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| Col. Woolsey Finnel |
26 YEARS AGO
JULY 12, 1990
Evergreen weather reporter Harry
Ellis reported two inches of rain on July 2 and .35 inches on July 8. He
reported a high of 97 degrees on July 8 and lows of 68 on July 2 and July 4.
The Bank of Evergreen closed
early Tuesday afternoon, July 3, after receiving a phone call stating that a
bomb had been placed in the Bank. The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax and
the Bank reopened for business Thursday morning, July 5.
The Evergreen City Council
held its regular meeting on Tues., July 3, with all members present.
Geary Risher, owner of The
Conecuh Countian, was recognized by the Mayor in the first order of business.
Risher told the Council that
several weeks earlier an accusation had been made by a member of the police
department concerning his possibly breaking in the Mayor’s house. He said he
asked for an apology but had not received one. He said he wanted to know the
reason why he had not received an apology.
Mayor Smith told Risher that
he had already apologized to him.
Risher told the Mayor that he
did not understand what the Mayor had told him was an apology.
Local members of the Tact
Team of the Department of Public Safety and members of the Conecuh County
Rescue Squad met Monday night at Mr. Pizza for a meal before going to the
Evergreen Airport to conduct a drill.
41 YEARS AGO
JULY 10, 1975
Weather observer Earl Windham reported 1.3 inches of rain
in Evergreen on July 3 and .7 inches on July 6. He reported a high of 98 on
July 4 and lows of 71 on July 1 and July 6.
The summer reading program of the Conecuh County Public
Library will be highlighted by a visit next Wednesday by Mrs. Kathryn Windham,
noted Alabama author.
Mrs. Windham will be at the library from 10 to 11 o’clock
Wednesday morning to tell some of her favorite ghost stories. She has compiled
and written several collections of Alabama ghost stories, which had been handed
down from generation to generation.
(Clara Trawick was Evergreen’s librarian at the time.)
Banker-farmer Tal Stuart III killed this big rattlesnake
while working in the “Brassell Field” of the Newton Plantation on Tuesday
afternoon of last week. The rattler measured 4-1/2 feet and had eight rattles
and a button.
A Milton, Fla. woman lost her life in an accident Monday
morning at about 11:30 on I-65 some 7-1/2 miles north of Evergreen. Mrs. Norma
H. Redmond, 42, of Rt. 5, Milton, was killed and her husband and son were
injured in the crash. The Redmonds were traveling north in a pickup pulling a
camper trailer behind them when a tire blew out and control of the vehicle was
lost. The truck and camper left the highway and overturned in the median. State
Trooper John E. Hooper investigated the accident.
56 YEARS AGO
JULY 14, 1960
Mayor Zell Murphy was swept
back into office by a majority vote in an election Tuesday that was full of
surprises (for some) and one oddity.
Carrying every box, Murphy
romped to victory in his bid for a second term, piling up 52 votes more than
the combined total of his opponents, former Mayor J.H. (Hub) Robison and former
Councilman Guy Mason.
The voters returned two
present members of the City Council to office, turned down the bid of the other
and put in three new men.
Henry Sessions was the leader
in the council voting as he piled up heavy totals in all four boxes for 522
votes. Right behind him was Jack Wild with 503. Both were making their first
bids for office.
Incumbent Councilman Aubrey
Griffin was next with 440 votes. Newcomer Walter Poole took fourth place with a
398 total. Dr. Joseph Hagood, present mayor pro-tem, won the final spot with a
387 vote total. Bob Bozeman received 378 votes, Cumbie Snowden, an incumbent,
310, and John Raines, 289.
The oddity occurred in the
council race with six of the eight candidates receiving a clear majority of the
votes cast. The fifth and sixth men, Dr. Hagood and Bob Bozeman, were separated
by only nine votes.
John W. Crutchfield, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crutchfield, Lenox, enlisted in the Regular Army recently
under the Graduate Specialist Program, Master Sergeant Gerald Horne, US Army
Recruiter for the Evergreen area, announces.
71 YEARS AGO
JULY 12, 1945
Pfc. Fred L. Stuckey Jr.
Killed In Action June 16: A telegram from the War Department to Mr. and Mrs.
Fred L. Stuckey of near Skinnerton was received the latter part of last week
announcing the sad news that their son, Pfc. Fred L. Stuckey Jr., was killed in
action on Mindanao, Philippine Islands on June 16, 1945.
Laula Middleton Airport Is
Now Nearing Completion: The finishing touches are now being administered to the
Laula Middleton Airport by Nolan and Dickerson, general contractors, and it is
expected that within the next few days it will be ready to turn over to the Navy.
Warren Brothers Road Co., who had sub-contracted to lay the bituminous surface
on the tremendous runways and auxiliary runways, completed their work last week
and are this week moving all equipment to Savannah, Ga., where they are
beginning work on another contract.
The contractor is now
completing final grading and sodding on the grounds adjacent to the runways.
William Rivers, well known
citizen living near Belleville, sustained fatal injuries last Friday morning
when his team of mules ran away with him. He was taken immediately to the hospital
in Repton where he died late that afternoon.
Prominent Citizen Of Repton
Dies Sunday: Following a long period of ill health, H.L. Dees Sr., widely known
and successful citizen of Repton, passed away at his home Sunday morning, July 8.
Mr. Dees was born in Monroe County on Dec. 4, 1869.
86 YEARS AGO
JULY 10, 1930
Ten Candidates In Castleberry
Race: A total of 10 candidates have qualified for entrance in the primary
election to be held at Castleberry, July 22. Two are for mayor and eight
members of the council. Those who qualified are as follows: For Mayor, A.N.
Riggs and P.M. Skinner; For Councilmen, Allen Page, G.T. Young, A.P. Griffin,
J.J. English, J.S. Holland, L.H. Riggs, W.B. Brewton and W.E. Pate.
Conecuh County Masons In
Conference Here: The annual session of the Conecuh County Masonic Conference is
being held here Wednesday and Thursday with Greening Lodge No. 53. Something
like 50 delegates representing the nine lodges in this county and a number of
visitors from lodges in adjoining counties are in attendance. The lecture
sessions are in charge of J.W. Thurmond of Castleberry. A fuller account of the
conference will be carried in next issue.
Col. Finnel Heard In Speech
Here: Col. Woolsey Finnel, Chairman of the State Highway Commission and
candidate for Governor in the primary election to be held on Aug. 12, 1930,
spoke at the courthouse Tuesday night. He was introduced by Robt. H. Hones,
local attorney and Chairman of the Conecuh County Democratic Committee.
Scattered Rains Over This
County: This week had seen scattered rains over this county but perhaps the
vast majority of the county is yet within the throes of an extreme drought.
Corn crops are suffering greatly in the dry areas so are most all other crops
except cotton.
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