Randy Hooper discovered a capped pipe while digging in the backyard of his Winthrop home recently and found needles and morphine wrapped in a newspaper from the 1950s.

Randy Hooper recently discovered needles and morphine wrapped in a newspaper from the 1950s while digging near his home.

A bottle of morphine, shown in this Tuesday photo, was among the items Randy Hooper discovered in a capped pipe while digging in the backyard of his Winthrop home.

Randy Hooper discovered needles and morphine wrapped in a newspaper from the 1950s while digging near his home recently.