THREE YEARS AGO
APRIL 27, 2017
Evergreen weather observer Betty
Ellis reported 0.16 inches of rain on April 22 and 0.01 inches on April 23. She
reported a high of 87 degrees on April 19 and a low of 51 on April 23.
Officials with the
Evergreen-Conecuh County Chamber of Commerce held a special ribbon-cutting
ceremony Friday afternoon to announce the official grand opening of Evergreen
Paint & Body on Wild Avenue. Business owner Robbie Bolton uses a pair of giant
scissors to cut the ribbon as family members, friends, employees and Chamber
officials look on.
Workers repair founders
grave: City employees teamed up last Thursday to repair the historic grave of
one of Evergreen’s co-founders.
For years, the City of
Evergreen has been in charge of the maintenance and care of the Old Evergreen
Cemetery off Perryman Street in Evergreen, and last Thursday workers in several
city departments joined forces to repair one of the most historic graves in the
entire county.
Brian Martin, who oversees
cemetery maintenance for the city, noticed last Thursday that the large obelisk
marker atop the grave of Evergreen co-founder Jeptha Vining Perryman had fallen
over and cracked many of the gravestones beneath it.
(Electrical Superintendent
Virgil) Adams estimated that the marker weighed about 1,800 pounds, and workers
used a “choker strap” to move the obelisk much like they would move a concrete
utility pole.
28 YEARS AGO
APRIL 23, 1992
Evergreen weather observer
Harry Ellis reported 0.15 inches of rain on April 13, 0.22 inches on April 18
and 0.03 inches on April 19. He reported a high of 85 on April 13 and a low of
52 on April 16.
Rescue Squad given cellular
telephone: Southeastern Cellular, a cellular telephone communications company,
has made a donation of a cellular telephone to the Conecuh County Rescue Squad
for emergency use.
According to a rescue squad
spokesman, the telephone will be instrumental in contacting emergency personnel
who do not have emergency radio equipment.
“We are going to utilize this
mainly for contacting persons who do not have radio communications,” said Bill
Hart of the rescue squad. “Also, on HazMat (hazardous material) spills, the
spilling of a particular type of chemical might be identical except for one or
two letters. We have had a problem trying to be distinct on the regular radios,
where with the telephone we can call directly to get the information we need.”
Hart said the cellular
telephone would help eliminate “dead spots” in the county that affect the
medical radio utilized by the squad.
Visitors from all over made
their way to Castleberry for the Sixth Annual Strawberry Festival last weekend.
An estimated crowd of over 5,000 was in attendance throughout the day. Arts and
crafts were displayed and sold while children of all ages enjoyed the carnival
rides.
53 YEARS AGO
APRIL 27, 1967
Cpl. Charles Salter dies in
Vietnam: Cpl. Charles L. Salter was killed in action in Vietnam on April 5
while serving with C Co., 1st Platoon, 1st Battalion, 9th
Marines, U.S. Marine Corps. He died as the result of wounds received from a
grenade explosion.
Funeral services were held
April 13 from the Norwood Assembly of God, Birmingham, and burial was in the
Castleberry Cemetery.
At the age of 19, Cpl. Salter
entered the U.S. Marine Corps and had served for two years at the time of his
death. He began his tour of duty in Vietnam only six weeks before his death.
Gov. Lurleen issues challenge
to school: The Ed E. Reid State Trade School was formally dedicated here
Tuesday afternoon at an impressive program that was highlighted by an address
by Gov. Lurleen B. Wallace and response by State Supt of Education Ernest
Stone.
Circuit Judge Robert E.L. Key
presided ably over the program which was held before an enthusiastic audience
of about 800 persons included educators and public officials from over South
Alabama.
A portrait of former Governor
George C. Wallace was presented to the school by Mayor Henry Sessions in behalf
of the people of Evergreen.
Sgt. Tom P. Melton, veteran
member of the Alabama State Troopers, will retire effective July 1, it is
announced today. Melton has been stationed in Evergreen since 1945 and been
sergeant in charge since 1947.
78 YEARS AGO
APRIL 23, 1942
Henderson Is New Rotary
President: At the regular weekly meeting of the Evergreen Rotary Club last week
the annual election of officers was held and W.O. Henderson was elected
president; D.T. Stuart Jr., vice-president; P.L. Pace, secretary-treasurer. Old
officers whose terms are ending are: E.C. Page Jr., president; W.N. McGehee,
vice-president; and H.J. Kinzer, secretary-treasurer.
The senior class of Evergreen
High School will present its play, “Good Night Ladies” Fri., May 1, in the high
school auditorium. There will be a small admission charge.
J.T. Coker, Evergreen, sold
30 hogs this week, six months old for $20 each. Hogs constitute one of our
chief sources of farm income in Conecuh County.
Sparks Will Speak Here Next
Saturday: Judge Chauncey Sparks, candidate for Governor of Alabama, is
scheduled to address the voters of this county next Saturday afternoon, April
25, at 4 p.m. The address will be delivered from the band stand in the business
section through the facilities of a loudspeaker system. This will be Judge Sparks’s
first appearance in this county and so far as is known he will not be here
again during the campaign.
The two Garden Clubs of
Evergreen announced this week that they were sponsoring a May Day program to be
given at the band stand in the business section about dusk on May 1. The
principal feature of this program will be the crowning of May Queen, who will
be selected next week from among the high school girls in a popularity contest.
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