19 YEARS AGO
MARCH 29, 2001
Work is underway to repair
buildings that were damaged by a recent storm. Local construction crews have
more than their fair share of work and are trying to get everyone ‘dry’ before
the next big rains. Covin Roofing and Construction is shown in the above photo
replacing the roof on the Village Plaza building and in the photo at right
Skipper’s General Contractors are shown hanging steel to replace the wall that
had to be torn down at The Evergreen Courant.
Stanley Guy Busby, 75, of
Repton died Tues., March 27, 2001 in a Monroeville hospital. Mr. Busby ran a
dairy for many years. He was a driver for Poole Truck Line and retired CDL
instructor from Reid State Technical College. He was a member of the
Annunciation Catholic Church of Monroeville. He was a veteran and served in the
Marines during World War II and the Korean War.
The Conecuh County Children’s
Foundation, Thurgood Marshall Middle School, Lyeffion Junior High School and
the Evergreen-Conecuh Chamber of Commerce invites everyone out to the airport
at Middleton Field for the annual children’s carnival. Carnival rides will
provide fun and excitement for the whole family. Also on Saturday, the Collard
Green Festival, Extension Petting Zoo, Firemen’s Contest and Chili Cookoff will
be featured as well as vendors, country music and many other interesting
activities. Citizens are encouraged to attend and support the Conecuh County
Children’s Foundation. Pictured at the recent ribbon cutting on Mon., March 28,
are Eric Basinger, Nell Stuart, Kim George, Geneva Lyons, Joey Varner, Homer
Lyons and Emily Brogden.
34 YEARS AGO
MARCH 27, 1986
Ole Earl Windham reports .10
of an inch of rain on March 16, 2.41 inches on March 19 and .46 on March 20.
Johnny Grace of Lyeffion High
School exhibited the Grand Champion of the 41st Annual Conecuh County 4-H and
FFA Steer Show held Monday at the Evergreen Livestock Arena. The 1,250-pound
steer brought 95 cents per pound with Southern Pine Electric Cooperative,
represented by Manager Tom Perry, paying the premium price.
John Shepherd Salter, 89, of
318 Perryman St., Evergreen, died Sat., March 22, in the Veterans
Administration Hospital, Montgomery, after a long illness. He was a member of a
pioneer county family and a veteran of World War I and a retired employee of
the City of Evergreen.
415 marijuana plants were
confiscated near Travis Bridge on March 14 by Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Lambert.
Plants were found by alert citizens who immediately called the Conecuh County
Sheriff’s Office.
State Representative J.E.
(Jimmy) Warren of Castleberry has qualified to seek re-election to the Alabama
House of Representatives. The veteran legislator, first elected in 1970, is
asking for a fifth term of office. He represented District 64, composed of
Conecuh and Monroe counties.
49 YEARS AGO
MARCH 25, 1971
Ewing Baxter McRady, 80, of
Evergreen died Sat., March 20, in Montgomery hospital after a long illness. He
was a retired hardwareman who was well known throughout this area.
A native of Tennessee, Mr.
McRady was associated with Luttrell Hardware in Brewton for a short time before
becoming associated with Wild Bros. Hardware Co. here some 55 years ago. He
worked with Wild Bros. for 40 years until retiring 15 years ago and was
generally recognized as one of the most knowledgeable men in his field in this
area.
A Civitan Club may be
organized in Evergreen. A breakfast meeting is set for 6:30 o’clock Tuesday
morning at Jimmie’s Restaurant to put organizational procedures in motion.
Civitan International is a
service club for men and has been in existence for 51 years. They are “Builders
of Good Citizenship.”
Any man interested is invited
to attend the breakfast Tuesday morning as a guest of the Andalusia Civitan
Club which is sponsoring the new club here.
Dean Masonic Lodge No. 112
will sponsor a special program on Drug Abuse at the Brooklyn Baptist Church
March 27 at 7 p.m.
Rev. H.C. Botts from Milton,
Fla. will be guest speaker. Films from Whiting Field on Drug Abuse will be
shown.
The public is invited to
attend this special program.
64 YEARS AGO
MARCH 29, 1956
Tuesday morning, the U.S.
Navy began using Middleton Field, Evergreen’s airport, as a training field
again.
James Richard Merritt, 23,
Cincinnati, Ohio, who was a prisoner in the Conecuh County Jail made a unique
escape here last Thursday night. It was the first escape made from the Conecuh
County Jail in about six years and one of the few in its history.
According to Sheriff James
Brock, Merritt gained his escape by tearing apart a small radio and obtaining a
magnet from inside. He attached the magnet to a long strip of molding torn from
the window and reached a file which was laying a short distance from the
window. The file had been used to clean some stove parts on the outside of the
building. Merritt filed out one bar on the window and made his way out through
the small opening, approximately six inches in width. Merritt is of a very
small build being about five-foot, six-inches tall and weighing only about 120
pounds.
Three other prisoners who
were in the cell with Merritt refused to attempt to escape along with him. The
escape was made sometime between 12 midnight and early Friday morning. Merritt
was being held in jail on charges of robbing the London Store, Castleberry,
Rte. 2 on Jan. 2 of this year. The robbery netted approximately $200 for him
and three companions. Two others are still in the Conecuh County Jail for the
crime and one other has not yet been apprehended.
79 YEARS AGO
MARCH 27, 1941
An advance trainer, piloted by J.D. Eiland Jr., Flying
Cadet of Maxwell Field, was damaged to such an extent about 10:30 Wednesday
night in a forced landing at the local airport it was found necessary to send a
maintenance crew from Maxwell Field to dismantle the plane and truck it to
Montgomery for repairs. The left wheel was broken off, propeller bent and the left
wing slightly damaged. As soon as the employee on duty at the station saw what
had happened, he summoned an ambulance but the pilot was found to be uninjured.
According to the information given The Courant, Cadet
Eiland had made only one cross-country night flight before his flight
Wednesday, and had become lost some time before reaching Evergreen. Upon
discovering he was over Evergreen, it is said he found that his gas was low and
headed for the airport to land.
It is not known how the accident occurred but it is
surmised the pilot misjudged his altitude, being lower than he thought and sat
the ship down hard enough to break off the left wheel. Due to the fact the ship
finally came to rest several yards from where the wheel was found it is
believed he then gunned the motor to right the ship and then made a perfect
three-point landing – right wheel, left wing and tail skid – which, according
to those who know how to fly, is quite an achievement for a cadet.
Robert James McCreary, prominent lumberman of Montgomery,
died at his home on Lexington Road early Saturday morning after a brief
illness. A native of Evergreen, Mr. McCreary had engaged in the wholesale
lumber business for many years. He had made his home in Montgomery since 1927,
operating the R.J. McCreary Lumber Co.
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