14 50 1043 https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/d63066bc0427d8f2c3d0e49a994e7562.pdf e9be103d19b9f6070e368cab6e4bed35 PDF Text Text • I • . \..._~~I. 4. No. 36 Hemingway, S. C., 29554 Thursday. May 5, 1977 • lSC 12 Pages ------- • • ustnes ''Wellman Industries recognizes Alcohol and Drug Abuse and other behavior ad· justment problems as treatable illnesses. Employees whose job performance ls adversely affected by such problems will be offered professional assistance.'' With this policy statement by Jack Wellman, Wellman Industries Board Chairman, and a cooperative agrE:u11ent with the Florence County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Wellman Industries became the third Florence County Company to establish a CARE Program. CARE which stands for Counseling and Referral Elective is a special program initiated between the Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse and business and industry. It involves the development of a sound company policy related to behavior problems of employees, supervisory training concerning the concepts of the program and in d~aling with ' 'probluned u11ployees'' and the provision of services designed to return employee job perfor111ance to an acceptable level. ' 'I have always been concerned with the problems confronting our U11ployees and with the effects of various problems on the u11ployee both at work and at home,'' Mr. Wellman emphasized. ''In the past when an employee was absent excessively or his job performance remained poor, he was necessarily terminated. Now we are able to do something before the problem re~che s · that point,'' Mr. Wellman explained. The CARE Program will be coordinated by the Wellman Personnel Depat tlnent under the direction fo Mr. Doug Matthews, Personnel Director and by the Intervention Services Division of the Florence County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Mr. Lyle Mishoe, Coordinator of Intervention Services for the Commission explained that problemed employees from Wellman will be referred to CARE in an effort to prevent their termination from employment. ''If the problem is alcohol or drug related the problem will be handled by the Commission. Other types of problems such as marital difficulties will be referred to appropriate sources fo help,'' Mishoe emphasized. He further explained that regardless of the nature of the problem all aspects of the program are completely confidential and that employees can seek help on Continued to Page 12 Care Program Disctiss~d (" 1\RI~. \vl1ich sta11ds for Cou11seling and Referral Elective is a special progrllom i11itiated by Wellma11 Industries and the Florence County Commission on Alcohol a11d Drug Abuse. Show11 discussing final plans for the program are from left, Tad Ridgell. occupatio11al progrant consultant with the S. C. Commjsslon on Alcohol a11d Drug Abuse; Jack Wellman, chairman, Wellman Industries; Charles L. You11g, directo1·, Flo1·ence County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse; and I>11ug !Via ttheu•s, personnel director, Wellman Industries. • De endants Sentenced In ·Yates Case • •• Convicted mur.d erer Donald Pee Wee Gaskins admitted to nine murders during bis trial in Newberry last week. but con· tinued to deny that he killed Silar Barnwell Yates for"whicll he was standing trial. Gaskins was convicted of Yates' murder and sentenced to life imprisonment along with John William Powell and Mrs. Suzanne Kipper Owens. who had pied guilty early in the trial . Powell pied guilty to murder and Mrs: Owens pied guilty to accessory before the fact of murder . Gaskins is Adjust11ient May Credit credit of $2.19 per tho11sand kilowatt-hours rather than an additional charge. Bills rendered during April showed a credit of 13 cents per thousand kwh against the base amount due, while there was an additional charge of $2.21 per r thousand twb 1n March, $2.48 in · February and $5.22 In January. Under a formula establlsbed ' by the South Carolina Public Service Co111111tssJ9n, CP&L Is allowed to adjust the fuel charge each month In direct relation to the company's cost 6IA oenpra already serving a life sentence at Central Correctional Institute for the murder of Dennis Bellamy. one of the original eight Prospect murders for which >hti- was 'convicted last year. Solicitor Kirk McLeod said following the trial that all the defendants will be placed in separate correctional institutions to protect than . Circuit Judge Dan F . Laney in pronouncing sentence agreed to a recommendation that Mrs. Owens receive psychiatric care while in prison and that she be allowed to do secretarial work. Owens, Powell and Gaskins will all be eligible for parole in 10 years, but court officials say· they will oppose parole for Gaskins. Part of the plea bargaining for Powell and Mrs. Owens was an understanding that McLeod will not oppose parole fill' . than when they become eligjble. Owens received a 10 year sentence after pleading guilty to accessory after the fact of murder and was told by Laney, ''if you behave yourself, you can be out In three years." Owens expressed bis regret& for the crime befOl'e hia sentencing saying he wished to express bis· sympathy to the Yates family. He was the most damaging - prosecution witness. and it was during his testimony that Mrs. ()wens and Powell decided to change their pleas. Yates . the eleventh victim in the· so-called Prospect murder cases, was a 45-year-old prominent Florence County farmer. who was abducted from his trailer near Lake City on Feb. 13. 1975. His was killed in Williamsburg County · in a deserted field near Ropers Crossroads and his body was discovered Dec . 8, 1976 after Gaskins led authorities to the area where the body was found. Gaskins admitted. however. to nine other killings. including three. which be claimed were assassinations at the behost of an unnamed law enforcement official. Gaskins confessed to the murder of Dennis Bellamy for which he has been convicted and is now serving a life sentence. He also admitted the slayings of John Henry Knight, Daine Neeley and Avery Howard. three of the victims whose bodies were found in the Prospect community in December or 1975. He denied that he was involved in the slayings or four others found near the same site. Gaskins also admitted to shooting two men on a highway near Conway and dumping their bodies in a river several days before Yates was killed. He said he took several items off the men including their wallets and some clothing. which he hid in Florence C<>unty., Gaskins asserted "tl\at he killed Peg Cuttino and an unidentified black girl in Sumter County and that he was ordered to kill a man in Charleston and that he in fact shot the man seven times . He declined to give the name of the individual who ordered the slayings. He said he did not know the Gaskins had directed name of the Cuttino girl at the authorities to dig. Sumter time she was killed. but found it County Sheriff I . Byrd Parnell out later . He directed law en- said he expects to charge forcement officers to a ditch in · Gaskins in the case if the Sumter County where he said remains are identifi.e d as the the black girl. who was person Gaskins said he killed. poisioned by a drink of coke was At least three of the killings buried . He said he had told Gaskins says be committed officials about the body five have already been placed on months ago, but no efforts bad other- heads and two men are been made to search for the· serving jail sentences for the body . The runains of what may. crimes. Convicted Georgia be the black woman's body murderer William J . Pierce • were found near the site where Continued to Page 12 e e • James W. Weaver, principal of Johnsonville Elementary School, was installed as president of the Florence County Education Association (F .C.E.A.) when that organiuition met on Monday, April 25, in the Johnsonville Elu11entary School Library. Fol~owing the regular business meeting, Weaver was installed by out-going president, D. W. Montgomery. He will officially take oftlce on July 1, 1977. In bis projections for next ~~ revitalizing. We need, as an educational organization, to fight for education through corporation iri the county, state and natl011. Educators have become lax, and are inclined to jwnp on the band wagon and ride. There are too few left to push and pull. Everyone needs to get off the band wagon and share the load. There Is a lack of concern among our ed•1cators. Education ill like a ball game. When we give you the football, we expect you to take it and carry it. During the coming •• the most important of all times for us to work together for education. Our strength lies in our collective strength. There Is no place for polarization in edncation. ''Florence County District One bas received a charter to foa an their ow11 organiuition. Their work will s• 1engtben u and our work will strengthen theirs. We will not let their decisiOllS taint our asnoclatiODr but will WOik for 8 viable. association. ''I cballerige you before YGO ... . . - ' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins Admits to Nine Slayings, 5-5-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5-5-1977 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/70b6672a3fe08dd2127fd26071033a1c.pdf 5726dba54fe3ee4d3fadaf2a1084dcce PDF Text Text ••-WEEKLY OBSERVER, Hemingway, S. c.. Thursday, December 18, 1975 ohnson Family llrm of WWiam and children were Sar ah . who 1894 > went off to the Civil War outiftted and were William. married Lt. William Haselden spendidly s. named his father's of the Civil War, an unusually accompanied by his body slave well educated and effective March who stayed with him to .; and James C. already noted, William teacher; Mitchell < 1854-1877), the end and accompanied him tin.. Jr.. born 1786, who died of what was diagnosed home. James H. Johnson ed Sarah Crosby, born as an abscess on the liver and married twice, Annie Rebecca . n'belr children were: was probably a ruptured Pope and Clara Pope. Children am HW <1818·1889>, who appendiz ; Rectina , who without reference to mother captain in the Civil War, married Brown ; Agnes, who were• : William Wise Johnson Jed Elizabeth Ann married Henry Spivey ; Julia,, <1865-1943 > who married Annie ry. who married Evander F . Benson; Sarah Jane c1866-1939) cholas Francis Johnson Hanna ; William J . <Jim >, who who married Robert Foster ~ed Frances Snow. married his cousin Ceila Brown < 1868-1950 >; Leona rd Mcrgaret Ann Johnson <1823- Graves Johnson ; Judith White who married Ellen 1891 > married Thomas Crosby, who married Z. Taylor Lawrence ; and Annie Margaret ROtbmabler Grier <1817-1883>. Eaddy ; and Hortense, who Dley are burled at Grier married Stephen Haselden . cemetery' Johnsonville . James Harvey Johnson <1827- who married James Tharpe. will, and the unborn child of her James C. Johnson. son of father 's will. so born 1817-18. The 10 children of William J . Celia and William Johnson, Sr .. married Sarah. last name not Johnson and Margaret Stone known . He predeceased his were : Mary Elizabeth. born Oct. 15. father . who mentions the children in his will of 1823. 1830, died March 23, J908. Their children were : m a rried Thomas Bath of Harriett Caroline Ma tilda Georgetown District. Johnson born Feb. 17. 1912, died Fra nces Permilla , born Sept July 13. 1892. ma rried Edwa rd 17, 1832, died 1901, married John Hyrne Britton Brown, Sr . born Oct . 25, 1822, William J . Johnson. born died Oct 6, 1897. She was his 1811 . married l\1argare t Stone. second wife They a re buried a t Rebecco Johnson, mentioned Brown Family Cemeter y by name in her grandfather's Celia Gra ves Johnson, born 1835, died 1924, married William J (Jim >Grier. son of Margaret Johnson and Thomas R. Grier . The Grier brothers of Ilemingway are their grandsons. Capt . Thomas Edward Johnson <1839-1912 > married Mary <Stone > Eaddy , widow of Thomas E addy, who was the son of Henry Eaddy of Dr. McGill 's narrative. They are buried a t Trinity Methodist Churc h Their children were Willia m Fran c is Johnson , James Walter J ohnson who became a physician , and Elizabeth Johnson. Dr. J . W . <Jimmy> Johnson married Charlotte Higgins, born 1883, died 1966, of Bucksville. Francis Johnson, born 1836. William Chesley Johnson, born 1840. Henry F . Johnson, born 1843, died June 26, 1919, is buried at Trinity Methodist Church. Benjamin B. Johnson, born 1846, died 1927. married Agnes Brown, daughter of John Brown, Sr. and Sarah Jane Murphy . They are buried at Union Methodist Church . One of their sons, Liston. became a doctor. It is said that at times of widespread illness, Dr.Johnson frequently lived for days in his buggy and that the buggy was always laden with food for the sick and hungry. He married twice. The only son of his marriage to Miss Cora Huggins, Allen Johnson, also became a doctor . He brought much needed medical care to this area with the establishment of Johnson l\temorial Hospital in 1939. Eight years later the isolation area devel .. when he Telephone Co• James Foster 1918> married 1853, died 1931• Sarah Martha born May 25, 1 1922, married Cox, born Ma Jan. 24, 1898, Cox and E RobertH. went to G mother's death. I· AD EFFECTIVE: DECEMBER 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 1975 QUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVED! - - • • ,, Elizabeth Ann Johnson ... ~ '~. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Genealogy of Johnson Family WO 12-18-75 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/1e6323773720a2e5b98629117abd9238.pdf e71b97f404d5395e7908c2affdc2fd4f PDF Text Text enera 0 • son Brig . Gen . John Henry Woodberry (USA, ret.), 84 Johnsonville native, munitions in venter and former member of the General Staff of the War Department , died in Gainsville, Ga. Thursday after a recent heart attack. Gen . Woodberry 's career with the Army spanned 37 years . He held numerous patents on muntions of war, notably artiller y fuze devices for control of deton~ting waves used in most · Army high explosive ammunition. He also developed cavalary machine way of thinking, it's just not right to race on Sundays. I've never regetted my beliefs and, even though some folks kid me and call me ''the Preacher'', it doesn't both me. . • • • e \ at1ve, ' • 1es gun equipment and did research in anti-aircraft and armored cars. He served as a member of the General Staff of the War Department from 1934-1939. Gen . Woodberry entered the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1910. He graduated with a B. S. degree in 1914 and was commissioned a second ~ 1 lieutenant in the cavalary. He was detailed to the Ordinance Department and transfer red to the Field Artiller y in 1916. During World War I, he participated in the design and construction of the aerial bombs used by the late Gen . ''Billy'' Mitchell in the test bombing of a captured German battleship. He became a lieutenant colonel in 1918 and was tr an sf erred to the Ordinance Department in 1920. Between World Wars I and II, Gen. Woodberry studied at Army Industrial College, 192728, Command and General Staff · School, Fort Leavenworth , Kan ., 1929-30 and the Army War College, BRIG. GEN. J .H. WOODBERR Y years. Later the Woodberrys moved to Gainsville to be near their daughter, Mrs. Pierpoint F. Brown, Jr. General Woodberry was a Mason and a member of the Founders and Patriot 's of , America, having ancestors in America prior to t he Revolutionary War. One of his civilian patents was an automobile tire pressure indicator. Services were held Saturday in Gainsville with burial in Arlington National Cemetery. In completing his biographical sketch last April in Gainsville he noted that while in Greenville, being along in years, he gave up business affairs, but having to keep busy he developed a hobby which kept him occupied \Dltil his death. His bobby, which was his daily occupation, was woodworknot carpentry, but wood carving and furniture making. In carving. bis specialilty was women , making two-foot reproductions of images formal done·hWldreds of years ago in Italy and Greece. In cabinet work his special interests was formal urniture for Chancel areas of churches. Pulpits, communion tables, lecterns, prayer benches, altar rails, baptismal fonts, memorial and flower tables took much of bis life. Other than for the cost of materials he made no charge for the work. Some of bis productions can be fotmd in churches kl Florida ·and Georgia, and in many parts of south Carolina. ':In fact , I ~on sider it quite an honor to be called a preacher.'' Cox' steadfast .adherence to his convictions has not been 1934-35. His World War II service easy. His refusal to run on included duty as chief Sundays once cost him a ordinance officer for Gen. chance to campaign a factory Douglas MacArthur's supply Ford on NASOAR's Grand National circuit. Instead, he service (Southwest Pacific Area, 1944-45). has spent the vast majority of In 1945 he became ordinance his career building equipment officer J Army Service for events that take place Command D, Japan Army of during the week. Occupation. He became a ''My way of thinking has hurt brigadier general the same my carrer in a way,'' he said year and retired from the ' 'but I wouldn't change a single thing if I had it all to do over ,. service in 1946. • agam. Gen . Woodberry was a Cox is also a devout tither, receipient . of the Legion of and ten per cent of all winnings , Merit. . are given to his church. He He was a member of the won't have it any other way. Army Ordinance Association and had written many Cox has been the subject of a technical papers on ordinance number of feature stories and detonation. was featured recently in the The ·general was born in Atlanta Jour11al. Johnsonvillet a son of the His son, Mike, seems to be lateWacoat G. Woodberry and • following in his father's Rosa Belle Eaddy· Woodberry footsteps. He is building his Dickson. His early schooling own car and will rtm in the began when schools, measured hobby car races this season. by today's standards were mediocre, and scarce. There were no classes or grades, and the schools were operated when yo11ngsters were not required for farm work, usually . from October ·to March. He was an early dropout, but in the swnmer of 1907 took a competitive exam for a scholarship at the Citadel in Cllarleston ancJ captured it. Lorenza Ard of Johnsonville, Nearly three years later he was hospitalized at Florence saw an ad in the News and General Hospital, and Courier that vacanciea in 50 At the time he completed his Reverend Clark. pastor of the caderahips existed at the sketch, be bad juSt made and Johnsonville church of God, Military Acadany at West presented to three churches iO was treated at the McLeod Point. He manapd to get a MemorJal Hospital and competitive appointment the Johnsonville area several pieces of Chancel atea released as a result of lnjurieS throUIJl the late Seo. Cotton Ed furniture, in memory of some received when they were Smith and woo the old timers, long pa&Sed away.. involved In an accident in front appointment, graduating in One of the churches was hia of the Midway Cleaners oa 1914. * mother•s church, 014 Broadway Street in After retireineiit from the Johnsonville United Metbodilt Jobn10nvllle on Thursday. The accident la being Army In 1946, the General and Qiurch ~ one was his fa~ tbe for111er church In his 14)~ df.YI investlaated by Policemen his wife, Flint of Trinity OnittKI, MeJ:bodllt Harvey Lee. Lee slid .lfrldiy Marauerite ~wc=h. and ti. 0th.- - . afta DOOD tie had nOt ~D able Q>erleaton~ S. c.. lived for a to talk to~ t)vo men, and not tune Jn Ban Ailbmlo. 'lbey · ·· -· 6 moved. in 1968 to: Gre.envme. s . ~ wbieh cb•t1• bad been btou&ht at C. wb•e he was •ctlte tn home that time. ·~ ~ ~- Two Men Injured In Accident 1 w � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General J. H. Woodberry dies WO 1-17-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/6e0faf00134861603d5aaedc5ce7f232.pdf 0ee01b93653e1aefb162dec63b1f74ef PDF Text Text ' •• i President Gerald Ford, center, along with Governor James Edwards, lower right, greets supporters at a gala reception on the lawn of the Governor's Mansion in Columbia on Saturday afternoon. He was accompanied by his son, Steve. Ford said he would count it an honor to carry S.C. in next week's election and invited all the guests to attend his inaugaration in Washington next January.(Staff photo by ildred B. Hughes) . • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville High School 1974 Graduates, 5-30-1974 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5-30-1974 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/c9e5f086e77c3bd220d60f18a48c278f.pdf f253207f0548da11e50c69bbbfde4ba7 PDF Text Text ·.·•· ,~..<-X:· ~· , ' ·. ·~· .... .~:~ •.•.•:··.•. .. ~• .; • .-:~·~' f : • REGISTER FOR OVER FREE PRIZES TO BE GIVEN AWAY! I I • . . DRAWINGS WILL BE HELD · FRIDAY & SATURDAY AT 5 PM! • • • ON ALL CASH SALES FOR THE 2 DAYS! • FREE - -BALLOONS AND CANDY FOR THE KIDS! - . .. ..,, • • • • • Come Visit Our New Mo ern Store Sti T e me Mere an ise • . en Taos- Paint F oar Covertd MAIN STREET NEXT TO FAIRLANE FlNANCE • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grand Opening Johnsonville Hardware WO 4-4-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/b3bb861e5613602fdde95a71efabf1f2.pdf a9e806e5ad960af4cecd3ad57a5e94ad PDF Text Text ........ • • • ••••••••• •••••• •• •• •••••• •• ••• ••..... ., ..•.••...";_.• • ' ........... .... ...•..,,.•••.....-,..,,_.... . ..................... . • • ••••... ............ .•'I.•·-·........... . . ·......................................................$-:;"..-...!·" •.•• •••• ~·· ··"•l.•" ............................ ............... ··?....... . ........ I ' •• • ' ·: ,.,,,.,, "' ••• • ••Yo• • • • • • • • • ' OPI • 7 • • • 0 II • nclant O• D • JIMMY L. STONE, MGR . ' CORNER MAIN & JACKSON ••• • 386-2417 JOHNSONVILLE � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grand Opening Midway Cleaners WO 10-11-73 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/2ae2cb0e18c3505171c98d9096fac5c2.pdf fb233456cc8f2018c08a8ff1c1427f9b PDF Text Text --~---~~~ •~~~-----------------~- ..--..--------....-p-r ---,..-.__,_ ,-,-.