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| Gov. Benjamin Meek Miller |
NOV. 25, 1999
The annual Miss Merry Christmas pageant was held Sat., Nov. 20, at Reid State. The winners were Maegan Jenkins, second runner-up; Jennifer Garrett, Miss Merry Christmas; and Kristie Faulkner, first runner-up.
Twin sisters celebrate 80th
birthday together: Twins Maxine H. Daniels and Ernestine H. Dunn turned 80
years old on Thurs., Nov. 18, 1999.
Both reside in Lyeffion
community and are active members in the Bowles Assembly of God Church.
One hundred fifth grade students, teachers and parents from Robert E. Lee Elementary School from Mobile spent the day Friday at Booker’s Mill for their Fall field trip.
Army Pvt. Brian O. Coker has arrived at Fort Knox, Ky. to complete basic training.
John Lancaster and his son Steve Lancaster were busy Monday smoking turkeys for the second annual Thanksgiving in Conecuh. The turkeys will be enjoyed by many families in need in Conecuh County on Thanksgiving Day.
Heritage Book Deadline Extended: Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc. has announced that the Heritage of Conecuh County, Alabama deadline has been extended to March 31. Each household is entitled to 500 words and one picture free. This includes those households in Conecuh County or those who have roots in Conecuh County.
38 YEARS AGO
NOV. 29, 1984
Earl Windham reports .11 of an inch of rain on Nov. 19.
Police Report: On Nov. 26, an unknown subject broke into radio station WEGN and stole all of their FM equipment.
Christmas Parade draws large
crowd: The weather was perfect for our Christmas parade (Sat., Nov. 24, and we
had some beautiful floats this year. The winners were: Farm Bureau’s “Visions
of Sugar Plums” – first place; NAACP Youth’s “Night Before Christmas” – second
place; and Alabama Forestry Commission – third place. The Marshall Middle
School cheerleaders won best car with their “Ghost Busters” theme.
Judges for the parade were
Judge Sue Bell Evans, Mrs. Alice Presley and Mr. Joe Gordy.
Mrs. Bettie McMillan, wife of Robert McMillan, Rt. 2, Evergreen is the proud winner of this 1985 LXIII Ford Mustang. Mrs. McMillan is employed at the Lady Arrow Co. on Pecan Street. The Continental Lottery Co. informed her that she won the car about three months ago, but she had to wait until the 1985 model was available. Mrs. McMillan said this is the first thing she has ever won and “I’m really happy.”
Kiwanian John Bewley welcomed Judge of Probate Frank T. Salter to Tuesday’s meeting of the Evergreen Kiwanis Club. The judge talked to the club on the duties of his office.
53 YEARS AGO
NOV. 27, 1969
Evergreen Safety Director Tom P. Melton and Resident
State Engineer Ben Kilpatrick announce today that a “4-way” stop has been made
at the intersection of Cooper and Martin streets.
This step was deemed necessary due to the conflict in
giving the right-of-way to Highway 83 which turns from Martin into Cooper at
this point. Residents are asked to obey this and other traffic signals.
Ceylon (Strong) received his Ph.D. Degree in Geology from
the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash. during the past summer and has
accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Geology in Mt. Union College in
Alliance, Ohio.
He was graduated from Evergreen High School in 1960 as
valedictorian of his class. Then followed four years of splendid academic work
at the University of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, where he graduated in 1964.
Flxible Southern Co. began moving materials into their No. 2 plant on Rural Street, vacated by Clarke Equipment Co. on Tuesday. Emmett Dale, manager of the Recreation Products Division of the company, said that he hoped the plant could be set up in a week to 10 days and production get underway by the third week of December.
The administrative headquarters of the Soil Conservation Service for the 10 southwest Alabama counties (known as the area SCS office for Area No. 6), moved from Evergreen to Grove Hill, Ala. on Nov. 3. This office has been headquartered in the basement of the Evergreen post office building for several years.
68 YEARS AGO
NOV. 25, 1954
Discharge of firearms on
Sunday is unlawful: Conecuh County Sheriff John Brock this week sternly warned
hunters and anyone else using firearms on Sunday that it is unlawful and
violators will be prosecuted.
Sheriff Brock told The
Courant that repeated violations of this law have forced him and his deputies
to take drastic action. “This is a state law and must be enforced,” said
Sheriff Brock. “Not only is it against the law to hunt on Sunday, but it is
against the law to discharge a firearm of any type on Sunday,” he concluded.
Castleberry Sergeant Assigned
to Formosa: Sergeant Willie Garrett of Castleberry has been assigned for duty
to the U.S. Army forces in Formosa. He is now home on leave, and will depart
for the west coast about Dec. 1.
During the early months of
the Korean War Sgt. Garrett was in Pusan, Korea at the Ordinance Base Depot. He
was in Korea for a total of 18 months and had just come from a tour of duty at
the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
Alabama’s 1955 Maid of Cotton, lovely Hilda Smith of Bessemer, Ala., shown above at the Evergreen Community House, was a visitor to Evergreen last week. She was a guest of honor at a silver tea given by the Helen Keller Club at the Community House on Tuesday afternoon and was honored by the Kiwanis Club at their Ladies Night Banquet Tuesday night. Miss Smith will represent the state of Alabama in the National Cotton Maid Contest in Memphis, Tenn.
83 YEARS AGO
NOV. 30, 1939
Ex-Governor Miller Is Recovering From Illness: Camden, Ala., Nov. 28 – B.M. Miller, 75-year-old former Governor of Alabama, was slightly improved today, according to attending physicians. Miller has been confined to his bed since last Friday, and at first it was feared he had suffered a paralysis stroke, but doctors said his illness was due to a “toxic condition” and indicated he would be up soon.
Two carloads of hogs were sold here Tuesday at the
cooperative sale with number ones selling at 4.75, 25 points above Montgomery
market for the same day. Lykes Brothers, Inc. of Tampa, Fla., were the
successful bidders.
A total of 147 head of hogs
weighing an aggregate of 21,835 pounds were sold for $890.94.
The next sale will be held
Dec. 12 and another one of Dec. 19.
At a meeting of the mayor and city council held this week authority was given J.L. Kelly, city attorney to proceed with attorneys from a number of other South Alabama towns in opposing the proposed establishment of the South Alabama Power Authority which was authorized by the Alabama Public Service Commission last week on the petition of the City of Andalusia.
Announcement was made during the past week that J.L. Kelly, local attorney was scheduled for appointment as supervisor of the Second District in taking of the 1940 census. Mr. Kelly is arranging to open an office in Montgomery next week and it is expected that he will be there until about July 1, 1940 or until the work of taking the census is completed.
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