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| Dr. Barry Booth, left, speaks at monument. |
NOV. 15, 2012
Weather reporter Betty Ellis reported 0.12 inches of rain on Nov. 5. She reported a high of 77 degrees on Nov. 11 and a low of 35 on Nov. 8.
Veterans memorial true
monument to Conecuh veterans: An estimated crowd of between 300 and 350 people
were on hand Wednesday of last week for a special ceremony to dedicate the new
Evergreen-Conecuh County Veterans Memorial in Evergreen.
The new memorial, which is
located at the corner of Perryman Street and North Shipp Street, was built in
memory of the county’s war dead and in honor of county veterans from all
branches of the armed forces. Members of the Andrew G. Faulk Disabled American
Veterans, Chapter 72, which serves Conecuh, Monroe and Escambia counties,
spearheaded the memorial’s construction.
A host of local veterans and
public officials participated in the dedication ceremony, including Dr. Barry
Booth, a Vietnam veteran and the organizer of Honor Flight South Alabama.
A sizeable crowd was on hand Monday morning for an open house event at the newly opened Conecuh County Animal Shelter on Wild Avenue in Evergreen. Pictured at the open house, which marked the official opening of the facility, are County Commissioner Wendell Byrd, County Administrator Judy Covan, County Commissioner Leonard Millender, county animal control officers Terry Thomas Gray and Tess Windham and County Commissioner Jerold Dean.
33 YEARS AGO
NOV. 19, 1987
Weather reporter Earl Windham reported no rain between Nov. 10 and Nov. 16, 1987. He reported a high of 78 on Nov. 16 and a low of 29 on Nov. 13.
Groundbreaking new central
high Tuesday morning: On Tues., Nov. 24, an official groundbreaking ceremony
will be held for the New Central High School for Conecuh County.
On hand for the program will
be State School Superintendent Dr. Wayne Teague and this district’s State
School Board Member, Col. Willie Paul. Other state and local representatives
will be present also. The program will start at 11 a.m. and begin at the Area
Vocational Center and will culminate on the construction site.
Christmas Parade Saturday 2
p.m. – Evergreen’s Christmas parade will be held this Sat., Nov. 21, at 2 p.m.
This year’s parade promises
to be one of the best yet with great prize money.
Spectators might want to be
in town a little earlier than usual for the parade as there will be a special
treat for the children. Mayor Pat Poole has kindly volunteered to fly to the
North Pole and pick up Santa Claus and bring him to Evergreen by helicopter for
the parade. They should fly over the downtown area around 1:30 p.m. Mayor Poole
will land near City Hall for Santa to get off. The City police will drive him
to the City School for the start of the parade.
The parade will once again
take what has become known as the “Church’s Fried Chicken” route.
58 YEARS AGO
NOV. 22, 1962
In a surprise ceremony, John Jones of Troop 31 (St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Jersey City) has his Eagle Scout badge pinned on by his father while mother looks. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jones, formerly of Evergreen and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Jones of Evergreen.
Panhandling Dog Collects $40:
Conecuh County’s “panhandling dog” has been at it again. “Bobbie,” who picks up
her tin cup and begs from customers at Claud Murphy’s Store, made her first
report on collections for the United Fund this week. She turned in $40.
Last year, the cute little
dog beggar collected over $60 for the UF, TB drive and cancer drive, giving her
a total of over $100 collected for charity.
Mr. and Mrs. Murphy trained
the pet to do her trick and she is so persuasive that hardly ever can a
customer turn her down. She picks the cup up in her mouth and offers it to you,
waiting patiently. When you drop in a coin or two, she will turn it over to
Mrs. Murphy. If Mrs. Murphy is not there, she will let Claud handle the money.
Ryals To Greenland: Army
Spec. Four Aubrey H. Ryals, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse T. Ryals, who live on Rt.
1, Repton, Ala., recently was assigned to the 5th Artillery in
Thule, Greenland.
The 21-year-old soldier is a
1959 graduate of Repton High School and attended Auburn University.
Spec. Ryals, a missileman in
Battery D of the artillery’s 4th Missile Battalion, entered the Army
in August 1960, completed basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C. and arrived
overseas in October 1962.
FULLY MATURED BANANAS GROWN IN CONECUH: A bunch of fully matured bananas was displayed here last week by Isaac Bradley, farmer living about five miles east of Evergreen. Isaac says that he has 14 trees at his place and that he had seven bunches of fruit to mature on these trees. He protected the trees from cold by wrapping them in sacks last winter and will do the same thing this winter.
Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Bozeman were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Holt in Birmingham, where the former attended an executive meeting of the Alabama Press Association.
Boy Scout Bulletin: Our scout
meeting last week opened with a tug of war, Emory Brassell and Raiford Key
leading opposite sides. The former team emerged victorious.
The troop then got down to
business, and the Patrol leveling off process took place. Ten Scouts were
assigned to each of four patrols, totaling 40 scouts. James Tate was elected
treasurer to succeed Knud Nielsen, who assumed the post of assistant. The
meeting time was changed from 7:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. All Scouts please take
note.
In the Troop Efficiency
contest, the Golden Eagles strengthened their lead by 38 points, with a grand
total of 4540 to lead the Beavers with 4293. The Silver Foxes with 3280 led the
Pioneers with 3170. Deming Jones is Patrol leader of the Golden Eagles. The
meeting was closed with the Scoutmaster’s benediction.
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