18 YEARS AGO
APRIL 11, 2002
Evergreen weather observer
Harry Ellis reported no rainfall between April 1 and April 7, 2002. He reported
a high of 82 degrees on April 2 and a los of 41 on April 4.
Final preparations for the 16th
Annual Castleberry Strawberry Festival, set for Sat., April 20, are now
underway. The highlight of this year’s festival will be a performance by
recording artist, T. Graham Brown, whose hits include “I Tell It Like It Used
To Be,” “I Wish I Could Hurt That Way Again,” Darlene” and “Hell And High
Water.”
Other scheduled entertainment
for the day includes Randy Tenney from Monroeville, David Archer from Milton,
Fla., Destiny from Andalusia, Dale Archer from Brewton and Perfect Image from
Mobile.
Evergreen Medical Center is
pleased to announce the arrival of Dr. William Farmer to their staff. Dr.
Farmer, a former resident of Birmingham, received his medical degree from the
University of Mississippi and completed his residency at UAB. He is board
certified in Internal Medicine.
Erwin Gale Scott, 58, of
Evergreen died Thurs., April 4, 2002 in a Monroeville hospital. Mr. Scott was
the court reporter for Conecuh and Monroe counties.
Funeral services were held
Sat., April 6, at 2 p.m. from the Abundant Life Assembly of God Church with
Scott Aman, Gary Vance and Kevin Starr officiating. Burial was in Brownville
Cemetery.
43 YEARS AGO
APRIL 14, 1977
Evergreen weather observer
Earl Windham reported 0.23 inches of rain on April 4. He reported a high of 86
on April 8 and a low of 34 on April 6.
Johnny Wilson of Lyeffion
High School was the county winner in the Birmingham News Spelling Contest and
will compete in the state finals in May in Birmingham. Mrs. Martha Mixon is his
teacher.
The 32nd Annual
Conecuh County 4-H and FFA Fat Calf Show will be held here Monday at the show
arena of the Conecuh Cooperative Stockyard on North Main Street. A total of 29
young people will exhibit some 40 calves, according to General Chairman Herbert
Oakley, associated county agent.
The show was funded by the
Evergreen Jaycees and is now sponsored by the Conecuh County Fat Calf Show
Committee and the State Department of Agriculture & Industries in
cooperation with the Auburn University Extension Service and the Dept. of
Vocational Agriculture.
David L. Burt Jr., president
of the Conecuh County Cattlemen’s Association, will be master of ceremonies.
M.H. Huggins, Conecuh County Agent-Coordinator, is advisory chairman. Lamar
Hardin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is the official grader, and Carl
Wilson, D.V.M., is show veterinarian.
The show will get underway at
9 a.m. with calves to be shown in three classes, lightweight, mediumweight and
heavyweight.
68 YEARS AGO
APRIL 10, 1952
Seventh Annual 4-H and FFA
Beef Cattle Show Will Be Held Thurs., April 17: The Seventh Annual 4-H and FFA Beef
Cattle Show will be held at the Conecuh Cooperative Stockyards in Evergreen on
Thus., April 17. Members of the Evergreen Junior Chamber of Commerce have a big
day in the making and invite the public to attend this show and see what the
boys and girls have done in filling out their steers for the show.
Sunrise Service Will Climax
Easter Program By Churches Here: A sunrise service at Brooks Stadium beginning
at 5:30 Sunday morning will climax the Easter program of services which have
been planned by the several churches of the city. The speaker at this service
will be the Rev. Sam Granade, pastor of the Baptist Church.
Robert F. Croom, a native of
Evergreen, retired March 31 after many years of service with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
He joined the Department in
Washington, D.C. in 1933 and worked first with the Department’s Cotton
Division, which became a part of the Agricultural Administration when that
agency was formed.
In his most recent service
with the Department’s Production and Marketing Administration, Mr. Croom
represented the Assistant Administrator for Production in dealings with the
Federal Crop Insurance Corp. and with agencies concerned with naval stores.
93 YEARS AGO
APRIL 14, 1927
CCTS ANNOUNCES CLOSING
PROGRAM: The Conecuh County Training School announces its commencement
exercises which will begin Friday evening, April 22, and continue through the
following week, coming to a close Friday night, April 29.
According to Principal T.M.
Patton, who is completing his first year here, the school has had a very
successful year. Splendid support on the part of most of the pupils and patrons
has enabled much good work to be done.
The commencement programs
have been arranged to give each and every department of the school an opportunity
to have part.
LARGE CROWDS ATTENDING KU
KLUX REVIVAL: The Ku Klux Klan Revival, which is being conducted by Dr. J.E.
Stout, Imperial Lecturer for the Klan, is attracting large crowds each night.
The meetings were begun Friday and have continued nightly since. People are
attending from all parts of the county and from adjoining counties. A large
delegation of Klansmen in robes from Brewton will attend the meeting Wednesday
night.
Friday night, April 15, will
be open to men only. It is expected that practically all local Klansmen will be
present at this time, as well as many men who are not. The last meeting of the
revival will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30, at which time Dr. Stout proposes
to deliver one of his greatest and most timely lectures on the subject of
evolution. All of these meetings are open to the public except the one on
Friday night, which is for men only, and you are cordially invited to attend.
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