41 YEARS AGO
FEB. 20, 1975
Weather observer Earl Windham
reported 1.1 inches of rain on Feb. 15 and 3.0 inches on Feb. 16. He reported
highs of 70 degrees on Feb. 11 and Feb. 14 and a low of 30 on Feb. 14.
James E. Nettles, 78, died on
Thurs., Feb. 13, in a Monroeville nursing home after a long illness.
Mr. Nettles was a longtime
resident of Repton and well and favorably known over this area. He represented
Conecuh County in the State House of Representatives in the 1940s and had many
friends over the state.
Evergreen’s new “Avenue of
Flags” will be seen for the first time Saturday, weather permitting, when the
flags will fly honoring the birthday of the nation’s first president, George
Washington.
The most successful project
was led by the Pilot Club which set a goal of 50 flags to fly in the park area
between West Front Street and the L&N Railroad in downtown Evergreen.
Actually, a total of 72 flags, costing $25 each, were donated.
Evergreen’s Laurie Cotter is
having a spooky Interim Term at Birmingham-Southern College.
Miss Cotter has been
gathering information about the ghost at Gaineswood, an old home in Demopolis.
She has talked to former residents of the house, the author of a book on
Alabama ghosts and a 100-year-old man from Demopolis.
Miss Cotter’s project,
supervised by members of the education and history departments at Southern, is
designed to give her experience in local history through personal interviews.
56 YEARS AGO
FEB. 18, 1960
Former Mayor Dies in Puerto Rico: Vernon B. Millsap, age
36, died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon in Puerto Rico. His death was a great
shock to this entire county. A former mayor of Evergreen, he was a member of a
prominent South Alabama family.
At the time of his death, Mr. Millsap was living in
Puerto Rico, where he had established and was managing a drapery plant for the
Max H. Kahn Curtain Corp. He had gone to his office on the day of his death,
but returned home early complaining of a headache.
Mrs. Millsap was out when her husband came home and on
her return realized that he was ill. She went next door to get help and when
she returned he had passed away.
Mr. Millsap was a native of this city and received his
early education in the schools of this city. He received his BS Degree from
Washington & Lee University and accepted a commission in the U.S. Navy. He
served in the Pacific Theatre with distinction attaining the rank of
lieutenant.
After World War II, he entered the University of Alabama
Law School and earned his LLB. Returning to Evergreen, he practiced law for
about a year before purchasing an interest in Evergreen Garment Co.
In 1952, he was elected mayor of the City of Evergreen,
one of the youngest men ever elected to this office. In 1954, he was elected a member
of the State Democratic Executive Committee, serving until 1958.
71 YEARS AGO
FEB. 15, 1945
News of the disastrous fire
which Evergreen experienced Christmas reached to all parts of the world according
to reports which are coming back here now from servicemen. Lt. (j.g.) R.G.
Kendall recently reported that he saw an account of the fire in the “Yank,”
army publication. Lt. Kendall is stationed in Hawaii. Capt. John D. Allen,
husband of a niece of Mrs. Katie Cannon, wrote his wife that he heard a radio
newscast of the fire at his station in Belgium.
Pfc. Marvin W. Deason, son of
Mrs. Laura Deason, of Route 1, Owassa, Ala., was one of a group of combat
casualties to arrive at the General Hospital, Camp Butner, N.C. this week for
further treatment.
Pfc. Deason was with the 8th
Infantry Division at Germany when he was hospitalized. He had served 14 months
in the European theatre of operations.
A happy meeting it was when
Oswald Hansen and Harris Williamson met in Hawaii recently. Both are mail specialists
in the U.S. Navy and worked together in the Evergreen post office prior to
their enlistment in the Navy.
Walter R. Poole, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C.A. Poole of Castleberry, Rt. 2, is now in the U.S. Maritime Service.
Walter received his training in St. Petersburg, Fla. He was transferred to
Alameda, Calif. in January. He is now ready for duty. He attended Castleberry
High School and was employed at the Airport at Evergreen prior to his
enrollment.
86 YEARS AGO
FEB. 20, 1930
New Filling Station And
Garage Opened: The filling station and garage building recently completed by
W.M. Newton at the intersection of Perryman and Main Streets near the
Agricultural School has been leased to Messrs. J.G. Ring and G.W. Robinson and
has been opened to the public. The opening was held Sat., Feb. 15.
Mr. Ring will operate the
filling station, and Mr. Robinson will operate a garage in which he will do all
kinds of general repair work.
S.S.A.S. To Present “Stunt
Night” Soon: A new and novel type of entertainment known as “Stunt Night” is to
be presented at the City School auditorium Friday night, March 7, by the class
of the Agricultural School.
Proceeds from the
entertainment will be used to help finance the publishing of the school’s first
annual, “The Broadcaster.”
Bosie Phillips, who gave his
home as Dothan, fell under a freight train opposite the L&N depot Wednesday
about 11 o’clock and suffered injuries which will result in the loss of his
left arm just below the elbow. Phillips was endeavoring to board the train,
which was running at a fast rate, when the accident occurred.
The injured man was given
emergency medical attention by Dr. E.L. Stallworth and later carried to
Montgomery on Train No. 6, where he will receive treatment at the railroad
hospital.
Little Bettysu Bozeman is
doing nicely since suffering a number of bruises and a sprained ankle when hit
by a Ford sedan Monday morning.
101 YEARS AGO
FEB. 17, 1915
Monday night some miscreant
hurled a piece of slag at Sheriff Williams as he drove along West Front Street
below the depot in his automobile. The missile struck the post just under the
steering wheel with great force. No damage was done, however. Whoever threw the
piece was so well concealed that he was not observed.
Some party or parties unknown
on Monday night dug a large hole in the front yard of the home of J.L. Spence,
near the depot. It is surmised that the party was hunting for buried treasure,
but there is no clue as to who committed the depredation.
Convict Escapes and is
Recaptured: Andrew Simmons, one of the convicts with the county road crew, made
his escape one day last week and was recaptured by the Escambia Sheriff at
Canoe on Saturday. Sheriff Williams went down after the escape on Sunday. In
passing through Castleberry, Simmons with Bestor Lewis and Tom White, stole the
horse and buggy of R.M. Rabon, and their offer to sell the turnout for a small
price aroused suspicion and their arrest and detention followed.
A woman, Laura Smith,
residing in the outskirts of town, was arrested for aiding the prisoner to get
away. He went to her house and it is alleged, she furnished him clothes to take
the place of his striped convict garb. The escaped man identified her to the
Sheriff as the one who gave him the clothing and accompanied the sheriff to a
thick place in the woods where the change of clothing was made and where the
convict garb was found.
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