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| Gov. Benjamin Meek Miller |
JUNE 15, 1961
FIRST COTTON BLOOM: David Mingo farmer on H.H. Wilkinson’s plantation near Boykin, brought the first cotton bloom of the season to the Wilcox Progressive Era office June 13, 1961. He stated that he had blooms on Sat., June 10.
New Principal Is Employed At Pine Hill: Curtis W. Self of
Hanceville has been employed by the Wilcox County Board of Education to succeed
George Davis as principal of Pine Hill High School for the coming school year.
Mr. Self is a graduate of Jacksonville State College at
Jacksonville, Fla. and holds a master’s degree from the University of Alabama.
He has been principal at Hanceville for the past four years. This school had an
enrollment of over 800 pupils with 33 teachers.
Dean T. Tait Opens Airport: Dean T. Tait, planter-cattleman
of Route 1, Camden, has completed the Plantation Airport, which was licensed by
the Alabama Department of Aeronautics as a commercial airport on May 16, 1961.
Asa Rountree Jr., State Director of Aeronautics, has listed
Plantation Airport in his records as being located five miles west of Camden
and lying East-Northeast, West-Southwest. Plantation Airport is 2,500 feet long
and 200 feet wide and meets state requirements for a commercial license.
Aviation gasoline with a minimum octane rating of 80 percent will be available
as well as aviation oils, tie-downs and hangers.
Plantation Aviation is now available to fill this need of
Camden and vicinity.
71 YEARS AGO
JUNE 21, 1951
Capt. Elmer H. Kelley is back as company commander of Camden’s Heavy Mortar Co. in the 200th Infantry Regiment, Fort Jackson, S.C. He has completed a 14-week Associate Officers Advanced Course at the Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga. During his absence, the company was commanded by 1st Lt. Tony Holman, who was recently transferred, and 1st Lt. Jasper Hayles. All three officers are from Camden.
If you want to drive a Powerglide Chevrolet, visit the showrooms of the Camden Motor Co. from now until June 30. J.S. Bodiford, local manager, has set aside special demonstrators for use of the public and the period will be devoted to giving as many people as possible rides in the cars.
Black Belt Study Made At Duke: Dr. Glenn N. Sisk, head of
the department of social sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology,
formerly of the State Teachers College, Livingston, Alabama, and a graduate of
the University of Alabama, was awarded the Ph.D. degree at Duke University June
4, 1951 on his dissertation entitled: “Alabama Black Belt, A Social History,
1875-1917.”
The research for the study was done largely in the county
seats of the 10 Black Belt counties and at the State Department of Archives,
Montgomery. Dr. Sisk received a Carnegie Grant-in-Aid in the amount of $600 to
prepare the manuscript for publication.
It is an interesting personalized account of the social life
in the Black Belt during those years and contains references to many families
still living in the region. A manuscript copy is in the library at the State
Teachers College, Livingston, Alabama, as well as in the Library of Duke University.
81 YEARS AGO
JUNE 19, 1941
Navy Recruiting Officer In Camden Monday: G.G. Kitchens, Chief Machinist Mate, U.S. Recruiting Officer from Montgomery, Alabama, was in Camden all day Monday. Mr. Kitchens opened a temporary recruiting office in the Sheriff’s office in the County Court House. The recruiting officer stated that he interviewed several applicants for the Navy and the Naval Reserves, two of whom was accepted for enlistment.
PINE HILL: Mrs. C.F. Davis, Mrs. Jack Hitchcock, Misses Helen Poter, Emily Swearingen and Catherine Sheffield were Thomasville shoppers last Friday afternoon.
FURMAN-SNOW HILL: Friends of “Sonny” Newsome are sorry to know of the accident he suffered in a ball game Saturday. A finger was broken. He’s wished a speedy recovery by all.
A Good Woman Is Dying In Awin Today: Last Lord’s day Mrs.
Lucy (Williams) Petty, when coming home from church, was stricken with
paralysis. It seems she cannot live through this day Wednesday. She has always
lived to be prepared for this transition from earthly to celestial life…
As I write here under the pecan trees at the Williams home,
I feel the influence of the prayers that have been kept up here from days of yore in
accordance with the words above quotes from the Baptist minister and author who
wrote them. – Flavil Hall.
91 YEARS AGO
JUNE 18, 1931
BOYS – Be sure to attend the Big Dance in Camden on Tuesday night, June 23. Louis Clancey and his seven-piece orchestra will furnish the music. He is “Just from the middle West.” Miss this one and always regret it.
Mrs. M.E. Curtis represented the Lt. Joseph M. Wilcox Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, at the unveiling of the LaFayette marker by the Cherokee Chapter, DAV, at Selma Monday.
Hand-Carved Desk Set Is Miller Gift – Governor Exhibits With
Pride Handiwork of Troy Man: No proud parents ever exhibited a firstborn with
more pride than Gov. B.M. Miller Wednesday exhibited a beautiful hand-carved
desk set presented by a Miller man down in Troy.
The graceful piece of handiwork, carved from mahogany and
walnut, carried across its face the inscription, “1931 – Gov. B.M. Miller –
1935.”
Above the inscription was carved the seal of state, even to
the wording, “Here We Rest,” on the banner in the eagle’s mouth.
The set was four inches high, three feet long and four
inches wide, all hand-carved and shaded in light brown, in the center section,
a fountain pen extended from a holder and on either side was a container for
pen points.
The set was a gift from Grady Owen, Troy. – Montgomery Advertiser.
BARBECUE – Thurs., July 2, at River Bridge, Miller’s Ferry, Ala. – Baseball, Dancing, Air Planes – Come and Be With the Throngs – Sponsored by the American Legion Post, Camden, Ala.
101 YEARS AGO
JUNE 16, 1921
BASEBALL – Camden vs. Demopolis – Monday, June 20, High School Campus, Game Called At 3:30 – Admission: 25 and 50 cents.
A nice grand stand has been built on the High school campus to accommodate the fans of the ball games. It has a seating capacity of about 500 and it was filled to overflowing Monday afternoon to witness the game with Uniontown. The score was 10 to 0 in favor of Camden.
The first watermelon of the season was presented to The Era office Wednesday by Mr. Walter Campbell of Mt. Hope. Mr. Henry Roberts also had a few on the market on the same day.
The lumber mill at Yellow Bluff, operated by Ball-Sims & Co., was totally destroyed by fire last week. It caught in a dry kiln. Three dry kilns with lumber and the saw mill machinery were burned. Loss five to six thousand dollars. There as no insurance.
One of Camden’s star ball players, “Sut” Jenkins, has entered professional ball, he is playing with the Tennessee league.
Dr. George I. Adams of the Geological department of the University of Alabama is in Camden, conducting a survey of the vicinity. This survey is being made for the Tiger Creek Oil Co. and will determine the oil indications around Camden. If the indications are favorable, as is expected, it is thought that a well will be drilled in this neighborhood very soon.
Miss Annie Brice Miller of Camden is leaving for a trip to New York and Europe. Mrs. Thomas Gray of Selma and Mrs. Lee of Birmingham will accompany her. Her friends wish her a safe voyage and return.
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