--~· Cl I 1-7-1•-r------------1-THB WEEKLY OBSERVER. Hemlapay, So•tll Caroll•a, '111anday, Seplember Z7, 1171 . J'Ville GREAT Town Status Is rea flok· Thi• Is the second In a two- beautification on Johnsonville United Means Progress (JUMP( and chairman of the quality of life committee on the GREAT Towns sales team r.e~rted that the community is con'. tinwng to work on beautification and _..tes.) die recent review of the status of of Johnsonville as a GREAT Mayor Connie S. Decamps said, 111Johnsonville are grateful for the I Towns program. We had some lives underway, and this program given us the impetus to conclude and go on to others. We are ex eJy glad that somewhere in South · someone cares about the In executive session Monday night communities." Mace, chairman of the Johnsonville Board of Trustees quality of life. He told the review team, composed of two representatives from the State Development Board and a representative of Carolina Power and Light Company, of the annual "Spring Clean", which has been on-going for the past six years, noting that the 1979 event involved for the most part the Jaycees, Lions and two woman's clubs. In the Spring Clean, efforts are made to collect large items that the average household cannot dispose of and 'vi NOTICE tbe foot~ll game ~tween the Johnsonville Flashes and North Myrtle Beach, which was or1gmally set for Friday night at North Myrtle Beach has been rescheduled for Thursday night at Seahawk Stadium in Myrtle B.;.ch J[ici-off time will be 8 p.m. · · ew voted to employ Mrs. Nell Eaddy to teach in the area of Special Education thus bringing Mrs. Eaddy, who retired last year, out of retirement and back into the classroom . They also voted to employ Bennett Ray Baxley as a math instructor in the Language Arts department at Johnsonville Middle School. In other action in executive session the Board approved one student to attend adult education. A student under • ers 18 - years of age must have an approval by the Board before attending adult education . They also voted to accept three students from another district who have releases from their respective districts . In open session, District Superintendent Chester Floyd reminded members of the School Board Convention scheduled for October 11 - 13 at the Myrtle Beach Hilton. He said he had • • • • Downtown Parking Part of Johasonville's Revitllazation Program must have •ltll the paving of sidewalks and additional parking I Con&lnued from Page I demoed. but had been sold and generally "spruce up the town with an renovated rather than demoliahed. overall good cleaning". In this effort a Mace allo noted that a new ice cream number of buildings, he said, have been parlor had opened oo Main Street. He reno~ated. He told specifically of the told of the city's participation in the old ice house which had been conannual Governor's Beautification ( 'ontlnued to Page x Program, where a number of awards have been received, some repeated several times. Interesting to the review team was the ordinance on vacant lots where the city cleans up lots where the owners fail to and bills owners for the cost. made reservations for Board members The review team also heard reports Wilmer Lee Davis, James Carraway oo the fact that the city has just moved and William McDaniel. Floyd said into a new library. With the largest Carraway is to serve as moderator for circulation in the county except the a session of the convention on Friday. main library in Florence, the old Floyd said this was the first time facility had been outgrown. The old school bad started without three School District Five offices had been teachers, and this had held up p1rchased when citizens rallied to raise preparation of the school's policy $15,000 within two weeks to match an manual. He told the Board that a equal grant from Florence County committee had been elected last Friday Council, and went on to renovate the to study the manual and make building . This library is to be dedicated recommendations. The committee is in early November. composed of Floyd, Jerry Powell The Review Board asked if the (Coordinator of Title One Programs), Downtown Revitalization Program, the three principals and four teachers. which plans are in the bands of a team Floyd said he feels it is important to from Clemson University, would be funded by merchants only. Mayor let the teachers, who were elected, DeCamps said the town is looking for have some input into the manual in areas which effect them rather than sources of funding, has taken some steps, and is looking for other outlets. looking at the manual from a total She said, "Property owners have seen administrative viewpoint. He emthe plans as it exists and are delighted . phasized that he is looking toward I called 67 property owners personally imput from the teachers, and that he when the model was on display at the does not think it wise to adopt a whole City Hall, and of those contacted 53 policy and later have the teachers say, came to inspect the plans. I have found "It would have been nice if you would that a one to one talk makes for better have considered us." The superintendent reported on the communication." The Review Board asked "Have you school openings, and said he had devised a schedule when this work will received favorable comments on the in· be started and finished , or do you plan service training which kept 90 per cent to do it catch as catch can?" of the teachers busy for two days prior The mayor replied that as soon as a to the opening of schools. He said some schedule is devised officials want to workshops were mandatory and some plan one phase which can be attained could be selected. "We got more fairly easily, so when this phase is positive feedback from this training completed people will see that we are period than any we've had since I've going to implement this revitalization been here." progr~m. She said the Clemson study is He announced to the Board that in part funded by a foundation and the school will be dismissed at apcity is funding in part. proximately 12:45 on Oct. 25, to allow Ken Lyerly, Existing Industry for more inservice training. Clint chairman, said the existing industries Hackney will conduct a workshop OD have been contacted to affirm their penmanship for all teachers and he said willingness to help in any way. He noted he considers this very important. that a day care center had been a He said that a funding level has been suggestion of long standing, and that reached on the matter of vocatiooal one bad been added to the city just students who spend part of their school recently. He told the Review Board Gf day at the Hemingway Area Vocatiooel the 1978 "Industry Day", which really Center, and that instead of paying the impressed those who attended. At this $16,135.56 for which the Diltrict hu event educatiooal facilities displayed been billed the District bad paid c:urricUlum and trade 1kills. He said, $4,867.a?. He said he bad a:plainecl thllt · ''Tbis clay played an important role in the District could not fund the Cenllir la IOliDI lnd0 et.ry, buailleu, and people for the approximately la ltUdeola wr.; :tccetber.'' He noted tbat students and attended last year on an e1111 nee basis plbJk took advantaae of the day to and not have any say in what wu spe11C. ID tbe area w•t Floyd said the type of billlnl been used by the CenteNano& spaces, approximately 24, along the side ol the railroad which runs through the center ol the city. that facility_alaM. ('ontiaued to h committee has taken a great effort to involve itself with industries to let them know how important they are to the community, but also wants industries to know how important the community is to them . "These go hand in hand," he said. In response to the question by the Review Board as to whether the sales team gets corporation from existing industries in seeking new industries, Henry Poston , chairman, and a Wellman employee, said, "Jack Wellman is on the State Development Board and we get 100 per cent corporation from all existing industries." It was pointed out that Dubois Dyeing Company has expanded it's facilities within the past two years and Johnsonville Manufacturing Company has expanded within the past year. Tom Birchmore, chairman of the Industrial Sites Committee, told the Review team that his committee had reaffirmed the four sites and two alternate sites that are available for industry. He noted that his committee has been relatively busy during the past year and had looked at other sites, but had not been able to obtain letters. He pointed out that the packet information available to prospective industries contain information about the site size, location and cost as well as the cost of putting in services. He pointed out that two of the available sites are on the river and two are adjacent to the railroad. The Review Board was pleased with the aria! views of the available industrial sites and suggested including information about location of water lines, sewerage lines, and the availability of natural gas. One member said, "When you are talking with a prospective industry, they are looking at money (the cost of supplying these services). The Review Board asked if the city is in a position to extend these services to the industrial sites, to which the mayor replied, "There would be no problem in extending sewer lines to industrial sites. There are funds available from FIL'\ to extend sewer lines to in· dustries. And for the economical advantage to the area, there will be no problem." Councilman David Taylor who chairs the finance committee of the GREAT Towns sales team, pointed out that the city is under a user pay basis, bonded, and any tie on would have to come under Iha t basis. He said contracts for natural gas to industrial sites would be easy to obtain, since one provider of this service is anxious to assist. It was pointed out to the Review Board that the city is still under a council form of government with a four· year staggered term. The city officials said they see the need for a city ad· minlstrator and are IMking ways to that • omg amoWJt owed on the waste water treatment plant. The city operates under a codified ordinance system with an excellent police department. Officials ere endeavoring, under the Clemson Revitilization Program to secure a new City Hall with police deparbuent facilities. Presently, the City provides 24-hour dispatching service for the Volunteer Fire Department, the Rescue Squad and the Police Department. The mayor and other members of the sales team reported favorably on the fact that there is no concentrated area of sub-standard housing, that curbside sanitation pickup is available, the excellent quality of life which is available to the citizens, the transportation and marketing facilities which are available, the higher educational facilities which are in easy driving distance and available to area students. The Review Board pointed out that some industries are wary of transportation because they are not used to the customes of the south. After listening to the various reports, the Review Board went into a con• ference among themselves and voted to reaffirm Johnsonville's present status as a GREAT Town for another year. J'Ville School New Teachers Continued from Page I He told the Board that the High School League had revised the rules and would now allow for the High School Basketball teams to play an additional two games per season or participate in an invitational tournament. He noted that Lake City is trying to develop a tournament, because it is difficult to schedule two extra games at this point. The tournament will be played Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights after school dismisses for the Christmas holidays. The Board voted to allow the students to participate in the tour· nament this year, with the notation that this decision involves this year only. They also noted that no student w~ does not participate will be penalized if there are prior committments such as a family trip. Board Member Jack Belshaw said be would like this to be understood et any time. For instance, if it was the beert of the season and a family must take their vacation at that time, that the player not be penaliU!d . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GREAT Town Status, 9-27-1979 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9-27-1979 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/1d6316283b5f2dd38726addc14821b25.pdf f59480e1c608126f380aebd1a794f2b2 PDF Text Text • • • • • • c1pat1011 of construction of a new educational · wing on the church. The two Y structure will house a fellowship hall on the lower level and classrooms on • • \ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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"..- ·.·- .......••• ,'• r • 4 ....... • " .,,.....,•/,r._-.•, • •N•• • •t • • • I ..· ..• ... . ' , • Ground Breaking ceremonies were helil last week in Johnsonville at the site of the new' dentist's..office on Broadway St. adjacent to the health department. Shown tossing a few spadefuls of dirt· are left to right Johnsonville Mayor Connie S. Decamps Wil r Br.ockw, e ll, and Dr. Charles Maxwell. P.artially hidden • ' behilld M rs •, DeCa~ps is Rep • Odell Venters, who directed the ceremony. Maxwell, a graduate of th e Medical Upiversity of S.C~ t expects to have bis offices c onipleted by September 1 w • ' • • ( • • .. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ground Breaking Maxwell Dentistry WO 7-28-77 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/5f2e52223dca1a8148c11e1217098187.pdf 5930713b5c74c59524d3ec4335dfdb9b PDF Text Text • 'l'l1L' l,.irst 11:1111ist ( 'l1t1rcl1 <If ll< 'llli l l j.!\\ ;1~· 11 ;1s illl' SCC'lll' <I f 1l1l' 11>\'l•I\'• Ii l'.1\1 . \l'l•dflir1g ~1l 1 1 <.:l 1 1111i ll'<I l\li ss .l<> YC ~IL· l·: lr :1l l1 :1r1d J\ lr. ~· r·:111k l~. 11:11111:1 . .J1'. ir1 111:11rir11<ir1y <JO l,. ricl:1~" SL•ptl'Ollll'r 21 . '1'11 <· 11uptical V<JWS \1•ere 1,lcdgl'd bl•fo1·e :1 backgrour1d 1>f 1l1rce large baskets h1>lding :1rr:111gemcr11s 1if \\'l1ite glads. l:1rge 11rur11s. sn1all porn ponis ;111d c:11·11at ions. :1r1d potted 11:1 lr11s . 1'hc Bible was :1L·ccr1tuated 11·ith an arch and a t1>r11i11ua1 ion <If lighted tapers. 'l'lic k11ecli11g bcncl1 was :1t:centu:1tcd \l'itl111011·crs and a s:1t i11 k11eeling cushion . (>fficial i11g 1l1e double ring L't're111<>11y 11·:1s the Reverend llir:1111 r:. Mcr:lrath. father of till' IJ1·idc. assisted by the l{t•\•cre11d l'aul Sn1ith. pastor <•f tl1e l'leasa11t Hill Baptist ( '11 Ul'C 11 . 1\ p1·ogra111 1>f 11·edding n1usic 11·:1s p1·ese11t ed by Miss Ba1·ba1·a Pl1agar <if Leesville. s1il1iist. a11d Mrs. Louie l.:111·rin111re 11f Hen1ingway. 1>rga11ist . Selections played and su11g 11·cre ··011e Hand-··. ·· \1·1·1t1lir1 g lll'lll' dict i11r1 ·· . ··i'icture 11f :111 t·:xl1ibition ··. :1111"1 ··.Jt•sus 111>111 1.J11y1'' . 'l'IJl' l>ridt• <lcsigr1ccJ :111d 111:11IL· l1t•r g1>11•1111f t1v11l:1ycrs 11f 1>rg:111?.a 11ver :1 skirt 11f pe:1u de si1iu \1·i111 :1 b11dicd l>f lace 1>vcr pl':1u de siou. 'l'lie skirt tra iled 1>ff i11 t1> ;111 :1isle trai11. Sl1e t::11·1·ied :1 Pra •ver l~oo k covered i11 \1·l1itc lace ~·ith sat in st 1·ea n1 ers . I l>pped 1vi th wl1i te 11111vers an d cent ered with a pi11k cyn1bidiu111 11rchid which sl1e removed a11d used with her g11 i11g a11·ay oul fit . l\1rs . Susa11 Yarbourgh . of Batesburg. served her sister as 111<.11 ron 1>f honor <.1nd Miss l)cbbie McElrath. of Colu111bia. was maid of honor f1i1· lier sister. 'l'he bridesmaids 11·e1·e 1\1 iss Debby Han11a . sister 111' tl1 e groom. Pain Hyatt and l)<1t tie l)a vis 11f Hemingway. l\Jisses Alasl1a Corder of B<.1t es burg a11d ('. arlile Wilson •>f Abbeville. 1'he attendants 11'!1re floor length gowns of 1111ral print chiffon with an l'n1pire desig11 and long full sleeves ~· ith cuffs. collar. and a sasl1 that accentuated the 11·:1ist li11e <>f l111t pi11k velvet . 'l'ltl'Y 11·<1l'l' 11·l1i1 e picturl' l1:1ts 11·itl1 l1:111ds 111' l111t pi11k •;civet . '!'Irey l'<.1cl1 c<.1rried '-' si 11gle 1ii 11k crys:111tl1em u111 t icd with 111t1l1 i-c11l11red ribb<111s <1n '-' li:1ckgr<1u11d 11f leath er leaf ft•r11 . l\1r . ll<.11111:1served his son as licst 111<.1 11 . Llshers were 1'im 11:11111:1. lirother of the groorn. l{ick \ ' <.1rbough. brother-in-law 11f lhe bride 11f Bates burg . f,ava 11 ()\vcns. cousin of the gr1>on1 . <.111d Juliar. Wilson . 1''11r lier daught er 's wedding. l\1rs . Mci':lrath ch1>se a formal g11w11 11f deep pink chiffon with full . l11ng sheer sleeves and a full skirt. A corsage of while p11111 p1Jn1s con1pleled her e11sem ble. Mrs . Ha11na wore an A-line 1101ir lengtl1 gow11 of mini green IJ<ilyesler crepe with long full sleeves , 'l'he neck 1vas :1ccen1uated with sequin trim. Sl1c 1v<1re a corsage of white IJ<llll P<>OlS . 'l'l1e bride is the daughter of I lie Reverend and Mrs. Hiram I.. McElrath of Hemingway . Sl1e graduated from , • ... , I l· Five Generations l<'i\·e ge11~1·atio11s of the Mc~lister family gathered at the family home recently, the occa!l1~11 bel~1g the OOth birthday of Mrs. Mary Jane McAlister, oldest member o~ tl1e fa~11ly. Pictured above are seated, Mrs. McAlister, back row, from left to 1·1gl1l: l~1l111a Re~1·don, her granddaughter, Mrs. Win1ile B. Thompson her dal1gbte1, Mrs. Miriam Burgess, her great-granddaugl1ter, and the young man is ialtlle Bur&e •· Mrs. ~cA · ' gre.t.-&re t-grandson. l ~;tli • sburg - 1, eesvillc lligh sc1 11111 1 :111d atten<led Winthr11p <·, 111egc <.1 rld l,.r<.111cis M<.1ri<Jn <'1>llcgc . . ·1·11e gr<><Jm is the son <>I Mr . ;iiid Mrs . 1,.1·a11klin I<: vander 11:11111<.1 . Sr·. t>f Jlemingway . lie gr·<.1du:ited fr1im Jlemingway. lligl1 Scl1<11il <.111d <.1tlended the l l11ivcrsity <1f S<1ulh l:arol1na ;111d (; L~> rgia 'l'ech where he 111:1j1ired in eng ineering. He is 1111 w <.1t tending 1'' lorencel) ,11. I i n gt 1, n 'I' e c h n i c ~ I l•:duc<.1li on Center and 1s l'nipliiycd <JS pl<.1nt engineer for l\1islee. l11c . of Hemingway . 1''11llowing a wedding trip to 111e beach <.1nd through the S11111ky Mountains. the couple is :11 l111n1e on Marion Street in .J11l111sonv ilie. ln1111cdia1cly following the ccrem<Jny the young couple \1·ere l11inored with a reception i11 the social hall of the church . M1·. a11d Mrs. Jack L' Marsh. .Jr. greeted the guests and i11lroduced then1 to the 1·eceiving composed of the li1·idal couple nnd their parents. Mr . a11d Mrs. Ken Taylor. <JUlll <.111d u11cle of the bride. of Spa1·tanburg. kept the bride's 1·egister. 1'11e bride's table was round, a11d d1·aped in white satin with a11 11verlay of lace. It held a f11u1· tiered wedding cake. ~·l1ich was n1ade by Mrs. Elbert Davis. The confection 11·<1s embossed in white frosting a11d the lower' tiers were delicately l1ighlighted with 1ialc pink roses and green leaves. 1't1e cake was topped \l'ith a gold Cristogram symbol <.111d two bells two white doves l111ldi11g gold wedding rings in tl1eir niouths. 1'11e refreshn1ent table was c<>ve1·ed with Belgian l1a11dwork lace table cloths and l1cld a five -tiered silver ca11dlabra centered. with an <.11•ra11gement of white snaps. gypsopl1olia. [renched ca1·nations and tips of leather leaf fern . Each candle was sitting in a nest of tulle and softened ·with white satin bows a11d love knots. Streamers ran fr11n1 the base of each candle a11d the cent er piece and were sp1·ead a11d softened on the h<.111quet table. The table held a11 array of party foods which included. an1ong other things chicken salad in pastry shells: cheese wafers. strawberries. a crean1 cheese niold holding gi·een pepper jelly. served with salted crackei•s, and a punch 1~·"· 1 fr<1r11 11·l1icl1 ;1 1l1·ligh1lul S1·1i11•r11 lier 1 I bit r<> SC 11ur1 cl1 1\·a s served . ll1e service ' ~lelen ,\11<1l l1er r>ur1ch IJ1 1w rested 11n ll yu 11 . ~1 r~ ~ t h~ .J uck I . ·ii.1 >1rlh :111 i11<lividt1 ;1l l<tlJle nearby. '· ~la~her l11 111 1cdi<.1lely f<1ll<1wing lhc .J a11 1cs (' ~ i1 rel1L·:1rsal <1f lhl· !!<.1nn I.·'•shce' undUy~I ;re :1· l\11:l·:lr<1lh "·edding. Mr . <.1nd l'r•• ,,,~n 1·ing I~~ ese1' l\lr·s . ll ;11111a l:11tertained with'-' l~:ik cr l .awri~ 11·ifl 1><.1rty l111n<1ring their s1in and l>urwa rd l .e~~ \Vho1 l1i s fi;1nce in the soci<.11 hall <>f 11 1 Ihe <>Vtran xp e1 ll1c r' irsl l~ <Jpt isl (:hurch . 'l'he <l11 ~· rid ;iy y rcfresl1n1e11t tables were 7. 1\1iss Mt ~: lra< r c<1vered with white linen and l11J1111r at a Ile . I l1eld '-' five -branched Sh(l\l'Cr Which IS er ca11delabra with burning while SIJCi<JI hall ol - 1apcrs. and a11 a rrangem ent of (:l1urch . flost l11vely party le L ve il<>~' <.111d ~· hite ga lds with • ferns . 'J'l1c table was laden with l'crcy 1.awr·drs" 1 :1 v<.1 r·ict y 1if party foods. .J11ye . l)11n ~·cn~Y · (Jdun1 . '!'he rel ays i11cluding chicken salad in 'd m1 pas[ry shells. ca ke squares and I \l'Crc a1 in 't r'o sa11d11•ichcs. 1'he round punch <Jr ra 11gcmentmca d, table ~1 as covered with while f)<>WCrS . ni t lacc a11d held a ni iniature bride 1iresen ted the ary <t11d gt·oom . l11vely corsagilgw< Assisting in entertaining 11·l1ite carnali •e ft 11·erc Mesdames Joe Dukes, lier light blue l,avern 0~1 e ns and Mettie B . Miss ~1cEh·L­ l\1iller . lla11 11a were l\1iss McElrath was honored p;rtio party aill,ulat 1111 August 27 when Mrs. . and Mrs. Jack L. .Jua11ita Cantey entertained for Oakland StreEI ~· ere Mr. ariU'Y lier \\'ith a n1iscellaneous dropin at lier home. On arrival. Harrel Ison and · Jack Pa tterSOI~ !Vliss McElrath was presented 11·110 \Vere s a L'Orsage of white carnations 11 lo con1 plen1enl her street tables covered W ' length dress of orange and and centered at 11•l1ite stripes. The hostess enjoyed ham served delicious refreshments d<>gs from the ilioi 1if b1·ida I cakes. nuts. chips and cakes and sol~ punch . hostesses P honored couple 011 Saturday. August 29 Mrs. in their cha 13en11et l 1''enters and Miss Pam llyatt entertained for Miss casual china. The emploY · McElrath with a miscellaneous I11c . entert Pi• shower at the home of Mrs. McElrath with 1''e11ters . The hostesses plant cafeter1 presented the honoree with a yellow carnaticn corsage, September I. Miss l'ilcElr \1•hich complemented her red guests in an pants suit . Delicious swiss street l refreshments of a strawberry gelatin mold on lettuce , refreshment la in a delicate crackers. nuts. cake and iced trimmed in Ii tea " 'ere served . ' an assortmenl The Won1en 's Missionary including sa l l11ion of the First Baptist 11uts. cakes a Cl1urch of Hemingway honored l1ostesses pr Miss Joye McElrath and elect with a r'rankie Hanna with a White Bible Service on Thursday, tray. 1 0 • · ' NOTHING HIGHER THAN • 98 . .. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hanna McElrath Wedding WO 10-18-73 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/b95aae2f1aaaba031099bf669d32f00f.pdf 93b9e87a8927937b495d176938d7bb6e PDF Text Text ') • .. • .. ,• .•.. .. ··> .. .f : ... . ... ~ •ti .• l • • I l 1• l • ..·. • . ._• -=· ·.· 1 .. .• . • • . • • r ~­ ·~ ~. • ·, .... .. . .'.\...•.,·•· ..·.· .... ~...:.>·· . '\-'1o•. ·•·.•··••• · ·:-. · •• . .... '.·.