26 YEARS AGO
APRIL 10, 1997
Steve Hawsey killed this turkey on April 2 in the Lyeffion community. The gobbler weighed 19-1/2 pounds, had a 10-inch beard and one-inch spurs.
Eric Leach, age seven, of Evergreen caught this four-pound bass recently in his Paw Paw’s pond.
Little League Opening Day this Saturday: The Evergreen Little League will be holding its Opening Day this Sat., April 12, at 3 p.m. A brief opening ceremony will be held with games to follow. There will be plenty of concessions available and everyone is cordially invited to attend.
Foxy Mama broke the record April 2 on the bridge in Pensacola, Fla. She reeled in this spot tail red fish that weighed nine pounds, four ounces on the bridge that stands more than 30 feet over the water. Foxy said when she hooked him, she started screaming for help to reel him in because she couldn’t do it alone. Her daughter, Cynthia, and her friend, Pete, had to help her.
41 YEARS AGO
APRIL 8, 1982
It will be action like this at the Donkey Basketball Games at Evergreen High School’s Memorial Gymnasium starting at seven o’clock Monday night. Band members will play students in the first game and the teachers will get into action in the second fun-filled “contest.” Advance tickets are $2.50 for adults and $2 for students under 14. At the door prices will be $3 and $2.50. The band boosters are sponsors.
Allen Padgett of Evergreen started the 1982 season off right as he won second place at the Atmore Dragway on Saturday, first race of the points. Wesley Baggett of Castleberry made it a 1-2 finish for Conecuh as he copped first place.
Romey Godwin, 83, of Castleberry isn’t getting older, he’s just getting better when it comes to hunting wild turkeys. He killed this fine gobbler on March 26. Statistics were, weight, 17 pounds, and beard, 8-3/4 inches.
Tommy Hall did not have ‘April Fool’ played on him last Thursday when he went to the woods. He bagged this fine wild turkey, held by wife, Kaye, on April 1. The gobbler weighed 17-3/4 pounds and had a 10-3/4 inch beard and 7/8-inch spurs.
It was cool (in the wind, downright cold) Monday morning, but that didn’t keep Hillary Harper from his appointed rounds in the woodlands of Conecuh County and he brought home this fine gobbler: weight, 18-1/2 pounds; beard, 11-1/8 inches; and spurs, 1-1/16 inches.
Burnside-Ott, a division of Military Aviation at Whiting Field NAS near Milton, Fla., not only has the best helicopter mechanics in the world, but also some of the best turkey hunters. Here Clifford Higdon, a flight line troubleshooter, displays his fourth monster gobbler of the 1982 spring season. This one weighed 19-3/4 pounds and had a 10-1/2 inch beard and one-inch spurs.
56 YEARS AGO
APRIL 13, 1967
Wilbur Baggett is one of the local turkey hunters who has had good luck this spring gobbling season. Wilbur displays his big 19-1/2 pound gobbler which sported an 11-1/2 inch beard. Naturally, he got him in the Sandy Creek Swamp.
From “Front Page, Upper Left
Corner” by Bob Bozeman – “Fore” is the word out at the Evergreen Golf Club
today. The local golfers have a full field of 112 competing in their annual
spring invitation tournament. The field is probably the fastest in the history
of the meet with seven former winners entered and over half of the 32 entered
in the championship flight holding championships of various tournaments in the
past.
Local golfers are really
happy to have such a large field and regret that a number of golfers who
attempted to enter had to be turned down as registration was filled. There is a
limit to the number who can play in the one-day meet and 112 is just about the
limit if all matches are to be completed before dark.
At noon, the ladies of the
Evergreen Study Club will serve a delicious luncheon to the golfers and
visitors. There is no admission charged and spectators are welcome. Come on
out, if you will… and you probably can get some of that lunch at a reasonable
price.
An important meeting of the Evergreen Senior Baseball League will be held Friday night at 7:30 at the Courthouse. All managers, umpires and officials are urged to attend and any persons interested in the program are invited.
71 YEARS AGO
APRIL 10, 1952
Many Golfers Expected For
Tournament Today: With prospects for good weather to prevail, members of
Evergreen Golf Club are expecting a record number of golfers to attend the
Club’s Seventh Annual Tournament which is to be held at the golf course today.
The course is reported to be in excellent condition.
The tournament begins at 8:30
this morning and will continue throughout the day. With the large number of
entrants that are expected it will doubtless be a full day and will probably
take well over into the late afternoon to complete the contests in the 10 flights.
Trophies will be awarded to winners, runnerups and consolation winners in each
flight.
Registration fee is $5 which
includes lunch and refreshments.
Baseball Takes Over Sports
Scene: The Evergreen High baseball team, after its initial game with Lyeffion
last Tuesday afternoon, will play Repton in Repton on Fri., April 11.
The squad line up is as
follows: pitchers, Wayne Andrews, Cotton Quinley, Lavon Shaver, Jimmie Frazier;
catchers, Hosea King, Shirley Frazier; first basemen, Hoot Evers, Wayne Douglas;
second basemen, Billy Lewis, Robert King; third basemen, Donahue Edson;
shortstop, Hagood Lucas, Charles King; outfielders, Cullen Edson, Richard
Taylor, Roger Peacock, John Mosely, Herman Coburn, Neal Hyde and Wendall
Tolbert.
86 YEARS AGO
APRIL 8, 1937
Dr. H.C. Fountain attended the AKC Dog Show in Birmingham Sunday.
Evergreen High School: Our
baseball team lost its first game of the season to Brewton last Tuesday by a
score of two to one. The Evergreen batteries were Lane and Hart. The outstanding
players were James Lane, Raiford Key, Wendell Hart and Billie Wiggins. The
base-running and failure to hit in pinches resulted in the boys’ defeat.
Every Tuesday the local
Bulldogs will play baseball at Gantt Field.
Jerome Weaver and Tom Rountree
are at Holmes Junior College in Goodman, Miss., for spring football practice.
They intend to enroll there next year.
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