Thursday, August 7, 2014

The Evergreen Courant's News Flashback for Aug. 4, 2014

Pinckney D. Bowles
(This News Flashback Column was originally intended for Monday, but for whatever reason, I forgot to post it. Enjoy.)

 46 YEARS AGO
AUG. 1, 1968

CAP Cadet William Hart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd G. Hart, was selected for the International Air Cadet Exchange to visit Canada for a period of approximately 21 days.

Col. Robert E. Key, a member of the HHCo., 361st Civil Affairs Unit, Area “B,” Pensacola, has just completed two weeks active duty at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, along with 251 other officer and enlisted personnel.
Col. Key, an 18-year Army Reserve veteran, spent his active duty in the Navy during World War II and is presently assistant legal officer in the Pensacola Civil Affairs Unit. In civilian life, Key is Circuit Judge, 35th Judicial Circuit of Alabama. He held the Circuit Solicitor’s post from 1952-1965. He was born in Evergreen and received his law degree from the University of Alabama.

A much needed “face lifting” has been taking place at Evergreen High School this summer. The school plant is getting a good general cleaning, painting and general fixing up thanks to Work Study Program through the State Vocational Education Department. The program totals $3,864 with $966 of that coming from local sources. Principal Roy Davis said the program was made possible through an appropriation of $750 by the Evergreen City Council, the remainder of the local funds coming from the school’s funds. Seven vocational education students at EHS are working 40 hours a week for 12 weeks under the supervision of Davis and Dave Fleming, vo-ed instructor.

61 YEARS AGO
AUG. 6, 1953

Dell Brooks reports killing of a big rattler last week up in Beat One of this county. The snake had 12 rattles.

Evergreen’s newest furniture store, City Furniture Co., will hold its grand opening tomorrow (Friday) morning. The store is located in the Binion Building recently vacated by Olen Dept. Stores on West Front Street.

Two bales of 1953 cotton were ginned in Conecuh County on Tuesday of this week.
Over in Repton, the Repton Gin ginned a bale for Leon Jordan of Excel which weighed 611 pounds and was sold for the premium price of 45 cents per pound.
The Evergreen Gin ginned a bale for Brown Hawkins, farmer of the Fairview community. This bale weighed 385 pounds and graded middling one inch staple.

L.T. Rutland observed the 50th anniversary of the date he entered the hardware business Tuesday night. Mr. Rutland entertained the owners and employees of Canterbury Hardware, Inc. at a party at his home in honor of the occasion.
On Aug. 4, 1903, Mr. Rutland entered the hardware business joining the Dunn Hardware Co. as a clerk. A few years later, Mr. Rutland purchased an interest in the store and in 1917 he bought the business and changed its name to Rutland Hardware Co. under which he operated it until he sold the business several years ago to the present owners.

78 YEARS AGO
AUG. 4, 1938

News reached here last Monday of the serious injury of Demond Matthews (of Brooklyn), which occurred Sunday in an automobile accident near Minden, La. He had spent the past 10 months working in the oil fields at Wink, Texas, and was returning home to resume his studies at Troy Normal, having already completed three years there. He and another young man were riding in the cab of a truck with the owner and had only left Minden a short distance when in a blinding rain they struck the abutment of a bridge, throwing both boys out and killing one instantly. Demond was rushed to a hospital, with both legs broken and internal injuries. His condition was serious and all efforts used for his recovery were without effect. Pneumonia set up and resulted in his death. He died at 11 a.m. on Thursday.

Voters of Evergreen Tuesday approved a three mil tax levy for school purposes by a vote of more than three to one. The total vote for the measure was 168 to 52 against.

Dr. E.A. Price, rabies inspector for Conecuh County issues warning to all dog owners in this county that they must have their animals vaccinated against rabies before Sept. 15.

Friends of little Lucile Martin will be glad to know that she is recovering rapidly from a tonsil operation Monday at Carter’s Hospital in Repton.

91 YEARS AGO
AUG. 1, 1923

Quite a number of Mt. Union’s citizens attended the Sacred Harp singing at Welcome Sunday.

Attorney A.C. Lee was over from Monroeville Thursday last.

A large panther, which is reported to have killed many sheep and goats and attacked and almost killed a man, is reported in the mountains of Jackson County near Scottsboro.

Confederate pensioners will be allotted $25 per month if a bill that passed the House yesterday is adopted by the Senate, which seems likely.

A nice building lot in Evergreen for sale or will exchange for automobile in good condition.

Conecuh Masonic Conference at Repton: The annual meeting of the Conecuh County Masonic Conference will be held at Repton on the second Wednesday and Thursday, the 8th and 9th of August. The conference will convene at nine o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 8th. J.L. Kelly, Secretary.

R.F. Hyde left Sunday for Birmingham where he will begin work in the railroad shops.

G.O. Parmer and family returned last week to their home in Port Arthur, Texas, after spending several weeks here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.T. Parmer at West Side. They made the trip from Texas in their car.

106 YEARS AGO
AUG. 5, 1908

Boiler Explosion: As a result of the explosion of a boiler in a saw mill owned by W.D. Johnson near Skinnerton, in the northwestern portion of this county on last Friday morning two laborers, Fletcher Stallworth and Sam Booker, are dead and two other laborers are in a critical condition from the scalds which they sustained.

A meeting of the Board of Education of Conecuh County was held Friday at the courthouse. The members present were Chairman Liner, Secretary Harper and members Alexander, Newton and Jones.

Prof. W.W. Hall has resigned as president of the Southwest Alabama Agricultural School and accepted the position of Vice President of Cokers College for women of South Carolina.

Gen. P.D. Bowles has returned home from a visit to his daughters in Tampa.

Notice: Mr. Courant Editor, Sir: There is a report floating over the country that I caught Mr. G.G. Perdue in a steel trap by the hand, stealing corn, through a crack in my corn crib. It is false and whoever started it told a positive lie. A.E. Howard.

Mrs. J.M. Cobb arrived yesterday from Tampa and will spend some time with her father, Gen. P.D. Bowles. She is accompanied by her baby.


Dr. B.H. Crumpton was here Monday from Belleville. The doctor was taken sick while en route to Brooklyn to fill his regular appointment Sunday and was compelled to return home.

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