·:·: =···· ·:·:·:· .... .. . . . . , • ~R. AND MR~. VANDER HANNA ·e • • • Mr. arid Mrs. Vander Hanna arrangement of white were honored when their carnations softened by a ruffle children, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin of silver net, resting in a footed Hanna of Camden. Miss Debbie crystal container and centered Manna and Timmie Hanna, with a candle . The tiered entertained for them at their wedding cake wa~ se~rated by home in He~ingway on Sunday columns adorned with white afternoon, May 5. The ·<X!casion love bir~, and the top tier held marked their 25th wedding silveir numerals denoting the • occasion. Mrs. Lavern Owens anniversary. ' The Rev. and Mrs. Hiram sister of Mrs. Hanna, served the • McElrath, greeted the guests, cake. She was assisted ID by Mrs. Meddie B. and after they signed the register, presented them to the lovely receiving line composed of the length honored couple and their children. Refreshments were served en buffet from the lovely appointed dining table which was overlaid in white lace, and edged with a ruffle of silver net. In addition ta the lovely trays of party delicacies and the punch service. the table held an • • • • • I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hannas Silver Anniversary WO 5-9-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/857a5735362925a322f0ae0e77613925.pdf faa721951af056f20b5f4c9f040e1339 PDF Text Text f • t c • • ~ c r s The old Anderson Theater in · way still blinks three lights on and off at night and nes a single spotlight on the that says, ''Save Gas See A ovie,'' but the theater's fnel', Harry Anderson said he ught the movie's better days were gone. The Anderson Theater has me distinction, however, that Hemingway may boast of: it is the only movie theater remaining in Williamsburg County. · It opened, says Anderson, in 939 with ''Gone With The .md.,, • . in the pictu1·e or someone they continously until 9:45 p.m., knew. Movies that made it big in the cities, Anderson said, often proved disappointing in small towns. He said, ''The Sound of Music'' was a big flop in Hemingway, playing only three days to small crowds. Anderson said the movie was ''too highfalutin'' for Hemingway then. Ordinarly, he said Saturday was the theater's biggest day, when all the kids from miles around would flock to town to see the double feature. The double feature, which started at 2 p.m. and played ' usually consisted of a western and ''an action movie,'' Anderson said. He said the Saturday movies were, ''the cheape$t baby sitting service i'n town.'' He charged nine cents for children up to eight years old; 20 cents for kids eight to 12; 30 cents for adolescents, 12 to 15 and 40 cents for adults. Anderson said the only exception to Saturday being the biggest day, was when he had ''cash night'' on Wednesdays. Every Wednesday the theater would hold a drawing and if the person was there when his name was called he would win a $10 pot. In no one won, Anderson said he added $5 to the pot and continued it until next week. He said that once the pot built up to $400, the biggest he could remember . and a man by the name of Hazard Williams, who came every Wednesday, won it. The best movies he could get, he said, were shown on Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday for two days at a time. Even big hits such as ''Parent Trap'' played for only three days, he said. Continued to Page 4 He said his uncle, Hyman derson had · been in ''the ow business'' in Dillon and this father, B. B. Anderson rested in it. Anderson's 'ther, Hubert Anderson, built Hemingway version of the derson Theater, while r other Anderson Theater, d by the same family was t in Kingstree. It burned in 1966. ' Harry Anderson began to nage the theater in ingway in 1942 until 1968 n he leased it to Osbey L. gs the present manager of theater. Arnerson said the big boom sman town movies came ter WWII, between 1945 before everyone had • when movies in were big aterson said it was ovie played for a lhO\'Je eption to this was , ''Thunder Over '' lVhich was filmed in • d a lot of people that to see themselves An ersoit ea r ar quee The old Anderson Theater Marquee probably looks about the .sa~e as.it.did when it was built in 1939. The Anderson is the last theater to survive 1n W1ll1amsburg County. ti t I t I ( c I I l ' '' i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hemingway Anderson Theater WO 8-28-75 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/7032cdc709f50ebe476ef74ef1096ca4.pdf bac9562a0fa89b855ffce7913b698d64 PDF Text Text 011r Human Heritage Our Human Heritage A New Town ls Born A e w Town Is Born t 'ontlnued rrom Page I I New Store One of th e earliest businesses in Hemingway was the Eaddy and Creel Brothers, In c. s tore which was located a t the site of the present Town Hall. and was quite new when the above picture was made. The business handled general 1ner c handise. but in addition they imported m any luxury items which had not been available locally before, which made it quite excitin g. Pictured above. left to rig ht , are Chares and l\1arlon Eaddy. sons or J .M.G.Eaddy. one of the owners: \\'hite Johnson : Clarence Creel and Kenneth E . Creel , both owners: Miss Cleo Clyburn. milliner , who later marri ed Fitzhugh Eaddy: and J.M .G Eaddy. owner. expected to fill the pulpit when need arose. A "fringe" benefit to the community was the number of marriages that took place between the local young men and the teachers who came here from other places. Social life centered on the school. The teachers arrived by train at Lake City on Friday or Saturday before the Monday school was to open and went to church on Sunday to be inspected by the public. Elizabeth Eaddy says that "The Saturday after the first week of school, a picnic was held. Every patron of the school came bearing baskets of food. Barbecues were prepared, washpots of rice cooked, in addition to barrelfulls of lemonade made. Here the teachers met the people whom they were to serve." The literary societies, socials and fund-raising activities brought out the entire entertainment starved community. The more prosperous families made biennial shopping trips to Charleston. They usually left home after the midday meal, driving a buggy to Lake City where they stabled the horses and spent the night , leaving by train the next morning for Charleston, where they remained for a week. The flour, rice, coffee, sugar, and such dry goods as bolts of homespun and bleach ; as well as the standard medicines--castoroil, Epsom salt, quinine, paregoric, laudanwn, and Sloan's liniment-·were bought and shipped by water to Smith's Mill. Old Johnsonville seemed to have all the requisites for development when a quirk of fate cut short its growth and precipifated Lambert and Johnsonville onto stage. In 1911 the Seaboard Airline Co. projected a railroad f oom Mullins to Andrews, which was to run through this section of country. With a growing church and school at Old Johnsonville, as well as several businesses, it was expected that the depot would be built there By E. Y. EADDY I l r •, I J t •• .'• ) l l ) •• t •- ' l l l 1 t l -,. . • • , , • •• I ' •l I l •• t •, •l • • The Methodist Church of 1872, followed by the area's first "graded" school, which was completed in 1903, assured Old Johnsonville of a heyday that lasted a ·decade. A parsonage was completed about the same year that the school was moved from Belin 's Store to its own new two-story building, and Old Johnsonville became the center of a Methodist Church circuit that also included Ebenezer al Muddy Creek, Good Hope, and Prospect. The parsonage stood at the approximate site of the later J . D. Brown home and was built on land given by N. M. Venters. The ox cart and wagon, in these first two or three years of the twentieth century, were being replaced by baggies and carriages. The most common type was the ••top·· buggy with s teel rimmed wheels. The rubber tired buggy ··was the height of extragavance." wrote Elizabeth W. Eaddy, "and the object of much envy." It was more to be desired than an automobile, which was totally out of reach for most people and impractical for the poor roads and unbridged streams. A rubber-tired buggy, however, might someday be obtained. The Old Johnsonville school grew so rapidly that soon there were six teachers employed and a music teacher was added. Inadequate as it might seem to us today. it was a "far cry" from the one room, one teacher school that operated for one three months term each year. Elizabeth Eaddy writes, '"A great deal was expected of the teachers in the community as well as in the classroom. The trustees were conscientious in their selection i>f principal and his teachers. All teachers were expected to attend church regularly and a teacher who was unwilling to teach a Sunday SchOQl class need not expect to be reelected." Teachers were paid $40.00 a month and paid $12.50 for room and board. The principal was , • • • • r • • • • • .. ' .. f Continued to Page 6 • ' • • I • • • 0 ,. 'I ll It • Lamberts Store One of the earllnt 1toret In &he history of Hem~. lormerl,y kaowo •• 1.ambert, was &h• old LamHr& Store which atood at &be intenecdon of 1U1bway Zll and 41, where &be Sonoco 1ervlee nation now atandl. The • Id store bu a h.lttorlcal background II. E. Eaddy purchued It from w. c. Hemm1wa1 ... operated a bualneu U.erela for. appro:slmately 25 yea.ra. The wlllp were later removed, and It wa1 ren&ed lo a Ion& Ila&of tenan&a, lbe la1t ol whom • • bellefe,d lo~ Jowers Used Furniture, before It wa1 torn doWQ to anake way JOI' th lllad'!a• building wblcb now tt1nda in Its plaee. and that the community would continue its growth. The major landowners at Old Johnsonville were N. M . Venters , L . L . Ard, Mrs. M. V. Cox, Mrs . Judith Grier Eaddy, and her son , Henry Edward Eaddy, who owned and operated the general store and lien business. A law suit and land entailment delayed the arrangements for giving a clear title to part of the land needed by the railroad, and the neighboring Johnsonville and Lambert seized their chance. S. B. Poston, who held titled to or mortgages on much of the property at Johnsonville, had a town surveyed and held public auctions to sell lots in 1912. The · town was incorporated May 24 , 1913. At Lambert the Hemingway family were Poston 's counterpart. Court House records indicate that the Lambert Land and Development Co. was organized for the purpose of developing the area that later became Hemingway. The origin of Lambert is somewhat obscure. B. G. Lambert had acquired large amounts of land here by 1880 and owned and operated a general store at th~ junction of the Stage Coach and Kingstree roads, now Main and Broad. A post office was . established in the store in 1900. ~ The Hemingway family, with their roots in Georgetown County, had become wealthy as cotton farmers and merchants and succeeded Lambert as the major land owner in the area. An entire deed book in the Williamsburg County Court House is devoted to recording the lots sold Farmers flocked into • here. Lambert to attend the publi~ auctions, either to enjoy the excite~ent or to think long and earnestly about the wisdom of investing in non-farm property. Sales began Oct. 2, 1911. The following grantors are recorded in 1911·12: A. B. Poston, B. A. Grier, W. A. Lawrimore, R, B. Lawrimore, A. F. Prinsler J-. H. and Lambert with the outside world, Old Johnsonville soon ceased to be the community focus. Henry Edison Eaddy wrote from Johnsonville to his grandaughter on June 2, 1912. "'We have passenger train every day at 12. It passes about a quarter of a mile west of the P. 0 . No depot bldg. as yet. It would be several years, however , before either Johnsonville or Lambert, which became Hemingway , would enjoy the advantages of church and school that still existed at Old Johnsonville. One of the early businesses to get underway brought color and pleasure into the lives of the area's women. This was the Eaddy-Creel Bros . Merchandise chartered April 19, 1912. Among its services was that of a milliner. Having a hat made had involved an arduous trip to Lake City. Miss Birney and tater Miss Cleo Blyburn created the ha ts worn by well-bred women. The Bank of Hemingway was chartered May 13, 1912, with Dr. W. C. Hemingway, H. L. Baker, H. E . Eaddy, N. M. Venters, J . E . Hemingway, W. C. Rollins, F. E . Huggins, J . M. G. Eaddy and John Richardson Jr., as directors. It began with a capital stock of $15,000 and paid regular dividends annually to stock holders until 1920, when the capital stock was increased from $15,000 to $50,000 and the old stock holders that year received 50 per cent stock dividend and a cash dividend of 26 per cent. The Huggins-Eaddy Hardware was chartered to F . E . Huggins and H. E. Eaddy Nov . 13, 1913t with · these brothers-in-law riding daily Ardts Cross Roads to 1 from \ supervise building. Eaddy soon bought the Hemingway Mercantile businea at the northeastern comer of Main and Broad and the partnership was dissolved. Tile Huggins Hardware is the oldest continuously operating businea in Hemingway. The tremendous wooden building that housed the Eaddy store became a landmark, standing for years aft Ea~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hemingway: A New Town Is Born, 1-29-1976 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1-29-1976 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/3a7a09e1d3882d0ebb5245b65b40a717.pdf 3848c339e331cfa809c412a0aafd17d3 PDF Text Text • • I •• • I • - l • ' ' • • '' • • '' • ' ' • ' Sl1own • • • ' ' • of or1 in al draw in • wav Artist D In a more recent av1 Brown • ' • • • own IS 0 har ware ID a I erent s ares own on IS • • ' • • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Huggins Hardward WO 5-15-80 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/353894692cac88b13044f0c9af16d568.pdf 1cc77445e67a463490ba528e62d0c97c PDF Text Text ........ •, ..·. /'..,v.:,• •'·'.• .···=".>' ,..•• .. , ... ..•.••..••..•.,.,••..•..••• .••. . .•. • • . •• • ' • •••.>, • • • • •• • • • •• •• • • • .·.-.·.•.·. .. •• • .•.... •• .•.• •• ••• ••• ... . ••••••• . . . •••••• . ·.I' .. • • • The F • E • Huggins Hardware on Broad Street ID Hemingway which has been a familar landmark for years in the history of the town lost its old name about • mid-afternoon Monday when the new sign ''A & F Hardware'' was erected over the front door. However, • • above that sign IS the notation ''Formerly Huggins Hardware, '' just so as people won't forget. The store recently changed owners and the new proprieter, Frankie Poston, right, stands on the old steps with the former owner, Edwin Huggins, Sr. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. 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It's alarming to see that in the last ten years the number of state employees in South Carolina has increased by 78% - while our population has only grown by 8%. Hugh Leatherman believes that government must work harder to be more efficient. We as taxpayers are paying for all that growth, and we just can't afford it. Hugh Leatherman has the expertise it takes to run a business efficiently. He wants to put that expertise to work in carrying out the people's business. •••• - ••• ause Government Is Everyone's Business Florence • Marion • Horry • Williamsburg C.o unties Paid for by the Leatherman for the Senate Committee. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hugh Leatherman WO 5-29-80 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/efdbc34d723408aa7a0e6e12d71571f4.pdf b4fd1a2cd03313bffa4f5a82d975bdf5 PDF Text Text ~.,, ........ __ ....... - ...".,, -• Human Heritage • • za By CAPT. WM. B. CHANDLER, USAF ·d Edward · Wilson rn on March 27, 1819, Wilson Plantation hat is now Henry, S. came from an infamily, one of children of the le Col. David D. ' and his first wife, Wilson. Both of g Wilson's grands, David and John n, had served under ncis Marion in the olution and his father, • D. D. Wilson had · y made his mark on burg society. I. Wilson was a ruling at Indiatown Church those days when the ce carried considerable rity in both religious civil matters. He was leader of the staunch byterians who viewed ing as one of the great evils of the day gh he did enjoy ys.'' Col. Wilson was influential in politics represented ·amsburg in the state of Representatives in the state Senate. He a colonel in the state tia and a pa tron of ation and still had to play an active role the Temperance ety activities. All in all, he was a kind and at- tentive father and encouraged his children in their education. Probably largely through his father's efforts, ''Ned'', as David Edward Wilson was called throughout his life, developed ''studious and sober habits.'' His parents taught him at home and also made certain that their children ''enjoyed the mentally stimulating sermons delivered at the church at Indiantown. Ned's formal education began under a Mr. McGuire who was hired by Col. Wilson and Samuel McGill to teach in the old Col. David Gorden r~idence near Indiantow11. By 1829, Ned was attending school in the Indiantown Session House where Mr. Durand grained some notoriety as an instructor of the ''most straightest sect.'' Dr. McGill in his Reminiscences describes this school most vividly. There was only one window which served to anchor one end of the long pine board which served as a writing table. The boys and girls sat on opposite sides on hard, high benches. They would swing their legs - • orza • • . ''thus giving circulation to our almost senseless limbs, caused by long sitting in one place.~' The boys soon learned that no ''interview'' with the girls was admissa ble. Yet, Dr. McGill comments that when their eyes met ''their affectionate meeting did · mollify, in some measure, the hard fate of all.'' They used goose quills and dipped homemade ink from broken wine glasses. There were long hours of monotonous copy work. In 1832, Ned attended the new Indiantown Academy noted as an institution where ''all the branches of an English education together with a knowledge of the Latin and Greek language'' were carefully taught. After an appropriate period of study, Col. Wilson sent Ned, accompanied by his life-lpng friend Sam McGill, to Bethany Academy in Iredell County, N.C., '' a thrifty Presbyterian neighborhood.'' The 200-mile journey took the companions seven days. The new environment was not exactly comfortable. McGill comments that their studies ''could only be made in the house around the hearth in a heated and stifled room, by the light of tallow candles, snibbed by • · our moistened fingers with our sp1•tt1e.... '' • INDIANTOWN'S DR. WILSON In 1836, Ned was a student at Mount Zion College, a renowned preparatory school in Winnsboro, S. C. he~ded by J. W. Hudson. After the completion of his studies at Mount Zion, Ned actively began the study of medicine and entered the South Carolina Medical College in 1839. In 1841, Dr. Wilson graduated 19th in a class of 51. His diploma in its original metal case is in the possession of a descendant and namesake, Ned Wilson of Indiantown. Dr. Wilson's gr-aduating class included Dr. Samuel D. McGill and Dr. Samuel J. Singletary both also of Williamsburg. So it was that three new doctors moved into northern Williamsburg in one year. Dr. McGill summarized the situation this way: ''For the distribution of their services and their proximity to each other the following plan of division of territory, after some discussion and a little dissatisfaction, was ultimately agreed upon. Dr. Wilson's preference for the Indiantown practice was freely accorded to him, for who of us at that time would interfere with Ned Wilson's option; Dr. •• is Singletary selected Muddy Creek, while Dr. McGill was given the Black Mingo field .... '' Ned Wilson went into partnership with old Dr. James Bradley of Kingstree and opened an office at Col. William Cooper's near Indiantown. He was .qUickly doing a good business. And Dr. McGill, though he may have envied Wilson's location, admitted that (Wilson) ''by his urbanity and unstudied address ever in the even tenor of his ways, he was soon deeply ingratiated in the hearts of all the people, and they were proud of his professional skill. Of modest ways, no i>resumptuous caste of mind and of no distinctive feature recognized by him between the high and the low, the rich and the poor, he was the idol of all his acquaintances.'' Surely, this was the most beautiful compliment that could be paid to a doctor of that day or any day. Dr. Wilson's career was henderecl in 1842 when he developed a severe case of measles. As a result of this disease, even though attended by his friend Dr. McGill, Dr. Wilson's eyes -1 Continued to Page 12 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Memorial To Indiantown's Dr. David Elbert Wilson, 9-30-1976 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9-30-1976 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/47bcd8681e9061c6b2c96c051dc1e70f.pdf b61145c44a702eabf10cb46bf90da320 PDF Text Text •• res • er1 ros • s Note; 'Ibis is the conclusion to )nu1 Serles on the history of the Presbyterian Church. The cancemrated on the beginnings charch and its role in the ean Revolution. part wDI focus on the church's after the Revolution <when it as a ''sedition shop'') and its ued growth, though tempered with 1'1ld prosperity, spanning a of some 218 years. e material for this article is from Historical Sketch of Indiantown terian Churhc'' by James Fowler , .courtesy of the Williamsburg y Historical Society. r. :Y Cl\RL ELLIOTI', JR. ter Indiantown Church was by the British in 1780, all public p at Indiantown came to an end. en of the church were with Marion mere survival was the ation of the day with families at ere was now no minister and assembly was an invitation for attack. t by 1783 Indiantown again had a e pastor, the Rev. Thomas Hill. suggests that a new church had been rebuilt and that by e the Indiantown Presbyterian had been successftilly revived. 1788 the church petitioned the ~lina General Assembly for tlon. The members of the silned a confession of faith as follows: Congregation of subscribe, 8'ereis one God and a e of Rewards of the Christian true Religion. floly Scriptures Testament are of divine Inspiration, and are the Rule of Faith and Practice. Fifth, That it is lawful, and the Duty of every Man, being thereunto called those that govern to bear witness to Truth. Also in 1788, Rev. James White Stephenson came to Indiantown, first as a supply (substitute minister ) and subsequently as full·time minister. His services were shared between Indiantown and the newly for111ed congregation at Bethel in Kingstree. Stephenson served these congregations ' for 18 years. His influence in the church was said to have been great and it was under his ministry that the church began to actively campaign against such traditional practices in the district as drinking, dancing and horse racing for church members. Rev. Stephenson also worked to get more black members into the congregation. ·· He married Elizabeth James , daughter of Maj. John James, who died in 1791 at the age of 59. The marriage proved to be shortlived because in 1793 Elizabeth James Stephenson died and was buried in Indiantown Cemetery near her father . The loss of the indigo trade in Williamsburg was soon replaced by cotton. The cotton gin brought increased prosperity to the South, including Indiantown. After Stephenson's departure from the district in 1808, te Session of elders in the church began to take more stingent measures against church members for what were deemed immoral practices. In 1811 , for example, the Session_ of the Bethel and Indiantown, acting jointly, found a member of Bethel guilty of ''incest'' because he had married his deeeased wife's sister. But the most celebrated case of the church's disciplinary days came in 1831 against Samuel McGill, a devoted member of Indiantown. It should be noted that only - - -··· Indiantown Presbyterian Church Today communicants of the church were disciplined and this was entirely in keeping with a policy la id down by the state General Assembly. McGill's offense was that of having , ''recently taken an active part in a dancing party ." At the time McGill was contracting to build a new church , a project which was said to have been difficult and , without any profit. The Session endeavored to get McGill to confess his guilt and repent his misdoing. He was known to be a lover of dancing and pleasure. But after reviewing him the Session was dissatisfied at his response to their accusations and so ordered him not to commune the next day. He was later charged, and tried before the Session, for obstinacy disrespec t a nd of, '' slandering an individual of this Session." The tr ial caused much excitement in the congregation. McGill was found guilty of the first two charges but aquitted of the slander cha rge. A sentence of rebuke and admonition was administered. Finally on Nov. 4, 1832, McGill came before the Session made his peace, confessed his offense and was restored to the church. His son, Dr . Samuel D. McGill, the author of ''Reminiscences of Williamsburg County," wrote: ''There were no more dancing parties given at his house during the remainder of his life." Nevertheless the controversy over dancing dragged' on until on April 28 , 1834 , the whole Session confronted the congregation with its resignation, saying among other things : '' ... we believe it hopeless to proceed farther against such determined opposition, and as we cannot conscientously serve the church as ruling elders, seeing the practice of dancing, excessive drinking and their accompanying evils cannot be suppressed by us , and judging from the efforts already made that our influence is insufficent for this or to promote the purity and edification of this church ... " Their statement was signed by S. James Wilson, George Barr, George Mccutchen and David D. Wilson. The Rev . J . M, minister at the time, also severed his connections from the church and returned to his home state of North Carolina. From that point, it appears that a more positive approach of encouraging goodness was taken toward the members of the church . In 1830 Samuel McGill and D. D. Wilson contracted to build a new church building for $1,700. The job proved to be tedious and unprofitable because all the lumber had to be gotten from Lawren's water mill on Lynche's Creek, 10 miles above the present town of Scranton. In 1832 Indiantown Academy was built at the head of Samuel McGill's avenue not far from the church. In 1848 it became a parochial school under the leadership of Dr. Samuel McGill. The pastor at Indiantown was requested to visit it often to catechize and instruct the students. With cotton prosperity Indiantown had achieved a high level of prosperity by this time and had gained a respect for knowledge and refinement. Pioneer . houses of ·logs had given way to the weatherboarded two-story house, which 'was tall and spare. Generous porches and shutters made summers cool and huge brick chimneys kept out the winter cold. Deacons were elected for the first time in 1849. In its centennial year <1857) Indiantown reported 379 members, 282 of which were black. Though the Civil War did tkW! actually touch Indiantown as did the Revolution, the sparceness of church' records indicate the disruption caused'. by four years of civil strife. Six members of the congregation,,.; were killed in the Civil War. After the war's end, prompted by the Fre~an's Bureau, almost all black members left to fonn their own. churches or to join those already organized. Total membership suddenly · dropped to 82. In the darkest days of Reconstruction, Indiantown was again without a pastor. A. R. Kennedy became pastor of both Indiantown and Whiteoak churches in 1872. Mrs. Kennedy was the sister ol Woodrow Wilson. One of the couples young daughters is buried in .