Monday, October 22, 2012

The Evergreen Courant's News Flashback for Oct. 22, 2012

20 YEARS AGO
OCT. 22, 1992

“Laurice A. Baggett, who has served the City of Evergreen for 34 years, has resigned as city clerk, effective Dec. 1.
“Mrs. Baggett presented the members of the Evergreen City Council and Mayor Lomax Cassady copies of her letter of resignation Tuesday night prior to the council meeting.
“Aside from her duties as city clerk, Mrs. Baggett also serves as the city’s court clerk and serves as a city representative on many committees.”

“The Evergreen City Council has created a ‘building official’ position as the first step to create building codes for the city.
“Curtis Hamilton was named as the city’s building officer, a title which was determined by the wording of legal statutes in the Southern Building Codes.”

“Kim Tolbert was named Miss Heritage for the 12th annual event. Lakesha Womack was the first alternate and Cynthia Thompson was the second alternate. The pageant was held at Ed Reid State Technical College last Thursday night. Willie Crutchfield was the master of ceremonies. Entertainment was provided by Mrs. Kathy Salter.”

“Weatherman Harry Ellis reports .02 of an inch of rain on Oct. 16 and .14 on Oct. 17.”

“Brenda Woods-Green, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie George Woods of Rt. 2, Evergreen, recently completed a pre-law course at Oxford University, England. Brenda is a graduate of Lyeffion High School.”

35 YEARS AGO
OCT. 27, 1977

“Evergreen’s official ‘weatherman’ Earl Windham reports no rainfall during the past week, ending Oct. 23. Next week, he’ll report on how much rain fell Monday and Tuesday.”

“Roy Riley Jr., 34, died of an apparent heart attack shortly after midnight Friday (or early Saturday morning) while visiting friends in Birmingham. He was a popular and respected sportswriter for The Nashville (Tenn.) Banner and formerly had served as a sports editor and writer in Alabama.
“Riley is survived by his parents, both natives of Evergreen, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Riley Sr. Riley (Jr.) was born in Evergreen, but grew up in Montgomery, receiving his early education in the public schools of that city.”

“Evergreen Hospital opened its doors about 2:30 o’clock last Thursday afternoon. Torn from the front doors was a sign that read: ‘Hospital Closed Until Further Notice.’
“Since our new hospital opened in the old, closed building, there have been from 11 to 20 patients receiving treatment.
“The man responsible for us having a functioning hospital is Billy G. (Bill) McKenzie. He stuck his neck out to buy the defunct Conecuh County Hospital, and he got it open in record time, in spite of some unexpected delays.
“Bill and his wife, Mary, are in the process of moving to Evergreen as this story is written. He believes in Conecuh County and Evergreen and the future of our hospital.”

50 YEARS AGO
OCT. 25, 1962

“City council adopts record size budget: A record budget, exceeding $300,000, for the City of Evergreen was adopted for the 1962-63 fiscal year by the city council in its meeting Tuesday night. The budget for all city operations for the year ending Sept. 30, 1963, totals $305,955.
“The council also voted to change the parking on one side of Rural Street (side by Ivey Chevrolet Co.) from parallel back to angle parking. City Clerk Miller Sellers said that the spaces would be sharply angled so as to reduce the amount that parked vehicles protruded into the street.”

“Funeral services were held Oct. 15 for Dr. Paul Alston Rainey of Rt. 1, Horton, who died at his home on Oct. 12.
“Dr. Rainey was a retired U.S. Army officer and was serving as a veterinarian with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. He was a Mason, a Shriner and a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.”

“Levyn W. Ivey of Repton, Ala. has been promoted to flight commander in the Auburn University Air Force ROTC Cadet Wing.”

“With only one week left, absentee voting in the November 6 election is extremely light in Conecuh. In fact, absentee voting official Circuit Clerk Ralph Crysell said yesterday that only one absentee vote had been cast thus far.
“Voting is expected to be heavier in the county than normally in a general election due to interest in the liquor election and the Hill-Martin race.”

65 YEARS AGO
OCT. 23, 1947

“According to the latest government report, there were 3,306 bales of cotton ginned in Conecuh County from the 1947 crop prior to Oct. 1, 1947 as compared to 2,068 ginned to the same date in 1946.”

“Freight and passenger service on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad will be restored on Oct. 24 between Mobile and New Orleans, the railroad management announced today. Service was disrupted south of Mobile when the hurricane of Sept. 19 severely damaged three important bridges and some 37 miles of track.”

“Dr. D.G. Gill, State Health Officer, reminds Alabamians that it is illegal to open the caskets containing the bodies of service men and women which are brought back to this state for final interment.”

“Edward Pate, president of Castleberry High School 4-H Club, walked away with top honors in the district dairy show at Mobile on Oct. 15. Eight southwest Alabama counties participated in the show. His two-year-old heifer ‘Daisy’ was judged the best among 150 entries. Edward’s total winnings were $162 plus a trip to the National Dairy Show in Columbus, Ohio on Oct. 21 to 25, which he is now attending.”

“DYNAMITE FOR SALE: I am now carrying a new supply of Hercules 60 percent Dynamite and caps and fuse at very close prices. Also have 1-1/2 inch stump auger bits for sale. W.L. Middleton, Frisco City, Alabama.”

80 YEARS AGO
OCT. 27, 1932

“First Timber Sent Down River Monday: Taking advantage of the first ‘full’ river in recent weeks, the T.R. Miller Mill Co. started six rafts of timber down Conecuh River Monday, making the initial shipment under the recent plan of transportation adopted by the company and the first time in many years that a fleet of rafts has been floated from this point down the river to Pensacola.”

“Of the 162 cadet officers appointed in the ROTC at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, two are from Conecuh County. They are J.T. Millsap, Evergreen, and E.A. Price, Castleberry.”

“James Lane has been confined to his room for several days with malaria.”

“Mayor J.L. Kelly, Sheriff J.G. Moore, J.E. Jones, County Solicitor and W.S. Dreaden, Circuit Clerk, spent several days in Montgomery on business.”

“Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Deal and two children, who have been residing in Thomasville, arrived today to make their home in Evergreen and will operate ‘The Oaks,’ which has been under the management of Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Riley.”

“Seville, Spain, Oct. 26 – At the request of the American vice consul, police today detained a man who gave his name as Jean Saul and arranged to send him to Madrid for questioning in connection with the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby.”

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