already the
Evergreen Chamber of Commerce production is being hailed as the biggest and
best in history.
A tremendous crowd estimated
to be several thousand strong thronged the downtown streets. The parade was
long, beautiful and entertaining.
A brief program at the
bandstand emceed by Chamber of Commerce President Blake Campbell featured the
introduction of the queen, princess and honor court, presentation of the key to
the city to Santa Claus by Mayor Pro Tem Henry Sessions and Santa’s
proclamation that the holiday season was now open in Conecuh County to last
through Jan. 1.
Immediately after the
program, the city’s decorative lights were turned on to burn through the
season.
From one truck to major
industry: When Walter Poole drove off with his first flatbed trailer-load of
cotton, hauling for Kendall & Kendall, in 1946 neither he nor anyone else
even dreamed that one of Evergreen and Conecuh County’s major industries had
been born.
Poole had just that trailer
and just the truck pulling it, no money and a lot of courage and faith.
Today, he owns and operates
Poole Truck Line, employer of 65 persons with an annual payroll of over
$300,000.
71 YEARS AGO
NOV. 25, 1948
Conecuh Reports No Polio
During 1948: During approximately the first 10 and one-half months of this year
(through Nov. 13) 193 Alabama cases of Poliomylitis (infantile paralysis) were
reported to the State Health Department’s Bureau of Preventable Diseases. This
total included none occurring in Conecuh County, the department announced
today.
On Tuesday afternoon from
four to six the Evergreen Study Club entertained at a tea. The occasion was a
double celebration, this being the 25th anniversary of the club and the opening
of the library.
From “The Week’s Wash” by Bob
Bozeman – The boss and I attended what Dr. W.R. Carter called a “shindig” at
Repton High School last Thursday night. The “shindig,” and I believe that’s a
good name, was held in Repton High’s beautiful auditorium-gymnasium, and the
purpose was to raise funds so that a new curtain might be placed on the stage
of the auditorium.
W.E. Brooks Jr., Editor of
the Brewton Standard, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the
Evergreen Junior Chamber of Commerce Monday night. Mr. Brooks spoke on “Two
Party Politics In The South.”
The Maggie Dunn Sewing Circle
will meet Friday afternoon at three o’clock with Mrs. Percy Brantley with Mrs.
B.A. Herbert co-hostess.
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