•<1 Indiantown. In 1910 the front porch of the churcti was added. The boom days of WWI broi1gJ>t-i.'.. increased prosperity to the district. 'l'be demand for cotton and foodstuffs gave Williamsburg . a Jong-delayed ".'·' opportunity. Soon automobiles became commonplace, demanding an improvement of the public road gystem. The church was in bad need of Sunday School rooms, so the church building was raised and a basement containing classrooms was placed beneath. · In 1918, 2.5 acres of cemetery wer.e added and in 1920 a new manse built. ..,. But prosperity vanished with tli'f! coming of the boll-weevil in the 1920 • Long before the country experienced great depression of the 80 Williamsburg had become a to belt-tightening. Tobacco replaced cotton money crop. The church's fellowship was erected in 1948. lJi l~ retired 46 non-residen VoatlDued to pa - -~ ------------~~... ~ .. Indiantown Presbyterian Church Continued from page 1 , members but the role still showed 326 communicants. In 1957 the chruch celebrated its .~bicenten~~l: . As~~· bicenten11la l project, Y he Session ~ Indian town vo ted 0 unanimously to support the founding of a new church in Hemingway. Today St. Paul Presbyterian Church, a fine brick structure between Hemingway· and Johnsonville' prospers " as .a strong healthy offspring of the '-' Fnd1antown Presbyterian Ghurch". -•· · • ~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. 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Title A name given to the resource Indiantown Church Grows WO 9-25-75 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/3aaf3bfe33bac33041d410e90f68e9f0.pdf a0c1fec80f64deb5aa358b777408a7dc PDF Text Text ----------------------· ~--------------------------------------~·-~----.-.,--~--.--- .. r------- -~···--v ..... .-.. _...,_..., •-·--•-,·r-----~~ Called 'Sedition Shop' In Revolution res • er1an (Picture is courtesy of Williamsburg Cou11ty Historical Society) •. Indiantown Presbyterian Church in Year 1900 r's Note: This is the first of a two series on the Indiantown terian Church and its place in • The first part focuses on the Ing of the church and its part in volutlon. second part, next week, will trate on its revival after the Ion and its continued growth. ¥ CARL ELLIOTI', JR. • town Presbyterian Church, ed structure, stands at the way 261 as you round a · es from Hemingway. pee stands in the center lirdl'a view as you approach. t. )'l!U glimpse a wide, homey supported by white columns tall brick steps. Tbe side of J to the highway reveals simple windows with green shudders and one stained glass toward the back . It is one of the longest surviving churches in an old district. The first church in the district, Williamsburg Presbyterian , was founded in 1736 and Indiantown is acknowledged as its first daughter church, founded in 1757 . The present structure was constructed in 1830 after the Bristish burned the original building to the ground. The name Indiantown (which has always intrigued me ) is derived from the Mingo Indian Village, which stood in the fork of the Mingo and Indiantown Swamp, where the church now stands. When roads were nonexistent the area, Black Mingo Creek was the most important stream inside 'Williamsburg district. It was navigable almost all the way up to Indiantown at one time. The church was built one and a half miles from the head of naviga tion on Black Mingo Creek. With the coming of roads, its importance as a means of transport diminished. Indians still lived in the area when the Scotch and Irish imigrants settled there , but they were mostly migratory and not hostile . In the spring they would come in great numbers to hunt in the rich woodlands and swam plands fat with game. There is no known record of the founding of Indiantown Presbyterian Church. The year of the church's founding is based largely on a letter by Dr . J . R. Witherspoon, written in 1849 and recorded in Howe's "History of the Presbyterian Church in South Carolina," in which Witherspoon recollects events 20 years before his urc birth, known to him only through heresay. Wi lherspoon was born near Kingstree in 1774 and was a member of the Williamsburg Church. Another letter dated June 28, 1757, refers to, in addition lo Williamsburg Church , two churches in the area being buil l the prev ious year. Since Indiantown is regarded as Williamsburg's earliest offspring, it is certai n that it was one of the two churches referred lo. Therefore the date 1757 is probably very nearly correct. Colonists who were members of dissenting denominations were at a disadvantage since churches of the established Church of England were built at government expense, paying their clergy through the state. Presbyterian congregations, such as Indiantown , were forced to raise their own buildings, pay their pastors and transact their business through trustees. The indigo trade accounted for a moderate prosperity in the Indiantown area . This trade soon led to the introduction of black laborers . Among the first elders of the church was Major John James , the Revolutionary hero. Through he had acquired little education during his early life, Jam es became an expert horseman and a skilled woodsman . He was a lso among those \vho by a loan 1nade possible the erection of the first house of worship. 1'he Wil lian1 sb ur g district was largely unaffected by the early part of the Revolution . Their moderate prosperity and freedom from oppression makes it understandable that they had little enthusiasn1 for the Revolutionary cause in the beginning . Nol until the fall of Charleston in May , 1780, did the Williamsburger's become concerned about the British troops who had sudd enly turned their military campaign toward the South. With the defeat of Charleston, it appeared that South Carolina lay al the mercy of English conquerors. For a short time the people of Williamsburg still did not wish to do battle, for England at first offered generous terms. The militia were paroled to their homes and civilians were invited to renew their loyalty to the crown . ' Within a few weeks however, another proclamation superceeded the original conditions. It demanded that those declaring their allegiance actively help in restoring English rule to the land. Ci tizens of Williamsburg called a meeting to consider the situation and Major James, who had previously commanded his neighbors in the field and was later to represent them in the legislature was selected to go down to Georgetown and talk to the English commander there, Captain Ardesoif. He was to ask what the new proclamation meant to the people of the district. James rode to Georgetown dressed as an ordinary planter and upon reaching the town was escorted to Ardesoif's lodgings. James asked the captain if the people of Williamsburg might not be allowed to remain on their plantations in peace and quiet as was originally offered . Andesoif replied, " although you have rebelled against his majesty, he offers you a free pardon, of which you are underserving , for you ought all to be hanged; but as he offers you a free pardon,' you must take up arms in support of his cause." James said that the people he came to represent would not submit to such terms. This angered Ardesoif, especially the idea that James came representing a group of people, a revolutionary sentiment to the captain. He said, ''you damned rebel, if you speak in such language, I will immediately order you to be hanged up to the yard-arm." The major was unused to being assaulted with such harsh language and seeing that Andesoif wore a sword and he had none, James grabbed a chair and bandished in the face of the captain. He then retreated through the back of the house, mounted his horse and made his escape through the country. When James got back to Williamsburg and recounted his story to his countrymen, they became extremely angry and decided to fight to the death if need be. James was asked to lead four companies of 200 men under captain& William McCottry, John McCauley. Henry Mouzon and John James of th Lake, cousin of the major. James refused to take command because of a speech impediment. This led the group to request the American General Gates, · who was heading southward to fight Cornwallis at Camden, to appoint them a commande?. Lt. Col. Francis Marion agreed to lead the group which was the beginning of the famous Marion brigade. James also had two sons who fought with Marion, Capt. John James and 17· year old William James, who later wrote a "Life of Brig. General Francis Marion." The British calvary officer, Banastre Tarleton was then dispatched with about 100 dragoons to qu.ell the uprising in Kingstree under James. But reaching the city and hearing through a female informant of an American Continued to Page 9 Continued from page 1 nee under McCottry whose rs were greatly exaggerated, on decamped in the night and ted. owever the Bristish sent another tlate in August of that year (1780) Maj. Wemyss. Wemyss led a h through the area around msburg stretching 70 miles long 5 miles wide, from Salem the h of the county, between Lynches ·and the Black. :very house on most of the !ltions was burned to the ground, !gro servants were carried off, the 1itants plundered, the stock ially sheep killed and all provisions could be come by destroyed. was during this sweep that 'SS burned Indiantown Church, because he said, ''It was a sediti shop." Maj. James' home was also burn~ after his family was barbarous1 treated. His son, Capt. John James, o parole after being captured . 1 Charleston was· threatened . wi hanging. Wemyss tried to induce the serva to testify that he had broken his pato thus giving excuse to hang him. Nos evidence was received, however and was released. Following the disaster of 1780, public worship at Indiantown came to end. The church had been burned, men of the congregation were w Marion; mere survival was ' preoccupation of the day with familie home. •• Revolutionary Hero � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. 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Title A name given to the resource Indiantown founded 1757 WO 9-18-75 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/02fc73c7dfffa1a64cb80d08bfd5567e.pdf 7faf1f7008f19e03cfd37394fccd89ac PDF Text Text • • • • • • • • • • ,- • • • JOHNSONVILLE FLASHES ' JOHNSONVILLE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE • DATE September 3 September 10 September 17 September 24 October l October a October 15 October 22 October 29 November 5 OPPONENT PLACE Sumter Aynor Hannah-Pamplico Loris Latta North Myrtle Beach Choppee Hemingway Pleasant Hill Lake View • Away Home Away Home Home Away Home Away Homecoming Away SCORE 0-6 27-0 39-6 • 2-30 8-31 • 12-6 • • • . I~ :;,<;.(; • COACHES BENNY CARTER & BOB RANKIN JOHNSONVILLE CHEERLEADERS � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville High School vs Choppee High School, 10-14-1976 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10-14-1976 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/d2088dbc3ea4551c372bb11103e15d92.pdf bc305761c8015c5e695ba67633473e04 PDF Text Text • T ll E WF.EKLY OBSER\' ER , Jle mingway , S. C., Thursday, De«mber 18, 197J-Page ; Our Human Heritage • By E. Y. EADDY sefore the railroad appeared in 1912 and a bridge spanned Lynches f?iver about two years later, most roads led to a ferry . A strategic ferry in the northeastern area of Williamsburg was Witherspoon's , vested in John Witherspoon in 1801 and remaining in his charge until his death in 1815. According to the terms of John Witherspoon 's will, the ferry was then vested in J . D. Witherspoon, executor, for a term of 14 years, "in trust for and having the sole enefit of the incorporated Presbyterian Church at Aimwell on the Pee Dee River. " William Johnson, Jr., born 1787 succeeded J. D. Witherspoon at the ferry on a plantation purchased in 1825 from the Witherspoon estate. The 1850 census of Williamsburg County shows William Johnson, a man of considerable wealth for his time and place, living just below where e American Legion home now ands in Johnsonville. Enumerated in the household are his wife the former Sarah Crosby; son ' James H., age 23 ; daughter Sarah , 21 ; and the following lodgers: Joseph Costellen, a fisherman from Italy ; John C. Dye, a merchant from North Carolin who witnessed William Johnson's will; and Herman Zadix, a merchant from Austria. Johnson's Ferry was the point at which the stage coach driver stopped to change horses. As the stage coach passed east over Lynches River on the ferry, a Johnson slave in charge of the erry mules announced the mber of passengers with blasts Ill a fox horn--one blast for each ssenger, thus informing Mrs. ohnson of the number of places at should be set for dinner . The ssengers ate during the change ~orses, and then proceeded to nion for the next stop. The Johnsons' closest "ghbors were their ·daughter argaret and son-in-law Thomas thmahler Grier, and Henry ddy, a large land owner who ~ 110 opera tea a cotton gin near the erry. Joh - . . •• • • • nsonv1lle had received its name about six years earlier· in 1843, from the action of the above named Capt. Johnson who had settled at Witherspoon's Ferry, which soon took the name Johnson 's Ferry . Dr. Samuel McGill wrote of the event in Reminiscences of Williamsburg County. ''At the solicitation of Capt. William Johnson and A. W. Dozier of Pee Dee River, Dr. McGill settled at the Ferry House. ''For the first few months Capt. Johnson and family resided in the old ferry house situated on the bluff of Lynches River , but soon we all moved down into his new house situated at the junction of the Indiantown and Stage Coach Road. The family was very kind and Mrs . Johnson the most motherly of women. Thomas R. Grier, who had married their eldest daughter, was living with them at the time. Their eldest son· Nicholas F. Johnson lived at the Captain's new house which was lat~r owned by Mr. Grier. He was the farming boy and a great confort to the young doctor. ''About this time Old Mr. Henry Eaddy (1778-1855) was settling the place where his son, ·Hon. H. E . Eaddy (1839-1912), now resides, and he and Capt. Johnson requested the young doctor to assist in writing a petition to the Post-Master General at Washington for a post office to be established here, and Mr. John Gerard appointed its postmaster. The petition was granted and its name became Johnsonville. Mr. Eaddy and Dr. McGill were securities to the bond of Mr. Gerard. Soon this section of the country took the name Johnsonville, after the man who was responsible for securing a post office at this place. The stage coach stopped at Capt. Johnson's house. All the mail for the surrounding communities was left in Capt. Johnson's care. This provided excellent reasons for him. to request a post office be granted.'' In more than 200 years'· association with the Johnsonville and later the Hemingway area,.the Johnson family has not only given its name to a town, but land on which an early church was built, and a number of doctors. William Johnson, Sr., father of William Johnson of the ferry , was born 1760 and died March 16, 1825: He married Celia, last name unknown , born 1765, died Sept. 16, 1825. They are buried on a bluff on the north side of Lynches River about three miles from Johnsonville on the Johnson plantation. It was later owned by a grandson, William J. Johnson, who gave four acres of land from this plantation for Trinity Methodist Church. The tract is described in the deed as ''situate and lying in Marion District ... on the Southwest side of the Great Pee Dee one mile from Johnson's Ferry on the Lynches Creek on the Stage Road leading from Georgetown , to Cheraw.'' Trinity Methodist Church was built on this site. Remodeled and modernized several items, this church still occupies its original building. The beautiful chancel furniture that graces the sanctuary was made by Brig. Gen. John Henry Woodberry, great-grandson of Henry Eaddy and son of Johnsonville's only woman mayor, Bell (Eaddy> Woodberry Bickson. Almost moribund after the Civil War, Johnsonvill~ was kept alive by the turpentine business, and about the only people who · accumulated any property were those who worked in pine timber and related industry. The early turpentine dealers and workers migrated into Williamsburg before the War began. Amon the dealers in naval stores and pine products who made fortunes in this part of the country were J. F. Carraway, R. H. Kimball, and F. Rhem and Sons. Johnsonville and the ferry were busy places for a season. Despite their inborn aversion to working for anyone except themselves, many young farmers engaged in part-time ' ' ''turpentining'' or cut and floated their 9wn timber to market, riding the logs down Lynches and Pee Dee River to Georgetown, walking the long distance back home. • By theiturn of the century, this industry had begun to decline here, and tobacco was introduced as a money crop. Brig . Gen . Woodberry described the Johnsonville of that period. ''Johnsonville, where I was born and lived in my youth , had a post office, a general store, and not much more . The settlement centered around the crossroads that went west to Lake City and Florence. The nearest railroad was 23 miles away (at Lake City) and roads leading thereto were sandy and rutty. Mail came in by road cart, usually daily. The Lynches River, two miles away, was used for floating timber to market, but .was not suitable for power boats. The Great Pee Dee River , into which the Lynches flows nearby, boasted at that time a weekly steamboat (The Fa1·n1er and later The Merchant ) that brought bulk supplies from Georgetown. The nearest landing was Allison, some five miles across the Lynches River. Neither rivers had bridges at that time. Hand propelled flats were used for crossing. ''Outside of the general store, there was a cotton gin, a grits mill, and a blacksmith shop. The old turpentine still and the rice hulling mill, along with the barrel factory and the stage stables were visible but abandoned structures. The general. store was not only the grocery store, but the supplier of credit for fertilizer, labor costs, and far111 suppli'es of every nature. In my early days it was operated by Gerogetown people, who controlled the steamboat. 'H. Kaminski, King of the Jews, humpback britches and brogan shoes' was a popular ditty back then. ''Meat, other than butts meat, was largely from hogs raised locally , and in our case, in the Pee Dee swamp, !'liarion County side. The rivers supplied ftSh and the swamps wildlife. Hog meat was cured by immersing in brine or smoking in the family s111okehouse, or both. ''Fresh beef came in occasionally, when a Mr. Britton came around in his wagon, hauling a freshly killed cow resting sanitarily on a bed of fresh pine needles. When his delivered price went up from five cents to six cents a pound, there was a general bowl, but it was the only beef that could be bought. There being no ice available except occasionally in the winter months, the aver.ige fa1111er hesitated to kill his ow11 cov.·s. ''Schools operated when youngsters were not required for fa1111 work, usually from October to ~arch . Kids walked from two to five miles daily. Books were what • one could get. There were no classes or grades. In about 1903, a graded school COid Johnsrn:Jville> V.'as established at Ard 's Cross Roads , three miles from both Johnsonville and Heming~'lly." That is another story, to be continued. •• i' .. • • OPEN All � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsons Give Johnsonville Its Name, 12-18-1975 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12-18-1975 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/6ad7f0f694ef6649257e1fec7b645f7f.pdf bc486d4555766b2d92f567949fc64737 PDF Text Text • Vol. 2 No. 9 ' • Hemingway, S. C., 29554 Thursday, October 24, 1974 • • • 10 Pages • • • '' • < • • • ' i • . ; ' ' ~' . • ..,..... .... •• "</ ·•.:;._:.'·· ;..~: -:•.•, ····~ :::·.· r" .-:·~ .... , •!·:.: .i;.;.-. ••• •••• :;:~ ~~-· ...... ::::' .....,, .••••• •• • ;~~[ ••••• • • • ·:·:· ••• .::::: ~r:;: ·=·:·: ...... •••••• ···:. 1~11~! Students and teachers at a cost of approximately ;::::: Johnsonville High School finally $735,000, plus the land and the r;::::: got the treat they have been ' furnishings, by the Wise Conwaiting a long time for. They struction Company of Florence. moved into their new building It is a modern one-story Friday. building of block and brick constuction. School Principal Charles Graham told the OBSERVER Typical classrooms in the new that they held classes on an school building feature ''abbreviated schedule'' on teachers' cabinets which may Friday, and began their be locked, and contain file regular, full-time class cabinets, storage shelves, and schedule in the new building coat racks. The 26 exterior Monday. windows are designed as The new building was built at ''escape units," and are made of Lexan, a new, unbreakable time that ''I like the concept substance with glare-reducing here. It really looks good." The science preparation properties. The lights in the rooms can be set at two dif- center provides each student ferent levels, and each room is with an individual locked equipped with a pull-down drawer where he may keep his supplies, which he checks out screen. The science suite is modern in for individual use. Perry every respect. William J. remarked that this student key Perry, building consultant with system is ''unique'' in his exthe Office of School Planning per1ence. The chemistry laboratory and Building in the State Department of Education, who contains an exhaust fan to vent toured the building several any ha11r1ful fumes, ·and a weeks ago with other school complete ''safety unit'' conofficials, commented . at the sisting of an emergency shower to be used in the event a student splashes chemicals on himself, O,___~ and an eye and face washing • • • basin. The new school library provides a combination office, work room, and magazine storage room. There is also a conference room, where students and teachers may tape programs, and outlets installed by the Educational Television System. An audio visual storage room houses projectors, tape players, and other material. Each room throughout the • • building is equipped with individual thermostats for heating and cooling. The exterior doors have automatic closw·es to conserve heat or cool air. Designed with future needs for expansion in mind, the building can grow in three different directions, and provision has been made for more electrical and sound outlets . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville's New High School WO 10-24-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/284e8444a8abe8330d9f9e603bd15535.pdf 9393736d632b4900dc640116f3235da0 PDF Text Text ________..,...___~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------( , J , ' •. ;12 I······ Johnsonville Carnival The Johnsonville Rescue Squad earned about $200 on their Campbell Brothers carnival held in Johnsonville November 4 through 9. Rescue Squad secretary Harry Powell said that the cold weather and Friday's football game held the crowds down, and that he expects attendance to be better next year. He pointed out that this was the first time for the carnival, and that it will be held in September next year, in the same location. