20 YEARS AGO
AUG. 24, 2000
Evergreen weather observer Harry Ellis reported 0.11
inches on Aug. 20. He also reported highs of 103 degrees on Aug. 17 and Aug. 18
and a low of 62 degrees on Aug. 14.
New chamber director named Wednesday: The Conecuh
County Economic Development Authority named a new managing director of the
Conecuh-Evergreen Chamber of Commerce and CCEDA last Wednesday afternoon.
The authority picked Eric Basinger to take over the
position from interim director John Raines.
Basinger received his Master’s degree in Public
Administration from Auburn University and received his bachelor’s degree in
History at the University of West Alabama.
Basinger is a long-time resident of Fultondale, which
is approximately 173 miles from Evergreen.
Dr. Stanley Barnes was among the many who attended a
special open house in honor of Dr. Maria R. Cumagun (Dr. Cherry) at Roberts
Clinic last Thursday. Dr. Cherry recently joined the staff of Roberts Clinic in
Evergreen.
A memorial service was held for the late Sgt. Harvey
Salter on Sun., Aug. 20. Friends and family joined together in memory of Sgt.
Salter for what would have been his 56th birthday and his 11th
year with the Evergreen Police Department. Pictured are Officer Levi Kelley
Sr., Sgt. Wayne Stewart, Cpl. Derek Gessner and Johnnie Ackron.
45 YEARS AGO
AUG. 28, 1975
Local weather reporter Earl
Windham reported 0.1 inches of rain on Aug. 22 and 1.5 inches on Aug. 23. He
reported a high of 95 on Aug. 24 and a low of 71 on Aug. 22.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holcombe
killed this big rattlesnake on the Brownville Road after running over him with
a motorcycle. The snake was 55 inches long and had nine rattles and a button.
Rev. A.C. Joseph, Rt. C,
found this unusual egg. It measured four inches in diameter and had another egg
inside it.
Michael Brown and James C.
Johnson of Johnson Roofing Construction Co. killed this monster rattlesnake on
the Skinnerton-Lone Star Road. The snake was five feet, eight inches long and had
13 rattles and a button.
Cecil Andrews killed this big
rattlesnake off the Brooklyn Road. The snake was 4-1/2 to five feet long and
had nine rattles.
Red Level Lodge burns
mortgage: The Fairmont Lodge No. 238, F.&A.M., and Chapter 450 Order of the
Eastern Star of Red Level will have a mortgage burning Saturday night at seven
o’clock. The public is invited and supper will be served.
Jones Mortuary, Inc., Conecuh
County’s newest funeral home, will hold open house this Sunday afternoon from
two until four o’clock. Jones Mortuary is located on Highway 31 South, at the
Highway 84 intersection at Fairview. Robert Jones, widely known funeral home
operator of Monroeville, is president of the new funeral home here.
70 YEARS AGO
AUG. 24, 1950
Susan Bozeman celebrated her
tenth birthday Tuesday afternoon with a picture show party and to her home
afterwards for refreshments.
Aubrey E. Burt, age 73, well
known and highly respected citizen of this city, died at a Greenville hospital
Aug. 16 after a brief illness. He suffered a fractured hip from a fall just one
week prior to his death. The cause of his death was said to have been
pneumonia.
Mr. Burt was born and reared
at Belleville. He lived here and elsewhere in this county until about 15 years
ago when he moved to Atmore where he resided until about one year ago when he
moved back here.
Interment was in Magnolia
Cemetery.
Evergreen Garment Co. To Hold
Open House Friday: The people of Conecuh County are invited to inspect the new
building of the Evergreen Garment Co. at a formal opening tomorrow, Friday,
Aug. 25. The company has been in operation for several weeks, but the open
house will mark the formal opening of the building.
Officials of the company
invite the people of the county to come in and look over the building between
the hours of 1 and 5 p.m.
THOMAS-KING: Mrs. J.M. King,
a former resident of this county now residing in Phoenix, Arizona, announces
the marriage of her youngest daughter, Carolyn Louise to Mr. Donald Wayne
Thomas, also of Phoenix. The wedding occurred Aug. 12 at Las Vegas, Arizona.
83 YEARS AGO
AUG. 26, 1937
City Authorities Will Open
New Street Soon: City officials announce that right-of-way has been secured for
the opening of a new street connecting West Front and McMillan running along
the L&N Railroad leading north. Work will start on this project in a few
days. In order to open the street it will be necessary to move several small
houses generally known to local citizens as the ‘Amos quarters’ and of course
to grade and level up the ground.
Opening this street will
eliminated the dead end on West Front Street caused by the building of the
overhead bridge and at the same time give an outlet to McMillan Street leading
toward town without crossing the railroad at a very dangerous crossing.
Postmaster Robert L.
Stallworth states that Evergreen post office will shortly inaugurate the
delivery of all parcel post addressed to patrons of this office living within
the incorporated limits of the city, or in some cases slightly out of the
limits or to the extent that patrons are now being served by city carriers with
other classes of mail.
Burnt Corn Citizen Dies
Saturday Night: Following a long illness of a year or more, Herbert Ellis, age
58, well known and beloved citizen of Burnt Corn died at his home Saturday
night at nine o’clock.
A telegram from Senator Dixie
Bibb Graves addressed to Mayor J.R. Brooks which was received on Tuesday of
this week announced that federal authorities had approved the allocation of
$11,928 to the City Evergreen for a street surfacing project to be set up under
the Works Progress Administration on terms similar to those by which other
paving projects have been done during the past two years.
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