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville Carnival WO 11-14-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/1469ddccb491e53d721bea179367fd4f.pdf 755d69f9ec25349e040249cae5eb5f69 PDF Text Text • nsonvi Johnsonville Rescue Squad Queen, Ernestine Jowers, cut the ribbon to the door of the new quarters in Johnsonville in dedication ceremonies held recently. Chief Hilburn Stone said during the service, ''In cutting of these ribbons we are officially opening the doors of these recently completed facilities to the sick and suffering of the community." Chief Stone welcomtld guests and J . W. Jowers opened the event with prayer. Kenneth H. Stone recognized guests including Mayor E. L. Cox and members of the Town Council, Rep. Odell Venters, Fire Chief Irby Stone and members of his department , and Charles Godwin of Lake City. Harry Francis Powell gave the history of the rescue squad after which Rev. Paul Reid, Chaplain was joined by the ministers of the churches of the community in the dedicatory prayer. · Mrs. Albert Powell, President of the Women's Auxilliary of the' · Rescue Squad, gave a wife's view on having her husband serve as a member of the rescue squad. She told of the hours spent alone, in her case, while her husband trains to become better qualified to serve the suffering to the community, of the family's plans that may be changed in a minute when the phone rings and the husband is needed to make a call. There are also the hours of anxi!'!fy for the patient and the safety of the husband when he must leave in such haste sometimes that he does not even have time to say who the patient is or in what direction he will be going. In spite of all this, she said, the women gladly sacrifice the time that could be spent with their husbands to have them train and serve by putting their knowledge into practice. It is by so doing that the community can know that there is someone able to assist and care for those in need in a natural disaster such as was experimented this past winter or int he event of a national emergency. Albert Powell presented Rev . Reid with a gift as a token of appreciaton for his years of service with the squad as he was leaving to accept a new pastorate in Bratt, Florida. Mrs. Art Brookens remembered Mrs. Reid with a gift of a silver tray for her devotion to • the newly organized women's auxiliary. Others who participated on the program were Rev. and Mrs. Paul Howell and son, Bronson, Norman Edgeworth, Mrs. Dike Powell, Mrs. Katie ;\vant, Mrs. Veretha Cribb and Miss Marsha Avant. The original rescue squad organization was formed back in March, 1965 and was named the Tri-County Rescue Squad. After about a year, the organization became a loosely run outfit. • Finally, in late February it was reorganized in 1969. The first officers were Thomas E. Redmond, chief; Kenneth Lyerly, assistant chief; Louie Poston, secretary-treasurer, and board members Wilson Hardy, Jimmy Chapman, Bob ' • icates Ramage, Elbert C. Baxley and Irby Stone . On May 26, 1971 , ground was broken for the present building with Mayor E . L. Cox, Representative Odell Venters, Squad 'Chief Thomas E . Redmond and several members present. Relying on volunteer help , both in manpower and financing , the Johnsonville Volunteer Rescue Squad facility on Broad Street is completed. The new building is 42 by 40 feet and has.a truck or vehicle section, a meeting hall and office, bath and bedroom and kitchen. It is valued at $15,000 with an outstanding balance of only $3,000. The squad owns three vehicles. ''We did the labor ourselves," said Henry Francis Powell, referring to members of the squad and many other interested persons who have lent their support. J . W. Jowers, who teaches masonry at the High School, had his students helping out. ''They laid the block for the building, the brick around the front, and poured the floor, Powell said. The rescue squad receives $250 a month from Florence County and the remaining funds are raised through dinners , the sale of merchandise, etc. ''Fifty per cent of the people we care for give us donations," said Powell. ''That is how we operate." The rescue squad members have been working on three Saturday nights a month (two per night> at McLeod Memorial Hospital's emergency room in Flornece for first-aid training. They have iilso attended FlorenceD a rl in gt on Technical Education Center and courses elsewhere for additional instruction. A firts-aid course has just been completed at the Johsonville facility, taught by W. M. Tisdale of Pamplico. • Ten persons completed this course. A course in Emergency Medical Technology is to begin at the squad building on Thursday, September 20. This course will be taught by Robert Sullivan of Lake City. There are still several openings available for the course and anyone who is interested is •• ' I ' •• • Rescue Squad €hief Hilburn Stone look• on as Queen ~nesUne Jowers cuts &be ribbon to &be newly comple&ed J•hns•ville Rescue Squad faellity. • •n.c:ieut times only welcome to attend . Officers of the rescue squad are: Hilburn Stone, chief ; Albert Powell, First assistant chief ; J . W. Jowers, second Assistant chief; Simon McNeil, captain ; Ralph Poston, r:i ntain: Kenneth H. Stone, captaih ; Deltnus Burns ' FURNITURE-APP Queen Cuti Ribbon • es cue . captain; Jimmy Royal , captain Rev . S. Paul Howell, chaplain and Harry Francis Powell , secretary and treasurer. Other members of the squad are Art Brookens, Lee Johnson, Roy Beavers, Alle.n Howard, Johnnie Timmons, CES-TELEVISION Johnsonville, South Carolina Telephone 386-2442 • aece 200 kinda of John Cribb , John Cox, Nickie Cribb, Gerald Hanna, David Brown, Charles '' Bo'' Marlowe and Douglas Lacy . Junior squad members are Michael Stone, Gera ld Hanna, Charles Draughan Harry F . Powell , Jr ., Ronald D'ouglas and Donald Douglas. 4-Piece Modern o Vinyl � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville Dedicates New Rescue Squad Facilities , 9-17-1973 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9-17-1973 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/d2d70e18c1c9df4e6dbd9f0e76d2a22f.pdf ef96f27e4d16916bc4b386ec1166c7b8 PDF Text Text • , • • • I • • e Grand o ·p ening was held Friday and Saturday, . 12 and 13, for the sonville Hardware· and ance Company. is was preceded by a n cutting ceremony in David L. Marsh, Sr., r member of the firm, ssisted by his son and cor, David L. Marsh, Jr., his grandson, David aun Marsh. participating in the .. am were Mayor E·. L. Cox ev. Nevelle Lambert. , . number ;of floral gements were received ' messages . of attilation. · . nsonville Hardware and iance Compa·n y was lished on January 1, 1949, avid Marsh, Sr., and his brother-in-law, Grady C. . They experienced a ant success f roDl the ning which has grown feet. It has a lovely step-up off ice and plenty of space in the rear with a paved, off-street parking · area and side entrance. Their business consists mostly . of a general hardware line and they also . carry housewares, paints, floor coverings and lawn mowers. They handle a lot of steel and. do custom work in pipe c.utting and threading. . • :~.--' . ~ ( Also present for the grand opening were Bob Couch , Di-strict Sales Manager Hardware, Monroe, N. C.; Harold Clemmons of Myrtle Beach, a repr~sentative of Dixie O'Brien Paint Company and Bob Carter of Sumter, with Jolly Roger ~tuclios. Hundreds of balloons and miniature paint cans filled with candy were given away ·during the grand opening. ~ . .. ·~~~·~?t:'·~. . :·.r.,>. ~. . ·) ·( ~ ·~ ::~~ . •• • . ·-·· • • •• .. . .• "" time. May, 1963, Jones passed . The business continued partnership with his w, Mrs. Ruth M. Jones, as er until early 1973. At this David Marsh, • Jr. ·red her interest. til recently they had ted in ·a rented building. · ver, early this year they into their beautiful • ous and modern building oadway Street, and were ration there on February Xima ' ., David L ua~r~e~~~=-==:_:_~_:__---~~--~~~--_.__-------~U--~---~~~~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville Hardware grand opening WO 4-18-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/d4276dd43e29289961dba91e383255b5.pdf a4bee2f8fee86260f58fc3ed2fb27d90 PDF Text Text • • - • • • Mr . and Mrs. ·William L. Mrs. Carroll Greenwood, who tulations . Mrs . Carl Elliott, the former Mace . Mrs . Percy D. Poston, will celebrate a wedding anMrs . William G. Bullock . and niversary on Friday, March 18. Debbie Wise, who with her Mrs . Wallace Altman traveled Mrs . Price Hughes visited husband lives in Rock Hill to Columbia recently to attend with an old classmate, Mrs. where she is a student at the La wrence Welk Concert at Lavern Miles . at her home in . Wintbr9p College, visited ·her the Columbia Coliseum . They F'lorence last week . The two paren.ts. Mr . and Mrs~ Harry were joined for dinner before had not seen each other since Wise. during her spring break the performance by Mrs . Alt- · they were juniors in high · last week . man's son, William Altman, school . and,, it was only two and Mrs . Altman. who also years ago that the classmates . Maisie Ballou ·is having a enjoyed the concert. . · learned the whereabouts of birthday on Wednesday, March Lewis Bell will celebrate a l\1rs . Miles. the former Beatrice 2:~ . lier many friends· wish her a birthday on St. Patrick''s Day, Parrott. · · happy birthday. . Thursday. March 17. Happy Best wishes to Bobbie Hanna birthday, Lewis. · and Stephen Knight. Sr .. who Congratulations to Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin .Bishop will . celebrate · birthdays ·on Mrs . Glen Hanna , who will were in Columbia . recently Saturday. March 19. celebrate a wedding an· where Mr. Bishop was to report Gail Batchelor. a student at . mversary on . Wednesday, to the Veteran's Hospital for a Queen's College in Charlotte, March 23. · complete physical. The results North C,arolina. was the receQt • , were so good that the doctors guest of her p·a rents, Mr. and • told him not to come back for ·Mrs. 1'hurman B,atchelor. three years u~less . something Celebrating· birthdays on developed. While in Columbia Sunday. March 20 Wrill be David they visited Mrs. Bishop's Bray. R.G. DastoQ. Ruby Lee .daughter, Mrs. M.L. Br·own, Chandler. Barbara Cain, and and Mr. Brown. They later \\'.ent Adrian Jacobs. Happy birto Chapin .to visit anotlier thday. . . daughter ..Mrs. Albert Cox, and Mr. and Mrs. Tony Hanna, of Rev. Cox. While there they Monrg~ ~ N;!>f.th <[;a rolioa, wer~ joined the choir of the Chapin th~. , ·~.~~n ·~R~t~ ,of.... their United Methodist Church on the · respective·· parents, l,\1r. . and·. . ... . . ,. church bus for a trip to New Mrs. Buster Hanna and Mrs . Hope · Methodist · Church near 1'heola ·Ammons. . . Greenville. They enjoyed the Happy birthday to Stephen H. . ride on the· bus with their Mudge, who. will celebrate a • friends, which Mrs. Bishop · birthday on Monday, March 21. described as being a lot of fun, · Mr . and Mrs. Bill Grugan, of as well as the service a·t the Dillon, were the recent guests of • church with ref reshments af- her parents, Mr. and Mrs. • terwards . Enroute home they Homer Altman. Mrs. Grugan is visited the Browns in Columbia the former Cindy 1'.ltman. again. Best wishes to Jim King and Happy birthday to Travis Debbie Lane, who will celebrate . Poston of Colutnbia, C. G. birthdays on Tuesday, March • Buckey, Mrs. Maggie Howell ' 22. and Jerry Singletary, who will Celebrating a wedding anceleb:rate the occ.a sion on niversary on Tuesday, March 22 Friday, March 18. will be . Mr. and Mrs. E. · Congratulations to Mr. and Langston Cox. Congra• • ' • • • • • • • • • • 1 • • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville Jabberings, 3-17-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3-17-1977 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/f7515b229446c633e967a1302880ac00.pdf 76dcd9d5acf5dfc04d722c3382e4a119 PDF Text Text l j • • I e a , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville Police Chief T. A. Townsend Shows Off New Look of City Jail, 12-5-1974 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12-5-1974 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/c32d10614b4cfa7c228a44e967129c73.pdf d063e6c930356cc655ea0e7c75f5853f PDF Text Text ' ..... • • ' Needing More Space Tt1e Jol1nsonville Public Library, presently housed in its sec d I · · · \\'as founded so1ne 14 years ago, ls badly in need of addi . on ocat10? ~·n~e it adequately se1·ve the patrons of the Johnsonville area ~;n.al ~pac; if it is to housing. will soon be found that will accommod . is ope that new ~~~:•;.:g~::~~d~as been the project of the Johns~n~!:ieth~o:::~ste~uf:;:~~ ~: ~~= Johnsonville Public J,ibra1·y Must Have Space To Expand Its Facilities The hbra.ry ii now opel'l five wed at UtLs lllne. Throuth the limewtte tbeSunday NewYoril hours a day f or five days a The John1onvllle Public effort.a of KnoUer, the bul.ldlnc Times and the Flosence Mor- week. The ICbedule is Monday, Ubrary, U.ke au many other was moved to lta prCM!t site, ninl News. It was noted that there was 1111 Wednesday, and Prlday, 1-6 projecta, dld not Just happen. It wblch bad been purchased by p.m. : Tuesday and 1bunday, bl• taken a lot of plannl ng 1111d donaUons ra1aed In tbe com- urgent need for a beater, and also needed was better Ugbtlng, 10 a.m. • 1 p.m. and 34 p.m. Itron on the part of a great munity, In 1969. Mrs. Lura Poston, 11.brariln , many people to provide thLs The establl1bment of the maga:&lne and newspaper t.adlity for the people of lbe Unified County Ubrary Syatem racka. chairs, stools and a table. saya that in this schedule they serve at least 200 peraons per Johnsonville area. gave the local libnry many A May, 1961J report shows that week and more, depending on Back In 11182 and 11.3 a IJ'OUP of advantages.. Not only was the Jotui.onville ruldents eagerly librarian's 11 tary paid, but the library b now open 25 hours the sea"'n. Sbe noted that in allr8Ued the arrival each month funda were availlble for ber to a week. Tlrough the usodatlon spite of the fa.rt that the schools ol the Florence County Cir- wie to take Ubrary Sdmce with the Florence County have good libraries, the scbool culating Ubraey Book...nobtle. courses, u well as pay her and Ubrary 11stem at thls time the children st.III U3e the public It wu on ooe such day, while her substitute while she was library was receiving a library a great deal during the waiting, that Mrs. Evie away doing this. Tbe librarian telephone, typewriter. two sets 9dlool year. She noted that It Rowntree and Mr1 . Peggy can abo attend State Ubracy of Eocyclopediu, Dictionaries. would be an excellent Idea to A I m a n a cs , have the library open on Altman were dl.lcu.ulng the Convention meetings . The A t 1 a s , ofter of Crawford Gillette to services of the Reference blOt1rapllical dictionaries and Satul"dll)', but that cannot be give approximately 450 boob to Librarian In Florence are numerous other books and arranged al the present. The latest contribution from aid s. AU the Circulating Llbrary. The available to the local clthms, avallable thinking of these ladles wu, as well as the South Carolina miscellaneous office supplies the Johnsonville Woman's Club, " Why lhould these booka leave State Inter-Library Loan wtte furnisbed, ,ilus a atock of who has sponsored tbel!brary our town ? lln't there aome way Program. 5,000 books whlcb are ex- from the very beginning, was A report of October S, 1963 changed regularly, including shelving for the Easy Books. to keep them here? Could they Tbe most urgent need at tb1s !>091ibly be used to start a shows that on September 10, large print books and framed publlc Ubraey?" 1964, the Johnsonville Public prints. The library was al.so time is additional space. The Gillette wu wUllng for them Ubrary doubled its schedule s upplied with standard catalogs fadllty ls lllO overcrowded that i.t to be used this .,,.Y, and the and would then be open 12 hours li .ting children and adult books Is literally bulging at the seams. Johnaonvllle Women 's Club a week. The extended hours recommended for small There aooo must be largtt voted to sponsor the John- were Monday and Thursday, 2-5 libraries. quarters made 1vallable U the IOllVille Public Ubrary. Mrs. p.m.; Friday, 9:3G-ll a .m . and By this time the Ust of library ls to continue its steady Rowntree was appointed 2-6 p.m.; and Saturday, 9:30-11 magazines bad lncre1-' and growth. Project Chairman and WU soon a.m. Mrs. Poston said in a the library was receiving very busy chosslng a com· It alllo showed that through NaUooal Geographic, J1ck & teleph.one Interview Friday mlttee, writing letters and the association with the Jlll, Popular Mechanics, afternoon, " It is very Inaeeldna Information. Florence County Library Popular Science, Consumer teresting to note that Pamplico, A room near the Town Hall System, the facility would Report, Sandlapper, Sports Timmonsville and Lake City, wu - . i secured and the Town receive a typewriter, telephone, Illustrate, Saturd117 Review and also branch libraries, have Council agreed to pay the rent Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Changing Times. The Ust of larger buildings and better fw the facility. The Lions Club Atlas, World Almanac and newspapers included the {adlities that Johnsonville, but wu receptive to the Idea and Biographical Dictionary, plus Swlday New York Times, Lake attendance at the llbraey and agreed to pay for heat and aU miscellaneous office sup- City News Post , Florence the circulation Is much greater Ughtl . Lumber, nalla and plies needed In the libraey. Morning News and the Weekly In Johnsonville." varnJ.sb were donated by In· In addition, a stock of 500 Observer. . dlviduala, while the Jaycee books would be supplied, these The Johnsonville Woman's member's built the shelves. to be exchanged from Ume to Club and the Pee Dee Junior Members of tbe American lime. Standard catalogs listing Woman's Club bad provided a S1a11/ey Sporlcin, task I..eslon, P. T.A., Girl Scouts llJld chlldren and adult books · checkout desk and chair, film force chief, Federal llllUI,)' others helped In ways to recommended for small strip slide projector , card Energy Administranumerous to mention. libraries would be provided. catalog, record player, table tion. on pricing rules: In January, 1964, Mrs. National Geographic, American and small chairs, and an air"Unfortunately to date Rowntree and two Johnsonville Girl, Changing Times, Boy's conditioner. the FEA 's efforts to Woman's Club members at- Ufe, Jack & Jill magazines Through other contributors secure compliance from tended a County Delegation would be supplied plus women's tbe building, lot, shelving, our nation's major remeeting ln Florence and magazines and news magazme., beater, shrubbery and plwn· finers have been a failreiluested an Act of the General to be selected later. The bing, plus additional belps had ure ~'' A·embl,y to establish a unified newspapers supplied at this been provided. county library system, tbe establishment of a Branch Ubrary In Johnsonville, plus supplies. At this time the Florence Library was in oper•tlon and the Florence County Circulating Library operated separately, serving the dlatrict schools and operatina the Bookmobile. Within a few weeks, Mrs. ·. , Rowntree and Mrs. Altmen, a Ubrary Coounlttee memblr, visited Mr. W.C. Poston, Florence County Superln· J. {,:. B. .4 .i1lfl)/() tendent of Education, who supported their plans, gave them supplies to start proceulng the books, and qreed to have the County Bookmobile visit the library in '2.00 Deposit Johnsonville each month to briDI and exchange books. 'S.95 Balance In February, 1964, tbe When Pict ures Are Johnaonvllle Public Library Delivered Board met for the purpose of arpnizlng. Propoaed by-laws \ were read and adopted. A nine2-1 x lO's Board of Directors. was I elected and the motion made x I I1 . \ and adopted to proceed with all f •' . ' 10 - Billfolds other nece1sary legal stepa and proceedings to complete the crpnlz•tion of the Jolnaooville Pabllc Library. Peter Knoller lo A11 Li mi Is . . . . elected chairman, and lo Umils To A FamilJ • lbree per90!U! offered their time : to wCJC'k In the library. II EITll CllllE Fii lltlPS - Oo March 4, 1964, the JolinFAMILY GROUPS WELCOME • aaavllle Public Library opened Complete aod wltbin a few daya the " d1~1lon wu made by the Florence Cmmty Deleeatloo to 111tablllb the Unified County 8yltem In Flor#!Ce County. Mrs. Pa11Y Altman accepted the pomlUon of Ubrarta:n, and om1Clmded u a ll'lonmce County BJ MU.OREO 8 . HUGHES ---- A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS ••• LOYED ONES : ~ · ''.l' COLOR PORTRAIT PACKAGE - ••ber '., ... 2 - 5 7's , $ August 25-26 Friday, Saturday 11-6 10-5 Ubrar)'-nployee for tm )'earl. Tiie Grlaiaal room waa !IOGQ -•own. .JGlm G. Wellman PROSSER'S DEPT. STORE � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville Library Expanding WO 8-18-77 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/b49523c5d092f42a1ed721d0e8e1aad0.pdf 7bc4ceec9f2c63cfdf919e3f3e42ea4b PDF Text Text y. August 18, 1977 urs -THE WEEKLY OBSERVER. Hemln • • t I . .- ... ., _.,• /.- •/. _. • • ' ... ,. ·-· ' • ' ' •• ' ' ,, '• • , • • ......;')..,..;.... :i: =~~.(.<;,:. <-" .,,..,:.•. ....v,,...·:·>:» ' ...x~. .. ·:· . ·. v ..,, ... • • ' ' , ,• ·--~ ' ... .·"'*·. "' • .. . -·~ · __,,, • I Tl1e Jol111so11ville Public Library, presently housed in its second location since it \\'as founded so1ne 14 years ago, is badly in ne of additional s ace if it is to • • lib1·a1·y, which has been the project of the Johnsonvil e fi1·st 01·ganized. • e oman's ub since it was � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville Public Library Needing More Space, 8-18-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource Johnsonville Public Library Needing More Space - from The Weekly Observer, August 18th, 1977 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8-18-1977 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/71cf147fa2cb05d5b5268d2e9a67021a.pdf 613810e837ae0386fefc961729b0a942 PDF Text Text • ' qualifying to keep livestock under these conditions may keep horses and ponies as long as they have no more than a total of seven. The coWlcil in its last meeting also voted to up the business license fees for insurance companies dealing with life, health, ac<;ident, and industrial insurance . It's official, The people living in Johnsonville no longer live in a town. They are city ' residents 11ow. · The Johnsonville Town Council became the city council at its last meeting in August by passing an ordinance making Jonnsonville a city. . Mayor E. L. Cox and the council also made plans to expanti the city officials by purchasing two vacant buildings next to the present city hall. · The buildings, to be used as a new city hall and for storage after they are I • • • remodeled, were purchased from a Hemingway businessman, Merritt E. · Morris, for $5,000. Revenue · sharing money will be used for the purchase. The city officials are now accepting aids on the remodeling· project. LIVESTOCK · The council adopted an ordinance forbidding citizens from · keeping ' livestock within- the city limits. The ordinance prohibits anyone except livestock dealers to keep hogs, cows, horses, mules, ponies and chickens anywhere in the city. The only . exception is for people who own , a . minimum of five acres or more within the corporate limits of the city. Those • • I • ... • • Whereas resident agents in the past have paid $25 and non-resident agents $50 for their licenses, the new regulations will increase the fees . Resident agents, who have gross premiums Qf less than $1,000 will pay $35.· Resident agents whose business ranges from $1,000 to $20,000 will pay one per cent of the premiums. From $20,000 up, they will pay one half per cent $1,000. For non-tesident agents, all fees are doubled. The new ·r ates .apply on gross premiums collected through offices or agents located in the town regardle.ss of where the property is located and o the gross permium is located . Couneil also voted to add one street ·light in the Holly Hill subdivision on a motion by Councilman Kerry Tanner. • • New City 0 e Buildings The two buildings adjoining the Johnsonville town hall .are being r~~odeled to urchased rrom a Hemingway businessman after tlie sale was approve ~ohnsonville Mayor and thf.' council members. <Staff Photo) Y e � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. 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Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville No Longer A Town, Now a City, 8-30-1973 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8-30-1973 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/0fb9ce3cab85b4cc31e3ba0eaf05da8b.pdf 2800bf0c770755c39d853b02ea5ac3a9 PDF Text Text ~ Johnsonville landmark in prescription ne s in John- · sonville, John Allen has been available to meet the ·needs of his customers whenever they called. uality prescription service is the most im rtant aspect of e pharmacy, but m · ical and health supplies of all ki.n ds are readily available in addition to many su·n ies, cosmetics, and ·1ts. The. Jo sonville ·Pharmacy is an '' - r ' - • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville Pharmacy and Pharmacist John Allen, 8-25-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8-25-1977 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/a154af7c274e84c97c9f3ef365619273.pdf 7d8931b568e4524c35ffef233e57071c PDF Text Text • ' • nsonv1 ans ' Bob Cushman, chairman of the Johnsonville Bicentennial Cominittee, announced Monday further plans for ·the city's Bicentennial Week, May 8-15, 1976. The kickoff will be on Saturday, May 8, at a Bicentennial Costume Ball, sponsored by the Pee Dee Junior Woman's Club. On Sunday evening, May 9, an ecumenical church service will be hel4. ' • or ' , • Other events scheduled ·inThe highlight of the week will clude a band concert by the be an Arts and Crafts Fair on Johnsonville High School Band Saturday, May 15. This will be on Tuesay, May 11, and a an open air ·festival located in special party honoring Senior the main business district of Citizens will be the event of J ohnsort ville. The fair will Thursday, M ay 11, and a special feature artists and craftsmen party honoring Senior Citizens from the local 'area as well as will be the event of Thursday, _out of tow11. The hours will be May 13. Details of these events from 10 a. m. until 4 p. m. Other to be sponsored by the John- activities for the day will ~ sonville Woman's Club and the elude games, . informati Pee Dee Junior Woman's Club displays and demonstratio Continued to Page 3 will be revealed at a later date. I ...........~()uf Huma11 Herit .•' 0 II e !I w t !I l '' . I ,. \ • ~ ~ l BARR HOME . . . On Hanna Land I 0 s~on · le Pla11s Continued from Page 1 telephone 386-3959, is respon- or some other refreshments for It is the intention of the traditional crafts. Among the sible for this project and all the convenience of visitors to committee to turn over any displays will be a represen- interested parties should the fair. Any individual or group monies realized from this week t.a tion of Masonic History from contact her. wishing to sponsor an Arts or of celebrat1·on to JUMP with the Revolutionary times 'sponsored A main event of the day for Crafts Booth should contact by the Masonic Lodge of the younger set will be a puppet Mrs. Jack Whiteside, telephone understanding it will be used in Johnsonville. Masons have a show presented by Howard and 386-2348, or Mrs. Edwin Sutfurther community imrich heritage in our nation Henrietta Moore of Hartsville, clif f e, telephone 386-3076. provement projects. ''JUMP dating from pre-revolutionary S. C. Mrs. Moore is the former Anyone interested in another has shown itself to be an eftimes and this display should be Henrietta Moore, daughter of type of booth, for example a fective organization for of interest to all. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Chapman food concession or an exhibition progress in Johnsonville and we The Johnsonville Woman's of Johnsonville. Mr. and Mrs. of interesting artifacts, should hope the Bicentennial Club will operate an Old Moore are well known pup- contact Bob Cushman, Celebration can be an incentive Fashioned Country Store during peteers in the state giving telephone 386-3364, or Mrs. Jim to greater accompllsbm~tS,'' the Arts and Crafts fair. They performances throughout the Everett, telephone 386-3359. Cushman said. will accept items for sale from area. In addition, there will be a Anyone who has suggestions for Following the fair on anyone on a consigrunent basis. demonstration of clogging by a activities should contact a Items for sale will include dance group from Hartsville. member of the Bicentennial Saturday evening there will be a street dance sponsored by the Anyone who is interested is Committee. needlework, crafts, and baked The Johnsonville Bicen- Johnsonville Lions Club. and canned goods. Anyone who encouarged to have a booth in Committee is Everyone is encouraged to has items for sale and does not the fair. Booths may be spon- tennial have a sufficient amount to sored by individuals or groups. representative of most of the spend the day at the fair and operate a booth of their own is Churches are especially urged civic organizations in town and stay for the dance. welcome and encouraged to put to participate. It is hoped that consists of the following people: Present plans are that supper their wares in the country store. several groups will be in- Bob Cuslunan, chair1nan, Lions will be available for thoSe who Mrs. Walter Robinson, terested in selling box lunches Club; Wilson Hardee, Lions and .....,.,." to remain for th., evening Masons; Mrs. Walter Robinson, ww• JUMP and Johnsonville _ m _ea _ l._________ Woman's Club; Mrs. Edwin Sutcliffe, Johnsonville Woman's Club; Mrs. Jim Everett and Mrs. Jack Whiteside, Pee Dee Continued from Page 1 Junior Woman's Club; Dairen center for the past two years, He pointed out that in case of Jacobs, Jaycees; and Jim and they voted to give a con- need, anyone may contact the Everett, JUMP Beautific-ation tribution in that amount again. Williamsburg County Sheriff's The mayor discussed the need office and the call will be Committee. - - Attorney • .a a • • • .itl _ __ _ _ __ _ _i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville Plans for Bicentennial Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/e6f454793861bd9d98605c013c27f82f.pdf ce3ada4c551cf63a988df536a049aa79 PDF Text Text ERVER, Hemingway, South t'; •< {: • .: :::? ~ P. ~~ ~ ><· • • • • ;?. r • ~ ~~ ~ " • • • ., • • > • • t.,. • ::> •• • • • • • •• • • • • • The Joh11so11ville Police Departm nt and Flo1. ence ounty heriff's Deputi• were 011 ha11d i11 Joh11sonville for the rece11t Bice11tennial celebration, more to of assista11ce tha11 to actually patrol, since they didn't really anticipate a problems du1. i11g thi p cial event. Left to right are Deputy Buz Phillips a d \\'. D. Crawley of th h riff's Depa1. tment a11d Billy Browder of the Johnso Police Departm 11t, who i p1. e e11tly acting chief, as they ca ually ob e da11c in the high chool gy1n11a ium 011 aturday night. • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville Police Officers, 6-3-1976 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6-3-1976 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/52b52432cc0a442de545aef9a2a7ade3.pdf 57416f93d23d58c8d8234533cebd5228 PDF Text Text 1 ·r111·: \Vl•:t•:KI, Y <>l~s1-:1tv11: 1t, llemingway, S. <.:., ' • l Gosnell, of Spartanburg~ are spending some ti1ne with Mrs. Tanner, wl10 is M1·s. Cosnell 's mother. Mr. and Mrs. Ronnell Tanner, Lynn, and Janet, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Cook and Patrick, Mrs. Adelene Richardson and Randy, and Grady Roberts have returned from a trip to the mountains of Nor th Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. They stopped to tour many attractions while on their trip, and especially enjoyed the Land of Oz. The Johnsonville Hemingway Area swimming pool will soon be without all the shouts of fun and laughter that has made it such a delightful place for kids to gather during the long and hot days of vacation. At 5 p.m. on Labor Day, September 2, the pool will officially close for this season. Harry J. Altman who has managed the pool for many • ear uccess lll ye<1rs, said this has been a successful year, and their had been no injuries or mishaps of any extent that he is aware of. The pool was constructed in 1959 with funds which were r·aised through the joint efforts of the citizens of Johnsonville and Hemingway, and outlying communities, and has provided an excellent source of summer recreation since then. , () Diving Expertise ) 11 • a. s. .,,,. Is Down She Goes! J This unidentified youth demonstrates his diving style Sunday afternoon just before the dark . Overhanging clouds brought undesired thundering and lightning with undesired showers at the Johnsonville-Hemingway area pool Sunday afternoon. _,. Please Don't Talk To 'Ibe Life Guards! This young lady is not aware of the meaning of the title to this once popular tune, or else she just finds the life guards at the Johnsonville-Hemingway Area swimming pool too irresistible. This sliding board, which has brought delight and pleasure to many youngsters this suniiner at the area swim ming pool, will soon find itself deserted as school l« bells ring this week to begin another school year. I CLASSES STARTING SEI of ~d \ d lrt t tl c • TAP • JAZZ nd ;I e a ae , ~ • BALLET I •TOE ' hC Tl lte She's Not Heavy me It • lCE Wlio's 1'u•·n Next? ate st rhi' fg st ug Perry plunges into the pool from the small diving 0 b:ard as other youngsters anxiously await their time to dive. ~ ~ Don Dennis, life guard at the Johnsonville-Hemingway area swimming pool, carries an unidentified gi1·l who had slipped and fallen Sunday afternoon to the cantee11 where he can check to see if she is injured. Tlte swimming pool has had excellent life guards since it first opened. • LIMITED OPENINGS IN SEVERAL CLASSES - FOR MORE INFORMA 110' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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'I. ,.--. • • • •• • ••• • ••••••• •••• .· ~· • • ,• •• • 't • • • ' •••• • ••• • ••• •• '• ••• • •• • • • • •....... ·. •••• ' ·=::~ .. :~ : ... .· • . ...•.•. • • ' ' • • •• • .. •• • .. ,. . ... . . . .-.- .•.•• ' •' .. • • ' . • • ' • • • Some uf the m e mbers of the Johnsonville Rescue Squad • who can be counted on ID the time of need will be • so liciting donations to their organiza.tion this week ID a ddition to the barbecue dinner·they are sponsoring on ~king, Saturday • Left to right they are Edgar Elbert.Joye, Jeanette McCracking~ Mrs. Ora Lee Hanna, a ' Scott, Katie Av-a~t, David Lawrence and Simon McN When they ca 11 on you, please contribute,. • • • • • • • • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville Rescue Squad Angels of Mercy, 4-15-1976 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource L to R: Edgar McCracking, Elbert Joey, Jeanette McCracking, Oral Lee Hanna, Jimmy Royal, Jack Springs, Annette Eaddy, Charlene Scott, Katie Avant, David Lawrence, and Simon McNeil. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4-15-1976 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/3b5536dc2128dbe6f1da747b9b813ff6.pdf 7e646fea59184e598dc60c319b30980c PDF Text Text • • • • • • • • ~ • • • • • • • • • • • • IN • • AND • JOHNSONVILLE 4 • • WORKING FOR A BEnER BUSINESS COMMUNITY J ohnsonv ille porting Good• carries a wide variety of sporting equipm ent a nd clothing as well a s school s upplies, ladles blouses a nd je \\ elry . i\1rs. Ruth E va T a nner, proprietor or the s hop, ha s been In busin ess In the am e location on Broadway treet In Johns onville for the pa t t Z yearo during which time s he has endeavored to meet the needs of her c u to1ne r fo r high quality s porting equipment , l.ncludlng s hoes ror all sports. \Yhelhcr your Interest Is baseba ll, te nnis. basketball or some The merchants advertising their weekly specials on this page and the next two pages are 11niting to work against inflation and promote prosperity in the Johnsonville - Hemingway area by giving you the best buys, selections and service possible, every day. Read these pages carefully each week for the best buys in the area. - Patronize the merchants advertising here and help them promote a better local economy. other acl lvlly, Johnson ville SporUn g Good bas the equipment y ou need . And Ir It I ti m e 10 prese n t an awa rd l\1rs. Tanner can also offer a seleclion or t rophies nd pla ques " 'lib con1ple 1e e ngraving service. Al o select rron1 a la rge supply or la dles blouse a nd lops. lettered ports wear, mens te nnis a nd gym shorts. notebook paper, pencils nd ot her needs ror back to school. HEMINGWAY-JOHNSONVILLE MERCHANTS MAKE AN ALL OUT EFFORT TO ATTRACT SHOPPERS Hemingway - Johnsonville merchants named in this article have joined together to make this week a great selling event. You can read of and listen to the big city sales attractions, but none of them will compare with the values to be found in Hemingway and Johnsonville this week. No one merchant would or could undertake such a sales event as the Johnsonville - Hemingway merchants are undertaking. Check the merchants advertising in The Weekly Observer and you will find the many useful items that you need and would like to have. ITEMS FOR ALL OCCASIONS ... These merchants are offering you outstanding values on home, automobile, and for personal use. Shop their stores for all your family needs. S1'RETCH YOUR FAMILY BUDGET You stretch your budget by shopping in Hemingway and Johnsonville each week. Take advantage of these values. If you don't have the ready cash to buy the items you want, use your charge accounts or their easy lay-away plan. It will pay you to shop in Johnsonville and Hemingway chan · · arantppd _a · I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville Sporting Goods Ad, 8-25-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8-25-1977 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/d516537fda845af1ef58f6523c3ca69a.pdf 263bde38be1607763341c7f4f91c2c67 PDF Text Text e .• - ' ) I I I l • •• •• I • 1n ' • • IS .. ,• • , ...·...;.. . '• ..· ·.· .. ··· :.:: ...·:·. ..' , ·.; ·. ,.; .· ·: I .. .· .:: .' .::: ' -.. :~ ' ' '• \ ' • • • ··. -:. ·... .· .· .· ~ .· • ' \ ~ ...... ' . :: ···. • • • We're not fussy. We realize that you don't have all day to spend on banl<ing. And many times you don't have the time to hire a sitter or put on your best dress. So for your convenience, we offer drive -in banl<ing. just drive up .. . or wall< up . . . to our window, and we 'll process your deposit or withdrawal as quicl< as a winl<! No more standing on lines when you're pressed for time. You don't even have to step one foot inside the bani<! So next time you want to save time, come as you are, to our drive-in window! • MAIN STREET, JOHNSONVILLE � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville State Bank WO 3-24-77 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/9c886868ff112eb095b0105df2cf5244.pdf 425ed9230a5e3a27771d886b8950f18c PDF Text Text • >r lD e. • • lC • I The building housing Jowers. ,e Furniture Company in Hemingway was destroyed by .e d · fire early Friday morning, May 31, along with its contents. Murray Jowers, owner, said 0 g he was able to salvage only a few air-conditioners and they are water damaged. :t The fire .which 1started in the ' r early niorning- hours was . believed to be the work of an arsonist. According to repo~ts, )f up a temporary offit!e in the to attend to getting the insurance.'' Jowers was cleaning out the only portion , of the store building, the' two story section, that was left standing Tuesday morning. He said if he does not have to tear down the walls he will be back in business within 30 days. . residence beside the remains of • th building, and is accepting payments on accounts and transacting other business there. In 1956, Jowers built the brick building on George street, · which was .d estroyed in the blaze, and moved his business · · there. In the meantime, he has set - • the back door was found open when fire men arrived, and the. fire apparently started in the · area of the office. The John-. son ville Volunteer Fire Department was called for assistance in combating the blaze ·and both .departments remained on the scene for several house . SLED agents were called to the scene, and an i~vestigation is under way. . • • .... . . ... ....... • I • • • Jowers said the building, not the contents, wa insQred. On the scene Frid~y afternoon he saia, . ''I guess this makes me look Ii e .. ' ' a poor businessman. I had been • intending for three months to ·· em a ins take out insurance, but just had .. not been able to get to it. I · Tl1e 1·e1nai11s of Jowers Furniture Company in figured I had been riding my He1ni11gway a1·e show11 he1·e after fire completely luck long enough, and it was dest1·oyed the building in a11 ea1·ly 1norning blaze last time I did something about it, F1·iday. The building a11d co11te~ts were a total loss. but just had not found the ti1ne • • • • • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jowers Furniture Burns WO 6-6-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/83bbfee68b78ab9cf74abf7decfa2f46.pdf 1ad227b24e25f1b1ff5b86354e481f45 PDF Text Text • ucator, . ' ·o sradley will finally ie Bf tiJile to do the Bfl1~ikes which he con11~ 8 r~cent inte_rview, Ill' Jeeping late m the eS sin addition to travel. 11gs, administrative dleY~f the Johnsonville tools, Flore~ce Co.ll!lty scgistrict 5, is retirmg fter devoting his life to ~:n. Bradley has give~ 42 U the field of education, were in the Johne area. . in J{ingstree m, 1909, he ed grammar and high at Tomlinson H~gh 1 in l{ingstree '· completmg 1·or and senior year at university in Columbia. is a graduate of Allen . sitY and did graduate LAMAR BRADLEY at Columbia University, York City and South mittee and the Senior Citizens a State College. Committee of ·School District en he served as editorFive. He is vice-president and ef of the college director of loans of the PDEA aper and president of the Federal Credit Union which ague. eight years after serves teachers and educators of Florence County. ation he served as viceHaving traveled over much of en t of the Allen the United States on chartered sity National Alumni. bas been a teacher at bus tours in connection with High School, educational conventions, he tree, Booker T. expects some of his travel will ngton High in Colwnbia, be repeats. He plans to visit rincipal of the kitrell relatives in North Carolina e High School at Kitrell, Pennsylvania, and New York: He has also been an He expects to visit Dinsey tary and high school World and to attend ball games. pal at Lake City and His mode of travel, as he sees it now, will be by bus and train. nville. 969 Bradley was notified He thinks this way he will be e had been chosen to able to see more of the country r in the 1969 edition of side. and he is reluctant to fly. ''A ~erson can always change unity Leaders of their .' mind, '' Bradley safd, ca. The letter stated that choice was made ' : 'But at this tiine I don't have use of your service to an overwhelming desire to go mmunity and because of any place I would have to go by activities and con- plan~ or boat.'' He expects ·ons to your community to tour Canada and Mexico orthy of note to other among his travels, since these are accessible by land . '' :ltlch his professional 'zations he has served as dent of the Pee Dee tion Association for four , and as a member of the ,, Delegate Assembly and N. Representative Assembly ny years. He also served • airman of the Welfare ittee of the FCEA. has served as District ~ School Superintendent istrict A. C. E. League ,, dent of the Kingstree ct of the A. M. E. Church. rformed an outstanding to his local church lVhen ved as head trustee and D c p Par the Won Dee1 nea1 Ern1 MaJ Gra Tho Alli Full Wil She Mil Sha Sha A: Cyn Rob Re11 Mic Ch J Chr Ave Lor Ti Cho blu• wor hat: fro1 dire Gal I Area Students Awarded J)egrees A total of 585 Winthrop 1· College . students received g diplon;ias at commencement t exercises on Sunday, May 5, in c Byrnes Auditoriwn. Winthrop E awarded 547 undergraduate and 38 graduate degrees. E Preceding the awarding of the · ~ v degrees, Dr. Charles B. Wail was installed as the sixth <1 · an of the building president of Winthrop College. ~ ttee when greater St. , ( A.M.E. church at Lake Gov. John C. West, whose as built. wife is a Winthrop Alumna, ey is now serving as delivered the commencement entarian and Chairman address. E Legislative Committees Local students who received • I he State Laymen's diplomas were Loretta Hanna zation of the A. M. E. of Johnsonville who received a . He is also a member of A.S.B. degree from the School nnectional Laymen's of Business Administration; ative Committee. In his Katherine Marie Brockington of Church, he serves as a Hemingway who received a eader and trustee. B.S. degree from the School of is a member or the Home Economics; and Iva Y OEO Board and Genelle Brow11 of Nesmith who < ial secretary of the received a B.S. degree from the A.. _! _,._ ~--- --- -' • - -. ' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lamar Bradley Retires WO 5-16-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/3a21bf7410a59fdef8ddf6dc483759b9.pdf 3fc4326bf7f7964fae35c82ad696bf41 PDF Text Text ..... - ----- ---- - - ---- - - - - - - - ··-- · ·--- ------ ··- -- - ~--- - - ---- - -- um,an,,.,. • erzta • 1 • 1 • l l I ' • and fortune. Hut overall, there that ''above one hundred ·and Anglicans as records indicate was an amazing divergence sixty souls were settled on the that there was a dissenting ff. CHANDU:R celebration of our among the first group of settlers said river .... " By 1726, con- congregation located in the we focus special that resulted in distinct com- struction of the church had same area in the 1720's. These the history of the munities separated by religion, begun on Black River about a dissenters. mostly Calvinists, lived in the prejudices, peculiar speech and mile east of the present Brown's erected a Meeting House on that Ferry bridge, This church later Church region roughly other characteristics. Creek on the y Lynches River to survive to this day. The became the seat of Prince Williamsburg - Georgetown Black River to the character of the people can best Frederick's Parish when it was County line which is known to 's Ferry to the be understood as we consider formed in 1734. history as the Beach Mingo Brothers' > to the ourselves creatures of our Obviously the area had at- Church, the Black River •• all of this area historic past. Change seems to tracted more than just Meeting House, the ' 'Wyneau of old Williamsburg approach more rapidly in the ·ch had been carved 1970's as industry. businesses, ' en County. As a and educational institutions ;-:tJJ •, , ~·" . fact, this section of sprout among the old farm land. bas been a part of And yet, even in the changes we · ative divisions- discern evidences of the past. ty, Prince George Our very emotions and ideals Prince Frederick's are shaped by an environment Georgetown . District. which had its origin in the days County, when our forefathers ventured wilderness, District and into - - a . bush IJJlamsburg County. uninhabited save for hordes of history transpired roving Indians. We build on of Black River, these ancient foundations. o, Cedar Swamp, The first permanent settlers River, Muddy Creek Dee.. There are of this area followed navigable areas in our nation streams into the interior. They boast a more colorful gradually slipped beyond the wealthy narrow coastal strip up half a century after Black River and Balck Mingo. t at Charles Town, In 1722 legjslation created the , lal inhabitants lived parish of Prince George. There , coast from was some contention as to to Beaufort. Few whether the parish Anglican souls were willing church should be built at Double chimneys and a high foundation are among ond this thin fringe Winy ah <now Georgetown> or distinctive features of the Samuel Itly Wilson House, a the Indians and the further up on Black River <near Greek Revival structure of handsome proportions built els no doubt that the present Brown's Ferry>. A around 1850. Also called ''The Oaks,'' this house, which settlers of the year later a petition addressed area were a hardy, to the Commons House from . has been in continuous ownership of the family line, is now the home of Mrs. George H. Varn, Sr. lot seeking freedom settlers on Black River stated y CAPT. • • ,•. Samuel Itly Wilson House I Congregation''. or the Birch were terrified by the howling of I Church. The Reverend John wolves and ''feared being l Baxter. a prominent early devoured by wild beasts having I• Presbyterian minister. served neither gun or dog. nor any door this church during its early to our house.'' In the spring the days. There was a prosperous Indians came to hunt ''in great settlement on Black Mingo numbers in all places like the Creek sometimes ref erred to as Egyptian Locusts but they were ' 'Willtown'' . though popularly not hurtful.'' The Williamsburg called '' Black Mingo' '. By the Church was soon established time of the Revolution, the town and served a widely settled was well settled and enjoyed the congregation including most of benefit of a bridge over the the inhabitants of Cedar Swamp creek. though one traveler later and Boggy Swamp. Many of the described it as ''a small set- second generation joined by tlement of about a dozen in more recent immigrants from different wooden houses built Ireland soon settled beyond the mostly on one street .... ' ' Some, reaches of the original township no doubt, had high hopes of its and in 1757 a Presbyterian future. including John Baxter Church was established on the and Charles Woodmason who headwaters of Black Mingo were partners in the ' 'Black Creek near the old Mingo Indian Mingo Corporation .'' The Black Village. Soon the congregation Mingo families included of this church included people Whitely Dozier. Commander from as far sQuth as Cedar Brockington, Hughes. Nesmith, Swamp and as far north as Thompson , Snow. and Lane. Lynches River. From its inGovernor Robert Johnson's ception the community at Intownship plan spurred set- diantown has been composed of tlement in the back country and a homogeneious group with the in 1732, Roger Gordon led a church as their strongest tie. small band of Scotch-Irish to Commenting on the control of the King's Tree in Williamsburg the church over the community, Township which became the . W. Boddie wrote: ''No most successful of all the ndedrim at Jerusalem nor township endeavors. These first College of Cardinals at Rome, Scotch settlers were all kin- in its time and place, ever smen and were soon joined by exercised more complete others of their relatives and control than did the Session of countrymen. The Witherspoons Elders at Indiantown.'' 'lbe had left the old country because . first settlers included such. of ''great distress to the per- names as James, W cequted church.'' They settled near the King's Tree where they l'ontlnued to hp 6 �La11d e ee euoPEr. McCutcben. Gimble. Scott. Mc- c:COttrY. • McGill, Ervin· Scott. sarr. Daniel. and the most obscure Y the area were the bO in 1755. had been " · their homes in ' : : Nova Scotia > by c authorities . These catholics were deported ttered throughout the colOOies to the south. anaged to reach °tows1ana where their ts are knows as ,. 10 August 1756. more · y Acadiam were sent fbarleston to Prince • Parish and 5 ted arnong the people of Some soon died in ·environs. and some oo ; but some ouslY managed to with the EnglishProtestants ChapJ,filling's Exile \\'lthout fcates that among the were ramilies of the Lambert. Durant. a nd of the inhabitants of the country a round wn and Charleston. Christ Church Par ish wee Bay . moved into settling along the Pee ~ Lynches a nd their ·es Among them wer e es Britton. Huggins . and Simmons . Som e of ers who drifted into the ere oi Hug uenot ex . Th~e F r e nch tants thrived in ton and on the antee ·r influence is still felt Anyone " ho enjoys ··pileau · o"'es a debt to uguenots The Durants. and Duboses have • ot origin5 The Lynches area also supported who ha d m igrated from thern provinces . The ers came f r om the Jame in Virginia ; the Hannas aseldens came from lvania T hese settlers blisbed territor) with a _.<- _ __ • China Grove • I 011e of tl1e earlie t hou e of the area. ••China Grove.•• the e ig hteenth century truc ture re tored b}' and no\\- the home of l\lr. and ~Ir . B. i\I . "handler. is a t) pica I exa an pie of the sturdy . unadorned house built b.) early planter . desi re for new lands a nd a escaped c ommitment a nd The year s following the chance at p ros per it y. l\1a ny Genera l l\1ar ion drew heavily Revolu tion wer e prosperous \\.ere successful on the men of this s ection for year s T he econom ic s itua tion Ther e \\.ere two distinct support Indeed . they composed was encour aging. The groups among the early the nucleas of his brigad e The inhibita nts r aised flax a nd Anglicans and Scotch-Irish \\-Om en of the er a provided livestock. The indigo from settlers Anglicans and r\1arion with valua ble in- \\'illiamsburg was the fi nest in D1ssen ters The Reverend for m a tion on the movement of the province a nd brought a good \\ illiam creven of Kittery British r egular s a nd Tories a nd price at Georgetown a nd "1a1ne had s ettled near \\'inyah these r em arka ble ladies Charleston . And then rice Ba} b y 1710 and his son. Elisha somehow mana ged to keep becam e the m ost important laid out the plan for families and pla ntations f unc - crop soon to be r eplaced by (,eorgetown l\mong his tioning l\1aJOr John Ja m es ·King ot ton ·· Education in the early days descendants there "'as no doubt encounter \\.1th Capt Ardesif at an incl1nat1on toward the c;eorgetown no doubt . 'haste ned was largely a function of the famil>· and particuJarl)' the Baptist dortrine. liowever the the rise of ;\larion s brigade the m id 18<Xfs ther e large Baptist population in the Certainly the James fami ly church Bv • Heming\\.·ay a rea probably contributed as much as any \vere se\·eral ··old field schools ·· O\\.'es its origins to later patriot in America to the cause a nd lndianto"·n Academy \\as of independence But ther e advertising its location .. in a evangelists . The entire area \\.'as a hot bed \\.'ere others "ho felt Just as healthy and moral neighduring the Amer ican strongl}' their allegance to the borhood · '~here ··Good boar - < Revolution. The church at King. Among these Tories ''ere ding in respectable families can c Brockington . James be obtained at the exceeding t Indianto\\.·n " ·as termed as a J ohn :1 ··sedition shop·· and a Cassels. \mos Gaskins John moderate price of three or four remarkable skirmish \\.'as Jlam ilton . a nd several others. dollars a month ... all the < of an English t fought near ~ hepherd ·s f''erry Jacob Bartell also served \\-ith branches oo Black l\1irigo. No family the British l\nd no doubt some education together '''ith a c inhabitants sa\\. ser vice on both kno\\.·ledge of the Latin and t (,reek language are carefull)' i sides. I The activities of c;ener al taught .. f rancis larion T he ·· \\.a mp The lO\\.'n of Hemi n~\'a)· a nd < F'ox... had made the area the surrounding communities ~ famous in the Revolu tionary give ever y evidence of cod- I histor}' of South (,ar ol1na It \\'as tinuing gro\vth and developon ' no"·'s lsland that :.tarion' ment Lord i\l acaulay ,..·rote in I men had their most permanent the Iii tor) of 1-: n gland that I camp. l>ne \v riter of the \ ic- ·· Tho e \\. ho compa r e the a ge in I toria n age r eferred to the \\'hich their lot ha fallen \\.'ith a I location of \1ar ion·s golden age \v hich exists only in head c1uarter s as '' the m ost imigina tion may ta lk of ~ classic land in the \\·estern degene r acy a nd decay : but no I world " A poem entitled " P ee m an ,.. ho is correctly informed Dee. ~ene-SnO\\. 's Isl and ·. the as to the past "ill be d isposed to • a uthor d esigna t ing him self ta ke a morose or desponding "Phillippon." a ppea r ed in The vie\\ or the present ... uch is Sumter \\'atchman in 1855 ; our lot . ... On the sam e isle . brave l\tarion made a stand . \\"ell for their country fought his Spartan band . As all were then of home and gear bereft Their country 's cause was all the foe had left: ' Twas proud oppression armed them for the fight . \Vhile justice whispered that their cause was right. · PRE 1\ :\114.. I-: TIN(; ()14' Tiii': ··CITI i.: 1. f :( ' T J r\~Jt.: s l\l('( ':\l.. L'' \\•i a t ~l cCa ll ' s ~ upply on Thursda at 7; 30 p. n1. This is a public m no pecial invitation is req attendance. Tll f;R ..: \\.I l~L 81-: 1\ GO P•:L featuring the Hopper Bro •••• Here exiled liberty her refuge gained. · And well her glorious cause was here sustained. II 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 L~We.L. 1111111 Weellly ck Mingo Baptist Church o Ba itst Church, buUt in 1843 by the wealthy t ~lelan'd Belin, stands today a gem of Georgian ta Its Palladlan windows, pardcalarly the on th~e. chancel (pie&ared>, are of exceptional 17.uA ~ fltOID .All. 11 1 IWI 11 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Land of 3 Rivers - China Grove, 4-22-1976 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4-22-1976 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/7ac5900e8f223e0e86f58c6db2b83934.pdf 8abf0dfafc316951094bc256e79ed0c7 PDF Text Text Mm9c----- Our Huma~ Heritage • ree 1vers and fortune . Hut overall, there that "above one hundred ·and Anglicans as records indicate tfi!DLER was an amazing divergence sixty souls were settled on the that there was a dissenting of our among the first group of settlers said river , .. ," By 1726, con- · congregation located in the special that resulted in distinct com- struction of the church had same area in the 1720's. These iocy of the mw_iiti~s separated by religion, begun on Black River about a dissenters, mostly Calvinists , in the preJudices, peculiar speech and mile east of the present Brown's erected a Meeting House on roughly other characteristics, that Ferry bridge, This church later Church Creek on the River to survive to this day. The became the seat of Prince Williamsburg Georgetown ver to the character of the people can best Frederick's Parish when it was County line which is known to y to the be understood as we consider formed in 1734 . history as the Beach Mingo BrOIJlers'l to the ourselves creatures of our Obviously the area had at- Church, the Black River of this area historic past . Change seems to tracted more than just Meeting House, the "Wyneau old Williamsburg approach more rapidly in the dbeen carved 1970's as industry, businesses, County. As a and educational institutions Ibis section of sprout among the old farm land. i.t a part of And yet, even in the changes we live divisions-- discern evidences of the past. , Prince George ' Our very emotions and ideals ce Frederick's are shaped by an environment wn District. ' which had its origin in the days p County, when our forefathers ventured It District and into a bush wilderness, '8msburg County. uninhabited save for hordes of tbistoey transpired roving Indians . We build on ~ Of Black River, these ancient foundations . ~ Cedar Swamp, fer, Muddy Creek The ·first permanent settlers (Dee.. There are of this area followed navigable lleaa in our nation streams into the interior. They colorful gradually slipped beyond the wealthy narrow coastal strip up a..rury after Black River and Balck Mingo. les Town, 'In 1722 legislation created the bitants lived parish of Prince George. There t from was some contention as to Clrt. Few whether the parish Anglican Double chimneys and a high foundation are among willing church should be built at frhlBe Winyah <now Georgetown> or distinctive features of the Samuel Itly Wilson House, a iand the further up on Black River <near Greek Revival structure of handsome proportions built btthat the present Brown's Ferry) . A around 1850. Also called ''The Oaks.'' this house, which the year later a petition ad!lressed has been in continuous ownership of the family line, is Jiardy to the commons House from · now the home of Mrs. George H. Varn, Sr. settlers on Black River stated ;n ,._more Samuel Itly Wilson House om -- --- Land Congregation", or the Birch were terrifi.edby the howling Of r.tcCutcheD. Church. The Reverend John wolves and "feared being ~Scott, McBaxter, a prominent early devoured by wild beasts having (,1111 McGill. Presbyterian ministeir, served neither gun or dog, nol" any door · Sc:ott. this church during its early to our house." In the spring the ~·oantel. and 9..... days. There was a prosperous Indians came to hunt "in great settlement on Black Mingo numbers in all places like the Creek sometimes referred to as Egyptian Locusts but they were gst obscure 111 "Will town", though popularly not hurtful." The Williamsburg 111' 11 rea were the tJie 1755. bad been called "Black Mingo". By the Church was soon established ifl!O• !::eir hornes In time of the Revolution, the town and served a widely settled Nova Scotia> by was well settled and enjoyed the congregation including most of r11ies. These benefit of a bridge over the theinhabitantsofCedarSwamp 0 ,utb were deported creek, though one traveler later and Boggy Swamp. Many of the tboUCSthrOughout the described it as "a small set- second generation joined by ereli to the south. tlement of about a dozen in more recent immigrants from foioPI~ to reach different wooden houses built Ireland soo,n settled beyond the ~~ana where their mostly on one street .... " Some, reaches of the original township J,oui'8 re knows as ti August t756. rnore no doubt, had high hopes of its and in 1757 a Presbyterian " 111 diallS were sent future. including John Baxter Church was established on the ACaton to p r1nc . e and Charles Woodmason who headwaters of Black Mingo rles parish a nd were partners in the " Black Creek near the old Mingo Indian '5 the pe0ple of 008 Mingo Corporation ." The Black Village. Soon the congregation alll soon died In some Mingo families included of this church included people . vJrons. and sorne Whitely Dozier, Commander from as far south as Cedar en. but some Brockington, Hughes, Nesmith, Swamp and as far north as Oil · managed to Thompson. Snow, and Lane. Lynches River. From its in!Y the Englishw1th Governor Robert Johnson's ception the community at Inprotestants . Ch apung 's Exile Without township plan spurred set- diantown has been composed of' I that among the tlement in the back country and a homogeneious group ~th the ~families of the in 1732, Roger Gordon led a church as their strongest tie. J,BP1bert. Durant. and small band of Scotch-Irish to Commenting on the control of the King's Tree in Williamsburg the church over the community, fthe inhabi tants of the Township which became the )v. W.· Boddie wrote: ''No o country a round most successful of all the $andedrim at Jerusalem DCIJ: and Charleston. township endeavors. These first College of CIU'dinalJ at ~ d:1rist Church Parish Scotch settlers were all kin- in its time and ~qe,it~~ wee Bay , moved into settling along the P~ smen and were soon joined by exercised more e Lynches and their others of their relatives and control than did the Ses Among thern were countrymen. The Witherspoons Elders at Indiantown. es. H , es Britton. ugg1ns . had left the old country because · (irst settlers inqu~ and Simmons . Some of of "great distress to the per- names · as · Jam~. · ers who drifted into the cequted church." They settled were ol Huguenot exnear the King's Tree where they Thes.e French ' ' ~nts thrived in ton and on the Santee ·r influence is still ,felt Anyone who en1oys "pileau" owes a debt to Huguenots. The Durants. and Duboses have '01origins . The Lynches area also supported who had migrated from oothern provinces . The scamefrom the Jame in Virginia ; the Hannas Haseldens came from vania. These settlers blished territory with a eo e '111 ree Rivers· i! itne adnrtis befOre ~ mdividu Eadd:l llstrict li!eri CQ board principi review are is memlM It wi Tanne1 at the nounc' F1oren questi• pay, s and 1 necesi • the cl; King and t electe China Grove One of the earliest hou ses of the area. "China Grove:· the eighteenth century structt1re restored by and now the hon1e of Mr. and i\'lrs. B. !VI. Chandler, is a typica I ex:i111p le of the sturdy, unadorned houses built by early planters. c desire for new lands and a chance at prosperity . Many were successful. 1'here were two distinct groups among the early Anglicans and Scotch-Irish settlers Anglicans and Dissenters . 1'he Reverend William Screven of Kittery. Maine had settled near Winyah Bay by 1710 and his son , Elisha . laid out the plan for Georgetown . Among his descendants there was no doubt an inclination toward the Baptist dortrine. However . the large Baptist population in the Hemingway area probably owes its origins to later evangelists . The entire area was a hot bed during the American Revolution . The church at Indiantown \vas termed as a " sedition shop" and a remarkable skirmish was fought near Shepherd 's Ferry Oil Black Mingo . No family curt the I M1 Tale We escaped commitment and The years following the General Marion drew heavily Revolution were prosperous 011 the men of this section for years . The economic situation support. Indeed. they composed was encouraging . The the nucleas of his brigade. The inhibitants raised flax and re~ women of the era provided livestock . The indigo from had Marion with valuable in- Williamsburg was the finest in for formation on the movement of the province and brought a good tenc British regulars and Tories and price at Georgetown and to t these remarkable ladies Char Ies ton . And then rice the somehow managed to keep became the most important the families and plantations func - crop . soon to be replaced by 1 tioning. Major John James ' "King <;otton ." Cit encounter with Capt. Ardesif at Education in the early days 197 Georgetown no doubt ·'hastened was largely a function of the the rise of Marion·s brigade ," famil y and particularly the Certainly the James family church. By the mid i800 's there contributed as much as any were several " old field schools" patriot in America to the cause and Indiantown Academy was of independence . But there advertising its location " in a were others who felt just as healthy and moral neighstrongly their allegance to the borhood" where " Good boar- ovt King . Among these Tories were ding in respectable families can cit~ John Brockington. James be obtained at the exceeding buc Cassels. Amos Gaskins . John moderate price of three or four Mr Hamilton , and several others. dollars a month .... all the cit of an English bu, Jacob Bartell also served with branches the British . And no doubt some education together with a del inhabitants saw service on both knowledge of the Latin and ~h1 Greek language are carefully inc sides . fir The activities of General taught." The town of Hemingway and cu Francis l\1arion. The " Swamp J-' ox ." had made the area the surrounding communities st• famous in the Revolutionary give every evidence of corl.- fa history of South Carolina .. It was tinuing gro\vth and develoµ. on Snow's Island that rvtarion's ment. Lord Macaulay wrote in tt men had their most permanent the History of England that B· camp. One writer of· the Vic- "Those who compare the age in P torian age referred to the which their lot has fallen with a tt location of Marion's golden age which exists only in J1 c· headquarters as " the most imigination . may talk of F classic land in the Western degeneracy and decay ; but no world ." A poem entitled " Pee man \vho is correctly informed ~ Dee. Scene-Snow 's Island" . the as to the past will be disposed to author designating himself take a morose or desponding P "Phillippon." a ppeared in The view of the present. ,. Such is ~ 0 Sumter Watchman in 1855 ; our lot. On the same isle. brave Marion made a sta nd . Well for their country fought his Spartan band, A l\ t1': 1':TING OF THE ''CITI: As all were then of home and 1-:1.1-:CT JAl\'t1':S l\'l('CALL'' wi gear bereft. at !VlcCall's Supply on Thursda 1'heir country's cause was all at 7: 30 p, n1 . This is a public mi the foe had left ; 'Twas proud oppression no special invitation is req attendance. armed them for the fight, While justice whispered that their cause was right . · . Tli1':R1': WILL BE A GOSPEL featuring the Hopper Brot ... Here exiled liberty her refuge gained. · And well her glorious cause was here sustained. L~We-~· ~ \ l l \ l l l\l \ \ \l\ l l l \ \1 1 1 1 1 1\ l\~l l l . I I 111 1111 111~11 1 I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Land of Three Rivers - Samuel Itly Wilson House, 4-8-1976 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4-8-1976 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/b2a601498a13a1b65a8378a6ee427f37.pdf 184ac45fff9182790137377a073933ca PDF Text Text ... ...•. • , • ;.,,, ~ • • ·.. ...'·· . .,,.., ·-. ...... •• ' ......,.,,,_, ...........,. .,. , ... . . ..... . • •• .'/ · • • ,, • • '%,<. .,, ' • <,, ... .. ... • • • ofiore - • erv1ce Rufus Lawrimore, ''Mr. Tobacco'' in Hemingway, receives the Distinguished Service Award from outgoing Williamsburg Farm Bureau president Laurie L. Lane. Lawrimore was given the award for his many outstanding contributions to the tobacco industry, and to agriculture in general, in Williamsburg County. ' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lawrimore Honored WO 11-14-74 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/83e4a4d8718edcbcf8f1bde3601a0735.pdf 943cbd8abb2f80c4a7bbf01d70de7394 PDF Text Text I t ' t ' ' ' ' + • •• • • • • • .. • • • • ... ers Mrs. Lilla Rogers of Hemingway celebrated her 80th birthday on Thursday, September 9th with a delightful dinner party at which time approximately 200 of her friends and relatives gathered to pay honor to his lovely Christian woman who has given many years of service to the community and to the education of the area youth. , • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lilla Rogers of Hemingway Celebrates 80th Birthday, 9-30-1976 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9-30-1976 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/7d0e90c1455646c73094d410228c1dbe.pdf 105fa2d874becd46ef1ef12fd09ff4b0 PDF Text Text Donald Ray Gaskins , better made of three or the victims . He known locally as Junior Parrott Is specifically charged with the of Prospect, was charged murder of Johnny Sellers, 38,. of Monday with three coWJls of North Charleston on or about murder In the bizarre lncldent June 22, 1974, John Henry where six bodies were found Knight, 15, and Dennis Bellany, burled In three shallow groves 28. Knight and Bellamy, half In the Prospect community last brothers ~hose address was Thursday and Friday . listed as 1us Emden Street In According to the latest reports North Charleston, have been two additional bodies were missing from their home since discovered Tuesday morning October 10. 1975. within a mile of the first burial Also charged with the three site. counts of murder ware Walter Gaskins, In his forties, was In Leroy Neely, 30 of North the Central Correctional Charleston. who had been held Institute CCCI> in Columbia in the Florence Detention where he had been placed Center as a material witness, following his arrest In Sumter and who Is believed to be the County late Irr November on Clll' informer who led officers to the theft charges and contributing wooded area about a mile south to the delinquency of a minor . of highway 341 on the outskirts He had been listed as a "prime of a corn field where the three suspect" by authorities since shallow 1 unmarked graves the bodies were unearthed and yielded the six bod!~. had been questioned at length Also charged with the murder by North Charleston detectives, of Sellers Is James Koney Judy, State Law Enforcement 23. of 2224 Parsonage Road, Department <SLED> officials Charleston, who was arrested at the residence of his mother and others. The charges came after Saturday night by North positive identification had been Charleston Police on a warrant Scene Of Crime lrom Olanta. Hernlngway od the Prospect community gather at the Ii two victims who were apparently executed and burled In the tommunlty. At last reports a total of eight bodies had been discovered, discovered Tuesday morning. Issi oner, m that the bj highway I ~ont'!!_ued from Page 1 Knight and Bellamy was made through medical and dental records, according to North Charleston Police Chief L. B. 1 Simmons. Coroner Eaddy said 1 1 positive identification of the other bodies could take several days because they were so • badly decomposed. According to reports, it is 1 expected that at least two other 1 sites in Florence County will be searched for additional bodies. 1 , Published reports Monday j .stated that four of the six people . found in the shallow WJmarked . graves were shot to death in · apparent ''execution-style '• . .I sJ ay1ngs and two others may : have had their throats cut . The · reports said there is also evidence of sexual attack on at ~ least one of the female victims . ·• F our bullets of unde· term ined were •· removed fromcaliber one of the bodies 1 a nd forwarded to SLED 1 headquarte r s in Columbia . Sunda y. a ccording to reports , · which say several different • wea pons were used in the . slayings, the first of which · occurr ed in 1974. ; Law enforcement officers , . according to the r eport, say the ' victims were probably alive 1 when brought to the site down > the narrow , winding dirt road. I , The three graves from which the bodies were removed are • · located within a few feet of each 1 other in the remote area . I No motives hav e been esta blished for the killings , but officers speculate they may be 1 connected to an auto theft ring. 1 ~ The shaky theory that auto ; thefts may be linked to the ! slayings is a pparent!)' based on ! the arrest of P arrott on car l theft charges a nd the later > charges of murder in 1 connection with the case. I Gaskins, who has been in · trouble with the law off and on ~ most of his adult life. was employed in the North 1 signed by Florence County have been cooperating In the Sherrlr\Vllllam C. Barnes. He Investigation. waa taken to Florence where he Neely led Williamsburg remains in the custody of County Deputy Glenn Ard to Florence County offlclal1. two sites In that county several Nothing has touched off as weeks after police had been much Interest and concern In tipped about a "private this rural area In several graveyard ." Diggings were decades, if ever, a1 the made at the Snow farm In Black discovery of the bodies. Those Mingo Swamp near the of four males and two females, community of Henry and In the all believed to be from the Roper Crossroads section of Charleston area. were located Williamsburg County. After a down a narrow, twisting field search of these areas failed to road, accesaable by car and produce any bodies, Neely then according to residents, often led Ard to the Prospect site. used as a lover's lane, When dlgglnp there yielded a approximately a mile behind body, Florence County Sheriff the old home place of Parrott. William C. B'arnes and Florence The diggings In that area County Coroner William T. started Thursday afternoon cBilly> Eaddy were called to the diggings following an Investigation scene . Further which had begun about a month Thursday afternoon located earlier, following the another grave and two disappearance of a 13-year-old additional bodies. North Charleston girl . The bodies were not removed According to reports, officials Thursday night, but were !en of the North Charleston Police covered with several Inches of Department, Williamsburg dirt a waiting the arrival early County Sheriff's Department, Friday of Dr. Joel Sexton, Florence County Sheriff's forensic pathologist at the Department and SLED officials Medical University of South Carolina In Charleston. Florence County Chief Deputy Franklin McAll1ter, In charge or the Investigation, ordered a 24·hour guard of the graves and cordoned off the area aa far as a mile from the bodies. A special pelce of vapor equipment, a • sophlatocated Instrument developed to ,a11llt In locating missing aer vice men in Viet Nam. was flown la hum Tallahassee, Florida to be ••'Id In the search for addltim•I bodies. After two days of l'rultl. . digging Saturday and Sundry, the hunt was called ott n& the Prospect site, at lea1t temporarily . Sheriff Barna said In.a brief neWI Cllllfienmea late Sunday arternoon, '''111 re i1 nothing more we caa du ~ at thl1 time, There II aJwayi tbe pPulbillty that we ma, have overlooked 1ometbln1.'' la respon1eto a reporters qulltlon aa to whether or ant they wauld return to that IHe at a latw .date . The crowd of curloua 7 11>•ctator1 1welled S•d•J lft•r- 1mW lbs HIP•llJ Patrol wu called out te help wttb tbe direction of trafftc . Tbl11atllend . . . . the road llloclil wlme ~ _.. waltt'W, IH+llll to pm 101ae new turuc ....uaa • Ille lituatlm lllme . . . ID Ill* &1ad1y ftalry. otlMrl . . . cu•t•Uy di 1111d • tlllf lllml 1111uud. Muy broulbt Ill* w1- aud abOdrm. rt wu a dUferen1 S1111day artaw at11IOltlhsM t"PD In die~ of Ulla rural me•••-n, . ..., wwe awaJtllll lbs ........S tf tbl nad blaetr ID Ibey GOllld a ftnt ha"" Yin of ... ..aveallel. Altboalb dark blluD to abut 111. ..., an chve dowa UM lwiMllll road aud 1pectalerl . . . . . tbl wODdad .... al ........ w Swlmpwlth~ Aacard'nl to npna. w11 ldentlfted by Pll*'I f'MtM ID U. ..._. 1be Ill ..... thr•• ........ body tf I ...... wap """"' . Polltl II C1ndrlnll .. Pqe I • I Charleston area as a sheet metal worker. and had formerly been associated with a well digging firm in the Prospect area. He had his first brush with the law in 1950, according to official reports. He has previously been convicted of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature In 1952 ; accessory after the fact of murder in 1957 ; a national motor vehicle theft act in 1959 ; and rape in 1964. He has served time on each conviction. A visit to Prospect Monday afternoon showed few residents were willing to discuss the situation. One man . who asked not to be identified said, " l just don 't believe that is JWJior's work . He is too slick. JWJior might have been an accessory after the fact . but he didn't do the killings ." He continued that it was possible that Parrott may have been in a position where he had to help dispose of some bodies. but he dldn 't believe even that. He a dded that in his opinion , Judy was responsible for the whole deal , and sa id, "Wouldn 't it be just like a m an to dispose of bodies in the area of a nother noted criminal a nd let him CParrott l take the r ap. Why. one grave was r ight in a foot pa th which .JWJior knew everybody around here used when they go coon hunting in those woods. No sir. I just don 't believe Junior did it." He answered in the affir mative when asked if Judy ha d been aro und in t he Pros pec t community . An older gentleman. seated by the store's heater , concluded, " I believe you are wrong. I think you will find he (Parrott ) was r esponsible for everything." Several people who said they knew Parrott said he didn 't show the side that woul d indicate he was " that kind of person at all ." One Johnsonville man said he might well have a split personality . Another sa id, " If he liked you, he would do anything in the world for you, and if he didn 't like you , you had better look out." "- - --- ···"-- -..l-- ·--:'--~ ' t ' One •'tnan who describe d Pljtrott as " one of the b.est fr iends 1 have " said he might weigh 90 pounds, and was the next thing to a midget . He related that Parrott had hid out in that same swamp while officers sought him on the assault and battery charges in 1952 . He said he lived in the swamp for ten days on a two poW!d bag of sugar and berries, finally corning out on his own and asking a Prospect man to take him to Florence to give himself up. One gentleman said, " This thing has got my nerves all upset. and I didn't even have anything to do with it." Mrs. Maydell Lyerly said Parrott was a fine man, and came from a fine. very will liked family. She described him as bring smart and Intelligent, but said he bad always needed love, and hadn't had what he needed most. The Investigation into the murders is expected by law enforcement officials to be a loog and tedious process at best. North Charleston Chief Simmons told the Observer that bis department Is swamped with book work. but added. "Don't feel sorry for us. we're just doing our job.'' Two Prospect · women. Ms. Qierry Albnan and Ms. Marie Marlow. have been arrested In connection with the car tbelt ''ring'' and relea1ed on boip,d, accordiq to qilet Sfmmo , st sr w h'. H rE lE IT H a VI u '· 15 Hemingway, S. C., 29554 Thursday, December 11, 1975 12 Pages ~=================================:.J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Local Man Charged In Murders WO 12-11-75 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/cf06a31a2b3c2b827ed4d710a016e283.pdf 12718f45b780877beba609f8f6eb58e6 PDF Text Text • • - ··· . •• .. .,_ .. ' • • ' • ... • .'·' ' .~· • • • • • • 1 1'111·ee lle111i11g\\·.a y a1·ea Guardsmen, I to r, Specialist Fourth Class Charles R. (),\·e11s. SCiT I\le1·ridan P. ('ar·ter, and SP4 Lester B. Stone, Jr., completed a 1·egio11(ll 1·ec1·u·ite1· school held at the Sumter National Guard Armory recently .. l{ec1·uite1·s Badges " ·e1·e presented by LTC John M. Hilliard, Commander, 151 :\1·tille1·y Ci1·oup upo11 co111pletion of the course, Sunday, February 13. Recruiters a1·e. a1>1>oii1ted by l\Iajo1· General R. L. Mccrady, the Adjutant General of South ('a1·oli11a. f.,01·111e1· Guard and pri~r service personnel, as well as individuals \\·itl1out 1>1·io1' se1·vice a1·e being contacted by the new recruiters as part of a state\\·ide 1·ec1·uiting campaign being conducted by the National Guard. For in, fo1·111atio11 about ) our local National Guard Unit, call your local arm·ory and ask fo1· ''11e of tl1ese ''ho111etown Guard recruiters'' or ask the fulltime Guardsman on dut.}' about the 111a11y benefits available as a member of the National Guard. 1 ' • • •• ~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Local Recruiters Charles R. Owens, Merridan P. Carter, and Lester B. Stone, Jr., 3-10-1977 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3-10-1977 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/0fd562694c1b78033c445c449b6fe6ff.pdf ad7063bf3735103fce7c5f9f1533b5ec PDF Text Text • • • • HEMINGWA · Johnsonville Cub Scouts :\le111bers of Jol111so11,·ille C11b Scout Pack ,121 asse111ble i\lo11da)' are (back ro\v, left to rigl1t >: \\'ill llaselde11. To11y Ha1111a. Pl1il La11gle)' . \Valt Pa1·ke1·. a11d Ti111111y Baxie)·; (fro11t ro\\' ): Gal')' Coope1·. Lee PO\\•ell. l\Iike Lac)'. Billy C11sl1111a11. a11d Be11jie i'\lcCall. Hemingway Boy Scouts Johnsonville Boy Scouts • See11 decorati11g tl1e f1·011l wi11dow of the OBSERVJ<:R office duri11g Boy Scout \\'eek are He111i11g1vay Troop :1s.i 111e111bers (left to rie:ht>: Al G1·ie1·, Ricky Fosl1ee, Joey Lewis, Joey Parso11s. Josepl1 Ja111es. George Huggins, A11dy Newell, Ja111es Dukes, Kelly G1'ier, Ja111es Pa1·so11s, Scotty Joye, Cliff Harmo11, a11d Nor1na11 Stickey. • So111e of the 111e111bers of Joh11so11ville Boy Scout Troop 421 got togeth' l>ictu1·e last 11·eek. Tl1ey are (fro11t 1·ow. left to right): David ~1ace. 1!J l,a 11gley, Dua11e llicks. Jaso11 Stuart, Jody Hardee and Robert \\'hil!; ro11· >: i\litcl1 Baker, Ver111111 Bartlett, Jeffrey Booker. and David Cushm11 • • Discover Prull ..Jcouts Scout Skaters He111i11g\vay Cub Scouts Er\\'i11 Ne\1·ell. Do1111ie Dre\ver, Je1·ry Matthews. Da.rryl Foshee. Jeri')' Po\vell. Jol111 Ta1111er, Fl)•1111 l\IcCutcheo11, Jeffre)' Rogers. R1c~y Bass. and SJ1a1111011 Da11iel. a11d \\'eblos Ti111111)' Huggi11s, Robbie Po\vell, Fra11k1e Hu11le1-. Do1111ie Bre\1·e1', Joey Ne\vell, a11d Luke Roge1·s all 1ve11t 1·oller skati11g as pa11. of their Scout \\'eek acti1•ities. Continued from Page I montl1 if· the weather permits. 1'hey also attend summer camp for a week each year at Camp Coker. and they are planning a ~O-mile canoe trip this Spring. And like the Johnsonville troop. they are active in community and Scouting affairs. and plan an exhibit at ''Expo ·75•• in l\1arch. ~'oshee said that he has six boys 1vho will be eligible for election to the <>rder of the Arro1v this year. though only t1vo can be chosen. lleming1vay also has a ne1v Cub Scout Pack. with 10 Cubs <8-9 years oidl and 8Weblos<10 year old l in Pack 3~8 . 1'he Cubs. led by Den Mothers Jimmie Ne1\iell and Judy Brewer and Den Chief Joseph !!ones <a Boy Scout who h,elps withthe Cubsl. are all ready to receive their Bobcat pins. their first step in Cub Scouting. 1'hey have so far participated in the Hemingway Christmas Parade. ·and visited the fire station. the police station. and a local egg-processing plant. ''We've been going so much we haven't had much time to \York on projects." said one of the Den Mothers. but they are planning several things-. including a Pinewood Derby hand-build model car race in April and their Blue and Gold Banquet in March. where they will receive the awards they have earned over the year . In rate addition. the leaders plan to have some kind of project every month . The Webios. under leaders David Stuckey, Chuck Hunter, Bobby Powell. and Jerry Har1veil. met t1vice each month with active fathers in the Scout Room of · the Hemingway Methodist Church . As they are preparing to enter Boy Scouts 1vhen they reach the age of 11 . they 1York mainly on Scouting skills and earn badges. such as music. 1Yhich they all recently passed. and engineering \Yhich they are now ail working on . In addition. they are planning a camp-out this Spring. with all the boys' fathers invited . Johnsonville 's Cub Scout I Time Capsul1 • I I Pack ~21 has 18 boys enrolled in three dens: Den one. led by l\1rs. George Baxley and Mrs. Doretha Haselden. assistant ; Den 2. led by Mrs. Ella Cooper and Gary Cooper. assistant ; and Den 3. led by Mrs. Davis Langley and Mrs . Mary Langley . assistant . David Langley is the Cubmaster. Some of the activities the Cubs have been involved in are a cooking contest. 1vhere each boy prepares a cake. cookies. or some other desert with help only from his father. participation in ·'Expo ' 7~. where the dens made replicas of Snow's Island and Stumphouse l\1ountain and gathered a rock collection from ail over the state <this . their first entry. won a top award last yearl. and outdoor picnic with softball and hot dogs ; and a Camp Coker father-son day . According to Langley the Cubs are looking forward to the sam kind of activities this year. including Expo '75 and another cooking contest . Langley was quick to give credit 1vhere it is deserved. ''We've fortunate to have some real fine Den Mothers,' ' he said. ''There's just no way it can work without them ." The Cub Scout Packs and the Boy Scout Troops in both llemingway and Johsnonville are sponsored and supported by the Lions Clubs of the two towns . l WITHOUT~ CRASH DIETS OR PAY NOTH! Haw you can belp Jll1 111 wllh an• of ~· Ill, available wilho•lf.': The remarkable ,_.. Diet Plan makeS l<l · continuous actioo ~ their special farnt~l ~ release doses. plan thal !els ~o 11 3 delightful snaclSdi pounds and incil!S and::; -strenuous exercises. 4 I nl'C 10 20,i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville and Hemingway Scouts Celebrate Birthday, 2-13-1975 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2-13-1975 News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/d4de7e2c55fd90532bad348bb7acc612.pdf 97d169abdeac40db4c04124e2f000460 PDF Text Text • • • • • Two John~onville CJirea students received their Bachelor of Arts Degree during Commencement exercises held . recently at Converse College. They are: Mona S. Burris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Burris, of Route 2; and Frances Diane Howard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Howard, both graduates of Jolmsonville High School. Mona maiored in English with a related field in Art. ' While at Converse, she was active as Business Manager of the Conversationalist (the campus newspaper ), on Snow Court, on the Montgomery Board, in Palmetto Players, on the May Court, and as Senior Representative to the Sudentf·,aculty Relations Board. Diane, A Psychology •1·1ajor, was active at Converse as President of Cudd Dormitory, and as a member of the Athletic Association, and the House Board. Dr . Robert T. Coleman, Jr., President of Converse presided at the Commencement, marking the close of the college's 90th academic session. The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings , United States Senator from South Carolina, delivered the Co1111nencement Address. • Converse College is an indepehdent, liberal arts college for women, with a professional . school of music. Mona S . Burris Frances Diane Howard • , • • m • • Captain Henry E. Pasley, of the U.S. Air Force, 'recently flew into Stuckey Airport to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. James L. Pasley, Sr. and his many friends in the Donnelly Community. Captain Pasley is a Specialized Missile Controller stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. He is cuITently on temporary duty in Japan. _ _. . . ._ ~---~---rt ___,n.._,.._.._.~'-"'n.... n°1•u I.ft tn~tnwn nf � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Local Women Graduate from Converse WO 6-5-80 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer https://www.johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/d9eebf5e668fa2f21d25969f8a4d0221.pdf 90ca27fd53fa01bb7b54b95d7c29b02c PDF Text Text Page 2-THE WEEKLY OBSERVER, Hemingway, S. C., Tbunday, January 29, 1976 • • • ore order, on the northern route. Cargoes were picked up on the return trip from Cheraw. Lawrimore recalled that a Capt . D. R. ''Ed'' Smith opened a saw mill at Smith's Mill, from whence it derived its name , where he also operated a store and post office . He had about 300 employees and a regular town. It was scattered over a large area and was not as big as Hemingway . Capt. Smith sawed only cypress timber and shipped the lumber to Richmond, Virginia for sale. The lumber was shipped to Georgetown by schooner . He brought in Yankee Negroes to load the schooner, a task which took two to three weeks, and sometimes• a month. The hatches of the schooner were loaded first to prevent the boat from turning over. The last schooner up the river was a fourpoint vessel, and it took a long time to load this boat. At Georgetwon, the schooner was pulled out into Winyah Bay by a tug boat. There the tug cut loose and the schooner depended on the wind to carry it into New York where it would unload its cargo of shingles and lumber. Capt. Smith's son was the tug boat captain, hauling cypress logs from Cheraw. Lawrimore recalled that he butchered and sold beef at Smith's Store, which was operated by Ed Grizzle, where turpentine and cross ties were also bought. He recalled killing a steer and taking it to the store on one of his rounds. While there, Capt. Smith said, ''Miley, one thing I want you to make sure of is that you never bring me any ''bwl'' beef.'' He ''indicated'' that he wQuldn't, only to be told the next week that that was the ''best beef I have ever eaten.'' By MILDRED B. HUGHES When Miley K . Lawrimore of Hemingway reaches back into his mind's eye to weave a colorful tapestry of the bygone era, he spins quite a yarn and keeps his listeners . captivated with tales of first hand knowledge. Lawrimore is one of Georgetown County's senior citizens , having been born May 26, 1885 at the Lawrimore Plantation about three miles from Pee Dee River. Some of his first memories are that of hearing the old steamboats blow their loud horns as they plowed back and forth, up and down the Pee Dee River. He said recently that he remembered hearing the shrill blast one day as a little tyke, and not knowing what it was, he inquired of his father as to the source of the noise. His father told him of the two big riverboats, Ethel and Merchant, which were the means of transportation between Cheraw and Charleston. .As he grew older, he learned that these boats would pass each other at the widest part of the river. The Merchant was piloted by Captain Hawkins, and the Ethel's captain was Lawton Poston. The boat headed up the river would begin sounding its horn about Pitch Landing and continue until they met. The boat without any cargo would slow down and let the loaded boat pass. The old steamboats burned lightwood, Lawrimore recalls. He said after he became a yoqng man he contracted to furnish the wood needed at the Pine Bluff stop, while other men, including ''Uncle'' Rollin Pope, Adkissen Bruroton, and others would put it at other landings. He recalled that he would have three ''hands'' in the woods cutting the wood while he hauled. They would· supply eight stacks in four foot cords at a cost of $2.50 or $3.00 a cord for the trip up the river and for the return trip. That was enough wood to take the boat into Charleston. The boats' cargo, Lawrimore said, was fertilizer and they ran both day and night. The run up the river was made t.wlce a "week during the busy season and once a week when things were slack. Yuahanna was the main stop for these boats, but they also made stops at Peters Field, Pitch Landing, Ports Hill, Ray's Landing, Pine Bluff, Brower Landing, Smith Mill, Ellison Ferry, Stone's Landing, and Godfrey's Ferry Bluff, in that • • ' Capt. Smith never paid his laborers in money, Lawrimore said, only in tickets which couldn' t be spent anywhere but in his store. Capt. Smith had his men build an ''ice pit'' up under a hill in the bank of the river. He then had some ''hands'' go up the river where the ice had frozen to a thickness of four inches. When the boats would break up the ic~, the hBna would cull it out, bnng it bacK, -and store·it in the pit for use the next summer. Lawrimore said remains of the pit can be seen today. · He recalled that Capt. Smith had an argument with a man over some timber and both men pulled guns. When the shooting was over, the other man lay dead. There ·was a trial in Marion and Smith was • • acquitted , but this ended the Capt . Poston was staying at the lumber business for Smith hotel to arrange for him to haul the ~ although he stayed on for several timber. Capt. Poston was anxious years . When Capt. Smith went to make the haul , but it would take broke, Capt . Thompson continued , three cords of wood to get the boat to keep the post office open at from Pine Bluff into Georgetown. Smith's Mill and the steamboats Also, there was a wedding about to take place of a prominent ·young continue to run up and down the river. woman of the Poston Community - After Gapt. T~ompson , that night, and Capt. Poston returned to his home in Marion, Ed wished to be present for the Grizzle became post master, a job ceremony. It was agreed that he he held until the post office moved would stay over ;inother night for to Hemingway. the wedding, thus giving Lawrimore also talked of Lawrimore time to get home and Tanyard, a taning place when his get the wood cut and to the landing father was little, at the mouth of by the next day, when Capt. Poston Little Pee Dee. The central was to meet him at Pine Bluff. building was a hotel where people That was the last time the old ate as they came down the river . . steamboat ever plowed the waters Turpentine was the chief crop in of the Pee Dee. that day and area as tobacco is Today, Lawrimore owns Pine today. People also carried cow Bluff, while International Paper hides to Tanyard to be tanned and Company owns Smith's Mill. shipped them from there to Lawrimore, a man with markets where they were made extensive farming interests, was a into shoes. mail carrier for Smith's Mill in the He recalled that his father was old days . He would travel a star a soldier in the Confederate A1·111y. route to Ard's Crossroads, where While be · was away fighting, Seph Venters would meet him and General Sherman's boats would carry it on to Prospect Church . come up the river where they where he \Vas met by the next man. stopped at all landings to get the He retired from farming last honey and meat. Lawrimore said year at the age of 90 after suffering his grandfather would take their a light stroke in May 1975, and a meat and carry it into the woods to slight one before that. hide it from the Union Ar1ny . He is married to the ·ror1ner The last trip the steam boats Ellen Matthews. They are the made up the river was March 24 , parents of four children, W. J. 1915. The trains were now running <Dubl Lawrimore, Mrs. Luther into He i gway from Ha let!•'N'._~· ..- - - 'l ary lCa rY,n> Daniel, both o( • C: to . Georgetow"n and us ff_ie · 11einiflgway, Mrs. Raymond riverbb<i'ts were'"'no longer needeO. (Janicel Duke of Columbia, and Lawrimore recalled that he Mrs. Freddie CEllenl Young of had 50,000 feet of timber cut at Pine Myrtle Beach, all college Bluff and needed to get it to graduates with Dub funishing Georgetown shortly after that Presbyterian College at Newberry date . The Ethel was tied up at . and the girls finishing Coker at Ellison Ferry waiting to get a load Hartsville. Also to add much joy to of cargo, so as to make the trip his life at 91, and the most avid back into Georgetown profitable. listeners as he weaves his yarns. He made the trip to Poston where are his 14 delightful grandchildren . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lawrimore recalls bygone era WO 1-29-76 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer